CELEX: 31977R0194
Language: en
Date: 1977-01-28 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 194/77 of 28 January 1977 laying down certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Poland, the GDR or the USSR

No L 25/46                          Official Journal of the European Communities                              29 . 1 . 77
                                    COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 194/77
                                                  of 28 January 1977
                laying down certain interim measures for the conservation and management of
                fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Poland, the GDR or the
                                                          USSR
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                    (a) name of the vessel ;
COMMUNITIES,
                                                               (b) registration number and external identification
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                letters and numbers ;
Economic Comrpunity,                                           (c) port of registration ;
Having regard to the Act of Accession,                         (d) gross tonnage and overall length ;
                                                               (e) call sign .
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Council adopted, on 3 November 1976, a
set of resolutions concerning certain external and                                        Article 4
internal aspects of the common fisheries policy ;
                                                                1 . The number of licences which may be issued for
Whereas notifications have been forwarded to the
                                                               fishing vessels of between 2 000 and 3 500 GRT (gross
Governments of Poland, the GDR and the USSR in                 registered tons) shall be limited to five for Poland, six
order to communicate the Council Decisions of 13
                                                                for the GDR, and 27 for the USSR .
and 20 December 1976 restricting fishing activities by
their vessels from 1 January until 31 March 1977 in             2.       The maximum number of vessels of between
the 200-mile fishing zones of the Member States, situ­          2 000 and 3 500 GRT permitted to fish at the same
ated off the North Sea and Atlantic coasts and covered
                                                                time is laid down for Poland in Annex 2, for the GDR
by Community rules on fisheries ;                               in Annex 3 , and for the USSR in Annex 4.
Whereas, in order to preserve fishing grounds, access
to these waters must be restricted and these fishing            3.       Should vessels of a tonnage of less than 2 000
activities must be made subject to a system of licences         GRT be used, the number of licences and the
and the details thereof laid down ,                             maximum number of vessels permitted to fish at the
                                                                same time shall be calculated according to the
                                                                following conversion rates :
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                        up to 1 000 GRT :                       2-5,
                                                                         1 000 to 2 000 GRT :                   1-5 .
                          Article 1
 From 1 January 1977 until the end of the period of             The figure for the number of vessels obtained by the
application of this Regulation, Poland, the GDR and             above conversion rates shall, where appropriate, be
the USSR shall be authorized to take only the catches           rounded down to the nearest whole number.
 laid down in Annex 1 within the 200-mile fishing
 zones of the Member States, situated off the North Sea
 and Atlantic coasts and covered by Community rules                                       Article 5
 on fisheries .
                                                                 Each licence shall be valid for one vessel only for a
                          Article 2                              period not extending beyond 31 March 1977 and for
                                                                 fishing within the quantitative and geographical limits
 Fishing within the fishing zones referred to in Article         referred to in Article 1 .
  1 by boats of the non-member countries listed therein
 shall be subject to the granting of a licence on behalf
 of the Community by the authorities of the Member                                        Article 6
 State holding the Presidency of the Council .
                                                                 Member States shall take measures to ensure, as far as
                          Article 3                              possible, the enforcement of Articles 1 to 5 as regards
                                                                 the maritime waters coming under their sovereignty
 When an application for a licence is submitted to the           or falling under their jurisdiction, including in parti­
 authorities referred to in Article 2, the following infor­      cular, regular inspection of the vessels of third coun­
 mation shall be supplied :                                      tries .
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In this connection , Member States and the Commis­                                 Article 7
sion shall communicate to each other the information
required for compliance with this Regulation, with          This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
regard in particular to the monitoring of the volume        following its publication in the Official Journal of
of catches taken by vessels from the non-member             the European Communities. It shall apply until 31
countries concerned .                                       March 1977.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States.
             Done at Brussels, 28 January 1977.
                                                                       For the Council
                                                                         The President
                                                                     Anthony CROSLAND
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                                                                          ANNEX 1
                                             Poland fishing quotas for the first quarter of 1977
           The zones concerned are those defined by the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas
           (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 .
                                                                                                                  Quantity
                              Species                                                 Zone
                                                                                                                  (tonnes)
           Haddock                                          IV                                                       200
           Saithe                                           iv                                                       650
           Mackerel                                         IV                                                       240
           Mackerel                                         VI A as far as it extends west of the line defined
                                                            in footnote (') below, VI B                              203
            Mackerel                                        VII C, VII K, VII J as far as it extends south of
                                                            50° 30 ' north latitude, VII H                         1 137
            Mackerel                                        VIII as far as it extends west of the line defined in
                                                            footnote (2 ) below                                       120
            Greenland halibut                               XIV                                                       225
            Horse mackerel                                  VI A as far as it extends west of the line defined
                                                            in footnote (') below, VI B                                 4
            Horse mackerel                                  VII C, VII K, VII J as far as it extends south of
                                                            50° 30 ' north latitude , VII H                           143
            Horse mackerel                                  VIII as far as it extends west of a line defined in
                                                             footnote (2) below                                       103
            (') 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  4.S 0 N ,  thence eastwards to
                 2°  W  45° N ,    thence southwards .
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                        German Democratic Republic fishing quotas for the first quarter of 1977
            The zones concerned are those defined by the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas
            (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.
                              Species                                             Zone                        Quantity
                                                                                                              (tonne)
            Saithe                                        IV                                                     850
            Mackerel                                      VI A as far as it extends west of a line defined in
                                                          footnote (') below, VI B                                59
            Mackerel                                      VII C, VII K, VII J as far it extends south of
                                                          50° 30' north latitude, VII H                          331
            Mackerel                                      VIII as far as it extends west of a line defined in
                                                          footnote (2) below                                      35
            Horse mackerel                                VI A as far as it extends west of a line defined in
                                                          footnote (') below, VI B                                  4
            Horse mackerel                                VII C, VII K, VII J as far as it extends south of
                                                          50° 30' north latitude, VII H                          143
            Horse mackerel                                VIII as far as it extends west of a line defined in
                                                          footnote (2) below                                     103
            Roundnose grenadier                           1 (ICNAF)                                              220
            Greenland halibut                             XIV                                                  1 650
            (') 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.
            (') 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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                                           USSR fishing quotas for the first quarter of 1977
            The zones concerned are those defined by the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas
            (ICES) or defined in the Annex to the Convention establishing the International Commission for the
            North-West Atlantic Fisheries Commission (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)
            Haddock                                      IV                                                     8 475
            Saithe                                       IV                                                     5 525
            Sprat                                        IV                                                     1 063
            Mackerel                                     IV                                                       713
            Mackerel                                     VI A as far as it extends west of the line defined
                                                         in footnote (•) below, VI B                              876
            Mackerel                                     VII C, VII K, VII J as far as it extends south of
                                                         50° 30' north latitude, VII H                          4 908
             Mackerel                                    VIII as far as it extends west of the line defined in
                                                         footnote (2) below                                       516
             Horse Mackerel                              VI A as far as it extends west of the line defined
                                                         in footnote (') below, VI B                              206
             Horse mackerel                              VII C, VII K, VII J as far as it extends south of
                                                         50° 30' north latitude, VII H                          6 929
             Horse Mackerel                              VIII as far as it extends west of the line defined in
                                                         footnote (2) below                                     4 978
             Roundnose grenadier                          1 (ICNAF)                                               760
             Greenland halibut                            1 (ICNAF)                                             2 350
             Greenland halibut                           XIV                                                       325
             Whiting                                      IV                                                       850
             (') 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 2
            Maximum number of vessels of between 2 000 and 3 500 GRT permitted to fish at the same
                      time in a given zone for which a licence has been obtained
                                        ICES sub-area               Poland
                         IV                           ICES             1
                         VI                           ICES             1
                         VII                          ICES             1
                         VIII                         ICES             1
                         XIV                          ICES             1
                                                                       5
                                                     ANNEX 3
            Maximum number of vessels of between 2 000 and 3 500 GRT permitted to fish at the same
                      time in a given zone for which a licence has been obtained
                                           ICES or
                                                                     GDR
                                       ICNAF sub-area
                         IV                           ICES             1
                         VI                           ICES             1
                         VII                          ICES             1
                         VIII                         ICES             1
                         XIV          ICES and 1 ICNAF                 1
                                                                       5
                                                     ANNEX 4
            Maximum number of vessels of between 2 000 and 3 500 GRT permitted to fish at the same
                      time in a given zone for which a licence has been obtained
                                           ICES or
                                                                     USSR
                                       ICNAF sub-area
                         IV                           ICES              6
                         VI                           ICES               1
                         VII                          ICES              5
                         VIII                         ICES              2
                         XIV          ICES and 1 ICNAF                  3
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