CELEX: 31979R0589
Language: en
Date: 1979-03-26 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 589/79 of 26 March 1979 laying down for 1979 certain interim measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels registered in the Faroe Islands

No L 81 /26                              Official Journal of the European Communities                                  31 . 3 . 79
                                         COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 589/79
                                                       of 26 March 1979
              laying down for 1979 certain interim measures for the conservation and management of
                             fishery resources applicable to vessels registered in the Faroe Islands
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                           Whereas in order to avoid an interruption of the
                                                                    Community's and the Faroe Islands' reciprocal fishing
                                                                    activities it is necessary that the Community adopt a
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               new regime by 31 March 1979 at the latest allowing
Economic Community, and in particular Article 103                   fishing by Faroese vessels in the Community's fishing
thereof,                                                            zone in accordance with the arrangements agreed upon
                                                                    during the consultations referred to above ;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                  Whereas in order to respect this time limit it is necessary
                                                                    to establish this regime as an interim measure on the
Whereas on 3 November 1976 the Council adopted a                    basis of Article 103 of the Treaty, subject to it being
set of resolutions concerning certain external and                  included at a later date in the common agricultural
internal aspects of the common fisheries policy ;                   policy,
Whereas the Community on the one hand and the
Government of Denmark and the Home Government of                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
the Faroe Islands on th€"other have signed a Framework
Agreement on fisheries ;
                                                                                             Article 1
Whereas the Commission has submitted the Agreement
                                                                    1 . Fishing by vessels registered in the Faroe Islands in
to the Council for approval ;                                       the 200 mile zone of the Member States in the North
                                                                    Sea, Skagerrak, Kattegat, the Baltic Sea, the Labrador
Whereas the Community, the Government of Denmark                    Sea, Davis Strait, Baffin Bay and the Atlantic Ocean
and the Home Government of the Faroe Islands have                   north of 43° N shall be authorized in 1979 for the
held consultations concerning their mutual fishing                  species mentioned in Annex I within the geographical
allocations for 1979 ;                                              and quantitative limits laid down therein and in
                                                                    accordance with the conditions laid down in this
                                                                    Regulation.
Whereas during these consultations the delegations
agreed to recommend their respective authorities that               2 . Fishing authorized under paragraph 1 shall be
they fix certain catch quotas for 1979 for vessels of the           limited to the parts of the 200 mile fishing zone lying
other party;                                                        seawards of 12 nautical miles from the base-lines from
                                                                    which the territorial seas of Member States are
Whereas delegations from the Community and Canada                   measured with the exception that fishing in the
have agreed to recommend their authorities that they                Skagerrak is allowed seawards of four nautical miles
coordinate their decisions on the allocations to be given           from the base-lines of Denmark .
to third parties of certain joint stocks of fish and prawn
in Davis Strait and Baffin Bay ;                                    3 . Notwithstanding       paragraph     1     unavoidable
                                                                    by-catches of a species for which no quota is established
                                                                    in a zone shall be permitted within the limits fixed in
Whereas the two delegations have agreed to recommend                the   conservation    measures   in force   in    the    zone
their authorities that they allocate to the Faroe Islands           concerned .
4 136 tonnes of the said joint stock of prawn of which a
specified part is to be taken in the Community zone;                4 . 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 .
Whereas fishing by Faroese vessels in the fishing zone of
the Community is authorized until 31 March 1979 by
Regulation (EEC) No 397/79 H ;                                                               Article 2
                                                                     1 . Vessels fishing under the quotas established in
(M OJ No L 51 , 1 . 3 . 1979 , p. 18 .                              Article 1 shall comply with the conservation and control
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measures and all other provisions governing fishing in                3 . Each licence shall be valid for one vessel only. When
the zones referred to in that Article.                                several vessels are taking part in the same fishing
                                                                      operation , each vessel shall be in possession of a licence.
2 . Vessels referred to in paragraph 1 shall keep a
logbook in which the information set out in Annex II is              4 . Licences may be cancelled with a view to the issue
to be entered .                                                       of new licences . The cancellation shall take effect from
                                                                      the date of the surrender of the licence to the
                                                                      Commission .
3 . Vessels referred to in paragraph 1 except those
fishing in ICES division IIIa (*) shall transmit to the
Commission the information set out in Annex III . This                5 . Licences issued pursuant to Regulation ( EEC) No
information is to be transmitted according to the rules               2578 /78 of 30 October 1978 laying down the number
set out in this Annex.                                                of licences for vessels registered in the Faroe Islands for
                                                                      fishing within the 200 mile fishing zone of the Member
                                                                      States (2) shall remain valid if so requested by the
4 . The registration letters and numbers of the vessels               Faroese authorities until 15 April 1979 .
referred to in paragraph 1 must be clearly marked on
the bow of the vessels on both sides .
                                                                                                   Article 4
                            Article 3
                                                                       When an application for a licence is submitted to the
                                                                       Commission, the following information shall be
                                                                       supplied :
 1 . Fishing within ICES sub-areas IV, VI, VII, XIV and
ICNAF zones 0 + 1 under the quotas established in                      (a) name of the vessel ;
Article 1 shall be permitted only where a licence issued
by the Commission on behalf of the Community is held                   (b ) registration number;
on board and where the conditions set out in the licence
                                                                       (c) external identification letters and numbers ;
are observed.
                                                                       ( d) port of registration ;
2 . The delivery of licences for the purpose of                        ( e ) name and address of the owner or charterer;
paragraph 1 shall be subject to the condition that the
 number of licences valid on any one day shall not                     ( f) gross tonnage and overall length ;
 exceed :                                                              ( g) engine power ;
                                                                       (h ) call sign and radio frequency ;
( a) 18 for fishing mackerel, horse-mackerel and sprat,
      in ICES sub-areas IV and VI ( north of 56° 30 ' N );             (i ) intended method of fishing;
                                                                       (j ) intended area of fishing ;
(b) 22 for fishing Norway pout and sandeel in ICES
      sub-area IV and in ICES division Via ( north of 56°              (k) species for which it is intended to fish ;
      30 ' N );
                                                                       (1) period for which a licence is requested.
 ( c) 18 for fishing Northern deep-water prawn, in ICNAF
      zones 0 + 1 (east of the median line);
                                                                                                   Article 5
 (d) 10 for fishing ling and tusk in ICES division VIb ;
                                                                       Fishing for the quotas referred to in Article 1 for
 ( e) 10 for fishing Greenland halibut and redfish in                  mackerel for reduction purposes in ICES division IV
      ICNAF zones 0 + 1 ( east of the median line) and                 south of 60° N is not allowed before 15 August 1979 .
      ICES sub-area XIV ;
 (f) 17 for fishing blue whiting in ICES sub-area VII
      (west of 12° W) and ICES divisions Via (north of                                             Article 6
      56° 30 ' N) and VIb .
                                                                       Fishing for the quotas referred to in Article 1 for ling
                                                                       and tusk is only allowed by use of the method
 ( 1) The Home Government of the Faroe Islands has                     commonly known as ' long-lining'.
      undertaken to send to the Commission information,
      broken down by species and by ICES area, concerning
      catches landed by vessels registered in the Faroe Islands
      and fishing for the quotas established by this Regulation .      (2) OJ No L 309 , 1 . 11 . 1978 , p. 11 .
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                          Article 7                                                         Article 9
Fishing in Skagerrak for the quotas referred to in Article        Where an infringement is duly established the Member
1 is subject to the following provisions :                        States shall, without delay, inform the Commission of
                                                                  the name of the vessel involved and of any action they
1 . directed fishing for herring is prohibited from 1             have taken .
    January to 31 March and from 1 October to 31
    December 1979 ;
2 . directed fishing for herring for purposes other than
     human consumption is prohibited;
                                                                                           Article 10
3 . the use of trawl and purse seine for the capture of
     pelagic species is prohibited from Saturday midnight
     to Sunday midnight.                                           1 . This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of
                                                                  its publication in the Official Journal of the European
                                                                  Communities .
                          Article 8
The competent authorities of the Member States shall              2. This Regulation shall apply until it is replaced by a
take appropriate steps, including the regular inspection           Regulation adopted under Article 43 of the Treaty or at
of vessels , to ensure the enforcement of this Regulation.         the latest until 31 December 1979 .
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .
                Done at Brussels, 26 March 1979.
                                                                                       For the Council
                                                                                        The President
                                                                                      P. MEHAIGNERIE
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                                                                            ANNEX I
                                                                          Fishing quotas
                                                                                                                                             (tonnes)
                               Species                         Area within which fishing is authorized                    Quantity
             Herring                                         Skagerrak ( J )                                                700
             Ling, tusk                                     ICES VIb                                                      1 000
             Mackerel                                        ICES IV                                                    15 000 ( 2)
                                                             ICES IV (3 ),Via (4)                                       30 000
             Horse-mackerel                                 ICES IV, Via (4)                                             6 000
            Norway pout                                     ICES IV, Via (4 )                                           22 500 ( s ) (6)
             Sprat                                          ICES IV                                                     15 000 ( s)
            Sandeel                                         ICES IV , Via (4 )                                          15 000
            Northern deep-water prawn                       ICNAF 0 + I ( 7)                                             3 600
            ( Pandalus borealis )
            Blue whiting                                    ICES Via (4 ), VIb, VII ( 8)                                25 000
            Greenland halibut                               ICNAF 0 + I ( 9)                                                100
                                                            ICES XIV                                                        200
            Redfish                                         ICNAF 0 + 1 ( 9)                                                300
                                                            ICES XIV                                                        300
            Other white fish                                ICES IV, Via (4)                                                850
            ( by-catches only)
            (') Limited in the west by a line drawn from the lighthouse of Hanstholm to the lighthouse of Lindesnes and in the south by a line drawn
                  from Skagen lighthouse to the lighthouse of Tistlarna and from there to the nearest coast of Sweden .
              2 ) Of which no more than 1 000 tonnes may be fished in the parts of ICES sub-area IV situated either south of 60° N or east of 2° E.
             -3 ) North of 60° N and west of 2° E.
             4) North of 56° 30 ' N.
             5) This quota may be exceeded by a maximum of 2 500 tonnes provided that the total catches of Norway pout, sandeel and sprat do not
                  exceed 52 500 tonnes .
             6)   Of which no more than 6 000 tonnes in ICES division Via north of 56° 30 ' N.
              7)  East of the median line and south of 68° N.
             a)   West of 12° W.
             9)   East of the median line.
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No L 81 /30                            Official Journal of the European Communities
                                                            ANNEX II
            1 . The following details are to be entered in the logbook after each haul when fishing within the 200
                nautical mile fishing zone off the coasts of the Member States of the Community which is covered
                by Community rules on fisheries :
                1.1 . the quantity (in kg) of each species caught;
                1.2 . the date and the time of the haul ;
                1.3 . the geographical position in which the catches were made;
                1.4 . the fishing method used .
            2. The following logbook has to be used when fishing within the joint management zone of the
                Community and Canada in the statistical zone ICNAF 0 + 1 .
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                                           Communities '                     Canadian                                                                                                        ICNAF
                                                                                                   Day        Month      Year            Latitude                     Longitude             division 09
                                            licence No                      licence No
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                                              Number
                                                                                                                     Catch by species
                                    Type      of nets    Mesh
                                                                                                              (kilograms - round weight)
                                      of      or lines   size                                                                       Round-nose
                         CNAF        gear                                                Cod       Redfish Greenland     Halibut                 Catfish      Capelin        Prawn
                                               used                                                         halibut
                         ivision                                                         ( 101 )    ( 103 )               ( 120 )    grenadier      ( 188 )    ( 340 )       ( 639 )
                                                                                                               ( 118 )                 ( 168 )
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 human consumption                                                                       \
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                                                                               Total
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                                                                 ANNEX 111
            1.   The information to be transmitted to the Commission and the timetable for its transmission are as
                  follows :
            1.1 . On each occasion the vessel enters :
                   — the 200 nautical mile fishing zone off the coasts of the Member States of the Community
                         which is covered by Community rules on fisheries ;
                   — the joint management zone of the Community and Canada in the statistical zone ICNAF
                         0 + 1:
                         (a) the information specified under point 1.4 below ;
                          (b) the quantity (in kg) of each species of fish in the hold;
                          (c) when and where fishing is to commence.
            1.2 . On each occasion the vessel leaves :
                   — the 200 nautical mile fishing zone off the coasts of the Member States of the Community
                          which is covered by Community rules on fisheries ;
                   — the joint management zone of the Community and Canada in the statistical zone ICNAF 0 + 1
                          after a previous notice of leaving of at least 48 hours :
                          (a) the information specified under point 1.4 below;
                          (b) the quantity (in kg) of each species of fish in the hold ;
                         (c) the quantity (in kg) of each species caught since the previous transmission;
                          (d ) the ICES division or ICNAF zone in which the catches were taken ;
                          (e) the quantity (in kg) of each species transferred to other vessels since the vessel entered the
                               Community fishing zone or the joint management zone ICNAF 0 + 1 and the identification
                               of the vessel to which the transfer was made ;
                          (f) the quantity (in kg) of each species landed in a port of the Community since the vessel
                               entered the Community fishing zone;
                          (g) the quantity (in kg) of discards specified by species since the previous transmission when
                               fishing in the joint management zone ICNAF 0 + 1 .
            1.3 . At weekly intervals, commencing on the seventh day after the vessel first enters the fishing zone of
                   the Member States :
                   (a) the information specified under point 1.4 below;
                   (b) the quantity (in kg) of each species caught since the previous transmission ;
                   (c) the ICES division or ICNAF zone in which the catches were made.
            1.4. (a) the name, call sign, identification numbers and letters of the vessel and the name of its master;
                    ( b) the licence number if the vessel is under licence;
                    ( c) the serial number of the message ;
                    (d) identification of the type of message;
                    (e) the date, the time and the geographical position of the vessel.
            2.1 . The information specified under point 1 shall be transmitted to the Commission of the European
                     Communities in Brussels (telex address 21877 COMEU) via one of the radio stations listed under
                     point 3 below and in the form specified under point 4 .
            2.2. If it is impossible for reasons of force majeure for the message to be transmitted by the vessel, it
                     may be transmitted on the vessel's behalf by another vessel.
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            3 . Name of radio station                                           Call sign of radio station
                 Skagen                                                        OXP
                Blåvand                                                        OXB
                 Rønne                                                         OYE
                Norddeich                                                      DAF DAK
                                                                               DAH DAL
                                                                               DAI DAM
                                                                               DAJ DAN
                Scheveningen
                Oostende                                                       OST
                North Foreland                                                 GNF
                Humber                                                         GKZ
                Cullercoats                                                    GCC
                Wick                                                           GKR
                Oban                                                           GNE
                Portpatrick                                                    GPK
                Anglesey                                                       GLV
                Ilfracombe                                                     GIL
                Niton                                                          GNI
                Stonehaven                                                     GND
                Portshead                                                      GKA
                                                                               GKB
                                                                               GKC
                Land 's End                                                    GLD
                Valentia                                                       EJK
                Malin Head                                                     EJM
                Boulogne                                                       FFB
                Brest                                                          FFU
                Saint-Nazaire                                                  FFO
                Bordeaux-Arcachon                                              FFC
                Prins Christians Sund                                          OZN
                Julianehåb                                                     OXF
                Godthåb                                                        OX I        Central Godthåb
                Holsteinsborg                                                  OYS
                Godhavn                                                        OZM
                Velferdsstasjon Færingerhamn                                   22239
                Bergen                                                         LGN
                Farsund                                                        LGZ
                Florø                                                          LGL
                Rogaland                                                       LGQ
                Tjøme                                                          LGT
                Alesund                                                        LGA
            4.  Form of communications.
                  Transmission of the information specified under point 1 shall take the form of messages preceded
                  by the words 'Pêcheur Brussels' and the information elements shall be given in the following order:
                  — the code ' Pêcheur Brussels';
                  — name of vessel ;
                  — call sign ;
                  — external identification letters and numbers ;
                  — serial number of the message for the voyage in question ;
                  — indication of the type of message according to the following code :
                      — message '— when entering the Community zone or the joint management zone ICNAF
                         0 + 1 : ' IN',
                      — message —- when leaving the Community zone or the joint management zone ICNAF
                         0 + 1 : ' OUT',
                     — weekly message : 'WKL';
                  — the geographical position ;
                  — the ICES -division or ICNAF zone in which fishing is expected to commence;
                  — the date on which fishing is expected to commence;
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                 — the quantity (in kg) of each species of fish in the hold using the code mentioned in point 5
                     below ;
                 — the quantity (in kg) of each species discarded since the previous transmission using the code
                    mentioned in point 5 below when fishing in the joint management zone ICNAF 0 + 1 ;
                 — the ICES division or ICNAF zone in which the catches were made ;
                 — the quantity (in kg) of each species transferred to other vessels since the previous transmission;
                 — the name and call sign of the vessel to which the transfer was made;
                 — the quantity (in kg) of each species landed in a port of the Community since the previous
                    transmission ;
                 — name of the master.
            5 . The code to be used to indicate the quantities of fish on board as mentioned in point 4 above :
                 — A :   Deep-water prawn (Pandalus borealis),
                 — B :   Hake (Merluccius merluccius),
                 — C :   Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides ),
                 — D :   Cod (Gadus morrhua),
                 — E :   Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus),
                 — F :   Halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus),
                 — G :   Mackerel (Scomber scombrus ),
                 — H ::  Horse-mackerel (Trachurus trachurus),
                 — I :   Round-nose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris ),
                 - J : Saithe ( Pollachius virens),
                 — K :   Whiting (Merlangus merlangus),
                 — L :   Herring (Clupea harengus),
                 — M ::  Sandeel (Ammodytes sp),
                 — N ::  Sprat (Clupea sprattus),
                 — 0 ::  Plaice ( Pleuronectes platessa),
                 — P :   Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii ),
                 - Q : : Ling (Molva molva),
                 — R :   Other,
                 — S :   Shrimp (Penaeidae),
                 — T :   Anchovy (Engraulis encrassicholus).