Council Regulation (EEC) No 554/81 of 27 February 1981 fixing certain interim measures for the conservation and management of fisheries resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Spain
Official Journal L 057 , 04/03/1981 P. 0001 - 0008
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( 1 ) OJ NO C 263 , 10 . 10 . 1980 , P . 1 .
( 2 ) OJ NO L 322 , 28 . 11 . 1980 , P . 3 .
( 3 ) OJ NO L 344 , 19 . 12 . 1980 , P . 33 .
COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 554/81
OF 27 FEBRUARY 1981
FIXING CERTAIN INTERIM MEASURES FOR THE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF FISHERIES RESOURCES APPLICABLE TO VESSELS FLYING THE FLAG OF SPAIN
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 103 THEREOF ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,
WHEREAS , ON 15 APRIL 1980 , THE COMMUNITY AND SPAIN SIGNED AN AGREEMENT ON FISHERIES ( 1 ) WHICH , UNDER THE TERMS OF ARTICLE 12 THEREOF , IS APPLICABLE FROM THE DATE OF SIGNATURE ;
WHEREAS THE COMMUNITY HAS CONCLUDED THIS AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3062/80 ( 2 );
WHEREAS THE COMMUNITY AND SPAIN HELD CONSULTATIONS , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE PROVIDED FOR IN THE AGREEMENT , CONCERNING THE CONDITIONS OF FISHING BY VESSELS OF EITHER PARTY IN THE FISHING ZONE OF THE OTHER PARTY DURING THE YEAR 1981 ; WHEREAS THESE CONSULTATIONS WERE NOT CONCLUDED UNTIL 17 FEBRUARY 1981 ;
WHEREAS , AT THE CONCLUSION OF THESE CONSULTATIONS , THE COMMUNITY DELEGATION UNDERTOOK TO RECOMMEND TO ITS AUTHORITIES THAT CERTAIN MEASURES SHOULD BE ADOPTED , FOR THE SAID PERIOD , AUTHORIZING FISHING BY SPANISH VESSELS IN THE FISHING ZONES OF MEMBER STATES WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO COMMUNITY FISHERIES REGULATIONS ;
WHEREAS FISHING BY COMMUNITY VESSELS IN THESE ZONES WAS AUTHORIZED , DURING THE PERIOD 1 TO 31 JANUARY 1981 , BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3305/80 ( 3 ); WHEREAS SUCH FISHING HAS BEEN INTERRUPTED SINCE 1 FEBRUARY 1981 ;
WHEREAS IN ORDER TO AVOID PROLONGING THIS INTERRUPTION IT IS NECESSARY TO ADOPT APPROPRIATE MEASURES ON AN INTERIM BASIS UNDER ARTICLE 103 OF THE TREATY , SUBJECT TO THEIR BEING INCLUDED AT A LATER DATE IN THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY ;
WHEREAS THE VALIDITY OF THESE INTERIM MEASURES SHOULD BE LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OF FOUR MONTHS AND TO FIX THE QUANTITIES IN RESPECT OF WHICH FISHING IS AUTHORIZED DURING THIS PERIOD WITH DUE REGARD TO THE SEASONAL NATURE OF CERTAIN FISHING ACTIVITIES AND POSSIBLE VARIATIONS IN QUANTITIES FISHED ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
ARTICLE 1
THE ONLY CATCHES WHICH VESSELS FLYING THE FLAG OF SPAIN SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO MAKE FROM THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THIS REGULATION TO 31 MAY 1981 IN THE 200-MILE FISHING ZONES OF THE MEMBER STATES COVERED BY COMMUNITY RULES ON FISHERIES , SHALL BE