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Brussels.28November1978
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulation (EEC)No2327/78layingdowncertainmeasuresforthe
conservation andmanagementoffisheryresourcesapplicabletovesselsflying
theflagofSpain-fortheperiod1Octoberto31December1978
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)

EXPLANATORY MEMORAMIXJM
1.Thepurposeof-thisdraftproposalistosupplementtheRegulationfixingthe
fishingrightsofSpanishfishermenintheCommunityfishingzonefromthe
period1Octoberto31December1978.
2.Theimplementation ofthisRegulation,witheffectfromthebeginningof
October,hasgivenrisetodifficulties asregardsthereplacementoftheold
autonomousarrangements bynewarrangements ,whicharebasedontheFisheries
AgreementwithSpainsignedon23September.
3.Article8ofthesaidRegulationwasdraftedwiththeintentionofsettingup
asystemoflicencestofacilitatecontrolofcatchquotaswithoutaffecting
theiractualsize.Difficulties havearisen,however,overthedatesfixed
inArticle8whenlicencesissuedbyvirtueofformerRegulationsarereplaced
andwhenfishingplansaredrawnuptalcingthedurationofthefishingtrip
intoaccount.
4*Moreover,theCommissionhassofarnotbeeninapositiontorefusetoissue
licencesforvesselsinrespectofwhichtheobligationsarisingfromtheissue
ofaformerlicencehavenotbeenmet.

PROPOSALFORCOUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegalation(EEC)No2327/78layingdowncertain
measuresfortheconservation andmanagementoffishery -
resourcesapplicabletovesselsflyingtheflagofSpain,
fortheperiod1Octoberto31December1978.
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,and
inparticularArticle103thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
Whereason4October1978theCounciladoptedRegulation(EEC)No2327/78
layingdowncertainmeasuresfortheconservation andmanagementoffishery
resourcesapplicabletovesselsflyingtheflagofSpain,fortheperiod
1Octoberto31December1978(l);
WhereaswhenthesaidRegulation becameoperativetransitiontothenew
arrangements gaverisetodifficulties,particularly asregardsthedrawing
upoffishingplansfortheSpanishportsconcerned;whereasthisshouldbe
remediedinsuchawayaswillnotaffectthebalanceofthenegotiated
agreement;
Whereasprovisionsshouldbemadetopermitthetemporarywithholdingof
licencesfromvesselsnotobservingtheobligationsarisingfromthearrange­
mentslaiddowninRegulation (EEC),No2327/78;
Whereassuchmeasuresmustbetakenwithoutdelayanditisthereforenecessary
toadoptthemasinterimmeasuresonthebasisofArticle103oftheTreaty,"
subjecttotheirbeingincludedatalaterdateinthecommonagricultural
policy,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
••/•••
(1)0Jffo.L280,5.10.1978,p.16

Article1
Article8ofRegulation(EEC)Ho.2327/78is■amendedtoreadasfollows•
"Article8
1.Subjecttotheprovisionsofthefollowingparagraph,licencesissued
pursuanttothisRegulationshallbevalidfromthefirstdayofamonthto
thelastdaythereof.Applicationsforlicencesshallbemadenotlater
than20daysbeforethedesireddateofcommencement ofvalidity.
However,inOctober1978,licencesmaybevalidfromadifferentday;insuch
acase,applications shallbemadenotlaterthan10daysbeforethedesired
dateofcommencement ofvalidity.
ThevalidityofalicenceissuedinOctober'1978mayexpireon20November
1978.AlicenceissuedinNovember1978maybevalidfromthe21stofthatmonth.
2.Exceptinthecaseofthelicencesreferredtoinparagraph4»"the
validityoflicencesmaybeextendedundertheconditionslaiddowninthe
firstsubparagraph ofparagraph 1.
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3.Licencesmaybecancelledwithaviewtotheissueofnewlicences.
Thecancellation shalltakeeffectonthefirstdayofthemonthfollowing
thesurrenderofthelicencestotheCommission.
However,forthelicencesreferredtoinparagraph4,cancellationshalltake
effectonthedayoftheirsurrendertotheCommission.
Thenewlicencesshallbeissuedinaccordancewithparagraph 1.
4.Subjecttoparagraph3beingapplied,licencesvalidon30September
1978shallremainvaliduntil31October1978.
5.Nolicenceshallbeissuedforthreemonthstovesselsnotmeetingthe
obligationslaiddownin'thisRegulation.

Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
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Itshallapplyuntil31December1978.
-ThisRegulationshallhe"bindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
allMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil,
ThePresident.