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( 1 ) OJ NO C 197 , 4 . 8 . 1980 , P . 87 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2166/80

OF 11 AUGUST 1980

LAYING DOWN FOR THE YEAR 1980 CERTAIN MEASURES FOR THE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF FISHERY RESOURCES OFF THE WEST GREENLAND COAST APPLICABLE TO VESSELS FLYING THE FLAG OF A MEMBER STATE

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 43 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 1 ),

WHEREAS , ON 14 APRIL 1980 , THE COMMUNITY AND CANADA SIGNED AN AGREEMENT IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS EXTENDING UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1980 THEIR AGREEMENT ON FISHERIES CONCLUDED ON 3 DECEMBER 1979 , AND HAVE HELD CONSULTATIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT CONCERNING THE MANAGEMENT DURING 1980 OF COMMON FISHERY RESOURCES IN THE DAVIS STRAIT AND BAFFIN BAY ;

WHEREAS , AS A RESULT OF THESE CONSULTATIONS , DELEGATIONS FROM EACH OF THE TWO PARTIES HAVE AGREED TO RECOMMEND THAT THEIR AUTHORITIES ADOPT CERTAIN MEASURES FOR THE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THESE RESOURCES , INCLUDING THE FIXING OF QUOTAS FOR THE VESSELS OF THE OTHER PARTY AND CONDITIONS FOR FISHING BY ALL VESSELS IN THE WATERS CONCERNED ;

WHEREAS IT IS APPROPRIATE THAT THE COMMUNITY IMPLEMENT THESE AGREED MEASURES ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

1 . THE AREA TO WHICH THIS REGULATION APPLIES SHALL BE THAT PART OF THE FISHERIES ZONES OF DENMARK AND OF CANADA SITUATED WITHIN SUB-AREAS 0 AND 1 AS DEFINED BY THE CONVENTION ON FUTURE MULTILATERAL COOPERATION IN THE NORTH-WEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES .

2 . EXCEPT AS PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH 3 , THE CATCHES WHICH VESSELS FLYING THE FLAG OF A MEMBER STATE SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO TAKE IN THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY TO 31 DECEMBER 1980 IN THE AREA DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH 1 SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE QUOTAS LAID DOWN IN ANNEX I .

3 . IN ADDITION TO THE QUOTAS LAID DOWN IN ANNEX I , GREENLAND COASTAL FISHERMEN SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO FISH FOR DEEP-WATER PRAWN WITHIN 12 MILES OF BASELINES IN THE FISHERY ZONE OF DENMARK .

ARTICLE 2

1 . VESSELS FISHING IN THE FISHERY ZONE OF DENMARK FOR THE QUOTAS ESTABLISHED IN ARTICLE 1 SHALL COMPLY WITH THE CONSERVATION AND CONTROL MEASURES LAID DOWN IN THIS REGULATION .

2 . VESSELS REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 SHALL KEEP A LOG-BOOK IN WHICH AT LEAST THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN ANNEX II SHALL APPEAR .

3 . VESSELS REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 OVER 80 GROSS REGISTERED TONS SHALL TRANSMIT BY RADIO TO THE AUTHORITIES OF THEIR FLAG STATE , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES SET OUT IN ANNEX III , THE INFORMATION SPECIFIED IN THAT ANNEX .

4 . THE REGISTRATION LETTERS AND NUMBERS OF THE VESSELS REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 SHALL BE CLEARLY MARKED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BOW OF THE VESSEL AND ON THE SUPERSTRUCTURE .

ARTICLE 3

THE AUTHORITIES OF THE MEMBER STATES SHALL RE-TRANSMIT THE INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM VESSELS FLYING THEIR FLAG TO THE COMMISSION AS FOLLOWS :

1 . FOR VESSELS AUTHORIZED TO FISH IN THE CANADIAN AND COMMUNITY ZONES , ENTRY AND DEPARTURE REPORTS WHICH SHALL BE RE-TRANSMITTED ON THE DAY OF RECEIPT OF THE REPORT ;

2 . WEEKLY CATCH REPORTS WHICH SHALL MENTION THE FOLLOWING :

( A ) FOR VESSELS AUTHORIZED TO FISH IN THE CANADIAN AND COMMUNITY ZONES :

- THE NAME OF THE VESSEL ,

- THE DATE , THE TIME AND THE GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION OF THE VESSEL ,

- QUANTITIES OF SPECIES SUBJECT TO CONTROL CAUGHT SINCE THE LAST TRANSMISSION ;

( B ) FOR VESSELS AUTHORIZED TO FISH SOLELY IN THE COMMUNITY ZONE , A SUMMARY REPORT OF CATCHES MADE BY THESE VESSELS .

ARTICLE 4

THE COMMISSION , ON THE BASIS OF THE INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM MEMBER STATES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 3 , SHALL CALCULATE THE DATE AT WHICH THE QUOTAS LAID DOWN IN ANNEX I WILL BE FULLY UTILIZED , AND SHALL INFORM MEMBER STATES THAT FISHING BY THEIR VESSELS MUST CEASE FROM THAT DATE .

ARTICLE 5

THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES OF THE MEMBER STATES SHALL TAKE APPROPRIATE STEPS , INCLUDING THE REGULAR INSPECTION OF VESSELS , TO ENSURE THE ENFORCEMENT OF THIS REGULATION .

ARTICLE 6

WHERE AN INFRINGEMENT IS DULY ESTABLISHED , THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES OF THE MEMBER STATES SHALL , WITHOUT DELAY , INFORM THE COMMISSION OF THE NAME OF THE VESSEL INVOLVED AND OF ANY ACTION WHICH THEY HAVE TAKEN .

ARTICLE 7

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE THIRD DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 11 AUGUST 1980 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

G . THORN

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ANNEX I

QUOTAS

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SPECIES // PART OF THE AREA REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 // QUANTITIES ( TONNES ) //

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GREENLAND HALIBUT ( RHEINHARDTIUS HIPPOGLOSSOIDES ) // ENTIRE AREA // 19 450 //

ROUNDNOSE GRENADIER ( CORYPHAENOIDES RUPESTRIS ) // ENTIRE AREA // 7 200 //

DEEP-WATER PRAWN ( PANDALUS BOREALIS ) // NAFO SUB-AREA 1 OUTSIDE 12 MILES FROM BASE-LINES //

// - NORTH OF 68 * N // 3 000 ( 1 ) //

// - SOUTH OF 68 * N // 19 620 ( 2 ) //

// NAFO SUB-AREA 0 // 2 500 //

( 1 ) TO BE FISHED BY GREENLAND INSHORE FISHERMEN .

( 2 ) MINUS ANY CATCHES TAKEN IN NAFO SUB-AREA 0 .

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ANNEX II

ALL VESSELS SHALL HAVE ON BOARD A LOG-BOOK COMPRISING THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION :

- VESSEL NAME

- REGISTRATION NUMBER

- LICENCE NUMBER ( WHERE APPROPRIATE )

- DATE

- DAY

- MONTH

- YEAR

- TIME AND POSITION AT START OF TOW

- DEPTH

- LATITUDE

- LONGITUDE

- TYPE OF FISHING GEAR USED

- NUMBER OF NETS OR HOOKS TOWED

- MESH OR HOOK SIZE

- CATCHES BY SPECIES

- AMOUNT KEPT/DISCARDED ( IN THE CASE OF SHRIMP-FISHING ONLY )

- TOTAL FOR DAY

- TOTAL FOR VOYAGE

- QUANTITY PROCESSED TODAY FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

- QUANTITY PROCESSED TODAY FOR REDUCTION

- TOTAL

- REMARKS

- MASTER ' S SIGNATURE

- NOTE TO THE EFFECT THAT FOR EACH TOW DURING WHICH THE LIMIT SEPARATING THE ZONES OF THE TWO PARTIES WAS CROSSED THE CATCHES ARE ALLOCATED HALF FOR EACH ZONE .

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( 1 ) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS ANNEX , QUANTITIES SHALL BE EXPRESSED IN TONNES ROUND-WEIGHT .

ANNEX III

1 . THE INFORMATION TO BE TRANSMITTED BY RADIO TO THE FLAG STATE OF THE VESSEL AND THE TIMETABLE FOR ITS TRANSMISSION ARE AS FOLLOWS :

1.1 . ON EACH OCCASION THE VESSEL ENTERS THE AREA DEFINED IN ARTICLE 1 ( 1 ), HEREAFTER REFERRED TO AS ' THE ZONE ' :

( A ) THE INFORMATION SPECIFIED UNDER POINT 1.4 BELOW ;

( B ) THE QUANTITY ( 1 ) OF EACH SPECIES OF FISH IN THE HOLD .

IN THE EVENT THAT THE FISHING OPERATION REQUIRES REPEATED DAILY ENTRIES INTO THE ZONE , A SINGLE COMMUNICATION ON FIRST ENTERING THE ZONE WILL SUFFICE .

1.2.1 . ON EACH OCCASION THE VESSEL LEAVES THE ZONE :

( A ) THE INFORMATION SPECIFIED UNDER POINT 1.4 BELOW ;

( B ) THE QUANTITY OF EACH SPECIES CAUGHT SINCE THE PREVIOUS TRANSMISSION ;

( C ) THE QUANTITY OF EACH SPECIES TRANS-SHIPPED SINCE THE VESSEL ENTERED THE ZONE AND THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE VESSEL OF TRANS-SHIPMENT ;

( D ) THE QUANTITY OF EACH SPECIES LANDED IN A PORT OF THE COMMUNITY SINCE THE VESSEL ENTERED THE ZONE ;

( E ) THE QUANTITY OF DISCARDS SPECIFIED BY SPECIES SINCE PREVIOUS TRANSMISSION ( WHEN FISHING FOR PRAWNS ONLY ).

IN THE EVENT THAT THE FISHING OPERATIONS REQUIRE REPEATED DAILY EXITS FROM THE ZONE , A SINGLE COMMUNICATION ON THE LAST EXIT WILL SUFFICE .

1.2.2 . A NOTICE OF LEAVING AT LEAST 48 HOURS PRIOR TO THE VESSEL ' S SCHEDULED EXIT FROM THE ZONE REFERRED TO UNDER 1.1 OR THAT PART OF ICES DIVISION XIV UNDER THE FISHERIES JURISDICTION OF THE COMMUNITY .

1.3 . AT WEEKLY INTERVALS , COMMENCING ON THE SEVENTH DAY AFTER THE VESSEL FIRST ENTERS THE ZONE :

( A ) THE INFORMATION SPECIFIED UNDER 1.4 BELOW ;

( B ) THE QUANTITY OF EACH SPECIES CAUGHT SINCE THE PREVIOUS TRANSMISSION ;

( C ) THE QUANTITY OF DISCARDS SPECIFIED BY SPECIES SINCE PREVIOUS TRANSMISSION .

1.4 . ( A ) THE NAME , CALL SIGN , IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS AND LETTERS OF THE VESSEL , AND THE NAME OF THE MASTER ;

( B ) THE LICENCE NUMBER IF THE VESSEL IS LICENSED TO FISH ;

( C ) THE SERIAL NUMBER OF THE MESSAGE ;

( D ) IDENTIFICATION OF THE TYPE OF MESSAGE ;

( E ) THE DATE , THE TIME AND THE GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION OF THE VESSEL .

2 . IF IT IS IMPOSSIBLE , FOR REASONS OF FORCE MAJEURE , FOR THE MESSAGE TO BE TRANSMITTED BY THE VESSEL , IT MAY BE TRANSMITTED ON THE VESSEL ' S BEHALF BY ANOTHER VESSEL .

3 . FORM OF COMMUNICATIONS :

THE INFORMATION SPECIFIED UNDER POINT 1 SHALL CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING PARTICULARS , WHICH SHALL BE GIVEN IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER :

- NAME OF VESSEL ;

- CALL SIGN ;

- EXTERNAL IDENTIFICATION LETTERS AND NUMBERS ;

- SERIAL NUMBER OF THE MESSAGE FOR THE VOYAGE IN QUESTION ;

- INDICATION OF THE TYPE OF MESSAGE ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING CODE :

- MESSAGE - WHEN ENTERING THE ZONE : ' IN ' ,

- MESSAGE - WHEN LEAVING THE ZONE : ' OUT ' ,

- WEEKLY MESSAGE : ' WKL ' ;

- THE GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION ;

- THE DATE ON WHICH FISHING IS EXPECTED TO COMMENCE ;

- THE QUANTITY OF EACH SPECIES OF FISH IN THE HOLD ;

- THE QUANTITY OF EACH SPECIES DISCARDED SINCE THE PREVIOUS TRANSMISSION ;

- THE QUANTITY OF EACH SPECIES TRANS-SHIPPED SINCE THE PREVIOUS TRANSMISSION ;

- THE QUANTITY OF EACH SPECIES LANDED IN A PORT OF THE COMMUNITY SINCE THE PREVIOUS TRANSMISSION ;

- THE NAME OF THE MASTER .

4 . THE CODE TO BE USED TO INDICATE THE SPECIES IN THE COMMUNICATIONS REFERRED TO ABOVE :

A : DEEP-WATER PRAWN ( PANDALUS BOREALIS );

C : GREENLAND HALIBUT ( RHEINHARDTIUS HIPPOGLOSSOIDES );

D : COD ( GADUS MORRHUA );

F : HALIBUT ( HIPPOGLOSSUS HIPPOGLOSSUS );

I : ROUNDNOSE GRENADIER ( CORYPHAENOIDES RUPESTRIS );

U : REDFISH ( SEBASTES MARINUS );

R : OTHER .