NoL189/8 29.7.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1709/77
of26July1977
extending ,asregardsSpain,Regulation (EEC)No373/77layingdowncertain
interimmeasuresfortheconservation andmanagement offisheryresources
applicabletovesselsflyingtheflagofcertainnon-member countries
sameproportionally asthosegrantedtoitduringthe
period1Januaryto31March1977.
2.Thefishingquotasshallbegrantedsubjectto
compliancewiththeconservationmeasuresandsuper­
visorymeasuresandotherprovisionsgoverning
fishinginthezonesreferredtoinArticle1ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No373/77.
Article3
1.FishingwithinthezonereferredtoinArticle1
ofRegulation(EEC)No373/77byvesselsflyingthe
flagofSpainshallbesubjecttothegrantingofa
licenceonbehalfoftheCommunitybytheauthori­
tiesoftheMemberStateholdingthePresidencyof
theCouncil.
2.Eachlicenceshallbevalidforonevesselonly
foraperiodnotextendingbeyond30September1977
andforthespeciesoffishindicatedinthelicence
withinthequantitativeandgeographical limits
referredtoinArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)No
373/77.
3.Themaximumnumberofvesselspermittedto
fishinagivengeographicalzoneisspecifiedinthe
AnnextoRegulation (EEC)No746/77.THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtotheActofAccession,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereastheCounciladopted,on3November1976,a
setofresolutionsconcerningcertainexternaland
internalaspectsofthecommonfisheriespolicy;
WhereasinRegulation (EEC)No373/77(')the
Councillaiddown,fortheperiod1Januaryto31
March1977,certaininterimmeasuresfortheconserva­
tionandmanagementoffisheryresourcesapplicable
tovesselsflyingtheflagofcertainnon-membercoun­
tries,andinparticularSpain;
WhereasinRegulations (EEC)No746/77(2)and
(EEC)No1416/77(3)theCouncilextendedtheappli­
cationofcertainprovisionsofRegulation (EEC)No
373/77;
WhereastheaboveRegulationswereadoptedinorder
toestablishinterimmeasurespendingtheconclusion
ofnegotiationsbetweentheCommunityandthese
countries,andinparticularSpain,withaviewto
concludingFrameworkAgreementsonfisheries;
WhereasthenegotiationswithSpaiifhavenotyet
beenconcluded,anditisthereforenecessaryto
extend,inrespectofthatcountry,theapplicationof
Regulation (EEC)No373/77foraperiodoftwo
months,Article4
Whenanapplicationforalicenceissubmittedtothe
authoritiesreferredtoinArticle3,thefollowinginfor­
mationshallbesupplied:
(a)nameofthevessel;
(b)registrationnumberandexternalidentification
lettersandnumbers;
(c)portofregistration ;
(d)nameandaddressoftheownerorcharterer;
(e)grosstonnageandoveralllength;
(f)enginepower;
(g)callsignandradiofrequency;
(h)intendedmethodoffishing;
(i)intendedareaoffishing;
(j)speciesintendedtobefished;
(k)periodforwhichlicenceisrequested.HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
InArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)No373/77thedate
'31July1977'shallbereplacedby'30September
1977'.
Article2
1.ThefishingquotasgrantedtoSpainforthe
period1Augustto30September1977shallbethe
(')OJNoL53,25.2.1977,p.1.
(2)OJNoL90,8.4.1977,p.8.
(3)OJNoL160,30.6.1977,p.18.

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Article5
TheMemberStatesshalltakemeasurestoensure,as
faraspossible,theenforcementofArticles1,2and3
asregardsthemaritimewaterscomingundertheir
sovereigntyorfallingundertheirjurisdiction,
includinginparticularregularinspectionofthe
vesselsofnon-member countries .
Inthisconnection ,MemberStatesandtheCommis­
sionshallcommunicate toeachothertheinformation
requiredforcompliancewiththisRegulation,withregardinparticulartothemonitoringofthevolume
ofcatchestakenbyvesselsfromthenon-member
countriesconcerned .
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplyuntil30September1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26July1977.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
H.SIMONET