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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(81)93 final
Brussels .9thMarch 1981
PROPOSAL FOR ACOUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
laying down certain interim measures fortheconservation
andmanagement offishery resources applicable tovessels
flying theflag ofNorway
(presented bytheCommission totheCouncil )
V/·/
COM (81)93final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
InordertoallowresumptionofreciprocalfishingbytheCommunityand
NorwaypendingtheconclusionofanAgreementintheformofanexchange
oflettersestablishing fishingarrangements betweentheCommunityand
Norwayfor1981,theCouncilon9February1981adoptedaRegulation
(EEC)No.398/81layingdowncertaininterimmeasuresfortheconservation
andmanagementoffisheryresourcesapplicabletovesselsflyingthe
flagofNorway(1)fortheperiodfrom29Januaryto31March1981.
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Theproceduresconcerningtheconclusionoftheabovementioned agreement
havenotbeencompletedintimetopermittheadoptionbefore31March
1981ofdefinitivearrangements for1981.Furthermore consultations
aboutregulatorymeasuresforfishinginSkagerrakandpartofKattegat
betweentheCommunity,NorwayandSwedendidnotresultinagreement.
ThequotaslaiddowninthepresentproposalsforaRegulationarebased
ontheresultsofthe.consultations assetoutinthesaiddraftagreement
However,forthefishstocksoccurringinSkagerrakandpartofKattegat
ap.m.quotaisproposed.TheCommissionintendstocompletetheproposal
atalaterstageinthelightofanarrangement betweentheparties
concerned. ,. •'
(1)O.J.N°L-45of18.2.1981,p.1

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
:
laying down certain interim measures fortheconservation and
management offishery resources applicable
tovessels flying theflag ofNorway
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,and
inparticular Article 103thereof ,
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Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
tonereas ,inaccordance with theprocedure provided forbythefisheries agreement
between theEuropean Economic Community andtheKingdom ofNorway ,andinparticular
Articles 2and7thereof ,approved byCouncil Regulation (EEC)No2214/801,the
Community andNorway have held consultations concerning mutual fishing rights in
1981 andthemanagement ofjoint biological resources ;
Whereas ,following these consultations ,anagreement ,intheform ofan
exchange ofletters establishing afishing arrangement between theCommunity .
andNorway for 1981 ,wasinitialled ;
Whereas ,pending theconclusion ofthat agreement ,reciprocal fishing hasbeen
resumed onaninterim basis ;
Whereas theAgreement of19December 1966 between Denmark ,Norway andSweden
onmutual access tofishing inSkagerrak andKattegat provides that each party
shall grant access tofishing byvessels oftheother parties within its
fishing zone inSkagerrak andpart ofKattegat uptofour nautical miles from
the base-lines :
(1)0JNoL226 ,29.8.1980 ,p.47
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Whereas theCommunity ,Norway ,and Swederr have held consultations under
that agreement concerning technical measures tobetaken inrespect of
fishing inthezone covered bytheagreement ,,andwhereas those consulta­
tions have notyetresulted inanagreement ;
Whereas theFishery Agreement of1964 between theUnited Kingdom andNorway
provides that Norwegian vessels areauthorized tofish fordogfish andbasking
shark :incertain areas between sixand'twelve nautical miles 'from thebase-line
lines oftheUnited Kingdom ;
Whereas fishing byNorwegian vessels inthefishing zone oftheCommunity is
authorized from 29January to31March 1981 byRegulation (EEC)N°398/81 (1)
Whereas ,inorder toavoid aninterruption oftheCommunity 'sand
Norway 'sreciprocal fishing activities ,theCommunity should adopt
newinterim arrangements authorizing Norwegian vessels tofish inthe
Community fishing zone f^opj 1April to31May 1981;
Whereas ,inorder tobring this system into force assoon aspossible ,itis
necessary toadopt these interim measures ■onthebasis ofArticle 103ofthe
Treaty ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
1.Fishing byvessels flying theflag ofNorway inthe200-mile zone ofthe
Member States intheNorth Sea ,Skagerrak ,Kattegat ,theBaltic Sea ,the
Labrador Sea ,Davis Strait ,Baffin BayandtheAtlantic Ocean north of43°00'N
shall beauthorized during theperiod 29January until 31May 1981 forthe
species referred toinAnnex Iwithin thegeographical andquantitative limits
laid down therein andinaccordance with theprovisions laid down inthis
Regulation .
(1)O.J. n°L45of18.2.1981 ,p.1

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2.Fishing authorized under paragraph 1shall belimited totheparts ofthe
200mile fishing zone lying seawards of12nautical miles from thebase-lines
waters
from which theterritorial ofMember States aremeasured ,with the
following exceptions :
a)fishing intheSkagerrak shall beauthorized seawards offour nautical
miles from thebase-lines ofDenmark ;
b)fishing fordogfish andbasking shark isallowed intheareas defined in
Annex II.
3.Notwithstanding paragraph 1,unavoidable bycatches ofaspecies forwhich
noquota isestablished inazone shall beauthorized within thelimits fixed
inthe conservation measures inforce inthe zone concerned .
4.By-catches inagiven zone ofaspecies forwhich aquota isestablished in
that zone shall becounted against thequota concerned .
Article 2
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1.Vessels fishing under thequotas established inArticle 1shall comply with
theconservation andcontrol measures andallother provisions governing
fishing inthezones referred tointhat Article .
2.Vessels referred toinparagraph 1shall keep alogbook inwhich the
information set out inAnnex III shall beentered .
3.Vessels referred toinparagraph 1except those fishing inICES division
Ilia )shall transmit totheCommission ,1naccordance with therules set
out inAnnex IV.theinformation setout inthat Annex .
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4.Theregistration letters andnumbers ofthevessels referred toin ,
paragraph 1must beclearly marked onthebowofthevessel onboth sides . *
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Article 3 ' i
1.Fishing within ICES sub-area XIVandVandNAFO sub-area 1under thequotas ;
established inArticle 1shall besubject totheholding onboard ofalicence •
issued bytheCommission onbehalf oftheCommunity andtotheobservance of J
theconditions set out inthe licence .
2.Fishing within alltheother ICES sub-areas byvessels exceeding 200DOT
under thequotas established inArticle 1shall besubject totheholding on
board ofalicence issued bytheCommission onbehalf oftheCommunity andto
theobservance ofthe conditions set out inthe licence . V
3.Licences forthepurpose ofparagraph 1shall beissued subject to ,„
thecondition that thenumber oflicences shall notexceed : : '
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-13forfishing Greenland halibut ; - ' N
-24forfishing northern deep-water prawn (Pandalus borealis )within
ICES -sub-areas XIV and Vand inNAFO sub-area 1.
However ,thenumber ofvessels fishing simultaneously fornorthern deep-water
prawn maynotexceed : ' •
-12asanaverage calculated per ;month forthewhole year ,themaximum
being 18vessels permonth ,inNAFO sub-area 1andICES-sub-areas XIVandV.
.4.TheCommission shall issue thelicences tofish provided forinparagraph-2
toevery vessel forwhich alicence isrequired bytheNorwegian authorities , i
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5.Each licence shall bevalid foronevessel only .When twoormore vessels
aretaking part inthesame fishing operation ,each vessel shall bein
possession ofalicence .

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6.Licences provided forinparagraph 1maybecancelled in "favour oftheissue
ofnewlicences . Cancellation shall take effect from thedate ofthe
.surrender ofthe licence tothe Commission .
7-Intheevent offailure tocomply with theobligations laid down bythis Regula­
tion thelicence shall bewithdrawn .
to
- ■8.Nolicence shall beissued foramaximum period of12months /vessels in
respect ofwhich theobligations laid down inthis Regulation have notbeen
observed .
Article 4
When anapplication foralicence issubmitted totheCommission ,the
following information shall besupplied : ^
a)name ofthevessel :
b)registration number ; _
c)external identification letters andnumbers :
d)port ofregistration :
e)name anaddress oftheowner orchartere r;
f)gross tonnage andoverall length :
g)engine power ;
h)call sign andradio frequency ;
i)intended method offishing ;
j)intended area offishing ;
k)species forwhich itisintended tofish ;
1)period forwhich alicence isrequested .
Article 5
Fishing forthequotas referred toinArticle 1forblue ling ,ling ,tusk ,
'Greenland halibut ,shall beauthorized only where themethod commonly known as
"long-lining 11 -jsusec i

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Article 6
Fishing inSkagerrak forthequotas referred toinArticle 1shall besubject tothe
following conditions : - ' - |
(a)directed fishing forherring forpurposes other than human consumption
shall beprohibited ;
(b)theuseoftrawl andpurse seine for catching pelagic species shall be
prohibited from Saturday midnight toSunday midnight .
Article 7
Thecompetent authorities oftheMember States shall take appropriate steps ,
including theregular inspection ofvessels ,toensure theenforcement ofthis
Regulation . ,
Article 8
Where aninfringement isfound tohave taken place /theMember States shall ,without
delay ,inform theCommission ofthename ofthevessel involved andofany
action they have taken .
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Article 9
This Regulation shall enter into force onthedayOfitspublication inthe
Official Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
Itshall apply from 29January until 31May 1981 .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable in
all Member States .
Done at
For the Council
The President

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FishingqvotaaJ
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Herring
Mackcffd
•ν,
Sprat
Cod
Haddodi
Saithe
Whidng
Plaice
Sanded,Norway
pout/bluewhiting
Bluewhiting
fr*"BluellngLing&tu
Dogfishtusk
.Baskingshark(9)
tPorheagle
Northerndeep-water
,prawn *
*(Pandalutborealia)
«Greenlandhalibut
OtherspeciesAmwithin»HiriihthiM
M«uihmitnl
Skagerrak{*)
ICESIVandSkagerrak(')
'ICESVIa)rt♦VU4).e),0»k)
)ICESIV
«Skagerrak
ICESIV .-
1Skagerrak(*)•.':
ICESIV
•Skagrrrak(•)
ICESIVandSkaaenak(•)
ICF.SIV
.Skagerrak(*)
ICESIV
Skagerrak(*)
ICESIV
ICF5II,Via)('),VIb),VD
XIV.va
ICESIV,VI,VIIICESIM.VI,VII.
ICESIV,VI,VII
,ICESiv,vi,vu ;
ICESIV,VI,VII
NAFO1,(10).•'
ICESXIV4ya.•
NAFO1
ICESXIV♦Va
ICESIVQuâmvtyImnnni
•rt
6.000-
20.000
71.000
10.000
6.000
20.000
7.000
500o
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50.000H.
100.0001i
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6.000"(8)'
800(8)
1.000
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600<12) 1
600-<12)A
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*(')LimitedinihewotbyalineJr.iwit(runtthelighthoiiMr»(HantthulmtothelighthouseofLindesnes
andin(hesouthbyalinedrawn(rumSkagrnlighthousetothelighthouseofTittlamaandfrom
theretothenearestcoastofSweden.'
(*)TobereducedbythequantitiestakenoutsidetheEECfishingtone.
(>)Northnf*6*.10'N.
(*)Ofwhichsamlrelalonenomorethan50000tonnesorNorwaypoutandbluewhitingtogetherno
moreih.in40000tonnes.
(»)WeMof12'W. ..
(6)Ofwhichaby-catchof20%ofcodpership,pervoyage,isauthorized
inICESsub-areasVIandVII.Thetotalmagnitudeofby-catchesshould
notexceed1.000tonnesofwhichnotmorethan300tonnesshouldbecod
(7)Ofwhichlingmaybeamaxlmumof17.000tonnesandtuskamaximum
of7.000tonnes
"(8)ThitqmitjJi»c»notincludecatvhes'takenintheareasdefinedinAnne*II.
/Q)Baskingvharkliver. • j'
(10)Souihof68°N. *î
'/*a\Eapcnmcnulfisheryonjf.,*I9/ . . ––– Ml
(12)By-catchesofhalibutshouldnotexce«d10X.

ANNEXII
Zen«infweentlx*ni112nuitleMmiles(remthebsie-linttofthetemtoriat*taclthe
UnitedKingdom
(a)Fishingtordogfish:thesreasextendingfromalineduewestofArdanRunair(NorthUist)north­
wardstoelinedueeastofStartPoint(Orkney)includingtheareasaroundthePlan"anIslands,
theShetlandIslandsandPalefileandtheoff-lyingislandsoftheSt.KiidcGrou^,NorthRona
andSulisker,SuitSkerryandStackSkerry;
(b)Fishingforbaskingsharks:thesameareasasfordogfishmidalsotheareabetweenalinedue,
westoftheMullofOe(Islay)andalineduewestofAtdanRunair.
ANNEXIII
I.Thefollowingdetailsaretobeenteredinthelog-bookaftereachhaulwhenfishingwithinthe
2C0-nau(ical-milefishingzoneoffthecoastsoftheMemberStatesoftheCommunitywhichis
coveredbyexclusiveCommunityrulesonfisheries:
1.1.thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciescaught;
IJ.thedateandthetimeofthehaul;
13.thegeographicalpositioninwhichthecutchpsweremade;
1.4.thefishingmethod,used. i.
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2.Thefollowingk>g»boofc;hastobeusedwhenfishingwithinNAFOsub-areaIandICESsub-area
XIVandV. .,■

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES' LOG-BOOK FORNAFOZONE1
Vesselname
SideNo
1111i1I1Communities
licenceNo
III1ICanadian
licenceNoDate Noonposition(GMT)
DayMonchYearLatitude .LongitudeNAFGT
division09
111II1lNIMI® i1
Tunc
tarn
fergan
(CMT)Time
low
finished
(CMT)Houn
filhedDepth
(metres)Posinoci
*cManoflowTyp«
ol
gearNumber
ofneis
orlines
usedMesh
sueCatchbyspecies
(kilograms-roundweight)
latitudeLoup-
codeNATO
divuKMCod
(101)Redhsh
(103)GreenUnd
halibut
(IIS)Halibut
(120)Round-nose
grenadier
(U»>Catfish
(1M)Caprin
(340)haws
(Í39)
Kepi
Discarded•
Kept
Discarded
-
-Kept
Discarded*/
Kept
Discarded^
-Kept
Discarded-
V-IKepi
Discarded
Kept . ,
Discarded
Sub-totalfordayKepi.
Discarded
Kept
ιouirorvoyageDiscarded
Roundweight(kilograms)processedtodayforhumanconsumption
Roundweight(kilograms)processedtodayforreduction
Total
Remarks Mastcrssignature

ANNEXfV
Theinformation!eoctrenswttta'oth«Coronrisw*!#andthetiroe&b!*fos'mttantmteskwt
areasfollow*:
t.l.On«eehoccasionthevesselenters:
1.1.1.the200-nautic«!milefishingToneoffthecoastsoftheMemberStatesoftheCommunify
whichifcoveredbythefisheriesjurisdictionoftheseMemberStates;
1.1.2.thatpartofsub-zones0and)asdefinedbytheConventiononFutureMultilateralCoopera­
tionintheNorthWestAtlanticFisheriessituatedinthejurisdictionofDtnmsrkorCanada:
(a)theinformationspecifiedunderpoint1.4below;
(b)thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciesoffishinthehold;
(c)thedateandNAFOsub-zoneorICESdivisionwithinwhichthecaptainintendsto
commencefishing.
Wherethefishingoperationsnecessitatemorethanoneentryintothezonesreferredtounder
1.1.1and1.1.2onagivendayonecommunication shalloufficeonfitstentry.
12.Oneachoccasionthevesselleaves:
1.2.1.thezonereferredtounder1.1.1:
(a)theinformationspecifiedunderpointt.4below;
(b)thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciesoffishinthehold;
,(c)thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciescaughtsincetheprevioustransmission ;
(d)theICESdivisionorNAFOsub-zoneinwhichthecatchesweretaken;
(e)thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciestransferredtoothervesselssincethevesselenteredthe
zoneandtheidentificationofthevesseltowhichthetransferwasmade;
(?)thequantity(inkg)ofeachspecieslandedinaportofCheCommunitysincethevessel
enteredthezone;
JX2.thezonereferredtounder1.1.2afternotificationatleast48hoursbeforethevesselleaves,the
informationreferredtounder(a),(b),(c),(d),(e)and(f);
(g)thequantity(inkg)ofdiscardsspecifiedbyspeciessincetheprevioustransmission .
1.3.Atweeklyintervals,commencingontheseventhdayafterthevesselfirstentersthezone*
referredtounderl.l.landt.l.2:
(a)theinformationspecifiedunderpoint1.4below;
(b)thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciescaughtsincetheprevioustransmission ,
(c)theICESdivisionorNAFOsub-zoneinwhichthecatchesweremade.
1.4.(a)thename,cellsign,identificationnumbersandlettersoldievesselendthenameofits
master;
(b)thelicencenumberifthevesselisunderlicence;
(c)thesériainumberofthemessage;
(a)identificationofthetypeofmessage;
(e)thedfite,thetimeandthegeographicalpositionoftheveuel.

Zl.Theinformationspecifiedunderpoint1shallbetransmittedtotheCommissionoftheEuro­
peanCommunities inBrussels(telexaddress24189FISEU-B)viaoneoftheradiostations
listedunderpoint3belowandintheformspecifiedunderpoint4.
22.Ifitisimpossibleforreasonsoffortemajeureforthemessagetob?transmittedbythevessel,
itmaybetransmittedonthevessel'sbehalfbyanothervessel.
Nameofradiostation
Skagen
Blâvand
Renne
NorddeichCallsignofradiostation
Scheveningen
Oostende
NorthForeland
Humber
Cullercoats
wiek
Oban
Portpatrick
Anglesey
Ilfracombe
Niton
Stonehaven
Porttshead
LandsEnd
Valentia
MalinHead
Boulogne
Brest
Saint-Nazaire
Bordeaux-Arcâchon
PrinsChristiansSund
Julianehab
Godth&b
Holsteinsborg
Godhavn
Thorshavn
Velferdsstasjon Fcringerham
Bergen
Farsund
Flore '
Rogaiand
Tjørne
Ålesund
4*Formofcommunications
TheinformationspecifiedunderpointIconcerningthefishingoperationsintherones
referredtounderl.l.land1.1.2shallcontainthefollowingelements,whichshallbegivenin
thefollowingorder:
–nameofvessel,
–callsign,
–externalidentificationletter*andnumbers, .
–serialnumberofthemessageforthevoyageinquestion,
.–indicationofthetypeofmessageaccordingtothefollowingcode:
'^–message–whenenteringoneofthezonesreferredtounder1.1.1and1.1J:IN,
)–message–whenleavingoneofthezonesreferredtounder1.1.1and1.1.2:OUT,'–weeklymessage:WKL,

–thegeographicalposition,
–theICESdivisionofNAFOsub-zoneinwhichfishingiiexpectedtocommence,
–thedateonwhichfishingitexpectedtocommence,
–thequantityinkgofeachspeciesoffishintheholdusingthecodementionedin
point5,
–theICESdivisionorNAFOsub-zoneinwhichthecatchesweremade,
–thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciestransferredtoothervesselssince"heprevioustransmit-
sion,
–thenameandcallsignofthevesseltowhichthetransferwasmade,
–thequantity(inkg)ofeachspecieslandedinaportoftheCommunitysincetheprevious
transmission .
–thenameofthemaster»
–thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciesdiscardedsincetheprevioustransmissionusingthe
codementionedinpoint5onlyinthecaseoffisheriesoperationsinthezonesreferredto
under1.1.2.
Thecodetobeusedtoindicatethequantitiesoffishonboardasmemtiorrcdinpoint4
abore
A.Deep-waterprawn(Pandalusborealis),
B.Hake(Merlucciusmerluccius),
CGreenlandhalibut(Reinhardtiushippoglossoides ),
D.Cod(Gadusmorrhual
B.Haddock(Melanogrammus aeglefinusl
F.Halibut(Hippoglossushippoglossus),
G.Mackerel(Scomberscombms),
H.Horse-mackerel (Trachurustrachums),
I.Eound-noscgrenadier(Coryphaenoides rupestris),
J.Saithc(Pollachiusvirensl
K.whiting(Merlangusmerlangus),
LHerring(Clupeaharengusl
M.Sandeel(Ammodytessp),
N.Sprat(Clupeasprattus),
O.Plaice(Pleuronectesplatessa),
P.Norwaypout(Trisoptcfiacesmarkii),
Q.Ling(Molvamolva),
R.Other,
S.Shrimp(Penaeidae),
T.Anchovy(Engraulisencrassicholus),
U.Redfish(Sebastessp),
V.AmericanPlaice(Hypoglossoidet platessoides),
W.Squid(Illex),
X.Yellowtail ;(Limandaferruginea).
Y.BlueWhiting(Gaduspouussou).
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