Proposal for a Council Decision amending Decision 83/653/EEC on the allocation of the possibilities for catching herring in the North Sea as from 1 January 1984
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Brussels, 23. 10. 1997 COM(97) 511 final Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION amending Decision 83/653/EEC on the allocation of the possibilities for catching herring in the North Sea as from 1 January 1984 (presented by the Commission) EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM By Decision No 83/653/EEC of 20 December 1983, the Council set out the method for allocation of the possibilities for catching herring in the North Sea. The allocation is mostly based on the application of certain percentages to the share of the TAC available to the Community. The Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland stipulates that the quota of herring available to Sweden is calculated as 1. 433% of the enlarged Community. to clarity, improve In order amend Council Decision No 83/653/EEC by introducing the percentages that should apply to the share of the TAC available to the enlarged Community. Wherever possible, the new calculation method should cover all possible values of Community share in a precise and transparent manner. convenient therefore seems to it Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION amending Decision 83/653/EEC on the allocation of the possibilities for catching herring in the North Sea as from 1 January 1984 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, and in particular point (ii) of Article 8(4) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission2, Whereas Decision No 83/653/EEC3 sets out the method for the allocation of the possibilities for catching herring in the North Sea with a reference to the share of the TAC (Total Allowable Catch) available to the Communiy as constituted before the accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland; Whereas the Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland defines the share of North Sea herring allocated to Sweden as a percentage of the share of the TAC for this stock available to the enlarged Community; Whereas it is appropriate to amend Decision No 83/653/EEC in order to refer specifically to the enlarged Community and to include Sweden in the allocation, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: The Annex to Decision No 83/653/EEC shall be replaced by the Annex to this Decision. Article 1 OJ No L 389, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1, Regulation as amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Sweden and Finland. OJNo. OJ No L 371, 31. 12. 1983, p. 39. 3 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Article 2 Done at Brussels, For the Council The President Method of calculation of the quotas allocated to Member States CS denotes Community share ANNEX Member State For a CS less than 157253 tonnes For a CS between 157253 and 254648 tonnes For a CS equal to or grater than 254649 tonnes Belgium Denmark Germany France The Netherlands Sweden United kingdom 0. 045150 * CS 0. 198921 * CS 0. 125091 * CS 0. 129791 * CS 0. 259582 * CS 0. 014328 * CS 0. 227137 * CS 0. 013862 * CS +4920 0. 232238 * CS - 5239 0. 175356 * CS -7904 0. 092304 * CS + 5895 0. 260073 * CS - 77 0. 014330 * CS 0. 211837 * CS +2406 0. 009857 0. 344985 0. 172492 0. 083782 0. 202062 0. 014330 0. 172492 *(CS *(CS *(CS *(CS *(CS *(CS 254649)+ 8540 254649) + 53900 254649) + 36750 254649)+ 29400 254649)+ 66150 254649)+3650 (CS-254649)+ 56350 ISSN 0254-1475 COM(97) 511 final DOCUMENTS EN 02 03 11 14 Catalogue number : CB-CO-97-546-EN-C ISBN 92-78-26033-9 Office for Official Publications of the European Communities L-2985 Luxembourg 6