Council Regulation (EC) No 50/1999 of 18 December 1998 laying down, for 1999, certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Norway

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 50/1999 of 18 December 1998 laying down, for 1999, certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Norway
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
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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, in accordance with the procedure provided for in Articles 2 and 7 of the Fisheries Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway (2), the Community and Norway have held consultations concerning their mutual fishing rights for 1999 and the management of common biological resources;
Whereas, in the course of these consultations, the delegations agreed to recommend to their respective authorities that certain catch quotas for 1999 should be fixed for the vessels of the other party;
Whereas the Agreement of 19 December 1966 between Denmark, Norway and Sweden on reciprocal access to fishing in the Skagerrak and Kattegat provides that each party shall grant vessels of the other parties access to its fishing zone in the Skagerrak and part of the Kattegat up to four nautical miles from the baselines;
Whereas, in a setting comprising the Community, the Faeroes, Iceland, Norway and the Russian Federation, consultations were also held on the management and sharing of Norwegian spring-spawning herring (Atlanto-Scandian herring) in 1999;
Whereas these consultations led, inter alia, to subsequent arrangements on reciprocal access, under which Norway may fish 9 000 tonnes of its share in Community fishing waters north of 62° N;
Whereas it is for the Council to lay down the specific conditions under which such catches must be taken;
Whereas the fishing activities covered by this Regulation are subject to the control measures provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (3);
Whereas Article 3(2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87 of 20 May 1987, establishing detailed rules concerning the marking and documentation of fishing vessels (4), provides that all vessels with chilled or refrigerated sea-water tanks are to keep on board a document certified by a competent authority and specifying the calibration of the tanks in cubic metres at 10-centimetre intervals;
Whereas, for imperative reasons of common interest, this Regulation will apply from 1 January 1999,