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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
PROPOSALFORACOUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
layingdowncertain ;measuresfortheconservation andmanagement
offisheryrescarcesapplicabletovesselsflyingthefla,?of
Certainnor-membercountriesinthe200nautical-mile zoneoff
thecoastoftheFrenchdepartmentofGuyanaCOM(80)440final
Brussels,28July1980
(Presented "bytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
On20December 1979 ,theCouncil adopted Regulation (EEC)No3023/79 .
laying down for 1980certain measures fortheconservation andmanagement
of!fishery resources applicable tovessels flying theflag ofcertain
non-member countries inthe200nautical mile zone offthecoast ofthe
French department ofGuyana ,This Regulation wasadopted bytheCouncil
onthe'basis :ofArticle 103oftheTreaty ,subject toitsbeing replaced
later byaRegulation based onArticle 43,onwhich moreover theoriginal
regulation proposed bytheCommission hadbeen based .
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Pi6aing conditions in "thezone in (question have "been changing "tosome extent
inthefirst half of1980 andtheCommission considered itadvisable to
await theresults ofthese changes sothat they could betaken into account
intheregulation intended toreplace theoneatpresent inforce .
Oneofthefactors inthepresent situation isthat newmeans ofproduction
have become available tothe -local shrimp –processing industry inthis French
department .Totake account ofthis ,thenumber oflicences issued ona
permanent basis tovessels under contract toland their entire catch there
should bedoubled .Further ,thegrowth ofthefishing industry inTrinidad
andTobago justifies more favourable treatment forthis ACPcountry .
Information available totheCommission with respect totheshrimp stock in
this zone indicate that theproposed increase inthefishing effort is
unlikely toimpair thecondition ofthestock .
Another point isthat theprovisions inRegulation No3023/79with respect
tocontrol andpenalties incase ofinfringement have proved inadequate .To
rectify this state ofaffairs ,some oftherules should berevised oramplified
inthenew instrument , .
Fortheforegoing reasons ,theCommission recommends that theCouncil ,after
consultations with theEuropean Parliament ,adopt theattached proposal for
aregulation ,

Proposal fora
Council Regulation (EEC)
laying down certain measures fortheconservation and .
management offishery resources applicable tovessels
flying theflag ofcertain non–member countries inthe
200 nautical-mile zone off the coast ofthe French
department ofGuyana .
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Article 43thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
1Having regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament ,
Whereas therational management offishery resources inthe 200nautical mile
zone offthe coast oftheFrench department ofGuyana calls forasetof
permanent rules andregulations :
9Whereas inRegulation (EEC)No3023 /79 'theCouncil laid down for1980 certain
measures fortheconservation andmanagment offishery resources applicable to
vessels flying theflag ofcertain non-member countries inthe200nautical
mile zone off the coast oftheFrench department ofGuyana ;
Whereas that Regulation wasadopted asaninterim measure ,onthebasis of
Article 103oftheTreaty ;whereas itshould nowbereplaced byaRegulation
based onArticle 43oftheTreaty ;
Whereas theprocessing industry established ontheterritory oftheFrench
department ofGuyana depends onlandings from vessels ofnon-member countries
operating inthemaritime waters ofthedepartment ;whereas ,therefore ,measures
should betaken toensure that those vessels which are under contract toland
their catches intheFrench department ofGuyana cancontinue tofish ,
(1)0JNo
(2)0JNoL340 ,31.12.1979 ,P.11.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
Vessels flying theflag ofoneofthe countries listed inAnnex Ishall he
duringauthorized 'theperiod 1January to31December 1980 tocatch thespecies
listed inpoint 1ofthe said Annex uptothequantities specified therein
foreach country ,inthefishing zone of200nautical miles offthecoast
oftheFrench department ofGuyana andshall besubject totheCommunity ,
rules onfisheries inconformity with tiieconditions laid down inthis
Regulation .
Article 2
1.Pishing inthefishing zone referred toinArticle 1shall besubject
tothepossession onboard ofalicence ,issued bytheCommission onbehalf
oftheCommunity ,andtotheobservance oftheconditions setoutinthat
licence and the control measures andother provisions ,regulating fishing
activities inthat zone .
2.Such licences shall beissued onrequest totheauthorities ofthe
non–member countries concerned subject tothe Limits referred toinArticles 3
and 5. ■' ■
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Article 3
1.Licences maybeissued forshrimp fishing tovessels .which areunder
contract toland all their catches intheFrench department ofGuyana ,
subject tothemaximum foreach country specified inpoint 2of
Annex I. '
2.These licences shall cease tobevalid when thecontract concerned
comes toanend,and in -any case not Later
than 31December 1980 .
Article 4
1.Licences Bay "beissued forshrimp fishing "tovessels other than those
referred toinArticle .3,subject^tp themaximum foreach country specified
in'coint 3ofAnnex I.The number ofvessels authorised tofish •

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atthe .same time and themaximum number ofseadays during xvhich such
slicences arevalid shall "beasspecified foreach country inthe
said Point 3.
2.The licences referred toinparagraph 1shall "beissued onthebasis
ofafishing -plan presented "bytheauthorities ofthecountry concerned ,
approved "bytheCommission and complying with ,themaximum number forthe
country concerned specified "inPoint 3ofAnnex I.
3.Thevalidity ofeach ofthelicences referred toinparagraph 1shall
"belimited t'othefishing period provided for inthefishing plan onthe
"basis ofwhich the licence was issued .
Article 5
For species other than shrimps ,licences maybeissued forvessels uptothe
maximum number foreach country specified inPoint 4ofAnnex I.
Article 6
1.Thefollowing information shall accompany applications forlicences
submitted tothe Commission :
(a)name ofthevessel ;
(b)registration number ;
(c)external identification letters andnumbers ;
(d)port ofregistration ;
(e)name anaaddress oftheowner orcharterer ;
(f)gross tonnage andoverall length ;
(g)engine power ;
(h)call sign andradio frequency ;
(i)intended method offishing ;
(j)intended fishing zone ;
(k)species intended tobefished ;
(l)period forwhich alicence isrequested .
2.Toobtain alicence asreferred toinArticle 3,i"tmust beshown for
each ofthe vessels concerned that there isavalid contract between the
applicant forthelicence andashrimp –processing plant intheFrench department
ofGuyana andthat this contract stipulates that allcatches ofshrimps from

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3.Eachlicenceshallbevalidforonevesselonly.Wheremorethanone
vesselistakingpartinthesamefishingoperation,eachvesselshallbein
possessionofalicence.
4.Thefishinglicenceshallbekeptonboardthevessel.
Article7 -
1.Alicenceshalltakeeffectattheearliest15daysfollowingthelodging
ofanapplicationtherefor.
Without
2.,prejudicetoArticle4»allthelicencesreferredto}nArticles4and
5issuedtovesselsflyingtheflagofanon–membercountryshallexpireas
soonasitisestablishedthatthequotalaiddownforthatcountryunder
paragraph 1ofAnnexIhasbeenexhausted.
••., .accordingly
TheCommissionshallinform/theauthorities ofthecountriesconcernedthereof.
3.Licencesroaybecancelledwithaviewtotheissueofnewlicences.
Cancellation shalltakeeffectonthefirstdayofthemonthfollowingthatin
whichthelicencesarereturnedtotheCommission.
Newlicencesshallbeissuedinaccordancewithparagraph 1.
Article8
1.ShrimpfishinginthefishingzonereferredtoinArticle 1shallbe
prohibitedfrom1MayTO31December1980inwatersLessthan30metresdeep.
2.Onlyvesselsusinglonglinesshallbepermittedtofishforspeciesother
thanshrimp.
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Article9 "
1.Alogbookshallbekeptinwhichthefollowinginformationshallbe
enteredaftereachfishingoperation: -
(a)sizeofcatchbyspecies(in.kg);
(c)thegeographicalpositionatthetimeofth§catch.

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2.Acopy ofeach page of "thelogbook referred toinparagraph 1
containing theinformation specified therein shall heforwarded tothe Commission
thirtywithin 'days ofthe last day ofeach fishing trip .
Article 10
1.Themaster ofeach vessel inpossession ofalicence shall observe the
special conditions set outinAnnex II.These conditions shall form an
integral part ofthelicence .
vessel
2.Themaster ofeach /j_npossession ofalicence shall supply theinformation
specified inhis licence totheCommission viatheradio station specified
inparagraph 2ofAnnex II.
3.Themaster ofeach vessel inpossession ofalicence asreferred toin
Article 3shall onlanding the catch after each trip submit totheFrench
authorities adeclaration forwhose accuracy themaster alone isresponsible ,
stating the cjuantities ofshrimp caught since the last declaration .
Article 11
1.TheFrench authorities shall take theappropriate measures tocheck the
accuracy ofthedeclarations referred toinArticle 10(3),inparticular by
comparing them with thelogbook referred toinArticle 9»
2.TheFrench authorities shall ensure that alllandings ofshrimps inthe
French department ofGuyana byvessels inpossession ofalicence asreferred
toinArticle 3shall be the subject ofadeclaration asreferred toin
Article 10(3 ).
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3.Before the /ofeach month ,theFrench authorities shall notify the
Commission ofthequantities ofshrimps landed intheFrench department of
Guyana intheprevious month .
Article 12
1.TheFrench authorities shall take appropriate measures toensure
implementation ofthis Regulation ,including theregular inspection ofvessels .

occurred ,;
2.Where aninfringement isfound tohave /theFrench authorities shall ,
without delay ,inform theCommission ofthename ofthevessel concerned and
ofanyaction they mayhave taken .
Article 13
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1.Licences forvessels which have not complied with theobligations provided
forinthis Regulation orinacontract asreferred toinArticle 3maybe
withdrawn .
2.Where avessel infringes this Regulation byfishing without avalid
licence . inthezone referred toinArticle 1,andthat vessel belongs
toashipowner ,whohas one ormore other vessels towhich licences have been ■
issued ,oneofthese licences maybewithdrawn .
3.Avessel which hasfailed tocomply with theobligations provided for
-inthis Regulation ,.inRegulation (EEC)Ho3023/79©rinacontract asreferred
toinArticle 3shall notbegranted alicence foraperiod offrom four to
twelve months from thedate when theinfringement wascommitted . y
4.Nolicence shall beissued during theperiod referred tointheprevious
\paragraph toavessel belonging toashipowner whoalso owns avessel whose
licence "has been withdrawn . :
Article 14 '
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1.Ifforaperiod ofonemonth the Commission receives nocommunication as
referred toinArticle 10(2 )concerning avessel inpossession ofalicence
referred toinArticle 3,thelicence ofsuch vessel shall bewithdrawn .
2.'Ifforaperiod ofonemonth avessel inpossession ofalicence as
referred toinArticle 3hasmade nouseofit,thelicence ofsuch vessel
shall bewithdrawn .
Article 15
Licences issued under Regulation ,(EEC)No3023/79shall remain valid onthe
terms .
same /aslicences issued under this Regulation . ,

Article16
followingThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday/publicationinthe
OfficialJourna.1oftheEuropeanCommunities .Itshall "beapplicableforthe
period1Januaryto31December1980.
ThisReflationshall"be"bindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
allMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident

ANNEX I
1.Pishing quotas fortheperiod 1January to'31 ,.December 1980 :
(a)Species :
Country :Shrimps
Barbados
Guyana
Japan
Korea
Surinam
Trinidad and Tobago
United States ofAmerica(Quantity intonnes )
(whole shrimps )
25 .
25
65
125
110
75
70
("b)Species :
Country :Tiinny family
KoreaUnlimited
Uniimited
(o)Species :
Country :Others
Venezuela
BarbadosUnlimited
Unlimited
2.Number ofvessels referred toinArticle 3(l):
United States ofAmerica o1
Japan 22
Maximum numbers referred toin -Article 4 .*
Country Kaximum number
ofvessels in
possession of
alicence
Barbados
Guyana
Japan
Korea
Surinam
Trmidaa ana Tobago5
5
10
18
15
10
United States ofAinericalONumber ofvessels
authorized to
fishatthe same
time
2
2
4
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t
o
5
4
4•dumber ofvessels referred toinArticle
Japan 5 Venezuela
Korea 10 BarbadosMaximum ,number
ofsea days
227
227
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1.136
1.000
631
'636'

Spécial conditions
1.Theletters andregistration numbers ofavessel inpossession ofa
licence must "beclearly marked on'both sides oftheprow and onboth sides
ofthesuperstructure atthemost visible point .
The letters and numbers must bepainted inacolour that contrasts with the
colour ofthehull orsuperstructure andmust notbeeffaced ,altered ,covered
ormasked inanyother way .
2.Avessel inpossession ofalicence must communicate information tothe
Commission oftheEuropean Communities inBrussels (address :telex 24189FISEU-B )
viatheCayenne radio station (call sign FFJ)atthefollowing times :
(a)oneach entry into zones extending upto200nautical miles offthecoast
oftheFrench department ofGuyana ,hereinafter called the "zone ";
(b)each time onleaving thezone ;
(c)each time onentering aport ofaMember State ;
(d)each time onleaving aport ofaMember State ;
(e)every week inrespect oftheprevious week from thedate ofentry into the
zone referred toin2(a)orfrom thedate ofleaving theport referred to
in2(d).
3. Communications transmitted inaccordance with the conditions ofthe .
licence atthetimes specified in2above should include thefollowing
particulars ,where appropriate ,andshould betransmitted inthefollowing
order : • 1
–name ofvessel ,
–radio call sign ,
–licence nmnber ,
–chronological number ofthetransmission forthetrip inquestion ,
–indication ofwhich ofthetypes oftransmission ,assetoutinparagraph 2,
isinvolved ,
–date ,
I
–hour , j'
–geographical position , i
–quantity ofeach species caught during thefishing operation (inkg),
–quantity ofeach species caught since theprevious transmission ofinformation :■
(inkg), j
–thegeographical coordinates oftheposition where thecatches were made j'

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–quantities ofcatches ,byspecies ,transferred toother vessels (inkg)since
theprevious information .
–thename ,call sign and ,where applicable ,licence number ofthevessel to
!which thecatch wastransferred ,
rthemaster fsname . "
4.Thefollowing code must beused inreporting species caught inaccordance
with paragraph 3:
S:Brown shrimp (Penaeidae ) R:Other
Z:Tunny .
5.Incases where ,forreasons offorce majeure ,thecommunication cannot
betransmitted bythevessel inpossession ofalicence ,themessage maybe
transmitted "byanother vessel onbehalf oftheformer .