Council Regulation (EEC) No 172/83 of 25 January 1983 fixing for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks occurring in the Community' s fishing zone, total allowable catches for 1982, the share of these catches available to the Community, the allocation of that share between the Member States and the conditions under which the total allowable catches may be fished

• Published date: 27 January 1983
• Subject Matter: Fisheries policy
• Official Gazette Publication: Official Journal of the European Communities, L 24, 27 January 1983

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Council Regulation (EEC) No 172/83 of 25 January 1983 fixing for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks occurring in the Community' s fishing zone, total allowable catches for 1982, the share of these catches available to the Community, the allocation of that share between the Member States and the conditions under which the total allowable catches may be fished

Official Journal L 024 , 27/01/1983 P. 0030 - 0067

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( 1 ) SEE PAGE 1 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .

( 2 ) OJ NO C 228 , 1 . 9 . 1982 , P . 14 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 138 , 19 . 5 . 1982 , P . 1 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 378 , 30 . 12 . 1978 , P . 1 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 69 , 14 . 3 . 1981 , P . 1 .

( 6 ) OJ NO C 140 , 3 . 6 . 1982 , P . 3 .

( 7 ) SEE PAGE 14 OF THIS OFFICIAL JOURNAL .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 172/83 OF 25 JANUARY 1983 FIXING FOR CERTAIN FISH STOCKS AND GROUPS OF FISH STOCKS OCCURRING IN THE COMMUNITY'S FISHING ZONE , TOTAL ALLOWABLE CATCHES FOR 1982 , THE SHARE OF THESE CATCHES AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY , THE ALLOCATION OF THAT SHARE BETWEEN THE MEMBER STATES AND THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THE TOTAL ALLOWABLE CATCHES MAY BE FISHED

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 170/83 OF 25 JANUARY 1983 ESTABLISHING A COMMUNITY SYSTEM FOR THE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF FISHERY RESOURCES ( 1 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 11 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ( 2 ) ,

WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE PROTECTION OF FISHING GROUNDS AND FISH STOCKS AND THE BALANCED EXPLOITATION OF THE RESOURCES OF THE SEA , IN THE INTERESTS OF BOTH FISHERMEN AND CONSUMERS , THERE SHOULD BE FIXED , EACH YEAR FOR THE DIFFERENT SPECIES , CATCHES OF WHICH MUST BE RESTRICTED , A TOTAL ALLOWABLE CATCH ( TAC ) PER STOCK OR GROUP OF STOCKS AND THE SHARE OF THESE CATCHES AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY TAKING INTO ACCOUNT ITS COMMITMENTS TO THIRD COUNTRIES ;

WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO ENSURE EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF THESE TACS , CONDITIONS ON FISHING OPERATIONS SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED ;

WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO ENSURE EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT , THE TACS AVAILABLE FOR THE COMMUNITY IN 1982 SHOULD BE FAIRLY ALLOCATED AMONG THE MEMBER STATES ;

WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO MAKE A FAIR ALLOCATION OF AVAILABLE RESOURCES , PARTICULAR ACCOUNT MUST BE TAKEN OF TRADITIONAL FISHING ACTIVITIES , THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF AREAS PARTICULARLY DEPENDENT ON FISHING AND ITS DEPENDENT INDUSTRIES AND THE LOSS OF FISHING POTENTIAL IN THE WATERS OF THIRD COUNTRIES ;

WHEREAS , IN THE CASE OF STOCKS FOR WHICH THE FISHERIES ARE STILL DEVELOPING AND FOR WHICH LITTLE , IF ANY , SCIENTIFIC DATA ARE AVAILABLE , SUCH AS HORSE-MACKEREL , BLUE WHITING AND NORWAY POUT , IT DOES NOT APPEAR NECESSARY TO MAKE QUOTA ALLOCATIONS ;

WHEREAS , WITH REGARD TO HERRING STOCKS , QUOTA PROPOSALS FOR 1983 MUST NECESSARILY HAVE AN AD HOC BASIS AND CANNOT FORM A BASIS FOR FUTURE YEARS...