CELEX: 51980PC0126
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Date: 1980-03-21
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) laying down certain measures for the conservation and management during 1980 of common fishery resources off the West Greenland coast applicable to vessels flying the flag of Canada or under charter to companies registered in Canada (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                  COM(80)126 final
                                                  Brussels * 21 March 1980
                                Proposal for a
                          . COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
       laying down certain measures for the conservation and management
      during 1980 of common fishery resources off the West Greenland
       coast applicable to vessels flying the flag of Canada or under
                                                   y »\
       charter to companies registered ^ n Canada
                                   ">»        »
               ( submitted to the Council by the -Commission )
C0M(80 ) 126 final
 ---pagebreak---                             EXPLANATORY MEMORAKDUK                    ^
  The purpose of this proposal is to establish , for the year 1980 » "the terms
 and conditions for fishing in Community waters off West Greenland by Canadian
  vessels or vessels under charter to Canadian companies , in accordance with the
 outcome of consultations held in December 1979 and January 1980 between the
                                                              y
  Community and Canada concerning the management of certain joint fish stocks
 occurring in the Davis Strait and Baffin Bay . ( The Agreed Record of these
 consultations is annexed to ' this memorandum). These consultations were held
 under the Agreement on Fisheries between the Community and Canada concluded -
 on 3 December 1 979 t which both sides have agreed to extend until 31 December I98O
.by an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters approved by the Council' on
 21 January 1 980 .              ,
 The Canadian authorities have made their Agreement to these arrangements for
 1980 conditional upon the .Community*s acceptance that six Norwegian and. Faeroese
 vessels under charter to Canadian companies be permitted to fish allocations to
                                                      - • ' \   ■ " *   •
 Canada .  It has been emphasised by Canada that the use of chartered vessels is
 a temporary arrangement with a view to facilitating the development of Canadian
 fishing operations in these waters , which will not extend beyond the year 1980 .
 In view of the possibilities which the Community has under these arrangements to
 make over part of its own allocation in Canadian waters from these joint stocks
 to non-Community vessels , the Commission believes that it is in the     Community 's
 interest to accede to the Canadian request *
 ---pagebreak---               AGREED RECORD
Delegations from Canada and the EEC , headed by Dr. A. May and
                       t
Mr. M. Marcussen respectively , met In Brussels on January 29
and . 30, 1980 to discuss pursuant to Art . IV of the Agreement
on fisheries between the EEC and panada th4 management in 1980
of certain fish stocks 1n the Davis Strait and Baffin Bay
occurring both within the Canadian fishery zone and the fishery
zone of the Community .
The delegations agreed that the stocks under consideration should
be managed jointly for a further year , without prejudice to the
possibility of a longer term arrangement .
The delegations agreed on . the principle that in future years
allocations to each - Party from the TAC of each of the joint stocks
 in NAFO subareas 0 and 1 should be based on objective criteria .
Noting the lack of agreement concerning the proper allocation and
the importance of the different possible criteria listed below ,
                 4
the delegations agreed to establish a working group to review the
 available data and to recommend such further research as may be
 considered appropriate to determine the allocations .
 Criteria :              '                                                 ■ '*">
- The distribution between the zon?s of the Parties of
     - the actual catches
     - the biomass of the stocks concerned
                   • •
      - spawning areas and nursery grounds
 - Other relevant criteria .                                            '      x– v
                                         .                                  r
 The delegations agreed to recommend to their authorities tfiat 1the
                                         ► * «• haï »   aiithnrl + 'iae   that
  arrangements set' out 'below be Implemented 1n 1980 .
                                            '         .             »
  The arrangements in 1980 will apply to the stocks of Greenland
  Halibut , Roundnose Grenadier and Northern Deepwater Prawn in
  NAFO subareas 0 and 1 .              ,
 ---pagebreak--- ZI     TACs - and allocations       1   .
       ____________                 ,
       1.    The total allowable catch for 1980 for the stocks referred to
     . ... . 1n paragraph 1.5 shall be ( In metric tons ):
                      Greenland Halibut       :    25.000
                    : Roundnose 6renadier     :     8.000
                      Northern Deepwatfer
                                x  Prawn .    :    29.500
             The part of the total allowable catch for prawn which may be fished
             in the Canadian zone shall be limited to 5 000 tons .
       2.    Allocations to the two Parties shall be as follows ( in metric tons ):
                .                         ■ ' Canada             EEC
   .         Greenland Halibut                  3.500         21.500
             Roundnose Grenadier                  800          7.200
             Prawn                              2.500 ( 1 )   27.000 < 2 >
              ( 1 ) of which no more than 2.000 t may be taken in the EC zone and
                    only south of 68 °N                     *
              ( 2 ) of which no more than 2.500 . t may be taken in the Canadian
                    zone .                  v
XII Licensing arrangements
        1.    Each Party will licence vessels flying the flag(s ) of the other Party ,
              and vessels flying the flag of a third party and chartered by a ,
               company of the other Party , to fish within Its zone . The Parties
               will waive licence fees for all the above vessels in NAF0 subareas 0 and 1 ,
          2*   If a third party receives an allocation from the same stock from each
             r of the two Parties , the two Parties will consult on the issuing of
                licences to vessels of such third party for the purpose of taking
               the agreed allocations .                                            ^   r
 ---pagebreak---                                   - 3 -
       Copies of licences issued by any Party to such third party shall
       be sent to the other Party within ten days from the date of issue .
   3.  Neither Party is pbliged to grant access to its zone to any third
       party which has received an allocation from the other Party .
   4.  In the event that the third party ves.sels licensed by the Community
       to fish prawns in its zone are authorized . by Canada to fish in the
       Canadian zone for a part of the allocations granted to them by the
       Community / the figure in footnote ( 1 ) of the paragraph II . 2 shall
       be increased to 2.250 t .
   5.  Licensing terms shall include the following :
       - a provision stating that the fishery by vessels of the country
           concerned shall cease when that country 's total allocations have
        . been taken in NAFO subareas 0 and 1 ;                *
             i         .        ■                                 ■
       - a provision requiring reporting by the vessels licensed on their
           catches in NAFO subareas 0 and 1 according to the details set
           out in the Annex hereto .
IV Other control arrangements
    1.  The Parties shall apply the control arrangements set out in the
        Annex hereto .
    2.  The Parties will continue to examine the need and possibilities for
         further co-operation on ^ he control of fishing of the joint stocks
         in NAFO subareas 0 and 1 .
V   Implementation
    1.   Each Party will authorize fishing by vessels of the other Party from
         1 February 1980 in accordance with the provisions of this Agreed Record
 ---pagebreak---                           .  - *
2.  The Parties will Implement the other arrangements in this Agreed
    Record as soon as possible/ and at the latest by 1 April 1980 .
                                             Brussels / 1 February 1980
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M. MARCUSSEN                                   B. APPLEBAUM
 ---pagebreak---                                           ANNEX
      EEC-Canada Joint Control of certain fisheries 1n NAFO subareas 0 and 1
      The following arrangements for control of the fisheries for the stocks
      mentioned in paragraph 1.5 ab6ve shall apply to the vessels of each Party,
      as well as to the vessels of third parties .
                                                                                          (
           -      ~                                     t
1.    Report ing
      Each Party shall require that all vessels over 80 gross registered tons
       fishing in its zone shall make the following, reports to be transmitted
      by radio :
1.1 A weekly report containing the following Information :
      - name , call sign , identification numbers and letters of the vessel
               and name of its master
      - licence number ( if applicable )
      - identification of type of message
       - date , time , geographical position of the vessel
       - quantity ( 1 ) of species subject to control caught since previous
       '              •  •                                "N     •
               transmission                                            ~
        - subarea in which the catches were made    •
        * quantities discarded by species since previous transmission ( vessels
               fishing for prawn only )
 1.2 A report upon ent ry into that part of NAFO subareas 0 and 1 subject to the
         fisheries jurisdiction of either Party containing the information mentioned
         under 1.1 except that the quantity' of each species subject to control 1n the
         hold shall be communicated instead of the quantity caught since previous
         transmission .                                     ..
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                                        >    •»                '             V
       i     ■             '               .                         •
                                              I ,     •
                             • •                                                     •/••
 ( 1 ) As used in this Annex , quantity shall be expressed in. metric tons, round weight .
                                                                                  <'
                                                                                 * s,
 ---pagebreak--- 1,3 A report upon leaving the area referred, to under point 1.2 containing
        the information mentioned under point 1.1 plus the following :
        - quantity of each species transferred to other vessels since entry
             into the zone , and identification of the vessels to which the transfer
            was made                                    '
        - 'quantity of each species landed since entry Into the zone .
1.4 A notice of leaving to be giyen at least 48 hours prior to the- vessels *
         scheduled exit from the part of NAFO subareas 0 or 1 or the part of ICES
        division XIV under fisheries jurisdiction of either of the Parties .
1.5 Irr the case of fishing operations requiring repeated daily entries into
         or exits from the zone , a single communication on first entry and last
         exit will suffice .
2.       Logbooks
         All vessels shall carry a logbook 1r> which the following Information shall
         be entered :                 '           '   .
         - vessel name                                          ~   •
         - side number
                                                              ι
         - licence number ( 1f applicable )
         - date
     ' ' - day
          - month          -              .
          - year
                                                  /•»•••»         i
   -      - time and position tow began
          - depth      ,
          - latitude
          - longitude
          ■» type of gear
          - number of nets or hooks hauled
           -       fc? Wk MS&      /•   '                                   > >   • •
          * catch by species
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                                  •  ' •   - 3 -
     - kept /di scarded ( when fishing for prawn only )
     - subtotal for day
     - total for voyage
     - quantity processed today for human consumption
     - quantity processed today for reduction
     - total
     - remarks
    – Biaster' s signature
     - a note indicating that for each tow which crosses the boundary line between
        the two Parties , fifty per cent of the catch shall be attributed to the
         zone of each Party,                     ,
 3.  Exchange of information
 3.1 With respect to vessels authorized to fish in .the zones of both Parties ,
     each Party shall copy to the other Party entry and . departure reports which
                                         *
      it receives from vessels in accordance with section 1 above .
 3.2 With respect to vessels authorized to fish in the zones of both Parties ,
      the following elements of weekly catch reports shall be transmitted to the
      other Party on a weekly basis :
      - name of vessel
      - date , time , and geographical position of the vessel
      - quantity of species subject to control caught since previous transmission .
 3.3 With respect to vessels authorized to fish only in the zone of one of the
      Parties, each Party shall transmit weekly to the other Party a summary
       report of catches by such vessels .
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 ---pagebreak---                          Proposal for a
                   Council Regulation (EEC)
             laying down certain measures for the
             conservation and management during 1980 of
                            *«.  »
             common fishery resources off the West
             Greenland coast applicable to vessels
             flying the flag of Canada or under charter
             to oompanies registered in Canada *
THE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and
in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament ,     .
whereas delegations from the Community and Canada have initialled an Agreement
providing for the extension until 31 December 1980/ of their Agreement on fish­
eries concluded on 3 December 1997 , and have -held consultations concerning the
management during 1980 of common fishery resources off the West Greenlsrd coast
Whereas delegations from the two Parties have agreed to recommend to .their
authorities certain measures for the conservation and management of; these
resources , including the fixing of allocations for the vessels of the other
Party and conditions for fishing                  in 'the. waters concerned ;
Whereas it is therefore appropriate that the Community implement these agreed,
measures with respect to vessels flying the flag of Canada or i ?der charter to
companies registered in jCanada.      * ■■■
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION*
 ---pagebreak---                                - 2 -
                            Article 1
1. The area to which this Regulation applies shall be that part of the fishery
   zone of     Denmark      situated, within subarea 1            a s defined by
   the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic
   Fisheries , limited, to the north by the parallel of 68°N latitude , and to
   the west by a line drawn parallel to and at a distance of 12 nautical miles
   from the baselines from which the territorial sea of Greenland is measured .
2. The catches which vessels flying the flag of Canada or under charter to
   Canadian companies shall be authorized to take during the per iod 1 January tc
   31 December 1980 in the area defined in paragraph 1 shall be limited to the
   quotas laid down in column 1 of Annex I.
3. Notwithstanding paragraph 2 , fishing for deep-water prawn in the area re­
   ferred to in paragraph 1 by the vessels referred to in paragraph 2 shall cease
   when the quantity indicated in column 2 of Annex I in respect of subareas 0
   and 1 as defined by the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in
   the Nortwest Atlantic Fisheries has been fished .-
                           Article 2
1» Vessels fishing in the fishery zone of Denmark for the quotas established
   in Article 1 shall comply with the conservation and control measures laid
   down in this Regulation and all other measures governing fishing activities
   in that zone .
2. Vessels referred to in paragraph 1 shall keep a logbook as specified in
   Annex II . The original of the logbook shall be kept on board the vessel .
   The pink and blue copies of the logbook shall be sent each month to the
   Commission at the latest by the last day of the month for the preceding
   month .                   1          *
3. Vessels referred to in paragraph 1 shall transmit to the Commission,
   in accordance with the . rules set out in Annex III , the
   information specified in that Annex*
 ---pagebreak--- 4.    The registration letters and numbers of the vessels referred to in
      paragraph 1 shall he clearly marked on both sides of the bow of the
      vessel *                                                           ,
                                Article 3
1.    Pishing shall be permitted only where a licence issued by the Commission
      on behalf of the Community at the request of the Canadian authorities is
      held on board and where the conditions set out in the licence are observed.
              '                         '                 .
2.    The number of licences issued in accordance with paragraph 1 shall not
      exceed twelve#
                                                              /
3.    When an application for a licence is submitted to the Commission, the
      following information shall be supplied :
       ( a) name of the vessel ;
       (b) registration muaberj
       ( c) external identification letters and numbers ;
       (d) port of registration;
       ( e) name and address of the owner or charterer;
       (f) gross tonnage and overall length ;
                                           \
       ( g) engine power ;
       (h)  call sign and radio frequency;
       (i)  intended method of fishing;              -
       ( j) intended area of fishing;
       (k)  species which it is intended to fish ;
        (l) period for which a licence is requested.
 4.    Each licence shall be valid for one vessel only. When several vessels are
       taking part in the same fishing operation, each vessel shall be in possession
       of a licence .
                                 Article 4
The competent authorities of the relevant Member State shall take appropriate
 steps , including the regular inspection of vessels , to ensure the, enforcement
of this Regulation.
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                              Article 5
                    '
 Where an infringement is duly established , the competent authorities of the
^relevant Member State shall , without delay , inform the Commission of the
 name of the vessel involved and of any action which they have taken.
                             Article 6
 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication
 in the Official Journal of the European Communities .                         '
 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.
                           Quotas
                                                  . 1                    2
             Species                           Quant it y          Quantity
                                                 ( tonnes )         ( tonnes )
Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglos-
soides )                                         3.500
Round-nose grenadier ( Coryphaenoides
rupestris )                                         800
Deep-water prawn ( Pandalus borealis)            2.000             2.500
                                                                   ANNEX II
The following logbook shall be used when fishing within the area referred to
in Article 1 •                                                          *
        /
 ---pagebreak---                                                                             EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES* LOGBOOK FOR NAFO ZONES 0 + 1
                                   Vessel name                                                                                                             Date      «                      Noon position -(GMP
                                                                                                                                                                                       i
                                                                                   Communities                             Carudurt                                                                                       NAFO
                                                                                                                                                  Day     Month        Tear        Latitude            ■ Longitude      division 09
           I              Side N'o                                                  licence No                            ticence No'
                                                                                                                                                                   i
                 II          !                                                   I   I.    !      f    !              t
                                                                                                                      1
                                                                                                                            i   t  ■ •
                                                                                                                                   i    –i
                                                                                                                                                l ' ILU!                 ·     .;      | i     iN       III            I . I
                                                            Position                                 Mest                                                        Catch t>y species
               une   Time        I .                    at Mart of tow                 Number                                                             (kilograms - round weight*
               tow    tow      Houn     Deptf»
                                                                             Type       ot nets     or
              began finished   iuhed    métrés'                      TOô        ot
                                                                                      looks hook                                           Cod   ReJfuh
                                                                                                                                                          GreenlanJ ■Ha'.f^at Round-nose
                                                                                                                                                                                           laihsh   Capetin  Prawn
             (GMT)  (CMT)                       .Latitude I Lonjp-   ,αιν-   gtat                                                                          haiiOut             grenjJ'tr
                                                          I   rude                                                                        ( ion   ( toi )               120                 ( 188 )  1340)   (639
                                                                                      ised size
                                                                     W i.     '
                                                                                                              Kept
                                                                                                                                                            ilIN                  If *
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            __J
                                                                                                              Dtscarded
                                                                                                          [ Kept
                                                                                                              Dnanled
                                                                                                                                                LU
                                                                                                            ' Discarded .                                                                                          LU
                                                                                                          I Kept                        I
                                                                                                              Discarded
           Γ                                                                                              I Kept
                                                                                                              Discarded
                                                                                                                                  •– ?–
                                                                                                                                                                 «
                                                                                                                                                                                                    L_
                                                                                                              Kept
                                                                                                          I   Discarded
                                                                                                          [ Kept            '
                                                                                                          I Discarded
                                                                                                              Kept
                                                          | Sub-total tor day                            JI   Discarded
                                                                                                          I *<pt                '
                                                             Toui for voyage                                  Di scalded
           J Round weight ( kilograms* processed today tor human consumption *
           I Round weight ikilogramsi processed today for reduction '
             1      1                                              '
                                     •      '                             ;                     .                     ' .      Total
              Remarks                                                                                                                                          »                                    Master*s signature
( 1 ) For each "tow which crosses the 'boundary "between NAFO subareas 0 and 1 , "both subareas should be indicated.
 ---pagebreak---                                                                            ANNEX III
   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 zone defined in Article 1
              paragraph 1 :                   '
                                                                     •■  '
              ( a) the information specified under point 1.4 "below ;
              (b ) the quantity ( 1 ) of each species of fish in the hold ;
              In the event that the fishing operation requires repeated daily entries
              into the joint management zone , a single communication on first entering
              the zone will suffice .
  1.2 .       On each occasion the vessel leaves the zone after a previous notice of
              leaving of at least 48 hours :
                                                                                             *
              (a ) the information specified under point 1.4 below;
              (b) the quantity of each species caught since the previous transmission ;
              ( c ) the quantity        * of each species transshipped since the vessel
                     entered the zone and the identification of the vessel of transshipment ;
              (d) the quantity            of each species landed -in a port of the Community
                     since the vessel entered the zone ; , ~                              ;
              (e ) the quantity           of discards specified by species since previous
                   . transmission ( when fishing for prawns only).
              In the event that the fishing operations require repeated daily exits from
              the joint management zone , a single communication on the last exit will
              suffice *
• 1.3 «      -Ail weekly intervals , commencing on the seventh day after the vessel first
              enters the zone :                                                      '
          - (a) the - information specified under point 1.4 below;
              (b) the quantity of each species caught since the previous transmission ;
            .( c) the quantity of discards . specified by species since previous transmission
                     ( when fiBhing for prawns only).
  1.4 * (a) the name , call " sign , identification numbers and letters of the vessel ,.
           _         and the name of the master ;
              (b )   the licence number if the vessel is licensed to fish ;
              ( c)   the Berial 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
              24189 FISEU-B ) 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 .          ■
  ( 1 ) As used in this Annex, quantity shall be expressed in tonnes round-weight .
 ---pagebreak--- 3 . Same of radio station                          Caii sigtf of radio station
    Prim ( Kristians Sund                          07.N
                                                    OXF
    ( . iKltrub                                    OXI        Central Godthib
    Holvtcinshurg                                   OYS
    (.« nlhavn                                     OZM
4.  Form of communications
    The information specified under point 1 shall contain the following
    particulars , which shall be given in the following order t
    – - name of vessel.           /
    – call siun .
    – 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 one of the zones referred to under 1.1.1 and 1.1.2: IN,
          – mess.ige - when leaving one of the zone* referred to under 1.1,1 and 1,1.2 : OUT,
          – weekly message : WKL,
    – the geographical position,                                                              '
 ---pagebreak--- – -the date on which fishing is expected to commence ;
– the quantity of each- species of fish in the hold., using the -code
   mentioned in point 5 below ;
<- the quantity of each species discarded since the previous transmission
   using the code mentioned in point 5 "below;
– the quantity of each species transshipped since the previous transmission
– the name and call sign of the vessel . of transshipment ;           t .
– the quantity of each species landed in a port of the Community since
   the previous transmission ;
- the name of the master .                                   *
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 )
C   Greenland halibut (Rheinhardtius hippoglossoides )      -.
D   Cod ( GaduB morrhua )-
P   Halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus )
I  Round-nose grenadier ( Coryphaenoides rupestris )
U  Redfish ( Sebastes marinus)
R Other           -* - -       ,                        '