CELEX: 51987PC0269
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Date: 1987-06-23
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 2245/85 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fish stocks in the Antarctic (submitted by the Commission)

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                                                     Brussels , 23 June 1987
                                  Proposai for a
                            COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
     amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 2245 / 85 laying down certain technical
        measures for the conservation of fish stocks in the Antarctic
                         ( submitted by the Commission )
С0МС87 ) 269 'М па I
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                                      F.XPLANATORY nUKTRAMnUM
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 Livmq           l r ivi! liuti ] icd   il ;> auopt.n >n o |              Li io   lollowuiq conne; vat ioli
niaìMii oa :
-    Loi iservu Lion measure 4 /v , un iiieusur uaei il OL U le liiesü sue ol i i_nlu.iiij
     nets ;
-    Conservation measure 5 /v , proLirbitxng directeci fishrng ror Notouierna
     rossii m tiie Fteninsuiar sub-area ( FAO Antarctic sub-area 48.1 )^
     Conservation measure G /v , prohibitirig directed fismng for Notothema
     rossii orf the South OrKneys ( FAO Antarctic sub-area 48.2 );
-    Conservation measure 7 /v , on regulation of iisning off Soutn Georgia ( FAO
     Antarctic sub-area 48.3 ), the full text of wnich is :
     " Without prejudice to other conservation measures adopted by the
       Commission , for species upon whien fisheries are permitted around South
       Georgia ( statistical sub-area 43.3 ), the Camussion shall , at its 1987
       meeting , adopt limitations on catch , or equivalent measures , binding tor
       the 1987 /83 season .
       Sucíi limitations oí caten or equivalent measures shall tre bused upon trie
       advice of tne Scientilic Cunm itere , taking íuLu account any data
       resuitmg from fishery surveys around South Georgia .
       For each fishing season after 1987 /88, the Conrussion shall establish
       such limitations or other measures , as necessary , around Soutn Georgia
       on a similar basis at tne meeting of the CuTtnission inmediately
       preceding that season ."
On 29 March 1987 these measures became binding on all contracting parties ,
under Article IX ( 6)(b) of the Convention .
This Regulation amends the existing one                          Laying down certain tecnnicai
measures for the conservation of rish stocks in the Antarctic so as to apply
conservation measures 4/v , 5 /v and G /v . Since conservation measure 7 /v can
be regarded as a declaration of intent , it need not be incorporated in tire
basic Regulation .
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                                      Proposai for a
                                COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
    amending Regulation ( EEC ) N°2245/85 laying down certain technical measures
                 for the conservation of fish stocks in the Antarctic
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPFAN CCmUNITIEO ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
Having regard to Oounci L Regulation ( EEC ) N" 170 /82 ot 25 January 1983
establishing a Community system for cue conservation and management of
fishery resources ( 1 ), as amended by tne Act of Accession of Spam and
Portugal , and m particular Article 'll thereof ,
Having regard to trie proposai frein tire Commission ,
Whereas under Article 2 of Regulation ( EEC ) M° 170 /83 the conservation
measures necessary to acmeve the aims sot out in Article 1 of that
Regulation are to be formulated in tne Light of the available scientific
advice ;
Uiereas the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine living
Resources , hereinafter called " the Convention", was approved by Counc i l Deci si on
81 /691 /EEC ( 2 ); whereas the Convention entered into force for the Community
on 21 May 1932 ;
Whereas the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living
Resources established by the Convent i.un adopted , and notified on
29 September 1986 , recommendations rnaue by its Scientmc Committee that
directed fishing for Nototiienia rossn off tne Peninsula and the South
Orkneys be: prohibited and by-catches taken diming fisning for other species
be reduced to a minimum , and that detaiied rules on measurement of the mesh
sioe of fishing nets be laid down ;
Whereas in the absence ot objections from any ot tne contracting parties to
the Convention the said recommendations became binding on 29 March 1987
under Article IX (6 ) of the Convention ;
Whereas the Community is therefore under an obligation to implement those
recarrnendations as far as its fishermen are concerned ;
Wnereas Oouncil Régulation ( EEC ) N° 2245 /05 ( 3 ), as amended
by Régulation ( EEC ) N° 2296/86 (4 ), must be amentied accordmgly,
HAS ADOPTEE) THIS REGULATION :
(1 )  O.J. N° L   24 , 27.1.1983 , p. 1 .
 (2 ) O.J. N° L   252, 5.9.1981 , p. 26 .
(3)   O.J. N°  L  210 , 7.0.1905 , p. 2 .
 (4 ) O.J. N° L   201 , 24.7.1986 , p. 2 .
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Reg uiation ( M ' ) N° 2245 /85 îs heroby amendod as loi lows :
1.    Article 2 is replacée! by tiie lollown nj :
                                        " Al LUI ;; 2
                                 ProniLition on fismng
Subject to Article 1 :
( a ) ail lishmg snall be protubited witnin 12 nautical miles oi the coasts ox
      Soutn Georgia ;
( b ) directed fisnmg for Notothenia rossii shall De proinbited :
      - in tne Ffemnsular sub-area ( FAO Antarctic sub-area 48.1 ) ( 1 );
      - off tne South Or Mieys ( FAO Antarctic sub-area 48.2 ) ( 1 );
      - off Soutn Georgia ( FAO Antarctic sub-area 48.3 ) ( 1 );
      m tliese zones , by–catcties of Nototaernn rossn m tne course of directed
      fisning for other species snall be Kept at a level pennittmy optirnon
      stock recruitment .
1 1 ) The FAO zones mention<rt m tins Régulation are delmed m Gcrmissioi î
      communication 85 /C335 /02 ( O. J. N° C 335 , 24.12.1985 , p. 2 .)."
2.    Article 4 îs replacée oy the following :
                                        " Article 4
                              Determination of mesh size
 For nets as referred to in Article 3 the minimum mesh size provided for in the
Annex shall be determined in accordance with the following rules .
                              ].   Description oi gauges
a)    Tne gauges to be used for determining mesh size shall be 2nm thick , fiat ,
      of durable material and capable of retaining their shape .           They shall
      Ivave either a series of parallel-edged sides connected by intermediate
      tapering edges with a taper of one to eight on each side , or only
      tapering edges with the taper speemed above . Tney shall have a hole at
      tne narrowest extremity .
b)    then gauge shall be inscribed on its face with the WLdtn m millimetres
      both of the parallel-sided section , if any , and of the taponrig section .
      In the case or the latter the width shall be inscrioed at intervals of
      1 inn and shall be indicated at regular intervals .
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                                       2.    (. I. ;<_• ol Uie g.iuge
 (a)    The neu snail LKJ sti atcned in tne direction or the                  diagonal of the
       meshes .
 ( b ) A guuge as desci íbcd               point           1 snull oe iriserted by xts narrowest
        extraiu ty mto tlie mesh opeiung m a dj.recti.on perpend Lcular to tiie plane
       oi the net .
 Ce ) The gauge shall de inserted into the inesn opening eitner manually or
        using a weight or dynamometer , until it is stopped at tue tapering edges
       uy tne resistance or tne mesh .
                           3.   Sélection of mesiies to de measured
(a)    Mesnes    to de measured       snall         tonn a    séries  of  20   consecutive  mesnes
       running m tne direction or the long axis or. the net .
Cb )   tlesnes iess than 50 un Iran iaeings , ropes or oui l me shali not de
       measured .    Tins distance snail lie measured jjerpondieular to tne lacings ,
       ropes or codlme with the net stretched in tne direction or tnat
       measurement .      Nor shall any mesh be measured which has been mended or
       broken or has attacliments to taie net               tixod at that incsii .
<c)    f3y' way or dérogation frem ( a ) , tnc mesiies to de measured tiecd not be
       consecutive if tlie appl ication ot ( o) prevents it .
(d)    Nets shall de measured only when wet and unirozen .
                               4.   tleasur orient of each mesn
  The size of each mesh snail be the width of tne- gauge at tne point where the
  gauge is stopped when it is used m accordance with point 2 .
                      5.   Détermination of the rnesh size of trie net
  The mesh size of the net snail be the antiimetieal mean in muljmetres or tne
  measurements of tne total number of mesnes selected and measured as provided
  for m       points     3 and 4 , tne arithmetical mean being rounuea               off to the
 nearest millimetre .
  The total numbor ot mesiies to ou measured is spec-iiied m point 6 .
                            4.    Sequence of inspection procedure
(a)    Tne inspector snail measure one scries of 20 mesnes ,                          selected m
       accordance with point            3 , inserting the gauge manually without using a
       weight or dynamometer .
       The mesii size of the net snall then be deterinined ni accordance witn
       point 5 .
       If the calculation of the rnesh size shows that the inesn size does not
       appear to ccrrtpiy witn the rules m rorce , then tvn additional sériés of
       20 meshes selected m accordance with                    point   3 shali be measured .
       The mesh size shall then be recalculated in accordance witn point 5 ,
       taking into account the 60 mesnes already measured . Without prejudj.ee to
        ( b), tins snail be the mesh size of the net .
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( b ) Ti the captaih of tue vessel contests trie mesn size detenmned in
      accordance witii ( a ), such moasurtment shalt not be considered for the
      détermination of the mesli sise and t.l i«. • net .-il i< i L 1 le r imeusut - xi .
      A weight or dynamometer attachai            to tne yauge - sha J 1            be used    for
      reneasurement .
      The cuoice of weight or dynamometer snaLL be lelt to tue discrétion oi
      tire u is/eetor .
      The weight shall be fixed to the hole m the narrowest extremity ol: the
      gauge using a look . The dyt lommieter mu / either lie lixed to the role m
      the narrowest extremity of the gauge or be applied at the widest
      extrarnty of the gauge .
      The accuracy of the weight or dynamometer shall be certified by tne
      appropnate national authority .
      Fbr nets of a mesh size of 35 rrrn or less as determined m accordance with
      ( a ) a force or ] 9.61 newtons ( equivalent to a mass of ? Kilograiis ) shall
      be applied arid for other nets a force of 49.03 newtons ( equivalent to a
      mass ol 5 Kilograms ) .
      Fbr the purposes of determining the mesh sice m accordance with
      point       5 when a weight or dynurncmeter is used , one ser ies ol 2.0 meshes
      only shall be measured ."
                                       Article ?
This Régulation shall enter into force on the third day following its
publication m tire Official Journal of trie European Ccmnunities .
This Régulation shall be bindmg m îts entirety and directly applicable m
ail Ilember States .
Done at Brussels , 23 June 1987
                                                                               Fbr tlie Council
                                                                                T'he President