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COMMISSION OFTKEEUE.OPEANCOMMUNITIE O»
COM(75)69final
Brussels,27February1975
Recommendation fora
COUNCILDECISION
approvingtheexchangeoflettersbetweentheEuropean
EconomicCommunityand.theKingdomofNorwayconcerning
theestablishment byNorwayoffishingzonesclosedto
trawlersatcertaintimesoftheyear
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(75)69final

Commission Recommendation totheCouncil relating
totheapproval ofanexchange ofletters between
theEuropean Economic Community andNorway concerning
theestablishment byNorway offishing zones closed
totrawlers .
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1.Thenegotiations with Norway concerning theestablishment bythat
country offishing zones closed totrawlers took place on
24January 1975 inBrussels .
2.Theresult ofthenegotiations iscontained inanexchange ofletters .
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TheCommunity Delegation andtheNorwegian Delegation approved the
English text ofthese letters which were initialled on24January
*
and signed on29January 1975 *
3.Thenegotiations were carried outonthebasis ofCouncil Directives
bytheCommission with theassistance oftheSpecial Committee provided
forbyArticle 113oftheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic
Community .
TheCommission consequently considers that ithas fulfilled its
negotiating task .Itrecommends that theCouncil approve theexchange
ofletters .
Tothis end ,theCommission submits totheCouncil thetext ofthe
exchange ofletters referred toabove under point 2andarecommendation
foraCouncil Decision relating thereto .
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Recommendation for aCouncil Décision
approving the exchange ofletters
between theEuropean Economic Community and theKingdom ofNorway concerning
the establishment byNorway offishing zones closed totrawlers atcertain
times oftheyear .
THE COUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having rega.rd totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
and inparticular Articles 43and 113thereof ;
Having regard tothe Commission 'srecommendation ;
Havmg regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament ;
Whereas thenegotiations held on24January 1974 between the Community and
Norway concerning theestablishment byNorway ofcertain fishing zones
closed totrawlers atcertain times oftheyear have resulted ina
satisfactory solution which has led tothe signing ofanexchange of
letters on29January 1975 i
HAS DECÏDED ASFOLLOWS :
Solo Article
Theexchange ofletters between theEuropean Economic Community and
theKingdom ofNorway concerning theestablishment byNorway offishing
zones closed totrawlers atcertain times oftheyear ishereby approved .
The text ofthe letters isannexed tothis Decision .
Done atBrussels ,
For the Council .
The Président .

MINISTER WITHOUT PORTFOLIO
ADR.:7.JUNIPLASS1,OSLO1-POSTALADR.:OSLODEP.-TELEPHONE :(02)204170-TELEGRAMADR .:NOREG,OSLO
TELEX:11004,NOREG ,OSLO
Oslo,293anuary1975
DearSir , •
Following uponthemeetingheldon24January1975
betweenrepresentatives oftheNorwegian Government andof
theEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,andafterthebilateral
discussions whichIhaveheldwithrepresentatives ofthe
FederalRepublicofGermany,FranceandtheUnitedKingdom,
IhavethehonourtoinformyouthattheNorwegian Government
proposestoestablish threezonesclosedtovesselsusing
trawlsduringcertainmonthsfortheprotection ofpassive
fishinggear,inwatersofftheNorwegian coastandadjacent
totheNorwegianFisheryLimit.No*vesselsusingtrawls
couldfishinthezonesduringtheperiodsspecifiedinthe
Annexattachedtothisletter.Thesemeasures wouldbe
non-discriminatory ;theywouldapply ,equallytovesselsof
allnationsincluding Norway.TheNorwegian Government is
confidentthattheCommunity wouldnotconsiderthesemeasures
unfavourably .
TheNorwegian Government wouldproposetoconclude
bilateral arrangements withcertain 'MemberStatesofthe
Communitywhichcontainthesamemainelementsonthetrawler
freezonesasinthepresentexchangeofletters,aswellas
adefinition oftheconditions fortheoperationofthese
zones,andadenunciation clause.TheNorwegian Government
Mr.RolanddeKERG0RLAY
DeputyDirectorGeneral
TheCommission oftheEuropeanCommunities '
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isprepared toconclude bilateral arrangements ofthe same
character with all other Member States ofthe Community
concerned .
Nothing inthis letter shall prejudge any question
concerning the Lawofthe Sea .
Please accept ,Sir ,the assurance ofmyhighest
consideration .
y]LU.S t.Vc-K
Jens Evensen

ANNEX
ZONE1(Jennegga-Malangsgrunnen )
Definition :N68°50'E1350',N69°09'El3037'f
N69°33'E15°32',l\l70°00"E16°28»,
N70°00'E17°28'
PeriodofClosure :20October-20March
ZONE2(Hjelmsoybanken )
Definition :N71°17'E23°47',N71°50'E23°47'
N71°50'E2540.5',N71°23'E25O40.5'
PeriodofClosure :1Nove'mber-31March
ZONE3(Nordbanken/Bverbanken )
Definition :N70°55'E30O10.5,,N71°12'E30O43'
N70451E3150',N70°34'E31°29'
PeriodofClosure :1October-1March
TheZonesareboundedonthelandu/ardsidebytheNoru/egian
fisherylimitandontheseawardsidebystraightlines
joiningthepointsspecified .

COMMISSION
OFTHE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIESBrussels , 29..Januaiy .1.97.5
Your Excellency ,
Ihave thehonour toacknowledge receipt ofyour letter dated
29January 1975 andtoconfirm that ,following themeeting between the
representatives oftheEuropean Economic Community andoftheNowegian
Government ,held on24January 1975 »theCommunity declares that fbr
itspart itisnotopposed tothemeasures contemplated "bytheNorwegian '
Government fortheestablishment onanon-discriminatory basis ofthree ?
aones closed tovessels using trawls ,asformulated intheAnnex toyour
letter .
Inmyletter toyouof16April 1973 »Istressed that theautonomous
tariff concessions concerning certain fish products granted toNorway by '
theCommunity were allsubject to"themaintenance ofthepresent
conditions ofgeneral competition inthefisheries sector ";andduring
thenegotiations prior tothesignature ofthat letter itwasmade clear •
toyour Delegation that this proviso referred particularly tothe
maintenance ofthesituation concerning thelegal andfactual advantages
.asregards fishing offtheNorwegian coast . .
While theCommunity considers that theimplementation of ,themeasures
•proposed will have some effect upon theconditions ofcompetition towhich
Ihave referred ,itunderstands themotives which have ledtheNorwegian
Government tocontemplate theestablishment ofthethree zones inquestion
H.E ,Mr.JensEVENSEN,
Minister mcharge ofmatters pertaining to
theLaw oftheSeaandFishery Limits ,
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onanon-discriminatory "basis ,anaconsiders that inthepresent
circumstances the effect oftheir establishment will not "besoserious
astowarrant areconsideration "bytheCommunity ofitsautonomous
tariff concessions onNorwegian fish products .Nonetheless ,Imust
underline that theproviso set outinmyletter of16April 1973 "by
which theCommunity' autonomously granted preferential treatment for
certain Norxvegian fish products isinnowayaltered "bytheattitude
which theCommunity has "been able toadopt towards these fcones closed
tovessels using trawls ,andthat theCommunity continues toattach
thegreatest importance toit.Nothing inthis letter shall prejudge
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anyquestion concerning theLaw oftheSea .
Finally Inote that "bilateral exchanges ofnotes areto "be >
concluded "between Norway onthe onehand andtheFederal Republic of
Germany ,France andtheUnited Kingdom ontheother hand concerning
these trawler free zones . .The above mentioned exchanges share certain
common ^elements with thepresent exchange ofletters .Inote ,in
particular ,that those elements ofespecial concern torelations "between
Norway andtheMember States concerned aretobesubject toatermination
olause ^Iunderstand that theNorwegian Government isready toconclude
bilateral arrangements ofthesame character with allother concerned
Member .States ofthe Community .
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Please aocept ,Tour Excellency ,theassurance ofayhighest
consideration . '
FortheCouncil oftheEuropean Communities
ERGORLAY^^.R.deKERGORLAY
Deputy Director-General
for External Relations
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