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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)No1744/78
of24July1978
extending certaininterimmeasures fortheconservation andmanagement of
fisheryresources applicable tovesselsflyingtheflagofSpain,to30September
1978
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropean
Economic Community ,andinparticular Article103
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereastheCounciladopted,on3November 1976,a
setofresolutions concerning certainexternaland
internalaspectsofthecommonfisheriespolicy;
Whereas ,byRegulation (EEC)No1376/78('),the
Councilmostrecentlyextendeduntil31July1978,as
regardsvesselsflyingtheflagofSpain,certainprovi­
sionsofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No373/77of24
February 1977layingdowncertaininterimmeasures
fortheconservation andmanagement offishery
resources applicable tovesselsflyingtheflagof
certainnon-member countries (2);
Whereas ,pendingtheconclusion inthenearfutureof
aframework agreement betweentheCommunity and
Spain,interimmeasuresshouldbelaiddownforstilla
furtherperiod;
Whereastherulesforthesurveillance offishinghave
beenestablished sincetheentryintoforceofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No341/78of20February 1978
layingdowncertaininterimmeasuresfortheconserva­
tionandmanagement offisheryresourcesapplicable
tovesselsflyingtheflagofSpain(3)bytheprovisions
ofthatRegulation anditwouldbeappropriate tolike­
wiseextendtheseprovisions ;
Whereas thissetofmeasures mustbeextended
withoutdelayanditisthereforenecessary toadoptthemasinterimmeasures onthebasisofArticle103
oftheTreaty,subjecttotheirbeingincludedatalater
dateinthecommonagricultural policy,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article 1
Theonlycatcheswhichvesselsflyingtheflagof
Spainareauthorized tomakeduringtheperiodfrom
1Augustto30September 1978inthe200nautical
milefishingzonesoftheMemberStatessituatedoff
theNorthSeaandAtlanticcoastsandcoveredby
Community rulesonfisheriesarethoseofthespecies
setoutintheAnnex,withinthequantitative limits
laiddownthereinandcaughtundertheconditions
laiddowninArticles2to7ofRegulation (EEC)No
341/78.
Article 2
Notwithstanding theprovisions ofArticle7ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No341/78,licencesdeliveredunderthat
Regulation shallremainvaliduntil30September
1978.
Newrequestsforlicencesmaybesubmitted toreplace
licencesreturned totheCommission .
Article3
ThisRegulation shallenterintoforceon1August
1978.
ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable inallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24July1978.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
J.ERTL
(')OJNoL167,24.6.1978,p.9.
(2)OJNoL53,25.2.1977,p.1.
(3)OJNoL49,21.2.1978,p.1.

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ANNEX
1.Fishingquotasfortheperiod 1Augustto30September 1978:
SpeciesICES
divisionQuantities
(intonnes)
Hake VI
VII
VIII206
702
849
Otherspeciestakenasby-catches ofhakefishingin
accordance withArticle6(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
341/78VI
VII
VIII412
1404
1698
Anchovy VIII 280
2.Number ofstandard-vessel (l)licencesthatmaybeissuedforeachICESzone
TypeoffishingICES
divisionNumber of
standard vessels
(a)Hake VI
VII
VIII14
50
57
(b)Anchovy VIII 140
(c)Fishingexclusively withrodsfromvesselsnot
exceeding 50grt;thesevesselsmaynotcarryany
otherfishinggearonboardVIII 60
3.Maximum numberofstandard vessels(x)whichmayfishsimultaneously inanygiven
zoneforwhichalicencehasbeenobtained
Number ofstandard vessels
Vesselscarryingoutthetypeoffishingreferredtoin
point2(a)
VI 9
ICESdivision VII 32
VIII 44
Vesselsreferredtoinpoint2(c) 50
(')Astandardvesselisavesselwithabrakehorse-power notexceeding 800bhp.Ifthebrakehorse-power isgreaterthan800bhpthe
following conversion factorswillbeapplied :
—vesselsexceeding 800butnotexceeding 1100bhp«=1.75,
—vesselsexceeding 1100butnotexceeding I500bhp=2.25.