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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)622 final
Brussels,13November1978
Amendedproposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
establishing certainsupervisory measuresforfishingactivities
byvesselsoftheMemberStates
.<cf.Doc.R/168/78(AGRI49/RELEX2)PartIVsubmittedtothe
Councilon31January1978)
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
I
C0M(78)622final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
•TheCommissiontakingoverthemodifications madeduringthe•
discussions intheCouncilontheamendedproposalforaCouncil
Regulationlayingdowncertainmeasuresofcontrolforfishing
activities byCommunityvessels(1),heldtalkswithMemberStates
inordertofindasolutiontooutstanding question.
Thepresentproposalresultsfromtheseexchangesofviewsand
includestheamendmentstobemadetotheamendedproposalreferred
toabove.
Itincludesthefollowingpoints:
a)theintroduction ofanewTitleont.heuseoffishinggearwhichtakes
overtherelevantprovisionsoftheproposalforaRegulation ontechnical
measuresfortheconservation offisheryresources;
b)morecompleteinformation oncatchesandwhentheyweremadeand,in
particular,wheretheyweremadesoastotightenupthe.controlson
thequotasallocatedtoMemberStates.
(1)Seedocument R/168/78CAGRI49/RELËX2)PartIV
Basis:C0M(78)8final(seeC0M(77>513final)of16January1978.

Article3
Paragraph2shallread:
Anyexemptionfromtherequirements tokeeparecordorfromanyadditional
requirements shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddown
inArticle14ofRegulation (EEC)No./78.

Article7
Replacetheprevioustextbythefollowing :
1.Atthetimeoflandingaftereachvoyage,theskipperofeach..
fishingvesselflyingtheflagofaMemberStateshallsubmittothe
authoritiesoftheMemberStatewhoselandingplacesheuses,adeclarat­
ionfortheaccuracyofwhichheshallbeheldresponsible,listing
foreachspeciessubjecttoquotasthequantitieslandedandthe
catchesmadesincehislastdeclaration andindicatingthedateand
location,determinedinaccordancewithAnnexIofsuchcatches.When
catchesweremadeinareasnotmentionedinAnnexI,thelocationof
suchcatchesshallbedetermined byreferencetothesmallestmanagement
unitforwhichaquotahasbeenfixed.MemberStatesshalltakeallmeasures
necessarytoverifytheaccuracyofthisdeclaration,inparticular bycomparing
itwiththerecordsmaintainedinaccordance withArticle3.
2.Wherethelandingtakesplacemorethan15daysafterthecatch,the
informationrequiredinparagraph 1shallbesubmittedtothecompetent
authorities notlaterthan15daysafterthecatch.
3.Additionalrequirements fortheimplementation ofthisArticleshall
beadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle14of
Regulation (EEC)No./78.
Article8
Replacetheprevioustextbythefollowing :
Withoutprejudice .toArticle7,askipperofafishingvesseltransferring
toanothervesselflyingtheflagofaMemberStateanyquantityofaspecies
subjecttoquotas,inorderforittobelandedoutsideCommunityterritory,or
transferringsuchspeciestoavesselnotflyingtheflagofaMemberState,
irrespectiveoftheplaceoflanding,orwhodirectlylandscatchesofasoecies
subjecttoquotasoutsideCommunityterritory,shall,immediatelyonarrival
ataportwithinCommunityterritory,andinanyeventwithin15daysafter
thecatch,informtheMemberStatewhoseflaqhisvesselisflyingofthespecies
andquantitiesinvolved.

Article9
Amendthesecondparagraphasfollows:
2.Beforethefifteenthdayofeachmonth,eachMemberStateshallnotifythe
Commissionofthequantitiesofspeciessubjecttoquotaslandedduring
theprecedingmonthinitsauthorizedlandingplaces,andoftheestimated
landingsduringthesameperiodofsuchspeciesinplacesnotincludedin
thelistofauthorizedlandingplaces,andprovideitwithanyinformation
receivedunderArticle8.Wherecircumstances require,anaccelerated
time-tableforthenegotiations ofcatchesforparticularspeciesorstocksmay
beestablished inaccordance withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle14of
Regulation (EEC)No./78.
Thenotifications madetotheCommissionshallindicatethedate.
andlocation,asspecifiedinArticle7,ofthecatches,andthenationality
ofthefishingvesselsconcerned.
Replacethepreviousparagraph3bythefollowingparagraph :
3.TheCommissionshallregularlyinformallotherMemberStatesofthe
notifications receivedfromtheMemberStates.

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Article11
Replacepreviousparagraphs 1and2bythefollowing :
1.Allcatchesofastockorgroupofstockssubjecttoquotasby
fishingvesselsflyingtheflagofaMemberStateshallbedebited
againsttheapplicablequota,forthestockorgroupofstocksin
question,tothatMemberState,irrespective oftheplaceoflanding.
2.EachMemberStateshalldeterminethedatefromwhichthecatches
orastockorgroupofstockssubjecttoquotasbyfishingvesselsflying
itsflagshallbedeemedtohaveexhaustedthequotaapplicabletoitfor
thatstockorthosegroupsofstocks;witheffectfromthatdate,theMember
Stateconcernedshallprovisionally prohibitfishingfor,retentiononboard
andlandingoffishfromthatstockorgroupofstocksbyvesselsflyingits
flag.TheCommissionshallforthwithbenotifiedofthismeasure.

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AddthefollowingTitleandArticle:
TitleHaUseoffishinggear
Article11a
1.NetswithsmallermeshsizesthanthosespecifiedinAnnexI
Regulation (EEC)No./78of ontechnicalmeasuresforthe
conservation offisheryresources (1)usedforcatchingthespecies
listedinAnnexIItheretointheRegionsthereinmentionedorforfishing
NephropsinaccordancewithArticles9and10thereofshallnotbeused
forcatchingotherspecies.
2.Ifvesselsarefishingforcertainspecies,incertainzones,or
duringcertainperiodsforwhichtheuseofnetswithmeshessmallerthanthose
specifiedintheRegulationreferredtoinparagraph 1isnot
authorized,suchnetsmustbestowedinaccordancewiththeconditions
setoutinAnnexIIinorderthattheymaynotbereadilyused.
(1)O.J.No.

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ANNEXES
TheAnnex"Locationofcatches"shallbecomeAnnex1.
andthefollowingAnnexIIshallbeadded:
ANNEXII
CONDITIONS REFERRED TOIN
ARTICLE11a(2)
InthecaseofatrawlorofaDanishseine,thecod-endshall
bedismantled;inotherwords,itshallnolongerbejoinedtothe
othercomponentsofthetrawl.
Inthecaseofapurseseineorgillnet,thenetshallnotbeon
deckbutshallbestoweddryinaplacesetasideforthispurpose.