Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 of 6 May 1996 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and quotas

• Published date: 09 May 1996
• Subject Matter: política pesquera,politique de la pêche,politica della pesca
• Official Gazette Publication: Diario Oficial de las Comunidades Europeas, L 115, 9 de mayo de 1996,Journal officiel des Communautés européennes, L 115, 9 mai 1996,Gazzetta ufficiale delle Comunità europee, L 115, 9 maggio 1996

1996R0847 — EN — 01.01.2010 — 001.001

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►B COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 847/96 of 6 May 1996 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and quotas (OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p.3)

Amended by:

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►M1	COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009	L 343	1	22.12.2009

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 847/96

of 6 May 1996

introducing additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and quotas

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ( 1 ),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament ( 2 ),

Whereas, in addition to the provisions listed in Article 4 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture ( 3 ), it is necessary to lay down conditions for the pursuit of exploitation activities which would improve the mechanisms at present available by the introduction of the appropriate year-to-year flexibility in the management of total allowable catches (TACs) and quotas which, within certain limits, is compatible with conservation policies;

Whereas, pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92, it is for the Council to establish the fishing availabilities to be allocated to Member States and to determine the conditions for adjusting these availabilities from one year to the next;

Whereas stocks subject to precautionary or analytical TACs need to be defined;

Whereas permitted landings from a stock, for the purpose of this Regulation, need to be defined;

Whereas, under certain conditions, precautionary TACs and quotas for certain stocks may be revised upwards during the year with negligible danger of undermining the principle of rational and responsible exploitation of marine resources;

Whereas it is appropriate to encourage Member States to transfer part of their quotas of stocks subject to analytical TAC from one year to another within certain limits;

Whereas other stocks subject to either an analytical or a precautionary TAC may be known to be in a state of exploitation such that any increase in the TAC is...