CELEX: 51978PC0751
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Date: 1978-12-20
Title: Proposal for a REGULATION (EEC) OF THE COUNCIL laying down certain interim measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Norway. (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak---    COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                              CCM(78) 751 final.
                                                       Brussels . 20 december 1978
                                . Proposal for a
                        REGULATION (EEC) OF THE COUNCIL
         laying down certain interim measures for the conservation and.
         management -of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying
         the flag of Norway.
                      ( submitted to the Council by the Commission)
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CCM(78) 751 final .
 ---pagebreak---           Consultations between delegations from , the Ccaaraaaaity «nd
    Norway about their reciprocal fiehiag right a ID. 1979 have not
     hem concluded in. time to tmk® it possible to adopt before 31
    December 1978 final 'arrangement is for 1979 based on the conclusion 3
    of the said eonisruXt&iions »
          In order to avoid an interruption of the reciprocal fishing1 from
    1 . January 1979 the two delegations have agreed to recommend to their
    authorities that they adopt interim arrangements valid from 1 . January
    to 28 February in order to' allow the conclusion of consultations
    and the adoption of definitive arrangements for 1979 * – is the
    purpose of the Regulation hereby proposed to establish ; an interim
    regime allowing fishing from Norwegian vessels in the. -GsMgKonity tson&efor
the said period. Norway will adopt an interim regime permitting fiahfoig
    from Community vessels in the Norwegian fishing zone during the same
    period , provided the Council adopts the Regulation hereby proposed .
          The quotas provided for in the proposed Regulation are based on
    l/6 of the yearly qfuota6 for 1979 offered by the Community to Norway
    during the said consultations taking into account , however the
    seasonal variations in fisheries in regard to certain species .
 ---pagebreak---                   COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC ) No
                        of
  laying down certain interim measures for the conservation and
 management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying
 the flag of Norway .
 THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
 and in particular Article 103 thereof ,
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
 Whereas on 3 November 1976 the Council adopted a set of resolutions
 concerning certain external and internal aspects of the common fisheries
policy ;
Whereas the Community and the Kingdom of Norway have negotiated a
Framework Agreement on fisheries ;
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Whereas the Commission has submitted the Agreement to the Council for
approval ;
Whereas fishing from Norwegian vessels in the Community 's fishing zone
is authorized until 31 December 1978 by virtue of Council Regulation (EEC )
No 1849/78 of Q5 July 1978 laying down certain measures for the
conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels
flying the flag of Norway ( l );
Whereas consultations between delegations from the Community and Norway
about their reciprocal fishing rights in 1979 have not been concluded
in time to make possible the adoption before 31 December 1978 of final
arrangements for 1979 based on the conclusions of the said consultations ;
( 1 ) O.J. No . L ? ll f 1.8.78 P. 13
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   ft h? reap xha t b:o delegations he «• 4 recommended to the:'.r authorities t ha­
 th ey ;adopt interim arrangements to permit the cor.ti»uatica of their
 reciprocal fishing pending the adoption of definitive arrangements for
 1979 ?
Whereas in order , to prevent interruption of fishing from Norwegian vessels
 in the Community zone appropriate measures will have to be adopted '
"before 1 . January 1979 ;       '                                   • .   '
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tfhereas it is necessary to adopt such measures -on 'the "basis of Article 103
of the Treaty . subject to their being included at a later date in the
common agricultural policy ;
Whereas delegations from the Community and Canada have agreed to recommend
to their authorities that they coordinate their decisions on the
allocations to be given to third parties of certain joint stocks of fish-
and prawn located in the Davis Strait and in Baffin Bay ;                          •
Whereas these two delegations have agreed on the provisional allocations to
Norway for the said joint stocks ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:            !      • -
                                   Article 1
1.        The catches which vessels flying the flag of Norway are authorized
to make during the period 1 . January to 28 February 1979 i^ the 200
nautical –mile fishing zones of the Member States in the Forth Sea, SECAGERRAK
KATTEGAT , the Baltic Sea, the Labrador Sea, the Davis Strait , Baffin Bay
and the Atlantic Ocean north of "43° 00 r N which are covered by ' Community
rules on fisheries shall be limited to the quotas set out in the Annex.
2 . Notwithstanding paragraph 1 unavoidable by-catches of a species for
which no quota is established in a zone' shall be permitted within the limits
fixed in the conservation measures in force in the sons concerned. .
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3.     By-catches in a given zone of a species for which a quota is
established in that zone shall be counted against the quota concerned ..
                       Article 2
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j.«    Vessels fishing under the quotas established in Article 1 shall
comply with the conservation and control measures and all other
provisions governing fishing in the zones referred to in Article 1 .
2.     Vessels referred to in paragraph 1 shall keep a logbook in
which the information specified in Annex II to Regulation ( EEC-)
no 1849/78 or , in the case of fishing in division XIV as defined by
the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea ( ICES )
and zones 0 + 1 as defined in the Annex to the Convention establishing
the International . Commission for North-West Atlantio Fisheries (ICNAF ),
in Annex IV to Regulation (EEC ) no 1849/78 , is to be entered.
3.     Vessels referred to in paragraph 1 shall transmit to the
Commission , according to the rules set out in Annex III to Regulation
( EEC ) no 1849/78 or , in case of fishing in ICES division XIV and
IC1.AF zones 0 + 1 , in Annex V to Regulation (ESC ) no 1349/78 , the
information specified in those Annexes .
4®     The registration letters and numbers of the vessels referred
to in paragraph 1 must be clearly marked on the bow of the vessel
on both sides .
                          Article 3
1.     Pishing within ICES division XIV and ICNAF zones 0+1 under the
quotas established in Article 1 shall be .subject to the holding on
bo.?_rd of a licence issued by the Commission on behalf of the Community
and x ? the observance of the conditions set out in the licence . However
not more than 8 licenced vessels shall be authorized to be simultaneous
ly pi"- sent to fish, in the said areas .                        ,
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  ( a) 13 for' flailing halibut , Gj-eealaad haiily.it and rs&fishj
  (h) 2,5 for fishing Ifcrtiieirxt dsep-waier pra*w (Pea&alus - borealis).
  3.       Licences issued pursuant to Regulation (SEO ) no '2301/73 of 29
  September 1973 laying down the number of licences for vessels flying
 the flag of Norway for fishing within the 200-mile fishing zone of the
 Member States of the Comnraniiy (l ) shall remain valid' if so requested , by
 Norwegian authorities until 28 February 1979 at the latest .
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                                     Article 4
When an application for a licence is submitted to the Commission , the
 following information shall be supplied :
 ( a)    name of the vessel ;
 (b )    registration number ; ■
 (c)     external identification letters and numbers ;
 (d)     port of registration ;
 (e)    name and, address of the owner or charterer ;
 (f)     gross tonnage and overall length ;
 ( g)    engine power ;
( h)    call sign and radio frequency ;
(i)      intended method of fishing ;
(j )    intended area of fishing;
(k)      species for which it is intended to fish :
(l )   period for which a licence is requested.
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                                  Article 5
Each licence shall be valid for one vessel only . When several vessels
are taking part in the same fishing operation , each vessel shall be in.
possession of a licence .
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( 1 ) O.J. No L 276 , : 30.9.78 , p^l
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 ---pagebreak---                 Article 6
Fishing for mackerel and. horse-mackerel in ICES division TV may not
begin before the dates fixed separately by the Commission after
consultations with the Norwegian authorities for those parts lying
north and south of 60°00' N.      •                       -           .
Fishing for horse-mackerel in the zones referred to in Article 1 may
not continue once the quotas for mackerel have been exhausted .
                   Article 7
The competent authorities of the Member States shall take appropriate
steps , including the regular inspection of vessels , to ensure the
enforcement of this Regul-ation .
                   Article 8
Where an infringement is duly established the Member States shall ,
without delay , inform the Commission of the name of the. vessel involved
and of any action they have taken .
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                    Article 9            -                          '
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication
in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
It shall apply until 28 February 1979
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
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in all Member Sta,tes .                -
Done at Brussels ,
                                    '■     1 For the Council
                                             The President
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               FISHUTG QUOTAS FOR TBS PERIOD 1 .. JASUiKf TO 26 FEBRUARY 1379
                                                                                        ( tonnes )
          Species                   Fishing' zones ICES sub-area cr               Quantity
                                    division or ICNAF zone                i
                                                                          ι
                =    :       ι
1 Herring                    i Illa)    (.1 )     -                       I           280 ( 2 )
       Mackerel                IV and Ilïa ) north ( SKAŒEERAK ; '               10.800 ( 4 )
                               Via) ( 3 ) + Vild ) + Vile )
                               Vllf ) + Vllh )                                    6.250
       Horse-oackarel          IV . Via ( 3 ), Vild ) + Vile ) +
                               Vllf ) + Vllh ) .                                      830
       Sprat                   IV                                                23.6C0
                               Ilia)                                              4.000     (2)
       Cod                     IV                                                 1.960
                               Ilïa North ( SiCACERRAK )                               80 ( 2 )
I      Haddock                 IV                                              ■      730
                               Ilia                                   '                65 ( 2 )     .
       Saithe                  IV and III a) north ( SKAGERRAlC )                 2.900
       Whiting                 IV                                                     800
                               Ilïa North SKAGERRAK                                    65   2)
     • Plaice                  IV . ,                                         •       330
                               Ilia North SKAGERRAK                                    30 ( 2 )
       Sandeel                 IV                                                 5.000 ( 5 )
       Norway pout/blue
          whiting              IV                                                 3.300 ( 5 )
       Blue whiting            II , Via ( 3 ), VIb,' VII ( 6 ), XIV         , 16.600
       Ling                    IV ,  VI , VII                                     2.300 ( 7 )
       Blue ling               IV ,  VI , VII  .    ,               ■                 160 ( 7 )
       Tusk                    IV ,  VI , VII                           I             830 ( 7 )    ,
       Dogfish                 IV ,  VI , VII                                     2.080 (8 )
       Basking shark ( 9 )     IV ,  VI , VII                                       , 130     -
       Porbeagle               IV ,  VI , VII                                         160
  • Northern deep
         water prawn           ICNAF 0+1 ( 10 ) ( 11 )                                720 •
       ( Pandalus borealis )   XIV                                              Experimental
                                                                                 fishery only
       Greenland halibut       ICNAF 0+1 ( 10 )
                               XIV                                                    130
       Halibut                 ICNAF 0+1 ( 10 )
                               XIV ( 10 ) '                                        . 130 ( 11 )
   ' Redfish                   ICNAF 0 +, 1 ( 10)       ' ,
                               XIV                                        V            65 ^
 ---pagebreak--- ( 1 ) East of the line connecting Lindesnes to Hanstholm.
( 2 ) To be reduced by the quantities taken in the parts of Skagerrak
      under Norwegian and Swedish jurisdiction and/or in Kattegat under
      Swedish jurisdiction .
( 3 ) North of 56°3û ' N
(4 J of v-hich up to 880 tonnes in ICES division Ills.) north ( Skagerreuc )
      and the remainder north of 60° 5T and West of 20 E
( 5 ) Within the total quota of these two species up to 3300 tonnes may
    . be interchanged .                                  .   N
( 6 ) West of 12° W
( 7 ) Long liners only
( 8 ) This quota does not include catches between 6 and 12 nautical miles
      from the base-lines of the UK , which are allowed under the conditions
      laid down in the Anglo-Norwegian Fishery Agreement of 1964. "
(9 ) basking shark liver
( 10 ) East of the median line
       This quota is divided as follows :
       67 tonnes in ICWAF zone 1 A (north of 69°30' N ) so called zone 1 ,
       62 tonnes in IGIAF zone 1 A ( south of 69°30 " U ) + 1 B/north of 68°00
       N ), so called zone 2 ,
      500 tonnes in ICNAF zone 1 B ( south of 68°00' N ) + 1 C , so called
      zone 3 »          '
      91 tonnes in IOTA? zone 1 D. E,F . so called zone 4»
( il ) only by catch.