Council Regulation (EC) No 3085/95 of 21 December 1995 laying down, for 1996, certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Lithuania
Date: 1995-12-21
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Lithuania, catch quota, conservation of fish stocks, fishery management, fishing licence, ship's flag













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Council Regulation (EC) No 3085/95 of 21 December 1995 laying down, for 1996, certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Lithuania  


Official Journal L 330 , 30/12/1995 P. 0088 - 0094 





COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 3085/95of 21 December 1995laying down, for  1996, certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to  vessels flying the flag of LithuaniaTHE 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), and in particular Article 8 (4) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas, in accordance with the procedure provided for in the Agreement on fisheries relations  between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Lithuania (2), and in particular  Articles 3 and 6 thereof, the Community, as constituted on 31 December 1994, and Lithuania have  held consultations concerning their mutual fishing rights for 1996 and the management of common  living resources; Whereas, in accordance with Articles 96 and 124 of the 1994 Act of Accession, fisheries agreements  concluded by the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden with third countries are managed by  the Community; Whereas, in accordance with the procedure provided for in the Agreement on fisheries between the  Republic of Finland and the Republic of Lithuania of 7 June 1993, the Community, on behalf of  Finland, and Lithuania have held consultations concerning their mutual fishing rights for 1996; Whereas, in accordance with the procedure provided for in the Agreement on fisheries between the  Kingdom of Sweden and the Republic of Lithuania of 25 November 1993, the Community, on behalf of  Sweden, and Lithuania have held consultations concerning their mutual fishing rights for 1996; Whereas, in the course of these consultations, the delegations agreed to recommend to their  respective authorities that certain catch quotas for 1996 should be fixed for the vessels of the  other Party; Whereas the necessary measures should be taken to implement, for 1996, the results of the  consultations held with Lithuania; Whereas it is for the Council to lay down the specific conditions under which catches by vessels  flying the flag of Lithuania must be taken; Whereas the fishing activities covered by this Regulation are subject to the control measures  provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control  system applicable to the common fisheries policy (3); 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 indicating the calibration of the tanks in cubic metres at 10-centimetre  intervals, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 1. From 1 January to 31 December 1996, vessels flying the flag of  Lithuania are hereby authorized 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 Baltic Sea. 2. Fishing authorized under paragraph 1 shall be limited 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. 3. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, unavoidable by-catches of a species for which no quota is  established in a zone shall be permitted within the limits fixed in the conservation measures in  force in the zone concerned. 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. Article 2 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, including the recommendations of the 21st session of the International Baltic  Sea Fishery Commission. 2. The vessels shall keep a log-book in which the information set out in Annex II shall be  entered. 3. The vessels 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 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-centimetre intervals. 5. The registration letters and numbers of the vessels must be clearly marked on the bow of each  vessel on both sides. Article 3 1. Fishing under the quotas fixed in Article 1 shall be permitted only where a licence  and a special fishing permit has been issued by the Commission on behalf of the Community at the  request of the Lithuanian authorities and in compliance with the conditions set out in Annexes II  and III. Copies of these Annexes and the licence and the special fishing permit shall be kept on  board of each vessel. The vessels to be licensed for fishing in the Community zone during a given month will be notified  at the latest by the 10th day of the preceding month. The Community shall process expeditiously  requests for adjustments to a monthly list during its currency. However, for fishing in the fishing zone of Finland, only a yearly list of vessels to be licensed  shall be established. 2. When an application for a licence and a special fishing permit is submitted to the Commission,  the following information must be supplied: (a) name of 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; (l) period for which a licence is requested. 3. Licences and special fishing permits shall be issued provided that the number of licences valid  at any time during a given month or year does not exceed the amounts mentioned in Annex I. 4. Only fishing vessels under 40 metres will be authorized, except in the Swedish zone, where  vessels under 47 metres will be authorized. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. Licences and special fishing permits shall be withdrawn in the event of any failure to meet the  obligations laid down in this Regulation. 9. For a period not exceeding 12 months, no licence or special fishing permit shall be issued for  any vessel in respect of which the obligations laid down in the Regulation have not been met. 10. The Commission shall submit to Lithuania, on behalf of the Community, the names and  characteristics of the Lithuanian 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 Vessels authorized to fish on 31 December may continue fishing as from the beginning of  the following year until the lists of vessels permitted to fish during the year in question are  submitted to and approved by the Commission on behalf of the Community. Article 5 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1996. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all  Member States. Done at Brussels, 21 December 1995. For the CouncilThe PresidentL. ATIENZA SERNA(1) OJ No L 389, 31. 12. 1992,  p. 1. Regulation as amended by the 1994 Act of Accession. (2) OJ No L 56, 9. 3. 1993, p. 10. (3) OJ No L 261, 20. 10. 1993, p. 1. (4) OJ No L 132, 21. 5. 1987, p. 9. ANNEX I Lithuanian catch quotas and licences for 1996 >TABLE>>TABLE>  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 logbook 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 identifications letters and numbers of the vessel to or from which the  transhipment occurred; 2.4. transhipment of cod is not allowed. 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 European Commission: 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. ANNEX III 1. The information to be transmitted to the Commission and the timetable for  its transmission is 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 the 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 zone 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 zone 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 zone  referred to under 1.1 when fishing for herring, 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: (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; (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 European Commission 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. >TABLE>4. Form of the communicationsThe information specified under point 1 shall  contain the following elements, 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 division/subareas 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 division/subareas 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. 5. The code to be used to indicate the species on board as mentioned in point 4 above: COD - Cod (Gadus morhua), SAL - Salmon (Salmo salar), HER - Herring (Clupea harengus), SPR - Sprat (Sprattus sprattus).