CELEX: 31977R2154
Language: en
Date: 1977-09-27 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 2154/77 of 27 September 1977 laying down certain interim measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of a Member State fishing in Faroese waters and to vessels registered in the Faroe Islands

No L 250/4                           Official Journal of the European Communities                              30 . 9 . 77
                                    COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2154/77
                                                 of 27 September 1977
             laying down certain interim measures for the conservation and management of
             fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of a Member State fishing
                        in Faroese waters and to vessels registered in the Faroe Islands
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                    ties is allocated on the basis of direct catches exclu­
COMMUNITIES,                                                   sively to vessels flying the United Kingdom flag,
                                                               subject to 150 tonnes authorized as, by-catches for the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European          vessels of the other Member States .
Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession,                                                  Article 2
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,              1 . The catches of herring from West of Scotland
                                                               stocks which the vessels registered in the Faroe
Whereas the Council adopted, on 3 November 1976, a              Islands are authorized to take may not exceed 2 50Q
set of resolutions concerning certain external and              tonnes in the period ending 31 December 1977.
internal aspects of the common fisheries policy ;
                                                                2. The fishing zones authorized for the catches of
Whereas the Council has decided on certain interim
                                                                herring referred to in paragraph 1 are those in which
measures for the conservation and management of                such catches have traditionally been recorded in pre­
fishery resources applicable to vessels registered in the      vious years.
Faroe Islands ;
                                                                3. The fishing quota referred to in paragraph 1
Whereas the said measures have been extended to 10
                                                                shall be granted subject to compliance with the conser­
September 1977 ;                                               vation and monitoring measures, and other provisions
Whereas a Framework Agreement on fisheries has                 governing fishing activities in the zones in question .
been concluded between the European Economic                                            Article 3
Community and the Faroe Islands ;
                                                                Member States shall take measures to ensure, as far as
Whereas the; consultations now being held under the
Framework Agreement in order to lay down the rules              possible, the enforcement of Article 2 as regards the
governing fishing, in particular in the Community               maritime waters coming under their sovereignty or
fishing zone, have not yet been completed ;                     falling under their jurisdiction, including in particular
                                                                regular inspection of the vessels of non-member coun­
Whereas, pending the outcome of these consultations,            tries .
it is therefore necessary to adopt further interim              Member States and the Commission shall communi­
measures until 31 December 1977 ; <
                                                                cate to each other the information required, in parti­
Whereas it is necessary to take specific measures for           cular concerning the monitoring of the volume of
the conservation and management of certain species              catches taken by vessels from the non-member coun­
during the period ending 31 December 1977,                      tries concerned and of compliance with the terms of
                                                                Article 1 .
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                                        Article 4
                          Article 1                             This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
                      i
The Community catch quota for cod and haddock for               following its publication in the Official Journal of
the period ending 31 December 1977 in waters falling            the European Communities.
within the fisheries jurisdiction of the Faroese authori­       It shall apply until 31 December 1977.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States.
              Done at Brussels, 27 September 1977.
                                                                            For the Council
                                                                             The President
                                                                             A. HUMBLET