Council Regulation (EC) No 1696/2000 of 20 July 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 2742/1999 fixing for 2000 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required

Council Regulation (EC) No 1696/2000
of 20 July 2000
amending Regulation (EC) No 2742/1999 fixing for 2000 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required
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 aquaculture(1), and in particular Article 8(4) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2742/1999 of 17 December 1999 fixing for 2000 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required and amending Regulation (EC) No 66/98(2) establishes conditions to manage the exploitation rates of stocks of Community interest.
(2) In accordance with the procedure provided for in the Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community, of the one part, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faeroe Islands of the other part(3) and in the Agreement on fisheries relations between the European Community and the Republic of Estonia(4) the Community has held consultations with the Home Government of the Faeroe Islands and the Republic of Estonia. The delegations agreed to recommend to their respective authorities to fix, for the year 2000, certain fishing opportunities in the form of quotas and licences for the vessels of the other Party. The necessary measures should be taken to implement the results of the consultations in Community legislation.
(3) The areas where Norwegian vessels may fish for blue whiting should be precisely defined, in order to exclude certain zones north and west of Ireland, as specified in the Agreed Record of consultations between the European Community and the Kingdom of Norway on fishing rights for 2000 (Brussels, 2 December 1999).
(4) Regulation (EC) No 2742/1999 should be amended accordingly,