CELEX: 31978R1849
Language: en
Date: 1978-07-25 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 1849/78 of 25 July 1978 laying down certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Norway

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                                       COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1849/78
                                                       of 25 July 1978
               laying down certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources
                                       applicable to vessels flying the flag of Norway
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                            Whereas the Community must adopt in its fishing zone
                                                                    specific measures for the conservation and management
                                                                    of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              of Norway,
 Economic Community, and in particular Article 43
thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia­
ment (*),    .
                                                                                             Article 1
Whereas on 3 November 1976 the Council adopted a set               1 . The catches which vessels flying the flag of Norway
of resolutions concerning certain external and internal            are authorized to make in 1978 in the 200 nautical-mile
aspects of the common fisheries policy;                            fishing zones of the Member States in the North Sea,
                                                                   Skagerrak, Kattegat* the Baltic Sea, the Labrador Sea,
Whereas the Community and the Kingdom of Norway                   the Davis Strait, Baffin Bay and the Atlantic Ocean
have negotiated a Framework Agreement on fisheries ;              north of 43° 00' N which are covered by Community
                                                                   rules on fisheries shall be limited to the quotas set out in
                                                                  Annex 1.
Whereas the Commission has submitted the Agreement
 to the Council for approval ;
                                                                  2 . Notwithstanding paragraph 1 unavoidable by­
                                                                  catches of a species for which no quota is established in
 Whereas the Community and Norway have held consul­               a zone shall be permitted within the limits fixed in the
 tations concerning their mutual fishing allocations for          conservation measures in force in the zone concerned .
 1978 ;
                                                                  3 . By-catches in a given zone of a species for which a
 Whereas during the consultations the delegations agreed           quota is established in that zone shall be counted
 to recommend to their authorities that they fix certain           against the quota concerned.
 catch quotas for 1978 for vessels of the other party ;
 Whereas the delegations have also agreed that it is                                         Article 2
 necessary to limit catches of certain joint fish stocks by
 the vessels of both parties to agreed quantities ;
                                                                    1 . Vessels fishing under the quotas established in
                                                                    Article 1 shall comply with the conservation and control
 Whereas delegations from the Community and Canada                  measures and all other provisions governing fishing in
have agreed to recommend to their authorities that they             the zones referred to in Article 1 .
coordinate their decisions on the allocations to be given
to third parties of certain joint stocks of fish and prawn
located in the Davis Strait and in Baffin Bay;                     2. Vessels referred to in paragraph 1 shall keep a log­
                                                                   book in which the information specified in Annex II or,
                                                                   in the case of fishing in division XIV as defined by the
Whereas the two delegations have agreed to recommend               International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
to their authorities that they allocate to Norway 10 300           (ICES) and zones 0 + 1 as defined in the Annex to the
tonnes of the said joint stock of prawn of which a                 Convention establishing the International Commission
specified part is to be taken in the Community zone;               for North-west Atlantic Fisheries (ICNAF), in Annex
                                                                   IV, is to be entered .
                                                                   3 . Vessels referred to in paragraph 1 shall transmit to
(^ OJ No C 182, 31 . 7. 1978 , p. 56.                              the Commission, according to the rules set out in Annex
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Ill or, in the case of fishing in ICES division XIV and           (k) species for which it is intendes to fish ;
ICNAF zones 0 + 1 , in Annex V, the information
                                                                  (l) period for which a licence is requested.
specified in those Annexes.
4 . The registration letters and numbers of the vessels
                                                                                           Article 5
 referred to in paragraph 1 must be clearly marked on
 the bow of the vessel on both sides.
                                                                  Each licence shall be valid for one vessel only. When
 5 . Paragraphs 2 and 3 shall apply from 15 September             several vessels are taking part in the same fishing oper­
  1978 .                                                          ation, each vessel shall be in possession of a licence.
                           Article 3                                                        Article 6
  1 . From 30 September 1978 , fishing within ICES div­           Fishing for mackerel and horse-mackerel in ICES div­
  ision XIV and ICNAF zones 0 + 1 under the quotas                ision IV may not begin before the dates fixed separately
  established in Article 1 shall be subject to the holding        by the Commission after consultations with the Nor­
  on board of a licence issued by the Commission on               wegian authorities for those parts lying north and
  behalf of the Community and to the observance of the            south of 60°00'N .
  conditions set out in the licence.
                                                                  Fishing for horse-mackerel in the zones referred to in
2 . The Council shall, acting on a proposal from the              Article 1 may not continue once the quotas for mackerel
 Commission, establish the number of licences to be               have been exhausted.
 issued after consultations with the Norwegian auth­
 orities so that they are commensurate with the quotas
 set out in Annex I.                                                                        Article 7
                                                                  The competent authorities of the Member States shall
                           Article 4                              take appropriate steps, including the regular inspection
                                                                  of vessels, to ensure the enforcement of this Regulation.
 When an application for a licence is submitted to the
 Commission, the following information shall be sup­
plied :                                                                                     Article 8
 (a) name of the vessel;
 (b) registration number;                                         Where an infringement is duly established the Member
                                                                   States shall, without delay, inform the Commission of
 (c) external identification letters and numbers;                  the name of the vessel involved and of any action they
                                                                  have taken .
 (d) port of registration;
 (e) name and address of the owner or charterer;
 (f) gross tonnage and overall length ;                                                     Article 9
 (g) engine power;                                                 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
 (h) call sign and radio frequency;                                publication in the Official Journal of the European
                                                                   Communities .
 (i) intended method of fishing;
 (j ) intended area of fishing;                                   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, 25 July 1978 .
                                                                                      For the Council
                                                                                       The President
                                                                                           J. ERTL
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                                                                   ANNEX I
                                  Fishing quotas for the period 1 January to 31 December 1978
                                                                                                                              (tonnes)
                                                                              Fishing zones
                                 Species                             ICES division or ICNAF zone                     Quantity
            Herring                                                              III a) 1                           2 500
                                                                                Via) (2)                            6 900 (3) (4)
            Mackerel                                            IV and III a) north (Skagerrak)                   50 000 (5)
                                                                   Via) (2) + VII d) + Vile)                      30 000
            Horse-mackerel                                                     IV, VI, VII                         Unlimited
            Sprat                                                                   IV                            80 000
                                                                                   III a)                         15 000
            Cod                                                                     IV                              6 000
            Haddock                                                                 IV                             5 000
            Saithe                                               IV and III a) north (Skagerrak)                  14 000
            Whiting                                                                 IV                              8 000
           Plaice                                                                   IV                             1 000
            Sandeel                                                                 IV                            35 000 (6)
            Norway pout/blue whiting                                                IV                            35 000 (6)
           Blue whiting                                                   II , VI, VII, XIV                        Unlimited
           Ling, blue ling, tusk                                              IV, VI, VII                         20 000
            Dogfish                                                           IV, VI, VII                         12 500 (7)
           Basking shark, porbeagle                                           IV, VI, VII                          Unlimited
           Northern deep-water prawn
            (Pandalus borealis)                                           ICNAF 0 + 1 (8)                          8 910 (*)
                                                                                   XIV                           Experimental
                                                                                                                 fishery only
           Halibut, Greenland halibut and
           redfish                                                ICNAF 0 + 1 (8) and XIV                          4 000 (10)
           Other                                                                    IV                             5 000
           Other than herring, mackerel,
           sprat and saithe                                         III a) north (Skagerrak)                     Unlimited (u)
             t1) East of the line connecting Lindesnes to Hanstholm .
            (2) Only north of 56° 30' N.
             (3) Quota for the period 1 February to 31 December 1978, subject to possible revision by a reduction not exceeding 500
                 tonnes .
             (4) Of which 500 tonnes are transferred from the 1977 quota .
             (l) Of which up to 9 000 tonnes in ICES division III a ) north (Skagerrak).
            (*) Within the total quota of these two species up to 20 000 tonnes may be interchanged.
             (') 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.
            (8) East of the median line.
             (*) This quota is divided as follows :
                   824 tonnes in ICNAF zone 1A {north of 69° 30 ' N), so called zone 1,
                   773 tonnes in ICNAF zone 1A (south of 69° 30' N) + 1 B (north of 68° 00' N), so called zone 2,
                 6 180 tonnes in ICNAF zone IB (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.
           (10) Of which a maximum of 3 000 tonnes may be taken in either the West Greenland zone or the East Greenland zone>
                 subject to any further consultations between the parties concerned.
           (n) Subject to confirmation following consultations between the parties concerned.
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                                                                 ANNEX II
              The following details are to be entered in the log-book after each haul :
              1 . The quantity (in kg) of each species caught;
              2 . The date and the time of the haul ;
              3 . The geographical position in which the catches were made;
              4 . The fishing method used.
                                                                 ANNEX III
                  The information to be transmitted to the Commission and the timetable for its transmission are as
                  follows :
                  1.1 . On each occasion the vessel enters the 200 nautical-mile fishing zone off the coasts of the
                         Member States of the Community which is covered by Community rules on fisheries :
                         ( a) the information specified under point 1.4 below ;
                         (b) the quantity (in kg) of each species of fish in the hold;
                         ( c) when and where fishing is to commence.
                   1.2. On each occasion the vessel leaves the 200 nautical-mile fishing zone off the coasts of the
                         Member States of the Community which is covered by Community rules on fisheries :
                         ( a) the information specified under point 1.4 below ;
                          (b) the quantity (in kg) of each species of fish in the hold ;
                         (c) the quantity (in kg) of each species caught since the previous transmission;
                         (d) the ICES division or ICNAF zone in which the catches, were taken;
                         (e) the quantity (in kg) of each species transferred to other vessels since the vessel entered the
                               Community fishing zone and the identification of the vessel to which the transfer was
                               made ;
                         (f) the quantity (in kg) of each species landed in a port of the Community since the vessel en­
                               tered the Community fishing zone.
                   1.3 . At weekly intervals, commencing on the seventh day after the vessel first enters the fishing zone
                         of the Member States :
                         ( a) the information specified under point 1.4 below ;
                          (b) the quantity (in kg) of each species caught since the previous transmission ;
                          (c) the ICES division or ICNAF zone in which the catches were made.
                   1.4 . ( a) The name, call sign, identification numbers and letters of the vessel and the name of its
                                master ;
                           ( b) the licence number if the vessel is under licence ;
                           (c) the serial number of the message ;
                           (d) identification of the type of message;
                           (e) the date, the time and the geographical position of the vessel.
                   2.1 . The information specified under point 1 shall be transmitted to the Commission of the Euro­
                          pean Communities in Brussels (telex address 21877 COMEU) via one of the radio stations
                          listed under point 3 below and in the form specified under point 4.
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             2.2. If it is impossible for reasons of force majeure for the message to be transmitted by the vessel,
                   it may be transmitted on the vessel's behalf by another vessel.
             3.    Name of radio station                       Call sign of radio station
             Skagen                                                         OXP
             Blåvand                                                        OXB
             Norddeich                                                      DAF DAK
                                                                            DAH DAL
                                                                            DAI DAM
                                                                            DAJ DAN
             Scheveningen                                                   PCH
             Oostende                                                       OST
             North Foreland                                                 GNF
             Humber                                                         GKZ
             Cullercoats                                                    GCC
             Wick                                                           GKR
              Oban                                                          GNE
             Portpatrick                                                    GPK
             Anglesey                                                       GLV
             Ilfracombe                                                     GIL
             Niton                                                          GNI
             Stonehaven                                                     GND
             Portshead                                                      GKA
                                                                            GKB
                                                                            GKC
             Land's End                                                     GLD
             Valentia                                                       EJK
             Malin Head                                                     EJM
             Boulogne                                                       FFB
             Brest                                                          FFU
             Saint-Nazaire                                                  FFO
             Bordeaux-Arcachon                                              FFC
             Prins Christians Sund                                          OZN
            Julianehåb                                                      OXF
             Godthåb                                                        OXI     Central Godthaåb
            Holsteinsborg                                                   OYS
            Godhavn                                                         OZM
            Bergen                                                          LGN
            Farsund                                                         LGZ
             Florø                                                          LGL
             Rogaiand                                                       LGQ
             Tjørne                                                         LGT
             Ålesund                                                        LGA
           4.   Form of communications .
           Transmission of the information specified under point 1 shall take the form of messages preceded by
           the words 'Pêcheur Brussels' and the information elements shall be given in the following order:
           — the code 'Pêcheur Brussels';
           — name of vessel ;
           — call sign ;
           — external identification letters and numbers ;
           — serial number of the message for the voyage in question;
           — indication of the type of message according to the following code:
                — message — when entering the Community zone : 'IN',
                — message — when leaving the Community zone : ' OUT',
                — weekly message : 'WKL';
           — the geographical position ;
           — the ICES division or ICNAF zone in which fishing is expected to commence;
           — the date on which fishing is expected to commence ;
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                   — the quantity (in kg) of each species of fish in the hold using the code mentioned in point 5 be­
                       low;
                   — the quantity (in kg) of each species caught since the previous transmission using the code men­
                      tioned in point 5 below;
                   — the ICES division or ICNAF zone in which the catches were made ;
                   — the quantity (in kg) of each species transferred to other vessels since the previous transmission;
                   — the name and call sign of the vessel to which the transfer was made;
                   —- the quantity (in kg) of each species landed in a port of the Community since the previous trans­
                      mission ;
                   — name of the master.
                  5 . The code to be used to indicate the quantities of fish on board as mentioned in point 4 above:
                   — A : Deep-water prawn (Pandalus borealis ),
                   — B : Hake (Merluccius merluccius),
                  — C: Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides),
                  — D : Cod (Gadus morhua),
                  — E: Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus),
                  — F: Halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus),
                  — G : Mackerel (Scomber scombrus),
                  — H; Horse-mackerel (Trachurus trachurus),
                  -— I: Round-nose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris),
                   — J: Saithe (Pollachius virens),
                  — K: Whiting (Merlangius merlangus),
                  — L: Herring (Clupea harengus),
                  — M: Sandeel (Ammodytes sp.),
                  — N: Sprat (Clupea sprattus),
                  — O : Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa),
                   — P: Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii),
                   — Q: Ling (Molva molva),
                   — R : Other,
                   — S : Shrimp (Penaeidae),
                   —- T: Anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus).
                                                             ANNEX IV
              The following details are to be entered in the log-book after each haul :
              (a) the present position of the vessel;
              (b) the quantity (in kg) of each species caught;
              (c) the quantity (in kg) of the catch returned to the sea;
              (d) the date and time of the beginning and end of the fishing operation;
              (e) the ICES division or ICNAF tone and, for prawn fishing, the sub-zone given in Annex I in which the
                  catch been made ;
              (f) gear used ;
             (g) total of each species caught since entry into the zone.
             In addition, the contents of each transmission in accordance with Annex V shall be entered in the log­
             book.
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                                                              ANNEX V
           The information to be transmitted to the Commission and the timetable for its transmission are as fol­
           lows :
            1.1 . On each occasion the vessel enters that part of ICES division XIV which is covered by Community
                   rules on fisheries, or ICNAF zones 0 + 1 :
                  (a) Name of the vessel ;
                   (b) Licence number;
                   (c) Identification number marked on the side of the vessel;
                   (d) Name of the captain ;
                   (e) Radio call sign of the vessel ;
                   (f) The quantity (in kg, round weight) of each species of fish in the hold;
                  (g) Planned activity including when and where fishing is to take place.
           1.2. At weekly intervals, commencing on the seventh day after the vessel first enters the zone defined in
                  point 1.1 :
                  (a) Name of the vessel ;
                  (b) Licence number;
                  (c) Identification marked on the side of the vessel ;
                  (d) The present position of the vessel ;
                  (e) Radio call sign of the vessel ;
                   (f) The period covered by the report;
                   (g) Nominal catch (round weight) in the period for all species caught, specified by ICES division or
                       ICNAF zone and, for prawn fishing, by the sub-zones given in Annex I;
                   (h) Discards (round weight) specified by species ;
                   (i) Transfers at sea: species, quantities (with specification of round weight or product weight) and
                       the vessel to which it has been transferred;
                   (j) Date of the report;
                   (k) Name of the captain.
           1.3 . On each occasion the vessel leaves the zone defined in point 1.1 , notice should be given at least 48
                  hours before leaving the said zone.
                  Before leaving the zone a final report corresponding to the one mentioned under 1 .2 must be given.
                  This report must specify the total catches of the vessel by species and by ICES division or ICNAF
                  zone and, for prawn fishing, by the sub-zones given in Annex I.
           2.1 . The information specified under point 1 shall be transmitted to the Commission of the European
                  Communities in Brussels (telex address 21877 COMEU) via one of the radio stations listed under
                  point 3 below and in the form specified under point 4.
           2.2. If it is impossible for reasons of force majeure for the message to be transmitted by the vessel, it
                  may be transmitted on the vessel's behalf by another vessel.
           3.     Name of radio station                                    Call sign of radio station
                  Prins Christians Sund                                             OZN
                  Julianehåb                                                        OXF
                   Godthåb                                                          OXI    Central Godthåb
                   Holsteinsborg                                                    OYS
                  Godhavn                                                           OZM
           4.     Form of communication.
                  Transmission of the information specified under point 1 shall be given in the order specified under
                  points 1.1 and 1.2.