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of18December1991
layingdownfor1992certainmeasuresfortheconservationandmanagementoffishery
resourcesapplicabletovesselsflyingtheflagofSweden
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,activities(4),asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
3483/88(5);
WhereasArticle3(2)ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No1381/87of20May1987establishingdetailedrules
concerningthemarkinganddocumentation offishing
vessels(6)providesthatallvesselswithchilledor
refrigeratedsea-watertanksaretokeeponboarda
documentcertifiedbyacompetentauthorityandspecifying
thecalibrationofthetanksincubicmetresat10-centimetre
intervals;
WhereastheAgreementof19December1966between
Denmark,NorwayandSwedenonmutualaccesstofishing
intheSkagerrakandKattegatprovidesthateachPartyisto
grantfishingvesselsoftheotherPartiesaccesstoitsfishing
zoneintheSkagerrakandpartoftheKattegatuptofour
nauticalmilesfromthebaselines,withoutanyquantitative
limitation;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No170/83of
25January1983establishingaCommunitysystemforthe
conservationandmanagementoffisheryresources(J),as
amendedbytheActofAccessionofSpainandPortugal(2),
andinparticularArticle11thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
Whereas,inaccordancewiththeprocedureprovidedforin
theFisheriesAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheGovernmentofSweden(3),andin
particularArticles2and6thereof,theCommunityand
Swedenhaveheldconsultationsconcerningtheirmutual
fishingrightsfor1992andthemanagementofcommon
biologicalresources;
Whereas,inthecourseoftheseconsultations ,the
delegationsagreedtorecommendtotheirrespective
authoritiesthatcertaincatchquotasfor1992shouldbe
fixedforthevesselsoftheotherParty;
WhereastheAgreementcomprisesanexchange,for1992,
ofcertainsupplementary catchquotas,asaconsequenceof
theGermanunification,theCommunitybeingthelegal
successortotheGermanDemocraticRepublicwithrespect
totheAgreementbetweentheGovernmentoftheGerman
DemocraticRepublicandtheGovernmentofSwedenon
Fisheries;
Whereas,underthetermsofArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)
No170/83,itisfortheCounciltofixthetotalcatches
allocatedtothirdcountriesandtolaydownthespecific
conditionsunderwhichsuchcatchesmustbetaken;
WhereasthefishingactivitiescoveredbythisRegulation
aresubjecttothecontrolmeasuresprovidedforby
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No2241/87of23July
1987establishingcertaincontrolmeasuresforfishingWhereastheConventionof31December1932between
DenmarkandSwedenconcerningfishingconditionsinthe
maritimewatersborderingonbothPartiesprovidesthat
eachPartyshallgrantfishingvesselsoftheotherParty
accesstoitsfishingzoneintheKattegatuptothree
nauticalmilesfromthecoastandincertainpartsofthe
0resundandtheBalticSeauptothebaselines,withoutany
quantitativelimitation,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.VesselsflyingtheflagofSwedenareherebyauthorized
until31December1992tofishforthespecieslistedin
AnnexI,withinthegeographicalandquantitativelimits
laiddownthereinandinaccordancewiththisRegulation,
inthe200-nautical-mile fishingzoneoftheMemberStates
intheNorthSea,Skagerrak,Kattegat,BalticSeaand
AtlanticOceannorthof43°00'N.
0)OJNoL24,27.1.1983,p.1.
(2)OJNoL302,15.11.1985,p.1.
(3)OJNoL226,29.8.1980,p.1.(4)OJNoL207,29.7.1987,p.1.
(5)OJNoL306,11.11.1988,p.2.
(6)OJNoL132,21.5.1987,p.9.

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2.Notwithstanding paragraph1,vesselsflyingtheflagof
Swedenshallbeauthorizedtofish,withoutany
quantitativelimitation,intheSkagerrak,Kattegatand
0resund.2.Thevesselsreferredtoinparagraph1shallkeepa
log-bookinwhichtheinformationsetoutinAnnexIII
shallbeentered.
3.Thevesselsreferredtoinparagraph1shalltransmitto
theCommission ,inaccordancewiththeruleslaiddownin
AnnexIV,theinformationsetoutinthatAnnex.
4.Thosevesselsreferredtoinparagraph1whichhave
chilledorrefrigeratedsea-watertanksshallkeeponboard
adocumentcertifiedbyacompetentauthorityand
specifying ,thecalibrationofthetanksincubicmetresat
10-centimetre intervals.
5.Theregistrationlettersandnumbersofthevessels
referredtoinparagraph1mustbeclearlymarkedonthe
bowofeachvesselonbothsides.
Article3
1.FishingwithinICESsub-areaIVandICESdivisionsIII
canddunderthequotasfixedinArticle1shallbe
permittedonlywherealicencehasbeenissuedbythe
CommissiononbehalfoftheCommunityattherequestof
theSwedishauthoritiesandincompliancewiththe
conditionssetoutinAnnexesII,IIIandIV.Copiesofthese
Annexesshallbekeptonboardeachvessel.3.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation :
—theSkagerrakistheareaboundedinthewestbyaline
drawnfromtheHanstholmlighthousetotheLindesnes
lighthouseandinthesouthbyalinedrawnfromthe
SkagenlighthousetotheTistlarnalighthouseandfrom
theretothenearestpointontheSwedishcoast,
—theKattegatistheareaboundedinthenorthbyaline
drawnfromtheSkagenlighthousetotheTistlarna
lighthouseandfromtheretothenearestpointonthe
Swedishcoastandinthesouthbyalinedrawnfrom
HasenoreHeadtoGnibenPoint,fromKorshageto
Spodsbjerg,andfromGilbjergHeadtotheKullen,
—the0resundistheareaboundedinthenorthbyaline
drawnfromGilbjergPointtotheKullenandinthe
southbyalinedrawnfromtheStevnslighthousetothe
Falsterbolighthouse.
4.Fishingauthorizedunderparagraphs1and2shallbe
limitedtothosepartsofthe200-nautical-mile fishingzone
lyingseawardsof12nauticalmilesfromthebaselinesfrom
whichthefishingzonesofMemberStatesaremeasured,
withthefollowingexceptions:
(a)fishinginSkagerrakisauthorizedseawardsoffour
nauticalmilesfromthebaselinesofDenmark;
(b)fishinginKattegatisauthorizedseawardsofthree
nauticalmilesfromthecoastofDenmark;
(c)fishingintheBalticSeaisauthorizedseawardsofthree
nauticalmilesfromthebaselinesofDenmark;
(d)fishingin0resundisauthorizedwithintheareasandin
accordancewiththeconditionssetoutinAnnexII.
5.Notwithstanding paragraph1,unavoidableby-catches
ofaspeciesforwhichnoquotaisestablishedinazoneshall
bepermittedwithinthelimitsfixedintheconservation
measuresinforceinthezoneconcerned.
6.By-catchesinagivenzoneofaspeciesforwhicha
quotaisestablishedinthatzoneshallbecountedagainst
thequotaconcerned.ThevesselstobelicensedforfishingintheCommunity
zoneduringagivenmonthwillbenotifiedatthelatestby
the10thdayoftheprecedingmonth.TheCommunityshall
processexpeditiouslyrequestsforadjustmentstoamonthly
listduringitscurrency.
2.Licencesshallbeissuedforthepurposesofparagraph1
providedthatthenumberoflicencesvalidatanytime
duringagivenmonthdoesnotexceed:
—74forthefishingofcod,spratandherringintheBaltic
Sea,includingquotasgrantedtoSwedenunderthe
AgreementbetweentheGovernmentoftheGerman
DemocraticRepublicandtheGovernmentofSweden
onFisheries,
—53forthefishingofherring,spratandmackerelin
ICESdivisions ;IVaandb,
—14forthefishingofcod,haddock,whitingandothers
inICESsub-areaIV,
—fiveforthefishingofsalmonintheBalticSea.Article2
1.VesselsfishingwithinthequotasfixedinArticle1shall
complywiththeconservationandcontrolmeasuresandall
otherprovisionsgoverningfishinginthezonesreferredto
inthatArticle.3.Whenanapplicationforalicenceissubmittedtothe
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(a)nameofthevessel;
(b)registrationnumber;
(c)externalidentificationlettersandnumbers;
(d)portofregistration;
(e)nameandaddressoftheownerorcharterer;
(f)grosstonnageandoveralllength;
(g)enginepower;
(h)callsignandradiofrequency;
(i)intendedmethodoffishing;
(j)intendedareaoffishing;
(k)speciesforwhichitisintendedtofish;
(1)periodforwhichalicenceisrequested.
4.Eachlicenceshallbevalidforonevesselonly.Where
twoormorevesselsaretakingpartinthesamefishing
operation,eachvesselmustbeinpossessionofalicence.
5.Licencesmaybecancelledwithaviewtotheissueof
newlicences.Suchcancellationsshalltakeeffectontheday
beforethedateofissueofthenewlicencesbythe
Commission .Newlicencesshalltakeeffectfromtheirdate
ofissue.6.Licencesshallbewhollyorpartiallywithdrawnbefore
thedateofexpiryiftherespectivequotasfixedinArticle1
havebeenexhausted.
7.Licencesshallbewithdrawnintheeventofanyfailure
tomeettheobligationslaiddowninthisRegulation.
8.Foraperiodnotexceeding12months,nolicenceshall
beissuedforanyvesselinrespectofwhichtheobligations
laiddowninthisRegulationhavenotbeenmet.
9.Vesselsauthorizedtofishon31Decembermay
continuefishingasfromthebeginningofthenextyear
untilthelistsofvesselspermittedtofishduringtheyearin
questionaresubmittedtoandapprovedbythe
CommissiononbehalfoftheCommunity .
Article4
Whereaninfringementisdulyfoundtohavetakenplace,
theMemberStatesshallwithoutdelayinformthe
Commissionofthenameofthevesselconcernedandofany
actiontheyhavetaken.
TheCommission shallsubmit,onbehalfofthe
Community,toSwedenthenamesandcharacteristicsof
theSwedishvesselswhichwillnotbeauthorizedtofishin
theCommunity'sfishingzonethenextmonth(s)asa
consequenceofaninfringementofCommunityrules.
Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1992.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18December1991.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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ANNEXI
Swedishcatchquotasfor1992
SpeciesAreawithinwhich
fishingisauthorizedQuantity
(tonnes)
Cod
Salmon
Haddock
Whiting
Herring
Mackerel
Sprat
OthersICESIIIC,d
ICESIV
ICESIIIc,d
ICESIV
ICESIV
ICESIIIc,d
ICESIVa,b
ICESIVa,b
ICESIIIc,d
ICESIVa,b
ICESIV1390(5)(4)
130(1)
10
300
20(1)
3650
4450
3000(2)
2000
320
1000(3)
0)Thesequotasmaybeinterchanged .
(2)Ofwhich2700tonnesshallbefishedinareaIVa.
(3)850tonnesarereservedforby-catchesofhorsemackerelin,interalia,fishingformackerel,prawns(Pandalus)onlyas
by-catch.
(4)Ofwhich200tonnesasasupplementary catchquotainICESIIIdfor1992,grantedtoSwedenundertheAgreement
betweentheGovernmentoftheGermanDemocraticRepublicandtheGovernmentofSwedenonFisheries,tobefishedin
thefishingzoneasdefinedinthelastparagraphofthepreambleofthatAgreement.
(5)Anadditional60tonnesasflatfishbycatchinthecodfishery.
ANNEXII
1.Insideadepthofsevenmetres,onlythefollowingareallowed:
(a)fishingbynetforherring;and
(h)fishingbylinesinthemonthsofJulytoOctoberinclusive.
2.Outsideadepthofsevenmetres,bytrawlorseineisprohibitedsouthofalinefromEllekildeHageto
Lerberget.
3.Notwithstanding paragraph2,fishingisallowedontheMiddelgrundenby'agnvodwhichdoesnot
measuremorethan7,5metresbetween'armspidserne'.
4.Northofthelinereferredtoinparagraph2,fishingbytrawlorDanishseineisalloweduptothreenautical
milesfromthecoast.
ANNEXIII
Whenfishingwithinthe200-nautical-mile zoneoffthecoastsoftheMemberStatesoftheCommunitywhichis
coveredbyCommunityrulesonfisheries,thefollowingdetailsaretobeenteredinthelog-bookimmediately
afterthefollowingevents:
1.aftereachhaul
1.1.thequantity(inkilogramslive-weight)ofeachspeciescaught;
1.2.thedateandthetimeofthehaul;
1.3.thegeographicalpositioninwhichthecatchesweremade;
1.4.thefishingmethodused;
2.aftereachtranshipmenttoorfromanothervessel
2.1.theindication'receivedfrom'or'transferedto';
2.2.thequantity(inkilogramslive-weight)ofeachspeciestranshipped;
2.3.thename,externalidentificationlettersandnumbersofthevesseltoorfromwhichthetranshipment
occurred;
3.aftereachlandinginaportoftheCommunity
3.1.nameoftheport;
3.2.thequantity(inkilogramslive-weight)ofeachspecieslanded;
4.aftereachtransmissionofinformationtotheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities
4.1.dateandtimeofthetransmission;
4.2.typeofmessage:IN,OUT,ICES,WKLor2WKL;
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ANNEXIV
1.TheinformationtobetransmittedtotheCommissionandthetimetableforitstransmission isasfollows:
1.1.Oneachoccasionthevesselentersthe200-nautical-mile zoneoffthecoastsoftheMemberStatesofthe
CommunitywhichiscoveredbyCommunityrulesonfisheries:
(a)theinformationspecifiedunder1.5;
(b)thequantity(inkilogramslive-weight)ofeachspeciesoffishinthehold;
(c)thedateandICESdivisionwithinwhichthemasterintendstocommencefishing.
Wherethefishingoperationsnecessitatemorethanoneentryintothezonereferredtounder1.1onagivenday,
onecommunication shallsufficeonfirstentry.
1.2.Oneachoccasionthevesselleavesthezonereferredtounder1.1:
(a)theinformationspecifiedunder1.5;
(b)thequantity(inkilogramslive-weight)ofeachspeciesoffishinthehold;
(c)thequantity(inkilogramslive-weight)ofeachspeciescaughtsincetheprevioustransmission;
(d)theICESdivisioninwhichthecatchesweretaken;
(e)thequantity(inkilogramslive-weight)ofeachspeciestransferredtoand/orfromothervesselssincethe
vesselenteredthezoneandtheidentificationofthevesseltowhichthetransferwasmade;
(f)thequantity(inkilogramslive-weight)ofeachspecieslandedinaportoftheCommunitysincethevessel
enteredthezone.
Wherethefishingoperationsnecessitatemorethanoneentryintothezonesreferredtounder1.1onanygiven
day,onesinglecommunication onthelastexitwillbesufficient.
1.3.Atthree-dayintervals,commencingonthethirddayafterthevesselfirstentersthezonesreferredtounder1.1
whenfishingforherringandmackerel,andatweeklyintervals,commencingontheseventhdayafterthevessel
firstentersthezonereferredtounder1.1whenfishingforallspeciesotherthanherringandmackerel:
(a)theinformationspecifiedunder1.5;
(b)thequantity(inkilogramslive-weight)ofeachspeciescaughtsincetheprevioustransmission;
(c)theICESdivisioninwhichthecatchesweremade.
1.4.OneachoccasionthevesselmovesfromoneICESdivisiontoanother:
(a)theinformationspecifiedunder1.5;
(b)thequantity(inkilogramslive-weight)ofeachspeciescaughtsincetheprevioustransmission;
(c)theICESdivisioninwhichthecatcheshavebeentaken.
1.5.(a)thename,callsign,externalidentificationlettersandnumbersofthevesselandthenameofitsmaster;
(b)thelicencenumberifthevesselisunderlicence;
(c)theserialnumberofthemessageforthevoyageconcerned;
(d)identificationofthetypeofmessage;
(e)thedate,thetimeandthegeographicalpositionofthevessel.
2.1.Theinformationspecifiedunderpoint1shallbetransmittedtotheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities
inBrussels(telex24189FISEU-B)viaoneoftheradiostationslistedunderpoint3belowandintheform
specifiedunderpoint4.
2.2.Ifitisimpossibleforreasonsofforcemajeureforthemessagetobetransmittedbythevessel,itmaybe
transmittedonthevessel'sbehalfbyanothervessel.
3.Nameofradiostation Callsignofradiostation
Skagen OXP
BISvand OXB
Norddeich DAFDAK
DAHDAL
DAIDAM
DAJDAN
Scheveningen PCH
Oostende OST
NorthForeland GNF
Humber GKZ
Cullercoats GCC
Wick GKR

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Portpatrick
Anglesey
Ilfracombe
Niton
Stonehaven
PortisheadGPK
GLV
GIL
GNI
GND
GKA
GKB
GKC
GLD
EJK
EJM
FFB
FFU
FFOLand'sEnd
Valentia
MalinHead
Boulogne
Brest
Saint-Nazaire
Bordeaux-Arcachon
SOJ Stockholm
Goteborg
RønneSOG
OYE
4.Formofthecommunications
Theinformationspecifiedunderpoint1shallcontainthefollowingelementswhichshallbegiveninthe
followingorder:
—nameofvessel,
—callsign,
—externalidentificationlettersandnumbers,
—serialnumberofthemessageforthevoyageinquestion,
—indicationofthetypeofmessageaccordingtothefollowingcode:
—messagewhenenteringoneofthezonesreferredtounder1.1:'IN',
—messagewhenleavingoneofthezonesreferredtounder1.1:'OUT',
—messagewhenmovingfromoneICESdivisiontoanother:'ICES',
—weeklymessage:'WKL',
—three-daymessage:'2WKL', x
—thedate,thetimeandthegeographicalposition,
—theICESdivisions/sub-areasinwhichfishingisexpectedtocommence,
—thedateonwhichfishingisexpectedtocommence,
—thequantity(inkilogramslive-weight)ofeachspeciesoffishintheholdusingthecodementionedin
point5,
—thequantity(inkilogramslive-weight)ofeachspeciesoffishcaughtsincetheprevioustransmissionusing
thecodementionedinpoint5,
—theICESdivisions/sub-areasinwhichthecatchesweremade,
—thequantity(inkilogramslive-weight)ofeachspeciestransferredtoand/orfromothervesselssincethe
previoustransmission ,
—thenameandcallsignofthevesseltoand/orfromwhichthetransferwasmade,
—thequantity(inkilogramslive-weight)ofeachspecieslandedinaportoftheCommunitysincetheprevious
transmission,
—thenameofthemaster.
5.Thecodetobeusedtoindicatethespeciesonboardasmentionedinpoint4above:
PRA—Northerndeep-waterprawn(Pandalusborealis),
HKE—Hake(Merlucciusmerluccius),
GHL—Greenlandhalibut(Reinhardtiusbippoglossoides ),
COD—Cod(Gadusmorhua),
HAD—Haddock(Melanogrammus aeglefinus),
HAL—Halibut(Hippoglossushippoglossus),
MAC—Mackerel(Scomberscombrus),
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RNG—Round-nosegrenadier(Coryphaenoides rupestris),
POK—Saithe(Pollachiusvirens),
WHG—Whiting(Merlangusmerlangus),
HER—Herring(Clupeaharengus),
SAN—Sand-eel(Ammodytesspp.),
SPR—Sprat(Sprattussprattus),
PLE—Plaice(Pleuronectesplatessa),
NOP—Norwaypout(Trisopterusesmarkii),
LIN—Ling(Molvamolva),
PEZ—Shrimp(Penaeidae),
ANE—Anchovy(Engraulisencrasicholus),
RED—Redfish(Sebastesspp.J,
PLA—Americanplaice(Hypoglossoides platessoides),
SQX—Squid(Illexspp.J,
YEL—Yellowtailflounder(Limandaferruginea),
WHB—Bluewhiting(Micromesistius poutassou),
TUN—Tuna(Thunnidae),
BLI—Blueling(Molvadypterygia),
USK—Tusk(Brosmebrosme),
DGS—Dogfish(Squalusacanthias),
BSK—Baskingshark(Cetorinhusmaximus),
POR—Porbeagle(Lammanasus),
SQC—Commonsquid(Loligospp.J,
POA—Atlanticpomfret(Bramabrama),
PIL—Sardine(Sardinapilchardus),
CSH—Commonshrimp(Crangoncrangon),
LEZ—Megrim(Lepidorhombus spp.),
MNZ—Angler/Monk(Lophiusspp.),
NEP—Norwaylobster(Nepbropsnorvegicus),
POL—Pollack(Pollachiuspollachius).
ARG—Argentine(Argentinasphyraena),
OTH—Other.