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of29December 1977
layingdowncertaininterimmeasuresfortheconservationandmanagement of
fisheryresourcesapplicabletovesselsflyingtheflagofNorway
siononbehalfoftheCommunityandtoobservance
oftheconditionssetoutinthelicence.
Article3
Whenanapplicationforalicenceissubmittedtothe
Commission thefollowinginformationshallbe
supplied:
(a)nameofthevessel;
(b)registrationnumber;
(c)externalidentification lettersandnumbers;
(d)portofregistration ;
(e)nameandaddressoftheownerorcharterer;
(f)grosstonnageandoveralllength;
(g)enginepower;
(h)callsignandradiofrequency;
(i)intendedmethodoffishing;
(j)intendedareaoffishing;
(k)speciesintendedtobefished;
(1)periodforwhichalicenceisrequested.THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccession,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereastheCounciladopted,on3November1976,a
setofresolutionsconcerningcertainexternaland
internalaspectsofthecommonfisheriespolicy;
Whereastheconsultations nowbeingheldbetween
NorwayandtheCommunityinordertolaydownthe
rulesgoverningtheirrespectivefishingrightshavenot
yetbeencompleted;
Whereaspendingtheoutcomeoftheseconsultations ,
itisnecessarytoadoptfurtherautonomousinterim
measuresregulatingNorwegianfishinginCommunity
waters;
WhereastheCommunityandCanadahaveagreedto
coordinatetheirfisheriespolicyconcerningcertain
jointfishandshrimpstockslocatedintheDavies
StraitandBaffinBay(ICNAFZones0and1),Article4
Eachlicenceshallbevalidforonevesselonly.When
severalvesselsaretakingpartinthesamefishingoper­
ation,eachvesselmustbeinpossessionofalicence.
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article5
1.Thelicenceholdershallberequiredtocomply
withtheconditionsofthelicenceandtonotifya
radiostationoftheMemberStatesatthetimesstipu­
latedinthelicence,includinginteraliadetailsofthe
vessel'spositionandthecatchofeachspecies.
2.TheMemberStatesradiostationsshallimmedi­
atelynotifytheCommissionofmessagestransmitted
byfishingvesselsflyingtheflagofNorwayincompli­
ancewiththelicence.Article1
1.Theonlycatcheswhichvesselsflyingtheflagof
Norwayareauthorizedtomakeinthe200nautical
milefishingzonesituatedoffthecoastofGreenland
andcoveredbyCommunityrulesonfisheriesarelaid
downintheAnnex.
2.Thefishingquotasshallbegrantedsubjectto
compliancewiththeconservationandsupervisory
measuresandotherprovisionsgoverningfishingin
thezonesreferredtoinparagraph 1.
Article6
MemberStatesshalltakemeasurestoensure,asfaras
possible,theenforcementofArticle1inrespectof
themaritimewaterscomingundertheirsovereigntyArticle2
FishingwithinthezonesreferredtoinArticle1shall
besubjecttothegrantingofalicencebytheCommis­

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orfallingundertheirjurisdiction ,includingthe
regularinspectionofvessels.
Article7
Within24hoursofdetectinganyinfringement ,
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission ofthenameofthevesselinvolvedanddetailsoftheaction
theyhavetaken.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29December1977.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
H.SIMONET
ANNEX
Fishingquotafortheperiod1Januaryuntil31March1978
SpeciesICNAF
ZoneQuantity
(tonnes)
Shrimp 0+1 2000
(Pandalusborealis)
LessthequantitiescaughtintheCanadianpartofZonesICNAF0+1.