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COM(77)567final
Brussels,7November1977
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (ESC)
amendingtheCouncilRegulation(EEC)layingdowncertain
in fortheconservation andmanagement of
Sea
(PresentedbytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
C^"n)'j3]final

EXPLANATORY MEMORAIIDUM
Followingthedeliberations intheCouncilatitsmeetingon
25Octoberontheparticularsocialsituationwhichmightarise
becauseoftheprohibition onNorthSeaherringfishinginthe
periodupto31December1977»andinviewoftheadditional
informationreceivedsincethenonthissituation,itisproposed
thatanexceptionalquotaof600tonnesshallbegrantedto
certaininshorefishermenontheFrenchcoastbetweenStaplesand
laBaiedeSeine.Thisderogationappliesonlytofishermen
usingsmallvesselsequippedwithgillordriftnets.

Regulation amending
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )....
'of25October 1977
laying down the interim measures forthe conservation and
management ofNorth Seaherring
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No350/77of18February 1977
laying down certain interim measures fortheconservation andmanagement
1 , . ,.._ , .. , v„ 2offishery resources ,aslast amended byRegulation (EEC)No1673/77 ,
andinparticular Article 1(2)thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas Regulation (EEC)No laying down theinterim measures forthe
conservation andmanagement ofNorth Seaherring prolonged theprohibition
onherring fishing intheNorth Seauntil 31December 1977 pending a
re-examination ofthe situation ;
Whereas ,however ,this measure affects certain local small-scale inshore
fishermen inoneMember State particularly seriously ;whereas alarge
proportion oftheir annual resources comes from herring stocks fished in .
close proximity totheir coast during theperiod under consideration ,
without aiqypossible alternative inview ofthetype offishing equipment
used ;whereas ,therefore ,totake account ofthesocial consequences
ofsuch ameasure onthis particular local situation ,3limited -exception
should bemade totheprohibition onthefishing ofNorth Seaherring in
respect ofthefishermen concerned inthat Member State ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
OJNoL48»19February 1977 tP*28.
20JNoL186,26July1977 ,p.30.

Article1
ThefollowingparagraphisaddedtoArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)No/77
2.
However,PranceshallbeauthorizedtocarryoutdirectfishingforNorth
SeaherringinDivisionVIId,uptoalimitof600tonnesandsubjectto
theconditionslaiddownintheAnnex.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon
ThisRegulationshallbe"bindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident

AUÎTEX
TheprovisionsofArticlel(2)shallapplyonlytoinshorefishermen
operatingfromtheportsofEtaplesontheBaiedeSomme,LeTreport
andFecainp,withvesselsoflessthan30GRTusinggillnetsordrift
nets.