CELEX: 31985R3779
Language: en
Date: 1985-12-31 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 3779/85 of 31 December 1985 establishing, for 1986, 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 Portugal

No L 363 / 22                              Official Journal of the EuroDean Communities                                      31 . 12 . 85
                                          COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) No 3779 / 85
                                                         of 31 December 1985
                  establishing , for 1986 , 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 Portugal
1 HE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                            No        3723 / 85 ( 2 ), in    accordance     with the    second
                                                                      subparagraph of Article 351 ( 5 ) ot the Act of Accession ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community ,                                                  Whereas , pursuant to Article 2 ( 3 ) of the Treaty of Accession
                                                                      of Spain and Portugal , the institutions of the Community
Having regard to the Act of Accesssion of Spain and                   may adopt before accession the measures referred to in
Portugal , and in particular Article 351 thereof,                     Article 351 of the Act of Accesssion measures , these entering
                                                                      into force subject to and on the date of the entry into force of
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,                   the said Treaty ,
Whereas , pursuant to Article 351 of the Act of Accesssion , it
is for the Council to decide on the fishing possibilities and the     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
corresponding number of Community vessels which may fish
in the waters referred to in that Article ;                                                            Article 1
Whereas these possibilities are determined , with respect to          The number of vessels flying the flag of a Member State of the
pelagic species not subject to the system of total allowable          Community , other than Spain and Portugal , authorized to
catches and quotas , having regard to the need to ensure their
                                                                      fish in waters falling under the sovereignty or within the
conservation and to the fishing possibilities granted to
                                                                       jurisdiction of Portugal as provided for in Article 351 of the
Portuguese vessels with respect to similar species in the              Act of Accession and the rules governing their access thereto ,
waters of the other Member States of the Community , apart             are set out in the Annex .
from Spain ;
Whereas the specific conditions governing fishing by these
vessels should be laid down ;                                                                          Article 2
Whereas the fishing activities covered by this Regulation are          This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1986 ,
subject to the control measures provided for by Council                subject to the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of
Regulation ( EEC ) No 2057 / 82 of 29 June 1982 establishing           Spain and Portugal .
certain control measures for fishing activities by vessels of the
Member States f 1 ), as last amended by Council Regulation             It shall be applicable until 31 December 1986 .
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States .
                   Done at Brussels , 31 December 1985 .
                                                                                          For the Council
                                                                                             The President
                                                                                             R. STEICHEN
 (') OJ No L 220 . 29 . 7 . 19X2 , p. 1 .                               ( 2 ) OJ No L 361 , 31 . 12 . 1985 . p . 42 .
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                                                                   ANNtX
                                                             EEC - PORTUGAL
                                       Quantity                                          Authorized     Total number        Period of fishing
               Species                                            Zones ( ' }
                                         (t)                                             fishing gear    of vessels ( 3 )    authorization
7 hunnidae                          Unlimited          IX                             T roll line     Unlimited             year-round
Albacore tuna                       Unlimited         X and CECAF                     Troll line      1 10 ( France ) ( 2 ) Between 2 . 6 .
( Thunnus alalunga)                                                                                                         and 28 . 7 .
Tropical tuna                       Unlimited         X ( to the south of 36°30 ' N ) Purse seine     Unlimited             year-round
                                                      CECAF ( to the south of 31 ° N
                                                      and to the north of 31° N to
                                                      the west of 17°30 ' W )
(') Waters falling under the sovereignty and within the jurisdiction of Portugal .
( 2 ) Not exceeding 26 m in length between perpendiculars .
(') Authorized simultaneously to carry out fishing activities .