31991R3887

31 . 12 . 91 No L 367 / 57 Official Journal of the European Communities

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC ) No 3887 / 91

of 18 December 1991

allocating, for 1992, Community catch quotas in Greenland waters

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Whereas it is for the Community to lay down, under the terms of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC ) No 170 / 83 , the conditions subject to which these catch quotas may be used Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European by Community fishermen; Economic Community , Whereas, to ensure efficient management of the catch Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC ) No 170 / 83 of possibilities available , they should be shared out among the Member States by means of quotas in accordance with 25 January 1983 establishing a Community system for the Article 4 of Regulation (EEC ) No 170 / 83 ; conservation and management of fishery resources (*), as amended by the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal (2), Whereas the fishing activities covered by this Regulation and in particular .Article 1 1 thereof, are subject to the relevant control measures provided for by Council Regulation ( EEC) No 2241 / 87 of 23 July 1987 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission , establishing certain control measures for fishing activities (5 ), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No Whereas the Agreement on fisheries between the European 3483 / 88 (6 ), Economic Community , on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the local Government of HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Greenland, on the other (3), and the Protocol laying down the conditions relating to fishing provided for in the Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Article 1 Community, on the one hand , and the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland, For 1992, the allocation of the Community catch quotas in on the other (4), establish the catch quotas allocated to the Greenland waters shall be as set out in the Annex. Community in Greenland waters; Article 2 Whereas these catch quotas may be used by vessels not flying the flag of a Member State of the Community to the Should the authorities responsible for Greenland make an extent that this is necessary for the proper functioning of offer regarding supplementary catch possibilities referred to the fisheries agreements which the Community has in Article 8 of the Agreement on fisheries, the Council concluded with third countries ; shall, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission , take a decision on that offer within six weeks of receipt thereof. Whereas the Community shall inform the authorities responsible for Greenland of its reaction to offers regarding supplementary catch possibilities referred to in Article 8 of Article 3 the Agreement on fisheries not later than six weeks after receipt of the offer; This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1992.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States . Done at Brussels , 18 December 1991 . For the Council

The President

P. BUKMAN

0 ) OJNoL 24 , 27. 1 . 1983 , p. 1 . ( 2) OJ No L 302 , 15 . 11 . 1985 , p. 1 (3 ) OJ No L 29 , 1 . 2. 1985 , p. 9 . (5 ) OJ No L 207 , 29 . 7 . 1987 , p. 1 . (4) OJ No L 252 , 15 . 9 . 1990 , p. 2 . ( 6 ) OJ No L 306 , 11 . 11 . 1988 , p. 2 .

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ANNEX

Allocation of Community catch quotas in Greenland waters for 1992

Quantities - Faroese quotas in allocated to Greenland waters Community Norway according to Geographical catch Quotas allocated to Member States Species • (tonnes ) EC / Greenland Fisheries region quotas (tonnes ) ( shown for Protocol ( l ) (tonnes) information (tonnes) only ) (shown for information only) 1 2 3 4 5 6 \ Cod NAFO 0 / 1 16 000 Germany 12 320 United Kingdom 3 680 ICES XIV / V 15 000 Germany 13 040 United Kingdom 1 960

Redfish NAFO 0 / 1 5 500 Germany 5 395 United Kingdom 105 ICES XIV / V 46 820 — 500 Germany 46 270 France 330 United Kingdom 220

Greenland halibut NAFO 0 / 1 1 850 Germany 1 575 200 (2 ) 150 United Kingdom 75 ICES XIV / V 3 750 Germany *3 375 200 (2 ) 150 United Kingdom 175

Halibut NAFO 0 / 1 200 — 200 (2 )

Deep-water prawns NAFO 0 / 1 295 Denmark 147 150 (3) France 147 ICES XIV / V 4180 Denmark 840 2 500 1 045 (3) France 840

Catfish NAFO 0 / 1 2 000 — Germany 2 000

ICES XIV / V 30 000 Denmark 3 000 — Blue whiting France 3 000 Germany 24 000

Capelin ICES XIV / V 30 000 Community 30 000 10 000 (2)

(!) These Faroese quotas are additional to the Community catch quotas and form part of the fishery arrangement for 1992 agreed on by the Community and the­ Faroe Islands . (2) To be fished only by long-liners. (3 ) South of 68° N in NAFO 0 / 1 .