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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)485final.
Brussels.6October1977
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION(EEC)
prohibitingfishingfor
Norwegianpout
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
COM(77)485final

Explanatory Memorandum
Following its session ofthe19th July 1977 ,theCouncil met to
re-examine theregime applicable tofishing forNorway Pout from
15October 1977 «
TheCommission proposes tosubmit itsproposals ontheprotection of
juvenile fish originating from stocks ofdemersal species ,these pro­
posals tobeelaborated inthelight ofthescientific report which
theCommission has invited the International Council for the Explora­
tion ofthe Sea toestablish .
For this reason ,theCommission proposes that theban onfishing for
Norway Pout beextended until 31-10.1977 »
/

Proposalfor
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
prohibitingfishingfor
Norwegianpout
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)N°350/77ofl8February1977,
1layingdowncertaininterimmeasuresfortheconservation andmanagement .
offisheryresources(1),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)N°/77(2).
andinparticularArticle5(2)thereof, j
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HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission, jj
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Whereas,duringfishing .ofNorwegianpoutforindustrialpurposes,ak
highproportionofimmaturefishofdemersalspeciesarecaughtasby-i
catches; p!
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WhereasArticle5(2)ofRegulation(EEC)N°350/77providesforthe j
adoptionofmeasuresonfishingforNorwegianpout:whereas,inimpleraen- ;
tationofthatRegulation,CouncilRegulation(EEC)N®1673/77of25July1977j!
(3)prohibitedfishingforNorwegianpoutuntil15October1977inpartof jj
theNorthSeasituatedtotheNorthEastoftheUnitedKingdom;whereas ji
fortheimmediatefuture,pendingare-examinationofthesituationonthe jj
basisofthescientificinformationavailable,thisprohibitionshouldbe jj
extendeduntil31October1977? !
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION s
(1)O.J.N°L48,19-2.1977,p.28. !
(2)O.J.N°L !
(3)O.J.N°L186,26.7.1977,p.30. j:i

Article 1
Fishing forNorwegian pout ishereby forbidden from 16to31Octo­
ber 1977 inthat part oftheNorth Seabounded byaline joining the
following pointp :
-east coast oftheUnited Kingdom at56° 00'latitude North ,
-56° 00'latitude North -00°00*longitude ,
-60° 00'latitude North -00° 00'longitude ,
-60°00*latitude North -0w°00*longitude West ,
-coast oftheUnited Kingdom at0*f°00*longitude West .
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on16October 1977 -
This Regulation shall bebinding inits entirety and directly applicable
inall Member States .
Done atBrussels , For theCouncil ,
The President .