Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) amending Regulation (EC) No. 3090/95 laying down for 1996 certain conservation and management measures for fishery resources in the Regulatory Area as defined in the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the North West Atlantic Fisheries
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES. ** •A- -ir Brussels, 25. 04. 1996 COM(96) 179 final Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION ( EO amending Regulation (EC) No. 3090/95 laying down for 1996 certain conservation and management measures for fishery resources in the Regulatory Area as defined in the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the North West Atlantic Fisheries (presented by the Commission) * Û EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM On 22 December 1995, the Council established certain conservation and management measures which are applicable in the NAFO Regulatory Area in 1996(,). Those measures also comprise the distribution of the share of Greenland halibut in NAFO area 3LMNO which is available to the Community between the Member States. The objective of the present proposal is to change, for Member States and masters of Community vessels, the existing 48-hour reporting system for the Greenland halibut fishery into a weekly reporting system. Now that the allocation of the Community quota of Greenland halibut among the Member States has been established, it appears to be appropriate to bring the existing 48-hour rule, which had its merits in the case of an unallocated quota, in line with the currently applicable NAFO rule which requires Contracting Parties to report their Greenland halibut catches on a weekly basis, i. e. "every Tuesday for the week ending at 24:00 hours on the previous Sunday". However, provisions have to be made for the weekly reports to be received by the Commission sufficiently in advance, i. e. every Tuesday by noon at the latest, so that they can be transmitted to the Executive Secretary of NAFO in due time. Furthermore, this proposal offers the possibility to correct drafting errors which occurred in Council Regulation (EC) No. 3090/95 in relation to the by-catch rules that are applicable in connection with the ban of directed fishing for cod, witch flounder and capelin respectively in NAFO area 3NO. This proposal intends to address these matters by amending Council Regulation (EC) No. 3090/95. (i) Council Regulation (EC) No. 3090/95 of 30. 12. 1995, O. J. No. L 330, p. 108 yi J» i Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No /96 of. 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No. 3090/95 laying down for 1996 certain conservation and management measures for fishery resources in the Regulatory Area as defined in the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the North West Atlantic Fisheries 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 (l), and in particular Article 8 (4) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas Regulation (EC) No. 3090/95 (2) lays down, inter alia, fishing quotas for Member States in the Regulatory Area for 1996; Whereas following the distribution of the share of Greenland halibut which is available to the Community between Member States, it now appears appropriate to change the existing 48- hour reporting system into a weekly reporting system, in accordance with the conservation and enforcement measures that are applicable in the Regulatory Area; Whereas reference has to be made to the by-catch rules that are applicable in connection with the ban of directed fishing for cod, witch flounder and capelin respectively in NAFO area 3NO; Whereas Regulation (EC) No. 3090/95 should therefore be amended; (1) O. J. No. L 389, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. (2) O. J. No. L 330 of 30. 12. 1995, p. 108 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Regulation (EC) No. 3090/95 is hereby amended as follows: 1. Article 5, last paragraph, shall be replaced as follows: "Member States shall report to the Commission every Tuesday before 12:00 hours for the week ending at 24:00 hours on the previous Sunday the quantities of Greenland halibut caught by their vessels". 2. Article 7 (4) shall be replaced as follows: "4. Masters of Community vessels fishing for Greenland halibut shall notify the competent authorities of the Member State whose flag their vessel is flying or in which their vessel is registered, 48 hours in advance of engaging in that fishery, including if possible an estimate of the projected catch, and shall report every Monday for the week ending at 24:00 hours on the previous Sunday the quantities of Greenland halibut caught". 3. Annex I shall be replaced by the Annex to this Regulation Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following 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, 1996 For the Council The President 3 ANNEX I Species Stock Geographical region Member State 1996 quota (tonnes) Zone Cod North West Atlantic NAFO 2J3KL Cod North West Atlantic NAFO 3NO (1) Belgium Denmark Germany Greece Spain France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Portugal United Kingdom Austria Finland Sweden Available for Member States EC total Belgium Denmark Germany Greece Spain France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Portugal United Kingdom Austria Finland Sweden Available for Member States EC total 0 0 (1) There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as a by-catch, without prejudice to the rules set out in Article 6 (3) hereof. 4 Species Stock Geographical region Member State 1996 quota (tonnes) Zone Cod North West Atlantic NAFO 3M Atlantic redfish North West Atlantic NAFO 3 M Belgium Denmark Germany Greece Spain France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Portugal United Kingdom Austria Finland Sweden Available for Member States EC total Belgium Denmark Germany Greece Spain France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Portugal United Kingdom Austria Finland Sweden Available for Member States EC total 513 1,574 221 2,155 1,022 5,485 4,030 Species Stock Geographical region Member State 1996 quota (tonnes) Zone Atlantic redfish North West Atlantic NAFO 3LN American plaice North West Atlantic NAFO 3M(I) Belgium Denmark Germany Greece Spain France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Portugal United Kingdom Austria Finland Sweden Available for Member States EC total Belgium Denmark Germany Greece Spain France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Portugal United Kingdom Austria Finland Sweden Available for Member States EC total 374 374 0 (l) There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as a by-catch, without prejudice to the rules set out in Article 6 (3) hereof. <f Species Stock Geographical region Member State 1996 q u o ta (tonnes) Zone American plaice North West Atlantic NAFO 3LNO(1) Yellowtail flounder North West Atlantic NAFO 3LNO(l) Belgium Denmark Germany Greece Spain France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Portugal United Kingdom Austria Finland Sweden Available for Member States EC total Belgium Denmark Germany Greece Spain France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Portugal United Kingdom Austria Finland Sweden Available for Member States EC total 0 0 (l) There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as a by-catch, without prejudice to the rules set out in Article 6 (3) hereof. * Stock Species Geographical region Zone Witch flounder North West Atlantic NAFO 3NO (I) Capelin North West Atlantic NAFO 3NO (" Member State 1996 q u o ta (tonnes) Belgium Denmark Germany Greece Spain France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Portugal United Kingdom Austria Finland Sweden Available for Member States EC total Belgium Denmark Germany Greece Spain France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Portugal United Kingdom Austria Finland Sweden Available for Member States EC total 0 0 (I) There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as a by-catch, without prejudice to the rules set out in Article 6 (3) hereof. % Stock Species Geographical region Zone Squid North West Atlantic NAFO- subzones 3+4 Greenland halibut North West Atlantic NAFO 3LMNO Member State 1996 q u o ta (tonnes) Belgium Denmark Germany Greece Spain France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Portugal United Kingdom Austria Finland Sweden Available for Member States EC total Belgium Denmark Germany Greece Spain France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Portugal United Kingdom Austria Finland Sweden Available for Member States EC total A p. m. 332 7 616 3 122 11 070 Species Stock Geographical region Member State 1996 quota (tonnes) Zone Shrimp North West Atlantic NAFO 3LNO(,) Belgium Denmark Germany Greece Spain France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Portugal United Kingdom Austria Finland Sweden Available for Member States EC total 0 (,) There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as a by-catch, without prejudice to the rules set out in Article 6 (3) hereof. y** ISSN 0254-1475 COM(96) 179 final DOCUMENTS EN 03 11 Catalogue number : CB-CO-96-188-EN-C ISBN 92-78-03076-7 Office for Official Publications of the European Communities L-2985 Luxembourg