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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No2158/77
of30September1977
layingdowncertaininterimmeasuresfortheconservationandmanagement of
fisheryresourcesapplicabletovesselsflyingtheflagoftheUSSR
THECQUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,Article2
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,FishingwithinthefishingzonesreferredtoinArticle
1byvesselsflyingtheflagoftheUSSRshallbe
subjecttothegrantingofalicenceonbehalfofthe
CommunitybytheCommissionandtoobservanceof
theconditionssetoutinthelicence. HavingregardtotheActofAccession,
Article3
Whenanapplicationforalicenceissubmittedtothe
Commission ,thefollowinginformationshallbe
supplied:
(a)nameofthevessel;
(b)registrationnumberandexternalidentification
lettersandnumbers;HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereastheCounciladopted,on3November1976,a
setofresolutionsconcerningcertainexternaland
internalaspectsofthecommonfisheriespolicy;
WhereasbyRegulation (EEC)No194/77(')the
Councillaiddown,fortheperiod1Januaryto31
March1977,certaininterimmeasuresfortheconserva­
tionandmanagementoffisheryresourcesapplicable
tovesselsflyingtheflagoftheUSSR,whichwere
subsequently extendedbyRegulations (EEC)No
745/77(2),(EEC)No1172/77(3)and(EEC)No
1413/77(4);
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1413/77expiredon30
September 1977;whereas,however,accountbeing
takenofthequantitiesofcatchestheallocationof
whichhasbeenacceptedbytheCommunitywithin
theframeworkofICNAFinICNAFzone1,itis
necessarytoauthorizevesselsflyingtheflagofthe
UnionofSovietSocialistRepublicstocontinueto
makecertaincatchesinthatzone,(c)portofregistration ;
(d)grosstonnageandoveralllength;
(e)callsign.
Article4
1.Themaximumnumberofvesselsofbetween
2000and3950GRTpermittedtofishatthesame
timeislaiddownasseven.
2.Shouldvesselsofatonnageoflessthan2000
GRTbeused,the.numberoflicencesandthe
maximumnumberofvesselspermittedtofishatthe
sametimeshallbecalculatedaccordingtothe
followingconversionrates:HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
—upto1000GRT:2-5,
—1000to2000GRT:1-5.1.From1Octoberuntil30November1977vessels
flyingtheflagoftheUSSRshallbeauthorizedtotake
onlythecatcheslaiddownintheAnnexwithinthe
200-milefishingzonesoftheMemberStates,situated
offtheNorthSeaandAtlanticcoastsandcoveredby
Communityrulesonfisheries.
2.Thefishingquotasshallbegrantedsubjectto
compliancewiththeconservationmeasuresandsuper­
visorymeasuresandotherprovisionsgoverning
fishinginthezonesreferredtoinArticle1ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No194/77.Thefigureforthenumberofvesselsobtainedbythe
aboveconversionratesshall,whereappropriate,be
roundeddowntothenearestwholenumber.
Article5
Eachlicenceshallbevalidforonevesselonlyfora
periodnotextendingbeyond30November1977and
forthespeciesoffishindicatedonthelicencewithin
thequantitativeandgeographicallimitsreferredtoin
theAnnex.(>)OJNoL25,29.1.1977,p.46.
(2)OJNoL90,8.4.1977,p.7.
(J)OJNoL137,3.6.1977,p.13.
(<)OJNoL160,30.6.1977,p.8.

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Article6 regardinparticulartothemonitoringofthevolume
ofcatchestakenbyvesselsfromtheUSSR.
Article7MemberStatesshalltakemeasurestoensure,asfaras
possible,theenforcementofArticles1to5asregards
themaritimewaterscoming ,jupdertheirsovereignty
orfallingundertheirjurisdiction,includinginparti­
cularregularinspectionoft|ievesselsoftheUSSR.
Inthisconnection,MemberStatesandtheCommis­
sionshallcommunicate toeachothertheinformation
requiredforcompliancewiththisRegulation,withThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplyuntil30November1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30September1977.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
A.HUMBLET
ANNEX
USSRfishingquotasfortheperiodfrom1Octoberto30November1977
ThezonesconcernedarethosedefinedintheAnnextotheConventionestablishingtheInterna­
tionalCommissionfortheNorth-WestAtlanticFisheriesCommission (ICNAF),insofarastheyare
situatedinthefishingzonesoftheMemberStatesextendingupto200nauticalmilesfromcoasts
borderingontheNorthSeaandtheAtlantic,andcoveredbyCommunityrulesonfisheries.
Species ZoneQuantity
(tonnes)
Roundnosegrenadier 1(ICNAF) 1216
Greenlandhalibut 1(ICNAF) 3760