CELEX: 31978R1157
Language: en
Date: 1978-05-30
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 1157/78 of 30 May 1978 laying down certain interim measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of certain non-member countries in the 200 nautical mile zone off the coast of the French department of Guyana, for the period 1 June to 31 December 1978

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                                             COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 1157/78
                                                              of 30 May 1978
                laying down certain interim measures for the conservation and management of
                fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of certain non-member
                countries in the 200 nautical mile zone off the coast of the French department
                                      of Guyana , for the period 1 June to 31 December 1978
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                              HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 COMMUNITIES ,
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community,                                                                               Article 1
 Having regard to the Act of Accession ,                                 1.      The only catches which vessels flying the flag of
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,                     a third country shall be authorized to take during the
                                                                         period 1 June to 31 December 1978 in the fishing
Whereas the Council adopted , on 3 November 1976, a                      zone extending 200 nautical miles, situated off the
 set of resolutions concerning certain external and                     coast of the French department of Guyana and
 internal aspects of the common fisheries policy ;                      covered by Community rules on fisheries, are laid
                                                                        down in the Annex .
Whereas in Regulation ( EEC) No 1014/77 ('), the
 Council laid down , until 30 June 1977 , certain
 interim measures for the conservation and manage­                       2.     The fishing quotas shall be granted subject to
 ment of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying                 compliance with the conservation and surveillance
 the flag of certain third countries in the 200 mile­                    measures and all other provisions governing fishing in
 zone situated off the coast of the French department                    the zones referred to in paragraph 1 .
of Guyana ;
Whereas in Regulation ( EEC) No 2971 / 77 ( J ) the
                                                                                                   Article 2
 Council last extended the arrangements established by
 Regulation ( EEC) No 1014/ 77 until 31 January 1978 ;
                                                                         1.      Fishing within the fishing zone referred to in
Whereas in Regulation ( EEC ) No 205/ 78 (') the                        Article I shall be subject to the possession of a licence
 Council adopted revised interim measures applicable                     issued by the Commission on behalf of the Commu­
to these waters , and in particular laid down specific                   nity , and to observance of the conditions set out in
 limitations on the fishing activity of vessels not                      the licence .
 landing their catches in French Guyana to remain
valid until 3 1 May 1 978 ;                                             These licences are issued to the authorities of the
Whereas the above-mentioned Regulations were                            third countries concerned on demand within the
adopted in order to establish interim measures                           limits indicated in paragraphs 2 and 3 .
 pending negotiations between the Community and
 the countries concerned in order to conclude fishery                    2.      For fishing species other than shrimp, licences
agreements in the zone under consideration ; whereas                    shall be issued for vessels fishing with long lines in
 pending the conclusion of this examination further                     accordance with the number laid down by country in
interim measures should be established ;                                 paragraph 2 of the Annex .
Whereas the dependence of fishing vessels supplying
the processing industry installed within the territory                  3.       For shrimp fishing licences may be issued :
of the French department of Guyana on the resources
of the waters of French Guyana has been increased by                    (a ) to the vessels which are under contract to land
 restrictions recently imposed in other waters , and a                        their catches in the French department of Guyana,
readjustment of quota allocations is therefore neces­                         the number of which is laid down by country in
sary ;
                                                                              paragraph 3 of the Annex . These licences shall be
                                                                              valid from the date of issue until 31       December
Whereas this processing industry depends upon the                             I 978 ;
landings of foreign vessels fishing in French Guyanan
waters ; whereas continued fishing bv these vessels
                                                                        ( b ) to vessels other than those referred to in subpara­
should therefore be ensured ,
                                                                              graph ( a ), on the basis of a fishing plan presented
                                                                              by the authorities ot the country concerned and
                                                                              approved by the Commission which may not
(') O ) No I. m , 17 . S. 1477 , p. I.
(■') O ) No I. * S |, }|. 12 . 1477 , p. i .                                  provide for a total number of fishing days for all of
(>) O'f No 1 . 24 , 1 . 2 . I 4 7 K , p. 6 .                                  the vessels covered by the fishing plan which
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     exceeds the limit indicated in paragraph 4 of the                                  Article 4
     Annex. The validity of each of the licences issued
     on the basis of a fishing plan shall be limited to        Each licence shall be valid for one vessel only . When
     the fishing period provided for in the plan .            several vessels are taking part in the same fishing oper­
                                                               ation , each vessel must be in possession of a licence .
4.     Notwithstanding paragraph 3, all licences issued
to the vessels of a third country shall cease to be valid
                                                                                        Article 5
as soon as it is established that the quota referred to in
Article 1 is exhausted .
                                                               1.     The licence holder shall comply with the condi­
The Commission shall inform the authorities of the             tions of the licence and shall communicate to the
country concerned thereof.                                     French authorities , in accordance with the said condi­
                                                               tions, the information specified therein .
5. Vessels licensed to fish shall keep a log book in
which the following information is to be entered after         2 . The French authorities shall immediately and
each haul :                                                    directly communicate to the Commission the informa­
(a) the quantity (in kg) of each species caught ;              tion referred to in paragraph 1 .
(b) the date and the time of the haul ;
                                                                                        Article 6
(c) the geographical position in which the catches
     were made .
                                                              The      French     authorities   shall take  appropriate
                                                               measures to ensure the implementation of Article 1 ,
                         Article 3
                                                               including the regular inspection of vessels .
When an application for a licence is submitted to the
Commission the following information shall be                                           Article 7
supplied :
 a) name of vessel ;                                           Where an infringement is duly established the French
                                                               authorities shall , without delay, inform the Commis­
 b) registration number ;                                      sion of the name of the vessel involved and details of
 c) external identification letters and numbers ;              any action they have taken .
 d) port of registration ;
 e) name and address of the owner or charterer ;                                         Article 8
 f) gross tonnage and overall length ;
 g) engine power ;                                             The validity of the licences issued by the Commission
 h) call sign and radio frequency ;                            under paragraph 3 (a) of Article 2 of Regulation ( EEC)
                                                               No 205/ 78 is hereby extended until 30 June 1978 .
 i) intended method of fishing ;
 j) intended area of fishing ;
                                                                                         Article 9
 k) species which it is intended to fish ;
 1) period for which a licence is requested .                  This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June 1978 .
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 30 May 1978 .
                                                                            For the Council
                                                                              The President
                                                                             1 . N0RGAARD
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                                                             ANNEX
             1 . Fishing possibilities for the period 1 June to 31 December 1978 :
                 (a) Species :     Shrimps :                      Quantity (tonnes)
                     Country       Barbados :                             65
                                   Guyana :                               65
                                   Japan :                               285
                                   Korea :                               140
                                   Surinam :                              65
                                   Trinidad and Tobago :                  65
                                   United States of America :          1 465
                 (b) Species :     Tuna-like species :
                     Country       Japan
                                   Korea
                 (c) Species :     Fish   other    than tuna-like
                                   species :
                     Country       Venezuela
            2 . Number of vessels referred to in Article 2 ( 2 ) :
                 Japan :           5
                 Korea :          23
                 Venezuela :      20
            3 . Vessels referred to in Article 2 (3 ) (a) :
                 United States of America :         68
                 Japan :                            10
            4 . Maximum number of fishing days referred to in Article 2 (3 ) (b ) :
                 Barbados :                       840
                 Guyana :                         840
                 Japan :                          905
                 Korea :                        1 585
                 Surinam :                        840
                 Trinidad and Tobago :            840
                 United States of America :       790