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of31January1978
layingdowncertaininterimmeasuresfortheconservationandmanagement of
fisheryresourcesapplicabletovesselsflyingtheflagofcertainnon-member
countriesinthe200nauticalmilezoneoffthecoastoftheFrenchdepartment
ofGuyana
Whereascontinuedsuppliesfortheindustriesinstal­
ledwithintheterritoryoftheFrenchdepartmentof
Guyanashouldbeensured,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Theonlycatcheswhichvesselsflyingtheflagol
athirdcountryshallbeauthorizedtotakeinthe
fishingzoneextending200nauticalmilesfromthe
baselinesoftheFrenchdepartmentofGuyanaand
coveredbyCommunityrulesonfisheriesarelaid
downintheAnnex.
2.Thefishingquotasshallbegrantedsubjecttc
compliancewiththeconservationandsurveillance
measuresandallotherprovisionsgoverningfishingin
thezonesreferredtoinparagraph 1.THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccession,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereastheCounciladopted,on3November1976,a
setofresolutionsconcerningcertainexternaland
internalaspectsofthecommonfisheriespolicy;
WhereasinRegulation (EEC)No1014/77('),the
Councillaiddown,until30June1977,certain
interimmeasuresfortheconservationandmanage­
mentoffisheryresourcesapplicabletovesselsflying
theflagofcertainthirdcountriesinthe200mile
zonesituatedoffthecoastoftheFrenchdepartment
ofGuyana;
WhereasinRegulation (EEC)No2971/77(2),the
Councillastextendedthearrangementsestablishedby
Regulation (EEC)No1014/77until31January1978;
WhereastheaboveRegulationswereadoptedinorder
toestablishinterimmeasurespendingnegotiations
betweentheCommunityandthecountriesconcerned
inordertoconcludefisheryagreementsinthezone
underconsideration ;whereaspendingthesenegotia­
tionsandtoavoidaninterruptionoffishing,interim
measuresshouldbeestablishedforafurtherperiod;
WhereastheGovernments ofBarbados,ofGuyana
andofTrinidadandTobagohaverequestedthe
Communityforfishingpossibilitiesintheabove­
mentionedzoneforvesselsflyingtheirflag;
Whereasvesselsofthesecountrieshave,inthepast,
fishedforshrimpsinthesewaters;
WhereastheCommunitywishestocontributetothe
continuationofthisactivity,givenitsimportancefor
theeconomicdevelopment ofthesecountries,and
theyshouldthereforebeincludedamongthecoun­
trieswhosevesselsareauthorizedtofishinthiszone;Article2
1.Fishingwithinthefishingzonereferredtoir
Article1shallbesubjecttothepossessionofalicence
issuedbytheCommissiononbehalfoftheCommu­
nity,andtoobservanceoftheconditionssetoutir
thelicence.
Theselicencesareissuedtotheauthoritiesofthe
thirdcountriesconcernedondemandwithinthe
limitsindicatedinparagraphs2and3.
2.Forfishingtuna-likespecies,licencesshallbt
issuedforthenumberofvesselslaiddownforeach
thirdcountryinparagraph2oftheAnnex.
3.Forshrimpfishing,licencesmaybeissued:
(a)tothevesselswhichhavehabituallylandedtheii
catchesintheFrenchdepartmentofGuyana,tht
numberofwhichislaiddownbycountryinpara­
graph3oftheAnnex.Theselicencesshallbt
validfromthedateofissueuntil31May1978(•)OJNoL123,17.5.1977,p.1.
(2)OJNoL351,31.12.1977,p.3.

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stationoftheMemberStatereferredtoinArticle6
theinformationspecifiedtherein.
2.TheauthoritiesoftheMemberStatereferredto
inArticle6shallimmediatelyanddirectlycommuni­
catetotheCommission theinformation referredtoin
paragraph 1.(b)tovesselsotherthanthosereferredtoinsubpara­
graph(a),onthebasisofafishingplanpresented
bytheauthoritiesofthecountryconcernedand
approvedbytheCommissionwhichmaynot
provideforatotalnumberoffishingdaysforallof
thevesselscoveredbythefishingplanwhich
exceedsthelimitindicatedinparagraph4ofthe
Annex.Thevalidityofeachofthelicencesissued
onthebasisofafishingplanshallbelimitedto
thefishingperiodprovidedforintheplan.
4.Notwithstanding paragraph3,alllicencesissued
tothevesselsofathirdcountryshallceasetobevalid
assoonasitisestablishedthatthequotareferredtoin
Article1isexhausted .
TheCommission shallinformtheauthoritiesofthe
countryconcernedthereof.Article6
TheauthoritiesoftheMemberStatewhichexercises
sovereigntyorjurisdictioninthezonecoveredbythis
Regulationshalltakeappropriatemeasurestoensure
theimplementation ofArticle1,includingtheregular
inspectionofvessels.
Article7
1.TheauthoritiesoftheMemberStatereferredto
inArticle6shallinformtheCommissionofany
infringement orirregularitywithin24hoursofits
detection,aswellasthenameofthevesselinvolved
anddetailsofanyactiontaken.
2.Intheeventofitbeingdulyestablishedthat
therehasbeennon-compliance ,thelicenceshallbe
withdrawnbytheissuingauthority.Article3
Whenanapplicationforalicenceissubmittedtothe
Commission ,thefollowinginformationshallbe
supplied:
(a)nameofvessel;
(b)registrationnumber;
(c)externalidentificationlettersandnumbers;
(d)portofregistration ;
(e)nameandaddresstotheownerorcharterer;
(f)grosstonnageandoveralllength;
(g)enginepower;
(h)callsignandradiofrequency;
(i)intendedmethodoffishing;
(j)intendedareaoffishing;
(k)specieswhichitisintendedtofish;
(1)periodforwhichalicenceisrequested .Article8
1.Thevalidityofthelicencesissuedbythe
CommissionunderRegulation (EEC)No2159/77(l)
isherebyextendeduntil28February1978unlessthey
arereturnedbeforethatdatebythethirdcountry
concerned .
2.Thenumberofdaysofvalidityofthelicences
referredtoinparagraph 1shallbecountedagainstthe
limitforfishingdayslaiddowninparagraph4ofthe
Annex;however,returned'licencesshallnotbeso
countedwitheffectfromthedateonwhichthe
Commission receivesnotificationthereof.Article4
Eachlicenceshallbevalidforonevesselonly.When
severalvesselsaretakingpartinthesamefishingoper­
ation,eachvesselmustbeinpossessionofalicence.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1February
1978.Article5
1.Thelicenceholdershallcomplywiththecondi­
tionsofthelicenceandcommunicate toaradio(')OJNoL250,30.9.1977,p.15.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31January1978.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
P.DALSAGER

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ANNEX
1.Fishingpossibilitiesfortheperiod1Februaryto31May1978
(a)Species:Tuna-likespecies:
Country:Japan
Korea
Venezuela
(b)Species:Shrimps:
Quantity(tonnes)
Country:Barbados : 46
Guyana: 46
Japan: 184
Korea: 141
Surinam : 46
TrinidadandTobago:46
UnitedStatesofAmerica :491
2.NumberofvesselsreferredtoinArticle2(2):
Japan:5
Korea:23
Venezuela :15
3.VesselsreferredtoinArticle2(3)(a):
UnitedStates:54
4.MaximumnumberoffishingdaysreferredtoinArticle2(3)(b):
Barbados : 607
Guyana: 607
Japan: 1553
Korea: 1741
Surinam : 607
TrinidadandTobago:607
UnitedStatesofAmerica :1297