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COM(97) 687 final 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 
laying down, for 1998, certain measures for the conservation and management 
of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of the Faroe Islands 
(presented by the Commission) 

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
The consultations between the Community and the Faroe Islands, held in Tôrshavn on 13 and 
14 October 1997, resulted in an agreement on reciprocal fisheries arrangements for 1998. These 
arrangements imply, inter alia, certain catch quotas for Faroese vessels in Community waters. 
Furthermore, the relevant coastal States, i.e. the Community, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Norway 
and the Russian Federation, held consultations on the management of Atlanto-Scandian herring in 
Oslo on 28 October 1997. These consultations led, inter alia, to reciprocal access arrangements, 
under which the Faroe Islands will be entitled to fish 11,000 tonnes of their share in Community 
fishing waters. 
The purpose of the proposed regulation is to authorize Faroese vessels to fish, as from 1 January 
1998, the quotas allocated to them in Community fishing waters for 1998, in accordance with the 
above mentioned arrangements. 
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Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No /98 
of .... December 1997 
laying down, for 1998, certain measures for the conservation and management 
of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of the Faroe Islands 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 establishing a 
Community system for fisheries and aquaculture(1), and in particular Article 8 (4) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas, in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 2 of the Agreement on fisheries 
between the European Economic Community, of the one part, and the Government of Denmark and 
the Home Government of the Faroe Islands, of the other part(2), the Community and the Home 
Government of the Faroe Islands have held consultations concerning their mutual fishing rights for 
1998; 
Whereas, in the course of these consultations, the delegations agreed to recommend to their 
respective authorities that certain catch quotas for 1998 should be fixed for the vessels of the other 
party; 
Whereas, the Community, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Norway and the Russian Federation, held 
consultations on the management and sharing of Norwegian spring-spawning herring (Atlanto-
Scandian herring) in 1998; 
Whereas these consultations led, inter alia, to subsequent arrangements on reciprocal access, under 
which the Faroe Islands may fish 11,000 tonnes of their share in Community fishing waters north of 
62° N; 
Whereas measures should be taken to implement the results of these consultations between the 
Community and the Faroe Islands and thus prevent any interruption of mutual fisheries relations as 
at 31 December 1997; 
Whereas the fishing activities covered by this Regulation are subject to the relevant control 
measures provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a 
control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(3); 
(1) OJ No L 389, 31.12.1992, p. 1. Regulation as amended by the 1994 Act of Accession. 
(2) OJ No L 226, 29.8.1980, p. 11. 
(3) OJ No L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. 
Whereas Article 3 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87 of 20 May 1987 establishing 
detailed rules concerning the marking and documentation of fishing vessels( ) provides that all 
vessels with chilled or refrigerated seâ-water tanks are to keep on board a document certified by a 
competent authority and specifying the calibration of the tanks in cubic metres at 10-centimetre 
intervals; 
Whereas, for imperative reasons of common interest, this Regulation will apply from 1 January 
1998, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
1. Vessels registered in the Faroe Islands are hereby authorized, from 1 January to 
31 December 1998, to fish for the species listed in Annex I, within the geographical and 
quantitative limits laid down therein and in accordance with this Regulation, in the 
200-nautical-mile fishing zone of the Member States in the North Sea, Skagerrak, Kattegat, 
the Baltic Sea and the Atlantic Ocean north of 43°00'N. 
2. Fishing authorized under paragraph 1 shall be limited, except in the Skagerrak, to those 
parts of the 200-nautical-mile fishing zone lying seawards of 12 nautical miles from the 
baselines from which the fishing zones of Member States are measured. 
3. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, unavoidable by-catches of species for which no quota has 
been fixed in a given zone shall be permitted within the limits laid down by the conservation 
measures in force in the zone concerned. 
4. By-catches in a given zone of a species for which a quota is established in that zone shall be 
counted against the quota concerned. 
Article 2 
1. Vessels fishing within the quotas fixed in Article 1 shall comply with the conservation and 
control measures and all other provisions governing fishing in the zones referred to in that 
Article. 
2. The vessels shall keep a log book in which the information set out in Annex II shall be 
entered. 
3. The vessels shall transmit to the Commission, in accordance with the, rules laid down in 
Annex III, the information set out in that Annex. 
4. Those vessels which have chilled or refrigerated sea-water tanks shall keep on board a 
document certified by a competent authority and specifying the calibration of the tanks in 
cubic metres at 10-centimetre intervals. 
5. The registration letters and numbers of the vessels must be clearly marked on the bow of 
each vessel on both sides 
(4) OJ No L 132, 21.5.1987, p. 9. 
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Article 3 
Fishing shall be permitted only where a licence and a special fishing permit are issued by the 
Commission on behalf of the Community and in compliance with the conditions set out in 
Annexes II and III. 
Licences and special fishing permits shall be issued for the purposes of paragraph 1 
provided that the number of licences and special fishing permits valid on any one day does 
not exceed: 
(a) 14 for the fishing of mackerel in ICES divisions Via (north of 56°30'N), Vile, f and 
h, sprat in ICES sub-area IV and division Via (north of 56°30'N), horse-mackerel in 
ICES sub-area IV and divisions Via (north of 56°30'N), Vile, f and h and herring in 
ICES division Via (north of 56°30'N); 4 for the fishing of herring in ICES division 
Ilia N (Skagerrak); 
(b) 15 for the fishing of Norway pout in ICES sub-area IV and division Via (north of 
56°30*N) and sand-eel in ICES sub-area IV; 
(c) 20 for the fishing, by long line, of ling, tusk and blue ling in ICES divisions Via 
(north of 56°30'N) and VIb; however, the total number of vessels allowed to fish 
simultaneously shall not exceed 10; 
(d) 16 for the fishing, by trawl, of blue ling in ICES divisions Via (north of 56°30'N) 
and VIb; 
(e) 20 for the fishing of blue whiting in ICES sub-area VII (west of 12°00'W) and ICES 
divisions Via (north of 56°30'N) and VIb; 
(f) 3 for the fishing, by long-line, of porbeagle in the whole Community zone with the 
exception of NAFO 3PS. 
(g) 21 for the fishing of herring in ICES division lia, (north of 62° N). Requests for 
replacement of licenses and special fishing permits within this maximum number 
may be made at any time and shall be processed expeditiously. 
When an application for a licence and a special fishing permit is submitted to the 
Commission, the following information must be supplied: 
(a) name of the vessel; 
(b) registration number; 
(c) external identification letters and numbers; 
(d) port of registration; 
(e) name and address of the owner or charterer; 
(f) gross tonnage and overall length; 
(g) engine power; 
(h) call sign and radio frequency; 
(i) intended method of fishing; 
(j) intended area of fishing; 
(k) species for which it is intended to fish; 
(1) period for which a licence and a special fishing permit is requested. 
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4. Each licence and special fishing permit shall be valid for one vessel only. Where two or 
more vessels are taking part in the same fishing operation, each vessel must be inpossession 
of a licence and special fishing permit. 
5. Licences and special fishing permits may be cancelled with a view to the issue of new 
licences and special fishing permits. Such cancellations shall take effect on the day before 
the date of issue of the* new licences and special fishing permits by the Commission. New 
licences and special fishing permits shall take effect from their date of issue. 
6. Licences and special fishing permits shall be wholly or partially withdrawn before the date 
of expiry if the respective quotas, fixed in Article 1, have been exhausted. 
7. Licences and special fishing permits shall be withdrawn in the event of any failure to meet 
the obligations laid down in this Regulation. 
8. For a period not exceeding 12 months, no licence and special fishing permit shall be issued 
for any vessel in respect of which the obligations laid down in this Regulation have not been 
met. 
9. The Commission shall submit, on behalf of the Community, to the Faroe Islands, the names 
and characteristics of the Faroese vessels which will not be authorized to fish in the 
Community's fishing zone during the next month(s) as a consequence of an infringement of 
Community rules. 
Article 4 
Fishing in the Skagerrak shall be subject to the following conditions: 
1. direct fishing for herring for purposes other than human consumption shall be prohibited; 
2. the use of trawls and purse seines for the capture of pelagic species shall be prohibited from 
Saturday midnight to Sunday midnight. 
Articles 
Vessels authorized to fish on 31 December may continue fishing as from the beginning of the next 
year until the lists of vessels permitted to fish during the year in question are submitted to and 
approved by the Commission on behalf of the Community. 
Article 6 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of tis publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Communities. 
It shall apply from 1 January 1998. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 
Done at Brussels, .... December 1997. 
For the Council 
The President 
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1. ANNEX I 
Faroese catch quotas for 1998 
Quotas for Faroese vessels fishing in Community fishing waters 
Species Fishing zone: ICES Quantity 
sub-area/division (tonnes) 
Ling, tusk, blue ling VIa(1), VIb 800 (4)(5) 
Blue ling VIa{1), VIb 940 (6) 
Mackerel , VIa(1), VHe, f, h 3,930 (7) 
Herring VIa(1) 660 
Horse mackerel IV, VIa(1), Vile, f, h 7,000 
Norway pout IV, VIa(1) 
Sprat IV, VIa(1) 
Sandeel IV _ 20,000 (8) 
Blue whiting VIa(I), VIb, Vïï(2) 62,000 (9) 
Other white fish IV, VIa(1) 400 
(by-catches only) 
Herring Ilia N (Skagerrak)(3) 500 
Porbeagle Entire Community zone 125 (4) 
except NAFO 3PS 
(i) 
(2) 
(3) 
(4) 
(5) 
(6) 
(7) 
(8) 
(9) North of 56°30'N. 
West of 12e00'W. 
Limited in the west by a line drawn from the lighthouse of Hanstholm to the lighthouse of Lindesnes and in the 
south by line drawn from the lighthouse of Skagen to the lighthouse of Tistlarna and from there to the nearest coast 
of Sweden. 
To be fished by long-line. 
Of which an incidental catch of other species of 20% per ship, at any moment, is authorized in ICES divisions Via 
and b. However, this percentage may be exceeded in the first 24 hours following the beginning of the fishing on a 
specific ground. The total incidental catch of other species in Via and b may not exceed 75 tonnes. 
To be fished by trawl; by-catches of roundnose grenadier and black scabbard to be counted against this quota. 
Of which 1,000 tonnes may be fished from 1 October to 31 December 1998 in Community waters of ICES division 
IVa. 
The overall quota (including for Norway pout and sandeel, unavoidable by-catches of blue whiting) includes a 
maximum of 2,000 tonnes of sprat. A maximum of 6,000 tonnes of Norway pout may be fished in ICES division 
Via north of 56°30.'N subject to the provision on request by the Community of details of the quantity and 
composition of any by-catch taken. 
Unavoidable by-catches of Argentine to be counted against this quota. 
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2. Quotas for Faroese vessels fishing in Greenland waters according to Article 1 (3) of the 
EEC/Greenland Fisheries Protocol(1) (shown for information only) 
Species 
Northern deep-water prawns 
(Pandalus borealis) 
Greenland halibut 
Redfish 
Capelin Fishing zones: 
ÏCES division or 
NAFÔ sub-area 
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NAFO 0/1 
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1,150 
150 
150 
500 
10,000 
(i) OJNoC287, 15.10.1994, p. 11 
3. Norwegian spring-spawning herring (Atlanto-Scandian herring) 
Fishing zones : 
Species ICES division or Quantity 
NAFO sub-area (tonnes) 
Herring Ha 11,000 
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ANNEX H 
When fishing within the 200-nautical-mile zone off the coasts of the Member States of the 
Community which is covered by Community rules on fisheries, the following details are to be 
entered in the log-book immediately after the following events: 
1. After each haul: 
1.1. the quantity (in kilograms live weight) of each species caught; 
1.2. the date and the time of the haul; 
1.3. the geographical position in which the catches were made; 
1.4. the fishing method used. 
2. After each transhipment tp or from another vessel : 
2.1. the indication "received from" or "transferred to"; 
2.2. the quantity (in kilograms live weight) of each species transhipped; 
2.3. the name, external identification letters and numbers of the vessel to or from which the 
transhipment occurred. 
3. After each landing in a port of the Community: 
3.1. name of the port; 
3.2. the quantity (in kilograms live weight) of each species landed. 
4. After each transmission of information to the Commission of the European Communities: 
4.1. date and time of the transmission; 
4.2. type of message: IN, OUT, ICES, WKLor2WKL; 
4.3. in the casé of radio transmission: name of the radio station. 
ANNEX ni 
1. The information to be transmitted to the European Commission and the timetable for its 
transmission are as follows: 
1.1. On each occasion the vessel enters the 200-nautical-mile zone off the coasts of the Member 
States of the Community which is covered by Community rules on fisheries: 
(a) the information specified under 1.5; 
(b) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species of fish in the hold; 
(c) the date and ICES division within which the master intends to commence fishing. 
Where the fishing operations necessitate more than one entry into the zones referred to 
under 1.1 on a given day, one communication shall suffice on first entry. 
1.2. On each occasion the vessel leaves the zone referred to under 1.1: 
(a) the information specified under 1.5; 
(b) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species of fish in the hold; 
(c) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species caught since the previous 
transmission; 
(d) the ICES division in which the catches were taken; 
(e) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species transferred to and/or from other 
vessels since the vessel entered the zone and the identification of the vessel to which the 
transfer was made; 
(f) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species landed in a port of the Community 
since the vessel entered the zone. \ * ' 
Where the fishing operations necessitate more than one entry into the zones referred to 
under 1.1 on a given day, one single communication on the last exit will be sufficient. 
1.3. At three-day intervals, commencing on the third day after the vessel first enters the zones 
referred to under 1.1 when fishing for herring and mackerel, and at weekly intervals, 
commencing on the seventh day after the vessel first enters the zone referred to under 1.1 when 
fishing for all species other than herring and mackerel: 
(a) the information specified under 1.5; 
(b) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species caught since the previous 
transmission; 
(c) the ICES division in which the catches were made. 
1.4. On each occasion the vessel moves from one ICES division to another: 
(a) the information specified under 1.5; 
(b) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species caught since the previous 
transmission; 
(c) the ICES division in which the catches have been taken. 
1.5. (a) The name, call sign, external identification letters and numbers of the vessel and the name 
of its master; 
(b) the serial number of the message for the voyage concerned; 
(c) identification of the type of message; 
(d) the date, the time and the geographical position of the vessel. 
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2.1. The information specified under point 1 shall be transmitted to the European Commission in 
Brussels (telex 24189 FISEU-B) via one of the radio stations listed under point 3 below and in 
the form specified under point 4. 
2.2. If it is impossible for reasons of force majeure for the message to be transmitted by the vessel, 
it may be transmitted on the vessel's behalf by another vessel. 
3. Name of radio station Call sign of radio station 
Skagen 
Blâvand 
Ronne 
Nôrddeich 
Scheveningen 
Oostende 
North Foreland 
Humber 
Cullercoats 
Wick 
Portpatrick 
Anglesey 
Ilfracombe 
Niton 
Stonehaven 
Portishead 
Land's End 
Valentia 
Malin Head 
Boulogne 
Brest 
Saint-Nazaire 
Bordeaux-Arcachon 
Torshavn 
Bergen 
Farsund 
Flora 
Rogaland 
Tj0me 
Âlesund OXP 
OXB 
OYE 
DAFDAK 
DAHDAL 
DAI DAM 
DAT DAN 
PCH 
OST 
GNF 
GKZ 
GCC 
GKR 
GPK 
GLV 
GIL 
GNI 
GND 
GKA 
GKB 
GKC 
GLD 
EJK 
EJM 
FFB 
FFU 
FFO 
FFC 
OXJ 
LGN 
LGZ 
LGL 
LGQ 
LGT 
LGA 
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4. Form of the communications 
The information specified under point 1 shall contain the following particulars, which shall 
be given in the following order: 
name of vessel; 
call sign; 
external identification letters and numbers; 
serial number of the message for the voyage in question; 
indication of the type of message according to the following code: 
message when entering one of the zones referred to under 1.1: "IN", 
message when leaving one of the zones referred to under 1.1: "OUT", 
message when moving from one ICES division to another: "ICES", 
weekly message: "WKL", 
three-day message: "2 WKL"; 
the date, the time and the geographical position; 
the ICES divisions/sub-areas in which fishing is expected to commence; 
the date on which fishing is expected to commence; 
the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species of fish in the hold using the code 
mentioned in point 5; 
the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species of fish caught since the previous 
transmission using the code mentioned in point 5; 
the ICES divisions/sub-areas in which the catches were made; 
the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species transferred to and/or from other 
vessels since the previous transmission; * 
the name and call sign of the vessel to and/or from which the transfer was made; 
the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species landed in a port of the 
Community since the previous transmission; 
the name of the master. 
5. The code to be used to indicate the species on board as mentioned in point 4 above: 
PRA - Northern deep-water prawn (Pandalus borealis), 
HKE - Hake (Merluccius merluccius), 
GHL - Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides), 
COD - Cod (Gadus morhua), 
HAD - Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), 
HAL - Halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus), 
MAC - Mackerel (Scomber scombrus), 
HOM - Horse-mackerel (Trachurus trachurus), 
RNG - Roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris), 
POK - Saithe (Pollachius virens), 
WHG - • Whiting (Merlangus merlangus), 
HER - Herring (Clupea harengus), 
SAN - Sand-eel (Ammodytes spp.), 
SPR - Sprat (Sprattus sprattus), 
PLE - Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa), 
NOP - Norway.pout (Trisopterus esmarkii), 
LIN - Ling (Molva molva), 
PEZ - Shrimp (Panaeidae), 
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ANE - Anchovy (Engraulis encrasicholus), 
RED - Redfish (Sebastes spp.), 
PLA - American plaice (Hippoglossoides platessoides), 
SQX - Squid (Illex spp.), 
YEL - Yellowtail flounder (Limanda ferruginea), 
WHB - Blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou), 
TUN - Tuna (Thunnidae), 
BLI - Blue ling (Molva dypterygia), 
USK - Tusk (Brosme brosme), 
DGS - Dogfish (Squalus acanthias), 
BSK - Basking shark (Cetorinhus maximus), 
POR - Porbeagle (Lamma nasus), 
SQC - Common squid (Loligo spp.), 
PO A - Atlantic pomfret (Brama brama), 
PJL - Sardine (Sardina pilchardus), 
CSH - Common shrimp (Crangon crangon), 
LEZ - Megrim (Lepidorhombus spp.), 
MNZ - Angler/Monk (Lophius spp.), 
NEP - Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus), 
POL - Pollack (Pollachius pollachius), 
ARG - Argentine (Argentina sphyraena), 
OTH - Other. 

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