CELEX: 51979PC0075
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Date: 1979-02-16
Title: PROPOSAL COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) establishing catch quotas for 1979 for fishing by vessels flying the flag of Member States of the Community for certain stocks occurring both in the waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Member States of the Community and in those under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Norway (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak---      COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                                  COM(79)75 final    ■
                                                                  •Brussels- 16 February 1979
                                    PROPOSAL
                            COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
            establishing catch quotas for 1979 for fishing by
         vessels flying the flag of Member States of the Community
                                                                    «
        for certain stocks occurring both In the waters wider the             -
            sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Member States
            of the Community and in those under the sovereignty
                          or jurisdiction of Norway
               ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
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 ---pagebreak---                        EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
In accordance with Article 7 of the Agreement on fisheries negotiated between the
Community and Norway               " the two parties have consulted about measures
for conservation of stocks occurring within the areas of fisheries jurisdiction
of both parties* hereafter called " joint stocks ".
              .1            M                 M
These consultations have resulted in agreement between the delegations to
recommend to their authorities the introduction of limitations on catches of
certain joint stocks .          - The details of the said recommendations are
set out in the "agreed record ..." of 20 December? 1978 attached . hereto .
                                                                            *
It is the purpose of the present proposal to implement the quota measures
recommended by the two delegations .
                                    ... -        The Community 's adoption of the
measures recommended by its delegation should not be delayed by discussions
about the allocation between Member States of these quotas . The Regulation
proposed hereby therefore lays down only the quotas agreed upon in the consul­
tations for the Community as a whole . The Commission intends to submit proposals
for a Regulation allocating these quotas between the Member States at a later
stage .
The implementation by the Community of the conservation measures other than quotas
recommended by the two delegations will be dealt with in a separate proposal
from the Commission .
 ---pagebreak---                       1
                           PROPOSAL
                   COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
   establishing catch quotas for 1979 for fishing by
vessels flying the flag of Member States of the Community
for certain stocks occurring both in the waters under the
    sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Member States
   of the Community and in those under the sovereignty
                  or jurisdiction of Norway
        THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
       Having regard, to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
       Community , and in particular Article 43 thereof ,
       Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
       Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament ( l ),
       Whereas the Community and\"Norway have negotiated a Framework
       Agreement on fisheries ;
       Whereas the Commission has submitted the Agreement . to the Council for
       approval ;
       Whereas in accordance with the terms of this agreement consultations
       have taken place between the Community and Norway at the conclusion of
       which the two delegations decided to recommend to their authorities
       the fixing for 1979 of catch quotas for certain fish stocks occurring
       in the fishery zones of       both      , parties , hereafter called joint
       stocks , for each party within its own zone and within that of the other
       party :
      Whereas it is appropriate that the Community confirm for its part the
      outcome of these consultations by establishing catch quotas for its
       own fishermen in accordance with the recommendation of its delegation ,
      (l ) OJ jjo
 ---pagebreak---                              -  2   -  '
Whereas provisions relating to the allocation of the said quotas between the
fishermen of the Community should not be fixed until the Community has
adopted a general system for the conservation and management of its
fishery resources ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                             Article 1
    1 . Catches of the species referred to in^tfle'vAnne^, by vessels flying
    the flag of Member States-of the Community' in the areas' of sea
    defined in the Annex and falling under the fisheries jurisdiction
    of Member States of the Community or Norway ;shall be
     limited for 1979 to the quotas setout'in column"3of the Annex .
   2.      The parts of the catches referred to in paragraph 1 which may be
   taken by the said vessels in the waters falling within the Norwegian
   exclusive economic zone shall be limited to the quotas set out in
   column 4 of the' Annex . ".*
                             Article 2
           Pishing for mackerel in the part of the area referred to in
 ' ^-Article 1 ( IKsituated south of - 60° 00' N shall be prohibited before
 - 15 auaust 1979 . '     .
                                         ι
                             Article 3
                                          i
           Member States shall    send   "to "the Commission by the fifteenth
   day of each month information concerning the catches' of species subject
   to quota under this Regulation taken by vessels flying their flag
   fishing in the areas referred to in Article 1 during the previous month ,
    specifying the area of fisheries jurisdiction in which the catches were
   taken *
                                                                     •    /
                                                                       • •/ • • •
 ---pagebreak---                        Article 4
      This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities *
                                                                *
      It shall apply until 31 December 1979 *
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly
applicable in all Member States *
Done at Brussels ,
                                               For the Council ,
                                                The President *
 ---pagebreak---                                         ANNEX
        Species                              ICES           Qiota referred Quota referred
                '              1        !    statistical         to in .        to in
                                             division       Article 1 ( 1 ) Article 1 ( 2 )
                                                             (tonnes)         (tonnes )
          (1 )                                 ( 2)              ( 3)              (4)
        Cod                                      IV ( 1 )     152.600            19.500
        Haddock                                  IV ( 1 )      '72.400           14.300
        Horse Mackerel                       IV ( 1 ), Via
                                             VII              230.000             5.000
        Mackerel         1                   IV + Ilia          19.750 ( 2)       5.000
        Norway Pout                              IV ( 1 )     498.000            50.000
        Plaice                                   IV ( 1 )     116.920            15.000
        Saithe                               IV + Ilia        111.000            37.700
      ' Sandeel                                  IV ( 1 )     521.000          150.000
        Whiting                                  IV ( 1 )       75.900            6.400
( 1 ) Including the part of ICES division Ilia West of a line drawn from the lighthouse
       of Hanstholm to that of Lindesnes .
( 2 ) Of which no more than 2.350 t may be fished in the Skagerrak as stipulated in
       Regulation ( EEC ) No . . / 79 , laying down certain measures for 1979 for the
       conservation of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Member
       States of the Community in Skagerrak and Kattegat for certain stocks occurring both
       in the maritime waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Member States
       of the Community and in those under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Norway or
               (1)
       Sweden
  <1 > 0J NO
 ---pagebreak---  AGREED RECORD OF CONCLUSIONS OF FISHERY CONSULTATIONS BETWEE N NORWAY
 AND THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC CCXXUfllTY - Brussels . 19-20 December 1978
 *·                                 ··"-·'.'          '
    1.      A Norwegian delegation , headed by Mr * K« Raasok , and a Community
    delegation , headed by Mr. R. Simonnet , met in Brussels on 19 and 20
    December 1978 to consult on mutual fisheries relations for 1979.
                                        f
    2.      The meeting 1n Brussels was a continuation of previous meetings in
    Oslo and Brussels .
    3.   .  The consultations were based upon the principles laid down in the
    initialled draft agreement on fisheries between the Community and Norway .
    4.        The arrangements for 1979 shall be without prejudice for future
    fishery arrangements between the parties .
            Joint stocks
    T.        In order to arrive at an objective basis for the future sharing
    of the joint stocks          the two delegations agreed to establish a joint
    working group with . the purpose of developing proposals for defining and
    evaluating the relative attachment of joint stocks to the fishing zones
       \                                                                i
    of the two parties .
            The working group which shall include scientists and administrators
    may request ICES to "make available any scientific and statistical data
    necessary for its work .   The group shall submit , a report on its findings
    not later than 15 june 1979 .
    2.      In the absence of a study as referred to in para 1 , the two delega­
  tions could not agree upon an objective basis for the distribution between
    the parties of the TACs to be set for 1979 for the joint stocks of cod,
    haddock , saitlie, whiting and plaice.
            The delegations therefore , being unable to achieve agreement on a
    management scheme for these stocks for 1979, informed each other of their
 respective intentions ap regards the management of these stocks by the
f unilateral declarations attached to this protocol in annexes III and IV.
 ---pagebreak--- 3.      The delegations agreed to recommend to their authorities to adopt the
following arrangements • .
      • a) Each party shall adopt regulations for fishing in its own zone by
                  • '\     '
        its own vessels , by vessels of the other party and by vessels of third
        parties as well as for fishing by its own vessels in the other party 's
        zone so as -to ensure that the catch limits will be respected .
        b ) Each party may allocate part of its share of the TAC to third
        countries to be fished within the zone of that party .   In such cases
        the other party should be informed aboyt t& quotas allocated and
        other relevant regulations .
        c ) As regards North Sea herring the two parties will prohibit directed
        fishing in ICES sub-area IV and that part of sub-area Ilia which lies
        West of a line drawn between Lindesnes and Hansiholm throughoutTfie
        whple of 1979. If this prohibition were to be lifted by either party,
        the panties will consult on the TAtf and the allocation between the
        two parties .
        d)     As regards fishing for mackerel in ICES IV in 1979, the parties
        agreed to consult at a later stage on the regulatory measures ,
                                  to be implemented with a view to securing a
        management arrangement in accordance with the scientific recommend
         »                                         >
        datiorf that 100 000' tons shall be fished in the area north of 60°N
        and west of 2°E                                ^
            Fishing for mackerel in ICES zone IV South 60° N will hot start before
          15 .August .
 ---pagebreak---         Exclusive stocks
1,     With respect to North Sea sprat , the Community delegation eonsiderec
this to be an exclusive Community stock whereas the Norwegian delegation,
referring to reported catches of this stock in the Norwegian zone, held
the view that this is a joint stock . However , for practical management
purposes, the parties will regard it as an exclusive Community stock in
1979.   Norway will permit fishing for sprat by Norwegian fishermen and
fishermen of third countries in its own economic zone in 1979 .
2.     The delegations agreed to recommend to their respective authorities
to authorise fishing in - 1979 by vessels of the other party as set out in
Annex II .
3 ..    Prawn + Greenland halibut
3.1 .  The Community delegation pointed out that the prawn and Greenland
halibut stocks in the Canadian and Community part of ICNAF subareas 0+1
are managed by Community and Canadian authorities under a scheme of joint
management .   The quotas granted for these stocks to Norway under the pre­
sent arrangements shall be taken partly in the Canadian zone .
                  These quotas are subject to approval by Canada . Norwegian
fishing of these quotas in the Canadian part of this area will be subject
to licensing by the Canadian authorities .
3.2 .   If it becomes clear during 1979 that Greenland coastal fishermen
             \  '          •                     '
or Canada will not fulfill the quota of prawns allocated to them , the
quota allocate?! to Norway shall be increased by a proportional share of
the extra quantity which would then become available . However , if the
proportional share of the extra quantity should be higher than 1 500 t
Norway   night be allocated supplementary quantities following consultatioi
 ---pagebreak---               Cod off West and East Greenland
              If the situation of the cod stocks off West and East Greenland improve*
  and the Community decides to authorize fishine by EEC fishermen other than
      Greenland fishermen, the two parties will consult with a, view to establishing
      a quota for liorwav for these stocks, taking into account Norwegian fishing
      interests in the area*      ■»'       *          .                  '
!                             ' .       ...              ...            •         '•
                          m '
    5. '      Minke Whaié ,
    5.1 .     The Norwegian delegation requested rights to catch ninke whale in
    the EEC zone in 1979.
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    5.2 .     As regards the West Greenland stock the EEC delegation proposed
    that the request be discussed between the parties concerned with a view
    to establishing a quota for Norway in conformity with the recommendation
    for a TAC by - the IWC ( International Whaling Commission ).
    5.3.      As regards the EEC zone off East Greenland, the delegations will take
                   ••                                                       t
    note of^V       IWC recommendation of a TAC of minke whales of the East Green­
     land , Iceland and Jan Mayen stock .   It was agreed that the parties concerned
    including Iceland should consult as soon as possible on the allocation
    of this TAC .
                                                                      »       "
    Licensing
           . The delegations agreed that licensing of each others vessels in 1979
    should be limited to the following fisheries :           .
                      •           •
          . : A.   EEC fishery in the Norwegian economic zone :
                   All fishing north of 62® N
                   Industrial fishing in the North Sea
              0/   Norwegian fishery in the EEC zone :
                   fishing 1n ICNAF area 0 ♦ 1 and ICES zone XIV
 ---pagebreak---           Fishery Reputations
                                                                       \
      1 . The delegations agreed to recommend to their authorities to 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. The Norwegian Delegation reserves the right to revert to the question of
     the justification for the quota and the catch area limitation established .
     w EEC for the blue whiting stock in 1979 in ICES VI a and VII«
•           Consultations
            If during 1979 a revision of TAC 's for stocks covered by this protocol
  . is recommended by the scientific bodies the parties shall consult .
            The two parties will consult on the implementation of the arrangements
   of the present agreed record of conclusions .
        /  Kiet l Raasok                                Raymond Simonnet
                                               r
 ---pagebreak---                                                                    JUJLNP S1VUK (JUUTA3
                                                                          Thousand metric tonnes
H                                                                     E £ C       Z 0 N 5                  N 0 R W .2 0 1 AN     ( ZONE
                                                                                                                                                At dispo-   At disposai
                                               TAC                                                                                              sal for         for
                                                                                                        liOAfi Al
                                                     SiC and                                             and third                              EEC           Norway
              c i e s and
         ICS areas                                   third
                                                                      . NORWAY ( 1 )             TOTAL
                                                                                                        countries      EEC ( 1 )       TOTAL
                                                     countrie   »
                    ■  •      «
                                                1       2               "       3                  4           5            6            7          8              9
                                                                                80 C2 )                                    5                     34,65          109
             17 , 4 Illa                      145                                                                                   %
-e- raserei IV . Via ( 3 )                                                        b                                     . 5    '
                    Vlld , e,f,h
-va^- pout (4 ) IV                                                               20 ( 5 )                                50 ( 5)
  • ieel                   .IV                                     .        .        ( 5)                               150 5 )
       SMting               tl VIa(3 )
                             /Ib
                            VIU 6 ) A XIV                                      125 (7 )
■j « L&cg
>if
                            IV ,
                            IV ,
                                  VI -, VII "
                                  VI , VII                                       lil(8) (9)
                            IV ,  VI , VII
.-Simh                      IV ,  VI 4 VII                                   •   12,5 ( 10 )                                                      • : a   -
t>< inj? ahar'ic            IV , VI , VII                                         0,8 ( AO)
tver )
                            IV , VI , VII                                                                                                             t .
                                                                                                         i                                        /
l»«»r«                                                              '     * •  ' 5       v   ' '                           5                s
    ; * 5c - cart of this allocation not taken nay be added . to the allocation in the party s own zone
    P' Cf which 75*000 t .               has to be taken N . 60°N. and W 2®E
    • v "-- rtii of 56° 30'
    t * ST.r.-uiir.^ Blue Whiting                                                                                '       .
                      the total quota for Uorw;\f pout and Sandcel up to 20 . COO t ma/ be interchanged -                            •        .
     •  m-T'. :f 12° W.
                                 will consider increasing this quantity upon request by the Norwegian party
L 11                     tds'< are interchangeable
IT 1 *         only be fished by iong-iiners*                                              a»
                                                                                              "        •
         Zxsept catches between 6 and 12 nautical miles accord in- to the Anglo-Norwegian Fishery Agreement 19
 ---pagebreak---                                                              QUOTAS       1979
                                                        Thousand metric tonnea
                                                                                              TO EEC                               TO NORWAY
                                        SPECIES                   ICES AREAS                                                      In EEC Zone
                                                                                         In Norwegian Zone
                                                          I    -
NORWAY NORTH OF 62°             Arcto-Norwegi aq Cod          I , lia and Ilb                   32
                                Ar cto-Norwegi an Haddock
                                                                     h
                                                                                                15
                                Saithe
                                                                     M                          13
                                Redfish
                                                                     M                           16(1 )                  '
                                Greenland halibut
                                                                   ■ ••                            1
        •             •
                                Others Cby-catches )
                                                                     II
                                                                                                   2.5
E.E.t .
                                Hackerel                      Vla * and V lld,e,f,h                                                     35
                                                                                                                                        71
                                Sprat .                         V           . . rtv                                                      5,016
                                Shrimp                        ICNAF 0 and 1
                                                              XIV                                                              experimental fishery
                                Greenland halibut             XIV
                                                              ICNAF 0 ♦ 1                                                             1,6
                                Halibut                       XIV
                                                              ICNAF 0+1                                                              0,2 : (4)' (5)
                                 Redf i sh                    XIV
                         i                                  „ ΤΓΝΑΡ η ♦ 1                                                            0,2 :
                                                                                     – .           - -r rtiT» r»       u   a TTK     that nart of lla
  _ »ubarea I and that part of subarea Ha where no directed fishery for redfish is permitted.
    vriiiwu *              i*w * »«» v#  i • -y                         *          ^           ; •       ,, ,lwt i 4 f
     North of 56 o30'                                                                            ea8t
 (3J Of which650 tomes west of the median line ( Canadian zone ) and 4.3 *> *onne3/ of the median Ufte and south of 68 U
           quotas for Greenland halibut ,              and redfish are interchangeable
fO Way only be fished by long-liners
 ---pagebreak---                                                           ANNEX III
    Declaration by the Norwegian delegation, concerning a catch arrangement
   for some joint stocks in the North Sea in 1979 - ;
 . The Norwegian delegation while emphasizing that the future sharing
   between Norway and the Consunity of the joint stocks mu6t
   be based Upon the zonal attachment of these stocks , has undertaken to
   implement ajpractical catch arrangement for 1979 concerning cod , haddock ,
   saithe , whiting and plaice in the North Sea* The catch arrangement set
' out pelow is to be regarded as an ad hoo arrangement and reflects only
   catch requirements for 1979 *
                    *                • '                          1
   The present catch arrangement is acceptable to Norway only on the express
 o under standing that it is not held to reflect or prejudice the shares of
   the joint stocks to be allocated to Norway on the basis of the zonal
   attachment of these stocks and therefore implies a transfer to the EEC
   of parts of Norway * shares of the joint stocks referred to .
                         Norway 's catch            iB€ A s catch in • ––
                        requirements ( l )          Norwegian zone
     . Cod                     30
   I Haddock                   10                            14,3
                                                                                I
   I - Saithe                  89
                                             »
                                                             37' 7
                                                                                I
   I Whiting                     9
        Plaice                   3                           15
   Xl )                  Norway will make       an additional transfer to the ,
         EEC of a total quantity of a maximun of 4000 tons for these stocks
         should Norwegian catches fall below the catch requirements stated.
 ---pagebreak---           DECLARATION BY THE COMMUNITY DELEGATION CONCERNING
          A CATCH ARRANGEMENT FOR SOT-IE JOINT STOCKS IN THE       .
                        NORTH SEA IN 1979
 1.   ' The Community delegation recalling that no agreement between the ,
  Community and the Norwegian delegation could be reached upon an objec­
  tive basis for the distribution between the Parties of the TAC 's to be
  set for 1979 for the joint stocks of cod,' haddock , saithe , whiting and
 plaice in the North Sea has undertaken to implement a practical catch
  arrangement for 1979 concerning the said joint stocks .
        The catch arrangement set out below is to be regarded as an ad hoe
  arrangement and reflects only catch requirements for 1979 .
  SPECIES            TAC 1979       EEC 'S CATCH         |   NORWAY 'S CATCH
                                    REQUIREMENTS              IN EEC ZONE
                                    ( 1000 TONS )        I    ( 1000 TONS )
                                                         I ,
  COD      • •   *      183             153                          6
  HADDOCK                83              73                           3
  SAITHE    '           200  ,          111                        12,5
  WHITING                85              76                          3,5
  PLAICE                120              117                         1
                                                    |X-,
               1   '
2.     The present agreement is acceptable to the Community subject to
the express reservation that it does not prejudge in any way the Com­
munity 's rights concerning the conservation , management and division
of the stocks to which it refers ; and that the overall level of reci­
procal fishing activity for 1979 resulting from the agreement cannot'
be considered . as meeting -in a manner completely satisfactory to the
Community the provisions of the framework agreement negotiated with
Norway .