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(Actswhosepublication isobligatory)
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)No341/78
of20February 1978
layingdowncertaininterimmeasuresfortheconservation andmanagement of
fisheryresourcesapplicable tovesselsflyingtheflagofSpain,fortheperiod21
February to31May1978
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Theonlycatcheswhichvesselsflyingtheflagof
Spainareauthorized tomakeinthe200nauticalmile
fishingzonesoftheMemberStatessituatedoffthe
NorthSeaandAtlanticcoastsandcoveredbyCommu­
nityrulesonfisheriesarethoseofthespeciessetout
intheAnnex,withinthequantitative limitslaiddown
thereinandcaughtundertheconditions laiddownby
thisRegulation .THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropean
Economic Community ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccession ,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereastheCounciladopted,on3November 1976,a
setofresolutions concerning certainexternaland
internalaspectsofthecommonfisheriespolicy;
Whereas ,byRegulation (EEC)No204/78('),the
Councilmostrecentlyextendeduntil20February
1978,asregardsvesselsflyingtheflagofSpain,certain
provisions ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No373/77of
24February 1977layingdowncertaininterim
measures fortheconservation andmanagement of
fisheryresourcesapplicable tovesselsflyingtheflagof
certainnon-member countries (2);
Whereas ,pendingtheconclusion inthenearfutureof
aFramework Agreement betweentheCommunity
andSpain,interimmeasuresshouldbelaiddownfora
furtherperiod;
Whereascontroloffishingcanbeachievedbymeans
offishinglicenceswhichcanbewithdrawn inthe
eventofirregularities ortheexhausting ofthequotas
fixed;
Whereasmanagement oftheinterimruleslaiddown
requirestheCommission tobeinformed ofthe
fishingactivityofthevesselsconcerned ;
WhereastherulesprovidedforinthisRegulation
havebeenestablished takingdueaccountoftheprovi­
sionscurrentlygoverning thefisheriessector,Article2
1.Fishingshallbesubjecttothegrantingofa
licence,issuedbytheCommission onbehalfofthe
Community ,andtocompliance withtheconservation
andsupervisory measures andotherprovisions
governing fishinginthezonesreferredtoinArticle 1.
2.Fishingquotas,thenumberoflicenceswhich
canbeissuedtovesselsflyingtheflagofSpain,and
themaximum numberofvesselsinpossession ofa
licencewhichmayfishatthesametimewithina
particular zone,arelaiddownintheAnnex.
ArticleJ
1.Whenanapplication foralicenceissubmitted
totheCommission ,thefollowing information shall
besupplied :
(a)nameofthevessel;
(b)registration number ;
(c)externalidentification lettersandnumbers ;
(d)portofregistration ;
(e)nameandaddressoftheownerorcharterer ;(•)OJNoL29,1.2.1978,p.3.
I2)OJNoL53,25.2.1977,p.1.

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(f)grosstonnageandoveralllength;
(g)enginepower;
(h)callsignandradiofrequency ;
(i)intendedmethodoffishing ;
(j)intendedareaoffishing ;
(k)speciesintendedtobefished;
(1)periodforwhichalicenceisrequested .
2.Eachlicenceshallbevalidforonevesselonly.
Whenseveralvesselsaretakingpartinthesame
fishingoperation ,eachvesselmustbeinpossession of
alicence .
3.However ,asinglelicencemaybeissuedon
request,foranchovyfishingbytwoorthreevessels
whosemaincharacteristics shallbeincluded atthe
sametimeinthelicence .
Onlythevesselwhichhastheoriginallicenceon
boardmayfishorholdfishinthezonesforwhichthe
licencewasissued.
4.Avesselfishinginaccordance withthisRegula­
tionmayonlyholdonelicence.
Article4
Alicenceholdermustsupplytheinformation speci­
fiedinthepermittotheCommission througharadio
stationinoneoftheMember States.
Article 5Article6
1.By-catches ofcod,haddock ,whiting,pollackand
saithe,whilefishingforhake,maynotexceedintotal
3%andthoseofclupeidfishandnephrops (Neph­
ropsnorvegicus )notmoreintotalthan5%of
catchesonboardavessel.By-catches ofsoleand
plaiceareforbidden .
2.By-catches whilefishingforanchovymaynot
exceed,pervessel,10%ofthetotalvolumeofpelagic
fishspeciesorofanysamplethereofofatleast100
kilograms offishonboardaftersortingorbelow
deck;theymaynotincludelithedemersal fish
speciesorinvertebrates .
Article7
1.Theperiodofvalidityofthelicencesexpiresas
soonasithasbeenestablished thatthequantities laid
downinpoint1oftheAnnexhavebeenfished.
2.Inaddition ,licencesforanchovyfishingmaybe
invalidated iftheCommission doesnotreceiveonthe
fifthandtwentieth dayofeachmonthinformation
concerning thecatchesmadebyeachvesselandthe
landingsmadeineachportduringthepreviousfort­
night;thisinformation shallbecommunicated bythe
competent Spanishauthorities .
Article8
ThisRegulation shallenterintoforceon21February
1978.
Itshallapplyuntil31May1978.Fishingforhakebymeansofgillnetsshallbe
forbidden .
ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable inallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20February 1978.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
PerHÆKKERUP

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ANNEX
1.Fishingquotasfortheperiod21February to31May1978:
SpeciesICES
zoneQuantities
(tonnes)
Hake
Otherspeciestakenasby-catches ofhakefishingin
accordance withArticle6(1)
AnchovyVI
VII
VIII
)VI
>VII
)VIII
VIII344
1174
1418
688
2358
2836
17000
2.Numberofstandard-vessel (')licencesthatmaybeissuedforeachICESzone:
TypeoffishingICES
zoneNumber ofstandard
vessels
(a)Hake VI
VII
VIII14
50
57
(b)Anchovy VIII 140
(c)Fishingexclusively withrodsfromvesselsnot
exceeding 50GRT;thesevesselsmaynotcarry
anyotherfishinggearonboardVIII 60
3.Maximum numberofstandardvessels(')whichmayfishforhakesimultaneously inany
givenzoneforwhichalicencehasbeenobtained :
ICESzone Number ofstandard vessels
VI
VII
VIII9
32
44
Vesselsreferredtoinpoint2(c) 50
(')Astandardvesselisavesselwithabrakehorsepower notexceeding 800bhp.Ifthebrakehorsepower isgreaterthan800bhpthe
following conversion factorswillbeapplied :
—vesselsexceeding 800butnotexceeding 1100bhp=1.75,
—vesselsexceeding 1100butnotexceeding 1500bhp=2.25.