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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)No3729/85
of20December 1985
layingdownfor1986certainmeasuresfortheconservation andmanagement offisheryresources
applicable tovesselsflyingtheflagofcertainnon-member countriesinthe200-nautical-mile zone
offthecoastoftheFrenchdepartment ofGuiana
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , whereasthereforeanumberofthoselicencesaresubjectto
changesonthebasisofthatscientificadvice;
Whereasthetechnicalandcontrolmeasures applicable
underRegulation (EEC)No8/85shouldbemaintained
and,shouldthisprovenecessary ,supplemented ,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropean
Economic Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No170/83of
25January1983establishing aCommunity systemforthe
conservation andmanagement offisheryresources (J),and
inparticular Article11thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereasunderthetermsofArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)
No170/83itisincumbent upontheCounciltoformulate ,
inthelightoftheavailable scientific advicethe
conservation measuresnecessarytoachievetheaimssetout
inArticle1ofthatRegulation ;
Whereas ,since1977,theCommunity hasoperated a
systemofconservation andmanagement offishery
resources applicable tovesselsflyingtheflagofcertain
non-member countries inthe200-nautical-mile zoneoffthe
coastoftheFrenchdepartment ofGuianamostrecently
laiddownbyCouncilRegulation (EEC)No8/85(2);
whereasthelatterRegulation expireson31December
1985;
Whereasthecontinuity ofthesystemshouldbeassured,in
particular bymaintaining therestriction onshrimpfishing
inthezoneinordertoconserve thestockandensure
adequateprofitability forthefishermen concerned ;
Whereastheprocessing industrybasedintheFrench
department ofGuianadependsonlandingsfromvesselsof
non-member countriesoperating inthefishingzoneoffthat
department ;
Whereas ,therefore ,itisnecessary toensurethatthose
vesselswhichareundercontracttolandtheircatchesinthe
Frenchdepartment ofGuianacancontinuetofish;
Whereasshrimpfishinglicencescalculated onthebasisof
scientific advicehavebeenissuedtonon-member countries
whosevesselsfishinthezoneofthesaiddepartment andArticle 1
Vesselsflyingtheflagofoneofthecountries listedin
AnnexIshallbeauthorized ,duringtheperiodfrom
1Januaryto31December 1986tofishforthespecieslisted
inthesaidAnnexinthepartofthe200-nautical-mile
fishingzoneoffthecoastoftheFrenchdepartment of
Guianathatliesmorethan12nauticalmilesfromthebase
lines,inconformity withtheconditions laiddowninthis
Regulation .
Article2
1.FishinginthefisheryzonereferredtoinArticle1shall
besubjecttothepossession onboardofalicence,issuedby
theCommission onbehalfoftheCommunity ,andtothe
observance oftheconditions setoutinthatlicenceandthe
controlmeasuresandotherprovisions regulating fishing
activities inthatzone.
2.Applications forlicencesshallbesubmitted bythe
authorities ofthenon-member countries concerned tothe
Commission 'sservicesatleast15workingdaysbeforethe
desireddateofcommencement ofvalidity.Licenceswillbe
issuedtotheauthorities ofthethirdcountries concerned .
3.Wherenoapplication forthegrantofalicenceas
referredtoinpoint1ofAnnexI,hasbeensubmitted
within15workingdaysofthedateofentryintoforceof
thisRegulation ,theCommission ,attherequestofthe
Frenchauthorities ,mayissuelicences,viatheFrench
authorities ,totheshipowners oftherelevantnon-member
countries .
4.Theregistration lettersandnumbersofavesselin
possession ofalicencemustbeclearlymarkedonboth
sidesoftheprowandonbothsidesofthesuperstructure at
themostvisiblepoint.Thelettersandnumbersmustbeí1)OJNoL24,27.1.1983,p.1.
(2)OJNoL1,1.1.1985,p.73.

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paintedinacolourthatcontrastswiththecolourofthe
hullorsupertructure andmustnotbeobliterated ,altered,
coveredormaskedinanyotherway.4.Alllicencesreferredtoinparagraph 1issuedtovessels
ofanon-member countryshallceasetobevalidassoonas
itisestablished thatthequotalaiddowninpoint2of
AnnexIforthatcountryhasbeenusedup.
Article3
1.Themaximum numberoflicences,aswellasthe
maximumnumberoftemporary renewable licencesthat
maybeissuedforshrimpfishingonthebasisofscientific
advicetovesselsflyingtheUnitedStatesorJapaneseflag
andwhichareundercontracttolandalltheircatchesinthe
Frenchdepartment ofGuianaisspecifiedinpoint1of
AnnexI.Article5
1.Licencesmaybeissuedforthefishingofspeciesother
thanshrimpstovesselsflyingtheflagofoneofthe
countries listedinpoint3ofAnnexI.Themaximum
numberofsuchlicencesforeachcountryshallbeas
specifiedinpoint3ofAnnexI.
2.Snapperfishinglicencesshallbegrantedsubjecttoan
undertaking bytheownerofthevesselconcerned toland
75%ofthecatchesintheFrenchdepartment ofGuiana .
3.Sharkfishinglicencesshallbegrantedsubjecttoan
undertaking bytheownerofthevesselconcerned toland
50%ofthecatchesintheFrenchdepartment ofGuiana .2.Thelicencesreferredtoinparagraph 1shallceasetobe
validwhenthecontractstipulating theobligation toland
thecatchescomestoanend,andinanyeventnotlaterthan
31December 1986.
Article6
1.Thefollowing information shallaccompany
application forlicencessubmitted totheCommission :3.Thedurationofthevalidityoftemporary licencesshall
belimitedtothree-month periods .Toprovidefora
possibleincreaseinthenumberofvesselsflyingtheflagof
aMemberStateinthezonereferredtoinArticle1,some
temporarylicencesmaynotberenewed .Intheeventof
suchincrease,theMemberStateconcerned shallinformthe
Commission servicesatthelatestonemonthbeforethe
expiryofthevalidityofthetemporary licences .
4.Thenumberoflicencesreferredtoinparagraph 1may
berevisedifthescientific advicestatesthattherehasbeena
substantialchangeinstocks.(a)nameofthevessel;
(b)registration number;
(c)externalidentification lettersandnumbers ;
(d)portofregistration ;
(e)nameandaddressoftheownerorcharterer ;
(f)grosstonnageandoveralllength;
(g)enginepower;
(h)callsignandradiofrequency ;
(i)intendedmethodoffishing;
(j)speciesintendedtobefished;
(k)periodforwhichalicenceisrequested .Article4
1.Licencesmaybeissuedforshrimpfishingtovessels
whichflytheflagofoneofthecountrieslistedinpoint2of
AnnexI.Thecatchquantitites authorized undersuch
licences,themaximum numberoflicencesandthe
maximumnumberofdaysatseaduringwhichsuch
licencesarevalidshallbeasspecifiedforeachcountryin
point2ofAnnexI.2.Eachlicenceshallbevalidforonevesselonly.Where
severalvesselsaretakingpartinthesamefishingoperation ,
eachvesselmustbeinpossession ofalicence .
2.Thelicencesreferredtoinparagraph 1shallbeissued
onthebasisofafishingplansubmitted bytheauthorities
ofthecountryconcerned ,approved bytheCommission
andnotexceedingthelimitsforthecountryconcerned
specifiedinpoint2ofAnnexI.Article7
1.ToobtainalicenceasreferredtoinArticle3,proof
mustbeproduced ,inrespectofeachofthevessels
concerned ,thatavalidcontract existsbetweenthe
shipowner applyingforthelicenceandashrimp-processing
undertaking situatedintheFrenchdepartment ofGuiana
andthatitincludesanobligation tolandallcatchesof
shrimpsfromthevesselconcerned inthatdepartment so
thattheymaybeprocessed ,packedandstoredinthat
undertaking 'splant.3.Theperiodofvalidityofeachofthelicencesreferredto
inparagraph 1shallbelimitedtothefishingperiod
providedforinthefishingplanonthebasisofwhichthe
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4.Sharkfishingshallbeauthorized onlyforvesselsusing
longlinesormeshnetshavingaminimummeshof100mm
andshallbeforbidden inwatersofadepthlessthan
30meters .2.Thecontractreferredtoinparagraph 1mustbe
endorsedbytheFrenchauthorities ,whichshallensurethat
itisconsistent bothwiththeactualcapacityofthe
contracting processing undertaking andwiththeobjectives
forthedevelopment oftheGuianeseeconomy ,aswellas
withtheentryintoserviceofshrimpfishingvessels
registeredinGuiana .Acopyofthedulyendorsedcontract
shallbeappendedtothelicenceapplication .
3.Wheretheendorsement referredtoinparagraph 2is
refused,theFrenchauthorities shallgivenotification ofthis
refusalandstatetheirreasonsforittothepartyconcerned
andtheCommission .Article 11
Alog-book ,amodelofwhichappearsinAnnexII,shallbe
completed aftereachfishingoperation .Acopyofthis
log-bookshallbesenttotheCommission within30daysof
thelastdayofeachfishingtripviatheFrench
authorities .
Article12
1.Themasterofeachvesselinpossession ofalicence
referredtoinArticles4and5(1),asconcernstunafishing,
shallobservethespecialconditions setoutinAnnexIII,
andinparticularforwardtheinformation specifiedinthe
Annex.Theseconditions shallformanintegralpartofthe
licence .
2.Themasterofeachvesselinpossession ofalicenceas
referredtoinArticles3and5(2)and(3)shall,onlanding
thecatchaftereachtrip,submittotheFrenchauthorities a
declaration ,forwhoseaccuracy themasteraloneis
responsible ,statingthequantities ofshrimpcaughtand
keptonboardsincethelastdeclaration .Thisdeclaration
shallbemadeusingtheformofwhichamodelappearsin
AnnexIV.Article8
1.Toobtainafishinglicenceforsnapperorshark,as
referredtoinArticle5,proofmustbeproduced ,inrespect
ofeachofthevesselsconcerned ,thatavalidcontractexists
betweentheshipowner applyingforthelicenceanda
processing undertaking situatedintheFrenchdepartment
ofGuianaandthatitincludesanobligation tolandatleast
75%ofallsnappercatches,or50%ofallsharkcatches
fromthevesselconcerned inthatdepartment sothatthey
maybeprocessed inthatundertaking 'splant.
2.Thecontractreferredtoinparagraph 1mustbe
endorsedbytheFrenchauthorities ,whichshallensurethat
itisconsistent bothwiththeactualcapacityofthe
contracting processing undertaking andwiththeobjectives
forthedevelopment oftheGuianeseeconomy .Acopyof
thedulyendorsedcontractshallbeappendedtothelicence
application .
3.Wheretheendorsement referredtoinparagraph 2is
refused,theFrenchauthorities shallgivenotification ofthis
refusalandstatetheirreasonsforittothepartyconcerned
andtheCommission .
Article9
Licencesmaybecancelledwithaviewtoissuingnew
licences .Suchcancellation shalltakeeffectonthedateof
issuanceofthenewlicencebytheCommission .Article13
1.TheFrenchauthorities shalltakeallappropriate
measurestoverifytheaccuracyofthedeclarations referred
toinArticle12(2),bycheckingtheminparticular against
thelog-bookreferredtoinArticle11.Thedeclaration shall
besignedbythecompetent officialafterithasbeen
verified .
2.TheFrenchauthorities shallensurethatalllandingsof
shrimpsintheFrenchdepartment ofGuianabyvesselsin
possession ofalicenceasreferredtoinArticles3and5(2)
and(3)shallbethesubjectofadeclaration asreferredtoin
Article12(2).
3.Beforetheendofeachmonth,theFrenchauthorities
shallsendtotheCommission allthedeclarations referred
toinparagraph 2relatingtotheprecedingmonth.Article10
1.Fishingforshrimpsofthespeciespenaeussubtilisand
penaeusbrasiliensis shallbeforbidden inwatersofadepth
lessthan30meters.Duringthesefishingactivitiescarried
outbyvesselsusingtrawls,by-catches shallbepermitted .
2.Tunafishingshallbeauthorized onlyforvesselsusing
longlines.
3.Snapperfishingshallbeauthorized onlyforvessels
usinglonglinesortraps.Article14
Thegrantingoflicencestovesselsfromthirdcountries
shallbesubjecttotheundertaking bytheownerofthe
vesselconcerned topermitanobservertocomeonboardat
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Article15
1.TheFrenchauthorities shalltakeappropriate measures
toensurethattheobligations setoutinthisRegulation are
compliedwith,includingtheregularinspectionofvessels.
2.Whereaninfringement isformallyascertained ,the
Frenchauthorities shall,withoutdelay,andinanyevent
notlaterthan30daysfromthedateonwhichthe
infringement wasascertained ,informtheCommission of
thenameofthevesselconcerned andofanyactionthey
mayhavetaken.
Article16
1.Licencesforvesselswhichhavenotcompliedwiththe
obligationsprovidedforinthisRegulation ,includingthe
obligationtolandallorpartofthecatcheslaiddownina
contractasreferredtoinArticles 7and8shallbe
withdrawn .
Nolicenceshallbeissuedtosuchvesselsforaperiodof
fourtotwelvemonthsfromthedateonwhichthe
infringement wascommitted .
2.Whereavesselfisheswithoutavalidlicenceinthezone
referredtoinArticle1,andwherethatvesselbelongstoa
shipownerorismanagedbyanaturalorlegalpersonwho
hasorexercisesthemanagement ofoneormoreother
vesselstowhichlicenceshavebeenissued,oneofthose
licencesmaybewithdrawn .
3.Thegrantingofalicencemayberefusedduringthe
periodreferredtoinparagraph 1tooneormorevessels
belongingtoashipowner whoownsavesselwhoselicencehasbeenwithdrawn underthisArticleorwhichhasfished
without alicenceinthezonereferredtoinArticle1.
Article17
1.If,foraperiodofonemonth,theCommission receives
nocommunication asreferredtoinArticle12(1)
concerning avesselinpossession ofalicencereferredtoin
Articles4and5,thelicenceofsuchvesselshallbe
withdrawn .
2.If,foraperiodofonemonth,avesselinpossession ofa
licenceasreferredtoinArticle3hasmadenouseofit,the
licenceofsuchvesselshallbewithdrawn ,except
—ifthevesselisunderrepair,
—incasesofforcemajeure .
Article18
Theperiodofvalidityoflicencesvalidon31December
1985pursuanttoArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)No8/85
maybeextended ,attherequestoftheauthorities ofthe
countryconcerned ,until31January1986.Licencesthus
extended shallbecountedagainstthenumberof
corresponding licenceslaiddowninAnnex1forthe
duration oftheextension ,withoutthattotalbeing
exceeded .
Article19
ThisRegulation shallenterintoforceon1January1986.
Itshallapplyuntil31December 1986.
ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable inallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20December 1985.
FortheCouncil
ThePrésident
R.STEICHEN

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ANNEX I
1.LicencesreferredtoinArticle3
Vesselsflying
theflagofMaximum number
oflicencesOfwhich:maximum number
ofrenewable licences
USA
Japan|55}
2.LicencesreferredtomArticle4
Vesselsflying
theflagofQuantityofauthorized
catchesintonnesMaximum numberof
vesselswithalicenceMaximum numberof
daysatsea
Barbados 24 5 200
Guyana tokenentry tokenentry tokenentry
Surinam 130 16 1050
TrinidadandTobago 60 8 350
3.LicencesreferredtoinArticle5
SpeciesVesselsflying
theflagofMaximum number
oflicences
(a)Tuna Japan tokenentry
Korea tokenentry
(b)Snappers Venezuela 20
Barbados 5
(c)Shark Venezuela 4

BILAGII—ANHANGII—ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ II—ANNEXII—ANNEXEII—ALLEGATOII—BIJLAGEII
FICHEDEPECHE LOGSHEET
Nomdunavire
VesselnameNation
N°delicenceZEE
FishinglicenceNoN0d'immatriculation _
OfficialNo
Nomducapitaine-
Captain'sname
Départde—
DepartfromNbreéquipage -
Noincrew
Date
Date Débarquement à—
Landedat
Crevettes conservées àbord
Shrimpretainedonboard
IMois/Month
jJour/DayZonen0Sonde
DepthJourounuit
Dayornight
(DorN)Nombre detois
oùlesengins
ontétémisà
l'eau/Number
timesgear
isshotTotal
heuresde
pêche
hours
fishedQueues
decrevette
«Head-off »
shrimp
(kg)Crevettes
entières
«Head-on »
shrimp
(kg)Vivaneaux
SnapperRequins
SharkThonidés
Tuna Penaeus :
subtilis
inisiliensisXyphopenaeus
Kroyerii

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ANNEX III
Specialconditions
1.Vesselsinpossession ofalicencereferredtoinArticle4and5(1)(thunnidae )mustcommunicate information to
theCommission oftheEuropean Communities inBrussels (address :telex24189PISEU-B )viatheFrench
authorities atthefollowing times:
(a)oneachentryintozonesextendingupto200nauticalmilesoffthecoastoftheFrenchdepartment ofGuiana,
hereinafter called'thezone';
(b)wheneverleavingthezone;
(c)wheneverenteringaportofaMemberState;
(d)wheneverleavingaportofaMemberState;
(e)everyweekinrespectofthepreviousweekfromthedateofentryintothezonereferredtoin(a)orfromthe
dateofleavingtheportreferredtoin(d).
2.Communications transmitted inaccordance withtheconditions ofthelicenceatthetimesspecifiedin1above
shouldincludethefollowingparticulars ,whereappropriate ,andshouldbetransmitted inthefollowingorder:
—nameofvessel,
—radiocallsign,
—licencenumber,
—chronological numberofthetransmission forthetripinquestion,
—indication ofwhichofthetypesoftransmission ,assetoutinparagraph 1,isinvolved ,
—date,
—time,
—geographical position,
—quantityofeachspeciescaughtduringthefishingoperation (inkilograms ),
—quantityofeachspeciescaughtsincetheprevioustransmission ofinformation (inkilograms ),
—thegeographical coordinates ofthepositionwherethecatchesweremade,
—quantitiesofcatches,byspecies,transferred toothervessels(inkilograms )sincethepreviousinformation ,
—thename,callsignand,whereapplicable ,licencenumberofthevesseltowhichthecatchwastransferred ,
—themaster'sname.
3.Thefollowingcodemustbeusedinreportingspeciescaughtinaccordance withparagraph 2:
PEN:Brownshrimp(Penaeidae );
BOB:Atlanticseabobshrimp (Xyphopenaeus Kroyerii);
TUN:Tunny;
SKH:Shark;
XXX:Other.
4.Incaseswhere,forreasonsofforcemajure,thecommunication cannotbetransmitted bythevesselinpossession of
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ANNEXIV
Declaration pursuanttoArtide12(2)
LANDING DECLARATION (')
Registration No:
Nameofagent:Nameofvessel :
Nameofmaster :
Master'ssignature :
Voyagemadefromthe
Portoflanding :tothe
Quantity ofshrimpslanded (inliveweight)
Headoffshrimp : kg
kg(headonshrimp) or(x1,6)=
Headonshrimp :
Thunnidae : kg Snapper (Lutjanidae ): kg
kg Shark Other kg
(')Onecopyiskeptbythemaster,onecopyiskeptbythecontrolofficer,andonecopyistobesenttotheCommission ofthe
EuropeanCommunities .