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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1157/78
of30May1978
layingdowncertaininterimmeasuresfortheconservationandmanagement of
fisheryresourcesapplicabletovesselsflyingtheflagofcertainnon-member
countriesinthe200nauticalmilezoneoffthecoastoftheFrenchdepartment
ofGuyana,fortheperiod1Juneto31December1978
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Theonlycatcheswhichvesselsflyingtheflagof
athirdcountryshallbeauthorizedtotakeduringthe
period 1Juneto31December1978inthefishing
zoneextending200nauticalmiles,situatedoffthe
coastoftheFrenchdepartmentofGuyanaand
coveredbyCommunityrulesonfisheries,arelaid
downintheAnnex.
2.Thefishingquotasshallbegrantedsubjectto
compliancewiththeconservation andsurveillance
measuresandallotherprovisionsgoverningfishingin
thezonesreferredtoinparagraph 1.THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccession ,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereastheCounciladopted,on3November1976,a
setofresolutionsconcerningcertainexternaland
internalaspectsofthecommonfisheriespolicy;
WhereasinRegulation (EEC)No1014/77('),the
Councillaiddown,until30June1977,certain
interimmeasuresfortheconservationandmanage­
mentoffisheryresourcesapplicabletovesselsflying
theflagofcertainthirdcountriesinthe200mile­
zonesituatedoffthecoastoftheFrenchdepartment
ofGuyana ;
WhereasinRegulation (EEC)No2971/77(J)the
Councillastextendedthearrangements establishedby
Regulation (EEC)No1014/77until31January1978;
WhereasinRegulation (EEC)No205/78(')the
Counciladoptedrevisedinterimmeasuresapplicable
tothesewaters,andinparticularlaiddownspecific
limitationsonthefishingactivityofvesselsnot
landingtheircatchesinFrenchGuyanatoremain
validuntil31May1978;
Whereastheabove-mentioned Regulations were
adoptedinordertoestablishinterimmeasures
pendingnegotiationsbetweentheCommunityand
thecountriesconcerned inordertoconcludefishery
agreementsinthezoneunderconsideration ;whereas
pendingtheconclusionofthisexaminationfurther
interimmeasuresshouldbeestablished ;
Whereasthedependenceoffishingvesselssupplying
theprocessingindustryinstalledwithintheterritory
oftheFrenchdepartmentofGuyanaontheresources
ofthewatersofFrenchGuyanahasbeenincreasedby
restrictionsrecentlyimposedinotherwaters,anda
readjustment ofquotaallocationsisthereforeneces­
sary;
Whereasthisprocessingindustrydependsuponthe
landingsofforeignvesselsfishinginFrenchGuyanan
waters;whereascontinuedfishingbvthesevessels
shouldthereforebeensured,Article2
1.Fishingwithinthefishingzonereferredtoin
Article Ishallbesubjecttothepossessionofalicence
issuedbytheCommissiononbehalfoftheCommu­
nity,andtoobservanceoftheconditionssetoutin
thelicence.
Theselicencesareissuedtotheauthorities ofthe
thirdcountriesconcerned ondemandwithinthe
limitsindicatedinparagraphs2and3.
2.Forfishingspeciesotherthanshrimp,licences
shallbeissuedforvesselsfishingwithlonglinesin
accordancewiththenumberlaiddownbycountryin
paragraph2oftheAnnex.
3.Forshrimpfishinglicencesmaybeissued:
(a)tothevesselswhichareundercontracttoland
theircatchesintheFrenchdepartmentofGuyana,
thenumberofwhichislaiddownbycountryin
paragraph3oftheAnnex.Theselicencesshallbe
validfromthedateofissueuntil31December
I978;
(b)tovesselsotherthanthosereferredtoinsubpara­
graph(a),onthebasisofafishingplanpresented
bytheauthoritiesotthecountryconcernedand
approvedbytheCommission whichmaynot
provideforatotalnumberoffishingdaysforallof
thevesselscoveredbythefishingplanwhich(')O)NoI.m,17.S.1477,p.I.
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exceedsthelimitindicatedinparagraph4ofthe
Annex.Thevalidityofeachofthelicencesissued
onthebasisofafishingplanshallbelimitedto
thefishingperiodprovidedforintheplan.
4.Notwithstanding paragraph3,alllicencesissued
tothevesselsofathirdcountryshallceasetobevalid
assoonasitisestablishedthatthequotareferredtoin
Article 1isexhausted .
TheCommission shallinformtheauthoritiesofthe
countryconcernedthereof.
5.Vesselslicensedtofishshallkeepalogbookin
whichthefollowinginformationistobeenteredafter
eachhaul:
(a)thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciescaught;
(b)thedateandthetimeofthehaul;
(c)thegeographicalpositioninwhichthecatches
weremade.
Article3
Whenanapplicationforalicenceissubmittedtothe
Commission thefollowinginformation shallbe
supplied:
a)nameofvessel;
b)registrationnumber;
c)externalidentification lettersandnumbers;
d)portofregistration ;
e)nameandaddressoftheownerorcharterer;
f)grosstonnageandoveralllength;
g)enginepower;
h)callsignandradiofrequency ;
i)intendedmethodoffishing;
j)intendedareaoffishing;
k)specieswhichitisintendedtofish;
1)periodforwhichalicenceisrequested .Article4
Eachlicenceshallbevalidforonevesselonly.When
severalvesselsaretakingpartinthesamefishingoper­
ation,eachvesselmustbeinpossessionofalicence.
Article5
1.Thelicenceholdershallcomplywiththecondi­
tionsofthelicenceandshallcommunicate tothe
Frenchauthorities ,inaccordancewiththesaidcondi­
tions,theinformationspecifiedtherein.
2.TheFrenchauthoritiesshallimmediatelyand
directlycommunicate totheCommissiontheinforma­
tionreferredtoinparagraph 1.
Article6
TheFrenchauthoritiesshalltakeappropriate
measurestoensuretheimplementation ofArticle 1,
includingtheregularinspectionofvessels.
Article7
Whereaninfringement isdulyestablishedtheFrench
authoritiesshall,withoutdelay,informtheCommis­
sionofthenameofthevesselinvolvedanddetailsof
anyactiontheyhavetaken.
Article8
ThevalidityofthelicencesissuedbytheCommission
underparagraph3(a)ofArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)
No205/78isherebyextendeduntil30June1978.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1June1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30May1978.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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ANNEX
1.Fishingpossibilitiesfortheperiod1Juneto31December1978:
(a)Species:
CountryQuantity(tonnes)
65
65
285
140
65
65
1465Shrimps :
Barbados :
Guyana :
Japan:
Korea:
Surinam :
TrinidadandTobago:
UnitedStatesofAmerica :
Tuna-likespecies:
Japan
Korea
Fishotherthantuna-like
species:
Venezuela(b)Species:
Country
(c)Species:
Country
2.NumberofvesselsreferredtoinArticle2(2):
Japan:
Korea:
Venezuela :5
23
20
3.VesselsreferredtoinArticle2(3)(a):
UnitedStatesofAmerica :
Japan:68
10
4.MaximumnumberoffishingdaysreferredtoinArticle2(3)(b):
Barbados :
Guyana :
Japan:
Korea:
Surinam :
TrinidadandTobago:
UnitedStatesofAmerica :840
840
905
1585
840
840
790