COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1953/96 of 7 October 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 3079/95 allocating, for 1996, Community catch quotas in Greenland 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 Regulation (EC) No 3079/95 (2) established, for 1996, the Community catch quota for capelin in Greenland waters on the basis of a provisional TAC;

Whereas a revision of the relevant TAC in the meantime has resulted in an increase in the share available to the Community;

Whereas Regulation (EC) No 3079/95 has to be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 3079/95, the entry dealing with capelin shall be replaced by that given 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 Luxembourg, 7 October 1996.

For the Council

The President

P. RABBITTE

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

(2) OJ No L 330, 30. 12. 1995, p. 64.

ANNEX

'Allocation of Community catch quotas in Greenland waters for 1996

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