NoL355/4731.12.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)No3021/77
of30December 1977
layingdowncertaininterimmeasuresfortheconservation andmanagement of
fisheryresourcesapplicable tovesselsflyingtheflagofSpain
fishingzonesoftheMemberStatessituatedoffthe
NorthSeaandAtlanticcoastsandcoveredbyCommu­
nityrulesonfisheriesarelaiddownintheAnnex.
2.Thefishingquotasshallbegrantedsubjectto
compliance withtheconservation andsupervisory
measuresandotherprovisions governing fishingin
thezonesreferredtoinparagraph 1.
Article2
1.FishingwithinthezonesreferredtoinArticle 1
shallbesubjecttothegrantingofalicencebythe
Commission onbehalfoftheCommunity andto
observance oftheconditions setoutinthelicence.
2.Thevalidityofthelicencesissuedbythe
Commission underRegulation (EEC)No2160/77is
herebyextendedto31January1978.THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropean
Economic Community ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccession ,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereastheCounciladopted,on3November 1976,a
setofresolutions concerning certainexternaland
internalaspectsofthecommonfisheriespolicy;
WhereasinRegulation (EEC)No373/77('),the
Councillaiddown,fortheperiod 1Januaryto31
March1977,certaininterimmeasuresfortheconserva­
tionandmanagement offisheryresourcesapplicable
tovesselsflyingtheflagofcertainnon-member coun­
tries,andinparticularSpain;
WhereasinRegulations (EEC)No746/77(2),(EEC)
No1416/77(3),(EEC)No1709/77(4)and(EEC)No
2160/77(5),theCouncilextendedtheapplication of
certainprovisions ofRegulation (EEC)No373/77;
WhereastheaboveRegulations wereadoptedinorder
toestablishinterimmeasurespendingtheconclusion
ofnegotiations betweentheCommunity andthese
countries ,andinparticular Spain,withaviewto
concluding framework agreements onfisheries ;
Whereasthenegotiations withSpainhavenotyet
beenconcluded ,anditisthereforenecessary tolay
downinterimmeasuresforaperiodofonemonth;
Whereasitappearsnecessarythatcertainamendments
shouldbemadetotheexistingrules,Article3
Whenanapplication foralicenceissubmitted tothe
Commission thefollowing information shallbe
supplied :
(a)nameofthevessel;
(b)registration number ;
(c)externalidentification lettersandnumbers ;
(d)portofregistration ;
(e)nameandaddressoftheownerorcharterer ;
(f)grosstonnageandoveralllength;
(g)enginepower;
(h)callsignandradiofrequency ;
(i)intendedmethodoffishing;
(j)intendedareaoffishing;
(k)speciesintendedtobefished;
(1)periodforwhichalicenceisrequested .HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article 1
1.Theonlycatcheswhichvesselsflyingtheflagof
Spainareauthorized tomakeinthe200nauticalmileArticle4
Eachlicenceshallbevalidforonevesselonly.When
severalvesselsaretakingpartinthesamefishingoper­
ation,eachvesselmustbeinpossession ofalicence.(»)OJNoL53,25.2.1977,p.1.
(2)OJNoL90,8.4.1977,p.8.
(3)OJNoL160,30.6.1977,p.18.
(4)OJNoL189,29.7.1977,p.8.
5)OJNoL250,30.9.1977,p.17.

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Article 5
1.Thelicenceholdershallberequiredtocomply
withtheconditions ofthelicenceandtonotifya
radiostationoftheMemberStatesatthetimesstipu­
latedinthelicence,includinginteraliadetailsofthe
vessel'spositionandthecatchofeachspecies.
2.TheMember Statesradiostationsshallimmedi­
atelynotifytheCommission directlyofmessagestrans­
mittedbyfishingvesselsflyingtheflagofSpainin
compliance withthelicence.
Article6
MemberStatesshalltakemeasures toensure,asfaras
possible,theenforcement ofArticle 1inrespectofthemaritimewaterscomingundertheirsovereignty
orfallingundertheirjurisdiction ,including the
regularinspection ofvessels.
Article7
Within24hoursofdetecting anyinfringement ,
Member StatesshallinformtheCommission ofthe
nameofthevesselinvolved anddetailsoftheaction
theyhavetaken.
ArtikeI8
ThisRegulation shallenterintoforceontheday
following itspublication intheOfficialJournalof
theEuropean Communities .
ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable inallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels ,30December 1977.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
H.SIMONET

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ANNEX
1.Catchquotasfortheperiodfrom1to31January1978
SpeciesICES
divisionQuantity
(tonnes)
Hake VI 195
VII 667
VIII 805
Otherspecies,exceptplaiceandsole,takenasby­ VI 390
catchesofhake(') VII 1333
VIII 1610
(')Catchesofcod,haddock,whitingandsaitheshallnotconstitutemorethan3%ofthecatchonboardanyvesselandcatchesof
clupeiforms andinvertebrates notmorethan5%.
2.Numberofstandard-vessel licencesthatmaybeissuedforeachICESdivision (2)
Division (ICES) Number oflicences
VI 23
VII 84
VIII 95
3.Maximum ofstandardvessels(2)permitted tofishatthesametimeinagivenzonefor
whichalicencehasbeenobtained
Division (ICES) Number ofstandard vessels
VI 15
VII 53
VIII 74
(2)AstandardvesselisavesselhavingaBHPequalorinferiorto800BHP.
IftheBHPexceeds800BHP,thefollowingconversion factorswillbeapplied :
—vesselsofapowergreaterthan800butnotgreaterthan1100BHP=1-75
—vesselsofapowergreaterthan1100butnotgreaterthan1500BHP=2-25.