COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 16.12.1996 
COM(96) 694 final 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EO 
laying down, for 1997, certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery 
resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Norway 
(presented by the Commission) 

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
Consultations between the Community and Norway were held in Bergen from 13 to 15 
November 1996 and in Brussels from 27 to 29 November 1996 and from 9 to 11 December 
1996, resulting in an agreement on reciprocal fisheries arrangements for 1997. 
The purpose of this proposal for a Council regulation is to authorise Norwegian vessels to 
fish the quotas allocated to them in Community waters until 31 December 1997, in 
accordance with the above mentioned arrangements. 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No /96 
of December 1996 
laying down, for 1997, certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery 
resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Norway 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 establishing 
a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture(1), as amended by the Act of Accession of 
Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 8 (4) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas, in accordance with the procedure provided for in Articles 2 and 7 of the Fisheries 
Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway(2), the 
Community and Norway have held consultations concerning their mutual fishing rights for 
1997 and the management of common biological resources; 
Whereas, in the course of these consultations, the delegations agreed to recommend to their 
respective authorities that certain catch quotas for 1997 should be fixed for the vessels of the 
other party; 
Whereas the Agreement of 19 December 1966 between Denmark, Norway and Sweden on 
reciprocal access to fishing in the Skagerrak and Kattegat provides that each party shall grant 
vessels of the other parties access to its fishing zone in the Skagerrak and part of the Kattegat 
up to four nautical miles from the baselines; 
Whereas it is for the Council to lay down the specific conditions under which such catches 
must be taken; 
Whereas the fishing activities covered by this Regulation are subject to the control measures 
provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a 
control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(3); 
d) 
(2) 
(3) OJ No L 389, 31.12.1992, p. 1. 
OJ No L226, 29.8.1980, p. 48. 
OJ No L261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. 
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Whereas Article 3 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87 of 20 May 1987 
establishing detailed rules concerning the marking and documentation of fishing vessels(4) 
provides that all vessels with chilled or refrigerated sea-water tanks are to keep on board a 
document certified by a competent authority and specifying the calibration of the tanks in 
cubic metres at 10-centimetre intervals, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
1. Vessels flying the flag of Norway are hereby authorized until 31 December 1997 to 
fish for the species listed in Annex I, within the geographical and quantitative limits 
laid down therein and in accordance with this Regulation, in the 200-nautical-mile 
fishing zone of the Member States in the North Sea, Skagerrak, Kattegat, Baltic Sea 
and Atlantic Ocean north of 43°00'N. 
2. Fishing authorized pursuant to paragraph 1 shall be limited to those parts of the 
200-nautical-mile fishing zone lying seawards of twelve nautical miles from the 
baselines from which the fishing zones of Member States are measured; however, 
fishing in the Skagerrak will be allowed seawards of four nautical miles from the 
Danish baselines. 
3. Fishing in the parts of ICES division Ilia bounded in the west by a line drawn from 
the Hanstholm lighthouse to the Lindesnes lighthouse and in the south by a line drawn 
from the Skagen lighthouse to the Tistlarna lighthouse and from there to the nearest 
point on the Swedish coast shall not be subject to quantitative limitations, with the 
exception of fishing for mackerel and saithe. 
4. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, unavoidable by-catches of species for which no quota 
has been fixed in a given zone shall be permitted within the limits laid down by the 
conservation measures in force in the zone concerned. 
5. By-catches, in a given zone, of a species for which a quota is established in that zone 
shall be counted against the quota concerned. 
Article 2 
Vessels fishing within the quotas fixed in Article 1 shall comply with the conservation 
and control measures and all other provisions governing fishing in the zones referred 
to in that Article. 
(4) OJ No L 132, 21.5.1987, p. 9. 
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2. The vessels referred to in paragraph 1 shall keep a log-book in which the information 
set out in Annex II shall be entered. 
3. The vessels referred to in paragraph 1, except for those fishing in ICES division Ilia, 
shall transmit to the Commission, in accordance with the rules laid down in 
Annex III, the information set out in that Annex. 
4. Those vessels referred to in paragraph 1 which have chilled or refrigerated sea-water 
tanks shall keep on board a document certified by a competent authority and 
indicating the calibration of the tanks in cubic metres at 10 cm intervals. 
5. The registration letters and numbers of the vessels referred to in paragraph 1 must be 
clearly marked on the bow of each vessel on both sides 
Article 3 
1. When fishing in any ICES division under the quotas fixed in Article 1, vessels 
exceeding 200 GRT must hold a licence and special fishing permit issued by the 
Commission on behalf of the Community and must observe the conditions as 
established by that licence and special fishing permit. 
Norway shall notify to the Commission the name and characteristics of the vessels for 
which licences and special fishing permits may be issued. 
2. The Commission shall issue the fishing licences and special fishing permits referred 
to in paragraph 1 to all vessels for which a licence and special fishing permit is 
required by the Norwegian authorities. 
Requests for amendments to the list of vessels licensed may be made at any time and 
shall be processed expeditiously. 
3. When an application for a licence and special fishing permit is submitted to the 
Commission, the following information must be supplied: 
(a) name of the vessel; 
(b) registration number; 
(c) external identification letters and numbers; 
(d) port of registration; 
(e) name and address of the owner or charterer; 
(f) gross tonnage and overall length; 
(g) engine power; 
(h) call sign and radio frequency; 
(i) intended method of fishing; 
(j) intended area of fishing; 
(k) species for which it is intended to fish; 
(1) period for which a licence is required. 
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4. Each licence and special fishing permit shall be valid for one vessel only. Where two 
or more vessels are taking part in the same fishing operation, each vessel must be in 
possession of a licence and special fishing permit. 
5. Licences and special fishing permits may be cancelled with a view to the issue of new 
licences and special fishing permits. Such cancellations shall take effect on the day 
before the date of issue of the new licences and special fishing permits by the 
Commission. New licences and special fishing permits shall take effect from their date 
of issue. 
6. Licences and special fishing permits shall be wholly or partially withdrawn before the 
date of expiry if the respective quotas fixed in Article 1 have been exhausted. 
7. Licences and special fishing permits shall be withdrawn in the event of any failure to 
meet the obligations laid down in this Regulation. 
8. For a period not exceeding 12 months, no licence and special fishing permit shall be 
issued for any vessel in respect of which thé obligations laid down in this Regulation 
have not been met. ( 
9. The Commission shall submit on behalf of the Community, to Norway, the name and 
the characteristics of the Norwegian vessels which will not be authorized to fish in the 
Community's fishing zone for the next month(s), as a consequence of an infringement 
of Community rules. 
Article 4 
Fishing within the quotas fixed in Article 1 for blue ling, ling and tusk, shall be permitted 
provided that use is made of the method commonly known as 'long-lining' in ICES 
division Vb and sub-areas VI and VII. 
Article 5 
The use of trawls and purse seines for the capture of pelagic species shall be prohibited in 
the Skagerrak from Saturday midnight to Sunday midnight. 
Article 6 
Vessels authorized to fish on 31 December may continue their fishing activities as from the 
beginning of the following year, on the basis of this authorisation, until the new lists of 
vessels for the year in question have been approved by the Commission on behalf of the 
Community. 
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Article 7 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1997. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at Brussels, December 1996. 
For the Council 
The President 
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ANNEX I 
Norwegian catch quotas for 1997 
(in metric tonnes, fresh round weight) 
Species Area within which fishing is authorized Quantity 
Mackerel ICES Via (2), Vlld, e, f, h, lia 10,100(6) 
Herring ICES Via(2) 4,900 
Sprat ICES IV 25,000 
Cod ICES IV 10,550 
Haddock ICES IV 15,000 
Saithe ICES IV, Skagerrak(3) 45,000 
Whiting ICES IV 7,400 
Plaice ICES IV 2,890 
Mackerel ICES IV, Ilia 33,940(7) 
Sanded, Norway Pout, Blue IC£S (8) 
Whiting 
Blue Whiting ICES II, IVa, Via (2), VIb, VII(4) 255,000(9)(10) 
Blue Ling ICES IV, Vb, VI, VII, Ha 1,000(11)(12) 
Ling, Tusk ICES IV, Vb, VI, VII, Ha 16,000(11)(12) 
Dogfish ICES IV, VI, VII 1,100(13) 
Basking Shark(,) ICES IV, VI, VII 100 
Porbeagle ICES IV, VI, VII 200 
Shrimp ICES IV 300 
Other Species ICES IV, Ha 5,000(14) 
Herring ICES IVa, b 46,110 
Horse Mackerel ICES IV 5,000 
Combined quota ICES Vb, VI, VII 2,000(15) " 
Greenland-Halibut ICES Ha, VI(5) 1,700 
111 Basking shark liver. 
121 North of 56°30'N. 
131 Limited in the west by a line drawn from the Hanstholm lighthouse to the Lindesnes lighthouse and in the south by a line drawn from the Skagen 
lighthouse to the Tistlarna lighthouse and from there to the nearest coast of Sweden. 
,4' West of 12°00'W. 
151 Taken with long lines only in Sub-area VI. 
161 Of which10,100 tonnes may be fished from 1 October to 31 December 1997 In Community waters in Division IVa. 
171 May be fished in Division IVa only, except for 3,000 tonnes which may be fished in Division Ilia. 
181 Of which sand-eel alone not more than 50,000 tonnes or Norway pout and blue whiting together not more than 50,000 tonnes. Up to 10,000 tonnes 
of the Norway pout quota may be fished in Division Via north of 56°30'N. However, this quantity should be deducted from the quota of sandeel, 
Norway pout and blue whiting in Sub-area IV. 
I9) Of which no more than 40,000 tonnes may be fished in Division IVa. 
1101 Of which up to 9,000 tonnes of Argentine may be fished. 
1111 Of which an incidental catch of other species of 25% per ship, at any moment, is authorised in Sub-areas VI and VII. However, this percentage may 
be exceeded in the first 24 hours following the beginning of the fishing on a specific ground. The total incidental catch of other species in Sub-areas 
VI and VII shall not exceed 3,000 tonnes. 
1121 Of which ling may be a maximum of 13,000 tonnes, tusk a maximum of 7,000 tonnes and blue ling a maximum of 3,000 tonnes. Taken with long 
lines in Division Vb and Sub-areas VI and VII. 
1131 Including catches taken with long lines of grey shark and black shark, bird beak dogfish, leafscale guiper shark, greater lantern shark, smooth lantern 
shark and Portuguese dogfish. 
1141 Including fisheries not specifically mentioned; exceptions may be introduced after consultations, as appropriate; catches of sole shall be limited to 
by-catches only. 
1,51 Taken with long lines only; including rat tails, mora mora and greater fork beard. 
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ANNEX II 
When fishing within the 200-nautical-mile zone off the coasts of the Member States of the 
Community which is covered by Community rules on fisheries, the following details are to 
be entered in the log-book immediately after the following events: 
1. After each haul: 
1.1. the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species caught; 
1.2. the date and the time of the haul; 
1.3. the geographical position in which the catches were made; 
1.4. the fishing method used. 
2. After each transhipment to or from another vessel: 
2.1. the indication "received from" or "transferred to"; 
2.2. the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species transhipped; 
2.3. the name, external identification letters and numbers of the vessel to or from which 
the transhipment occurred. 
3. After each landing in a port of the Community: 
3.1. name of the port; 
3.2. the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species landed. 
4. After each transmission of information to the Commission of the European 
Communities: 
4.1. date and time of the transmission; 
4.2. type of message: IN, OUT, ICES, WKL or 2 WKL; 
4.3. in the case of radio transmission: name of the radio station. 
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ANNEX III 
1. The information to be transmitted to the Commission of the European Communities and 
the timetable for its transmission are as follows: 
1.1. On each occasion the vessel enters the 200-nautical-mile zone off the coasts of the 
Member States of the Community which is covered by Community rules on fisheries: 
(a) the information specified under 1.5; 
(b) the quantity (in kilograms) of each species of fish in the hold; 
(c) the date and ICES division within which the master intends to commence fishing. 
Where the fishing operations necessitate more than one entry into the zones referred to 
under 1.1 on a given day, one communication shall suffice on first entry. 
1.2. On each occasion the vessel leaves the zone referred to under 1.1: 
(a) the information specified under 1.5; 
(b) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species of fish in the hold; 
(c) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species caught since the previous 
transmission; 
(d) the ICES division in which the catches were taken; 
(e) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species transferred to and/or from 
other vessels since the vessel entered the zone and the identification of the vessel 
to which the transfer was made; 
(f) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species landed in a port of the 
Community since the vessel entered the zone. 
Where the fishing operations necessitate more than one entry into the zones referred to 
under 1.1 on a given day, one single communication on the last exit will be sufficient. 
1.3. At three-day intervals, commencing on the third day after the vessel first enters the 
zones referred to under 1.1 when fishing for herring and mackerel, and at weekly 
intervals, commencing on the seventh day after the vessel first enters the zones referred 
to under 1.1 when fishing for all species other than herring and mackerel: 
(a) the information specified under 1.5; 
(b) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species caught since the previous 
transmission; 
(c) the ICES division in which the catches were made. 
1.4. On each occasion the vessel moves from one ICES division to another: 
(a) the information specified under 1.5; 
(b) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species caught since the previous 
transmission; 
(c) the ICES division in which the catches have been taken. 
1.5. (a) The name, call sign, external identification letters and numbers of the vessel and 
the name of its master; 
(b) the licence number if the vessel is under licence; 
(c) the serial number of the message for the voyage concerned; 
(d) identification of the type of message; 
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(e) the date, the time and the geographical position of the vessel. 
2.1. The information specified under point 1 shall be transmitted to the Commission of the 
European Communities in Brussels (telex 24189 FISEU-B) via one of the radio stations 
listed under point 3 below and in the form specified under point 4. 
2.2. If it is impossible for reasons of force majeure for the message to be transmitted by the 
vessel, it may be transmitted on the vessel's behalf by another vessel. 
3. Name of radio station Call sign of radio station 
Skagen OXP 
Blâvand OXB 
R0nne OYE 
Norddeich DAF DAK 
DAH DAL 
DAI DAM 
DAJ DAN 
Scheveningen PCH 
Oostende OST 
North Foreland GNF 
Humber GKZ 
Cullercoats GCC 
Wick GKR 
Portpatrick GPK 
Anglesey GLV 
Ilfracombe GIL 
Niton GNI 
Stonehaven GND 
Portishead GKA 
GKB 
GKC 
Land's End GLD 
Valentia EJK 
Malin Head EJM 
Boulogne FFB 
Brest FFU 
Saint-Nazaire FFO 
Bordeaux-Arcachon FFC 
Torshavn OXJ 
Bergen LGN 
Farsund LGZ 
Flore LGL 
Rogaland LGQ 
Tj0me LGT 
Àlesund LGA 
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Form of the communications 
The information specified under point 1 shall contain the following particulars, which 
shall be given in the following order: 
name of vessel; 
call sign; 
external identification letters and numbers; 
serial number of the message for the voyage in question; 
indication of the type of message according to the following code: 
message when entering one of the zones referred to under 1.1: "IN", 
message when leaving one of the zones referred to under 1.1: "OUT", 
message when moving from one ICES division to another: "ICES", 
weekly message: "WKL", 
three-day message: "2 WKL"; 
the date, the time and the geographical position; 
the ICES divisions/sub-areas in which fishing is expected to commence; 
the date on which fishing is expected to commence; 
the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species of fish in the hold using the 
code mentioned in point 5; 
the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species of fish caught since the 
previous transmission using the code mentioned in point 5; 
the ICES divisions/sub-areas in which the catches were made; 
the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species transferred to and/or from 
other vessels since the previous transmission; 
the name and call sign of the vessel to and/or from which the transfer was made; 
the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species landed in a port of the 
Community since the previous transmission; 
the name of the master. 
The code to be used to indicate the species on board as mentioned in 4 above: 
PRA - Northern deep-water prawn (Pandalus borealis), 
HKE - Hake (Merluccius merluccius), 
GHL - Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides), 
COD - Cod (Gadus morhua), 
HAD - Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), 
HAL - Halibut {Hippoglossus hippoglossus), 
MAC - Mackerel (Scomber scombrus), 
HOM - Horse-mackerel (Trachurus trachurus), 
RNG - Round-nose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris), 
POK - Saithe (Pollachius virens), 
WHG - Whiting {Merlangus merlangus), 
HER - Herring (Clupea harengus), 
SAN - Sandeel (Ammodytes spp.), 
SPR - Sprat (Sprattus sprattus), 
PLE - Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa), 
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NOP - Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii), 
LIN - Ling (Molva molva), 
PEZ - Shrimp (Panaeidae), 
ANE - Anchovy (Engraulis encrasicholus), 
RED - Redfish (Sebastes spp.), 
PLA - American plaice (Hippoglossoides platessoides), 
SQX - Squid (Illex spp.), 
YEL - Yellowtail flounder (Limanda ferruginea), 
WHB - Blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou), 
TUN - Tuna (Thunnidae), 
BLI - Blue ling (Molva dypterygia), 
USK - Tusk (Brosme brosme), 
DGS - Dogfish (Squalus acanthias), 
BSK - Basking shark (Cetorinhus maximus), 
POR - Porbeagle (Lamma nasus), 
SQC - Common squid (Loligo spp.), 
POA - Atlantic pomfret (Brama brama), 
PIL - Sardine (Sardina pilchardus), 
CSH - Common shrimp (Crangon crangon), 
LEZ - Megrim (Lepidorhombus spp.), 
MNZ - Angler/Monk (Lophius spp.), 
NEP - Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus), 
POL - Pollack (Pollachius pollachius), 
ARG - Argentine (Argentina sphyraena), 
OTH - Other. 
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