CELEX: 31987R3761
Language: en
Date: 1987-11-30 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 3761/87 of 30 November 1987 fixing for 1988 certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources, applicable to vessels flying the flag of Portugal in waters falling under the sovereignty or within the jurisdiction of a Member State, apart from Spain and Portugal

21 . 12 . 87
No L 359 / 24                              Official Journal of the European Communities
                                          COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) No 3761 / 87
                                                        of 30 November 1987
                 fixing, for 1988 , certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources
                 applicable to vessels flying the flag of Portugal in waters falling under the sovereignty or within
                               the jurisdiction of a Member State, apart from Spain and Portugal
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                              Whereas the specific conditions governing the fishing
                                                                       activities referred to in Article 349 of the Act of Accession
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                  should be laid down ;
Economic Community ,
                                                                       Whereas the fishing activities covered by this Regulation are
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal ,          subject to the control measures provided for by Regulation
and in particular Article 349 thereof,                                 ( EEC) No 2241 / 87 ( ! ), as well as to the specific detailed
                                                                       rules drawn up in accordance with the second subparagraph
                                                                       of Article 349 ( 5 ) of the Act of Accession ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Whereas , pursuant to Article 349 of the Act of Accession , it is
for the Council to fix the fishing possibilities and the
                                                                       HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
corresponding number of Portuguese vessels authorized to
fish in the waters referred to in paragraph 1 of that
Article ;
                                                                                                     Article 1
Whereas , pursuant to Article 349 ( 2 ), fishing possibilities for
catches of blue whiting and horse mackerel are granted to              The number of vessels flying the flag of Portugal authorized
Portuguese vessels ; whereas the number of these vessels and           to fish in waters falling under the sovereignty or within the
the procedures for their access and control should be fixed            jurisdiction of another Member State, other than Spain , as.
annually ;                                                             provided for in Article 349 of the Act of Accession , the
                                                                       procedures for access and the catch possibilities for certain
Whereas fishing possibilities for species not subject to the            species shall be as set out in the Annex .
system of total allowable catches and the corresponding
number of vessels should be determined on the basis of the
situation of Portuguese fishing activities in the waters of the                                      Article 2
Member States apart from Spain for the period prior to
accession ; whereas there is a need to ensure the conservation
of stocks taking into account the limits imposed on fishing for         This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1988 .
similar species in Portuguese waters by vessels of a Member
State other than Spain ;                                                It shall apply until 31 December 1988 .
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States .
                  Done at Brussels , 30 November 1987 .
                                                                                                 For the Council
                                                                                                   The President
                                                                                                   N. WILHJELM
                                                                        (>) OJ No L 207 , 29 . 7 . 1987 , p. 1 .
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                                                                              ANNEX
                                                                         PORTUGAL — EEC
                                                                                                                                                 Period of
                  Species                       Quantity                                                 Authorized          Total number of
                                                                            ICES zone                                                             fishing
                                                ( tonnes )                                               fishing gear             vessels
                                                                                                                                               authorization
 Blue whiting                                     3 000         V b , VI , VII , Villa , b , d       pelagic trawl                 5 (3)       year-round
 (Micromesistius poutassou)                                     C )( 2 )                                                           2n
 Horse mackerel                                  3 000          V b , VI , VII , Villa , b , d       pelagic trawl                 6 (η        year-round
 ( Trachurus trachurus)                                         0 )( 2 )                                                           4n
Thunnidae                                      unlimited       V b , VI , VII , Villa , b , d        all                        unlimited      year-round
                                                               ( Mi 2 )
(') Except for the zone to the south of latitude 56°30' North , to the east of longitude 12° West and to the north of latitude 50°30' North .
( 2) Waters falling under the sovereignty or within the jurisdiction of Member States of the Community other than Spain and Portugal .
( 3 ) Total number (basic list) of standard Portuguese vessels; standard vessel means a vessel having a brake horsepower equal to 700 horsepower (BHP). The
      conversion rates for vessels having a different engine power are the same as those defined in Article 158 ( 2) of Act of the Accession .
(*) Total number of Portuguese vessels authorized to carry out fishing activities simultaneously (periodic list).