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Date: 1977-09-21
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) laying down certain interim measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources. (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                            COM(77)459 final .
                                              Brussels , 21 September 1977 «
                       Proposal for a
                  COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
      laying down certain interim measures for the conser­
        vation and management of fishery resources *
         ( submitted to the Council by the Commission)
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                       Explanatory Memorandum                                     i
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14           Since the Member States extended their respective fishery            j
fcones , on the basis of the Council Resolution of 3 November 1976 , to           ]
200 miles around their North Sea and North Atlantic coasts, a certain' j
number of Interim conservation measures have been introduced pending               j
the introduction of Community arrangements for the conservation and
management of fishery resources* These measures were adopted on the j
basis of Article 103 of the Treaty , bearing in mind the urgeacy of                !
the matter and , in particular , the ..threat that the present over-exploi-i
tation of fishery resources represents to Community supplies of cer*               i
tain species .                                               ■                    j
These provisions should now be incorporated as planned . within the               |
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Common Agricultural Policy by consolidating them in one text and the              ;
Member States should be requested to continue to apply the fishery              . j
conservation measures that they applied in 1976 in those fields ttfhftch j
h&f<e not hitherto been subject to any Community legislation*
£.•          toe far as the coaeiervation measures in respect of fkwth        J
&ea tiexring stocks for the rest of 1977 are concerned , the~Commisi8l«otr«
after a careful assessment of the data at its disposal since the
        Council meeting of 19 July 1977 * maintains its proposal for t»99
quotas for the remainder of 1977 .
fhe Commission is aware that this position poses some very serious
problems
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            to the whole of the fisheries sector , given the very limited         !
means available to the processing industry for overcoming supply dlf- f
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ficultiee', since there are few opportunities for catches in zones                <
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rithc * than those in the North Sea or even in those QUtelde the                  I
Community.                                               7.      ,. *■            I
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             The Commission can however only repeat the argument^ already
Developed in its memorandum to the Council of 2^ June 1977 CCH ( 77 )
906 , which stated that any proposal to Authorize a catch of sowe
13 0Q0 tonnes of fish for the remainder of 1977 would only preownt
insoluble problems for sharing out the quotas or vbuld cause the
destruction of the North Sea herring stock .
To resolve th«j problem of sharing, the qwoit^ finally authorised
would necessarily have to exceed the very small total catch whielv.
 ---pagebreak--- according to eome , could be allowed without making the reconstitution
of stocks impossible *
>•        The Commission will make 6 projaosal to the Council in the
Light of scientific advice , as soon as this is available , on what
measures should be taken in respect of fishing for Norway pout after
16 October 1977 *
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                          laying do*n certain interim flieasureft for th4 con6«r-
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    Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Canffiwity ,
    &n<J in particular Article ^3 thereof ,                                     '                    v                     *\ A                          ^
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    Having vegart} to tfce proposal from the Commissi ori ,
    Hewing regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament ^                                                                                             ^
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    tfftereas , pending the introduction of Community arrangement® for thft
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 Conservation and management of fishery Resources , certain particularly
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  . mrgant measures have been adopted on an interim basis in. : ofjlar                                                                  -–
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    13^4 e<jt «arim® res<jurc^p and potential catches for future jfeara in the
  .Henber fitateg' fishing zones located off tltoir Worth Sea CUBA North
   AtJ^antic coasts }                                                                                                                        .                  >'
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    Whereas the reasons which led to the adoption of these measures ar*
    still valid and whereas those provisioM* ot Council Regulations m0 330/77
. o€ 1& February 197? ( 1 ), 1672/77 of 25 *uly 1977 ( 2 ), 1779/7? of *
    gus«fe 1977 ( 3 ) and 1673/77 of. 25 July 1977 (*0 which are still in fOttJ*
    slfcould now be incorporated AS planned into tfce Common Agricultural Poll*
    cy and consolidated in a single text :
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                                   i          19.2.1977 , t». ^8 .
     ( 2 ) O.J. No L 18e, 26.7.1977 , ». 27 .                                   '. ■                            «
     ( 3 ) O.J. No L 196 , 3.8.1977 , p.
     ( 4 ) O.J. No L 186 , 26 . 7.1977 , p . 30 .                                                                                           - --
 ---pagebreak--- •Whereas the Member States should continueHo apply , while this Hegula-
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 tion is In force , the ponservation measured previously &£ existence !
 Whereas * pending the adoption of Community arrangements forth^e conser­
 vation and management of fishery resources and without prejudice to the-
 provisions of this Regulation , Member States may *- in accordance with1
 the procedure and conditions 6et out itl Anaes VI to the Council Resolu­
 tion of 3 November 1976 , adopt , in' a form which avoids discrimination ,
 appropriate further measures to ensure the protection of - resources in
 the fishing zones located off their coasts ;
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 Whereas , however , Member States must not adopt such further measures
 in the fields covered by this Regulation as long as the specific mea-                              w
 sures introduced under this Regulation remain in force in the fishing    * Λ -
 eones located off their coasts )            *              '            r.
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 ---pagebreak---                                 Article 1            /  .
                                   1 '                            V . V'
1 . The interim conservation measures hereinafter apply tq . fishing within
    the maritime waters under the sovereignty of ; Jurisdiction of the ^
    Member States and subject to Community legislation on /isheriea.
                                           ,    " *                                     • *
2 . Save as otherwise provided in this Regulation , the z:Qhed,&nd divi- ■/
    sions referred to are those defined by the International , Council for
    the Exploration of the Sea .                     --             ^
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                                Article 2                            s
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1 . Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 3 , the catch quotas
    allocated to each Member State on an annual basis forvthe direct
    fishing of herring of certain stocks or groups of stocks moving in
    certain sub-areas and divisions are fixed for 197? in Annex I*
2 . Herring catches of these stocks . made during the period from IJanue-
    ry 1977 to 27 June 1977 shall be counted against the quotas fixed
    under paragraph 1 .                             ' - . -
     *                          Article 3                         /
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                                                            <      <•       ' .
Direct fishing for herring shall be forbidden i
a ) in Division VII a , within a zone of 12 miles from the "base lines off
    the east coasts of Northern Ireland and Ireland between latitudes
    53° 20 1 and 51** bO * North .
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b ) Until 19 November for Community fishermen within the part of Division
    VII a surrounding the Isle of Man and within the part located between
    the Isle of Man and the west coast of the United Kingdom . This eons'
    shall be delimited by a line running from Carmel Head (Anglesey) to
    the Chicken Bock Light ( Calf of Man ) , thence running"61ockwise round
    the Isle of Man ( at a distance of 12 miles from the base lines ) as
    far as Point of Ayre ( Isle of Man , and then eastward to Saint Bees
    Head ( United Kingdom ).
 ---pagebreak---        c) Within Divisions VII g , h, e , and f « together with the zone delidii-
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           . to the north by latitude 526 30 * No**h*        J                 •   •/      l *.
           - to the south by latitude 52° 00* Nort&* ■.?
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           « to the west by the Irish coast , ...1 *        Γ            ■ -- Γ5 '       ; *ϊ ·*τ
           m to the east by th9 coast of the JJnited Kingdom.                        iy
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                                     Article ** !
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       I. The Member States shall be authorized to «ajc» by catches of herring
           in the course of direct fishing for other species in the zones refer­
           red to in Articles 2 and 3 of this Regulation , provide that such
           by-catches do not exceed 10 % by weight of catches of sprat and 5 %
           by weight of catches of Norway pout , sand-eels and other species
           during each voyage .                                                      V
       2 . By-catches in the North Sea within sub-cone IV «nd Division VII d , -
           calculated on an annual basis , ttay not , however, exceed 15 000 tonnes
           for Denmark , 1 650 tonnes for the United Kingdom , ^10 tonnes for
           Germany and 275 tonnes for the othe? Member Stages . ' .
                                                               *"            •   !•-*«
           By-catches in those zones referred to in Article 2 , which are loca­
           ted elsewhere than in the North Sea shall be counted sgainst the
           quotas allocated to each Member State fa* those zon£8 «
                                                                                   : - +
                                    • Article 5
       1 . Fishing for Norway pout shall be fotfbidsdleii until 15 Obtober "LyJ*? in
            that part of the North Sea bounded by a line joining the following
   s       points :                                                                * ;
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            - east coast of the United Kingdom at latitude 56® 00 * North ,
     v      - latitude 56° 00' North - longitude 00° 00 *,
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 ---pagebreak--- 1 c       latitude 6C 00 * Korth - longitude 00° 00 1 1
       • lati.tu.cte 60? CO* Borth * Longitude 0V* OD* West *                   *: - <
     -    coast of tile Pnitad Kingtiam et |0tegl4aAe 04* 00* Vest *
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2. The Council , acting by qualified majority on a proposal '£rom the
       Commission, shall adopt the measures? to> be applied from ;16 October
       1977 . '                                                          '.V. • ,
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                                    Article 6
                                              *
1 . The percentage of by-catches of demersal species authorised in fishing
       for industrial purposes by the laws or regulations which the Member
       States have adopted in accordance with the North-East Atlantic Fishe­
       ries Commission Recommendation n° 5 is reduced from 25 to 20 $•
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g* rhg Council, acting by qualified majority on a proposal- from the
       Commission , shall adopt further measures with regard to 'the percen­
       tage of authorized bjocatches referred to is paragraph l *
                                                                        ■£.
                                    Article ?                          v. ►
The use of vessels which carry out processing operations additipnal to
saltings boiling of shrimps , filleting , freezing , reducing offal and
•educing unavoidable by-catches made withiag the authorised maximum li«  «
                                                                    ¥         ♦
mit shall be prohibited .                                                              . . .■
 •*                               . Article &      '                              ■
tlie Council , acting by qualified majority on & proposal from Che
Commission , shall adopt provisions concerning the compulsory Use , in
fishing for certain species, of nets with a wider JfteBh thafi thoee per­
mitted in the Member States at the time when this Regulation enters into
force , and shall adopt provisions concerning the carrying, on board of
nets of different mesh sizes *
 ---pagebreak---                                  Article 9
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fha Hember States . shall , aa far as possible take , all necessary steps
to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Regulation *
                                                                  .      f-      ■ > ;
Che checks carried out by the Member States shall be reported at Pegu- •
la* intervals to the Commission .                 *  ♦
                                                            '           i'r  ~ •
In each case they shall mention the type and the nationality of the
vessel , any infringements recorded an<l the measures taken as a result *
                                 Article 10                   . A
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Without prejudice to the provisions of this Regulation * thfc Member
States shall continue to apply the measures for the conservation of
 fish stocks that they applied in 197&+         />                        .
                                 Article 11           •        . -          *
 V. The following Council Regulations (EEC ) ate hereby repealed »
       - n° 350/77 , of l8 February 1977 , laying down certain interim mea­
         sures for the conservation and management of fishery resources (l)
     »- n # 1672/77 , of 25 July 1977 , laying down interim measures for the
         conservation and management of certain herring stocks ( 2 ) j
       - n° 1779/77 , of 2 August 1977 , laying down interim conservation and
         management measures for herring fishing in the Irish Sea (3 ) I
       - n° 1673/77 , of 25 July 1977 , amending Regulation ( EEC ) n# 35<W7
         as regards the prohibition of fishing tor Norwegian pout CO .
       The citations and references corresponding to the Articles of these
       Regulations will be found in the concordance table in" Annex IX»
                                                                     *             •/•
  ( 1 ) O.J. n° L       19.2.1977 , P - 28 .
  ( 2 ) O.J. n° L 186 , 26.7.1977 , p. 27 .
  ( 3 ) O.J. n® L 196 , 3.8.1977 , p.
  ( k ) O.J. n° L 186 , 26.7.1977 , p. 30 .
 ---pagebreak---                              Article 12 ,-r   *■ ^ ;    v. ♦*.
This Regulation 6hall enter into force on the third day' following its
publication In the Official Journal of thfc' European Communities *             v
                                       « .                  · . Γ '·   Λ
It 6hall apply until the entry into force of the Community rules for
the conservation and management of fishery resources                  At the latest ,
until 31 December 1977-              *                               ^
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States ^                                                    '
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Done at Brussels                                     For the Council
                                                      The Président »
 ---pagebreak---                                ANNEX I
                       -                  v.
            Quantities of herrings , by stock , which may            r
                                                                                           •; ..
                    ** be caught by Member £tat«s >
                                           ;    V'        '         : *                              ^
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                             Stock               Catches in thousand tonnes
  Species
                Geographical         ICES                                     Quota -
                région             division                                               "V :
                                                                                    .*     • ■                          –
                                                        .   - ...      ......            .           II ....
                                                                                       ,           'i.     >•
 Herring        North Sea          IV - VII d                                      Non».. '
                                                                          –            -        ;        ^         -  -  -
  Herring       West Celtic        VII j , k       Ireland                                        ,• ^              1,0
                Sea                               Other M.S «                          *,                 ' « 0.1
  Herring       West of Ire­       VII b , c      Germany                                  " ■                       0,8
                land               (1)            France                                                 - , - 0 ,*»
                                                   Ireland                             \                        , ^»6
                                                  Netherlands                                         *              8,3
                                                  United KingdOli " • 0,8
  Herring       Irish Sea          VII a 3        France                                          V s                0,19
                                                   Ireland                               ?                 • ' 1 *-
                                                  Pays-Bas                                                          0,11
                                                  Royaume-Uni , - 1                                               11*9
                                                    ■ "           i    .. i   .  .p .    -                    ■            i
  Herring       West of Seot-      VI a C2 >      Germany
                land                         4·
                                                   Denmark                      -                                  'ù+W/'f
                                                  France                                                         "'1,2
                                                   Ireland'                                              :\          6,#
                                                  Netherlands *                                                      3,0
                                                   United Kingdom                                            " 39,0-
vl ) Except Bonegal Bay (*)
( 2 ) Including Dome gal Bay (*)
(*) Donegai Bay is defined as that part of Division VII (b), bounded
On the north by latitude 5^° 30' North ,, on tha west by longitude 10* West
                         *                                                  ^             (J* •
and on the south and - the east by the Irish eoaq|.                         *              K;'\
Seduced by that part bounded J
- to the north by latitude 52° 30 * North ,                                                 }
- to the south by latitude 52° 00 * North ,
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- to the west by the Irish coast ,                                                        ; fv
                                                                                       >•% '
- to the east by the coast of the United Kingdom *                                          *
 ---pagebreak---                             Annex II
                        Concordance table          t- v
Regulation ( EEC ) N° 350/77              This Begulation
        Article                               Article
            2
            3                                    V
            if
            6                                   ; 6
            7                                          9
Regulation (EEC ) N° 1672/77
                                                       ' 7.
         Article
             2                                 ; '3''
             3                                    •13 . .
                                                        2
             5
             6
             7
                                                   •>>>...- ■
 Regulation ( EEC ) N» 1779/77
         Article
              I  ;                                      <3
           . à                                            2
              3                                           ¥
                                                          9
 Regulation ( EEC ) N° 1673/77
          Article
               1                                           5