COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 15.12.1998 
COM(1998) 762 final 
Proposal fora 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 
laying down, for 1999, certain measures for the conservation and management 
of fishery 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 3 and 
4 November 1998, resulted in an agreement on reciprocal fisheries arrangements for 1999. These 
arrangements imply, inter alia, certain catch quotas for Faroese vessels in Community waters. 
Furthermore, the relevant coastal States, i.e. the Community, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Norway and 
the Russian Federation, held consultations on the management of Atlanto-Scandian herring in 
Reykjavik on 6-7 October 1998. These consultations led, inter alia, to reciprocal access arrangements, 
under which the Faroe Islands will be entitled to fish 11,000 tonnes of their share in Community 
fishing waters. 
The purpose of the proposed regulation is to authorize Faroese vessels to fish, as from 1 January 1999, 
the quotas allocated to them in Community fishing waters for 1999, in accordance with the above 
mentioned arrangements. 
Proposal for a x 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No.—J99 
of.... December 1998 
laying down, for 1999, 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 estabhshing 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 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^, the Community and the Home 
Government of the Faroe Islands have held consultations concerning their mutual fishing rights for 
1999; 
Whereas, in the course of these consultations, the delegations agreed to recommend to their respective 
authorities that certain catch quotas for 1999 should be fixed for the vessels of the other party; 
Whereas, the Community, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Norway and the Russian Federation, held 
consultations on the management and sharing of Norwegian spring-spawning herring (Atlanto-
Scandian herring) in 1999; 
Whereas these consultations led, inter alia, to subsequent arrangements on reciprocal access, under 
which the Faroe Islands may fish 11,000 tonnes of their share in Community fishing waters north of 
62°N; 
Whereas measures should be taken to implement the results of these consultations between the 
Community and die Faroe Islands and thus prevent any interruption of mutual fisheries relations as at 
31 December 1998; 
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 estabhshing a control 
system applicable to the common fisheries policy*3*; 
(1) OJ No L 389,31.12.1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) 1181/98 (O.J. N° L164,9.6.1998, 
P-l). 
® OJNoL226,29.8.1980,p.ll. 
(3) OJ No L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EQ 2205/97 (OJ. N° L 304, 
7.1:1.1997, p. 1). 
Whereas Article 3 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87 of 20 May 1987 establishing 
detailed rales concerning the marking sad doctsmentation of lashing vessels^ 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; 
Whereas, for imperative reasons of common interest, this Regulation will apply from 1 January 1999, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article! 
1. Vessels registered in the Faroe Islands are hereby authorized, from 1 January to 31 December 
1999, 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 
10, me information set out in that Annex. 
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 
w OJ No L 132,21.5.1987, p. 9. 
Article 3 
1. Fishing shall be permitted only where a licence and a special fishing permit are 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, 
horse-mackerel in ICES sub-area IV and divisions Via (north of 56°30rN), Vile, f and 
h and herring in ICES division Via (north of 56°30'N); 4 for the fishing of herring in 
ICES division ma N (Skagerrak); 
(b) 15 for the fishing of Norway pout and sprat in ICES sub-area IV and division Via 
(north of 56°30'N) and sand-eel in ICES sub-area IV including unavoidable by-catches 
of blue whiting; 
(c) 20 for the fishing of ling and tusk; ; however, the total number of vessels allowed to 
fish simultaneously shall not exceed 10; 
(d) 16 for the fishing of blue ling 
(e) 20 for the directed fishing of blue whiting in ICES sub-area VII (west of 12°00'W) and 
ICES divisions Via (norm of 56°307^ and VIb; 
(f) 3 for the fishing, by long-line, of porbeagle in the whole Community zone with the 
exceptionof NAFO 3PS. 
(g) 21 for the fishing of herring in ICES division Ha, (north of 62° N). Requests for 
replacement of licenses and special fishing permits within this maximum number may 
be made at any time and shall be processed expeditiously. 
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; 
(f) 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 Jbe 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 aew licences .and cçizM £±iLg ps».*j£is \j JLc Cojuzisskv. New ^cences mc 
' special fishing permits shall take effecc firoja >ieir date of issut. 
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 the day of tis'-publication in the Officialjournalof the 
European Communities. 
It shall apply from 1 January 1999. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 
Done aj Brussels,.;.. December 1998. 
For the Council 
The President 
ANNEXI- ,,•• 
Faroese catch quotas for 1999 
1. Quotas for Faroese vessels fishing in Community fishing waters 
Blue ling VIa(1),VIb 940 (6) 
Mackerel VIa(1), VHe, f, h 4,680 
iHerring' VIa(1) 660 
Horse mackerel IV, VIa(l), VHe, $ h 7,000 
Norway pout IV,VTa(l) 
Sprat IV,VIa(1) 
Sandeel IV 20,000 (7) 
Blue whiting VIa(1), VIb, VH(2) 62,000 (8) 
Other white fish IV,VIa(1) 400 
(by-catches only) 
Herring ma N (Skagerrak)(3> 500 
Porbeagle Entire Community zone 125 (4) 
except NAF0 3PS 
I 1 . 1 ; (i) 
(2) 
(3) 
0) 
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m North of srcm 
Westofl2°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 me 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 given time, is authorized in ICES divisions Via 
and b. However, mis 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. 
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 
norm of S6°30N subject to the provision on request by me Community of details of the quantity and composition of 
any by-catch taken. 
Catches of blue whiting may include unavoidable by-catches of argentine. The by-catch rule shall only be enforced 
24 hours after fishing has commenced. In the case of a campaign snorter man 24 hours, the by-catch rule shall apply 
before me vessel leaves the fishing grounds. 
2. Quotas for Faroese vessels fishing in Greenland waters according to Article 1 (3) of the 
EC/Greenland Fisheries Protocol^ (shown for information only) 
Northern deep-water prawns 
(Pandalus borealis) 
Greenland halibut 
Redfish 
Capelin mimrn 
XTV7V 
NAFO 0/1 
XTvTV. 
XIV/V 
XIV/V IllSllll 
1,150 
150 
150 
500 
10,000 
(1) OJNo C287,15.10.1994, p. 11 
3. Norwegian spring-spawning herring (Atlanto-Scandian herring) 
I Fishing zones: 
Species ICES division or Quantity 
NAFO sub-area (tonnes) 
Herring Ha 11,000 
ANNEXA 
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. toe geographical position in which the catches were made; 
1.4. toe 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 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: EN, OUT, ICES, WKL or 2 WKL; 
4.3. in the case of radio transmission: name of the radio station. 
ANNEX HI 
1. The information to be transmitted to the European Commission 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) toe information specified under 1.5; 
(b) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species offish 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 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) toe information specified under 1.5; 
(b) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species caught since the ^previous 
transmission; 
(c) toe ICES division in which the catches have been taken. 
i. • i • • . 
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 infonnation specified under point 1 shall be transmitted to the European Commission 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 
Blavand OXB 
Rflfnne OYE 
Norddeich DAFDAK 
DAHDAL 
DAI DAM 
DAJDAN 
Scheveningen PCH 
Oostende OST 
North Foreland GNF 
Humber GKZ 
CuUercoats GCC 
Wick GKR 
Portpatrick GPK 
Anglesey GLV 
Ilfracombe GIL 
Niton GNI 
Stonehaven GND 
Portishead GKA 
GKB 
GKC 
Land's End GLD 
Valentia EJK 
MalinHead EJM 
Boulogne FFB 
Brest FFU 
Saint-Nazaire FFO 
Bordeaux-Arcachon FFC 
Torshavn OXJ 
Bergen LGN 
Farsund LGZ 
Flora LGL 
Rogaland LGQ 
Tj0me LGT 
AlesuiKl LGA 
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4. 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"; 
toe 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 (Merluecius 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(Pollachiusvirens), 
WHG - Whiting (Merlangus merlangus), 
HER - Herring (Clupea harengus), 
SAN - Sand-eel (Arnmodytes spp.), 
SPR - Sprat (Sprattus sprattus), 
PLE - Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa), 
NOP - Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii), 
LIN- Ling (Molva molva), 
PEZ - Shrimp (Panaeidae), 
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ANE- Anchovy (Engraulis encrasicholus), 
RED /- Redfish (Sebastes spp.), 
PLA - American plaice (Hippoglossoides platessoides), 
SQX - Squid (Illex spp.), 
YEL - Yellowtail flounder (Limanda ferruginea), 
WHB - Blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou), 
TUN - Tuna(Thunnidae), 
BLÏ - Blue ling (Molva dypterygia), 
USK - Tusk (Brosme brosme), 
DGS - Dogfish (Squalus acanthias), 
BSK - Basking shark (Cetorinhus maximus), 
POR - Porbeagle (Lamma nasus), 
SQC - Common squid (LoUgo spp.), 
POA - Atlantic pomfret (Brama brama), 
PEL - Sardine (Sardina pilchardus), 
CSH r Common shrimp (Crangon crangon), 
LEZ - Megrim (Lepidorhombus spp.), 
MNZ - Angler/Monk (Lophius spp.), 
NEP - Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus), 
POL - Pollack (Pollachius poUachius), 
ARG - Argentine (Argentina sphyraena), 
OTH - Other. 
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