Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) laying down for 1992 certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels registered in the Faroe Islands
Date: 1991-12-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Faroes, fishery management, fishing permit, sea fishing

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

C0M(91) 487 final 

Brussels, 3 December 1991 

Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) 

allocating,  for 1992, certain  catch  quotas between  the Member  States 

for  vessels  fishing  in Faroese  waters 

HKïfen 

Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) 

laying  down for 1992 certain measures  for the conservation and 

management  of fishery  resources  applicable to vessels 

registered  in the Faroe  Islands 

(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

The  consultations  between  the Community  and  the  Faroe  Islands,  held  In 

Torshavn  on  14/15  October  1991,  resulted  in an  agreement  on  reciprocal 

fisheries  arrangements  for  1992. These  arrangements  imply,  inter  alia, 

certain  catch  quota  for  Community  vessels  in Faroese waters. 

The  purpose  of  this  proposal  for  a  regulation  Is  to  allocate  among 

Member  States  the  quotas  available  in 1992 to Community  vessels  fishing 

in the Faroese  zone under  the abovementioned  arrangements. 

The proposed  allocation  among  the Member  States of  the quotas  available 

to  the  Community  is based  on  the  principles  which  were  applied  to  the 

allocation of  the  1983 quotas. 

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allocating,  for  1992,  certain  catch quotas  between  the Member States for  vessels  fishing  in 
Faroese waters 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 

• 

,  • 

' . »•  v:.  •'  •• 

; 

No  170/83,  the  conditions  subject  to  which  these  catch 
quotas may be used  by  Community  fishermen; 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European 
Economic  Community, 

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No  170/83  of 
25 January  1983  establishing  a Community, system  for  the 
conservation  and  management  of  fishery  resources 0 ),  as 
last  amended  by  the  Act  of  Accession  of  Spain  and 
Portugal (2),  and  in particular  Article  11  thereof, 

Having  regard to the proposal  from  the  Commission, 

Whereas,  in  accordance  with  the  procedure  provided  for 
in  the  Agreement  on  fisheries  between  the  European 
the 
Economic  Community,  of 
Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the 
Faroe Islands, of  the  other part,  the  two  parties have  held 
consultations  on  their mutual  fishing rights for  J 99Z 

the  one  part,  and 

Whereas, as a result of  these consultations, the two Parties 
have  agreed  on  an  arrangement  for  I99J2.  whereby  certain 
catch  quotas  are  allocated  to  Community  vessels  in  the 
Faroese  fishing  zone; . 

Whereas,  to  ensure  efficient  management  of  the  catch 
possibilities  available,  they  should  be  allocated  among  the 
Member  States  as  quotas  in  accordance  with  Article  4  of 
Regulation (EEC) No  170/83; 

Whereas  the  fishing  activities  covered  by  this  Regulation 
are subject to the relevant control measures provided for by 
Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2241/87  of  23  July  1987 
for 
establishing 
fishing 
activities (3),  as  amended  by  Regulation 
(EEC)  No 
3483/88  (4), 

control  measures 

certain 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article  1 

1.  From 1 January to 31 December  1992 catches taken by 
vessels  flying  the  flag  of  a  Member  State  in  the  waters 
falling within the fisheries  jurisdiction of the Faroe Islands, 
under the arrangement on reciprocal fishing rights for  1992 
between  the  Community  and  the  Faroe  Islands,  shall  not 
exceed the quotas  set  out  in the  Annex  hereto. 

Whereas  it  is  for  the  Community  to  lay  down, 
accordance  with  Article  3  of  Regulation 

in 
(EEC) 

This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on  1 January  1992 

Article  2 

This  Regulation  shall  be  binding  in  its  entirety  and  directly  applicable  in  all  Member 
States. 

Done  at Brussels, 

December  1991 

For the  Council 

The President 

(»)  OJ No L  24, 27. 1. 1983, p. 1. 
(2)  OJ No L 302, 15. 11. 1985, p. 1. 

(3)  OJ No L  207, 29. 7.  1987, p. 1. 
(4)  OJ No L  306,  11. 11. 1988, p. 2. 

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ANNEX 

Allocation  of  Community  catch  quotas  in  Faroese waters for  1992., as  referred  to  in  Article  1 

Species 

Community 
catch quotas 

Quotas allocated to Member States 

(in tonnes) 

Cod  and  haddock 

Saithe 

500 

2  500 

Redfish 

7 000 

Blue  ling  and  ling 

3  600(1) 

France 
Germany 
United  Kingdom 

Belgium 
France 
Germany 
Netherlands 
United  Kingdom 

Belgium 
France 
Germany 
United  Kingdom 

France 
Germany 
United  Kingdom 

Blue wh'iting 

Flatfish 

•  Mackerel 

Other  species  • 

25  000 

iooo(2) 

4  550 

760 

Denmark 
France 
Germany 
Netherlands 
United  Kingdom 

Î 

France 
Germany 
United  Kingdom 

Denmark 

France 
Germany 
United  Kingdom 

(•)  Including unavoidable by-catches of roundnose grenadier and black scabbard. 

(2)  Including Greenland halibut. 

60 
10 
430 

50 
1510 
310 
50 
580 

50 
435 
6  440 
75 

2  340 
1055 
205 

11  fiOO 

3 . 0 00 

11000 

140 
180 
680 

4  550 

275 
305 
180 

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EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

The  consultations between  the Community  and  the Faroe  Islands, held  in 

Torshavn  on  14  and  15  October  1991,  resulted  in  an  agreement  on 

reciprocal  fisheries  arrangements  for  1992. These  arrangements  imply, 

Inter  alia,  certain  catch  quota  for  Faroese  vessels  in  Community 

waters. 

The purpose of  this proposal  for a regulation  Is therefore  to authorize 

Faroese  vessels  to  fish, as  from  1 January  1992,  the  quotas  allocated 

to  them  in  Community  waters  for  1992  In  accordance  with  the  above-

mentioned  arrangements. 

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laying  down  for  1992  certain  measures  for  the  conservation  and  management  of  fishery 
resources  applicable  to vessels  registered'in the Faroe  Islands 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European 
Economic  Community, 

Having regard to Council  Regulation (EEC) No  170/83  of 
25 January  1983  establishing  a Community  system  for  the 
conservation  and  management  of  fishery  resources (*),  as 
amended by the Act of  Accession of Spain and Portugal (2), 
and  in particular  Article  11  thereof, 

Having  regard to  the proposal  from  the  Commission, 

Whereas, in accordance with the procedure provided for in 
Article  2  of  the  Agreement  on  fisheries  between  the 
European  Economic  Community,  of  the one  part,  and the 
Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the 
Faroe Islands, of the other part (3), the Community and the 
Home  Government  of  the  Faroe  Islands  have  held 
consultations  concerning  their  mutual  fishing  rights  for 
1992 

in  the  course  of 

Whereas, 
the 
delegations  agreed  to  recommend  to  their  respective 
authorities  that  certain  catch  quotas  for  1992  should  be 
fixed for  the vessels of  the other  party; 

these  consultations, 

Whereas  the  fishing  activities  covered  by  this  Regulation 
are subject to the relevant control  measures provided  for by 
Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2241/87  of  23  July  1987 
fishing 
establishing 
for 
activities (4);  as  amended  by  Regulation 
(EEC)  No 
3483/88  (s); 

control  measures 

certain 

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 (6)  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  registered  in  the  Faroe  Islands  are  hereby 
authorized, until 31  December  1992  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  under  paragraph  1 shall  be  limited, 
except  in  the  Skagerrak,  to  those  parts  of  the  200-
nautical-mile  fishing  zone  lying  seawards  of  12  nautical 
miles  from  the  baselines  from  which  the  fishing  zones  of 
Member States  are measured. 

Whereas measures should be taken to implement the results 
of  these  consultations  between  the  Community  and  the 
Faroe  Islands  and  thus  prevent  any  interruption  of  mutual 
fisheries  relations  as  at  31  December  1991 ; 

3.  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. 

Whereas, under the terms of  Article 3 of  Regulation  (EEC) 
No  170/83,  it  is  for  the  Council  to  fix  the  total  catches 
allocated  to  third  countries  and  to  lay  down  the  specific 
conditions  under  which  such catches  may  be  taken; 

4.  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. 

(J)  OJNoL24,  27.  1.  1983, p. 1. 
(2)  OJNoL302,  IS.  11. 1985, p. 1. 
(*) OJ No L  226, 29.  8.  1980, p. 11. 

(*)  OJ  No L  207, 29. 7.  1987, p. 1. 
(S) OJ No L  306, 11.  11.  1988, p. 2. 
(«)  OJNoL  132,21. 5.  1987, p. 9. 

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Article  2 

(d)  16  for  the  fishing,  by  trawl,  of  blue  ling  in  ICES 

divisions  VI a  (north  of  56°30'  N)  and  VI  b; 

1.  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. 

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 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 
specifying  the  calibration  of  the  tanks  in  cubic  metres  at 
10-centimetre  intervals. 

(e)  20  for  the  fishing  of  blue  whiting  in  ICES sub-area  VII 
(west  of  12°00'  W)  and  ICES  divisions  VI a  (north  of 
56°3()'  N)  and  VI  b; 

(f)  3 for  the fishing,  by long-line, of porbeagle  in the  whole 
the  exception  of  NAFO 

Community  zone  with 
3  PS; 

(g)  12 for  the fishing  of cod  in ICES division  III d;  however 
fish 

allowed 

the 
total  number  of  vessels 
simultaneously  shall  not  exceed  9. 

to 

3.  , Each  licence  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. 

4.  Licences  may  be  cancelled  with  a  view  to  the  issue  of 
new licences. Such  cancellations  shall  take effect  on  the  day 
before 
issue  of  the  new  licences  by  the 
Commission.  New  licences  shall  take  effect  from  their  date 
of  issue. 

the  date  of 

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. 

5.  Licences  shall  be  wholly  or  partially  withdrawn  before 
the  date  of  expiry 
in 
Article  1,  have  been  exhausted. 

if  the  respective  quotas,  fixed 

Article  3 

1.  Fishing in  the waters  referred  to in Article  1 and  within 
the  quotas  fixed  in  that  Article  shall  be  permitted  only 
where  a  licence  issued  by  the  Commission  on  behalf  of  the 
Community  is kept  on  board  and  where  the  conditions  set 
out  in  the  licence  are  observed. 

2.  Licences shall be issued  for  the purposes of paragraph  1 
provided  that  the  number  of  licences  valid  on  any  one  day 
does  not  exceed: 

(a)  14  for  the  fishing  of  mackerel  in  ICES  divisions  VI a 
(north  of  56°30'  N),  VII e,  f  and  h,  sprat  in  ICES 
sub-area  IV  and  division  VI a  (north  of  56°30'  N), 
horse-mackerel  in  ICES  sub-area  IV  and  divisions  VI a 
(north  of  56°30'  N), VII e,  f and  h and  herring  in  ICES 
division  VI a  (north  of  56°30'  N);  4  for  the  fishing  of 
herring  in  ICES  division  III a N  (Skagerrak); 

(b)  15 for  the  fishing  of  Norway  pout  in ICES sub-area  IV 
and  division  VI a  (north  of  56°30'  N)  and  sand-eel  in 
ICES  sub-area  IV; 

(c)  20  for  the  fishing,  by  long  line,  of  ling,  tusk  and  blue 
ling  in  ICES  divisions  VI a  (north  of  56°30'  N)  and 
VI b;  however,  the  total  number  of  vessels  allowed  to 
fish  simultaneously  shall  not  exceed  10; 

6.  Licences  shall  be  withdrawn  in  the  event  of  any  failure 
to  meet  the  obligations  laid  down  in  this  Regulation. 

7.  For  a period  not  exceeding  12 months,  no licence  shall 
be  issued  for  any  vessel  in  respect  of  which  the  obligations 
laid  down  in  this  Regulation  have  not  been  met. 

8.  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  authorization,  until  the 
new  lists  of  vessels  for  the  year  in  question  have  been 
approved. 

Article  4 

When  an  application  for  a  licence  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; 

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(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 requested. 

,. Article  5 

2.  the  use  of  trawls  and  purse  seines  for  the  capture  of 
pelagic  species  shall  be  prohibited  from  Saturday 
midnight  to  Sunday  midnight. 

Article  6 

Where  an infringement  is duly  established,  Member  States 
shall without  delay inform the Commission  of  the name of 
the vessel concerned  and of  any  action  they  have taken. 

Fishing  in  the  Skagerrak  within  the  limits  of  the  quotas 
referred  to  in  Article  1  shall  be  subject  to  the  following 
conditions: 

. -;  • 

1.  direct  fishing  for  herring  for  purposes  other  than 

Article  7 

human consumption  shall  be  prohibited; 

This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on  1 January  1992. 

This'Regulation  shall  be  binding  in  its  entirety  and  directly  applicable  in  all  Member 
States.'^ 

Done  at Brussels, 

December 

For the  Council 

The President 

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Faroese catch quotas for  1992 

1.  Quotas  for Faroese vessels  fishing in the Community  zone 

Specks 

Fishing lone: ICES sub-area/division 

Ling, tusk  and  blue  ling 

VI a Oh VI b 

Blue  ling 

Mackerel 

Herring 

Horse-mackerel 

Norway  pout 

Sprat 

Sand-eel 

Blue whiting 

Other white fish. 
(by-catches only) 

Herring 

Porbeagle 

VIa(»),VIb 

VIa(«),VHe,f,h 

Vta('), 

IV, VI a Oh Vile, f, h 

IV, Via  0) 

IV, Via  0) 

IV 

VI a 0), VI b, VII («) 

IV, VI a 0) 

HI a N (Skagerrak) (•) 

Entire Community zone except NAFO 3 PS 

Quantity 
(tonnes) 

800  0 ) 0) 

940 («) 

5 460 0°) 

660 

7 000 

20 000 0) 

62 000 (7)  . 

400 

500 

125  0) 

(»)  North of 56*3014. 
0)  To be fished by long line. 
(J)  Of which an incidental catch of other species of 20 %  per ship, at any moment, is authorized in ICES divisions VI a and b. 
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 VI a and VI b may not exceed 75 tonnes. 

(4)  To be fished by trawl. 
(J)  The overall quota (including for Norway pout and sand-eel, unavoidable by-catches of blue whiting) includes a maximum of 

2 000 tonnes of sprat. 
A maximum of 6 000 tonnes of Norway pout may be fished in ICES division VI a north of 56°30'N subject to the provision on 
request by the EEC of details of the quantity and composition of any by-catch taken. 

(«)  West of 12*00**. 
(7)  Catches of blue whiting may include unavoidable by-catches of argentine. 
(•)  Limited in the west by a line drawn from the lighthouse of Hansthulm to the lighthouse of Lindesnes and in the south by a line 

drawn from Skagen lighthouse to the lighthouse of Tisttarna and from there to the nearest coast of Sweden. 

(9)  Of which 1 000 tonnes may be fished from 1 October to 31 December 1991 in Community waters in division IV a. 

2.  Quotas for Faroese vessels fishing in Greenland waters according to Article 1 (3) of the EEC/Greenland  Fisheries 

Protocol 0)  (shown for information  only) 

Species 

Fishing zones: ICES division of NAFO sub-area 

, 

. 

Northern  deepwater  prawn 
(Pandalus  borealis) 
Greenland  halibut 

Redfish 
Capalin 

NAFO  0 /1 0) 
XIV/V 
NAFOO/1 
XIV/V 
XIV /V 
XIV/V 

(») OJ  No L 252,  15. 9. 1990, p.  2. 
(*) South of 68° N. 

I PS 
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150 
150 
500 
10 000 

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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  immediatelly 
after the  following events: 

1.  after each haul 
1.1.'  . the  quantity (in kilograms live weight) of each species caught;  . 
1.2. . . t he  date and the time of  the haul; 
' 
1.3.  ,^the geographical  position in which the catches were made; 
1.4.  v^ the fishing  method used; 

' 

'>;..•  '.,.'-> 

,;.^t 

. 

. 

. 

• • • ' • • • • • •. 

2.  after  each transhipment to or  from  another vessel 
2.1." ;'; the indication 'received from* or 'transferred to*; 
2.2.^^ me ijuandty (in kilograms live weight) of each species transhipped; 
2.3. 

the name, external identificadon  letters and numbers of the vessel to or from  which  the  transhipment 

.".•* occurred; 

3.  after each.landing in à 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.  -elate  and time of the transmission; 
4.2. 
4.3. 

, type of message: IN, OUT, ICES, WKL  or 2 WKL; 
in thé case of radio transmission: name of the radio station. 

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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 live-weight) 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 

1 

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. 

Jl.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 zone referred to. under  1.1  when fishing for all species other than herring and  mackerel: 

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(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  serial  number  of  the  message  for the voyage concerned; 

(c)  identification  of  the  type of  message; 

U)  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  24  189  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  ol  force  majeure  for  the  message  to  be  transmitted  by  the  vessel,  it  may  be 
transmitted  on  the vessel's  behalf  by  another  vessel. 

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Name  of  radio  station 
Skagcn 
Blâvand 
Renne 

Call sign of  radio  station 
OXP 
OXB 
OYE 

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Norddeich 

Scheveningen 
Oostende 
North  Foreland 
Humber 
' Cullercoats 
Wick 
Portpatrick' 
Anglesey 
nfracombe 
Niton 

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. -  Stonehaven 
Portishead 

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Land's End 
Valentia 
Malin  Head 
Boulogne 
Brest 
Saint-Nazaire 
Bordeaux-Arcachon 
Thorshavn 
,Bergen  '• ;_ 
Farsund 
Flore 
Rogaland 
Tjome 
Alesund 

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DAF DAK 
DAHDAL 
DAI  DAM 
DAJDAN 
PCH 
OST 
GNF 
GKZ 
GCC 
GKR 
GPK 
GLV 
GIL 
GNI 

GND 
GKA 
GKB 
GKC 
GLD 
EJK 
EJM 
FEB 
FFU 
FFO 
'  FFC 
OXJ 

LGN 

LGZ 
LGL 
LGQ 
LGT 
LGA 

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. 

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5. 

The  code  to  be used  to  indicate  the species on board  as mentioned  in point  4  above: 
PRA  —  Northern  deep-water  prawn  (Pandalus borealis), 

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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  —  Sand-eel (Ammodytes  spp.), 

SPR  —  Sprat (Sprattus  sprattus), 

PLE  —  Plaice  (Pleuronectes  platessa), 

NOP  —  Norway  pout  (Trisopterus  esmarkii), 

LIN  —  Ling (Molva  molva), 

PEZ  —  Shrimp  (Panaeidae), 

ANE  —  Anchovy  (Engraulis  encrasicholus), 

RED  —  Redfish  (Sebastes  spp.), 

PLA  —  American  plaice  (Hypoglossoides  platessoides), 

SQX  —  Squid  (Ulex spp.), 

YEL  —  Yellowtail  flounder  (Lhnanda 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 (Lotigo  spp.), 

PÔA  —  Atlantic pomfret  (Brama  brama), 

PIL  —  Sardine  (Sardina  pilchardus), 

CSH  —  Common  shrimp (Crangon  crangon), 

LET.  —  Megrim  (Lepidorhombus  spp.), 

MNZ  —  Angler /Monk  (Lophius  spp.), 

NEP  —  Norway  lobster  (Nephrops  norvegicus), 

POL  —  Pollack  (Pollachius  polbchius}, 

ARC  —  Argentine  (Argentina  sphyraena), 

OTH  —  Other. 

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COMPETITIVENESS AND EMPLOYMENT  IMPACT  STATEMENT 

The  object  of  this arrangement  Is to provide  fishing  possibilities for 
Faroese  fishermen  In  EEC  waters,  In  exchange  for  equivalent  fishing 
possibilities  for Community  fishermen  In Faroese waters. 
It will  not  involve undertakings  in any  particular  obligations  for the 
latter. 

RAPPORT  DE L'IMPACT  SUR LA COMPÉTITIVITÉ  ET L'EMPLOI 

L'objet  de cet  arrangement  est  de mettre  à  la disposition  des pêcheurs 
férlnglens  des possibilités  de  pêche  dans  les eaux  communautaires,  en 
échange  de  possibilités  de  pêche  équivalentes  pour  les pêcheurs  de  la 
Communauté  dans  les eaux  féringiennes. 
Cela  n'implique pas d'obligation  particulière pour  ces derniers. 

BERICHT 
UBER 
BESCHATTIGUNG 

DIE 

AUSWIRKUNGEN 

AUF 

WETTBEWERBSFAH1GKEIT  WQ. 

Gegenstand  dieser  MaBnahme  1st  es, die  Fischereimôglichkeiten  fur  die 
fârôischen  Fischer  In  den  Gewâssern  der  Gemeinschaft  zu  schaffen,  im 
Austausch  fUr  glelche  FischereimôglIchkelten  fUr  Gemeinschaftsfischer 
In den Gewâssern von den Fàrôern. 
Es  brlngt  keine  besonderen  VerpfIIchtungen  fUr  die  Unternehmen  mit 
slch. 

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