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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(81)81 final
Brussels,27February1981
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
layingdownfor1981certainmeasuresfortheconservation
andmanagement offisheryresourcesapplicabletovessels
flyingtheflagofNorway
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )

Cawi<0Λ
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
In.accordancewiththeframeworkagreement onfisheriesbetween
theEuropeanEconomicCommunity andNorway,thetwopartiesheldconsulta­
tionsdefinetheirreciprocal conditionsforfishingin1981.These
resultedinanagreementonthesubjecto.feachparty'sfishingrightsin^
1981intheother'swatersandontheneedtofixtotalallowable catches -
CTACs)forcertainmixedstocksintheNorthSeaandtheirallocation
betweentheparties. -
Theconsultations aboutregulatory measuresforfishinginSkagerrak
•y
andpartofKattegat,didnotresultinagreement.Forthefishstocksoccur­
ringinthisareaap.m.quotaisproposed.TheCommission intendstocomplete
theproposalatalaterstageinthelightofanarrangement betweenthe
partiesconcerned.
ItisthepurposeoftheRegulation proposedherebytoestablish
aregimeallowingNorwegianvesselstofishintheCommunityfishery
zoneinaccordancewiththe;agreementreachedduringthebilateralconsulta­
tions.Thearrangements providedforinthisRegulation arebasedupon
theresultsofthesaidconsultations assetoutintheattacheddraft ,
agreementinitialled bytheheadsofdelegations .Sincetheinterimregime
underwhichNorwegianvesselsareauthorised tofishatpresentintheCommu­
nity'sfisheryzone(Regulation (EE.C)-ho./81)expireson31March
1981itisnecessarythatanewregime,isadoptedbeforethatdateifan
interruption ofthe?reciprocalfishingactivities betweentheCommunity
andNorwayistobeavoided.
TheCouncilisinvitedtoadopttheRegulation proposedhereby
assoonaspossibleafterhavingconsultedtheEuropeanParliament .

PROPOSAL
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)No
of
layingdownfor1981certainmeasuresfortheconservation andmanagement offishery
resourcesapplicabletovesselsflyingtheflagofNorway
TlIECOUNCIL "OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropean
Economic Community ,andinparticular Article43
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament ('),vesselsareauthorized tofishfordogfishandbasking
sharkincertainareasbetweensixand12nauticalmiles
fromthebase-linesoftheUnitedKingdom ;
WhereastheinterimsystemlaiddowninRegulation
(EEC)No iAauthorizing fishingbyNorwegian
vesselsintheCommunity fisheryzone,whichexpireson31March
1981shouldbereplacedbyadefinitivesystem
forIQglinaccordance withthearrangements
negotiatedbetweentheCommunity andNorway,
WhereastheCommunity andNorwayhaveheld
consultations inaccordance withwiththeproce­
dureprovided forinArticles 2and7ofthe
fisheries agreement betweentheEuropean Econo­
micCommunity andtheKingdomofNorwayapproved
byCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2214/80(2)con­
cerningmutualfishingrightsin1981andthe
management ofjointbiological resources ;
Whereas,following theseconsultations ,an
agreement inthe'formofanexchange of
lettersestablishing afishingarrangement
betweentheCommunity andNorwayfor1981was
approved byCouncilRegulation (EEC)No/SI
(3);HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article 1
1.FishingbyvesselsflyingtheflagofNorwayinthe
200-mileroneof'theMemberStatesintheNorthSea,
Skagerrak ,Kattegat,theBalticSea,theLabradorSea,
Davis'Strait .BaffinBayandtheAtlanticOceannorthot
43°00'N*hallbeauthorized inT9S1forthespeaes
referredtoinAnnexIwithinthegeographical and
quantitative limitsiatddownthereinandinaccordance
withtheprovisions laiddowninthisRegulation .
WhereastheAgreement of19December 1966between
Denmark ,NorwayandSwedenonmutualaccessto
fishinginSkagerrak andKattegatprovidesthateach
partyshallgrantaccesstofishingbyvesselsoftheother
partieswithinitsfishingzonemSkai;errakandpartof
Kattegatuptofournauticalmilesfromthebast-lines;
WhereasunderthisAgreement rheCommunity ,
NorwayandSwedenhaveConsultedaboutregulatory
measuresforfishingintheareacoveredthereby;
Whereasduringtheseconsultations delegations have
agreedtorecommend theirrespective authorities to
introducecatchlimitations forcertainspeaesinthese
~reas;
Whereastheproposedcatchlimitations consistof
quotas,allocated toeachparry,whicharcnot
subdivided accordingtothefishingzonesottheparties;
WhereastheFisheryAgreement ot1964betweenthe
Unitedkingdomar.JNorwavprovide (tutNorwegian2.Fishingauthorized underparagraph 1shallbe
limitedtothepartsofthe200-milefishingzonelying
seawardsof12nauticalmilesfromthebase-linesfrom
whichtheterritorial seasofMember Statesare
measured,withthefollowingexcepnons :
(a)fishingintheSkagcrrak isallowedseawardsoffour
nauticalmilesfromthebase-lines ofDenmark ;
(b)fishingfordogfishandbaskingsharkisallowedin
theareasdefinedinAnnexII.
3.Notwithstanding paragraph 1,unavoidable by-
catchesofaspeciesforwhichnoquotaisestablished in
azoneshallbepermutedwithinthelimitsfixedinthe
conservation measures inforceinthezoneconcerned .
4.By-catches inagivenzoneofaspeciesforwhicha
quotaisestablished inthatzoneshallbecounted
againstthequotaconcerned .
(')Opiniondeliveredon
(2)O.J.n°L226,29.8.1930,p.47
(3)O.J.n°L(4)O.J.n°L

Article2
1.Vesselsfishingunderthequotas,established in
Article1shallcomplywithdieconservation andcontrol
measuresandallotherprovisions governing fishingin
thezonesreferredtointhatArticle.,
2.Vesselsreferredtoinparagraph 1shallkeepa
logbookinwhichtheinformation setputinAnnex111is
tobeentered.
3.Vesselsreferredtoinparagraph 1exceptthose
fishinginICESdivision 111a)shalltransmittothe
Commission ,accordingtotherulessetoutinAnnexIV,
theinformation setoutinthatAnnex.
4.Theregistration lettersandnumbersofthevessels
referredtoinparagraph 1mustbeclearlymarkedon
thebowofthevesselonbothsides.
ArtideJ
LFishingwithinICESsub-areaXIVandV
andNATOsub-area 1underthequotasestablished inArticle1
v shallbesubjecttotheholdingonboardofalicence
issuedbytheCommission onbehalfoftheCommunity
andtotheobservance ofthqconditions setoutinthe
licence.4.TheCommission shall -issuethelicences to
fishprovidedforinparagraph 2toevery
shipforwhichalicenceisrequired bythe
Norwegian authorities .
5.Eachlicenceshallbe'validforonevesselonly.When
twoormorevesselsaretakingpartinthes.irr.efishing
•operation,eachvesselshallbeinpossessionofalicence..
6•Licencesasprovidedfor.inparagraph 1
may"becanceller )infavouroftheissue
ofnewlicences.Thecancellation shalltakeeffectfrom
thedateof
Commission .thesurrender ofthelicencetothe
7.Intheeventofinfringement oftheobli­
gationslaiddownbythisRegulation,thelicenceshallbewithdrawn .
8.Nolicenceshallbeissuedforamaximum
periodof12monthsinrespectofvesselsof
whichtheobligations laiddownin'this Re­
gulation havenotbeenobserved ; 1
2.FishingwithinalltheotherICESsub­
areasbyvesselsexceeding 200DWTunder
thequotasestablished inArticle 1shallbe
subjecttothe.holdingonboardofalicence
issuedbytheCommission onbehalfofthe
Community andtotheobservance ofthecondi­
tionssetoutinthelicence.
3.Thedeliveryoflicencesforthepurposeof
paragraph 1shallbesubiecrtotheconditionthatthe.
numberoflicencesshallnotexceed:
–13forfishingGreenlandhalibut
–26^orfishingnortherndeep-water prawn(Pandalus
borealis)withinICESsub-areaXIVandVand
inNAFOsub-area 1' Article4
Whenanapplication foralicenceissubmittedtothe
Commission ,thefollowing information shallbe
supplied: *
(a)nameofthevessel:
(b)registration number:
(c)externalidentification lettersandnumbers;
(d)portofregistration ;
(e)nameandaddressoftheownerorcharterer;
(f)grosstonnageandoveralllength;
(g)enginepower;. '-
.(h)callsignandradiofrequency;
(i)intendedmethodoffishing;
(j)intendedareaoffishing; .
*
(k)speciesforwhichitisintendedtofish;
(1)periodforwhichalicenceisrequested.
However,thenumberofvesselsfishingsumultaneously
fornortherndeep-waterprawnmaynot*xcecd:
–14asanaveragecalculatedpermonthforthewhole
year,themaximumbeing19vesselspermonth,in
NAFOsub-area I,
–'asanaveragecalculatedpermonthforthe
wholeyear,themaximumbeir<15vesselsper
month,inICESsub-areaXiVar,aV.-• -ArticleS
FishingforthequotasreferredtoinArticle1forblue
ling,ling,tusk,Greenlandhalibut,, it
onlyallowedbymeutthemethodcommonlyknownas
'long-lining' . .

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Article6
FishinginSk.iperrakforthequotasreferredtoinArticle
1issubjeettothefollowingprovisions :
1.directedfishingforherringisprohibited from
1Octoberto31December 1981
2.directedfishingforherringforpurposesotherthan
humanconsumption isprohibited ;
3.theuseoftrawlandpurseseineforthecaptureof
pelagicspeciesisprohibitedfromSaturdaymidnight
toSundaymidnight .Article0
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofla
publication intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
_'./1Januaryuntil31DecemberItshallapplyfrom
,981.
Article7
ThecompetentauthoritiesoftheMemberSpatesshall
takeappropriate steps,includingtheregularinspection .
ofvessels,toensuretheenforcement ofthisRegulation .[
Article^
Whereaninfringement isdulyestablished the?Member
Statesshall,withoutdelay,informtheCommission of
thenameofthevesselinvolvedandofanyactionthey
havetaken.
ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
iDoneatI
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

ANNEXI
Fishingquotas
Specie*
Herring
Mackerel
Sprat
Cod
Haddock
Saithe -
Whiting
Plaice •
Saniiccl,Norway
pout/bluewhiting
Bluewhiting
BlueLingLing&tusk'
Dogfish
Baskingshark(9)
Porbeagle
Northerndeep-water
prawn
(Pandalusborealis)
Greenland halibut
OtherspeciesAreawithinwhichfishing
itauthorized
Skagerrak (*).
ICESIVandSkagerrak {*)
ICESVIa)(3)+VIId),e),f),h)
ICESIV
Skagcrrak
1CESIV-
Skagcrrak (')•
ICESIV
Skagerrak (l)•*'
ICESIVandSkagerrak (*)
ICESIV
Skagerrak (•)*
ICESIV
Skagerrak (')
ICESIV
.ICESII,Via)(>),VIb),VII(»),
XIV,Va
ICESIV,VI,VII ■ICESIV,Vi'VII
ICESIV,VÌ,VII
ICESIV,VI,VII
ICESIV,VI,VII
NAFOt,(10)
ICESXIV+Va
NAFO1 .
ICESXIV+Va
ICESVQuantity
(tonnes)
6.000-
20.000
71.000
ι·.-,'(*>
10.000 ■,
.7(2)
6.000 "
(>)
20.000
7.000
.(J)
500,'
,<a)
50.000 (4).
100=000 ,
21:888ÏÉÎ(7)
6.000"(8)
,800(8)
1.000'^
1.000.'
3.000(11).
600(12)
600(12)
5.000
(')Limitedinthewestby.1lineilr.iw11fromthelighthouse ofHjnsthoim tothelighthouseofLindesnes
andinthesouthbyalinedrawnfromSkagenlighthousetothelighthouseofTistlarnaandfrom
theretothenearestcoastofSweden.. ,
(')TobereducedbythequantitiestakenoutsidetheEECfishingzone,- '
l3)Northof.56°30'N.
(4)Ofwhichsandcelalonenomorethan50000tonnesorNorwaypoutandbluewhitingtogetherho
morethan40000tonnes. / ,
(')Westof12°W. N
(6)Ofwhichaby-catch of20%ofcodpership,pervoyage,isauthorized
inICESsub-areas VIandVII.Thetotalmagnitude ofby-catches should
notexceed1.000tonnesofwhichnotmorethan300tonnesshouldbecod
(7)Ofwhichlingmaybeamaximumof17.000tonnesandtuskamaximum
of7.000tonnes
(8)Thisquotadocsnotincludecatches'taken intheareasdefinedinAnnexIIV
/q\Baskingsharkliver. •
(10)
(11)Southof68°N.
Experimental fisheryonly.
(12)By-catches ofhalibut sho- •eed10%.

ANNEX H
Zonebetweensixand12nauticalmilesfromthebase-lines oftheterritorial seaofthe
UnitedKingdom
(a)Fishingfordogfish:theareasextendingfromalineduewestofArdanRunair(NorthUist)
northwards toalinedueeastofStartPoint(Orkney)includingtheareasaroundtheFlannan
Islands,theShetlandIslandsandFairIsleandtheoff-lyingislandsoftheSt.KildaGroup,North
RonaandSulisker,SuleSkerryandStackSkerry;-,
(b)Fishingforbaskingsharks:thesame"areasasfordogfishandalsotheareabetweenalineduewest
oftheMullofOa(Islay)andalineduewestofArdonRunair.
v
ANNEX HI
1.Thefollowingdetailsaretobeenteredinthelogbookaftereachhaulwhenfishingwithinthe200
nauticalmilefishingzoneoffthecoastsoftheMemberStatesoftheCommunity whichiscovered
byexclusiveCommunity rulesonfisheries:
1.1.thequantity (inkg]ofeachspeciescaught;
1.2.thedateandthetimeofthehaul;
1.3.thegeographical positioninwhichthecatchesweremade;
1.4.thefishingmethodused. .
2.ThefollowinglogbookhastobeusedwhenfishingwithinNAFOsub-area1andICESsub-areag
XIV-andVa.

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES' LOGBOOK FORNAFOSUB-AREA
Vesselname
SideNo
1M 111IICommunities
licenceNoCanadian
licenceNoDate Noonposition (GMT)
DayMonthYear Latitude LongitudeΝAIO
division09
1 ! 1 111lNII1|W ι1
Time
low
begin
(GMT)Time
COW
ftnnhed
iOMT)Hours
fishedDepth
(metres )Posinon
atstart towType
OÍ
gearNumber
nets
orUnes
usedMesh
sizeCatchbyspecies
(kilograms-roundweight)
LatitudeLöngi­
tudeNAJO
division•·' Cod
(101}Redfish
(103)Greenland
haJibut
(1IK)Halibut
Ü20)Round-nose
grenadier
(168)Catfish
(188)Capeltn
1340)Prä*«
(4J» -.
'Kept•
-
Discarded
- Kept
Discarded
-Kept
Discarded'
'Kept.
Discarded
-
.--' Kepi
Discarded V
Kept
Discarded
V'Kept
Discarded\ *
ψ
Sub-totalfordayKept
Discarded
TotalforvoyageKfpt- /
«Discarded .
Roundweight(lalograms )processedtodayforhumanconsumption
Roundweight(kilograms )processed todayforreduction-
. · , Total/
,
Remarks Masterssagaarure

ANNEX IV
X.Theinformation tobetransmitted totheCommission andthetimetable foritstransmission are
asfollows :
S.i.Ortcasheceaslefïïhevmel«ttterti
.1.1.1.the200nauticalmilefishingzoneoffthecoastsoftheMemberStatesoftheCo'mmunity ,or
\
1.1.2.that'sub-area.1asdefinedbytheConvention onFutureMultilateral Cooperation
intheNorthWestAtlanticFisheriessituatedunderthejurisdiction ofDenmark
(a)theinformation specifiedunderpoint1.6below;
(b)thequantity (inkg)ofeachspeciesoffishinthehold;,
(c)thedateandNAFOsub-areaorICESdivisionwithinwhichthecaptainintendstocommence
'■■fishing.
Wherethefishingoperations necessitate morethanoneentryintothezones,referredto"under
1.1.1and1.1.2onagivendayonecommunication shallsufficeonfirstentry.
1.2.Oneachoccasionthevesselleaves: .
1
1.2.1.thezonereferredtounder1.1.1:
(a)theinformation specifiedunderpoint16below;
is(b)thequantity (inkg)ofeachspeciesoffishinthehold;
(c)thequantity (inkg)ofeachspeciescaughtsincetheprevioustransmission ;
(d)theICESdivisionorNAFOsub-areainwhichthecatchesweretaken;
(e)thequantity (inkg)ofeachspeciestransferred toothervesselssincethevesselenteredthe
zoneandtheidentification ofthevesseltowhichthetransferwasmade;
(f)thequantity (inkg)ofeachspecieslanded.inaportoftheCommunity sincethevessel
enteredthezone;
1.2.2.thezonereferredtounder1.1.2:
information referredtounder(a),(b),(c),(d),(e),(f);
(g)thequantity (inkg)ofdiscardsspecifiedbyspeciessincetheprevioustransmission .
1.3.Anoticeofdepartureatleast48hourspriortothevessel'sscheduledexitfromthezonereferred
tounder1.1.2andICESsub-areaXIV.
1.4.Atweeklyintervals,commencing ontheseventhdayafterthevesselfirstentersthezones
referredtounder1.1.1and1.1.2:
(a)theinformation specifiedunderpoint1.6(,e'ow>
(b)thequantity (inkg)ofeachspeciescaughtsincetheprevioustransmission ;
(c)theICESdivisionorNAFOsub-areainwhichthecatchesweremade.
1.5.OneachoccasionthevesselmovesfromoneICESsubdivision toanother
withinthezoneasdefinedin1.1.1.,informations providedfor
inpoint1.6.below.
(a)thename,callsign,identification numbersandlettersofthevesselalndthenameofits
master ;
(b)thelicencenumberifthevesselisunderlicence;.
(c)thesériainumberofthemessage;
(d)identification ofthetypeofmessage;
(e)thedate,thetimeandthegeographical positionofthevessel.

Theinformationspecifiedunderpoint1shallbetransmittedtotheCommissionoftheEuropean
Communit.es inBrussels(telexaddress24189FISEU-B)viaoneoftheradiostationsluted
underpoint3belowandintheformspecifiedunderpoint4.
Ifitisimpossibleforreasonsofforcemajeureforthemessagetobetransmittedbythevessel,it
maybetransmittedonthevessel'sbehalfbyanothervessel.
Nameofradiostation
Skagcn
Blivand
Ronne
NorddeichCallsigrtofradiostation
Scheveningen
Oostende
NorthForeland
Humber
Cullercoats
Wick
Oban
Portpatrick
Anglesey
llfracombe
Niton
Stonehaven
Portshead
Land'sEnd
Valcntia ,
MalinHfad
Boulogne
Brest
Saint-Nazaire
Bordeaux-Arcachon
PrinsChristians Sund
Julianehib
GodthJb
Holstcinsborg
Godhavn
Thorshavn
Velferdsstasjon Fseringerhama
Bergen
Farsund ''
Flora
Rogaland
Tjørne
ÅlesundCentralGodthåb '
Formofcommunications '
Theinformationspecifiedunderpoint1concerningthefishingoperationsinthezonesreferred
tounder1.1.1and1.1.2shallcontainthefollowingelements,whichshallbegiveninthe
followingorder:, ■.•'
–nameofvessel,
–cal!sign, ^
externalidentification lettersandnumbers,
serialnumberofthemessageforthevoyageinquestion,
–indicationofthetypeofmessageaccordingtothefollowingcode:
message–whenenteringoneofthezonesreferredtounder1.1.1and1.1.2:,IN\
–message–whenleavingoneofthezonesreferredtounder1.1.1and1.1.2:'OUT
-messagewhenmovingfromoneICESdivisiontoanothe

–weeklymessage :'WKL, '
noticeofdeparturefromthezonereferredtounder1.1.2:'NL\
––theceographica !position,
theiCESdivisionorNAFOsub-areainwhichfishingisexpectedtocommence ,
–thedateonwhichfishingisexpectedtocommence ,
thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciesoffishintheholdusingthecodementionedinpoint5,
~theICESdivisionorNAFOsub-areainwhichthecatchesweremade,
thequantity (inkg)ofeachspeciestransferredtoothervesselssincetheprevious
transmission ,
–thenameandcaltsignofthevesseltowhichthetransferwasmade,
–the.quantity(inkg)ofeachspecieslandedjnapottoftheCommunity sincetheprevious
transmission , ,
–thenameofthemaster..
–thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciesdiscardedsincetheprevioustransmission usingthecode
mentionedinpoint5onlyinthecaseoffisheriesoperationsinthezonesreferredtounder
1.1.2.
Thecodetobeusedtoindicatethequantitiesoffishonboardasmentionedinpoint4above:
A.Deep-water prawn(Pandalusborealis),' . ^
kB.Hake(Merlucciusmerluccius), .
CGreenlandhalibut(Reinhardtius hippoglossoides ),
D.Cod(Gadusmorrhua),
E.Haddock (Meîanogrammus aegJennus),
F.Halibut(Hippoglossus hippoglossus ),
G.Mackerel (Scomberscombrus),
H.Horse-mackerel (Trachurustrachurus),
I.Round-nose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupKtris),
J.Saithe(Pollachiusvirens),•
K.Whiting(Merlangus menar.gus), .'
L,Herring(Clupeaharengus), <
M.Sandeel(Ammodytes sp),
N,Sprat(Clupeasprattus),
O,Pîaice(Pieuronectes platessa), ..
P.Norwaypout(Trisopterus esmarkii),'.••*
Q.Ling(Molvamoiva),
R.Other,.
S.Shrimp (Penaeidae),
T.Anchovy (Engraulisencrajsi<rho!us ),
U=Rcdfish (Sobastessp), , *
V,Americanpiaice(Hypogîossoides ptasessoides );
W.Squid(Illcx),
X.Ycllowtail (Lunar /dafcrrugme.a )
*Y.Bluev/hiting{Gaduspouussou ).

Agreed record ofconclusions offishery consultations between .
Norway and the European Economic Community ,Oslo ,
11December 1930. ' •
1. . ANorwegian delegation ,headed byMr. K.Raasok ,
and -aCommunity delegation,' headed byMr.M.Marcussen ,
met inOslo from 10to11December 1980 toconsult on
mutual fisheries relations for 1981 .
2. The meeting inOslo was acontinuation ofprevious
meetings inOslo and Brussels . *
3. Thedelegations ,initialled theattached exchange of
letters concerning fishery arrangements for 1981 .These
arrangements shall beapplied provisionally asfrom .
1January 1981 . ^
4. TheNorwegian delegation ,with reference tothe
absence ofimplementation by'theCommunity ofcertain parts
of -thearrangements •agreed between delegations for 1978 ,
1979 and 1980 underlined theimportance ofafull implemen­
tation byboth Parties ofthearrangements referred to
inparagraph 3. ' ,
5. Thearrangements for1981 shall bewithout prejudice
to future fishery .arrangements between theParties .
1.1 With respect toNorth Seasprat andtheWestern
mackerel stock ,theCommunity delegation considered these
tobeexclusive 'Community stocks whereas theNorwegian
■delegations held theview that they arejoint stocks .
1*2 TheNorwegian delegation inthis connection repeated
itsinterest inobtaining Catch statistics from themackerel
fishing inICES sub-areas VIandVII .-, ' '
1.3 Forpractical management purposes >Nprway wi-11 regard
sprat asanexclusive Community stock in1983 .,butwill permit
fishing forsprat byNorwegian fishermen andfishermen of
third countries initsowneconomic zone in1981 .

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2.1 TheNorwegian delegation informed theCommunity
delegation that for1981 twone&^trawlor free zonea will be
established intheNorwegian Economic Zone north of62°N .
The EEC delegation took note ofthis.' '
2.'2 The Community delegation informed theNorwegian
delegation ofthe intention ofthe Community tointroduce ,
inthe course of1981 ,measures tolimit by-catches inthe
directed fishery for sprat .
2.3 The Norwegian delegation informed that itwill intro'
duce apractical regulation ofthe sandeel fishery ifdiffi­
culties arise inthis fishery in1981 intheNorwegian zone
due tocongestion ofthe fishing grounds .
3. Ifthe situation ofthe cod stocks off West -and
East Greenland improves and theCommunity decides 'toautho­
rize fishing byEEC fishermen *other than Greenland fishermen#
thetwoParties will consult about thepossibility of
establishing aquota forNorway forthese stocks .
Oslo*' 11December 1980
–"vt; *
^K.Raasok M.Marcussen

European Economic Community
Sir/ v
•./■ ■ ."V
With reference tothe consultations which have
been held between theEuropean Economic Community and
Norway pursuant -toArticles 2and 7ofthe Agreement on
fisheries between the Parties Ihave the -honour topropose
that theCommunity andNorway take themeasures necessary
toimplement the arrangements set out inthe annex tothis
letter .
Iwould begrateful ifyou would confirm your
Government 'sagreement tothis proposal . .
Please accept ,-Sir ,theassurance ofmyhighest
consideration . > ■ -: :
/For theCouncil ofthe
European Economic Community ?

Norway
Sir ,
Ihave thehonour toacknowledge receipt ofyour
letter oftoday 'sdate ,which reads asfollows :
"With reference tothe consultations which have
been held between theEuropean Economic Community and
Norway pursuant toArticles 2and 7oftheAgreement on
fisheries between theParties Ihave thehonour topropose
that theCommunity andNorway take themeasures necessary
toimplement the arrangements set out inthe annex tothis
letter .
Iwould begrateful ifyouwould confirm your
Government 'sagreement tothis proposal .
Please accept ,Sir ,theassurance ofmyhighest
consideration ."
Inreply ,Ihave the honour toconfirm that the .
Government ofNorway isin'agreement with your proposal .
Please accept ,Sir ,theassurance ofmyhighest
consideration . ' ,
/For theGovernment
ofNorway ?

/ANNEX
T Joint stocks . 1
1. Thetotal allowable catches (TAC's)forthestocks
mentioned inTable 1shall for1981 "beasindicated in
that Table .Ifnewscientific recommendations aremade by
'ACFM theParties will review these TAC's.
2.- >TheTAC'sreferred toinparagraph 1shall be
divided between theParties asindicated inTable
3. 1 Asregards other joint stocks ,each Party shall
.authorize fishing byvessels oftheother Party within
theareas andthequantitative limits setoutinTable II*
4. Each Party shall inform theother Party ofallo­
cations granted tothird parties forfishing onthestocks
-_ KT-
referred toinTable 1.
15. TheParties shall supply each other with monthly
catch statistics forfishing onthestocks referred toin
~ Table Ibytheir ownvessels intheir ownfishery zone .
6. Ifeither Party intends toauthorize directed
fishing for theNorth Seaherring stock ,itshall consult
the other Party on -aTAC .
7. The Parties shall request ICES torecommend aTAC
for the sandeel stock inthe North Sea . '
.II Exclusive stocks .
Each Party shall ^authorize fishing byvessels of
the other Party for the stocks mentioned inTable III
within the quotas set out inthat Table . ..

III Licencxmj .
Licencing byeither Party oftheother Party 's
vessels in19S1 shall belimited tothefollowing fisheries#
A.EECfishery intheNorwegian economic zone :
-all fishing north of62°N ;
-all industrial fishing intheNorth Sea >
-all other fishing with vessels over 200 grt .
inthe North Sea .
B.Norwegian fishery inthe EEC zone :
-all fishing inNAFO sub-area 1and ICES sub­
area XIV and Va;
-all fishing inother parts ofthe Community 's
fishing zone with vessels over 200 grt .
IV Fishery régulations .
1. The Parties will consult onfishery regulations
intheNorth Seawith aview toachieving asfas aspossible
theharmonization ofregulatory measures inthezones ofthe
two Parties .
'2. AParty intending tointroduce ortoamend fishery
regulations applicable tovessels oftheother Party shall
inform the latter ofsuch intentions with anotice ofat
least two weeks .Consultations shall beheld ifsorequested
byeither Party .
V Consul tations ;.
The "two Parties will consult onthe implementation
ofthe arrangements setout herein .
VI -Implementaticn ,
In ,theevent that oneoftheParties hasnotby31March
1981 adopted theregulatory measures needed toimplement the
arrangements laid down inthis Annex ,theothv-r Party shall
36xree tQtake t~ ars ?,i<'::zlvdir.a the denv.n -
OX3.t\O"*"i v"J-■ϊ:-

QUOTAS FORSOME JOINT STOCKS IKTHENORTH SEAIN1981 (Thousand metric tons )
SPECIES AND ICES AREAS TAC2) Zonal attachment
Norway EECTransfer
from ΝtoEECTransfer
from EEC toΝ Quota toNorway Quota toEEC
■% 1.000 t % 1.000 t· ■Total EEC-zone 1^ Total N-zone 1'
Cod XV 190 17 • 32 83 153 13 19 10 171 22
Haddock IV 120 23 28 77 9215 . 13 6 '10? '26
Saithe IV&Ilia 127 52 66 48 61 · 6 60 20 23
Whiting IV 150 10 ' 15 90 135- -
." 'ι :'15 "7 - 13S 10
Plaice IV ; 105 7i
7 93 98 6*.
1 -0,5 104 13
Mackerel IV, &Ilia "3) 40
-■ 1 ■ 27,3 . 6 11.72.5 5)
-t
,•I
1)Anypart ofthis allocation nottaken maybeadded to ■
theallocation in ,theparty 'sownzone .
2) -IftheTAC'sshould beincreased ,thequotas ofboth parties will
beincreased inproportion tothezonal attachment .
3)Covers all rnackerel fishing inthese areas ,including ■'thecomponent o€thewestern mackerel stock . f "
.5):fishii^p within 40n.miles ofNorwegian baselines south *of59Nisprohibited for vessels over 90feet .
Fishing may notstart before theNorwegian purse seine
•fishery iscommenced . - ■, .-

JOINT STOCK QUOTAS 19&1
THOUSAND METRIC TONS
SVEC1ES AND ICE3AKEAS
Mackerel
(loi't .ivpout (2)
Saruleel
Blue whiting
Blue ling
I-in&
Tusl<
Dogfish
Backing shark (liver )
Porbeagleïla
IV
IV
IIVia (1)
VIb
Vll(iJ )KXIVJ
IV,VI,VII
IV,VI,VII
IV,VI,VII
IV,VI&VII
IV,VI.VII
IV,.VI,VII
Other ;-. bycatches ofhorsenkickerel )IVTAC QUOTA TONORWAY IN'
EF,C ZOîfg
10«>
20
30
1003)
1
15
5
6
0,8
1
5Y«
7)QUOTA TOEEC IN
N'OHWnGlAis ZONE
50
150]3
1)
2)'
3)
1)
5)
6)
7)North of5630' .
Including Blue whiting# .
Within atotal quota forNorway pout andsandeel upto20maybeinterchanged
Wejt of1?°W.
Thequota for 1ling andtusk areinterchangable ofupto2
and may only befished bylong-linerj -
Ofwhich abycatch of20%ofcodpervessel oer
bycatch inVI♦VIImaynotexceed 1ofwhich maximum 0Jofc"d^VI*-VI1*ThlSt0t^
of1964 . between 6and12n.miles according totheAnglo-Norwegian Fishery Agreement
8)Reserved forNorway .nxnerincntal fishery ,
thiS llmit"ion will apply onthecondition
-«strlctïoL 3în^îreï 0^03 SUbjâCt <°•PP"*'*-*q«ot.
M 'l,ti\
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