CELEX: 51997PC0511
Language: en
Date: 1997-10-23
Title: Proposal for a Council Decision amending Decision 83/653/EEC on the allocation of the possibilities for catching herring in the North Sea as from 1 January 1984

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                               Brussels, 23.10.1997
                               COM(97) 511 final
                      Proposal for a
                 COUNCIL DECISION
             amending Decision 83/653/EEC
on the allocation of the possibilities for catching herring
        in the North Sea as from 1 January 1984
              (presented by the Commission)
 ---pagebreak---  ---pagebreak---                              EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
By Decision No 83/653/EEC of 20 December 1983, the Council set out the method for
allocation of the possibilities for catching herring in the North Sea. The allocation is mostly
based on the application of certain percentages to the share of the TAC available to
the Community.
The Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland stipulates that the quota of herring
available to Sweden is calculated as 1.433% of the enlarged Community.
In order to improve clarity, it seems therefore convenient to amend
Council Decision No 83/653/EEC by introducing the percentages that should apply to the
share of the TAC available to the enlarged Community. Wherever possible, the new
calculation method should cover all possible values of Community share in a precise and
transparent manner.
 ---pagebreak---                                           Proposal for a
                                    COUNCIL DECISION
                                 amending Decision 83/653/EEC
                    on the allocation of the possibilities for catching herring
                            in the North Sea as from 1 January 1984
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 point (ii) of
Article 8(4) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission2,
Whereas Decision No 83/653/EEC3 sets out the method for the allocation of the
possibilities for catching herring in the North Sea with a reference to the share of the TAC
(Total Allowable Catch) available to the Communiy as constituted before the accession of
Austria, Sweden and Finland;
Whereas the Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland defines the share of
North Sea herring allocated to Sweden as a percentage of the share of the TAC for this
stock available to the enlarged Community;
Whereas it is appropriate to amend Decision No 83/653/EEC in order to refer specifically to
the enlarged Community and to include Sweden in the allocation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
                                             Article 1
The Annex to Decision No 83/653/EEC shall be replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
        OJ No L 389, 31.12.1992, p. 1, Regulation as amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden
        and Finland.
        OJNo...
        OJ No L 371, 31.12.1983, p. 39.
                                                 3
 ---pagebreak---                                         Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels,                                 For the Council
                                                  The President
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                                     Method of calculation of the quotas allocated to Member States
                                                     CS denotes Community share
Member State    For a CS less than 157253        For a CS between 157253                 For a CS equal to or grater than
                          tonnes                     and 254648 tonnes                            254649 tonnes
Belgium               0.045150 * C S                 0.013862 * C S +4920                  0.009857 *(CS 254649)+ 8540
Denmark               0.198921 * C S                 0.232238 * C S - 5239                 0.344985 *(CS 254649) + 53900
Germany               0.125091 * C S                 0.175356 * C S -7904                  0.172492 *(CS 254649) + 36750
France                0.129791 * C S                 0.092304 * C S + 5895                 0.083782 *(CS 254649)+ 29400
The Netherlands       0.259582 * C S                 0.260073 * C S - 77                   0.202062 *(CS 254649)+ 66150
Sweden                0.014328 * C S                 0.014330 * CS                         0.014330 *(CS 254649)+3650
United kingdom        0.227137 * C S                 0.211837 * C S +2406                  0.172492 (CS-254649)+ 56350
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