COMVIISSION OF THE EUROPEAN CŒVMUNITIES 
COM(93) 482 final 
Brussels, 8 October 1993 
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Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
laying down for 1993 certain measures for the conservation and management 
of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Estonia 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (FFCÏ 
allocating, for 1993, catch quotas between Member States 
for vessels fishing in Estonian waters 
(presented by the Commission) 
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
In accordance with the framework fisheries agreement, consultations 
were held between the Community and Estonia in Brussels on 15-16 July 
1993, resulting in an agreement on reciprocal fisheries arrangements 
for 1993, covering the fishing rights of each party in the zone of the 
other. 
The purpose of this proposal for a regulation is to authorise Estonian 
vessels to fish the quotas allocated to them for 1993 in Community 
waters, in accordance with the above mentioned reciprocal arrangements. 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
laying down for 1993 certain measures for the conservation and management 
of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Estonia 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 
establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture(1), and in 
particular Article 8 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas, in accordance with the procedure provided for in the Fisheries 
Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of 
Estonia^), and in particular Articles 3 and 6 thereof, the Community and 
Estonia have held consultations concerning their mutual fishing rights for 1993 
and the management of common biological resources; 
Whereas, in the course? of these consultations, the delegations agreed to 
recommend to their respective authorities that certain catch quotas for 1993 
should be fixed for the vessels of the other Party; 
Whereas the necessary measures should be taken to implement, for 1993, the 
results of the consultations held between the delegations of the Community and 
Estonia; 
Whereas the fishing activities covered by this Regulation are subject to the 
control measures provided for by Council Regulation No 2241/87 of 23 July 1987 
establishing certain control measures for fishing activities^), as amended 
by Regulation (EEC) No 3483/88<4); 
Whereas Article 3 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87 of 20 May 1987 
establishing detailed rules concerning the marking and documentation of fishing 
vessels^' provides that all vessels with chilled or refrigerated sea-water 
tanks are to keep on board a document certified by a competent authority and 
specifying the calibration of the tanks in cubic metres at 10-centimetre 
intervals ; 
(!) OJ No L 389, 31.12.1992, p. 1. 
(2) OJ No L 56, 09.03.1993, p. 1. 
(3) OJ No L 207, 29.07.1987, p. 1. 
(4) OJ No L 306, 11.11.1988, p. 2. 
(5) OJ No L 132, 21.05.1987, p. 2. 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
1. Vessels flying the flag of Estonia are hereby authorised until 31 December 
1993 to fish for the species listed in Annex I, within the geographical and 
quantitative limits laid down therein and in accordance with this Regulation, 
in the 200-nautical-mile fishing zone of the Member States in the Baltic Sea. 
2. Fishing authorised under paragraph 1 shall be limited to those parts of 
the 200-nautical-mile fishing zone lying seawards of 12-nautical-miles from the 
baselines from which the fishing zones of Member States are measured. 
3. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, unavoidable by-catches of a species for which 
no quota is established in a zone shall be permitted within the limits fixed in 
the conservation measures in force in the zone concerned. 
4. By-catches in a given zone of a species for which a quota is established 
in that zone shall be counted against the quota concerned. 
Article 2 
1. Vessels fishing within the quotas fixed in Article 1 shall comply with the 
conservation and control measures and all other provisions governing fishing in 
the zones referred to in that Article. 
2. The vessels referred to in paragraph 1 shall keep a log-book in which the 
information set out in Annex II shall be entered. 
3. The vessels referred to in paragraph 1 shall transmit to the Commission, 
in accordance with the rules laid down in Annex III, the information set out in 
that Annex. 
4. Those vessels referred to in paragraph 1 which have chilled or 
refrigerated sea-water tanks shall keep on board a document certified by a 
competent authority and specifying the calibration of the tanks in cubic metres 
at 10-centimetre intervals. 
5. The registration letters and numbers of the vessels referred to in 
paragraph 1 must be clearly marked on the bow of each vessel on both sides. 
Article 3 
1. Fishing within ICES sub-area III division d under the quotas fixed in 
Article 1 shall be permitted only where a licence has been issued by the 
Commission on behalf of the Community at the request of the Estonian 
authorities and in compliance with the conditions set out in Annexes II and 
III. Copies of these Annexes and the licence shall be kept on board of each 
vessel. 
The vessels to be licensed for fishing in the Community zone during a given 
month will be notified at the latest by the tenth day of the preceding month. 
The Community Bhall procens expeditiously requests for adjustments to a monthly 
list during its currency. 
2. Licences shall be issued for the purposes of paragraph 1 provided that the 
number of licences valid at any time during a given month does not exceed: 
20 for the fishing of cod; 
20 for the fishing of herring and sprat. 
3. When an application for a licence is submitted to the Commission, the 
following information must be supplied: 
(a 
(b 
(c 
(d 
(e 
(f 
(g 
(h 
(i 
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(1 name of vessel; 
registration number; 
external identification letters and numbers; 
port of registration; 
name and address of the owner or charterer; 
gross tonnage and overall length; 
engine power; 
call sign and radio frequency; 
intended method of fishing; 
intended area of fishing; 
species for which it is intended to fish; 
period for which a licence is requested. 
4. Each licence shall be valid for one vessel only. Where two or more 
vessels are taking part in the same fishing operation, each vessel must be in 
possession of a licence. 
5. Licences may be cancelled with a view to the issue of new licences. Such 
cancellations shall take effect on the day before the date of issue of the new 
licences by the Commission. New licences shall take effect from their date of 
issue. 
6. Licences shall be wholly or partially withdrawn before the date of expiry 
if the respective quotas fixed in Article 1 have been exhausted. 
7. Licences shall be withdrawn in the event of any failure to meet the 
obligations laid down in this Regulation. 
8. For a period not exceeding 12 months, no licence shall be issued for any 
vessel in respect of which the obligations laid down in this Regulation have 
not been met. 
9. Vessels authorised to fish on 31 December may continue fishing as from the 
beginning of next year until the lists of vessels permitted to fish during the 
year in question are submitted to and approved by the Commission on behalf of 
the Community. 
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Article 4 
Where an infringement is duly found to have taken place, the Member States 
shall without delay inform the Commission of the name of the vessel concerned 
and of any action they have taken. 
The Commission shall submit, on behalf of the Community, to Estonia the names 
and characteristics of the Estonian vessels which will not be authorised to 
fish in the Community's fishing zone for the next month(s) as a consequence of 
an infringement of Community rules. 
Article 5 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the 
Official Journal of the EC. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all 
Member States. 
Done at Brussels, 
For the Council 
The President 
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ANNEX I 
Species Estonian catch quotas for 1993 
Area within which 
fishing is authorised 
Cod 
Herring 
Sprat ICES III d 
ICES III d 
ICES III d Quantity 
(Tonnes) 
200 
2000 
2000 
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ANNEX II 
When fishing within the 200-nautical-mile zone off the coasts of the Member 
States of the Community which is covered by Community rules on fisheries, the 
following details are to be entered in the log-book immediately after the 
following events: 
1. after each haul: 
1.1. the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species caught; 
1.2. the date and the time of the haul; 
1.3. the geographical position in which the catches were made; 
1.4. the fishing method used. 
2. after each transhipment to or from another vessel: 
2.1. the indication 'received from* or 'transferred to'; 
2.2. the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) or each species transhipped; 
2.3. the name, external identifications letters and numbers of the vessel to 
or from which the transhipment occurred. 
3. after each landing in a port of the Community: 
3.1. name of the port; 
3.2. the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species landed. 
4. after each transmission of information to the Commission of the European 
Communities: 
4.1. date and time of the transmission; 
4.2. type of message: IN, OUT, ICES, WKL or 2 WKL; 
4.3. in the case of radio transmission: name of the radio station. 
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ANNEX III 
1. The information to be transmitted to the Commission and the timetable 
for its transmission is as follows: 
1.1. On each occasion the vessel enters the 200-nautical-mile zone off the 
coasts of the Member States of the Community which is covered by 
Community rules on fisheries: 
(a) the i nf orm.'it ion specified under 1.5; 
(b) the qwunt iLy (in kilocjramu live-weight) of each species of fish in 
the hold; 
(c) the date and ICES division within which the master intends to 
commence fishing. 
Where the fishing operations necessitate more than one entry into the 
zone referred to under 1.1 on a given day, one communication shall 
suffice on first entry. 
1.2. On each occasion the vessel leaves the zone referred to under 1.1: 
(a) 
(b) 
(c) 
(d) 
(e) 
(f) the information specified under 1.5; 
the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species of fish in 
the hold; 
the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species caught 
since the previous transmission; 
the ICES division in which the catches were taken; 
the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species transferred 
to and/or from other vessels since the vessel entered the zone and 
the identification of the vessel to which the transfer was made; 
the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species landed in a 
port of the Community since the vessel entered the zone. 
Where the fishing operations necessitate more than one entry into the 
zones referred to under 1.1 on any given day, one single communication 
on the last exit will be sufficient. 
1.3. At three-day intervals, commencing on the third day after the vessel 
first enters the zone referred to under 1.1 when fishing for herring, 
and at weekly intervals, commencing on the seventh day after the vessel 
first enters the zone referred to under 1.1 when fishing for all species 
other than herring: 
(a) the information specified under 1.5; 
(b) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species caught 
since the previous transmission; 
(c) the ICES division in which the catches were made. 
1.4 On each occasion the vessel moves from one ICES division to another: 
(a) the information specified under 1.5; 
(b) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species caught 
since the previous transmission; 
(c) the ICES division in which the catches have been taken. 
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1.5. (a) the name, call sign, external identification letters and numbers of 
the vessel and the name of its master; 
(b) the licence number if the vessel is under licence; 
(c) the serial number of the message for the voyage concerned; 
(d) identification of the type of message; 
(e) the? date, the time and the geographical position of the vessel. 
2.1. The information specified under point 1 shall be transmitted to the 
Commission of the European Communities in Brussels (telex 24 189 FISEU-
B) via one of the radio stations listed under point 3 below and in the 
form specified under point 4. 
2.2. If it is impossible for reasons of force majeure for the message to be 
transmitted by the vessel, it may be transmitted on the vessel's behalf 
by another vessel. 
3. Name of radio station Call sign of radio station 
Skagen OXP 
Blavand OXB 
Norddeich DAF DAK 
DAH DAL 
DAI DAM 
DAJ DAN 
Scheveningen PCH 
Oostende OST 
North Foreland GNF 
Humber GKZ 
Cullercoats GCC 
Wick GKR 
Portpatrick GPK 
Anglesey GLV 
I Ifracomhc GIL 
Niton GNI 
Stonehaven GND 
Portishead GKA 
GKB 
GKC 
Land's End GLD 
Valentia EJK 
Malin Head EJM 
Boulogne FFB 
Brest FFU 
Saint-Nazaire FFO 
Bordeaux-Arcachon FFC 
Stockholm SOJ 
Goteborg SOG 
Ronne OYE 
4. Form of the communications 
The information specified under point 1 shall contain the following 
elements which shall be given in the following order: 
- name of vessel; 
- call sign; 
- external identification letters and numbers; 
serial number of the message for the voyage in question; 
- indication of the type of message according to the following code: 
message when entering one of the zones referred to under 1.1: 'IN' 
- message when leaving one of the zones referred to under 1.1: 'OUT' 
- message when moving from one ICES division to another: 'ICES' 
- weekly message: 'WKL* 
- three-day message: '2 WKL' 
- the date, the time and the geographical position; 
- the ICES divisions/sub-areas in which fishing is expected to 
commence; 
- the date on which fishing is expected to commence; 
- the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species of fish in 
the hold using the code mentioned in point 5; 
- the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species of fish 
caught since the previous transmission using the code mentioned in 
point 5; 
- the ICES division/sub-areas in which the catches were made; 
- the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species transferred 
to and/or from other vessels since the previous transmission; 
- the name and call sign of the vessel to and/or from which the 
transfer was made; 
- the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species landed in a 
port of the Community since the previous transmission; 
- the name of the master. 
5. The code to be used to indicate the species on board as mentioned in 
point 4 above: 
COD - Cod (Gadu morhua), 
SAL - Salmon (Salmo Salar), 
HER - Herring (Clupea harengus), 
SPR - Sprat (Sprattus sprattus). 
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
Consultations between the Community and Estonia, held in Brussels on 
15-16 July 1993, have resulted in an agreement defining reciprocal 
fisheries arrangements for 1993. These arrangements provide, inter 
alia, for certain catch quotas for Community vessels in the Estonian 
fishing zone. 
The purpose of this proposal for a regulation is to allocate among the 
Member States the quotas available in 1993 to Community vessels fishing 
in the Estonian zone under the above mentioned arrangements. 
The proposed allocation among Member States of quotas for herring, 
sprat and salmon has been based on the key used for allocations outside 
Community waters in the Baltic Sea. The allocation for cod has been 
based on the 1983 key used inside Community waters - giving a slightly 
higher share to Germany - in order to take account of catches 
previously made by the former German Democratic Republic in the ex-USSR 
fishing zone in the Baltic Sea. 
The proposal also provides for the payment of a financial contribution 
of ECU 177,340 for training, as foreseen under article 7 of the 
framework agreement, and a financial contribution of ECU 20,000 for the 
promotion of the setting up of joint ventures, as foreseen under 
article 8 of the framework agreement. 
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Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
allocating, for 1993, catch quotas between Member States 
for vessels fishing in Estonian waters 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 
establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture(*), and in 
particular Article 8 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas, in accordance with the procedure provided for in the Fisheries 
Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of 
Estonia(^), and in particular Articles 3 and 6 thereof, the Community and 
Estonia have held consultations concerning their mutual fishing rights for 1993 
and the management of common biological resources; 
Whereas, in the course of these consultations, the delegations agreed to 
recommend to their respective authorities that certain catch quotas for 1993 
should be fixed for the vessels of the other Party; 
Whereas the necessary measures should be taken to implement, for 1993, the 
results of the consultations held between the delegations of the Community and 
Estonia; 
Whereas to ensure efficient management of the catch possibilities available, 
they should be allocated among the Member States as quotas in accordance with 
Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92; 
Whereas the fishing activities covered by this Regulation are subject to the 
relevant control measures provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2241/87 
of 23 July 1987 establishing certain control measures for fishing 
activities(3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3483/88<4); 
(!) OJ No L 389, 31.12.1992, p. 1. 
(2) OJ No L 56, 09.03.1993, p. 1. 
(3) OJ No L 207, 29.07.1987, p. 1. 
(4) OJ No L 306, 11.11.1988, p. 2. 
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Vessels flying the flag of a Member State are hereby authorised until 
31 December 1993 to make catches within the quota limits set out in the Annex 
in waters falling within the fisheries jurisdiction of Estonia. 
Article 2 
1. The financial contribution provided for in Article 7 of the Agreement 
shall be set for the period referred to in Article 1 at ECU 177,340, payable to 
an account designated by Estonia. 
2. The financial contribution provided for in Article 8 of the Agreement 
shall be set for the period referred to in Article 1 at ECU 20,000, payable to 
an account designated by Estonia. 
3. The Estonian authorities shall inform the Community on the way these 
amounts are used at the latest nine months after payment of same. 
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the 
Official Journal of the European Communities. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all 
Member States. 
Done at Brussels, 
For the Council 
The President 
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ANNEX 
Allocation of Community catch quotas in Estonian waters for 1993 
(in metric tonnes fresh round weight; 
for salmon: numbers of individual fish) 
Species 
Cod 
Herring 
Salmon 
Sprat ICES Division 
III d 
III d 
III d 
III d Community 
Catch Quotas 
100 
2000 
2000<1) 
2000 Quotas allocated 
to Member States 
Denmark 
Germany 70 
30 
Denmark 1140 
Germany 860 
Denmark 1800(1) 
Germany 200i1) 
Denmark 1580 
Germany 420 
(1) Numbers of individual fish 
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