CELEX: 31977R2156
Language: en
Date: 1977-09-27 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 2156/77 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 Norwegian waters north of 62 North and to vessels flying the flag of Norway

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                                  COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2156/77
                                                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 Norwegian waters north of 62° North and to vessels flying the flag of Norway
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                                           Article 2
COMMUNITIES,
                                                              1 . Catches of herring from West of Scotland stocks
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European        which vessels flying the flag of Norway are authorized
Economic Community,                                          to take may not exceed 6 900 tonnes for the period up
                                                             to 31 December 1977.
Having regard to the Act of Accession,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,            2. The fishing zones authorized for the catches of
                                                              herring referred to in paragraph 1 are those in which
Whereas the Council adopted, on 3 November 1 976, a
                                                             such catches have traditionally been recorded in pre­
set of resolutions concerning certain external and           vious years.
internal aspects of the common fisheries policy ;
Whereas the Council has agreed certain interim                3. The fishing quota referred to in paragraph 1
measures for the conservation and management of              shall be granted subject to compliance with the conser­
fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of   vation and monitoring measures and other provisions
Norway ;                                                     governing fishing in the zones in question .
Whereas these measures have been renewed until 30
September 1977 ;                                                                      Article 3
Whereas the negotiations between the European                 Member States shall take measures to ensure, as far as
Economic Community and Norway with a view to                  possible, the enforcement of Article 2 as regards the
concluding a framework agreement on fisheries have            maritime waters coming under their sovereignty or
not yet been concluded ;                                      falling under their jurisdiction, including in particular
Whereas, pending the outcome of these negotiations,           regular inspection of the vessels of non-member coun­
                                                              tries.
it is therefore necessary to adopt further interim
measures for the period ending 31 December 1977 ;             Member States and the Commission shall communi­
Whereas it is necessary to take specific measures for         cate to each other the information required for compli­
the conservation and management of certain species            ance with this Regulation with regard in particular to
during the period ending 31 December 1977,                    the monitoring of the volume of catches taken by
                                                              vessels from the non-member countries concerned as
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                              well as compliance with the terms of Article 1 .
                        Article 1                                                     Article 4
From 1 September to 31 December 1977 vessels                  This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
flying the flag of a Member State shall be authorized         following its publication in the Official Journal of
to take only the catches laid down in the Annex               the European Communities.
hereto within that part of the Norwegian fishing zone
north of 62° North .                                          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
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                                                      ANNEX
                                         Quantities referred to in Article 1
                                         1 September to 31 December \ 977<
                   Species              Quota                             Allocations
            Cod                  1 8 500 tonnes        France                           3 200 tonnes
                                                       Germany                          2 300 tonnes
                                                       United Kingdom                  13 000 tonnes
                                                       Other Member States              token entry
            Haddock           13-3 % as by-catch
                                       of cod
            Saithe                  5 000 tonnes       France                         .   400 tonnes
                                                       Germany                          3 500 tonnes
                                                       United Kingdom                   1 100 tonnes
                                                       Other Member States              token entry
            Greenland halibut      1 300 tonnes
                                     remaining         United Kingdom                   1 300 tonnes
                                                       Other Member States              token entry