Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) amending, for the 4th time, Regulation (EC) No. 3074/95 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1996 and certain conditions under which they may be fished
•ie -it COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Brussels, 09 09. 1996 COM(%) 405 final Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) amending, for the 4th time, Regulation (EC) No. 3074/95 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for I99(> and certain conditions under which they may he fished (presented by the Commission) EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM The objective of the present proposal is to fix fishing possibilities for certain stocks of fish and to allocate these equitably to Member States. The fixing and the sharing of possibilities for fishing falls exclusively within the competence of the Community and arises from obligations set out in Article 8(4) of Regulation (EEC) n° 3760/92 of the Council of 20 December 19921, establishing a Community regime for fishing and aquaculture. Within the framework of the bilateral consultations on the reciprocal fishing rights between the Community and Norway, the Community share for North Sea plaice has been increased and the part of the TAC of blue whiting available to Norway in areas Vb (EC zone), VI and VII has been increased. Within the framework of the bilateral consultations on the reciprocal fishing rights between the Community and Poland, the Community share for Baltic cod has been decreased. This proposal intends to address these matters by modifying Council Regulation (EC) N° 3074/95. O. J. No L389, 31. 12. 1992, p. l Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) amending, for the 4th time, Regulation (EC) No. 3074/95 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1996 and certain conditions under which they may be fished 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 as amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 8 (4) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas under the terms of Article 8 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 it is incumbent upon the Council to establish the total allowable catches (TACs) by fishery or group of fisheries; Whereas Regulation (EC) No. 3074/952 fixes, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the TACs for 1996 and certain conditions under which they may be fished; Whereas, within the framework of the bilateral consultations on the reciprocal fishing rights between the Community and Norway, the Community share for North Sea plaice has been increased and the part of the TAC of blue whiting available to Norway in areas Vb (EC zone), VI and VII has been increased; Whereas, within the framework of the bilateral consultations on the reciprocal fishing rights between the Community and Poland, the Community share for Baltic cod has been decreased; Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No. 3074/95, lastly amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 1602/963, should therefore be amended accordingly, O. J. No L 389, of 31. 12. 1992, p. l 2 3 O. J. No L 330, of 30. 12. 1995, p. l O. J. No L 198, of 08. 08. 1996, p. l HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION Article I The annex to this Regulation shall replace the corresponding elements of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 3074/95. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that 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 - 3~ ANNEX Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: lia (1), IV (1 ) (2) Waters of the Community as constituted in 1994 Of which no more than 40 000 tonnes may be fished in waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Norway. België / Belgique Danmark Deutschland FJIada Espafia France Ireland Italia Luxembourg Nederland Osterreich Portugal Suomi/Finland Sverige United Kingdom EC (2) TAC 4900 15920 4590 920 30600 22650 79580 81 000 ISpecies: Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou Zone: Vb(1),VI, VII (1 ) (2) (3) (*) Community waters. Of which 5000 tonnes may be fished either in ICES Divisions Vb(EC zone), VI, VII or Vllla. b. d. Available to all Member States, except Spain, Portugal, Sweden and Finland Precautionary TAC België / Belgique Danmark Deutschland Ellada Espafia France Ireland Italia Luxembourg Nederland Osterreich Portugal Suomi/Finland Sverige United Kingdom EC TAC 20000 (2) 1500 47500 (3) 69000 350000 (*) ISpecies: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: lllbcd (1) Community waters Excluding an additional 601 of flatfish as bycatch in waters of the Community as constituted in 1994 Of which, for Germany and Denmark together, no more than 11001 may be fished in the Estonian zone, no more than 7001 in the Latvian zone, and no more than 700 t in the Lithuanian zone. (4) Of which no more than 1351 may be fished in the Latvian zone België / Belgique Danmark Deutschland Ellada Espafia France Ireland Italia Luxembourg Nederland Osterreich Portugal Suomi/Finland Sverige United Kingdom EC TAC 45910 20070 2260 (4) 33895 (2) 102135 (3) 103915 - M- •" TSSKTJ254-1475 COM(96) 405 Final DOCUMENTS EN 03 11 Catalogue number : CB-CO-96-397-EN-C ISBN 92-78-07677-5 Office for Official Publications of the European Communities L-2985 Luxembourg