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Date: 1982-02-04
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) laying down technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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OiVlM MISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                    COM(82 ) 30 final
                                                    Brussels , 3 February 1982
                                    Proposal for a
                               COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
   laying down technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources
                    ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
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  COM ( 82 ) 30 final                  ί »
 ---pagebreak---                     EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
The present proposal for a regulation intends to reinstate the technical
measures for the conservation of the fishery resources , whi ch,f oliowing
the expiration on 31 October 1981 of Council Regulation ( EEC ) n° 2527 / 80 ,
are no longer in effect at the Community level , it also incorporates
the proposed amendments to this regulation made on 21 January and 9 July 1981
                        I
and the Council discussions on these amendments .
These mesaures constitute an essential element of the common fisheries
policy and are necessary for the effective management of fisheries resources .
 ---pagebreak---                            PROPOSAL FOR A
                    COUNCIL REGULATION  CEEC)n°
                       of
laying down technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN . COMMUNITIES ,
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and
 in particular Article 43     thereof ,
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
 Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament ( 1 ),
 Whereas , in order .to ensure the protection of . marine biological, resources
 and the balanced exploitation of fishery resources
 in the interests of both fishermen and consumers , technical measures should
 be laid down for the conservation of fishery resources specifying inter alia
 the mesh sizes , by-catch rates and fish sizes permitted as well as the limi­
 tation of fishing within certain areas and periods and with certain gear ;
Whereas additional national measures of a strictly local character should
not be rendered inapplicable or hampered by the adoption of this Regulation •
                            »
 Whereas , therefore , such measures may be maintained or taken subject to
  examination by the Commission of' their compatibility with Community law and
their conformity with the common fisheries policy ;
 Whereas this Regulation should apply without prejudice to certain national
 measures which go beyond the minimum requirements which it lays down ;
 Whereas . the rules governing          ..        \,
  fishing operations in the Skagerrak and Kattegat agreed between the delega­
 tions of the Community and ^ those of Norway and Sweden should be included
 in this Regulation ;
  (1)  O.J. No . C
                                                                 •/•••
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas urgent new conservation measures and detailed rules on the implemen­
tation of . this Regulation may be necessary ; whereas such measures and rules
should be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Articles 31 ( 2 )
           and 32 of Council Regulation ( EEC ) No , 100 / 76 of 19 January 1976 on
the common organization of the market in fishery products ( 1 ), as last amended
by Regulation ( EEC ) No . 34A3 / 80 ( 2 );
Whereas , where conservation of resources is seriously threatened , Member
States should be permitted to take appropriate provisional measures
Whereas it is appropriate to provide for a simpli fi ed procedure to amend
certain provisions of a rather technical nature in this Regulation ;
Whereas it is in the interest of the Community to adopt ;           all       these
measures as speedily as possible in order to avoid a lengthy legal vacuum
resulting from the expiry on 31 O ctober 1981 of C ouncil Regulatio n ( EEC )
No 2527/ 80 ( 3 ),            <  '    "     '
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 < 1 ) O.J. n° L 20 of 28.1 . 1976 , p. 1
( 2 ) O.J. n° L 359 of 31.12.1980 , p. 13
( 3 ) O.J. n° L 258 du 1.10.1980 , p. 1
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                         Article 1
                    Definition of areas
1 . This Regulation applies to the talcing and landing of
biological resources be cur ring in all maritime waters under
the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Member States and
which are situated in the following regions:
Rcginn I
(a) ail waters off the coasts of the French department of
    St Pierre et Miquelon ;
(b) all other waters which iie to the north and the west
    of a line running from a point at latitude 48° North,
    longitude 18° West thence due north to latitude 60°
    North ; thence due east to longitude 5° West; thence
    due north to latitude 60° 30' North ; thence due east
    to longitude 4° West ; thence due north to latitude
    64° North ; thence due east to the coast of Norway;
 ---pagebreak---                      -  L  -
Region 2
all other waters situated north of latitude 48° North,
but excluding the Baltic Sea and belts lying to the" south
and east of lines drawn from Hasenore Head to Gniben
Point, from Korshage to Spodsbjerg and from Gilbjerg
Head to the Kullen ;
Region 3                        <
all waters situated within those parts of the north-east
Atlantic south of latitude 48° North, except the
Mediterranean Sea and its dependent seas;
Region 4
ai! waters off the coasts of the French department of
Guyane:
Region S
all waters off the coasts of the French departments of
Martinique and Guadeloupe;
Region 6
all waters off the coasts of the French department of
Reunion.
2. These regions may be divided according to
sub-areas or divisions of the international Council for
the Exploration of the Sea ( ICES) or sub-areas, divisions
or subdivisions of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries
Organization ( NAFO) or parts thereof or according to
other geographical criteria.
3 . For the purposes of this Regulation, the Kattegat is
limited in the north by a line drawn from Skagen
lighthouse to the lighthouse in Tistlarrw, and from here
to the nearest point on the Swedish coast, and in the
south by a line drawn from Hasenore Head to Gniben
Point, from Korshage to Spodsbjerg, and from Gilbjerg
Head to the Kullen .
The Skagerrak is limited in the west by a line drawn
from the lighthouse of Hanstholm to the lighthouse of
Lindcsncs and in the south by a line drawn from Skagen
lighthouse to the lighthouse of Tistlarna and from here
to the nearest point on the Swedish coast .
                                         *
4. For the purposes of this Regulation, 'the North Sea
shall comprise ICES sub-area IV, the adjacent part of
1CF.S Division Ila and that part of ICES Division Ilia
which is nor covered by the definition of Skagerrak
given in paragraph 3 .
 ---pagebreak--- '5 .           The sub-areas , divisions or subdivisions                 of the
        NAFO referred to in this Regulation are described in
        Annex III to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 3179/78 of
         28 November 1978                 .concerning ths conclusion by the European
        Economic Community of the Convention on Future Multilateral Co-operation
         in the Northwest Atlantic Fi shsri es (1 ) , as last amended by
         Regulation ( EEC ) No 654/ 81 ( 2 ).
 60             The definition of the ICES areas referred to in this
         Regulation is           given       in   a  Communication of the Commission ( 3 ).
    ( 1 ) OJ No L 378 , 20.12.1978 , p. 1
    ( 2 ) OJ No L 69 , H. 3.1981 , p. 1
     ( 3 ) O.J. - N° C 5 , 9.1 . 1982 , p. 2
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                          TITLE I
                        MESH SIZE
                         Article 2
                     General provisions
1 . It shall be prohibited to use or to haul any trawl,
Danish seine or similar net having anywhere meshes of
a smaller size than those laid down in Annex 1 for the
region and type of net concerned from the dates
specified.
2 . The Council shall, on a proposal from the
Commission, in the light of the experience acquired and
taking account of the latest available scientific
information, decide by a qualified majority before
31 July 1982 whether and until which date the increase
in the mesh size to 90 mm in the North Sea may be
deferred. In the , light of the same criteria the Council
shall also decide whether and under which conditions
fishing for sole in the North Sea or part thereof by
vessels exceeding 300 bhp is to be exempt from the
increase in mesh size to 90 mm and whether and to
what extent the mesh size for the fishing of sole by
vessels not exceeding 300 bhp in the North Sea should
be increased from 1 January 1983 .
3 . The Council shall, on a proposal from the
Commission and in the light of scientific opinions based
on additional research efforts, decide by a qualified
majority before 31 July 1982 whether the mesh size in
the English Channel should be increased to 80 mm,
irrespective of the type of mesh used, from 1 January
1983 .
4. The provisions of this Article are without prejudice
to the specific provisions laid down in the following
Articles.
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                                      Artide 3
                                 Small meshed nets
              1. Trawls, Danish seines or similar nets having mesh
              sizes smaller than those specified in Annex I, but not
              smaller than those specified in Annex II, may be used
              when fishing in the regions and for the species listed in
              Annex 11 .              .
              However, when fishing for the species listed in
              Annex 111 in the zones referred to therein, only those
              trawls, Danish seines or similar ners may be used which
              have mesh sizes specified in Annex I.
2 . In region 2 no vessel shall use any net having in the cod-end meshes
of dimensions between 50 mm and those specified in Annex I for that region ,
except when fishing is carried out in accordance with Article 4 .
                                    Article 4
                                    Nephropî
             1 . Trawls, Danish seines or similar nets having mesh
             sizes smaller than those specified in Annex I, but not
             smaller than those laid down in Annex IV, may be used
             when fishing for nephrops in the regions Speci f ied
             in Annex IV .
             2. The Council shall, on a proposal from the
             Commission, in the light of the experience acquired and
              considering scientific advice, decide by a qualified
              majority before 31 July 19S2 whether the mesh size
              should be increased from 1 January 1983 to 70 mm in
              the Western Approaches and the Irish Sea and to
              60 mm in region 3 .
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                         Article S
                          Hake
Trawls, Danish seines or similar nets having mesh sizes
smaller than 80 mm may not be used when fishing8 for
hake in . regions 2 and 3 .
                          Article 6
                 Measurement of mesh sizes
  The mesh size shall be measured in accordance with the
  detailed rules to be adopted in accordance with the
  procedure laid down in Article 21 .
                          Article 7
                     Attachments to nets
            I
  No device shall be used by means of which the mesh in
  any part of a fishing net is obstructed or otherwise
  effectively diminished. This provision does not exclude
  the use of the devices referred to in the detailed
  implementing rules to be adopted in accordance with
  the procedure laid down in Article 2 1 •
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                         TITLE : I
                      BY-CATCHES
                                                                           i
                        Artide 8
            By-catches with small-meshed nets
1 . Catches taken in accordance with Article 3 may
not comprise more than 10% of the species listed in
Annex V in those regions for which an entry has been
made in that Annex or of Sepia.
Until 31 July 1932 the fiftt subparagraph shall
nor apply to fishing for shrimps ( Crangon spp .) and prawns ( PandaLus montagui )
in waters situated within a 12-mile limit measured trom
Member States* baselines. Furthermore, those waters               •
situated within the 12-mile limit within which the first                    I
subparagraph shall not be applied from 1 Aug 'JS.t -.1 982                  j
shall be defined according to the procedure laid down in                    }
Article 21 , taking into account scientific advice,                         j
technical developments and fishing practices.                              !
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                                                                           S
Catches taken while fishing for prawns ( Panda lus spp, except PandaLus montagui ) ,
          in region 2 may not comprise more than 50 %                      j
of the species cited in Annex V for that region or of                      |
Sepia. The Council shall, on a proposal from the                           |
Commission, in the light of the experience acquired and                    j
taking account of the latest available scientific                          j
information, decide by a qualified majority before                         j
31 July 1&S2 on the appropriate by-catch percentage in                     ■
fishing for prawns ( PandaLus spp, except PandaLus montagui ).
                                                                           h
2 . All catches taken during a voyage by a vessel                          j
carrying both nets complying and nets not complying                 -      J
with Article 2 shall be held to have been taken with nets                  '
not complying with Article 2, unless the records of the                 ,j
 fishing operations which the skipper has to                    "          [
 keep according to Article 1 of Regulation ( EEC)                     ' j
No 753 /80 ( ' ) and according to the detailed rules for                   ;
the implementation of this provision show otherwise.         '             [
 Paragraph 1 shall not apply for that part of the catch                  [
 taken with nets complying with Article 2.                               |
                                                                         \
3. Catches taken in accordance with Article 3 may not                    j
comprise by-catches of salmon and trout.                                 j
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<*) OJ No L 84, 28. 3. 1980, p. 33.
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                      4. Tn the Celtic Sea (Divisions VII g) to k) (' ) with the
                      exception of Bantry Bay) all by-catches of herring shall
                      be prohibited for such time as the TAC for herring is
                      lower than 10 000 tonnes.
                                              Article 9
                                  Special provisions on by-catdies
                      1. Catches taken in accordance with Article 4 may not 1
                     comprise more than 60 % of the species listed in Annex
                     V in those regions for svhich an entry has been made in
                     that Annex or of Sepia.
                     2. Catches taken with nets not complying with Article
                     5, but complying with Annex i for the region and
                     type of net concerned, may not comprise more than
                     30 % ot hake.
                     3. The percentage of by-catch of herring authorized in
                     fishing for other species shall be measured in
                     accordance with Article 10 ( 1 ).
  4.              In the Skagerrak and Kattegat :
        ( a ) by-catches of the species set out in Annexes V ana VI
                 shall not in the aggregate exceed 30$ by weight of all
                 the fish taken when fishing for whiting with nets of
                 mesh sizes smaller than 80 mm 5
         (b) by-catches of herring alone shall not exceed 5$ by
                 weight of the total catch taken when fishing for
               . whiting with such nets .                                        . ,
                                    t
                                                           ,r
(>) Increased by the area bounded;
    – in the nortn by latitude 52 30* N,
    – in the south by latitude 52 00' N,
    – in the west by the const of Ireland,
    – in the cast by the coast of the United Kingdom..
 ---pagebreak---                         ArtLle 10
 Determination of the percentage of by-caechcs and their
                         disposal
 1 . The percentage of the by-catches referred to in
 Articles 8 and 9 shall be measured as a proportion by
 weight of all fish on Hoard after sorting, or of all fish in
 the hold or on landing, and by-catches in such cases
 may be . determined on the basis of one or more
 representative samples.
 However, when fishing for sandeel with nets having
 mesh sizes of less than 16 mm, the percentage of the
 by-cafches may be measured on board at any time or on
 landing. This provision shall not apply
the Skagerrak and Kattegat .
 2 . Prohibited by-catches and those exceeding the
 relevant percentage may not be retained on board but
 shall be returned immediately to the sea.
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                                       TITLE IN
                         f
                                    RSH SIZES
                                     Article 1 1
             1 . Undersized fish shali not be retained on board or be
            transhipped, landed, transported, sold or held in
            possession , displayed or offered for sale, but shall be
            returned immediately to the sea.
            However:
            – landings of herring may consist of up to 10 % by
                 weight of undersized herring,
            – landings of mackerel may consist of up to IS % by
                 weight of undersized mackerel.
landings of fish , mentioned in Annexes V and VI , taken in
the Skagerrak and Kattegat may consist of up to 10$ by
weight of                    ^               undersized fish of these species .
           2. Undersized fish taken as by-catch within the limits
           specified in Article H ( I ) shall not be retained on board
           or be transhipped, landed, transported, sold or held in
           possession, displayed or offered for sale for human
           consumption .
           3 . A fish shall be regarded as undersized if its size is
           smaller than the minimum size specified in Annex V
           or VI for ihe species and regions concerned .
           4. The size of a fish shall be measured in centimetres
           from the tif\ of the snout to the end of the tail fin,
           However, the size of nephrops shall be expressed in
           carapace length measured parallel to the mid-line from
           the back of either eye-socket to the rear edge of the
           carapace.
The 'Length of a Lobster caught in the Skagerrak OP. -ini the . Kattegat
shall he measured from the tip of tns, rostrum to the rear
end of the telson , not including the 'cstae .
           5 . The size of fish may be expressed , by a
                 method equivaLent- to that given in para-,
                 graph 4 , by number of fish per. unit of
                 weight according to the procedure,- provided
                 for in ArticLe 21 .
 ---pagebreak---                               TITLE IV
                  PROHIBITION ON FISHING FOR CERTAIN
               SPECIES WITHIN CERTAIN AREAS AND PERIODS
                             Article 12
                               Salmon
      Catches of salmon taken within the waters situated outside a
12-raile limit measured from Keniber States * baselines in that part of
region 1 east of latitude 44° Uost and in regions 2 and 3 shall
not be retained on board or be transhipped,     landed , transported ,
sold or held in possession , displayed or offered for sale , but shall
be returned ismediately to the sea 0
      In the Skagerrak and Kattegat fishing for salmon and sea-trout
shall be forbidden outside a 4-mile limit measured from the
baselines .
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                         Article 1.1
            i.       Rcdfish and herring
For the protection of spawning grounds and nursery
areas, fishing for the following species shall be
prohibited in the following areas and periods:
1 . Redfish during the whole year:
     (a) northern area from the coast of Greenland at
         latitude 67° 00' North to :
         – ! atittide'67° 00' N, longitude 30° 30' W,
         – latitude 65° 40' N, longitude 30° 30' W,
         – latitude 65" 40' N , longitude 31° 50' W,
         – latitude 65° 30' N, longitude 33° 10' W,      i
         – latitude 65° 10' N, longitude 34° 00* W,      j
         – latitude 65° 10' N, longitude 35° 00' W,
                                                           i
         – latitude 64° 45 ' N, longitude 35° 20 ' W,
         as far as the coast of Greenland at latitude
         64° 35' N ;
    (b) southern area from the coast of Greenland at
         latirude 64° 20' N to:
         – latirude 64° 20' N, longitude 36° 20' W,
         – latitude 63° 50' N, longitude 36" 50' W,
         – latitude 63° 15' N, longitude 39° 30' W,
         – latitude 63° 45 ' N , longitude 39" 30' W,
         as far as the coast of Greenland at latitude
    .    63° 45' N.
                                                             >
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                                                             I
2. Herring every year from 15 August to 30 Sep­
     tember:
     In the maritime area bounded by a line joining the
     following points:
     – the Butt of Lewis,
    – Cape Wrath,
    – to the north , at latitude 58° 55' N and longitude
         05°00'\V,
    – to the west, at latitude 58° 55' N and longitude
      :  07° 10' W ,
          to the south-west, at latitude 53° /}' N and
          longitude 08° 20' W,
    – to the south, at latitude 57° 40' N and longitude
         08° 20' Vt',
    and which runs from there
     – east to the Hebrides.
 ---pagebreak--- along tli a West coast of the I-Ia'cr-icLsa to latitude 57° 40©6'
longitude 7° 20 065® W,
 alonq a Line drawn         0°35'T to a point
     latitude 57° 50 8 05 9 N » longitude 7° ô »! 1 ïï,
                                                         11
then north along the west coast of the Hahridas as fa? as
tha -saint of departure .
      This area may be modified in accordance with die
      procedure bid down in Article 21 .
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                                      TITLE V
             LIMITATION OF THE USE OF SPECIFIC GEAR OR
                                      VESSELS
                               ^ . Article 14
             J. Purse seines may not be used for the fishing of the
             species listed in Annex V, nor may they be used for the
             fishing of herring in the Celtic Sea.
            2 . In the Kattegat, the use of beam trawls shall be
            prohibited.                                                t
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            3. Inside an area within 12 miles of the mainland          j
            coasts of Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, France,       j
            Ireland and the west coast of Denmark as far as the        j
        j Hirtshals lighthouse, measures from the baselines from     ' f
           which the territorial waters are measured, no vessel        i
         I exceeding 70 CRT or 300 bhp shall trawl for sole or         j
         1 plaice with any beam trawl.                                 j
         i                                                             !
           The vessels referred to in the preceding subparagraph
           shall be prohibited from fishing for sole or plaice with
           other types of trawls which are specially designed for
           catching flatfish in growing areas situated within
           12 miles of the mainland coasts of Belgium, the
           Netherlands, Germany and the west coast of Denmark
           as far as the Hirtshals lighthouse.
           Notwithstanding subparagraphs 1 and 2, .vessels
            covered by the ban and fishing for other species in the
            area may not retain on board sole and plaice in*-an
            amount exceeding 10 % by weight of the entire catch
            on board.
4.         Inside an area within 12 miles of the coast of
   the United Kingdom beam trawls with a beam whose
   effective length exceeds eight meters may not be used
   and , if more than one trawl is used at any one time ,
   the aggregate effective length of beam of the trawls
   so used may not exceed eight meters .
5.         Vessels may not carry such beam trawls or other               .
   trawl3 within the areas mentioned in this Article
   where such beam trawls or other trawls may not be
   used, unless they are properly lashed and stowed
   in such a way that they may not be readily used •
 ---pagebreak---                             (        Article 1 '
          1 . Trawls, Danish seines or similar nets having mesh
          sizes smaller than those specified in Annex I for the
          region concerned or purse seines may not be used
          for the fishing of mackerel from 1 March until
          15 November of each year within an area defined by a
          line joining the following points:
          – the souih-weM const of the United Kingdom ai
              longitude 05" 00' W,
          – longitude 05° 00' W, latitude 49° 30' N,
                                           *
            – longitude 07* 00' W, latitude 49° 30' N,
           – longitude 07" 00' W, latitude 50" 30' N
           – the south-west coast of the United Kingdom ai
                latitude 50° 30' N.      '
                       2 . Trawls , Danish , seines or similar nets as well as
                       purse seines and ring nets may not be used in those
                       areas to the west of Scotland defined' in Annex VII
                       during a period each year between 1 October and
                       31 March. The exact period will be fixed in each case-
                       by the Commission in relation to the climatic conditions
                       determining the fishing of sprat and herring in these
                       areas, in accordance with the procedure provided for in
                       Article 2 1 .
                       3 _ Trawls having niesh sires smaller than 32 mm may
                     not be used in waters situated within three miles of the
                     coastline in the Skagerrak and the Kattegat between
                      1 July and 15 September.
                     However, when trawling within this area and during
                     this period:
                     – for deep-water prawn (Pandalus boreaiis) or shrimp
                          a mesh size of 30 mm may be used,
                     – for eclpout, or scorpion fish to be used for bait,
                          meshes of any siie may be used.
   4 . Explosives , poisonous or stupefying substances and
&ZZ3 may not be used for the purpose of catching fish .
Furthermore , in the Skagerrak and the Kattegat the use
of electric current for the purpose of catching fish is
forbidden®         However, tuna and basking shark may be caught
using harpoon guns en.d electric current *
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                        Article 16
The carrying out on vessels of processing operations
other than the evisceration, salting, boiling, and shelling
of prawns and shrimps, the canning, barrelling and
pickling of mackerel or filleting, freezing and the
reduction of offal and unavoidable by-catches taken
within   the   authorized    maximum      limit  shall   be
prohibited.
                         TITLE VI
                  FINAL PROVISIONS
                        Article 17
This Regulation shall not apply to fishing operations
conducted solely for the purpose of scientific
investigation, artificial restocking or transplantation
by vessels or to fish caught 111 the course of such
operations. The Member States concerned shall inform
the Commission and the other Member States of such
operations.                        «
Fish caught for the purposes set out in the first
subparagraph may not be sold, or held in possession,
displayed or offered for sale in contravention of the
other provisions of this Regulation.
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                        Article 1 8     <
1 . Where the conservation of ftsh stocks calls for
immediate action, the Commission may, by way of
derogation from this Regulation, adopt any measures
necessary in accordance with the procedure laid down
in Articles 31 (2) and 32 of Regulation ( EEC) No
 100/ 76 . This includes measures to this end which have
not been specifically provided for in this Regulation.
2. Where the conservation of certain species or fishing
grounds is seriously threatened and where any delay
would result in damage which would be difficult to
repair, the coastal State may take appropriate
non-discriminatory conservation measures in respect of
the waters under its jurisdiction.
3.     These measures, together with an explanatory
memorandum , - shail       be   communicated      to   the
Commission and the other Member States by telex as
soon as they are decided on.
4. Within 10 calendar days of receipt of such
notification, the Commission shall confirm, Cancel or
amend the measures. The Commission's decision shall
be immediately notified to the Member States.
5. Any Member State may refer the decision of the
Commission to the Council within 10 calendar days of
receiving the notification referred to in paragraph 4.
6. The Council, acting by a qualified majority, may
adopt a decision differing from that of the Commission
within 30 calendar days of the matter being referred to
it.
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                             Article 19
       In the case of strictly local stocks of interest to the
fishermen of one Member State only , that kenber State may take
measures for the conservation and management of those stocks ,
provided that such measures are compatible with Community law and
are in conformity with the common fisheries policy .
      I..ember States shall be authorized to lay down any strictly
local conditions or detailed arrangements , applying to their
national fishermen only , designed to limit the catches by
technical measures in addition to those defined in the Community
regulations , provided that such measures are compatible with
Community law and are in conformity with the common fisheries
policy .
     Before adopting any measures referred to in paragraphs 1
and 2 , tho lienor State concerned . shall obtain the agreement
of the Commission on the finding that the measures are in
conformity with one or other of these paragraphs .
     The Commission shall take a reasoned decision within three
months of a request being submitted under the terms of the
first subparagraph .
     The other IVLember States and the' Commission shall be
notified of the measures thus taken .
     If any Kember State considers that the conditions on which
the agreement of the Commission referred to in paragraph 3 is
based are not or are no longer met , or in the event of a negative
decision by the Commission , the fcember State concerned may ask
for a decision in accordance with the procedure described in
Article 21 •                            . J:
 ---pagebreak---      Lleasures already taken by ICember States concerning strictly
local stocks or strictly local conditions or detailed arrangements
as defined in paragraphs 1 and 2         shall be maintained , provided
that they are compatible with Community law and are in conformity
with the common fisheries policy . Kember States shall notify
the Commission of such measures not later than 30 June 1982 .
The Commission shall decide within one year of the notification
whether the measures in question are in conformity with
paragraphs 1 or 2 -        •
     The provisions of paragraph 3 and of the second and third
sentences of paragraph 5 shall not apply to aquaculture .
     For the purposes of this Regulation , aquaculture means :
the rearing, breeding        harvesting cf fish., crustaceans and
molluscs in fixed fishing installations and fishing on foot .
                                                                   /
 ---pagebreak---                                   A tí ele 20
 1.       This Hcrulaticn shall ar?Iy without prejudice to national
     technical Eetisurej , going beyond it .-3 minimum requirements , which
     ara applicable only to fisherr.en of the Member State concerned and
     which either are intended to ensure better management and better
     use of the quotas or         apply to species not subject to quotFS
     or to species for v.hich this Regulation lays down no specific
     measures , provided that they are compatible with Community law
     and are in conformity with the common fisheries policy .
2 «.      The national measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall be
     communicated to the Commission in accordance with Article 2(2 )
     of Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 101/76 of 19 January 1976 laying
     dowa a common structural policy for the fishing industry (^).
3®        At any time arid at the request of the Commission , Member States
     shall provide all the information necessary for assessing the
     compatibility of the measure a referred to in this Article with
     Community law end their conformity with the ecsamon fisheries policy*
(*) OJ No L 20* 28.1.1976, p. 19
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                                Article 21
Detailed rules for the implementation of this Regulation shall be adopted 1
in accordance with the procedure laid down in Articles 31   (2)
and 32 of Regulation ( EEC ) n° 100 / 76 .
                              " Article 22
                                     –■  – -    Ν
The Council acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission,
may amend Article 1 , Titles IV and V and the Annexes to this Regulation .
                                Article 23
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States .
Done at Brussels ,          '
                                                 For the Council
                                                The President
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                                                          ANNEX I
  Minimum mesh size provided . for in Article 2                           •                         (mm)
                                                                                           " iniiû.:.:n
 Rrgion              Pan of region                                           Type of net     Meth »/e
    1                                                           All                           120
    t     NAFO 1 , ICES sub areas XIV, V                        All                           1 )0
   2      Skagerrak and Kattegat                               All                             80 ( 1 )
         North Se«
        I'Vom I . I2.I98O                                       All                             80 ( 2 )
        From 1.10.1' , 32                                       All                             90 (;_■)
         West of Scotland,
         * nl of Ireland ,
         wintern approaches                         -
         | ICES sub jrca VI , ICES
                                                                All                            80
         divisions VII b), c), 0 , K'· ·>). j). k)l
         Irish Sea                                    ■
                                                                Single twine                   70
         [ ICES division VII a)|                                Double twine                   7Í
         English ( Huinel                             •
         ( ICES divisions VII d), e )]
                                                                All                      ·     75
   3
                                                             –
                                                                All                            65
   4                                                            All                            45
   5                                                           p.m.                           p.m .
   6                                                           p.m .                          p.in.
( 1 ) l'\>r fishing for whiting minimum rnesh size is TO mm.
( 2 ) Except          for fishing for sole Ly vessels rot f^i-eedir : 3^0 V'hp, in which case
       minimum mesh sizes are 70 mm single twine and 75 mm double twine
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                                                         ANNEX II
Minimum mesh size provided for in Article 3
                                                    Speoes
 ΚιιΊ(»Ι I
 Pol.ir ccxJ ( Boreoii.ulus saida ]
 ( .îpelm ( M.illotàis villnois)
 Hlue whitiiif; ( Mil loi.nsislius poutauou)
 Argentine ( Armntm.1 ^ pp)
 Hi-mng (( lupc.i h.iri n>;iis )
 NUIumS
 S i I m r pnut (( lailuuliiv tliorn )
 Ni-plicui>\ ( Nephroid norvceicus)
 Norw.i » pimi ( I nvipii-ruv csnt.irkii]
 l'r.iw il - il'.iiul.ilus . pp
rvu l'l .ls «. pnilii il lui .»
          I'r.Hins in N \ i ( • uh.i rt'j 1 and ICF.S division* V and XIV (offshore]
 ReilhsVi ni \ \ l < ) . lu tvion l M
 ( luproul hsh nih < i fl » n » herring
 I l I',    VlUMtlll.t  JUl'l fil l
(« rv.U v^uwfs I r .» hr.'Us Jr.uo)
 M«um rn ukiul 1 i u Ikiuis traihurus]
 M.ukrrcl . SyouiKf « minus ]
 S.iiitli cis    Amin . uk i iil ir
 S.uirv ( Sinmhi ri sov s.nirus!
 Simun» i ( r.iriiion spp
 Smells (I Kiiutus spp;
Κι νιοη 2 ι 1
Herring (( lupe.i h.ui iiv'tis)
M.iikercl fSiomber smnibrus!
esiepr js follows :
         in tlie North' S( i
Horse m.ukncl i I i.ulit.rus tr.iihiiruj !
Spr.il (( lnpr.i spr.ittuv
N»»rw.iv p< > iii ( I usopU'i us csmarkii )
l\!ui- whiuni; iMunimisisims pouMstou]
AtpiHim' ( Arpimna Npp )
Fra'.iiui ( l' ancUt lu s sr>p except Pandalus monta^ui '
l'i.mns ( l'.iiiil.itus i.ionlanii ]
Shrimps (( T.inpon spp)
t els ( excepi elvers ) ( Anuuilla aneuilla
Circ.H wmi rs Cl r.1i hmus dr.lco
 Molluscs ( except cuttlefish – sepia officinalis'
S.niili i Is f Aiiimoilytiil.ic
exiept .is speiifieil below :
         S .hkIu Is in the North Sea in the period between I Novembei
         .mil tin l.ist d;i ) i if February inclusive
t apelin ( M.illotus villosiis)
Saurv ( S umu I husox vaurus
Smelts l ( >siik rus spp
Sardines ( Sjrilm.i pililurdus,
Skdiirrrjk –- k.itl< v>n
Mernnu K lupej h.iuiiKiis
M.ukercl iScomber siotnbru*'
Horse m.Kkcn-l ( lr tuhun»s trachurus
Deep water prawn ( I'aiulalus borcali*
Arnemme ( Arucntinul le
 (*) Kxorpt in Skaacrrak and Kattcjiai for the species l»»«ed below
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                                                SlVWK't
Sandeel ( Ammodylfs spp)
eiicpt as follows :
       in the Skancrrak between I November and the last day of February inclusive
       IN i hi- K .IIIC^.M between I Aufiust and the last day of February inclusive
Shrimp ( Ojiip'ii spp and l.eander adspersus):
       inside four miles troni the baselines
      outside lour milt's from the baselines
Garlish ( IW lour bcloiie )
Grcy gunurd (I utnela gurn.irdus)
Afl'/U/I    )
Basrard sole ( Diioloiilotsa cuncata)                                               4
Sardine (Sardin.1 piLhardus)
Shrimps (( ran^on son)
I cls ( l' Xii'pï cIvtTs ) ( Anguilla anguilla)
Spr.u i ( lupc.i spr.it t u-k )
Anchosv (I II^I.UJ I IS TIKF .» Nsiiholus )
S. HK U T I (A IIIIIHK I V ndac )
Hi-irinu (( I IMH .I h IN ni'.tis )
ì I OIM' m.u kilt ) , I i.ulumit truhurut)
M. KMH I ( Voiiilvi suniilirus)
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                                                                       ANNEX      III
             Species and regions referre d to in Article 3
             1 . Blue whiting Micromesistus poutassnu ). in ( hit part of region 2 to the south of latitude 52* 30' N
                 and west ol longitude 7* 00' W.
                                                                                              »
             2. Bastard sole 'Dtcologlossa cune.it.i), in j II parts of region 3 outside an area bounded by a line
                 connecting ti c following points, within which only vessels not Exceeding ISO bhp may utc net*
                 having mesh i /es not smaller than 40 mm :
                 – latitude 4rî 16' N, longitude 01 * J6' W ( phare de* Baleines),
                 – latitude 4n*{)5' N , longitude 01 * 44' \X',
                 – latitude 4 >* 40' N , longitude 01° ?4' W,
                 – latitude 4-t" 40' N , longitude 01 14' W,
                 and then due <-ast to the coast.
            3. Shrimp                    outside the 1 2 - mile limit measured from the baselines of Member States in
                 region 3 .
^           4. jurisdiction
                 Norwj) poutol aI riMember
                                     soptenisState
                                               esinarkn),    in tli.it part of the North Sea whuh is under the sovereignty or
                                                    anJ hounded on the south b) a line running due east from the point
                 of intersection of the east coast of Scotland bv the pai.illel of 56° North to i" last , then north to
                 58" North , i In m west to 'T to' \X t st . then north to ST 15' North, then east to I ' Fast, then north to 60 ®NOTt h , then
west tO the meridian L) °L)0 * longitude then north to f>0' W North , then west to the cast toast of the
                 Shetland Isles , then west from the west coast of the Shetland Isles at 60" North to 3 * West, then
                 south to 58 " <•>' North , then west to the Scottish coast .
0
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                                                  ANNEX [V
                                                 NLPHROPS
Minimum mesh size provided, for in Article 4                                  (mm)
Region                          Pan of region                           Minimum
                                                                        Mesh   ςΐ7Ρ
  2    North Sea
       west ut ScotUnd
       west »I Ireland
       Γ ii|>lish ( h.uitiel
       [ KIS •. lib .uv a IV ,                                             70
       IC.tS »luisions VI a), VII b),c), d ), e), f)i i). M)
       Irish Si i                                            , · . . i-
       wi sti rii .ip|>ri J.IIIHS
       1 IC 1 S JiwsioiiN VII a ), g ), h )]                               60
       Sk.i);eri ik
       K.llUg.ll
                                                                           60
  3
                                                                           50
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                                                           ANNEX V
      Minimum size referred tc in Article 11 , paragraph 3
                                                                                 mi ni-iiuM       r.izQ
                                                                        Rcrk in 1       K i H'KII X     Kepi»
    ( oj fCijJii » morrhuj)                                                 »4 (<)           «!( · )      .10
    H.uIJock ( Mcl.tno^Mitiinus ar^friinus)                                M                 1 -!
                                                                                                          27
    Hake (¿MrrluiX'iiis incrliicciuv)                                      .10               10            «1
    IM.ikc ( ΙΝ πιγοιμΜ ιλ pl.iuss .ij                                     25               25 (<)        25
    \Xiuh (( ilvpNKt ph.iîus cvno^lossus)                                  2.H              2H            28
    ! rmon v»lr ι Murnsimmis km )                                          25               :s             25
    Snlc           Λ m ile.l )                                             24               24            24
     1 urlM»t         1 1 .ï uuvun.O                                        10               10            10
    liriU ( Sv opliti *             t homhui)                              .10              .10           10
I-LG / Tin ; l ι pui» κ )«« »tul « tis \pp |                               25               25            25
    Whiting { Μι ι l.ini;mv imrlangiuv)                                    27               27 («>         21
    f >. ib > I im . mtl . ι ( mund i                                       IS              1 s {*)        15
    S.mhi ( ΡπΙΙ.κ Imis \ tri im                                            15               lo            10
    ( ( muitioii mm hu .nn IVi^Jius canubrichu )                                                           12
    K<il mullet 'Mullus sunuulctus)                                                                        15
    fi.tss iDu' inr.irJuis l.ihrjxj                                        –
                                                                                         p.m .
    <            ni ( onm r colla r)                                      –                 –
                                                                                                          5H
    Ρ<»))α«Λ 1 1 *( >U . ti hi tis poll.Khiu «)                            –                –
                                                                                                           lì
    Ltun \ NUil \ vi lU'tlv.i ^                                           –
                                                                                         p.m .            M
    Sh.iil ( Aim.i spp )                                                  –                 –             .10
    Stuigron < A«ipuìstr stuno/                                           –                 –
                                                                                                          145
   (> fv > mullet ( ΜνιμιΙ > pp)                                          –                 –
                                                                                                          20
   S.ihncu ( Vilmo s.ilar )                                               –
                                                                                                          4M
     1 mut < Salino trutta )                                                                              21
    flounder < lM .it uhthys flesut)                                      –
                                                                                         20!')
   Lo«.s+.fr ( 'ioth.-irus gatnfflarus )                                  –                              –
   ( ' ) Kxccpt in NATO sub area I , plus ICKS ub-areas XIV , V , whirc the minimum size shall be 40 cm."
   ( 2) I xccpt in l ( I S illusion VII a ), where it ■ minimum size shall be 45 cm .
   (5) Hxa'pt in Sk.invrralt ami Kattegat , whci the minimum si « shall be 27 cm.
   (4 ) Fxiept in Skaiscrrak anil Kattegat, whei the nunuuuni si /.e shall bt 21 cm .
   ( ') In Skagcrrak and Rattciiat only
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                                                         ANNEX VI
Mininnum size referredto in Artide 11 , paragraph 3
                                                                              (cm)
         Region                           Pan of régi* n          Minimum suc
                                                                      20
                 Except Skagerrak and Kau gar
                 Skagerrak and Kattegat                               18
                 North Sca                                            30
                Ucar' : rrak                                          30
                Katterut
                 North Sea
                 wot of Scotland
                 Irish St .i
                 west ol In I.IIHI
                 \ listisi ) ( ll lllMi I                             2 5
                | l ( 1 S sul' ari .1 IV,
                 U1S Jivisions VI »), VII S), c). e), f), j). k)l
                 VCourn .lpprojctus
                [ ICFS divisions VH g ), h )]
                                                                      2 S
                Skagerrak , Kattegat                                  4 0
                                                                       20
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              Area referred torn Article 15 naragraph 2
                                               A KNFX VII
 Loch Laxfnrd
 Being rhc area of wafers lying within a straight line drawn Irom a point on the mainland at latitude
 58° 25-7' North and longitude OS" 07' West ( Dughaill Point) at 220° True to a point on the mainland at
 latitude 58° 24 C North and longitude 5° 08-5' Ww ( Rudha Ituadh ).
 Loch Caimbaan
 Being the area of waters lying within a straight line drawn lw>m a point on the mainland at latitude
 58° 20 5' North and longitude 05° 10-5' West 'Rnhh Aird a.i t-Sionnach) at 21 1° True to a point on
 Oldanv Island at latitude 58° 16' North and longitude 5° 1 5 ■ S ' West.
Enard Ray
Being the area of waters lying within a straight line drawn fmm a point on the mainland at latitude
 58° 09 25' North and longitude 05° 18-5' West ( Khuha Rodha .it 22 True to a point on the mainland
at latitude 58° 0f> 2 ; ' North and longitude 05" 26' West ( Rhu Coigach).
Little 1 och Broom and ( iruinard Bay
Being the area oi w iters lying within a straight line drawn ft mi a point on the mainland at latitude
57° 5 5 75 ' North and longitude 05° 24' West (Cailleach Head) at 263° True to a point on the mainland
at latitude 57° 5*' North and longitude 5° 33-75' West ( Rudhj Beg).
Loch (iairloch
Being the area of w.iters lying within a straight line drawn from a point on the mainland at latitude
57° 44 8' North and longitude 05" 47-2' West ( Big Sands) at IS8° True at a point on the mainland at
latitude 57° 40' North and longitude 5° 48 5' West ( near Red I'mnt).
The Inner Sound including Lochs Torridon, Carron , Kishorn , Duich , Alsh and Hourn
Being the area of w.iters lying within a straight line drawn from a point on the mainland at latitude
57° 38-4' North and longitude 5° 48 8' West ( Red Point) at 230 ' T rue to a point on the Island of Ronn
at latitude 57° 34 5' North and longitude 5° S 7 S' West ( Ron.i Light ). Following the eastern coast of
Rona and Ra.is.ix to I point at latitude S"" I'' X' North and longitude 6° 2-8' West ( Rudli na C loiche);
Irom there a straight line drawn at 180 I rue to meet the ni unland of Skye at a point at latitude
57° 18-7' North and longitude 6° 2-8' West, thence along the eastern coast of Skye to a point at latitude
57° 8-6' North and longitude 5° 46-7' West ( Oronsay Light); from there a straight line drawn at 129°
True to a point ( Rudli ard Slisncach) on the mainland at latitude 57° 7' North and longitude 5° 43-3'
West.