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II 
(Preparatory Acts) 
COMMISSION 
Proposal for a Council Regulation on the conclusion of the Agreement on the regulation 
of fisheries in the Skagerrak and the Kattegat in 1982 between the European Economic 
Community, Norway and Sweden 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 26 March 1982) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the 
European Economic Community, and in particular 
Article 43 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European 
Parliament, 
Whereas the Agreement of 19 December 1966 
between Denmark, Norway and Sweden on mutual 
access to fishing in the Skagerrak and the Kattegat 
provides that each party shall grant access to fishing 
by vessels of the other parties within its fishing zone 
in the Skagerrak and part of the Kattegat, seawards 
of four nautical miles from the baselines; 
Whereas the Convention of 31 December 1932 
between Denmark and Sweden concerning fishing 
conditions in the maritime waters bordering both 
parties provides that each party shall grant access to 
fishing by vessels of the other party within its fishing 
zone in the Kattegat, seawards of three nautical miles 
from the coast and in certain parts of 0resund and 
the Baltic Sea up to the baselines; 
Whereas, in the context of these Agreements, the 
Community, Norway and Sweden have consulted 
about the regulation of fisheries in 1982 in the area 
covered by the Agreements; Whereas at the conclusion of these consultations the 
three Parties initialled an Agreement; 
Whereas it is necessary to establish a procedure 
enabling the Community to fulfil the obligations 
arising under the Agreement, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
The Agreement on the regulation of fisheries in the 
Skagerrak and the Kattegat in 1982 between the 
European Economic Community, Norway and 
Sweden is hereby approved on behalf of the 
Community. 
The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Regu­
lation 
Article 2 
1. As regards the stocks listed in Article 1 of the 
Agreement referred to in Article 1, the Commission 
shall fix by regulation, on the basis of the available 
information, the date on which the catches taken by 
fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State or 
registered in a Member State are deemed to have 
exhausted the share of the TAC or the quota 
available to the Community. 
2. Fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State 
or registered in a Member State shall cease to fish 
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after the date referred to in paragraph 1, to keep on 
board, to land or to cause to be landed any species 
taken after that date belonging to a stock referred to 
in paragraph 1. 
Article 3 Article 4 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 
day following its publication in the Official Journal of 
the European Communities. 
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to 
designate the persons empowered to sign the 
Agreement in order to bind the Community. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and 
directly applicable in all Member States. 
Agreement on the regulation of fisheries In the Skagerrak and Kattegat in 1982 between 
the European Economic Community, Norway and Sweden 
THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY (hereinafter referred to as 'The 
Community'), 
THE GOVERNMENT OF NORWAY, 
THE GOVERNMENT OF SWEDEN, 
Having regard to the Agreement between Denmark, Norway and Sweden concerning 
mutual access to fishing in the Skagerrak and Kattegat of 19 December 1966, 
Having regard to the Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic 
Community and Norway of 27 February 1980, 
Having regard to the Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic 
Community and Sweden of 21 March 1977, 
Considering their common desire to ensure the conservation and rational management of 
the fish stocks in the Skagerrak and Kattegat, 
HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS: 
Article 1 
Catches taken during the period 1 January to 31 December 1982 in the Skagerrak and 
the Kattegat of the species mentioned below shall be limited as follows (metric tonnes 
fresh round weight): 
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(in tonnes) 
Species 
Cod 
Haddock 
Whiting 
Plaice 
Herring 
Mackerel 
Sprat (') 
S 
S + K 
S 
S 
S + K 
S + K 
S + K TAC 1982 
20 000 
9 500 
4 650 
10 000 
60 000 
— 
77 000 Allocation to 
Norway 
650 O 
400 
400 
200 
8 000 
- O 
9 500 (') Allocation to 
Sweden 
2 850 
900 
400 
400 
26 000 
- n 
19 500 Allocation to 
EEC 
16 500 
8 200 
3 850 
9 400 
26 000 
— 
48 000 
(') Skagerrak (S): the area defined in Article 1 of the Agreement of 19 December 1966 as Skagerrak and Kattegat 
(S + K): the area defined in Article 1 of the Agreement of 19 December 1966 extended to the southern 
boundary of Kattegat defined as a straight line from Hasenere Hoved to Gniben Odde, from Korshage to 
Spodsbjerg and from Gillberg Hoved to Kullen. 
(J) This quantity does not include catches to be taken with passive gear inside the baselines. 
(') A pan of Norway's quota in the North Sea may be fished in the Skagerrak by vessels not exceeding 90 feet. 
(') The Swedish coastal fisheries for mackerel may continue at the same level as in 1981. 
(*) Including sprat in the Norwegian fjords north of Lindesnes and south of 62° N. 
Article 2 
The Parties shall communicate to each other monthly 
catch statistics for fishing for the species referred to 
in Article 1 by their own vessels. The information for 
each month shall be communicated not later than the 
end of the following month. 
Article 3 
1. Directed fishing for herring in the Skagerrak 
and the Kattegat for purposes other than human 
consumption shall be prohibited. 5. Directed fishing for herring in the Skagerrak 
and the Kattegat by vessels flying the flag of a 
Member State of the European Economic 
Community shall be prohibited from 26 July to 
29 August 1982. 
6. Directed fishing for herring in the Skagerrak 
and the Kattegat by vessels flying the flag of Sweden 
shall be prohibited from 21 June to 25 July 1982. 
Article 4 
The use of trawl and purse seine for the capture of 
pelagic species in the Skagerrak shall be prohibited 
from Saturday midnight to Sunday midnight. 
2. Directed fishing for herring in the Skagerrak 
shall be prohibited from 1 January to 31 March 1982 
and from 1 October to 31 December 1982. 
3. Directed fishing for herring in the Skagerrak 
and the Kattegat by vessels flying the flag of Norway 
shall be prohibited during four weeks falling between 
1 June and 30 September 1982, to be determined by 
the Norwegian Government and notified to the other 
Parties in advance. Article 5 
1. Directed fishing for sprat in the Skagerrak and 
the Kattegat shall be prohibited from 1 August to 
11 September 1982. 
2. However, during the period referred to in 
paragraph 1, Norwegian purse-seiners may fish for 
sprat, for human consumption, inside the baselines, 
within a maximum of 2 000 tonnes. 
4. The provisions in paragraphs 2 and 3 do not 
apply to fishing inside two nautical miles from the 
baselines by vessels not exceeding 90 feet and using 
other types of gear than trawl. Article 6 
In the event that one of the quotas referred to in 
Article 1 is exceeded, the Parties shall seek in consul­
tations measures which will redress the balance. 
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Article 7 
Any Party may denounce this Agreement with two 
weeks notice. 
Article 8 European Communities 17. 4. 82 
In witness whereof, the undersigned, being duly auth­
orized for this purpose, have signed this Agreement. 
Done at Brussels on the . .. 
For the Council of the European Communities 
For the Government of Norway 
The Agreement shall enter into force from the date of 
its signature. For the Government of Sweden