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23.10.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union
L
293/1
II
(Non-legislative acts)
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 927/2012
of 16 July 2012
establishing the deadline in the event of underutilisation of fishing opportunities under the Protocol
setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries
Partnership Agreement between the European Community on the one hand, and the
Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the other hand
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
under the current Protocol are not fully utilised, the
Commission is to inform the Member States concerned.
The absence of a reply within the deadline to be set by
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
the Council is to be considered as confirmation that the
Union, and in particular Article 43(3) thereof,
vessels of the Member State concerned are not making
full use of their fishing opportunities during the given
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
period. That deadline should therefore be set by the
Council.
Whereas:
(5) Given
that
the
current
Protocol
will
expire
on
31 December 2012 and that the new Protocol is to be
(1) On
28
June
2007,
the
Council
adopted
Regulation
(EC)
No 753/2007 on the conclusion of the Fisheries Part
provisionally applied from 1 January 2013, this Regu
nership Agreement between the European Community
lation should apply from 1 January 2013,
on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark
and the Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
other hand ( 1 ).
(2)
Since the current Protocol setting out the fishing oppor
Article 1
tunities and financial contribution provided for in the
1. If, by the relevant date set out in the Annex to this
Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European
Regulation, applications for fishing authorisations from the
Community on the one hand, and the Government of
Member States under the Protocol to the Fisheries Partnership
Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland,
Agreement between the European Community on the one hand,
on the other hand ( 2 ) (‘the current Protocol’) will expire
and the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule
on 31 December 2012, a new Protocol was initialled on
Government of Greenland, on the other hand, do not cover
3 February 2012. The new Protocol provides EU fishing
all the annually allocated fishing opportunities set by that
vessels with fishing opportunities in Greenlandic waters.
Protocol, the Commission shall consider applications for
fishing authorisations from any other Member State pursuant
(3) On
16
July
2012,
the
Council
adopted
Decision to Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008.
2012/653/EU ( 3 ) on the signing and the provisional
application of the new Protocol.
2. The
deadline
referred
to
in
Article
10(1)
of
Regulation
(EC) No 1006/2008 shall be set at 10 working days.
(4) In
accordance
with
Article
10(1)
of
Council
Regulation
(EC) No 1006/2008 of 29 September 2008 concerning
authorisations for fishing activities of Community fishing
3. For each stock referred to in the Annex, the Commission
vessels outside Community waters and the access of third
shall inform the Member States of the level of utilisation of the
country vessels to Community waters ( 4 ), if it appears
fishing opportunities based on licence applications received at
that the number of fishing authorisations or the
the latest:
amount of fishing opportunities allocated to the Union
(a) one month before the date set out in the Annex; and
( 1 ) OJ L 172, 30.6.2007, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 172, 30.6.2007, p. 9.
( 3 ) See page 4 of this Official Journal.
( 4 ) OJ L 286, 29.10.2008, p. 33.
(b) by the date set out in the Annex.

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Official Journal of the European Union
23.10.2012
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal
of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2013.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 July 2012.
For the Council
The President
S. ALETRARIS

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EN
23.10.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union
L
293/3
ANNEX
Date referred to in Article 1(1) and (3):
Stock Date
Northern Prawn in ICES Subareas XIV & V 1
August
Greenland halibut in ICES Subareas XIV & V 15
September
Atlantic halibut in ICES Subareas XIV & V and NAFO Subarea 1 1
September
Greenland halibut in NAFO Subarea 1 – South of 68° North 15
October
Northern Prawn in NAFO Subarea 1 1
October
Pelagic Redfish in ICES Subareas XIV & V and in NAFO Subarea 1F 1
September
Demersal Redfish in ICES Subareas XIV & V and in NAFO Subarea 1F 1
September
Snowcrab in NAFO Subarea 1 1
October
Cod in ICES Subarea XIV and in NAFO Subarea 1 31
October

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