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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES
COM(77)453 final .
Brussels .20September 1977
Proposal fora
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
laying down certain interim measures
for the conservation andmanagement of
fishery resources applicable tovessels flying theflag
ofPoland ,the GDR
orthe USSR
(submitted totheCouncil "bytheCommission )
COU(77 )453final .

'Proposal fora
t
\
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC7No /77
OP
laying down certain interim measures
for theconservation andmanagement of
fishery resources applicable tovessels flying theflag
ofPoland ,the GDR
orthe USSR
THE COUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean
Economic Community ,
Having regard totheAct ofAccession ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,

Whereas theCouncil adopted ,on3November 197© ,asetof
resolutions concerning certain external andinternal aspects
ofthecommon fisheries policy ;
Whereas byRegulation (EEC)No194/77(^) "theCouncil laid .
down ,fortheperiod 1January to31March 1977 ,certain
interim measures for the conservation andmanagement of
fishery resources applicable tovessels flying theflag of
Poland ,theGDRortheUSSR ,which were subsequently extended
byRegulations (EEC)Nos745/77(2)(EEC)1172/77(3),and(EEC)1413/77;
Whereas these interim measures were introduced pending the
outcome ofnegotiations between theCommunity andthese
countries with aview tothe conclusion offramework
agreements onfisheries ,andthese negotiations arestill in
progress ;' .
Whereas ,therefore ,itisnecessary toadopt further interim
measures forathree-month period ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
(1)OJNoL25,29.1.1977 ,P.46
(í)OJNoL90,8.4.1977 ,P.7
(■*)OJNoL137,3.6.1977# P.13
••/••0

Article 1
1 Prom 1October until 31December 1977 vessels flying
theflag ofPoland ,theGDRortheUSSR shall beauthorized
totake only thecatches laid down inAnnex Iwithin the
200-mile fishing zones oftheMember States ,situated off
theNorth SeaandAtlantic coasts and covered "byCommunity
rales onfisheries .
2. Thefishing quotas shall begranted subject to
compliance with theconservation measures andsupervisory
measures and other provisions governing fishing inthe
zones referred toinArticle 1ofRegulation (EEC )No194/77.
Article 2
Fishing within the fishing zones referred toinArticle 1
byvessels ofthenon-member countries listed therein shall
besubject tothe granting ofalicence onbehalf ofthe
Community bytheCommission .*
Article 3
When anapplication foralicence issubmitted tothe
authorities referred toinArticle 2,thefollowing information
shall besupplied :
•••/•••

(a)nameofthevessel;
(b)registration numberandexternalidentification letters
andnumber."'
(c)portcfregistration ;
(&)grosstonnageandoveralllength;
(e)callsign.
iArticle4
1.Thenumberoflicenceswhichmaybeissuedpursuantto
Article2f:>rvenselr .cfbetween2,000and3»950CRT(gross
regist^r^dtons)shnllbelimitedtofourforPoland,five
fortheGDRand25fortheUSSR.
2.Themaximumnumberofvesselsofbetween2,000and
3,C-50GUTpermittedtoTishatthecav,etimeicl?iddown
foror.nilofthrcoun.tiiosconceirisdinAnnexII,
3.Shouldvesselsofatonnageoflessthan2,000GRTbe
used,thenumberoflicencespad.themaximumnumberof
vesselspermittedtofishatthesametimeshallbe
cal:ulj,.tedaccordingtothefollowingconversionrates:
•1,000GRT:2.5
-i.OOOto2,000GRT:1,5,
Thefigureforthenumberofvesselsobtainedbythe
aboveconversionratesshall,whereappropriate ,berounded
downtothenearestwholenumber.

Article 5
Each licence shall bevalid for onevessel only for a
period not extending beyond 31December 1977 andforthespecies
offish indicated onthelicence within thequantitative and
geographical limits referred toinArticle 1.
Article 6
Member States shall take measures toensure ,asfar as
possible ,the enforcement ofArticles 1to5asregards the
maritime waters coming under their sovereignty orfalling under
Vthexr jurisdiction ,including inparticular regular inspection
ofthe vessels ofnr>n-e\e rater countries .
Inthis connection ,Member States and theCommission shall
communicate toeach other theinformation required for
compliance with this Regulation ,with regard inparticular to
themonitoring ofthevolume ofcatches taken byvessels from
the non--m2rrb orcountries concerned .
Article 7
This Regulation shall enter into force onthe dayfollowing
itspublication intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean
Comcu'.i^ies ,
Itshall apply until 31December 1977 .
•••/ •••

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ThisRegulationshallbe"bindinginitsentiretyand
directlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,
PortheCouncil
ThePresident
V

ANÏÏEXI
Polandfishingquotasfor
thefourthquarterof1977
ThezonesconcernedarethosedefinedbytheInternationalCouncilfortheExplorationoftheSea(ICES)insofarastheyaresituatedinthefishingzonesoftheMemberStates
extending\ipto200nauticalui]esfromcoastsborderingonthe
NorthSeaandtheAtlantic,andcoveredbyCommunityruleson
fisheries.
Zones Species
Haddcuk
Coalfish
Mackerel
Mackerel
Mackerel
Mackerel
Horsemackerel
Herseirackerel
HorsemackerelIV
IV
IV
VIA«?sfarasitextendswest1ofthelinedefinedinfootnote()
below,VIB
VIIC,VIIK,VIIJasfarasitextendssou^hof50°30'north
latitude,VIIH
VIIIasfarasitextendswest
ofthelinedefinedinfootnote(
below
VIAasfarasitextendswest
ofthelinedefinedinfootnote(
"otlow,VIB
VIIC,VIIKfVIIJasfarasitextendssoath.of50°30*north
latitude,VIIII
VIIIasfarasitextendswestpofalx"3definedinfootnote()
below(2)
oQuantity
(tonnes)
120
650
240
203
1,137
120
4
143
•03
()Thelineoriginatinginpoint:
6°60°N,thencesouthwardsto
S'JW58°30'N,thencewestwardsto
{')°WSS'-JO*N?thencerouthwardsto
'0°ft56°30'IT,thancewcf>ti.ardsto
1".°-apS^O'N,thencesouthwardsto
212°W54°30;N.()Thelineoriginatinginpoint:
b°W4S0Nthencesouthwardsto
8°W47°N,thenceeastwardsto
go\y470u,thencesouthwardsto
6°W46°30'N,thenceeastv/ardsto
5°V/4b°30'N,thencesouthwardsto
5°W46°N,thenceeastwardsto
40\fi450thencesouthwards to
40\f450thenceesnt^ardsto
2°W45°N,thencesouthwards

GDR fishing quotas for
the .fourth quarter of1977
The aones are those defined bythe International Council for
theExploration oftheSea (ICES )ordefined intheAnnex to
the Convention establishing the International Commission for
theNorth-West Atlantic Fisheries (ICNAF ),insofarasthey
are situated inthefishing zones oftheMember States
extending upto200nautical miles from coasts bordering onthe
North Sea and theAtlantic ,and covered byCommunity rules on
fisheries ..
Species Zone Quantity
(tonnes )
IV 850 Coalfish
Mackerel
Mackerel
Mackerel
Horse mackerel
Horse mackerel
Horse mackerel
Roundnose
grenadierVIAasfarasitextends west 1ofaline defined infootnote ()
below ,VIB
VII C,VIIK,VII Jasfar asit
extends south of50°30' north
latitude ,VII H
VIII asfarasitextends west 2ofaline defined infootnote ()
below
VIAasfarasitextends west 1ofaline defined infootnote ()
below ,VIB
VII C,VII K,VII Jasfar asit
extends south of50°30 *north ,
latitude ,VII H
VIII a3far asitextends west ~
ofaline defined infootnote ()
below
1(ICNAF )850
\
59
331
35
4
143
103
220
()Theline originating inpoint :
6°W60° N,thence southwards to
6°W58°30' N,thence westwards to
10°W58°30 lN,thence southwards to
10°W56°30' N,thence westwards to
12°W56°30' N,thence southwards to
/212°W54°30 'IT.
()Theline originating inpoint :
8°W48°N,thence southwards to
8°W47°N,thence eastwards to
6°W47°N,thence southwards to
6° '//46°30' N,thence eastwards to
5°W46°30 *N,thence southwards to
5°W46° N,thence eastwards to
4°W46°N,thence southwards to
4°W45° N,thence eastwards to
2°W45°N,thence southwards .6°
5°
5°
4°
4°
2°

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USSBfishingquotasforthefourthquarterof1977
ThezonesconcernedarethosedefinedbytheInternationalCouncilfortheExplorationoftheSea(iCiSS)ordefinedinthe.
AnnextotheConventionestablishing theInternational CommissionfortheNorth-WestAtlanticFisheriesCommission (ICNAF),insofarastheyaresituatedinthefishingzonesoftheMemberStates
extendingupto20Cnauticalmilesfromcoastsborderingonthe
NorthSeaandtheAtlantic,andcoveredbyCommunityruleson
fisheries.
.Specxea Zone
ιQuantity
(tonnesJ
Haddock !IV 5,500
Coalfish :IV 5,525
Mackerel IV 713
Mackerel VIAasfarasitextendGwest.of
thelinedefinedinfootnote()
below,VI3 876îlackerel VIIC,VIIK,VIIJasfarasitextendssouthof50°30fnorth IV
latitude,VIIH 4,208
Kackerel:VIIIasfarasitextendswest9ofIthelinedefinedinfootnote(")
îbelow 516
HorseMackerel IVIAasfarasitextendswest.,of
Ithelinedefinedinfootnote() I
below,VIB 206
Horseilackerel VIIC,VIIK,VIIJasfarasit
extendssouthof50°30fnorth
latitude,VIIH 6,929
HorseI.îaclrerel VIIasfarasitextendswestofthelinodefinedinfootnote(2)
Ibelow I4,973
Roundnosegrenadier 1(ICNAF) 76O
C-rcenlanahalibut 1(ICIT/J?) 2,350
ïïhitmg LiZ850
()Thelineoriginatinginpoint:
6°V760°TT,thencesouthwardsto
6°W58°30tN,thencewestwardsto
10°W58o30iN,thencesouthwardsto
10°W56°30'N,thencewestwardsto
12°W56°30*N,thencesouthwardsto
12°W54°30fIT.
()Thelineoriginatinginpoint:
8°W48°N,thencesouthwardsto
8°w47°N,thenceeastwardsto
6°W47°N.thencesouthwardsto
6°W46°30'N,thenceeastwardsto
5?W46°30*H,thcncosouthwardsto
50yy46°N,thenceeastwardsto
4°W46°N,thencesouthwardsto
4°W45°thenceeastwardsto
2°W45°N,thencesouthwards.

ANNEXII
Maximumnumberofvesselsofbetween2,000and3,950GRT
permittedtofishatthecametimeinagivenzonefor
whichalicenceLasbeenobtained
VesselsflyingtheflagofPoland
ICESsub-area Poland
TV ICES
VI ICES
VII ICES'ail ICES11
!1
1
I1
I
ι
Lι
4
VesselsflyingtheflagoftheGDR
ICESor
ICNAPsub-areaQ1M
IV ICES
VI ICES
VII ICES
VIII ICES
1 ICNAF
5
VesselsflyingtheflagoftheUSSR
ICESor i
ICNAFsub-area jUSSR
IV ICES |
VI ICES i
VII ICES
VIII ICES
1 ICNAF5
1
5
2
-A