CELEX: 31977R1412
Language: en
Date: 1977-06-27 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 1412/77 of 27 June 1977 laying down certain interim measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Finland or Portugal

30 . 6. 77                            Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 160/ 5
                                     COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1412/77
                                                      of 27 June 1977
              laying down certain interim measures for the conservation and management of
                fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Finland or Portugal
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                     visory measures and other provisions governing
COMMUNITIES,                                                    fishing in the zones referred to in Article 1 of Regula­
                                                                tion (EEC) No 373/77.
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,
                                                                                         Article 2
Having regard to the Act of Accession,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,              1 . Fishing within the zones referred to in Article 1
                                                                by vessels flying the flag of Finland or Portugal shall
Whereas the Council adopted, on 3 November 1976, a              be subject to the granting of a licence on behalf of the
set of resolutions concerning certain external and              Community by the authorities of the Member State
internal aspects of the common fisheries policy ;               holding the Presidency of the Council .
Whereas in Regulation (EEC) No 373/77 (') the                    2. Each licence shall be valid for one vessel only
Council laid down, for the period 1 January to 31               for a period not extending beyond 30 September 1977
March 1977, certain interim measures for the conserva­          and for the species of fish indicated in the licence
tion and management of fishery resources applicable             within the quantitative and geographical limits
to vessels flying the flag of certain non-member coun­           referred to in Article 1 .
tries, and in particular of Finland and Portugal ;
Whereas in Regulation (EEC) No 746/77 (2) the                    3 . The number of licences which may be issued
Council extended the application of certain provisions           pursuant to paragraph 1 is laid down in Annex II.
of Regulation (EEC) No 373/77 ;
                                                                4. The maximum number of vessels permitted to
Whereas the above Regulations were adopted in order              fish at the same time in a given geographical zone is
to establish interim measures pending the conclusion             laid down in Annex III .
of negotiations between the Community and these
countries with a view to concluding Framework Agree­
ments on fisheries ;                                                                      Article J
Whereas these negotiations have not yet been
concluded, and it is therefore necessary to adopt                When an application for a licence is submitted to the
further interim measures for a three-month period,               authorities referred to in Article 2, the following infor­
                                                                 mation shall be supplied :
                                                                 (a) name of the vessel ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                 (b) registration number and external identification
                                                                     letters and numbers ;
                         Article 1                               (c) port of registration ;
                                                                 (d) gross tonnage and overall length ;
 1 . The only catches which Finland and Portugal are
authorized to make from 1 July until 30 September                (e) call sign .
 1977 in the 200-nautical mile fishing zones of the
Member States situated off the North Sea and Atlantic
coasts and covered by Community rules on fisheries,                                       Article 4
and the places where such catches may be made, are
 laid down in Annex I.
                                                                 Member States shall take measures to ensure, as far as
2. The fishing quotas shall be granted subject to                possible, the enforcement of Articles 1 and 2 as
compliance with the conservation measures and super­             regards the maritime waters coming under their sover­
                                                                 eignty or falling under their jurisdiction, including in
(•) OJ No L 53, 25. 2. 1977, p. 1 .                              particular regular inspection of the vessels of non­
(2) OJ No L 90, 8 . 4. 1977, p . 8 .                             member countries .
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In this connection , Member States and the Commis­                                 Article 5
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.
countries concerned .                                       It shall apply until 30 September 1977.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States.
             Done at Luxembourg, 27 June 1977.
                                                                        For the Council
                                                                         The President
                                                                           J. SILKIN
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                                                          ANNEX I
           Quantities which may be caught by vessels flying the flag of Finland or Portugal, by
                                                  species and fishing area
           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.
           (a) Vessels flying the flag of Finland
                             Species                             Zone                       Quantity
                            Herring                           IV (ICES)                  token entry
           (b) Vessels flying the flag of Portugal
                                                                                           Quantity
                             Species                             Zone
                                                                                            (tonnes)
                              Cod                            1 (ICNAF)                        375
                                                         ANNEX II
                               Total number of licences which may be granted : Portugal, 6
                                                         ANNEX III
           Maximum number of vessels and vessel types permitted to fish at the same time in a given
                                       zone for which a licence has been obtained
                Zone                                  Type of vessel                          Number of vessels
           1 (ICNAF)        Vessels flying the flag of Portugal of a tonnage not greater
                            than 1 250 GRT, and equipped with a gill net, to the exclu­
                            sion of any trawl                                                        5
                            Vessels flying the flag of Finland                                 token entry