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of31January1978
layingdowncertaininterimmeasuresfortheconservationandmanagement of
fisheryresourcesapplicabletovesselsflyingtheflagofSpain
2.Thefishingquotasshallbegrantedsubjectto
compliancewiththeconservationandsupervisory
measuresandotherprovisionsgoverningfishingin
thezonesreferredtoinparagraph 1.
Article2
1.FishingwithinthezonesreferredtoinArticle1
shallbesubjecttothegrantingofalicencebythe
Commission onbehalfoftheCommunityandto
observanceoftheconditionssetoutinthelicence.
2.Thevalidityofthelicencesissuedbythe
CommissionunderRegulation(EEC)No2160/77is
herebyextendedto20February1978.THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccession,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereastheCounciladopted,on3November1976,a
setofresolutionsconcerningcertainexternaland
internalaspectsofthecommonfisheriespolicy;
WhereasinRegulation (EEC)No373/77('),the
Councillaiddown,fortheperiod 1Januaryto31
March1977,certaininterimmeasuresfortheconserva­
tionandmanagement offisheryresourcesapplicable
tovesselsflyingtheflagofcertainnon-membercoun­
tries,andinparticularSpain;
WhereasinRegulation (EEC)No3021/77(-'),the
Councilmostrecentlyextendedtheapplicationof
certainprovisionsofRegulation (EEC)No373/77;
WhereastheaboveRegulationswereadoptedinorder
toestablishinterimmeasurespendingtheconclusion
ofnegotiationsbetweentheCommunityandthese
countries,andinparticularSpain,withaviewto
concludingframeworkagreementsonfisheries;
WhereasthenegotiationswithSpainhavenotyet
beenconcluded,anditisthereforenecessarytolay
downinterimmeasuresforafurtherperiod;
Whereasitappearsnecessarythatcertainamendments
shouldbemadetotheexistingrules,Artic/c3
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.HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Theonlycatcheswhichvesselsflyingtheflagof
Spainareauthorizedtomakeinthe200nauticalmile
fishingzonesoftheMemberStatessituatedoffthe
NorthSeaandAtlanticcoastsandcoveredbyCommu­
nityrulesonfisheriesarelaiddownintheAnnex.Artide4
Eachlicenceshallbevalidforonevesselonly.When
severalvesselsaretakingpartinthesamefishingoper­
ation,eachvesselmustbeinpossessionofalicence.(')OJNoL.S3,25.2.1977,p.I.
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Article5
1.Thelicenceholdershallberequiredtocomply
withtheconditionsofthelicenceandtonotifya
radiostationoftheMemberStatesatthetimesstipu­
latedinthelicence,includinginteraliadetailsofthe
vessel'spositionandthecatchofeachspecies.
2.TheMemberStatesradiostationsshallimmedi­
atelynotifytheCommissiondirectlyofmessagestrans­
mittedbyfishingvesselsflyingtheflagofSpainin
compliancewiththelicence.
Article6
MemberStatesshalltakemeasurestoensure,asfaras
possible,theenforcementofArticle1inrespectofthemaritimewaterscomingundertheirsovereignty
orfallingwithintheirjurisdiction ,includingthe
regularinspectionofvessels.
Article7
Within24hoursofdetectinganyinfringement ,
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission ofthe
nameofthevesselinvolvedanddetailsoftheaction
theyhavetaken.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1February
1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31January1978.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
P.DALSAGER

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ANNEX
1.Catchquotasfortheperiod1to20February1978:
Species ICESzoneQuantity
(tonnes)
Hake VI 130
VII 445
VIII 537
Otherspecies,exceptplaiceandsole,taken
asby-catchesofhake(')VI
VII260
889
VIII 1073
(')Catchesofcod,haddock,whitingandsaitheshallnotconstitutemorethan?%ofthecatchonboardanyvesselandcatchesof
clupeiformsandinvertebrates notmorethan5%.
2.Numberofstandard-vessel licencesthatmaybeissuedforeachICESzoneI1):
ICESzone Numberoflicences
VI 23
VII 84
VIII 95
3.Maximumnumberofstandardvessels(')permittedtofishatthesametimeinagiven
zoneforwhichalicencehasbeenobtained :
ICESzone Numberofstandardvessels
VI 15
VII 53
VIII 74
(')Astandardvesselisavesselhavingabhpequalorinferiorto800blip.
Ifthebhpofavesselexceeds800hp,thenthefollowingconversionfactorswillbeapplied:
—vesselsofapowerequaltoorgreaterthan800butnotgreaterthanI100bhp:1.75,
—vesselsofapowergreaterthan1100butnotgreaterthanIWObhp:2.25
ForvesselsfishingbylineinthewatersoftheFosseduCapBreton(i.e.betweenthemeridians1°40'and2°0°Westandbetween
theparallels43°33'and43°40'North)thefollowingconversionrateshallapplyuptoalimitof50vessels:
—vesselsofatonnagenotgreaterthan50GRT:0.2.