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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No3929/90
of20December1990
layingdownfor1991certainmeasuresfortheconservationandmanagementoffishery
resourcesapplicabletovesselsflyingtheflagofSweden
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,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;
WhereastheAgreementof19December1966between
Denmark,NorwayandSwedenonmutualaccesstofishing
intheSkagerrakandKattegatprovidesthateachPartyisto
grantfishingvesselsoftheotherPartiesaccesstoitsfishing
zoneintheSkagerrakandpartoftheKattegatuptofour
nauticalmilesfromthebaselines,withoutanyquantitative
limitation;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No170/83of
25January1983establishingaCommunitysystemforthe
conservationandmanagementoffisheryresources(1),as
amendedbytheActofAccessionofSpainandPortugal(2),
andinparticularArticle11thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
Whereas,inaccordancewiththeprocedureprovidedforin
theFisheriesAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheGovernmentofSweden(3),andin
particularArticles2and6thereof,theCommunityand
Swedenhaveheldconsultationsconcerningtheirmutual
fishingrightsfor1991andthemanagementofcommon
biologicalresources;
Whereas,inthecourseoftheseconsultations ,the
delegationsagreedtorecommendtotheirrespective
authoritiesthatcertaincatchquotasfor1991shouldbe
fixedforthevesselsoftheotherParty;
WhereastheAgreementcomprisesanexchange,for1991,
ofcertainsupplementary catchquotas,asaconsequenceof
theGermanunification,theCommunitybeingthelegal
successortotheGermanDemocraticRepublicwithrespect
totheAgreementbetweentheGovernmentoftheGerman
DemocraticRepublicandtheGovernmentofSwedenon
Fisheries;
Whereas,underthetermsofArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)
No170/83,itisfortheCounciltofixthetotalcatches
allocatedtothirdcountriesandtolaydownthespecific
conditionsunderwhichsuchcatchesmustbetaken;
WhereasthefishingactivitiescoveredbythisRegulation
aresubjecttothecontrolmeasuresprovidedforby
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No2241/87of23July
1987establishingcertaincontrolmeasuresforfishingWhereastheConventionof31December1932between
DenmarkandSwedenconcerningfishingconditionsinthe
maritimewatersborderingonbothPartiesprovidesthat
eachPartyshallgrantfishingvesselsoftheotherParty
accesstoitsfishingzoneintheKattegatuptothree
nauticalmilesfromthecoastandincertainpartsofthe
0resundandtheBalticSeauptothebaselines,withoutany
quantitativelimitation, ,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.VesselsflyingtheflagofSwedenareherebyauthorized
until31December1991tofishforthespecieslistedin
AnnexI,withinthegeographicalandquantitativelimits
laiddownthereinandinaccordancewiththisRegulation,
inthe200-nautical-mile fishingzoneoftheMemberStates
intheNorthSea,Skagerrak,Kattegat,BalticSeaand
AtlanticOceannorthof43°00'N.
(1)OJNoL24,27.1.1983,p.1.
(2)OJNoL302,15.11.1985,p.1.
(3)OJNoL226,29.8.1980,p.1.(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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2.Notwithstanding paragraph1,vesselsflyingtheflagof
Swedenshallbeauthorizedtofish,withoutany
quantitativelimitation,intheSkagerrak,Kattegatand
0resund.2.Thevesselsreferredtoinparagraph1shallkeepa
log-bookinwhichtheinformationsetoutinAnnexIII
shallbeentered.
3.Thevesselsreferredtoinparagraph1shalltransmitto
theCommission,inaccordancewiththeruleslaiddownin
AnnexIV,theinformationsetoutinthatAnnex.
4.Thosevesselsreferredtoinparagraph1whichhave
chilledorrefrigeratedsea-watertanksshallkeeponboard
adocumentcertifiedbyacompetentauthorityand
specifyingthecalibrationofthetanksincubicmetresat
10-centimetre intervals.
5.Theregistrationlettersandnumbersofthevessels
referredtoinparagraph1mustbeclearlymarkedonthe
bowofeachvesselonbothsides.3.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation :
—theSkagerrakistheareaboundedinthewestbyaline
drawnfromtheHanstholmlighthousetotheLindesnes
lighthouseandinthesouthbyalinedrawnfromthe
SkagenlighthousetotheTistlarnalighthouseandfrom
theretothenearestpointontheSwedishcoast,
—theKattegatistheareaboundedinthenorthbyaline
drawnfromtheSkagenlighthousetotheTistlarna
lighthouseandfromtheretothenearestpointonthe
Swedishcoastandinthesouthbyalinedrawnfrom
HasenoreHeadtoGnibenPoint,fromKorshageto
Spodsbjerg,andfromGilbjergHeadtotheKullen,
—the0resundistheareaboundedinthenorthbyaline
drawnfromGilbjergPointtotheKullenandinthe
southbyalinedrawnfromtheStevnslighthousetothe
Falsterbolighthouse.
4.Fishingauthorizedunderparagraphs 1and2shallbe
limitedtothosepartsofthe200-nautical-mile fishingzone
lyingseawardsof12nauticalmilesfromthebaselinesfrom
whichthefishingzonesofMemberStatesaremeasured,
withthefollowingexceptions:
(a)fishinginSkagerrakisauthorizedseawardsoffour
nauticalmilesfromthebaselinesofDenmark;
(b)fishinginKattegatisauthorizedseawardsofthree
nauticalmilesfromthecoastofDenmark;
(c)fishingintheBalticSeaisauthorizedseawardsofthree
nauticalmilesfromthebaselinesofDenmark;
(d)fishingin0resundisauthorizedwithintheareasandin
accordancewiththeconditionssetoutinAnnexII.Article3
1.FishingwithinICESsub-areaIVandICESdivisionsIII
canddunderthequotasfixedinArticle1shallbe
permittedonlywherealicencehasbeenissuedbythe
CommissiononbehalfoftheCommunityattherequestof
theSwedishauthoritiesandincompliancewiththe
conditionssetoutinAnnexesII,IIIandIV.Copiesofthese
Annexesshallbekeptonboardeachvessel.
ThevesselstobelicensedforfishingintheCommunity
zoneduringagivenmonthwillbenotifiedatthelatestby
the10thdayoftheprecedingmonth.TheCommunityshall
processexpeditiouslyrequestsforadjustmentstoamonthly
listduringitscurrency.
5.Notwithstanding paragraph1,unavoidableby-catches
ofaspeciesforwhichnoquotaisestablishedinazoneshall
bepermittedwithinthelimitsfixedintheconservation
measuresinforceinthezoneconcerned.2.Licencesshallbeissuedforthepurposesofparagraph1
providedthatthenumberoflicencesvalidatanytime
duringagivenmonthdoesnotexceed:
—97forthefishingofcod,spratandherringintheBaltic
Sea,includingquotasgrantedtoSwedenunderthe
AgreementbetweentheGovernmentoftheGerman
DemocraticRepublicandtheGovernmentofSweden
onFisheries,
—60forthefishingofherring,spratandmackerelin
ICESdivisionsIVaandb,
—14forthefishingofcod,haddock,whitingandothers
inICESsub-areaIV,
—fiveforthefishingofsalmonintheBalticSea.6.By-catchesinagivenzoneofaspeciesforwhicha
quotaisestablishedinthatzoneshallbecountedagainst
thequotaconcerned.
Article2
1.VesselsfishingwithinthequotasfixedinArticle1shall
complywiththeconservationandcontrolmeasuresandall
otherprovisionsgoverningfishinginthezonesreferredto
inthatArticle.3.Whenanapplicationforalicenceissubmittedtothe
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(a)nameofthevessel;
(b)registrationnumber;
(c)externalidentificationlettersandnumbers;
(d)portofregistration;
(e)nameandaddressoftheownerorcharterer;
(f)grosstonnageandoveralllength;
(g)enginepower;
(h)callsignandradiofrequency;
(i)intendedmethodoffishing;
(j)intendedareaoffishing;
(k)speciesforwhichitisintendedtofish;
(1)periodforwhichalicenceisrequested.
4.Eachlicenceshallbevalidforonevesselonly.Where
twoormorevesselsaretakingpartinthesamefishing
operation,eachvesselmustbeinpossessionofalicence.
5.Licencesmaybecancelledwithaviewtotheissueof
newlicences.Suchcancellationsshalltakeeffectontheday
beforethedateofissueofthenewlicencesbythe
Commission .Newlicencesshalltakeeffectfromtheirdate
ofissue.6.Licencesshallbewhollyorpartiallywithdrawnbefore
thedateofexpiryiftherespectivequotasfixedinArticle1
havebeenexhausted.
7.Licencesshallbewithdrawnintheeventofanyfailure
tomeettheobligationslaiddowninthisRegulation.
8.Foraperiodnotexceeding12months,nolicenceshall
beissuedforanyvesselinrespectofwhichtheobligations
laiddowninthisRegulationhavenotbeenmet.
9.Vesselsauthorizedtofishon31Decembermay
continuefishingasfromthebeginningofthenextyear
untilthelistsofvesselspermittedtofishduringtheyearin
questionaresubmittedtoandapprovedbythe
CommissiononbehalfoftheCommunity .
Article4
Whereaninfringementisdulyfoundtohavetakenplace,
theMemberStatesshallwithoutdelayinformthe
Commissionofthenameofthevesselconcernedandofany
actiontheyhavetaken.
TheCommission shallsubmit,onbehalfofthe
Community,toSwedenthenamesandcharacteristicsof
theSwedishvesselswhichwillnotbeauthorizedtofishin
theCommunity'sfishingzonethenextmonth(s)asa
consequenceofaninfringementofCommunityrules.
Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1991.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20December1990.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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ANNEX1
Swedishcatchquotasfor1991
SpeciesAreawithinwhich
fishingisauthorizedQuantity
(tonnes)
Cod ICESIIIc,d 20000)
! ICESIV 130(>)
Salmon ICESIIIc,d 10
Haddock ICESIV 300
Whiting ICESIV 20(>)
Herring ICESIIIc,d 4550
ICESIVa,b 4450(2)
Mackerel ICESIVa,b 2300(3)
Sprat ICESIIIc,d 2500
ICESIVa,b 2000
Others ICESIV 1000(2)
('Thesequotasmaybeinterchanged .
(z)TheCommunityreservestherighttonegotiateareductionofthisquotainthecourseof1991inthelightofthe
determinationofthefinalTACforNorthSeaherringin1991.
(3)Ofwhich2000tonnesshallbefishednorthof59°N.
(4)Outofwhichupto40tonnesmaybetakenasprawn(Pattdalus);850tonnesarcreservedforby-catchesofhorsemackerel
in,interalia,fishingformackerel.
(5)Ofwhich300tonnesasasupplementary catchquotainICES111dfor1991,grantedtoSwedenundertheAgreement
betweentheGovernmentoftheGermanDemocraticRepublicandtheGovernmentofSwedenonFisheries,tobefishedin
thefishingzoneasdefinedinthelastparagraphofthepreambleofthatAgreement.
ANNEXII
1.Insideadepthofsevenmetres,onlythefollowingareallowed:
(a)fishingbynetforherring;and
(b)fishingbylinesinthemonthsofJulytoOctoberinclusive.
2.Outsideadepthofsevenmetres,bytrawlorseineisprohibitedsouthofalinefromEllekildeHageto
Lerberget.
3.Notwithstanding paragraph2,fishingisallowedontheMiddelgrunden by'agnvod'whichdoesnot
measuremorethan7,5metresbetween'armspidserne'.
4.Northofthelinereferredtoinparagraph2,fishingbytrawlorDanishseineisalloweduptothreenautical
milesfromthecoast.
ANNEXIII
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;
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ANNEXIV
1.TheinformationtobetransmittedtotheCommissionandthetimetableforitstransmissionisasfollows:
1.1.Oneachoccasionthevesselentersthe200-nautical-mile zoneoffthecoastsoftheMemberStatesofthe
CommunitywhichiscoveredbyCommunityrulesonfisheries:
(a)theinformationspecifiedunder1.5;
(b)thequantity(inkilogramslive-weight)ofeachspeciesoffishinthehold;
(c)thedateandICESdivisionwithinwhichthemasterintendstocommencefishing.
Wherethefishingoperationsnecessitatemorethanoneentryintothezonereferredtounder1.1onagivenday,
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.
Wherethefishingoperationsnecessitatemorethanoneentryintothezonesreferredtounder1.1onanygiven
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)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
OXP
OXBSkagen
Bl&vand
Norddeich DAFDAK
DAHDAL
DAIDAM
DAJDAN
Scheveningen
Oostende
NorthForeland
Humber
Cullercoats
WickPCH
OST
GNF
GKZ
GCC
GKR

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Portpatrick
Anglesey
Ilfracombe
Niton
Stonehaven
PortisheadGPK
GLV
GIL
GNI
GND
GKA
GKB
GKC
GLD
EJK
EJM
FFB
FFU
FFOLand'sEnd
Valentia
MalinHead
Boulogne
Brest
Saint-Nazaire
Bordeaux-Arcachon FFC
SOJ Stockholm
G6teborg
RønneSOG
OYE
4.Formofthecommunications
Theinformationspecifiedunderpoint1shallcontainthefollowingelementswhichshallbegiveninthe
followingorder:
—nameofvessel,
callsign,
—externalidentificationlettersandnumbers,
—serialnumberofthemessageforthevoyageinquestion,
—indicationofthetypeofmessageaccordingtothefollowingcode:
—messagewhenenteringoneofthezonesreferred-tounder1.1:'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.
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),
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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(Penaeidae),
ANE —Anchovy(Engraulisencrasicholus),
RED —Redfish(Sebastesspp.J,
PLA —Americanplaice(Hypoglossoides platessoides),
SQX—Squid(Illexspp.J,
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.J,
POA —Atlanticpomfret(Bramabrama),
PIL —Sardine(Sardinapilchardus),
CSH —Commonshrimp(Crangoncrangon),
LEZ —Megrim(Lepidorhombus spp.),
MNZ —Angler/Monk(Lophiusspp.J,
NEP —Norwaylobster(Nephropsnorvegicus),
POL —Pollack(Pollachiuspollachius).
ARG —Argentine(Argentinasphyraena),
OTH —Other.