Commission Regulation (EC) No 1570/2005

of 27 September 2005

correcting Regulation (EC) No 2104/2004 laying down detailed implementing rules for Council Regulation (EC) No 639/2004 on the management of fishing fleets registered in the Community outermost regions

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy [1], and in particular Article 11(5) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 639/2004 of 30 March 2004 on the management of fishing fleets registered in the Community outermost regions [2], and in particular Article 1(2) and Article 4(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2104/2004 [3] lays down detailed implementing rules for the management of fishing fleets in the outermost regions until 31 December 2006 and establishes in particular the specific reference levels per fleet segment for each of the outermost regions of France, Portugal and Spain.

(2) In the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2104/2004 the names of the two fleet segments for the French region of La Réunion are erroneous and should be corrected. This correction should apply retroactively and will not cause any detrimental effects on operators.

(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2104/2004 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 January 2003.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 27 September 2005.

For the Commission

Joe Borg

Member of the Commission

[1] OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.

[2] OJ L 102, 7.4.2004, p. 9.

[3] OJ L 365, 10.12.2004, p. 19.

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ANNEX

Specific reference levels for fishing fleets registered in the outermost regions of France, Portugal and Spain

Spain |

Fleet segment | Segment code | GT | kW |

Canary Islands. Length < 12 m. EU waters | CA1 | 2878 | 23202 |

Canary Islands. Length > 12 m. EU waters | CA2 | 4779 | 16055 |

Canary Islands. Length > 12 m. International and third country waters | CA3 | 51167 | 90680 |

Total | | 58824 | 129937 |

France |

Fleet segment | Segment code | GT | kW |

Réunion. Demersal species. Length < 12 m | 4FC | 1050 | 14000 |

Réunion. Pelagic species | 4FD | 9705 | 24610 |

French Guiana. Demersal and pelagic species. Length < 12 m | 4FF | 400 | 5250 |

French Guiana. Shrimp vessels | 4FG | 6526 | 19726 |

French Guiana. Pelagic species. Offshore vessels | 4FH | 3500 | 5000 |

Martinique. Demersal and pelagic species. Length < 12 m | 4FJ | 2800 | 65500 |

Martinique. Pelagic species. Length > 12 m | 4FK | 1000 | 3000 |

Guadeloupe. Demersal and pelagic species. Length < 12 m | 4FL | 4100 | 105000 |

Guadeloupe. Pelagic species. Length > 12 m | 4FM | 500 | 1750 |

Total | | 29581 | 243836 |

Portugal |

Fleet segment | Segment code | GT | kW |

Madeira. Demersal species. Length < 12 m | 4K6 | 680 | 4574 |

Madeira. Demersal and pelagic species. Length > 12 m | 4K7 | 5354 | 17414 |

Madeira. Pelagic species. Seine. Length > 12 m | 4K8 | 253 | 1170 |

Azores. Demersal species. Length < 12 m | 4K9 | 2721 | 20815 |

Azores. Demersal and pelagic species. Length > 12 m | 4KA | 14246 | 36846 |

Total | | 23254 | 80819 |

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