Council Regulation (EC) No 57/98 of 19 December 1997 allocating, for 1998, catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in Lithuanian waters
L 12/102 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 19. 1. 98 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 57/98 of 19 December 1997 allocating, for 1998, catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in Lithuanian 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 (1), and in particular Article 8(4) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, the year-to-year Whereas additional conditions management of TACs and quotas, in accordance with the provisions laid down in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 (4), were not agreed with Lithuania; for Whereas, for imperative reasons of common interest, this Regulation will apply from 1 January 1998, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Whereas, in accordance with the procedure provided for in the Agreement on fisheries relations between the European Community and the Republic of Lithuania (2), and the Community and Lithuania have held consultations concerning their mutual fishing rights for 1998 and the management of common living resources; in particular Articles 3 and 6 thereof, From 1 January to 31 December 1998 vessels flying the flag of a Member State are hereby authorized to make catches within the quota limits set out in the Annex in waters jurisdiction of the Lithuania. falling within fisheries 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 the necessary measures should be taken to implement, for 1998, the results of the consultations held with Lithuania; Whereas to ensure efficient management of the catch possibilities available in Lithuanian waters, the quotas should be allocated among the Member States in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92; Whereas the fishing activities covered by this Regulation are subject to the 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 (3); Article 2 The financial contribution provided for in Article 4 of the Agreement on Fisheries Relations between the European Community and the Republic of Lithuania shall be set for the period referred to in Article 1 at ECU 563 510, payable to an account designated by Lithuania. Article 3 Stocks referred to in the Annex shall not be subject to the conditions stipulated in Articles 2, 3 and 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96. Article 4 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. (1) OJ L 389, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. Regulation as amended by the 1994 Act of Accession. (2) OJ L 332, 20. 12. 1996, p. 7. (3) OJ L 261, 20. 10. 1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2205/97 (OJ L 304, 7. 11. 1997, p. 1). It shall apply from 1 January 1998. (4) OJ L 115, 9. 5. 1996, p. 3. 19. 1. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 12/103 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 19 December 1997. For the Council The President F. BODEN ANNEX Allocation of Community catch quotas in Lithuanian waters for 1998 Species ICES division Community catch quotas Quotas allocated to Member States (in metric tonnes, fresh round weight; for salmon: numbers of individual fish) Cod III d 500 Herring III d 2 000 Salmon III d 4 100 Sprat III d 16 000 Denmark Finland Germany Sweden Denmark Finland Germany Sweden Denmark Finland Germany Sweden Denmark Finland Germany Sweden 186 80 84 150 954 0 716 330 1 595 1 534 177 794 9 307 0 2 474 4 219