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( 1 ) OJ NO L 168 , 1 . 7 . 1980 , P . 9 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2168/80

OF 11 AUGUST 1980

AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1717/80 LAYING DOWN FOR 1980 CERTAIN MEASURES FOR THE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF FISHERY RESOURCES APPLICABLE TO VESSELS FLYING THE FLAG OF NORWAY

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 103 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS , FOLLOWING THE DECISION OF THE DANISH GOVERNMENT TO EXTEND THE FISHING ZONE OFF THE EAST COAST OF GREENLAND TO THE NORTH OF 67 * N , FISHING ACTIVITIES IN THOSE WATERS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE RELEVANT COMMUNITY RULES ;

WHEREAS , AT THE REQUEST OF THE NORWEGIAN AUTHORITIES , CONSULTATIONS WERE HELD BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND NORWAY WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE AGREEMENT ON FISHERIES SIGNED BETWEEN THE TWO PARTIES ON 27 FEBRUARY 1980 , WITH A VIEW TO DETERMINING THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH CERTAIN NORWEGIAN FISHING ACTIVITIES COULD BE CARRIED OUT IN THOSE WATERS DURING 1980 ;

WHEREAS THE CONTINUANCE OF FISHING ACTIVITIES BY NORWEGIAN VESSELS IN THOSE WATERS SHOULD BE AUTHORIZED DURING 1980 ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1717/80 OF 27 JUNE 1980 LAYING DOWN FOR 1980 CERTAIN MEASURES FOR THE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF FISHERY RESOURCES APPLICABLE TO VESSELS FLYING THE FLAG OF NORWAY ( 1 ) SHOULD BE AMENDED SO AS TO INCLUDE A QUOTA FOR CAPELIN ;

WHEREAS THE FISHING SEASON FOR CAPELIN , OF A LIMITED PERIOD OF THE YEAR , IS ALREADY UNDER WAY IN THE WATERS ADJOINING COMMUNITY WATERS ; WHEREAS IT IS THEREFORE DIFFICULT TO INTRODUCE AT SHORT NOTICE , FOR THE 1980 FISHING SEASON , THE USUAL REPORTING SYSTEM ; WHEREAS , IN ADDITION , THE NORWEGIAN AUTHORITIES HAVE UNDERTAKEN TO REPORT TO THE COMMISSION CATCHES OF CAPELIN MADE DURING THAT SEASON , THE REPORTING SYSTEM SHOULD NOT BE APPLIED TO CAPELIN FISHING ;

WHEREAS THE FISHING SEASON FOR CAPELIN IN COMMUNITY WATERS IS ALSO OF SHORT DURATION AND STARTS AT THE END OF JULY ; WHEREAS , THEREFORE , IN ORDER TO ALLOW FISHERMEN CONCERNED TO BENEFIT FROM THIS ADDITIONAL ALLOCATION , RULES AUTHORIZING SUCH ACTIVITY SHOULD BE ADOPTED IMMEDIATELY ;

WHEREAS , CONSEQUENTLY , THESE MEASURES SHOULD BE ADOPTED TEMPORARILY ON THE BASIS OF ARTICLE 103 OF THE TREATY , SUBJECT TO THEIR BEING INCLUDED AT A LATER DATE IN THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1717/80 IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . ARTICLE 2 ( 3 ) SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

' 3 . VESSELS REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 , EXCEPT THOSE FISHING FOR CAPELIN AND THOSE FISHING IN ICES DIVISION III A ), SHALL TRANSMIT TO THE COMMISSION THE INFORMATION SPECIFIED IN ANNEX IV . THIS INFORMATION SHALL BE TRANSMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES LAID DOWN THAT YEAR . '

2 . ARTICLE 3 ( 1 ) AND ( 2 ) SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :

' 1 . FISHING WITHIN ICES SUB-AREA XIV AND ICES DIVISION V A ) AND NAFO SUB-AREA 1 , UNDER THE QUOTAS ESTABLISHED IN ARTICLE 1 , SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE HOLDING ON BOARD OF A LICENCE ISSUED BY THE COMMISSION ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY AND TO THE OBSERVANCE OF THE CONDITIONS SET OUT IN THE LICENCE .

HOWEVER , AS REGARDS CAPELIN FISHING , THE ABOVEMENTIONED RULES SHALL APPLY ONLY AS FROM 1 OCTOBER 1980 .

2 . LICENCES FOR THE PURPOSES OF PARAGRAPH 1 SHALL BE ISSUED SUBJECT TO THE CONDITION THAT THE NUMBER OF LICENCES SHALL NOT EXCEED :

- 13 FOR FISHING GREENLAND HALIBUT AND REDFISH ,

- 26 FOR FISHING NORTHERN DEEP-WATER PRAWN ( PANDALUS BOREALIS ) WITHIN ICES SUB-AREA XIV AND IN NAFO SUB-AREA 1 ,

- 168 FOR CAPELIN FISHING NORTH OF 67 * N IN ICES SUB-AREA XIV AND ICES DIVISION V A ).

HOWEVER , THE NUMBER OF VESSELS FISHING SIMULTANEOUSLY FOR NORTHERN DEEP-WATER PRAWN MAY NOT EXCEED :

- 14 AS AN AVERAGE CALCULATED PER MONTH FOR THE WHOLE YEAR , THE MAXIMUM BEING 19 VESSELS PER MONTH , IN NAFO SUB-AREA 1 ,

- NINE AS AN AVERAGE CALCULATED PER MONTH FOR THE WHOLE YEAR , THE MAXIMUM BEING 15 VESSELS PER MONTH , IN ICES SUB-AREA XIV . '

3 . ANNEX I SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE ANNEX TO THIS REGULATION .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE THIRD DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

IT SHALL APPLY FROM 1 JANUARY UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1980 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 11 AUGUST 1980 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

G . THORN

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ANNEX

' ANNEX I

FISHING QUOTAS

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SPECIES // AREA WITHIN WHICH FISHING IS AUTHORIZED // QUANTITY ( TONNES ) //

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HERRING // SKAGERRAK ( 1 ) // 3 500 ( 2 ) //

MACKEREL // ICES IV AND SKAGERRAK ( 1 ) // 39 800 //

// ICES VI A ) ( 3 ) + VII D ), E ), F ), H ) // 22 000 //

HORSE-MACKEREL // ICES IV , VI A ) ( 3 ) + VII D ), E ), F ), H ) // 5 000 //

SPRAT // ICES IV // 71 000 //

// SKAGERRAK // 11 000 ( 2 ) //

COD // ICES IV // 10 000 //

// SKAGERRAK ( 1 ) // 2 000 ( 2 ) //

HADDOCK // ICES IV // 3 000 //

// SKAGERRAK ( 1 ) // 300 ( 2 ) //

SAITHE // ICES IV AND SKAGERRAK ( 1 ) // 20 000 //

WHITING // ICES IV // 4 000 //

// SKAGERRAK ( 1 ) // 400 ( 2 ) //

PLAICE // ICES IV // 500 //

// SKAGERRAK ( 1 ) // 200 ( 2 ) //

SANDEEL , NORWAY POUT / BLUE WHITING // ICES IV // 50 000 ( 4 ) //

BLUE WHITING // ICES II , VIA ) ( 3 ), VIB ), VII ( 5 ), XIV // 125 000 //

LING , BLUE LING AND TUSK // ICES IV , VI , VII // 20 000 //

DOGFISH // ICES IV , VI , VII // 8 000 ( 6 ) //

BASKING SHARK ( 7 ) // ICES IV , VI , VII // 800 ( 6 ) //

PORBEAGLE // ICES IV , VI , VII // 1 000 //

NORTHERN DEEP-WATER PRAWN // NAFO 1 ( 8 ) // 2 500 //

( PANDALUS BOREALIS ) // ICES XIV // 2 500 ( 9 ) //

GREENLAND HALIBUT AND REDFISH // NAFO 1 , ICES XIV // 1 800 //

HALIBUT // NAFO 1 , ICES XIV // 200 //

CAPELIN // ICES XIV ( 10 ), V A ) ( 10 ) // 20 000 //

OTHER SPECIES // ICES IV // 5 000 //

( 1 ) LIMITED IN THE WEST BY A LINE DRAWN FROM THE LIGHTHOUSE OF HANSTHOLM TO THE LIGHTHOUSE OF LINDESNES AND IN THE SOUTH BY A LINE DRAWN FROM SKAGEN LIGHTHOUSE TO THE LIGHTHOUSE OF TISTLARNA AND FROM THERE TO THE NEAREST COAST OF SWEDEN .

( 2 ) TO BE REDUCED BY THE QUANTITIES TAKEN OUTSIDE THE EEC FISHING ZONE .

( 3 ) NORTH OF 56 * 30 ' N .

( 4 ) OF WHICH SANDEEL ALONE NO MORE THAN 50 000 TONNES OF NORWAY POUT AND BLUE WHITING TOGETHER NO MORE THAN 40 000 TONNES .

( 5 ) WEST OF 12 * W .

( 6 ) THIS QUOTA DOES NOT INCLUDE CATCHES TAKEN IN THE AREAS DEFINED IN ANNEX II .

( 7 ) BASKING SHARK LIVER .

( 8 ) SOUTH OF 68 * N .

( 9 ) EXPERIMENTAL FISHERY ONLY .

( 10 ) NORTH OF 67 * N . '