Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) allocating for 1998 catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in Icelandic waters
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Brussels, 12. 12. 1997 COM(97) 701 final Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) allocating for 1998 catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in Icelandic waters (presented by the Commission) EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM Consultations between the Community and Iceland, held in Reykjavik on 20-21 October 1997, have resulted in an agreement defining a reciprocal fisheries arrangement for 1998. This arrangement provides for, inter alia, certain catch quotas for Community vessels in the Icelandic fishing zone. The arrangement, also maintains an amendment to the fishing area; the South-Eastern area has been expanded by approximately 1,000 square miles. The purpose of this proposal for a regulation is to allocate among Member States the quotas available in 1998 to Community vessels fishing in the Icelandic zone under the above mentioned arrangement. •2- Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No /98 of. December 1997 allocating for 1998 catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in Icelandic 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 , and in particular Article 8 (4) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas, in accordance with the procedure provided for in the Agreement on Fisheries Relations between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland(2), and in particular Article 4 thereof, the Community and Iceland have held consultations concerning their mutual fishing rights for 1998 and the management of common living resources; Whereas, in the course of these consultations, the delegations agreed to recommend to their respective authorities that certain catch quotas for 1998 should be fixed for the vessels of the other Party; Whereas, in the course of these consultations, the delegations agreed to maintain the adjusted fishing area designated to Community vessels in Icelandic waters; Whereas the necessary measures should be taken to implement, for 1998, the results of the consultations held between the delegations of the Community and Iceland; Whereas to ensure efficient management of the catch possibilities available in Icelandic waters, they should be allocated among the Member States as quotas in accordance with Article 8 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92; Whereas the fishing activities covered by this Regulation are subject to the relevant control measures provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control ; system applicable to the common fisheries policy Whereas addi^nal conditions for the year-to-year management of TACs and quotas, in accordance with the p > -. -JUS laid down in Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 , were not agree4 with Iceland, (1) (2) (3) (4) O J N o L 3 8 9, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. Regulation as amended by the 1994 Act of Accession. OJ No L 161, 2. 7. 1993, p. 1. OJ No L 261, 20. 10. 1993, p. 1. OJ No LI 15, 9. 5. 1996, p. 3. 3> Whereas, for imperative reasons of common interest, this Regulation will apply from 1 January 1998, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 From 1 January to 31 December 1998 vessels flying the flag of a Member State are hereby authorised to make catches within the quota limits set out in the Annex in waters falling within the fisheries jurisdiction of Iceland. The catch quotas shall be fished in areas of the Icelandic Exclusive Economic Zone defined by straight lines connecting the following coordinates: South Western Area 1. 2. 3. 4. 63°12'Nand23°05'W 62°58'Nand22025'W 63°06,Nand21°30'W 63°03,Nand21°00'W South Eastern Area 63°14'Nand 63°14'Nand 63°35'N and 64°00'N and 63°53'N and 63°36'N and 63°10'Nand 10°40'W 11°23'W 12°21*W 12°30'W 13°30'W 14°30'W 17°00'W through 62°00'N and 26°00'W from there 180°00'S from there 180°00'S Article 2 Stocks referred to in the Annex shall not be subject to the conditions stipulated in Articles 2, 3 and 5 (2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96. Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 January 1998 * This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels,. December 1997. For the Council The President ANNEX Allocation of Community catch quotas in Icelandic waters for 1998 (in metric tonnes, fresh round weight) Species ICES division Redfish Va Community catch quotas 3,000(1) Quotas allocated to Member States Germany United Kingdom Belgium France 1,690 1,160 100 50 (1) Including unavoidable by-catches (cod not allowed). £ ISSN 0254-1475 COM(97) 701 final DOCUMENTS EN 03 11 14 Catalogue number : CB-CO-97-720-EN-C ISBN 92-78-29204-4 Office for Official Publications of the European Communities L-2985 Luxembourg