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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No350/77
of18February1977
layingdowncertaininterimmeasuresfortheconservationandmanagementof
fisheryresources
over-exploitation offisheryresourcesholdsfor
Communitysuppliesofcertainspecies;whereas,as
aninterimstep,suchmeasuresshouldbelaiddown
forthwithonthebasisofArticle103oftheTreaty,
subjecttotheirbeingincludedatalaterdateinthe
commonagriculturalpolicy,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.FishingforNorthSeaherringshallbeprohi­
bitedfrom28February1977until30April1977in
sub-areaIVanddivisionVII-ddefinedbytheInterna­
tionalCouncilfortheExplorationoftheSea.
2.TheCouncil,actingbyaqualifiedmajorityona
proposalfromtheCommission ,shalladopt,before1
May1977,themeasurestobeappliedforthe
remainderof1977.Indeterminingthesemeasures,
accountshallbetakenoftheresultsofthelatestavail­
ablescientificestimatesoftheNorthSeaherring
stockfor1977.
3.TheMemberStatesshallbeauthorizedtocatch
NorthSeaherringasby-catchesinthecourseof
directfishingforotherspecies,uptoalimitof10%
byweightofcatchesofspratand5%byweightof
catchesofNorwaypoutandofsandeelsduringeach
voyage.
Thepermittedby-catchescalculatedonanannual
basis,maynothowever,exceed15000tonnesfor
Denmark,1650tonnesfortheUnitedKingdom,410
tonnesfortheFederalRepublicofGermanyand275
tonnesfortheotherMemberStates.THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle103
thereof,
HavingregardtotheActofAccession,andinparti­
cularArticle102thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereasaCommunitysystemfortheconservation
andmanagementoffisheryresourceshasnotyetbeen
laiddown;
WhereasMemberStatesapplyconservationmeasures
inthefishingzonesofftheirNorthSeaandNorth
Atlanticcoastspusuant,inparticular,tointernational
commitments ;
Whereasinviewoftheprecarioussituationofsome
stocksitisimportantthatcertainparticularlyurgent
measuresshouldbetakenintheimmediatefuturein
ordertoprotect,inthesaidzones,marineresources
andpotentialcatchesforfutureyears,withoutpreju­
dicetotheadoptionofsuchothermeasuresasmay
provenecessary ;
Whereasspecialprovisionsshouldbemadewith
regardtocertainoperationsatseainordertofacilitate
thesupervisionofconservationmeasures;
Whereaspendingtheestablishment ofaCommunity
regimefortheconservationandmanagement of
resources,andnotwithstanding theprovisionsofthe
presentRegulation,MemberStatesmay,inaccordance
withtheprocedureandconditionssetoutinAnnex
VItotheCouncilresolutionof3November1976,
adopt,inaformwhichavoidsdiscrimination ,appro­
priatefurthermeasurestoensuretheprotectionof
resourcessituatedinthefishingzonesofftheircoasts;
Whereas,however,MemberStatesshallnotadopt
suchfurthermeasuresinthefieldscoveredbythe
presentRegulationsolongasthespecificmeasures
introducedunderthepresentRegulationareinforce
inthefishingzonesofftheircoasts;
Whereasthemeasuresinquestionmustbetaken
withoutdelayinviewofthedangerwhichthecurrentArticle2
FishingforherringintheCelticSeashallbeprohi­
bitedfrom1March1977until31December1977in
divisionsVIIg-hasdefinedbytheInternational
CouncilfortheExplorationoftheSea,plusthezone
delimited :
—tothenorthby52°30'latitudeNorth,
—tothesouthby52°00'latitudeNorth,
—tothewestbytheIrishcoast,
—totheeastbythecoastoftheUnitedKingdom.

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Article3
TheCouncil,actingbyaqualifiedmajorityonapro­
posalfromtheCommission ,shalladoptprovisions
concerningthecompulsoryuse,whenfishingfor
certainspecies,ofnetsoflargermeshsizesthanthose
permittedintheMemberStatesatthetimewhenthis
Regulationentersintoforce,andprovisions
concerningthecarryingofnetsofdifferentmeshsizes
onboard.
Article4
Theuseofvesselswhichcarryoutprocessingopera­
tionsadditionaltosalting,boilingofshrimps,filleting,
freezing,reducingoffalandreducingunavoidable
by-catchessubjecttothepermittedmaximumshallbe
prohibitedwithinthemaritimewatersunderthe
MemberStates'sovereigntyorjuridiction,andcovered
byCommunityrulesonfisheries.
Article5
1.FishingforNorwaypoutshallbeprohibited
from21February1977to31March1977inthatpart
oftheNorthSeadelimitedbyalinejoiningthe
followingpoints:
—eastcoastoftheUnitedKingdomat56°00'lati­
tudeNorth,Article6
1.Thepercentageofby-catchesofdemersalspecies
authorizedinfishingforindustrialpurposesbythe
lawsorregulationsoftheMemberStatesadoptedin
accordancewiththeNorth-EastAtlanticFisheries
Commission Recommendation No5isreducedfrom
25to20%asfrom1April1977.
2.TheCouncil,actingbyaqualifiedmajorityona
proposalfromtheCommission ,shalladoptbefore1
August1977furthermeasureswithregardtothe
percentageofauthorizedby-catchesreferredtoinpara­
graph1.
Article7
MemberStatesshalltake,asfarasispossible,allneces­
sarystepstoensurecompliancewiththeprovisionsof
thisRegulationwithinthemaritimewatersunder
theirsovereigntyorjurisdiction,andcoveredby
Communityrulesonfisheries.
ThecheckscarriedoutbytheMemberStatesshallbe
reportedatregularintervalstotheCommission .
Ineachcasetheyshallmentionthetypeandthe
nationalityofthevessel,anyinfringements recorded
andmeasurestakenasaresult.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon21February
1977.
ItshallapplyuntiltheentryintoforceoftheCommu­
nityregimefortheconservationandmanagementof
fisheryresourcesor,atthelatest,until31December
1977.—56°00'latitudeNorth—00°00longitude,
—60°00'latitudeNorth—00°00'longitude,
—60°00'latitudeNorth—04°00longitudeWest,
—coastoftheUnitedKingdomat04°00'longitude
West.
2.TheCouncil,actingbyaqualifiedmajorityona
proposalfromtheCommission ,shalllaydown,before
1August1977,measurestobeappliedfromthatdate.
Thesemeasuresshallbedeterminedtakingaccountof
theresultsofthelatestavailablescientificevidence.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18February1977.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
J.SILKIN