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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No3883/91
of18December1991
layingdownfor1992certainmeasuresfortheconservationandmanagementoffishery
resourcesapplicabletovesselsflyingtheflagofNorway
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,Whereas,pursuanttothetermsofArticle3ofRegulation
(EEC)No170/83,itisfortheCounciltofixthetotal
catchesallocatedtothirdcountriesandtolaydownthe
specificconditionsunderwhichsuchcatchesmustbe
taken;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
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
consultationsconcerningmutualfishingrightsin1992and
themanagementofcommonbiologicalresources;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Whereas,inthecourseoftheseconsultations ,the
delegationsagreedtorecommendtotheirrespective
authoritiesthatcertaincatchquotasfor1992shouldbe
fixedforthevesselsoftheotherparty;Article1
1.VesselsflyingtheflagofNorwayareherebyauthorized
until31December1992tofishforthespecieslistedin
AnnexI,withinthegeographicalandquantitativelimits
laiddownthereinandinaccordancewiththisRegulation,
inthe200-na.utical-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,for1992,theresultsoftheconsultationsheld
betweenthedelegationsoftheCommunityandNorway
andthuspreventanyinterruptionofmutualfisheries
relationsasat31December1991;
(4)OJNoL207,29.7.1987,p.1. (!)OJNoL24,27.1.1983,p.1.
(2)OJNoL302,15.11.1985,p.1.
(3)OJNoL226,29.8.1980,p.48.(*)OJNoL306,11.11.1988,p.2.
(6)OJNoL132,21.5.1987,p.9.

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3.FishinginthepartsofICESdivisionIIIaboundedin
thewestbyalinedrawnfromtheHanstholmlighthouseto
theLindesneslighthouseandinthesouthbyalinedrawn
fromtheSkagenlighthousetotheTistlarnalighthouseand
fromtheretothenearestpointontheSwedishcoastshall
notbesubjecttoquantitativelimitations,withthe
exceptionoffishingformackerelandsaithe.Communityandmustobservetheconditionsasestablished
bythatlicence.
NorwayshallnotifytotheCommissionthenameand
characteristics ofthevesselsforwhichlicencesmaybe
issued
2.TheCommissionshallissuethefishinglicencesreferred
toinparagraph1toallvesselsforwhichalicenceis
requiredbytheNorwegianauthorities.
Requestforamendmentstothelistofvesselslicencedmay
bemadeatanytimeandshallbeprocessedexpeditiously .4.Notwithstanding paragraph1,unavoidableby-catches
ofspeciesforwhichnoquotahasbeenfixedinagivenzone
shallbepermittedwithinthelimitslaiddownbythe
conservationmeasuresinforceinthezoneconcerned.
5.By-catches,inagivenzone,ofaspeciesforwhicha
quotaisestablishedinthatzoneshallbecountedagainst
thequotaconcerned.3.Eachlicenceshallbevalidforonevesselonly.Where
twoormorevesselsaretakingpartinthesamefishing
operation,eachvesselmustbeinpossessionofalicence.
4.Licencesmaybecancelledwithaviewtotheissueof
newlicences.Suchcancellationsshalltakeeffectontheday
beforethedateofissueofthenewlicencesbythe
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,vesselsexceeding200GRTmusthold
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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.
TheCommissiionshallsubmitonbehalfoftheCommunity,
toNorway,thenameandthecharacteristics ofthe
Norwegianvesselswhichwillnotbeauthorizedtofishin
theCommunity'sfishingzonethenektmonth(s),asa
consequenceofaninfringementofCommunityrules.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1992.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18December1991.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
P.BUKMAN

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ANNEXI
Norwegiancatchquotasfor1992
(tonnes—freshroundweight)
SpeciesAreawithinwhichfishing
isauthorizedQuantity
(tonnes)
Mackerel ICESVIaC1)+VIId,e,f,h+IIa16300(15)
Herring ICESVIaC1) 6200
Sprat ICESIV 10000
Cod ICESIV 8500
Haddock ICESIV 5000
Saithe ICESIVandSkagerrak(2) 45000
Whiting ICESIV 10000
Plaice ICESIV 3100
Mackerel ICESIV,IIIa 50880(10)
Sand-eel,Norwaypout,
bluewhiting
BluewhitingICESIV
ICESII,IVa,VIa(1),VIb,VII(4)50000(3)
155000(5)(")
Blueling ICESIV,Vb,VI,VII,IIa 1000
Lingandtusk ICESIV,Vb,VI,VII,IIa 18000(6)(7)
Dogfish ICESIV,VI,VII 5000("J
Baskingshark(8) ICESIV,VI,VII 100
Porbeagle ICESIV,VI,VII 200
Shrimp ICESIV 100
Otherspecies ICESIV,IIa 10000(»)(I4)
Herring ICESIVa,b 50000(9)
(1)Northof56°30'N.
(2)LimitedinthewestbyalinedrawnfromtheHanstholmlighthousetotheLindesneslighthouseandinthesouthbyaline
drawnfromSkagenlighthousetotheTistlarnalighthouseandfromtheretothenearestcoastofSweden.
(3)Ofwhichsand-eelalonenotmorethan50000tonnesorNorwaypoutandbluewhitingtogethernotmorethan40000
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)Includingcatchestakenwithlonglinesofgreysharkandbladeshark,birdbeakdogfish,leafscalegulpershark,greater
lanternshark,smoothlanternshark,Portuguesedogfish.
(13)Includingexperimentalcamoaginswithlonglinesforgrenadiers,rattails,moramora,greaterforkbeardinareasVI,Vb
andVII.
(14)Includingfisheriesnotspecificallymentioned;exceptionsmaybeintroducedafterconsultations,asappropriate;no
directedfisheryforsoleisforeseenfor1992.
(15)Ofwhich16300tonnesmaybefishedfrom1Octoberto31December1991inCommunitywatersindivisionIVa.

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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;
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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
Blivand OXB
Ronne OYE

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Norddeich
Scheveningen
Oostende
NorthForeland
Humber
Cullercoats
Wick
Portpatrick
Anglesey
Ilfracombe
Niton
Stonehaven
Portishead
Land'sEnd
Valentia
MalinHead
Boulogne
Brest
Saint-Nazaire
Bordeaux-Arcachon
Thorshavn
Bergen
Farsund
Florø
Rogaland
Tjøme
AlesundDAFDAK
DAHDAL
DAIDAM
DAJDAN
PCH
OST
GNF
GKZ
GCC
GKR
GPK
GLV
GIL
GNI
GND
GKA
GKB
GKC
GLD
EJK
EJM
FFB
FFU
FFO
FFC
OXJ
LGN
LGZ
LGL
LGQ
LGT
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(Nephropsnotvegicus),
POL—Pollack(Pollachiuspollachius).
ARG—Argentine(Argentinasphyraena),
OTH—Other.