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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)448 final
Brussels,1September1978
7*
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Ç,"Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
layingdownthenumberoflicencestobeissuedto
vesselsflyingtheflagofCanadafishingwithinthe
200-milefishingzonesoftheMemberStatesoffthe
WestGreenlandcoast
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0M(78)448final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
TheCounciladoptedatitsmeetingof24/25July1978Regulation (EEC)No.
1851/78layingdowncertainconservation measuresapplicabletovesselsflying
theflagofCanadainCommunitywatersoffthewestcoastofGreenland.
UnderthisRegulation/thenumberoflicencestobeissuedtoCanadianfishing
vesselswasl»eftopen,pendingconsultations withtheCanadianauthorities .
Theseconsultations havenowtakenplace,andtheCommission nowproposes
thatsixlicencesbeissuedtoCanadianvesselswishingtofishinthewaters
concerned. ''

Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
Layingdownthenumberoflicencestobeissuedtovessels
flyingtheflagofCanadafishingwithinthe200-milefishing
zonesoftheMemberStatesofftheWestGreenland coast
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No.1851/78of25July1978layingdown
certainconservation andmanagement measuresforcommonfisheryressourcesoffthe
WestGreenlandcoastapplicablein1978tovesselsflyingtheflagofCanada(1),and
inparticularArticle3paragraph 2thereof,
Havingregardtotheproposalfrom*theCommission,
WhereasunderRegulation (EEC)No.1851/78,fishingbyCanadianvesselsinthe
watersconcerned wasmadesubjecttolicence/thetotalnumberoflicencesto
befixedatalaterdatebytheCouncilafterconsultations withtheCanadian
authorities ; 1, '. ■■'/
Whereastheseconsultations havenowtakenplace,anditisthereforenecessary
fortheCommunitytofixtheappropriate numberinorderthatfishingmaybegin
assoonaspossible;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
InaccordancewithArticle3,paragraph 2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No.1851/78,
sixlicencesvalidfor.theperiodupto31December1978maybeissuedbythe
CommissiontovesselsflyingtheflagofCanada.
Artide2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingthatofits
publication intheOfficialJournalofthe'EuropeanCommunities ..
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinall
MemberStates. ';
„, FORTHECOUNCIL,
DoneatBrussels, ThePresident
<1)OJn°L211of1.8.1978,p.26.

TIMETABLE ANNEX
»
1)Natureofthetimetable
ObligatorydeadlineresultingfromCouncilRegulation (EEC)No.1851/78
of25.7.78.
2)Reasonsfordeadline
TheRegulationreferredtoabovelaysdownthatfishinglicensesmust
beonboardCanadian .vesselswitheffectfromsixweeksaftertheentry
intoforceoftheRegulation,thatis,before5September1978.The
Councilmustthereforetakeadecisiononthebasisofthisproposalat
thebeginningofSeptember.
3)Consultation oftheEuropeanParliament :notnecessary.