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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No448/86
of24February1986
establishing,fortheperiodfrom3Marchto30June1986,certainmeasuresforthe
conservationandmanagementoffisheryresourcesapplicabletovesselsflyingtheJapanese
flaginwatersfallingunderthesovereigntyorjurisdictionofPortugal
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
VesselsflyingtheJapaneseflag,fishingexclusivelywith
longlines,shallbeauthorized,forthefishingperiod3
Marchto30June1986,tofishastheirprincipalcatch,
bluefintuna(Tbunnustbynnusthynnus)inwatersunder
thesovereigntyorjurisdictionofPortugalthatliebeyond
12milesfromthebaselines,withtheexceptionofthezones
listedinAnnexI,subjecttotheconditionslaiddowninthis
Regulation .
Article2
1.Themaximumnumberoflong-linersreferredtoin
Article1shallbe25:novesselmayexceed500grt.
2.Thetotalcatchofallthelong-linersmaynotexceed
240tonnesofbluefintuna.HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No170/83of
25January1983establishingaCommunitysystemforthe
conservationandmanagementoffisheryresources(!),and
inparticularArticle11thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereasArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)No170/83
requirestheCounciltoformulatetheconservation
measuresnecessarytoachievetheaimssetoutinArticle1
oftheRegulationinthelightofavailablescientific
advice;
Whereassince3March1980therehasbeenafisheries
agreementbetweenthePortugueseRepublicandJapan
authorizingfishingbyacertainnumberofvesselsflyingthe
Japaneseflagincertainpartsofthewatersfallingunderthe
sovereigntyorjurisdictionofPortugal,inreturnforthe
paymentofafeeandforscientificandtechnical
cooperation ;
Whereasduringthenegotiationsfortheaccessionofthe
PortugueseRepublictotheEuropeanCommunitiesitwas
agreedthatPortugalwoulddenouncefisheriesagreements
concerningtheactivitiesinitswatersofvesselsflyingthe
flagsofnon-membercountries;whereasthefisheries
agreementwithJapanwasdenouncedon2September
1985;
Whereasthatagreementistoexpireon2March1986;
whereas,however,Japanesefisheryactivitiesshouldbe
temporarilymaintainedintheframeworkofcooperation
withJapantothebenefitoflocalpeoplewhoaregreatly
dependentonfisheries,inviewoftheneedforbalanced
economicandsocialdevelopmentofthePortuguesecoastal
regions;
WhereasfishingbyJapanesevesselsinwatersfallingunder
thesovereigntyorjurisdictionofPortugalissubjectto
Communityfisheriesregulations;whereassuchfishing
shouldbesupplemented bycertaintechnicaland
supervisorymeasures,3.Othertunaspeciescaughtwhenfishingforbluefintuna
maynotexceed25%ofthetotalcatchpervessel.
Article3
1.Thecatchofbluefintuna(Tbunnusthynnusthynnus)
ofaunitaryweightoflessthan6,4kgshallbe
prohibited.
2.Thecatchofyellowfintuna(Thunnusalbacares)ofa
unitaryweightoflessthan3,2kgshallbeprohibited .
3.Thecatchofbigeyetuna(Thunnusobesus)ofaunitary
weightoflessthan3,2kgshallbeprohibited.
Article4
1.Fishingbylong-linersreferredtoinArticle1inzones
referredtointhesameArticleshallbesubjecttothe
possessiononboardofalicence,issuedbytheCommission
onbehalfoftheCommunity,andtotheobservanceofthe
conditionssetoutinthatlicenceandthesupervisory
measuresandotherprovisionsregulatingfishingactivities
inthosezones.(!)OJNoL24,27.1.1983,p.1.

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Article7
1.Thefollowinginformation shallaccompany
applicationsforlicencessubmittedtotheCommission :
(a)nameofthevessel;
(b)registrationnumber;
(c)externalidentificationlettersandnumbers;
(d)portofregistration ;
(e)nameandaddressoftheownerorcharterer;
(f)grosstonnageandoveralllength;
(g)enginepower;
(h)callsignandradiofrequency;
(i)proposedfishingzone;
(j)periodforwhichalicenceisrequested.2.Themasterofeachvesselinpossessionofalicence
mustobservethespecialconditionssetoutinAnnexII,and
inparticulartheobligationtoforwardtheinformation
specifiedinthesaidAnnexviatheradiostationsindicated
therein.Theseconditionsshallformpartofthelicence.
3.Eachlicenceshallbevalidforasinglevesselandnotbe
transferable .However,theJapaneseauthoritiesmay
requesttheCommission ,bytelex,toauthorizethetransfer
ofthelicenceforavesselwhichispreventedfromfishing
duringthesetperiodforreasonsofforcemajeuretoa
replacementvesselwhosetechnicalcharacteristics donot
exceedthoseofthevesseltobereplaced.Therequestshall
providealltheinformationreferredtoinArticle7,in
respectofthisreplacementvessel.
TheCommissionshallnotifyanytransferauthorization ,
withoutdelayandbytelex,totheJapaneseauthoritiesand
tothecompetentsupervisoryauthorities.Thereplacement
vesselcancarryoutfishingactivitiesonlyafterthedate
indicatedbytheCommissioninitsnotification .
4.Alllicencesreferredtoinparagraph1shallceasetobe
validoncetheCommissionhasestablishedthatthequota
laiddowninArticle2hasbeenusedup.Article8
1.ThePortugueseauthoritiesshalltakeappropriate
measures,includingtheinspectionofvessels,toensurethat
theobligationsunderthisRegulationareobserved.
2.Whereaninfringement isdulyascertained,the
Portugueseauthoritiesshallforthwith,butatthelatest
within30daysofthedateonwhichtheinfringementwas
established,informtheCommissionofthenameofthe
vesselconcernedandanyactiontheymayhavetaken.Article5
TheissueoffishinglicencesreferredtoinArticle4shallbe
conditionalonJapan'splanningandimplementing an
annualscientificandtechnicalcooperationprogrammeto
benefitPortugal'scoastalpopulation,whichisgreatly
dependentonfisheryactivities.
Particularattentionshallbepaidintheprogrammeto
trainingrequirements ,theimprovement ofresearch
capacityandtheneedforeconomicandsocialdevelopment
ofthePortuguesecoastalregions.
TheprogrammeshallbesubmittedtotheCommission
before15February1986.Article9
1.Avesselwhichhasfailedtocomplywiththe
obligationslaiddowninthisRegulationshallhaveits
licencewithdrawn;suchlicenceshallnotbereplaced.
2.Ifavesselfishingwithoutavalidlicenceinthewaters
referredtoinArticle1isownedormanagedbyanatural
orlegalpersonowningormanagingoneormoreother
vesselstowhichlicenceshavebeenissued,oneofthose
licencesmaybewithdrawn.
Article10
If,foraperiodofonemonth,theCommissionreceivesno
communication aslaiddowninArticle4(2)foravesselin
possessionofalicencereferredtointhatArticle,thelicence
ofthatvesselshallbewithdrawn .Article6
1.Anapplicationforlicencesshallbesubmittedbythe
Japaneseauthoritiesnolaterthan15workingdaysbefore
thedesireddateofcommencement ofvalidity.The
Commission shallissuethelicencestotheJapanese
authoritiesandshallnotifythecompetentsupervisory
authoritiesthereof.
2.TheissueoflicencestoJapanesevesselsshallbesubject
toanundertakingbytheownerofthevesseltopermitan
observertocomeonboardattheCommission'srequest.
3.Unusedlicencesmaybecancelledwithaviewtothe
issuingofnewlicences.Cancellationshalltakeeffectonthe
datethenewlicenceisissuedbytheCommission .
Newlicencesshallbeissuedinaccordancewithparagraph
1.Article11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplyuntil30June1986.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyandapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,24February1986.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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ANNEXI
ZonesreferredtoinArticle1wherefishingisprohibited
1.The200-milezoneoftheAzores.
2.Thezonewithinaline:
—startingat34°55'N,13°40'W,
—continuingnorthto35°10'N,13°40'W,
—whenceeastfollowingthe35°10'Nparalleltoitsintersectionwiththelinemarkingthelimits
oftheexclusiveeconomiczone,hereinafterreferredtoas'EEZ',
—followingtheEEZdemarcationlinetoitsintersectionwiththe34°55'Nparallel,
—whencewestalongthe34°55'Nparalleltothepointofdeparture.
3.Thezonewithinaline:
—startingat34°55'N,14°25'W,
—whencewestto34°55'N,14°45'W,
—whencenorthto34°50'N,14°45'W,
—whenceeastto34°50'N,14°25'W,
—whencesouthtothepointofdeparture.
4.Thezonewithinaline:
—startingat33°40'N,14°05'W,
—whenceto33°40'N,14°35'W,
—whencenorth-westto34°00'N,14°50'W,
—whenceeastto34°00'N,14°20'W,
—whencesouthtothepointofdeparture.
5.Thezonewithinaline:
—startingat35°00'N,15°05'W,
—whencewestto35°00'N,16°00'W,
—whencenorthto35°35'N,16°00'W,
—whenceeastto35°35'N,15°05'W,
—whencesouthtothepointofdeparture.

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ANNEXII
Specialconditions
1.Thefishinglicencemustbeheldonboardthevessel.
2.Theregistrationlettersandnumbersofavesselinpossessionofalicencemustbeclearlymarked
onbothsidesofthesuperstructureatthemostvisiblepoint.Thelettersandnumbersmustbe
paintedinacolourthatcontrastswiththecolourofthehullorsuperstructureandmustnotbe
effected,altered,coveredorconcealedinanyotherway.
3.Alog-bookmustbekeptinwhicharerecorded,aftereachfishingoperation :
3.1.catchbyspecies(inkilograms);
3.2.thedateandthetimeatwhichthefishingoperationstartedandthetimeatwhichitfinished;
3.3.theICESandCECAFstatisticalgridwherethecatchwastaken;
3.4.thefishingmethodused;
3.5.anyradiomessageemittedinaccordancewithpoints4to6.
4.Communications transmittedinaccordancewiththeconditionsofthelicenceshouldgivethe
followinginformation :
(a)nameofvessel;
(b)radiocallsign;
(c)licencenumber;
(d)chronologicalnumberofthetransmissionforthetripinquestion;
(e)indicationofwhichofthetypesoftransmission ,assetoutinparagraph5,isinvolved;
(f)date;
(g)time;
(h)geographicalposition;
(i)forvesselsinpossessionofalicencereferredtoinArticle3,theactivityofthevesselduring
theperiod(underway,fishing,atanchor,inharbour,unloading,underrepair,others);
(j)quantityofeachspeciescaughtduringthefishingoperation(inkilograms);
(k)quantityofeachspeciescaughtsincetheprevioustransmissionofinformation (in
kilograms);
(1)thegeographicalcoordinatesofthepositionwherethecatchesweremade;
(m)quantitiesofcatches,byspecies,transferredtoothervessels(inkilograms)sincetheprevious
information ;
(n)thename,callsignand,whereapplicable,licencenumberofthevesseltowhichthecatch
wastransferred;
(o)themaster'sname.
5.Theinformationreferredtoinparagraph4mustbecommunicated byvesselsinpossessionofa
licencetotheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities inBrussels(address:telex24189
FISEU-B)viaaLisbonradiostation(callsignCUL)orMadeira(callsignCUB)radiostationat
thefollowingtimes:
(a)forinformationreferredtoin(a),(b),(c),(d),(e),(f),(g)and(h):
—whenannouncingdeparture,whichannouncement mustbemadeatleast48hoursbefore
theplanneddepartureofthevesselfromtheexclusiveeconomiczonelyingoffthe
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(b)forinformationreferredtoin(a),(b),(c),(d),(e),(f),(g),(h),(i),(j),(k),(1),(m),(n)and
(o):
—oneachentryintotheEEZ,
—wheneverleavingtheEEZ,
—wheneverenteringaportofaMemberState,
—wheneverleavingaportofaMemberState,
—everyweekinrespectofthepreviousweekfromthedateofentryintotheEEZorfrom
thedateofleavingaportofaMemberState.
6.Thefollowingcodeshallbeusedinreportingspeciescaughtinaccordancewithpoint4:
Code Scientificname
BFT Thunnustbynnusthynnus
YFT Thunnusalbacares
ALB Thunnusalalunga
BET Thunnusobesus
SKJ Katsuwonuspelamis
swo Xiphiasgladius
BIL Istiophoridae
OTH Other