Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) laying down, for 1993, certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels registered in the Faroe Islands
Date: 1992-11-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Faroes, conservation of fish stocks, fishery management, fishing permit, sea fishing

COMMISSION  OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

COM(92) 492 final 

Brussels, 26 November  1992 

Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION  (EEC) 

laying down, for  1993, certain measures for  the conservation and 

management  of  fishery  resources applicable  to vessels 

registered  in the Faroe  Islands 

Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EEC) 

allocating, for  1993, certain catch quotas between  the 

Member  States  for vessels fishing  in Faroese waters 

(presented  by the Commission) 

EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

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

Brussels  on  26  October  1992,  resulted  in  an  agreement  on  reciprocal 

fisheries  arrangements  for  1993.  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  1993,  the  quotas  allocated 

to  them  in  Community  waters  for  1993  in  accordance  with  the  above-

mentioned  arrangements. 

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laying  down  for  1993  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  1 7 0 / 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 
the  Faroe  Islands  have  held 
Home  Government  of 
consultations  concerning  their  mutual  fishing  rights  for 
1993; 

in 

the  course  of 

the 
Whereas, 
delegations  agreed 
their  respective 
to  recommend 
authorities  that  certain  catch  quotas  for  1993  should  be 
fixed  for  the  vessels  of  the  other  party; 

these  consultations, 

to 

certain 

establishing 
control  measures 
activities  (4);  as  amended  by  Regulation 
3 4 8 3 / 88  (s); 

for 
fishing 
(EEC)  No 

Whereas  Article  3  (2)  of  Commission  Regulation  (EEC) 
No  1 3 8 1 / 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: 

Art ike I  1 

1.  Vessels  registered 
in  the  Faroe  Islands  are  hereby 
authorized,  until  31  December  1993,  to  fish  for  the  species 
listed  in  Annex  I,  within  the  geographical  and  quantitative 
limits 
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. 

laid  down  therein  and 

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  1992; 

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,  under  theterms  of  Article  3  of  Regulation  (EEC) 
No  1 7 0 / 8 3,  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; 

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  the  fishing  activities  covered  by  this  Regulation 
are subject  to  the  relevant  control  measures provided  for  by 
Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2 2 4 1 / 87  of  23  July  1987 

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. 

(>)  O J N o L 2 4,  27.  1.  1983,  p.  1. 
(2)  OJ  No  L 302,  15.  11.  1985,  p.  1. 
(3)  OJ  No  L 226,  29.  8.  1980,  p.  11. 

(4)  OJ No  L 207,  29.  7.  1987,  p.  1. 
(5)  OJ  No  L 306,  11.  11.  1988,  p.  2. 
(6)  OJ No  L 132,  21.  5.  1987,  p.  9. 

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Article  2 

(d)  Ifo 

for 

the  fishing,  by 

trawl,  of  blue 

ling  in  ICES 

divisions  VI  a  (north  of  56°3()'  N)  and  VI  b; 

1.  Vessels  fishing  within  the  quotas  fixed  in  Article  1  shall 
comply  with  the  conservation  and  control  measures  and  all 
to 
other  provisions  governing  fishing  in  the  zones  referred 
in  that  Article. 

(<•) 20  for  the  fishing  of  blue  whiting  in  ICES  sub-area  VII 
(west  of  1 2 ° 0 0'  W)  and  ICES  divisions  VI  a  (north  of 
5 6 ° 3 0'  N ) a nd  VI  b; 

. THe  vessels  referred  to  in  paragraph  1  shall  keep  a  log 
2. 
book  in  which  the  information  set  out  in  Annex  II  shall  be 
entered. 

( f )5  for  the  fishing,  by  long-line,  of  porbeagle  in  the  whole 
the  exception  of  NAFO 

zone  with 

Community 
3  PS; 

3.  T he  vessels  referred  to  in  paragraph  1  shall  transmit  to 
the  Commission,  in  accordance  with  the  rules  laid  d o wn  in 
Annex  III,  the  information  set  out  in  that  Annex. 

3.  Each  licence  shall  be  valid  for  one  vessel  only.  Where 
two  or  more  vessels  are  taking  p an 
in  the  same  fishing 
operation,  each  vessel  must  be  in  possession  of  a  licence. 

4.  Those  vessels  referred  to  in  paragraph  1  which  have 
chilled  or  refrigerated  sea-water  tanks  shall  keep  on  b o a rd 
a  document  certified  by  a  competent 
a nd 
specifying  the  calibration  of  the  tanks  in  cubic  metres  at 
10-centimetre  intervals. 

authority 

5.  T he  registration 
the  vessels 
referred  to  in  paragraph  1  must  be  clearly  marked  on  the 
bow  of  each  vessel  on  both  sides. 

letters  and  numbers  of 

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

the  date  of 

licences  by 

the  new 

issue  of 

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

the  respective  quotas, 

fixed 

if 

Article  3 

Fishing in the waters referred to in Article 1 and 
within the quotas fixed in that Article shall be 
permitted only where a licence has been issued by 
the Comission on behalf of the Community and in 
compliance with the conditions set out in Annexes 
II, III. 

2.  Licences  shall  be  issued  for  the  purposes  of  p a r a g r a ph  1 
provided  that  the  number  of  licences  valid  on  any  o ne  day 
docs  not  exceed: 

(a)  M  for  the  fishing  of  mackerel  in  ICES  divisions  VI  a 
(north  of  5 6 ° 3 0'  N ),  VII  c,  f  and  h,  sprat 
in  ICES 
sub-area  IV  and  division  VI  a  (north  of  5 6 ° 3 0'  N ), 
horse-mackerel  in  ICES  sub-area  IV  and  divisions  VI  a 
(north  of  5 6 ° 3 0'  N ),  VII  e,  f and  h  and  herring  in  ICES 
division  VI  a  (north  of  5 6 ° 3 0'  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  5 6 ° 3 0'  N)  and  sand-eel  in 
ICES  sub-area  IV; 

(c)  70  for  the  fishing,  by  long  line,  of  ling,  tusk  and  blue 
ling  in  ICES  divisions  VI  a  (north  of  5 6 ° 3 0'  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  d o wn  in  this  Regulation  have  not  been  met. 

to 

8.  Vessels  authorized 
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 
the 
Commission,  the  following  information  must  be  supplied: 

to 

(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 

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 

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. 

Article  7 

human  consumption  shall  be  prohibited; 

This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on  1 January  1993 

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

Done  at  Brussels, 

December  199 2 

For the  Council 

The President 

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ANNEX  I 

Faroese  catch  quotas  for 1 9 93 

1.  Q u o t as  for  Faroese  vessels  fishing  in  the C o m m u n i ty  zone 

Species 

Fishing  zone:  ICF.S  sub-area/division 

le  ling 
Ling,  tusk  and  blue  ling 

VI  a ( ' ),  VI b 

Blue  ling 

Mackerel 

Flerring 

VI  a(»),  VI  b 

VI  a(1),  VII  e,  f,  h 

VI  a ( ' ), 

Horse-mackerel 

IV,  VI  a ( ' ),  VII  e,  f,  h 

Norway  pout 

Sprat 

Sand-eel 

IV,  VI  a(') 

IV,  VI  a (l) 

IV 

Blue  whiting 

VI  a(»),  VI  b,  VII (6) 

Other  white  fish 
(by-catches  only) 

Flerring 

Porbeagle 

IV,  VI  a(') 

III  a  N  (Skagerrak) (8) 

Entire  Community  zone  except  NAFO  3 PS 

Quantity 
(tonnes) 

800 (*) (*) 

940 (4) 

6  360 

660 

7  000 

20 000 (5) 

62 000 (7) 

400 

.500 

125 (*) 

~\ 

• 

(')  North  of 56°30TM. 
(2)  To be fished  by long  line. 
(3)  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. 

C)  To be fished by trawi. by-catches  of  rxxjnchose  grenadier  and black  scabbard  to  be counted  against 
(s)  The overall  quota  (including  for Norway  pout  and sand-eel,  unavoidable  by-çatches of blue  whiting)  includes  a maximum  o fI 
__ «->4-a 
M1-*-' 

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°JOTs] subject  to the provision on 
request  by the Community  of details  of the quantity  and composition  of any by-catch  taken. 

t h is 

(«)  West of  ^"OO'W. 
(7) 
(8)  Limited  in the west by a line drawn  from  the lighthouse of Hanstholm  to the lighthouse of Lindesnès and in the south by a line 

unavoidable by-catches of  argentine tQ  fe  c o u nt ed  a g a i n st  t h lS  OUOta 

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

2.  Q u o t as  for  Faroese  vessels  fishing  in  Greenland  waters  according  to  Article  1 (3) of  the  FIFX'/Cîrecnland  Fisheries 

Protocol (')  (shown  for  information  only) 

S[>ccies 

Fishing  zones:  ICES  division  of NAFO  sub-area 

Northern  derpwater  prawn 
(Pandalus 
Greenland  li.ilibul 

borriilis) 

Redfish 

Capalin 

X I V /V 

N A FO  0/ 1 
X I V /V 

X I V /V 

X I V /V 

(')  OJ No  1. 2S2,  15.  9  1990,  p. 2. 

Quantity 
(tonnes) 

1.150 
150 

150 

500 

10 000 

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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  immediatelly 
after  the  following  events: 

the quantity  (in  kilograms  live  weight) of  each  species  caught; 

1.  after  each  haul 
1.1. 
1.2,.  c.the date  and the time  of  the haul; 
1.3; 
1.4. 

the geographical  position  in  which  the catches  were  made; 
the  fishing  method  used; 

2.  after  each  transhipment  to  or  from  another vessel 
2.1. 
2.2. 
2.3. 

the  indication 'received  from' or 'transferred  to*; 
the quantity  (in  kilograms  live  weight) of  each  species  transhipped; 
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. 
3.2. 

name of  the port; 
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. 
4.2. 
4.3. 

date  and time of  the transmission; 
type of  message: IN, OUT,  ICES, WKL or  2  WKL; 
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-miIc  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  quanuty  (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  zone  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 serial  number  of  the  message  for  the  voyage  concerned; 

(c)  identification  of  the type  of  message; 

(d)  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  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 
Skagen 
Blâvand 
Rwnne 

Call sign  of  radio  station 
OXP 
OXB 
OYF 

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Scheveningen 
Oostende 
Mwlli  I«»ir|jn.l 
I Imtihei 
Cullercoats 
Wiçk 
«Portpatrick 
Anglesey 
Ufracombc 
Niton 
Stonehaven 
Portishead 

Land's  End 
Valentia 
Malin  Head 
Boulogne 
Brest 
Saint-Nazaire 
Bordeaux-Area chon 
Thorshavn 
Bergen 
Farsund 
Moid 
Kogalaiui 
Tjeme 
Alesund 

DAF  DAK 
DAH  DAL 
DAI  DAM 
DAJ  DAN 
PCH 
OST 
GNF 
<.V  / 
( ,U 
GKR 
GPK 
GLV 
GIL 
GNI 
G ND 
GKA 
GKB 
GKC 
GLD 
EJK 
EJM 
FFB 
FFU 
FFO 
FFC 
OXJ 
LGN 
LGZ 
LGL 
LGQ 
LGT 
LGA 

4. 

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:  ' O U T, 

—  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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The  code  to  be  used  to  indicate  the  species  on  board  as  mentioned  in  point  4  above: 

PRA  —  Northern  deep-water  prawn  (Pandalus 

borealis), 

I IKE  —  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  (TrisopUrus 

esmarkii), 

LIN  —  Ling  (Molt/a  molva), 

PEZ  —  Shrimp 

(Panaeidae), 

ANE  —  Anchovy  (Engraulis 

encrasicholus), 

RED  —  Redfish  (Sebastes  spp.), 

PLA  —  American  plaice  (Hypoglossoides 

platessoides), 

SQX  —  Squid  (IlUx 

spp.), 

YEL  —  Yellowtail  flounder  (Limanda 

ferruginea), 

WHB  —  Blue  whiting  (Micromesistius 

poutassou), 

T UN  —  Tuna 

(Thunnidae), 

BLI  —  Blue  ling  (Molva 

dypterygia), 

USK  —  Tusk  (Brosme 

brosme), 

DCS  —  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.), 

M NZ  —  Angler / M o nk  (Lophius  spp.), 

NEP  —  Norway  lobster  (Nephrops 

norvegicus), 

POL  —  Pollack  (Pollachius 

pollachius), 

ARG  —  Argentine  (Argentina 

sphyraena), 

OTH  —  Other. 

Ac 

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

Brussels  on  26  October  1992,  resulted  in  an  agreement  on  reciprocal 

fisheries arrangements  for  1993. 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 1993 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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N oL 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EEC)  No 

of 

December  1 9 9? 

allocating,  for  1 9 9 3,  certain  catch  quotas  between  the  Member  States  for  vessels  fishing  in 
Faroese  waters 

THE COUNCIL OPTHE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European 
Economic  Community, 

Having  regard  to  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  1 7 0 / 83  of 
25  January  1983  establishing  a  Community  system  for  the 
conservation  and  management  of  fishery  resources  ('),  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 
Economic  Community,  of 
the 
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  1993; 

the  one  part,  and 

Whereas,  as  a  result  of  these  consultations,  the  two  Parties 
have  agreed  on  an  arrangement  for  1993  whereby  certain 
catch  quotas  are  allocated  to  Community  vessels  in  the 
Faroese  fishing  zone; 

it 

for  the  Community 

in 
Whereas 
is 
accordance  with  Article 
(EEC) 
No  1 7 0 / 8 3,  the  conditions  subject  to  which  these  catch 
quotas  may  be  used  by  Community  fishermen; 

to 
of  Regulation 

lay  down, 

3 

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  1 7 0 / 8 3; 

Whereas  the  fishing  activities  covered  by  this  Regulation 
arc subject  to  the  relevant  control  measures  provided  for  by 
Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2 2 4 1 / 87  of  23  July  1987 
fishing 
establishing 
for 
activities  (3), 
(EEC)  No 
3 4 8 3 / 88  (4), 

certain 
as  amended  by  Regulation 

control  measures 

HAS ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION: 

Article  1 

1.  From  1 January  to  31  December  1993  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  1993 
between  the  Community  and  the  Faroe  Islands,  shall  not 
exceed  the  quotas  set  out  in  the  Annex  hereto. 

Article  2 

This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on  1  January  1993. 

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

Done  at  Brussels, 

December  1992. 

For  the  Council 

The  President 

(')  OJ NoL  24,  27.  I.  1983, p.  1. 
(2)  OJ NoL  302,  15.  11  ?985,p.  1. 

(3)  OJ No  L 207,  29. 7.  1987,  p.  1. 
(«)  OJ No  L 306,  11.11.  1988,  p.  2. 

A 1. 

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\ 

ANNEX 

Allocation  of  Community  catch  quotas  in  Fa roe se  waters  for  199J,  as  referred  to  in  Article  1 

Species 

Community 
catch  quotas 

Quotas  i 

llocated  to  Member  States 

{in  tonnei) 

Cod  and  haddock 

Saithe 

Red fish 

500 

2  500 

7  000 

1 

Blue  ling  and  lui}', 

\  600  (') 

Blue  whiting 

25  000 

Flatfish 

1  000  (2) 

France 
Germany 
United  Kingdom 

Belgium 
France 
Germany 
Netherlands 
United  Kingdom 

Belgium 
France 
Germany 
United  Kingdom 

France 
Germany 
United  Kingdom 

Denmark 
") 
France 
Germany 
> 
Netherlands  J 
United  Kingdom 

France 
Germany 
United  Kingdom 

Mackerel 

Other  species 

5  300 

Denmark 

760 

France 
Germany 
United  Kingdom 

60 
10 
4 30 

50 
1  5 10 
310 
50 
580 

50 
435 
6  4 40 
75 

.».  140 
1  055 
205 

11  0 00 

3  0 00 

11  0 00 

140 
180 
6 80 

5  3 00 

275 
305 
180 

(') 
(2)  Including  Greenland  halibut. 

By-catches  of  roundnose  grenadier  and  black  scabbard  t  O  be  C O U n t ed 

a g a i n st 

t h lS 

q U O ta 

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