CELEX: 31991R3893
Language: en
Date: 1991-12-17 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 3893/91 of 17 December 1991 fixing, for 1992, 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 of within the jurisdiction of the Portuguese Republic

31 . 12 . 91                            Official Journal of the European Communities                                   No L 367 / 87
                                        COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3893 / 91
                                                      of 17 December 1991
                 fixing, for 1992, 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 of within the jurisdiction of the Portuguese
                                                               Republic
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                             Whereas the specific conditions governing the fishing
                                                                      activities of vessels exploiting stocks of highly migratory
                                                                      species, for which catch possibilities are granted, should be
                                                                      laid down; whereas the limits concerning the zones and the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                 periods of fishing of these vessels are laid down by Article
Economic Community,                                                   351 (2), (3 ) and (4) of the Act of Accession;
                                                                      Whereas the fishing activities covered by this Regulation
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                    are subject to the control measures provided for by
Portugal, and in particular Article 351 thereof,                      Regulation (EEC) No 2241 / 87 ( 1 ), as well as to the
                                                                      specific detailed rules drawn up in accordance with the
                                                                      second subparagraph of Article 351 (5) of the Act of
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                    Accession,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 351 of the Act of Accession ,
it is for the Council to fix 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
pelagic species not subject to the system of total allowable          The number of vessels flying the flag of a Member State
catches (TAC) and quotas , other than highly migratory                other than Spain and Portugal, authorized to fish in waters
species, on the basis of the situation of the fishing activities      falling under the sovereignty or within the jurisdiction of
 of the Member States apart from Spain, in Portuguese                 the Portuguese Republic, as provided for in Article 351 of
 waters for the period prior to accession; whereas there is a         the Act of Accession and the procedures for access, shall be
                                                                       as set out in the Annex.
need to ensure stock conservation, taking account
moreover of the limits placed on fishing by Portuguese
vessels for similar species in waters of the Member States,
 apart from Spain;                                                                                Article 2
                                                                       This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1992.
Whereas, for 1992, no fishing possibilities for species not
 subject to TACs and quotas are granted to Portugal in the
 waters of the Member States apart from Spain;                         It shall apply until 31 December 1992.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States .
                  Done at Brussels, 17 December 1991 .
                                                                                             For the Council
                                                                                              The President
                                                                                              P. BUKMAN
                                                                       (*) OJ No L 207, 29.. 7. 1987, p. 1 . Regulation as amended by
                                                                           Regulation (EEC) No 3483 / 88 (OJ No L 306 , 11 . 11 . 1988 ,
                                                                           p . 2).
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                                                                            ANNEX
                                                                     EEC — PORTUGAL
                                                                                                                      Period of
                                         Quantity                                      Authorized   Total number
              Species                                                  Zones ( x )                                     fishing
                                         (tonnes)                                      fishing gear of vessels (3)  authorization
Albacore tuna                          Unlimited          X and CECAF                   Troll line       110       Between 2 June
(Thunnus alalunga)                                                                                  (France) (2)    and 28 July
Tropical tuna                          Unlimited          X (to the south of 36°30' N) All except    Unlimited      Year round
                                                          CECAF (to the south of 31° N   gill-nets
                                                          and to the north of 31° N to
                                                          the west of 17°30' W)
Other                                  Unlimited          IX                           All except    Unlimited      Year round
(Thunnidae)                                                                              gill-nets
(i ) Waters falling under the sovereignty and within the jurisdiction of Portugal .
(2) Not exceeding 26 m in length between perpendiculars.
(3) Authorized to carry out fishing activities simultaneously.