CELEX: 51987PC0128
Language: en
Date: 1987-03-31
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) fixing the minimum mesh size for pelagic trawls used in fishing for blue whiting in that part of the area covered by the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the North-East Atlantic Fisheries which extends beyond the maritime waters falling within the fisheries jurisdiction of Contracting Parties to the Convention (submitted by the Commission)

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COM (87) 128
Vol. 1987/0053
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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                           COM(87 ) 128 final
                                                           Brussels , 31 March 1987
                                       Proposal for a
                            COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
fixing the minimum mesh size for pelagic trawls used in fishing for blue
  whiting in that part of the area covered by the Convention on Future
       Multilateral Cooperation in the North-East Atlantic Fisheries
        which extends beyond the maritime waters falling within the
            fisheries jurisdiction of Contracting Parties to the
                                         Convention
                 (submitted              i       . by
                                                    by the
                                                       the Commission
                                                            Commission ))
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  C0MC87 ) 128 final
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Hie Community , in its caj^acity as a 1 <. rl or' of the T'TAPC , is obliged to adopt
legislation implementing the Fecorrmendation which that organization approves
on ?C FovemLer IFfT. concerning the minimum mesh size to be used in fishing
for b] no whiting . Pucb is the purpose of this proposal to the Council .
 ---pagebreak---                                          Proposal for a
                                 COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
        fixing the minimum mesh size for pelagic trawls used in fishing for
   blue whiting in that part of the area covered by the Convention on Future
  Multilateral Cooperation in the North-East Atlantic Fisheries which extends
     beyond the maritime waters falling within the fisheries jurisdiction of
                         Contracting Parties to the Convention
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CCM1UNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Carmunity ,
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) N° 170 /83 of 25 January 1983
establishing a Community system for the conservation and management of
fishery resources ( 1 ), and in particular Article 11 thereof ,
Ifeving regard to the proposal from the Conmission ,
Whereas , under Article 2 of Regulation ( EEC ) N° 170/83 , the conservation
measures necessary to achieve the aims set out in Article 1 of that
Regulation are to be formulated by the Gouncil in the light of the available
scientific advice ;
Whereas the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the North-East
Atlantic Fisheries ( hereinafter referred to as " the Convention") was approved
by Council Decision 81 / 60 8 / EEC ( 2 ) ; whereas it entered i nt o fo rce on 1 7 March 1982 ;
Whereas the Conmission established under the Convention adopted , on 20
November 1986 , a reconmendation on the minimum mesh size for pelagic trawls
used in fishing for blue whiting in that part of the Convention area which
extends beyond the zones falling within the fisheries jurisdiction of the
Contracting Parties and this recommendation became binding upon the Community
on 7 February 1987 ;
Uiereas the Community must now take the necessary measures                          to ensure
compliance with that reconmendation by Community vessels ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION ;
                                            Article 1
1 . Vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State
     are hereby prohibited from using pelagic trawls with a mesh size of less
     than 35rrm when fishing for blue whiting in that part of the Convention
     area which extends beyond the maritime waters falling within the fisheries
     jurisdiction of the Contracting Parties to the Convention .
     The area covered by the Convention is defined in the Annex to Council Regu¬
      lation ( EEC ) N° 1899 / 85 ( 3 ).
( 1 ) O.J. N° L 24 , 27.1.1983 , p. 1
( 2 ) O.J. N° L 227 , 12.8.1981 , p. 21
( 3 ) O.J. N° L 179 , 11.7.1985 , p. 2
 ---pagebreak--- 2 . A vessel shall be deemed to be fishing for blue whiting if it has on board
    a quantity of blue whiting which exceeds 50% by weight of the total
    quantity of blue whiting and other species on board .
    A pelagic trawl is hereby defined as a towed net designed to catch fish
    species schooling at mid-water levels , including waters close to the
    surface .
                                   Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Caimunities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States .
Done at Brussels ,
                                        Por the Council
                                        The President
 ---pagebreak---                                 Impact Assessment Form
       1 . ADMINISTRATIVE CONSTRAINTS RESULTING FROM THE APPLICATION OF
           LEGISLATION CONCERNING ENTERPRISES .
           None
       2 . RELIEVES FOR THE ENTERPRISES
                YES
                WHICH CNES ?
                Regulates fishing activities with the aim of conserving blue
                whiting in the North-east Atlantic .
       3 . DISADVANTAGES TO ENTERPRISES
           ( additional costs )
           -    None , because the proposed minimim legal mesh size of 35 ran is
                equal to the smallest mesh size in use at present
       4 . EFFECTS ON EMPLOYMENT
           None
       5 . HAS THERE BEEN A PREVIOUS CONSULTATION WITH SOCIAL PARTNERS ?
                N0
       6 . IS THERE AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH WHICH ENTAILS FEWER CONSTRAINTS ?
           No
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