CELEX: 31977R3021
Language: en
Date: 1977-12-30 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 3021/77 of 30 December 1977 laying down certain interim measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Spain

31 . 12. 77                              Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 355/47
                                        COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3021 /77
                                                      of 30 December 1977
               laying down certain interim measures for the conservation and management of
                           fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Spain
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                         fishing zones of the Member States situated off the
COMMUNITIES,                                                        North Sea and Atlantic coasts and covered by Commu­
                                                                    nity rules on fisheries are laid down in the Annex.
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,                                                 2. The fishing quotas shall be granted subject to
                                                                    compliance with the conservation and supervisory
Having regard to the Act of Accession,                              measures and other provisions governing fishing in
                                                                    the zones referred to in paragraph 1 .
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Council adopted, on 3 November 1976, a
set of resolutions concerning certain external and                                            Article 2
internal aspects of the common fisheries policy ;
Whereas in Regulation (EEC) No 373/77 ('), the
 Council laid down, for the period 1 January to 31                   1 . Fishing within the zones referred to in Article 1
 March 1977, certain interim measures for the conserva­             shall be subject to the granting of a licence by the
                                                                    Commission on behalf of the Community and to
 tion and management of fishery resources applicable                observance of the conditions set out in the licence.
 to vessels flying the flag of certain non-member coun­
 tries, and in particular Spain ;
                                                                    2. The validity of the licences issued by the
 Whereas in Regulations (EEC) No 746/77 (2), (EEC)                  Commission under Regulation (EEC) No 2160/77 is
 No 1416/77(3), (EEC) No 1 709/77 (4) and (EEC) No                  hereby extended to 31 January 1978 .
 2160/77 (5), the Council extended the application of
 certain provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 373/77 ;
 Whereas the above Regulations were adopted in order                                          Article 3
 to establish interim measures pending the conclusion
 of negotiations between the Community and these
 countries, and in particular Spain, with a view to                 When an application for a licence is submitted to the
 concluding framework agreements on fisheries ;                      Commission the following information shall be
                                                                     supplied :
 Whereas the negotiations with Spain have not yet
 been concluded, and it is therefore necessary to lay                (a) name of the vessel ;
 down interim measures for a period of one month ;                   (b) registration number ;
                                                                     (c) external identification letters and numbers ;
 Whereas it appears necessary that certain amendments                (d) port of registration ;
 should be made to the existing rules,                               (e) name and address of the owner or charterer ;
                                                                     (f) gross tonnage and overall length ;
                                                                     (g) engine power ;
                                                                     (h) call sign and radio frequency ;
  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                      (i) intended method of fishing ;
                                                                     (j) intended area of fishing ;
                                                                     (k) species intended to be fished ;
                                                                     (1) period for which a licence is requested.
                            Article 1
  1 . The only catches which vessels flying the flag of
  Spain are authorized to make in the 200 nautical mile                                        Article 4
  (») OJ No  L  53, 25. 2. 1977, p. 1 .
  (2) OJ No  L  90, 8 . 4. 1977, p. 8 .                               Each licence shall be valid for one vessel only. When
  (3) OJ No  L  160, 30. 6. 1977, p. 18 .
  (4) OJ No  L  189, 29 . 7. 1977, p. 8 .                             several vessels are taking part in the same fishing oper­
   5) OJ No  L  250, 30. 9 . 1977, p. 17.                             ation, each vessel must be in possession of a licence.
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                        Article 5                            the maritime waters coming under their sovereignty
                                                             or falling under their jurisdiction, including the
1 . The licence holder shall be required to comply           regular inspection of vessels.
with the conditions of the licence and to notify a
radio station of the Member States at the times stipu­
                                                                                    Article 7
lated in the licence, including inter alia details of the
vessel's position and the catch of each species.             Within 24 hours of detecting any infringement,
2.    The Member States radio stations shall immedi­         Member States shall inform the Commission of the
ately notify the Commission directly of messages trans­      name of the vessel involved and details of the action
mitted by fishing vessels flying the flag of Spain in        they have taken .
compliance with the licence.
                                                                                    ArtikeI 8
                        Article 6
                                                             This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
Member States shall take measures to ensure, as far as       following its publication in the Official Journal of
possible, the enforcement of Article 1 in respect of         the European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States.
              Done at Brussels, 30 December 1977.
                                                                        For the Council
                                                                          The President
                                                                          H. SIMONET
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                                                                          ANNEX
            1 . Catch quotas for the period from 1 to 31 January 1978
                                                                                                     ICES                      Quantity
                                                  Species
                                                                                                   division                    (tonnes)
                 Hake                                                                               VI                             195
                                                                                                    VII                           667
                                                                                                    VIII                          805
                 Other species, except plaice and sole, taken as by­                                VI                            390
                 catches of hake (')                                                                VII                         1 333
                                                                                                    VIII                        1 610
                (') Catches of cod, haddock, whiting and saithe shall not constitute more than 3 % of the catch on board any vessel and catches of
                    clupeiforms and invertebrates not more than 5 % .
            2. Number of standard-vessel licences that may be issued for each ICES division (2)
                                          Division (ICES)                                               Number of licences
                 VI                                                                                              23
                 VII                                                                                             84
                 VIII                                                                                            95
            3. Maximum of standard vessels (2) permitted to fish at the same time in a given zone for
                 which a licence has been obtained
                                          Division (ICES)                                           Number of standard vessels
                 VI                                                                                              15
                 VII                                                                                             53
                 VIII                                                                                            74
                (2) A standard vessel is a vessel having a BHP equal or inferior to 800 BHP.
                    If the BHP exceeds 800 BHP, the following conversion factors will be applied :
                    — vessels of a power greater than 800 but not greater than 1 100 BHP = 1 -75
                    — vessels of a power greater than 1 100 but not greater than 1 500 BHP = 2-25.