CELEX: 31978R1847
Language: en
Date: 1978-07-25
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 1847/78 of 25 July 1978 allocating certain catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in the Norwegian exclusive economic zone

No L 211 /4                            Official Journal of the European Communities                                 1 . 8 . 78
                                        COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1847/78
                                                        of 25 July 1978
               allocating certain catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in the Norwegian
                                                    exclusive economic zone
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                           as from 1 August 1978 ; whereas it seems advisable, so
                                                                   as not to prejudice the final allocation of these quotas,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              to fix the allocation only for the period 1 August to 31
Economic Community, and in particular Article 43                   October 1978 ;
thereof,
                                                                   Whereas this allocation must take into account catches
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                 already taken by vessels of each of the Member States ;
 Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia­              Whereas information about actual catches should be
 ment (*),                                                         made available in order to ensure that the allocations
                                                                   are respected,
Whereas on 3 November 1976 the Council adopted a
 set of resolutions concerning certain external and inter­
 nal aspects of the common fisheries policy;                       HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Whereas the Community and the Kingdom of Norway
 have negotiated a Framework Agreement on fisheries ;                                       Article 1
Whereas the Commission has submitted the Agreement                 From 1 August to 31 October 1978 vessels flying the
 to the Council for approval;                                      flag of a Member State shall be authorized to make only
                                                                   the catches set out in the Annex hereto in waters north
Whereas the Community and Norway have held consul­                 of 62° 00 ' N which fall within the Norwegian exclusive
tations concerning their mutual fishing allocations for            economic zone .
 1978 ;
Whereas during the consultations the delegations agreed                                     Article 2
to recommend to their authorities that they fix certain
catch quotas for 1978 for vessels of the other party;              Member States shall periodically transmit to the Com­
Whereas it is the responsibility of the Community to               mission information concerning the catches, broken
allocate the catch quotas in the Norwegian exclusive               down by species , made by vessels flying their flag fish­
economic zone among the Community vessels con­                     ing in the Norwegian exclusive economic zone.
cerned;
                                                                                            Article 3
Whereas for this purpose it is necessary to allocate these
quotas between the Member States of the Community;                 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
Whereas the quotas agreed with Norway cover the                    publication in the Official Journal of the European
                                                                   Communities .
whole of 1978 , but it would seem desirable to appor­
tion only the balance of the quotas which would remain             It shall apply until 31 October 1978 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
               Done at Brussels, 25 July 1978 .
                                                                                       For the Council
                                                                                        The President
                                                                                           J. ERTL
(*) OJ No C 182, 31 . 7. 1978 , p. 53 .
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                                                                     ANNEX
                       Quantities referred to in Article 1 for the period 1 August to 31 October 1978
                                                     (Norwegian waters north of 62° 00 ' N)
                                                                                                           (tonnes)
                                                       ICES
                      Species                         division            Quotas             Allocations
           Cod                                I, II a) and lib)           9 003      Belgium               p.m.
                                                                                     France                533
                                                                                     Germany             2 841
                                                                                     UK                  5 629
           Haddock                            I , II a) and lib)           1 714     Belgium               p.m.
                                                                                     France                168
                                                                                     Germany               528
                                                                                     UK                  1 018
           Saithe                             I, II a) and lib)           5 865      Belgium               p.m.
                                                                                     France                p.m.
                                                                                     Germany             4 851
                                                                                     UK                  1 014
           Redfish                            I, II a) and lib)           3 177      Belgium               p.m.
                                                                                     Germany             2 002
                                                                                     UK                  1 175
           Greenland halibut                  I , II a) and lib)              812    Germany               450
                                                                                     UK                    362
           Other species                      I, II a) and lib)           4 165      Belgium               p.m .
           (as by-catches)                                                           France                575 (*)
                                                                                     Germany             1 340 (*)
                                                                                     UK                  2 250 (x)
           ( ) Quota applicable for the period 1 January to 31 October 1978 .