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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No529/89
of23February1989
establishing ,fortheperiodfrom1Marchto30June1989,certainmeasuresfor
theconservationandmanagement offisheryresourcesapplicabletovessels
flyingtheJapaneseflaginwatersfallingunderthesovereigntyorjurisdictionof
Portugal
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No170/83of
25January1983establishingaCommunitysystemfor
theconservationandmanagementoffisheryresources('),
andinparticularArticle11thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereasArticle2ofRegulation(EEC)No170/83
requirestheCounciltoformulatetheconservation
measuresnecessarytoachievetheaimssetoutinArticle
1oftheRegulationinthelightofavailablescientific
advice;
WhereastheAgreementwhichlinkedPortugalandJapan
since3March1980expiredon2March1986;whereas
thereafterJapanesefishingactivitieshavebeentempor­
arilymaintainedin1986byRegulation (EEC)No
448/86(2),in1987byRegulation(EEC)No654/87(3)and
in1988byRegulation(EEC)No580/88(4),intheframe­
workofcooperationwithJapantothebenefitoflocal
peoplewhoaregreatlydependentonfisheriesinviewof
theneedforbalancedeconomicandsocialdevelopment
ofthePortuguesecoastalregions;
WhereasitisintheCommunity'sinteresttoensurethat
thissystemcontinuesinamorelimitedfashionforthe
1989fishingseason;
WhereasfishingbyJapanesevesselsinwatersfalling
underthesovereigntyorjurisdictionofPortugalissubject
toCommunityfisheriesRegulations ;whereassuch
fishingshouldbesupplemented bycertaintechnicaland
supervisorymeasures,HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
VesselsflyingtheJapaneseflag,fishingexclusivelywith
longlines,shallbeauthorized,forthefishingperiod1
Marchto30June1989,tofishastheirprincipalcatch,
bluefintuna(Thunnusthynnusthynnus)inwatersunder
thesovereigntyorjurisdictionofPortugalthatliebeyond
12milesfromthebaselines,withtheexceptionofthe
zoneslistedinAnnex1,subjecttotheconditionslaid
downinthisRegulation.
Article2
1.Themaximumnumberoflong-linersreferredtoin
Article1shallbe15:novesselmayexceed500GRT.
2.Hietotalcatchofallthelong-linersmaynotexceed
120tonnesofbluefintuna.
3.Othertunaspeciescaughtwhenfishingforbluefin
tunamaynotexceed25%ofthetotalcatchpervessel.
Article3
1.Thecatchofbluefintuna(Thunnusthynnus
thynnus)ofaunitaryweightoflessthan6,4kilograms
shallbeprohibited.
2.Thecatchofyellowfintuna(Thunnusalbacares)of
aunitaryweightoflessthan3,2kilogramsshallbe
prohibited.
3.Thecatchofbigeyetuna(Thunnusobesus)ofa
unitaryweightoflessthan3,2kilogramsshallbe
prohibited.
Article4
1.Fishingbylong-linersreferredtoinArticle1in
zonesreferredtointhesameArticleshallbesubjectto
thepossessiononboardofalicence,issuedbythe
CommissiononbehalfoftheCommunity,andtothe(')OJNoL24,27.1.1983,p.1.
f)OJNoL50,28.2.1986,p.34.0OJNoL63,6.3.1987,p.2.0OJNoL57,3.3.1988,p.1.

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Newlicencesshallbeissuedinaccordancewithpara­
graph1.observanceoftheconditionssetoutinthatlicenceand
thesupervisorymeasuresandotherprovisionsregulating
fishingactivitiesinthosezones.
2.Themasterofeachvesselinpossessionofalicence
mustobservethespecialconditionssetoutinAnnexII,
andinparticulartheobligationtoforwardtheinforma­
tionspecifiedinthesaidAnnexviatheradiostations
indicatedtherein.Theseconditionsshallformpartofthe
licence.
3.Eachlicenceshallbevalidforasinglevesseland
notbetransferable.However,theJapaneseauthorities
mayrequesttheCommission,bytelex,toauthorizethe
transferofthelicenceforavesselwhichisprevented
fromfishingduringthesetperiodforreasonsofforce
majeuretoareplacementvesselwhosetechnicalcharac­
teristicsdonotexceedthoseofthevesseltobereplaced.
Therequestshallprovidealltheinformationreferredto
inArticle7,inrespectofthisreplacementvessel.The
Commission shallnotifyanytransferauthorization ,
withoutdelayandbytelex,totheJapaneseauthorities
andtothecompetentsupervisoryauthorities.Thereplace­
mentvesselcancarryoutfishingactivitiesonlyafterthe
dateindicatedbytheCommissioninitsnotification.
4.Alllicencesreferredtoinparagraph 1shallceaseto
bevalidoncetheCommission hasestablishedthatthe
quotalaiddowninArticle2hasbeenusedup.Article7
Thefollowinginformationshallaccompanyapplications
forlicencessubmittedtotheCommission :
(a)nameofthevessel;
(b)registrationnumber;
(c)externalidentification lettersandnumbers;
(d)portofregistration;
(e)nameandaddressoftheownerorcharterer;
(f)grosstonnageandoveralllength;
(g)enginepower;
(h)callsignandradiofrequency;
(i)proposedfishingzone;
(j)periodforwhichalicenceisrequested.
Article8
1.ThePortugueseauthoritiesshalltakeappropriate
measures,includingtheinspectionofvessels,toensure
thatthpobligationsunderthisRegulationareobserved.
2.Whereaninfringement isdulyascertained,the
Portugueseauthoritiesshallforthwith,butatthelatest
within30daysofthedateonwhichtheinfringementwas
established,informtheCommission ofthenameofthe
vesselconcernedandanyactiontheymayhavetaken.Article5
TheissueoffishinglicencesreferredtoinArticle4shall
beconditionalonJapan'splanninganannualscientific
andtechnicalcooperationprogrammetobenefitPortu­
gal'scoastalpopulation,whichisgreatlydependenton
fisheryactivities.Particularattentionshallbepaidinthe
programmetotrainingrequirements ,theimprovement of
researchcapacityandtheneedforeconomicandsocial
development ofthePortuguesecoastalregions.The
programmeshallbesubmittedtotheCommissionbefore
28February1989.Article9
1.Avesselwhichhasfailedtocomplywiththeobliga­
tionslaiddowninthisRegulationshallhaveitslicence
withdrawn;suchlicenceshallnotbereplaced.
2.Ifavesselfishingwithoutavalidlicenceinthe
watersreferredtoinArticle1isownedormanagedbya
naturalorlegalpersonowningormanagingoneormore
othervesselstowhichlicenceshavebeenissuedoneof
thoselicencesmaybewithdrawn.
Article10
If,foraperiodofonemonth,theCommissionreceives
nocommunication aslaiddowninArticle4(2)fora
vesselinpossessionofalicencereferredtointhatArticle,
thelicenceofthatvesselshallbewithdrawn .Article6
1.Anapplicationforlicencesshallbesubmittedbythe
Japaneseauthoritiesnolaterthan15workingdaysbefore
thedesireddateofcommencement ofvalidity.The
Commission shallissuethelicencestotheJapanese
authoritiesandshallnotifythecompetentsupervisory
authoritiesthereof.
2.TheissueoflicencestoJapanesevesselsshallbe
subjecttoanundertakingbytheownerofthevesselto
permitanobservertocomeonboardattheCommission's
request.
3.Unusedlicencesmaybecancelledwithaviewtothe
issuingofnewlicences.Cancellationshalltakeeffecton
thedatethenewlicenceisissuedbytheCommission .Article11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,23February1989.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
C.ROMEROHERRERA

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ANNEXI
ZONESREFERRED TOINARTICLE 1WHEREFISHINGISPROHIBITED
1.The200-milezoneoftheAzores.
2.Withinthe200-milezoneofmainlandPortugal.
3.Thezonewithinaline:
—startingat34Q55'N,13°40'W,
—continuingnorthto35°10'N,13°40'W,
—whenceeastfollowingthe35°10'Nparalleltoitsintersectionwiththelinemarkingthelimitsofthe
exclusiveeconomiczone,hereinafterreferredtoas'EEZ\
—followingtheEEZdemarcationlinetoitsintersectionwiththe34°55'Nparallel,
—whencewestalongthe34°55'Nparalleltothepointofdeparture.
4.Thezonewithinaline:
—startingat34°35'N,14°25'W,
—whencewestto34°35'N,14°45'W,
—whencenorthto34°50'N,14°45'W,
—whenceeastto34°50'N,14°25'W,
—whencesouthtopointofdeparture.
5.Thezonewithinaline:
—startingat33°40'N,14°05'W,
—whenceto33°40'N,14°35'W,
—whencenorth-westto34°00'N,14°50'W,
—whenceeastto34°00'N,14°20'W,
—whencesouth-easttothepointofdeparture.
6.Thezonewithinaline:
—startingat35°00'N,15°05'W,
—whencewestto35°00'N,16°00'W,
—whencenorthto35°35'N,16°00'W,
—whenceeastto35°35'N,15°05'W,
—whencesouthtothepointofdeparture.

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ANNEXII
SPECIALCONDITIONS
1.Thefishinglicencemustbeheldonboardthevessel.
2.Theregistrationlettersandnumbersofavesselinpossessionofalicencemustbeclearlymarkedon
bothsidesofthesuperstructureatthemostvisiblepoint.Thelettersandnumbersmustbepaintedina
colourthatcontrastswiththecolourofthehullorsuperstructure andmustnotbeeffected,altered,
coveredorconcealedinanyotherway.
3.Alog-bookmustbekeptinwhicharerecorded,aftereachfishingoperation:
3.1.catchbyspecies(inkilograms—liveweight);
3.2.thedateandthetimeatwhichthefishingoperatingstartedandthetimeatwhichitfinished;
3.3.theICESandCECAFstatisticalgridwherethecatchwastaken;
3.4.thefishingmethodused;
3.5.anyradiomessageemittedinaccordancewithpoints4,5and6.
4.Communications transmittedinaccordancewiththeconditionsofthelicenceshouldgivethefollowing
information :
(a)nameofvessel;
(b)radiocallsign;
(c)licencenumber;
(d)chronologicalnumberofthetransmissionforthetripinquestion;
(e)indicationofwhichofthetypesoftransmission,assetoutinparagraph5,isinvolved;
(f)date;
(g)time;
(h)geographicalposition;
(i)forvesselsinpossessionofalicence,theactivityofthevesselduringtheperiod(underway,fishing,
atanchor,inharbour,unloading,underrepair,others);
(j)quantityofeachspeciescaughtduringthefishingoperation(inkilograms—liveweight);
(k)quantityofeachspeciescaughtsincetheprevioustransmissionofinformation(inkilograms—live
weight);
(1)thegeographicalcoordinatesofthepositionwherethecatchesweremade;
(m)quantitiesofcatches,byspecies,transferredtoothervessels(inkilograms—liveweight)sincethe
previousinformation;
(n)thename,callsignand,whereapplicable,licencenumberofthevesseltowhichthecatchwas
transferred;
(o)themaster'sname.
5.Theinformationreferredtoinparagraph4mustbecommunicated byvesselsinpossessionofalicence
totheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities inBrussels(address:telex24189FISEU-B)viaa
Lisbonradiostation(callsignCUL)orMadeiraradiostation(callsignCUB)atthefollowingtimes:
(a)forinformationreferredtoin(a)to(h):
—whenannouncingdeparture,whichannouncement mustbemadeatleast48hoursbeforethe
planneddepartureofthevesselfromtheexclusiveeconomiczonelyingoffthePortuguesecoast,
hereinafterreferredtoas'EEZ';
(b)forinformationreferredtoin(a)to(o):
—oneachentryintotheEEZ,
—wheneverleavingtheEEZ,
—wheneverenteringaportofaMemberState,
—wheneverleavingaportofaMemberState,
—everyweekinrespectofthepreviousweekfromthe.dateofentryintotheEEZorfromthedate
ofleavingaportofaMemberState.

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Thefollowingcodeshallbeusedinreportingspeciescaughtinaccordancewithpoint4:
Code Scientificname
BFT Thunnusthynnusthynnus
YFT Thunnusalbacares
ALB Thunnusalalunga
BET Thunnusobesus
SKJ Katsuwonuspelamis
SWO Xiphiasgladius
BIL Istiophoridae
OTH Other