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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No3893/91
of17December1991
fixing,for1992,certainmeasuresfortheconservationandmanagementoffishery
resources,applicabletovesselsflyingtheflagofaMemberState,otherthanSpainand
Portugal,inwatersfallingunderthesovereigntyofwithinthejurisdictionofthePortuguese
Republic
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,Whereasthespecificconditionsgoverningthefishing
activitiesofvesselsexploitingstocksofhighlymigratory
species,forwhichcatchpossibilitiesaregranted,shouldbe
laiddown;whereasthelimitsconcerningthezonesandthe
periodsoffishingofthesevesselsarelaiddownbyArticle
351(2),(3)and(4)oftheActofAccession;
WhereasthefishingactivitiescoveredbythisRegulation
aresubjecttothecontrolmeasuresprovidedforby
Regulation (EEC)No2241/87(1),aswellastothe
specificdetailedrulesdrawnupinaccordancewiththe
secondsubparagraphofArticle351(5)oftheActof
Accession,HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,andinparticularArticle351thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :Whereas,pursuanttoArticle351oftheActofAccession,
itisfortheCounciltofixthefishingpossibilitiesandthe
correspondingnumberofCommunityvesselswhichmay
fishinthewatersreferredtointhatArticle;
Article1
ThenumberofvesselsflyingtheflagofaMemberState
otherthanSpainandPortugal,authorizedtofishinwaters
fallingunderthesovereigntyorwithinthejurisdictionof
thePortugueseRepublic,asprovidedforinArticle351of
theActofAccessionandtheproceduresforaccess,shallbe
assetoutintheAnnex.Whereasthesepossibilitiesaredetermined,withrespectto
pelagicspeciesnotsubjecttothesystemoftotalallowable
catches(TAC)andquotas,otherthanhighlymigratory
species,onthebasisofthesituationofthefishingactivities
oftheMemberStatesapartfromSpain,inPortuguese
watersfortheperiodpriortoaccession;whereasthereisa
needtoensurestockconservation,takingaccount
moreoverofthelimitsplacedonfishingbyPortuguese
vesselsforsimilarspeciesinwatersoftheMemberStates,
apartfromSpain; Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1992.
Itshallapplyuntil31December1992.Whereas,for1992,nofishingpossibilitiesforspeciesnot
subjecttoTACsandquotasaregrantedtoPortugalinthe
watersoftheMemberStatesapartfromSpain;
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17December1991.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
P.BUKMAN
(*)OJNoL207,29..7.1987,p.1.Regulationasamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No3483/88(OJNoL306,11.11.1988,
p.2).

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ANNEX
EEC—PORTUGAL
SpeciesQuantity
(tonnes)Zones(x)Authorized
fishinggearTotalnumber
ofvessels(3)Periodof
fishing
authorization
Albacoretuna
(Thunnusalalunga)Unlimited XandCECAF Trollline 110
(France)(2)Between2June
and28July
Tropicaltuna Unlimited X(tothesouthof36°30'N)
CECAF(tothesouthof31°N
andtothenorthof31°Nto
thewestof17°30'W)Allexcept
gill-netsUnlimited Yearround
Other
(Thunnidae)Unlimited IX Allexcept
gill-netsUnlimited Yearround
(i)WatersfallingunderthesovereigntyandwithinthejurisdictionofPortugal.
(2)Notexceeding26minlengthbetweenperpendiculars .
(3)Authorizedtocarryoutfishingactivitiessimultaneously .