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(Actswhosepublicationisobligatory)
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No167/79
of30January1979
layingdowncertaininterimmeasuresfortheconservationandmanagement of
fisheryresourcesapplicabletovesselsflyingtheflagofSpainfortheperiod
1Februaryto31March1979
Whereasthissetofmeasuresmustbetakenwithout
delayanditisthereforenecessarytoadoptthemas
interimmeasuresonthebasisofArticle103ofthe
Treaty,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Theonlycatcheswhichvesselsflyingtheflagof
Spainareauthorizedtomakeduringtheperiod1
Februaryto31March1979inthe200nauticalmile
fishingzonesoftheMemberStatescoveredby
Communityrulesonfisheriesarethosesetoutin
AnnexIwithinthequantitativelimitslaiddown
thereinandcaughtundertheconditionslaiddownby
thisRegulation .THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle103
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
Whereason3November1976theCounciladopteda
setofresolutionsconcerningcertainexternaland
internalaspectsofthecommonfisheriespolicy;
WhereastheCommunityandSpainhavenegotiateda
frameworkagreementonfisheries;
WhereastheCommissionhaspresentedaproposalfor
theconclusionofthatAgreementtotheCouncil;
WhereasfishingbySpanishvesselsinthefishing
zonesoftheMemberStatescoveredbyCommunity
rulesonfisheriesisauthorizeduntil31January1979
pursuanttoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3152/78of
21December1978layingdowncertaininterim
measuresfortheconservationandmanagement of
fisheryresourcesapplicabletovesselsflyingtheflagof
Spain,fortheperiod1to31January1979(');
Whereasconsultations arenowtakingplacebetween
delegationsoftheCommunityandSpainontheirreci­
procalfishingpossibilitiesin1979;
Whereasanyinterruptionofreciprocalfishingactivi­
tiesshouldbeavoidedpendingtheoutcomeofthose
consultations ;
Whereasinordertoavoidtheinterruptionoffishing
bySpanishvesselsinthefishingzonesoftheMember
StatescoveredbyCommunityrulesonfisheriesappro­
priatemeasuresmustbeadoptedbefore1February
1979;Article2
1.Fishingshallbesubjecttotheholdingonboard
ofalicence,issuedbytheCommissiononbehalfof
theCommunity ,andtocompliancewiththeconserva­
tionandsupervisorymeasuresandotherprovisions
governingfishinginthezonesreferredtoinArticle1.
2.Subjecttoparagraph3beingapplied,licences
validon31January1979shallremainvaliduntil31
March1979.
3.Thelicencesreferredtoinparagraph2maybe
cancelledsothatnewlicencesmaybeissuedupto
thenumberindicatedinpoint2ofAnnexI.The
cancellationshalltakeeffectonthedaytheyare
surrenderedtotheCommission .Applicationsfornew
licencesmustbesubmittedatthelatest10daysbefore
thedesireddateofcommencement ofvalidity. (!)OJNoL374,30.12.1978,p.24.

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2.Licencesforothertypesoffisheriesotherthan
tunnymaybeinvalidatediftheCommissiondoesnot
receivebythefifthand20thdayofeachmonthinfor­
mationcommunicated bythecompetentauthorities
ofSpainconcerningthecatchesmadebyeachvessel
andthelandingsmadeineachportduringthe
previousfortnight.
Article6
1.Infishingforhake,totalby-catchesofcod,
haddock,whiting,pollackandsaithemaynotexceed
3%andthetotalofthoseofclupeidfishandNorway
lobster(Nephropsnorvegicus)maynotexceedintotal
5%ofcatchesonboardavessel.By-catchesofsole
andplaiceshallbeforbidden.
2.Infishingforsardines,by-catchesofhorse-mack­
erelmaynotexceed,pervessel,10%byweightofthe
totalcatchorofanysamplethereofofatleast100
kilogramsintheholdaftersorting;by-catchesmay
notincludefishofotherspeciesorinvertebrates .
3.Tunnyvesselsmayneitherfishnorhaveon
boardanyspeciesotherthanthunnidae,withthe
exceptionofanchoviesintendedaslivebait.4.Whenanapplicationforalicenceissubmitted
totheCommission ,thefollowinginformationshall
besupplied:
(a)nameofthevessel;
(b)registrationnumber;
(c)externalidentification lettersandnumbers;
(d)portofregistration ;
(e)nameandaddressoftheownerorcharterer;
(f)grosstonnageandoveralllength;
(g)enginepower;
(h)callsignandradiofrequency;
(i)intendedmethodoffishing;
(j)intendedareaoffishing;
(k)speciesintendedtobefished;
(1)periodforwhichalicenceisrequested.
Article3
1.Eachlicenceshallbevalidforonevesselonly.
Whenseveralvesselsaretakingpartinthesame
fishingoperation,eachvesselmustbeinpossessionof
alicence.
2.However,inthecaseofthefishingreferredtoin
point2(b),(c)and(d)ofAnnexI,asinglelicencemay
beissuedonrequestfortwovesselswhoseparticulars
shallbeenteredatthesametimeonthelicence.
3.Thecaptainsofvesselsholdingalicencemust
respectthespecialconditionslaiddowninAnnexII.
Theseconditionsshallformpartofthelicence.
Inthecaseoftunnyfishing,onlypoints1and2of
thosespecialconditionsmustbeobserved.
4.AvesselfishinginaccordancewiththisRegula­
tionmayholdonlyonelicence.
Article4
1.Theperiodofvalidityofthelicencesshallexpire
assoonasithasbeenestablishedthatthequantities
laiddowninpoint1ofAnnexIhavebeenfished.
2.Nolicencesshallbeissuedforaperiodofthree
monthstovesselsnotrespectingtheobligationslaid
downinthisRegulation .
Article5
1.Thecaptainsofvesselsholdingalicenceforthe
fisheriesmentionedinsubparagraph 2(a)ofAnnexI
mustsupplytheinformationspecifiedinthelicence
totheCommissionthrougharadiostationinoneof
theMemberStates.Article7
1.Fishingbymeansofgillnetsshallbeprohibited.
2.Thevesselsmayhaveonboardnofishinggear
otherthanthatnecessaryforthefishingauthorized.
3.However,tunnyvesselsfishingfortunnywith
livebaitareherebyauthorizedtohaveonboardthe
fishinggearnecessarytothatend.
Article8
1.Fishingmaynottakeplaceinazone,within
ICESdivisionsVIandVII,situatedsouthof56°30'
North,eastof12°Westandnorthof50°30'North.
2.Thefishingreferredtoinpoint2(d)ofAnnexI
maynottakeplaceeastof1°48'West.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
Itshallbeapplicablefrom1Februaryto31March
1979.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30January1979.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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ANNEXI
1.Fishingquotasfortheperiod1Februaryto31March1979
SpeciesICES
divisionQuantity
(tonnes)
Hake
Otherspeciestakenasby-catchesofhakefishingin
accordancewithArticle6(1)VI
VII
VIII
VI,
VII
VIII352
1200
1448
704
2400
2896
2.NumberoflicencesthatmaybeissuedforthevariousICESdivisions
TypeoffishingICES
divisionNumberof
licencesCompletelist
ofvessels'
(a)Vesselsconductinghakefishing VI
VII
VIII37(')
104(!)
99(1)—
(b)Sardiners(seinersnotexceeding100
GRT)' VIII 40 71
(c)Long-linersnotexceeding100GRT VIIIa 10 17
(d)Fishingexclusivelywithrodsfrom
vesselsnotexceeding50GRT VIII 50 60
(e)Tunnyfishing VI,VII,VIII Nolimit
(')Figurefixedonthebasisofastandardvesselwithabrakehorse-powerof700bhp.
Theconversionfactorsforvesselsofanotherhorse-powerareasfollows:
Horse-power
Lessthan300bhp
300bhpormore,butlessthan400bhp
400bhpormore,butlessthan500bhp
500bhpormore,butlessthan600bhp
600bhpormore,butlessthan700bhp
700bhpormore,butlessthan800bhp
800bhpormore,butlessthan1000bhp
1000bhpormore,butnotexceeding 1200bhp
Over1200bhp
Long-linersotherthanthosespecifiedin2(c)Coefficient
0.57
0.76
0.85
0.90
0.96
100
1.07
111
2.25
0.33'

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ANNEXII
Specialconditions
1.Thefishinglicencemustbeonboardthevessel.
2.Theregistrationlettersandnumbersofthelicensedvesselmustbeclearlymarkedonthebowof
thevesselatbothsidesandoneachsideofthesuperstructure wheretheycanbestbeseen.
Thelettersandnumbersshallbepaintedinacolourcontrastingwiththatofthehullorsuper­
structureandshallnotbeeffaced,altered,coveredorotherwiseobscured.
3.Alogbookmustbekeptinwhichthefollowingdetailsaretobeenteredaftereachfishingopera­
tion:
3.1.thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciescaught;
3.2.thedateandthetimeofthebeginningandendoffishing;
3.3.theICESstatisticalrectangleinwhichthecatchesweremade;
3.4.thefishingmethodused.
4.InformationmustbetransmittedbythelicensedvesseltotheCommissionoftheEuropean
Communities atBrussels(Telexaddress21877COMEU)viaoneoftheradiostationslistedin
point6.2inaccordancewiththefollowingtimetable:
4.1.oneachoccasionthevesselentersthe200nauticalmilefishingzoneoffthecoastsofthe
MemberStatesoftheCommunitywhichiscoveredbyCommunityfisheriesregulations ;
4.2.oneachoccasionthevesselleavesthe200nauticalmilefishingzoneoffthecoastsofthe
MemberStatesoftheCommunitywhichiscoveredbyCommunityfisheriesregulations ;
4.3.oneachoccasionthevesselmovesfromoneICESsubdivisiontoanotherwithinthezonesas
definedin4.1and4.2;
4.4.oneachoccasionthevesselentersaCommunityport;
4.5.oneachoccasionthevesselleavesaCommunityport;
4.6.atweeklyintervalsforthepreviousweek,fromeithertheseventhdaythevesselfirstenters
thefishingzoneoftheMemberStatesasreferredtoin4.1aboveorthedaythevesselleaves
aportasreferredtoin4.5above.
5.Thefollowingdetailsmustbeincludedinallmessagestransmittedinpursuanceofpoint4:
5.1.thedate,time,geographicalpositionandICESstatisticalrectangle;
5.2.thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciesoffishinthehold;
5.3.thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciescaughtsincetheprevioustransmission ;
5.4.theICESstatisticalrectangleinwhichthecatchesweretaken;
5.5.thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciestransferredtoothervesselssincetheprevioustransmis­
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6.Thedetailsprovidedforinpoint5mustbetransmittedinaccordancewiththefollowingcondi­
tions:
6.1.EverymessagerelatingtothefishinglicencemustbeprecededbythewordsPÊCHEUR
BRUSSELS .
6.2.Allmessagesmustbetransmittedviaaradiostationonthelistbelow:
Name Callsign
NorthForeland
Humber
Cullercoats
Wick
Oban
Portpatrick
Anglesey
Ilfracombe
Niton
Stonehaven
Portshead
Land'sEnd
Valentia
MalinHead
Boulogne
Brest
Saint-Nazaire
Bordeaux-ArcachonGNF
GKZ
GCC
GKR
GNE
GPK
GLV
GIL
GNI
GND
GKA
GKB
GKC
GLD
EJK
EJM
FFB
FFU
FFO
FFC
6.3.Ifforreasonsofforcemajeureitisimpossibleforthemessagetobetransmittedbythe
licensedvessel,itmaybetransmittedonthatvessel'sbehalfbyanothervessel.
6.4.Contentofthemessage
Messagestransmittedundertheprovisionsofthelicenceandinaccordancewiththetime­
tablesetoutinpoint4musttakeintoaccountthedetailsrequiredpursuanttopoint5and
containthefollowinginformation :
—thecodePECHEURBRUSSELS ,
—nameofvessel,
—callsign,
—externalidentification lettersandnumbers,
—licencenumber,
—serialnumberofthemessageforthevoyageinquestion,
—indicationofthetypeofmessagetakingintoaccountthedifferentpointsmentionedin
point4, 4
—thegeographicalpositionandtheICESstatisticalrectangle,
—thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciesoffishintheholdsusingthecodegiveninpoint6.5,
—thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciescaughtsincetheprevioustransmission ,
—theICESstatisticalrectangleinwhichthecatchesweretaken,
—thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciestransferredtoothervesselssincetheprevioustransmis­
sion,
—thename,callsign,and,ifapplicable,thelicencenumberofthevesseltowhichthe
transferwasmade,
—thenameofthecaptain.

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6.5.Thecodetobeusedtoindicatethequantitiesoffishonboardasmentionedinpoint6.4:
ADeep-waterprawn(Pandalusborealis)
BHake(Merlucciusmerluccius)
CGreenlandhalibut(Reinhardtiushippoglossoides )
DCod(Gadusmorrhua)
EHaddock(Melanogrammus aeglefinus)
FHalibut(Hippoglossushippoglossus )
GMackerel(Scomberscombrus)
HHorse-mackerel (Trachurustrachurus)
IRound-nosegrenadier(Coryphaenoides rupestris)
JSaithe(Pollachiusvirens)
KWhiting(Merlangiusmerlangus)
LHerring(Clupeaharengus)
MSandeel(Ammodytessp.)
NSprat(Clupeasprattus)
OPlaice(Pleuronectesplatessa)
PNorwaypout(Trisopterusesmarkii)
QLing(Molvamolva)
ROther
SShrimp(Penaeidae)
TAnchovy(Engraulisencrasicholus )