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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(79)754final
Brussels.14December 1979
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Proposal for/a ^r■ji"i;^-"*V^\jCOUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
layingdowndetailed rulesfortherecording and
transmission ofinformation concerning catchestakenduring
thecourseoffishingoperations carriedoutbyvessels
oftheMemberStates.
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COM(79)754final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
ThisproposedRegulation nowsubmitted bytheCommission tothe
CounciI
followsuptheCouncildecisionof3December1979wherebyitwas
decidedtoimplementwitheffectfrom1.1.1980 acommunity system
ofrecording anddeclaringcatchesinrelationtotheTAC,having
inviewthenecessityforaregularflowofinformation aboutcatche
wherethestocksorthegroupsofstocksforwhichaTAChasbeen
fixedareconcerned.
Itputsforwardagaintheprovisions ofarticles3,7,8,9and11
oftheproposalfortheimplementation ofcontrolmeasureswhichthe
Commission presentedtotheCouncilon13October1977andwhich
wasmodifiedon16January1978andon13November1978(1).
(1)C0M(77)513final
C0M(78)8final
C0MC78)622final

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Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (CEE)
layingdowndetailedpulesfortherecordingand
transmission ofinformation concerningcatchestakenduring
thecourseoffishingoperationscarriedoutbyvessels
oftheMemberStates
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES/
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle43thereof
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEurooeanParliament (1)
»
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicandSocialCommittee (2),
(1)O.J.N°C6of9.1.1978,p.
(2)O.J.N°C181of31.7.1978,p.
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Whereasitisamatterofimportance toestablishrulesforthe'
verification ofcatchesinordertoensurethatthelimitsfixed
elsewhereforpermissible levelsoffishinqareobserved;
Whereastheeffectiveverification oflandingsoffishspeciessubject
toquotarequiresthatthecaptainsoffishinqvesselskeeparegister
andsubmitstatements oftheirfishinqactivities;
Whereastheeffectiveverification ofcatchesoffishspeciessubject
toquotarequiresthatlandingsmadeoutsidetheterritoryofthe
Community berecorded; .
WhereasMemberStatesshouldrecordlandingsoffishspeciessubject
toquotaandcommunicate theresultstotheCommission;
Whereasitisnecessarythat,ifthefishermenofaMemberStatehave
exhausted aquotaallocatedtothatMemberState,theobligation
toceasefishingrestsonadecisionoftheCommission;
WhereastheprovisionofthisRegulation shouldnotprejudice,subject
tocertainconditions,nationalrulesandmeasuresonverification
whichfallwithinitsscope?andwhichgobeyonditsminimumrequirements ;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforthepossibility ofadopting
detailedrulesfortheimplementation ofthisRegulation;
HASADOPTED THEFOLLOWING REGULATION :
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Article 1
1. The skippers offishing vessels flying theflag ofaMember
State and fishing for species subject toquota shall maintain arecord
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oftheir operations ,indicating ,asaminimum ,theamount ofthecatch
ofeach species kept onboard ,thedate .and location ofsuch catches
and thetype ofgear used .
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2. Derogations from therequirements referred toinparagraph 1
oradditional requirements ,especially asregards fish thrown back
into the sea,shall beadopted inaccordance with theprocedure
referred toinArticle 6.
Article 2 . ,
1. Atthetime oflanding after every voyage ,theskipper ofevery
fishing vessel flying theflag ofaMember State orhisagent shall
submit totheauthorities oftheMember State whose landing places
heuses astatement ,fortheaccuracy ofwhich the skipper alone '
shall beheld responsible ,listing foreach species subject toquota
thecatches landed ,orkept onboard with aview to
landing ,since hislast statement andindicating ,by
reference tothesmallest management zone forwhich aquota hasbeen fixe4 .
thelocation ofsuch catches .Member States shall take appropriate measures to
verify theaccuracy ofthis statement ,inparticular bycomparing itwith the
records maintained inaccordance with Article 1.
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2. Incases where .landing takes place more than fifteen days after
thecatch ,thedata required inparagraph 1shall besubmitted tothe
competent authorities notlater than fifteen days after thecatch .
3. Derogations from therequirements referred toinparagraph 1or
additional requirements shall beadopted inaccordance with the
procedure referred toinArticle 6.
Article 3
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Without prejudice toArticle 2,askipper ofa
fishing vessel flying theflag ofaMember State
transferring toanother vessel flying the fldg ofaMember State any
quantity ofaspecies subject toquota forsubsequent landina or

transferring suchspeciestoavesselnotfLyingtheflagofa
MemberState,irrespective oftheplaceoflanding,orwhodirectly
landscatchesofaspeciessubjecttoquotaoutside Community
territory,shaUatthetimeofentryintoaportinCommunity
territory,butinanyeventwithinfifteendaysofthecatch,informthe
MemberStatewhoseflaghisvesselisflyingofthespeciesand
quantities involved .
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Article 4
1.MemberStatesshallensurethatall,landings ofspeciessubject
toquotaarerecorded accurately .Forthispucpose,MemberStatesmay
requirethatthefirstplacing onthemarketbemadebysalebypublic
auction.Wherecatchesofspeciessubjecttoquotaarenot.placed
forthefirsttimeonthemarketbymeansofsalebypublicauction
MemberStatesshallensurethatthequantities involved arenotified
tothecentresforsalesbypublicauctionortothebodies
designated bytheMemberState.
2.Beforethefifteenth dayofeachmonth,eachMemberStateshallnotify
theCommission ofthequantities ofspeciessubjecttoquotalanded
duringthepreceding monthandshallprovideitwithanyinformation
received underArticle 3.Wherecircumstances sorequire,anaccelerated
time-table forcatchreporting forparticular speciesorstocksmaybe
established inaccordance withtheprocedure laiddowninArticle 6
ofthisRegulation ..
Notifications totheCommission shall,indicate thelocation
ofthecatchesaslaiddowninArticles 1and2andthenationality
ofthefishingvesselsconcerned .
3.TheCommission shallonthetwentyfifthdayofeachmonthinformall
otherMemberStatesofthenotifications received fromtheMember
States.

Article 5
1. All catches ofastock orgroup ofstocks subject toquota
byfishing vessels flying theflag ofaMember State shall be
charged against thequota applicable tothat Member State for
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the stock orgroup ofstocks inquestion ,irrespective ofthe
place oflanding .
;
2. Each Member State shall determine the date from which the
catches ofastock orgroup ofstocks subject toquota byfishing
vessels flying itsflag shall bedeemed tohave exhausted the
quota applicable toitforthat stock orgroup ofstocks ;with effect
from that date ,theMember State shall provisionally prohibit
fishing for,retention onboard and landing offish from that
stock orgroup ofstocks byvessels flying itsflag .TheCommission
shall forthwith benotified ofthis measure and shall then inform
the other Member States .
3. Following notification under paragraph 2oronitsown
initiative ,theCommission shall fixonthebasis oftheinformation
available thedate onwhich ,for astock orgroup ofstocks ,the
catches subject toquota made bythefishing vessels ofaMember State
aredeemed tohave exhausted the quota allocated .
Fishing vessels flying the flag ofaMember State shall cease
fishing ,retention onboard ,landing orarranging for landing in
respect of'a species subject toquota onthedate onwhich thequota
allocated forthe species inquestion tothat Member State isdeemed "
tohave been exhausted .
Article 6
Thedetailed rules fortheimplementation ofthis Regulation shall be
adopted inaccordance with theprocedure provided for inArticle 31
ofRegulation (CEE)No.100/76 (1).
(1)0JNo.L20,19.1.1976 ,p.

Article 7
ThisRegulation shallenterintoforceon1/1/198O
ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentirety andshallbe
directly applicable inallMemberStates. '
Doneat FortheCouncil
*ThePresident