CELEX: 31977R2155
Language: en
Date: 1977-09-27 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 2155/77 of 27 September 1977 laying down certain interim measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Poland or the GDR

30 . 9. 77                              Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 250/5
                                     COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2155/77
                                                     of 27 September 1977
                laying down certain interim measures for the conservation and management of
                  fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Poland or the GDR
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                                               Article 2
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             Fishing within the fishing zones referred to in Article
Economic Community,                                                1 by vessels of the non-member countries listed
                                                                  therein shall be subject to the granting of a licence on
Having regard to the Act of Accession,                            behalf of the Community by the Commission and to
                                                                  observance of the conditions set out in the licence .
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Council adopted, on 3 November 1976, a                                        Article 3
set of resolutions concerning certain external and
internal aspects of the common fisheries policy ;
                                                                  When an application for a licence is submitted to the
Whereas by Regulation (EEC) No 1 94/77 (1 ) the                   Commission, the following information shall be
Council laid down, for the period 1 January to 31                 supplied :
March 1 977, certain interim measures for the conserva­
tion and management of fishery resources applicable               (a) name of the vessel ;
to vessels flying the flag of Poland or the GDR, which
were subsequently extended by Regulations (EEC) No                (b) registration number and external identification
                                                                       letters and numbers ;
745/77 0, (EEC) No 1172/77 (3) and (EEC) No
 1 41 3/77 (4);                                                   (c) port of registration ;
Whereas       these  interim   measures     were   introduced     (d) gross tonnage and overall length ;
pending the outcome of negotiations between the                   (e) call sign .
Community and these countries with a view to the
conclusion of framework agreements on fisheries, and
these negotiations are still in progress ;
                                                                                          Article 4
Whereas, therefore, it is necessary to adopt further
interim measures for a two-month period,
                                                                   1 . The number of licences which may be issued
                                                                  pursuant to Article 2 for vessels of between 2 000 and
                                                                  3 950 GRT (gross registered tons) shall be limited to
 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                    four for Poland and to five for the GDR .
                           Article 1                              2.     The maximum number of vessels of between
                                                                  2 000 and 3 956 GRT permitted to fish at the same
 1.     From 1 October until 30 November 1977 vessels             time is laid down for each of the countries concerned
                                                                  in Annex II .
flying the flag of Poland or the GDR shall be autho­
rized to take only the catches laid down in Annex I
within the 200-mile fishing zones of the Member                   3.     Should vessels of a tonnage of less than 2 000
States, situated off the Nortn Sea and Atlantic coasts            GRT be used, the number of licences and the
and covered by Community rules on fisheries.                      maximum number of vessels permitted to fish at the
                                                                  same time shall be calculated according to the
 2. The fishing quotas shall be granted             subject to    following conversion rates :
compliance with the conservation measures          and super­
visory measures and other provisions                governing     — up to 1 000 GRT,: 2-5,
fishing in the zones referred to in Article 1      of Regula­
tion (EEC) No 194/77.                                             — 1 000 to 2 000 GRT : 1 -5 .
(!) OJ No L 25, 29 . 1 . 1977, p. 4éY                             The figures for the number of vessels obtained by the
(2) OJ No L 90, 8 . 4 . 1977, p. 7.
(3 ) OJ No L 137, 3 . 6 . 1977, p. 13 .                           above conversion rates shall, where appropriate, be
(") OJ No L 160 , 30 . 6 . 1977, p. 8 .                           rounded down to the nearest whole number.
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                        Article 5                           In this connection, Member States and the Commis­
                                                            sion shall communicate to each other the information
Each licence shall be valid for one vessel only for a       required for compliance with this Regulation, with
period not extending beyond 30 November 1977 and            regard in particular to the monitoring of the volume
for the species of fish indicated on the licence within     of catches taken by . vessels from the non-member
the quantitative and geographical limits referred to in     countries concerned.
Article 1 .
                        Article 6                                                  Article 7
Member States shall take measures to ensure, as far as
possible, the enforcement of Articles 1 to 5 as regards     This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
the maritime waters coming under their sovereignty          following its publication in the Official Journal of
or falling under their jurisdiction, including in parti­     the European Communities.
cular regular inspection of the vessels of non-member
countries.                                                  It shall apply until 30 November 1977.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States.
              Done at Brussels, 27 September 1977.
                                                                        For the Council
                                                                         The President
                                                                         A. HUMBLET
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                                                                   ANNEX I
                      Poland fishing quotas for the period from 1 October to 30 November 1977
           The zones concerned are those defined by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
           (ICES) in so far as they are situated in the fishing zones of the Member States extending up to 200
           nautical miles from coasts bordering on the North Sea and the Atlantic, and covered by Community
           rules on fisheries .
                                                                          Zones                              Quantity
                       Species
                                                                                                             (tonnes)
           Haddock                          W                                                                    80
           Coalfish                         IV                                                                 433
           Mackerel                         IV                                                                 160
           Mackerel                         VI A as far ^s it extends west of the line defined in foot­
                                            note i 1 ) below, VI B                                             135
           Mackerel                         VII C, VII K, VII J as far as it extends south of 50° 30' north
                                            latitude, VII H                                                    758
           Mackerel                         VIII as far as it extends west of the line defined in foot­
                                            note (2) below                                                       80
           Horse mackerel                   VI A as far as it extends west of the line defined in foot­
                                            note (') below, VI B                                                  3
           Horse mackerel                   VII C, VII K, VII J as far as it extends south of 50° 30' north
                                            latitude, VII H                                                      95
           Horse mackerel                   VIII as far as it extends west of a line defined in footnote (2)
                                            below                                                                69
           (*) The line originating in point :
                 6° W 60     N , thence southwards to
                 6°  W 58°   30'  N, thence westwards to
               10°   W 58°   30'  N, thence southwards to
               10°   W 56°   30 ' N, thence westwards to
               1 2°  W  56°  30'  N, thence southwards to
               12° W 54° 30 N.
           (2) The line originating in point :
               8    w 48    N thence southwards to
               8° W 47° N, thence eastwards to
               6° W 47° N , thence southwards to
               6° W 46° 30 ' N, thence eastwards to
               5° W 46° 30' N , thence southwards to
               5° W 46° N , thence eastwards to
               4° W 46° N , thence southwards to
               4° W 45° N , thence eastwards to
               2° W 45° N, thence southwards .
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                        GDR fishing quotas for the period from 1 October to 30 November 1977
            The zones are those defined by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) or
            defined in the Annex to the Convention establishing the International Commission for the North­
            West Atlantic Fisheries (ICNAF), in so far as they are situated in the fishing zones of the Member
            States extending up to 200 nautical miles from coasts bordering on the North Sea and the Atlantic,
            and covered by Community rules on fisheries.
                                                                         Zone                               Quantity
                        Species
                                                                                                            (tonnes)
            Coalfish                       IV                                                                 567
            Mackerel                       VI A as far as it extends west of a line defined in footnote (')
                                           below, VI B                                                          39
            Mackerel                       VII C, VII K, VII J as far as it extends south of 50° 30' north
                                           latitude, VII H                                                    221
            Mackerel                       VIII as far as it extends west of a line defined in footnote (2)
                                           below                                                                23
            Horse mackerel                 VI A as far as it extends west of a line defined in footnote (')
                                           below, VI B                                                           3
            Horse mackerel                 VII C, VII K, VII J as far as it extends south of 50° 30' north
                                           latitude, VII H                                                      95
            Horse mackerel                 VIII as far as it extends west of a line defined in foonote (2)
                                           below                                                                69
            Roundnose
            grenadier                       1 (ICNAF)                                                          147
            (') The line originating in point :
                 6   W 60 N, thence southwards to
                 6°  W  58° 30' N, thence westwards to
                10°  W  58° 30' N , thence southwards to
                10°  W  56° 30' N, thence westwards to
                12°  W  56° 30' N, thence southwards to
                12° W 54° 30' N.
            (2) The line originating in point :
                8 W 48 N , thence southwards to
                8° W 47° N, thence eastwards to
                6°  W  47°  N, thence southwards to
                6°  W  46°  30' N, thence eastwards to
                5°  W  46°  30' N, thence southwards to
                5°  W  46°  N, thence eastwards to
                4°  W 46°   N, thence southwards to
                4°  W 45°   N, thence eastwards to
                2°  W 45°   N, thence southwards.
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                                                           ANNEX II
            Maximum number of vessels of between 2 000 and 3 950 GRT permitted to fish at the same
                             time in a given zone for which a licence has been obtained
            Vessels flying the flag of Poland
                                            ICES sub-area                              Poland
            IV                                            ICES                            1
            VI                                            ICES                            1
            VII                                           ICES                            1
            VIII                                          ICES                            1
                                                                                         4
            Vessels flying the flag of the GDR
                                       ICES or ICNAF sub-area                           GDR '
            IV                                            ICES
            VI                                            ICES                            1
            VII                                           ICES                            1
            VIII                                          ICES                            1
            1                                             ICNAF                           1
                                                                                         5