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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
ΝCOM(79)200 final
Brussels,5April1979
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Amendment tothe
proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
ontechnicalmeasuresfortheconservation offisheryresources
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommissioninaccordancewith
Article149.indent2oftheEECTreaty)
C0M(79)200final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
InitsReportofMay1978asmodifiedbyitsReportofOctober1978,theAdvisory
CommitteeforFisheriesManagement (ACFM)oftheInternational Councilforthe
Exploration oftheSea(ICES)hasrecommended toincreasetheminimummeshsizein
sub-areasIVandDivisionIliato90mm,whereasintheremainderofRegion2,
butexcludingDivisionVIIa,meshsizezshouldbeincreasedto80mmonly.
Inordertotakeaccountofthisscientificadviceandtakingaccountofthe
provisionsofArticle2paragraph 3oftheproposalforaCouncilRegulation
layingdowntechnicalmeasuresfortheconservation offishresources (1)
accordingtowhichtheCouncilundertakestoreexamine meshsizesinthelight
oftherelevantavailablescientificinformation,theCommission submitsthe
presentproposalforaRegulation amendingtheabove-mentioned proposal.
OnthebasisofICES-advice,itprovidesforanincreaseto75mmforsingle
twineandto80mmfordoubletwine.oftheauthorised meshsizeintheareas
forwhichsucharecommendation hasnotyetbeenmade,thatisthatpartof
Region2lyingoutsidetheNorthSea.However,asfarassubdivision Vila,the
IrishSea,isconcerned,fishingmaybecarriedoutwiththepresentmeshsize,
i.e.70mmforsingletwineand75mmfordoubletwine.AsforsubdivisionIlia
(Skagerrak andKattegat)theCommission submittedtotheCouncilon16February
1979aproposalbasedontheoutcomeofconsultations heldwiththenon-member
countriesbordering ontheareainaccordancewiththeproceduresestablished
inthefisheriesagreementsnegotiated orsignedwiththelatter.
ThesamereasonswhichledtheCommissiontoproposetostuggertheintroduction
ofanincreaseinmeshsizeintheNorthSeatothelevelrecommended byICES,
thatis,theseriouseconomiceffectofthismeasureforthefishermenconcerned,
leadittoproposeasimilarstuggeringoftheapplication oftheincreased
meshsizetobeusedinmaritimeareasoutsidetheNorthSea.However,in
ordertoapproachthemanagementobjectives recommended byICESforallareas
assoonaspossible,theCommissionproposesthatthedateofapplication
forthechangestobeintroducedshouldbebroughtforwardto1September1980.
Technicaladjustments correctingearlierprovisions havealsobeenmade
regardingfishingfornephrops.
(1)COM(78)635of16.11.78,modifiedbyC0M<79>164of23.3.79andC0M(79)80
of26.2.79. i

Artide2
1.Itshallbeprohibitedforanyvesseltouseortohaulanytrawl,danish
seine,orsimilarnet,havinganywheremeshesofasmallersizethanthose
laiddowninAnnexIfortheregionandthetypeofnetconcerned.
TheSeprovisionsshallbeapplicablefrom1September1980inRegion2except
inICESsubdivisions VilaandIlia.
2.MeshesusedintheNorthSeasectorofRegion2maybeofthefollowing
sizeuntil31August1980:
Anypartofanynetwithsingletwine 75mm
Anypartofanynetwithdoubletwine•80mm
MeshesusedintherestofRegion2exceptforICESsubdivisionVilaand
Iliamaybeofthefollowingsizeuntil31August1980:
Anypartofanynetwithsingletwine 70mm
Anypartofanynetwithdoubletwine 75mm.

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»Article10
i
a)Region_2
Deletetheadditiontothefirstindent:
"andof45mmintheSkagerrakandKattegat"
Newversion
Thefollowingmeasuresareapplicabletovesselsfishingfornephropsuntil
theintroduction oftheprovisionsofArticle9.
a)SkagerrakandKattegat
Meshesusedwitheffectfrom1July1979intheSkagerrakandKattegatmust
beofaminimalsizeof45mm.
da)RestofRegion2
Until31August1979:
-Meshesusedmustbeofaminimalsizeof55to60mm.
-Theminimumsizeshallbefixedat70mm.
-Theauthorizedpercentageforby-catchesofthespecieslistedinAnnex.6shall
befixedat40X.
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AMEND THE FOLLOWING INANNEX I
Minimum mesh size referred toinarticle 2
REGION TYPE OFNET MINIMUM MESH
SIZE (inmm)
1 Ail 120
2North
Sea (a)Anypart ofany net
made ofsingle twine80
Anypart ofany net
made ofdoubte twine[ 90
I
2".
Outside NorthAnypart ofany net
made ofsingle twine75
Sea(a)Skagerrak
andKattegat and
Irish Sea
(ICES Vila )Anypart ofany net
made ofdouble twine80
2Skagerrak and
KattegatSeine net,orsuch part
ofany trawl net asis
made ofsingle twine and
contains nomanila or
sisal70
Such part ofany trawl
net asismade ofdouble
twine and contains no
manila orsisal75
Such part ofany trawl
net asismade ofmanila
orsisal80
2Irish Sea
(ICES Vila )Anypart ofany net
made ofsingle twine70
Anypart ofany net
made ofdouble twine75
3 Anypart ofanynet
made ofsingle twine60
Anypart ofanynetmade
ofdouble twine65
4 Ail «5
5 p.m. p.m.
(a)Forthepurpose oftheRegulation ,theNorth Sea,snail beregarded asbeing <ICES
sub-area IVandtheadjoining part ofDivision Ila Insofar asthey aresubject to
thesovereignty orjurisdiction ofaMember State .