COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 12.12.1996 
COM(96) 670 final 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION .(hC'J 
aving down, for 1997. certain measures for the conservation and management 
o( fiMict) resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of the Faroe Islands 
(presented by the Commission) 

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
The consultations between the Community and the Faroe Islands, held in Brussels on 
22 October 1996, resulted in an agreement on reciprocal fisheries arrangements for 1997. 
These arrangements imply, inter alia, certain catch quotas for Faroese vessels in Community 
waters. 
The purpose of this proposal for a regulation is to authorize Faroese vessels to fish, as from 
1 January 1997, the quotas allocated to them in Community fishing waters for 1997, in 
accordance with the above mentioned arrangements. 
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Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No /96 
of .... December 1996 
laying down, for 1997, certain measures for the conservation and management 
of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of the Faroe Islands 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 establishing 
a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture(1), as amended by the Act of Accession of 
Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 8 (4) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas, in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 2 of the Agreement on 
fisheries between the European Economic Community, of the one part, and the Government 
of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faroe Islands, of the other part(2), the 
Community and the Home Government of the Faroe Islands have held consultations 
concerning their mutual fishing rights for 1997; 
Whereas, in the course of these consultations, the delegations agreed to recommend to their 
respective authorities that certain catch quotas for 1997 should be fixed for the vessels of the 
other party; 
Whereas measures should be taken to implement the results of these consultations between 
the Community and the Faroe Islands and thus prevent any interruption of mutual fisheries 
relations as at 31 December 1996; 
Whereas the fishing activities covered by this Regulation are subject to the relevant control 
measures provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 
establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(3); 
(1) OJNoL389, 31.12.1992, p. 1. 
(2) OJNo L 226, 29.8.1980, p. 11. 
(3) OJ No L261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. 
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(4) 
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, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
1. Vessels registered in the Faroe Islands are hereby authorized, from 1 January to 
31 December 1997, 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 North Sea, Skagerrak, 
Kattegat, the Baltic Sea and the Atlantic Ocean north of 43°00'N. 
2. Fishing authorized under paragraph 1 shall be limited, except in the Skagerrak, 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 species for which no quota 
has been fixed in a given zone shall be permitted within the limits laid down by 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 shall keep a log book in which the information set out in Annex II shall 
be entered. 
3. The vessels shall transmit to the Commission, in accordance with the rules laid down 
in Annex III, the information set out in that Annex. 
(4) OJNoL 132, 21.5.1987, p. 9. 
4. Those vessels 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 must be clearly marked on the bow 
of each vessel on both sides 
Article 3 
1. Fishing shall be permitted only where a licence and a special fishing permit issued by 
the Commission on behalf of the Community and in compliance with the conditions 
set out in Annexes II and III. 
2. Licences and special fishing permits shall be issued for the purposes of paragraph 1 
provided that the number of licences and special fishing permits valid on any one day 
does not exceed: 
(a) 14 for the fishing of mackerel in ICES divisions Via (north of 56°30'N), Vile, 
f and h, sprat in ICES sub-area IV and division Via (north of 56°30'N), 
horse-mackerel in ICES sub-area IV and divisions Via (north of 56°30'N), 
Vile, f and h and herring in ICES division Via (north of 56°30'N); 4 for the 
fishing of herring in ICES division Ilia N (Skagerrak); 
(b) 15 for the fishing of Norway pout in ICES sub-area IV and division Via (north 
of 56°30'N) and sand-eel in ICES sub-area IV; 
(c) 20 for the fishing, by long line, of ling, tusk and blue ling in ICES divisions 
Via (north of 56°30'N) and VIb; however, the total number of vessels allowed 
to fish simultaneously shall not exceed 10; 
(d) 16 for the fishing, by trawl, of blue ling in ICES divisions Via (north of 
56°30'N) and VIb; 
(e) 20 for the fishing of blue whiting in ICES sub-area VII (west of 12°00'W) and 
ICES divisions Via (north of 56°30'N) and VIb; 
(f) 3 for the fishing, by long-line, of porbeagle in the whole Community zone 
with the exception of NAFO 3PS. 
3. When an application for a licence and a special fishing permit is submitted to the 
Commission, the following information must be supplied: 
(a) name of the vessel; 
(b) registration number; *. 
(c) external identification letters and numbers; 
(d) port of registration; 
(e) name and address of the owner or charterer; 
(0 gross tonnage and overall length; 
(g) engine power; 
(h) call sign and radio frequency; 
(i) intended method of fishing; 
(j) intended area of fishing; 
(k) species for which it is intended to fish; 
(1) period for which a licence and a special fishing permit is requested. 
4. Each licence and special fishing permit 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 and special fishing permit. 
5. Licences and special fishing permits may be cancelled with a view to the issue of new 
licences and special fishing permits. Such cancellations shall take effect on the day 
before the date of issue of the new licences and special fishing permits by the 
Commission. New licences and special fishing permits shall take effect from their date 
of issue. 
6. Licences and special fishing permits shall be wholly or partially withdrawn before the 
date of expiry if the respective quotas, fixed in Article 1, have been exhausted. 
7. Licences and special fishing permits 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 and special fishing permit shall be 
issued for any vessel in respect of which the obligations laid down in this Regulation 
have not been met. 
9. The Commission shall submit, on behalf of the Community, to the Faroe Islands, the 
names and characteristics of the Faroese vessels which will not be authorized to fish 
in the Community's fishing zone during the next month(s) as a consequence of an 
infringement of Community rules. 
Article 4 
Fishing in the Skagerrak shall be subject to the following conditions: 
1. direct fishing for herring for purposes other than human consumption shall be 
prohibited; 
2. the use of trawls and purse seines for the capture of pelagic species shall be prohibited 
from Saturday midnight to Sunday midnight. 
Article 5 
Vessels authorized to fish on 31 December may continue fishing as from the beginning of the 
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. 
Article 6 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1997. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at Brussels, .... December 1996. 
For the Council 
The President 
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ANNEX I 
Faroese catch quotas for 1997 
1. Quotas for Faroese vessels fishing in Community fishing waters 
„ . Fishing zone: ICES Quantity 
P sub-area/division (tonnes) 
Ling, tusk, blue ling VIa(1), VIb 800 (4)(5) 
Blue ling VIa(,), VIb 940 (6) 
Mackerel VIa(1), Vile, f, h 3,930 (7) 
Herring VIa(1) 660 
Horse mackerel IV, VIa(1), Vile, f, h 7,000 
Norway pout IV, VIa{1) 
Sprat IV, VIa(1) 1 
Sandeel IV J 20,000 (8) 
Blue whiting VIa(1), VIb, VII(2) 62,000 (9) 
Other white fish IV, VIa(1) 400 
(by-catches only) 
Herring Ilia N (Skagerrak)(3) 500 
Porbeagle Entire Community zone 125 (4) 
I except NAFO 3PS | 
(i) 
(2) 
(3) 
(4) 
(5) 
(8) 
(9) North of 56°30'N. 
West of 12°00'W. 
Limited in the west by a line drawn from the lighthouse of Hanstholm to the lighthouse of Lindesnes and 
in the south by line drawn from the lighthouse of Skagen to the lighthouse of Tistlama and from there to 
the nearest coast of Sweden. 
To be fished by long-line. 
Of which an incidental catch of other species of 20% per ship, at any moment, is authorized in ICES 
divisions Via and b. However, this percentage may be exceeded in the first 24 hours following the 
beginning of the fishing on a specific ground. The total incidental catch of other species in Via and b may 
not exceed 75 tonnes. 
To be fished by trawl; by-catches of roundnose grenadier and black scabbard to be counted against this 
quota. 
Of which 1,000 tonnes may be fished from 1 October to 31 December 1997 in Community waters of ICES 
division IVa. 
The overall quota (including for Norway pout and sandeel, unavoidable by-catches of blue whiting) 
includes a maximum of 2,000 tonnes of sprat. A maximum of 6,000 tonnes of Norway pout may be fished 
in ICES division Via north of 56°30'N subject to the provision on request by the Community of details 
of the quantity and composition of any by-catch taken. 
Unavoidable by-catches of Argentine to be counted against this quota. 
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2. Quotas for Faroese vessels fishing in Greenland waters according to Article 1 (3) of 
the EEC/Greenland Fisheries Protocol(1) (shown for information only) 
Fishing zones: 0 . 
Species ICES division or ,. ; Krim u (tonnes) NAFO sub-area 
Northern deep-water prawns XIV/V 1,150 
(Pandalus borealis) 
Greenland halibut NAFO 0/1 150 
XIV/V 150 
Redfish XIV/V 500 
Capelin XIV/V 10,000 
(i) OJNoC287, 15.10.1994, p. 11 
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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) of each species transhipped; 
2.3. the name, external identification ietters 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 of the European Communities 
and the timetable for its transmission are 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 information specified under 1.5; 
(b) the quantity (in kilograms 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 zones 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) the information specified under 1.5; 
(b) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species of fish in the hold; 
(c) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species caught since the previous 
transmission; 
(d) the ICES division in which the catches were taken; 
(e) 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; 
(0 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 a 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 
zones referred to under 1.1 when fishing for herring and mackerel, 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 and mackerel: 
(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. 
1.5. (a) The name, call sign, external identification letters and numbers of the vessel and 
the name of its master; 
(b) the serial number of the message for the voyage concerned; 
(c) identification of the type of message; 
(d) the date, the time and the geographical position of the vessel. 
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2.1. The information specified under point 1 shall be transmitted to the Commission of 
the European Communities in Brussels (telex 24189 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 
Blâvand OXB 
Renne OYE 
Norddeich DAF DAK 
DAHDAL 
DAI DAM 
DAJ DAN 
Scheveningen PCH 
Oostende OST 
North Foreland GNF 
Humber GKZ 
Cullercoats GCC 
Wick GKR 
Portpatrick GPK 
Anglesey GLV 
Ilfracombe 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 
Torshavn OXJ 
Bergen LGN 
Farsund LGZ 
Flora LGL 
Rogaland LGQ 
Tj0me LGT 
Âlesund LGA 
12. 
\. Form of the communications 
The information specified under point 1 shall contain the following particulars, 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 divisions/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: 
PRA - Northern deep-water prawn (Pandalus borealis), 
HKE - Hake (Merluccius merluccius), 
GHL - Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides), 
COD - Cod (Gadus morhua), 
HAD - Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), 
HAL - Halibut {Hippoglossus hippoglossus), 
MAC - Mackerel (Scomber scombrus), 
HOM - Horse-mackerel (Trachurus trachurus), 
RNG - Roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris), 
POK - Saithe (Pollachius virens), 
WHG - Whiting (Merlangus merlangus), 
HER - Herring (Clupea harengus), 
SAN - Sand-eel (Ammodytes spp.), 
SPR - Sprat (Sprattus sprattus), 
PLE - Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa), 
NOP - Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii), 
LIN - Ling (Molva molvd), 
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PEZ - Shrimp (Panaeidae), 
ANE - Anchovy (Engraulis encraslcholus), 
RED - Redfish (Sebastes spp.), 
PLA - American plaice (Hippoglossoides platessoides), 
SQX - Squid (IIlex spp.), 
YEL - Yellowtail flounder (Limanda ferruginea), 
WHB - Blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou), 
TUN - Tuna (Thunnidae), 
BLI - Blue ling (Molva dypterygia), 
USK - Tusk (Brosme brosme), 
DGS - Dogfish (Squalus acanthias), 
BSK - Basking shark (Cetorinhus maximus), 
POR - Porbeagle (Lamma nasus), 
SQC - Common squid (Loligo spp.), 
POA - Atlantic pomfret (Brama brama), 
PIL - Sardine (Sardina pilchardus), 
CSH - Common shrimp (Crangon crangon), 
LEZ - Megrim (Lepidorhombus spp.), 
MNZ - Angler/Monk (Lophius spp.), 
NEP - Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus), 
POL - Pollack (Pollachius pollachius), 
ARG - Argentine (Argentina sphyraena), 
OTH - Other. 
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