NoL378/38 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.12.90
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No3927/90
of20December1990
layingdownfor1991certainmeasuresfortheconservationandmanagementoffishery
resourcesapplicabletovesselsflyingtheflagofNorway
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,Whereas,pursuanttothetermsofArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No170/83,itisfortheCounciltofixthetotal
catchesallocatedtothirdcountriesandtolaydownthe
specificconditionsunderwhichsuchcatchesmustbe
taken;
WhereasthefishingactivitiescoveredbythisRegulation
aresubjecttotherelevantcontrolmeasuresprovidedforin
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No2241/87of23July1987
establishingcertaincontrolmeasuresforfishing
activities(4),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
3483/88(5);HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No170/83of
25January1983establishingaCommunitysystemforthe
conservationandmanagementoffisheryresources(*),as
amendedbytheActofAccessionofSpainandPortugal(2),
andinparticularArticle11thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,WhereasArticle3(2)ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No1381/87of20May1987establishingdetailedrules
concerningthemarkinganddocumentation offishing
vessels(6)providesthatallvesselswithchilledor
refrigeratedsea-watertanksaretokeeponboarda
documentcertifiedbyacompetentauthorityandspecifying
thecalibrationofthetanksincubicmetresat10-centimetre
intervals,Whereas,inaccordancewiththeprocedureprovidedforin
Articles2and7oftheFisheriesAgreementbetweenthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheKingdomof
Norway(3),theCommunityandNorwayhaveheld
consultationsconcerningmutualfishingrightsin1991and
themanagementofcommonbiologicalresources;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Whereas,inthecourseoftheseconsultations ,the
delegationsagreedtorecommendtotheirrespective
authoritiesthatcertaincatchquotasfor1991shouldbe
fixedforthevesselsoftheotherparty;Article1
1.VesselsflyingtheflagofNorwayareherebyauthorized
until31December1991tofishforthespecieslistedin
AnnexI,withinthegeographicalandquantitativelimits
laiddownthereinandinaccordancewiththisRegulation,
inthe200-nautical-mile fishingzoneoftheMemberStates
intheNorthSea,Skagerrak,Kattegat,BalticSeaand
AtlanticOceannorthof43°00'N.WhereastheAgreementof19December1966between
Denmark,NorwayandSwedenonreciprocalaccessto
fishingintheSkagerrakandKattegatprovidesthateach
partyshallgrantvesselsoftheotherpartiesaccesstoits
fishingzoneintheSkagerrakandpartoftheKattegatupto
fournauticalmilesfromthebaselines;
2.Fishingauthorizedpursuanttoparagraph1shallbe
limitedtothosepartsofthe200-nautical-mile fishingzone
lyingseawardsof12nauticalmilesfromthebaselinesfrom
whichthefishingzonesofMemberStatesaremeasured;
however,fishingintheSkagerrakwillbeallowedseawards
offournauticalmilesfromtheDanishbaselines.Whereasthenecessarymeasuresshouldbetakento
implement,for1991,theresultsoftheconsultationsheld
betweenthedelegationsoftheCommunityandNorway
andthuspreventanyinterruptionofmutualfisheries
relationsasat31December1990;
(!)OJNoL24,27.1.1983,p.1.
(2)OJNoL302,15.11.1985,p.1.
(3)OJNoL226,29.8.1980,p.48.(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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Communityandmustobservetheconditionsasestablished
bythatlicence.
NorwayshallnotifytotheCommissionthenameand
characteristicsofthevesselsforwhichlicencesmaybe
issued3.FishinginthepartsofICESdivisionIIIaboundedin
thewestbyalinedrawnfromtheHanstholmlighthouseto
theLindesneslighthouseandinthesouthbyalinedrawn
fromtheSkagenlighthousetotheTistlarnalighthouseand
fromtheretothenearestpointontheSwedishcoastshall
notbesubjecttoquantitativelimitations,withthe
exceptionoffishingformackerelandsaithe.
2.TheCommissionshallissuethefishinglicencesreferred
toinparagraph1toallvesselsforwhichalicenceis
requiredbytheNorwegianauthorities.
Requestforamendmentstothelistofvesselslicencedmay
bemadeatanytimeandshallbeprocessedexpeditiously .4.Notwithstanding paragraph1,unavoidableby-catches
ofspeciesforwhichnoquotahasbeenfixedinagivenzone
shallbepermittedwithinthelimitslaiddownbythe
conservation measuresinforceinthezoneconcerned.
5.By-catches,inagivenzone,ofaspeciesforwhicha
quotaisestablishedinthatzoneshallbecountedagainst
thequotaconcerned.3.Eachlicenceshallbevalidforonevesselonly.Where
twoormorevesselsaretakingpartinthesamefishing
operation,eachvesselmustbeinpossessionofalicence.
4.Licencesmaybecancelledwithaviewtotheissueof
newlicences.Suchcancellationsshalltakeeffectontheday
beforethedateofissueofthenewlicencesJbythe
Commission .Newlicencesshalltakeeffectfromtheirdate
ofissue.Article2
1.VesselsfishingwithinthequotasfixedinArticle1shall
complywiththeconservationandcontrolmeasuresandall
otherprovisionsgoverningfishinginthezonesreferredto
inthatArticle. 5.Licencesshallbewhollyorpartiallywithdrawnbefore
thedateofexpiryiftherespectivequotasfixedinArticle1
havebeenexhausted.
2.Thevesselsreferredtoinparagraph1shallkeepa
log-bookinwhichtheinformationsetoutinAnnexIIshall
beentered.
3.Thevesselsreferredtoinparagraph1,exceptforthose
fishinginICESdivisionIIIa,shalltransmittothe
Commission ,inaccordancewiththeruleslaiddownin
AnnexIII,theinformationsetoutinthatAnnex.6.Licencesshallbewithdrawnintheeventofanyfailure
tomeettheobligationslaiddowninthisRegulation.
7.Foraperiodnotexceeding12months,nolicenceshall
beissuedforanyvesselinrespectofwhichtheobligations
laiddowninthisRegulationhavenotbeenmet.
8.Vesselsauthorizedtofishon31Decembermay
continuetheirfishingactivitiesasfromthebeginningofthe
followingyear,onthebasisofthisauthorization ,untilthe
newlistsofvesselsfortheyearinquestionhavebeen
approved.4.Thosevesselsreferredtoinparagraph1whichhave
chilledorrefrigeratedsea-watertanksshallkeeponboard
adocumentcertifiedbyacompetentauthorityand
specifyingthecalibrationofthetanksincubicmetresat
10-cmintervals.
5.Theregistrationlettersandnumbersofthevessels
referredtoinparagraph1mustbeclearlymarkedonthe
bowofeachvesselonbothsides.Article4
Whenanapplicationforalicenceissubmittedtothe
Commission,thefollowinginformationmustbesupplied:
(a)nameofthevessel;
(b)registrationnumber;
(c)externalidentificationlettersandnumbers;
(d)portofregistration;
(e)nameandaddressoftheownerorcharterer;Article3
1.WhenfishinginanyICESdivisionunderthequotas
fixedinArticle1,vesselsexceeding200GRTmustkeepon
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(f)grosstonnageandoveralllength;
(g)enginepower;
(h)callsignandradiofrequency;
(i)intendedmethodoffishing;
(j)intendedareaoffishing;
(k)speciesforwhichitisintendedtofish;
(1)periodforwhichalicenceisrequired.
Article5
FishingwithinthequotasfixedinArticle1forblueling,
lingandtusk,shallbepermittedprovidedthatuseismade
ofthemethodcommonlyknownas'long-lining'inICES
divisionVbandsub-areasVIandVII.Article6
Theuseoftrawlsandpurseseinesforthecaptureof
pelagicspeciesshallbeprohibitedintheSkagerrakfrom
SaturdaymidnighttoSundaymidnight.
Article7
Whereaninfringementisdulyestablished,MemberStates
shallwithoutdelayinformtheCommissionofthenameof
thevesselinvolvedandofanyactiontheyhavetaken.
TheCommissionshallsubmitonbehalfoftheCommunity,
toNorway,thenameandthecharacteristics ofthe
Norwegianvesselswhichwillnotbeauthorizedtofishin
theCommunity'sfishingzonethenextmonth(s),asa
consequenceofaninfringementofCommunityrules.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1991.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20December1990.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
P.BUKMAN

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ANNEX1
Norwegiancatchquotasfor1991
(tonnes—freshroundweight)
SpeciesAreawithinwhichfishing
isauthorizedQuantity
(tonnes)
Mackerel ICESVIa(!)+VIId,e,f,h+IIa14000(12)
Herring ICESVIa 6200
Sprat ICESIV 2000
Cod ICESIV 6300
Haddock ICESIV 5000
Saithe ICESIVandSkagerrak(2) 45000
Whiting ICESIV 10000
Plaice ICESIV 3100
Mackerel ICESIV,IIIa 43600(10)
Sand-eel,Norwaypout,
bluewhiting ICESIV 50000(3)
Bluewhiting ICESII,IVa,VIa(*),VIb,VII(4)155000(5)(n)
Blueling ICESIV,Vb,VI,VII,IIa 1000(6)
Lingandtusk ICESIV,Vb,VI,VII,IIa 18000(«)(7)
Dogfish ICESIV,VI,VII 3000
Baskingshark(8) ICESIV,VI,VII 100
Porbeagle ICESIV,VI,VII 200
Shrimp ICESIV 100
Otherspecies ICESIV,IIa 5000
Herring ICESIVa,b 50000(9)
(!)Northof56°30'N.
(2)LimitedinthewestbyalinedrawnfromtheHanstholmlighthousetotheLindesneslighthouseandinthesouthbyaline
drawnfromSkagenlighthousetotheTistlarnalighthouseandfromtheretothenearestcoastofSweden.
(3)Ofwhichsand-eelalonenotmorethanSO000tonnesorNorwaypoutandbluewhitingtogethernotmorethan40000
tonnes.Upto10000tonnesoftheNorwaypoutquotamaybefishedinICESVIanorthof56°30'N.However,this
quantityshouldbedeductedfromthequotaofsand-eel,NorwaypoutandbluewhitinginICESIV.
(4)Westof12°00'W.
(5)Ofwhichnomorethan40000tonnesmaybefishedinICESdivisionIVa.
(6)Ofwhichanincidentalcatchofotherspeciesof20%pership,atanymoment,isauthorizedinICESsub-areasVI
andVII.However,thispercentagemaybeexceededinthefirst24hoursfollowingthebeginningofthefishingona
specificground.ThetotalincidentalcatchofotherspeciesinVIandVIIshouldnotexceed2500tonnes.
(7)Ofwhichlingmaybeamaximumof14000tonnesandtuskamaximumof8000tonnes.
(8)Baskingsharkliver.
(9)Anadditional10000tonneswillbegrantedifsuchanincreaseiscalledfor.
(10)MaybefishedinIVaonly,exceptfor3000tonneswhichmaybefishedinIIIa.
(n)Ofwhichupto8000tonnesofargentinemaybefished.
(12)Ofwhich14000tonnesmaybefishedfrom1Octoberto31December1991inCommunitywatersindivisionIVa.

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ANNEXII
Whenfishingwithinthe200-nautical-mile zoneoffthecoastsoftheMemberStatesoftheCommunitywhichis
coveredbyCommunityrulesonfisheries,thefollowingdetailsaretobeenteredinthelog-bookimmediately
afterthefollowingevents:
1.aftereachhaul
1.1.thequantity(inkilogramslive-weight)ofeachspeciescaught;
1.2.thedateandthetimeofthehaul;
1.3.thegeographicalpositioninwhichthecatchesweremade;
1.4.thefishingmethodused;
2.aftereachtranshipmenttoorfromanothervessel
2.1.theindication'receivedfrom'or'transferedto';
2.2.thequantity(inkilogramslive-weight)ofeachspeciestranshipped;
2.3.thename,externalidentificationlettersandnumbersofthevesseltoorfromwhichthetranshipment
occurred;
3.aftereachlandinginaportoftheCommunity ^
3.1.nameoftheport;
3.2.thequantity(inkilogramslive-weight)ofeachspecieslanded;
4.aftereachtransmissionofinformationtotheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities
4.1.dateandtimeofthetransmission ;
4.2.typeofmessage:IN,OUT,ICES,WKLor2WKL;
4.3.inthecaseofradiotransmission :nameoftheradiostation.

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ANNEXIII
1.TheinformationtobetransmittedtotheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunitiesandthetimetableforits
transmission areasfollows:
1.1.Oneachoccasionthevesselentersthe200-nautical-mile zoneoffthecoastsoftheMemberStatesofthe
CommunitywhichiscoveredbyCommunityrulesonfisheries:
(a)theinformationspecifiedunder1.5; \
(b)thequantity(inkilograms)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
firstentersthezonesreferredtounder1.1whenfishingforallspeciesotherthanherringandmackerel:
(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)thelicencenumberifthevesselisunderlicence;
(c)theserialnumberofthemessageforthevoyageconcerned;
(d)identificationofthetypeofmessage;
(e)thedate,thetimeandthegeographicalpositionofthevessel.
2.1.Theinformationspecifiedunderpoint1shallbetransmittedtotheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities
inBrussels(telex24189FISEU-B)viaoneoftheradiostationslistedunderpoint3belowandintheform
specifiedunderpoint4.
2.2.Ifitisimpossibleforreasonsofforcemajeureforthemessagetobetransmittedbythevessel,itmaybe
transmittedonthevessel'sbehalfbyanothervessel.
3.Nameofradiostation Callsignofradiostation
Skagen OXP
Bl&vand OXB
Ronne 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,
—serialnumberofthemessageforthevoyageinquestion,
—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 ,
—thenameofthemaster.

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5.Thecodetobeusedtoindicatethespeciesonboardasmentionedin4above:
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.