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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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COUNCIL REGULATION ,(EEC )
laying down alicencing system tocontrol thefishing operations
ofnon-member countries inthemaritime waters coming under the
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sovereignty orfalling under the jurisdiction ofMember States
andcovered bytheCommunity system for theconservation and
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management offishery resources
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
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Explanatory memorandum
Thepurposeofthispresentdraftregulationisthe
establishment ofalicencesystemadministered "bytheCommission
guaranteeing thatfishingrightsgrantedtovesselsbelongingtothird
countriesoperatinginwaterssubjecttothejurisdiction orsovereignty
ofMemberStatesarerespected,aswellastheconditionstowhichthese
rightsaresubject.
Consequently ,fishingactivitiesrelatingtocatches,processing,canning
andtransportoffishintheabove-mentioned watersmayonlybecarried
outunderalicenceissuedbytheCommunity.Theselicenceswillonly
beissuedwhenacatchquotahasbeenallocatedforthem.Interested
thirdcountriesmustestablishthelist,number,andspecifications –
asprovidedinannex1–ofthosevesselswhichintendtoutilizeeach
quotaallocatedbytheCommunity.Shouldthisnumberindicatethe
availability ofaproductionpotentialinexcessofthecatchpossibilities
corresponding totheallocatedquots-s,thenconsultations willbeopened
betweentheCommunityandthethirdstatesconcernedwiththeintention
ofreducingthenumberofvesselsinvolvedintherequest.
Thelicencegrantingprocedurewillrequirethatthethird
countriesconcernedhavetaken,asapriorcondition,thenecessarymeasures
toguaranteethattheirfishermenrespecttheconditionstowhichthefishing
rightsaresubject.
Thepresentproposalmoreoverenvisagescasesarising
wherethevesselsofthirdcountriesmayhavetheirlicenceswithdrawn,
aswellastheprogressivecollectionoftheresultsofinspections
carriedoutbytheMemberStatesindicatinganyinfractions whichhave
takenplace,andthesanctionsadopted.
Theentryintoforceofthisregulationisenvisagedfor
the1stofJuly1977,onwhichdatethevalidityofthelicencesgranted
tothevesselsofcertainthirdcountrieswithintheframeworkofthe
application oftheinterimregulations ,expires.

COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
layingdownalicencingsystemtocontrolthefishingoperationsof
non-membercountriesinthemaritimewaterscomingunderthesovereignty
orfallingunderthejurisdiction ofMemberStatesandcoveredbythe
Communitysystemfortheconservation andmanagementoffisheryresources.
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOtëKUlIITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyesxablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle43thereof,
HavingregardtotheActofAccession,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament,
WhereastheCommunityhasgrantedtocertainnon-membercountriesfishing
rightsinthemaritimewaterscomingunderthesovereignty orfallingunder
thejurisdiction ofMemberStatesandcoveredbytheCommunitysystemforthe
conservation andmanagementoffisheryresources ;
Whereasthesaidfishingrightsofnon-membercountriesaresubjectto
certaincoaditiona andinparticulartothequotasgrantedbytheCommunity ;
WhereastheCommunitymustbeabletoensurethatnon-membercountries
exercisethesaidfishingrightsinaccordancewithsue':conditionsand,
inparticular ,thatthecatchesofthesecountriesarenotinexcessofthe
quotasgrantedbytheCommunity ;
Whereastothisendasystemoflicencesmustbelaiddown.
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
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Article 1
1.Subject toanydecision under Article 6,novessel
flying theflag ofanon-member country shall engage infishing
activities within themaritime waters coming under thesovereignty
orfalling under thejurisdiction oftheKember States andcovered
bytheCommunity system fortheconservation andmanagement of
fishery resources except under and inaccordance with alicence
granted "bytheCommunity .
2.Thelicences referred toinparagraph 1shall he
issued "bytheCommission inaccordance with theprovisions ofthis
Regulation .
3.Theterm "fishing activities "used inthis Regulation refers tothe
catching ,processing ,freezing andtransporting offish inthewaters
referred toinparagraph 1.

Article 2
1.Licences shall only beissued tonon-member countries which have
applied for such licences totheCommission and towhich catch
allocations have been granted bytheCommunity inrelation tostocks
offish inthe waters referred toinArticle 1.
2.When submitting applications forlicences each non-member country
shall state the total number ofvessels which itintends touse in
taking each catch allocation granted toitbytheCommunity .For
each vessel listed thenon-member country inquestion shall include
initsapplication the information set out inAnnex Ihereto .
3.TheCommission shall forward the information received under paragraph
2tothe Member States .
4.TheCouncil ,acting byaqualified majority onthebasis ofa
proposal from theCommission ,mayamend Annex Ihereto .

Article 3
1.Onthebasis ofthecatching capacity ofthevessels inrespect of
which anon–member country applies for alicence andonthebasis of
the catch allocations granted bytheCommunity tothat non–member
country ,theCommission shall decide ,inaccordance with theprocedure
laid down inArticle 32ofRegulation (EEC)No100/76of19January
(1)1976 v',thenumber andtype ofvessels ofthat non–member country
tobelicenced ,aswell astheconditions applicable tosuch licences .
2.Ifthenumber ofvessels tobelicenced under paragraph 1isless
than thenumber ofvessels inrespect ofwhich anon–member country
applies forlicences ,theCommission shall consult with thenon-
member country inquestion onthevessels tobewithdrawn bythat
non-member country from itsapplication forlicences .
3.TheCommission shall inform theMember States oftheresults ofthe
consultations under paragraph 2.
(1)OJNoL100 ,28.1.1976 ,p.1

Article 4
1.The Commission shall issue tonon-member countries alicence for
each vessel tobelicenced inaccordance with Article 3«
2.Each licence shall state thename andregistration number ofthe
vessel towhich itapplies ,the periods and areas inwhich that
vessel isallowed toengage infishing activities ,and any other
condition deemed appropriate .
3.TheCommission shall not issue anylicences toanon–member country ,
unless that country has taken such meausres asarerequired toensure
that itsvessels comply with theprovisions ofAnnex IIhereto .

Article 5
1.The Commission maywithdraw the licence ofavessel ofanon-member
country inany case where
(a)that vessel does notcomply with theconditions subject
towhich the licence isissued ;or
(b)that vessel does notcomply with theprovisions ofAnnex
IIhereto .
2.TheCommission shall inform theMember States ofanyaction taken
byitunder paragraph 1.
3.TheCouncil ,acting byaqualified majority onaproposal from the
Commission ,may adopt conditions andrules fortheapplication of
paragraph 1.

Article6
TheCommission may,inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article32ofRegulation (HHC)NO100/76of19January1976,
decidenottoa;plyanyorallprovisionsofthisReflationto
certainfishingactivitiesofnon-membercountriesinthewaters
referredtoinArticle1.
TheCouncil,actingbyaqualifiedmajorityonaproposalfromthe
Commission,shalladoptconditionsandrulesfortheapplicationof
paragraph 1.

Artie.e7
MemberStatesshalltakeallnecessarystepstoensurecompliance
withtheprovisionsofthisRegulation andtheAnnexeshere­
towithinthemaritimewaterscomingundertheirsovereignty or
fallingundertheirjurisdiction andcoveredbytheCommunitysystem
fortheconservation andmanagementoffisheryresources.
ThecheckscarriedoutbytheMemberStatesshallbereportedat
regularintervals "totheCommission.Ineachcasetheyshallmention
thetypeandthenationality ofthevessel,anyinfringements recorded
andmeasurestakena3aresult.

Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1July1977*

AnnexI
Informationtobeprovided "bynon–membercountries :
a)nameofthevessel;
b)registration numberandexternalidentification letters
andnumber:
c)callsignandradiofrequency;
d)portofreg'istration ;
e)nameandardressoftheov/nerorcharterer:
f)nameandacfdressofthernaster;
g)^rosstonns.geandoveralllength;
h)enginepowe'r;
i)holdcapacity;
j)"typeandn^lmberoffishinggearonboard;
k)processingequipmentonboard;
l)navigational equipmentonboard;
m)intendedmethodoffishing;
n)intendedareaoffishing;
o)intendedspeciesoffishing;and
p)theperiodforwhichalicenceisrequested.

Ληηοχ II
Upon entry inxo thewaters referred "toinArticle 1,each fishing
boat ofanon-member country which intends tooperate inthese
waters under alicence issued under this Regulation ,shall inform ,
through themost expeditious channels available ,theCommission of
thetime andlocation ofitsentry andofthequantities ofeach
species offish initsholds .
Each time the said fishing boat moves from oneICES division to
another ICES division ,itshall provide theCommission ,through the
most expeditious channels available ,with theinformation referred
toinparagraph 1.
During itsstay inthewaters referred toinArticle 1,thesaid
fishing boat shall keep afishing logbook inwhich ,after each
haul ,thequantities ofeach species caught andthetime andlocation
ofsuch haul andthefishing method used shall beregistered .
During itsstay inthewaters referred toinArticle 1,thesaid
fishing boat shall inform ,through themost expeditious channels
available ,theCommission ofthequantities ofeach species caught
inthepreceding week ,thedate andlocation ofsuch catches ,andof
theweight andspecies involved inanytransfer ofcatches toother
ships .
Upon departure from thewaters referred toinArticle 1,the said
fishing boat shall inform ,through themost expeditious channels
available ,theCommission ofthetime andlocation ofitsdeparture
andofthequantities ofeach species offish initsholds .