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Date: 1980-11-14
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) concerning allocation and control of certain catch quotas for 1981 for vessels flying the flag of a Member State and fishing in the Regulatory Area defined in the NAFO Convention (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                  COM(80)720 final
                                                  Brussels / 14 November 1980
                             /Proposal sal for a
                          COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
concerning allocation and control of certain catch quotas for 1981
                                       s
for vessels flying the flag of a Member State and fishing in the
Regulatory Area defined in the NAFO Convention
               ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
 C0M(80 ) 720 final
 ---pagebreak---                           EXPLANATORY   MEMORANDUM
  1.      At its annual meeting on .12 September 1980 the Fisheries Commission of the
 r        Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) adopted proposals
          for catch quotas for the year 1981 of certain fish stocks occuring
          in the Regulatory Area defined, in the Convention on Future Multilateral
          Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries , to which the Community
          is a Contracting Party.   These proposals become measures "binding upon
          all Contracting Parties to the Convention on 17 November I98O . unless they
          have lodged an objection pursuant to Article XII of the NAFO Convention .
          The Community representat i ve voted in favour of these proposals and the
          Commission sees no reason for an objection by the Community .
          Consequently , the Community wiLl be bound to adopt appropriate measures
          to implement the catch limitations provided for in the proposals concerned .
         This is the purpose of the present proposal .                 •
2.       Since the NAFO proposal on squid made on 12 September 1980 does not
         provide for any allocation of quotas for Canada and the Community,         )■
         the Commission proposes that the Community establish a quota for its        /
       'own fishermen which takes account of the TAC proposed by NAFO for the total
         stock and of the interests of Community fishermen .
3.       The other elements of the proposed ^ Regulat ion,} concerning measures to
         ensure adequate control of fishing activity in the Regulatory Area,
         are unchanged from the provisions of the ^corresponding "Regulation for       ]
       1 1980 adopted by the Council . ( 1 ) .._                                         )
<tt ) OJ No L 212 , 15.8.80. p. 1
 ---pagebreak---                   ,                        ;   Proposal for a                       -                 '
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                                 COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)                             _     .
              concerning allocation and control of certain catch quotas for 1981 for. vessels flying the
               flag of a Member State and fishing in the Regulatory Area defined in the NAFO
                                                   Convention
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN              ;              "" Whereas, to facilitate the administration of the
 COMMUNITIES.                           j                         Community catch quota, this quota should be allo­
                                                                  cated between Member States :
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community, and in particular Article 43                 Whereas this allocation should ensure an equitable
thereof,                 *
                                                                  distribution of fishing possibilities between Member
                                                                  States ;                               j
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                  Whereas the NAFO Commission proposal on squid,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia­     . j made on 12 September 1980, does not provide '
ment ('),                                                      !_jfor any allocation of quotas for Canada and
                                                            i the Community; whereas the Community should the
^/hereas the Convention on Future Multilateral Coop­                 refoi^e establish a quota for its own fishers v
eration in the North-West Atlantic FisheriesP^ierein-         ■ men at a level which takes account both of J J
ilfter referred to as the NAFO Convention, was              ? the TAC proposed by NAFO for . the
anprovedJby the Council in its Regulation (EEC) No
3179/78 ^            ,                       .            J~entire stbek and of the interests of                                       '-j
                                                                J    Community fishermen;
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Whereas the NAFO Convention entered into force on                 7 Whereas information about catches by Communi - ij
 January 1979 ;                                                 - ty vessels should be made available to their
                                                                     respective Member States and to the Commission
 Whereas the Fisheries Commission of the                             in order to ensure that these quotas are
 North-West Atlantic Fisheries                             l_, complied with /                                    - –         –      u
 Organization adopted on 12 September
 1980 a proposal establishing limitations - HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION ;/                                                              I
 for catches of certain species in the                                                                                                  1
                                                                                                      Article 1
 Regulatory Area for 1981 , which "becomes
 a measure binding upon the Community on
 17 November I98O ;                                          : 1 . For the period 1 January to 31 December 1981
                                                            ■ catches of the species mentioned in Annex I
                                                                                  ' by vessels flying the flag of a Member
Whereas it is the responsibility of the State in the Regulatory Area, as defined in Article I
Community to take appropriate steps to                            (2) of the NAFO Convention (3), shall be limited,
ensure compliance by Community vessels                            within the parts of the Regulatory Area referred to in
with the said measure .                                           the said Annex, to the quotas set out therein.
                                                                  2.     By-catches of the species referred to in Annex I
                                                            .. taken in those areas in which no allocation for a
                                                            i directed fishery is provided by this Regulation shall
 moj
  ( 2 ) OJ No L 378 , 30.12.1978 , p. 2
   ( 3 ) OJ No L 378, 30.12.1978 , p. 1
 ---pagebreak---   not exceed for each of those species on board the             (a) name of the vessel ;
  vessel 2 500 kg or 10 % by weight for each species of
 all fish on board the vessel, whichever is the greate?.        (b) official number of the "vessel registered by the
                                                                     appropriate national authorities ;
                                                                (c) home port of the vessel ;
                         Article 2                              (d) name of owner or charterer of the vessel ;
                                                                (e) a declaration th^t the master has been provided
  1 . Vessels fishing in the area referred to in Article 1           with a copy of the regulations in force in the Regu­
 shall keep a log-book in which the information speci­               latory Area ;  ,            -   >
 fied in Annex II is to be entered .            ; >
                                                                (f) principal target species of the vessel while fishing
                                                                     within the - Regulatory Area ;
 2. Vessels fishing in the area referred to in Article 1    I
 shall transmit to the authorities of their flag" State by  j   (g) sub-areas where the vessel will be expected to fish.
 the 16th day of each month in respect of the first half    j
 of that month and by the first day of each month in        !
 respect of the second half of the preceding month |             2.    The Commission shall transmit the information
 reports concerning their catches in the said area. Such !       received from Member States in accordance with para­
 reports shall give catches in tonnes by species and j          graph 1 to the Executive Secretary of the North-West
 quota area for the period covered by the report.                Atlantic Fisheries Organization, hereinafter referred to
                /
                                                                 as 'the Executive Secretary*.
 3. In addition to the reports, to be transmitted in
 accordance with paragraph 2, vessels fishing . in the
 area referred to in Article I shall transmit reports                                    Artide 3
 concerning their catches from any quota referred to in
 footnote 1 of Annex I in increments of 1 0 tonnes.
                                                                 1.    In the case of quotas referred to in Article 2 (3),
                                                                 the Commission shall report to the Executive Secre­
                                                                 tary, in increments of 20 tonnes, the catches taken
                         Artide J                                by Community vessels.
 1 . , Member States shall transmit regularly to the          , 2. When informed by the Executive Secretary that
 Commission the reports of vessels flying their flag            one of the quotas referred to in paragraph 1 has been
 which have been made in accordance with Article 2
                                                                 fully utilized, the Commission shall so inform the
 (2). Reports received in respect of the first half of each     Member States, which shall take appropriate measures
 month shall be transmitted to the Commission by the            to ensure that fishing by vessels flying their flag for
 20th day of the same month and those received in               the stock concerned shall cease within 10 days of the
 respect of the second half of each month shall be -            date of receipt by the Commission of the information
 transmitted by the fifth day of the following month.           from the Executive Secretary.
                                                                                            •  -   '    \
 2. Reports received in accordance with Article 2 (3)           3.     If the Commission has reason to believe, on the
 shall be transmitted without delay to the Commission.          basis of the information received from the Member
                                                                States, that the quota concerned has been fully
 3.     Member States shall transmit to the Commission          utilized, it shall, without waiting for the notification
 by the 20 th day of each month information                     from the Executive Secretary, so inform the Member
concerning the landings made during the previous                States, which shall take appropriate measures to
 month by vessels flying their flag fishing in the area         ensure that fishing by vessels flying their flag for the
 referred to in Article 1 .                                     stock in question shall cease without delay.
                        ■Artide 4                                                       Artide 6
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 1.     Member States shall inform the Commission of j         This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
all vessels flying their flag which intend to engage in- j      following its publication in the Official Journal of
fishing or in the processing of sea fish in the area •          the European Communities.                       . j ;
referred to in Article 1 at least 30 - days before the !                 :                            .              i- >
intended commencement of such activity. This infor­
mation shall include :      _                                  It shall apply until 31 December 198 /1
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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable j,an all Member
Done at Brussels,
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 ---pagebreak---                                                ANNEX I
                   Catch quotu (or the period f Jnnutfy to 31 December                1981
             Specie*                 NAFO Division                    Quotu ("mw>)
 Atlantic cod                             3NO              France                         70
                                           3M              France                    • 715
                                                           Germany            I         570
                                                           Unilcd Kingdom      !        185
 American plaice                         3LNO              France        •               700 ( 2 )
                                      '     3M             EEC      <                    500 ( 1 )
 Yetlowuii flounder                      3LNO              France          ,            400 ( 2 )
 Redfish                                   3M              France                        100
                                                           Germany               !     1 000
                                                           United Kingdom                100
 Wit ch                                 , 3N0              EEC                    j        50 ( 1 )
jSquid (Illcx)                           3 + 4             EEC                      • 7500 ( 2 )
 (') This quota has not been allocated exclusively to Community vessels but to all Contracting Parties
     to NAFO having no specific allocation , including the Community, Fishing by Community vessels
     shall thus be suspended once the Community has been informed that- the total quota has been
     exhausted . •
 (') Less any quantity taken by Community vessels in the parts of NAFO sub-areas falling within
  . areas of national fisheries jurisdiction .                                             >
 ---pagebreak---                                                   ANNEX It
                                          Required log-book entries
      Vessel name                                                 ^
      Vessel nationality
                                        /                          «
*     Vessel registration number                                      .             • j
    » Home port
      Types of gear used (daily)
      Type of-geat                                     ■ "'• ' I
      D»te : – d»
              – month                                                   \
           -  ^ year            -                           .
      Situation : – latitude and longitude
                     or
                  – statistical area                          -
      Number of hauls during the 24-hour period (')
  . . Number of hours gear fished during the 24-hour period (')               ' " '
      Names of species                                                     "'
      Daily catch of each species (tonnes live weight) ~
      Daily catch of each species for human consumption in the form of fish
      Daily catch of each species for reduction           i
      Daily discard of each species                       j
      Cumulative catch of each species (tonnes live weight) J
   : Placc(s) of landing or trans-shipment                           ; "l.'..,
      Date(s) of landing or trans-shipment
      Master's signature
                                                                         .  X
                                                  V...
                                                                . i
     (') when two or more types of gear are used in the same 24-hour period, records should be separate
         tor each type. -