13.12.2001 Official Journal of the European Communities L 3287 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2425/2001 of 3 December 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 2848/2000 fixing for 2001 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 ('), and in particular Article 8(4) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas: (1)  In accordance with the Agreed Record between the European Community and the Faroe Islands, the Faroe Islands are entitled to a Norway pout quota higher than that allocated in Council Regulation (EC) No 2848| 2000 (3). Therefore, the fishing possibilities for 2001 on this stock need to be revised. () The Community, on behalf of Sweden, has agreed with Poland that the right to fish for herring allocated to Sweden in Polish waters shall be transferred to Community waters. (3) A definitive catch limitation for capelin in the North Atlantic has been fixed and, consequently, the definitive Community catch quota for this stock within the waters of Greenland should be fixed. (4)  The area of distribution of redfish in the North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) area overlaps with certain areas of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) Regulatory Area; it is therefore necessary to introduce a mechanism to consider catches in both areas as part of the same stock, as recommended by NEAFC and NAFO at their meetings in March 2001. (5)  Within the framework of NAFO, new limits on the number of days to fish for northern prawn have been established in March 2001. (6)  The Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) adopted, at its annual meeting in June 2001, catch limitations for yellowfin tuna. Although the Community is not a member of this organisation, it is necessary to implement those catch limitations to ensure sustainable management of this fish resource. (7) In the framework of NEAFC, new protected areas were recommended in March 2001 to protect haddock. () OJ L 389, 31.12.1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regula- tion (EC) No 1181/98 (O] L 164, 9.6.1998, p. 1) () OJ L 334, 30.12.2000, p. 1. (8)  Within the framework of the International Baltic Sea Fisheries Commission (IBSFC), new technical conserva- tion measures have been recommended in March 2001 for the cod fishery. Those recommendations should be implemented by the Community. (99 Agreements have been reached between the European Community, Norway and the Faroe Islands on the arrangement of fishing licences. (10)  The biological situation of the blue whiting stock does not allow any additional fishing in areas outside national jurisdiction in ICES subarea II. Consequently, a TAC of 0 should be introduced for this year for the areas in ICES subareas I and I that belong to the NEAFC Regulatory area. (11)  Regulation (EC) No 2848/2000 should therefore be amended accordingly. (12) In order to ensure the long-term livelihood of Community fishermen, it is important to implement fisheries legislation involving TACs and quotas during the year to which they apply. Given the urgency of the matter, it is imperative to grant an exception to the six-week period mentioned in paragraph 1(3) of the Protocol on the role of national Parliaments in the Euro- pean Union, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaties establishing the European Communities, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Regulation (EC) No 2848/2000 is hereby amended as follows: 1. the entry in Annex I to this Regulation shall replace the corresponding entry in Annex IB; 2. the entry in Annex Ia to this Regulation shall replace the corresponding entry in Annex IA; 3. the entries in Annex II to this Regulation shall replace the corresponding entries in Annex I 4. the entry in Annex Ila to this Regulation shall be inserted in Annex IC; 5. Annex IE shall be amended as follows: (i) the entry in Annex IIl to this Regulation shall replace the corresponding entry; (ii) the entry in Annex IV to this Regulation shall be added; 6. the entry in Annex V to this Regulation shall be added in Annex IF;