CELEX: 31978R0204
Language: en
Date: 1978-01-31 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 204/78 of 31 January 1978 laying down certain interim measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Spain

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                                          COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 204/78
                                                        of 31 January 1978
               laying down certain interim measures for the conservation and management of
                             fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Spain
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                        2. The fishing quotas shall be granted subject to
 COMMUNITIES,                                                       compliance with the conservation and supervisory
                                                                    measures and other provisions governing fishing in
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              the zones referred to in paragraph 1 .
 Economic Community,
 Having regard to the Act of Accession ,
                                                                                             Article 2
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
                                                                     1 . Fishing within the zones referred to in Article 1
 Whereas the Council adopted , on 3 November 1976, a                shall be subject to the granting of a licence by the
 set of resolutions concerning certain external and                 Commission on behalf of the Community and to
 internal aspects of the common fisheries policy ;                  observance of the conditions set out in the licence .
 Whereas in Regulation ( EEC) No 373/77 ('), the                    2. The validity of the licences issued by the
 Council laid down , for the period 1 January to 31                 Commission under Regulation (EEC) No 2160/77 is
 March 1977, certain interim measures for the conserva­              hereby extended to 20 February 1978 .
 tion and management of fishery resources applicable
 to vessels flying the flag of certain non-member coun­
 tries, and in particular Spain ;
                                                                                             A rtic/c 3
 Whereas in Regulation ( EEC) No 3021 /77 (-'), the
 Council most recently extended the application of
 certain provisions of Regulation ( EEC) No 373/77 ;                When an application for a licence is submitted to the
                                                                    Commission , the following information shall be
                                                                    supplied :
 Whereas the above Regulations were adopted in order
 to establish interim measures pending the conclusion
                                                                    (a) name of the vessel ;
 of negotiations between the Community and these
 countries, and in particular Spain , with a view to                (b) registration number ;
 concluding framework agreements on fisheries ;
                                                                    (c) external identification letters and numbers ;
 Whereas the negotiations with Spain have not yet                   (d) port of registration ;
 been concluded , and it is therefore necessary to lay
 down interim measures for a further period ;                       (e) name and address of the owner or charterer ;
                                                                    (f) gross tonnage and overall length ;
Whereas it appears necessary that certain amendments
 should be made to the existing rules,                              (g) engine power ;
                                                                    (h ) call sign and radio frequency ;
                                                                    (i) intended method of fishing ;
 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                    (j) intended area of fishing ;
                                                                    ( k) species intended to be fished ;
                             Article 1
                                                                    ( 1) period for which a licence is requested.
 1 . The only catches which vessels flying the flag of
Spain are authorized to make in the 200 nautical mile
fishing zones of the Member States situated off the                                          Artide 4
 North Sea and Atlantic coasts and covered by Commu­
nity rules on fisheries are laid down in the Annex .
                                                                    Each licence shall be valid for one vessel only. When
(') OJ No L . S3 , 25 . 2 . 1977 , p . I.                           several vessels are taking part in the same fishing oper­
(-') OJ No L 355 . 31 . 12 . 1 977 , p . 47 .                       ation , each vessel must be in possession of a licence.
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                        Article 5                            the maritime waters coming under their sovereignty
                                                             or falling within their jurisdiction , including the
1 . The licence holder shall be required to comply           regular inspection of vessels .
with the conditions of the licence and to notify a
radio station of the Member States at the times stipu­
lated in the licence, including inter alia details of the                           Article 7
vessel's position and the catch of each species .
2.    The Member States radio stations shall immedi­
                                                             Within 24 hours of detecting any infringement,
                                                             Member States shall inform the Commission of the
ately notify the Commission directly of messages trans­      name of the vessel involved and details of the action
mitted by fishing vessels flying the flag of Spain in        they have taken .
compliance with the licence.
                        Article 6                                                   Article 8
Member States shall take measures to ensure, as far as       This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February
possible, the enforcement of Article 1 in respect of         1978 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 31 January 1978 .
                                                                        For the Council
                                                                          The President
                                                                         P. DALSAGER
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                                                                          ANNEX
           1 . Catch quotas for the period 1 to 20 February 1978 :
                                                                                                                                 Quantity
                                                  Species                                           ICES zone
                                                                                                                                  (tonnes)
                 Hake                                                                                  VI                            130
                                                                                                       VII                           445
                                                                                                       VIII                          537
                 Other species, except plaice and sole, taken                                          VI                            260
                 as by-catches of hake (')                                                             VII                           889
                                                                                                       VIII                        1 073
                (') Catches of cod, haddock, whiting and saithe shall not constitute more than ? % of the catch on board any vessel and catches of
                    clupeiforms and invertebrates not more than 5 % .
           2. Number of standard-vessel licences that may be issued for each ICES zone I 1 ) :
                                             ICES zone                                                    Number of licences
                 VI                                                                                               23
                 VII                                                                                              84
                 VIII                                                                                             95
           3 . Maximum number of standard vessels (') permitted to fish at the same time in a given
                 zone for which a licence has been obtained :
                                             ICES zone                                                Number of standard vessels
                 VI                                                                                                15
                 VII                                                                                               53
                 VIII                                                                                             74
           (') A standard vessel is a vessel having a bhp equal or inferior to 800 blip .
               If the bhp of a vessel exceeds 800 hp, then the following conversion factors will be applied :
               — vessels of a power equal to or greater than 800 but not greater than I 100 bhp : 1.75,
               — vessels of a power greater than 1 100 but not greater than I WO bhp : 2.25
               For vessels fishing by line in the waters of the Fosse du Cap Breton ( i.e. between the meridians 1° 40' and 2° 0° West and between
               the parallels 43° 33' and 43° 40' North ) the following conversion rate shall apply up to a limit of 50 vessels :
               — vessels of a tonnage not greater than 50 GRT : 0.2 .