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Council Regulation (EC) No 1691/2004 of 24 September 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 as concerns fishing opportunities in Greenland waters

EU Regulation No 1691/2004 · Adopted 24 September 2004 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Council Regulation (EC) No 1691/2004

of 24 September 2004

amending Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 as concerns fishing opportunities in Greenland waters

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policyf1, and in particular Article 20 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

In Council Regulation (EC) No 1245/2004 of 28 June 2004 on the conclusion of the Protocol modifying the Fourth Protocol laying down the conditions relating to fishing provided for in the Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community, on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the local Government of Greenland, on the otherf2, fishing possibilities for the Community in Greenland waters are laid down. The necessary measures should be taken to implement the results of that Agreement.

(2)

Council Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 of 19 December 2003 fixing for 2004 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are requiredf3, should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.

f2

OJ L 237, 8.7.2004, p. 1.

f3

OJ L 344, 31.12.2003, p. 1.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. Signature
  4. Annex Annex

1

Annex I C to Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 shall be amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Signature

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 24 September 2004.

For the Council

The President

L. J. Brinkhorst

Annex I C to Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 is amended as follows:

  1. (a)

    the following entry shall be inserted before the entry concerning Roundnose grenadier in zone V, XIV (Greenland waters):

    ‘

    SpeciesSnow crabChionoecetes spp. ZoneNAFO 0,1 (Greenland waters)PRC/NO1GRN
    Ireland125
    Spain875
    EC1 000
    TACnot relevant

    ’

  2. (b)

    the entry concerning the species Cod in zone I, II (Norwegian waters) is replaced by the following:

    ‘

    SpeciesCodGadus morhua ZoneI, II (Norwegian waters)COD/1N2AB-
    Germany2 431
    Greece301
    Spain2 712
    Ireland301
    France2 232
    Portugal2 712
    United Kingdom9 431
    EC20 120
    TAC486 000

    ’

  3. (c)

    the entry concerning the species Cod in zone Greenland waters shall be inserted after the entry Cod in zone I, II b:

    ‘

    SpeciesCodGadus morhua ZoneGreenland watersCOD/N01514
    Germany“pm”
    United Kingdom“pm”
    EC“pm”
    TACnot relevant

    ’

  4. (d)

    the entry concerning the species Atlantic halibut in zone V, XIV (Greenland waters) is replaced by the following:

    Of which 200 tonnes to be fished only with long lines, are allocated to Norway.

    If bycatches of Atlantic halibut in trawl cod and redfish fisheries imply over-runs of this quota, the Greenland authorities will provide solutions to the effect that Community cod and redfish fisheries can nevertheless continue until the respective quotas have been exhausted.’
    ‘SpeciesAtlantic halibutHippoglossus hippoglossus ZoneV, XIV (Greenland waters)HAL/514GRN
    Portugal800
    EC1 000f1 f2
    TACnot relevant
  5. (e)

    the following entry shall be inserted after the entry concerning Northern prawn in zone V, XIV (Greenland waters):

    ‘

    SpeciesNorthern prawnPandalus borealis ZoneNAFO 0,1 (Greenland waters)PRA/NO1GRN
    Denmark2 000
    France2 000
    EC4 000
    TACnot relevant

    ’

  6. (f)

    the entry concerning the species Greenland halibut in zone V, XIV (Greenland waters) is replaced by the following:

    Of which 800 tonnes are allocated to Norway and 150 tonnes are allocated to the Faroe Islands.’
    ‘SpeciesGreenland halibutReinhardtius hippoglossoides ZoneV, XIV (Greenland waters)GHL/514GRN
    Germany7 647
    United Kingdom403
    EC9 000f3
    TACnot relevant
  7. (g)

    the following entry shall be added after the entry concerning Flatfish in zone Vb (Faroese waters):

    Combined bycatches of cod, carfish, skate, ling and tusk. The bycatch quantities of cod shall not exceed 100 tonnes. May be fished in sub-area XIV and V (Greenland waters).’
    ‘SpeciesBycatchesZoneNAFO 0,1 (Greenland waters)XBC/NO1GRN
    EC2 000f4
    TACnot relevant