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COMMISSION  
OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Genera l  SecretariatCOM(84) 52 final  
Brussels, 8 February 1984
F O R  O F F IC IA L  U S E  O N L Y
NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE ACCESSION OF SPAIN
25th Commission Report to the Council  
on the
examination of Community secondary legislation
Supplement to the previous report  
on acts relating to
FISHERIES
COM(84) 52 final

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I .
In continuation of the systematic examination of Community 
secondary legislation undertaken with the Spanish Delegation in  
accordance with the brief received from the Council, the Commission  
has carried out an interim supplementary examination of the acts  
adopted by the institutions of the European Communities in the  
field of fisheries.
The supplementary examination covered general acts adopted and/or  
published after the closing date for the previous examination of  
Community legislation in the field in question (1 March 1980) and  
in force on 1  September 1983 (with the exception of acts concerning  
relations with Spain, which by definition would lapse in the event  
of Spain's accession).
Subject to the remarks made below, the results of the supplementary  
examination are set out in the two annexes to this report:
Annex I lists the new acts examined which do not require any  
technical adaptation to take account of Spain's accession;
Annex II gives details of the technical adaptations which need to  
be made to certain acts and which will have to be specified in the  
accession instruments.
II.
The examination of the acts in question gives rise to the following  
remarks:
1. In the course of this interim supplemental./ examination it was  
found that certain acts which were in force and were examined at  
the time of the previous examinations have since lapsed or have  
been amended by new acts adopted subsequently.
Any amendments which consequently need to be made to the technical  
adaptations set out in the conclusions of the reports embodying the  
results of the previous examination are given in Annex II to this  
report in the form of corrections or additions to be made to the  
said previous conclusions.
2. Among the acts in force on 1  September 1983 in the field of  
fisheries there are various regulations dealing with day-to-day  
management which will expire at the end of 1983, or in 1984 but  
are renewed periodically. These acts include:

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(i) regulations establishing various prices (reference prices,  
guide prices, withdrawal prices, etc.) for the 1983 fishing  
year or the 1983/84 marketing year, the fixed-rate value of  
fishery products withdrawn from the market and the amount of  
the carry-over premium for fishery products;
(ii) regulations establishing total allowable catches (TAC),  the  
Community's share of these catches and their allocation  
among the Member States, and regulations concerning the  
discontinuation of fishing;
(iii) regulations laying down certain measures for the conservation  
and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels  
flying the flags of certain non-member states;
(iv) regulations allocating catch quotas among the Member States  
for vessels fishing in the waters of certain non-member  
countries.
These acts have been examined for information purposes since similar  
acts will supersede them. However, the adaptations which could be  
necessary in connection with these acts to take account of accession  
have not been included, since the said acts will have lapsed before 
Spain s accession; they are therefore not listed in either of  
the annexes to this Report.
3. A number of permanent regulations relating to the Community 
system for the conservation and management of fishery resources may 
have to be adapted as a result of Spain's accession. However,  
the technical details of these adaptations cannot be specified at  
the present time; they depend on the outcome of the substantive  
negotiations on the fisheries chapter, particularly as regards the  
arrangements for bringing Spanish waters within the scope of  
Community rules and the question of access by Spanish fishermen  
to the fishery resources of the present Community and by fishermen 
of the present Member States to Spain's rishery resources.
This applies to the following regulations:
Council Regulation (EEC) No 170/83 of 25 January 1983 establishing  
a Community system for the conservation and management of fishery  
resources
(0J L 24, 27.1.1983, p. 1  + corrigendum OJ L 73, 19.3.1983, p. 42).
Council Regulation (EEC) No 171/83 of 25 January 1983 laying down  
certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources  
(OJ L 24, 27.1.1983, p. 14).
For the time being, therefore, these acts are not listed in either  
of the annexes to this report. No decision has been taken on them  
and any adaptations to be made to them will be considered at a later  
stage, in the light of the solutions adopted in the substantive 
negotiations on this question.

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4. The Spanish Delegation said that it intends to ask for additional 
rules on the common organization of the market for fishery products 
so that certain species of significant interest to Spain which are  
not included at the present time can be added (this would mean
amending Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 and a succession of
implementing regulations).  This request will therefore be dealt  
with, if necessary, in the framework of the substantive negotiations  
in the light of the grounds produced by the Spanish Delegation.
5. The Spanish Delegation said it was able to withdraw the reservation
which it had expressed at the time of the initial examination with  
respect to the Spanish version of the expression "shrimps of the  
genus 'Crangon' sp.p." for the adaptation to be made to  
Regulation (EEC) No 104/76 (see the comment in point 4 of the  
initial report).  The Delegation accepts the term "quisquilla" 
proposed by the Commission, so that the disagreement on this  
question can be considered as having been resolved.

ANNEX I
Supplementary list of Community acts
(published after 1  March 1980 and in forceL_on  
1  September 1983)  
examined in the field of
FISHERIES
NOT REQUIRING TECHNICAL ADAPTATIONS  
to be specified in the act of accession

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I. MARKETS
B s a s a s a i
1. Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2062/80 of 31 July 1980 on the  
conditions and procedure for granting or withdrawing recognition  
of producers' organizations and associations thereof in the  
fishing industry
(0J No L 200, 1.8.1980, p. 82)
2. Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3489/80 of 23 December 1980  
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2518/70 as regards the list of  
representative wholesale markets and ports for fishery products  
(OJ No L 365, 31.12.1980, p. 11)
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 274/82 of 4 February 1982  
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2518/70 as regards the list of  
representative wholesale markets or ports for fishery products  
(OJ No L 28, 5.2.1982, p. 24)
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2973/82 of 8 November 1982  
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2518/70 as regards the list of  
representative wholesale markets or ports for fishery products  
(OJ No L 312, 9.11.1982, p. 5)
3. Commission Regulation (EEC) No 273/81 of 30 January 1981  
adjusting the common marketing standards for certain fresh or  
chilled fish
(OJ No L 30, 2.2.1981, p. 1)
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3166/82 of 22 November 1982  
amending Regulation (EEC) No 103/76 laying down common marketing  
standards for certain fresh or chilled fish  
(OJ No L 332, 27.11.1982, p. 4)
4. Council Regulation (EEC) No 1772/82 of 29 Juue 1982 laying  
down general rules concerning the extension of certain rules  
adopted by producers' organizations in the fisheries sector  
(0J No L 197, 6.7.1982, p. 1)
(a) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3190/82 of 29 November 1982
laying down detailed rules for the extension of certain rules  
adopted by producers' organizations in the fisheries sector  
to non-members
(OJ No L 338, 30.11.1982, p. 11)
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5. Council Regulation (EEC) No 2202/82 of 28 July 1982 laying  
down general rules for the granting of financial compensation  
in respect of certain fishery products
(OJ No L 235, 10.8.1982, p. 1)
(a) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3137/82 of 19 November 1982  
laying down detailed rules for the granting of financial  
compensation in respect of certain fishery products  
(OJ No L 335, 29.11.1982, p. 1)
6. Council Regulation (EEC) No 2203/82 of 28 July 1982 laying  
down general rules for the granting of a carry-over premium for  
certain fishery products
(OJ No L 235, 10.8.1982, p. 4)
7. Council Regulation (EEC) No 2204/82 of 28 July 1982 laying  
down general rules for the granting of a special carry-over  
premium for Mediterranean sardines and anchovies
(OJ No L 235, 10.8.1982, p. 7)
8. Council Regulation (EEC) No 3140/82 of 22 November 1982 on  
granting and financing aid granted by Member States to producers'  
organizations in the fishery products sector
(0J No L 331, 26.11.1982, p. 7)
9. Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3510/82 of 23 December 1982 fixing  
the conversion factors applicable to tuna
(OJ No L 368, 28.12.1982, p. 27)
10. Commission Regulation (EEC) No 148/83 of 21 January 1983  
introducing a system of surveillance to monitor exports of certain  
fishery products
(OJ No L 18, 22.1.1983, p. 19)
11. Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1452/83 of 9 June 1983 defining  
the administrative expenses of producers' organizations in the  
fishery products sector
(0J No L 149, 7.6.1983, p. 5)
12. Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1501/83 of 9 June 1983 on the  
disposal of certain fishery products which have been the subject  
of measures to stabilize the market
(OJ No L 152, 10.6.1983, p. 22)

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II. RESOURCES
A. Internal policy
13. Council Regulation (EEC) No 2057/82 of 29 June 1982 establishing  
certain control measures for fishing activities by vessels of the  
Member States
(0J No L 220, 29.7.1982, p. 1)
(a) Council Regulation (EEC) No 1729/83 of 20 June 1983 amending 
Regulation (EEC) No 2057/82 establishing certain control  
measures for fishing activities by vessels of the Member States  
(0J No L 169, 28.6.1983, p. 14)
14. Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2166/83 of 29 July 1983 establishing  
a licensing system for certain fisheries in an area north of  
Scotland (Shetland area)
(0J No L 206, 30.7.1983, p. 71)
B. External policy
Internal negotiating directives
15. Council Decision of 29 September 1981 authorizing the Commission to  
negotiate fisheries agreements with certain Atlantic coastal states  
of Africa.
(not published)
Bilateral agreements
16. Council Regulation (EEC) No 2209/80 of 27 June 1980 on the  
conclusion of the agreement on fisheries between the European  
Economic Community and the Government of Sweden
(OJ No L 226, 29.8.1980, p. 1)
17. Council Regulation (EEC) No 2210/80 of 27 June 1980 on the  
conclusion of an agreement between the European Economic Community  
and the Government of Sweden relating to certain measures intended  
to promote the reproduction of salmon in the Baltic Sea
18. Council Regulation (EEC) No 2211/80 of 27 June 1980 on the  
conclusion of the agreement on fisheries between the European  
Economic Community and the Government of Denmark and the Home  
Government of the Faroe Islands
(OJ No L 226, 29.8.1980, p. 11)

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19. Council Regulation (EEC) No 2212/80 of 27 June 1980 on the  
conclusion of the agreement between the Government of the Republic  
of Senegal and the European Economic Community on fishing off the  
coast of Senegal, of the Protocol, and of the exchanges of letters  
referring thereto
(OJ No L 226, 29.8.1980, p. 16)
(a) 82/531/EEC: Council Decision of 19 July 1982 on the conclusion
of the agreement between the European Economic Community and the  
Government of the Republic of Senegal amending the agreement on  
fishing off the coast of Senegal, signed on 15 June 1979, and  
of the Protocol referring thereto  
(OJ No L 234, 9.8.1982, p. 8)
20. Council Regulation (EEC) No 2213/80 of 27 June 1980 on the  
conclusion of the agreement between the Government of the Republic 
of Guinea Bissau and the European Economic Community on fishing  
off the coast of Guinea Bissau, and of the two exchanges of letters  
referring thereto
(OJ No L 226, 29.8.1980, p. 33)
(a) Council Regulation (EEC) No 707/83 of 28 March 1983 on the
conclusion of the agreement between the European Economic Community 
and the Government of the Republic of Guinea Bissau on fishing off  
the coast of Guinea Bissau  
(OJ No L 84, 30.3.1983, p. 1)
21. Council Regulation (EEC) No 2214/80 of 27 June 1980 on the  
conclusion of the agreement on fisheries between the European  
Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway
(OJ No L 226, 29.8.1980, p. 47)
22. 81/1053/EEC: Council Decision of 29 Decer·-er 1981 on the
conclusion of an agreement on fisheries between the European  
Economic Community and the Government of Canada  
(OJ No L 379, 31.12.1981, p. 53)
(a) 81/1054/EEC: Council Decision of 29 December 1981 on the
conclusion of an agreement in the form of an exchange of letters  
between the European Economic Community and the Government of  
Canada concerning their fisheries relations  
(OJ No L 379, 31.12.1981, p. 58)

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2 3. Council Regulation (EEC) No 971/83 of 28 March 1983 on the
conclusion of the agreement between the European Economic Community 
and the Government of the Revolutionary People's Republic of Guinea 
on fishing off the Guinean coast  
(OJ No L 111, 27.4.1983, p. 1)
24. Council Regulation (EEC) No 1948/83 of 11 July 1983 on the  
conclusion of the agreement on fisheries between the European  
Economic Community and the Government of Finland
(OJ No L 192, 16.7.1983, p. 6)
25. 83/415/EEC: Council Decision of 26 July 1983 on the provisional
application of the agreement between the European Economic Community  
and the Government of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea on fishing  
off the coast of Equatorial Guinea
(OJ No L 237, 26.8.1983, p. 13)
Multilateral conventions
26. Council Regulation (EEC) No 654/81 of 10 March 1981 amending  
Regulation (EEC) No 3179/78 concerning the conclusion by the  
European Economic Community of the convention on future multilateral  
cooperation in the northwest Atlantic fisheries
(OJ No L 69, 14.3.1981, p. 1)
27. 81/608/EEC: Council Decision of 13 July 1981 concerning the
conclusion of the convention on future multilateral cooperation  
in the north-east Atlantic fisheries
(OJ No L 227, 12.8.1981, p. 21)
2 8.  81/691/EEC:  Council Decision of 4 September 1981 on the
conclusion of the convention on the conservation of Antarctic  
marine living resources
(OJ No L 252, 5.9.1981, p. 26)
29. 82/886/EEC: Council Decision of 13 December 1982 concerning the
conclusion of the convention for the conservation of salmon in the  
north Atlantic ocean
(OJ No L 378, 31.12.1982, p. 24)

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30, 83/A14/EEC:  Council Decision of 25 July 1983 on the accession of
the Community to the Convention on fishing and conservation of  
the living resources in the Baltic Sea and the Belts, as amended  
by the Protocol to the Conference of the representatives of the  
States parties to the Convention signed in Warsaw on 11 November  
1982
(OJ No L 237, 26.8.1983, p. 4)
III. STRUCTURAL POLICY
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31. Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1898/80 of 9 July 1980 amending  
Regulation (EEC) No 2572/78 on applications for aid from the  
Guidance Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee  
Fund for projects in the inshore fishing industry as envisaged in  
Regulation (EEC) No 1852/781
(OJ No L 187, 21.7.1980, p. 1)
32. Council Regulation (EEC) No 31/83 of 21 December 1982 on an interim  
common measure for restructuring the inshore fishing industry and  
aquaculture^
(OJ No L 5, 7.1.1983, p. 1)
33. 82/892/EEC: Council Decision of 21 December 1982 amending
Decision 78/640/EEC on financial participation by the Community in  
inspection and surveillance operations in the maritime waters of  
Denmark and Ireland
(OJ No L 378, 31.12.1982, p. 55)
34. Council resolution of 25 January 1983 on measures to adjust capacity 
and to improve productivity in the fisheries sector
(OJ C 28, 3.2.1983, p. 1)
^  This Regulation has lapsed but still has legal effect, since  
Regulation (EEC) No 31/83 refers to it for its implementation.
2This Regulation has lapsed m  so far as it refers to 1982, but  
still has legal effect, since the matters involved are not yet  
closed.

ANNEX II
TECHNICAL ADAPTATIONS
to be made to certain acts  
(and to be specified in the annexes  
to the act of accession)
in the field of
FISHERIES

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I. CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS
to be made to the adaptations specified in the results of the previous  
examination (see Annex II to the initial report)
A. In Part A (adaptations of a permanent nature, the wording of which  
can be given in the act of accession).
1. Point 1  (concerning the adaptation in Council Regulation (EEC)
No 100/76 of 19 January 1976) should be deleted in full, as the  
Regulation in question lapsed and was replaced by Council Regulation  
(EEC) No 3796/81 of 29 December 1981.
2. Point 2 (concerning the adaptation in Council Regulation (EEC)
No 104/76) should be renumbered 1.
Moreover, the brackets round the reference to the amendment made by  
the 1979 Act of Accession of Greece should be deleted and the  
following publication reference should be added:
"(OJ No L 291, 19.11.1979, p. 17)".
The reference &) and the corresponding footnote (concerning the Spanish  
reservation) should be deleted.
3. Point 3 (concerning the adaptation in Council Regulation (EEC)
No 1852/78 of 25 July 1978 should be deleted in full as the  
Regulation in question lapsed on 1  January 1982.

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B. In Part B (adaptations of a permanent nature to be made after the  
signing of the act of accession)
1. In point 1  (concerning the adaptations to be made in Commission  
Regulation (EEC) No 2518/70 of 10 December 1970), the following  
should be added to the list of acts amending the Regulation in  
question:
"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3489/80 of 23 December 1980  
(OJ L 365, 31.12.1980, p. 11)
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 274/82 of 4 February 1982  
(OJ L 28, 5.2.1982, p. 24)
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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2973/82 of 8 November 1982  
(OJ No L 312, 9.11.1982, p. 5)".
2. Point 2 (concerning the adaptations to be made in Commission  
Regulation (EEC) No 1109/71 of 28 May 1971) should be deleted in  
full as the Regulation in question lapsed and was replaced by  
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3191/82 of 29 November 1982.

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II. NEW ADAPTATIONS■ B B B n a a a B S S s a c a
In addition to the adaptations specified in the conclusions of the  
initial examination of the acts relating to fisheries, corrected and  
supplemented as indicated above, the following adaptations should  
also be made:
A. In Part A (adaptations of a permanent nature, the wording of which  
can be given in the act of accession)
2. Council Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 of 29 December 1981 on the  
common organization of the market in fishery products.
(OJ L 379, 31.12.1981, p. 1).
In Article 33'2), "45" should be replaced by " 1".
3. Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3138/82 of 19 November 1982 laying  
down detailed rules for the grant of a special carry-over premium  
for Mediterranean sardines and anchovies.
(OJ L 335, 29.11.1982, p. 9).
The following indent should be added to the second subparagraph
of Article 6(3): #  .
" — Trans formaci6n que se beneficie de una prima por venta diferida  
especial: (precisar el tipo de transformacion)
Reglamento (CEE) N° 3796/81, artlculo 14"
4. Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3321/82 of 9 December 1982 laying  
down detailed rules for the granting of a carry-over premium for  
certain fishery products.
(OJ L 351, 11.12.1982, p. 20).
The following indent should be added to the second paragraph of  
Article 7:
i i  _ i i  Transformacion que se beneficie de una prima por venta
diferida (precisar el tipo de transformacion y el periodo  
de almacenamiento)
Reglamento (CEE) N° 3796/81, articulo 14 "
1  To be completed later in the light of the adjustment of Article 148(2)  
of the EEC Treaty to be decided in the substantive negotiations on  
institutional matters.

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5. Council Regulation (EEC) No 170/83 of 25 January 1983 establishing 
a Community system for the conservation and management of fishery 
resources.
(OJ L 24, 27.1.1983, p. 1  + corrigendum 0J L 73, 19.3.1983, p. 42).
In Article 14(2), "45" should be replaced by " *".
B. In Part B (adaptations of a permanent nature to be made after the  
signing of the act of accession)
2. Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3191/82 of 29 November 1982 laying  
down detailed rules for the application of the reference price  
system for fishery products.
(OJ L 338, 30.11.1982, p. 13)
In Annex I, which lists representative markets and ports of  
importation, the relevant markets and ports in Spain should be  
added.
To be completed later in the light of the adjustment of Article 148(2)  
of the EEC Treaty to be decided in the substantive negotiations on  
institutional matters.