CELEX: 51982PC0688
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Date: 1982-10-21
Title: Amendment to the proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) laying down technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources (submitted to the Council by the Commission in accordance with Article 149, indent 2 of the EEC Treaty)

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                                      Amendment
                                 to the   proposal for a
                                 COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC)
            laying down technical measures for the conservation of fishery
                                        resources
            ( submitted to the Council by the Commission in accordance with
            Article 149 - indent 2 of the EEC Treaty )
COM(c2 ) 688 final
 ---pagebreak---                          EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Article 14 of the Proposal for a Council Regulation laying down technical
measures for the conservation of fishery resources concerns legislation
on the use of beam trawls in the coastal waters of the Community . This
legislation comprises a general scheme and a specific scheme applicable
in the coastal waters of the United Kingdom . During the recent meetings
of the Council the United Kingdom proposed to extend the general scheme
to its coastal waters , except for a limited area on the South West coast
of the United Kingdom . The Council could not agree on this proposal
because of the impact it might have in terms of differe d treatment between
the fishermen concerned , i.e. between the fishermen of the area c^ncerred
and Belgian fishermen .
Taking into account the conservation measures and the Cj - ieral interest jf
the Community , it is appropriate to generalize the use of the beam trawls
in all regions of the Community , which is the subject of this modification .
 ---pagebreak---     Article 14 of the Proposal for a Council Regulation ( EEC ) laying down
     technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources of 4 February 1982
     ( COM(82)30 final ) in the version of the Council Document 7895 /82 of 23 June 1982
     shall be amended to read as follows :
                                   Article 14
1 . Purse seines may not be used for the fishing of the species listed in Annex V,
    nor may they be used for the fishing of herring in ICES VII , divisions g )
    to k ) ( 1 ), with the exception of Bantry Bay .
2 . In the Kattegat , the use of beam trawls shall be prohibited .
3 . Inside an area within 12 miles of the continental mainland coasts of Belgium,
    Germany, the Netherlands , France , Ireland , the United Kingdom and the west
    of Denmark as far as the Hirtshals lighthouse , measured from the baselines
    from which the territorial waters are measured, no vessel exceeding 70 GRT
    or 300 bhp shall trawl for sole or plaice with any beam trawl .
    The vessels referred to in the preceding subparagraph shall be prohibited
    from fishing for sole or plaice with other types of trawls which are specially
    designed for catching flatfish in growing areas situated within 12 miles of
    the continental mainland coasts of Belgium, the Netherlands , Germany and the
    west of Denmark as far as the Hirtshals lighthouse , measured from the base­
    lines from which the territorial waters are measured .
    Notwithstanding subparagraphs 1 and 2 , vessels covered by the ban and fishing
    for other species in the area may not retain on board sole and plaice in an
    amount exceeding 10 % by weight of the entire catch on board .
4 . Vessels may not carry beam trawls or other trawls within the areas mentioned
     in this Article where such beam trawls or other trawls may not be used,
    unless they are properly lashed and stowed in such a way that they may not
    be readily used .
     ( 1 ) Increased by the area bounded :
           - in the north by latitude 52° 30ç N,
           - in the south by latitude 52° 00' N,
           - in the west by the coast of Ireland,
           - in the east by the coast of the United Kingdom .