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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No3888/91
of18December1991
layingdownfor1992certainmeasuresfortheconservationandmanagementoffishery
resourcesapplicabletovesselsregisteredintheFaroeIslands
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,establishingcertaincontrolmeasuresforfishing
activities(4);asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
3483/88(5);
WhereasArticle3(2)ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No1381/87of20May1987establishingdetailedrules
concerningthemarkinganddocumentation offishing
vessels(6)providesthatallvesselswithchilledor
refrigeratedsea-watertanksaretokeeponboarda
documentcertifiedbyacompetentauthorityandspecifying
thecalibrationofthetanksincubicmetresat10-centimetre
intervals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No170/83of
25January1983establishingaCommunitysystemforthe
conservationandmanagementoffisheryresources(*),as
amendedbytheActofAccessionofSpainandPortugal(2),
andinparticularArticle11thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
Whereas,inaccordancewiththeprocedureprovidedforin
Article2oftheAgreementonfisheriesbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,oftheonepart,andthe
GovernmentofDenmarkandtheHomeGovernmentofthe
FaroeIslands,oftheotherpart(3),theCommunityandthe
HomeGovernment oftheFaroeIslandshaveheld
consultationsconcerningtheirmutualfishingrightsfor
1992;
Whereas,inthecourseoftheseconsultations ,the
delegationsagreedtorecommendtotheirrespective
authoritiesthatcertaincatchquotasfor1992shouldbe
fixedforthevesselsoftheotherparty;
Whereasmeasuresshouldbetakentoimplementtheresults
oftheseconsultationsbetweentheCommunityandthe
FaroeIslandsandthuspreventanyinterruptionofmutual
fisheriesrelationsasat31December1992;
Whereas,underthetermsofArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)
No170/83,itisfortheCounciltofixthetotalcatches
allocatedtothirdcountriesandtolaydownthespecific
conditionsunderwhichsuchcatchesmaybetaken;
WhereasthefishingactivitiescoveredbythisRegulation
aresubjecttotherelevantcontrolmeasuresprovidedforby
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No2241/87of23July1987Artikel1
1.VesselsregisteredintheFaroeIslandsarehereby
authorized,until31December1992,tofishforthespecies
listedinAnnexI,withinthegeographicalandquantitative
limitslaiddownthereinandinaccordancewiththis
Regulation,inthe200-nautical-mile fishingzoneofthe
MemberStatesintheNorthSea,Skagerrak,Kattegat,
BalticSeaandAtlanticOceannorthof43°00'N.
2.Fishingauthorizedunderparagraph1shallbelimited,
exceptintheSkagerrak,tothosepartsofthe200­
nautical-milefishingzonelyingseawardsof12nautical
milesfromthebaselinesfromwhichthefishingzonesof
MemberStatesaremeasured.
3.Notwithstanding paragraph1,unavoidableby-catches
ofspeciesforwhichnoquotahasbeenfixedinagivenzone
shallbepermittedwithinthelimitslaiddownbythe
conservation measuresinforceinthezoneconcerned.
4.By-catchesinagivenzoneofaspeciesforwhicha
quotaisestablishedinthatzoneshallbecountedagainst
thequotaconcerned.
(!)OJNoL24,27.1.1983,p.1.
(2)OJNoL302,15.11.1985,p.1.
(3)OJNoL226,29.8.1980,p.11.(4)OJNoL207,29.7.1987,p.1.
(5)OJNoL306,11.11.1988,p.2.
(6)OJNoL132,21.5.1987,p.9.

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Article2
1.VesselsfishingwithinthequotasfixedinArticle1shall
complywiththeconservationandcontrolmeasuresandall
otherprovisionsgoverningfishinginthezonesreferredto
inthatArticle.
2.Thevesselsreferredtoinparagraph1shallkeepalog
bookinwhichtheinformationsetoutinAnnexIIshallbe
entered.
3.Thevesselsreferredtoinparagraph1shalltransmitto
theCommission,inaccordancewiththeruleslaiddownin
AnnexIII,theinformationsetoutinthatAnnex.
4.Thosevesselsreferredtoinparagraph1whichhave
chilledorrefrigeratedsea-watertanksshallkeeponboard
adocumentcertifiedbyacompetentauthorityand
specifyingthecalibrationofthetanksincubicmetresat
10-centimetre intervals.(d)16forthefishing,bytrawl,ofbluelinginICES
divisionsVIa(northof56°30'N)andVIb;
(e)20forthefishingofbluewhitinginICESsub-areaVII
(westof12°00'W)andICESdivisionsVIa(northof
56°30'N)andVIb;
(f)3forthefishing,bylong-line,ofporbeagleinthewhole
CommunityzonewiththeexceptionofNAFO
3PS;
(g)12forthefishingofcodinICESdivisionIIId;however
thetotalnumberofvesselsallowedtofish
simultaneously shallnotexceed9.
3.Eachlicenceshallbevalidforonevesselonly.Where
twoormorevesselsaretakingpartinthesamefishing
operation,eachvesselmustbeinpossessionofalicence.
4.Licencesmaybecancelledwithaviewtotheissueof
newlicences.Suchcancellationsshalltakeeffectontheday
beforethedateofissueofthenewlicencesbythe
Commission .Newlicencesshalltakeeffectfromtheirdate
ofissue.
5.Licencesshallbewhollyorpartiallywithdrawnbefore
thedateofexpiryiftherespectivequotas,fixedin
Article1,havebeenexhausted.
6.Licencesshallbewithdrawnintheeventofanyfailure
tomeettheobligationslaiddowninthisRegulation.
7.Foraperiodnotexceeding12months,nolicenceshall
beissuedforanyvesselinrespectofwhichtheobligations
laiddowninthisRegulationhavenotbeenmet.
8.Vesselsauthorizedtofishon31Decembermay
continuetheirfishingactivitiesasfromthebeginningofthe
followingyear,onthebasisofthisauthorization,untilthe
newlistsofvesselsfortheyearinquestionhavebeen
approved.5.Theregistrationlettersandnumbersofthevessels
referredtoinparagraph1mustbeclearlymarkedonthe
bowofeachvesselonbothsides.
Article3
1.FishinginthewatersreferredtoinArticle1andwithin
thequotasfixedinthatArticleshallbepermittedonly
wherealicenceissuedbytheCommissiononbehalfofthe
Communityiskeptonboardandwheretheconditionsset
outinthelicenceareobserved.
2.Licencesshallbeissuedforthepurposesofparagraph1
providedthatthenumberoflicencesvalidonanyoneday
doesnotexceed:
(a)14forthefishingofmackerelinICESdivisionsVIa
(northof56°30'N),VIIe,fandh,spratinICES
sub-areaIVanddivisionVIa(northof56°30'N),
horse-mackerel inICESsub-areaIVanddivisionsVIa
(northof56°30/N),VIIe,fandhandherringinICES
divisionVIa(northof56°30'N);4forthefishingof
herringinICESdivisionIIIaN(Skagerrak);
(b)15forthefishingofNorwaypoutinICESsub-areaIV
anddivisionVIa(northof56°30'N)andsand-eelin
ICESsub-areaIV;
(c)20forthefishing,bylongline,ofling,tuskandblue
linginICESdivisionsVIa(northof56d30'N)and
VIb;however,thetotalnumberofvesselsallowedto
fishsimultaneously shallnotexceed10;Article4
Whenanapplicationforalicenceissubmittedtothe
Commission,i:hefollowinginformationmustbesupplied:
(a)nameofthevessel;
(b)registrationnumber;
(c)externalidentificationlettersandnumbers;
(d)portofregistration;
(e)nameandaddressoftheownerorcharterer;
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2.theuseoftrawlsandpurseseinesforthecaptureof
pelagicspeciesshallbeprohibitedfromSaturday
midnighttoSundaymidnight.(g)enginepower;
(h)callsignandradiofrequency;
(i)intendedmethodoffishing;
(j)intendedareaoffishing;
(k)speciesforwhichitisintendedtofish;
(1)periodforwhichalicenceisrequested.
Article5Article6
Whereaninfringementisdulyestablished,MemberStates
shallwithoutdelayinformtheCommissionofthenameof
thevesselconcernedandofanyactiontheyhavetaken.
FishingintheSkagerrakwithinthelimitsofthequotas
referredtoinArticle1shallbesubjecttothefollowing
conditions:
1.directfishingforherringforpurposesotherthan
humanconsumptionshallbeprohibited;Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1992.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18December1991.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
P.BUKMAN

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ANNEXI
V
Faroesecatchquotasfor1992
1.QuotasforFaroesevesselsfishingintheCommunityzone
Species Fishingzone:ICESsub-area/divisionQuantity
(tonnes)
Ling,tuskandbluelingVIa(*),VIb 800(2)(3)
Blueling VIa(»),VIb 940(4)
Mackerel VIa(!),VIIe,f,h 6360(9)
Herring VIa(1), •660
Horse-mackerel IV,VIa(*),VIIe,f,h 7000
Norwaypout IV,VIa(!) lI
Sprat IV,VIa(*) li20000(5)
Sand-eel IV IJ
Bluewhiting VIa(!),VIb,VII(6) 62000(7)
Otherwhitefish \ I
(by-catchesonly) IV,VIa(i) 400
Herring IIIaN(Skagerrak)(8) 500
Porbeagle EntireCommunityzoneexceptNAFO3PSL125(2)
(1)Northof56°30'N.
(2)Tobefishedbylongline.
(3)Ofwhichanincidentalcatchofotherspeciesof20%pership,atanymoment,isauthorizedinICESdivisionsVIaandb.
However,thispercentagemaybeexceededinthefirst24hoursfollowingthebeginningofthefishingonaspecificground.
ThetotalincidentalcatchofotherspeciesinVIaandVIbmaynotexceed75tonnes.
(4)Tobefishedbytrawl.
(5)Theoverallquota(includingforNorwaypoutandsand-eel,unavoidableby-catchesofbluewhiting)includesamaximumof
2000tonnesofsprat.
Amaximumof6000tonnesofNorwaypoutmaybefishedinICESdivisionVIanorthof56°30'Nsubjecttotheprovisionon
requestbytheCommunityofdetailsofthequantityandcompositionofanyby-catchtaken.
(«)Westof12°00'W.
(7)Catchesofbluewhitingmayincludeunavoidableby-catchesofargentine.
(8)LimitedinthewestbyalinedrawnfromthelighthouseofHanstholmtothelighthouseofLindesnesandinthesouthbyaline
drawnfromSkagenlighthousetothelighthouseofTistlarnaandfromtheretothenearestcoastofSweden.
(9)Ofwhich1000tonnesmaybefishedfrom1Octoberto31December1992inCommunitywatersindivisionIVa.
2.QuotasforFaroesevesselsfishinginGreenlandwatersaccordingtoArticle1(3)oftheEEC/GreenlandFisheries
Protocol(!)(shownforinformationonly)
Species Fishingzones:ICESdivisionofNAFOsub-areaQuantity
(tonnes)
NortherndeepwaterprawnNAFO0/1(2) 105
(Pandalusborealis) XIV/V 1045
Greenlandhalibut NAFO0/1 150
l XIV/V 150
Redfish XIV/V 500
Capalin XIV/V 10000
(!)OJNoL252,15.9.1990,p.2.
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ANNEXII
Whenfishingwithinthe200-nautical-mile zoneoffthecoastsoftheMemberStatesoftheCommunitywhichis
coveredbyCommunityrulesonfisheries,thefollowingdetailsaretobeenteredinthelog-bookimmediatelly
afterthefollowingevents:
1.aftereachhaul
1.1.thequantity(inkilogramsliveweight)ofeachspeciescaught;
1.2.thedateandthetimeofthehaul;
1.3.thegeographicalpositioninwhichthecatchesweremade;
1.4.thefishingmethodused;
2.aftereachtranshipmenttoorfromanothervessel
2.1.theindication'receivedfrom'or'transferredto';
2.2.thequantity(inkilogramsliveweight)ofeachspeciestranshipped;
2.3.thename,externalidentificationlettersandnumbersofthevesseltoorfromwhichthetranshipment
occurred;
3.aftereachlandinginaportoftheCommunity
3.1.nameoftheport;
3.2.thequantity(inkilogramsliveweight)ofeachspecieslanded;
4.aftereachtransmissionofinformationtotheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities
4.1.dateandtimeofthetransmission ;
4.2.typeofmessage:IN,OUT,ICES,WKLor2WKL;
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ANNEXIII
1.TheinformationtobetransmittedtotheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunitiesandthetimetableforits
transmission areasfollows:
1.1.Oneachoccasionthevesselentersthe200-nautical-mile zoneoffthecoastsoftheMemberStatesofthe
CommunitywhichiscoveredbyCommunityrulesonfisheries:
(a)theinformationspecifiedunder1.5;
(b)thequaritity(inkilogramslive-weight)ofeachspeciesoffishinthehold;
(c)thedateandICESdivisionwithinwhichthemasterintendstocommencefishing.
Wherethefishingoperationsnecessitatemorethanoneentryintothezonesreferredtounder1.1onagiven
day,onecommunication shallsufficeonfirstentry.
1.2.Oneachoccasionthevesselleavesthezonereferredtounder1.1:
(a)theinformationspecifiedunder1.5;
(b)thequantity(inkilogramslive-weight)ofeachspeciesoffishinthehold;
(c)thequantity(inkilogramslive-weight)ofeachspeciescaughtsincetheprevioustransmission;
(d)theICESdivisioninwhichthecatchesweretaken;
(e)thequantity(inkilogramslive-weight)ofeachspeciestransferredtoand/orfromothervesselssincethe
vesselenteredthezoneandtheidentificationofthevesseltowhichthetransferwasmade;
(f)thequantity(inkilogramslive-weight)ofeachspecieslandedinaportoftheCommunitysincethevessel
enteredthezone.
Wherethefishingoperationsnecessitatemorethanoneentryintothezonesreferredtounder1.1onagiven
day,onesinglecommunication onthelastexitwillbesufficient.
1.3.Atthree-dayintervals,commencingonthethirddayafterthevesselfirstentersthezonesreferredtounder1.1
whenfishingforherringandmackerel,andatweeklyintervals,commencingontheseventhdayafterthevessel
firstentersthezonereferredtounder1.1whenfishingforallspeciesotherthanherringandmackerel:
(a)theinformationspecifiedunder1.5;
(b)thequantity(inkilogramslive-weight)ofeachspeciescaughtsincetheprevioustransmission;
(c)theICESdivisioninwhichthecatchesweremade.
1.4.OneachoccasionthevesselmovesfromoneICESdivisiontoanother:
(a)theinformationspecifiedunder1.5;
(b)thequantity(inkilogramslive-weight)ofeachspeciescaughtsincetheprevioustransmission;
(c)theICESdivisioninwhichthecatcheshavebeentaken.
1.5.(a)Thename,callsign,externalidentificationlettersandnumbersofthevesselandthenameofitsmaster;
(b),theserialnumberofthemessageforthevoyageconcerned;
(c)identificationofthetypeofmessage;
(d)thedate,thetimeandthegeographicalpositionofthevessel.
2.1.Theinformationspecifiedunderpoint1shallbetransmittedtotheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities
inBrussels(telex24189FISEU-B)viaoneoftheradiostationslistedunderpoint3belowandintheform
specifiedunderpoint4.
2.2.Ifitisimpossibleforreasonsofforcemajeureforthemessagetobetransmittedbythevessel,itmaybe
transmittedonthevessel'sbehalfbyanothervessel.
3.Nameofradiostation
Skagen
Bl&vand
RenneCallsignofradiostation
OXP
OXB
OYE

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Norddeich DAFDAK
DAHDAL
DAIDAM
DAJDAN
Scheveningen PCH
Oostende OST
NorthForeland GNF
Humber GKZ
Cullercoats GCC
Wick GKR
Portpatrick GPK
Anglesey GLV
Ilfracombe GIL
Niton GNI
Stonehaven GND
Portishead GKA
GKB
GKC
Land'sEnd GLD
Valentia EJK
MalinHead EJM
Boulogne FFB
Brest FFU
Saint-Nazaire FFO
Bordeaux-Arcachon FFC
Thorshavn OXJ
Bergen LGN
Farsund LGZ
Florø LGL
Rogaland 'LGQ
Tjøme LGT
Alesund LGA
4.Formofthecommunications
Theinformationspecifiedunderpoint1shallcontainthefollowingparticulars,whichshallbegiveninthe
followingorder:
—nameofvessel,
—callsign,
—externalidentificationlettersandnumbers,
—serialnumberofthemessageforthevoyagein.question,
—indicationofthetypeofmessageaccordingtothefollowingcode:
—messagewhenenteringoneofthezonesreferredtounder1.1:'IN\
—messagewhenleavingoneofthezonesreferredtounder1.1:'OUT*,,
—messagewhenmovingfromoneICESdivisiontoanother:'ICES',
—weeklymessage:'WKL',
—three-daymessage:'2WKL',
—thedate,thetimeandthegeographicalposition,
—theICESdivisions/sub-areasinwhichfishingisexpectedtocommence,
—thedateonwhichfishingisexpectedtocommence,
—thequantity(inkilogramslive-weight)ofeachspeciesoffishintheholdusingthecodementionedin
point5,
—thequantity(inkilogramslive-weight)ofeachspeciesoffishcaughtsincetheprevioustransmissionusing
thecodementionedinpoint5,
—theICESdivisions/sub-areasinwhichthecatchesweremade,
—thequantity(inkilogramslive-weight)ofeachspeciestransferredtoand/orfromothervesselssincethe
previoustransmission,
—thenameandcallsignofthevesseltoand/orfromwhichthetransferwasmade,
—thequantity(inkilogramslive-weight)ofeachspecieslandedinaportoftheCommunitysincetheprevious
transmission ,,
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5.Thecodetobeusedtoindicatethespeciesonboardasmentionedinpoint4above:
PRA—Northerndeep-waterprawn(Pandalusborealis),
HKE—Hake(Merlucciusmerluccius),
GHL—Greenlandhalibut(Reinhardtiushippoglossoides ),
COD—Cod(Gadusmorhua),
HAD—Haddock(Melanogrammus aeglefinus),
HAL—Halibut(Hippoglossushippoglossus),
MAC—Mackerel(Scomberscombrus),
HOM—Horse-mackerel (Trachurustrachurus),
RNG—Round-nosegrenadier(Coryphaenoides rupestris),
POK—Saithe(Pollachiusvirens),
WHG—Whiting(Merlangusmerlangus),
HER—Herring(Clupeaharengus),
SAN—Sand-eel(Ammodytesspp.),
SPR—Sprat(Sprattussprattus),
PLE—Plaice(Pleuronectesplatessa),
NOP—Norwaypout(Trisopterusesmarkii),
LIN—Ling(Molvamolva),
PEZ—Shrimp(Panaeidae),
ANE—Anchovy(Engraulisencrasicholus),
RED—Redfish(Sebastesspp.),
PLA—Americanplaice(Hypoglossoides platessoides),
SQX—Squid(Illexspp.),
YEL—Yellowtailflounder(Limandaferruginea),
WHB—Bluewhiting(Micromesistius poutassou),
TUN—Tuna(Thunnidae),
BLI—Blueling(Molvadypterygia),
USK—Tusk(Brosmebrosme),
DGS—Dogfish(Squalusacanthias),
BSK—Baskingshark(Cetorinhusmaximus),
POR—Porbeagle(Lammanasus),
SQC—Commonsquid(Loligospp.),
POA—Atlanticpomfret(Bramabrama),
PIL—Sardine(Sardinapilchardus),
CSH—Commonshrimp(Crangoncrangon),
LEZ—Megrim(Lepidorhombus spp.),
MNZ—Angler/Monk(Lophiusspp.),
NEP—Norwaylobster(Nephropsnorvegicus),
POL—Pollack(Pollachiuspollachius),
ARG—Argentine(Argentinasphyraena),
OTH—Other.