CELEX: 51979PC0077
Language: en
Date: 1979-02-16
Title: PROPOSAL COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) laying down certain measures for 1979 for the conservation of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Member States of the Community in Skagerrak and Kattegat for certain stocks occurring both in the maritime waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Member States of the Community and in those under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Norway or Sweden (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                         COM(79 ) 77 final
                                                         Brussels / 16 February 1979
                                      PROPOSAL
                              COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
   laying down certain measures for 1979 for the conservation of fishery resources
  applicable to vessels flying the flag of Member States of the Community in Skagerrak
  and Kattegat for certain stocks occurring both in the maritime waters under the
   sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Member States of the Community and in those under
                     the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Norway or Sweden
                  ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
C0M(79 ) 77 final
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 ---pagebreak---                              EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Denmark , Sweden and Norway have in 1966 concluded an agreement about mutual access
to fishing in Skagerrak and the Northern part of Kattegat which inter alia provides
that the parties shall consult about possible regulatory measures for fishery in
this area *
The parties to this Agreement have agreed that taking into account the Community 's
responsibilities in the field of fisheries policies the Community should take the
place of Denmark in possible consultations to be conducted in the framework of
the said Agreement about regulatory measures for fishing in the area covered by
the Agreement •
The Community, Norway and Sweden have held consultations as foreseen in the
Agreement of 19 66 about measures for the conservation of stocks occurring in
Skagerrak and Kattegat .  These consultations have resulted in agreement between
the three delegations to recommend to their authorities the introduction of
limitations on catches of certain joint stocks occurring in the fishery zones
of all three parties . The details of these recommendations are set out in the
" agreed record      of 11 January 1979 ? attached hereto .
                                                 The Community 's adoption of the
measures recommended by its delegation should hot be delayed by discussions
about the allocation between Member States of these quotas . The Regulation
proposed hereby therefore lays down only the quotas agreed upon in the consul­
tations for the Community as a whole . The Commission intends to submit proposals
for a Regulation allocating these quotas between the Member States at a later
stage .
The implementation by the Community of the conservation measures other than
quotas recommended by the two delegations will be dealt with in a Beperate
proposal from the Commission .
 ---pagebreak---                                      PROPOSAL
                    COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
              laying down certain measures for 1979 for the conservation of fishery
              resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Member States of
              the Community in Skagerrak and Kattegat for certain
              stocks occurring both in the maritime waters under the sove­
              reignty or jurisdiction of the Member States of the
              Community and in those under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of
                                 Norway cr Sweden ?"
THE COUNCIL OP 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 ( l ),
Whereas Denmark , Norway and Sweden on 19 December 19 66 concluded an Agreement
on       mutual access to .fishing in Skagerrak and the northern part of Kattegat
which provides that, notwithstanding the possible establishment of fishing
 zones by the three parties, they shall consider the waters falling with' , t'
 area defined in the Agreement and situated seawards of A nautical miles from the
baselines of each of those countries as high seas as regards fishing by
vessels of the other parties, and that they shall consult about possible regu­
 latory measures for fishing in this area;
 Whereas the parties to the said Agreement have agreed that, taking into account
 the transfer of powers to the Community by its Member States, in the field of
 fisheries policies,the Community should take the place of Denmark as regards
possible consultations to be conducted in the framework of the said Agreement
 about regulatory measures for fishing in this area, provided, however , that the
 access rights for Danish vessels to Norwegian and Swedish waters existing under
 the Agreement could not be extended to vessels of other Member States of the
Community :
  ( 1 ) OJ N0
 ---pagebreak---  Whereas the Community / Norway and Sweden have held consultations as
provided for under the Agreement ef 1966 with a view to establishing
 regulatory measures for fishing in Skagerrak and Kattegat ;
Whereas during these consultations the delegations agreed to
recommend to their authorities the fixing for 1979 of catch limitations
for certain fish stocks occurring in the fishery zones of each of the
parties , hereafter called joint stocks , consisting of quotas allocated to
each party , which are not subdivided according to the f i 9hing zones of the parti ess
Whereas it is appropriate that the Community confirm for its part the
outcome of these consultations by establishing catch quotas for its
own fishermen in accordance with the recommendations of its delegation ;
Whereas provisions relating to the allocation of the said quotas between t'he
fishermen of the Community should not be fixed until the Community has
adopted a general system for the conservation and management of its
fishery resources ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                             Article 1
1 . Catches of the species referred to in the Annex by vessels flying 'th*
flag of Member States of the Community in the waters of Skagerrak and
Kattegat as defined in paragraph 2 below and falling under the fisheries
jurisdiction of the Member States of the Community , Norway or Sweden
shall be limited for 1979 to the quotas set out in colum , 3 of the Annex .
(1)
     The quotas referred to in paragraph 1 may be fished in the
     Norwegian and Swedish fishery zones seawards of 12 miles from
     the baselines except for vessels flying the flag of Denmark , which
     may fish seawards of 4 miles from the baselines of Norway and Sweden
     in Skagerrak and 3 miles from the baselines of Sweden in Kattegat .
 ---pagebreak--- 2.   For the purposes of this Regulation /      Skagerrak is limited to
the west by a line drawn from the lighthouse of Hanstholm to that of
Lindesnes , and to the south by a line drawn from the lighthouse of
Skagen to that of Tistlarna and from there to the nearest coast of
Sweden ;     Kattegat is limited to the north by a line drawn from
Skagen lighthouse to Tistlarna lighthouse , and from there to the
nearest coast of Sweden , and in the south by a line drawn from
Hasenore Head to Gniben Point , from Korshage to Spodsbjerg , and from
Gilbjerg Head to Kullén . '   i
                         Article 2
 1.   Directed fishing for herring in       Skagerrak shall be prohibited
 from 1 January to 31 March 1979 and from 1 October to 31 December 1979 .
 2.   Directed fishing for herring in Skagerrak and Kattegat for purposes othe
 than human consumption shall be prohibited .
 3.   The use of trawl.s and purse seines for catching pelagic species
 shall be prohibited in        Skagerrak from Saturday midnight to Sunday
 midnight , and in      Kattegat from Friday midnight to Sunday midnight .
 ---pagebreak---                              - 4 -
                          Article 3
     Member States shall send       to the Commission by the fifteenth
 day of each month information concerning the catches of species subject
 to quota under this Regulation taken by vessels flying their flag
 fishing in the area referred to in Article 1 during the previous month ,
 specifying the area of fisheries jurisdiction in which the catches
 were taken .
                   Article 4
     This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
     It shall apply until 31 December 1979 *
     This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly
applicable in all Member States *
Bone at Brussels .
                                                For the Council ,
                                                The President
 ---pagebreak---                        ANNEX
Species  Region              Quota
                             referred to
                             in Article 1
                                   ( tonnes )
  (1 )    (2)                          ( 3)
Cod      Skagerrak                 12.500
Haddock  Skagerrak and
         Kattegat                    6.300
Herring  Skagerrak                   4.825
Mackerel Skagerrak and
         Kattegat                    2.350
Plaice   Skagerrak                 13.400
Sprat    Skagerrak and
         Kattegat                  40.000
Whiting  Skagerrak                   3.850
 ---pagebreak---      Agreed Record of conclusion of Fishery consultations between i.orway ,
     Sweden and the European Economic Community , Brussels , 10-11 January 1979
     I*      1 . A Norwegian delegation , headed by Mr. K. RAASOK , a Swedish
   delegation , headed by Mr. L. HANNERZ and a Community delegation headed
   by Mr. M. MARCUSSEN , met in Brussels on 10-11 January 1979 to consult
   within the framework          of the Agreement between Denmark , Norway and
     Sweden concerning mutual fishing rights in Skagerrak and Kattegat of
   19 December 1966 on regulatory measures for fishing in Skagerrak and
  Kattegat in 1979 *
            2 . The meeting in Brussels was a continuation of previous meetings
  in Oslo , Stockholm and Brussels .
  II .        1 . The delegations agreed to recommend         their respective
  authorities to adopt regulations to assure that fisnir.g in 1979 be
  limited tb the TAC 's and quotas set out hereafter :
           Species        Are a  TAC 1979     Allocation to     Allocation to   Allocate
                          (1 )      t          Norway t          Sweden t        to EEC t
            Cod                   14.000          500 ( 2 )        1.000          12.500
         ' Haddock                 9.000
                                            I
                                                  400 ( 3 ) « 1
                                                                   2.500           6.100
        . Whiting                  4.650          400                400           3.5-50
   !        Plaice         A      14.000          200                400          13 . - '00
            Herring II A          10.000        1.725 ( 4 )        3.450           4.c25
            Mackerel I     B       9.000        5.300              1.350      I    2.350
            Sprat          Β      70.000  I   12.000              18.000          40.000 O)
 ( 1 ) Area A: the area defined in art . 1 of the Agreement of 19.12.1966
          Area B : the area defined in art . 1 of the Agreement of 19.12.1966
                    extended to the southern boundary of Kattegat defined as a
                     straight -line from Hasenpre Hovec? to Gniben Odde , from Korsha^e
                    to Spodsbjerg and from Gillbjerg Hoved to Kullen .
( 2 ) This quota might be increased to I5OO t if so requested by Norway . The
          TAC is then increased to 1 5.000 t .
( 3 ) This quota might be increased to 750 t if 80 requested by Norway . The
          TAC is then increased to 9.350 t .
(4 ) This quota does not include fjord herring, which is caught between
          the Swedish frontier and the Lindesnas .
(5) This quota might be increased to 47»500 t if so requested by EEC,
        The TAC is then increased to 77 • 500 t .
 ---pagebreak---   2*   The quota referred to in paragraph 1 nay be taken in the
        following areas t                                 /
       a) quotas for area Ai
           – vessels flying the flags of Denmark, Sweden and NorwayI
              anywhere in area A outside the coastal zone of .4 miles of
            ' the other party j
           - vessels flying the flag of other Member States of the
              Community anywhere in area A outside the coastal zone of
              12 miles measured from the base-lines of Norway and Sweden t
     v b) quotas for area £ :
           – vessels flying the flag of Denmark and Sweden :
              anywhere in the Skagerrak outside the 4 miles zones and in
             Kattegat outside the 3 miles zones of the other party )
          – vessels flying the flag of other Member States of the
             Community anywhere in area B outside the 12 miles coastal
             zones measured from the base–lines of Norway and Sweden ;
          – vessels flying the flag of Norway only in area A outside the
             coastal zone of 4 miles of the other party *
The delegations agreed to recommend their respective authorities
                                                 4
to adopt the following regulations in respect of area As
1 * Directed fishing for herring shall be prohibited from 1 January
    to 31 March 1979 and from 1 October to 31 December 1979 *
2* Directed fishing for herring for purposes other than human
    consumption shall be prohibited*
3* The use of trawl and purse seine for the capture of pelagic
    species shall be prohibited from Saturday midnight to Sunday midnight
 ---pagebreak---                       - 3 -
   IV*   The parties will continue consultations conoerning the
   hannonisation of other regulatory measures *
   Brussels . January 11th 1979
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