CELEX: 51978PC0491
Language: en
Date: 1978-09-22
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION LAYING DOWN MEASURES FOR THE NEPHROPS FISHERY (Submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                PROPOSAL POR A COUNCIL REGULATION
           LAYING DOWN MEASURES FOR THE NEPHROPS FISHERY
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           ( Submitted to .the Council "by. the Commission )
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 ---pagebreak---                         EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
          The present proposal , submitted in conformity with Article
  149 paragraph 2 of the EEC Treaty , comprises those provisions of
, the Proposal for a Council Regulation laying down technical measures
                                                                    (1 )
  for the conservation of fishery resources of 13 October 1977           as
  amended , which are applied by Member States .    In addition , some
  provisions of minor importance which are applied only in one or
  another Member State are also included .
  Insofar as the provisions of the above mentioned Regulation are not
  contained in the present proposal or in the proposal for a Council
  Regulation laying down measures for the Nephrops fishery they stand
  as proposals from the Commission , and the Commission reserves its right
  to submit these provisions , with any formal drafting modifications which
  may prove necessary , separately to the Council .
   ( 1 ) O.J. No.'C 278 of 18.11.1977 , modified 30 November 1977 .
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 ---pagebreak---                        : Proposai for a
                         COUNCIL REGULATION ( CEE )
                     laying down measures for the Nephrops fishery
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 )/
( 1 ) O.J. No . C 6 of 9 January 1978
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas , according to the scientific information given by the International
Council for the Exploration of the Sea ( ICES ) Nephrops should be excluded
from the species to be caught with sma L l-meshed nets ;
whereas , however , a transitional period should be fixed during which the
mesh size for nephrops should be     increased in all parts of the North
East Atlantic to the mesh size already required in the most important
areas ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                              Article 1
       No vessel fishing for nephrops shall use any trawl which has in any
part meshes , measured in single twine , of dimensions smaller than 70 mm in
Region 2 and 60 mm in Region 3 , those Regions being defined in Article 1 of
Council Regulation ( EEC ) No .          / 78 of      laying down certain technical
measures for the conservation of fishery resources ( 1 ).
       Fishing for' nephrops of a total length smaller than 100 mm in Region 2 and
85 mm in Region 3 measured from the tip of the rostral spine to the end of the
telson , or catching a number of nephrops per unit of weight greater than a
number to be determined shall be prohibited . Such Nephrops shall not be re­
tained on board any vessel but shall be returned immediately to the sea and
shall not be landed , transported , sold , displayed or offered for sale .
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       On any voyage on which a net complying with paragraph 1 , but not com­
plying with Article 2 of Council Regulation ( EEC ) No .          / 78
is carried , not more than 50% by weight of the entire catch on board or
any representative sample thereof weighing at least 100 kg , after sorting
either in the hold or on landing , may consist of protected species as defined
in Annex VI of the said Regulation . This provision applies only in those
maritime areas in Regions 2 and 3 which will be defined by the Council , acting
by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission , before 1 March 1979 .
( 1 ) O.J. No .
 ---pagebreak---        Paragraphs 1 , 2 and 3 shall apply :    .
- from 1 September 1979 in Region 2 ;
- from 1 January 1982 in Region 3 .
       By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 , 2 and 4 , the minimum mesh
and fish size authorized in fishing for nephrops in the Skagerrak and
Kattegat ( ICES Division Ilia ) shall be fixed at 70 mm and 130 mm respectively .
                              Article 2
       The following measures shall apply to vessels fishing for nephrops
until the provisions laid dqwn in Article 1 take effect :
( a ) Region 2
           Until 31 August 1979 :
      - the minimum mesh size shall be 55 mm measured in single twine and
        60 mm measured in double twine ;
      - the minimum fish size shall be 90 mm ;
      - the percentage for authorized by-catches of the species listed
        in Annex VI shall be 40% .
( b ) Region 3
           Until 31 December 1979 :                                '
      - the minimum mesh size shall be 45 mm measured in single twine and
        50 mm measured in double twine ;
      - the minimum fish size shall be 80 mm ;
      - the percentage for authorized by-catches of the species listed
        in Annex VI shall be 60% .
           From 1 January 1980 to 31 December 1981 :
      - the minimum mesh size shall be 50 mm measured in single twine and
        55 mm measured in double twine ;
      ~ the minimum fish size'shall be 80 mm ;                ■' % '
        the percentage for authorized by-catches of the Species listed
        in Annex VI shall be 60% .
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                            Article 3
      This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 1978.
     This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly
applicable in all Member States .
                                         Done at Brussels ,
                                                 For the Council
                                                 The President