CELEX: 31991R3891
Language: en
Date: 1991-12-18 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 3891/91 of 18 December 1991 establishing, for 1992, certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources, applicable to vessels flying the flag of a Member State, other than Spain and Portugal, in waters falling under the sovereignty or within the jurisdiction of the Kingdom of Spain

31 . 12 . 91                            Official Journal of the European Communities                                No L 367 / 77
                                        COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3891 / 91
                                                       of 18 December 1991
                 establishing, for 1992, certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery
                 resources, applicable to vessels flying the flag of a Member State, other than Spain and
                 Portugal, in waters falling under the sovereignty or within the jurisdiction of the Kingdom of
                                                               Spain
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                            Whereas the specific conditions governing the fishing
                                                                     activities of such vessels should be laid down:
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,                                                  Whereas the fishing activities covered by this Regulation
                                                                     are subject to the control measures provided for by
                                                                     Regulation (EEC) No 2241 / 87 ( 1 ), as well as to the
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                   specific procedures drawn up in accordance with Article
Portugal , and in particular Article 164 thereof,                    164 (4) of the Act of Accession,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas , pursuant to Article 164 of the Act of Accession,           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
it is for the Council to fix the fishing possibilities and the
corresponding number of Community vessels which may
fish in Atlantic waters falling under the sovereignty or                                        Article 1
within the jurisdiction of the Kingdom of Spain and
covered by the International Council for the Exploration of
the Sea (ICES);                                                      The number of vessels flying the flag of a Member State of
                                                                     the Community, other than Spain and Portugal, authorized
Whereas these possibilities are determined, with respect to          to fish in waters falling under the sovereignty or within the
species subject to the system of total allowable catches             jurisdiction of the Kingdom of Spain as provided for in
(TACs) and quotas , on the basis of the fishing possibilities        Article 164 of the Act of Accession and the procedures
allocated and, with respect to species not subject to the            governing access, shall be as set out in the Annex.
TAC and quota system, according to the relative stability
of stocks and the need to ensure their conservation;
                                                                                                Article 2
Whereas specialized fishing activities shall be carried out
with the same quantitative limits as those specified for             This Regulation shall enter into force in 1 January 1992.
Spanish vessels authorized to carry out their fishing
activities in the waters of Member States apart from
Portugal;                                                            It shall be applicable until 31 December 1992.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at Brussels, 18 December 1991 .
                                                                                           For the Council
                                                                                             The President
                                                                                             P. BUKMAN
                                                                     (*) OJ No L 207, 29. 7. 1987, p. 1 . Regulation as amended by
                                                                         Regulation (EEC) No 3483 / 88 (OJ No L 306, 11 . 11 . 1988 ,
                                                                         p. 2 .).
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                                                                              ANNEX
                                                                           EEC — SPAIN
                                                                         I. General fishing
                                                                                                            Total number of vessels             Period of
                Species
                                            ICES zone                  Authorized fishing
                                                 (*)                                                                                              fishing
                                                                               gear                      Basic list        Periodic list      authorization
Hake                                     VIII , IX            Long-lines , trawls                                                             Year round
 (Merluccius merluccius)                                      (vessels over 100 GRT )
Monkfish                                 VIII , IX            Trawl
                                                                                                                                              Year round
(Lophius piscatorius)
(Lophius boudegassa)
Megrim                                   VIII , IX            Trawl                                         10                 5 (2)          Year round
 (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis)                                                                           (France)            (France)
 (Lepidorhotnbus boscii)
Norway lobster                           VIII , IX            Trawl
                                                                                                                                              Year round
(Nephrops norvegicus)
Pollack                                  VIII , IX            Trawl
(Pollacbius pollachius)                                                                                                                       Year round
(') Waters falling under the sovereignty and within the jurisdiction of the Kingdom of Spain.
(2) Total number of standard vessels per Member State; 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 the Act of Accession.
                                                                      II. Specialized fishing
                                                                                                            Total number of vessels             Period of
                                            ICES zone                  Authorized fishing
                Species                                                                                                                           fishing
                                                 (*)                           gear                      Basic list        Periodic list      authorization
A11                                      VIII , IX            Long-lines                                    25                  10            Year round
                                                              (vessels under 100 GRT)
                                                              Rods                                                              64            Year round
                                                              (vessels under 50 GRT )
Anchovy                                  VIII                 Seine                                                             40              Between
                                                                                                                            (France)         1 March and
(Engraulis encrasicholus)
as main catch                                                                                                                                   30 June
Anchovy                                  VIII                 Seine                                                             20              Between
(Engraulis encrasicholus)                                                                                                   (France)           1 July and
as live bait                                                                                                                                  31 October
Sardine                                  VIII                 Seine                                         71                  40              Between
(Sardina pilchardus)                                          (vessels under 100 GRT)                   ( France)           (France)           1 January
                                                                                                                                           and 29 February
                                                                                                                                            between 1 July
                                                                                                                                           and 31 December
(*) Waters falling under the sovereignty and within the jurisdiction of the Kingdom of Spain.
                                                                                                                                                Period of
                                             Quantity                         ICES                    Authorized          Total number
                Species                                                                                                     of vessels           fishing
                                              (tonnes)                       zone (*)                 fishing gear                            authorization
Thunnidae                                Unlimited            VIII , IX
                                                                                                      All except           Unlimited          Year round
                                                                                                        gill-nets
(*) Waters falling under the sovereignty and within the jurisdiction of the Kingdom of Spain.