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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(79)28final
Brussels/26January1979
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
/
layingdownfortheperiod1Februaryto31March1979
certaininterimmeasuresfortheconservation and
managementoffisheryresourcesapplicable tovessels
flyingtheflagofSpain
(submittedtotheCouncilby.theCommission )
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C0M(79)28final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANIUM
Aframework agreement wassigned ,on23September 1978 t>y "theCommunity and
Spain .Following anexchange ofletters between thetwoparties ,this agreement
became provisionally operative pending itbeing concluded byratification .The
Commission hassubmitted aproposition totheCouncil tothis effect .
Inaccordance with thedispositions ofthis agreement ,thetwo
parties conferred onthefishing effort during thelast quarter of1978 ofone
inthewaters oftheother .Theresults ofthese consultations were ratified
bytheCommunity bytheadoption ofregulation no.2327/78of4October 1978
valid until 31December 1978 .
Astheconsultations regarding thedefinition ofrules for1979 were notcon­
cluded before this date ,theCommunity adopted ,inorder toavoid aninterruption
offishing bySpanish vessels ontheCommunity zone ,Regulation no.3152/78of
21December 1978 ,authorizing fishing forthemonth ofJanuary .
Consultations with theSpanish delegation have been continued during themonth
ofJanuary ,without ,however ,leading toagreement .This agreement isunlikely
tooccur before theendofthevalidity oftheRegulation currently inforce .
Asthereasons forextending theprevious regime byamonth still apply ,the
Commission proposes that this regime beextended foranother twomonths period
bytheadoption bytheCouncil oftheregulation which istheobject ofthis
proposal .

Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
laying down for theperiod 1February to31March 1979
certain interim measures for the conservation and
management offishery resources applicable tovessels
flying the flag ofSpain ...
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Econoraio Community ,and in
particular Article 103thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas on3November 1976 theCouncil adopted asetofresolutions concerning
certain external andinternal aspeots ofthe common fisheries policy ;
Whereas theCommunity andSpain have negotiated aframework agreement on
fisheries ;
Whereas theCommission hassubmitted totheOounoil aproposal forthe
conclusion ofthis agreement ;
Whereas fishing bySpanish vessels intheCommunity fishery zone isauthorized
until 31January 1979under Council Regulation (EEC)No3152 /78(1);
Whereas consultations arenowtaking place between theCommunity andSpanish
delegations concerning their reciprocal fishing possibilities in1979 »
Whereas itisneoessary toavoid aninterruption in reciprocal fishing
activities pending theconclusion ofthese consultations ;
Whereas inorder toavoid aninterruption offishing bySpanish vessels in
theCommunity fishery zone appropriate measures must beadopted before
1February 1979 ?
Whereas inorder that *this deadline maybemetsuch interim measures must
beadopted onthebasis ofArticle 103oftheTreaty ,
HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION I
-- ••/•••
(1)0Jn#L374 ,30.12.78 ,p.24.

-a-
Article 1
Thoonly catches whioh vessels flying theflag ofSpain areauthorized to
make during theperiod 1February to31March 1979 inthe200nautioal mile
fishing zones oftheMember States covered byCommunity rules onfisheries are
those setoutinAnnex I,,subject tothequantitative limits Laid down therein
and totheconditions laid down bythis Regulation .
Article 2
1. Fishing shall besubject totheholding onboard of&lioenoe ,issued by
theCommission onbehalf oftheCommunity ,andtocompliance with the conser­
vation andsupervisory measures andother provisions governing fishing inthe
zones referred toinArtiole 1.
2. Subject toparagraph 3being applied ,licences valid on31 January 1979
shall remain valid until 31March 1979 *
3.Lioenoes referred toinparagraph 2maybeoancelled with aview tothe
issue ofnewlioences ,subject tothemaximum specified inpoint 2ofAnnex I.
Cancellation shall take effect ontheday that they are surrendered totheComm ission
Applications fornewlioences shall bemade notlater than 10days before the
desired date ofcommencement ofvalidity .
Whenanapplication foralioence issubmitted totheCommission ,the
following information shall besupplied :
a)name ofihevessel ; '
h)ro^iatration number ;
c)external identification letters andnmnborej
d)port ofrogiotration : . .
e)namo andaddress oftheowner orcharterer :
f),7Togotonnage andoverall length :'
CJengino power ;
h)callci^nandradio frequonoy ;
i)intended mothod offishing ; ' 1
j)intended areaoffishing ; >
k)species intended tobefished ;
1)period forwhioh alicenoe isrequested .

Article 3
1.Each licence shall bevalid foronevessel only# When twoormore vessels are
taking part inthesame fishing operation ,each vessel mast beinpossession ofa
licence *
2*However ,inthecase ofthetypeoffishing referred toinpoint 2(b),(c)and (d)of
Annex I,asingle licence maybeissued onrequest fortwovessels ,whose particulars
shall beentered atthe same time onthe licence *
3.Thecaptains ofvessels holding alicence must respect thespeoial conditions
laid down inAnnex II*These conditions shall form part ofthelicence *
Inthecase oftunny fishing ,only points 1and2ofthose special conditions need
beobserved *
4*Avessel fishing inaccordance with this Regulation mayhold only onelicence *
Article 4
1*Theperiod ofvalidity of -licences shall expire asBoon asithasbeen esta­
blished that thequantities laid down inpoint 1ofAnnex Ihave been fished *
2*Nolicences shall beissued foraperiod of3months tovessels notrespecting
theobligations laid down inthis Regulation .
:Article 5
1*Thecaptains ofvessels holding alicence forthetype offishing referred toin
point 2(a )ofAnnex Imust supply theCommission with information specified in
thelicence through aradio station inoneoftheMember States .

-4-
2.Lioenoes fortypes offisheries other than tunny mayheinvalidated ifthe
Commission does notreoeive bythefifth andtwentieth dayofeach month information
communioated bythecompetent authorities ofSpain concerning thecatches made by
each vessel andthelandings made ineach port during theprevious twoweeks .
Article 6
1.Infishing forhake ,total by-catches ofcod ,haddock ,whiting ,pollack and
saithe maynotexceed 3^,and ofclupeid fish andNorway lobster
(Nephrops norvegicus ).5%,ofcatches onboard avessel .
By-catches ofsole andplaice shall beforbidden *
2*Infishing forsardines ,by-catches ofhorse-mackerel maynotexceed ,per
vessel ,10$byweight ofthetotal catch orofanysample thereof ofatleast
100kilograms inthehold after sorting ;by-catches maynot include fish ofother
species orinvertebrates *
3# Tunny vessels mayneither fish norhave onboard anyspeoiea other than
thunnidae ,except foranchovy destined forlive bait *
Article 7
1*Fishing bymeans ofgill nets shall beprohibited *
I
2. Vessels mayhave onboard nofishing gear other than that necessary for
thefishing authorized *
3*However ,vessels fishing fortuna with live bait areauthorized tohave on
board fishing gear necessary forthis fishery *
Article 8
1*Pishing maynottake place inazone ,within ICES divisions VIandVII ,situated
south of56°30 *Forth ,east of12°West andnorth of50°30'North *
2*Thefishing referred toinpoint 2(d)ofAnnex Imaynottake place east of
1°48' West *

Article 9
This Regulatibn shall enter into force onthedayfollowing itspublication
intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities#
Itshall apply from 1February to31March 1979 .
This Regulation Bhall bebinding initsentirety anddireotly applicable inall
Member States *
Done at.
FortheCouncil ,
The President *

ANNEX/
Fishingquota*fortheperiod1February "to31March1979•
Specie*ICES
dtvitiMQuantify
(tonnes)
1
Hake VI-35?
VUι·2υυ
' * VIII1.448
ι
Otherspecie*takenuby-c«tche»ofhskefishingin VI ■7°42.40Ô •ccordancewithArticle6(1) VII
[vin|2.096
NumberoflicencesthttmaybeissuedforthevariousICESdivisions
Typeolfbhlng/ICES
dhiUMNumberot
licence*CompleteHat
•4vewel*
\
(a)Vesselsconductinghikefishing VI
VII
VIII37(<)
104(')
W(')\
(b)Sardines(seinersnotexceeding100
GRT) VIII 40 71
(c)Long-linecsnotexceeding100
GRT Villa 10 17
(d)Fishingexclusivelywithrodsfrom
vesselsnotexceeding50GRT VIII 50 60
(e)Tunny VI,VII,VIII NolimitL L
OPtguftonthetmisof*sfendtrdvesselwrtb•bfkthorve-
TKcconventonfutonfor*rweljof»nothefhowpour tif
Hortt'ùvwtr
Lessthin500bhp
300bhpexmore,
400bhpo«mote,
500bhpormore,
600bhpofmore,
700bhpo»more.
100bhpormore.
I000bhpormore,
OwI200bhp
otherfkamtfcoaespecifiedin2(c)pewetof790bhp.
.butle*than
,bv(letsih»n
.butletsth»n
,butletsthen
,butleuthen400bhp
$00bhp
600bhp
700bhp
800bhp
,butleuth*nI000bhp
.bvtno4exceedingI200bhp0-57
076
015
0*0
©**
1-00
1-07
III
22J
0-W

ANNEXII
Spécialconditions
1.V..fishinglicencerr.-rlbeonboardthevessel.
2.Theregistrationlettersandnumbersofthelicensedvesselmustbeclearlymotkrdonthebowof
thevesselatbothsidesendoneachsk'eofthesuperstructure wheretheyconbestberecn.
Thelettersandnumbersshellbepaintrdi.i6colourcontrastingwiththatofthehullorR*>t>cr-
structuseandshallnolbeeffaced,altered,coveredorotherwiseobscured .
3.Alogbookmusibekeptinwhichthefollowingdetailsaretobeenteredaftereachfishingopera­
tion:
3.1.thequantity(inkg)ofcacbspeciescaught;
3.2.thedaleendthetimeofthebeginningandendoffishing;
3.3.theICESstatisticalrectangleinwhichthecstchea'weremade;
3.4.thefishingmethodused.
4.InformationmustbetransmittedbythelicensedvesseltotheCommission oftheEuropean
Communities atBrussels(Telexaddress21877COMF.U)viaoneoftherarliostationslistedin
point6.2inaccordancewiththefollowingtimetable :
4.1.oneachoccasion,thevesselentersthe200nauticalmilefishingzoneoffthecoastsofthe
MemberStatesoftheCommunitywhichiscovei»dbyCommunityfisheriesregulations;
4.2.oneachoccasionthevesselleavesthe200nauticalmilefishingzoneoffthecoastsofthe
MemberStatedoftheCommunitywhichiscoveredbyCommunityfisheriesregulations;
4.3.oneachoccasionthevesselmovesfromoneICESsubdivisiontopnotherwithinthe?one«as
definedin4.Sand42;
4.4.oneachoccasionthevesselentersaCommunityport;
4.5.orieachoccasionthevesselleavesaCommunitypott;
4.6.atweeklyintervalsforthepreviousweek,fromeithertheseventhdaythevesselfirstenters
thefishingzoneoftheMemberStatesasreferredtoin4.1aboveorthedaythevesselleaves
aportasreferredtoin4.5above.
5.Thefollowingdetailsmustbeincludedinallmessagestransmittedinpursuanceofpoint4:
5.1.thedate,time,geographicalpositionandICESstatisticalrectangle;
5.2.thequantity(inkg)of-<tchspee'esoffishinthehold;, \
5-3.thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciescaughtsincetheprevioustransmission ;
5.4.theICESstatisticalrectanglein^i.ichthecatchesweretaken;
5.5.thequantity(inkg)o'eachspecrcstransferredtoothervesselssincetheprevioustransmis­
sion.

6.Thedetailsprovidedforinpoint5mustbetransmittedinaccordancewiththefoilowin#condi­
tions:
6.1.EverymessagerelatingtothefiihinglicencemuitbeprecededbythewordsPECHFUR
BRUSSEL. '• •
6XAilmessagesmustbetransmittedViaaradiostationoothelistbelow:
Namt v G*"*•*" ,
NorthForeland ':'/!*■ "GNF
Humber GK.Z
Cullercotts GCC
Wick • , ,CKR
Oban ' GNB
Portpatrick GPK
Anglesey '■.• GLV
Ilfracombe '''G!L H
Niton' » GNI
Stonehaven 'GND
Pottshead ' GKA
GKB
. * GKC
Land'sEnd GLD
Valent!*' ' "EJK 1'
MalinHead EJM•.
Boulogne •, FFB
Brest FFU
Saint-Nazaire FFO
BordeauxArcachon 1 FFC
6.3,Ifforreasonsofforcemajeureitisimpossibleforthemessagetobetransmittedbythe
licensedvessel,ilmaybetransmittedonthatvessel'sbehalfbyanothervessel.
6.4.Contentofthemessage
Messagestransmittedundertheprovisionsofthelicencear,dtrsaccordancew»ththetime'
''tablesetoutinpoint4musttakeintoaccountthedetailsrequiredpursuanttopoint5and
containthefollowinginformation :
–thecodePECHBURBRUSSEL,t
–nameofvessel.
–-cal!sign.
–-externalidentification lettersandnumbers*
–licencenumber.
–serialnumberofthemessageforthevoyageinquestion,
–indicationofthetypeofmessagetakingintoaccountthedifferentpointsmentionedin
point4,
–thegeographicalpositionandtheICESstatisticalrectangle,
–thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciesoffishintheholdsusingthecodegiveninpoint6-5,
–thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciescaughtsincetheprevioustransmission,
–theICESstatisticalrectangleinwhichthecatchesweretaken,
–thequantity(inkg)ofeachspecie*transferredtoothervesselssincetheprevioustransmis­
sion, •
ι
–thename,callsign,andifapplicable*thelicencenumberofthevesseltowhichthe
transferwasmade.
\–thenameofthecapuln.

Biiuwni-rr-i.1WII-r..11 "■■"gr–*♦"
6J.Thecodetobeusedtoindent*thequantitiesoffishonbo»niasmentionedinpoint6.4:
ADcep-wstcrpr-.jn(Fsndalusbo.eej's) /
3Hak*(Mfsiue'iusmcrlucc'up)
CGreenlandba'itüt(Rcinhardlinshipptfglosnoidi 's)
DCod(Gadusmorhua)
EHaddock(Melanogrammus aeglef*n»>s)
FHalibut(Hippoglossiis hippoglo&sus)
GMackerel(Scomberscombri**)
HHcrsf-imckeret (Trnchumatruchurus) .1
\Kotmdnosegrenadier(Coryp«aneno?de$ fupe&tm)
JSaithe(Poilaciuusvirens)
K.^X;hit*ng(Meriaogiusmcriftrtgus)
LHerring(CJupeflharengua)
MSnndeol(Ammodytcssp.)
NSprat(Clupeasprattut)
OVlaice(Pie-jronectespfstsssa)
PNorwaypout(Trisopieevseerwkss}
Qî*ing tr>.oiva)
ROsiiif
sShrimp(Penaeidse) '
TAnchovy(.fcgts'.t'.iscncrssichchja )