COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 783/98 of 7 April 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 45/98 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1998 and certain conditions under which they may be fished
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 45/98 (2) fixes, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the TACs for 1998 and certain conditions under which they may be fished;
Whereas it is desirable to set new TACs for 1998 in order to limit the catches of a number of additional fish stocks or group of fish stocks in the North Sea; whereas these TACs should be allocated among Member States in accordance with Article 8(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92;
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 45/98 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The tables in Annexes I and II to this Regulation shall be inserted, respectively, in Annexes I and III to Regulation (EC) No 45/98 in the appropriate species.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 January 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Luxembourg, 7 April 1998.