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Date: 1980-11-04
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 3179/78 concerning the conclusion by the European Economic Community of the Convention on future multilateral cooperation in the North-West Atlantic Fisheries (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                        COM(80)661 final
                                                        Brussels , 4 November 1980
                                  Proposal for a
                             COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
 amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 3179/ 78 concerning the conclusion by the
 European Economic Community of the Convention on future multilateral
             cooperation in the North-West Atlantic Fisheries
                  ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
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 ---pagebreak---                              EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
At its first Annual Meeting on 7 June 1979 the General Council of the
Northwest . At lant ic Fisheries Organization adopted amendments to. Annex III
of the -Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest
Atlantic Fisheries , pursuant to Article XX , paragraph 2 of the same
Convention .
These amendments affect the boundary between the statistical subareas
in the waters between the West coast of Greenland and the coast of
Canada . Corresponding changes were made on an temporary basis to
the text of the Convention as it appears in Council Regulation ( EEC )
No . 3179 / 78 , concerning the conclusion by the European Economic Community of
the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic
Fisheries , by Regulation ( EEC ) No . 653 / 80 . Since this Regulation expires on
31 December 1980 , it is necessary to replace it with a
Regulation based on Article 43 of the Treaty .
                                                            s       -
The Commission therefore invites the Council to adopt the Regulation to
which a draft is attached before 31 December 1980 , after consultation of
the European Parliament .
 ---pagebreak---              +      Proposal for a Council Regulation
             amending Regulation (EEC) No 3179/ 78 concerning the
             conclusion by the European Economic Community of the
             Convention on future multilateral cooperation in the
                     North-West Atlantic Fisheries
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROFEAN 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 ,
Whereas . t;he Community , by Council Regulation X'EEC ) No 3179/ 78 ( 1 ) approved
the Convention on future multilateral cooperation in the North-West Atlantic
 fisheries ;                                          <  '
Whereas on 7 June 1979 the General Council of the North-West Atlantic Fisheries
Organization adopted with effect from 1 January 1980 amendments to Annex III to
the Convention on future multilateral cooperation in the North–West Atlantic
Fisheries , pursuant to Article XX, paragraph 2 , of the same Convention, which
concern the delimitation of the boundary between the statistical sub–areas
covering the waters between the west coast of Greenland and the coast of Canada
Whereas the text of the Convention has . consequently been amended by Council
Regulation (EEC) No 653/80.(2 ), the application of which was , however , limited
to 31 December 1980 , since it was adopted as an interim measure on the basis
of Article 103 of the Treaty ;
( 1 ) 0J No L 378 , 30.12.1978 , p. 1 .
( 2) OJ I;0 L 74 , 20.3.1980 , p.' 1 .
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas it is therefore necessary to provide , for the definitive amenament of
the Regulation ( EEC ) No 3179 / 78 afore-mentioned .
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:                                    J     ,     .
                            Article 1
Paragraphs 1(a) and 2(a ) of Annex III to the Convention on future multilateral
cooperation in the North–West Atlantic Fisheries , published in the Annex to
Regulation (EEC) No 3179/78 , shall be amended in conformity with the Annex to
this Regulation .
                            Article 2
Regulation (EEC ) No 6 53/ 80 is hereby repealed .
                            Article 3
 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
                                     ι
 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
 all Member States .
Done at Brussels .                                         For the Council
                                                            The President
 ---pagebreak---                                             ANNEX
Paragraph 1 (a) of Annex III to the Convention shall be replaced by the following :
* 1 . (a) Sub-area 0 – that portion of the Convention Area bounded on the south by a line
                       extending due east from a point at 61°00' north latitude and 65°00' west
                       longitude to a point at 61°00' north latitude and 59° 00' west longitude,
                       thence in a south-easterly direction along a rhumb line to a point at 60° 12'
                       north latitude and 57° 13' west longitude ; thence bounded on the east by a
                       series of geodesic lines joining the following points :
                      Point No                            Latitude                           Longitude
                            1                              60 1 2 0                            57" 1 3Ό
                            2                              6Γ00Ό                               57° 13Ί
                            3                              62 00 5                             57°2ri
                            4                              62°02'3                             57°21'8
                            5                              62° 03'5                            57° 22'2
                            6  •                           62° 11 '5                     '     57°25'4
                        . 7                                62(> 47'2                           57°41'0
                            8                        -     63°22'8        .                    57° 57'4
                            9                              63°28'6                             57° 59'7
                           10                              63°35'0                             58°02'0
                           11                              63°37'2                             58°01'2
                           12                              63 44 1                             57°58'8
                           13                              63° 50 1   .              «         57°57'2
                           14       >                      63° 52' 6                           57° 56'6
                           15   .                          63°57'4                             57° 53'5
                           16                              64°04'3                             57°49'1 .
                           17                              64°12'2                             57°48'2
                           18                              65°06'0                             57°44'1
                           19                              65°08'9                             57°43'9 '
                          20                               65° 11 '6                           57°44'4
                          21                 -             65° 14'5                         , 57°45'1
                          22                               65 18 1                             57°45'8
                          23                               65° 23'3                            57°44'9
                          24                               65°34'8                             57°42'3
                          25                               65°37'7                             57°4Γ9
                          26                               65°50'9                             57°40'7
                          27                               65° 51 '7                        , 57°40'6
                          28                               65° 57' 6                           57°40'1
                          29          '                    66°03'5                             57° 39'6
                          30                               66°12'9                             57°38'2
                          31                               66°18'8                             57°37'8
                          32                            '  66°24'6                             57°37'8
                          33                              66° 30'3   '                         57°38'3
                          34                               66°36'1                            57°39'2
                          35                              66°37'9                             57°39'6
                          36                              66d41'8                             57°40'6
                          37                              66°49'5                             57°43'0
                          38            . '               67° 21 '6                           57° 52'7
                          39                              67°27'3                             57°54'9
                          40                              67° 28'3                            57° 55'3
                          41                              67 29 1                             57 56 1
                          42                              67 30 7                             57° 57'8
                          43      '                       67°35'3                             58°02'2
                          44                              67° 39'7                            58°06'2
                          45          N                   67°44'2       -                     58°09'9
                        . 46                              67°56'9                             58°19'8 '
                          47                              68° 01 '8                           58°23'3
                          48                           '  68°04'3                          . 58°25'0
                          49                              68°06'8                             58°26'7
                          50                              68°07'5           '                 58°27'2
                          51                              68 16 1                            58°34'1
                        " 52                       .      68°2Γ7 '                           58°39'0
                          53                              68 25 3                            58°42'4
                          54                              68°32'9                      '     59°01'8
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Point No                        - Latitude                                '           Longitude
     5515                              68°34'0                                         59I 04^
     5616                              68°37'9                                             .
       ;7
      57                               68°38'0 .                                   . 59 14,6
       cg
      58                               68°56'8                                         60°02 4
       59
       59                              69°00'8                                     , 60°09'0
       so
       60                              69°06'8                                          60° 1 8'5
       61
       61              ' -             69° 10'3                                         60° 23 8
       62                               69° 12'8                                        60° 27'5
                        "               69°29'4                                         60° 51 6
       "
       64
                                        69°49'8                     -                   60°58'2
       65
       65            .                  69°55'3                                         60°59'6
        66
        66                       /      69°55'8             -,               '          61°00'0
        67
        67                   -          70°01'6                                         61°04'2
        68
        68                               70° 07'5               '                       61°08'1
        69
        69                               70°08'8                                         61°08 8
        70
     , 70                                70° 13'4                                        61° 10'6
        71
        71                               70° 33'1                                        61° 17'4
        77
        72                               70°35'6                                         61°20'6
        73
        73                               70°48'2                                      , 61° 37'9
        -ta
        74                         -     70°51'8                  '    '                 61°42'7
         75                              71°12Ί                                          62° 09 1
         76                              71° 18'9                                        62° 1 7'5
                                          71°25'9                                        62° 25' 5
         77
         78
                                          7 -S-4                                         62°29'3
         79                               7Γ3Γ8                                          62° 32 0
         80                               71°32'9                                        62° 33 5
         81                               71°44'7 '                                      62°49'6
         82                               71°47'3                                         62°53'1
          83                              71°52'9 '                      .                63°03'9
          84                              72° 01 "7                                       63° 21   1
          85                              72°06'4                                         63° 30   9
          86                              72° 1 Γ0                                        63° 41   0
          87                              72° 24'8                                        64° 13   2
          88                              72° 30' 5                                       64° 26' 1
          89                              72°36'3                                         64°38'8
          90                               72° 43'7                                 ,     64° 54'3
          91                               72°45'7                                        64°58'4
          92                               72°47'7        , ■ .      .                    65°00'9
          93                               72° 50'8                              *    ' 65° 07'6
          94                               73° 18'5                        '            * 66°08'3
          95                               73°25'9                                        66°25'3
           96                              73°31'1                                    , 67° 15 1
      . 97                                 73°36'5                                        68°05 5
           98                              73°37'9                                        68° 12'3
           99                          , 73°41'7        •                                  68° 29'4
         100                               73°46'1                                         689 48'5
         101                               73°46'7                                         68°51'1
         102
                                           73°52'3                                         69° 1 1 #3
          103                        -     73°57'6                                         69° 31 '5*
          104              -            ' 74° 02' 2                                        69°50 3
          105                               74°02'6                            .           69°52'0
          106                               74°06'1                                        70°06'6
          107                               74° 07' 5 .                                    70° 12'5
          108                               74° 1 0'O                                      70°23'1
          109                               74° 12'5                                       70°33'7
          110                               74° 24'0    ' -                                71°25'7
          111                               74° 28 '6                                      7-1° 45*8
           112                              74°44'2                                        72°53'0
           113                              74050-6                                         73°02'8
           1 14                             75°00'0                                         73° 16'3
           115                              75°05'                                          73° 30'
    and thence due north to the parallel of 78° 10' north latitude ; and bounded
    on the west by a line beginning at 61°00' north latitude and 65 00 west
    longitude and extending in a north-westerly direction along a rhumb line to
    the coast of Baffin Island at East Bluff (61° 55' north latitude and 66° 20' west
    longitude), and thence in a northerly direction along the coast of Baffin
     Island, Bylot Island, Devon Island and Ellesmere Island and following^ the
  • meridian of 80° west longitude in the waters between those islands'to 78° 10'
 ---pagebreak---                     north latitude ; and bounded on the north by the parallel of 78 10 north lati­
                    tude.'    .
Paragraph 2 (a) of Annex III to the Convention shall be replaced by the following :
'2. (a) Sub-area 1 – that portion of the Convention Area lying to the east of Sub-area 0 and to
                    ' the north and east of a rhumb line joining a point at 60° 12' north latitude
                      and 57° 13' west longitude with a point at 52° 1 5' north latitude and 42° 00'
                      west longitude.'