Council Regulation (EEC) No 2165/80 of 11 August 1980 concerning allocation and control of certain catch quotas for vessels flying the flag of a Member State and fishing in the Regulatory Area defined in the NAFO Convention
Official Journal L 212 , 15/08/1980 P. 0001
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( 1 ) OJ NO C 147 , 16 . 6 . 1980 , P . 33 .
( 2 ) OJ NO L 378 , 30 . 12 . 1978 , P . 1 .
( 3 ) OJ NO L 378 , 30 . 12 . 1978 , P . 2 .
COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2165/80
OF 11 AUGUST 1980
CONCERNING ALLOCATION AND CONTROL OF CERTAIN CATCH QUOTAS FOR VESSELS FLYING THE FLAG OF A MEMBER STATE AND FISHING IN THE REGULATORY AREA DEFINED IN THE NAFO CONVENTION
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 43 THEREOF ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,
HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 1 ),
WHEREAS THE CONVENTION ON FUTURE MULTILATERAL COOPERATION IN THE NORTH-WEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES , HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE NAFO CONVENTION , WAS APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL IN ITS REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3179/78 ( 2 );
WHEREAS THE NAFO CONVENTION ENTERED INTO FORCE ON 1 JANUARY 1979 ;
WHEREAS THE FISHERIES COMMISSION OF THE NORTH-WEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES ORGANIZATION ADOPTED ON 7 JUNE 1979 A PROPOSAL ESTABLISHING LIMITATIONS FOR CATCHES OF CERTAIN SPECIES IN THE REGULATORY AREA FOR 1980 , WHICH , WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE PROPOSAL CONCERNING REDFISH IN DIVISION 3M , BECAME A MEASURE BINDING UPON THE COMMUNITY ON 9 AUGUST 1979 ;
WHEREAS IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COMMUNITY TO TAKE APPROPRIATE STEPS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE BY COMMUNITY VESSELS WITH THE SAID MEASURE ;
WHEREAS , ALTHOUGH THE COMMUNITY HAS OBJECTED TO THE PROPOSAL REGARDING ALLOCATIONS OF REDFISH IN DIVISION 3M AND IS NOT BOUND BY THE MEASURE IN QUESTION , IT IS APPROPRIATE THAT THE COMMUNITY FIX A CATCH QUOTA FOR THIS STOCK FOR ITS VESSELS IN 1980 WHICH CORRESPONDS TO THEIR TRADITIONAL SHARE OF THE FISHERY ;
WHEREAS , TO FACILITATE THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE COMMUNITY CATCH QUOTA , THIS QUOTA SHOULD BE ALLOCATED BETWEEN MEMBER STATES ;
WHEREAS THIS ALLOCATION SHOULD ENSURE AN EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF FISHING POSSIBILITIES BETWEEN MEMBER STATES ;
WHEREAS THE NAFO COMMISSION PROPOSAL ON SQUID , MADE ON 7 MARCH 1980 , DOES NOT PROVIDE FOR ANY ALLOCATION OF QUOTAS FOR CANADA AND THE COMMUNITY ; WHEREAS A QUANTITY SHOULD THEREFORE BE DETERMINED WHICH TAKES ACCOUNT BOTH OF TOTAL STOCK AND OF THE INTERESTS OF COMMUNITY FISHERMEN ;
WHEREAS INFORMATION ABOUT CATCHES BY COMMUNITY VESSELS SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THEIR RESPECTIVE MEMBER STATES IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THESE QUOTAS ARE COMPLIED WITH ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
ARTICLE 1
1 . FOR THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY TO 31 DECEMBER 1980