CELEX: 51980PC0925
Language: en
Date: 1980-12-24
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) laying down certain interim measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources off the West Greenland coast applicable to vessels flying the flag of Canada or under charter to companies registered in Canada (presented by the Commission to the Council)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                          COM(80 ) 925 final
                                          Brussels ^ 24th December 1980
                    PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
  laying down certain interim measures for the conservation and management of
fishery resources off the West Greenland coast applicable to vessels flying t
        flag of Canada or under charter to companies registered in Canada
                 (presented by the Commission to the Council )
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  COM ( 80 ) 925 final
 ---pagebreak---                          EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
      Consultations between Community and Canadian delegations concerning
their mutual fishing rights ii*r NAFO sub-areas 0+1 were not complete *.; in
time to permit the adoption before 31 December 1980 of a Council regulation
establishing definitive arrangements for 1981 permitting vesseLs flying
the flag of Canada or chartered to companies registered in Canada to
exercise their activities in the fisheries zone of the Community .
      In order to avoid an interruption in reciprocal fisheries from
1 January 1981 , it is necessary for the Community to adopt interim arrangements
for fisheries by Canadian vessels or vessels chartered to companies registered
in Canada in the Community fisheries zone , valid from 1 January 1981 until
the entry into force of definitive arrangements for 1981 . The Commission
considers that these definitive arrangements could enter into force
on 1 April 1981 . It is understood that the Canadian authorities -wi 11 make
interim arrangements for access to the Canadian fisheries zone by Community
fishing vessels , pending the adoption of definitive arrangements for 1981 .
The quotas appearing in Annex I to this regulation are those discussed between
the Community and Canada during their consultations on 27/ 28 November 1980
 for the year 19S1 .   -                            ' v       .      '
       Under these circumstances the Commission proposes that the Council
adopt an interim regulation authorizing vessels flying the flag of
Canada or chartered to companies registered in Canada to fish in the         '
Community zone from 1 January to 31 March 1981 .
 ---pagebreak---                                 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
            laying down certain interim measures for the conservation and management of
            fishery resources off the West Greenland coast applicable to vessels flying the
                  flag of Canada or under charter to companies registered in Canada
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European '
Economic Community, and in particular Article 103
thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Community and Canada have
initialled a long-term fisheries
agreement which is to enter into
force in 1981 ;
Whereas delegations from the two
Parties have held consultations con­
cerning their mutual fishing alloca-'
tions for 1981        in NAFO sub-areas
0 + 1;
Whereas these consultations were not
concluded in time to permit the
adoption , before 31 December 1980 , of
definitive arrangements for fisheries
by Canadian vessels flying the flag
of Canada or chartered to companies
registered in Canada in the fisheries
zoos of the Community in conformity
with the results of these consultations ;
 ---pagebreak---                                          - 2 -
 Whereas Counci L {RjeguLation(EEC)N° 1720/ 80
  of 30 June 1980     fixing , for the
  yscr 1980 , certain measures for the
   conservation and management of fi­
shery resources off the West Green-              HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION-:
   Land coast applicable to ve.ssels
                                                                          Article 1
flying the flao of. Canada or under      -
charter to companies regi stered :in             1 . The zone to which this Regulation applies shall'
Canada expires on 31 December 1980 ;             be the part of the fishery zone of Denmark situated
 whereas , in order to avoid an                  within sub-area 1 as defined by the Convention on
 i nrerruption in mutual fishing                 Future Multilateral Cooperation in the North-West
 activities by vessels of either ^               Atlantic Fisheries, bounded on the north by the
 Party     in the zone of the other              parallel of 68° N latitude, and on the west by a line
 Party , it is necessary that the                drawn parallel to and at a distance of 12 nautical
                                                 miles from the base-lines from which the territorial
 Community adopts , before 1 . January
                                                 waters of Greenland are measured.
 1981 , interim arrangements . autho-
 rising fishing in the Community
 fishery     zone by vessels flying              2.     The catches which vessels flying the flag of
 the flag of Canada or chartered                 Canada or under charter to companies registered in
to companies registered in Canada                Canada shall be authorized to take in the period
to continue until the entry into                   1 January to 31 March 1981 in the zone
 force of a . definitive regime                   defined in paragraph 1 shall be limited
 for ,1981 ;                                      to the quotas laid down in Annex I.
 Whereas in order to comply with this            3. Notwithstanding . paragraph 2, unavoidable
 date it is necessary to establish               by-catches of a species for which no quota is esta­
  these interim arrangements on the              blished in a zone shall be permitted within the limits
                                                 fixed in the conservation measures in force in the
 basis of Article 103 of the Treaty ;
                                                 zone concerned .                     ■  .     ;      ■
                                                                          A rticle 2
                                                  1 . • Vessels fishing for the quotas established in
                                                 Article 1 shall comply with the conservation and
                                                 control measures and all other provisions governing
                                                 fishing activities in the zones referred to in the said
                                                 Article, including the reporting procedures.
                                                 2.     Vessels referred to in paragraph 1 shall keep a
                                                 logbook as specified in Annex II . The original of the
                                             j , logbook shall be kept on board the vessel. The pink
                                                 and blue copies of the logbook shall be sent each
 (1 )  O.J. N° L 168 / 35                        month to the Commission at the latest by the last day
                                                 of the month for the preceding month.
                                              ' 3.      Vessels referred to in paragraph 1 shall transmit
                                                 to the Commission , in accordance with the rules set
                                                            . /
 ---pagebreak---                                                          - 3 -
 out in Annex III, the information specified in that         (h) call sign and radio frequency ;
 Annex .                                                     (i) intended method of fishing ;
 4.    The registration letters and numbers of the
                                                             (j) intended area of fishing ;
                                                             (k) species which it is intended to fish ;
 vessels referred to in paragraph 1 shall be clearly
 marked on both sides of the bow of the vessel .
                                                             (1) period for which a licence is requested.
                                                             4. Each licence shall be valid for one vessel only.
                         Articia 3                           Where several vessels , are taking part in the same
                                                             fishing operation, each vessel shall be in possession of
 1 . Fishing shall be permitted only where a licence         a licence.
 issued by the Commission on behalf of the Commu­
 nity at the request of the Canadian authorities is held                             Article 4
 on board and where the conditions set out in the
 licence are observed.                                       Member States shall take appropriate steps, including
                                                             the regular inspection of vessels, to ensure the enforce­
 2.   The number of licences issued in accordance .          ment of this Regulation.
with paragraph 1 shall not exceed 12.
                                                                                     Article f
3. When an application for a licence is submitted
to the Commission, the following information shall           Where an infringement is duly established. Member
be supplied :     .                                          States shall, without delay, inform the Commission of
(a) name of the vessel ;
                                                             the name of the vessel involved and of any action
                                                             which they have taken .
(b) registration number ;
(c) external identification letters and numbers ;                                    Article 6
(d) port of registration ;
(c) name and address of the owner or charterer ;             This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
(f) gross tonnage and overall length ;                       following its publication in the Official Journal of
(g) engine power ;                                           the European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding io its entirety^ it shall ipply until 31 March 1981 and
               be di rect ly app li cable in all Member States .
               Done at
                                                                         for the Council
                                                                           The President
 ---pagebreak---                                              ANNEX 1
                      &'1                    QUOTAS
                                                          Quantity
                                     Spccies              (toniu-i)
Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)         5 . 0Π0 ( 1 )
Round-nose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris)          1.600 ( 1 )
Deep-water prawn (Pandalus borealis)
                                                         2.000 ( 2 )
( 1 ) To be reduced by the quantities taken outside the EEC fishery zone
( 2 ) To be reduced by the quantities , exceeding 500 tonnes , taken outside
     - the EEC fishery zone
                                  ,        ANNEX II  - '
T,he following logbook ; shal I be used when fishing within the zone
referred to in Article 1 . '
 ---pagebreak---                                                                              EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES' LOGBOOK FOR NAFO . SUB-AREA 1
                             Vessel name
                                                                                                                                            Date                             Noon position JGNÍT)
                                                                                  Communities                  Canadian                                                                                       NATO
                   Side No                                                                                                         Day     Month       Year         Latitude                Longitude
                                                                                   licence No                 liccn :c No                                                                                   division 09
      I  I       !    1    I    !     i      !                                                                                        1         1
                                                                                                                                                ι         1     1      I  I     IN        1    !   '     !W    1    !
!                                                           PositlOQ                                                                               Catch by species
 j Time       T*rne                                     sx » urt of tc W             Number
                                                                                                                                           (kilograms - round weight)
               low      He» un      Depth                                     Trpc    of OCtl  Mesh
j
            firuth-cd   íu Sc d                                                OÍ
 • bcjAA                          ( mctrvi )                                          or Ime » uze                     '
                                                                                                                                           GrtmUrx            Round-note
   (GMT)     íGMTi                             Latitude      Longi­     NAFO  g*"      uved                                Cod    Redfiih             Halibut               Catfish   C.apeltn   Prawn
                                                              tude     dmuoa                                                                kal^ut             grenadier
                                                                                                                          { 101 }  ( 103 ;             ( 120                 ( 188 )   ( 340)
                                                                                                                                             ( 118               CI 66 *                         '639) t
                                                                                                    Kepi
                                                                                                    Discarded
                                                                                                    kept
                                                              -
                                                                                                    Discarded
\         1     ––^
j                                                                                                   Kept                                                                            ,
                                                                                                    Discarded
                                                                                                    Kcp«
                                                                                                                                                                                       '
                                                                                                    Discarded
                                                                                                    Kepi
                                                                                                    Discarded
                                                                                                    Kept
                                                                                                    Discarded
                                                                                                    Kcpc
                                                                                                    Discarded
                                                                                                    Kept
                                                              Sub-total for day                     Discarded
                                                                                                    Kepf
                                                              Τotal for voyage                      Discarded
 }
    Round weight (kilograms) processed today for human consumption
    Kound weight ( kilograms) processed today for reduction
                                                                                                                   Total
    Remarks                                          v                                                                                                                                Master's signature
                                                       V
 ---pagebreak---                                                    ANNEX III
                      \
1.     The information to be transmitted to the Commission and the timetable for its transmission are
      *as follows :                                                                    '
1.1 . On each occasion the vessel enters the zone defined in Article 1 ( I ):
       (a) the information specified under point 1.4 below ;
       (b) the quantity (in kg) of each species of fish in the hold ;
       (c) when and where fishing is to commence.
        In the event that the fishing operation requires repeated daily entries into the joint management
       zone, t single communication on first entering the zone will suffice.
                                                                       ^         "
1.2. On each occasion the vessel leaves the zone after a previous notice of leaving of at least 48
       hours :
       (a) the information specified under point 1.4 below ;
       (b) the quantity (in kg) of each species of fish in the hold ;
   1 (c) the quantity (in kg) of each species caught since the previous transmission ;
       (d) the quantity (in kg) of each species transshipped since the vessel entered the zone and the
              identification of the vessel of transshipment ;
       (e) the quantity (in kg) of each species landed in a port of the Community since the vessel
              entered the zone ;                                                                         ,
       (f) the quantity (in kg) of discards specified by species since previous transmission. ;
        In' the *vent that the fishing operations require repeated daily exits from the joint Management
       zone, a single communication on the last exit will suffice.
13. At - w.eckly intervals, commencing on the seventh day after the vessel first enters the zone :
       (a).; theUnformation specified under p^irit 1.4 below ;
       (b) the quantity (in kg) of each species ^caught since the previous transmission.
1.4. (a) - rite -'name, call sign, identification numbers and letters of the vessel, and the name of the
            ; roaster ;                                                                              .
       (b) tRe : licence number if the vessel is licensed to fish ;
       (c): inc . scriaf number of the message j
       (d) identification of the type of message ;                 : ;     '
       (e) tbc date, the time and the geographical position of the vessel .
2.1 . The Information specified under point I shall be transmitted to the Commission of the Euro­
       pean Communities in Brussels (telex address 24 1 89 F1SEU-B) via one of the radio stations listed
       under point 3 below and in the form specified under point 4.
2.2. If it is impossible for reasons of /one nutjam for the message to be transmitted by the vessel, it
       may be transmitted on the vessel's behalf by another vessel.                •
3.     N,init of ntdiu stution                          Cull si^u of ratlin Hutinn
       Prins Christians Sund                            OZN
      Juliartchab                                       OXF /
      Godthlb                               ■ J         OXI >      Central Codthlb
       Holsteinsbors                       - <          OYS \
      Godhavn                                           OZM
 ---pagebreak--- Form of communications
The information specified under point I shall contain the following particulars, which shall be
given in the following order :
– name of vessel :
– call sign ;
– external identification letters and numbers ;
– serial number of the message for the voyage in question ;
– indication of the type of message according to the following code :
    – message – when entering the zone : 'IN ,
    – message – when leaving the zone : 'OUT,                               ,
    – weekly message : *WKL" ;
– the geographical position ;
– the date on which fishing is expected to commence ;
– the quantity (in kg) of each species of fish in the hold, using the code mentioned in point 5
    below ;
– the quantity (in kg) of each species discarded since the previous transmission using the code
    mentioned in point S below ;
– the quantity (in kg) of each species transshipped since the previous transmission ; .
– the name and call sign of the vessel of transshipment ;
– the quantity (in kg) of each species landed in a port of the Community since the previous
    transmission ;
– the namc of the master.
The code to be used to indicate the quantities of fish on board as mentioned in point 4 above :
A. Deep-water prawn (Pandalus borealis),
C. Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides).
D. Cod (Gadus morhua),
E. Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglcfinus).
r . Halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus),                 ]
I. Round-nose grenadier (Coryphacnoidcs rupestris),
J. Saithe ( rollachius virens),                          •
K. Whiting (Merlangus merlangus),                        (
R. Other.                                                1