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of26March1979
layingdownfor1979certainmeasuresfortheconservationandmanagementoffishery
resourcesapplicabletovesselsflyingtheflagofSpain
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,Spain,fortheperiod1to31January1979(*),andalso
duringthemonthsofFebruaryandMarch,pursuantto
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No167/79of30January
1979layingdowncertaininterimmeasuresforthe
conservationandmanagementoffisheryresources
applicabletovesselsflyingtheflagofSpain,forthe
period1Februaryto31March1979(2);whereasthe
catchesmadeundertheseRegulationsshouldbecounted
againstthequotaslaiddownfor1979asawhole;
Whereasinordertoavoidaninterruptionoffishingby
SpanishvesselsinthefishingzonesoftheMember
StatescoveredbyCommunityrulesonfisheries
appropriatemeasuresmustbeadoptedbefore1April
1979;
Whereasinordertomeetthisdeadlineitisnecessaryto
adoptthesemeasuresonaninterimbasisunderArticle
103oftheTreaty,subjecttotheirbeingincludedata
laterdateinthecommonagriculturalpolicy,HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,andinparticularArticle103
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
Whereason3November1976theCounciladopteda
setofresolutionsconcerningcertainexternaland
internalaspectsofthecommonfisheriespolicy;
WhereastheCommunityandSpainhavenegotiateda
FrameworkAgreementonfisheries;
WhereastheCommissionhaspresentedaproposalfor
theconclusionofthatAgreementtotheCouncil;
WhereastheCommunityandSpainhaveconsultedeach
other,undertheprocedurelaiddowninthenegotiated
Agreement,ontheconditionsforfishingbythevessels
ofeachofthepartiesinthefishingzoneoftheother
partyduring1979;
Whereas,followingtheseconsultations ,theCommunity
delegationundertooktorecommendthatthe
Communityauthoritiesadoptforthatperiodcertain
measuresauthorizingSpanishvesselstofishinthe
fishingzonesoftheMemberStatescoveredby
Communityrulesonfisheries;
WhereasfishingbySpanishvesselsinthesefishingzones
wasauthorizedduringthemonthofJanuary1979,
pursuanttoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3152/78of
21December1978layingdowncertaininterim
measuresfortheconservationandmanagementof
fisheryresourcesapplicabletovesselsflyingtheflagofHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheonlycatcheswhichvesselsflyingtheflagofSpain
areauthorizedtomakeduringtheperiod1Januaryto
31December1979inthe200milefishingzonesofthe
MemberStatescoveredbyCommunityrulesonfisheries
arethosesetoutinAnnexIwithinthequantitative
limitslaiddownthereinandcaughtunderthecon­
ditionslaiddownbythisRegulation .
(!)OJNoL374,30.12.1978,p.24.
(2)OJNoL26,1.2.1979,p.I.

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5.Thecaptainsofvesselsholdingalicencemust
respectthespecialconditionslaiddowninAnnexII.
Theseconditionsshallformpartofthelicence.
Inthecaseoftunnyfishing,onlypoints1and2ofthose
specialconditionsmustbeobserved.
6.Avesselmayholdonlyonelicence.Article2
1.Fishingshallbesubjecttotheholdingonboardofa
licence,issuedbytheCommissiononbehalfofthe
Community,andtocompliancewiththeconservation
andsupervisorymeasuresandotherprovisions
governingfishinginthezonesreferredtoinArticle1.
2.Thenumberoflicenceswhichmaybeissuedto
vesselsflyingtheflagofSpainshallbeaslaiddownin
point3ofAnnexI.
Article4
1.Thecaptainsofvesselsholdingalicenceforthe
fisheriesmentionedinpoint3(a)ofAnnexImust
supplytheinformationspecifiedinthelicencetothe
Commissionthrougharadiostationinoneofthe
MemberStates.
2.Licencesforothertypesoffishingexcepttunny
fishingmaybeinvalidatediftheCommissiondoesnot
receivebythefifthand20thdayofeachmonth
information communicated by.thecompetent
authoritiesofSpainconcerningthecatchesmadeby
eachvesselandthelandingsmadeineachportduring
thepreviousfortnight.
Article5
1.Fishingwithgillnetsshallbeprohibited.
2.Thevesselsmayhaveonboardnofishinggearother
thanthatnecessaryforthefishingauthorized.Article3
1.Whenanapplicationforalicenceissubmittedto
theCommission ,thefollowinginformationshallbe
supplied:
(a)nameofthevessel;
(b)registrationnumber;
(c)externalindentification lettersandnumbers;
(d)portofregistration ;
(e)nameandaddressoftheownerorcharterer;
(f)grosstonnageandoveralllength;
(g)enginepower;
(h)callsignandradiofrequency;
(i)intendedmethodoffishing;
(j)intendedareaoffishing;
(k)speciesintendedtobefished;
(1)periodforwhichalicenceisrequested.
2.Eachlicenceshallbevalidforonevesselonly.When
severalvesselsaretakingpartinthesamefishing
operation,eachvesselmustbeinpossessionofalicence
indicatingthismethodoffishing.
3.However,inthecaseofthefishingreferredtoin
point3(b),(c)and(d)ofAnnexI,asinglelicencemay
beissuedonrequestfortwovesselswhoseparticulars
shallbeenteredatthesametimeonthelicence.
Foreachofthesaidtypesoffishing,theSpanish
authoritiesshallprovidealistofvesselswhichshallnot
exceedinnumberthatfixedinthelastcolumnofpoint
3ofAnnexI,specifyingforwhichvesselsalicenceora
jointlicenceisrequestedand,whereappropriate,the
periodofvalidityrequested.
4.Paragraph1doesnotapplytolicencesreferredtoin
point3(e)and(f)ofAnnexI,thoselicencesnotbeing
nominativebutnumbered .Article6
1.By-catchesarepermittedwithinthelimitslaiddown
inpoint2ofAnnexI.
2.Tunnyvesselsmaynotfishanyspeciesotherthan
thunnidae;theymaynothaveonboardanyspecies
otherthanthunnidaewiththeexceptionofanchovies
intendedaslivebait.
Article7
1.Licencesreferredtoinpoint3(e)ofAnnexIare
validuntil30June1979,thosereferredtoin(f)during
theperiod1Julyto30September1979.
2.Licencesreferredtoinpoint3(b)ofAnnexIare
validduringtheperiods1Januaryto28February1979
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2.Nolicenceshallbeissuedforsixmonthstovessels
forwhichtheobligationslaiddowninthisRegulation
havenotbeenobserved.
Article10
1.FishingmaynottakeplaceinazonewithinICES
divisionsVIandVII,situatedsouthof56°30'N,eastof
12°Wandnorthof50°30'N.
2.Thefishingreferredtoinpoint3(d)ofAnnexImay
nottakeplaceeastof1°48'W.Article8
1.LicencesissuedpursuanttothisRegulationshallbe
validforaperiodofatleasttwomonthsfromthefirst
dayofamonthtothelastdayofamonth.Applications
forlicencesshallbemadenotlaterthan15daysbefore
thedesireddateofcommencement ofvalidity.
However,inApril1979,licencesmaybevalidfroma
differentday;insuchacase,applicationsshallbemade
notlaterthan10daysbeforethedesireddateof
commencement ofvalidity,exceptinthecaseoffishing
foranchovies .
2.Thevalidityoflicencesmaybeextendedunderthe
conditionslaiddowninthefirstsubparagraph of
paragraph1.
3.Licencesmaybecancelledwithaviewtotheissue
ofnewlicences.Thecancellationshalltakeeffectonthe
firstdayofthemonthfollowingthesurrenderofthe
licencestotheCommission .
Thenewlicencesshallbeissuedinaccordancewith
paragraph1.
Article9
1.Theperiodofvalidityofthelicencesshallexpireas
soonasithasbeenestablishedthatthequantitieslaid
downinpoint1ofAnnexIhavebeenfished.Article11
Regulations (EEC)No3152/78and(EEC)No167/79
areherebyrepealed.CatchesmadebySpanishvessels
underthoseRegulationsshallbedeductedfromthe
quantitiesindicatedinAnnexI(1).
Article12
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
Itshallbeapplicablefrom1Januaryto31December
1979.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,26March1979.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
P.MEHAIGNERIE

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ANNEXI
1.Fishingquotas
Species ICESdivision Quantity
(tonnes)
Hake VI
VII
VIII1819(!)
6(1)
7481(')
Otherspeciestakenasby-catchesofhakefishingVI
VII
VIII3638
12400
14962
AnchovyVIII29000(2)
TunnyNolimit
1
(')Ofwhich1500tonnesaretransferredfromtheallocationforthelastthreemonthsof1978,subdividedasfollows:
—divisionVI176tonnes,
—divisionVII600tonnes,
—divisionVIII724tonnes.
(2)CatchesmadebvvesselsflyingtheflagofSpainintheSpanishfishingzonearetobedeductedfromthisquantity.•
2.Permittedby-catches:
TargetspeciesSpeciesfishedas
by-catchesPermittedlimitsofby-catches
Hake Cod
Haddock
Whiting
Pollack
SaitheThetotalby-catchesofthesespeciesmaynotexceed3%
byweightofthetotalcatchonboard
Clupeidfish
NorwaylobsterThetotalby-catchesofthesespeciesmaynotexceed5%
byweightofthetotalcatchonboard
Sole
Plaice
HerringBy-catchesofthesespeciesmaynotbekeptonboard
SardineHorse-mackerel By-catchesofthisspeciesmaynotexceed10%byweightofthe
totalcatchor10%byweightofanysampleoflessthan100kg
offishfoundtobeonboardinthevessel'sholdaftersorting
Otherspecies
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3.NumberoflicencesthatmaybeissuedforthevariousICESdivisions
TypeoffishingICES
divisionNumberof
licencesComplete
listof
vessels
(a)Vesselsconductinghakefishing
(b)Sardiners(seinerslessthan100GRT)
(c)Long-linerslessthan100GRT
(d)Fishingexclusivelywithrodsfromvesselsnot
exceeding50GRT
(e)Vesselsfishingforanchovyastargetspecies
(f)Vesselsfishingforanchovytobeusedaslive
baitVI
VII
VIII
VIII
Villa
VIII
VIII
VIII31(>)
87(1)
'(1)
40
10
50
160
12071
17
60
(g)Tunnyfishing VI,VII,Nolimit
VIII\
()Figurefixedonthebasisofastandardvesselwithabrakehorse-powerof700bhp.
Theconversionfactorsforvesselsofanotherhorse-powerareasfollows:
Horse-powerCoefficient
Lessthan300bhp
300bhpormore,butlessthan400bhp
400bhpormore,butlessthan500bhp
500bhpormore,butlessthan600bhp
600bhpormore,butlessthan700bhp
700bhpormore,butlessthan800bhp
800bhpormore,butlessthan1000bhp
I000bhpormore,butnotexceeding 1200bhp
Over1200bhp
Long-linersotherthanthosespecifiedin3(c)0-57
0-76
0-85
0-90
0-96
100
1-07
MI
115
0-33
Whenapplyingtheseconversionfactorsto*parejas'and'trios'thehorse-poweroftheindividualvessels'enginesaretobe
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ANNEXII
Specialconditions
1.Thefishinglicencemustbeonboardthevessel.
2.Theregistrationlettersandnumbersofthelicensedvesselmustbeclearlymarkedonthebowofthe
vesselatbothsidesandoneachsideofthesuperstructure wheretheycanbestbeseen.
Thelettersandnumbersshallbepaintedinacolourcontrastingwiththatofthehullor
superstructure andshallnotbeeffaced,altered,coveredorotherwiseobscured.
3.Alogbookmustbekeptinwhichthefollowingdetailsaretobeenteredaftereachfishing
operation :
3.1.thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciescaught;
3.2.thedateandthetimeofthebeginningandendoffishing;
3.3.theICESstatisticalrectangleinwhichthecatchesweremade;
3.4.thefishingmethodused.
4.InformationmustbetransmittedbythelicensedvesseltotheCommissionoftheEuropean
CommunitiesatBrussels(telexaddress21877COMEU)viaoftheradiostationslistedinpoint
6.2inaccordancewiththefollowingtimetable:
4.1.oneachoccasionthevesselentersthe200nauticalmilefishingzoneoffthecoastsofthe
MemberStatesoftheCommunitywhichiscoveredbyCommunityfisheriesregulations;
4.2.oneachoccasionthevesselleavesthe200nauticalmilefishingzoneoffthecoastsofthe
MemberStatesoftheCommunitywhichiscoveredbyCommunityfisheriesregulations;
4.3.oneachoccasionthevesselmovesfromoneICESsubdivisiontoanotherwithinthezonesas
definedin4.1and4.2;
4.4.oneachoccasionthevesselentersaCommunityport;
4.5.oneachoccasionthevesselleavesaCommunityport;
4.6.atweeklyintervalsforthepreviousweek,fromeithertheseventhdaythevesselfirstentersthe
fishingzoneoftheMemberStatesasreferredtoin4.1aboveorthedaythevesselleavesa
portasreferredtoin4.5above.
5.Thefollowingdetailsmustbeincludedinallmessagestransmittedinpursuanceofpoint4:
5.1.thedate,time,geographicalpositionandICESstatisticalrectangle;
5.2.thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciesoffishinthehold;
5.3.thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciescaughtsincetheprevioustransmission ;
5.4.theICESstatisticalrectangleinwhichthecatchesweretaken;
5.5.thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciestransferredtoothervesselssincetheprevioustransmission .
6.Thedetailsprovidedforinpoint5mustbetransmittedinaccordancewiththefollowingconditions :
6.1.Everymessagerelatingtothefishinglicencemustbeprecededbythewords'PêcheurBrussels'.
6.2.Allmessagesmustbetransmittedviaaradiostationonthelistbelow:

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Callsign
GNF
GKZ
GCCName
NorthForeland
Humber
Cullercoats
Wick
Oban
Portpatrick
Anglesey
Ilfracombe
Niton
Stonehaven
PortsheadGKR
GNE
GPK
GLV
GIL
GNI
GND
GKA
GKB
GKC
GLD
EJK
EJM
FFB
FFU
FFOLand'sEnd
Valentia
MalinHead
Boulogne
Brest
Saint-Nazaire
Bordeaux-Arcachon FFC
6.3.Ifforreasonsofforcemajeureitisimpossibleforthemessagetobetransmittedbythe
licensedvessel,itmaybetransmittedonthatvessel'sbehalfbyanothervessel.
6.4.Contentofthemessage
Messagestransmittedundertheprovisionsofthelicenceandinaccordancewiththetimetable
setoutinpoint4musttakeintoaccountthedetailsrequiredpursuanttopoint5andcontain
thefollowinginformation :
—thecode'PêcheurBrussels',
—nameofvessel,
—callsign,
—externalidentificationlettersandnumbers,
—licencenumber,
—serialnumberofthemessageforthevoyageinquestion,
—indicationofthetypeofmessagetakingintoaccountthedifferentpointsmentionedin
point4,
—thegeographicalpositionandtheICESstatisticalrectangle,
—thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciesoffishintheholdsusingthecodegiveninpoint6.5,
—thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciescaughtsincetheprevioustransmission ,
—theICESstatisticalrectangleinwhichthecatchesweretaken,
—thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciestransferredtoothervesselssincetheprevious
transmission ,
—thename,callsign,andifapplicable,thelicencenumberofthevesseltowhichthetransfer
wasmade,
—thenameofthemaster.
6.5.Thecodetobeusedtoindicatethequantitiesoffishonboardasmentionedinpoint6.4:
ADeep-waterprawn(Pandalusborealis)
BHake(Merlucciusmerluccius )
CGreenlandhalibut(Reinhardtiushippoglossoides )
DCod(Gadusmorrhua)
EHaddock(Melanogrammus aeglefinus)
FHalibut(Hippoglossushippoglossus )
GMackerel(Scomberscombrus)
HHorse-mackerel (Trachurustrachurus)
IRound-nosegrenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris)

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JSaithe(Pollachiusvirens)
KWhiting(Merlangusmerlangus)
LHerring(Clupeaharengus)
MSandeel(Ammodytessp)
NSprat(Clupeasprattus)
0Plaice(Pleuronectesplatessa)
PNorwaypout(Trisopterusesmarkii)
QLing(Molvamolva)
ROther
SShrimp(Penaeidae)
TAnchovy(Engraulisencrassicholus )