COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1852/96 of 24 September 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 3089/95 allocating, for 1996, certain catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in Polish 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,

Whereas, in accordance with Article 124 of the 1994 Act of Accession, fisheries agreements concluded by the Kingdom of Sweden with third countries are managed by the Community;

Whereas Regulation (EC) No 3089/95 (2) allocates, for 1996, certain catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in Polish waters;

Whereas, in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article III of the Agreement on Fisheries of 1 February 1978 between the Kingdom of Sweden and the Republic of Poland, the Community has held further consultations concerning the reciprocal fishing rights for 1996; whereas these consultations have resulted in the allocation of 150 tonnes of cod to the Community;

Whereas, to ensure efficient management of the catch possibilities available in Polish waters, they should be allocated among Member States as quotas in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 3089/95, the table relating to the allocation of Community catch quotas in Polish waters for 1996 is hereby replaced by the table set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 24 September 1996.

For the Council

The President

E. FITZGERALD

(1) OJ No L 389, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. Regulation as amended by the 1994 Act of Accession.

(2) OJ No L 330, 21. 12. 1995, p. 106.

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