CELEX: 51980PC0019
Language: en
Date: 1980-01-24
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) allocating certain catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in Canadians waters (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                 Brussels , 24 January 1980
                               Proposal for a
                          COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
      allocating certain catch quotas between Member States for vessels
                        fishing in Canadians waters •
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              ( submitted to the Councilby the Commission )
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C0M(80 ) 19 final
 ---pagebreak---                      EXPLANATORY KEMOEABW
On 10 December 1979 an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters
between the European Economic Community and the Government of Canada
concerning the extension of their Agreement on Fisheries was initialled by
the two parties . Under this Agreement , Canada would grant for the year 1980
fishing rights in the Canadian- fisheries zone to Community vessels .   These
fishing rights will come into effect as soon as the Council has decided to
sign the said Agreement .                                             '
The attached proposal for' a Regulation is intended to allocate the Community
quotas to interested Member States , and , in accordance with Article 3 ,
paragraph 1 of the EEC-Canada Agreement on fisheries , to ensure , that Community
vessels operate in compliance with measures agreed upon pursuant to the said
Agreement .        '
 ---pagebreak---                         Council Regulation (EEC )
                                 -
            allocating certain catch quotas "between Member States for
            vessels fishing in Canadian waters                     , .
  THE COUNCIL OP , THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community , and
  in particular Article 43 thereof , ' >
                                                                      •
                          - . .                                     1
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
 Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament ( 1 ),
 Whereas on 3 November 1976 the Council adopted a set of resolutions concerning
 certain external and internal aspects of the common fisheries policy ;
 Whereas the Community and Canada have agreed to extend the period of application'
 of their Agreement on fisheries signed on 28 June 1979 until 31 December 1980 , and
 have held consultations concerning their mutual fishing allocations for 198O;
 Whereas during the ' consultations , the delegations agreed to recommend to their
                                                                        \
 authorities that they fix certain catch quotas for 1980 for vessels of the
 other party ;          -
 Whereas it is the responsibility of the Community to allocate the catch quotas
 in the Canadian fishery zone among its own fishermen;
 Wherea ^ in order to ensure an equitable allocation of available fishing
 possibilities, these quotas should be allocated between the Member States of the
 Community ;
      I                                  '                 "              '
 Whereas information about actual catches should be made available in order to
 ensure that the allocations are respected ,
 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:       '
( 1 ) OJ No .
 ---pagebreak---                               Article 1
  From 1 January to 31 December 1 930 ,vessels flying the flag of a Member State
  shall "be authorized to make only the catches set out in the Annex hereto in
  that part of Subareas 2 , 3 and 4 as defined in the Convention on Future
 Multilateral Cooperation in the JTorthwest Atlantic Fisheries falling within the
 fisheries jurisdiction of Canada .
                             Article 2
Member States shall send to the Commission information , broken down by species and
 by vessels , concerning catches and/or landings effected by vessels flying their
 flag and fishing for the , quotas established by this Regulation .  The information
 for each month shall be send to the Commission not later than the end of the
following month .                                                             -
                            Article ,3                                      '
                                                                          *
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the
Official Journal of ■foe European Communities .
It shall apply . until 31 December 1980 .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all
Kember States .                                           1                     ' -
Done at Luxembourg .
                                                             For the Council
                                                              The President
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           Quantities referred, to in Article 1 for the period 1 January to
                                  31 December 1980 .
                                                                                 ( tonnes )
     Species                      KAFO . Subarea                     Allocations
                                   or Division
                          \
     Cod .    .;                  2 GH                 ,        France                   1 30
                                     ' ,'                       Germany                1.070
                                                                United Kingdom           300
/ •     ,        .                                              Italy              ■ token entry
           ,           '•         2 J 3 KL ,     ,              France                 . 640 '
                                                              . Germany
                                                                United Kingdom ■         1 50
             ♦                                 -                                              ,
                   4                      *          '
    Greenland Halitmt             2 J 3 KL                      Germany              .    300
                                                   '           United Kingdom             120
    Squid (illex)                 3 and 4                      France               token entry
                                                                Germany             toKen entry
                                                            v Ireland               token entry
                                                               Italy                token entry