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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
layingdowncertaininterimmeasuresfortheconservation and
managementoffisheryresourcesapplicabletovesselsflying
theflagofcertainnon-membercountriesinthe200nautical
milezoneoffthecoastoftheFrenchDepartmentofGuyana.
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0M(78)729final.

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
InJanuaryandMay197°"theCounciladoptedinterimmeasuresfortheconser­
vationandmanagementoffisheryresourcesoccurringinthewatersofthe
FrenchDepartmentofGuyana.Thesemeasures,whichintheabsenceofany
Communityvessels "basedintheareaappliedonlytovesselsflyingtheflag
ofnon-membercountries,laiddowncatchquotas,thenumbersoffishing
vesselstobelicensedandfishingdaystobeused,andlioensingand
reportingrequirementsforthosecountrieswhichhadpreviouslyfishedin
thesewaters.
Theunderlyingmotivefortheadoptionofautonomousinterimconservation
measures,namely,theneedformorecompleteinformation onthetechnical
andbiologicalfactorsaffectingtheshrimpfisheryofFrenchGuyana,still
appliesattheendof1978*Itisunlikelythatanyadditionalinformation
onthestateoftheresourcewillbeobtainedbeforethemeetingofa
regionalscientificworkingpartytobeconvenedbytheWesternCentral
AtlanticFisheriesCommission(WECAFC)toexaminethestateoftheGuyanas-
Brazilshrimpstockduringthefirsthalfof1979*Inthesecircumstances ,
theCommissionconsidersthatthetotalallowablecatch(TAC)forshrimpin
FrenchGuyananwatersshouldbeprovisionally maintainedatthelevelof
1978,thatis,at3»000tons,subjecttoreviewfollowingtheproposedscien­
tificmeeting#
Asforallocations ,theCommissionbelievesthatitisintheinterestofall
countrieswhosevesselsfishinFrenchGuyananwatersthatcatchpossibilities
beknownfortheentireyear1979*^eCommissionthereforeproposesthatthe
CounciladoptaRegulationlayingdowntheconditionsforfishingbyforeign
vesselsinGuyananwatersfortheentireyear1979«TheCommissionalso
proposesthatquotasbeallocatedaccordingtothesameguidingprinciples
asusedin1978,thatis:'
-theneedtoguaranteefullemploymenttovesselswhichsupplythelocal
processingplantinCayenne;
-aitertheseneedshavebeenmet,theallocationoftheremainingquan­
titybetweenothervesselsinproportiontothenumberofvesselsfrom
eachcountrywhichusedtooperateinthesewaters®

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4.TheCommissionisinformedthat81vesselswillbeundercontraottoland
theircatchesinFrenchGuyanain1979® "the"basisofaveragecatch
ratesachievedduring1978,thiswouldmeanthat2.025"tonsshould "be
reservedfortheselocalvesselsrleavingafarther975tonsforother
vessels.(Thislastfigurerepresentsareductionfromthe1*240tons
allocatedtonon-localvesselsin1978).
5«OtherprovisionsremainunchangedfromtheexistingRegulation,except
thatcertainreportingandlicensingrequirements havebeenbroughtinto
linewithotherCommunityregulations onthesematters.
ι
6.TheCommissionbelievesthatthisregulationshouldbeadoptedonthebasis
ofArticle43oftheTreaty.Inviewoftheurgencyresultingfromtheex­
piryofthecurrentRegulation,however,theCommissionproposesthatthese
measuresbeadoptedbyaninterimRegulationunderArtiole103,pending
adoptionfollowingthenormalproceduresofasecondRegulationbasedon
Article43*

COUNCILREGULATION (ESC)No....
of
Layingdowncertaininterirarasasaresfortheconser­
vationandmanagementoffisheryresourcesapplicable
tovesselsflyingtheflagofcertainnon-membercoun­
triesinthe200nauticalmilezoneoffthecoastof
theFrenchDepartmentofGuyana.
THECQJJNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomioCommunityandinparticularArticle103thereof.
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
Wherea^theCounciladopted,on3November1976,asetofresolutionsconcerning
certainexternalandinternalaspectsofthecommonfisheriespolicy:
Wherea£inRegulation(EEC)No.1014/77(1)theCouncillaiddown
certaihinterimmeasuresfortheconservation andmanagementoffisheryresources
applicabletovesselsflyingtheflagofcertainthirdcountriesinthe200mile
zonesituatedoffthecoastoftheFrenchdepartmentofGuyana,thesemeasures
havingbeenlastextendedbyRegulation (EEC?No1157/78(2)until31December1978
Whereastheabove-mentioned Regulations wereadoptedinordertoestablish
interimmeasurespendingnegotiations betweentheCorimunityandthecountries
concernedfortheconclusionoffisheryagreements1nthezoneunderconsideration
whereaspendingfurtherscientificinformation concerningthefisheryresources
ofthezoneconcerneditwillnotbepossibletoopensuchnegotiations ,and
fartherinterimmeasuresshouldthereforebeadopted;
WhereastheprocessingindustryestablishedwithintheterritoryoftheFrench
DepartmentofGuyanacontinuestodependuponthelandingsofforeignvessels
fishinginFrenchGuyananwaters;whereasfishingbythesevesselsshould
thereforebeensured;
Whereasthesemeasuresmustbeadoptedwithoutdelay,anditistherefore
necessarytoadoptthemasinterimmeasures,onthebasisofArticle103ofthe
Treaty,subjecttotheirbeingsubsequentlyincludedinthecommonagricultural
policy,
HADADOPTEDTHISREGULATION:
••/•••
(1)0JNo.L123,17.5.1977,P-1
(2)0JNo.LI44,31.5.1978,p.11

Article1
1,,Theonlycatcherwhichvesselsflyingtheflagofathirdcountry
shallheauthorizedtotakeduringtheperiod1Januaryto31December1979
inthefishingzoneextendingto200nauticalmiles,situatedoffthecoast
oftheFrenchDepartmentofGuyanaandcovered "byCommunityrulesonfisheries,
arelaiddowninAnnexI«
»
2®Thafishingquotasshall "begrantedsubjecttocompliancewiththe
conservation andsurveillance measuresandallotherprovisionsgoverning
fishinginthezonesreferredtoinparagraph 1.
Article2
1®FishingwithintnefishingzonereferredtoinArticle1shallbe
subjecttothepossessionofalicenceissuedbytheCommissiononbehalfof
theCommunity,andtoobservanceoftheconditionssetoutinthelicence.
Theselicencesshallbeissuedtotheauthoritiesofthethirdcountries
concernedondemandwithinthelimitsindicatedinparagraphs 2and3.
2.Forfishingspeciesotherthanshrimp,licencesshallbeissuedfor
vesselsfishingwithlonglinesforanumberofvesselsnotexceedingthatlaiddown
countryinparagraph 2.ofAnnexI.
3.Forshrimpfishinglicencesmaybeissued:
(a)tothevesselswhichareundercontracttolandtheircatchesinthe
FrenchdepartmentofGuyana,thenumberofwhichislaiddownbycountry
inparagraph3ofAnnexI.Theselicencesshallbevalidfromthedate
ofissueuntil31December1979?
(b)tovesselsotherthanthosereferredtoinsubparagraph (a),onthebasis
ofafishingplanpresentedbytheauthoritiesofthecountryconcerned
audapprovedbytheCommissionwhichmaynotprovideforatotalnumber
offishingdaysforallofthevesselscoveredbythefishingplanwhich
exceedsthelimitindicatedinparagraph4ofAnnexI.Themaximumnumber
numberofvesselswhichmayfishatanyonetimeunderafishingplanis
laiddownbycountryinparagraph5ofAnnexI.Thevalidityofeachof
thelicencesissuedonthebasisofafishingplanshallbelimitedtothe
fishingperiodprovidedforintheplan.

^Notwithstanding paragraph3,.alllicencesissuedtothevesselsofa
thirdCountryshallceaseto"bevalidassoonasit'isestablishedthatthe
quotareferredtoinArticle1isexhausted.
theCoitynissionshallinformaccordinglytheauthoritiesofthecountryconcerned
Article3
• •
1,WhenanapplicationforalicenceissubmittedtotheCommission,the
followinginformationshallbesupplied s .
*•
(a)nameofthevessel;
(b)régistrationnumber;
(c)externalidentification lettersandnumbers;
(d)portofrégistration;
(e)nameandaddressoftheownerorcharterer;
(f)grosstonnageandoveralllength;
(g)enginepower;
(h)callsignandradiofrequencv;
(i)intendedmethodoffishing;
(j)intendedareaoffishing;
(k)speciesintendedtobefished; •
(l)periodforwhichalicenceisrequested; ,
2.Eachlicenceshallbevalidforonevesselonly.Whenseveral
vesselsaretakingpartinthesamefishingoperation,eachvesselmustbe
inpossessionofalicence.
3.Thecaptains'ofvesselsholdingalicencemustcomplywiththespecial
conditionslaiddowninAnnexII.Theseconditionsshallformpartofthe
licence.

Article4
Thecaptainsofvesselsholdingalicenoeforthefisheriesmentioned
inAnnexImustsupplytheinformationspecifiedinthelicencetothe
CommissionthrougharadiostationinoneoftheMemberStates#
Article5
TheFrenchauthoritiesshalltakeappropriate measurestoensurethe
implementation ofArticle1,includingtheregularinspectionofvessels.
Article6
Whereaninfringement isdulyestablishedtheFrenchauthorities
shall,withoutdelay,informtheCommission Ofthenameofthevessel
involvedanddetailsofanyactiontheyhavetaken#
Article7
ThevalidityofthelicencesissuedbytheCommissionunderparagraph
3(a)ofArticle2ofRegulation(EEC)No.1157/78isherebyextended."until
31January1979#
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January1979«
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
allMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil,
ThePresident.

ÂSTNEX1
Pishingpossibilities fortheperiod1Januaryto31December1979:
a)Species:
Country:
b)Species:
Country:
c)Species:
Country»Shrimps:
Barbados :
Guyana:
Japan:
Korea:
Surinam:
TrinidadandTobago:
UnitedStatesofAmerica:
Tuna-likespecies:
Japan
Korea
Pishotherthantuna-like
species:
VenezuelaQuantity(tonnes)
110
110
677
262
110
110
1.621
nolimitation
h
nolimitation
NumberofvesselsreferredtoinArticle2(2)
Japan:5
Korea:23
Venezuela 10
VesselsreferredtoinArticle2(3)(a):.
UnitedStatesofAmerica;
Japan:59
22
MaximumnumberoffishingdaysreferredtoinArticle2(3)("b):
Barbados :
Guyana:
Japan
Korea:
Surinam:
TrinidadandTobago ;'1.585
1.585
1.830
3.775
1.585
1.585
UnitedStatesofAmerica:2.103
MaximumnumberofvesselsreferredtoinArticle2(3)(^):
Barbados:
Guyana:
Japan:
Korea:
Surinam:
TrinidadandTobago:
UnitedStatesofAmerica *9
9
10
21
9
9
12

AttiraII
SpecialConditions
1»Thefishinglicencemast"beonhoard,thevessel.
2.Theregistrationlettersandnumbersofthelicensedvesselmust
ibeclearlymarkedonthebowofthevesselatbothsidesandon
eachsideofthesuperstructure whereitcanbestbeseen.
1Thelettersandnumbersshallbepaintedinacolourcontrasting
withthatofthehullorsuperstructure andshallnotbeeffaced,
altered,coveredorotherwiseobscurod.
3.Alogbookmustbekeptinwhichthefollowingdetailsaretobe
enteredaftereachhaul: ..
3.1.Thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciescaught;
3.2*thedateandtimeofthehaul?
3.3.thegeographical postioninwhichthecatchesweremade.
4.Information mustbetransmitted bythelicensedvesseltothe
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunitiesatBrussels(Telexaddress
21877COMEU)viatheradiostationindicatedinArtiole6,in
accordancewiththefollowing -timetable :
4.1Oneachocoasionthevesselentersthe200naut,ical-mile
fishingzoneoffthecoastsoftheMemberStatesofthe
CommdnitywhichiscoveredbyCommunityfisheriesregulations ;
4.2oneachoccasionthevesselleavesthe200nautical-mile
fishingzoneoffthecoastsoftheMemberStatesofthe
CommunitywhichiscoveredbyCommunityfisheriesregulations ;
4.3oneachoccasionthevesselentersaportofaMemberState;
4.4oneachocoasionthevesselleavesaportofaMemberState?'
4.5-atweeklyintervals,commencingeitherontheseventhday
afterthevesselfirstentersthefishingzoneoftheMember
States,asindicatedunder4»1aboveorontheseventhday
afterthevesselleavesaportasindicatedunder4*5above.
5.Thefollowingdetailsmustbeincludedinallmessagestransmitted
inpursuanceofcondition4above:
5.1Thedate,thetime,thegeographical position;
5.2thequantity,inkg,ofeachspeciesoffishinthehold;
5*3thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciescaughtsincetheprevious
transmission ;
5.4thegeographical coordinatesinwhichthecatchesweretaken;
5.5thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciestransferredtoother
vesselssincetheprevioustransmission .5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5

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o.Theinformation tobecommunicated ,inaccordance with point 5
must betransmitted inaccordance with the conditions defined
below :
6.1 Every message relating tothefishing license must bepreceded by
the words PECHEUR BHJSSELS .
6»2Allmessages must betransmitted viatheradio Btation below :
HAMB CALL SIGN
CAYfiMS FPJ
6.3*Ifitisimpossible ,forreasons of"force majeure ",forthe
■Vmessage tobetransmitted bythelicensed vessel ,"itmaybe
transmitted onthat vessel 'sbehalf byanother vessel .
6.4 -Content ofmessage
Messages transmitted ,under theprovisions ofthe license and ,in
accordance with thetimetable set out inarticle 4above must take
into' account thedetails required under article 5and -contain the
following .information
-.the code PECHEUR BRUSSELS ;
-name ofvessel :
-call sign ;
-external identification letters andnumbers ;
-license number ;
-serial number ofthemessage forthevoyage inquestion ;
-indication ofthetype ofmessage taking into account thedifferent
points mentioned under article 4 "theSpecial Conditions ;
-the geographical post ion ;
-thequantity ,inkg,ofeach species caught since theprevious
transmission ;
-thegeographical coordinates inwhich thecatches were taken ;
-thequantity (inkg)ofeach species transferred toother vessels
since theprevious transmission ;
-thename ,call sign ,andifapplicable ,thelicense number ofthe
vessel towhich the transfer was made ;
the name ofthe masten
6,5 T*1®code tobeused toindicate thequantities offish onboard as
mentioned in4above :
Sshrimp (Penaeidae )