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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)No2160/77
of30September 1977
layingdowncertaininterimmeasures fortheconservation andmanagement of
fisheryresources applicable tovesselsflyingtheflagofSpain
Article2 THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropean
Economic Community ,Thefishingquotasshallbegrantedsubjecttocompli­
ancewiththeconservation measuresandsupervisory
measuresandotherprovisions governing fishingin
thezonesreferredtoinArticle 1.HavingregardtotheActofAccession ,
Article3
1.FishingwithinthezonesreferredtoinArticle 1
byvesselsflyingtheflagofSpainshallbesubjectto
thegrantingofalicenceonbehalfoftheCommunity
bytheCommission andtoobservance ofthecondi­
tionssetoutinthelicence .
2.Eachlicenceshallbevalidforonevesselonly
foraperiodnotextending beyond31December 1977
andforthespeciesoffishindicated inthelicence
withinthequantitative andgeographical limits
referredtoinArticle 1.
3.Themaximum numberofvesselspermitted to
fishinagivengeographical zoneandthemaximum
numberofvesselsauthorized tofishtheresimultane­
ouslyarelaiddowninAnnexII.HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereastheCounciladopted,on3November 1976,a
setofresolutions concerning certainexternaland
internalaspectsofthecommonfisheriespolicy;
Whereas inRegulation (EEC)No373/77(*)the
Councillaiddown,fortheperiod 1Januaryto31
March 1977,certaininterimmeasuresfortheconserva­
tionandmanagement offisheryresourcesapplicable
tovesselsflyingtheflagofcertainnon-member coun­
tries,andinparticular Spain;
WhereasinRegulations (EEC)No746/77(*),(EEC)
No1416/77(3)and(EEC)No1709/77(«)theCouncil
extendedtheapplication ofcertainprovisions ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No373/77;
WhereastheaboveRegulations wereadoptedinorder
toestablishinterimmeasurespendingtheconclusion
ofnegotiations betweentheCommunity andthese
countries ,andinparticular Spain,withaviewto
concluding framework agreements onfisheries ;
Whereasthenegotiations withSpainhavenotyet
beenconcluded ,anditisthereforenecessary tolay
downinterimmeasuresforaperiodofthreemonths ;
Whereasitappearsnecessarythatcertainamendments
shouldbemadetotheexistingrules,Article4
Whenanapplication foralicenceissubmitted tothe
Commission ,thefollowing information shallbe
supplied :
(a)nameofthevessel;
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1(b)registration numberandexternalidentification
lettersandnumbers :
(c)portofregistration ;
(d)nameandaddressoftheownerorcharterer ;Theonlycatchesofspeciesoffishotherthantunny
whichSpainisauthorized tomakefrom1Octoberto
31December 1977inthe200-nautical milefishing
zonesoftheMember StatessituatedofftheNorthSea
andAtlanticcoastsandcoveredbyCommunity rules
onfisheries,and,theplaceswheresuchcatchesmay
bemade,arelaiddowninAnnexI.(e)grosstonnageandoveralllength;
(f)enginepower;
(g)callsignandradiofrequency ;
(h)intendedmethodoffishing;
(i)intendedareaoffishing ;
(')OJNoL53,25.2.1977,p.1.
<2)OJNoL90,8.4.1977,p.8. (j)speciesintendedtobefished;
(k)periodforwhichlicenceisrequested .(3)OJNoL160,30.6.1977,p.18
(«)OJNoL189,29.7.1977,p.8.

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Article 5 requiredforcompliance withthisRegulation ,with
regardinparticular tothemonitoring ofthevolume
ofcatchestakenbyvesselsflyingtheflagofSpain.
Article6TheMemberStatesshalltakemeasures toensure,as
faraspossible,theenforcement ofArticles 1,2and3
asregardsthemaritimewaterscomingundertheir
sovereignty orfallingundertheirjurisdiction ,
including inparticular regularinspection ofthe
vesselsofnon-member countries .
Inthisconnection ,MemberStatesandtheCommis­
sionshallcommunicate toeachothertheinformationThisRegulation shallenterintoforceontheday
following itspublication intheOfficialJournalof
theEuropean Communities .
Itshallapplyuntil31December 1977.
ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable inallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30September 1977.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
A.HUMBLET

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ANNEXI
Quantities byspeciesandzones(ICES)whichmaybecaughtbyvesselsflyingtheflagof
Spainfrom1Octoberto31December 1977
Species Zone(ICES)Quantity
(tonnes)
Hake VI 585
VII 2000
VIII 2415
Otherspecies,exceptplaice,andsole,takenas VI 1170
by-catches pfhake(') VII 4000
VIII 4830
(')Catchesofcod,haddock ,whitingandsaitheshallnotconstitute morethan3%ofthecatchonboardanyvesselandcatchesof
clupeiforms andinvertebrates notmorethan5%.
ANNEX II
1.Maximum numberofvesselsandvesseltypespermitted tofishinagivenzonefor
whichalicencehasbeenobtained .
Zone
(ICES)VesseltypeNumber
ofvessels
VI Tonnagenotgreaterthan300GRT,horsepowernotgreater 23
VII than800ΗΡ(·) 84
VIII 95
2.Maximum numberofvesselsandvesseltypespermitted tofishatthesametimeina
givenzoneforwhichalicencehasbeenobtained .
Zone
(ICES)VesseltypeNumber
ofvessels
VI Tonnagenotgreaterthan300GRT,horsepowernotgreater 15
VII than800HP(')53
VIII 74
(')IftheBHPofavesselexceeds800HP,thenthefollowing conversion factorswillbeapplied :
—vesselsofapowerequaltoorgreaterthan800butnotgreaterthan 1100BHP=1-7.S,
—vesselsofapowergreaterthan 1100butnotgreaterthan 1500BHP=1-15.
ForvesselsfishingbylineinthewatersoftheFosseduCapBreton(i.e.betweenthemeridians I"40'and2°0'Westand
betweentheparallels43°3.Vand43°40',North)thefollowingconversion rateshallapplyuptoalimitofM)vessels :
—vesselsofatonnagenotgreaterthan50GRT=0-2.