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

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	2 878	23 202
Canary Islands. Length > 12 m. EU waters	CA2	4 779	16 055
Canary Islands. Length > 12 m. International and third country waters	CA3	51 167	90 680
Total		58 824	129 937

France
Fleet segment	Segment code	GT	kW
Réunion. Demersal species. Length < 12 m	4FC	1 050	14 000
Réunion. Pelagic species	4FD	9 705	24 610
French Guiana. Demersal and pelagic species. Length < 12 m	4FF	400	5 250
French Guiana. Shrimp vessels	4FG	6 526	19 726
French Guiana. Pelagic species. Offshore vessels	4FH	3 500	5 000
Martinique. Demersal and pelagic species. Length < 12 m	4FJ	2 800	65 500
Martinique. Pelagic species. Length > 12 m	4FK	1 000	3 000
Guadeloupe. Demersal and pelagic species. Length < 12 m	4FL	4 100	105 000
Guadeloupe. Pelagic species. Length > 12 m	4FM	500	1 750
Total		29 581	243 836

Portugal
Fleet segment	Segment code	GT	kW
Madeira. Demersal species. Length < 12 m	4K6	680	4 574
Madeira. Demersal and pelagic species. Length > 12 m	4K7	5 354	17 414
Madeira. Pelagic species. Seine. Length > 12 m	4K8	253	1 170
Azores. Demersal species. Length < 12 m	4K9	2 721	20 815
Azores. Demersal and pelagic species. Length > 12 m	4KA	14 246	36 846
Total		23 254	80 819