CELEX: 31991R3894
Language: en
Date: 1991-12-17 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 3894/91 of 17 December 1991 fixing, for 1992, certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources, applicable to vessels flying the flag of Portugal in waters falling under the sovereignty or within the jurisdiction of Member States, apart from Spain and Portugal

31 . 12 . 91                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                    No L 367 / 89
                                        COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3894 / 91
                                                      of 17 December 1991
                 fixing, for 1992, certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery
                 resources, applicable to vessels flying the flag of Portugal in waters falling under the
                   sovereignty or within the jurisdiction of Member States, apart from Spain and Portugal
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                            imposed on fishing for similar species in Portuguese waters
                                                                    by vessels of a Member State other than Spain;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               Whereas the specific conditions governing the fishing
Economic Community,                                                 activities referred to in Article 349 of the Act of Accession
                                                                    should be laid down;
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and                  Whereas the fishing activities covered by this Regulation
Portugal, and in particular Article 349 thereof,                    are subject to the control measures provided for by
                                                                    Regulation (EEC) No 2241 / 87 (*), as well as to the
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                  specific detailed rules drawn up in accordance with the
                                                                    second subparagraph of Article 349 (5 ) of the Act of
                                                                    Accession,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 349 of the Act of Accession,
it is for the Council to decide on the fishing possibilities
and the corresponding number of Portuguese vessels                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
authorized to fish in the waters referred to in paragraph 1
of that Article;
                                                                                                  Article 1
Whereas, pursuant to Article 349 (2), fishing possibilities         The number of vessels flying the flag of Portugal authorized
for catches of blue whiting and horse mackerel are granted          to fish in waters falling under the sovereignty or within the
to Portuguese vessels; whereas the number of these vessels          jurisdiction of another Member Sate, other than Spain and
and the procedures for their access and control should be           Portugal, as provided for in Article 349 of the Act of
fixed annually;                                                     Accession, the procedures for access and the catch
                                                                    possibilities for certain species shall be as set out in the
                                                                    Annex.
Whereas fihsing possibilities for species not subject to the
 system of total allowable catches and the corresponding
number of vessels should be determined on the basis of the                                        Article 2
situation of Portuguese fishing activities in the waters of the
Member States apart from Spain for the period prior to              This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1992 .
 accession; whereas there is a need to ensure the
conservation of stocks taking into account the limits               It shall apply until 31 December 1992.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at Brussels, 18 December 1991 .
                                                                                             For the Council
                                                                                              The President
                                                                                               P. BUKMAN
                                                                     ( i ) OJ No L 207 , 29 . 7. 1987 , p. 1 . Regulation as amended by
                                                                           Regulation (EEC ) No 3483 / 88 (OJ No L 306 , 11 . 11 . 1988 ,
                                                                           p. 2).
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                                                                           ANNEX
                                                                    PORTUGAL — EEC
                                                                                                                                              Period of
                                        Quantity                                                    Authorized          Total number
             Species                                                  ICES zone
                                                                                                                          of vessels           fishing
                                         (tonnes)                                                  fishing gear                              authorized
Blue whiting                              3 000          V b, VI, VII, VIA a, b, d (!) (2)        Pelagic trawl             5 (3)           Year round
(Micromesistius poutassou)                                                                                                  2 (4)
Horse mackerel                            3 000          V b, VI, VII, Vffl a, b, d (*) (2)       Pelagic trawl             6 (3)           Year round
(Trachurus trachurus)                                                                                                       4(4)
Thunnidae                              Unlimited         Vb, VI, VII, VIII a, b,d(*)(2)            All except            Unlimited          Year round
                                                                                                     gill-nets
(*) Except for the zone to the south of latitude 56°30' North , to the east of longitude 12° West ami to the north of latitude 50°30' North.
(2) Waters falling under the sovereignty or within the jurisdiction of Members States, other than Spain and Portugal .
(3) Total number (basic list) of standard Portuguese vessels; standard vessel means a vessel having a brake horsepower qual to 700 horsepower (bhp). The
    conversion rates for vessels having a different engine power are the same as those defined in Article 158 (2) of the Act of Accession.
(4) Total number of Portuguese vessels authorized to carry out fishing activities simultaneously (periodic list).