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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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•Brussels-16February1979
PROPOSAL
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
establishing catchquotasfor1979forfishingby
vesselsflyingtheflagofMemberStatesoftheCommunity
«forcertainstocksoccurringbothInthewaterswiderthe-
sovereigntyorjurisdictionoftheMemberStates
oftheCommunityandinthoseunderthesovereignty
orjurisdiction ofNorway
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
InaccordancewithArticle7oftheAgreementonfisheriesnegotiated betweenthe
CommunityandNorway "thetwopartieshaveconsultedaboutmeasures
forconservation ofstocksoccurringwithintheareasoffisheriesjurisdiction
ofbothparties*hereaftercalled"jointstocks".
.1 M M
Theseconsultations haveresultedinagreementbetweenthedelegations to
recommendtotheirauthorities theintroduction oflimitations oncatchesof
certainjointstocks. -Thedetailsofthesaidrecommendations are
setoutinthe"agreedrecord..."of20December ?1978attached .hereto.
*
Itisthepurposeofthepresentproposaltoimplementthequotameasures
recommended bythetwodelegations .
...-TheCommunity'sadoptionofthe
measuresrecommended byitsdelegationshouldnotbedelayedbydiscussions
abouttheallocation betweenMemberStatesofthesequotas.TheRegulation
proposedherebythereforelaysdownonlythequotasagreeduponintheconsul­
tationsfortheCommunityasawhole.TheCommission intendstosubmitproposals
foraRegulationallocatingthesequotasbetweentheMemberStatesatalater
stage.
Theimplementation bytheCommunityoftheconservation measuresotherthanquotas
recommended bythetwodelegationswillbedealtwithinaseparateproposal
fromtheCommission .

1
PROPOSAL
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
establishing catchquotasfor1979forfishingby
vesselsflyingtheflagofMemberStatesoftheCommunity
forcertainstocksoccurringbothinthewatersunderthe
sovereigntyorjurisdiction oftheMemberStates
oftheCommunityandinthoseunderthesovereignty
orjurisdiction ofNorway
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
Havingregard,totheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomic
Community,andinparticularArticle43thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament(l),
WhereastheCommunityand\"NorwayhavenegotiatedaFramework
Agreementonfisheries ;
WhereastheCommissionhassubmittedtheAgreement .totheCouncilfor
approval;
Whereasinaccordancewiththetermsofthisagreementconsultations
havetakenplacebetweentheCommunityandNorwayattheconclusionof
whichthetwodelegations decidedtorecommendtotheirauthorities
thefixingfor1979ofcatchquotasforcertainfishstocksoccurring
inthefisheryzonesofboth,parties,hereaftercalledjoint
stocks,foreachpartywithinitsownzoneandwithinthatoftheother
party:
WhereasitisappropriatethattheCommunityconfirmforitspartthe
outcomeoftheseconsultations byestablishing catchquotasforits
ownfishermeninaccordancewiththerecommendation ofitsdelegation ,
(l)OJjjo

-2-'
Whereasprovisionsrelatingtotheallocationofthesaidquotasbetweenthe
fishermenoftheCommunityshouldnotbefixeduntiltheCommunityhas
adoptedageneralsystemfortheconservation andmanagementofits
fisheryresources,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Catchesofthespeciesreferredtoin^tfle'vAnne ^,byvesselsflying
theflagofMemberStates-oftheCommunity'intheareas'ofsea
definedintheAnnexandfallingunderthefisheriesjurisdiction
ofMemberStatesoftheCommunityorNorway;shallbe
limitedfor1979tothequotassetout'incolumn"3oftheAnnex.
2.Thepartsofthecatchesreferredtoinparagraph1whichmaybe
takenbythesaidvesselsinthewatersfallingwithintheNorwegian
exclusiveeconomiczoneshallbelimitedtothequotassetoutin
column4ofthe'Annex.".*
Article2
Pishingformackerelinthepartoftheareareferredtoin
'^-Article1(IKsituatedsouthof-60°00'Nshallbeprohibitedbefore
-15auaust1979.'.
ιArticle3
i
MemberStatesshallsend "to"theCommissionbythefifteenth
dayofeachmonthinformationconcerningthecatches'ofspeciessubject
toquotaunderthisRegulationtakenbyvesselsflyingtheirflag
fishingintheareasreferredtoinArticle1duringthepreviousmonth,
specifyingtheareaoffisheriesjurisdiction inwhichthecatcheswere
taken*
•/••/•••

Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowing
itspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities *
*
Itshallapplyuntil31December1979*
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectly
applicableinallMemberStates*
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil,
ThePresident *

ANNEX
Species
' 1 !ICES
statistical
divisionQiotareferred
toin.
Article 1(1)
(tonnes)Quotareferred
toin
Article 1(2)
(tonnes)
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Cod IV(1)152.600 19.500
Haddock IV(1)'72.400 14.300
HorseMackerel IV(1),Via
VII 230.000 5.000
Mackerel 1 IV+Ilia 19.750(2)5.000
NorwayPout IV(1)498.000 50.000
Plaice IV(1)116.920 15.000
Saithe IV+Ilia 111.000 37.700
'Sandeel IV(1)521.000 150.000
Whiting IV(1)75.900 6.400
(1)IncludingthepartofICESdivisionIliaWestofalinedrawnfromthelighthouse
ofHanstholmtothatofLindesnes.
(2)Ofwhichnomorethan2.350tmaybefishedintheSkagerrakasstipulatedin
Regulation (EEC)No../79,layingdowncertainmeasuresfor1979forthe
conservation offisheryresourcesapplicabletovesselsflyingtheflagofMember
StatesoftheCommunityinSkagerrakandKattegatforcertainstocksoccurringboth
inthemaritimewatersunderthesovereigntyorjurisdiction oftheMemberStates
oftheCommunityandinthoseunderthesovereigntyorjurisdiction ofNorwayor
(1)Sweden
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AGREEDRECORDOFCONCLUSIONS OFFISHERYCONSULTATIONS BETWEENNORWAY
ANDTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMICCCXXUfllTY-Brussels.19-20December1978
*· ··"-·'.' '
1.ANorwegiandelegation,headedbyMr*K«Raasok,andaCommunity
delegation,headedbyMr.R.Simonnet,metinBrusselson19and20
December1978toconsultonmutualfisheriesrelationsfor1979.
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2.Themeeting1nBrusselswasacontinuation ofpreviousmeetingsin
OsloandBrussels.
3..Theconsultations werebasedupontheprincipleslaiddowninthe
initialleddraftagreementonfisheriesbetweentheCommunity andNorway.
4.Thearrangements for1979shallbewithoutprejudiceforfuture
fisheryarrangements betweentheparties.
Jointstocks
T.Inordertoarriveatanobjectivebasisforthefuturesharing
ofthejointstocks thetwodelegations agreedtoestablish ajoint
workinggroupwith.thepurposeofdevelopingproposalsfordefiningand
evaluating therelativeattachmentofjointstockstothefishingzones
\ i
ofthetwoparties.
Theworkinggroupwhichshallincludescientists andadministrators
mayrequestICESto"makeavailableanyscientific andstatistical data
necessaryforitswork.Thegroupshallsubmit,areportonitsfindings
notlaterthan15june1979.
2.Intheabsenceofastudyasreferredtoinpara1,thetwodelega­
tionscouldnotagreeuponanobjectivebasisforthedistribution between
thepartiesoftheTACstobesetfor1979forthejointstocksofcod,
haddock,saitlie,whitingandplaice.
Thedelegations therefore,beingunabletoachieveagreementona
management schemeforthesestocksfor1979,informedeachotheroftheir
respective intentions apregardsthemanagementofthesestocksbythe
funilateraldeclarations attachedtothisprotocolinannexesIIIandIV.

3.Thedelegationsagreedtorecommendtotheirauthoritiestoadoptthe
followingarrangements •.
•a)Eachpartyshalladoptregulationsforfishinginitsownzoneby
•'\ 'itsownvessels,byvesselsoftheotherpartyandbyvesselsofthird
partiesaswellasforfishingbyitsownvesselsintheotherparty's
zonesoas-toensurethatthecatchlimitswillberespected.
b)EachpartymayallocatepartofitsshareoftheTACtothird
countriestobefishedwithinthezoneofthatparty.Insuchcases
theotherpartyshouldbeinformedaboytt&quotasallocatedand
otherrelevantregulations.
c)AsregardsNorthSeaherringthetwopartieswillprohibitdirected
fishinginICESsub-areaIVandthatpartofsub-areaIliawhichlies
WestofalinedrawnbetweenLindesnesandHansiholmthroughoutTfie
whpleof1979.Ifthisprohibition weretobeliftedbyeitherparty,
thepantieswillconsultontheTAtfandtheallocationbetweenthe
twoparties.
d)AsregardsfishingformackerelinICESIVin1979,theparties
agreedtoconsultatalaterstageontheregulatorymeasures,
tobeimplemented withaviewtosecuringa
managementarrangementinaccordancewiththescientificrecommend
» >datiorfthat100000'tonsshallbefishedintheareanorthof60°N
andwestof2°E ^
FishingformackerelinICESzoneIVSouth60°Nwillhotstartbefore
15.August.

Exclusivestocks
1,WithrespecttoNorthSeasprat,theCommunitydelegationeonsiderec
thistobeanexclusiveCommunitystockwhereastheNorwegiandelegation,
referringtoreportedcatchesofthisstockintheNorwegianzone,held
theviewthatthisisajointstock.However,forpracticalmanagement
purposes,thepartieswillregarditasanexclusiveCommunitystockin
1979.NorwaywillpermitfishingforspratbyNorwegianfishermenand
fishermenofthirdcountriesinitsowneconomiczonein1979.
2.Thedelegations agreedtorecommendtotheirrespectiveauthorities
toauthorisefishingin-1979byvesselsoftheotherpartyassetoutin
AnnexII.
3..Prawn+Greenlandhalibut
3.1.TheCommunitydelegationpointedoutthattheprawnandGreenland
halibutstocksintheCanadianandCommunitypartofICNAFsubareas0+1
aremanagedbyCommunityandCanadianauthorities underaschemeofjoint
management.ThequotasgrantedforthesestockstoNorwayunderthepre­
sentarrangements shallbetakenpartlyintheCanadianzone.
ThesequotasaresubjecttoapprovalbyCanada.Norwegian
fishingofthesequotasintheCanadianpartofthisareawillbesubject
tolicensingbytheCanadianauthorities.
3.2.Ifitbecomesclearduring1979thatGreenlandcoastalfishermen
\' • 'orCanadawillnotfulfillthequotaofprawnsallocatedtothem,the
quotaallocate?!toNorwayshallbeincreasedbyaproportional shareof
theextraquantitywhichwouldthenbecomeavailable.However,ifthe
proportional shareoftheextraquantityshouldbehigherthan1500t
Norwaynightbeallocatedsupplementary quantitiesfollowingconsultatioi

CodoffWestandEastGreenland
IfthesituationofthecodstocksoffWestandEastGreenlandimprove*
andtheCommunitydecidestoauthorizefishinebyEECfishermenotherthan
Greenlandfishermen,thetwopartieswillconsultwitha,viewtoestablishing
aquotaforliorwavforthesestocks,takingintoaccountNorwegianfishing
interestsinthearea*■»' *. '
! '.... ... • '•
m'
5.'MinkeWhaié ,
5.1.TheNorwegiandelegationrequestedrightstocatchninkewhalein
theEECzonein1979.
■. ' . ■
' ,. •-v
5.2.AsregardstheWestGreenlandstocktheEECdelegationproposed
thattherequestbediscussedbetweenthepartiesconcernedwithaview
toestablishing aquotaforNorwayinconformitywiththerecommendation
foraTACby-theIWC(International WhalingCommission).
5.3.AsregardstheEECzoneoffEastGreenland,thedelegationswilltake
•• tnoteof^VIWCrecommendation ofaTACofminkewhalesoftheEastGreen­
land,IcelandandJanMayenstock.Itwasagreedthatthepartiesconcerned
includingIcelandshouldconsultassoonaspossibleontheallocation
ofthisTAC.
» "
Licensing
.Thedelegationsagreedthatlicensingofeachothersvesselsin1979
shouldbelimitedtothefollowingfisheries:.
• •
.:A.EECfisheryintheNorwegianeconomiczone:
Allfishingnorthof62®N
IndustrialfishingintheNorthSea
0/NorwegianfisheryintheEECzone:
fishing1nICNAFarea0♦1andICESzoneXIV

FisheryReputations
\
1.Thedelegationsagreedtorecommendtotheirauthoritiestoconsult
onfisheryregulationsintheNorthSeawithaviewtoachievingasfar
aspossibletheharmonizationofregulatorymeasuresinthezonesofthe
twoparties.
2.TheNorwegianDelegationreservestherighttoreverttothequestionof
thejustificationforthequotaandthecatcharealimitationestablished .
wEECforthebluewhitingstockin1979inICESVIaandVII«
•Consultations
Ifduring1979arevisionofTAC'sforstockscoveredbythisprotocol
.isrecommended bythescientificbodiesthepartiesshallconsult.
Thetwopartieswillconsultontheimplementation ofthearrangements
ofthepresentagreedrecordofconclusions.
/KietlRaasok RaymondSimonnet
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JUJLNPS1VUK(JUUTA3
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;*5c-cartofthisallocationnottakennaybeadded.totheallocationinthepartysownzone
P'Cfwhich75*000t.hastobetakenN.60°N.andW2®E
•v"--rtiiof56°30'
t*ST.r.-uiir.^BlueWhiting ' .
thetotalquotaforUorw;\fpoutandSandcelupto20.COOtma/beinterchanged - •.
•m-T'.:f12°W.
willconsiderincreasingthisquantityuponrequestbytheNorwegianparty
L11tds'<areinterchangeable
IT1*onlybefishedbyiong-iiners * " •
a»
Zxseptcatchesbetween6and12nauticalmilesaccordin-totheAnglo-NorwegianFisheryAgreement19

QUOTAS1979
Thousandmetrictonnea
SPECIES ICESAREAS
I-TOEEC
InNorwegianZoneTONORWAY
InEECZone
NORWAYNORTHOF62°
• •Arcto-Norwegi aqCod
Arcto-NorwegianHaddock
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Redfish
Greenlandhalibut
OthersCby-catches )I,liaandIlb
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■••
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1
2.5
E.E.t.
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Halibut
RedfishVla*andVlld,e,f,h
V..rtvICNAF0and1
XIV
XIV
ICNAF0♦1
XIV
ICNAF0+1
XIV
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71
5,016
experimental fishery
1,6
0,2:(4)'(5)
0,2:
TTKthatnartoflla
vriiiwu * i*w*»«»v#i•-y * ^ ;•,,,lwti4f_»ubareaIandthatpartofsubareaHawherenodirectedfisheryforredfishispermitted.
Northof56o30' ea8t
(3JOfwhich650tomeswestofthemedianline(Canadianzone)and4.3*>*onne3/ofthemedianUfteandsouthof68U
quotasforGreenlandhalibut,
fOWayonlybefishedbylong-linersandredfishareinterchangeable

ANNEXIII
Declaration bytheNorwegiandelegation ,concerningacatcharrangement
forsomejointstocksintheNorthSeain1979-;
.TheNorwegiandelegationwhileemphasizingthatthefuturesharing
betweenNorwayandtheConsunityofthejointstocksmu6t
bebasedUponthezonalattachmentofthesestocks,hasundertakento
implementajpracticalcatcharrangementfor1979concerningcod,haddock,
saithe,whitingandplaiceintheNorthSea*Thecatcharrangementset
'outpelowistoberegardedasanadhooarrangement andreflectsonly
catchrequirements for1979*
* •' 1
ThepresentcatcharrangementisacceptabletoNorwayonlyontheexpress
ounderstandingthatitisnotheldtoreflectorprejudicethesharesof
thejointstockstobeallocatedtoNorwayonthebasisofthezonal
attachmentofthesestocksandthereforeimpliesatransfertotheEEC
ofpartsofNorway*sharesofthejointstocksreferredto.
Norway'scatch
requirements (l)iB€Ascatchin•––
Norwegianzone
.Cod 30
IHaddock 10 14,3
I-Saithe 89I
37'7
» I
IWhiting 9
Plaice 3 15
Xl) Norwaywillmakeanadditionaltransfertothe,
EECofatotalquantityofamaximunof4000tonsforthesestocks
shouldNorwegiancatchesfallbelowthecatchrequirementsstated.

DECLARATION BYTHECOMMUNITY DELEGATION CONCERNING
ACATCHARRANGEMENT FORSOT-IEJOINTSTOCKSINTHE.
NORTHSEAIN1979
1.'TheCommunitydelegationrecallingthatnoagreementbetweenthe,
CommunityandtheNorwegiandelegationcouldbereacheduponanobjec­
tivebasisforthedistribution betweenthePartiesoftheTAC'stobe
setfor1979forthejointstocksofcod,'haddock,saithe,whitingand
plaiceintheNorthSeahasundertakentoimplement apracticalcatch
arrangement for1979concerning thesaidjointstocks.
Thecatcharrangement setoutbelowistoberegardedasanadhoe
arrangement andreflectsonlycatchrequirements for1979.
SPECIES TAC1979 EEC'SCATCH
REQUIREMENTS
(1000TONS)|NORWAY'SCATCH
INEECZONE
I(1000TONS)
I,
COD ••* 183 153 6
HADDOCK 83 73 3
SAITHE' 200, 111 12,5
WHITING 85 76 3,5
PLAICE 120 117
|X-,1
1'
2.ThepresentagreementisacceptabletotheCommunitysubjectto
theexpressreservationthatitdoesnotprejudgeinanywaytheCom­
munity'srightsconcerningtheconservation,management anddivision
ofthestockstowhichitrefers;andthattheoveralllevelofreci­
procalfishingactivityfor1979resultingfromtheagreementcannot'
beconsidered .asmeeting -inamannercompletelysatisfactory tothe
Communitytheprovisionsoftheframeworkagreementnegotiatedwith
Norway.