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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No2153/77
of27September1977
layingdowncertaininterimmeasuresfortheconservationandmanagement of
fisheryresourcesapplicabletovesselsflyingtheflagofFinlandorPortugal
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION : THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,Article1
HavingregardtotheActofAccession,
1.TheonlycatcheswhichFinlandandPortugalare
authorized tomakefrom1Octoberuntil31
December1977inthe200-nauticalmilefishing
zonesoftheMemberStatessituatedofftheNorthSea
andAtlanticcoastsandcoveredbyCommunityrules
onfisheries,andtheplaceswheresuchcatchesmay
bemade,arelaiddowninAnnexI.
2.Thefishingquotasshallbegrantedsubjectto
compliancewiththeconservationmeasuresandsuper­
visorymeasuresandotherprovisionsgoverning
fishinginthezonesreferredtoinArticle1ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No373/77.HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereastheCounciladopted,on3November1976,a
setofresolutionsconcerningcertainexternaland
internalaspectsofthecommonfisheriespolicy;
WhereasinRegulation (EEC)No373/77(>)the
Councillaiddown,fortheperiod1Januaryto31
March1977,certaininterimmeasuresfortheconserva­
tionandmanagementoffisheryresourcesapplicable
tovesselsflyingtheflagofcertainnon-membercoun­
tries,andinparticularofFinlandandPortugal;
WhereasinRegulation (EEC)No746/77(2)the
Councilextendedtheapplicationofcertainprovisions
ofRegulation (EEC)No373/77;
WhereasinRegulation (EEC)No1412/77(3)the
Councillaiddowncertaininterimmeasuresforthe
conservationandmanagement offisheryresources
applicabletovesselsflyingtheflagofFinlandor
Portugal;
WhereastheaboveRegulationswereadoptedinorder
toestablishinterimmeasurespendingtheconclusion
ofnegotiationsbetweentheCommunityandthese
countrieswithaviewtoconcludingframeworkagree­
mentsonfisheries;
Whereasthesenegotiations havenotyetbeen
concluded,anditisthereforenecessarytoadopt
furtherinterimmeasuresforathree-monthperiod,Article2
1.FishingwithinthezonesreferredtoinArticle1
byvesselsflyingtheflagofFinlandorPortugalshall
besubjecttothegrantingofalicenceonbehalfofthe
CommunitybytheCommission ,andtoobservanceof
theconditionssetoutinthelicence.
2.Eachlicenceshallbevalidforonevesselonly
foraperiodnotextendingbeyond31December1977
andforthespeciesoffishindicatedinthelicence
withinthequantitativeandgeographical limits
referredtoinArticle 1.
(')OJNoL53,25.2.1977,p.1.
(2)OJNoL90,8.4.1977,p.8.
(3)OJNoL160,30.6.1977,p.5.3.Themaximumnumberofvesselspermittedto
fishatthesametimeinagivengeographicalzoneis
laiddowninAnnexII.

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Article3
Whenanapplicationforalicenceissubmittedtothe
Commission ,thefollowinginformationshallbe
supplied:eigntyorfallingundertheirjurisdiction,includingin
particularregularinspectionofthevesselsofnon­
membercountries.
Inthisconnection ,MemberStatesandtheCommis­
sionshallcommunicate toeachothertheinformation
requiredforcompliancewiththisRegulation,with
regardinparticulartothemonitoringofthevolume
ofcatchestakenbyvesselsfromthenon-member
countriesconcerned .(a)nameofthevessel;
(b)registrationnumberandexternalidentification
lettersandnumbers:
(c)portofregistration ;
(d)grosstonnageandoveralllength;
(e)callsign.
Article4Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .MemberStatesshalltakemeasurestoensure*asfaras
possible,theenforcementofArticles1and2as
regardsthemaritimewaterscomingundertheirsover­Itshallapplyuntil31December1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27September1977.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
A.HUMBLET

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ANNEXI
Quantitieswhichmaybecaughtbyvesselsflyingthe(lagofFinlandorPortugal,by
speciesandfishingarea
ThezonesconcernedarethosedefinedbytheInternationalCouncilfortheExplorationoftheSeas
(ICES)ordefinedintheAnnextdtheConventionestablishingtheInternationalCommissionforthe
North-WestAtlanticFisheriesCommission (ICNAF),insofarastheyaresituatedinthefishing
zonesoftheMemberStatesextendingupto200-nauticalmilesfromcoastsborderingontheNorth
SeaandtheAtlantic,andcoveredbyCommunityrulesonfisheries.
(a)VesselsflyingtheflagofFinland:
Species Zone Quantity
Herring IV(ICES) tokenentry
(b)VesselsflyingtheflagofPortugal:
Species Zone Quantity
Cod 1(ICNAF)—
ANNEXII
Maximumnumberofvesselsandvesseltypespermittedtofishatthesametimeinagiven
zoneforwhichalicencehasbeenobtained
Zone Typeofvessel Numberofvesseels
1ICNAFVesselsflyingtheflagofPortugalofatonnagenotgreater
than1250GRT,andequippedwithagillnet,totheexclu­
sionofanytrawl
VesselsflyingtheflagofFinland tokenentry
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