CELEX: 31985R3782
Language: en
Date: 1985-12-31 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 3782/85 of 31 December 1985 amending for the sixth time Regulation (EEC) No 171/83 in particular by the addition of technical conservation measures applicable to maritime waters falling within the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Spain and Portugal

No L 363 / 28                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                                        31 . 12 . 85
                                              COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) No 3782 / 85
                                                             of 31 December 1985
                    amending for the sixth time Regulation ( EEC ) No 171 / 83 in particular by the addition of
                    technical conservation measures applicable to maritime waters falling within the sovereignty or
                                                      jurisdiction of Spain and Portugal
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                                                           Article I
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community ,
                                                                           Regulation ( EEC ) No 171 / 83 is hereby amended as
                                                                           follows :
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal ,
and in particular Article 396 thereof,                                       1.  In Article 1 :
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,                              ( a ) the provisions in paragraph 1 relating to region 1
                                                                                         are replaced by the following:
Whereas Article 26 of the Act of Accession in conjunction                                'Region 1
with Annex I , part XV , section 9 , amended Article 1 of                                All waters which lie to the north and the west of a
Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 171 / 83 of 25 January 1983                                line running from a point at latitude 48°N ,
laying down certain technical measures for the conservation                              longitude 18°W ; thence due north to latitude
of fishery resources ('), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC )                          60°N ; thence due east to longitude 5°W ; thence
No 3625 / 84 2 ), by extending the zones to include the                                  due north to latitude 6O°30'N ; thence due east to
maritime waters falling within the sovereignty or jurisdiction                           longitude 4° W ; thence due north to latitude 64 °N ;
of Spain und Portugal and covered by the common fisheries                                thence due east to the coast of Norway ;';
policy ;
                                                                                 ( b ) the following paragraph is added :
Whereas , in accordance with Article 27 of the Act of                                    '7 .   The definition of the FAO regions ,
Accession in conjunction with Annex II , part IX , section 4 ,                           sub-regions and divisions referred to in this
the abovementioned Regulation ( EEC ) No 171 / 83 should be                              Regulation is given in a Commission
supplemented by technical conservation measures which                                    Communication ( 4 ).' ;
take account of the particularities of the fisheries in these new
zones ;
                                                                                 ( c ) the following footnote is added :
                                                                                         V ) OJ No C 335 , 24 . 12 . 1985 , p . 2 .'.
Whereas Regulation ( EEC ) No 171 / 83 is no longer
applicable to the waters around the archipelago of Saint                     2 . In Article 2 ( 2 ) and Article 4 ( 2 ), 31 December 1985 is
Pierre and Miquelon ;                                                            replaced by 31 March 1986 ;
                                                                             3 . Article 5 is replaced by the following :
Whereas pending a review of all the technical measures laid
down in that Regulation , the date on which the Council was                       'Article 5
to decide whether to increase certain mesh sizes should be
extended ;                                                                                                       Hake
                                                                                  T rawls , Danish seines or similar nets having mesh sizes
Whereas to take account of the biological situation , the mesh                    smaller than 80 mm may not be used for directed fishing
size applicable to the waters off the coast of the department of                  for hake in regions 2 , 3 and 5 .';
French Guiana must be amended ;
                                                                             4 . The first indent of Article 12 ( 1 ) ( a ) is replaced by the
Whereas under Article 2 ( 3 ) of the Treaty of Accession , the                    following :
institutions of the Community may adopt before accession
the measures referred to in Article 396 of the Act , such                         '— in regions 2 , 3 , 4 and 5 *;
measures entering into force subject to and on the date of the
entrv into force of the said Treaty ,                                        5 . Article 12 ( 1 ) ( c ) is replaced by the following :
                                                                                  '( c ) without prejudice to Article 1 ( 1 ), in waters
                                                                                          situated outside the regions falling within the
(') OJ No L 24 , 27 . 1 . 1983 , p . 14 .                                                 sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Member States ,
 ( 2 ) OJ No L 335 , 22 . 12 . 1984 , p . 3 .                                             in regions 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 and 5 ;';
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 6 . Tht following paragraph is added in Article 14                   10 . The table in Annex V is replaced by that in Annex IV to
                                                                           this Regulation ;
      l5 .   The use of beam trawls to fish for anchovies in
      ICtS sub-area VIII c is prohibited .'.
                                                                      11 . Annex VI is supplemented by the data in Annex V to
 7 . In Annex I the data relating to regions 3 to 6 are                    this Regulation .
      replaced and supplemented by those relating to regions
      3 to 8 in Annex I to this Regulation ;
 8 . In Annex II , the data relating to region 3 are replaced by
      those relating to regions 3 , 4 and 5 in Annex II to this                                  Article 2
      Regulation ;
 9 . In Annex IV , the data relating to region 3 are replaced         This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1986 ,
      by those relating to regions 3 , 4 and 5 in Annex III to        subject to the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of
      this Regulation ;                                               Spain and Portugal .
                  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
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                                                                    ANNEX 1
                                                                                             Minimum
                  Region                       Part of region                 Type of net    mesh size
                                                                                                mm )
                      3                                                          All              65
                      4                                                      Token entry   Token entry
                      5                                                          All              65
                      6                                                          All            100
                      7                                                      Token entry   Token entry
                      8                                                      Token entry   Token entry
                                                                    ANNEX 11
                                                                                           Minimum
                                                            Species                        mesh size
                                                                                             ( mm )
              Region 3
              Bastard sole (Dicologlossa cuneata)                                              40
              Sardine (Sardina pilchardus)                                                     20
              Shrimps ( Crangon spp .)                                                         20
              Prawns (Parapenaeus longirostris                                                 60
              Prawns (Aristeus antennatus or Aristeomorpha foliacea)                           45
              Trumpet fish (Macrorhamphosus spp .)                                             25
              Blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou)                                          40
              Eels ( except elvers ) ( Anguilla anguilla)                                      20
              Sprat (Clupea sprattus)                                                          16
              Anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus )                                                16
              Sand-eel ( Ammodytidae)                                                          i6
              Herring (Clupea harengus)                                                        40
              Horse mackerel ( Trachurus trachurus)                                            40
              Mackerel (Scomber scombrus)                                                      40
              Region 4                                                                    Token entry
              Region 5
              Spanish mackerel (Scomber japonicus)                                             20
              Horse mackerel ( Trachurus picturatus}                                           20
              Bogue (Boops boops )                                                             20
              Sardine (Sardina pilchardus)                                                     20
              Region 6
              Prawns (Penaeus subtilis)                                                        45
              Prawns (Penaeus brasiliensis)                                                    45
              Prawns (Xiphopenaeus kroyeri)                                                    45
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                                                            ANNEX III
                                                                                                           Minimum
                   Region                                 Part of region                                   mesh size
                                                                                                              ( mm )
                     3                                                                                          50
                     4                                    Token entry                                     Token entry
                     5                                    Token entry                                     Token entry
                                                            ANNEX IV
                                             Minimum size referred to in Article 11 ( 3 )
                                                                                                                      ( in cm
                                    Species                      Region 1     Region 2    Region 3 Region 4      Region 5
             Cod (Gadus morhua)                                     34 ( 1 )     30 (η       30
             Haddock ( Melanogrammus aeglefinus)                    31           27          27       —              —
             Hake ( Merluccius merluccius)                          30           30          30      t. e.          t.e .
             Plaice ( Pleuronectes platessa)                        25           27 H        25      t. e.          t.e .
             Witch (Glyptocephalus cynoglossus)                     28           28          28       —              —
             Lemon sole (Microstomus kitt )                         25           25          25      t. e.           —
             Sole (Solea solea)                                     24           24          24      t. e.          t.e .
             Turbot Psetta maxima)                                  30           30          30      t. e.          t.e .
             Brill (Scophthalmus rhombus)                           30           30          30      t. e.           —
             Megrim (Lepidorhombus spp .)                           25           25          25      t.e .          t.e .
             Whiting (Merlangius merlangus )                        27           27 ( 3 )    23      t.e .           —
             Dab (Limanda limanda)                                  15           23 (*)      15      t.e .           —
             Saithe ( Pollachius virens)                            35           30          30       —              —
             Common sea bream (Pagellus bogaraveo)                  —            —
                                                                                             12      t.e .          t.e .
             Red Mullet (Mullus surmuletus )                        —            —
                                                                                             15      t.e .          t.e .
             Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax )                           —
                                                                                t. e.        —
                                                                                                     t.e .          t.e .
             Conger eel (Conger conger)                             —            —
                                                                                             58      t.e .          t.e .
             Pollack Pollachius pollachius)                         —            —
                                                                                             22       —              —
             Ling (Molva molva)                                     —
                                                                                t. e.        63      t.e .          t.e .
             Shad (Alosa spp .)                                     —            —
                                                                                             30      t.e .          t.e .
             Sturgeon (Acipenser sturio)                            —            —
                                                                                            145      t.e .           —
             Grey Mullet ( Mugil spp .)                             —            —
                                                                                             20      t.e .          t.e .
             Salmon Salmo salar)                                    —            —
                                                                                             48      t.e .           —
             Trout ( Salmo trutta)                                  —            —
                                                                                             23      t.e .           —
             Flounder (Platichthys flesus)                          —
                                                                                 20 r )      —
                                                                                                     t.e .           —
             t.e . = token entry .
                                                            ANNEX V
                          Species              Region                    Part of region                   Minimum size
             Spanish mackerel                     5                                                          15 cm
             (Scomber japonicus)
             Horse mackerel                       5                                                          14 cm
             ( Trachurus picturatus)