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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No3894/91
of17December1991
fixing,for1992,certainmeasuresfortheconservationandmanagementoffishery
resources,applicabletovesselsflyingtheflagofPortugalinwatersfallingunderthe
sovereigntyorwithinthejurisdictionofMemberStates,apartfromSpainandPortugal
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,imposedonfishingforsimilarspeciesinPortuguesewaters
byvesselsofaMemberStateotherthanSpain;
Whereasthespecificconditionsgoverningthefishing
activitiesreferredtoinArticle349oftheActofAccession
shouldbelaiddown;
WhereasthefishingactivitiescoveredbythisRegulation
aresubjecttothecontrolmeasuresprovidedforby
Regulation (EEC)No2241/87(*),aswellastothe
specificdetailedrulesdrawnupinaccordancewiththe
secondsubparagraph ofArticle349(5)oftheActof
Accession,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
ThenumberofvesselsflyingtheflagofPortugalauthorized
tofishinwatersfallingunderthesovereigntyorwithinthe
jurisdictionofanotherMemberSate,otherthanSpainand
Portugal,asprovidedforinArticle349oftheActof
Accession,theproceduresforaccessandthecatch
possibilitiesforcertainspeciesshallbeassetoutinthe
Annex.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1992.
Itshallapplyuntil31December1992.HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtotheActofAccessionofSpainand
Portugal,andinparticularArticle349thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle349oftheActofAccession,
itisfortheCounciltodecideonthefishingpossibilities
andthecorresponding numberofPortuguesevessels
authorizedtofishinthewatersreferredtoinparagraph1
ofthatArticle;
Whereas,pursuanttoArticle349(2),fishingpossibilities
forcatchesofbluewhitingandhorsemackerelaregranted
toPortuguesevessels;whereasthenumberofthesevessels
andtheproceduresfortheiraccessandcontrolshouldbe
fixedannually;
Whereasfihsingpossibilitiesforspeciesnotsubjecttothe
systemoftotalallowablecatchesandthecorresponding
numberofvesselsshouldbedeterminedonthebasisofthe
situationofPortuguesefishingactivitiesinthewatersofthe
MemberStatesapartfromSpainfortheperiodpriorto
accession;whereasthereisaneedtoensurethe
conservationofstockstakingintoaccountthelimits
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18December1991.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
P.BUKMAN
(i)OJNoL207,29.7.1987,p.1.Regulationasamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No3483/88(OJNoL306,11.11.1988,
p.2).

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ANNEX
PORTUGAL —EEC
SpeciesQuantity
(tonnes)ICESzoneAuthorized
fishinggearTotalnumber
ofvesselsPeriodof
fishing
authorized
Bluewhiting
(Micromesistius poutassou)3000Vb,VI,VII,VIAa,b,d(!)(2)Pelagictrawl 5(3)
2(4)Yearround
Horsemackerel
(Trachurustrachurus)3000Vb,VI,VII,Vffla,b,d(*)(2)Pelagictrawl 6(3)
4(4)Yearround
Thunnidae UnlimitedVb,VI,VII,VIIIa,b,d(*)(2)Allexcept
gill-netsUnlimited Yearround
(*)Exceptforthezonetothesouthoflatitude56°30'North,totheeastoflongitude12°Westamitothenorthoflatitude50°30'North.
(2)WatersfallingunderthesovereigntyorwithinthejurisdictionofMembersStates,otherthanSpainandPortugal.
(3)Totalnumber(basiclist)ofstandardPortuguesevessels;standardvesselmeansavesselhavingabrakehorsepowerqualto700horsepower(bhp).The
conversionratesforvesselshavingadifferentenginepowerarethesameasthosedefinedinArticle158(2)oftheActofAccession.
(4)TotalnumberofPortuguesevesselsauthorizedtocarryoutfishingactivitiessimultaneously (periodiclist).