CELEX: 31977R2153
Language: en
Date: 1977-09-27 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 2153/77 of 27 September 1977 laying down certain interim measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Finland or Portugal

30 . 9 . 77                               Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 250/ 1
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                                        COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2153/77
                                                      of 27 September 1977
               laying down certain interim measures for the conservation and management of
                 fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Finland or Portugal
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                          HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 COMMUNITIES,
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community,                                                                         Article 1
 Having regard to the Act of Accession,
                                                                     1.    The only catches which Finland and Portugal are
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                  authorized   to   make     from   1  October   until  31
                                                                     December 1977 in the 200-nautical mile fishing
Whereas the Council adopted, on 3 November 1976, a                   zones of the Member States situated off the North Sea
set of resolutions concerning certain external and                   and Atlantic coasts and covered by Community rules
 internal aspects of the common fisheries policy ;                   on fisheries, and the places where such catches may
                                                                     be made, are laid down in Annex I.
Whereas in Regulation (EEC) No 373/77 (>) the
 Council laid down, for the period 1 January to 31
March 1977, certain interim measures for the conserva­               2. The fishing quotas shall be granted        subject to
 tion and management of fishery resources applicable                 compliance with the conservation measures     and super­
 to vessels flying the flag of certain non-member coun­              visory measures and other provisions           governing
 tries, and in particular of Finland and Portugal ;                  fishing in the zones referred to in Article 1 of Regula­
                                                                     tion (EEC) No 373/77.
Whereas in Regulation (EEC) No 746/77 (2) the
 Council extended the application of certain provisions
 of Regulation (EEC) No 373/77 ;
                                                                                             Article 2
Whereas in Regulation (EEC) No 1412/77 (3) the
 Council laid down certain interim measures for the
conservation and management of fishery resources                     1.    Fishing within the zones referred to in Article 1
 applicable to vessels flying the flag of Finland or                 by vessels flying the flag of Finland or Portugal shall
 Portugal ;                                                          be subject to the granting of a licence on behalf of the
                                                                     Community by the Commission , and to observance of
Whereas the above Regulations were adopted in order                  the conditions set out in the licence .
 to establish interim measures pending the conclusion
of negotiations between the Community and these
 countries with a view to concluding framework agree­                2.    Each licence shall be valid for one vessel only
 ments on fisheries ;                                                for a period not extending beyond 31 December 1977
                                                                     and for the species of fish indicated in the licence
Whereas these negotiations have not yet been                         within the quantitative and geographical limits
                                                                     referred to in Article 1 .
concluded, and it is therefore necessary to adopt
 further interim measures for a three-month period,
(') OJ No L 53 , 25 . 2 . 1977, p . 1 .                              3 . The maximum number of vessels permitted to
(2 ) OJ No L 90 , 8 . 4 . 1977, p. 8 .                               fish at the same time in a given geographical zone is
(3 ) OJ No L 160 , 30 . 6 . 1977, p . 5 .                            laid down in Annex II .
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                        Article 3                             eignty or falling under their jurisdiction, including in
                                                              particular regular inspection of the vessels of non­
When an application for a licence is submitted to the         member countries.
Commission, the following information shall be
supplied :                                                    In this connection, Member States and the Commis­
                                                              sion shall communicate to each other the information
(a) name of the vessel ;
(b) registration number and external identification           required for compliance with this Regulation, with
    letters and numbers :                                     regard in particular to the monitoring of the volume
                                                              of catches taken by vessels from the non-member
(c) port of registration ;                                    countries concerned.
(d) gross tonnage and overall length ;
(e) call sign.                                                                       Article 5
                        Article 4                             This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
                                                              following its publication in the Official Journal of
Member States shall take measures to ensure* as far as        the European Communities.
possible, the enforcement of Articles 1 and 2 as
regards the maritime waters coming under their sover­         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 I
            Quantities which may be caught by vessels flying the (lag of Finland or Portugal, by
                                                    species and fishing area
            The zones concerned are those defined by the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas
            (ICES) or defined in the Annex td the Convention establishing the International Commission for the
            North-West Atlantic Fisheries Commission (ICNAF), in so far as they are situated in the fishing
            zones of the Member States extending up to 200-nautical miles from coasts bordering on the North
            Sea and the Atlantic, and covered by Community rules on fisheries.
            (a) Vessels flying the flag of Finland :
                               Species                              Zone                    Quantity
                             Herring                   IV (ICES)                          token entry
            (b) Vessels flying the flag of Portugal :
                               Species                              Zone                     Quantity
                                Cod                    1 (ICNAF)                               —
                                                            ANNEX II
             Maximum number of vessels and vessel types permitted to fish at the same time in a given
                                         zone for which a licence has been obtained
                   Zone                                  Type of vessel                       Number of vesseels
                1 ICNAF      Vessels flying the flag of Portugal of a tonnage not greater
                              than 1 250 GRT, and equipped with a gill net, to the exclu­
                              sion of any trawl
                              Vessels flying the flag of Finland                                token entry
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