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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

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 Policy(1), 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 other(2), 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 required(3), should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

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

Article 2

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

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

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

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

    ‘Species

    Snow crab

    Chionoecetes spp.

    Zone

    NAFO 0,1 (Greenland waters)

    PRC/NO1GRN

    Ireland

    125

    Spain

    875

    EC

    1 000

    TAC

    not relevant’

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

    ‘Species

    Cod

    Gadus morhua

    Zone

    I, II (Norwegian waters)

    COD/1N2AB-

    Germany

    2 431

    Greece

    301

    Spain

    2 712

    Ireland

    301

    France

    2 232

    Portugal

    2 712

    United Kingdom

    9 431

    EC

    20 120

    TAC

    486 000 ’

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

    ‘Species

    Cod

    Gadus morhua

    Zone

    Greenland waters

    COD/N01514

    Germany

    “pm”

    United Kingdom

    “pm”

    EC

    “pm”

    TAC

    not relevant’

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

    ‘Species

    Atlantic halibut

    Hippoglossus hippoglossus

    Zone

    V, XIV (Greenland waters)

    HAL/514GRN

    Portugal

    800

    EC

    1 000 (1) (2)

    TAC

    not relevant

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

    ‘Species

    Northern prawn

    Pandalus borealis

    Zone

    NAFO 0,1 (Greenland waters)

    PRA/NO1GRN

    Denmark

    2 000

    France

    2 000

    EC

    4 000

    TAC

    not relevant’

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

    ‘Species

    Greenland halibut

    Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

    Zone

    V, XIV (Greenland waters)

    GHL/514GRN

    Germany

    7 647

    United Kingdom

    403

    EC

    9 000 (1)

    TAC

    not relevant

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

    ‘Species Bycatches

    Zone

    NAFO 0,1 (Greenland waters)

    XBC/NO1GRN

    EC

    2 000 (1)

    TAC

    not relevant