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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(79)656 final
Brussels -16November 1979
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Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )-
laying down certain measures fortheconservation
andmanagement offishery resources applicable to
vessels flying theflag ofcertain non-member
countries inthe 200 nautical-mile zone off the
coast ofthe French department ofGuyana
(presented bytheCommission totheCouncil )
C0M(79 )656 :final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
ThepresentproposalforaCouncilRegulationisintendedtolaydown
measuresfortheconservation andmanagementoffisheriesresourcesin
the200-milezoneoffthecoastsoftheFrenchdepartment "ofGuyanafor„
thevear1980. "4
Inmostrespectsthemanagementsystemproposedcorrespondstotheone
adopted "bytheCommunityfor1979(CouncilRegulation ,(EEC)No3153/78),
asitappearsthatthissystemhasmettheessentialrequirements ofthe
fisheryindustryinFrenchGuyanawithoutundulyrestrictingthefishing
ofthirdcountryfleets.Somemodifications tothepresentmanagement
systemhave,however,beenproposedfor1980.'Inadditiontocatchquotas
andlimitsonfishingdaysfornon-localvessels,whichintheabsenceof
fullknowledgeabouttheshrimpstockarenecessarily somewhatarbitrary,
theCommissionproposesonthebasisofavailablescientificadvicethat
fishingshouldbeprohibitedinwaterslessthan30metresindepthfor
tpartoftheseasoninordertoprotecttheshrimpstockfromexploitation
untilithasreachedmaturity.
. V.
TheCommissionproposesthatthetotalallowablecatchofshrimpbe
maintainedatthesamelevelasin1979tthatis,3-000tonnes.Whilethe
catchratesoffishingvesselssuggestthatthestockwasmoreabundant
during1979thanforseen,thismaybeaccountedforbytheabsenceofany

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exploitation ofthestock inadjacant Brazilian waters during this
period resulting from theexclusion offoreign fleets "bytheBrazilian
Government .This situation will notcontinue into 19^0 ,however ,asa
fleet of65vessels flying theflag ofKorea Vatpermanently "based in
Brazil have recently "been permitted -tofish innorthern Brazilian
waters .TheCommission does nottherefore consider itprudent toincrease
fishing effort inFrench Guyanan waters forthetime "being .-The
Commission intends toreview thelevel ofshrimp fishing inthese waters
during thefishing season inthelight ofinformation received from ,
vessels inaccordance with theproposed Regulation ,andwill make proposals
foramodification ofthelevel ofpermitted fishing ifthis appears app­
ropriate .
4.Theallocation ofcatch quotas tovessels notlanding their catches in
French Guyana has "been made onthe same "basis asfor 1979 1i»e.,after
thetotal allowable catch has "been reduced "bytheestimated catch ofthe
fleets "based inFrench Guyana ,theremaining quantity hasbeen divided
inproportion tothenumber ofvessels ofeach flag based incountries
which have recently conducted fishing operations intheregion prior to
theestablishment ofextended fishery zones .Those countries which have
notrequested licences during 1979 »however ,have been given reduced
quotas for1980 .
5.Finally ,inorder toimprove thedatabase forfuture stock assessment ,
vessels fishing inFrench Guyanan waters will berequired tosubmit copies
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oftheir logbooks totheCommission onaregular basis .

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
laying down certain measures fortheconservation and
management offishery resources applicable tovessels
flying theflag ofcertain non-member countries inthe
200nautical-mile zone off the coast oftheFrench
department ofGuyana
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , . " "
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,andin
particular Article 43thereof .
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission , ■" •<
Having regard totheopinion oftheEuropean Parliament (l), i
Whereas theCouncil adopted ,on3November 1976 ,asetofresolutions concerning
certain external andinternal aspects ofthecommon fisheries policy ;
Whereas inRegulation (EEC)No,3153/78(2),thsCouncil laiddown certain interim
measures fortheconservation andmanagement offishery resources applicable for
theyear 1979 ;tovessels flying theflag ofcertain non-member countries inthe
200nautical –mile zone offthe coast of "theFrench department ofGuyana ;
Whereas itisnecessary toregulate fishing inthis area onacontinuous basis
inorder toprotect itsfisheries resources ;
Whereas theprocessing industry established within theterritory oftheFrench
department ofGuyana depends upon thelandings offoreign vessels fishing in
French Guyanan waters ;whereas fishing byvessels under contract toland their
catches intheFrench department ofGuyana should therefore beensured ;
2)OJNoL374,30.12.1978 ,p.31.
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Whereas that part ofthefisheries resources within thetotal allowable catch
which will notbeexploited byvessels landing their catches intheFrench
department ofGuyana should beallocated toother foreign fleets ,inconformity
with theprinciples emerging attheThird United Nations Conference ontheLaw
oftheSea ; - -
Whereas ,inview ofthelimited andfluctuating nature ofthefisheries resources
inthese waters which arenotexploited byvessels landing their catches inthe
French department ofGuyana ,itismost appropriate toallocate such resources to
other vessels byyearly autonomous decisions ;
Whereas ,inorder toprotect undersized shrimp ,itisnecessary toprohibit the
fishing ofthis species inshallow water forpart oftheyear ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
1 ~ Article 1
1.Vessels flying theflag ofathird country which areunder contract toland
their catches intheFrench department ofGuyana shall beauthorized forthe
period >1January to31December 1980 tofish forshrimp inthefishery zone
extending to200nautical miles situated off thecoast oftheFrench department
ofGuyana andcovered byCommunity rules onfisheries ,subject totheconditions
laid down inthis Regulation .
2. ,Vessels flying theflag ofathird country which arenotunder contract to
land their catches intheFrench department ofGuyana shall beauthorized for
theperiod 1January to31December 198O tofish forthespecies laid down in
paragraph 1ofAnnex Iwithin thequantitative limits established therein inthe
zone referred toinparagraph 1,subject totheconditions laid down inthis •
Regulation . . v
3.Fishing pursuant toparagraphs 1and 2shall furthermore besubject tothe
conservation andsurveillance measures andallother provisions governing fishing
inthezone referred toinparagraph 1. .
Article 2 _
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1.Fishing forshrimp within thefishing zone referred :oinArticle 1shall be
prohibited inwaters less than 30metres indepth from 1Mayto31December 1980 .
2.Fishing forspecies other than shrimp shall bepermitted byuseoflong lines
only . _ :

Article 3
1.Fishing within thefishing zonereferred toinArticle 1shall besubject to
thepossession ofalicence issued bytheCommission onbehalf oftheCommunity
andtoobservance oftheconditions setoutinthelicence .
Suchlicences shall bei8SUedtotheauthorities ofthethird countries concerned on
demand within thelimits indicated inparagraphs 2and 3.
2.Forfishing species other than shrimp ,licences maybeissued forvessels
within thelimits ofthenumber laid down bycountry inparagraph 2ofAnnex I.
3.Forshrimp fishing ,licence s/maybeissued :
(a)tothevessels which areunder contract toland their catches intheFrench
department ofGuyana ,thenumber ofwhich islaid down bycountry inparagraph
3ofAnnex I. Such licences shall bevalid from thedate ofissue until
31December 1380 ;
(b)tovessels other than those referred toinsubparagraph (a),onthebasis of
afishing plan presented bytheauthorities ofthecountry concerned and
approved bytheCommission which may notprovide foratotal number of
fishing days forallofthevessels covered bythefishing plan which exceeds
thelimit indicated inparagraph 4ofAnnex I.Themaximum number ofvessels
which mayfish atanyonetime under afishing plan islaid down bycountry
inparagraph 5ofAnnex I.Thevalidity ofeach ofthelicences issued on
thebasis ofafishing plan shall belimited tothefishing period provided foi
intheplan .
4.Notwithstanding paragraph 3,alllicences issued tothevessels ofathird
country shall cease tobevalid assoon asitisestablished that the (fuota
fixed inpore^raoh 1ofAnnex Iisexhaust^u .
TheCommission shall inform theauthorities ofthecountry concerned thereof .
Article 4
1.When anapplication foralicence issubmitted ,totheCommission ^the
following information shall besupplied !
(a)name ofthevessel :
(b)registration number :
(c)external identification letters andnumbers ;
(d)port ofregiBtration ;
(e)name andaddress oftheowner orcharterer ?
(?)rross tonnaee andoverall len^th ;

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(g)engine power ;
(h)call sign andradio frequency ;
(i)intended method offishing ;
(j)intended area offishing
(k)species intended to "befished ;
(l)period forwhich alicence isrequested .
2.Licences shall not "beissued until 15days following thesubmission ofthe
licence application .
3.Each licence shall bevalid foronevessel only .Where several vessels are
taking part inthesame fishing operation ,each vessel must beinpossession of
alicence .
4*Thecaptains ofvessels holding alicence must comply with thespecial
conditions laid >down inAnnex II.Such conditions shall form part ofthelicence
Article 5
1.Thecaptains ofvessels holding alicence forthefisheries mentioned in
Annex Imust supply theinformation specified inthelicence totheCommission
through theradio station indicated inparagraph 4ofAnnex II.
2.Copies oftherelevant pages ofthelogbook referred toinparagraph 3of
Annex IIshall besubmitted totheCommission within thirty days ofthelast day
ofeach fishing trip within thefishing zone referred toinArticle 1.
Article 6
TheFrench authorities shall take appropriate measures toensure the
implementation ofthis Regulation including theregular inspection ofvessels .
Article 7
Where aninfringement isduly found tohave taken place ,theFrench
authorities shall ,without delay ,inform theCommission ofthename ofthe
vessel involved anddetails ofanyaction they have taken . ' •
Article 8
Thevalidity ofthelicences issued bytheCommission under Article 2(3)(a)of
Regulation (EEC)No3153/78ishereby extended until 31January 1980 .

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Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1January198O.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicabletoall
MemberStates.
DoneatBrussels.FortheCouncil
ThePresident

NoL374m30.12.78
ANNEXI
LFishingpossibilitiesforihcperiod1Januaryso31D-ucmbcf1980:
t(a)Species:
Country:
(b)Species:
Country:
(e)Specie*:
Country:Shrimps:
Barbados:.
Guyana:
Japan:
Korea:
Surinam:
TrinidadandTobago?
UnitedStatesofAmen«a:
Tuna-likespecies:
Japan
Korea
Fishotherthancuna»i&cspecies:
VenezuelaQnamity(totmm)
30
.30
92
191
•90
30
107
Nolimitation
Nolimitation
Kolimitation
2.NumberofvesselsreferredtoinArticle2(2);
Japan: 5
■Korea: jq
Venezuela: 6
3.Numberofvesselsreferred -toinArticle2'(3)(a,):
UnitedStatesofAmerica;. 59
Japan: 22
4.Maximumnumber-Jfashingday#referredtoinArticle2(3)(b):
Barbados:
Guyana:
Japan:
Korea:
Surinam:
TrinidadandTobago:
UnitedStatesofAmerica:360
360
1104
2292
1080
360
1284
5.MaximumnumberofvesselsreferredtoinArticle2(3)(b)i
Barbados:
Guyana:
Japan:
Korea:
Surinam:
TrinidadandTobago:
UnitedStatesofAmerica:2
2
6
13
6
2
7

ANNEX II _
Special conditions
Thefishing licence must beonboard thevessel .
Theregistration letters andnumbers ofthelicensed vessel must beclearly
marked onthebow ofthe vessel atboth sides and oneach side ofthe
superstructure where itcanbest beseen .
Theletters andnumbers shall bepainted inacolour contrasting with that
ofthehull orsuperstructure andshall notbeeffaced ,altered ,covered
orotherwise obscured . ' ■■ ■..' '-
Alog-book must bekept inwhich thefollowing details aretobe .entered
-after each haul :
(1)thequantity (inkg)ofeach species caught ;
(2)thedate andtime ofthehaul ;
(3)thegeographical position inwhich thecatches were made .; <- •
Information must betransmitted bythelicensed vessel totheCommission of
theEuropean Communities atBrussels' (tele*address 24189 PISEU-B )via
CAYENNE radio station (call sign :FFJ)inaccordance with thefollowing
timetable :
(1)oneach occasion thevessel enters the200nautical –mile fishing zone
offthecoasts oftheFrench Department ofG-uyana ,hereafter called
.the "zone ";
(2)oneach occasion thevessel leaves thezone ;
(3)oneach occasion thevessel enters aport ofaMember State j
(4)oneach occasion thevessel leaves aport ofaMember State ;
(5)atweekly intervals ,commencing either ontheseventh dayafter the

vesse.,.firstenttisthesono?asj.ndioate-1ur-der4*1aboveoronthe
seventhdayafterthevesselleavesaportasindicatedunder4•4above.
5«Messagestransmitted ircid.erthe'provisionsofthelicenceandinaccordance
withthetimetablesetout;.npoint4abovemustcontainthefollowing
information,whereapplicable,andbotransmittedintheordergivenbelow!
-nameofvessel;
-callsign;
-licencenumber;
–serialnumberofthemessageforthevoyagemquestion;
–indicationofthetypeofmessagetakingintoaccountthetimetable
mentionedunderpoint4above;
-thedate;
-thetime;
-thegeographical position;
-thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciesoffishinthehold;
-thequantityinkgofeachspeciescaughtsincetheprevioustransmission ;
-thegeographical coordinatesinwhichthecatchesweretaken;
-thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciestransferredtoothervesselssince
theprevioustransmission ;
-thename,callsign,andifapplicable ,thelicencenumberofthevessel
towhichthetransferwasmade;
-thenameofthemaster.
6.ThefollowingcodesshallbeU3edtoindicatethespeciesoffishon
boardasmentionedinpoint5above:
S:Shrimp(Penaeidae).R:Other
2:Tuna
7.Ifitisimpossible,forreasonsofforcemajeure,forthemessagetobe
transmittedbythelicensedvessel,itmaybetransmitted onthatvessel's
behalfbyanothervessel.