CELEX: 51977PC0447
Language: en
Date: 1977-09-19
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) laying down certain interim measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Spain (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak---   COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                     COM(77)447 final.
                                                     Brussels , 19 September 1977 *
                                Proposal for a
                           COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
              laying down certain interim measures
  for the conservation and management of fishery resources
        applicable to vessels flying the flag of Spain
                 ( submitted to the Council "by the Commission)
CCK(77) 447 final
 ---pagebreak---                    COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) No • ~/ 77
                            OP
                  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 COMMUNITIES ,
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community ,
Having regard to the Act of Accession ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
 ---pagebreak---  Whereas the Council adr pted , on 3 November 1976 , a set of resolutions
  concerning certain external and internal aspects of the common
  fisheries policy ;
  Whereas in Regulation (ESC ) No 373/77 ( 1 ) the Council laid down, for
  the period 1 January to 31 March 1977 , certain interim measures for
  the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to
  vessels flying the flag ;of certain non-member countries , and in
  parti cular of Spain ;
  Whereas in Regulations (EEC ) No 746/77 ( 2 ), (EEC ) No. 1416/77 (i) and
   (EEC ) Ho . 1709/77 (4 )     , the Council extended the application of
  certain provisions of Regulation ( EEC ) No 373/77 ;
  Whereas the above Regulations were adopted in order to establish
  interim measures , pending the conclusion of negotiations between the
  Community and these countries with a view to concluding framework
  agreements on fisheries ;
  Whereas the negotiations with Spain have not yet been concluded
  and it is therefore necessary to establish interim measures for a
  further period ;
  Whereas certain modifications of the existing rules appear
  necessary ,
  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :            '    •
    ( 1 ) OJ No L 53 , 25.2.1977, p. 1
    («) OJ No L       90 ,   8.4.1977 , p.   8
, i ^) OJ No L 150 , 30.6.1977 , p. 18
   (4 )   OJ No.L I89 ,     29.7.1977 , p.   8
 ---pagebreak---                                 Article 1
      The only catches of species other than tuna which Spain is
authorized to maJce from 1 October until 31 December - 1977 in the
200 nautical mile fishing zones of the Member States , situated off
                                                 4
the North Sea and Atlantic coasts and covered Dy Community rules
on fisheries , and the zones where such catches may be made are laid
down in Annex I.
                                Article 2
      The fishing quotas shall be granted subject to compliance with
the conservation measures a&d ^Upervi&tiry measures and other
•orovisions governing fishing in the zones referred to in Article 1 .
                                Article 3
 1#      Fishing vdthin the zones referred to in Article 1 by vessels
    flying the flag of Spain shall be subject, to the granting of a
    licence on behalf of the Community by the Commission . .
 2•      Each licence shall be valid for one vessel only for a period
    not extending beyond , 31 December " 1977 and for the species
    indicated in the licence within the quantitative and geographical
    limits referred to in Article 1 •
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                                      - 4 -
3.           The number of lie .ices which may be issued pursuant to
     paragraph 1 by geographical zone and. the maximum number of vessels
     permitted to fish at the same time in a given geographical zone are
     laid down in Annex II .
                                     Article 4
                                                                            *
       \'!h en an application for a licence is submitted to the authorities
raferred to in Article 3 » the following information shall be supplied :
( a ) name of the vessel ;
( b ) registration number and external identification letters and numbers :
( c ) port of registration ;
( d ; name and address of the owner or charterer :
(e)   gross tonnage and overall length ;
(f)   engine pov.-er ;
(-)   call sign and radio frequency ;
(h)   intended methoS. of fishing ;             ,
( i ) intended area of fishing ;
( j ) species intended to be fished ;
( k ) period for which licence is requested *
                                     Article 5
        The Icember otates shall take the me&Ir.jFea necessary to ensure , as
far as possible , the implementation of Articles 1 , 2 and 3 in the zones
referred to in Article 1 , including regular inspection of the vessels
of non-member countries .
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                                                                      « • •/ • * •
 ---pagebreak---                                     - 5 -
     In this connection , the Member States and the Commission shall
comrcunicaoe to each other the information required for compliance with
this Regulation , in particular concerning the i&onitoring of the size of
catches made by the vessels of the non-member Countries concerned .
                                 Article 6
     This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that
of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
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     It shall aprii / until 31 Deoember ' 1977 .
     This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly
applicable in all J/Iember States .
                                       Done at Brussels ,
                                                 For1 the Council
                                                  Thie President
 ---pagebreak---                                                               ΑΜΞΧ I
      Quantities , by species and zones , which. may be
caught by Spain from 1 October to - 31 December 1977"~*
                  'I           11 ■
                     Snecies                Zone ( ICES )        Quantity
                                                                 T±5HnZaT
 Hake                                             VI                 585
                                                VII                2 000
                                               VIII                2 415
                         i
 Other snecii?s , except                          VI .             1 170
 plaice , anci. sole , taken as
                                                VII                4 000
 by-catches of Hake ( 1 )
                                               VIII .              4 830
                                                               é
     Catches of Cod , Hadaock , Whiting and Saithe shall not                s
     constitute more than 3 per cent of the catch on board any
     vessel and catches of cluptri"fonas and invertebrates not more than 5 per cent
 ---pagebreak---                                                          ANNEX II
( a ) Maximum number of vessels and vessel types which may be
      licensed in a given zone .
                   y
Zone ( ICES'              Vessel type           *   Number of vessels
     VI    -     )   Tonnage not greater than              23
   VII           )   300 GRT , horse power not             84
 VIII            )   greater than 800 HP ( )               95
(b ) Maximum number of vessels and vessel types which may fish
      at the same time in a given zone for which a licence has been
      obtained .
Zone ( ICES )             Vessel type               Number of vessels
     VI          )   Tonnage not greater than              15    .
   VII           )   300 GRT , horse power not             53
 VIII            )   greater than 800 HP ( )               74
( ) If the BHP of a vessel exceeds 800 HP , then the following
      conversion factors will be applied :
      - vessels between 800 and 1 100 BHP = 1.75 Standard vessels ..
      - vessels between 1 100 and 1 500 BHP = 2.25 Standard vessels .