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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No2155/77
of27September1977
layingdowncertaininterimmeasuresfortheconservationandmanagementof
fisheryresourcesapplicabletovesselsflyingtheflagofPolandortheGDR
Article2 THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,FishingwithinthefishingzonesreferredtoinArticle
1byvesselsofthenon-member countrieslisted
thereinshallbesubjecttothegrantingofalicenceon
behalfoftheCommunitybytheCommissionandto
observanceoftheconditionssetoutinthelicence.HavingregardtotheActofAccession,
Article3
Whenanapplicationforalicenceissubmittedtothe
Commission ,thefollowinginformationshallbe
supplied:
(a)nameofthevessel;HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereastheCounciladopted,on3November1976,a
setofresolutionsconcerningcertainexternaland
internalaspectsofthecommonfisheriespolicy;
WhereasbyRegulation (EEC)No194/77(1)the
Councillaiddown,fortheperiod1Januaryto31
March1977,certaininterimmeasuresfortheconserva­
tionandmanagementoffisheryresourcesapplicable
tovesselsflyingtheflagofPolandortheGDR,which
weresubsequentlyextendedbyRegulations (EEC)No
745/770,(EEC)No1172/77(3)and(EEC)No
1413/77(4);
Whereastheseinterimmeasureswereintroduced
pendingtheoutcomeofnegotiationsbetweenthe
Communityandthesecountrieswithaviewtothe
conclusionofframeworkagreementsonfisheries,and
thesenegotiationsarestillinprogress;
Whereas,therefore,itisnecessarytoadoptfurther
interimmeasuresforatwo-monthperiod,(b)registrationnumberandexternalidentification
lettersandnumbers;
(c)portofregistration ;
(d)grosstonnageandoveralllength;
(e)callsign.
Article4
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article11.Thenumberoflicenceswhichmaybeissued
pursuanttoArticle2forvesselsofbetween2000and
3950GRT(grossregisteredtons)shallbelimitedto
fourforPolandandtofivefortheGDR.
2.Themaximumnumberofvesselsofbetween
2000and3956GRTpermittedtofishatthesame
timeislaiddownforeachofthecountriesconcerned
inAnnexII.
3.Shouldvesselsofatonnageoflessthan2000
GRTbeused,thenumberoflicencesandthe
maximumnumberofvesselspermittedtofishatthe
sametimeshallbecalculatedaccordingtothe
followingconversionrates:1.From1Octoberuntil30November1977vessels
flyingtheflagofPolandortheGDRshallbeautho­
rizedtotakeonlythecatcheslaiddowninAnnexI
withinthe200-milefishingzonesoftheMember
States,situatedofftheNortnSeaandAtlanticcoasts
andcoveredbyCommunityrulesonfisheries.
2.Thefishingquotasshallbegrantedsubjectto
compliancewiththeconservationmeasuresandsuper­
visorymeasuresandotherprovisionsgoverning
fishinginthezonesreferredtoinArticle1ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No194/77.—upto1000GRT,:2-5,
—1000to2000GRT:1-5.
(!)OJNoL25,29.1.1977,p.4éY
(2)OJNoL90,8.4.1977,p.7.
(3)OJNoL137,3.6.1977,p.13.
(")OJNoL160,30.6.1977,p.8.Thefiguresforthenumberofvesselsobtainedbythe
aboveconversionratesshall,whereappropriate,be
roundeddowntothenearestwholenumber.

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Article5 Inthisconnection,MemberStatesandtheCommis­
sionshallcommunicate toeachothertheinformation
requiredforcompliancewiththisRegulation,with
regardinparticulartothemonitoringofthevolume
ofcatchestakenby.vesselsfromthenon-member
countriesconcerned .Eachlicenceshallbevalidforonevesselonlyfora
periodnotextendingbeyond30November1977and
forthespeciesoffishindicatedonthelicencewithin
thequantitativeandgeographicallimitsreferredtoin
Article1.
Article6Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .MemberStatesshalltakemeasurestoensure,asfaras
possible,theenforcementofArticles1to5asregards
themaritimewaterscomingundertheirsovereignty
orfallingundertheirjurisdiction,includinginparti­
cularregularinspectionofthevesselsofnon-member
countries. Itshallapplyuntil30November1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27September1977.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
A.HUMBLET

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ANNEXI
Polandfishingquotasfortheperiodfrom1Octoberto30November1977
ThezonesconcernedarethosedefinedbytheInternationalCouncilfortheExplorationoftheSea
(ICES)insofarastheyaresituatedinthefishingzonesoftheMemberStatesextendingupto200
nauticalmilesfromcoastsborderingontheNorthSeaandtheAtlantic,andcoveredbyCommunity
rulesonfisheries.
Species ZonesQuantity
(tonnes)
Haddock W 80
Coalfish IV 433
Mackerel IV 160
Mackerel VIAasfar^sitextendswestofthelinedefinedinfoot­
notei1)below,VIB 135
Mackerel VIIC,VIIK,VIIJasfarasitextendssouthof50°30'north
latitude,VIIH 758
Mackerel VIIIasfarasitextendswestofthelinedefinedinfoot­
note(2)below 80
Horsemackerel VIAasfarasitextendswestofthelinedefinedinfoot­
note(')below,VIB 3
Horsemackerel VIIC,VIIK,VIIJasfarasitextendssouthof50°30'north
latitude,VIIH 95
Horsemackerel VIIIasfarasitextendswestofalinedefinedinfootnote(2)
below 69
(*)Thelineoriginatinginpoint:
6°W60N,thencesouthwardsto
6°W58°30'N,thencewestwardsto
10°W58°30'N,thencesouthwardsto
10°W56°30'N,thencewestwardsto
12°W56°30'N,thencesouthwardsto
12°W54°30N.
(2)Thelineoriginatinginpoint:
8w48Nthencesouthwardsto
8°W47°N,thenceeastwardsto
6°W47°N,thencesouthwardsto
6°W46°30'N,thenceeastwardsto
5°W46°30'N,thencesouthwardsto
5°W46°N,thenceeastwardsto
4°W46°N,thencesouthwardsto
4°W45°N,thenceeastwardsto
2°W45°N,thencesouthwards .

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GDRfishingquotasfortheperiodfrom1Octoberto30November1977
ThezonesarethosedefinedbytheInternationalCouncilfortheExplorationoftheSea(ICES)or
definedintheAnnextotheConventionestablishingtheInternationalCommissionfortheNorth­
WestAtlanticFisheries(ICNAF),insofarastheyaresituatedinthefishingzonesoftheMember
Statesextendingupto200nauticalmilesfromcoastsborderingontheNorthSeaandtheAtlantic,
andcoveredbyCommunityrulesonfisheries.
Species ZoneQuantity
(tonnes)
Coalfish IV 567
Mackerel VIAasfarasitextendswestofalinedefinedinfootnote(')
below,VIB 39
Mackerel VIIC,VIIK,VIIJasfarasitextendssouthof50°30'north
latitude,VIIH 221
Mackerel VIIIasfarasitextendswestofalinedefinedinfootnote(2)
below 23
Horsemackerel VIAasfarasitextendswestofalinedefinedinfootnote(')
below,VIB 3
Horsemackerel VIIC,VIIK,VIIJasfarasitextendssouthof50°30'north
latitude,VIIH 95
Horsemackerel VIIIasfarasitextendswestofalinedefinedinfoonote(2)
below 69
Roundnose
grenadier 1(ICNAF) 147
(')Thelineoriginatinginpoint:
6W60N,thencesouthwardsto
6°W58°30'N,thencewestwardsto
10°W58°30'N,thencesouthwardsto
10°W56°30'N,thencewestwardsto
12°W56°30'N,thencesouthwardsto
12°W54°30'N.
(2)Thelineoriginatinginpoint:
8W48N,thencesouthwardsto
8°W47°N,thenceeastwardsto
6°W47°N,thencesouthwardsto
6°W46°30'N,thenceeastwardsto
5°W46°30'N,thencesouthwardsto
5°W46°N,thenceeastwardsto
4°W46°N,thencesouthwardsto
4°W45°N,thenceeastwardsto
2°W45°N,thencesouthwards .

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ANNEXII
Maximumnumberofvesselsofbetween2000and3950GRTpermittedtofishatthesame
timeinagivenzoneforwhichalicencehasbeenobtained
VesselsflyingtheflagofPoland
ICESsub-area Poland
IV ICES
VI ICES
VII ICES
VIII ICES1
1
1
1
4
VesselsflyingtheflagoftheGDR
ICESorICNAFsub-area GDR'
IV ICES
VI ICES
VII ICES
VIII ICES
1 ICNAF1
1
1
1
5