31991R3889

31 . 12 . 91 No L 367 / 67 Official Journal of the European Communities

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3889 / 91

of 18 December 1991 allocating, for 1992, certain catch quotas between the Member States for vessels fishing in Faroese waters

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Whereas, to ensure efficient management of the catch possibilities available, they should be allocated among the Member States as quotas in accordance with Article 4 of Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Regulation (EEC) No 170 / 83 ; Economic Community , Whereas the fishing activities covered by this Regulation Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 170 / 83 of are subject to the relevant control measures provided for by 25 January 1983 establishing a Community system for the Council Regulation (EEC ) No 2241 / 87 of 23 July 1987 conservation and management of fishery resources (*), as establishing certain control measures for fishing last amended by the Act of Accession of Spain and activities (3 ), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No Portugal (2), and in particular Article 11 thereof, 3483 / 88 (4),

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas, in accordance with the procedure provided for in the Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community, of the one part, and the Article 1 Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faroe Islands, of the other part, the two parties have held consultations on their mutual fishing rights for 1992; 1 . From 1 January to 31 December 1992 catches taken by vessels flying the flag of a Member State in the waters falling within the fisheries jurisdiction of the Faroe Islands, Whereas, as a result of these consultations, the two Parties under the arrangement on reciprocal fishing rights for 1991 have agreed on an arrangement for 1992 whereby certain between the Community and the Faroe Islands, shall not catch quotas are allocated to Community vessels in the exceed the quotas set out in the Annex hereto. Faroese fishing zone;

Whereas it is for the Community to lay down, in Article 2 accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC ) No 170/ 83 , the conditions subject to which these catch quotas may be used by Community fishermen; 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

(!) OJ No L 24 , 27. 1 . 1983 , p. 1 . ( 3 ) OJ No L 207 , 29 . 7 . 1987 , p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 302, 15 . 11 . 1985 , p . 1 . ( 4) OJ No L 306 , 11 . 11 . 1988 , p. 2 .

No L 367 / 68 Official Journal of the European Communities 31 . 12. 91

ANNEX

Allocation of Community catch quotas in Faroese waters for 1992, as referred to in Article 1

(in tonnes)

Community Species Quotas allocated to Member States catch quotas

Cod and haddock 500 France 60 I \ Germany 10 United Kingdom 430 I Saithe 2 500 Belgium 50 \ France 1 510 l Il Germany 310 ( Netherlands 50 Il United Kingdom 580 l II Redfish 7 000 Belgium 50 I France 435 I ll Germany 6 440 United Kingdom 75 I II Blue ling and ling 3 600 (!) France 2 340 l II Germany 1 055 United Kingdom 205 \ Il Blue whiting 25 000 Denmark 11 000 I ll France I Il Germany ?■ 3 000 I II Netherlands J United Kingdom 11 000 I II

Flatfish 1 000 (2) France 140 l Il Germany 180 United Kingdom 680 l Il Mackerel 5 300 Denmark 5 300 Other species 760 France 275 \ Il Germany 305 United Kingdom 180 l

(') Including unavoidable by-catches of roundnose grenadier and black scabbard. (2) Including Greenland halibut.