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I
COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(79)542 final
Brussels/17October1979
proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION
layingdowncertainconservation andmanagement measuresforcommon
fisheryresourcesofftheWestGreenlandcoastapplicablein1979
tovesselsflyingtheflagofCanadaandrepealingRegulation (EEC)
No1277/79
(presentedbytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
C0M(79)542final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Thepurposeofthisproposalistoreplace,byaRegulation basedon
Article43oftheTreaty,CouncilRegulation (EEC)N°1277/79of25June
1979,layingdowncertainconservation andmanagement measuresforcommon
« N
fisheriesresourcesapplicable in1979tovesselsflyingtheflagof
Canada,whichforreasonsofurgencywasadoptedonthebasisofArticle103.
ThisRegulationlaiddownthequantitiesoffishwhichCanadianvesselsare
authorisedtotakeinCommunitywaters,thenumberofCanadianvesselsautho­
risedtooperatethere,andspecificobligations suchastheobligationtotransmit
information relatingtothefishingactivitiescarriedout*
Someamendments shouldbemade,however,tothesaidRegulationtotake
accountofarequestmadeinJulybytheCanadianauthorities .They
indicatedthatCanadianvesselswouldnotbeabletouseupthequotasallocated
tothembyRegulation (EEC)N°1277/79andproposedtharapartofthose
quotasshouldbeallocatedtoFaroeseandNorwegianvessels.
*
TheCommission considersthattherequestmadebytheCanadianauthorities
shouldbegrantedinviewoftheadvantagetotheCommunityofthearrangement
agreedtobetweentheCommunity andCanadaasregardstheallocationofthe
1)stocksinquestionin1979*Forthisreasonitrecentlysubmitted aproposal
foraRegulation amendingthequotasinitiallyallocatedtoFaroeseand
NorwegianvesselsasrequestedbytheCanadianauthorities .
Thisproposalallowsforthesechanges,bydeductingfromtheCanadian
quotathesumoftheincreasesintheNorwegian andFaroesequotas.
(1)Doc.C0M(79)439final,30.7.1979

PROPOSAL FORACOUNCILREGULATION
Layingdowncertainconservation andmanagement ,measuresfor
commonfisheryresourcesofftheWestGreenlandcoastapplic­
ablein1979to'vesselsflyingtheflagofCanadaandrepealing
Regulation (EEC)No1277/79
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES,,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,1
andinparticularArticle43thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
1)Havingregardtothe..inionoftheEuropeanParliament,
■, j
-Whereason3November1976theCounciladoptedasetofResolutionsconcerning
certainexternalandinternalaspectsofthecommonfisheriespolicy;
*
Whereason,28June1979theCommunitysignedaFrameworkAgreementon
FisheriesandanAgreementintheformof.anexchangeoflettersprovisionally
implementingthatAgreementpendingitsconclusion;■ •;
WhereastheCommunityandCanadahaveheldconsultations concerningtheir
mutualfishingallocationsfor1979,inaccordancewiththeprocedure
providedforintheAgreementsignedon28June1979; ^
Whereasduringtheconsultations thedelegationsagreedtorecommendto
theirauthoritiesthattheyfixcertaincatchquotasfor1979forvessels
oftheotherparty;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No.1277/79of25June1979,layingdown
certainconservation andmanagementmeasuresforcommonfisheryresources
offtheWestGreenlandCoastapplicablein1979tovesselsflyingtheflag
ofCanada2)fixesthecatchquotasforCanadianvesselsinaccordancewith
theconclusionsofthoseconsultations ;
;-' ./..
(1)
(2)OJNo.L161,29,6.1979,p.19

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Whereasthemeasuresintroduced byRegulation (EEC)No.1277/79were
adoptedasinterimmeasurespendingtheirinclusioninthecommonagricul­
turalpolicybytheadoptionofaRegulationonthebasisofArticlex43 1
\
oftheTreaty;
WhereasCanadahasinformedtheCommunitythatthequotafordeep-water
prawnallocatedtoCanadabyRegulation (EEC)No.1277/79'
will"notbeusedupentirelybyCanadianvessels;
WhereasCanadahasproposedthatthepartoftheCanadianquotawhichis
notcaughtbyCanadianvesselsshouldbeallocatedtovesselsflyingthe
flagofNorwayandtovesselsregisteredintheFaeroeIslands;
s .
7
WhereasbytheadoptionofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No. of
amendingRegulations(EEC)No587/79^andNo1178/79theCommunityhas
followeduptheCanadianproposal "byincreasingthecatchquotasallocatedto
Faroese'andNorwegianvessels;whereasthequotasallocatedbyRegulation -
(EEC)No1277/79tovesselsflyingstfteflag>ofCanadashouldthereforebe
reducedcorrespondingly , .~'
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATIONS
(3)
(4)OJNoL81of31-.3.1979,p.9.
(5)OJNoL-151of19„6„1979,p.9.

Article 1
1.TheareatowhichthisRegulationappliesshallbethepartofthefishery
zoneofMemberStatesoftheCommunitysituatedwithinsubareas
0and1asdefinedbytheConvention onFutureMultilateral Cooperation
intheNorthwestAtlanticFisheries/limitedtothenorthbytheparallel
of68°Nlatitude,andtothewestbyalinedrawnparalleltoandata
distanceof12nautical'milesfromthebaselinesfromwhichtheterritorial
seaofGreenland ismeasured.
2.ThecatcheswhichvesselsflyingtheflagofCanadashallbeauthorised
totakein1979intheareadefinedinparagraph 1shallbelimitedto
thequotaslaiddowninAnnexI.
3.Notwithstanding paragraph 1,unavoidableby-catchesofaspeciesfor
whichnoquotaisestablishedinazoneshallbepermittedwithinthe
.limitsfixedintheconservation measuresinforceinthezoneconcerned.
4.By-catchesinagivenzoneofaspeciesforwhichaquotaisestablished
inthatzoneshallbecountedagainstthequotaconcerned.
V ' .
Article2
1.VesselsfishingforthequotasestablishedinaccordancewithArticle1
shallcomplywiththeconservation andcontrolmeasuresandallother
provisionsgoverningfishingactivitiesinthezonesreferredtoin
Article1/includingthereportingprocedures.
2.Vesselsreferredtoinparagraph 1shallkeepalogbookasspecifiedin
AnnexII.Theoriginalofthelogbookshallbekeptonboardthevessel.
Thepinkandbluecopiesofthelogbookshallbesenteachmonthtothe
Commissionatthelatestbythelastdayofthemonthforthepreceding
month. •'
3.Vesselsreferredtoinparagraph 1shalltransmittotheCommission,in
accordancewiththerulessetoutinAnnexIII,theinformationspecified
inthatAnnex.

Theregistration lettersandnumbersofthevesselsreferredtoin
paragraph 1shallbeclearlymarkedonbothsidesofthebowofthe
vessel. .
Article3
FishingshallbepermittedonlywherealicenceissuedbytheCommission
onbehalfoftheCommunityattherequestoftheCanadianauthorities is
.heldonboardandwheretheconditions setoutinthelicenceareobserved.
Thenumberoflicencesissuedinaccordance withparagraph 1shallnot
exceedseven.-
Whenanapplication foralicence,issubmittedtotheCommission/the
followinginformation shallbesupplied:1
(a)nameofthevessel;
(b)registration number;
<c)externalidentification lettersandnumbers;
(d)port-ofregistration ;,,',
(e)nameandaddressoftheownerorcharterer;
(f)grosstonnageandoveralllength; .
(g)lenginepower; ^
(h)callsignandradiofrequency;
(i)intendedmethodoffishing;_-
<j)intendedareaoffishing; ,-
(k)specieswhichitisintendedtofish;
(I)periodforwhichalicenceisrequested. "•'"
Eachlicenceshall.bevalidforonevesselonly,Whenseveralvesselsare
takingpartinthesamefishingoperation *,'eachvesselshallbeif\possession
ofalicence.

Article4
Thecompetentauthorities oftheMemberStatesshalltakeappropriate steps,
includingtheregularinspectionofvessels,toensuretheenforcement of
thisRegulation .
Article 5
Whereaninfringement isdulyestablished,theMemberStatesshall,without
delay,informtheCommissionofthenameofthevesselinvolvedandofany
actionwhichtheyhavetaken.
Article6
1.Regulation (EEC)No.1277/79isherebyrepealed.Catchesmadebyvessels
flyingtheflagofCanadaunderthatRegulationshallbedeductedfrom
thequantities setoutinAnnexI.
2.LicencesissuedunderRegulation (EEC)No.1277/79shallremainvalidas
ifissuedunderthisRegulation .'
Artiele7
/
shallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingitspublication
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
t
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
allMemberStates.ThisRégulation
intheOfficiai
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident
i

ANNEXI
QuOtA8
Sp*o«»Quintiry
(to*net)
Greenlandhalibut(Reinhardeiushippogiot-
soides) 2000(!)
Round-nose grenadier (Coryphseooidet
rupestri;) 500C)
Detp-wsttrprawn(Psrsdslusboreslis)L
(')MimisfHcrrHc!*?®intheCcnodiOAhshincsono.
ANNEXII .. »
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Thefollowinglogbooksbfit!btusedwhenfishingw?2rc§nmejointwwraageroentco*woftheGocaflni*
nityftixjGmsdfimthestatisticalconeICNAF0f|..

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES' LOGBOOK FORICNAFZONES0+I
Vesselname
SideNoCommunities
licenceNoCanadien
licenceNo
LitrDate Noonposition(GMT)
DayMonthYearLatitude LongitudeICNAF
division09
_Jl I1IINII-!|WIl1
Time ;
cow
began
(C.M1)Time
tow
finished ,
(CiMT)Hour*
fished ,Depth
(metres):
.iPosijton
atMartoftowType
of
gearNwmber
ofnets
orlines
usedMesh
sizef .. -Catchbyspecies „ (kilograms-roundwc (kilograms-roundweight)
LatùuJeLongi­
tudeÎCNAF
divisionCod
<!0!)Redfish
(103)GreenlonJ
halibut
<118.Hahbut
(120)Round-nose
grenadier
(168)Catfish
(18S)Capelin
(340)Prjv«.n
1639)
i KeptΓ LLL_J
Discarded L__ LΡ•ι
irKeptΓΓL_LL__L_L_
Discardedr_ i– L__L–L_
IKept L__L___J
IDiscarded. L__
|Kcpt'" ,rΓL L
[Discarded I L_L_L_U_
Ktp. ir~jL__ L_L_
Discarded L
t•
!L_JLL_J
Discarded Γ ■L !
KeptΓΠr._jL_J LJ
DiscardedΓ
ι L_L_JL_J–Jrr-
Sub-totalfordayKept L_J L_JL_JL_J
■■f :
iDiscarded l J
"■I
,TotalforvoyageKept jI [I:
I[
Discarded I!II!III
IRoundweight(kilograms)processedtodayforhumanconsumption
JRoundweight(kilograms)processedtodayforreduction J
Total _JΖ
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Remarks Master'ssignature
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ANNEXlit.
I.TheinformationtobetransmittedtosheCommissionandthetimetablleforitstransmission are
hfollows: < •
1.1 .Oneach occasion thevessel enters thezone situated within subareas 0
and1asdefined "bytheConvention onFuture Multilateral Cooperation
intheNorthwest Atlantic Fisheries ,limited tothenorth bythe
parallel of68°Nlatitude ,andtothewest byaline drawn parallel
toandatadistance of12nautical miles from thebaselines from which
theterritorial seaofGreenland ismeasured ^hereinafter referred toas
"the zone "
V
r\(a)theinformationspecifiedunderpoint1.4below; ;.I*f,v
(b)thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciesoffishintkhold;. ■.■'>*,••' .
(c)whenendwherefishingistocommence. ,.^
Intheeventthatthefishingoperationrequire#repenteddailyentriesIntothejointimaneg®me«5 :ft'•,.
cone,•singiecommunication onfirstenteringthesonewillsuffice. 'I■
•' ' • ■ t
(AOneachoccasionthevesse!leavesthe. •wne
.$<terapreviousnoticetorleaving«rfat8e®a64#feowim:'
,(a)theinformationspecifiedunderpoint8.4below; ,V\
,(b)thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciesoffishinthehoi?;-
(c)thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciescaughtsincethejjr^/i&uStransmission;
'(d)theNAFOloneinwhichthecatchesweremades
(e)thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciestranshippedsincethe,v«(sselenteredthe
•Zone andtheidentificationofthevesseloftranshipment {.'■
(f)thequantity(inkg)ofeachspiritslandedinbportoftheCommunitysincethevwsxm
enteredthe .-*one_ - v-
(jj)thequantity(ankg)ofdiscardsspecifiedbyspeciessinceShepentosestransmission.
•Intheeventthatthefishingoperationsmguirerepeateddeilfessitofew#thejointWwnngecnesS !
sone,asinglecommunication ontheteatvsMtrilletsUks.' ..,,
' !
8-J,Asweeksiy'finnservciis.. Oftthesy/sverj^h Sfej®.
;' .«©ne. •
(i)sheinformationspeciftedundeffpoinfi1.4betoft»
(b)thequantity(inkg}ofeachspeciescaughtsinceShejpwwitaMfl•Wttwww 5
(c)theKAFOs©awenwhichthecatch*»®'?remate. .
IA(a)thensme{ rjtøtTjbcf.t1.mé ftfo®*rø£!f>$8,'frJ3S )U&ÆStøwflrø©C^
master; ' ■-
(b)thelicenceawmbe?iffshev&sse*faliceswwd3®i&aft« '1 • '*
(c)îhesentinumbeiroîthemessege;
(d>identtfecaiionofihecvpesrce**®ge;
(e)thedate,thetime»r.d&«geog?#phktlpsiSicsc£ch.?wael.
XI.Theinformat-ort ur.de?ooht!*5*:ii»twr.mitteototheCwmsfcf''*ofthetwo-
pe«nCommunis«&*««»{s*W*&■*«» ™«**ol^"x'<~a*****'**»«
un<ierpwi^t3ktivmtp&ilfféX-itxx4..,-?

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XXIfit10icfoff/est*majeure*ffwthemessagea©feu8fleF&offtft8©«j
HmaybetranMnsttedosishe_vca«8,cbeheltfbfanothervetseS.i
3.Niimeofméietessthto
Skagen
Blåvand
Rønne
Norddeich
Scheveningen
Oostende
NorthForeHend
Humbtr
Cullercoats
Wick
Oban
Portpztrick
Anglesey
îifracombs
Niton
Stoncbavera
Portshead
LandsEnd
Valentsa
MalinHesd
Boulogne
Brest
Sa?nt-Na2aire
Bordeaus-Arcachon
PrinsChrissisfts
jusianehÊb
Godthåb
Holstesnsbosr^
Godhavn0%Cal!3ggnofn&dfo
ΟΧΡ
OXB
OYE
OAFDAK
DAHDAL
DAIDAM
DAJDAN
PCH
OST
GNF
GKZ
GCC
GKR
GNE
GPK
GLV^
GIL ,
GN!
GND
GKA
GK.B
GK.C
GLD •-
EJK
EjM:
FFB.
FFU
'FFQ
FFC
OZN'}
QXF§
OYS
ΛOsasse!G®èîhm
4.Formofcommunications
TheinformationspecifiedunderpointIetaltcontainH»foKiwrfJS®p«*iewk«»>whichatollite
givenintheSoHowingorder:
–nameoSvessel;
;–cal!ss&n.;
–■esternaiidengifteation fette?*««dr.umbera;
–$e-ia!numberofshemessageforihevoyageinquestion;
–indicatrcnofthetypeofmessageacconitagtotheh)lo'T-;r>gcode:
–message–whenenteringihe ''*sow ~?"W.,
–message–whenleevicsgIt"?1'''Z:7;i3. i
–weeklytr.esssge:'f/KL';
ixe i:-sin5o?j; «•_
–lbsFfiLrQ &wh&fcx*ksrstfctedsc j
£~.:•?m'!ysk>jStø^g;te •

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-thequantity(irkj)ofeachspecie,offishi„ifceho*.lfv,.,f.,..below; "oAu*-Tj^jsCs^mcimpoint3
-thequantity(inkg)ofeachspedesdisc.rded«nce{hepresets ■•rmentionedinpoms5below; P«–«»'-^wmjws^Kusr.-gs±$g
-theTTAFOzoneinwhichthecatchesweremade;-thequantity(inkg)ofeachspecie,transhippedsincethepreviat»n.miujon;
thenameandcallsignofthevesseloftranshipment ;-thequantity(inkg)ofeachlpedesl.ndedIneportof!hetransmission ; ^Comntuviitysartcethepsvveouo
–thenemeofthemaster.
ecodetobeusedtoindicatethequantityof(ilhM«W(Mpoint«abev,t
ADeep-waterprawn(Pandalu,borealis) '
BHake(Merlucciusmerluccius)
Gr«"'»ndhalibut(Reinhardtiushippogïawoitje»)
DCod(Gadusmorrhua)
Haddock(Melanogrammus aeglefinus)
FHalibut(HippoglossusHippoglossus) •'\'
GMackerel(Scomberscombms)
HHorse-mackerel (Trachuru,trachurus)
IRound-nosegrenadier(Coryphaenokfegrupntris)-
JSaithe(Pollachiusvirens) *^
KWhiting(Merlangusrnerl«ngu») 4^
I-Herring(Clupeaharengus) ' -*
MSandeel(Ammodytes »p)" ■r " 1
NSprat(Clupeasprattus)
OPlaice(Pleuronecte,platewa)
Norv»ypout(TrisopteruaeisnarkH)
QLing(Molvtmolvi)
ROther ,.».
SShrimp(Pandalidae)
TAnchwy(Engrau!uiemcwskholus)'«\
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