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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No4040/86
of22December1986
layingdownfor1987certainmeasuresfortheconservationandmanagementoffishery
resourcesapplicabletovesselsflyingtheflagofcertainnon-membercountriesinthe
200-nautical-mile zoneoffthecoastoftheFrenchdepartmentofGuiana
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,whosevesselsfishinthezoneofthesaiddepartmentand
whereasthereforeanumberofthoselicencesaresubjectto
changesonthebasisofthatscientificadvice;
Whereasthetechnicalandcontrolmeasuresapplicable
underRegulation (EEC)No3729/85shouldbe
maintainedand,shouldthisprovenecessary,
supplemented ,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Vesselsflyingtheflagofoneofthecountrieslistedin
AnnexIshallbeauthorized,duringtheperiodfrom
1Januaryto31December1987tofishforthespecieslisted
inthesaidAnnexinthepartofthe200-nautical-mile
fishingzoneoffthecoastoftheFrenchdepartmentof
Guianathatliesmorethan12nauticalmilesfromthebase
lines,inconformitywiththeconditionslaiddowninthis
Regulation .HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No170/83of
25January1983establishingaCommunitysystemforthe
conservationandmanagementoffisheryresources(*),and
inparticularArticle11thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereasunderthetermsofArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)
No170/83itisincumbentupontheCounciltoformulate,
inthelightoftheavailablescientificadvicethe
conservationmeasuresnecessarytoachievetheaimssetout
inArticle1ofthatRegulation;
Whereas,since1977,theCommunityhasoperateda
systemofconservation andmanagementoffishery
resourcesapplicabletovesselsflyingtheflagofcertain
non-member countriesinthe200-nautical-mile zoneoffthe
coastoftheFrenchdepartmentofGuianamostrecently
laiddownbyCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3729/85(2);
whereasthelatterRegulationexpireson31December
1986;
Whereasthecontinuityofthesystemshouldbeassured,in
particularbymaintainingtherestrictiononsomefish
stocksinthezoneinordertoconservethestockandensure
adequateprofitabilityforthefishermenconcerned;
WhereastheprocessingindustrybasedintheFrench
departmentofGuianadependsonlandingsfromvesselsof
non-membercountriesoperatinginthefishingzoneoffthat
department ;
Whereas,therefore,itisnecessarytoensurethatthose
vesselswhichareundercontracttolandtheircatchesinthe
FrenchdepartmentofGuianacancontinuetofish;
Whereasshrimpfishinglicencescalculatedonthebasisof
scientificadvicehavebeenissuedtonon-member countriesArticle2
1.FishinginthefisheryzonereferredtoinArticle1shall
besubjecttothepossessiononboardofalicence,issuedby
theCommissiononbehalfoftheCommunity ,andtothe
observanceoftheconditionssetoutinthatlicenceandthe
controlmeasuresandotherprovisionsregulatingfishing
activitiesinthatzone.
2.Applicationsforlicencesshallbesubmittedbythe
authoritiesofthenon-member countriesconcernedtothe
Commission'sservicesatleast15workingdaysbeforethe
desireddateofcommencement ofvalidity.Licenceswillbe
issuedtotheauthoritiesofthethirdcountriesconcerned .
3.Wherenoapplicationforthegrantofalicence,as
referredtoinpoint1ofAnnexI,hasbeensubmitted
within15workingdaysofthedateofentryintoforceof
thisRegulation,theCommission,attherequestofthe
Frenchauthorities,mayissuelicences,viatheFrench
authorities,totheshipownersoftherelevantnon-member
countries.
(»)OJNoL24,27.1.1983,p.1.
OJNoL361,31.12.1985,p.58.4.Theregistrationlettersandnumbersofavesselin
possessionofalicencemustbeclearlymarkedonboth

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sidesoftheprowandonbothsidesofthesuperstructureat
themostvisiblepoint.Thelettersandnumbersmustbe
paintedinacolourthatcontrastswiththecolourofthe
hullorsuperstructure andmustnotbeobliterated,altered,
coveredormaskedinanyotherway.4.Alllicencesreferredtoinparagraph1issuedtovessels
ofanon-membercountryshallceasetobevalidassoonas
itisestablishedthatthequotalaiddowninpoint2of
AnnexIforthatcountryhasbeenusedup.
Article3
1.Themaximumnumberoflicences,asweirasthe
maximumnumberoftemporaryrenewablelicencesthat
maybeissuedforshrimpfishingonthebasisofscientific
advicetovesselsflyingtheUnitedStatesflagandwhichare
undercontracttolandalltheircatchesintheFrench
departmentofGuianaisspecifiedinpoint1ofAnnexI.Article5
1.Licencesmaybeissuedforthefishingofspeciesother
thanshrimpstovesselsflyingtheflagofoneofthe
countrieslistedinpoint3ofAnnexI.Themaximum
numberofsuchlicencesforeachcountryshallbeas
specifiedinpoint3ofAnnexI.
2.Snapperfishinglicencesshallbegrantedsubjecttoan
undertakingbytheownerofthevesselconcernedtoland
75%ofthecatchesintheFrenchdepartmentofGuiana.
3.Sharkfishinglicencesshallbegrantedsubjecttoan
undertakingbytheownerofthevesselconcernedtoland
50%ofthecatchesintheFrenchdepartmentofGuiana.2.Thelicencesreferredtoinparagraph1shallceasetobe
validwhenthecontractstipulatingtheobligationtoland
thecatchescomestoanend,andinanyeventnotlaterthan
31December1987.
3.Thedurationofthevalidityoftemporarylicencesshall
belimitedtothree-monthperiods.Toprovidefora
possibleincreaseinthenumberofvesselsflyingtheflagof
aMemberStateinthezonereferredtoinArticle1,some
temporarylicencesmaynotberenewed.Intheeventof
suchincrease,theMemberStateconcernedshallinformthe
Commission servicesatthelatestonemonthbeforethe
expiryofthevalidityofthetemporarylicences.
4.Thenumberoflicencesreferredtoinparagraph1may
berevisedifthescientificadvicestatesthattherehasbeena
substantialchangeinstocks.Article6
1.Thefollowinginformation shallaccompany
applicationsforlicencessubmittedtotheCommission :
(a)nameofthevessel;
(b)registrationnumber;
(c)externalidentificationlettersandnumbers;
(d)portofregistration;
(e)nameandaddressoftheownerorcharterer;
(f)grosstonnageandoveralllength;
(g)enginepower;
(h)callsignandradiofrequency;
(i)intendedmethodoffishing;
(j)speciesintendedtobefished;
(k)periodforwhichalicenceisrequested.
2.Eachlicenceshallbevalidforonevesselonly.Where
severalvesselsaretakingpartinthesamefishingoperation,
eachvesselmustbeinpossessionofalicence.Article4
1.Licencesmaybeissuedforshrimpfishingtovessels
whichflytheflagofoneofthecountrieslistedinpoint2of
AnnexI.Thecatchquantitiesauthorizedundersuch
licences,themaximumnumberoflicencesandthe
maximumnumberofdaysatseaduringwhichsuch
licencesarevalidshallbeasspecifiedforeachcountryin
point2ofAnnexI.
2.Thelicencesreferredtoinparagraph1shallbeissued
onthebasisofafishingplansubmittedbytheauthorities
ofthecountryconcerned,approvedbytheCommission
andnotexceedingthelimitsforthecountryconcerned
specifiedinpoint2ofAnnexI.Article7
1.ToobtainalicenceasreferredtoinArticle3,proof
mustbeproduced,inrespectofeachofthevessels
concerned,thatavalidcontractexistsbetweenthe
shipownerapplyingforthelicenceandashrimp-processing
undertakingsituatedintheFrenchdepartmentofGuiana
andthatitincludesanobligationtolandallcatchesof
shrimpsfromthevesselconcernedinthatdepartmentso
thattheymaybeprocessed,packedandstoredinthat
undertaking'splant.3.Theperiodofvalidityofeachofthelicencesreferredto
inparagraph1shallbelimitedtothefishingperiod
providedforinthefishingplanonthebasisofwhichthe
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4.Sharkfishingshallbeauthorizedonlyforvesselsusing:
longlinesormeshnetshavingaminimummeshof100mm
andshallbeforbiddeninwatersofadepthlessthan
30meters.2.Thecontractreferredtoinparagraph1mustbe
endorsedbytheFrenchauthorities,whichshallensurethat
itisconsistentbothwiththeactualcapacityofthe
contractingprocessingundertakingandwiththeobjectives
forthedevelopmentoftheGuianeseeconomy,aswellas
withtheentryintoserviceofshrimpfishingvessels
registeredinGuiana.Acopyofthedulyendorsedcontract
shallbeappendedtothelicenceapplication .
3.Wheretheendorsementreferredtoinparagraph2is
refused,theFrenchauthoritiesshallgivenotificationofthis
refusalandstatetheirreasonsforittothepartyconcerned
andtheCommission .Article11
Alog-book,amodelofwhichappearsinAnnexII,shallbe
completedaftereachfishingoperation.Acopyofthis
log-bookshallbesenttotheCommissionwithin30daysof
thelastdayofeachfishingtripviatheFrench
authorities .
Article12
1.Themasterofeachvesselinpossessionofalicence
referredtoinArticles4and5(1),asconcernstunafishing,
shallobservethespecialconditionssetoutinAnnexIII,
andinparticularforwardtheinformationspecifiedinthe
Annex.Theseconditionsshallformanintegralpartofthe
licence.Article8
1.Toobtainafishinglicenceforsnapperorshark,as
referredtoinArticle5,proofmustbeproduced,inrespect
ofeachofthevesselsconcerned,thatavalidcontractexists
betweentheshipownerapplyingforthelicenceanda
processingundertakingsituatedintheFrenchdepartment
ofGuianaandthatitincludesanobligationtolandatleast
75%ofallsnappercatches,or50%ofallsharkcatches
fromthevesselconcernedinthatdepartmentsothatthey
maybeprocessedinthatundertaking'splant.
2.Thecontractreferredtoinparagraph1mustbe
endorsedbytheFrenchauthorities,whichshallensurethat
itisconsistentbothwiththeactualcapacityofthe
contractingprocessingundertakingandwiththeobjectives
forthedevelopmentoftheGuianeseeconomy.Acopyof
thedulyendorsedcontractshallbeappendedtothelicence
application .
3.Wheretheendorsementreferredtoinparagraph2is
refused,theFrenchauthoritiesshallgivenotificationofthis
refusalandstatetheirreasonsforittothepartyconcerned
andtheCommission .2.Themasterofeachvesselinpossessionofalicenceas
referredtoinArticles3and5(2)and(3)shall,onlanding
thecatchaftereachtrip,submittotheFrenchauthoritiesa
declaration,forwhoseaccuracythemasteraloneis
responsible,statingthequantitiesofshrimpcaughtand
keptonboardsincethelastdeclaration .Thisdeclaration
shallbemadeusingtheformofwhichamodelappearsin
AnnexIV.
Article13
1.TheFrenchauthoritiesshalltakeallappropriate
measurestoverifytheaccuracyofthedeclarationsreferred
toinArticle12(2),bycheckingtheminparticularagainst
thelog-bookreferredtoinArticle11.Thedeclarationshall
besignedbythecompetentofficialafterithasbeen
verified.Article9
Licencesmaybecancelledwithaviewtoissuingnew
licences.Suchcancellation shalltakeeffectonthedateof
issuanceofthenewlicencebytheCommission .2.TheFrenchauthoritiesshallensurethatalllandingsof
shrimpsintheFrenchdepartmentofGuianabyvesselsin
possessionofalicenceasreferredtoinArticles3and5(2)
and(3)shallbethesubjectofadeclarationasreferredtoin
Article12(2).
3.Beforetheendofeachmonth,theFrenchauthorities
shallsendtotheCommission allthedeclarationsreferred
toinparagraph2relatingtotheprecedingmonth.Article10
1.FishingforshrimpsofthespeciesPenaeussubtilisand
Penaeusbrasiliensisshallbeforbiddeninwatersofadepth
lessthan30meters.Duringthesefishingactivitiescarried
outbyvesselsusingtrawls,by-catchesshallbepermitted.
2.Tunafishingshallbeauthorizedonlyforvesselsusing
longlines.
3.Snapperfishingshallbeauthorizedonlyforvessels
usinglonglinesortraps.Article14
Thegrantingoflicencestovesselsfromthirdcountries
shallbesubjecttotheundertakingbytheownerofthe
vesselconcernedtopermitanobservertocomeonboardat
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Article15
1.TheFrenchauthoritiesshalltakeappropriatemeasures
toensurethattheobligationssetoutinthisRegulationare
compliedwith,includingtheregularinspectionofvessels.
2.Whereaninfringement isformallyascertained,the
Frenchauthoritiesshall,withoutdelay,andinanyevent
notlaterthan30daysfromthedateonwhichthe
infringementwasascertained,informtheCommissionof
thenameofthevesselconcernedandofanyactionthey
mayhavetaken.belongingtoashipownerwhoownsavesselwhoselicence
hasbeenwithdrawnunderthisArticleorwhichhasfished
withoutalicenceinthezonereferredtoinArticle1.
Article17
1,If,foraperiodofonemonth,theCommissionreceives
nocommunication asreferredtoinArticle12(1)
concerningavesselinpossessionofalicencereferredtoin
Articles4and5,thelicenceofsuchvesselshallbe
withdrawn .
2.If,foraperiodofonemonth,avesselinpossessionofa
licenceasreferredtoinArticle3hasmadenouseofit,the
licenceofsuchvesselshallbewithdrawn,except
—ifthevesselisunderrepair,
—incasesofforcemajeure,
Article18
Theperiodofvalidityoflicencesvalidon31December
1986pursuanttoArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)No
3729/85maybeextended,attherequestoftheauthorities
ofthecountryconcerned,until31January1987.Licences
thusextendedshallbecountedagainstthenumberof
corresponding licenceslaiddowninAnnex1forthe
durationoftheextension,withoutthattotalbeing
exceeded.
Article19
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1987.
Itshallapplyuntil31December1987.Article16
1.Licencesforvesselswhichhavenotcompliedwiththe
obligationsprovidedforinthisRegulation,includingthe
obligationtolandallorpartofthecatcheslaiddownina
contractasreferredtoinArticles7and8shallbe
withdrawn .
Nolicenceshallbeissuedtosuchvesselsforaperiodof
fourtotwelvemonthsfromthedateonwhichthe
infringementwascommitted.
2.Whereavesselfisheswithoutavalidlicenceinthezone
referredtoinArticle1,andwherethatvesselbelongstoa
shipownerorismanagedbyanaturalorlegalpersonwho
hasorexercisesthemanagementofoneormoreother
vesselstowhichlicenceshavebeenissued,oneofthose
licencesmaybewithdrawn .
3.Thegrantingofalicencemayberefusedduringthe
periodreferredtoinparagraph1tooneormorevessels
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22December1986.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.SHAW

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ANNEXI
1.LicencesreferredtoinArticle3
Vesselsflying
theflagofMaximumnumber
oflicencesOfwhichmaximumnumber
ofrenewablelicences
USA 32 8
2.LicencesreferredtoinArticle4
Vesselsflying
theflagofQuantityofauthorized
catchesintonnesMaximumnumberof
vesselswithalicenceMaximumnumberof
daysatsea
Barbados 24 5 200
Guiana 24 5 200
Surinam 130 16 840
TrinidadandTobago 60 8 350
3.LicencesreferredtoinArticle5
SpeciesVesselsflying
theflagofMaximumnumber
oflicences
(a)Tuna Japan tokenentry
Korea tokenentry
(b)Snappers Venezuela 25
Barbados 5
(c)Shark Venezuela 2

BILAGII—ANHANGII—ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑII—ANNEXII—ANNEXEII—ALLEGATOII—BIJLAGEII
FICHEDEPÊCHE LOGSHEET
Nation Nomdunavire
Vesselname
N°dimmatriculation -
OfficialNoN°delicenceZEE-
FishinglicenceNo
Nbreequipage
NoincrewNomducapitaine
Captain'sname
Départde
DepartfromDate
Débarquement a
LandedatDate
Crevettesconservéesàbord
Shrimpsretainedonboard
Mois/Month
Jour/DayZonen°Sonde
DepthJourounuit
Dayornight
(DorN)Nombredefois
oulesengins
ontétémisΛ
l'eau/Number
ofrimesgear
isshotTotal
heuresde
pêche
Hours
fishedQueues
decrevette
'Head-off
shrimp
(kg)Crevettes
entières
'Head-on'
shrimp
(kg)Vivaneaux
SnapperRequins
SharkThonidés
Tuna Penaeus:
subtilis
brasiliensisXyphopenaeus
Kroyerii

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ANNEXIII
Specialconditions
1.VesselsinpossessionofalicencereferredtoinArticle4and5(1)(Thunnidae)mustcommunicateinformationto
theCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunitiesinBrussels(telex24189FISEU-B)viatheFrenchauthoritiesatthe
followingtimes:
(a)oneachentryintozonesextendingupto200nauticalmilesoffthecoastoftheFrenchdepartmentofGuiana,
hereinaftercalled'thezone';
(b)wheneverleavingthezone;
(c)wheneverenteringaportofaMemberState;
(d)wheneverleavingaportofaMemberState;
(e)everyweekinrespectofthepreviousweekfromthedateofentryintothezonereferredtoin(a)orfromthe
dateofleavingtheportreferredtoin(d).
2.Communications transmittedinaccordancewiththeconditionsofthelicenceatthetimesspecifiedin1above
shouldincludethefollowingparticulars,whereappropriateandshouldbetransmittedinthefollowingorder:
—nameofvessel,
—radiocallsign,
—licencenumber,
—chronologicalnumberofthetransmissionforthetripinquestion,
—indicationofwhichofthetypesoftransmission ,assetoutinparagraph1,isinvolved,
—date,
—time,
—geographicalposition,
—quantityofeachspeciescaughtduringthefishingoperation(inkilograms),
—quantityofeachspeciescaughtsincetheprevioustransmissionofinformation (inkilograms),
—thegeographicalcoordinatesofthepositionwherethecatchesweremade,
—quantitiesofcatches,byspecies,transferredtoothervessels(inkilograms)sincethepreviousinformation,
—thename,callsignand,whereapplicable,licencenumberofthevesseltowhichthecatchwastransferred,
—themaster'sname.
3.Thefollowingcodemustbeusedinreportingspeciescaughtinaccordancewithparagraph2:
PEN:Brownshrimp(Penaeidae);
BOB:Atlanticseabobshrimp(Xyphopenaeus kroyerii);
TUN:Tunny;
SKH:Shark;
XXX:Other.
4.Incaseswhere,forreasonsofforcemajeure,thecommunication cannotbetransmittedbythevesselinpossession
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ANNEXIV
DeclarationpursuanttoArticle12(2)
LANDING DECLARATION 1
RegistrationNo:
Nameofagent:Nameofvessel:
Nameofmaster:
Masterssignature:
totheVoyagemadefromthe
Portoflanding:
Quantityofshrimpslanded(inliveweight)
'Head-offshrimp:
or(x1,6)kg
kg(head-onshrimp)
'Head-on'shrimp: kg
Thunnidae : kg Snapper(Lutjanidae): kg
Shark kg Other kg
(')Onecopyiskeptbythemaster,onecopyiskeptbythecontrolofficer,andonecopyistobesenttotheCommissionofthe
EuropeanCommunities .