CELEX: 51978PC0752
Language: en
Date: 1978-12-20
Title: Proposal for a REGULATION (EEC) OF THE COUNCIL laying down certain interim measures for tie conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Sweden (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                                                    COM(78)752 final.
                                                                      Brussel , 20 decemher I978
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                                                                  Proposal for a
                                                       • REGULATION (El (EEC) OF THE COUNCIL     v-' W-.
                       flaying' dom 'certain -. interim measures for tie conservation ^
               • :.   ;:" and management: of Fishery. resources applicable to vessels'
   •* y?               flying the flag - of Sweden''.                                : •V.;.-
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                                     ( submitted to the Council "by the Commission)
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           ; c,>.:v.t thiir^scipr-ocal . fishing rljhtts.' in 1979 by/e'awt "been ' ■
  concluded- 'in ii^e to              it possible to sdopt * bofora 51 Decc-^ber
  1J73 final axrengeiussite for 1$'79 based o:.i tts conclusions of the said
• consultations.             .                          :     . .                     •
         In order to avoid en interruption of tha reciprocal fishing from
  lj, January 1979 the two delegations have* agreed to rocosmend to their
  authorities that they adopt interim arrangements valid,. from 3 . January
• to 28 February 1979 i^ order to ellow tha conclusion of consultations
  and the adoption . of definitive • arrangements for' 1379 » 2t is the purpose
  of the Regulation hereby proposed to establish an interim regime
  allowing fishing freia Sv^'cdsh ves^ls in tha Corssaaity sone for the
  said period. Sweden will adopt a;i inter 'i;a regime permitting fishing
  from Community vessels in the Swedish fishing zone during the same
 period , provided the Co^ahcil adepts the Regulation hereby proposed#
         The quotas provided for in the proposed Regulation are based on
  l/6 - of the""yearly^ qv.otc ..j for 1979 . offered by the Community to Sweden
 daring the said consul l&tioha taking into account , however the seasonal
 variations in fisheries in regard to certain epecios .
 ---pagebreak---                  ; , co.LfciL rrcrkLvïcr 0_ .r, i:©
                     cLovsi certain 'in-ier-ia erasures for tts consorvciioa' :'
           a;id                  of fishery resourcoo applicable to vessels '
           flying\tho fla~ of Sje&ia' .• ' ••.>.       v'                 , 'f • .;'
   THS COUNCIL OF TE3 EUH0K3£f COHLUSITIES ,                      .    ;          . ' ' ■
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Econoaio Community ,
   end in particular Article 103 thereof ,
  Having regard to the proposal from the . Conaission ,                               *
  VJliereas on. 3 Ifovenber 197o the Council adopted a set of resolutions
  concerning certain external gad interned a-jpecta of the common fisheries
  policy ;                                    •' • .
  'vhereas the CciLxuniiy " end- the Kingdom of £-.:aden have signed a Praicework
  igreeaent on fisheries ;                                •••>' _      '   '    •
  Khereas tha CoEsiesicn has submitted the Igreeeent to the Council for
: approval ; ;                       "v . -                              • '
. Uhereas fishing from Swedish vessels in tha Co&sunity 's fishing zone is
  authorized until 31 December 1978 by virtue of Council Regulation (EEC )
  Ho 1650/78 of 25 July 1973 laying dovn certain cescare g for the
  conservation and Ei^uagonent of fishery resources applicable to vessels
  flying the flag of Sweden ( l );                   ;              . ;
  Uhareai consultations bet^e-on delegations frsm the Cosaunity and Sweden
   about their reciprocal filing rights in 1979 have not oaen concluded in
  tiae to aike possible the adoption before 31 December 1978 of final
  crrsngessent 3 for 1979 based on the conclusions of the said consultations ;
   •' - N    r        Y     1 *<  C:  -?2   „
          0„J .       L 211 , i . o , O o . 2J
 ---pagebreak---  Uiieroas -iha ^xso 'delegations have reoossaond&d' -to thair ■'authorities thai
'■ihsy '£d.opt 'int®r'4ra'' arr^&eaent a to permit ; t&r'ecntiiattation >f their' ./•'
      iprocaT fishing pending the edopticn 'of . definitive' exrangaraents for
  1979
 VJhereas in order to prevent interrupt i OR of fishing from Swedish
 vessels in the Coiaiiiunity, zone appropriate- measures will, have to be
  adopted before 1 jfanuary 1979 ? " ;                                            •'         ■ '■■/ '
 Whereas it is necessary to adopt such measures on' the basis of Article
 103 of theJTreaty subject to their being included . at a later date in v
 the common agricultural' policy ;                                                          ; >V
 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION ' ?                                   >tA ._ £*• • -. v /' v /-'/ . • s
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                                   Article I--' -..', --
 1 ."   The catches which '.vessels flying the flag of Sweden are                                            : '
 authorized to make during the period 1 January to 28 February 1979 in
 the 200 nautical-mile, fishing zones of the Member - States in the North
 Sea ,                   JCa1rfcI>g&,8 > ;/the Baltic Sea, the Labrador Sea, the Davis
 Strait ,. Baffin Bay and the Atlantic Ocean north of 43°00' N which are
covered          immunity 'nilos on fisheries shall, be limited ,to the quotas
 set out in the Annex. .. :' v.                                    v:..'- ; . •'       ;               1 '
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2 . v Notwithstanding paragraph ^ unavoidable by catohes of a species
         . .   • N. .           • T- . -.'- I. ,.    •• - .   *                           •           • •  *
for which no quota is established is a zone shall be permitted within
the limits fixed in the 'conservation measures', in force in the zone
concerned. '                                      ,v        \ <v •                   \-
3.      By-catches in a given zone of a species for which a quota is
established in that zone shall be counted against the quota concerned.
                                  Artide 2V                                      V x":
1.'      Vessels, fishing tsMer- the cmot as established -in Article 1 shell
comply with the 'conservation e:;& control •eaasmrea aad all other
provisions .'governing • fishing ia tha* scnea' referred to in Article 1 *
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   : c.                                to x&. p^c^-^h, 1 J■ bzill k3^p a lejb-sok . in which
.-' tLo infc^c/rioa'                              &saax .12 to Ha^alation (KJO ) no -J.850/78
  . ib to to ^rfisreda                                           ..' 'V :,- '^' ":              V
    •3        Vceaels . referred' to ia paragraph l Aehair trenesit. to the '• Conaission
      according to the. rules cot out" in Annex III to Regulation ' (EEC )
      no' I850/73 'the information specified in- tbss^ Annex
      4«      The registration letters and nuabera of the vessels referred to ■
      in paragraph' 1 must ba clearly marked on the bow jof the vessel on .
 ■ bcth sides .                      ; ''V :\ ' •     -f                                 ••
                   i ;•       ■ 1 :. '•." iirticlè 3
      1.      Pishing within ICES sub-areas IV and VI under the quotas
     established in irticle 1 " shall - "be subject to the holding on board of a
     licence issued by the Cossaission on behalf of the Cornmuriity and to the
     observance of the conditions set out in the licence .-                            '
     2,     - Th^nuaber of licences which Eay be issued for the purpose of
     paragraph 1 including those which remain valid according to paragraph
     3 ahull bs limited to/ y 112 . ■ *
                     •                              '    î,    v
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     3c       Licences isjiudd pursuant to Regulation (SSC ) rio . 2578/78 of 30
     October 1978 laying down the number of licences for vessels flying
     the flag 'of Sweden for fishing vithin the 200-mile fishing zones of %
    the I-Ieaber States ( l ) shall remain valid if . so requested by Swedish
    authorities unti ^ 28 February 1979 at'the latest , • •
                                           Article 4             1 '■              • .
    Khen an application for a licence is submitted to- the Commission , the
    following information shall be supplied ; _
     ( a) nai;e of the vassal ; ' ,
    (b ) régi strat ion «uabér ;                          '
    ( c ) èst ©ra&l idontificsfcion letters aaà nuabers ; . '
                             :                                            ;■■■              ./.
    ( 1 ) o.J. ico . L 309 , 1,11.78 , p . 11                .
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  (i)   intended' nsethod' of fishingr /^;V,v :'^; X
  (j )  intended : area of fishing;                                   :'^ V-<": 'i' i. ' :■■■]■ \ •
  (ic ) npeciea for which i't is intendes to fish; : '-v> '
  (1 ) period for which à-licence is re<^sted.V
                               / •'          Article 5 •                            ' / ; *V - '{-- V ' s-' /                      •'            '' *
 Each licence shall be valid for .020 vefisel; only . When several vessels                                                                           •
 are taking pert , in the saiae fishing operation , eaoh vessel shall be in
 possession, of a licenced " Xtf;                            vf;;./                                    r'V                                     •> ' /
                     V
                                          -"'Article 6 V-- ''                                                                            ..       ' .
 The competent " authorities of. the Member States shall take appropriate
 steps , including the regular , inspection of vessels , to ensure the
 enforcement, of this Regulation. v.                                                           ' '-Sy                    • '           :    •'
             ■:         •                Article ^T                                                                                 \-: ; -
Where ail infringement is duly established the Eezaber State's shall , without
delay , inform the CoEsjissio^i
                            CoEni'Ssio^. of the nase of the vessel involved and of any
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action they have taken.                                                 .■ : :'£v                  '*£•
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                                        . Article 6 .                            •*             ' • '.
This Regulation ' shall enter into f -,: .: c ,cn the day . of its publication in ,
the Official Journal of the European CoEBsanities. ' .
It shall apply until' 28 February 1979 * ;                                                                                    '
This Regulation shall bo .- binding' ia its entirety and directly applicable
ia all Member , States ..                                                                                ■                .*•• •
Done at                                                                               ; S.." V      ■ >.          '    .        .
                       v    * ' • ■                                 '*               For *, hes Council •
                                                                                       The President                       -
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