NoL90/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 8.4.77
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No746/77
of5April1977
extendingtheapplicationforSpain,FinlandandPortugalofcertainprovisions
ofRegulation (EEC)No373/77layingdowncertaininterimmeasuresforthe
conservationandmanagement offisheryresourcesapplicabletovesselsflying
theflagofcertainnon-member countries
Article2
1.ThefishingquotasgrantedtoSpain,Finlandand
Portugalfortheperiod1Aprilto30June1977shall
bethesameasthosegrantedtothemduringthe
period1Januaryto31March1977.
2.Thefishingquotasshallbegrantedsubjectto
compliancewiththeconservationmeasuresandsuper­
visorymeasuresandotherprovisionsgoverning
fishinginthezonesreferredtoinArticle1ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No373/77.THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccession(J),
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereastheCounciladopted,on3November1976,a
setofresolutionsconcerningcertainexternaland
internalaspectsofthecommonfisheriespolicy;
WhereasinRegulation (EEC)No373/77(2)the
Councillaiddown,fortheperiod1Januaryto31
March1977,certaininterimmeasuresfortheconserva­
tionandmanagement offisheryresourcesapplicable,
inparticular,tovesselsflyingtheflagofSpain,
FinlandorPortugal;
WhereasthenegotiationsbetweentheCommunity
andthesecountriesfortheconclusionofframework
agreementsonfisheriesarestillinprogressorare
abouttobegin;whereas,therefore,theconsultations
whichshouldbeheldpursuanttotheframework
agreementsinordertolaydowntherulesgoverning
fishing,inparticularintheCommunityfishingzone,
havenotyetbeenstarted;
Whereas,consequently ,pendingtheseconsultations ,
theapplicationofRegulation (EEC)No373/77
shouldbeextendedforthesaidcountriesforaperiod
ofthreemonths,subjecttoanyprovisionswhichmay
beadoptedbytheCouncilinthelightoftheoutcome
oftheconsultations tobeheldfollowingtheconclu­
sionofframeworkagreements ,Article3
FishingwithinthezonesreferredtoinArticle1of
Regulation(EEC)No373/77byvesselsflyingtheflag
ofSpainorofPortugalshallbesubjecttothegranting
ofalicenceonbehalfoftheCommunitybythe
authoritiesoftheMemberStateholdingthePresid­
encyoftheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities .
Thenumberoflicenceswhichmaybeissuedfor
thesevesselsislaiddownintheAnnex.
Article4
Whenanapplicationforalicenceissubmittedtothe
authoritiesreferredtoinArticle3,thefollowinginfor­
mationshallbesupplied:
(a)nameofthevessel;
(b)registrationnumberandexternalidentification
lettersandnumbers;
(c)portofregistration ;
(d)grosstonnageandoveralllength;
(e)callsign.
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
ArticleI
InArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)No373/77'31March
1977'shallbereplacedby'30June1977'.Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
Itshallapplyfrom1Apriluntil30June1977.(!)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(2)OJNoL53,25.2.1977,p.1.

8.4.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesNoL90/9
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatLuxembourg ,5April1977.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
D.OWEN
ANNEX
Maximumnumberofvesselsandvesseltypespermittedtofishatthesametimeinagiven
zoneforwhichalicencehasbeenobtained
ZoneTypeofvessel Number
ofvessels
(horsepowerortonnage(GRT))
SPAIN
VIICES Notgreaterthan1000hpNotgreaterthan1000tonnes 2
VIIICES Notgreaterthan700hpNotgreaterthan500tonnes 30
VIIIICES Notgreaterthan700hpNotgreaterthan500tonnes 92
124
PORTUGAL
1ICNAF Between2000
and3500tonnes 1