COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1853/96 of 24 September 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 3088/95 laying down, for 1996, certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Poland

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 3088/95 (2) allocates, for 1996, certain catch quotas to vessels flying the flag of Poland in Community 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 130 tonnes of cod to Poland;

Whereas the specific conditions under which such catches must be taken should be laid down,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 3088/95, the table relating to Polish catch quotas for 1996 in the fishing zone of Sweden 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. 99.

ANNEX

Polish catch quotas for 1996

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