CELEX: 51980PC0231
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Date: 1980-04-28
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) LAYING DOWN FOR THE YEAR 1980 CERTAIN INTERIM MEASURES FOR THE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF FISHERY RESOURCES APPLICABLE TO VESSELS FLYING THE FLAG OF NORWAY (presented by the Commission to the Council)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                           COM(80)231    final  *
                                           Brussels . 28th April 1980
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                   PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
          LAYING DOWN FOR THE YEAR 1980 CERTAIN INTERIM MEASURES
         FOR THE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF FISHERY RESOURCES
               APPLICABLE TO VESSELS FLYING THE FLAG OF NORWAY
              (presented by the Commission to the Council )
 C0M(80) 231 final
 ---pagebreak---                             EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
 The Commission , in its proposal for a Regulation laying down for 1980
 certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources
 applicable to vessels flying the flag of Norway ( Doc . COM ( 80 ) 49 final
of 14 February 1980 ), proposed that a regime be established authorizing
 Norwegian vessels to fish in Community waters which would cover the whole
of 1980 .
The Council , acting unanimously , adopte a Regulation ( 1 ) on 26 March 1980
which differed from that proposed by the Commission in that established
an interim regime applicable only until, 30 June 1980 .
A new Regulation must therefore be adopted establishing a regime for the
remainder of 1980 , authorizing Norwegian vessels to fish in Community waters
in accordance with the agreements negotiated with Norway .                ,
The draft Regulation annexed hereto is basically identical to the draft
Regulation in the proposal referred to above ( COM ( 80 ) 49 final of 14
February 1980 ), which the Council amended unanimously by adopting Regulation
( EEC ) No 807 / 80 .
The Commission therefore recommends that before 30 June 1980 , when the
current regime expires , and after consulting the European Parliament , the
Council adopt the draft Regulation annexed heretoT
 ( 1 ) Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 807/ 80 , 0J L 88 , p . 10
 ---pagebreak---                                         COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC)
                                 laying down far the year 1980
                                certain interim measures for the conservation and management of fishery
                                    resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Norway
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                      Whereas during these consultations delegations have
   COMMUNITIES,                                                      agreed to recommend their respective authorities to
                                                                     introduce catch limitations for certain species in these
                                                                    areas ;
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the
   European Economic Community, and in particular                   Whereas the proposed catch limitations consist of
  Article 43 thereof,
                                                                    quotas, allocated to each party, which are not
                                                                     subdivided according to the fishing zones of the
  Having       regard   to    the    proposal    from     the        parties ;
  Commission
                                                                    Whereas the Fishery Agreement of 1964 between the
                                                                    United Kingdom and Norway provides that
   Having regard to the opinion of the European                      Norwegian vessels are authorized to fish for dogfish
   Parliament ( ^ )                                                  and basking shark in certain areas between six and 12
                                                                     nautical miles from the base-lines of the United
                                                                     Kingdom ;
                   r.
                                                                    Whereas the interim regime laid down in Regu­
   Whereas the Community and the Kingdom of                          lation ( EEC ) No . 807/ 80 ( 2 ) authorizing fishing
   Norway have signed a Framework Agreement on                      by Norwegian vessels in the Community fishery
   fisheries ;
                                                                     zone , which expires on 30 June 1980 , should be
                                                                     replaced by a definitive regime for 1980 in
   Whereas the Community and Norway have held
   consultations concerning their reciprocal fishing                 accordance with the arrangements negotiated
   allocations for 1980 on the basis of the principles laid         between the Community and Norway ;
   down in that Agreement -                   •               ;
                                                                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
   Whereas during these consultations the delegations
   agreed to recommend their respective authorities that
   they fix certain catch quotas for 1980 for vessels of                                      Article 1
   the other party ;
                                                                      1.    Fishing by vessels flying the flag of Norway in
   Whereas the Agreement of 19 December 1966                          the 200 nautical mile zone of the Member States in
   between Denmark, Norway and Sweden on mutual                       the North Sea, Skagerrak, Kattegat, the Baltic Sea,
   access to fishing in Skagerrak and Kattegat provides               the Labrador Sea, Davis Strait, Baffin Bay and the
   that each party shall grant access to fishing by vessels           Atlantic Ocean north of 43° N shall be authorized ■
   of the other parties within iis fishing rone in                    during .        '                  "       1980 for the
    Skagerrak and part of Kattegat up to four nautical                species mentioned in Annex I within the geographical
    miles from the base-lines ;                                      and quantitative limits laid down therein and in
                                                                      accordance with the cohditions laid down in this
 ■ Whereas under that Agreement the Community,                        Regulation,
    Norway and Sweden have consulted about regulatory                                   • /
    measures for fishing in the area covered thereby;                 2. Fishing authorized under paragraph 1 shall be
                                                                      limited to the parts of the 200 nautical mile fishing
                                                                      zone lying seawards of 12 nautical miles from the
                                                                      base-lines from which the territorial seas of Member
                                                                      States are measured with the following exceptions :
( 1 ) .Op'nion delivered on                                           (a) fishing in the Skagerrak is allowed seawards of
                                                                          four   nautical   miles  from    the base-lines  of
 ( 2)0J Nol.88, 1.4.193Q , a . 10                                         Denmark ;
                                                                      (b) fishing for dogfish and basking shark is allowed
                                                                          in the areas defined in Annex II .
 ---pagebreak--- 3.       Notwithstanding paragraph 1 , unavoidable by-     – 14 as an average calculated per month for the
catches of a species for which no quota is established          whole year, the maximum being              vessels per
in a zone shall be permitted within the limits fixed in         month , in NAFO sub-area 1 ;
the conservation measures in force in the zone             – nine as an average calculated per month for the
concerned .                                                     whole year, the maximum being 15 vessels per
                                                                 month, ICES sub-area XIV.
4.       By-catches in a given zone of a species for                                        I              '       -
which a quota is established in that zone shall be         3 . Each licence shall be valid for one vessel only.
counted against the quota concerned.               .       When two or more vessels are taking part in the same
                                                           fishing operation, each vessel shall be in possession of'
                                                           a licence.                        I
                                                           4.      Licences may be cancelled with a view to the
                                                           issue of new licences. The cancellation shall take
                             Article 2
                                                           effect from the date of the surrender of the licence to
                                                           the Commission.'            '       I    -  ■ v I       ; ! •. ' *
 1 . Vessels fishing under the .quotas established in
Article I shall comply with the conservation and
control measures and all other provisions governing                                   Article 4
 fishing in the zones referred to in that Article.
                                                           When an application for a licence is submitted to the
 2.      Vessels referred to in paragraph 1 shall keep a    Commission, the following information shall be
 logbook in which the information set out in Annex III      supplied :                                     ,j ^ /             .
 is entered .
                                                            (a) name of the vessel ;
  3.     Vessels referred to in paragraph 1 except those    (b) registration number;                         j
  fishing in ICES division III a) shall transmit to the     (c) external identification letters and numbers ;
  Commission the information set out in Annex IV.
  This information is to be transmitted according to the    (d) port of registration ;           < ^ ,
  rules set out in that Annex.
                                                            (e) name and address of the owner or charterer;
  4. The registration letters and numbers of the             (f) gross tonnage and overall length ;
  vessels referred to in paragraph 1 must be clearly
   marked on the bow of the vessel on both sides. .          (g) engine power;                                 j
                                                             (h) call sign and radio frequency;
                                                             (i) intended method of fishing;                   i
                                                             (j) intended area of fishing ;              .       '
                              Article 3                      (k) species for which it is intended to fish;
    1 . . Fishing within ICES sub-area XIV and NAFO          (1) period for which a licence is requested. |
   sub-area 1 under the quotas established in Article 1
    shall be subject to the holding on board of a licence
    issued by the Commission on behalf of the                                            Article 5
    Community and to the obserance of the conditions
    set out in the licence .
                                                              Fishing for the quotas referred to in Article 1 for blue
                                                              ling, ling, tusk, Greenland halibut, halibut and redfish
    2. The delivery of licences for the purpose of            is only allowed by use of the method commonly
    paragraph 1 shall be subject to the condition that the    known as 'long-lining*.
     number of licences shall not exceed :     '
   •– 13 for fishing Greenland halibut and redfish,
                                                                                         Article 6
     – 26 for fishing northern deep-water prawn
         ( Pandalus borcalis) within ICES sub-area XIV
         and in NAFO sub-area 1 .                              Fishing in Skagcrrak for the quotas referred to in
                                                 /
                                                               Article 1 is subject to the following provisions :
      However, the number of vessels fishing simul-
     tancously for Northern deep-water prawn may not          1 . direct          ii.shinq : for herring is. prohi­
      exceed :.                                               bited from 1 October to 31 , December 1980 .
                                                              2 . direct          fishing for herring for purpo
                                                              ses other than human consumption is pro­
                                                              hibited .
 ---pagebreak--- 3 . the use of trawl and pur* seine for the capture of                             Article 8 ,
   . pelagic species is prohibited front Saturday
     midnight to Sunday midnight.                           Where an infringement is duly established the
                                                            Member States shall, without delay, inform the
                                                            Commission of the name of the vessel involved and of
                                                            any action (hey have taken.
                                                                                   Artvde 9"
                       ArtidcT
                                                            This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of
The competent authorities of the Member States shall        its publication in the OfficUl Journal of Ux European
                                                            ComimniAO.
take appropriate steps,      including the     regular
inspection of vessels, to ensure the enforcement of
this Regulation.                                            h shall apply from ^ January to 31 December 1980 .
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all M<fmber
             Suces,                                                '
             Done at
                                                                                  For tbcComncu
                                                                                   The President
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 ---pagebreak---                                                                ANNEX !
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       Mickml                                 "              ICFS IV and Skagerrak (')                  I'                   ■
                                                             IC ES VI a) ( ') + VU d). e), f),
                                                            K)
                                                                                                        |         ; 22 CCG .
                                                                                                        I - .
       Hont-nackcnl                                          ICES IV, VI a) C) + VH d),                           !, 5000
                                                            e), f). k)
       Sprat "                                               ICES IV                                             ! 71 OCO •
                                                            Skagerrak                                       : I n ocq o .
  ' Cod         '■■■' .                                      ICES IV                                                 10 000
                                                            Skagerrak (')                               !        ] 2 COO
       Haddock                                               ICES IV                                             | 3 000
                                                             Skagerrak (')               -          ,            I 300 O ;
    ' Sailhe                                                 ICES IV and Skagerrak (•)                      ,        20 000
       Whiting                                               ICES IV                                         > 1      4 000 ■            :
                                                            Skagerrak (')                                                400(0
       Piaice                                            |   ICES IV                                             1       500
                                                            Skagerrak (')                                  ; ,           200 <*)       . ..
       Sandeel, Norway pout/blue
       whiting                                               ICES IV                                                 50 000 (*)
       Blue whiting ^                                        ICESU,VIa)('),VIb).VnC).
                                                            XIV                                                    125 000         .
       I.ing. blue ling and tusk                            ICES IV, VI, VII '                                       20 000
       Dogfish                                      1        ICES IV, VI, VII                                         8 000 (*)
     • Backing shark (*)                 •                   ICES IV, VI, VII                                            800 O
       Porbeagle                                             ICF.SIV.Vl.VII         -                                 1000
       Northern deep-water prawn                             NAFO I O                                                 2500
       ( Pandalus borealis)                                  ICES XIV                                                 2 500 O
       Greenland halibut and redfish                         NAFO I , ICES XIV                                      ' I 800
       Halibut                                               NAFO I , ICES XIV                                         1 2C0
       Other species                                         ICES IV                                                  5 000
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     dra%n fn>m Skjgrn HgHihou.e to ihe lighthouse of Ttubfna anJfvoM there lo the aeama ceou oi Sweden
I') To he rrdiKTtl b» ih< iMimwn lakrn omutir the EEC fuSint i«mr.
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 ---pagebreak---                                                  ANNEX II
Zone between lix and 12 nautical milei from the batt-linei of the territorial lea of the United
                                                  Kingdom
(a) Fishing for dogfish : the areas extending from a line due west of Ard an Runair (North Uist)
      northwards to a iine due east of Start Point (Orkney) including the areas around the Flannan
      Islands, the Shetland Islands and Fair Isle and the off-lying islands of the St Kilda Group,
      North Rona and Sulisker, Sule Skerry and Stack Skerry.
(b) Fishing for basking sharks : the same areas as for dogfish and also the area between a line due
      west of ibe Mull of Oa ( Islay) and a line due west of Ard on Runair.
                                                 ANNEX /II                            -i
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 exclusive Community rules on fisheries :                                    s-
     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 NAFO sub-area I.