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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1277/79

OF 25 JUNE 1979

LAYING DOWN CERTAIN CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT MEASURES FOR COMMON FISHERY RESOURCES OFF THE WEST GREENLAND COAST APPLICABLE IN 1979 TO VESSELS FLYING THE FLAG OF CANADA

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 103 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS ON 3 NOVEMBER 1976 THE COUNCIL ADOPTED A SET OF RESOLUTIONS CONCERNING CERTAIN EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL ASPECTS OF THE COMMON FISHERIES POLICY ;

WHEREAS THE COMMUNITY AND CANADA HAVE HELD CONSULTATIONS CONCERNING THEIR MUTUAL FISHING ALLOCATIONS FOR 1979 ;

WHEREAS DURING THE CONSULTATIONS THE DELEGATIONS AGREED TO RECOMMEND TO THEIR AUTHORITIES THAT THEY FIX CERTAIN CATCH QUOTAS FOR 1979 FOR VESSELS OF THE OTHER PARTY ;

WHEREAS THE COMMUNITY SHOULD ADOPT FOR ITS FISHING ZONE THE MEASURES RECOMMENDED BY ITS DELEGATION ;

WHEREAS IT IS NECESSARY TO ESTABLISH THIS REGIME AS AN INTERIM MEASURE ON THE BASIS OF ARTICLE 103 OF THE TREATY , SUBJECT TO ITS INCLUSION AT A LATER DATE IN THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

1 . THE CATCHES WHICH VESSELS FLYING THE FLAG OF CANADA ARE AUTHORIZED TO MAKE IN 1979 IN THE 200 NAUTICAL MILE FISHING ZONES OF THE MEMBER STATES OFF THE WEST GREENLAND COAST WHICH ARE COVERED BY COMMUNITY RULES ON FISHERIES SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE QUOTAS SET OUT IN ANNEX I .

2 . NOTWITHSTANDING PARAGRAPH 1 , UNAVOIDABLE BY-CATCHES OF A SPECIES FOR WHICH NO QUOTA IS ESTABLISHED IN A ZONE SHALL BE PERMITTED WITHIN THE LIMITS FIXED IN THE CONSERVATION MEASURES IN FORCE IN THE ZONE CONCERNED .

3 . BY-CATCHES IN A GIVEN ZONE OF A SPECIES FOR WHICH A QUOTA IS ESTABLISHED IN THAT ZONE SHALL BE COUNTED AGAINST THE QUOTA CONCERNED .

ARTICLE 2

1 . VESSELS FISHING FOR THE QUOTAS ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 1 SHALL COMPLY WITH THE CONSERVATION AND CONTROL MEASURES AND ALL OTHER PROVISIONS GOVERNING FISHING ACTIVITIES IN THE ZONES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 , INCLUDING THE REPORTING PROCEDURES .

2 . VESSELS REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 SHALL KEEP A LOGBOOK AS SPECIFIED IN ANNEX II . THE ORIGINAL OF THE LOGBOOK SHALL BE KEPT ON BOARD THE VESSEL . THE PINK AND BLUE COPIES OF THE LOGBOOK SHALL BE SENT EACH MONTH TO THE COMMISSION AT THE LATEST BY THE LAST DAY OF THE MONTH FOR THE PRECEDING MONTH .

3 . VESSELS REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 SHALL TRANSMIT TO THE COMMISSION , 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 .

ARTICLE 3

1 . FISHING SHALL BE PERMITTED ONLY WHERE A LICENCE ISSUED BY THE COMMISSION ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY AT THE REQUEST OF THE CANADIAN AUTHORITIES IS HELD ON BOARD AND WHERE THE CONDITIONS SET OUT IN THE LICENCE ARE OBSERVED .

2 . THE NUMBER OF LICENCES ISSUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 1 SHALL NOT EXCEED SEVEN .

3 . WHEN AN APPLICATION FOR A LICENCE IS SUBMITTED TO THE COMMISSION , THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SHALL BE SUPPLIED :

( A ) NAME OF THE VESSEL ;

( B ) REGISTRATION NUMBER ;

( C ) EXTERNAL IDENTIFICATION LETTERS AND NUMBERS ;

( D ) PORT OF REGISTRATION ;

( E ) NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE OWNER OR CHARTERER ;

( F ) GROSS TONNAGE AND OVERALL LENGTH ;

( G ) ENGINE POWER ;

( H ) CALL SIGN AND RADIO FREQUENCY ;

( I ) INTENDED METHOD OF FISHING ;

( J ) INTENDED AREA OF FISHING ;

( K ) SPECIES WHICH IT IS INTENDED TO FISH ;

( L ) PERIOD FOR WHICH A LICENCE IS REQUESTED .

4 . EACH LICENCE SHALL BE VALID FOR ONE VESSEL ONLY . WHEN SEVERAL VESSELS ARE TAKING PART IN THE SAME FISHING OPERATION , EACH VESSEL SHALL BE IN POSSESSION OF A LICENCE .

ARTICLE 4

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 5

WHERE AN INFRINGEMENT IS DULY ESTABLISHED , 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 6

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

2 . THIS REGULATION SHALL APPLY UNTIL IT IS REPLACED BY A REGULATION ADOPTED UNDER ARTICLE 43 OF THE TREATY OR , AT THE LATEST , UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1979 .

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

DONE AT LUXEMBOURG , 25 JUNE 1979 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

J . LE THEULE

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ANNEX I

QUOTAS

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SPECIES // QUANTITY ( TONNES ) //

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GREENLAND HALIBUT ( REINHARDTIUS HIPPOGLOSSOIDES ) // 2 000 ( 1 ) //

ROUND-NOSE GRENADIER ( CORYPHAENOIDES RUPESTRIS ) // 500 ( 1 ) //

DEEP-WATER PRAWN ( PANDALUS BOREALIS ) // 1 750 //

( 1 ) MINUS THE CATCHES IN THE CANADIAN FISHING ZONE .

ANNEX II

THE FOLLOWING LOGBOOK SHALL BE USED WHEN FISHING WITHIN THE JOINT MANAGEMENT ZONE OF THE COMMUNITY AND CANADA IN THE STATISTICAL ZONE ICNAF 0+1 .

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ANNEX III

1 . THE INFORMATION TO BE TRANSMITTED TO THE COMMISSION AND THE TIMETABLE FOR ITS TRANSMISSION ARE AS FOLLOWS :

1.1 . ON EACH OCCASION THE VESSEL ENTERS THE JOINT MANAGEMENT ZONE OF THE COMMUNITY AND CANADA IN THE STATISTICAL ZONE ICNAF 0 + 1 :

( A ) THE INFORMATION SPECIFIED UNDER POINT 1.4 BELOW ;

( B ) THE QUANTITY ( IN KG ) OF EACH SPECIES OF FISH IN THE HOLD ;

( C ) WHEN AND WHERE FISHING IS TO COMMENCE .

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

1.2 . ON EACH OCCASION THE VESSEL LEAVES THE JOINT MANAGEMENT ZONE OF THE COMMUNITY AND CANADA IN THE STATISTICAL ZONE ICNAF 0 + 1 AFTER A PREVIOUS NOTICE OF LEAVING OF AT LEAST 48 HOURS :

( A ) THE INFORMATION SPECIFIED UNDER POINT 1.4 BELOW ;

( B ) THE QUANTITY ( IN KG ) OF EACH SPECIES OF FISH IN THE HOLD ;

( C ) THE QUANTITY ( IN KG ) OF EACH SPECIES CAUGHT SINCE THE PREVIOUS TRANSMISSION ;

( D ) THE ICNAF ZONE IN WHICH THE CATCHES WERE MADE ;

( E ) THE QUANTITY ( IN KG ) OF EACH SPECIES TRANSHIPPED SINCE THE VESSEL ENTERED THE JOINT MANAGEMENT ZONE ICNAF 0 + 1 AND THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE VESSEL OF TRANSHIPMENT ;

( F ) THE QUANTITY ( IN KG ) OF EACH SPECIES LANDED IN A PORT OF THE COMMUNITY SINCE THE VESSEL ENTERED THE JOINT MANAGEMENT ZONE ICNAF 0 + 1 ;

( G ) THE QUANTITY ( IN KG ) OF DISCARDS SPECIFIED BY SPECIES SINCE THE PREVIOUS TRANSMISSION .

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

1.3 . AT WEEKLY INTERVALS , COMMENCING ON THE SEVENTH DAY AFTER THE VESSEL FIRST ENTERS THE JOINT MANAGEMENT ZONE ICNAF 0 + 1 :

( A ) THE INFORMATION SPECIFIED UNDER POINT 1.4 BELOW ;

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

( C ) THE ICNAF ZONE IN WHICH THE CATCHES WERE MADE .

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 .

2.1 . THE INFORMATION SPECIFIED UNDER POINT 1 SHALL BE TRANSMITTED TO THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES IN BRUSSELS ( TELEX ADDRESS 24189 FISEU-B ) VIA ONE OF THE RADIO STATIONS LISTED UNDER POINT 3 BELOW AND IN THE FORM SPECIFIED UNDER POINT 4 .

2.2 . 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 . NAME OF RADIO STATION // CALL SIGN OF RADIO STATION //

SKAGEN // OXP //

BLAAVAND // OXB //

ROENNE // OYE //

NORDDEICH // DAF DAK //

// DAH DAL //

// DAI DAM //

// DAJ DAN //

SCHEVENINGEN // PCH //

OOSTENDE // OST //

NORTH FORELAND // GNF //

HUMBER // GKZ //

CULLERCOATS // GCC //

WICK // GKR //

OBAN // GNE //

PORTPATRICK // GPK //

ANGLESEY // GLV //

ILFRACOMBE // GIL //

NITON // GNI //

STONEHAVEN // GND //

PORTSHEAD // GKA //

// GKB //

// GKC //

LAND ' S END // GLD //

VALENTIA // EJK //

MALIN HEAD // EJM //

BOULOGNE // FFB //

BREST // FFU //

SAINT-NAZAIRE // FFO //

BORDEAUX-ARCACHON // FFC //

PRINS CHRISTIANS SUND // OZN //

JULIANEHAAB // OXF //

GODTHAAB // OXI CENTRAL GODTHAAB //

HOLSTEINSBORG // OYS //

GODHAVN // OZM //

THORSHAVN // OXJ //

VELFERDSSTASJON FAERINGERHAM // 22239 //

BERGEN // LGN //

FARSUND // LGZ //

FLOROE // LGL //

ROGARLAND // LGQ //

TJOEME // LGT //

AALESUND // LGA //

4 . 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 JOINT MANAGEMENT ZONE ICNAF 0 + 1 : ' IN ' ,

- MESSAGE - WHEN LEAVING THE JOINT MANAGEMENT ZONE ICNAF 0 + 1 : ' OUT ' ,

- WEEKLY MESSAGE : ' WKL ' ;

- THE GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION ;

- THE ICNAF ZONE IN WHICH FISHING IS EXPECTED TO COMMENCE ;

- THE DATE ON WHICH FISHING IS EXPECTED TO COMMENCE ;

- THE QUANTITY ( IN KG ) OF EACH SPECIES OF FISH IN THE HOLD , USING THE CODE MENTIONED IN POINT 5 BELOW ;

- THE QUANTITY ( IN KG ) OF EACH SPECIES DISCARDED SINCE THE PREVIOUS TRANSMISSION USING THE CODE MENTIONED IN POINT 5 BELOW ;

- THE ICNAF ZONE IN WHICH THE CATCHES WERE MADE ;

- THE QUANTITY ( IN KG ) OF EACH SPECIES TRANSHIPPED SINCE THE PREVIOUS TRANSMISSION ;

- THE NAME AND CALL SIGN OF THE VESSEL OF TRANSHIPMENT ;

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

- THE NAME OF THE MASTER .

5 . THE CODE TO BE USED TO INDICATE THE QUANTITIES OF FISH ON BOARD AS MENTIONED IN POINT 4 ABOVE :

A DEEP-WATER PRAWN ( PANDALUS BOREALIS )

B HAKE ( MERLUCCIUS MERLUCCIUS )

C GREENLAND HALIBUT ( REINHARDTIUS HIPPOGLOSSOIDES )

D COD ( GADUS MORRHUA )

E HADDOCK ( MELANOGRAMMUS AEGLEFINUS )

F HALIBUT ( HIPPOGLOSSUS HIPPOGLOSSUS )

G MACKEREL ( SCOMBER SCOMBRUS )

H HORSE-MACKEREL ( TRACHURUS TRACHURUS )

I ROUND-NOSE GRENADIER ( CORYPHAENOIDES RUPESTRIS )

J SAITHE ( POLLACHIUS VIRENS )

K WHITING ( MERLANGUS MERLANGUS )

L HERRING ( CLUPEA HARENGUS )

M SANDEEL ( AMMODYTES SP )

N SPRAT ( CLUPEA SPRATTUS )

O PLAICE ( PLEURONECTES PLATESSA )

P NORWAY POUT ( TRISOPTERUS ESMARKII )

Q LING ( MOLVA MOLVA )

R OTHER

S SHRIMP ( PANDALIDAE )

T ANCHOVY ( ENGRAULIS ENCRASICHOLUS )