CELEX: 31977R1172
Language: en
Date: 1977-06-01 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 1172/77 of 1 June 1977 extending the application of Regulation (EEC) No 194/77 laying down certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Poland, the GDR or the USSR

3 . 6. 77                           Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 137/ 13
                                   COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1172/77
                                                     of 1 June 1977
               extending the application of Regulation (EEC) No 194/77 laying down certain
               measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable
                           to vessels flying the flag of Poland, the GDR or the USSR
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
COMMUNITIES,
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                                Article 1
 Economic Community,
 Having regard to the Act of Accession ( J),                   In Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 194/77 '31 May
                                                                1977' shall be replaced by '30 June 1977'.
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Council adopted, on 3 November 1976, a                                    Article 2
set of resolutions concerning certain external and
internal aspects of the common fisheries policy ;               1 . The fishing quotas granted to Poland, the GDR
Whereas, in Regulation (EEC) No 1 94/77 (2), the               and the USSR for the period 1 to 30 June 1977 shall
Council laid down, for the period 1 January to 31              be the same, on a pro rata basis, as those granted to
March 1977, certain interim measures for the conserva­         them during the period 1 January to 31 March 1977.
tion and management of fishery resources applicable
 to vessels flying the flag of Poland, the GDR or the          2. The fishing quotas shall be granted        subject to
 USSR ;                                                        compliance with the conservation measures     and super­
                                                               visory measures and other provisions           governing
Whereas, since the adoption of that Regulation, those          fishing in the zones referred to in Article 1 of Regula­
countries have requested the opening of negotiations           tion (EEC) No 194/77.
with the Community for the conclusion of framework
agreements on fisheries and these negotiations are still
                                                                                      Article 3
 in progress ; whereas, therefore, the consultations
which should be held pursuant to the framework
agreements in order to lay down the rules governing            The period of validity of the licences granted to
 fishing, in particular in the Community fishing zone,         vessels flying the flag of the countries in question
 have not yet been started ;                                   pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 194/77 shall be
                                                               extended for the period of application of this Regula­
Whereas, consequently, pending these consultations,            tion . The maximum number of vessels flying the flag
 the application of Regulation (EEC) No 194/77 and             of the USSR permitted to fish at the same time in a
the period of validity of the licences granted to vessels      given zone for which a licence has been obtained is
flying the flag of the countries in question was               fixed in the Annex hereto .
extended by Regulation (EEC) No 745/77 (3) for a
period of two months, subject to any provisions which
                                                                                      Article 4
 might be adopted by the Council in the light of the
outcome of the consultations to be held following the
conclusion of framework agreements ;                           This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
                                                               publication in the Official Journal of the European
Whereas a further extension of Regulation (EEC) No             Communities.
 194/77 is necessary, together with the appropriate
modifications,                                                 It shall apply until 30 June 1977.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 1 June 1977.
                                                                           For the Council
                                                                            The President
                                                                              J. SILKIN
(») OJ No L 73, 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14.
I2) OJ No L 25, 29. 1 . 1977, p. 46.
(3) OJ No L 90, 8 . 4. 1977, p. 7.
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                                                   ANNEX
           Maximum number of vessels of between 2 000 and 3 500 GRT permitted to fish at the same
                     time in a given zone for which a licence has been obtained
                                    ICES or ICNAF sub-area           USSR
                        IV     ICES                                    6
                        VI     ICES                                    1
                        VII    ICES                                    5
                        VIII   ICES                                    2
                        XIV    ICES                                    1
                        1      ICNAF                                   2
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