CELEX: 31978R0341
Language: en
Date: 1978-02-20 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 341/78 of 20 February 1978 laying down certain interim measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Spain, for the period 21 February to 31 May 1978

21 . 2. 78                           Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 49 / 1
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                                          (Acts whose publication is obligatory)
                                     COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 341 /78
                                                   of 20 February 1978
              laying down certain interim measures for the conservation and management of
              fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Spain , for the period 21
                                                February to 31 May 1978
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                                    A rticle 1
Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession,                          The only catches which vessels flying the flag of
                                                                Spain are authorized to make in the 200 nautical mile
                                                                fishing zones of the Member States situated off the
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,              North Sea and Atlantic coasts and covered by Commu­
                                                                nity rules on fisheries are those of the species set out
Whereas the Council adopted, on 3 November 1976, a              in the Annex, within the quantitative limits laid down
set of resolutions concerning certain external and              therein and caught under the conditions laid down by
internal aspects of the common fisheries policy ;               this Regulation .
Whereas, by Regulation (EEC) No 204/78 ('), the
Council most recently extended until 20 February
                                                                                         Article 2
1978 , as regards vessels flying the flag of Spain, certain
provisions of Council Regulation (EEC) No 373/77 of
24 February 1977 laying down certain interim                    1 . Fishing shall be subject to the granting of a
measures for the conservation and management of                 licence, issued by the Commission on behalf of the
fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of      Community, and to compliance with the conservation
certain non-member countries (2) ;                              and supervisory measures and other provisions
                                                                governing fishing in the zones referred to in Article 1 .
Whereas, pending the conclusion in the near future of
a Framework Agreement between the Community                     2. Fishing quotas, the number of licences which
and Spain, interim measures should be laid down for a           can be issued to vessels flying the flag of Spain , and
further period ;                                                the maximum number of vessels in possession of a
                                                                licence which may fish at the same time within a
Whereas control of fishing can be achieved by means             particular zone, are laid down in the Annex.
of fishing licences which can be withdrawn in the
event of irregularities or the exhausting of the quotas
fixed ;
                                                                                         Article J
Whereas management of the interim rules laid down
requires the Commission to be informed of the                   1 . When an application for a licence is submitted
fishing activity of the vessels concerned ;                     to the Commission , the following information shall
                                                                be supplied :
Whereas the rules provided for in this Regulation
have been established taking due account of the provi­          (a) name of the vessel ;
sions currently governing the fisheries sector,                 (b) registration number ;
                                                                (c) external identification letters and numbers ;
(•) OJ No L 29, 1 . 2. 1978 , p. 3 .                            (d) port of registration ;
I2) OJ No L 53, 25. 2. 1977, p. 1 .                             (e) name and address of the owner or charterer ;
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(f) gross tonnage and overall length ;                                                Article 6
(g) engine power ;
                                                             1 . By-catches of cod, haddock, whiting, pollack and
(h) call sign and radio frequency ;
                                                             saithe, while fishing for hake, may not exceed in total
(i) intended method of fishing ;
                                                             3 % and those of clupeid fish and nephrops (Neph­
(j) intended area of fishing ;
                                                             rops norvegicus) not more in total than 5 % of
(k) species intended to be fished ;
                                                             catches on board a vessel. By-catches of sole and
(1) period for which a licence is requested .                plaice are forbidden .
2.     Each licence shall be valid for one vessel only.      2. By-catches while fishing for anchovy may not
When several vessels are taking part in the same             exceed, per vessel, 1 0 % of the total volume of pelagic
fishing operation, each vessel must be in possession of      fish species or of any sample thereof of at least 100
a licence .
                                                             kilograms of fish on board after sorting or below
3. However, a single licence may be issued on                deck ; they may not include lithe demersal fish
request, for anchovy fishing by two or three vessels         species or invertebrates.
whose main characteristics shall be included at the
same time in the licence .                                                            Article 7
Only the vessel which has the original licence on            1 . The period of validity of the licences expires as
board may fish or hold fish in the zones for which the       soon as it has been established that the quantities laid
licence was issued .                                         down in point 1 of the Annex have been fished.
4. A vessel fishing in accordance with this Regula­          2.     In addition, licences for anchovy fishing may be
                                                             invalidated if the Commission does not receive on the
tion may only hold one licence.
                                                             fifth and twentieth day of each month information
                       Article 4
                                                             concerning the catches made by each vessel and the
                                                             landings made in each port during the previous fort­
A licence holder must supply the information speci­          night ; this information shall be communicated by the
fied in the permit to the Commission through a radio         competent Spanish authorities.
station in one of the Member States .
                                                                                      Article 8
                       Article 5                             This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 February
                                                             1978 .
Fishing for hake by means of gill nets shall be
forbidden .                                                  It shall apply until 31 May 1978 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 20 February 1978 .
                                                                         For the Council
                                                                           The President
                                                                         Per HÆKKERUP
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                                                                          ANNEX
              1 . Fishing quotas for the period 21 February to 31 May 1978 :
                                                                                                      ICES                     Quantities
                                                   Species
                                                                                                      zone                      (tonnes)
                   Hake                                                                               VI                             344
                                                                                                     VII                          1 174
                                                                                                     VIII                         1 418
                   Other species taken as by-catches of hake fishing in                   )           VI                             688
                   accordance with Article 6 ( 1 )                                        >          VII                          2 358
                                                                                          )          VIII                         2 836
                   Anchovy                                                                           VIII                       17 000
              2. Number of standard-vessel (') licences that may be issued for each ICES zone :
                                                                                                     ICES                Number of standard
                                             Type of fishing                                                                     vessels
                                                                                                     zone
                  (a) Hake                                                                           VI                             14
                                                                                                    VII                             50
                                                                                                    VIII                            57
                  (b) Anchovy                                                                       VIII                          140
                  (c) Fishing exclusively with rods from vessels not                                VIII                           60
                       exceeding 50 GRT ; these vessels may not carry
                       any other fishing gear on board
             3 . Maximum number of standard vessels (') which may fish for hake simultaneously in any
                  given zone for which a licence has been obtained :
                                              ICES zone                                             Number of standard vessels
                                                VI                                                               9
                                                VII                                                             32
                                                VIII                                                           44
                  Vessels referred to in point 2 (c)                                                            50
            (') A standard vessel is a vessel with a brake horsepower not exceeding 800 bhp. If the brake horsepower is greater than 800 bhp the
                 following conversion factors will be applied :
                 — vessels exceeding 800 but not exceeding 1 100 bhp = 1.75,
                 — vessels exceeding 1 100 but not exceeding 1 500 bhp = 2.25 .