CELEX: 31978R2575
Language: en
Date: 1978-10-30 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 2575/78 of 30 October 1978 extending the area within which vessels flying the flag of Norway are permitted by Regulation (EEC) No 1849/78 to fish for certain species

1 . 11 . 78                           Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 309/5
                                       COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2575/78
                                                      of 30 October 1978
              extending the area within which vessels flying the flag of Norway are permitted
                             by Regulation (EEC) No 1849/78 to fish for certain species
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                      Whereas the acceptance of Norway s request requires
 COMMUNITIES,                                                     an amendment to Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                  1849/78 ;
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community, and in particular Article 103                Whereas these measures must be taken without delay,
 thereof,                                                         and it is therefore necessary to adopt them as interim
                                                                  measures on the basis of Article 103 of the Treaty,
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                  subject to their being included at a later date in the
 Whereas by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1849/78 of                common agricultural policy,
 25 July 1978 laying down certain measures for the
 conservation and management of fishery resources
 applicable to vessels flying the flag of Norway (*), as          HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2084/78 (2), the
 Community allocated to Norwegian vessels a quota                                        Article 1
 for the fishing of mackerel of the so-called western
 stock ;                                                          Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 1849/78 is hereby
 Whereas the Norwegian authorities have requested                 replaced by the Annex hereto.
 that the area in which this quota may be fished be
 extended to certain parts of ICES sub-area VII ;                                        Article 2
 Whereas the Community should facilitate the full utili­          This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
 zation of the quotas allocated to Norwegian vessels              publication in the Official Journal of the European
 having regard to the importance of maintaining reci­             Communities.
 procal fishing possibilities for Community vessels in
 Norwegian waters ;                                               It shall apply until 31 December 1978 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 30 October 1978 .
                                                                              For the Council
                                                                               The President
                                                                                  J. ERTL
(») OJ No L 211 , 1 . 8 . 1978, p. 13 .
I2) OJ No L 240, 1 . 9. 1978, p. 60.
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                                                                        ANNEX
                                                                      'ANNEX I
                               Fishing quotas for the period 1 January to 31 December 1978
                                                                                                                                     (tonnes)
                                                                                     Fishing zones
                                   Species                                      ICES sub-area or division                 Quantity
                                                                                    or ICNAF zone
           Herring                                                     IIIa) (1)                                            2 500
                                                                       Via) (2)                                             4 120
           Mackerel                                                    IV and IIIa) north (Skagerrak)                      65 000 (3)
                                                                       Via) (2) + VIId) + Vile) +
                                                                       VIIf) + VIIh)                                      42 500
           Horse-mackerel                                              IV, VI, VII                                      Unlimited
           Sprat                                                       IV                                                 80 000
                                                                       IIIa)                                               15 000
           Cod                                                         IV                                                   6 000
           Haddock                                                     IV                                                   5 000
           Saithe                                                      IV and IIIa) north (Skagerrak)                      14 000
           Whiting                                                     IV                                                   8 000
           Plaice                                                      IV                                                   1 000
           Sandeel                                                     IV                                                  35 000 («)
           Norway pout/blue whiting                                    IV                                                  35 000 («)
           Blue whiting                                                II, VI, VII, XIV                                 Unlimited
           Ling, blue ling, tusk                                       IV, VI, VII                                        20 000
           Dogfish                                                     IV, VI, VII                                       12 500 (5)
           Basking shark, porbeagle                                    IV, VI, VII                                      Unlimited
           Northern deep water prawn                                   ICNAF 0 + 1 (6)                                      8 910 (7)
           (Pandalus borealis)                                        XIV                                             Experimental
                                                                                                                       fishery only
           Halibut, Greenland halibut and redfish                      ICNAF 0 + 1 (*) and XIV                              4 000 (8)
           Other                                                       IV                                                   5 000
           Other than herring, mackerel, sprat and
           saithe                                                      IIIa) north (Skagerrak)                        Unlimited (9)
          (') East of the line connecting Lindesnes to Hanstholm.
          (2) North of 56° 30' N.
          (J) Of which up to 9 000 tonnes in ICES division IIIa) north (Skagerrak).
          {*) Within the total quota of these two species up to 20 000 tonnes may be interchanged.
          (5) This quota does not include catches between 6 and 12 nautical miles from the base-lines of the UK, which are allowed under the
              conditions laid down in the Anglo-Norwegian Fishery Agreement of 1964.
          (*) East of the median line.
          (*) This quota is divided as follows :
              824 tonnes in ICNAF zone 1 A (north of 69° 30' N), so called zone 1 ,
              773 tonnes in ICNAF zone 1 A (south of 69° 30 ' N) + 1 B (north of 68° 00 ' N), so called zone 2,
              6 180 tonnes in ICNAF zone 1 B (south of 68° 00' N) + 1 C, so called zone 3,
              1 133 tonnes in ICNAF zone 1 D, E, F, so called zone 4.
          (*) Of which a maximum of 3 000 tonnes may be taken in either the West Greenland zones or the East Greenland zone.
          (*) Subject to any further consultations between the parties concerned.'