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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)447 final .
Brussels ,19September 1977 *
Proposal fora
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
laying down certain interim measures
for the conservation and management offishery resources
applicable tovessels flying the flag ofSpain
(submitted totheCouncil "bytheCommission )
CCK(77 )447final

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )No •~/77
OP
laying down certain interim measures
for the conservation and management offishery resources
applicable tovessels flying the flag ofSpain
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
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Having regard tothe Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community ,
Having regard tothe Act ofAccession ,
Having regard totheproposal from the Commission ,

WhereastheCounciladrpted,on3November1976,asetofresolutions
concerningcertainexternalandinternalaspectsofthecommon
fisheriespolicy;
WhereasinRegulation(ESC)No373/77(1)theCouncillaiddown,for
theperiod1Januaryto31March1977,certaininterimmeasuresfor
theconservation andmanagementoffisheryresourcesapplicableto
vesselsflyingtheflag;ofcertainnon-membercountries,andin
particularofSpain;
WhereasinRegulations(EEC)No746/77(2),(EEC)No.1416/77(i)and
(EEC)Ho.1709/77(4),theCouncilextendedtheapplicationof
certainprovisionsofRegulation (EEC)No373/77;
WhereastheaboveRegulations wereadoptedinordertoestablish
interimmeasures,pendingtheconclusionofnegotiations betweenthe
Communityandthesecountrieswithaviewtoconcluding framework
agreements onfisheries ;
Whereasthenegotiations withSpainhavenotyetbeenconcluded
anditisthereforenecessarytoestablishinterimmeasuresfora
furtherperiod;
Whereascertainmodifications oftheexistingrulesappear
necessary ,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :'•
(1)OJNoL53,25.2.1977,p.1
(«)OJNoL90,8.4.1977,p.8
,i^)OJNoL150,30.6.1977,p.18
(4)OJNo.LI89,29.7.1977,p.8

Article 1
Theonly catches ofspecies other than tuna which Spain is
authorized tomaJce from 1October until 31December -1977 inthe
200nautical mile fishing zones oftheMember States ,situated off
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the North Sea andAtlantic coasts and covered DyCommunity rules
onfisheries ,andthezones where such catches maybemade arelaid
down inAnnex I.
Article 2
Thefishing quotas shall begranted subject tocompliance with
theconservation measures a&d ^Upervi&tiry measures andother
•orovisions governing fishing inthe zones referred toinArticle 1.
Article 3
1# Fishing vdthin the zones referred toinArticle 1byvessels
flying theflag ofSpain shall besubject ,tothegranting ofa
licence onbehalf oftheCommunity bythe Commission . .
2• Each licence shall bevalid for onevessel only for aperiod
not extending beyond ,31December "1977 and for the species
indicated inthelicence within the quantitative and geographical
limits referred toinArticle 1•

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3.Thenumberoflie.iceswhichmaybeissuedpursuantto
paragraph 1bygeographical zoneand.themaximumnumberofvessels
permittedtofishatthesametimeinagivengeographical zoneare
laiddowninAnnexII.
Article4
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\'!henanapplicationforalicenceissubmittedtotheauthorities
raferredtoinArticle3»thefollowinginformationshallbesupplied:
(a)nameofthevessel;
(b)registration numberandexternalidentification lettersandnumbers:
(c)portofregistration ;
(d;nameandaddressoftheownerorcharterer :
(e)grosstonnageandoveralllength;
(f)enginepov.-er;
(-)callsignandradiofrequency;
(h)intendedmethoS .offishing; ,
(i)intendedareaoffishing;
(j)speciesintendedtobefished;
(k)periodforwhichlicenceisrequested *
Article5
TheIcemberotatesshalltaketheme&Ir.jFeanecessarytoensure,as
faraspossible,theimplementation ofArticles 1,2and3inthezones
referredtoinArticle 1,includingregularinspectionofthevessels
ofnon-member countries.
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Inthisconnection ,theMemberStatesandtheCommissionshall
comrcunicaoetoeachothertheinformationrequiredforcompliancewith
thisRegulation ,inparticularconcerningthei&onitoringofthesizeof
catchesmadebythevesselsofthenon-memberCountriesconcerned.
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollowingthat
ofitspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
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Itshallaprii/until31Deoember '1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectly
applicableinallJ/IemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,
For1theCouncil
ThiePresident

ΑΜΞΧI
Quantities ,byspeciesandzones,which .maybe
caughtbySpainfrom1Octoberto-31December1977"~*
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Snecies Zone(ICES)Quantity
T±5HnZaT
Hake VI 585
VII 2000
iVIII 2415
Othersnecii?s,except VI. 1170
plaice,anci.sole,takenas
by-catchesofHake(1)VII
VIII .4000
4830
é
CatchesofCod,Hadaock,WhitingandSaitheshallnot s
constitute morethan3percentofthecatchonboardanyvesselandcatchesofcluptri"fonasandinvertebrates notmorethan5percent

ANNEX II
(a)Maximum number ofvessels andvessel types which maybe
licensed inagiven zone .
y
Zone (ICES' Vessel type * Number ofvessels
VI - )Tonnage notgreater than 23
VII )300GRT ,horse power not 84
VIII )greater than 800HP () 95
(b)Maximum number ofvessels andvessel types which may fish
atthe same time inagiven zone forwhich alicence hasbeen
obtained .
Zone (ICES ) Vessel type Number ofvessels
VI )Tonnage notgreater than 15 .
VII )300GRT ,horse power not 53
VIII )greater than 800HP () 74
()IftheBHPofavessel exceeds 800HP,then thefollowing
conversion factors will beapplied :
-vessels between 800 and 1100BHP =1.75 Standard vessels ..
-vessels between 1100 and 1500BHP =2.25 Standard vessels .