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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Amendment tothe
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
concerning allocation andcontrolofcertaincatch
quotasfor1981forvesselsflyingtheflagofa
MemberStateandfishingtheRegulatory Areadefinedin
intheNAFOConvention (COM(80 >720.18.11.1980 )
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission
pursuant tothesecondparagraph ofArticle
149oftheEECTreaty)
C0M(81)253final9'

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
On14November 1980,theCommission transmitted totheCouncil a
proposal foraCouncilRegulation (EEC)concerning allocation andcontrol
ofcertaincatchquotasfor1981forvesselsflyingtheflagofaMember
StateandfishingintheRegulatory Areadefinedinth'eNAFOConvention (1).
*
Atitsspecial meeting heldfrom31March-2April1981,theFisheries .
Commission oftheNorthWestAtlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO)
adopted anewsetofConservation andEnforcement Measures ,intheNAFO
Regulatory Areaaswellasproposals fordefinitive catchquotasfor
1981forcodandcapelinincertain sub-areas ,These 'proposals become
measures binding uponallContracting PartiestotheConvention on30May1981
unlesstheyhavelodgedanobjection pursuant toArticleXIIoftheNAFO
Convention .TheCommission seesnoreasonforanobjection' bytheCommunity ™
Consequently ,theCommunity isboundtoadoptappropriate measures to
implementthecat:hlimitations providedforintheproposals^concerned
andtherelevant provisions ofthenewsetofConservation andEnforcement
Measures . ,' - ■
Itisthepurpose ofthepresent amendment toincorporate
theseproposals andprovisions intheabovementioned proposal fora
CouncilRegulation .
(1)COM(80)720,18.11.1980

AmendmenttotheproposalforaCOUNCILREGULATION (EEC)concerning
allocation andcontrolofcertaincatchquotasfor1981forvesselsflying
theflagofaMemberStateandfishingintheRegulatory Areadefinedin
theNAFOConvention.(1)
Article2-(3)
Thisparagraphisamendedtoreadasfollows:
"VesselsintendingtofishintheRegulatory Areaforaparticularstock
forwhichnoquotahasbeenallocatedtotheCommunity,shalltransmit
totheauthorities oftheirflagStatenotification ofsuchanintention,
atleast72hoursbeforeengaginginafisheryforanamountallocated
to"Others"forthatstock,together,ifpossible,withanestimateof
theprojectedcatch.Vesselsengaginginsuchafisheryshalltransmit
totheauthorities oftheirflagStatereportsofcatchesfromthat
stock,at48hourintervals."
Article3,paragraph 2
Article3(2) .isamendedto.readasfollows:
"MemberStatesshalltransmitwithoutdelaytotheCommissioninformation
receivedinaccordance withArticle2(3)."
(1)COM(80)720,18.11.1980

AnnexI
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AnnexIisamendedtoreadasfollows :
"Catchquotasfortheperiod 1Januaryto
31December 1981
Species NAFODivision Quotas(tonnes)
Atlantic cod 3N0 -France 200
' 3M France ' 715
Germany , 570
UnitedKingdom ..185
American piaice 3LN0 France 700(2).
3M EEC •500(1)
Yellowtail flounder 3l.N0 · France,400(2)
Redfish 3M France . 100
• Germany 1.000
.UnitedKingdom 100
Witch 3N0 EEC.- 50(i)
Squid(Illex) 3+4 EEC-– 7.500 (2)
Capelin 3LN0 ■EEC 0(3)
(1)Thisquotahasnotbeenallocated exclusively toCommunity vesselsbut
toallContracting PartiestoNAFOhavingnospecificallocation ,
including theCommunity .FishingbyCommunity vesselsshallthusbe
*
suspended oncetheCommunity hasbeeninformedthatthetotalquota
hasbeenexhausted .
(2)Lessanyquantity takenbyCommunity vesselsinthepartsofNAFO
sub-areas fallingwithin -areas'ofnationalfisheries jurisdiction .
(3)Nodirectedfishery." *

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Annex 2
Annex 2isamended toread asfollows :
"Log-book Entries
Item ofInformation Code
Vessel name 01
Vessel nationality ^ 02
Vessel registration number 03
Registration port 04
Type ofgear used (daily ) . . 10
Type ofgear *2
Date -day 20
-month 21
-year 22
Position -latitude 31
-longitude * 32
-statistical area 33
*No.ofhauls during the24-hour period 40
*No.ofhours gear fished during the24-hour period 41
Species names *2
Daily catch ofeach species (metric tons live weight ) 50
Daily catch ofeach species forhuman consumption intheform offish 61
Daily catch ofeach species forreduction 62
Daily discard ofeach species 63
Place (s)oftrans-shipment 70
Date(s )oftrans-shipment 71
Master 'ssignature 80
*1When twoormore types ofgear areused insame 24-hour period ,records should
beseparate for thedifferent types .
*2Please seeattached sheets showing the FA0codes applicable ."

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STANDARD FAOABBREVIATIONS FORMAINSPECIES
ALE -Alewife ■t MEN m
ARG .Atlantic argentine MIX m
BUTmAtlantic butterflsh MOL m
CAP mCapeiin PEL m
CAT-Wolffishes (=catf1shes ) PLA
COD-Atlantic cod POK
CRA -Crabs RED m
CRU -Crustaceans RNG
DOG -Dogfish SAL
FLW -Winterflounder- SAU
FLX -Flatfishes (not-specified ) SCA „'
GHL -Greenland halibut "SHA
GRC -Greenland cod SHR
GRO -Groundfish (notspecified ) SKA
HAD -HaddockSQU
HAL -Atlantic halibut ,4 SWO
HER .-Atlanticherring .SWX
HKR ·-Redhake TUN
HKS -Silverhake URC
HKW -Whitehake USK m
INV -Shellfish (notspecified )« VFF m
LOB'-Northern lobster WIT _.
MAC -Atlantic mackerel YEL -Mixedspecies
Molluscs
Pelagicfish(not
American plaice
Pollock(=saithe)
Atlantic salmon
Atlantic saury
Seascallops
Sharks '.
Shrimps -
Skates(notspecified )
Squids
Swordfish
Seaweeds
Tuna
American seaurchin
Cusk;(=tusk) -
Yellowtail flounder
STANDARD FAOABBREVIATIONS FORGEARS
Abbreviations
Gear
0TB Bottomottertrawl(sideorsternnotspecified )
0TB1 Bottomottertrawl(side) ~
0TB2 .;I Bottomottertrawl(stern),
OTM. Midwaterottertrawl(sideorsternnotspecified )
0TM1' . Midwaterottertrawl(side)
QTM2 ■„Midwaterottertrawl(stern)
PTP Bottompairtrawl(2boats)
PTM Midwaterpairtrawl(2boats)
. Shrimptrawl(nowincluded inbottomottertrawl
'- .~categories )
SDN Danishseines
SSC Scottish seines
5PR. i Pairseine(2boats)
SB Beachseines
t>S Purseseines
GN Gillnets (notspecified )
GNS Gi11nets(set) ,
GND Gilinets(drift)
LL /cLonglines (setordriftnotspecified )
LLS Loriqlines(set)
LLD Longlines (drift)•
LHP Hanoiinesandpole-lines
LHM " Haridlinesandpole-1,ines (mechanized )
LTL. Trollnnes
FIX Traps(notspecified )
FPN Uncovered poundnets
rpO Coveredpotsandfykenets
l"WF.- Barriers ,fences,weirs,rtc.
DRR Boatdredges
DP.H ^dredges (e.g.rakesandtor.gs)
HAR • "Herpoons /
MIS Miscellaneous gears
n< Gail'sictknown,