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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1851/78
of25July1978
layingdowncertainconservationandmanagementmeasuresforcommonfisheryresources
offtheWestGreenlandcoastapplicablein1978tovesselsflyingtheflagofCanada
Article2
1.Vesselsfishingunderthequotasestablishedin
accordancewithArticle1shallcomplywiththe
conservationandcontrolmeasuresandallotherpro­
visionsgoverningfishingactivitiesinthezonesreferred
toinArticle1includingthereportingprocedures .
2.Vesselsreferredtoinparagraph1shallkeepalog­
bookinwhichtheinformationspecifiedinAnnexIV
shallbeentered.
3.Vesselsreferredtoinparagraph1shalltransmitto
theCommission ,inaccordancewiththerulessetoutin
AnnexII,theinformationspecifiedinthatAnnex.
4.Theregistrationlettersandnumbersofthevessels
referredtoinparagraph1shallbeclearlymarkedon
bothsidesofthebowofthevessel.THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle43
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment(x),
Whereason3November1976theCounciladopteda
setofresolutionsconcerningcertainexternaland
internalaspectsofthecommonfisheriespolicy;
WhereastheCommunityandCanadahaveheldconsul­
tationsconcerningtheirmutualfishingallocationsfor
1978;
Whereasduringtheconsultationsthedelegationsagreed
torecommendtotheirauthoritiesthattheyfixcertain
catchquotasfor1978forvesselsoftheotherparty;
WhereastheCommunitymustadoptinitsfishingzone
specificmeasuresfortheconservationandmanagement
offisheryresourcesapplicabletovesselsflyingtheflag
ofCanada,Article3
1.Witheffectfromsixweeksafterthedateofentry
intoforceofthisRegulation,fishingshallbesubjectto
theholdingonboardofalicenceissuedbytheCom­
missiononbehalfoftheCommunityandtotheob­
servanceoftheconditionssetoutinsuchlicence.
2.TheCouncilshall,actingonaproposalfromthe
Commission ,establishthenumberoflicencestobe
issuedafterconsultations withtheCanadianauthorities
sothattheyarecommensurate withthequotassetout
inAnnexI.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.ThecatcheswhichvesselsflyingtheflagofCanada
areauthorizedtomakein1978inthe200nautical-mile
fishingzonesoftheMemberStatesofftheWestGreen­
landcoastwhicharecoveredbyCommunityruleson
fisheriesshallbelimitedtothequotassetoutin
AnnexI.
2.Notwithstanding paragraph 1,unavoidableby­
catchesofaspeciesforwhichnoquotaisestablished
shallbepermittedwithinthelimitsfixedintheconser­
vationmeasuresinforceinthezoneconcerned .
3.By-catchesinagivenzoneofaspeciesforwhicha
quotaisestablishedinthatzoneshallbecounted
againstthequotaconcerned.Article4
Whenanapplicationforalicenceissubmittedtothe
Commission ,thefollowinginformationshallbesup­
plied:
(a)nameofthevessel;
(b)registrationnumber;
(c)externalidentificationlettersandnumbers;
(d)portofregistration;
(e)nameandaddressoftheownerorcharterer;
(f)grosstonnageandoveralllength;
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ularinspectionofvessels,toensurecompliancewith
thisRegulation.
Article7
Whereaninfringement isdulyestablished,Member
Statesshall,withoutdelay,informtheCommissionof
thenameofthevesselinvolvedandofanyactionthey
havetaken.(h)callsignandradiofrequency;
(i)intendedmethodoffishing;
(j)intendedareaoffishing;
(k)speciesforwhichitisintendedtofish;
(l)periodforwhichalicenceisrequested.
Article5
Eachlicenceshallbevalidforonevesselonly.When
severalvesselsaretakingpartinthesamefishingoper­
ation,eachvesselshallbeinpossessionofalicence.
Article6
ThecompetentauthoritiesoftheMemberStatecon­
cernedshalltakeappropriatesteps,includingtheregArticle8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplyuntil31December1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,25July1978.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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ANNEXI
Quotas
(tonnes)
Species Quantity
Greenlandhalibut(Rheinhardtius hippoglossoides )
Round-nosegrenadier(Coryphaenoides rupestris)
Deep-waterprawn(Pandalusborealis)500(x)
500i1)
650
(*)DeductionstobemadeforcatchesintheCanadianfishingzone.
ANNEXII
TheinformationtobetransmittedtotheCommissionandthetimetableforitstransmissionareasfol­
lows:
1.1.OneachoccasionthevesselenterstheICNAFzones0+1:
(a)Nameofthevessel;
(b)Licencenumber;
(c)Identificationnumbermarkedonthesideofthevessel;
(d)Nameofthecaptain;
(e)Radiocallsignofthevessel;
(f)Thequantity(inkg,roundweight)ofeachspeciesoffishinthehold;
(g)Plannedactivityincludingwhenandwherefishingistotakeplace.
1.2.Atweeklyintervals,commencingontheseventhdayafterthevesselfirstenterstheGreenlandfish­
ingzone:
(a)Nameofthevessel;
(b)Licencenumber;
(c)Identificationnumbermarkedonthesideofthevessel;
(d)Thepresentpositionofthevessel;
(e)Radiocallsignofthevessel;
(f)Theperiodcoveredbythereport;
(g)Nominalcatch(roundweight)intheperiodforallspeciescaught,specifiedbyICNAFzone
and,forprawnfishing,bythesub-zonesgiveninAnnexIII.
(h)Discards(roundweight)specifiedbyspecies;
(i)Transfersatsea:species,quantities(withspecificationofroundweightorproductweight)and
thevesseltowhichithasbeentransferred;
(j)Dateofthereport;
(k)Nameofthecaptain.
1.3.Beforeleavingthezoneafinalreportcorrespondingtotheonementionedunderpoint1.2mustbe
given.ThisreportmustspecifythetotalcatchesofthevesselbyspeciesandICNAFzoneand,for
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2.1.Theinformationspecifiedunderpoint1shallbetransmittedtotheCommissionoftheEuropean
CommunitiesinBrussels(telexaddress21877COMEU)viaoneoftheradiostationslistedunder
point3belowandintheformspecifiedunderpoint4.
2.2.Ifitisimpossibleforreasonsofforcemajeureforthemessagetobetransmittedbythevessel,it
maybetransmittedonthevessel'sbehalfbyanothervessel.
3.Nameofradiostation Callsignofradiostation
PrinsChristiansSund
Julianehåb
Godthåb
Holsteinsborg
GodhavnOZN
OXF
OXI
OYS
OZMCentral
Godthåb
4.Formofcommunication .
Transmissionoftheinformationspecifiedunderpoint1shallbegivenintheorderspecifiedunder
points1.1and1.2.
ANNEXIII
Sub-zones
ICNAF1A(northof69°30'N):zone1.
ICNAF1A(southof69°30'N):zone2.
ICNAF1B(southof68°00'N)+1C:zone3.
ICNAF1D,E,F: zone4.
ANNEXIV
Thefollowingdetailsaretobeenteredinthelog-bookaftereachhaul:
(a)thepresentpositionofthevessel;
(b)thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciescaught;
(c)thequantity(inkg)ofthecatchreturnedtothesea;
(d)thedateandtimeofthebeginningandendofthefishingoperation;
(e)theICNAFzoneand,forprawnfishing,thesub-zonegiveninAnnexIIIinwhichthecatchhasbeen
made;
(f)gearused;
(g)totalofeachspeciescaughtsinceentryintothezone.
Inaddition,thecontentsofeachtransmissioninaccordancewithAnnexIIshallbeenteredinthelog­
book.