CELEX: 31990R3937
Language: en
Date: 1990-12-20 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 3937/90 of 20 December 1990 fixing, for 1991, certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources , applicable to vessels flying the flag of a Member State, other than Spain and Portugal, in waters falling under the sovereignty or within the jurisdiction of Spain

31 . 12 . 90                             Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 378 / 87
                                        COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3937/ 90
                                                       of 20 December 1990
                 fixing, for 1991 , certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery
                 resources, applicable to vessels flying the flag of a Member State, other than Spain and
                      Portugal, in waters falling under the sovereignty or within the jurisdiction of Spain
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                           Whereas the specific conditions governing the fishing
                                                                    activities of such vessels should be laid down;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,                                                 Whereas the fishing activities covered by the Regulation are
                                                                    subject to the control measures provided for by Regulation
                                                                    (EEC) No 2241 / 87 (*), as amended by Regulation (EEC)
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                  No 3483 / 88 (2), as well as to the specific procedures
Portugal , and in particular Article 164 thereof,                   drawn up in accordance with Article 164 (4) of the Act of
                                                                    Accession,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 164 of the Act of Accession,           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
it is for the Council to fix the fishing possibilities and the
corresponding number of Community vessels which may
fish in Atlantic waters falling under the sovereignty or
within the jurisdiction of Spain and covered by the                                             Article 1
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
(ICES);                                                             The number of vessels flying the flag of a Member State,
                                                                    other than Spain and Portugal, authorized to fish in waters
Whereas these possibilities are determined, with respect to         falling under the sovereignty or within the jurisdiction of
species subject to the system of total allowable catches            Spain as provided for in Article 164 of the Act of Accession
(TACS) and quotas, on the basis of the fishing possibilities        and the procedures governing access, shall be as set out in
allocated and, with respect to species not subject to the           the Annex .
TAC and quota system, according to the relative stability
of stocks and the need to ensure their conservation;
                                                                                                Article 2
Whereas specialized fishing activities shall be carried out
with the same quantitative limits as those specified for            This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1991 .
Spanish vessels authorized to carry out their fishing
activities in the waters of Member States apart from
Portugal ;                                                          It shall be applicable until 31 December 1991 .
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 Sates.
                 Done at Brussels, 20 December 1990.
                                                                                          For the Council
                                                                                           The President
                                                                                            P. BUKMAN
                                                                    (!) OJ No L 207, 29. 7 . 1987 , p. 1 .
                                                                    (2) OJ No L 306, 11 . 11 . 1988 , p. 2.
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                                                                                ANNEX
                                                                              EEC — SPAIN
                                                                            I. General fishing
                                                                                                               Total number of vessels               Period of
                                               ICES zone                   Authorized fishing
                  Species                                                                                                                              fishing
                                                    (')                          gear                      Basic list          Periodic list      authorization
  Hake                                     VIII , IX             Long-lines, trawls                                                               Year round
                                                                 (vessels over 100 GRT)
  (Merluccius merluccius)
I                                        Il\                                                             II\
  Monkfish                                  VIII , IX            Trawl                                                    i
                                                                                                                                                  Year round
  (Lophius piscatorius)
  (Lophius boudegassa)
                                         liIIliI-III\
  Megrim                                    VIII , IX            Trawl                              \    .      10           .      5 (2)         Year round
  (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis)                                                                             ( France)             (France)
  (Lepidorhombus boscii)
f                                        11IIIIIIIIII\
  Norway lobster                            VIII , IX            Trawl                                1
                                                                                                                                                  Year round
  (Nephrops norvegicus)
  Pollack                                   VIII , IX             Trawl                             li||llIl\
  (Pollachius pollachius)                                                                           U                     U                       Year round
  (') Waters falling under the sovereignty and within the jurisdiction of the Kingdom of Spain.
  (2) Total number of standard vessels per Member State; standard vessel means a vessel having a brake horsepower equal to 700 horsepower (bhp). The
       conversion rates for vessels having a different engine power are the same as those defined in Article 158 (2) of the Act of Accession.
                                                                          II. Specialized fishing
                                                                                                                Total number of vessels              Period of
                                               ICES zone                   Authorized fishing
                   Species                                                                                                                              fishing
                                                    0)                            gear                      Basic list          Periodic list .    authorization
                                                                                                                                                     k
  All                                       VIII , IX             Long-lines                                    25                   10            Year round
                                                                  (vessels under 100 GRT)
                                                                  Rods                                                               64            Year round
                                                                  ( vessels under 50 GRT)
  Anchovy                                   VIII                  Seine                                                              40              Between
                                                                                                                                 ( France)        1 March and
  (Engraulis encrasicholus)
  as main catch                                                                                                                                      30 June
  Anchovy                                   VIII                  Seine                                                              20              Between
  (Engraulis encrasicholus)
                                                                                                                                  (France)          1 July and
                                                                                                                                                   31 October
   as live bait
  Sardine                                   VIII                  Seine                                         71                   40              Between
                                                                  (vessels under 100 GRT)                   ( France)             (France)          1 January
   (Sardina pilchardus)
                                                                                                                                                and. 28 February
                                                                                                                                                 between 1 July
                                                                                                                                                and 31 December
  (') Waters falling under the sovereignty and within the jurisdiction of the Kingdom of Spain.
                                                                                                                                                     Period of
                                                Quantity                          ICES                     Authorized          Total number
                   Species                       (tonnes)                       zone (')                . fishing gear           of vessels             fishing
                                                                                                                                                   authorization
                                            Unlimited
                                                                                                           All except           Unlimited          Year round
   Thunnidae                                                      VIII , IX
                                                                                                            gill-nets
   (') Waters falling under the sovereignty and within the jurisdiction of the Kingdom of Spain.