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of27June1977
layingdowncertaininterimmeasuresfortheconservationandmanagement of
fisheryresourcesapplicabletovesselsflyingtheflagofFinlandorPortugal
visorymeasuresandotherprovisionsgoverning
fishinginthezonesreferredtoinArticle1ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No373/77.
Article2
1.FishingwithinthezonesreferredtoinArticle1
byvesselsflyingtheflagofFinlandorPortugalshall
besubjecttothegrantingofalicenceonbehalfofthe
CommunitybytheauthoritiesoftheMemberState
holdingthePresidencyoftheCouncil.
2.Eachlicenceshallbevalidforonevesselonly
foraperiodnotextendingbeyond30September1977
andforthespeciesoffishindicatedinthelicence
withinthequantitativeandgeographical limits
referredtoinArticle1.
3.Thenumberoflicenceswhichmaybeissued
pursuanttoparagraph 1islaiddowninAnnexII.
4.Themaximumnumberofvesselspermittedto
fishatthesametimeinagivengeographicalzoneis
laiddowninAnnexIII.THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccession,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereastheCounciladopted,on3November1976,a
setofresolutionsconcerningcertainexternaland
internalaspectsofthecommonfisheriespolicy;
WhereasinRegulation (EEC)No373/77(')the
Councillaiddown,fortheperiod1Januaryto31
March1977,certaininterimmeasuresfortheconserva­
tionandmanagement offisheryresourcesapplicable
tovesselsflyingtheflagofcertainnon-membercoun­
tries,andinparticularofFinlandandPortugal;
WhereasinRegulation (EEC)No746/77(2)the
Councilextendedtheapplicationofcertainprovisions
ofRegulation (EEC)No373/77;
WhereastheaboveRegulationswereadoptedinorder
toestablishinterimmeasurespendingtheconclusion
ofnegotiationsbetweentheCommunityandthese
countrieswithaviewtoconcludingFrameworkAgree­
mentsonfisheries;
Whereasthesenegotiations havenotyetbeen
concluded,anditisthereforenecessarytoadopt
furtherinterimmeasuresforathree-monthperiod,ArticleJ
Whenanapplicationforalicenceissubmittedtothe
authoritiesreferredtoinArticle2,thefollowinginfor­
mationshallbesupplied:
(a)nameofthevessel;
(b)registrationnumberandexternalidentification
lettersandnumbers;
(c)portofregistration ;
(d)grosstonnageandoveralllength;
(e)callsign.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.TheonlycatcheswhichFinlandandPortugalare
authorizedtomakefrom1Julyuntil30September
1977inthe200-nauticalmilefishingzonesofthe
MemberStatessituatedofftheNorthSeaandAtlantic
coastsandcoveredbyCommunityrulesonfisheries,
andtheplaceswheresuchcatchesmaybemade,are
laiddowninAnnexI.
2.Thefishingquotasshallbegrantedsubjectto
compliancewiththeconservationmeasuresandsuper­Article4
MemberStatesshalltakemeasurestoensure,asfaras
possible,theenforcement ofArticles 1and2as
regardsthemaritimewaterscomingundertheirsover­
eigntyorfallingundertheirjurisdiction,includingin
particularregularinspectionofthevesselsofnon­
membercountries.(•)OJNoL53,25.2.1977,p.1.
(2)OJNoL90,8.4.1977,p.8.

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Inthisconnection ,MemberStatesandtheCommis­
sionshallcommunicate toeachothertheinformation
requiredforcompliancewiththisRegulation,with
regardinparticulartothemonitoringofthevolume
ofcatchestakenbyvesselsfromthenon-member
countriesconcerned .Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplyuntil30September1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatLuxembourg ,27June1977.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
J.SILKIN

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ANNEXI
QuantitieswhichmaybecaughtbyvesselsflyingtheflagofFinlandorPortugal,by
speciesandfishingarea
ThezonesconcernedarethosedefinedbytheInternationalCouncilfortheExplorationoftheSeas
(ICES)ordefinedintheAnnextotheConventionestablishingtheInternationalCommissionforthe
North-WestAtlanticFisheriesCommission (ICNAF),insofarastheyaresituatedinthefishing
zonesoftheMemberStatesextendingupto200nauticalmilesfromcoastsborderingontheNorth
SeaandtheAtlantic,andcoveredbyCommunityrulesonfisheries.
(a)VesselsflyingtheflagofFinland
Species Zone Quantity
Herring IV(ICES) tokenentry
(b)VesselsflyingtheflagofPortugal
Species ZoneQuantity
(tonnes)
Cod 1(ICNAF) 375
ANNEXII
Totalnumberoflicenceswhichmaybegranted:Portugal,6
ANNEXIII
Maximumnumberofvesselsandvesseltypespermittedtofishatthesametimeinagiven
zoneforwhichalicencehasbeenobtained
Zone Typeofvessel Numberofvessels
1(ICNAF)VesselsflyingtheflagofPortugalofatonnagenotgreater
than1250GRT,andequippedwithagillnet,totheexclu­
sionofanytrawl 5
VesselsflyingtheflagofFinland tokenentry