CELEX: 51977PC0453
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Date: 1977-09-20
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) laying down certain interim measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Poland, the GDR or the USSR (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak---       COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                         COM(77)453 final.
                                                         Brussels . 20 September 1977
                                    Proposal for a
                               COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
                        laying down certain interim measures
                      for the conservation and management of
             fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag
                                   of Poland , the GDR
                                       or the USSR
                      ( submitted to the Council "by the Commission)
COU(77 ) 453 final .
 ---pagebreak---                         ' Proposal for a
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             COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC7 No   /77
                     OP
             laying down certain interim measures
            for the conservation and management of
   fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag
                      of Poland , the GDR
                           or the USSR
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community ,
Having regard to the Act of Accession ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas the Council adopted , on 3 November 197© , a set of
resolutions concerning certain external and internal aspects
of the common fisheries policy ;
Whereas by Regulation (EEC ) No 194/77 (^) "the Council laid .
down , for the period 1 January to 31 March 1977 , certain
interim measures for the conservation and management of
fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of
Poland , the GDR or the USSR , which were subsequently extended
by Regulations (EEC) Nos 745/77 ( 2) (EEC) 1172/77 (3), and (EEC) 1413/77;
Whereas these interim measures were introduced pending the
outcome of negotiations between the Community and these
countries with a view to the conclusion of framework
agreements on fisheries , and these negotiations are still in
progress ; '                            .
Whereas , therefore , it is necessary to adopt further interim
measures for a three-month period ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
( 1 ) OJ No L 25 , 29.1.1977 , P. 46
( í ) OJ No L 90 , 8.4.1977 , P. 7
(■*) OJ No L 137 , 3.6.1977# P. 13
                                                           • •/• • 0
 ---pagebreak---                              Article 1
1       Prom 1 October until 31 December 1977 vessels flying
    the flag of Poland , the GDR or the USSR shall be authorized
    to take only the catches laid down in Annex I within the
    200-mile fishing zones of the Member States , situated off
    the North Sea and Atlantic coasts and covered "by Community
    rales on fisheries .
2.       The fishing quotas shall be granted subject to
    compliance with the conservation measures and supervisory
    measures and other provisions governing fishing in the
    zones referred to in Article 1 of Regulation ( EEC ) No 194/77 .
                             Article 2
      Fishing within the fishing zones referred to in Article 1
by vessels of the non-member countries listed therein shall
be subject to the granting of a licence on behalf of the
Community by the Commission .*
                              Article 3
      When an application for a licence is submitted to the
authorities referred to in Article 2 , the following information
 shall be supplied :
                                                             • • •/ • • •
 ---pagebreak--- ( a ) name of the vessel ;
( b ) registration number and external identification letters
        and number."'
( c ) port cf registration ;
 ( & ) gross tonnage and overall length ;
 ( e ) call sign .
i
                                  Article 4
  1.          The number of licences which may be issued pursuant to
      Article 2 f :>r venselr. cf between 2,000 and 3»950 CRT ( gross
      regist^r^d tons ) shnll be limited to four for Poland , five
      for the GDR and 25 for the USSR .
2.            The maximum number of vessels of between 2,000 and
      3 , C-50 GUT permitted to Tish at the ca v, e time ic l?id down
      for or. nil of thr coun.ti ios c once iris d in Annex II ,
 3.           Should vessels of a tonnage of less than 2,000 GRT be
      used , the number of licences pad . the maximum number of
      vessels permitted to fish at the same time shall be
      cal :ulj,.ted according to the following conversion rates :
       •         1,000 GRT : 2.5
      - i.OOO to 2,000 GRT : 1,5 ,
              The figure for the number of vessels obtained by the
      above conversion rates shall , where appropriate , be rounded
      down to the nearest whole number .
 ---pagebreak---                              Article 5
     Each licence shall be valid for one vessel only for a
period not extending beyond 31 December 1977 and for the species
of fish indicated on the licence within the quantitative and
geographical limits referred to in Article 1 .
                             Article 6
     Member States shall take measures to ensure , as far as
possible , the enforcement of Articles 1 to 5 as regards the
maritime waters coming under their sovereignty or falling under
                                                           V
thexr jurisdiction , including in particular regular inspection
of the vessels of nr>n-e\erater countries .
      In this connection , Member States and the Commission shall
communicate to each other the information required for
compliance with this Regulation , with regard in particular to
the monitoring of the volume of catches taken by vessels from
the non--m2rrb or countries concerned .
                             Article 7
      This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following
its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Comcu'.i^ies ,
      It shall apply until 31 December      1977 .
                                                        • ••/ •••
 ---pagebreak---                             - 6 -
     This Regulation shall be "binding in its entirety and
directly applicable in all Member States .
                                Done at  Brussels ,
                                             Por the Council
                                              The President
                                                            V
 ---pagebreak---                                                                  ANÏÏEX I
                           Poland fishing quotas for
                           the fourth quarter of 1977
The zones concerned are those defined by the International
Council for the Exploration of the Sea ( ICES ) in so far as
they are situated in the fishing zones of the Member States
extending \ip to 200 nautical ui] es from coasts bordering on the
North Sea and the Atlantic , and covered by Community rules on
fisheries .
   Species                             Zones                          Quantity
                                                                      ( tonnes )
 Haddc uk                  IV                                               120
 Coalfish                  IV                                               650
 Mackerel                  IV                                               240
 Mackerel                  VI A «?s far as it extends west       1
                           of the line defined in footnote ( )
                           below , VI B                                     203
 Mackerel                  VII C , VII K , VII J as far as
                           it extends sou^h of 50°30' north
                           latitude , VII H                               1,137
 Mackerel                  VIII as far as it extends west
                           of the line defined in footnote (( 2 )
                           below                                            120
 Horse mackerel            VI A as far as it extends west
                           of the line defined in footnote o   (
                           "otlow , VI B                                        4
 Herse irackerel           VII C , VII K f VII J as far as
                            it extends soath. of 50°30 * north
                           latitude , VII II                                 143
 Horse mackerel            VIII as far as it extends west p
                            of a lx"3 defined in footnote ( )
                           below                                             • 03
  ( ) The line originating in point :
         6°      60° N , thence southwards to
         S'J W 58°30' N , thence westwards to
       { ')° W SS'-JO * N ? thence routhwards to
      '0° ft 56°30' IT , thance wcf>ti.ards to
      1".° -a pS^O' N , thence southwards to
   2  12° W 54°30 ; N.
  ( ) The line originating in point :
      b°    W   4S 0 N  thence southwards to
      8°    W   47° N , thence eastwards to
      go    \y  470 u , thence southwards to
      6°    W   46°30'  N , thence eastv/ ards to
      5°    V/  4b°30'  N , thence southwards to
      5°    W   46° N , thence eastwards to
      40    \fi 450     thence southwards to
      40 \f 450         thence esnt^ards to
      2° W 45° N , thence southwards
 ---pagebreak---                          GDR fishing quotas for
                        the .fourth quarter of 1977
The aones are those defined by the International Council for
the Exploration of the Sea ( ICES ) or defined in the Annex to
the Convention establishing the International Commission for
the North-West Atlantic Fisheries ( 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 ..
   Species                           Zone                   Quantity
                                                            ( tonnes )
 Coalfish                IV                                     850
 Mackerel                VI A as far as it extends west 1        \
                         of a line defined in footnote ( )
                         below , VI B                             59
 Mackerel                VII C , VII K , VII J as far as it
                         extends south of 50°30' north
                         latitude , VII H                       331
 Mackerel                VIII   as far as it extends west 2
                         of a line defined in footnote ( )
                         below                                    35
 Horse mackerel          VI A as far as it extends west 1
                         of a line defined in footnote ( )
                         below , VI B                              4
 Horse mackerel          VII C , VII K , VII J as far as it
                         extends south of 50°30 * north,
                         latitude , VII H                       143
 Horse mackerel          VIII a3 far as it extends west ~
                         of a line defined in footnote ( )
                         below                                  103
 Roundnose               1 ( ICNAF )                            220
 grenadier
 ( ) The line originating in point :
      6° W 60° N , thence southwards to
      6° W 58°30' N , thence westwards to
     10° W 58°30 l N , thence southwards to
     10° W 56°30' N , thence westwards to
     12° W 56°30' N , thence southwards to
 /2 12° W 54°30 ' IT .
 ( ) The line originating in point :
     8° W    48° N , thence southwards to
     8° W    47° N , thence eastwards to
     6° W    47° N , thence southwards to
     6° '//  46°30'  N , thence eastwards to
     5° W    46°30 * N , thence southwards to
     5° W    46° N , thence eastwards to
     4° W    46° N , thence southwards to
     4°  W   45° N , thence eastwards to
     2°
     2° W    45° N , thence southwards .
 ---pagebreak---                                             - 3 -
         USSB fishing quotas for the fourth quarter of 1977
The zones concerned are those defined by the International
Council for the Exploration of the Sea ( iCiSS ) or defined in the.
Annex to 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 20C nautical miles from coasts bordering on the
North Sea and the Atlantic , and covered by Community rules on
fisheries .
                                                  Zone
                                                                          Quantity
      . Specxea                                                           ( tonnes J
                              ι
Haddock                       ! IV                                           5,500
Coalfish                      : IV                                           5,525
Mackerel                        IV                                              713
Mackerel                        VI A as far as it extendG west . of
                                the line defined in footnote ( )
                                below , VI 3                                    876
îlackerel                       VII C , VII K , VII J as far as it      V
                                extends south of 50°30 f north       I
                                latitude , VII H                             4,208
Kackerel                      : VIII as far as it extends west 9of I
                                the line defined in footnote (")
                              î below                                           516
Horse Mackerel                I VI A as far as it extends west ., of
                              I the line defined in footnote ( )        I
                                below , VI B                                    206
Horse ilackerel                 VII C , VII K , VII J as far as it
                                extends south of 50°30 f north
                                latitude , VII H                             6,929
Horse I.îaclrerel               VII as far as it extends west of
                             I
                                the lino defined in footnote ( 2 )
                                below                                 I       4,973
 Roundnose grenadier            1 ( ICNAF )                                     76O
 C-rcenlana halibut              1 ( ICIT/J? )                                2,350
 ïïhitmg                      LiZ                                                850
 ( ) The line originating in point :
        6°  V7 60° TT ,  thence southwards to
        6°  W  58°30 t   N , thence westwards to
       10°  W  58 o 30 i N , thence southwards to
       10°  W   56°30'   N , thence westwards to
       12°  W   56°30 *  N , thence southwards to
       12° W 54°30 f IT .
  ( ) The line originating in point :
        8°  W 48° N ,    thence southwards to
        8°   w 47° N ,    thence eastwards to
         6°  W 47° N.     thence southwards to
         6°  W 46°30'    N , thence eastwards to
         5?  W 46° 30 *   H , thcnco southwards to
         50  yy 46° N ,   thence eastwards to
         4°  W 46° N ,    thence southwards to
         4° W 45°         thence eastwards to
         2° W 45° N , thence southwards .
 ---pagebreak---                                                      ANNEX II
Maximum number of vessels of between 2,000 and 3,950 GRT
permitted to fish at the came time in a given zone for
which a licence Las been obtained
               Vessels flying the flag of Poland
              ICES sub-area                   Poland
        TV                       ICES       1    1
        VI                       ICES       !    1
        VII                      ICES            1
        'ail                     ICES       I    1
                                            I
                                            ι
                                            ι
      L                                          4
               Vessels flying the flag of the GDR
              ICES or
                                               Q1M
           ICNAP sub-area
        IV                       ICES
        VI                       ICES
        VII                      ICES
        VIII                     ICES
         1                     ICNAF
                                                 5
              Vessels flying the flag of the USSR
              ICES or                     i
                                              USSR
           ICNAF sub-area                 j
         IV                       ICES    |      5
         VI                       ICES    i      1
         VII                      ICES           5
         VIII                     ICES           2
         1                      ICNAF          - A