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C0AAM!SS10NOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(72)172final.
Brussels,18April1978.
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
allocatingeatenquotasbetweenMemberStatesfor
vesselsfishinginFaeroesewaters
Proposalfora
COUNCIL REGULATION (\COUNCIL -REGULATION ^EEC
allocatingcertaineatchquotasbetweenMemberStates
forvesselsfishingintheNorwegianexclusiveeconomic
sone
v,submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission ;

allocating catchquotasbetweenMemberStates
forvesselsfishinginfaeroesewaters.
THECOUNCILOFTHETUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandin
particulants article1.03»
HavingregardtotheActofAccession, -
HavingregardtotheproposalfrcntheCommission, • • ~
Whereasthe.Counciladoptedon3No/:-mber1976.,asetofresolutions concerning
certainexternalandinternalaspect.-,ofthecommonfisheriespolicy;
WhereastheFramework Agreement onfisheries betweentheEuropeanEconomic .Communi
andtheFaeroeIslandshasbeensigned; '.
Whereasconsultations betweenthetwoPartiesconcerningtheir,mutualfishing .
possibilities inthewatersoftheotherfortheyear1978havebeenheldin.
accordance with.theprovisions ofthesaidagreement;
Whereasduringtheconsultations thedelegations haveagreedtorecommendto'their
authorities tofixcertaincatchquotasfor1978forvesselsoftheotherparty.
Whereasdelegations havealsoagreedthatforBlueWhitingitisnecessaryto
restrictfishingbythevesselsofbothpartiestoagreedlimits;
Whereasitistheresponsibility oftheCommunitytoallocatethecatchquotasi^
theFaeroesefisheryzonebetweentheinterested Communityvessels; -
Whereasforthispurposeitisnecessarytoallocatethes«'quotasbetweenMember
StatesoftheCommunity; ' -
Whereasinformation aboutactualcatchesshouldbemadeavailable inorderto
ensurethattheallocations arerespected,.
whereasthesemeasuresmustbetakenwithoutdelay,itisnecessarytoadopt
themimmediately asinterimmeasures,onthebasisofarticle103osthetrea-/»•
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
From1Januaryto31December1978vesselsflyingtheflagofaMemoerState
shallbeauthorizedtotakeonlythecatcheslaiddownintheAnnexheretoin
watersfallingwithinthefisheriesjurisdiction oftheFaeroeIslands.
Article 2
Withoutprejudicetotheobligationtocomplywithlegalandadministrative
provisionsoftheFaeroeIslands,thecaptainsofthevesselsreferredtoin
Article1shallsupplyeachweektotheCommissionthrougharadiostationinons
oftheMemberStatesinformation concerningtheircatchesbyspeciesintheprevio
week.

Article3
Thisregalationshallenterinto
cationintheOfficialJournalofthe
Itshallapplyuntil31Decemberforceonthedayfollowingitspubli-
EuropeanCommunities#
1978.
ThisRegulationshallbe"bindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
allMemberStates. .
DoneatBrussels;, PortheCouncil
ThePresident

1)
Ail37EX
QuantitiesreferredtoinArticle1
j.
Species •Quotas(tons) Allocations (tons)
CodandHaddock 7.000 France 135
I
I 1 • :■Germany ■35
UK 6.830
'/Belgium 100
Saithe 25.1C0 \France -13«.o90
-I\Germany 3.497
;Netherlands 200
■ - \JJK 7.613
Reafish 7.000 .(Bel^runi 500
'I 4France • 300
.!wGermany 6.200
Lingand 7»500 France 7.150
Blueling UK 350
Task: 500
!
FlatfishI600
I
I .-!
j
Otherspecies 600
FishingforBlueWhitinginthewatersreferredtoinArticle1shall
bepermittedfornomorethan15vesselsflyingtheflagofaMember
State,tocatchamaximumquantityof15.000tons0

-ICOUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
allocating certain catch quotas between Member
States forvessels fishing intheNorwegian
exclusive economic zone .
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community and inparticula
itsarticle 103 ,
Having regard tothe Act ofAccession ,
Having regard totheproposal from the Commission ,
Whereas the Council adopted ,on3November 1976 ,asetofresolutions concerning certain
external andinternal aspects ofthecommon fisheries policy ;
Whereas the European Economic Community andtheKingdom ofNorway have negotiated a
framework agreement onfisheries which°provides that each oftheparties shall determine
annually for itsarea offisheries jurisdiction allotments forfishing vessels ofthe
other party ; ', <
Whereas the Commission hassubmitted thenegotiated agreement tothe Council forapproval ;
Whereas theCommunity andNorway have consulted about their mutual fishing allotments
for1978 according totherules setout inthenegotiated agreement ;
Whereas during theconsultations thedelegations have agreed torecommend totheir
authorities tofix certain catch quotas for 1978 forvessels ofthe other party ;
Whereas itistheresponsibility ofthe Community toallocate the catch quotas inthe
Norwegian fishery zone between theinterested Community vessels ;
Whereas forthis purpose itisnecessary toallocate these quotas between Member States
ofthe Community ;" ",
Whereas information about actual catches should bemade available inorder toensure
that the allocations are respected ,
,whereas these measures must b.etaken without delay ,itisnecessary toadopt
them immediately asinterim measures ,onthebasis ofarticle 103ofthetreaty ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
From 1January to31December 1978 vessel ^flying theflag ofaMember State
shall beauthorized totake only thecatches laid down intheAnnex hereto inwaters
north of62°00' North andfalling within thefisheries jurisdiction ofNorway .
s Article 2
Without prejudice totheobligation tocomply with legal andadministrative
provisions ofNorway ,thecaptains ofthevessels referred toinArticle 1shall supply'
each week totheCommission through aradio station ,inoneoftheMember States infor­
mation concerning their catches byspecies intheprevious week .

-2-
■Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollowingitspubli­
cationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplyuntil31December1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginits.entiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
allMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident .
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QuantitiesreferredtoinArticle1
Norwegianwater'snorthof62000,North
SpeciesICS3
Sub-areaQuotas(tons)Allocations (tons)
GOD :,I,lia&Ilb 50.000 France 7*589
Germany 7*589'
UK 34.822
HADDOCK I,lia&Ilb 9.300 Prance 1*411
Germany 1*411
UK .6.478
SAITH2 .
'I,lia&Ilb 22.000 France 2.794
Germany 15<»752
UK 3*454
REDFISH I,lia&Ilb 10.000 Germany 5*960
UK 4*040 .
GREENLAND
HALIBUTI,lia&Ilb 1*500J
Germany 1.000 S
UK •500 j
t
!OTHER ■
SPECIES
j(asby-catch)
|I,lia&Ilb-
f 1 115.000i
France 1.000 i
Germany „3.000 i
UK ■1.000 |
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