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REPORTFROMTHECOMMISSION TOTHECOUNCIL
onthepossibledevelopments infisheryrelationsin1982
betweentheEEC,NorwayandSweden
FollowingtheCouncilsdeliberations atitsmeetingof4October1982,
theCommissionhasheldexploratorytalkswithNorwaywithintheframework
forbilateralEEC-NorwayandEEC-SwedenrelationsandwithbothNorwayand
Swedenwithintheframeworkfortrilateralrelationsonfishinginthe
SkagerrakandKattegat.
Thepurposeofthesetalks,whicharepurelyexploratory andconse­
quentlynotbinding,istosearchforwaysofimprovingCommunityaccess
tocertainjointstocksintheNorthSeaorobtainingbettertermsforthe
Communityinimplementation ofthefisheryagrementsbetweentheCommunity
andtheStateswithcoastlineboundingtheabove-mentioned regions.
TheCommission wouldremindtheCouncilthatithadalreadyheld
preparatorytalkswithNorwayforthissamepurpose,inpreparation for
earliersessionsoftheCouncil;theconclusions containedinthisreport
thusstemfromin-depthtalkswiththeStatesconcernedandrepresent a
solidbasisforarealisticassessmentofwhatfurthercatchpossibilities
theCommunitymightobtainfromNorwayandSwedenifitcouldfirstreach
aconcensusonthecommonpolicytobeappliedtotheconservation and
managementofitsownfishstocks.
TheCommissionispleasedtoreport,inthefirstplace,thatan
atmosphereofcomprehension andcooperationprevailedthroughoutthetalks,
confirmingthatNorwayandSwedenarereadytomakeanactiveandpositive
contribution totheMemberStates'effortstobringaboutacommonfisheries
policy.

Threecategoriesofsubjectsweredealtwithinthesebilateral
andtrilateraltalks:
-bilateralEEC-Norwayrelations;
-bilateralEEC-Swedenrelations;
-trilateral EEC-Norway-Swedenrelations (Skagerrak-Kattegat).
BilateralEEC-Norwayrelations
AwarethatNorwaycouldnotconsidergrantingbettertermswhere
severalstockswereconcerned,eitherforreasonsofabiologicalnature
orbecauseitwouldbepointlesssincethestocksconcerned wereno
longerfishedatthistimeoftheyear,theCommissionconcentrated on
improvingthecatchpossibilities forcodintheNorthSea.
InthiscontexttheCommission recommended thatconsideration should
begiventoasubstantial increase(around15%)intheTAC,whichwould
meanafurtherallocationofsome29750tonnesfortheCommunity.
Despiteallitsefforts,theCommission wasunabletoconvinceNorway
thattheTACshouldbeincreasedbymorethanabout6%.Theimpression
gainedfromthesetalksisthereforethatNorwaywouldbewillingtoagree
totheTACbeingincreasedfrom235000to250000t,thatis,anincreaseof
15000tinall.
TheCommissionnoted,however,thatNorwaywaspreparedtotransfer
totheCommunity,onthisbasisandwithoutdemandinganyreciprocal
concession,itsown17%shareofthesaidincrease.Thisbeingthecase,
theCommissionconsidersthattheCommunitycouldhaveavailableafurther
15.000tofcod,2550tofwhichwouldbebywayofa"gift".
TheCommission wouldremindtheCouncilthat,whereNorwayis
concerned,theextra15000twouldbeavailableonlyiftheCouncil
adoptedtheCommunityonthecommonfisheriespolicyasawhole.Other­
wise,Norwayhasmadeitclearthatitwouldnotbepreparedtoalterthe
termsoftheexistingagreementandthatnoextracodallocationwould
therefore beavailable.

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II.Bilateral EEC-Swedenrelations
TheCommissionnotedSweden'slackofimmediateinterestinconcluding,
atwhatwasconsideredtoolateadate,anagreementonfisheryrelationsfor
1982.
III.Trilateral EEC-Norway-Swedenrelations :FishingintheSkagerrak-Kattegat
InthefirstplacetheCommissionrequestedNorwayandSwedentoagree
thatthetermsofthearrangement negotiatedinFebruaryshouldbealtered
inrespectofthethreebasicpointsonwhichthebanishDelegation had
takenanegativestanceattheCouncilmeetingof21July,namely:theEEC
herringquota,theTACforcodandtheorganization ofthefishingyearfor
sprat.IndoingsotheCommission wastryingtoplacefisheryrelationsin
thisregiononanormalfooting,withinanegotiated frameworkagreeableto
allpartiesconcerned.
NorwayandSwedenrefusedtoenterintofurtherdiscussion onthe
saidpoints;referringtotheconclusions oftheHelsingerConferenceof
24August1982whichwasattendedbytheNorwegian,SwedishandDanish
Ministers,theystatedbluntlythattheprovisionsoftheagreementinitial­
ledinFebruary1982wouldnolongerberelevantoncethefishingyearsfor
herringandspratcametoanend(September1982).Whilstreaffirmingtheir
desiretoseeastrictpolicyontheconservation ofresourcesintheregion
concernedandtheirreadinesstoconclude,inFebruary1982,theagreement
asnegotiated bythatdate,bothdelegationsfeltthatitwouldbeunrealistic
andinappropriate tosignanagreementcovering1982inlateOctober;this
beingthecase,thesuggestions putforwardbytheCommunityrepresentative
couldnotbetakenintoconsideration inthecontextofsuchanagreement.
Giventheseidenticalpositions,theCommissionconsiders,atthis
stagein1982,thatthesizeoftheNorwegiancontribution towardsimproving
thecodquotaintheNorthSeaisnolongerinfluencedbytheconclusionof
anewagreementtogovernfishingintheSkagerrak-Kattegat .