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'llfflt Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC! 
allocating, for 1994, catch quotas between Member States 
for vessels fishing in Latvian waters 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
laying down for 1994 certain measures 
for the conservation and management 
of fishery resources applicable to vesseli 
flying the flag of Latvia 
(presented by the Commission) 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
Consultations between the Community and Latvia, held in Riga on 13-14 
October 1993, have resulted in an agreement defining reciprocal fisheries 
arrangements for 1994. These arrangements provide, inter alia, for 
certain catch quotas for Community vessels in the Latvian fishing zone. 
The purpose of this proposal for a regulation is to allocate among the 
Member States the quotas available in 1994 to Community vessels fishing 
in the Latvian zone under the above mentioned arrangements. 
The proposed allocation among Member States of quotas for herring, sprat 
and salmon has been based on the key used for allocations outside 
Community waters in the Baltic Sea. The allocation for cod has been 
based on the 1983 key used inside Community waters - giving a slightly 
higher share to Germany - in order to take account of catches previously 
made by the former German Democratic Republic in the ex-USSR fishing zone 
in the Baltic Sea. 
The proposal also provides for the payment of a financial compensation of 
ECU 151.871 in accordance with article 7 of the framework agreement, and 
a financial contribution of ECU 15,000 for the promotion of the setting 
up of joint ventures, as foreseen under article 8 of the framework 
agreement. 
(2) 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No / 
allocating, for 1994, catch quotas between Member States 
for vessels fishing in Latvian waters 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 
establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture(^), and 
in particular Article 8 (4) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas, in accordance with the procedure provided for in the Fisheries 
Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of 
Latvia^)t and in particular Articles 3 and 6 thereof, the Community 
and Latvia have held consultations concerning their mutual fishing rights 
for 1994 and the management of common biological resources; 
Whereas, in the course of these consultations, the delegations agreed to 
recommend to their respective authorities that certain catch quotas for 
1994 should be fixed for the vessels of the other Party; 
Whereas the necessary measures should be taken to implement, for 1994, 
the results of the consultations held between the delegations of the 
Community and Latvia; 
Whereas to ensure efficient management of the catch possibilities 
available in Latvian waters, they should be allocated among the Member 
States as quotas in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 
3760/92; 
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). f 
(!) OJ No L 389, 31.12.1992, p. 1. 
(2) OJ No L 56, 09.03.1993, p. 1. 
(3> OJ No L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. 
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
From 1 January to 31 December 1994 vessels flying the flag of a Member 
State are hereby authorised to make catches within the quota limits set 
out in the Annex in waters falling within the fisheries jurisdiction of 
Latvia. 
Article 2 
1. The financial contribution provided for in Article 7 of the Agreement 
shall be set for the period referred to in Article 1 at ECU 151.871, 
payable to an account designated by Latvia. 
2. The financial contribution provided for in Article 8 of the Agreement 
shall be set for the period referred to in Article 1 at ECU 15,000, 
payable to an account designated by Latvia. 
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 1 January 1994. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable 
in all Member States. 
Done at Brussels, 
For the Council 
The President 
ANNEX 
Allocation of Community catch quotas in Latvian waters for 1994 
(in metric tonnes fresh round weight; 
for salmon: numbers of individual fish) 
Species 
Cod 
Herring 
Salmon 
Sprat ICES Division 
III d 
III d 
III d 
III d Community 
Catch Quotas 
100 
3000 
1000t1) 
4000 Quotas allocated 
to Member States 
Denmark 70 
Germany 30 
Denmark 1710 
Germany 1290 
Denmark 900(*) 
Germany lOOf1) 
Denmark 3160 
Germany 840 
(1) Numbers of individual fish 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
laying down for 1994 certain measures 
for the conservation and management 
of fishery resources applicable to vessels 
flying the flag of Latvia 
u 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
In accordance with the framework fisheries agreement, consultations 
were held between the Community and Latvia in Riga on 13-14 October 
1993, resulting in an agreement on reciprocal fisheries arrangements 
for 1994, covering the fishing rights of each party in the zone of the 
other. 
The purpose of this proposal for a regulation is to authorise Latvian 
vessels to fish the quotas allocated to them for 1994 in Community 
waters, in accordance with the above mentioned reciprocal arrangements. 
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No ..../ 
laying down for 1994 certain measures 
for the conservation and management 
of fishery resources applicable to vessels 
flying the flag of Latvia 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic 
Community, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 
1992 establishing a Community system for fisheries and 
aquaculture^1), and in particular Article 8 (4)thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas, in accordance with the procedure provided for in the Fisheries 
Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of 
Latvia(2)# and in particular Articles 3 and 6 thereof, the Community 
and Latvia have held consultations concerning their mutual fishing 
rights for 1994 and the management of common biological resources; 
Whereas, in the course of these consultations, the delegations agreed 
to recommend to their respective authorities that certain catch quotas 
for 1994 should be fixed for the vessels of the other Party; 
Whereas the necessary measures should be taken to implement, for 1994, 
the results of the consultations held between the delegations of the 
Community and Latvia; 
Whereas it is for the Council to lay down the specific conditions under 
which catches by vessels flying the flag of Latvia must be taken; 
Whereas the fishing activities covered by this Regulation are subject 
to the control measures provided for by Council Regulation No 2847/93 
of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the 
Common Fisheries Policy(3); 
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; 
C1) OJ No L 389, 31.12.1992, p. 1. 
(2) OJ No L 56, 09.03.1993, p. 5. 
<3) OJ No L 261, 20.10.1993, P. 1. 
(4) OJ No L 132, 21.05.1987, p. 2. 
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
1. From 1 January to 31 December 1994 vessels flying the flag of 
Latvia are hereby authorised to fish for the species listed in Annex 
1. 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 Baltic Sea, 
2. Fishing authorised under paragraph 1 shall be limited 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 a species 
for which no quota is established in a zone shall be permitted within 
the limits fixed in 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 referred to in paragraph 1 shall keep a log-book in 
which the information set out in Annex II shall be entered. 
3. The vessels referred to in paragraph 1 shall transmit to the 
Commission, in accordance with the rules laid down in Annex III/ the 
information set out in that Annex. 
4. Those vessels referred to in paragraph 1 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 referred to in 
paragraph 1 must be clearly marked on the bow of each vessel on both 
sides. 
Article 3 
1. Fishing within ICES sub-area III division d under the quotas fixed 
in Article 1 shall be permitted only where a licence has been issued by 
the Commission on behalf of the Community at the request of the Latvian 
authorities and in compliance with the conditions set out in Annexes II 
and III. Copies of these Annexes and the licence shall be kept on 
board of each vessel. 
The vessels to be licensed for fishing in the Community zone during a 
given month will be notified at the latest by the tenth day of the 
preceding month. The Community shall process expeditiously requests 
for adjustments to a monthly list during its currency. 
2. Licences shall be issued for the purposes of paragraph 1 provided 
that the number of licences valid at any time during a given month does 
not exceed: 
8 for the fishing of cod; 
15 for the fishing of herring and sprat. 
Only fishing vessels under 40 metres will be authorized. 
3. When an application for a licence is submitted to the Commission, 
the following information must be supplied: 
(a 
(b 
(c 
(d 
(e 
(f 
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(1 name of vessel; 
registration number; 
external identification letters and numbers; 
port of registration; 
name and address of the owner or charterer; 
gross tonnage and overall length; 
engine power; 
call sign and radio frequency; 
intended method of fishing; 
intended area of fishing; 
species for which it is intended to fish; 
period for which a licence is requested. 
4. Each licence 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. 
5. Licences may be cancelled with a view to the issue of new licences. 
Such cancellations shall take effect on the day before the date of 
issue of the new licences by the Commission. New licences shall take 
effect from their date of issue. 
6. Licences shall be wholly or partially withdrawn before the date of 
expiry if the respective quotas fixed in Article 1 have been exhausted. 
7. Licences 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 shall be issued 
for any vessel in respect of which the obligations laid down in this 
Regulation have not been met. 
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9. Vessels authorised to fish on 31 December may continue fishing as 
from the beginning of 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 4 
Where an infringement is duly found to have taken place, the Member 
States shall without delay inform the Commission of the name of the 
vessel concerned and of any action they have taken. 
The Commission shall submit, on behalf of the Community, to Latvia the 
names and characteristics of the Latvian vessels which will not be 
authorised to fish in the Community's fishing zone for the next 
month(s) as a consequence of an infringement of Community rules. 
Article 5 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 1 January 1994. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly 
applicable in all Member States. 
Done at Brussels, 
For the Council 
The President 
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ANNEX I 
Latvian catch quotas for 1994 
Species Area within which Quantity 
fishing is authorised (Tonnes) 
Cod ICES III d 200 
Herring ICES III d 2000 
Sprat ICES III d 6000 
a. 
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) or each species 
transhipped; 
2*3. the name, external identifications letters 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 and the 
timetable for its transmission is 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 zone 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; 
(f) 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 any 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 zone referred to under 1.1 when 
fishing for herring, 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: 
(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. 
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1.5. (a) the name, call sign, external identification letters and 
numbers of the vessel and the name of its master; 
(b) the licence number if the vessel is under licence; 
(c) the serial number of the message for the voyage concerned; 
(d) identification of the type of message; 
(e) the date, the time and the geographical position of the 
vessel. 
2.1. The information specified under point 1 shall be 
transmitted to the Commission of the European Communities 
in Brussels (telex 24 189 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 
Blavand OXB 
Norddeich DAF DAK 
DAH DAL 
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 
Stockholm SOJ 
Goteborg SOG 
Ronne OYE 
4. Form of the communications 
The information specified under point 1 shall contain the 
following elements 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' 
one of the zones referred leaving to under 
moving from one ICES division to another: message when 
1.1: 'OUT' 
message when 
'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 division/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: 
COD -
SAL -
HER — 
SPR -Cod (Gadu morhua), 
Salmon (Salmo Salar), 
Herring (Clupea harengus), 
Sprat (Sprattus sprattus). 
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F I N A N C I A I, S T A T K M K N T 
1. Budget line connected : B7 - 800 
2. Action : Fisheries Arrangement EEC- Latvia for 1994 IVUve 
3. Legal basis ; Fisheries Agreement EEC-Latvia - OJ No L56, 9/3/1993, Page 5-
4. Objectives : To obtain fishing quotas for Community vessels in the Latvian 
Fishing Zone, and contribution for the establishment of Joint 
Ventures. 
5. Financial consequence : 
5-0 Expenditure 
-charged to the EC budget 
(refunds/interventions) 
-charged to national adninistx-
-charged to other national groups 
5.1 Receipts 
-own resources of the EC 
(levies/customs duties) 
-national fox the marketing year ouxxent financial year 
( 1994 
166.871 ECU following financial year 
5.2 Method of calculation 
Compensation for fish quotas (Article 7) 
Contribution under Article 8 151.871 ECU 
15_-iLQ.o ECU 
166.871 ECU 
6.0 Financing possible with credits inscribed in relevant chapter of current budget? YEStO 
6.1 Financing possible by transfer between chapters of current budget? YESm 
6.2 Necessity fox a supplementary budget? Mft/NO 
6.3 Credits to be written into future budgets? YEsm 
Comments The financial compensation has been negotiated on the basis of 
average landing prices in 1992 in Baltic Conmunity ports. Deduction has been made for estimated 
exploitation costs for each of the species. 
The financial contribution under Article 8 of the framework Agreement has been calculated on 
the basis of 10 % of the value of the financial compensation under Article 7. 
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