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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No2327/78
of4October1978
layingdowncertainmeasuresfortheconservationandmanagement offishery
resourcesapplicabletovesselsflyingtheflagofSpain,fortheperiod1October
to31December 1978
theCommunity ,andtocompliancewiththeconserva­
tionandsupervisorymeasuresandotherprovisions
governingfishinginthezonesreferredtoin
Article1.
2.Thenumberoflicenceswhichmaybeissuedto
vesselsflyingtheflagofSpainshallbeaslaiddownin
point2ofAnnexI.THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle103
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
Whereason3November1976theCounciladopteda
setofresolutionsconcerningcertainexternaland
internalaspectsofthecommonfisheriespolicy;
WhereastheCommunityandSpainhavenegotiateda
frameworkagreementonfisheries;
WhereastheCommunityandSpainhaveconsulted
eachother,undertheprocedurelaiddowninthe
negotiatedagreement,ontheconditionsforthe
conductoffishingbythevesselsofeachoftheparties
inthefishingzoneoftheotherpartyduringthelast
quarterof1978;whereasfollowingtheseconsulta­
tions,theCommunitydelegationundertooktorecom­
mendthattheCommunityauthoritiesadoptcertain
measuresauthorizingSpanishvesselstoconduct
fishinginthefishingzonesoftheMemberStates
coveredbyCommunityrulesonfisheries;
Whereasthissetofmeasuresmustbetakenwithout
delayanditisthereforenecessarytoadoptthemas
interimmeasuresonthebasisofArticle103ofthe
Treaty,subjecttotheirbeingincludedatalaterdate
inthecommonagriculturalpolicy,Article3
1.Whenanapplicationforalicenceissubmitted
totheCommission ,thefollowinginformationshall
besupplied:
(a)nameofthevessel;
(b)registrationnumber;
(c)externalidentification lettersandnumbers;
(d)portofregistration;
(e)nameandaddressoftheownerorcharterer;
(f)grosstonnageandoveralllength;
(g)enginepower;
(h)callsignandradiofrequency;
(i)intendedmethodoffishing;
(j)intendedareaoffishing;
(k)speciesintendedtobefished;
(1)periodforwhichalicenceisrequested.
2.Eachlicenceshallbevalidforonevesselonly.
Whenseveralvesselsaretakingpartinthesame
fishingoperation,eachvesselmustbeinpossessionof
alicence.
3.However,inthecaseofthefishingreferredtoin
point2(b),(c)and(d)ofAnnexI,asinglelicencemay
beissuedonrequestfortwovesselswhoseparticulars
shallbeenteredatthesametimeonthelicence.
Foreachofthesaidtypesoffishing,theSpanish
authoritiesshallprovidealistofvesselswhichshall
notexceedinnumberthatfixedinthelastcolumnof
point2ofAnnexI,specifyingforwhichvesselsa
licenceorajointlicenceisrequestedand,where
appropriate,theperiodofvalidityrequested.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theonlycatcheswhichvesselsflyingtheflagof
Spainareauthorizedtomakeduringtheperiod1
Octoberto31December1978inthe200nautical
milefishingzonesoftheMemberStatescoveredby
Communityrulesonfisheriesarethosesetoutin
AnnexIwithinthequantitativelimitslaiddown
thereinandcaughtundertheconditionslaiddownby
thisRegulation .
Article2
1.Fishingshallbesubjecttotheholdingonboard
ofalicence,issuedbytheCommissiononbehalfof

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4.Thecaptainsofvesselsholdingalicencemust
respectthespecialconditionslaiddowninAnnexII.
Theseconditionsshallformpartofthelicence.
Inthecaseoftunnyfishing,onlypoints1and2of
thosespecialconditionsmustbeobserved.
5.AvesselfishinginaccordancewiththisRegula­
tionmayholdonlyonelicence.Article8
1.LicencesissuedpursuanttothisRegulationshall
bevalidforthefirstdayofamonthtothelastdayof
amonth.Applicationsforlicencesshallbemadenot
laterthan20daysbeforethedesireddateof
commencement ofvalidity.
However,inOctober1978,licencesmaybevalidfrom
adifferentday;insuchacase,applicationsshallbe
madenotlaterthan10daysbeforethedesireddateof
commencement ofvalidity.
2.Exceptinthecaseofthelicencesreferredtoin
paragraph4,thevalidityoflicencesmaybeextended
undertheconditionslaiddowninthefirstsubpara­
graphofparagraph 1.
3.Licencesmaybecancelledwithaviewtothe
issueofnewlicences.Thecancellation shalltake
effectonthefirstdayofthemonthfollowingthe
surrenderofthelicencestotheCommission .
However,forthelicencesreferredtoinparagraph4,
cancellationshalltakeeffectonthedayoftheir
surrendertotheCommission .
Thenewlicencesshallbeissuedinaccordancewith
paragraph 1.
4.Subjecttoparagraph3beingapplied,licences
validon30September1978shallremainvaliduntil
31October1978.Article4
1.Thecaptainsofvesselsholdingalicenceforthe
fisheriesmentionedinsubparagraph 2(a)ofAnnexI
mustsupplytheinformationspecifiedinthelicence
totheCommissionthrougharadiostationinoneof
theMemberStates.
2.Licencesfortypesoffisheriesotherthantunny
maybeinvalidatediftheCommissiondoesnot
receivebythefifthand20thdayofeachmonthinfor­
mationcommunicated bythecompetentauthorities
ofSpainconcerningthecatchesmadebyeachvessel
andthelandingsmadeineachportduringthepre­
viousfortnight.
Article5
Fishingbymeansofgillnetsshallbeforbidden.
Article9
Thevesselsmayhaveonboardnofishinggearother
thanthatnecessaryforthefishingauthorized.Article6
1.Infishingforhake,totalby-catchesofcod,
haddock,whiting,pollackandsaithemaynotexceed
3%andthetotalofthoseofclupeidfishandNorway
lobster(Nephropsnorvegicus)maynotexceedintotal
5%ofcatchesonboardavessel.By-catchesofsole
andplaiceshallbeforbidden.
2.Infishingforsardines,by-catchesofhorse-mack­
erelmaynotexceed,pervessel,10%byweightofthe
totalcatchorofanysamplethereofofatleast100
kilogramsintheholdaftersorting;by-catchesmay
notincludefishofotherspeciesorinvertebrates .
3.Tunnyvesselsmayneitherfishnorhaveon
boardanyspeciesotherthanthunnidae .Article10
1.Fishingmaynottakeplaceinazone,within
ICESdivisionsVIandVII,situatedsouthof56°30'
North,eastof12°Westandnorthof50°30'North.
2.Thefishingreferredtoinpoint2(d)ofAnnexI
maynottakeplaceeastof1°48'West.
Article11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallbeapplicablefrom1Octoberto31December
1978.Article7
Theperiodofvalidityofthelicencesshallexpireas
soonasithasbeenestablishedthatthequantitieslaid
downinpoint1ofAnnexIhavebeenfished.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4October1978.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
H.-D.GENSCHER

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ANNEXI
1.Fishingquotasfortheperiod1Octoberto31December1978
SpeciesICES
divisionQuantity
(tonnes)
Hake VI 527
VII 1800
VIII 2173
Otherspeciestakenasby-catchesofhakefishingin VI 1054
accordancewithArticle6(1) VII 3600
VIII 4346
2.NumberoflicencesthatmaybeissuedforthevariousICESdivisions
TypeoffishingICES
divisionNumberof
licencesCompletelist
ofvessels
(a)Vesselsconductinghakefishing VI
VII
VIII37(1)
104(>)
99(1)—
(b)Sardines(seinersnotexceeding100
GRT) VIII 40 71
(c)Long-linersnotexceeding100
GRT Villa 10 17
(d)Fishingexclusivelywithrodsfrom
vesselsnotexceeding50GRT VIII 50 60
(e)Tunny VI,VII,VIII Nolimit
(*)Figurefixedonthebasisofastandardvesselwithabrakehorse-powerof700bhp.
Theconversionfactorsforvesselsofanotherhorse-powerareasfollows:
Horse-power Coefficient
Lessthan300bhp 0-57
300bhpormore,butlessthan400bhp 0-76
400bhpormore,butlessthan500bhp 0-85
500bhpormore,butlessthan600bhp 0-90
600bhpormore,butlessthan700bhp 0-96
700bhpormore,butlessthan800bhp 1-00
800bhpormore,butlessthan1000bhp 1-07
1bhpormore,butnotexceeding 1200bhp 111
Over1200bhp 2-25
Long-linersotherthanthosespecifiedin2(c) 0-33

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ANNEXII
Specialconditions
1.Thefishinglicencemustbeonboardthevessel.
2.Theregistrationlettersandnumbersofthelicensedvesselmustbeclearlymarkedonthebowof
thevesselatbothsidesandoneachsideofthesuperstructure wheretheycanbestbeseen.
Thelettersandnumbersshallbepaintedinacolourcontrastingwiththatofthehullorsuper­
structureandshallnotbeeffaced,altered,coveredorotherwiseobscured.
3.Alogbookmustbekeptinwhichthefollowingdetailsaretobeenteredaftereachfishingopera­
tion:
3.1.thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciescaught;
3.2.thedateandthetimeofthebeginningandendoffishing;
3.3.theICESstatisticalrectangleinwhichthecatchesweremade;
3.4.thefishingmethodused.
4.InformationmustbetransmittedbythelicensedvesseltotheCommissionoftheEuropean
Communities atBrussels(Telexaddress21877COMEU)viaoneoftheradiostationslistedin
point6.2inaccordancewiththefollowingtimetable:
4.1.oneachoccasionthevesselentersthe200nauticalmilefishingzoneoffthecoastsofthe
MemberStatesoftheCommunitywhichiscoveredbyCommunityfisheriesregulations ;
4.2.oneachoccasionthevesselleavesthe200nauticalmilefishingzoneoffthecoastsofthe
MemberStatesoftheCommunitywhichiscoveredbyCommunityfisheriesregulations ;
4.3.oneachoccasionthevesselmovesfromoneICESsubdivisiontoanotherwithinthezonesas
definedin4.1and4.2;
4.4.oneachoccasionthevesselentersaCommunityport;
4.5.oneachoccasionthevesselleavesaCommunityport;
4.6.atweeklyintervalsforthepreviousweek,fromeithertheseventhdaythevesselfirstenters
thefishingzoneoftheMemberStatesasreferredtoin4.1aboveorthedaythevesselleaves
aportasreferredtoin4.5above.
5.Thefollowingdetailsmustbeincludedinallmessagestransmittedinpursuanceofpoint4:
5.1.thedate,time,geographicalpositionandICESstatisticalrectangle;
5.2.thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciesoffishinthehold;
5.3.thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciescaughtsincetheprevioustransmission ;
5.4.theICESstatisticalrectangleinwhichthecatchesweretaken;
5.5.thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciestransferredtoothervesselssincetheprevioustransmis­
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6.Thedetailsprovidedforinpoint5mustbetransmittedinaccordancewiththefollowingcondi­
tions:
6.1.EverymessagerelatingtothefishinglicencemustbeprecededbythewordsPECHEUR
BRUSSEL .
6.2.Allmessagesmustbetransmittedviaaradiostationonthelistbelow:
Name
NorthForeland
Humber
Cullercoats
Wick
Oban
Portpatrick
Anglesey
Ilfracombe
Niton
Stonehaven
Portshead
Land'sEnd
Valentia
MalinHead
Boulogne
Brest
Saint-Nazaire
Bordeaux-ArcachonCallsign
GNF
GKZ
GCC
GKR
GNE
GPK
GLV
GIL
GNI
GND
GKA
GKB
GKC
GLD
EJK
EJM
FFB
FFU
FFO
FFC
6.3.Ifforreasonsofforcemajeureitisimpossibleforthemessagetobetransmittedbythe
licensedvessel,itmaybetransmittedonthatvessel'sbehalfbyanothervessel.
6.4.Contentofthemessage
Messagestransmittedundertheprovisionsofthelicenceandinaccordancewiththetime­
tablesetoutinpoint4musttakeintoaccountthedetailsrequiredpursuanttopoint5and
containthefollowinginformation :
—thecodePECHEURBRUSSEL,
—nameofvessel,
—callsign,
—externalidentification lettersandnumbers,
—licencenumber,
—serialnumberofthemessageforthevoyageinquestion,
—indicationofthetypeofmessagetakingintoaccountthedifferentpointsmentionedin
point4,
—thegeographicalpositionandtheICESstatisticalrectangle,
—thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciesoffishintheholdsusingthecodegiveninpoint6.5,
—thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciescaughtsincetheprevioustransmission ,
—>■theICESstatisticalrectangleinwhichthecatchesweretaken,
—thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciestransferredtoothervesselssincetheprevioustransmis­
sion,
—thename,callsign,andifapplicable,thelicencenumberofthevesseltowhichthe
transferwasmade,
—thenameofthecaptain.

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6.5.Thecodetobeusedtoindicatethequantitiesoffishonboardasmentionedinpoint6.4:
ADeep-waterprawn(Pandalusborealis)
BHake(Merlucciusmerluccius)
CGreenlandhalibut(Reinhardtiushippoglossoides )
DCod(Gadusmorhua)
EHaddock(Melanogrammus aeglefinus)
FHalibut(Hippoglossushippoglossus )
GMackerel(Scomberscombrus)
HHorse-mackerel (Trachurustrachurus)
IRound-nosegrenadier(Coryphanenoïdes rupestris)
JSaithe(Pollachiusvirens)
KWhiting(Merlangiusmerlangus)
LHerring(Clupeaharengus)
MSandeel(Ammodytessp.)
NSprat(Clupeasprattus)
OPlaice(Pleuronectesplatessa)
PNorwaypout(Trisopterusesmarkii)
QLing(Molvamolva)
ROther
SShrimp(Penaeidae)
TAnchovy(Engraulisencrasicholus )