CELEX: 51983PC0319
Language: en
Date: 1983-05-25
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) fixing for the herring stocks in the northern and central North Sea provisional quota allocations (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN-COMMUNITIES
                                          COM(83) 319 final
                                          Brussels, 25 May 1983
                       Proposal for a
                   COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
         fixing for the herring stocks in the northern and
         central North Sea provisional quota allocations·
               (submitted to the Council by  the Commission)
COM(83) 319 final
 ---pagebreak---                                                 EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
In th e E x p la n a to r y Memorandum t o the TAC and quota p ro p o s a l f o r 1983
(C0MC83) 213 f i n a l )         the Commission s t a t e d t h a t i t               would in t r o d u c e new
p ro p o s a ls on h e r r i n g s to c k s as soon as p o s s ib le a f t e r r e c e i p t o f th e
a d v ic e o f th e ICES A d v is o r y Committee on F is h e r ie s Management (ACFM)
and f o l l o w i n g c o n s u l t a t i o n w it h t h i r d c o u n t r ie s    in re g a rd t o j o i n t
s t o c k s . ACFM has now g iv e n i t s             a d v ic e a c c o r d in g t o w h ic h , i n t e r a l i a ,
h e r r in g TACs i n th e n o r t h e r n and c e n t r a l N o rth Sea (ICES D i v i s i o n s IVa
and IVb) o f 3 5.000 tonnes and 27.000 tonnes r e s p e c t i v e l y co u ld be f i x e d .
The Commission i s c u r r e n t l y engaged i n c o n s u l t a t i o n s w it h Norway. Pending
t h e i r c o m p le tio n and in o rd e r t o ta k e accou n t im m e d ia te ly o f th e i n t e r e s t s
o f Community f is h e r m e n , th e Commission proposes i n t e r i m                        and s t r i c t l y
 l i m i t e d q uotas f o r th e p e r io d b e g in n in g 1 June 1983 on a n o n - d is c r i m i n a t o r y
b a s is and u t i l i s i n g    an 'a d - h o c ' a l l o c a t i o n     key which does n ot p r e j u d i c e
 in any manner th e f u t u r e              key which w i l l be proposed by th e Commission f o r
 the a l l o c a t i o n o f TACs f o r h e r r i n g         in these s to c k s o r a l l o t h e r s t o c k s .
 A f t e r the end o f the c o n s u l t a t i o n s w it h Norway, th e Commission w i l l examine
 the TACs and quo tas f o r h e r r i n g                in o rd e r t o      la y i t s p ro p o s a ls b e f o r e the
 C o u n c il i n good t i m e .        In th e e x c e p t io n a l case o f th e N e t h e r la n d s , th e
 Commission proposes t h a t th e f i s h e r y may commence on the 28 May 1983 so
 as t o re s p e c t h i s t o r i c a l t r a d i t i o n s .
 The q uotas proposed f o r member S ta te s which have t r a d i t i o n a l f i s h i n g                           in
 zones IVa and IVb a re v e ry s i g n i f i c a n t l y                le s s than th e shares o f th e
 s to c k s t o which th e Community would be e n t i t l e d                       in th e s e zones, b e a r in g
  in mind the TACs recommended by ACFM and th e i n t e r e s t o f t h i r d c o u n t r i e s ,
  in p a r t i c u l a r Norway, in th e m a t t e r .
  As soon as th e c o n s u l t a t i o n s w i t h Norway have been f i n a l i s e d a com plete
  p ro p o s a l f o r a l l  h e r r i n g s to c k s w i l l be made.
 ---pagebreak---                                 ■ Proposal for a
                        COUNCIL REGU L A T I O N (EEC)
             fixing for the herring stocks in the n o r th ern and
             central North Sea prov i s i o n a l quota allocations.
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROP EAN COMMUNITIES,
 Having regard to the T reat y e s t ab lishing the Europ ean Economic Community,
 Having regard to Council R e g u l a t i o n (EEC) No. 170/83 of 25 J a n ua ry 1983
 esta b l i s h i n g a Commu nity system for the c o n s e rvation and manag e m e n t of
 fishery resou rces (1), and in parti c u l a r articles 2, 3, 4 p a r a g r a p h 1
 and 11 thereof.
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas fishing a ctiv ities on the n o r t h e r n and central North Sea herring
stocks are p r o h i b i t e d according to Council Regul a t i o n (EEC) No. 198/83 of
25 January 1983 (2) in c o n n e c t i o n with Council R e g u l a t i o n (EEC) No. 172/83
of the same date (3), until such time as the Council takes a d e c i s i o n on
the Commi ssion's propo s a l s c o nce rning TACs and quotas a p p l i c a b l e in 1983;
Whereas fishing for the northern and central North Sea herring stocks may be
authorized for a limited quantity following the scientific advice;
Where as p e n d i n g the results of current c o n s u ltations with Norway'-'and a
final Council d e c i s i o n it is appro p r i a t e to autho r i z e Commu n i t y fishermen
to commence fishing on the n o r t h e r n and central North Sea herri ng stocks
from 1 June 1983;
                 \
Whereas in the case of the N e t h e r l a n d s fishermen, histo rical traditi-on
justifies that fishing may start on 28 May 1983;
Where as it is not n e c e s s a r y to alloc ate these p r e l i m i n a r y a l loc ations
betwe en ICES divis ions ;IVa and IVb;
Where as it is n e c e s s a r y to control the uptake of the catches allowed, catches
shall be repor ted daily by ICES division.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
(1) O.J. No. L 24 of 27.1 .1983,p. 1
(2) O.J. No. L 25 of 27.1.1983, p.32
(3) O.J. No. L 24 of 27.1.1983, p . 3 0
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                                  t
                                          Article 1
  By d erog ation from Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) n° 198/83 (1) fishing
  for herring shall be autho r i z e d in the north ern and central North Sea (ICES
  divis ions IVa and IVb) accor ding to Annex          from 1 June 1983         except in the case
 of Nethe rlands fishermen who are a utho rized to begin           fishing on 28 May 1983.
                                          Article 2
 Member States shall report daily by telex to the Commission catches of herring
 by their vessels.
                                         Article 3
     Catches made under Article 1 shall count against the total allowable catch,
     the share available to the Com'unity and the allocations to each Member
     State finally fixed in^the Regulation fixing for certain fish stocks and
     groups of fish stocks occur r i n g in the Community's fishing zone, total
     allow able catches for 1983, the share of these catches avail able to the
     Community, the alloc a t i o n of that share betwe en the member States and the
    .conditions under which the total allowable catches may be fished.
                                         Article 4
    This R e g u l a t i o n shall enter into force on the day of its publi c a t i o n in
    the o f f i c i a l journal of the European Communities.      It shall apply from
    28 May 1983.
This R e gul ation shall be b i ndi ng in its entirety an directly applicable in
all member States.
 Done at B r u s s e l s ,                                  For th e Council
                                                            The P re s id e n t
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                          Stock
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                     0*0graphical ICES/NAPO'
                                                       MtaW'Suu               (loeaet)
      Sped«*             regioat    divido·
 H erring            Northern • IVa 1        Belgium
                     and            IVb(1)   Denmark                          1000
                     central                 Federal Republic of Germany      1000 ■
                     Nçrth                   Greece       ,
                     Sea                     France                        ■ 1000
                                             Ireland
             1                               Italy
                                             Luaerabourg                 ‘
                                             Netheriandi                   .' 3 0 0 0
                                             United Kingdom                   .3000
                                             Available for Member Siatci
                                             tUC total                         9000
(1) Fishing for herring in the w hole of ICES Division IVb is
      p r o h i b i t e d from 15 August 1983 to 30 September 1983 and
      east of 3 ° e .throu ghout the year.