Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) amending Council Regulation (EC) No 3089/95 allocating, for 1996, certain catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in Polish waters
iV4*#*i"* COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Brussels, 20. 06. 1996 COM(96)288 final Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) amending Council Regulation (EC) No 3089/95 allocating, for 3996, certain catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in Polish wa ers (presented by the Commission) EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM In accordance with the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, the fisheries agreements concluded by these countries with third countries shall be managed by the Community. The Community, on behalf of Sweden, has held consultations with Poland resulting in agreements defining fisheries arrangements for 1996. In accordance with these reciprocal fisheries arrangements, the quotas obtained by the Community in the Polish zone have been allocated to Member States by Council Regulation (EC) No 3089/95. Further consultations between the Parties have resulted in an additional exchange of quotas. The purpose of this proposal is to amend the above mentioned Council Regulation accordingly. z Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No /96 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 3089/95 allocating, for 1996, certain catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in Polish waters 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, in accordance with Article 124 of the 1994 Act of Accession, fisheries agreements concluded by the Kingdom of Sweden with third countries are managed by the Community; Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3089/95 <2) allocates, for 1996, certain catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in Polish waters; Whereas, in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article III of the Agreement on Fisheries of 1 February 1978 between the Kingdom of Sweden and the Republic of Poland, the Community have held further consultations concerning on their reciprocal fishing rights for 1996, resulting in the allocation of 150 tonnes of cod to the Community; Whereas to ensure efficient management of the catch possibilities available in Polish waters they should be allocated among Member States as quotas in accordance with Article 8 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 In the Annex to the Council Regulation (EC) No 3089/95, the figures relating to the allocation of Community catch quotas in Polish waters for 1996 are hereby replaced by those set out in the Annex to this Regulation. (l) ,:) OJ No L 389, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. Regulation as amended by the 1994 Act of" Accession. OJ No L 330, 21. 12. 1995, p. 106. '. \ Article 2 Tiis Regulation shall enter into force the day after its publication in the Official Journal. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 1996. For the Council The President u ANNEX Allocation of Community catch quotas in Polish waters for 1996 (in metric tonnes, fresh round weight; for salmon: numbers of individual fish) Species Herring Salmon Sprat Flatfish Cod ICES division Community catch quotas Quotas allocated to Member States Hid Hid Hid Hid Hid 1,000 1,350 15,000 50 150 Sweden Sweden Sweden Sweden Sweden 1,000 1,350 15,000 50 150 ISSN 0254-1475 COM(96) 288 final DOCUMENTS EN 03 11 Catalogue number : CB-CO-96-294-EN-C ISBN 92-78-05611-1 Office for Official Publications of the European Communities L-2985 Luxembourg