CELEX: 51979PC0787
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Date: 1980-01-11
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) concerning allocation and control of certain catch quotas for vessels flying the flag of a Member State and fishing the Regulatory Area defined in the NAFO Convention (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                  COM(79)787 final
                                                  Brussels , 11 January 1980
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                            Proposal for a
                       COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
concerning allocation and control of certain catch quotas for vessels
flying the flag of a Member State and fishing the Regulatory Area
                     defined in the NAFO Convention
           ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
C0M(79 ) 787 final
 ---pagebreak---                    EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
At its annual meeting in June 1979 "the Fisheries Commission of the
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization ( NAFO) adopted proposals
for catch quotas for the year 1980 of certain fish stocks occurring
in the Regulatory Area defined in the Convention on Future Multilateral
Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries , to which the Community
is a Contracting Party. With one exception these proposals "became
measures "binding upon all Contracting Parties to the Convention on
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19 September 1979 * Consequently the Community is bound to adopt       _■ e
appropriate measures to implement the catch limitations provided for
in the proposals concerned. This is the purpose of the present proposal .
The Community itself objected to a proposal concerning the allocation of
quotas for redfish in NAFO division 3M , in vieft of the fact' that no
quota had "been allocated to the Community despite its historical fishing
performance for the stock concerned , whereas other member countries of
NAFO which had little or no record of fishing had "been accorded quotas .
Consequently the Community is not "bound "by the relevant NAFO measures
limiting catches of this species . The Commission proposes , however , tha^ in
conformity with the declaration made by the Community, delegation at the
time that this recommendation was adopted by the NAFO Fisheries Commission , -
the Community restrict the catches of Community vessels fishing this stock
to a quantity which corresponds to the proportion of the stock traditionally
taken by Community vessels , that is , to 2,000 tons .
The other elements of the proposed regulation , concerning measures to
ensure adequate control of fishing activity in the Regulatory Area , are
unchanged from the provisions of the Regulation already proposed by the
Commission for 1 979 » -which will shortly be adopted by the Council .
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 ---pagebreak---                          Proposal for a
                   COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
                    concerning allocation and control
                   of certain catch quotas for vessels
                    flying the flag of a Member State
                   and fishing in the Regulatory Area
                     defined in the NAFO Convention
                       ?
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community , and in particular Article ^3 thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament ( ),
 ---pagebreak---   Whereas the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the
  Northwest Atlantic Fisheries , hereinafter referred to as the NAFO
  Convention , has teen, approved by the Council in its Regulation
  (EEC) No 3179/78 ( 1 );
^ Whereas the NAFO Convention entered into force on 1 January 1 979 »
  Whereas the Fisheries Commission of , the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries
  Organization adopted on 7 June 1979 a , proposal establishing limitations
  for catches of certain species in the Regulatory Area for 1980 , which ,
  with the exception of the proposal concerning redfish in Division 3M ,
  became a measure binding upon the Community on 9 August 1979 ; .      -
                                                  - *
  Whereas it is the responsibility of the Community to take appropriate
  steps to ensure compliance by Community vessels "with the said measure ;
  Whereas although the Community has objected to the proposal regarding
  allocations of redfish in Division 3M , and is not bound by the measure
  in question , it is appropriate that the Community fix a catch quota for
  this stock for its vessels in 1980 which corresponds to their traditional
  share of the fishery ; ' - .
                        '                  ' - .•            . ■ *' '•*    y
  Whereas , to facilitate the administration of the Community catch quota , ■-
  this quota should be allocated between Member States ;.
  Whereas this allocation should ensure an equitable distribution of fishing
  possibilities between Member States ;
  Whereas information about catches by Community vessels should be made
  available to their respective Member States in order to ensure that these .
  quotas are complied with ,
  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:                                           *
  ( 1 ). OJ No L 378 , 30.12.1978 , p. 1 .
 ---pagebreak---                                        Article 1
1.        ; During the period 1 January to 31 December 1980, catches of the
   . species mentioned in Annex I by vessels flying
     the flag of a Member State of the Community in the Regulatory Area
     as defined in Article 1(2 ) of the NAFO Convention(l ) shall "be limited,
  - within the parts of the Regulatory Area referred to in the said «
     Annex , to the quotas set out therein .
                                >
2.          By-catches of the species referred to in Annex I taken in those
     areas in which no allocation for a directed fishery is provided
     by this Regulation shall not exceed for each of those species
     on board the vessel 2 500 kg or 10 per cent b^ weight for each species of all
     fish on board the vessel - whichever is the greater .
                                        Article 2-
1.          Vessels fishing in the area referred to m Article 1 shall keep
     a logbook in which the information specified in Annex II is to be
     entered .                                                      '
2.          Vessels fishing in the area referred to in Article 1>shall
     transmit to the authorities of their flag state by the - sixteenth -
      day of each month in respect of the first half of that month and by the first -
      day of each month in respect of the second half of the preceding month .
     reports concerning their catches in the said area. Such reports
      shall give catches in tonnes by species and quota area for the
     period covered by the report .
( 1 ) 0J Ho L 378, 30.12.78 , pJ 2
 ---pagebreak---                                            - 4 -
  3.           In addition to the reports transmitted in accordance with                  .>
       paragraph 2 , vessels fishing in the area referred to in Article 1
       shall transmit reports concerning their catches from any quota
       referred to in footnote 1 of Annex I in increments of 25 tonnes .
                                         Article 3
  1.           Member States shall transmit regularly to the Commission the
     • reports of vessels flying" their flag which have been made in
       accordance with Article 2(2 ). Reports received in respsct of the first
       half of each month shal'l be transmitted to the Commission by the
       twentieth day of the same month and those received in respect of the second
       half of each month shall be transmitted by the fifth day of the                       /
       following month .                                                     '   ,
  2.           Reports received in accordance with Article 2(3 ) shall be
       transmitted without delay to the Commission .
. 3.         . Member States shall transmit to the Commission by the twentieth
        day of each month information concerning the Landings made during the previous
        month by vessels flying their flag fishing in the area referred to in Article 1 .
                                         Article 4
  1.           Member ' States shall inform the Commission of all vessels flying
       their flag which intend to engage in fishing or in the treatment of
       sea -fish in the area referred to in Article 1 at least 30 days
       before the intended commencement of such activity . This information
       shall include :
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 ---pagebreak---    ( a) name of vessel ;                                                             t
   ( b ) official number of the vessel registered by the appropriate
         national authorities ;                                  *
   ( c ) home port of the vessel ;                                 ,
   ( d ) owner or charterer of the vessel ;
   ( e ) a declaration that the master has been provided with a copy of the
         regulations in force in the Regulatory Area ;
   ( f ) principal target species of the vessel while fishing within
         the Regulatory Area;
   ( g) sub-areas where the vessel will be expected to fish.
2.        The Commission shall transmit the information received from
   Member States in accordance with paragraph 1 to the
   Executive Secretary of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation,
   hereinafter referred to as the "Executive Secretary"..
                                       Article 5
1.        In the case of quotas referred to in Article 2(3 ), the
   Commission . shall report to . the Executive Secretary in increments of 100 tonnes
   the catches taken by Community vessels .
2.        When informed by the Executive Secretary that one of the
   quotas referred to in paragraph 1 has been fully utilized , the
   Commission shall so inform the Member States , which shall take
   appropriate measures to ensure that fishing by vessels flying
   their flag for the stock concerned shall cease within ten days of
   the date of receipt by the Commission of the information from the
   Executive Secretary .
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 ---pagebreak--- 3.        If the Commission has reason to believe , on the basis of
    the information received from the Member States , that the quota 1
    concerned has been fully utilized , it .shall , without waiting for
    the notification from the Executive Secretary , so inform the
    Member States , which shall take appropriate measures -to ensure that
    fishing by vessels flying their flag for the stock in question
    shall cease without delay .
                                  Article 6
      This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
following its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Communities .                                                    '   .
       It shall apply until 31 December 1980 .
      This Regulation shall be binding in its . entirety and directly
applicable in all Member States .     • \ .
                                    ,    Done at Brussels ,
                                              ~  For the Council
                                                  The President
 ---pagebreak---                                                                           ANNEX I
 Catch quot&3 for the period 1 January to 31 December 19.30 .
 Species                      NAFO Division             Quotas ( tonnes )
 Atlantic Cod                       3M                  Prance              . 450 0 )
                                                        veaor&l Republic
                                                        of Germany          1 955 ( 1 )
                                    3 LNO               Prance
                                                         ( Saint Pierre    ÏTo direcl-ed
                                                           et Miquelon )     fichory
 American Plaice                    3 LNO                France                700 '3 )
                                    3 M                 SEC                    500 (2 )
 Yellowtail Flounder                3 LNO                France                400 (3 )
 Redfish                            3K                  France                 150
                                                        Fedcral Reput! ic
                                                        of G^mar.y              9°
                                                        Ireland                720
                                                        United Kingdom      1 030
 ( 1 ) For the period 1 January to 30 April 1980 only .
 ( 2 ) This quota has not been allocated exclusively to Community vessels
       „ but to all Contracting Parties to NAFO                   having no sDecific
       * allocation , including the Ccnanunity. ' Fishing by Community vessels
         shall thus be suspended once xhe Community has been informed thai:
         the total auo"ca has been exhausted .    -
 ( 3 ) less any quantity taken by 'Community vessels in the parts of NA?0 ,
         sub-areas falling within areas of national fisheries jurisdiction.
S                                                    /
 ---pagebreak---                                                                                   ANNEX II
                          > ■' Required Logbook Entries
Vessel name                                                             '            _
Vessel nationality
Vessel registration number
Home port          ; '                                                    .
Types of gear used ( daily )                  .   ~
Type of gear                                1 , -
Date - day                             "            • •   -   ;
       – month                       r                      ,
       - year
Situation - latitude and longitude                              '
              or        v           - s ■ " :           v         _                    -
              - statistical area
(*) No of hauls during the 24-hour period
(*) No of hours gear fished during the 24-hour period
  ,   Names of species
      Daily catch of each species ( tonnes live weight )                    1
      Daily catch of each species for human consumption in the form of
    " fish            '                                             . .         •   - .
      Daily catch of each species for reduction .
      Daily discard of each species
      Cumulative catch of each species ( tonnes live weight )
      Place ( s ) of landing or trans-shipment                                .
      Date(s ) of landing or trans-shipment                                     '
      Mas ter' s signature
(*) Yftien two or more types of gear are used in the same 24-hour period ,
      records should be separate for each type .