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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)293final.
Brussels,29June1978
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (ESC)
layingdowncertainconservation andmanagementmeasuresforcommon
fisheryresourcesofftheWestGreenlandcoastapplicablein
1978tovesselsflyingtheflagofCanada
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)

PROF'0CAL "
COUNCILREGULATION "(EBC)'
layingdowncertainconservation andmanagement
measuresforcommonfisheryresourcesoffthe
WestGreenlandcoastapplicablein1978toves­
selsflyingtheflagof"Canada.'
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMOTITIES , .,'.
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
inparticularArticle43thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
Having"regardto'the"opinion _of"theEuropean"Parliament ,
Whereason3November1976theCounciladoptedasetofresolutionsconcerning
certainexternalandinternalaspects -ofthecommonfisheriespolicy.
WhereastheCommunityandCanadahaveheldconsultations concerningtheir
mutualfishingallocationsfor1978;
Whereasduringtheconsultations thedelegationsagreedtorecommendtotheir
authoritiesthattheyfixcertaincatchquotasfor1978forvesselsofthe
otherparty; -. .,--
WhereastheCommunitymustadoptinitsfishingzone,specificmeasuresfor
theconservation andmanagementoffisheryresourcesapplicabletovessels
flyingtheflagofCanada, -
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION ":
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Article 1
Thecatches which vessels flying theflag ofCanada are
authorized tomake in1978 inthe200mile fishing zones ofthe
MemberStates offtheWest Greenla ndcoastwhich arecovered byCommunity
rules onfisheries shall belimited tothequotas setoutinAnnex X.
Notwithstanding paragraph 1,unavoidable by-catches ofa
species forwhich noquota'is established shall be
permitted within thelimits fixed inthe conservation measures in
force inthe zone concerned .
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By-catches inagiven zone ofaspecies forwhich aquota is
established inthat zone shall becounted against the quota
concerned . '
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Article 2
Vessels "fishing "under^the "quotas ""established inaccordance with .Article 1shall
comply with theconservation andcontrol measures andallother
provisions governing fishing activities inthezones referred toinArticle 1

Vessels referred toinparagraph 1shall keep alos ;book in
which theinformation specified inAnnex ivshall beentered .
Vessels referred toinparagraph 1shall transmit tothe
Commission ,inaccordance with therules setoutinAnnex II,the
information specified inthat Annex .
The registration letters and numbers ofthevessels referred
toinparagraph 1shall •clearly marked onthebow ofthevessel
onboth sides .
Article 3
With effect from sixweeks after the date ofentry into force
ofthis Regulation ,fishing ~ - - ,
-- -–- shall be
subject totheholding onboard ofalicence issued bythe
Commission onbehalf oftheCommunity and tothe observance ofthe
conditions set out insuch licence .

TheCouncil shall ,acting onaproposal from theCommission ,
establish thenumber oflicences tobeissued after consultations
with theCanadian ■authorities sothat .neyarecommensurate with
thequotas setout inAnnex T.
Article 4
When anapplication foralicence issubmitted totheCommission ,
the following information shall besupplied :-
(r».)nane ofthevessel ,
(b)registration number ,
(c)external identification letters andnumbers ,
(d)port ofregistration ,
(e;name andaddress oftheowner orcharterer ,
(f)gross tonnage andoverall .length ,
(g)engine power ,
(h)call sign andradio frequency , 7
(i)intended method offishing ,
(j)intended area offishing ,
(k)species forwhich itisintended tofish ,
(l)period forwhich alicence isrequested .
Article 5
Each licence shall bevalid forone .vessel ,only .^When several
vessels aretaking part inthesame fishing operation ,each vessel
shall beinpossession ofalicence .

Article 6
Thecompetent authorities oftheMember State concerned shall take
appropriate steps ,including theregular inspection ofvessels ,to
ensure compliance with this Regulation .
Article 7
Where aninfringement isduly established ,.Member States
shall ,without delay ,inform theCommission ofthe name ofthe
vessel involved and ofanyaction they have taken .
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Article 8
This Regulation shall enter into force onthe third Iday_after its
publication intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities ,
\
Itshall apply until 31December 1978 .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly
applicable inallMember States . -
Done at
For the Council
The President

ANNEX I
Quotas
.Speciest
'tonnes
Greenlandhalibut
(Rheinhardtius hippoglossoides )500(1)
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Round-nose Grenadier
(Coryphaenoides rupestis)500(1)
Deep-water prawn
(Pandalusborealis)650
(1)Deductions tobe.madeforcatchesintheCanadianfishingzone.

ANNEX II
The information tobetransmitted tothe Commission and the
timetable for its transmission are asfollows:'
1.1 .Oneach occasion the vessel enters the 200 nautical -mile
fishing zone off the coasts of\West_Greenlaod '
~T~ .Jwhich iscovered byCommunity rules onfisheries :
(a)theinformation specified under point 1.4.below ;
(b)thequantity (inkg)ofeach species offish inthehold
(c)when andwhere fishing istocommence
1.2 .Oneach occasion thevessel leaves the zone ,.defined in /
point 1.1.' : ,
(a)theinformation specified under point 1.4 .below ;
(b)thequantity (inkg)ofeach species offish inthehold
(c)thequantity (inkg)ofeach species caught since the
previous transmission ;
(d)the ICNAP subdivision and,jforprawn f.ishinq ,:.the–
sub-zone' given inAnnex IIIinwhich thecatches were (nade ;

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(e)thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciestransferredtoother
vesselssincethevesselenteredtheCommunityfishingzone
andtheidentification ofthevesseltowhichthetransfer
wasmade;„
(f)thequantity(inkg)ofeachspecieslandedinaGreenland;port
sincethevesselenteredtheCommunity
fishingzone.
1.3.Atweeklyintervals,commencing ontheseventhdayafterthe
vesselfirstenterstheGreenIand'fisKing"zone:~~r"
(a)the,informationspecifiedunderpoint1.4.below;
(b)thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciescaughtsincethe
previoustransmission ;
(c)theICNAFsubdivisionand,forprawnfisIring,"the~~sub-zbnegiven^in
ArtnexIIIinwhichthecatchesweremade.
1.4.(a)'Thename,call'sign,identification numbersandlettersof
thevesselandthenameofitsmaster;
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(b)thelicencenumber? ; '-•L_____
(c)thesériainumberofthemessage;
(d)identification ofthetypeofmessage;
(e)thedate,thetimeandthegeographicalpositionofthe
vessel.

2.1 . The information specified under point 1shall be
- .transmitted totheCommission oftheEuropean Communities
inBrussels (Telex address 21877 COMEU )viaoneofthe
radio stations listed under point 3below and intheform
specified under point 4.
2.2. Ifitisimpossible ,forreasons offorce majeure ,
for themessage tobetransmitted bythevessel ,itmay
betransmitted onthevessel 'sbehalf byanother vessel .
Name ofRadio Station Call Sign ofRadio Station -
\
'PRINS CHRISTIANS SUND
JULIANEHAAB
GODTHÅB
HOLSTEINSBORG
GODHAVEN
Form ofcommunications .
Transmission oftheinformation specified under point 1
shali take theform ofmessages preceded bythewords
PECHEUR BRUSSELS and theinformation elements shall begiven in
the following order : . -
-the code PECHEUR BRUSSELS ;
-name ofvessel ;
-call sign ; •
-external identification letters andnumbers ;
-serial number ofthemessage for thevoyage inquestion ;Λ.ΌΖΝ )– - '
:::,OXF )
/;0X1 ) ;.CENTRAL
.OYS ) :'.GODTHÅB
.,ΟΖΜ )

•-<indicationofthetypeofmessageaccordingtothefollowingcode:
message-whenenteringtheCommunityzone:IN
message-whenleavingtheCommunityzone:OUT
weeklymessage:WKL
-thegeographical position;
-the TCNAPsubdivisioninwhichfishingisexpectedto
commence ; .
-thedateonwhichfishingisexpectedtocommence;
-thequantity,inkg,ofeachspeciesoffishinthehold,using
thecodementionedinpoint5"below;
-thequantity,inkg,,ofeachspeciescaughtsincetheprevious
transmission usingthecodementionedinpoint5below;
-theICNAFsubdivisionand,forthe'fishing'ofjprawn ,thesub-zonegiveninAnnexIIIinwhichthecatches "weremade;"" ._
7-thequantity (inkg)ofeachspeciestransferredtoothervessels .
sincetheprevioustransmission ;
-thenameandcallsignofthevesseltowhichthetransferwas
made; • .
-thequantity(inkg)ofeachspecies-landedinaJGreenland_pdrt since
theprevioustransmission : .v
-nameofthemaster.
Thecodetobeusedtoindicatethequantitiesoffishon
boardasmentionedinpoint4above:
A'Deep-waterprawn(Pandalusborealis)
CGreenlandhalibut(Reinhardtius hippoglossoides )
IRound-noseGrenadier(Coryphaenoides rupestris).

AKBEXIII
Sub-zones
ICKAFIA(N6930')-zone
IGNAPIA(S6930')-zone
IOTAF33(568°)+IC-zone
IGNAFIDSP -zone

ANNEXIV
Thefollowingdetailsaretobeenteredinthelogbookaftereachhaul:
(a)thequantity (inkg)ofeachspeciescaught;
(b)thequantity(inkg)ofthecatchreturnedtothesea;
(c)thedateandtimeofthebeginning andendofthefishingoperation;
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(d)theICNAFzoneand,forprawnfishing,thesub-zonegiveninAnnexIII
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inwhichthecatchhasbeenmade;
(e)thefishingmethodused.
Inaddition,thecontentsofeachtransmission conformingtoAnnexIIshall
beenteredinthelogbook.