CELEX: 51977PC0299
Language: en
Date: 1977-06-23
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) laying down certain interim measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Spain, Finland and Portugal. (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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      COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES                                   1 i
                                                         COM(77)299 final.
                                                         Brussels , 23 June 1977
                                   Proposal for a
                              COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
            laying down certain interim measures for the conservation
            and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels
                 flying the flag of Spain, Finland and Portugal­
                     (submitted to the Council "by the Commission)
                   /
COM(77) 299 final.
 ---pagebreak---                 COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )        / 77
                        of               1977
      laying down certain interim measures for the conservation
      and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels
           flying the flag of Spain , Finland and Portugal .
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
Having regard to the Act of Accession ( 1 ),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Whereas the Council adopted on 3 November 1976 , a set of resolutions concer­
ning certain external and internal aspects of the common fisheries policy ;
Whereas in Regulation ( EEC ) No 373 / 77 ( 2 ) of 24 February 1977 the Council
laid down , for the period 1 January to 31 March 1977 , certain interim mea­
sures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable
to vessels flying the flag of certain non-member countries ;
Whereas in Regulation(EEC ) No 746/ 77 ( 3 ) of 5 April 1977 the Council extended
the application of certain provisions of the said Regulation ( EEC ) No 373 / 77;
Whereas , the above Regulations were adopted in order to establish interim
measures , pending the conclusion of negotiations between the Community and
these countries with a view to concluding framework agreements on fisheries/:
Whereas these negotiations have not yet been concluded , and it is necessary
to establish further interim mesures , for a period of three months ;
HAD ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
( 1 ) OJ No L 73 , 27.3.1972 p. 14 .
( 2 ) OJ No L 53 , 25.2.1977 p. 1 .
( 3 ) OJ No L 90 , 8.4.1977 p. 8 *
 ---pagebreak---                           Article 1
       The only catcheswhich Spain , Finland and Portugal are authorized to .
 make from 1 July 1977 until 30 September 1977 in the 200 nautical mile       i .
 fishing zones of the Member States situated off the North Sea and Atlan­
 tic coasts and covered by Community rules on fisheries , and the places
 where such catches may be made , are laid down in the Annex .
                          Article 2
       1)  Fishing within the fishing zones referred to in Article 1 by boa^s of
 the non-member countries listed therein shall be subject to the granting r'
 of a licence on behalf of the Community by the Commission .                  • >
                                                                            i ^ • '•
       2)  Each licence shall be valid for one vessel only for a period not fx ten­
 ding beyond 30 September 1977 and for fishing species indicated on the license
 within the quantitative and geographical limits referred to in Article 1 .
                          Article 3
1.        Applications for licences are submitted to the Commission , by
 the authorities of the non-member countries mentioned in Article 1 ..
2.        When an application for a licence is made , the information
  listed in Annex 2 shall be supplied .
                          Article 4
       Member States shall take measure to ensure , as far as possible , the en­
 forcement of ArticleSil and 2 as regards the maritime waters coming under their
 sovereignty or falling under their jurisdiction , including in particular ,
 regular inspection of the vessels of third countries . In this connection .
 Member States and the Commission shall communicate to each other the information
 required for compliance with this Regulation , with regard in particular to the
 monitoring of the volume of catches taken by vessels from non-member countries
 concerned .
                           Article 5
             The modalities of application of the present Regulation are
 laid down in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 32 of
 Regulation (EEC) No IOO/76 of 19 January 1976 .
                           Article 6                                                 i
        This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its              i
 publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities . It shall
 apply until 30 September 1977 .
       This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
 in all Member States .
       Done at Brussels ,     June 1977 .         For the Council
                                                   The President
 ---pagebreak---                                      ΑΝΪΊΕΧ 1
        Quantities which may be caught by certain non-member countries ,
                            by species and fishing area#
The zones concerned axe 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 ( iCKAF), 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 Forth Sea and the Atlantic , and covered by Community rules
on fisheries#
     Species                             Zone                               Quantity
                                                                             (tons)
                       SPAIÏÏ
Hake                   VI , VII , VIII                                       3 200
Horse Mackerel         VI A as far as it extends west of the line
                       defined in footnote (l ) below, VI B                    170
Horse Mackerel         VII C , VII K , VII J , as far as   it extends
                       south of 50° 30 * north latitude , , VII H            5 720
Ilorse Mackerel        VIII as far as it extends west of the line
                       defined in footnote (2 ) below                        4 110
All species except
clupeiformes and
invertebrates          VIII                                                 20 000
                       FIT7LAHD
Herring                IV                                                 (token entry]
                       PORTUGAL
Cod                    1 ( ICNAF)                                              375
(l ) The line originating in point : (2 ) The line originating in point
     6° W 60° H, thence southwards to          8° W 48° II, thence southwards to
     6° W 58° 30*11, thence westwards to       8°   47° N, thence eastwards to
    10° W 58° 30% thence southwards to         6°   47° ÎT» thence southwards to
    10° W 56°30'N, thence westwards to         6° W 46°30' IT, thence eastwards to
    12° W 56°30'H, thence southwards to        5°   46°30 f IT, thence southwards to
    12® W 54°30'W.                             5°   46° K,   thence eastwards to
                                               4°   46° IT,  thenoe southwards to
                                               4°   45°      thence eastwards to
                                               2° W 45°      thence southwards-
 ---pagebreak---                                     ΑΜΞΛ 2
Information to be provided by non-member countries t
         a) name of the vessel ;
         b ) registration number and external identification letters
              and number :
         c)   call sign and radio frequency;
         d)   port, of régi st rat ion:
         e)   name and address of the owner or charterer;
         f)   the name and address of agents appointed and maintained
              within the relevant Member States possessing the authority
              to receive and respond to any legal process issued in that
              Member State :
         g) name and address of the master ;
         h) grons tonxiago and overall length;
         i ) engine power ;
         j ) hold capaoity;
         k ) type and number of fishing gear on board )
         1)   processing equipment on board:
         m)   navigational equipment on board;
         n)   intended method of fishing;
         o )- intended area of fishing;
         p)   intended Species of fishing; and
         q)   the period for whioh a licence is requested*