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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(80)88 final
Brussels,26thFebruary1980
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PROPOSAL FORACOUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
LAYINGDOWNCERTAININTERIM MEASURES FORTHECONSERVATION
ANDMANAGEMENT OFFISHERY RESOURCES APPLICABLE TO
VESSELSFLYINGTHEFLAGOPSPAIN
(presented bytheCommission totheCouncil)
C0M(80)88final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
This proposal foraRegulation isintended toimplement theoutcome of
consultations held with adelegation from Spain which established the
miles forreciprocal fishing rights toapply in1980 . ^
These consultations took place within theframework oftheAgreement
onfisheries "between theCommunity andSpain negotiated inSeptember ^1978
which istobesigned inthenear future .
These consultations only ended on4February 1980 .Inorder toavoid a
prolongation oftheinterruption offishing bySpanish fishermen inthe
fishing zones ofMember States which began on 1February ,thevalidity of
licences previously granted tothese fishermen hasbeen extended forthe
period 1February to11February 1980 .
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This Regulation ,which isbased onArticle 103oftieTreaty ,isintended to
cover theperiod between 1March and 30April 1980 ,bywhich date aRegulation
based onArticle 43will probably have been adopted .TheRegulation will only
implement those elements oftheregime fortheyear which apply tothesaid
period ,byallocating quotas equivalent toapproximately double thequantities
which would correspond toaprorata tomporis allocation .

Proposal for a
Council Regulation (SEC)
laying down car-tain interim measures fortheconservation and
m&ne-gsoent offishery resources applicable tovessels flying
the flss gtSpain .
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard tothaTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,and
inparticular Article 103thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas on3November 1976 theCouncil adopted asetofresolutions concerning
certain external andinternal aspects ofthecommon fisheries policy ;
Whereas theCommunity andSpain have negotiated aFramework Agreement on
fisheries ;
Whereas theCommission haspresented aproposal fortheconclusion ofthat
Agreement totheCouncil andwhereas theCounoil hasauthorized thesignature
thereof ? t
Whereas theCommunity andSpain have consulted each other ,under theprocedure laid
down inthanegotiated Agreement ,ontheconditions forfishing by "thevessels
ofeachoftheparties inthefishing zoneoftheother party during 1980$
Whereas ,following these consultations ,theCommunity delegation undertook to
recommend that theCommunity authorities adopt forthat period certain measures
authorizing Spanish vessels tofish inthefishing zones oftheMember States
covered byCcsarranity rules onfisheries !
Whereas fishing bySpanish v4ssels inthese fishing zones wasauthorized for
theperiod i1to29February 1980 ,pursuant toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No304
of11February 1980 further extending theduration ofvalidity offishing
.1Licences forvessels ft>ingtheflap ofSpain ;
Whereas i .oxdar toavoid aninterruption ,offieking bySpanish vessels inthese
fishinf bcius .*appropriate s-aasures mustb®adopted before 1March 198Q5
0JNo»L34ai11-Sc'030 ?P®

Whereas inorder tomeet this deadline itisnecessary toadopt these meaeures on
aninterim basis under Article 103oftheTreaty ,subject totheir being included
atalater date inthecommon agricultural policy ?
Whereas thevalidity ofthese interim measures should belimited totwomonths
andwhereas thequantities inrespect ofwhich fishing isauthorized during this
period should bedetermined with dueregard tothe seasonal nature ofcertain
fishing activities andpossible variations inquantities fished .
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
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Theonly catches which vessels flying theflag ofSpain areauthorized tomake
during theperiod 1March to30April 1930 inthe200mile fishing zones ofthe
Member States covered byCommunity rules onfisheries shall bethose setout in
Annex I,subject tothequantitative limits laid down therein andtaken under
theconditions laid down bythis Regulation ^
Article 2
1.Pishing shall besubject totheholding onboard ofalicence ,issued by v
theCommission onbehalf oftheCommunity ,andtooompliance with theconservation
andsupervisory measures andother provisions governing fishing inthezones
referred toinArticle 1®
2.Thenumber oflicences which maybeissued tovessels flying theflag of
Spain shall beaslaid down inpoint 3ofAnnex I•
Article 3
1.When anapplication foralicence iasubmitted totheCommission ,the
following information shall b©supplied *
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(a)name ofthevessel :
(b)registration number :
(c)external identification letters andnumbers :
(d)port ofregistration :
(e)name andaddress oftheowner
(f)gross tonnage andOV&T«11\„Ï>

(g)engine povjer ;
(h)call sign andradio frequency ;
(i)intended method offishing ;
(j)intended area offishing ;
(k)species intended tobefished ;
(l)period forwhich alicence isrequested ,.
2.Each Licence shall bevalid forone vessel only .When several vessels are
taking part inthesame fishing operation ,each vessel must beinpossession of
alicence indicating this method offishing .
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3.However ,inthecase ofthefishing referred toinpoint 3(b)ofAnnex I,a
single licence maybeissued onrequest fortwovessels whose particulars shall
beentered atthe same time onthe licence .
For this type offishing ,theSpanish authorities shall provide alist of
vessels which shall notexceed innumber that fixed inthelast column ofpoint 3
ofAnnex I,specifying forwhich vessels alicence orajoint licence isrequested .
4.Paragraph 1does notapply tolicences referred toinpoint 3(c)and (d)of
Annex I,those licences notbeing nominative butnumbered .
5.The captains ofvessels holding alicence must respect the special conditions
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laid down inAnnex II.These conditions shall form part ofthelicence .
Inthecase oftunny fishing ,only points 1and 2ofthose special conditions
must beobserved . '
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6.Avessel mayhold only onelicence .
Article 4 /
1.Thecaptain ofavessel holding alicence for thefisheries mentioned inpoint
^3(a)ofAnnex Imust supply theinformation specified inthelicence tothe
Commission through aradio station inoneoftheMember States .
2.Licences forother types offishing except tunny fishing maybeinvalidated
iftheCorrraiesion does notreceive bythefifth andtwentieth dayofeach month
information communicated bythecompetent authorities ofSpain concerning the
catches ma0.3byoach vessel endthelandings made ineach port during theprevious
fortnight ,,

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Article *51
1.Fishing with gillnets shall beprohibited .
2.Avessel maynothave onboard anyfishing gear other than that necessary
forthefishing authorized .
Article 6
1.By-catches shall bepermitted within the Iimits laid down inpoint 2ofAnnex I.
2.Tunny vessels maynotfish anyepeoies other than thunnidae ;they maynothave
onboard anyspecies oiher than thunnidae with theexception ofanchovies intended
aslive bait .
Artide 7
Licences issued pursuant tothis Regulation shall bevalid fortheperiod 1March
.to30April 1980 .
Article 8
1.Theperiod ofvalidity ofthelicences shall expire assoon asit -hasbeen
established that thequantities laid down inpoint 1ofAnnex Ihave bean fished .
2»Where avessel isinbreach oftheobligations laid down inthis Regulation ,
itmaynotbeauthorized tofish inthezone specified inArticle 1forsix
months .
Artide 9
T. Pishing maynottake place inazone within ICES divisions VIandVII situated
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south of5630% east of12Wandnorth of50°30*N.
2.Thefishing referred toinpoint 3(d)ofAnnex Imaynottake place east of
1°48«W .
Article 10
This Regulation shell enter into foroe onthedayfollowing itspublication in
theOffioial Journal ofth®Europe® ,-Jcmwnitr .-s.,

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Itshall apply from 1March to,30April 1980 .
This Regulation shall "bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable inall
Member States .
Bone atBrussels .
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For the Council
The President

ANNEXI
1.Fishingrqnotas.
SpeciesICES
divisionQuantity
(tonnes)
Hake VI 463
VII 1.583
VIII 1.911
Otherspeciestakenasby-catchesof
hakefishing VI 926
VII 3.166
VIII 3.822
Anchovy VIII
C14.500(1)
Tunny Holimit
(l)CatchesmadebyvesselsflyingtheflagofSpainintheSpanishfishingzone
oftheBayofBiscayareto"bedeductedfromthisquantity.

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2.Permittedby-catches:
TargetspedesSpeciesfishedat
by-catchesPermittedlimitsofby-catches
HakeCod'
Haddock
Whiting
Pollack
SaitheThetotalby-catchesofthesespeciesjnaynotexceed3%
byweightofthetotalcatchonboard
Clupeidfish
NorwaylobsterThetotalby-catches •ofthese,speciesmaynotexceed5%
byweightofthetotalcatchonboard
Sole
Plaice
HerringBy-catchesofthesespeciesmaynotbekeptonboard •
SardineHorse-mackerel By-catchesofthisspeciesmaynotexceed10%byweightofthe
totalcatchor10%byweightofanysampleoflessthan100kg
offish.foundtobeonboardinthevessel'sholdaftersorting
Otherspecies
(including
invertebrates )By-catchesofallotherspeciesmaynotbekeptonboard

3.Number oflicences that may "beissued forthevarious ICES divisions
ICES Number of - Complete list
Type offishing division licences ,ofvessels
(a)Vessels conducting hake
fishing i VI 26(1 ) -
VII 73(1 )
VIII 69(1 )
(b)Long^-liners less than
100CRT Villa 10 17
(c)Pishing exclusively with rods
from vessels notexceeding
50CRT VIII 50 -
(d)Vessels fishing foranchovy as '
target species VIII 160 –
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(e)Tunny fishing VII> n.li.it
(1)Figure fixed onthe "basis ofastandard vessel with &brake horse-power of
700bhp .Theconversion faotors forvessels ofanother horse-power areas
follows : ' ■ , •
Horse-power - Coefficient
Less than 300bhp 0.57
300bhpormore ,butless than 400bhp . O.76
400bhpormore ,butless than 500bhp 0.85
500bhpormore ,butless than 600bhp 0.90
600bhp -ormore ,butless than 700bhp Q.96
700bhpormore ,butless than 800bhp 1.00
800bhpormore ,butless than 1000bhp 1.07
1000bhpormore ,butnotexceeding 1200bhp 1.11
Over 1200bhp - ' 2.25
Long liners other than those specified in3(c) 0.33
When applying these conversion factors to"parejas"and "trios "thehorse­
power oftheindividual vessels *engines aretobetotalled .

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ANNEXII
Specialconditions
1.Thefishinglicencemustbeonboardthevessel.
2.Theregistrationlettersandnumbersofthelicensedvesselmustbeclearlymarkedonthebowofthe
vesselatbothsidesandoneachsideofthesuperstructure wheretheycanbestbeseen.
Thelettersandnumbersshallbepaintedinacolourcontrastingwiththatofthehullor
superstructureandshallnotbeeffaced,altered,coveredorotherwiseobscured.
3.Alogbookmustbekeptinwhichthefollowingdetailsaretobeenteredaftereachfishing
operation:
3.1.thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciescaught;
3.2.thedateandthetimeiffthebeginningandendoffishing;
3.3.theICESstatisticalrectangleinwhichthecatchesweremade;
3.4.thefishingmethodus»si.
4.InformationmustbetransmittedbythelicensedvesseltotheCommissionoftheEuropean
CommunitiesatBrussels(telexaddress21877COMEU)viaoftheradiostationslistedinpoint
6.2inaccordancewiththefollowingtimetable:
'4.1.oneachoccasionthevesselentersthe200nauticalmilefishingzoneoffthecoastsofthe
MemberStatesoftheCommunitywhichiscoveredbyCommunityfisheriesregulations;
4.2.oneachoccasionthevesselleavesthe200nauticalmilefishingzoneoffthecoastsofthe
MemberStatesoftheCommunitywhichiscoveredbyCommunityfisheriesregulations;
4.3.oneachoccasionthevesselmovesfromoneICESsubdivisiontoanotherwithinthezonesas
definedin4.1and4.2; ,
4.4.oneachoccasionthevesselentersaCommunityport;
4.5.oneachoccasionthevesselleavesaCommunityportj
4.6.atweeklyintervalsforthepreviousweek,fromeithertheSeventhdaythevesselfirstentersthe
fishingzoneoftheMemberStatesasreferredtoin4.1aboveorthedaythevesselleavesa
portasreferredtoin4.5above. a
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5.Thefollowingdetailsmustbeincludedinallmessagestransmittedinpursuanceofpoint4:
5.1.thedate,time,geographicalpositionandICESstatisticalrectangle;
5.2.thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciesoffishinthehoid;
5.3.thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciescghtsincetheprevioustransmission ;
5.4.theICESstatisticalrectangleinwhichthecatchesweretaken;
5.5.thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciestransferredtobthprvesselssincetheprevioustransmission .
6.Thedetailsprovidedforitspoint5mustbetransmittedinaccordancewiththefollowingconditions:
6.1.Everymessagerelatingtothefishinglicencemustbeprecededbythewords'PecheurBrussels'.
6.2.Allme5sagesmustbetransmittedviaaradiostationonthelistbelow:

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Name
NorthForeland
Humber
Cullercoats
Wick
Oban
Portpatrick
Anglesey
Ilfracombe
Niton
Stonehaven
Portshead
Land'sEnd
Valentia
MalinHead
Boulogne
Brest
Saint-Nazaire
Bordeaux-Arcachon
6.3.Ifforreasonsofforcemajeureitisimpossibleforthemessagetobetransmittedbythe
licensedvessel,itmaybetransmittedonthatvessel'sbehalfbyanothervessel.
6.4.Contentofthemessage '
.Messagestransmittedundertheprovisionsofthelicenceandinaccordancewiththetimetable
setoutinpoint4musttakeintoaccountthedetailsrequiredpursuanttopoint5andcontain
thefollowinginformation : . " -
–thecode'PêcheurBruisels',(
–nameofvessel,
–callsign,, . ^
–externalidentificationlettersandnumbers,
–»licencenumber,
–serialnumberofthemessageforthevoyageinquestion,
–indicationofthetypeofmessagetakingintoaccountthedifferentpointsmentionedin
point4, .
–thegeographicalpositionandtheICESstatisticalrectangle,
j–thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciesoffishintheholdsusingthecodegiveninpoint6.5,.
–thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciescaughtsincetheprevioustransmission,
–theICESstatisticalrectangleinwhichthecatchesweretaken,
–thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciestransferredtoothervesselssincetheprevious,
transmission, -
–thename,callsign,andifapplicable,thelicencenumberofthevesseltowhichthetransferv
wasmade,
–thenameofthemaster. '
6.5.Thecodetobeusedtoindicatethequantitiesoffishonboardasmentionedinpoint6.4:
ADeep-waterprawn(Pandalusborealis)
BHake(Merlucciusm^rluccius)
CGreenlandhalibut(Reinhardtiushippoglossoides )
DCod(Gadusmorrhua)
£Haddock(Melanogrammus aeglefinus)
FHalibut(Hippoglossushippoglossus )
GMackerel(Scomberscombrus)
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„HHorse-mackerel (Trac-ustrachurus)
IRound-nosegrenadicr(Coryphaenoides rupestris)Callsign
GNF
GKZ
GCC
GKR
GNE
GPK
GLV
GIL.
GNI
GND
GKA
GKB
GKC
GLD
jEJK
EJM.
FFB
FFU
FFO
FFC

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JSaithe(Pollachiusvirens)
KWhiting(Merlangusmerlangus)
LHerring(Clupeaharengus) \
MSandeel(Ammodytessp)
■.NSprat(Çlupeasprattus)
OPlaice(Pleuronectesplatessa)
PNorwaypout(Trisopteruscsmarkii)
OLing(Molvamolva)
ROther
SShrimp(Penaeidae)
TAnchovy(Engraulisencrassicholus )