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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)No3982/87
of15December 1987
layingdownfor1988certainmeasuresfortheconservation andmanagement offishery
resourcesapplicable tovesselsflyingtheflagofcertainnon-member countries inthe
200-nautical-mile zoneoffthecoastoftheFrenchdepartment ofGuiana
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , whosevesselsfishinthezoneofthesaiddepartment and
whereasthereforeanumberofthoselicencesaresubjectto
changesonthebasisofthatscientificadvice;
Whereasthetechnicalandcontrolmeasuresapplicable
pursuanttoRegulation (EEC)No4040/86shouldbe
maintained and,shouldthisprovenecessary ,sup­
plemented ,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article 1
Vesselsflyingtheflagofoneofthecountrieslistedin
AnnexIshallbeauthorized ,duringtheperiodfrom
1Januaryto31December 1988tofishforthespecieslisted
inthesaidAnnexinthepartofthe200-nautical-mile
fishingzoneoffthecoastoftheFrenchdepartment of
Guianathatliesmorethan12nauticalmilesfromthebase
lines,inconformity withtheconditions laiddowninthis
Regulation .HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropean
Economic Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No170/83of
25January1983establishing aCommunity systemforthe
conservation andmanagement offisheryresources(*),and
inparticularArticle11thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereasunderthetermsofArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)
No170/83itisincumbent upontheCounciltoformulate ,
inthelightoftheavailable scientific advicethe
conservation measuresnecessarytoachievetheaimssetout
inArticle1ofthatRegulation ;
Whereas,since1977,theCommunity hasoperated a
systemofconservation andmanagement offishery
resourcesapplicable tovesselsflyingtheflagofcertain
non-member countries inthe200-nautical-mile zoneoffthe
coastoftheFrenchdepartment ofGuianamostrecently
laiddownbyCouncilRegulation (EEC)No4040/86(2);
whereasthelatterRegulation expireson31December
1987;
Whereasthecontinuity ofthesystemshouldbeassured,in
particular bymaintaining therestriction onsomefish
stocksinthezoneinordertoconservethestockandensure
adequateprofitability forthefishermenconcerned ;
Whereastheprocessing industrybasedintheFrench
department ofGuianadependsonlandingsfromvesselsof
non-member countriesoperatinginthefishingzoneoffthat
department ;
Whereas,therefore,itisnecessarytoensurethatthose
vesselswhichareundercontracttolandtheircatchesinthe
Frenchdepartment ofGuianacancontinuetofish;
Whereasshrimpfishinglicencescalculated onthebasisof
scientific advicehavebeenissuedtonon-member countriesArticle2
1.FishinginthefisheryzonereferredtoinArticle1shall
besubjecttothepossession onboardofalicence,issuedby
theCommission onbehalfoftheCommunity ,andtothe
observance oftheconditions setoutinthatlicenceandthe
controlmeasuresandotherprovisions regulating fishing
activities inthatzone.
2.Applications forlicencesshallbesubmitted bythe
authorities ofthenon-member countries concerned tothe
Commission 'sservicesatleast15workingdaysbeforethe
desireddateofcommencement ofvalidity.Licenceswillbe
issuedtotheauthorities ofthethirdcountries concerned .
3.Wherenoapplication forthegrantofalicence,as
referredtoinpoint1ofAnnexI,hasbeensubmitted
within15workingdaysofthedateofentryintoforceof
thisRegulation ,theCommission ,attherequestofthe
Frenchauthorities ,mayissuelicences,viatheFrench
authorities ,totheshipowners oftherelevantnon-member
countries .
0)OJNoL24,27.1.1983,p.1.
(2)OJNoL376,31.12.1986,p.101.4.Theregistration lettersandnumbersofavesselin
possession ofalicencemustbeclearlymarkedonboth

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sidesoftheprowandonbothsidesofthesuperstructure at
themostvisiblepoint.Thelettersandnumbersmustbe
paintedinacolourthatcontrastswiththecolourofthe
hullorsuperstructure andmustnotbeobliterated ,altered,
coveredormaskedinanyotherway.4.Alllicencesreferredtoinparagraph 1issuedtovessels
ofanon-member countryshallceasetobevalidassoonas
itisestablished thatthequotalaiddowninpoint2of
AnnexIforthatcountryhasbeenusedup.
Article3
1.Themaximum numberoflicences,aswellasthe
maximum numberoftemporary renewable licencesthat
maybeissuedforshrimpfishingonthebasisofscientific
advicetovesselsflyingtheUnitedStatesflagandwhichare
undercontracttolandalltheircatchesintheFrench
department ofGuianaisspecifiedinpoint1ofAnnexI.Article5
1.Licencesmaybeissuedforthefishingofspeciesother
thanshrimpstovesselsflyingtheflagofoneofthe
countrieslistedinpoint3ofAnnexI.Themaximum
numberofsuchlicencesforeachcountryshallbeas
specifiedinpoint3ofAnnexI.
2.Snapperfishinglicencesshallbegrantedsubjecttoan
undertaking bytheownerofthevesselconcerned toland
75%ofthecatchesintheFrenchdepartment ofGuiana.
3.Sharkfishinglicencesshallbegrantedsubjecttoan
undertaking bytheownerofthevesselconcerned toland
50%ofthecatchesintheFrenchdepartment ofGuiana.2.Thelicencesreferredtoinparagraph 1shallceasetobe
validwhenthecontractstipulating theobligation toland
thecatchescomestoanend,andinanyeventnotlaterthan
31December 1988.
3.Thedurationofthevalidityoftemporary licencesshall
belimitedtothree-month periods.Toprovidefora
possibleincreaseinthenumberofvesselsflyingtheflagof
aMemberStateinthezonereferredtoinArticle1,some
temporary licencesmaynotberenewed .Intheeventof
suchincrease,theMemberStateconcerned shallinformthe
Commission servicesatthelatestonemonthbeforethe
expiryofthevalidityofthetemporary licences.
4.Thenumberoflicencesreferredtoinparagraph 1may
berevisedifthescientificadvicestatesthattherehasbeena
substantial changeinstocks.Article6
1.Thefollowing information shallaccompany
applications forlicencessubmittedtotheCommission :
(a)nameofthevessel;
(b)registration number;
(c)externalidentification lettersandnumbers ;
(d)portofregistration ;
(e)nameandaddressoftheownerorcharterer ;
(f)grosstonnageandoveralllength;
(g)enginepower;
(h)callsignandradiofrequency ;
(i)intendedmethodoffishing;
(j)speciesintendedtobefished;
(k)periodforwhichalicenceisrequested .
2.Eachlicenceshallbevalidforonevesselonly.Where
severalvesselsaretakingpartinthesamefishingoperation ,
eachvesselmustbeinpossession ofalicence.Article4
1.Licencesmaybeissuedforshrimpfishingtovessels
whichflytheflagofoneofthecountrieslistedinpoint2of
AnnexI.Thecatchquantities authorized undersuch
licences,themaximum numberoflicencesandthe
maximum numberofdaysatseaduringwhichsuch
licencesarevalidshallbeasspecifiedforeachcountryin
point2ofAnnexI.
2.Thelicencesreferredtoinparagraph 1shallbeissued
onthebasisofafishingplansubmitted bytheauthorities
ofthecountryconcerned ,approved bytheCommission
andnotexceeding thelimitsforthecountryconcerned
specifiedinpoint2ofAnnexI.Article7
1.ToobtainalicenceasreferredtoinArticle3,proof
mustbeproduced ,inrespectofeachofthevessels
concerned ,thatavalidcontractexistsbetweenthe
shipowner applyingforthelicenceandashrimp-processing
undertaking situatedintheFrenchdepartment ofGuiana
andthatitincludesanobligation tolandallcatchesof
shrimpsfromthevesselconcerned inthatdepartment so
thattheymaybeprocessed ,packedandstoredinthat
undertaking 'splant.3.Theperiodofvalidityofeachofthelicencesreferredto
inparagraph 1shallbelimitedtothefishingperiod
providedforinthefishingplanonthebasisofwhichthe
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4.Sharkfishingshallbeauthorized onlyforvesselsusing
longlinesormeshnetshavingaminimummeshof100mm
andshallbeforbidden inwatersofadepthlessthan
30metres.2.Thecontractreferredtoinparagraph 1mustbe
endorsedbytheFrenchauthorities ,whichshallensurethat
itisconsistent bothwiththeactualcapacityofthe
contracting processing undertaking andwiththeobjectives
forthedevelopment oftheGuianeseeconomy ,aswellas
withtheentryintoserviceofshrimpfishingvessels
registeredinGuiana.Acopyofthedulyendorsedcontract
shallbeappendedtothelicenceapplication .
3.Wheretheendorsement referredtoinparagraph 2is
refused,theFrenchauthorities shallgivenotification ofthis
refusalandstatetheirreasonsforittothepartyconcerned
andtheCommission .Article11
Alog-book ,amodelofwhichappearsinAnnexII,shallbe
completed aftereachfishingoperation .Acopyofthis
log-bookshallbesenttotheCommission within30daysof
thelastdayofeachfishingtripviatheFrench
authorities .
Article12
1.Themasterofeachvesselinpossession ofalicence
referredtoinArticles4and5(1),asconcernstunafishing,
shallobservethespecialconditions setoutinAnnexIII,
andinparticularforwardtheinformation specifiedinthe
Annex.Theseconditions shallformanintegralpartofthe
licence.
2.Themasterofeachvesselinpossession ofalicenceas
referredtoinArticles3and5(2)and(3)shall,onlanding
thecatchaftereachtrip,submittotheFrenchauthorities a
declaration ,forwhoseaccuracythemasteraloneis
responsible ,statingthequantitiesofshrimpcaughtand
keptonboardsincethelastdeclaration .Thisdeclaration
shallbemadeusingtheformofwhichamodelappearsin
AnnexIV.Article8
1.Toobtainafishinglicenceforsnapperorshark,as
referredtoinArticle5,proofmustbeproduced ,inrespect
ofeachofthevesselsconcerned ,thatavalidcontractexists
betweentheshipowner applyingforthelicenceanda
processing undertaking situatedintheFrenchdepartment
ofGuianaandthatitincludesanobligationtolandatleast
75%ofallsnappercatches,or50%ofallsharkcatches
fromthevesselconcerned inthatdepartment sothatthey
maybeprocessedinthatundertaking 'splant.
2.Thecontractreferredtoinparagraph 1mustbe
endorsedbytheFrenchauthorities ,whichshallensurethat
itisconsistent bothwiththeactualcapacityofthe
contracting processing undertaking andwiththeobjectives
forthedevelopment oftheGuianeseeconomy .Acopyof
thedulyendorsedcontractshallbeappendedtothelicence
application .
3.Wheretheendorsement referredtoinparagraph 2is
refused,theFrenchauthorities shallgivenotification ofthis
refusalandstatetheirreasonsforittothepartyconcerned
andtheCommission .
Article9
Licencesmaybecancelledwithaviewtoissuingnew
licences .Suchcancellation shalltakeeffectonthedateof
issuanceofthenewlicencebytheCommission .Article13
1.TheFrenchauthorities shalltakeallappropriate
measurestoverifytheaccuracyofthedeclarations referred
toinArticle12(2),bycheckingtheminparticularagainst
thelog-bookreferredtoinArticle11.Thedeclaration shall
besignedbythecompetent officialafterithasbeen
verified .
2.TheFrenchauthorities shallensurethatalllandingsof
shrimpsintheFrenchdepartment ofGuianabyvesselsin
possessionofalicenceasreferredtoinArticles3and5(2)
and(3)shallbethesubjectofadeclaration asreferredtoin
Article12(2).
3.Beforetheendofeachmonth,theFrenchauthorities
shallsendtotheCommission allthedeclarations referred
toinparagraph 2relatingtotheprecedingmonth.Article10
1.FishingforshrimpsofthespeciesPenaeussubtilisand
Penaeusbrasiliensis shallbeforbidden inwatersofadepth
lessthan30metres.Duringthesefishingactivitiescarried
outbyvesselsusingtrawls,by-catches shallbepermitted .
2.Tunafishingshallbeauthorized onlyforvesselsusing
longlines.
3.Snapperfishingshallbeauthorized onlyforvessels
usinglonglinesortraps.Article14
Thegrantingoflicencestovesselsfromthirdcountries
shallbesubjecttotheundertaking bytheownerofthe
vesselconcernedtopermitanobservertocomeonboardat
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ArticleIS
1.TheFrenchauthorities shalltakeappropriate measures
toensurethattheobligations setoutinthisRegulation are
compliedwith,includingtheregularinspection ofvessels.
2.Whereaninfringement isformallyascertained ,the
Frenchauthorities shall,withoutdelay,andinanyevent
notlaterthan30daysfromthedateonwhichthe
infringement wasascertained ,informtheCommission of
thenameofthevesselconcerned andofanyactionthey
mayhavetaken.
Article16
1.Licencesforvesselswhichhavenotcompliedwiththe
obligations providedforinthisRegulation ,includingthe
obligationtolandallorpartofthecatcheslaiddownina
contract asreferredtoinArticles 7and8shallbe
withdrawn .
Nolicenceshallbeissuedtosuchvesselsforaperiodof
fourto12monthsfromthedateonwhichtheinfringement
wascommitted .
2.Whereavesselfisheswithoutavalidlicenceinthezone
referredtoinArticle1,andwherethatvesselbelongstoa
shipowner orismanagedbyanaturalorlegalpersonwho
hasorexercisesthemanagement ofoneormoreother
vesselstowhichlicenceshavebeenissued,oneofthose
licencesmaybewithdrawn .
3.Thegrantingofalicencemayberefusedduringthe
periodreferredtoinparagraph 1tooneormorevessels
belongingtoashipowner whoownsavesselwhoselicencehasbeenwithdrawn underthisArticleorwhichhasfished
withoutalicenceinthezonereferredtoinArticle 1.
Article17
1.If,foraperiodofonemonth,theCommission receives
nocommunication asreferredtoinArticle12(1)
concerning avesselinpossession ofalicencereferredtoin
Articles4and5,thelicenceofsuchvesselshallbe
withdrawn .
2.If,foraperiodofonemonth,avesselinpossession ofa
licenceasreferredtoinArticle3hasmadenouseofit,the
licenceofsuchvesselshallbewithdrawn ,except
—ifthevesselisunderrepair,
—incasesofforcemajeure .
Article18
Theperiodofvalidityoflicencesvalidon31December
1986pursuanttoArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)No
4040/86maybeextended ,attherequestoftheauthorities
ofthecountryconcerned ,until31January1988.Licences
thusextendedshallbecountedagainstthenumberof
corresponding licenceslaiddowninAnnex1forthe
durationoftheextension ,withoutthattotalbeing
exceeded .
Article19
ThisRegulation shallenterintoforceon1January1988.
Itshallapplyuntil31December 1988.
ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable inallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15December 1987.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
LarsP.GAMMELGAARD

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ANNEX I
1.LicencesreferredtoinArticle3
Vesselsflying
theflagofMaximum number
oflicencesOfwhichmaximum number
ofrenewable licences
USA 32 11
2.LicencesreferredtoinArticle4
Vesselsflying
theflagofQuantityofauthorized
catchesintonnesMaximum numberof
vesselswithalicenceMaximum numberof
daysatsea
Barbados
Guiana
Surinam
TrinidadandTobago24
24
p.m.
605
5
p.m.
8200
200
p.m.
350
3.LicencesreferredtoinArticle5
SpeciesVesselsflying
theflagofMaximum number
oflicences
(a)Tuna
(b)Snappers
(c)SharkJapan
Korea
Venezuela
Barbados
Venezuelatokenentry
tokenentry
25
5
3

ANNEXII
FICHEDEPÊCHE LOGSHEET
Nation Nomdunavire
Vesselname
N0dimmatriculation .
OfficialNoN0delicenceZEE-
FishinglicenceNo
Nbreequipage
NoincrewNomducapitaine
Captain'sname
DateDepartde
Departfrom
Débarquement a
LandedatDate
Crevettesconservées àbord
Shri-mpsretainedonboard
ZonenSonde
DepthJourounuii
Dayornigh
(DorN)Nombredefois
oùlesengins
ontétémis.1
l'c.ui'Number
oftimesgear
isshotTotal
heuresde
pêche
Hours
fishedQueues
decrevette
«Head-off»
shrimp
(kg)Crevettes
entières
«Head-on»
shrimp
(kg)Vivaneaux
SnapperRequins
SharkThonidés
TunaMois/Month
Jour/DayPenaeus:
subtilis
brasiliensis<yphopenaeus
Kroyerii

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ANNEX 111
Specialconditions
1.Vesselsinpossession ofalicencereferredtoinArticle4and5(1)(Thunnidae )mustcommunicate information to
theCommission oftheEuropeanCommunities inBrussels (telex24189FISEU-B )viatheFrenchauthorities atthe
followingtimes:
(a)oneachentryintozonesextendingupto200nauticalmilesoffthecoastoftheFrenchdepartment ofGuiana,
hereinafter called'thezone';
(b)wheneverleavingthezone;
(c)wheneverenteringaportofaMemberState;
(d)wheneverleavingaportofaMemberState;
(e)everyweekinrespectofthepreviousweekfromthedateofentryintothezonereferredtoin(a)orfromthe
dateofleavingtheportreferredtoin(d).
2.Communications transmitted inaccordance withtheconditionsofthelicenceatthetimesspecifiedin1above
shouldincludethefollowingparticulars ,whereappropriate andshouldbetransmitted inthefollowingorder:
—nameofvessel,
—radiocallsign,
—licencenumber,
—chronological numberofthetransmission forthetripinquestion,
—indicationofwhichofthetypesoftransmission ,assetoutinparagraph 1,isinvolved,
—date,
—time,
—geographical position,
—quantityofeachspeciescaughtduringthefishingoperation (inkilograms),
—quantityofeachspeciescaughtsincetheprevioustransmission ofinformation (inkilograms),
—thegeographical coordinates ofthepositionwherethecatchesweremade,
—quantitiesofcatches,byspecies,transferred toothervessels(inkilograms )sincethepreviousinformation ,
—thename,callsignand,whereapplicable ,licencenumberofthevesseltowhichthecatchwastransferred ,
—themaster'sname.
3.Thefollowingcodemustbeusedinreportingspeciescaughtinaccordance withparagraph 2:
PEN:Brownshrimp(Penaeidae);
BOB:Atlanticseabobshrimp(Xyphopenaeus kroyerii);
TUN:Tunny;
SKH:Shark;
XXX:Other.
4.Incaseswhere,forreasonsofforcemajeure,thecommunication cannotbetransmitted bythevesselinpossession
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ANNEX IV
Declaration pursuanttoArticle12(2)
LANDING DECLARATION 1
Registration No:
Nameofagent:Nameofvessel:
Nameofmaster :
Master'ssignature :
Voyagemadefromthe
Portoflanding :tothe
Quantityofshrimpslanded(inliveweight)
kg 'Head-offshrimp:
or(x1,6)= kg(head-onshrimp)
'Head-on'shrimp: kg
Thunnidae : kg Snapper (Lutjanidae ): kg
Shark: kg Other: kg
(')Onecopyiskeptbythemaster,onecopyiskeptbythecontrolofficer,andonecopyistobesenttotheCommission ofthe
EuropeanCommunities .