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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
COM(79)77final
Brussels/16February1979
PROPOSAL
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
layingdowncertainmeasuresfor1979fortheconservation offisheryresources
applicabletovesselsflyingtheflagofMemberStatesoftheCommunityinSkagerrak
andKattegatforcertainstocksoccurringbothinthemaritimewatersunderthe
sovereigntyorjurisdiction oftheMemberStatesoftheCommunityandinthoseunder
thesovereigntyorjurisdiction ofNorwayorSweden
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
C0M(79)77final'j
*/

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Denmark,SwedenandNorwayhavein1966concludedanagreementaboutmutualaccess
tofishinginSkagerrakandtheNorthernpartofKattegatwhichinteraliaprovides
thatthepartiesshallconsultaboutpossibleregulatorymeasuresforfisheryin
thisarea*
ThepartiestothisAgreementhaveagreedthattakingintoaccounttheCommunity's
responsibilities inthefieldoffisheriespoliciestheCommunityshouldtakethe
placeofDenmarkinpossibleconsultations tobeconductedintheframeworkof
thesaidAgreementaboutregulatorymeasuresforfishingintheareacoveredby
theAgreement•
TheCommunity,NorwayandSwedenhaveheldconsultations asforeseeninthe
Agreementof1966aboutmeasuresfortheconservation ofstocksoccurringin
SkagerrakandKattegat.Theseconsultations haveresultedinagreementbetween
thethreedelegationstorecommendtotheirauthoritiestheintroduction of
limitations oncatchesofcertainjointstocksoccurringinthefisheryzones
ofallthreeparties.Thedetailsoftheserecommendations aresetoutinthe
"agreedrecordof11January1979?attachedhereto.
TheCommunity'sadoptionofthe
measuresrecommendedbyitsdelegationshouldhotbedelayedbydiscussions
abouttheallocationbetweenMemberStatesofthesequotas.TheRegulation
proposedherebythereforelaysdownonlythequotasagreeduponintheconsul­
tationsfortheCommunityasawhole.TheCommissionintendstosubmitproposals
foraRegulationallocatingthesequotasbetweentheMemberStatesatalater
stage.
Theimplementation bytheCommunityoftheconservation measuresotherthan
quotasrecommendedbythetwodelegationswillbedealtwithinaBeperate
proposalfromtheCommission.

PROPOSAL
COUNCILREGULATION(EEC)
layingdowncertainmeasuresfor1979fortheconservation offishery
resourcesapplicabletovesselsflyingtheflagofMemberStatesof
theCommunityinSkagerrakandKattegatforcertain
stocksoccurringbothinthemaritimewatersunderthesove­
reigntyorjurisdiction oftheMemberStatesofthe
Communityandinthoseunderthesovereigntyorjurisdiction of
NorwaycrSweden?"
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle43thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament (l),
WhereasDenmark,NorwayandSwedenon19December1966concludedanAgreement
onmutualaccessto.fishinginSkagerrakandthenorthernpartofKattegat
whichprovidesthat,notwithstanding thepossibleestablishment offishing
zonesbythethreeparties,theyshallconsiderthewatersfallingwith',t'
areadefinedintheAgreementandsituatedseawardsofAnauticalmilesfromthe
baselinesofeachofthosecountriesashighseasasregardsfishingby
vesselsoftheotherparties,andthattheyshallconsultaboutpossibleregu­
latorymeasuresforfishinginthisarea;
WhereasthepartiestothesaidAgreementhaveagreedthat,takingintoaccount
thetransferofpowerstotheCommunitybyitsMemberStates,inthefieldof
fisheriespolicies,theCommunityshouldtaketheplaceofDenmarkasregards
possibleconsultationstobeconductedintheframeworkofthesaidAgreement
aboutregulatorymeasuresforfishinginthisarea,provided,however,thatthe
accessrightsforDanishvesselstoNorwegianandSwedishwatersexistingunder
theAgreementcouldnotbeextendedtovesselsofotherMemberStatesofthe
Community:
(1)OJN0

Whereas theCommunity /Norway andSweden have held consultations as
provided forunder theAgreement ef1966with aview toestablishing
regulatory measures forfishing inSkagerrak andKattegat ;
Whereas during these consultations thedelegations agreed to
recommend totheir authorities thefixing for1979 ofcatch limitations
forcertain fish stocks occurring inthefishery zones ofeach ofthe
parties ,hereafter called joint stocks ,consisting ofquotas allocated to
eachparty ,which arenotsubdivided according tothefi9hing zones oftheparti ess
Whereas itisappropriate that theCommunity confirm for itspart the
outcome ofthese consultations byestablishing catch quotas for its
ownfishermen inaccordance with therecommendations ofitsdelegation ;
Whereas provisions relating totheallocation ofthesaid quotas between t'he
fishermen oftheCommunity should notbefixed until theCommunity has
adopted ageneral system fortheconservation andmanagement ofits
fishery resources ,
HASADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
1.Catches ofthespecies referred tointheAnnex byvessels flying 'th*
flag ofMember States oftheCommunity inthewaters ofSkagerrak and
Kattegat asdefined inparagraph 2below andfalling under thefisheries
jurisdiction oftheMember States oftheCommunity ,Norway orSweden
shall belimited for1979 tothequotas setoutincolum ,3oftheAnnex .
(1)
Thequotas referred toinparagraph 1maybefished inthe
Norwegian andSwedish fishery zones seawards of12miles from
thebaselines except forvessels flying theflag ofDenmark ,which
mayfish seawards of4miles from thebaselines ofNorway andSweden
inSkagerrak and3miles from thebaselines ofSweden inKattegat .

2.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation/Skagerrakislimitedto
thewestbyalinedrawnfromthelighthouseofHanstholmtothatof
Lindesnes,andtothesouthbyalinedrawnfromthelighthouseof
SkagentothatofTistlarnaandfromtheretothenearestcoastof
Sweden;Kattegatislimitedtothenorthbyalinedrawnfrom
SkagenlighthousetoTistlarnalighthouse,andfromtheretothe
nearestcoastofSweden,andinthesouthbyalinedrawnfrom
HasenoreHeadtoGnibenPoint,fromKorshagetoSpodsbjerg,andfrom
GilbjergHeadtoKullén.'i
Article2
1.DirectedfishingforherringinSkagerrakshallbeprohibited
from1Januaryto31March1979andfrom1Octoberto31December1979.
2.DirectedfishingforherringinSkagerrakandKattegatforpurposesothe
thanhumanconsumptionshallbeprohibited.
3.Theuseoftrawl.sandpurseseinesforcatchingpelagicspecies
shallbeprohibitedinSkagerrakfromSaturdaymidnighttoSunday
midnight,andinKattegatfromFridaymidnighttoSundaymidnight.

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Article 3
Member States shall send tothe Commission bythe fifteenth
dayofeach month information concerning thecatches ofspecies subject
toquota under this Regulation taken byvessels flying their flag
fishing inthearea referred toinArticle 1during theprevious month ,
specifying thearea offisheries jurisdiction inwhich thecatches
were taken .
Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force onthethird dayfollowing
itspublication intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
Itshall apply until 31December 1979 *
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly
applicable inallMember States *
Bone atBrussels .
Forthe Council ,
The President

ANNEX
Species
(1)Region
(2)Quota
referredto
inArticle 1
(tonnes)
(3)
Cod
Haddock
Herring
Mackerel
Plaice
Sprat
WhitingSkagerrak
Skagerrakand
Kattegat
Skagerrak
Skagerrakand
Kattegat
Skagerrak
Skagerrakand
Kattegat
Skagerrak12.500
6.300
4.825
2.350
13.400
40.000
3.850

AgreedRecordofconclusionofFisheryconsultations betweeni.orway,
SwedenandtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,Brussels,10-11January1979
I*1.ANorwegiandelegation,headedbyMr.K.RAASOK,aSwedish
delegation,headedbyMr.L.HANNERZandaCommunitydelegationheaded
byMr.M.MARCUSSEN,metinBrusselson10-11January1979toconsult
withintheframeworkoftheAgreementbetweenDenmark,Norwayand
SwedenconcerningmutualfishingrightsinSkagerrakandKattegatof
19December1966onregulatorymeasuresforfishinginSkagerrakand
Kattegatin1979*
2.ThemeetinginBrusselswasacontinuation ofpreviousmeetings
inOslo,StockholmandBrussels.
II.1.Thedelegationsagreedtorecommendtheirrespective
authoritiestoadoptregulationstoassurethatfisnir.gin1979be
limitedtbtheTAC'sandquotassetouthereafter:
Species Area
(1)TAC1979
tAllocation to
NorwaytAllocation to
SwedentAllocate
toEECt
Cod 14.000 500(2)1.000 12.500
'Haddock 9.000 400(3)
I « 12.500 6.100
.Whiting 4.650 400 400 3.5-50
!Plaice A14.000 200 400 13.-'00
Herring IIA10.0001.725(4)3.450 4.c25
Mackerel IB9.000 5.300 1.350 I2.350
Sprat Β70.000 I12.000 18.000 40.000O)
(1)AreaA:theareadefinedinart.1oftheAgreementof19.12.1966
AreaB:theareadefinedinart.1oftheAgreementof19.12.1966
extendedtothesouthernboundaryofKattegatdefinedasa
straight -linefromHasenpreHovec?toGnibenOdde,fromKorsha^e
toSpodsbjergandfromGillbjergHovedtoKullen.
(2)ThisquotamightbeincreasedtoI5OOtifsorequestedbyNorway.The
TACisthenincreasedto15.000t.
(3)Thisquotamightbeincreasedto750tif80requestedbyNorway.The
TACisthenincreasedto9.350t.
(4)Thisquotadoesnotincludefjordherring,whichiscaughtbetween
theSwedishfrontierandtheLindesnas.
(5)Thisquotamightbeincreasedto47»500tifsorequestedbyEEC,
TheTACisthenincreasedto77•500t.

2*Thequotareferredtoinparagraph1naybetakeninthe
followingareast /
a)quotasforareaAi
–vesselsflyingtheflagsofDenmark,SwedenandNorwayI
anywhereinareaAoutsidethecoastalzoneof.4milesof
'theotherpartyj
-vesselsflyingtheflagofotherMemberStatesofthe
CommunityanywhereinareaAoutsidethecoastalzoneof
12milesmeasuredfromthebase-linesofNorwayandSwedent
vb)quotasforarea£:
–vesselsflyingtheflagofDenmarkandSweden:
anywhereintheSkagerrakoutsidethe4mileszonesandin
Kattegatoutsidethe3mileszonesoftheotherparty)
–vesselsflyingtheflagofotherMemberStatesofthe
CommunityanywhereinareaBoutsidethe12milescoastal
zonesmeasuredfromthebase–linesofNorwayandSweden;
–vesselsflyingtheflagofNorwayonlyinareaAoutsidethe
coastalzoneof4milesoftheotherparty*
Thedelegationsagreedtorecommendtheirrespectiveauthorities
4
toadoptthefollowingregulationsinrespectofareaAs
1*Directedfishingforherringshallbeprohibitedfrom1January
to31March1979andfrom1Octoberto31December1979*
2*Directedfishingforherringforpurposesotherthanhuman
consumptionshallbeprohibited *
3*Theuseoftrawlandpurseseineforthecaptureofpelagic
speciesshallbeprohibitedfromSaturdaymidnighttoSundaymidnight

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IV*Thepartieswillcontinueconsultations conoerningthe
hannonisation ofotherregulatorymeasures*
Brussels.January11th1979
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