CELEX: 51994PC0116
Language: en
Date: 1994-04-05
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) amending Council Regulation (EC) No 3680/93 laying down certain conservation and management measures for fishery resources in the Regulatory Area as defined in the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the North West Atlantic Fisheries

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                                          C0M(94) 116 final
                                                                          Brussels, 05.04.1994
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                                                          Proposal for a
                                                   COUNCIL REGULATION (EC)
                           amending Council Regulation (EC) No 3680/93 laying down certain conservation and
                           management measures for fishery resources in the Regulatory Area as defined in the
                            Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the North West Atlantic Fisheries
                                                (presented by the Commission)
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                            EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
This proposal relates to the Union's international obligations with regard to the conservation
of living resources in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization
(NAFO).
At its special meeting of February 1994, the NAFO Fisheries Commission adopted a
proposal to ban the directed fishery on cod in division 3NO for 1994, based on scientific
evidence showing that the percentage of undersized fish of the total biomass of this stock was
too high.
It is proposed that full implementation be given to proposals of the NAFO Fisheries
Commission, as the conservation of fisheries resources on the high seas is best achieved by
applying the measures proposed by the relevant international fisheries organisations.
The implementation of this proposal makes it necessary to amend Council Regulation (EC)
No 3680/93, which established, for 1994, a Community quota of 2,213 tonnes for cod in
division 3NO.
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                                             of
   amending Council Regulation (EC) No 3680/93 laying down certain conservation and
   management measures for fishery resources in the Regulatory Area as defined in the
    Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the North West Atlantic Fisheries
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 establishing
a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture1, and in particular Article 8(4) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3680/932 lays down quotas for Member States in the
NAFO Regulatory Area for 1994;
Whereas these quotas corresponded to the proposals adopted by NAFO at its annual meeting
of 1993;
Whereas the NAFO Fisheries Commission, at its special meeting of February 1994, adopted
a proposal for cod fishery in NAFO division 3NO for 1994, in the light of scientific evidence
showing that a very high proportion of the biomass of this stock is undersized fish;
Whereas the NAFO Fisheries Commission proposed a derogation to the general 130 mm
mesh size rule for nets made of polyamide;
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3680/93 should therefore be amended,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                          Article 1
Council Regulation (EC) No 3680/93 is hereby amended as follows:
1.     The first page of Annex I is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
2.     In Article 4(1) the following is added after the second paragraph:
        "For the nets made of polyamide fibres the equivalent minimum mesh size shall be
        120 mm. Vessels using these materials shall have aboard certificates, issued by the
       competent authorities of the flag Member State, certifying that the fibres in the net
       used are made of polyamide."
     1
       OJNoL389, 31.12.1992, p. 1.
     2
       OJ No L 341, 31.12.1993, p. 42.
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                                           Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of
the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels,
                                              For the Council
                                              The President
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                                                    "ANNEX I
                                       Stock
                                                                                                1994 qiMxa
                                                                              Member State
                                                                                                 (tonnes)
    S pet to.         Geographical region              Zone
Cod             North-west Atlantic          NAFO 2 J — J Kl.     Belgium
                                                                  Dcnm.uk
                                                                  (krrmany
                                                                  GAECCC
                                                                  Spa MI
                                                                  France
                                                                  Ireland
                                                                  kaly
                                                                  lojxcmbourg
                                                                  Netherlands
                                                                  Portugal
                                                                  United Kingdom
                                                                  Available for Member States
                                                                  E C total
Cod             NemVwest Atlantic            NAFO 3 N O  (1)       Belgium
                                                                   Denmark
                                                                   Germany
                                                                   Greece
                                                                   Spam                              1 832
                                                                   France                               2S
                                                                   kebnd
                                                                   kaJy
                                                                   Luxembourg
                                                                   Netherlands
                                                                   Portugal                            345
                                                                   United Kingdom                         3
                                                                   Available for Member States
                                                                   EC total                          2213
 Cod             North-west Atlantic          NAFO 3 M             Belgium
                                                                   Denmark
                                                                   Germany                             513
                                                                   Greece
                                                                   Spain                             1 574
                                                                   France                              221
                                                                   Ireland
                                                                   Italy
                                                                    Luxembourg
                                                                    Netherlands
                                                                    Portugal                          2 1 SS
                                                                    United Kingdom                    I 022
                                                                    Available for Member States
                                                                    E C total                         5 485
  (1)
         There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as a by-catch,
         without prejudice to the rules set out in Article 4(3) hereof."
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