CELEX: 21981A0511(01)
Language: en
Date: 1981-03-27 00:00:00
Title: Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters establishing fishing arrangements between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway for 1981

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21981A0511(01)

Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters establishing fishing arrangements between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway for 1981  

Official Journal L 087 , 01/04/1981 P. 0018

++++AGREEMENT  IN THE FORM OF AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS ESTABLISHING FISHING ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY FOR 1981  SIR ,  WITH REFERENCE TO THE CONSULTATIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN HELD BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY PURSUANT TO ARTICLES 2 AND 7 OF THE AGREEMENT ON FISHERIES BETWEEN THE PARTIES , I HAVE THE HONOUR TO PROPOSE THAT THE COMMUNITY AND NORWAY TAKE THE MEASURES NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE ARRANGEMENTS SET OUT IN THE ANNEX TO THIS LETTER .  I WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD CONFIRM YOUR GOVERNMENT'S AGREEMENT TO THIS PROPOSAL .  PLEASE ACCEPT , SIR , THE ASSURANCE OF MY HIGHEST CONSIDERATION .  FOR THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES  SIR ,  I HAVE THE HONOUR TO ACKNOWLEGE RECEIPT OF YOUR LETTER OF TODAY'S DATE , WHICH READS AS FOLLOWS :   " WITH REFERENCE TO THE CONSULTATIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN HELD BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY PURSUANT TO ARTICLES 2 AND 7 OF THE AGREEMENT ON FISHERIES BETWEEN THE PARTIES , I HAVE THE HONOUR TO PROPOSE THAT THE COMMUNITY AND NORWAY TAKE THE MEASURES NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE ARRANGEMENTS SET OUT IN THE ANNEX TO THIS LETTER .  I WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD CONFIRM YOUR GOVERNMENT'S AGREEMENT TO THIS PROPOSAL . " .  IN REPLY , I HAVE THE HONOUR TO CONFIRM THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY IS IN AGREEMENT WITH YOUR PROPOSAL .  PLEASE ACCEPT , SIR , THE ASSURANCE OF MY HIGHEST CONSIDERATION .  FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY  ANNEX  I . JOINT STOCKS  1 . THE TOTAL ALLOWABLE CATCHES ( TACS ) FOR THE STOCKS MENTIONED IN TABLE 1 SHALL FOR 1981 BE AS INDICATED IN THAT TABLE . IF NEW SCIENTIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE BY ACFM THE PARTIES WILL REVIEW THESE TACS .  2 . THE TACS REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 1 SHALL BE DIVIDED BETWEEN THE PARTIES AS INDICATED IN TABLE 1 .  3 . AS REGARDS OTHER JOINT STOCKS , EACH PARTY SHALL AUTHORIZE FISHING BY VESSELS OF THE OTHER PARTY WITHIN THE AREAS AND THE QUANTITATIVE LIMITS SET OUT IN TABLE 2 .  4 . EACH PARTY SHALL INFORM THE OTHER PARTY OF ALLOCATIONS GRANTED TO THIRD COUNTRIES FOR FISHING ON THE STOCKS REFERRED TO IN TABLE 1 .  5 . THE PARTIES SHALL SUPPLY EACH OTHER WITH MONTHLY CATCH STATISTICS FOR FISHING ON THE STOCKS REFERRED TO IN TABLE 1 BY THEIR OWN VESSELS IN THEIR OWN FISHERY ZONE .  6 . IF EITHER PARTY INTENDS TO AUTHORIZE DIRECTED FISHING FOR THE NORTH SEA HERRING STOCK , IT SHALL CONSULT THE OTHER PARTY ON A TAC .  7 . THE PARTIES SHALL REQUEST ICES TO RECOMMEND A TAC FOR THE SAND-EEL STOCK IN THE NORTH SEA .  II . EXCLUSIVE STOCKS  EACH PARTY SHALL AUTHORIZE FISHING BY VESSELS OF THE OTHER PARTY FOR THE STOCKS MENTIONED IN TABLE 3 WITHIN THE QUOTAS SET OUT IN THAT TABLE .  III . LICENSING  LICENSING BY EITHER PARTY OF THE OTHER PARTY'S VESSELS IN 1981 SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING FISHERIES :  A . EEC FISHERY IN THE NORWEGIAN ECONOMIC ZONE :   - ALL FISHING NORTH OF 62 * N ,   - ALL INDUSTRIAL FISHING IN THE NORTH SEA ,   - ALL OTHER FISHING WITH VESSELS OVER 200 GRT IN THE NORTH SEA .  B . NORWEGIAN FISHING IN THE EEC ZONE :   - ALL FISHING IN NAFO SUB-AREA 1 AND ICES SUB-AREAS XIV AND V A ) ,   - ALL FISHING IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY'S FISHING ZONE WITH VESSELS OVER 200 GRT .  IV . FISHERY REGULATIONS  1 . THE PARTIES WILL CONSULT ON FISHERY REGULATIONS IN THE NORTH SEA WITH A VIEW TO ACHIEVING , AS FAR AS POSSIBLE , THE HARMONIZATION OF REGULATORY MEASURES IN THE ZONES OF THE TWO PARTIES .  2 . A PARTY INTENDING TO INTRODUCE OR TO AMEND FISHERY REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO VESSELS OF THE OTHER PARTY SHALL INFORM THE LATTER OF SUCH INTENTIONS WITH A NOTICE OF AT LEAST TWO WEEKS . CONSULTATIONS SHALL BE HELD IF SO REQUESTED BY EITHER PARTY .  V . CONSULTATIONS  THE TWO PARTIES WILL CONSULT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ARRANGEMENTS SET OUT HEREIN .  VI . IMPLEMENTATION  IN THE EVENT THAT ONE OF THE PARTIES HAS NOT BY 31 MARCH 1981 ADOPTED THE REGULATORY MEASURES NEEDED TO IMPLEMENT THE ARRANGEMENTS LAID DOWN IN THIS ANNEX , THE OTHER PARTY SHALL BE FREE TO TAKE APPROPRIATE MEASURES , INCLUDING THE DENUNCIATION OF THESE ARRANGEMENTS .  TABLE 1  QUOTAS FOR SOME JOINT STOCKS IN THE NORTH SEA IN 1981  * ( THOUSAND TONNES ) *  SPECIES AND ICES AREAS*TAC ( 2)*ZONAL ATTACHMENT*TRANSFER FROM N TO EEC*TRANSFER FROM EEC TO N*QUOTA TO NORWAY*QUOTA TO EEC*  **NORWAY*EEC*****  ** % *1 000 TONNES* % *1 000 TONNES***TOTAL*EEC-ZONE ( 1)*TOTAL*N-ZONE ( 1 )*  COD IV*190*17*32*83*158*13**19*10*171*22*  HADDOCK IV*120*23*28*77*92*15**13*6*107*26*  SAITHE IV AND III A ) *127*52*66*48*61*6**60*20*67*23*  WHITING IV*150*10*15*90*135* - **15*7*135*10*  PLAICE IV*105*7*7*93*98*6**1*0,5*104*13*  MACKEREL IV AND III A ) ( 3)*40* - * - * - * - *  - **27,3*6*11,7*2,5 ( 4 )*  ( 1 ) ANY PART OF THIS ALLOCATION NOT TAKEN MAY BE ADDED TO THE ALLOCATION IN THE PARTY'S OWN ZONE .  ( 2 ) IF THE TACS SHOULD BE INCREASED , THE QUOTAS OF BOTH PARTIES WILL BE INCREASED IN PROPORTION TO THE ZONAL ATTACHMENT .  ( 3 ) COVERS ALL MACKEREL FISHING IN THESE AREAS , INCLUDING THE COMPONENT OF THE WESTERN MACKEREL STOCK .  ( 4 ) FISHING WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES OF NORWEGIAN BASE-LINES SOUTH OF 59 * N IS PROHIBITED FOR VESSELS OVER 90 FEET . FISHING MAY NOT START BEFORE THE NORWEGIAN PURSE SEINE FISHERY IS COMMENCED .  TABLE 2  JOINT STOCK QUOTAS 1981  * ( THOUSAND TONNES ) *  SPECIES AND ICES AREAS*TAC*QUOTA TO NORWAY IN EEC ZONE*QUOTA TO EEC IN NORWEGIAN ZONE*  MACKEREL II A ) *10 ( 8 )***  NORWAY POUT ( 2 ) IV**20 ( 3)*50 ( 3 )*  SAND-EEL IV**30 ( 3)*150 ( 3 )*  BLUE WHITING II , VI A ) ( 1 ) , VI B ) , VII ( 4 ) AND XIV**100*2*  BLUE LING IV , VI , VII**1 ( 5 ) ( 6 )**  LING IV , VI , VII**15 ( 5 ) ( 6 )**  TUSK IV , VI , VII**5 ( 5 ) ( 6 )**  DOGFISH IV , VI , VII**6 ( 7 )**  BASKING SHARK ( LIVER ) IV , VI , VII**0,8**  PORBEAGLE IV , VI , VII**1**  OTHERS ( EXCLUDING BY-CATCHES OF HORSE-MACKEREL IV**5*5*  ( 1 ) NORTH OF 56 * 30' .  ( 2 ) INCLUDING BLUE WHITING .  ( 3 ) WITHIN A TOTAL QUOTA FOR NORWAY POUT AND SAND-EEL UP TO 20 TONNES MAY BE INTERCHANGED .  ( 4 ) WEST OF 12 * W .  ( 5 ) THE QUOTA FOR LING AND TUSK ARE INTERCHANGEABLE UP TO TWO TONNES AND MAY ONLY BE FISHED BY LONG-LINERS .  ( 6 ) OF WHICH A BY-CATCH OF 20 % OF COD PER VESSEL PER TRIP IS PERMITTED IN ICES VI AND VII . THIS TOTAL BY-CATCH IN VI AND VII MAY NOT EXCEED ONE TONNE OF WHICH MAXIMUM 0,3 TONNE OF COD .  ( 7 ) EXCEPT CATCHES BETWEEN SIX AND 12 NAUTICAL MILES ACCORDING TO THE ANGLO-NORWEGIAN FISHERY AGREEMENT OF 1964 .  ( 8 ) RESERVED FOR NORWAY . EXPERIMENTAL FISHERY . IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT THIS LIMITATION WILL APPLY ON THE CONDITION THAT VESSELS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES ARE SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATE QUOTA RESTRICTIONS IN THIS AREA .  TABLE 3  EXCLUSIVE STOCK QUOTAS 1981  *** ( THOUSAND TONNES ) *  FISHERY ZONE*SPECIES*ICES AREAS*TO EEC IN THE NORWEGIAN ZONE*TO NORWAY IN THE EEC ZONE*  NORWEGIAN*ARCTO-NORWEGIAN COD*I , II A ) AND II B ) *12,8**  *ARCTO-NORWEGIAN HADDOCK ( BY-CATCHES ) *I , II A ) AND II B ) *4,2**  *SAITHE*I , II A ) AND II B ) *8**  *REDFISH*I , II A ) AND II B ) *10 ( 1 )**  *GREENLAND HALIBUT*I , II A ) AND II B ) *0,5**  *OTHERS ( BY-CATCHES ) *I , II A ) AND II B ) *1**  EEC*MACKEREL*VI A ) ( 2 ) AND VII D ) , E ) ( 3 ) , F ) ( 4 ) , H ) **20*  *SPRAT*IV**71*  *SHRIMP*NAFO 1**1*  **XIV**3 ( 5 )*  *GREENLAND HALIBUT*NAFO 1**0,6 ( 6 )*  **XIV**0,6*  *OTHERS ( 7)*VI AND VII***  ( 1 ) OF WHICH NO MORE THAN FIVE TONNES SEBASTES MENTELLA MAY BE FISHED IN A DIRECTED FISHERY IN ICES SUB-AREA II B ) AND THAT PART OF II A ) WHICH FALLS TO THE NORTH OF 71 * 15' N AND WEST OF 20 * E . FIVE TONNES SEBASTES MARINUS MAY BE FISHED IN A DIRECTED FISHERY NORTH OF 68 * 00' N . THESE QUOTAS INCLUDE BY-CATCHES OF UP TO 20 % IN AREAS WHERE A DIRECTED FISHERY FOR REDFISH IS PROHIBITED .  ( 2 ) NORTH OF 56 * 30' N . FISHING IS PROHIBITED FROM 1 MARCH TO 30 APRIL 1981 .  ( 3 ) EXCEPT WEST OF 5 * W FROM 15 FEBRUARY TO 14 DECEMBER 1981 .  ( 4 ) EXCEPT SOUTH OF 50 * 30' N FROM 15 FEBRUARY TO 14 DECEMBER 1981 .  ( 5 ) EXPERIMENTAL FISHERY , SUBJECT TO SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS .  ( 6 ) MAY ONLY BE FISHED BY LONG LINERS . BY-CATCHES OF HALIBUT MAY NOT EXCEED 10 % .  ( 7 ) UNAVOIDABLE BY-CATCHES OF PELAGIC SPECIES .