CELEX: 51979PC0602
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Date: 1979-11-07
Title: Amendment to the Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) establishing catch quotas for 1979 for fishing by vessels flying'the flag of Member States of the Community for certain stocks occurring both in the maritime waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Member States of the Community and in those under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Norway (Presented by the Commission to the Council pursuant to Article 149(2) of the EEC Treaty)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                          COM(79 ) 602 final
                                                          Brussels , 7 November 1979
                                     Amendment to the
                                     Proposal for a
                        COUNCIL REGULATION             ( EEC )
            establishing catch quotas for 1979 for fishing by
            vessels flying 'the flag of Member States of the
            Community for certain stocks occurring both in the
            maritime waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction
            of the Member States of the Community and in those
            under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Norway
            ( Presented by the Commission to the Council pursuant to
              Article 149(2 ) of the EEC Treaty )
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At its meeting in July 1979 "the Consultative Committee for Fisheries
linagenent of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
( IC2S ) revised its recommendations c.3 to the total authorized catches
in 1979 f°r certain fish stocks namely cod and whiting , in the fishing
zones of the Community and Norway in the North Sea .
In the light of these revised recommendations the Community and Norway
hold talks on 26 and 27 July 1979 in order to review their decisions
c.. the management of the stocks in question . The delegations agreed
ti recommend to their authorities that the TACs should be increased
in accordance with the revised recommendations of the ICES ; agreement
v.-o.- i-iso reached on the sharing of the amended TACs between the two
 parties and on certain changes in the allocation of TACs agreed for
 -979 - " r certain other joint stocks , namely haddock and plaice . The
 ccncl' ^ions reached in these talks are set out in an agreed record , a
 copy -f which is annexed to this proposal .
 This amended proposal for a Regulation , submitted in accordance with
 Article 149(2 ) of the EEC Treaty , amends the proposal for the Council
 Regulation submitted on 16 February 1979^ • I"t "takes into account the
 results of the abovementioned talks and the mainly technical and
 editorial changes made after discussions in the Council 's subordinate
 bodies , and lays down the catch quotas for certain joint stocks in
 the North Sea for the Community as a whole and the fraction of those
 stocks which Community fishermen are authorized to fish in Norway 's
 exclusive economic zone .
1 COM(79)75 final.
 ---pagebreak---                    COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
                   establishing catch quotas for 1979
    for* fishing by vessels flying the flag of Member States of
               Community for certain stocks occurring both
              in the maritime waters under the sovereignty
                  or jurisdiction of the Member States
           of the Community and in those under the sovereignty
                        or jurisdiction of Norway
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty es'tablishing the European Economic
Community , and in particular Article 43 thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission , -
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Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament ( ),
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Whereas the CoEnsission has submitted -the Agreement to the Corscil fc .
approval ;
Whereas, in accordance with the terms of the Agreement, consultations
have taken place between the Community and Norway at the eon^lusioji of
which the two delegations decided to recommend to their authorities
the fixing for 1979. of catch quotas for certain fish stocks occurring
in the fishery zones of both parties , i. hereinafter called " joint stocks",
for each pa ty within its own zone and within that of the other party ;
Whereas it is appropriate that the Community confirm the
outcome of these consultations by establishing catch . quotas for its
own fishermen in accordance with the recommendations                   of its" delegation ;
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Uhereas provisions relating to the allocation of the said quotas .
betv7a&n the fishermen of the Community should not be fixed until the
Cozica'unity has adopted a general arrangement for the conservation and
aanagement of its fishery resources ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                               Article 1
1.                Catches of the species referred to in the Annex by vessels
     flying the flag of Member States of the Community in the sea
     areas defined in the Annex and falling under the fisheries
     jurisdiction of Member States of . the Community or Norway shall be
     limited for 1979 to the quotas set out in column 3 of the said
     Annex .
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 2.       Eia parts of the catches referred to in paragraph 1 which,
    may be taken by the said vessels in the waters falling within the
    Norwegian exclusive economic zone, shall be limited to the quotas
    set out in column 4 of the Annex.
                              . Article 2
    ~ Member States shall send to the Commission not Later than the twentieth
day of each month information concerning the catches and/or landings
of species subject to quota under this Regulation made by vessels
flying their flag fishing in the areas referred to in Article 1
during the previous month, specifying the area of fisheries jurisdictic
in which the catches were taken.
                                Article 3
      This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities «
      It shall apply until 31 December 1979 *
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                                                                       ANNEX i
                               ICES             Quotas             Quotas
           Species        statistical    referred to in      referred to in
                            division      Article 1(1 )       Article 1(2 )
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                                          ( in tonnes )       ( in tonnes )
              Π)                (2)           ' (3)                (4)
   Cod                      IV                 206.000              26.300
   Haddock                  IV ( 1 )            75.000-             14.700
   Mackerel                 IV + Ilia           20,900 ( 2 )        4,800
   Plaice                   XV ( 1 )          119.000               15.300
   Saitne                   IV + Ilia         111,000              37,700
   Whiting                  IV ( 1 )          102.000                8.600
( ) Including the part of ICES subdivision Ilia west of a line drawn
 _   from the lighthouse of Hanstholm to that of Lindesnes ,
( ) Of which no more than 7,150 t may be fished in the zone south of
     60 °iJ cr east of 2°E . Of these 7,150 tonnes , no more than
     2,350 tonnes may be fished in , the part of ICES subdivision Ilia
     east of a line drawn from the' lighthouse of Hanstholm to that of
     Lindesnes .
 ---pagebreak---                       Agreed Minute .
   A Norwegian and a Community .delegation held
consultations . in Oslo on 26 - 27 July 1979 - in order to
consult on fisheries matters of mutual interest .
. ICES recommendations concerning the revisions of TAC 's
  for the North Sea stocks of cod and whiting .
                  The two delegations examined the
    implications that recent ICES recommendations concernin
    the revision of TAC 's for certain stocks of mutual
    interest might have for the quota arrangements
  • established in the Agreed Record , signed on 20 December
    1978 .
                ■ The Norwegian delegation preferred not tc
    increase the TAC's,that had earlier been agreed for
    1979 in order to have a safety margin in the quota ■
    management of the stocks . The Community 's position
    was to follow the recommendations of ICES in
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    accordance with previous policy . The Norwegian
    delegation accepted this proposal . . . . " "
        *■'        Ui-th reference to Annexes jIII and . IV to the
    Agreed Record of 20 December 1978 and in particular
    to the footnote in Annex III , the delegations agreed
    to     " recommend to their authorities the amendments
    to the 1979 catch arrangements as stated in the Annex ,,
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5 . Consequences of the possibilities of fishing in the
    Northcape Bank area in April-June 1979 .
                   The Community deLegation referring to
    previous consultations on this subject^ pointed out that
    the 'temporary . North Cape Bank closure had had as a
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                       • that
            cc.isequ.ence/ certain of the quotas allocated to the Community by
           Norway could not be fully utilised . The Community delegation
          requested that the resulting change in the balance in the
          quota arrangements set out in the Agreed Record of '20.12.78 be
     • redre'ssed by a reduction of the Norwegian allocation of the
          joint mackerel stock or- a reduction of the mackerel quota
         allocated by the        Community to Norway .
                          The Norwegian delegation said that the available
         ditaC'°ncernin^ catches and fishing effort by Community vessels
         did not substantiate8 f%\a!t the Community had been prevented
        jfroa utilising its quotas by the North Cape Bank closure .
         Norway therefore rejected the Community's request for a
         review of tha 1979 quota arrangements . The Norwegian delegation
        also pointed out that the Community had adopted even more
        restrictive measures in its own zone such as the Norway Pout Box.
                              Community delegation declared -that it reserved "
        its right to come back to this matter after having
        examined the arguments put forward by the Nox~wegian delegation .
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4. Utilis ations^of prawn ^ quotas in_NAF0 subare? 0 and 1 .
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                          Referring to point III 3.2 . of the Agreed Record of
      '20 December 1978 the Norwegian Delegation requested information
        on the utilisation : of prawn quotas allocated to Greenland
        coastal ^isiie.rm^rknd to Canada and asked whether it was now
        possible to increase the prawn quota to Norway .
                          The Community representative pointed out that
         the Community had not adopted any legal act allocating the
      ■ Community quota between Member States ,, but that the part of
        ;£he Ccicmunity quota , for 1979 which is intended to be reserved
         to Greenland coastal- fishermen is likely, according to present
         forecasts s to be fully utilised by them .
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 ---pagebreak---         The Community delegation indicated that Canada has not •
agreed to transfer any part of its allocation to the
Community but has proposed that part3 of its allocation "be
granted to Norwegian and Faroese vessels chartered "by Canadian
companies .
         The Norwegian Delegation expressed its great surprise
               , that no ' quota had been allocated to Greenland
coastal fishermen and it requested information about actual
c-tches by Greenland fishermen.lt furthermore stated that it
vvTi'f d come . back to this question .
  Cr.r.   ; \d catch area limitations foi* blue whitine:.
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  llj,rarr:_ag to the Bote Verbale from the Norwegian Kission
  c„'jed 5 Karuh 1979 regarding the quota and catch area limi      -   •
  nation for the blue whiting stock in 1979 the Norwegian dele-
  ration asked for a , formal' reply from the Community . The Community
  representative undertook to provide a , reply in the near ,
  future .                          '
  Trvblerientation of arrangements for .joint stocks for 1979 »
 "li.3 Norwegian delegation asked what measures the Community
  lind adopted to ensure that Community vessels' catches of joint '
  stocks did not exceed the quotas agreed on 20.12.1973 .       -
. LSIQ Community representative referred to a decision adopted
  by th 2 Council on 25 June 1979 concerning interim measures                |
  to "ce applied by Kember States of the Community .                         i
  nine Norwegian representative pointed out that this decision             I
  did not seem to ensure that the agreed quotas would be respected j
  Ha proposed that the Commxinity and Norway should exchange        ' . ,
  cctch statistics monthly for the " joint stocks .                      !
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       jOhQ Community representative said "that the Community was
       jio'i able at present "to undertake any commitment –n this
       inspect pending a decision oy the Council on a proposal
       submitted by the Commission concerning tlxe management of
       'J£ia Norwegian representative observed that Norway strongly
       regretted that the Community had not yet taken steps to
       ixplament the arrangements negotiated in December 1978-
      He declared that Norway would find it difficult to continue
       Xii^jotiating such arrangements if the . Community did not
                     them .                     ••• -.         '      • .
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              oatch arrangement for 1979 iot some joint stocks .
             'the present catch arrangement does not prejudice ' in any way
              the shares of the joint stocks to be allocated in future years t
 the two parties on the basis of the zonal attachment                 of the joint
             'stocks .                       .
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 Haddock        83    I       8                14-, ?             75            2A
 PMting    | 111^ !           9          .
                                                8,6              102            5,5
 Plaice       120             1                15,5              11 9           0,4-
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             '\j   increased iron 183
             2j    increased from 85
             30    Norway will make an additional transfer to the EEC of a
             total quantity of a maximum of 4-000 tons for these stocks
             should Norwegian catches fall below the catch requirements
             .stated . This will be reviewed at the latest 15 October 1979-