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# 11985I165

**DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE ACCESSION OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, ACT CONCERNING THE CONDITIONS OF ACCESSION OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN AND THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC AND THE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TREATIES, ARTICLE 165 **

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Official Journal L 302 , 15/11/1985 P. 0073 *

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Article 165

1 . For the purposes of their integration into the Community system for the conservation and management of fishery resources established by Regulation ( EEC ) No 170/83 , access of vessels flying the flag of Portugal to waters falling under the sovereignty or within the jurisdiction of the Kingdom of Spain covered by the ICES and the Fishery Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic ( CECAF ) shall be subject until 31 December 1995 to the regime referred to in paragraphs 2 to 8 , without prejudice to the specific provisions referred to in Article 155 .

2 . The following activities may be carried out by the vessels referred to in paragraph 1 as their main activity :

Species * Quantity ( tonnes ) * Zone * Authorized fishing gear * Period fishing authorization * Total number of authorized vessels ( basic list ) * Number of vessels authorized to fish at the same time ( periodical list ) *

- * * * * North of the Rio Mino frontier : 17 * North of the Rio Mino frontier : 9 *

- * * * * East of the Rio Guadiana frontier : 4 * East of the Rio Guadiana frontier : 2 *

Demersal species * 850 * * * * * *

- Hake * * ICES VIII + IX + CECAF ( mainland coast ) * Trawl * Year round * * *

- Others * * ICES VIII + IX + CECAF ( mainland coast ) * Trawl * Year round * * *

Pelagic species * 2 250 * * * * * *

- Horse mackerel * * ICES VIII + IX + CECAF ( mainland coast ) * Trawl * Year round * * *

- Large migrants other than tuna ( sword fish , blue shark , Ray's bream ) * * ICES VIII + IX + CECAF ( mainland coast ) * Surface long line * Year round * * 20 *

- Albacore tuna * * ICES VIII + IX + CECAF ( mainland coast ) * Troll line * From May to July * * To be decided *

3 . The use of gill nets shall be prohibited .

4 . Each long liner may not cast more than two long lines per day : the maximum length of each of these long lines shall be fixed at 20 nautical miles ; the distance between hooks may not be less than , 2,70 metres .

5 . Fishing for crustaceans shall not be authorized . However , catches shall be permitted when fishing directed at hake and other demersal species takes place , up to limit of 10 % of the volume of catches of these species kept on board .

6 . The number of vessels authorized to fish for Albacore tuna shall be decided upon before 1 March 1986 according to the procedure provided for in Article 11 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 170/83 .

7 . The detailed rules for applying this Article shall apply by analogy with those contained in Annex XI , before 1 January 1986 , in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 14 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 170/83 .

8 . The provisions aimed at ensuring that operators comply with the rules provided for in this Article , including those aimed at the possibility of not authorizing the vessel concerned to fish for a certain period shall be adopted before 1 January 1986 according to the procedure provided for in Article 11 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 170/83 .