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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Thepresentproposal,submittedinconformitywithArticle
149paragraph 2oftheEECTreaty,comprisesthoseprovisionsof
,theProposalforaCouncilRegulationlayingdowntechnicalmeasures
(1)fortheconservation offisheryresourcesof13October1977as
amended,whichareappliedbyMemberStates.Inaddition,some
provisionsofminorimportancewhichareappliedonlyinoneor
anotherMemberStatearealsoincluded.
InsofarastheprovisionsoftheabovementionedRegulationarenot
containedinthepresentproposalorintheproposalforaCouncil
RegulationlayingdownmeasuresfortheNephropsfisherytheystand
asproposalsfromtheCommission,andtheCommissionreservesitsright
tosubmittheseprovisions,withanyformaldraftingmodifications which
mayprovenecessary,separatelytotheCouncil.
(1)O.J.No.'C278of18.11.1977,modified30November1977.
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:Proposaifora
COUNCILREGULATION (CEE)
layingdownmeasuresfortheNephropsfishery
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES/
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomic
Community/andinparticularArticle43thereof/
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission/
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament (1)/
(1)O.J.No.C6of9January1978

Whereas,accordingtothescientificinformationgivenbytheInternational
CouncilfortheExplorationoftheSea(ICES)Nephropsshouldbeexcluded
fromthespeciestobecaughtwithsmaLl-meshednets;
whereas,however,atransitional periodshouldbefixedduringwhichthe
meshsizefornephropsshouldbeincreasedinallpartsoftheNorth
EastAtlantictothemeshsizealreadyrequiredinthemostimportant
areas,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
Novesselfishingfornephropsshalluseanytrawlwhichhasinany
partmeshes,measuredinsingletwine,ofdimensionssmallerthan70mmin
Region2and60mminRegion3,thoseRegionsbeingdefinedinArticle 1of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No./78oflayingdowncertaintechnical
measuresfortheconservation offisheryresources (1).
Fishingfor'nephropsofatotallengthsmallerthan100mminRegion2and
85mminRegion3measuredfromthetipoftherostralspinetotheendofthe
telson,orcatching anumberofnephropsperunitofweightgreaterthana
numbertobedeterminedshallbeprohibited .SuchNephropsshallnotbere­
tainedonboardanyvesselbutshallbereturnedimmediately totheseaand
shallnotbelanded,transported,sold,displayedorofferedforsale.
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Onanyvoyageonwhichanetcomplyingwithparagraph 1,butnotcom­
plyingwithArticle2ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No./78
iscarried,notmorethan50%byweightoftheentirecatchonboardor
anyrepresentative samplethereofweighingatleast100kg,aftersorting
eitherintheholdoronlanding,mayconsistofprotectedspeciesasdefined
inAnnexVIofthesaidRegulation.Thisprovisionappliesonlyinthose
maritimeareasinRegions2and3whichwillbedefinedbytheCouncil,acting
byaqualifiedmajorityonaproposalfromtheCommission,before1March1979.
(1)O.J.No.

Paragraphs 1,2and3shallapply:.
-from1September1979inRegion2;
-from1January1982inRegion3.
Bywayofderogationfromparagraphs 1,2and4,theminimummesh
andfishsizeauthorizedinfishingfornephropsintheSkagerrak and
Kattegat(ICESDivisionIlia)shallbefixedat70mmand130mmrespectively .
Article 2
Thefollowingmeasuresshallapplytovesselsfishingfornephrops
untiltheprovisionslaiddqwninArticle 1takeeffect:
(a)Region2
Until31August1979:
-theminimummeshsizeshallbe55mmmeasuredinsingletwineand
60mmmeasuredindoubletwine;
-theminimumfishsizeshallbe90mm;
-thepercentageforauthorized by-catchesofthespecieslisted
inAnnexVIshallbe40%.
(b)Region3
Until31December1979: '
-theminimummeshsizeshallbe45mmmeasuredinsingletwineand
50mmmeasuredindoubletwine;
-theminimumfishsizeshallbe80mm;
-thepercentageforauthorizedby-catchesofthespecieslisted
inAnnexVIshallbe60%.
From1January1980to31December1981:
-theminimummeshsizeshallbe50mmmeasuredinsingletwineand
55mmmeasuredindoubletwine;
~theminimumfishsize'shall be80mm; ■'%'
thepercentageforauthorizedby-catchesoftheSpecieslisted
inAnnexVIshallbe60%.

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Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1October1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectly
applicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident