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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)459 final.
Brussels,21September1977«
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION(EEC)
layingdowncertaininterimmeasuresfortheconser­
vationandmanagementoffisheryresources *
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)

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Explanatory Memorandum i
I
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14 Since theMember States extended their respective fishery j
fcones ,onthebasis oftheCouncil Resolution of3November 1976 ,to ]
200miles around their North SeaandNorth Atlantic coasts ,acertain' j
number ofInterim conservation measures have been introduced pending j
theintroduction ofCommunity arrangements fortheconservation and
management offishery resources *These measures wereadopted onthe j
basis ofArticle 103oftheTreaty ,bearing inmind theurgeacy of !
thematter and ,inparticular ,the ..threat that thepresent over-exploi -i
tation offishery resources represents toCommunity supplies ofcer* i
tain species . ■ j
These provisions should nowbeincorporated asplanned .within the |
\
Common Agricultural Policy byconsolidating them inonetext andthe ;
Member States should berequested tocontinue toapply thefishery .j
conservation measures thattheyapplied in1976inthose fields ttfhftch j
h&f<e nothitherto been subject toanyCommunity legislation *
£.• toefarasthe coaeiervation measures inrespect offkwth J
&ea tiexring stocks fortherest of1977 areconcerned ,the~Commisi8l«otr «
after acareful assessment ofthedata atitsdisposal since the
Council meeting of19July 1977 *maintains itsproposal fort»99
quotas for theremainder of1977 .
fheCommission isaware that this position poses some very serious
problems tothewhole ofthefisheries sector ,given thevery limited
* . !
means available totheprocessing industry forovercoming supply dlf- f
l
ficultiee' ,since there arefewopportunities forcatches inzones <
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rithc *than those intheNorth Sea oreven inthose QUtelde the I
Community . 7. ,.*■ I
■V..V••TheCommission canhowever only repeat theargument ^already
Developed initsmemorandum totheCouncil of2^June 1977 CCH (77)
906 ,which stated that anyproposal toAuthorize acatch ofsowe
130Q0tonnes offish fortheremainder of1977 would only preownt
insoluble problems forsharing outthequotas orvbuld cause the
destruction oftheNorth Seaherring stock .
Toresolve th«jproblem ofsharing ,theqwoit^finally authorised
would necessarily have toexceed thevery small total catch whielv .r

according toeome ,could beallowed without making thereconstitution
ofstocks impossible *
>• TheCommission will make 6projaosal totheCouncil inthe
Light ofscientific advice ,assoon asthis isavailable ,onwhat
measures should betaken inrespect offishing forNorway pout after
16October 1977 *

COUNCILREGULATION (EECFIFT0/77 'V
'' '<s'\•'•***.*•
*''•*-3?•- - • 'V- of 197? ,'
layingdo*ncertaininterimflieasureftforth4con6«r-
>.• .-/•* ■■».Hi-:4fi^»eationanamanagementoffisher?resources.fy
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FHBCOUNCILorTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES .
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HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCanffiwity,
&n<JinparticularArticle^3thereof,' v*\A^
t-<f*.
."■V;•*4'->
..• ■**.••/•••;2.'1-v/1iHavingvegart}totfceproposalfromtheCommissiori,
HewingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament^ ^
•*»-'••
f- . ;■»tfftereas,pendingtheintroduction ofCommunityarrangement® forthfti5-*;* ■ ■Conservation andmanagementoffisheryResources,certainparticularly
« ■•< .-
.mrgantmeasureshavebeenadoptedonaninterimbasisin.ofjlarto
:-– *
13^4e<jt«arim®res<jurc^pandpotentialcatchesforfuturejfearainthe
.Henberfitateg'fishingzoneslocatedofftltoirWorthSeaCUBANorth
AtJ^anticcoasts} .>'
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Whereasthereasonswhichledtotheadoptionofthesemeasuresar*
stillvalidandwhereasthoseprovisioM*otCouncilRegulations m0330/77
.o€1&February197?(1),1672/77of25*uly1977(2),1779/7?of*
gus«fe1977(3)and1673/77of.25July1977(*0whicharestillinfOttJ*
slfcouldnowbeincorporated ASplannedintotfceCommonAgricultural Poll*
cyandconsolidated inasingletext:
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•f* •f•• i
1■>',f. ^^ .k ■ k▼i19.2.1977,t».^8.
(2)O.J.NoL18e,26.7.1977,».27.'.■ «
(3)O.J.NoL196,3.8.1977,p.
(4)O.J.NoL186,26.7.1977,p.30. ---

•WhereastheMemberStatesshouldcontinueHoapply,whilethisHegula-
i «tionisInforce,theponservation measuredpreviously &£existence!
Whereas*pendingtheadoptionofCommunityarrangementsforth^econser­
vationandmanagementoffisheryresourcesandwithoutprejudicetothe-
provisionsofthisRegulation,MemberStatesmay*-inaccordancewith1
theprocedureandconditions6etoutitlAnaesVItotheCouncilResolu­
tionof3November1976,adopt,in'aformwhichavoidsdiscrimination ,
appropriate furthermeasurestoensuretheprotectionof-resourcesin
thefishingzoneslocatedofftheircoasts;
> , .*'
k
Whereas,however,MemberStatesmustnotadoptsuchfurthermeasures
inthefieldscoveredbythisRegulationaslongasthespecificmea-w
suresintroducedunderthisRegulationremaininforceinthefishing
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eoneslocatedofftheircoasts) * 'r.
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Article 1 / .
1 ' V .V'
1.Theinterim conservation measures hereinafter apply tq .fishing within
themaritime waters under thesovereignty of ;Jurisdiction ofthe ^
Member States andsubject toCommunity legislation on/isheriea .
,"* • *
2.Save asotherwise provided inthis Regulation ,thez:Qhed,&nd divi-■/
sions referred toare those defined bytheInternational ,Council for
theExploration oftheSea. -- ^
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if*-' * •.'1
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Article 2 s
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1.Without prejudice totheprovisions ofArticle 3,thecatch quotas
allocated toeach Member State onanannual basis forvthe direct
fishing ofherring ofcertain stocks orgroups ofstocks moving in
certain sub-areas anddivisions arefixed for197?inAnnex I*
2.Herring catches ofthese stocks .made during theperiod from IJanue -
ry1977 to27June 1977shall becounted against thequotas fixed
under paragraph 1. ' -. -
* Article 3 /
ï* .'
< <• '.
Direct fishing forherring shall beforbidden i
a)inDivision VII a,within azone of12miles from the "base lines off
the east coasts ofNorthern Ireland and Ireland between latitudes
53° 201and 51**bO*North .
•v
b)Until 19November forCommunity fishermen within thepart ofDivision
VII asurrounding the Isle ofMan andwithin thepart located between
theIsle ofManandthewest coast oftheUnited Kingdom .This eons'
shall bedelimited byaline running from Carmel Head (Anglesey )to
theChicken Bock Light (Calf ofMan ),thence running"61ockwise round
the Isle ofMan (atadistance of12miles from thebase lines )as
farasPoint ofAyre (Isle ofMan ,andthen eastward toSaint Bees
Head (United Kingdom ).

c)Within Divisions VIIg,h,e,andf«together with thezone delidii -
; r- ■tedt .*
••/l*. .tothenorth bylatitude 52630*No**h * J
-tothesouth bylatitude 52°00*Nort& *■.?
. v *
«tothewest bytheIrish coast ,...
1* Γ ■--Γ5';*ϊ·*τ
mtotheeast byth9coast oftheJJnited Kingdom . iy
• '"»-* >.-. ll -t-
Article ** !
*r - Z*.
I.TheMember States shall beauthorized to«ajc»bycatches ofherring
inthecourse ofdirect fishing forother species inthezones refer­
redtoinArticles 2and3ofthis Regulation ,provide that such
by-catches donotexceed 10%byweight ofcatches ofsprat and5%
byweight ofcatches ofNorway pout ,sand-eels andother species
during each voyage . V
2.By-catches intheNorth Seawithin sub-cone IV«ndDivision VIId,-
calculated onanannual basis ,ttaynot ,however ,exceed 15000tonnes
forDenmark ,1650tonnes fortheUnited Kingdom ,^10tonnes for
Germany and275tonnes fortheothe?Member Stages .'.
*" •!•-*«
By-catches inthose zones referred toinArticle 2,which areloca­
tedelsewhere than intheNorth Seashall becounted sgainst the
quotas allocated toeach Member State fa*those zon£8 «
:-+
•Article 5
1.Fishing forNorway pout shall befotfbidsdleii until 15Obtober "LyJ*?in
that part oftheNorth Seabounded byaline joining thefollowing
s points : *;
* ·4
-east coast oftheUnited Kingdom atlatitude 56®00*North ,
v -latitude 56°00'North -longitude 00°00*,
*■

1c latitude 6C00*Korth -longitude 00°0011
•lati.tu.cte 60?CO*Borth *Longitude 0V*OD*West * *:-<
-coast oftilePnitad Kingtiam et|0tegl4aAe 04*00*Vest *
^ -U-
.• » !-,' . ,-I .
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2.TheCouncil ,acting byqualified majority onaproposal '£rom the
Commission ,shall adopt themeasures ?to>beapplied from ;16October
1977 . ' '.V. • ,
v-'•
Article 6
*
1.Thepercentage ofby-catches ofdemersal species authorised infishing
forindustrial purposes bythelaws orregulations which theMember
States have adopted inaccordance with theNorth-East Atlantic Fishe­
ries Commission Recommendation n°5isreduced from 25to20$•
* • ■>
"Y->i'
g*rhgCouncil ,acting byqualified majority onaproposal -from the
Commission ,shall adopt further measures with regard to'the percen­
tage ofauthorized bjocatches referred toisparagraph l*
■£.
Article ? v .►
Theuse ofvessels which carry outprocessing operations additipnal to
saltings boiling ofshrimps ,filleting ,freezing ,reducing offal and
•educing unavoidable by-catches made withiag theauthorised maximum li«
«
¥ ♦mit shall beprohibited . . ..■
•* .Article & ' ■
tlieCouncil ,acting byqualified majority on&proposal from Che
Commission ,shall adopt provisions concerning thecompulsory Use ,in
fishing forcertain species ,ofnets with awider JfteBh thafi thoee per­
mitted intheMember States atthetime when this Regulation enters into
force ,andshall adopt provisions concerning thecarrying ,onboard of
nets ofdifferent mesh sizes *

Article 9
- »' _. ■*.
fhaHember States .shall ,aafaraspossible take ,allnecessary steps
toensure compliance with theprovisions ofthis Regulation *
.f- ■> ;
Chechecks carried outbytheMember States shall bereported atPegu-•
la*intervals totheCommission . * ♦
'i'r~•
Ineach case they shall mention thetype andthenationality ofthe
vessel ,anyinfringements recorded an<lthemeasures taken asaresult *
Article 10 .A
*' »
t*•'«•'
Without prejudice totheprovisions ofthis Regulation *thfcMember
States shall continue toapply themeasures fortheconservation of
fish stocks that they applied in197&+/> .
Article 11 • .- *
V.Thefollowing Council Regulations (EEC)atehereby repealed »
-n°350/77,ofl8February 1977 ,laying down certain interim mea­
sures fortheconservation andmanagement offishery resources (l)
»-n#1672/77,of25July 1977 ,laying down interim measures forthe
conservation andmanagement ofcertain herring stocks (2)j
-n°1779/77,of2August 1977 ,laying down interim conservation and
management measures forherring fishing intheIrish Sea (3)I
-n°1673/77,of25July 1977 ,amending Regulation (EEC)n#35<W7
asregards theprohibition offishing torNorwegian poutCO.
Thecitations andreferences corresponding totheArticles ofthese
Regulations will befound intheconcordance table in"Annex IX»
* •/•
(1)O.J. n°L 19.2.1977 ,P-28.
(2)O.J. n°L186 ,26.7.1977 ,p.27.
(3)O.J. n®L196 ,3.8.197 7,p.
(k)O.J. n°L186 ,26.7.1977 ,p.30.

Article 12,-r*■^;v.♦*.
This Regulation 6hall enter into force onthethird day'following its
publication IntheOfficial Journal ofthfc'European Communities *v
« . ·.Γ'·Λ
It6hall apply until theentry into force oftheCommunity rules for
theconservation andmanagement offishery resources Atthelatest ,
until 31December 1977 - * ^
ThisRegulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inall Member States ^ '
, » *■
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Done atBrussels For theCouncil
The Président »

ANNEX I
- v .
Quantities ofherrings ,bystock ,which may •; ..
r
**becaught byMember £tat«s >
;V' ' : * ^
^"I
SpeciesStock Catches inthousand tonnes
Geographical
régionICES
divisionQuota -
"V :
.* •■ –
Herring North Sea IV-VII d.-......... .II....
,'i.>•
Non ».. '
– - ;^ -- -
Herring West Celtic
SeaVII j,k Ireland ,•^1,0
Other M.S« *, '«0.1
Herring West ofIre­
landVII b,c
(1)Germany "■ 0,8
France -,-0,*»
Ireland \ ,^»6
Netherlands * 8,3
United KingdOli "•0,8
Herring Irish Sea VII a3 France Vs0,19
Ireland ? • '1*-
Pays-Bas 0,11
Royaume-Uni , -111*9
Herring West ofSeot -
landVIaC2>
4·■" i..i..p.- ■ i
Germany
Denmark - 'ù+W /'f
France "'1,2
Ireland' :\6,#
Netherlands * 3,0
United Kingdom "39,0 -
vl)Except Bonegal Bay (*)
(2)Including DomegalBay (*)
(*)Donegai Bayisdefined asthat part ofDivision VII (b),bounded
Onthenorth bylatitude 5^°30'North ,,onthawest bylongitude 10*West
* ^(J*•and onthe south and -the east bythe Irish eoaq |. * K;'\
Seduced bythat part bounded J
-tothenorth bylatitude 52° 30*North ,
}
-tothesouth bylatitude 52° 00*North ,
.r-tothewest bytheIrish coast , ;fv
>•% '
-tothe east bythecoast oftheUnited Kingdom * *

Annex II
Concordance tablet-v
Regulation (EEC)N°350/77
Article
2
3
if
6
7This Begulation
Article
V
;6
9
Regulation (EEC)N°1672/77
Article
2
3
5
6
7
Regulation (EEC)N»1779/77'7.
;'3''
•13 ...
2
•>>>...- ■
Article
I ;
.à
3<3
2
¥
9
Regulation (EEC)N°1673/77
Article
1 5