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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(80)231 final *
Brussels .28th April 1980
(«'«•g -
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PROPOSAL FOR ACOUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
LAYING DOWN FOR THE YEAR 1980 CERTAIN INTERIM MEASURES
FOR THE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OFFISHERY RESOURCES
APPLICABLE TOVESSELS FLYING THE FLAG OFNORWAY
(presented bytheCommission totheCouncil )
C0M(80 )231final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
TheCommission,initsproposalforaRegulationlayingdownfor1980
certainmeasuresfortheconservation andmanagementoffisheryresources
applicabletovesselsflyingtheflagofNorway(Doc.COM(80)49final
of14February1980),proposedthataregimebeestablishedauthorizing
NorwegianvesselstofishinCommunitywaterswhichwouldcoverthewhole
of1980.
TheCouncil,actingunanimously,adopteaRegulation (1)on26March1980
whichdifferedfromthatproposedbytheCommissioninthatestablished
aninterimregimeapplicableonlyuntil,30June1980.
AnewRegulation mustthereforebeadoptedestablishing aregimeforthe
remainderof1980,authorizing NorwegianvesselstofishinCommunitywaters
inaccordancewiththeagreementsnegotiatedwithNorway. ,
ThedraftRegulationannexedheretoisbasicallyidenticaltothedraft
Regulationintheproposalreferredtoabove(COM(80)49finalof14
February1980),whichtheCouncilamendedunanimously byadoptingRegulation
(EEC)No807/80.
TheCommissionthereforerecommendsthatbefore30June1980,whenthe
currentregimeexpires,andafterconsultingtheEuropeanParliament,the
CounciladoptthedraftRegulationannexedheretoT
(1)CouncilRegulation (EEC)No807/80,0JL88,p.10

COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
layingdownfartheyear1980certaininterimmeasuresfortheconservationandmanagementoffishery
resourcesapplicabletovesselsflyingtheflagofNorway
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity,andinparticular
Article43thereof,
Havingregardtotheproposalfromthe
Commission
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament(^)Whereasduringtheseconsultationsdelegationshave
agreedtorecommendtheirrespectiveauthoritiesto
introducecatchlimitationsforcertainspeciesinthese
areas;
Whereastheproposedcatchlimitationsconsistof
quotas,allocatedtoeachparty,whicharenot
subdividedaccordingtothefishingzonesofthe
parties;
WhereastheFisheryAgreementof1964betweenthe
UnitedKingdomandNorwayprovidesthat
Norwegianvesselsareauthorizedtofishfordogfish
andbaskingsharkincertainareasbetweensixand12
nauticalmilesfromthebase-linesoftheUnited
Kingdom;
r.
WhereastheCommunityandtheKingdomof
NorwayhavesignedaFrameworkAgreementon
fisheries;
WhereastheCommunityandNorwayhaveheld
consultations concerningtheirreciprocalfishing
allocationsfor1980onthebasisoftheprincipleslaid
downinthatAgreement - • ;
Whereasduringtheseconsultationsthedelegations
agreedtorecommendtheirrespectiveauthoritiesthat
theyfixcertaincatchquotasfor1980forvesselsof
theotherparty;
WhereastheAgreementof19December1966
betweenDenmark,NorwayandSwedenonmutual
accesstofishinginSkagerrakandKattegatprovides
thateachpartyshallgrantaccesstofishingbyvessels
oftheotherpartieswithiniisfishingronein
SkagerrakandpartofKattegatuptofournautical
milesfromthebase-lines;
■WhereasunderthatAgreementtheCommunity,
NorwayandSwedenhaveconsultedaboutregulatory
measuresforfishingintheareacoveredthereby;
(1).Op'niondeliveredon
(2)0JNol.88,1.4.193Q,a.10WhereastheinterimregimelaiddowninRegu­
lation(EEC)No.807/80(2)authorizing fishing
byNorwegianvesselsintheCommunityfishery
zone,whichexpireson30June1980,shouldbe
replacedbyadefinitiveregimefor1980in
accordancewiththearrangements negotiated
betweentheCommunityandNorway;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.FishingbyvesselsflyingtheflagofNorwayin
the200nauticalmilezoneoftheMemberStatesin
theNorthSea,Skagerrak,Kattegat,theBalticSea,
theLabradorSea,DavisStrait,BaffinBayandthe
AtlanticOceannorthof43°Nshallbeauthorized ■
during.' "1980forthe
speciesmentionedinAnnexIwithinthegeographical
andquantitativelimitslaiddownthereinandin
accordancewiththecohditionslaiddowninthis
Regulation,
•/
2.Fishingauthorizedunderparagraph 1shallbe
limitedtothepartsofthe200nauticalmilefishing
zonelyingseawardsof12nauticalmilesfromthe
base-linesfromwhichtheterritorialseasofMember
Statesaremeasuredwiththefollowingexceptions:
(a)fishingintheSkagerrakisallowedseawardsof
fournauticalmilesfromthebase-linesof
Denmark;
(b)fishingfordogfishandbaskingsharkisallowed
intheareasdefinedinAnnexII.

3.Notwithstanding paragraph 1,unavoidableby-
catchesofaspeciesforwhichnoquotaisestablished
inazoneshallbepermittedwithinthelimitsfixedin
theconservationmeasuresinforceinthezone
concerned .
4.By-catchesinagivenzoneofaspeciesfor
whichaquotaisestablishedinthatzoneshallbe
countedagainstthequotaconcerned..
Article2
1.Vesselsfishingunderthe.quotasestablishedin
ArticleIshallcomplywiththeconservationand
controlmeasuresandallotherprovisionsgoverning
fishinginthezonesreferredtointhatArticle.
2.Vesselsreferredtoinparagraph 1shallkeepa
logbookinwhichtheinformationsetoutinAnnexIII
isentered.
3.Vesselsreferredtoinparagraph 1exceptthose
fishinginICESdivisionIIIa)shalltransmittothe
CommissiontheinformationsetoutinAnnexIV.
Thisinformationistobetransmittedaccordingtothe
rulessetoutinthatAnnex.
4.Theregistrationlettersandnumbersofthe
vesselsreferredtoinparagraph1mustbeclearly
markedonthebowofthevesselonbothsides..
Article3
1..FishingwithinICESsub-areaXIVandNAFO
sub-area 1underthequotasestablishedinArticle1
shallbesubjecttotheholdingonboardofalicence
issuedbytheCommissiononbehalfofthe
Communityandtotheobseranceoftheconditions
setoutinthelicence.
2.Thedeliveryoflicencesforthepurposeof
paragraph1shallbesubjecttotheconditionthatthe
numberoflicencesshallnotexceed:'
•–13forfishingGreenlandhalibutandredfish,
–26forfishingnortherndeep-waterprawn
(Pandalusborcalis)withinICESsub-areaXIV
andinNAFOsub-area 1.
/
However,thenumberofvesselsfishingsimul-
tancouslyforNortherndeep-waterprawnmaynot
exceed:.–14asanaveragecalculatedpermonthforthe
wholeyear,themaximumbeingvesselsper
month,inNAFOsub-area1;
–nineasanaveragecalculatedpermonthforthe
wholeyear,themaximumbeing15vesselsper
month,ICESsub-areaXIV.
I ' -
3.Eachlicenceshallbevalidforonevesselonly.
Whentwoormorevesselsaretakingpartinthesame
fishingoperation,eachvesselshallbeinpossessionof'
alicence. I
4.Licencesmaybecancelledwithaviewtothe
issueofnewlicences.Thecancellationshalltake
effectfromthedateofthesurrenderofthelicenceto
theCommission.' 'I-■vI;!•.'*
Article4
Whenanapplicationforalicenceissubmittedtothe
Commission,thefollowinginformationshallbe
supplied: ,j^/.
(a)nameofthevessel;
(b)registrationnumber; j
(c)externalidentificationlettersandnumbers;
(d)portofregistration;<^,
(e)nameandaddressoftheownerorcharterer;
(f)grosstonnageandoveralllength;
(g)enginepower; j
(h)callsignandradiofrequency;
(i)intendedmethodoffishing; i
(j)intendedareaoffishing;.'
(k)speciesforwhichitisintendedtofish;
(1)periodforwhichalicenceisrequested.|
Article5
FishingforthequotasreferredtoinArticle1forblue
ling,ling,tusk,Greenlandhalibut,halibutandredfish
isonlyallowedbyuseofthemethodcommonly
knownas'long-lining*.
Article6
FishinginSkagcrrakforthequotasreferredtoin
Article1issubjecttothefollowingprovisions:
1.directii.shinq :forherringis.prohi­bitedfrom1Octoberto31,December1980.
2.directfishingforherringforpurpo
sesotherthanhumanconsumptionispro­
hibited.

3.theuseoftrawlandpur*seineforthecaptureof
.pelagicspeciesisprohibitedfrontSaturday
midnighttoSundaymidnight.Article8,
Whereaninfringement isdulyestablishedthe
MemberStatesshall,withoutdelay,informthe
Commissionofthenameofthevesselinvolvedandof
anyaction(heyhavetaken.
ArtidcT
ThecompetentauthoritiesoftheMemberStatesshall
takeappropriatesteps,includingtheregular
inspectionofvessels,toensuretheenforcementof
thisRegulation.Artvde9"
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayof
itspublicationintheOfficUlJournalofUxEuropean
ComimniAO .
hshallapplyfrom^Januaryto31December1980.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallM<fmber
Suces, '
Doneat
FortbcComncu
ThePresident
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ANNEX!
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|;22CCG.
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Hont-nackcnl ICESIV,VIa)C)+VHd),
e),f).k)!,5000
Sprat" ICESIV
Skagerrak!71OCO•
:Inocqo.
'Cod'■■■'. ICESIV
Skagerrak(')10000
!]2COO
Haddock ICESIV
Skagerrak(') -,|3000
I300O;
'Sailhe ICESIVandSkagerrak(•) ,20000
Whiting ICESIV
Skagerrak(')>14000 ■:
400(0
Piaice |ICESIV
Skagerrak(')1500
;,200<*)....
Sandeel,Norwaypout/blue
whiting ICESIV 50000(*)
Bluewhiting^ ICESU,VIa)('),VIb).VnC ).
XIV 125000.
I.ing.bluelingandtusk ICESIV,VI,VII' 20000
Dogfish 1ICESIV,VI,VII 8000(*)
•Backingshark(*)• ICESIV,VI,VII 800O
Porbeagle ICF.SIV.Vl.VII - 1000
Northerndeep-waterprawn
(Pandalusborealis)NAFOIO
ICESXIV2500
2500O
Greenlandhalibutandredfish NAFOI,ICESXIV 'I800
Halibut NAFOI,ICESXIV12C0
Otherspecies ICESIV 5000
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ANNEXII
Zonebetweenlixand12nauticalmileifromthebatt-lineioftheterritorialleaoftheUnited
Kingdom
(a)Fishingfordogfish:theareasextendingfromalineduewestofArdanRunair(NorthUist)
northwardstoaiinedueeastofStartPoint(Orkney)includingtheareasaroundtheFlannan
Islands,theShetlandIslandsandFairIsleandtheoff-lyingislandsoftheStKildaGroup,
NorthRonaandSulisker,SuleSkerryandStackSkerry.
(b)Fishingforbaskingsharks:thesameareasasfordogfishandalsotheareabetweenalinedue
westofibeMullofOa(Islay)andalineduewestofArdonRunair.
ANNEX/II -i
1.Thefollowingdetailsaretobeenteredinthelogbookaftereachhaulwhenfishingwithinthe
200nauticalmilefishingzoneoffthecoastsoftheMemberStatesoftheCommunitywhichis
coveredbyexclusiveCommunityrulesonfisheries: s-
1.1.thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciescaught;
1.2.thedateandthetimeofthehaul;
1.3.thegeographicalpositioninwhichthecatchesweremade;.
.1.4.thefishingmethodused.
2.ThefollowinglogbookhastobeusedwhenfishingwithinNAFOsub-areaI.