CELEX: 51983PC0768
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Date: 1983-12-14
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION ON THE CONCLUSION OF AN AGREEMENT IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA CONCERNING THEIR FISHERIES RELATIONS (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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COM (83) 768
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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                         CO M (83) 768 final
                                         Brussels, 14 December 1983
              PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DECISION
   ON THE CONCLUSION OF AN AGREEMENT IN THE FORM OF AN
   EXCHANGE OF LETTERS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC
   COMMUNITY AND THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA CONCERNING THEIR
    FISHERIES RELATIONS
          (submitted to the Council by the Commission)
 COM (83) 768 final
 ---pagebreak---                                          EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1. The d i f f i c u l t i e s e n c o u n t e r e d i n 1982 and e a r l y 1983 i n t h e
    i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f ^ t h e Agreement on F i s h e r i e s c o n c l u d e d i n December
    1 9 8 1 , be t we e n t h e Eur opea n Economic Community and t h e Government of
    Canada and t h e Agreement i n t h e for m o f t h e Exchange o f L e t t e r s
    r e f e r r i n g t o i t ^ w e r e d i s c u s s e d b e t we e n t h e two p a r t i e s t o f i n d a
    mutually s a t i s f a c t o r y s o lu tio n to th ese problems.                               Thes e d i s c u s s i o n s
    ha ve l e d t o a new d r a f t a g r e e m e n t i n t h e for m o f an Exchange of
    L e t t e r s d a t e d 1 J a n u a r y 1984.               Two a i d e s - m e m o i r e s , whi ch w i l l n o t be
    p u b li s h e d , are a s s o c i a t e d with t h a t agreement.
    The main p r o v i s i o n s s e t o u t i n t h e Agreement a r e t h e f o l l o w i n g :
    - t h e a p p o i n t m e n t o f an o f f i c i a l f i s h e r i e s r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f t h e
          Community i n Canada n o t                  l a t e r t h a n 31 March 1 9 8 4 ;
     - t h e f i x a t i o n o f c o n v e r s i o n f a c t o r s , which a r e i n t e n d e d t o be m a i n t a i n e d
          f o r t h e d u r a t i o n o f t h e A g r e e me n t , e x c e p t i n c a s e of a l t e r a t i o n s i n
          pro du c tio n technology or in product ty pe s;                             c o n s u l t a t i o n s would t h e n
          be h e l d b e t we e n t h e Community and Canada and t h e c h a n g e s would be
          f i x e d a n n u a l l y b e f o r e 30 Se pt e mbe r                              p r i o r to the
          commencement o f t h e f i s h i n g s e a s o n ;
     - t h e a c c e p t a n c e by t h e Community o f a s i n g l e r a t e of 4% f o r f r o z e n cod
          fillets.
 2. The p r a c t i c a l t e r m s o f t h e Agreement a r e f i x e d i n t h e two a i d e s - m e m o i r e s .
     The a i d e - m e m o i r e which i s t o be s e n t by t h e Commissi on t o t h e Cana di a n
     a u t h o r i t i e s s e t s o u t t h e s y s t e m f o r a d m i n i s t e r i n g t a r i f f q u o t a s opened
     by t h e Community f o r t h e b e n e f i t o f Canada;                          it      also ensures th a t a
     p a c k a g e of f r o z e n cod f i l l e t s w e i g h i n g no l e s s t h a n 4 k i l o g r a m s f o r t h e
     y e a r s 1 9 8 4 , 1 9 8 5 , 1986 and no l e s s t h a n 2 k i l o g r a m s f o r 1 9 8 7 , would meet
      t h e " e n d - u s e " r e q u i r e m e n t and t h a t a Member S t a t e may n o t r e q u i r e
      c u s t o ms d e p o s i t s u n t i l 90% of i t s s h a r e o f t h e t a r i f f q u o t a s has been
      utilised.               The C o u n c i l ' s a p p r o v a l o f t h e c o n t e n t s of t h a t a i d e - m e m o i r e
      i s n e c e s s a r y s i n c e t h e C o u n c i l w i l l be i n v i t e d         l a t e r t o a d o p t an
      i m p l e m e n t a t i o n r e g u l a t i o n on t h e b a s i s o f A r t i c l e 113 o f t h e T r e a t y .
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    M o re o v e r, a C an a d ia n a i d e - m e m o i r e f i x e s t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n o f L i c e n c e s
    g r a n t e d t o t h e Community v e s s e l s i n C an a d ia n f i s h i n g w a t e r s .
3 . On t h e b a s i s o f t h e above m e n t i o n e d , t h e Commission i n v i t e s t h e C o u n c i l :
                                           0
    - to adopt th e d e c i s i o n , th e d r a f t of w h ic h -is a tta c h e d ;
    - t o adopt th e c o n te n ts of th e aide-memoire concerning th e a d m in is tr a tio n
        o f t a r i f f q u o t a s open ed by t h e Community f o r t h e b e n e f i t o f C anada,
        which t h e Commission i n t e n d s t o s e n d t o t h e C an a d ia n Governm ent;
    - t o t a k e n o t e o f t h e c o n t e n t s of t h e a i d e - m e m o i r e on t h e Canadian
        r e g u l a t i o n s g o v e r n i n g f i s h i n g by Community v e s s e l s i n C an a d ia n w a t e r s
        which t h e M i s s i o n o f Canada w i l l a d d r e s s t o t h e Commission.
 ---pagebreak--- PROPOSAL FOR COUNCIL DECISION (EEC)                                              ON THE CONCLUSION OF AN
AGREEMENT IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN
ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA CONCERNING THEIR
FISHERIES RELATIONS
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Havi ng r e g a r d t o t h e T r e a t y e s t a b l i s h i n g t h e Eur opean Economic Community,
and i n p a r t i c u l a r A r t i c l e 113 t h e r e o f .
Havi ng r e g a r d t o t h e p r o p o s a l fr om t h e Commi ssi on,
Whereas t h e Agreement on f i s h e r i e s be t wee n t h e EEC and t h e Government of
Canada was s i g n e d on 3Ü December 1981.
Whereas t h e Agreement i n t h e f or m o f an Exchange o f L e t t e r s be t we e n t h e
Eur ope a n Economic Community and t h e Government o f Canada c o n c e r n i n g t h e i r
fisheries         r e l a t i o n s was s i g n e d on 30 December 1 9 8 1 ,
Whereas t h e Community a nd t h e Government o f Canada have c o n s u l t e d e a c h
o t h e r on t h e s u b j e c t o f t h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f t h e i r Ag r e e me n t s ,
Whe r e a s , r e s u l t i n g fr om t h e s e c o n s u l t a t i o n s , t h e p a r t i e s have a g r e e d on a
text     i n t h e form o f an Exchange o f L e t t e r s h a v i n g as i t s o b j e c t i v e t h e
m u t u a l l y s a t i s f a c t o r y i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f t h e Agreement and s u p p l e m e n t i n g t h e
 Agreement i n t h e f or m o f an Exchange o f L e t t e r s , s i g n e d on 30 December 1 9 8 1 ,
Whereas the Agreement should be consequently approved in the form of the
 resulting exchange of letters, which lays down, in the framework of the
 tariff quotas, an amendment for certain fisheries products as from
 1 January 1 9 8 4 ,
 HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
                                                         Article 1
 The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European
 Economic Community and the Government of Canada concerning their fisheries
 relations is hereby approved in the name of the Community.                                          The text of
 the Agreement is attached to this decision.
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  EXCHANGE OF LETTERS BETWEEN THE
    GOVERNMENT OF CANADA AND THE
    EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
CONCERNING THEIR FISHERIES RELATIONS
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                                                                                   1 J a n u a r y 1984
Si r ,
                    Wi t h r e f e r e n c e t o t h e Agr e e me nt i n t h e Form o f an Exc ha nge
o f L e t t e r s Be t we e n t h e Gove r nme nt o f Canada and t h e E u r o p e a n Economi c
Community C o n c e r n i n g t h e i r F i s h e r i e s R e l a t i o n s s i g n e d on 30 December
1981,· h e r e i n a f t e r r e f e r r e d t o a s t h e Agreement , . I h a v e t h e
honour to confirm t h j t ine undertakings contained th e re in shal l continue in e ffe c t
s u b j e c t to th e u n d e r s t a n d i n g s s e t f o r t h in the f o ll o w in g p a ra g ra p h s with
r e g a r d t o t h e a p p l i c a t i o n of t h e Agreement.
                    In o r d e r t o e n a b l e t h e m u t u a l l y s a t i s f a c t o r y         implementation
o f t h e A g r e e m e n t , t h e two p a r t i e s a g r e e a s f o l l o w s :
                     ( I ) The Community will appoint an o f f i c i a l fis h e rie s re p resen tativ e in
                    Canada by n o t l a t e r t h a n 31 March 1984 i n o r d e r t o f a c i l i t a t e
                    th e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n of Canadian l i c e n c i n g p r o c e d u r e s ;
                     ( I I ) The f o l l o w i n g c o n v e r s i o n f a c t o r s s h a l l be a p p l i e d t o a l l
                    c a t c h e s o f cod u n d e r t h e A g r e e m e n t :             standard f i l l e t s (skin
                    o f f , pinbones in) 3 .2 ;                  b o n e l e s s f i l l e t s ( s k i n o f f , deboned)
                    3.7.            I t i s a n t i c i p a t e d t h a t t h e s e w i l l remain t he
                    e s t a b l i s h e d conversion f a c t o r s fo r the d u r a t i o n of the
                    Agreement.               Ho we v e r , i n t h e e v e n t t h a t a l t e r a t i o n s i n
                    p r o d u c t i o n technology or in product ty pe s w arrant the
                    e s t a b l i s h m e n t of d i f f e r e n t co n v ersi o n f a c t o r s , in re sp o n se to
                    p r o p o s a l s by e i t h e r C a n a d i a n o r Community o f f i c i a l s , t h e
                    C a n a d i a n a u t h o r i t i e s u n d e r t a k e , b e f o r e any c h a n g e s i n
                    e s t a b l i s h e d conversion f a c t o r s take p l a c e , to inform the
                    Community a u t h o r i t i e s o f t h e c h a n g e s b e i n g c o n s i d e r e d .
                    F u r t h e r , t h e C a n a d i a n o f f i c i a l s s h a l l , i f t h e Community
                    a u t h o r i t i e s s o r e q u e s t , c o n s u l t w i t h Community o f f i c i a l s
                    concern in g the proposed changes.                               The r e s u l t o f s u c h
                    c o n s u l t a t i o n s w i l l be t a k e n i n t o a c c o u n t by t h e C a n a d i a n
                    a u t h o r i t i e s in dete rm in in g the conver sio n f a c t o r s su b s e q u e n tly
                    established.               T h i s d e t e r m i n a t i o n s h a l l b e made a n n u a l l y by
                    30 S e p t e m b e r       prior to the commencement of the fishing season.
                                                                                                                 ./2
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                         ( I I I ) The a d m i n i s t r a t i o n o f C a n a d i a n r e g u l a t i o n s g o v e r n i n g
                         f i s h i n g by t h e Community v e s s e l s i n C a n a d i a n w a t e r s i n
                         f i s h i n g z o n e s r e f e r r e d t o i n Annex I t o t h e Ag r e e me nt
                         s h a l l be i n c o n f o r m i t y w i t h t h e c o n t e n t s o f t h e Ai d e - Me mo i r e
                        d a t e d 1 J a n u a r y 1984,,             r e c e i v e d by t h e Commi s s i on o f t h e
                         E u r o p e a n C o m m u n i t i e s f r om t h e M i s s i o n o f Canada t o t h e
                         European Communities.
                        (IV) U n d e r Common Cust oms T a r i f f i t e m 0 3 . 0 1 . B . I I . b ) 1 , t h e
                       t a r i f f q u o t a s f o r cod f i l l e t s f r o z e n o f t h e s p e c i e s g a d u s
                       mo r h u a ,      N o r t h A t l a n t i c c o d , r e f e r r e d t o i n Annex I I t o
                       t h e Ag r e e me n t a r e a s f o l l o w s ( i n t o n n e s ) :
 Rate                           1984                          1985                       1986                    1987
 4 Percent                      19,000                        21,000                     22,000                  24,000
                       (V) The a d m i n i s t r a t i o n o f c e r t a i n t a r i f f q u o t a s r e f e r r e d t o
                       i n Annex I I t o t h e Ag r e e me n t s h a l l be i n c o n f o r m i t y w i t h
                      t h e c o n t e n t s o f t h e A i d e - M e m o i r e d a t e d 1 J a n u a r y 19S4
                       r e c e i v e d by t h e M i s s i o n o f Canada t o t h e E u r o p e a n Co mmu n i t i e s
                      f r om t h e Commi s s i on o f t h e E u r o p e a n C o m m u n i t i e s .
                       ( VI) W i t h i n 45 d a y s o f t h e c o m p l e t i o n o f e a c h q u a r t e r , t h e
                      Community s h a l l p r o v i d e t o t h e C a n a d i a n Gove r nme nt q u a r t e r l y
                      d a t a on t h e u t i l i z a t i o n o f t a r i f f q u o t a s         by p r o d u c t f o r
                      e a c h m a j o r m a r k e t i n t h e Community s p e c i f i e d f r o m t i m e t o
                      t i m e by C a n a d a .
                      I h a v e t h e h o n o u r t o p r o p o s e t h a t t h i s L e t t e r , whi c h i s
e q u a l l y a u t h e n t i c i n E n g l i s h a nd F r e n c h , a nd y o u r r e p l y s h a l l c o n s t i t u t e
an A g r e e m e n t b e t w e e n t h e E u r o p e a n Economi c Community and t h e Gove r nme nt
o f Ca na da whi c h s h a l l e n t e r i n t o f o r c e                 o n 1 January 1 9 8 ^ .
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          The D i r e c t o r a t e G e n e r a l f o r F i s h e r i e s o f t h e Commi s si on o f t h e
E u r o p e a n C o m m u n i t i e s r e f e r s t o t h e Exc ha nge o f L e t t e r s d a t e d
1 J a n u a r y 1984 c o n c e r n i n g t h e m u t u a l l y s a t i s f a c t o r y i m p l e m e n t a t i o n
o f t h e Ag r e e me n t i n t h e f o r m o f an Exc ha nge o f L e t t e r s s i g n e d on
30 December 1 9 8 1 .
          I t has t h e honour t o in for m t h e Canadian a u t h o r i t i e s                   th a t the
Community w i l l a p p l y t h e f o l l o w i n g me c h a n i s ms a s r e g a r d s          the
a d m i n i s t r a t i o n o f t a r i f f q u o t a s f o r ro u n d f r o z e n c od a nd     r e d f i s h and
f o r f r o z e n cod f i l l e t s a s r e f e r r e d t o i n Annex I I o f t h e              above-
m e ntio ne d Agreement:
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          1.     From 1            J a n u a r y a nd u n t i l      31 December o f e a c h y e a r d u r i n g wh i c h t h e
          Ag r e e me n t      is applied             (1 9 8 4 , 1 9 8 5 , 1 9 8 6 , 1 9 8 7 ) , t a r i f f    quotas will        be
          o p e n e d by t h e Communi t y a s f o l l o w s :
          - 6 ,0 0 0 tonnes with a duty of 3.7 percent fo r red fish (Sebastes spp) frozen, round
              a nd cod o f t h e s p e c i e s 6 a d u s m o r h u a , frozen, round, f a l l i n g resp ectiv ely
              u n d e r s u b h e a d i n g s ex 0 3 . 0 1 . B . I . f ) 2 a nd ex 0 3 . 0 1 . B . I . h )2 o f t h e Common
              Cus t oms T a r i f f          and i n t e n d e d t o u n d e r g o o ne o f t h e t r e a t m e n t s
              a u th o r iz e d under the p r o v i s i o n s                set      out i n f o o t n o t e s    ( 1 ) and ( 2 )
              o f Annex I I            of th e Agreement;
          - 1 9 ,0 0 0       tonnes with a duty of 4 percent fo r frozen cod f i l l e t s of the species
              Gadus mor hua f a l l i n g u n d e r s u b h e a d i n g ex 0 3 . 0 1 . B . 1 1 . b ) 1 o f t h e
              Common Cu s t o ms T a r i f f               and i n t e n d e d t o u n d e r g o one o f t h e t r e a t m e n t s
              a u t h o r i s e d under the p r o v i s i o n s              s e t out      in fo o tn o te s      ( 1 ) and ( 2 ) o f
              Annex I I          of t h e Agreement.                 The q u a n t i t i e s   under t a r i f f        quota  (19,000
              tonnes fo r 1984) will be increaseo to 21,000 tom es fo r 1985, 22,000 to m e s fo r 1986
              and 24,000 tonnes for 1987.
          2 . The p r o d u c t s          l i s t e d under p o in t          1 , i n d e n t 2 of t h i s       a id e memoire,
          p resen ted in individual                        fillets       i n immediate p a c k i n g w e ighing not                less       than
          4 kilograms in 1984, 1985 and 1986 and weighing not le ss than 2 kilograi.e in 1987 are
          considered as meeting the end-use requirement in footnote (2) of Annex II to the Agreement
          a nd no f u r t h e r          "end use" procedures or r e q u i r e m e n t s w i l l                     apply to the
                                                                                                                                AS
          tariff         q u o t a s u n d e r t h e Common Cu s t o ms T a r i f f             s u b h e a d i n g ex 0 3 . 0 1 . I I . b ) 1
          fo r the products                   listed       i n Annex I I o f t h e A g r e e m e n t .
              The b e n e f i t        of the t a r i f f        q u o ta s opened f o r t h e p r o d u c t s f a l l i n g         under
          subheaoings ex 03.01.B .I.h )2 anc ex 03.01.B .II.b )1 of th e Common Customs Tari ff shal l be
          reserved fo r products accompanied oy a c e r t i f i c a t e of or i gi n issued by the recognised auiinority
          o f one o f t h e c o u n t r i e s o f o r i g i n                l i s t e d in Amex II to Council Regulation (EEC) I'd
          3797/81 and made out in accordar.ee with one of the speciments se t out in Annex I to th a t
          R egulation, a tte s tin g th a t the f i s h from which they are obtained were fish eo in the .torth
          A tla n tic with due resciect fo r in te rn a tio n a l conventions on the                        conservation and mana­
gement of fishery resources.                        The c e r t i f i c a t e    mus t a l s o c e r t i f y t h a t      the products
          p r e s e n t e d we r e o b t a i n e d f r o m cod o f t h e Gadus mor hua s p e c i e s .
              Fo r t h e p u r p o s e s o f t h e s e t a r i f f             q u o t a s , Greece s h a l l        ap p ly customs d u t i e s
          c a l c u l a t e d i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e p r o v i s i o n s o f t h e 1979 Act o f A c c e s s i o n .
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3 . The t a r i f f         quotas L iste d under point                      1 a r e d i v i d e d i n t o two i n s t a l m e n t s .
The f i r s t       instalment         o f e a c h q u o t a e q u a l s 9 5 .3 percent of the to ta l amount, of
which        53 percent is a llo c ated to the United Kingaou;                      the balance of 42.3 percent wi l l be
aivioec among t h e o t h e r Member S t a t e s a c c o r d i n g t o t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n                    key
a p p l i e d t n t h e n f o r 1983,. a d j u s t e d i f n e c e s s a r y , a f t e r c o n s u l t a t i o n w i t h
C a n a d a , t o t a k e a cc ou n t of t h e development of t r a a e flows f o r t h e p r o d u c t s
concerned.
  The s e c o n d i n s t a l m e n t e q u a l s       4. 7 percent of th e to ta l amount of each
tariff         quota        a nd c o n s t i t u t e s t h e r e s e r v e c o r r e s p o n d i n g t o e a c h o f t h e s e
tariff         q u o t a s , on whi c h t h e U n i t e d Kingdom h a s no o b l i g a t i o n                lO    draw.
When a Member S t a t e h a s u s e d 90 p e r c e n t o f t h e s h a r e
a ttrib u te d to i t           under th e f i r s t           i n s t a l m e n t o r when         it  has a l r e a d y dr awn
on t h e c o r r e s p o n d i n g r e s e r v e , t h a t Member S t a t e s h a l l , a s f a r a s t h e
am ount o f t h e c o r r e s p o n d i n g r e s e r v e a l l o w s , dr a w a f u r t h e r s h a r e w i t h a
maximum e a c h t i m e             o f an am ount o f 10 percent of i t s i n i t i a l share, ano so on
until        the corresponding reserve i s exhausted.
4.     The Member S t a t e s s h a l l , n o t              l a t e r t h a n . 1 October of each year during which the
  Ag r e e me n t i s a p p l i e d ,     r e t u r n t o t h e r e s e r v e t h e unused p o r t i o n of t h e i n i t i a l ^
  s h a r e s w h i c h , on 15 S e p t e m b e r o f t h e y e a r i n q u e s t i o n i s i n e x c e s s o f 20
  p e rc e n t of the i n i t i a l         volume.             They may r e t u r n a g r e a t e r q u a n t i t y        if there
  a r e grounds f o r b e l i e v i n g t h a t             it    may n o t b e u t i l i s e d by t h e m.
  However, as regards the United Kingdom, in the event of i t s share not being exhausted,
 t h e r e t u r n t o t h e c o r r e s p o n d i n g r e s e r v e may be e f f e c t e d o n l y up t o t h e
 l i m i t of t h e q u a n t i t i e s n e c e s s a r y to s a t i s f y th e              r e a l needs of
 o t h e r Member S t a t e s t h a t           c a n n o t be met by t h e me c h a n i s ms whi c h a r e
 d i r e c t l y a p p l i c a b l e to them.
 5. Admission t o b e n e f i t               from t a r i f f        q u o t a s may n o t be s u b j e c t e d by a Member
  S t a t e to a customs d e p o s i t a s               long as t h e e f f e c t i v e use of t h e s h a r e s t h a t
 have been a t t r i b u t e d t o i t               h a s n o t e x c e e d e d . 90 p e r c e n t o f s u c h s h a r e s .
 Brussels, 1 January 1984
 ---pagebreak---                                                     AIDE-MEMOIRE
          The C a n a d i a n M i s s i o n t o t h e E u r o p e a n C o m m u n i t i e s r e f e r s t o t h e
E x c h a n g e o f L e t t e r s on 1 J a n u a r y 1984 c o n c e r n i n g t h e m u t u a l l y
satisfactory             i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f t h e Ag r e e me n t  i n t h e f or m o f an Ex c h a n g e
o f L e t t e r s s i g n e d on 30 December 1981.
          The M i s s i o n h a s t h e h o n o u r t o        i n f o r m t h e E u r o p e a n Commi s s i on t h a t
t h e Go v e r n me n t o f Canada w i l l a p p l y t o Community v e s s e l s                   the following
p r o c e d u r e s as r e g a r d s the a d m i n i s t r a t i o n of Canadian r e g u l a t i o n s
g o v e r n i n g f i s h i n g by f o r e i g n v e s s e l s      in Canadian wa ters           in f i s h i n g zones
r e f e r r e d t o i n Annex I t o t h e a b o v e - m e n t i o n e d A g r e e m e n t :
 ---pagebreak--- 1.           Average daily catch rates for Community vessels will be
fixed annually by the Canadian authorities, ■ *        by   30
September prior to the ccnrnencement of the fishing season, following
consultation between the Ccmnunity and Canadian authorities at the
request of either side and taking into account the results of these
consultations.    Should it become clear during the course of the fishing
season that the catch rates as fixed would not permit Community
vessels to utilize fully their quotas, further consultations will take
place, if the Ccrrmunity so requests, to consider the adjustment of
the catch rates for the remainder of the fishing season;
2.            Any amendments to fishing licences on board Gcmnunity
vessels necessitated by changes in fishing conditions will be made
by the Canadian authorities as rapidly as possible, with the aim of
issuing such amendments, where necessary, within five working days of
receipt of the requisite applications for amendments.     Movement of
Ccmnunity vessels frcm one Canadian fishing zone to another may take
place irrmediately after receipt on the vessel of a telexed copy of the
amendment;
3.            In circumstances regarded by the Canadian authorities as
exceptional, a Ccmnunity vessel will be authorized by telex to fish for
a period of time (the duration to depend on the circumstances) without
having its licence on board.    Before entering the Canadian fishing zone
the vessel must have on board this telex and a telex providing the details
of its licence;
4.      a)    In principle, one observer will be on board each Ccmnunity
vessel.    If necessary, and if facilities on board allow, additional
observers will occasionally be placed on board for specified purposes;
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b)    If there is disagreement between Canadian authorities and
the Captain of a Caimanity vessel as to the level of the catch,
and action is then taken by the Canadian authorities pursuant to
Canadian regulations, the appropriate C o m u n i ty authorities will be
informed of the disagreement and of the consequent action taken;
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c)    In the event that an inspection of a C a m u n i t y vessel takes
place and the Inspector concludes that there is a discrepancy
between the figures recorded in the vessel's logs and his own
estimate sufficient to require further action pursuant to Canadian
regulations the Inspector shall inform the Captain of the Inspector's
 estimated figures.
  Brussels, 1 January 1984