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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(80)114 final
Brussels,17March1980
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
layingdownfor1980certainmeasuresfortheconser­
vationandmanagementoffisheryresourcesapplicableto
vesselsflyingtheflagofSpain
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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C0M(80)114final

Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
Laying down for 19S0 certain measures forthe conservation andmanaqement of
fishery resources applicable tovessels flying the flag ofSpain
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Article 43thereof ^
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Having regard totheopinion oftheEuropean Parliament (1),
Whereas on3November 1976 the Council adopted asetofresolutions concerning
certain external and internal aspects ofthe common fisheries policy ;
Whereas aframework Agreement onfisheries hasbeen signed onbytheCommunity
.andSpain ; ,
Whereas theCommission haspresented that Agreement tothe Concil forapproval
with aview toitsconclusion ;
Whereas theCommunity andSpain have consulted each other ,under theprocedure
laid down intheAgreement ,onthe conditions forfishing bythevessels of
each oftheparties inthe fishing zone oftheother party during 1980 ,
„Whereas ,following theconsultations ,theCommunity delegation undertook to
recommend that the Community authorities adopt for that period certain measures
authorizing Spanish vessels tofish inthe fishing zones oftheMember States
covered byCommunity rules onfisheries ;
Whereas fishing bySpanish vessels inthese areas hasbeen authorised for the
month ofJanuary 1980 under Council Regulation (EEC)No2897 /79/2)^for^he
period from 11to29February 1980 under .Counci IRegulation (EEC )No304/80 (3) -
andfortt^^period from 1March to30June1980under Council Regulation (EEC)'
No541/80 ;whereas itisappropriate tocount catches taken under these
.Regulations against thequotas established forthewhole of1980 ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : .
0JNoC140,5.6.1979 ,p.115
<2)0JNoL326,22.12.1979 ,p.2
<3)0JNoL34,11.2.1980 ,p*1
(4)0JNoL60,5.3.1980 ,p.1

Article 1
Theonlycatches which vessels flying theflagofSpain areauthorized
tomakeduring theperiod 1fonuax,to31Decoder 1580inthe200ml.
fishing zones oftheMember States covered hyCommunity rules onfisheries
arethose setoutinAnnex I,vithin thequantitative limits laid dovm
therein andcaught under theconditions laid dovn hythisRegulation .
Article 2
1.Fishing shall hesubject totheholding onhoard ofalicence ,
issued "bytheCommission onbehalf oftheCommunity ,andtocompliance
withtheconservation andsupervisory measures andother provisions
governing fishing inthezones referred toinArticle 1.
2.Thenumber oflicences which maybeissued tovessels flying the
flagofSpain shall beaslaid downinpoint 3ofAnnex I.
Article 3
-1.Whenanapplication foralicence i,submitted totheCommission ,
thefollowing information shall besupplied ?
(a)name ofthevessel ;
(b)registration number ;
(cjexternal identification letters andnumbers ;
(d)port ofregistration ;
(e)name andaddress oftheowner orcharterer ;
(f)gross tonnage andoverall length ;
(g)engine power ;
(h)callsignandradio frequency ; " ''
(i)intended method offishing ;
(j)intended area offishing ;
(k)species intended tobefished ;
(l)period forwhich alicence isrequested . -
2.Each licence shall bevalid foronevessel only .When
several vessels aretaking part inthesame fishing
operation ,each vessel must beinpossession ofalicence
indicating thismethod offisning .

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3.However ,inthecaseofthefishing referred toinpoint3(b)and(c)
ofAnnexI,asingleLicencemaybeissuedonrequestfortwovessels
whoseparticularsshallbeenteredatthesametimeonthelicence.
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Foreachofthesaidtypes offishing ,theSpanish authorities shall provide
alistofvessels which shall notexceed innumber thatfined inthelast
column ofpoint JofAnnex I,specifying forwhich vessels alicence ora
joint licence isrequested and,where appropriate ,theperiod ofvalidity
requested .
4.Paragraph )1and2shalInotapplytolicencesreferredtoinpoint3(d),
(e)and(f)ofAnnexI,those licences notbeing nominative butnumbered .
5.The captains ofvessels holding alicence must .
respect thespecial conditions laiddown inAnnex II.
These conditions shall form partofthelicence . -
Inthecaseoftunny fishing ,only points 1and2ofthose
special conditions must beobserved .
6.Avessel may hold only onelicence . '
Article 4
1.The captains ofvessels holding alicence forthe
fisheries mentioned inpoint 3(a)ofAnnex Imust
supply theinformation specified inthelicence tothe
Commission through aradio station inone ofthe
Member States . •
2.Licences forother types offishing except tunny
fishing may beinvalidated iftheCommission does not
receive bythefifth and 20th day ofeach month
information communicated by the competent
authorities ofSpain concerning thecatches made by
each vessel and .thelandings made .ineach port during
theprevious fortnight .
Article S
1.Fishing with gillnets shall beprohibited .
2.The vessels may have onboard nofishing gearother
than thatnecessary forthefishing authorized .

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Article 6
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1.By-catches arepermitted within thelimits laiddown
inpoint 2ofAnnex I.
2.Tunny vessels maynotfishanyspecies other than
thunnidae ;theymaynothave onboard anyspecies
other thanthunnidae ,with theexception ofanchovies
intended aslivebait .
Article 7
1.Licences referred toinpoint 3(e)ofAnnex Ishallbevalidunti I
30June 1980 ,those referred toin(f)during theperiod 1July to
31October1980.
2.Licences referred toinpoint 3(h)ofAnnex Ishall bevalidduring
theperiods 1January to31January 1980 ,11February to29February 1980
and 1July to31December 1980 .
3. Nolicenceshallbevalidfortheperiod1Februaryto10February1980.
Allfishingbyvessels flying theflag ofSpain inthearea referredtoin
Article 1shall beprohibited during that period .
Article 8
1. Licences issued pursuant tothis Regulation shall bevalid for a
period ofatleast two months from thefirst day ofamonth tothelast
day ofamonth .Applications for licences shall bemade notlater than
15days before the desired date ofcommencement ofvalidity .
2.-Thevalidity oflicences may beextended tinder the conditions laid
down inparagraph 1.
3.Licences may becancelled with aview totheissue
ofnew licences .Thecancellation shall take effect onthe
first dayofthemonth following thesurrender ofthe
licences totheCommission .
The new licences shall beissued inaccordance with *
paragraph 1.
Article 9
1.Theperiod ofvalidity ofthelicences shall expire as
soon asithasbeen established thatthequantities laid
down inpoint 1ofAnnex Ihave been fished .

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2. Nolicence shall beissued for aperiod 0fbetween 4and 12months to
a
vessels inrespect ofwhich theobligations Laid down inthis Regulation have not
been observed .
Article Î0
1.Fishing may nottake place inazone within ICES '
divisions VIand VII,situated south of56°30'N,eastof
12°Wand north of50°30'N. <
2.Thefishing referred toinpoint 3(d)ofAnnex Imay
nottake place eastof1°48'W. '
Article 11
1.Regulations (EEC)Nos 2897/79,304/80and541/80arehereby repealed .
Catches made bySpanish vessels under such Regulations shall bededucted
from the quantities indicated inpoint 1ofAnnex I.
2.Licences issued pursuance ofRegulation (EEC)No541/80shall
remain valid under the same conditions aslicences issued under this
Regulation .
Article 12 1
–^This Regulation shall enter into force ontheday
following itspublication intheOfficial Journal ofthe
European Communities .
Itshall apply from 1January to31December
1979 . ' r
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable inallMember States .
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Done atBrussels ,
- FortheCouncil
The President

ANNEX I
Fishing quotas
(t'itwes )
Spccies ICES division Quantity
Hake VI
VII
VIII1.3894.748
5.733
Other species taken asby-catches ofhake fishing VI
VII
VIII2.778
9.496
11.466
;
Anchovy VIII 29000(1)
Tunny  Nolirmt
(1)Catches made byvessels flying theflag ofSpain inthe
Spanish fishing zone ofthe Bayof-Biccaya areto "bededucted .
from this quantity . - .
2.Permitted by-catches
Target speciesl
Species fished as
by-catchesPermitted limits ofby-catches
Hake Cod
Haddock
Whiting
Pollack
SaitheThe total by-catches ofthese species may not exceed 3%
byweight ofthetotal catch onboard
Clupeid fish
Norway lobsterThe total by-catches ofthese species may not exceed 5%
byweight ofthetotal catch onboard
Sole .
Plaice
HerringBy-catches ofthese species may notbekept onboard
1
Sardine Horse-mackerel
«By-catches ofthisspecies may notexceed 10% byweight ofthe
total catch or10% byweight ofanysample oflessthan 100kg
offishfound tobeonboard inthevessel 'shold after sorting
Other species
(including
invertebrates )By-catches ofallother species may notbekept onboard

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3.Number oflicences thatmay beissued forthevarious ICES divisions
Type offishingÏCES
divisionNumher 01
licencesComplète
lintof
vessels
(a)Vessels conducting hake fishing VI
VII
VIII
(b)Sardiners (seiners lessthan 100GRT ) VIII 40 71
(c)Long-liners lessthan 100GRT Villa 10 17
(d)Fishing exclusively with rods from vessels not
exceeding 50GRT VIII 50
(e)Vessels fishing foranchovy astarget species VIII 160
(f)Vessels fishing foranchovy tobeused aslive
bait VIII 120
(g)Tunny fishing VI,V»,
VIIINolimit
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{')Figure fixed onthebasis ofastandard vessel with abrake horse-power of700bhp.
.Theconversion factors forvessels ofanother horse-power areasfollows :
Horse-power ... .. Coefficient
Lessthan 300bhp ( 057
300bhpormore ,butlessthan 400bhp 076
400bhpormore ,butlessthan 500bhp 085
500bhpormore ,butlessthan 600bhp 090.
600bhpormore ,butlessthan 700bhp 096
700bhpormore ,butlessthan 800bhp "1-00
800bhpormore ,butlessthan 1000bhr » 107
1000bhpormore ,J>utnotexceeding I200bhp HI
More than I200bhp 2-25
Long-liners other than those specified in3(c) 0-33
When applying these conversion factors to'paretas' and'trios *thehorse -powpr oftheindividual vessels' engines aretobetotalled .

ANNEX //
Spécial conditions
The fishing licence must beonboard thevessel .
Theregistration letters andnumbers ofthelicensed vessel must beclearly mnrked 011thebow otthe
vessel atboth sides andoneach sideofthesuperstructure whore thry canhrst beseen .
The letters and numbers shall bepainted inacolour contrasting with that ofthehull or
superstructure and shall notbeeffaced ,altered ,covered orotherwise obscured .
Alogbook must bekept inwhich thefollowing details aretoheentered after each fishing
operation :
3.1.thequantity (inkg)ofeach species caught ;
3.2.thedate andthetime ofthebeginning andendoffishing ;
3.3.theICES statistical rectangle inwhich thecatches were made ;
3.4.thefishing method used .
Information must betransmitted bythelicensed vessel <totheCommission oftheEuropean
Communities atBrussels (telex address 24189 FISEU-B )viaoneoftheradio stations listed inpoint
6.2inaccordance with thefollowing timetable :
4.1.oneach occasion thevessel enters the200 nautical mile fishing zone offthecoasts ofthe
Member States oftheCommunity which iscovered byCommunity fisheries regulations ;
4.2.oneach occasion thevessel leaves the200 nautical mile fishing zone offthecoasts ofthe
Member States oftheCommunity which iscovered byCommunity fisheries regulations ;
4.3 .oneach occasion thevessel moves from one ICES subdivision toanother within thezones as
defined in4.1and4.2;
4.4.oneach occasion thevessel enters aCommunity port ;
4.5.oneach occasion thevessel leaves aCommunity port ;
4.6.atweekly intervals fortheprevious week ,from either theseventh daythevessel firstenters the
fishing zone oftheMember States asreferred toin4.1above orthedaythe "vessel leaves a
port asreferred toin4.5above .
The following details must beincluded inallmessages transmitted inpursuance ofpoint 4:
5.1.thedate,time ,geographical position andICES statistical rectangle ;
5.2.thequantity (inkg)ofeach species offishinthehold ;
5.3.thequantity (inkg)ofeach species caught since theprevious transmission ;
5.4.theICES statistical rectangle inwhich thecatches were taken ;
5.5.thequantity (inkg)ofeach species transferred toother vessels since theprevious transmission .
Thedetails provided forinpoint 5must betransmitted inaccordance with thefollowing conditions :
6.1.Allmessages must betransmitted viaaradio station onthelistbelow :

Name Call sign
North Foreland GNF
Humber GKE
Cultercoacs GCC
Wick GKR
Oban GNE
Portpatrick GPK
Anglesey , GLV •
Ilfracombe GIL
Niton • GNI
Stonehaven GND
Portshead GKA
GKB ■
GKC
Land's End GLD
Valentia 7EJK
Malin Head ' EJM
Boulogne . ■ FFB
Brest FFU
Saint-Nazaire FFO
.Bordeaux-Arcachon FFC
6.2.Ifforreasons offorce majeure it-isimpossible forthemessage tobetransmitted bythe
licensed vessel ,itmay betransmitted onthat vessel 'sbehalf byanother vessel .
6.3.Content ofthemessage
Messages transmitted under theprovisions ofthelicence andinaccordance with thetimetable
setoutinpoint 4must take intoaccount thedetails required pursuant topoint 5andcontain
thefollowing information :
–name ofvessel ,
\ {–callsign,
–external identification letters andnumbers ,.
–licence number ,
–serial number ofthemessage forthevoyage inquestion ,'
–indication ofthetype ofmessage taking into account thedifferent points mentioned in
point 4,
–thegeographical position andtheICES statistical rectangle , „
–thequantity (inkg)ofeach species offishintheholds using thecode given inpoint 6.4,
–thequantity (inkg)ofeach species caught since theprevious transmission ,
–theICES statistical rectangle inwhich thecatches were taken ,
–thequantity (inkg)ofeach species transferred toother vessels since theprevious
transmission , -
–thename ,callsign ,and,ifapplicable ,thelicence number ofthevessel towhich thetransfer
was made ,
–thename ofthemaster .
■6.4.The code tobeused toindicate thequantities offishonboard asmentioned inpoint 6.3:
A Deep-water prawn (Pandalus borealis )
B Hake (Merluccius merluccius ) •-
C Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides )
D Cod (Gadus morrhua ) '–
£ Haddock (Meianogrammus aeglefinus ) v
F Halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus )
G. Mackerel (Scomber scombrus ) *■
H Horse-mackerel (Trachurus trachurus )
I Round-nose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris )

J Saithe (Pollachius virens )
K Whiting (Mcrlangus merlangus )
L Herring (Clupea harengus )
M Sandeel (Ammodytes sp)
N Sprat (Clupea sprattus )
O Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa )
p Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii )
Q.Ling (Molva molva )
R Other
S Shrimp (Penaeidae )
T Anchovy (F.ngraulis encrassicholus )
r