CELEX: 51987PC0493
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Date: 1987-10-23
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) establishing, for 1988, 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 (presented by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                COM(87 ) 493 final
                                                Brussels , 23 October 1987
                                Proposal for a
                           COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
    establishing , for 1988 , 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
                        (presented by the Commission )
                         2 8 Ott
                                        Г'у
C0MC87 ) 493 final
 ---pagebreak---                                LT'PLAf IATORY i 5T ! r>RA JH !' 1
The purpr.e of t.us projxosal lor a Regulation , in accordance witn Article 349
oi the Act or Accession of Spain and Portugal , is to establrsn , for 1933 , tne
cjuantiti' s ol: fish which may tie taken by Portuguese vessels m voters falling
under tiit sovereignty or within trie jurisdiction of the Member States , witn
tile execution or Spam and Portugal , the numbers of such vessels , tile type of
fishing near to oe used and tiie period of fishing authorisation for each
species .
The accession arrangements provide that Portuguese vessels snail be allocated
fishing possibilities in the waters of certain ICES divisions falling under
the sovereignty or within the jurisdiction of the Member States , with the
exception of Spain and Portugal , for a certain period and under certain
conditions., and tiiat Portugal shall be granted certain fishing possibilities
limited to catcnes of blue whiting arid horse mackerel ; it has also been
provided that the nunber of Portuguese vessels authorized to fish in these
voters should be fixed annually and that rules governing their access thereto
sloould be laid dowi .
This proposal , wnoso content is unchanged as compared with that of Council
Regulation ( EEC ) N° 4033 /36 of 18 December 1936 , should be adopted before tne
date on wnich tile latter expires ( 31 December 1987 ).
 ---pagebreak---                                     Proposal for a
                              COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
          establishing , for 1988, certain mesures 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 frcm Spain and Rortugal
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Oorrmunity ,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and             Portugal , and in
particular Article 349 thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal frcm the Oonmissicn ,
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 which may fish in the waters referred to in paragraph 1
of that Article ;
Vliereas , pursuant to Article 349(2 ), fishing possibilities for catches of
blue whiting and horse mackerel are granted to Portuguese vessels ; whereas
the number of these vessels and the procedures for their access and control
should be fixed annually ;
Vhereas fishing possibilities for species not subject to the systan of total
allowable catches and the corresponding number of vessels should be
determined on the basis of the situation of Portuguese fishing activities in
the waters of the Member States apart frcm Spain for the period prior to
accession ; whereas there is a need to ensure the conservation of stocks taking
into account the limits imposed on fishing by vessels of a Mesnber State other
than Spain for similar species in Portuguese waters ;
Whereas the specific conditions governing the fishing activities referred to
in Article 349 of the Act of Accession should be laid down ;
Whereas the fishing activities covered by this Regulation are subject to the
control measures provided for by Cbuncil Regulation ( EEC ) N° 2241 /87 of
23 July 1987 establishing certain control measures for fishing activities
 ( 1 ), as well as to the specific detailed rules drawn up in accordance with
the second subparagraph of Article 349(5 ) of the Act of Accession ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                        Article 1
The number of vessels flying the flag of Portugal authorized to fish in
waters falling under the sovereignty or within the jurisdiction of the other
Member States , other than Spain , as provided for in Article 349 of the Act of
Accession , the rules governing access and the catch possibilities for certain
species shall be as set out in the Annex .
 ( l ) O.J. N° L 207 , 29.7.1987 , p. 1 .
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                              Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1988 .
It shall apply until 31 December 1988 .   .  .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States .
Done at Brussels ,
                                                           Per the Cbuncil ,
                                                             The President
 ---pagebreak---                                                                           PORTUGAL - EEC                           ANNEX
                              Species       Quantity   ICES           Authorized     Total nimber of   Period of
                                              ( t)     zone          fishing gear         vessels       fishing
                                                                                                      authorization
                         Blue whiting        3 000   Vb , VI , VII ,  Pelagic                5 (3 )    year-round
                       ( Micramesistius              Villa , b,d       trawl                 2 (4 )
                         poutassou )                  (1 ) (2 )
                         Horse mackerel      3 000   Vb , VI , VII    Pelagic                6 (3 )    year-round
                       Trachurus trachurus           Villa , b,d       trawl                 4 (4 )
                                                      (1 )   (2 )
                         Thunnidae         unlimited Vb , VI , VII      All              unlimited     year-round
                                                     Villa , b,d
                                                      (1 )   (2 )
( 1 ) Except for the zone to the south of latitude 56°30' North , to the east of longitude 12° West and to the north of latitude
      50 °30 1 North .
( 2 ) Waters falling under the sovereignty and within the jurisdiction of Member States of the Oornnunity other than Spain and
      Portugal .
( 3 ) Tatal number ( basic list ) of standard Rartuguese vessels ; standard vessel means a vessel having a brake horsepower equal 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 ) Hatal number of Rartuguese vessels authorized to carry out fishing activities simultaneously ( periodic list).
 ---pagebreak---                   Business and enyxloyment inpact statement
Hiis proposal is intended to regulate fishing activities in the voters of
the Member States , apart frcm Spain and Portugal , in the interests of
conserving marine resources . The proposal does not have any particular
effects on small and medium-sized enterprises and the aim of conservation
is m the long-term interest of SMEs and business in general .