CELEX: 51982PC0148
Language: en
Date: 1982-03-25
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) ON THE CONCLUSION OF THE AGREEMENT ON THE REGULATION OF FISHERIES IN THE SKAGERRAK AND THE KATTEGAT IN 1982 BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, NORWAY AND SWEDEN

17.4.82                          Official Journal of the European Communities                               No C 97/3
                                                          II
                                                   (Preparatory Acts)
                                             COMMISSION
             Proposal for a Council Regulation on the conclusion of the Agreement on the regulation
             of fisheries in the Skagerrak and the Kattegat in 1982 between the European Economic
                                           Community, Norway and Sweden
                            (Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 26 March 1982)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                    Whereas at the conclusion of these consultations the
COMMUNITIES,                                                   three Parties initialled an Agreement;
                                                               Whereas it is necessary to establish a procedure
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                   enabling the Community to fulfil the obligations
European Economic Community, and in particular                 arising under the Agreement,
Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,             HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Having regard to the opinion of the European                                            Article 1
Parliament,
                                                               The Agreement on the regulation of fisheries in     the
                                                               Skagerrak and the Kattegat in 1982 between          the
Whereas the Agreement of 19 December 1966                      European Economic Community, Norway                and
between Denmark, Norway and Sweden on mutual                   Sweden is hereby approved on behalf of              the
access to fishing in the Skagerrak and the Kattegat            Community.
provides that each party shall grant access to fishing
by vessels of the other parties within its fishing zone
in the Skagerrak and part of the Kattegat, seawards            The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Regu-
of four nautical miles from the baselines;                     lation
Whereas the Convention of 31 December 1932                                              Article 2
between Denmark and Sweden concerning fishing
conditions in the maritime waters bordering both
                                                               1.    As regards the stocks listed in Article 1 of the
parties provides that each party shall grant access to
                                                               Agreement referred to in Article 1, the Commission
fishing by vessels of the other party within its fishing
                                                               shall fix by regulation, on the basis of the available
zone in the Kattegat, seawards of three nautical miles
                                                               information, the date on which the catches taken by
from the coast and in certain parts of 0resund and
                                                               fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State or
the Baltic Sea up to the baselines;
                                                               registered in a Member State are deemed to have
                                                               exhausted the share of the TAC or the quota
Whereas, in the context of these Agreements, the               available to the Community.
Community, Norway and Sweden have consulted
about the regulation of fisheries in 1982 in the area          2.    Fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State
covered by the Agreements;                                     or registered in a Member State shall cease to fish
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after the date referred to in paragraph 1, to keep on                                  Article 4
board, to land or to cause to be landed any species
taken after that date belonging to a stock referred to
in paragraph 1.                                               This Regulation shall enter into force on the third
                                                              day following its publication in the Official Journal of
                                                              the European Communities.
                         Article 3
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to
designate the persons empowered to sign the                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and
Agreement in order to bind the Community.                     directly applicable in all Member States.
             Agreement on the regulation of fisheries In the Skagerrak and Kattegat in 1982 between
                               the European Economic Community, Norway and Sweden
             THE EUROPEAN           ECONOMIC      COMMUNITY        (hereinafter  referred    to   as 'The
             Community'),
             THE GOVERNMENT OF NORWAY,
             THE GOVERNMENT OF SWEDEN,
             Having regard to the Agreement between Denmark, Norway and Sweden concerning
             mutual access to fishing in the Skagerrak and Kattegat of 19 December 1966,
             Having regard to the Agreement on fisheries between the European                    Economic
             Community and Norway of 27 February 1980,
             Having regard to the Agreement on fisheries between the European                    Economic
             Community and Sweden of 21 March 1977,
             Considering their common desire to ensure the conservation and rational management of
             the fish stocks in the Skagerrak and Kattegat,
             HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
                                                      Article 1
             Catches taken during the period 1 January to 31 December 1982 in the Skagerrak and
             the Kattegat of the species mentioned below shall be limited as follows (metric tonnes
             fresh round weight):
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                                                                                                                         (in tonnes)
                       Species                               TAC 1982         Allocation to      Allocation to     Allocation to
                                              (')                                Norway             Sweden             EEC
               Cod                         S                   20 000             650 O             2 850             16 500
               Haddock                     S + K                9 500             400                 900              8 200
               Whiting                     S                    4 650             400                 400              3 850
               Plaice                      S                   10 000             200                 400              9 400
               Herring                     S + K              60 000            8 000             26 000              26 000
               Mackerel                    S + K                 —                -    O              - n               —
               Sprat                       S + K              77 000            9 500 (')         19 500              48 000
               (') Skagerrak (S): the area defined in Article 1 of the Agreement of 19 December 1966 as Skagerrak and Kattegat
                   (S + K): the area defined in Article 1 of the Agreement of 19 December 1966 extended to the southern
                   boundary of Kattegat defined as a straight line from Hasenere Hoved to Gniben Odde, from Korshage to
                   Spodsbjerg and from Gillberg Hoved to Kullen.
               (J) This quantity does not include catches to be taken with passive gear inside the baselines.
               (') A pan of Norway's quota in the North Sea may be fished in the Skagerrak by vessels not exceeding 90 feet.
               (') The Swedish coastal fisheries for mackerel may continue at the same level as in 1981.
               (*) Including sprat in the Norwegian fjords north of Lindesnes and south of 62° N.
                             Article 2                                       5.     Directed fishing for herring in the Skagerrak
                                                                             and the Kattegat by vessels flying the flag of a
 The Parties shall communicate to each other monthly                         Member          State of         the     European       Economic
 catch statistics for fishing for the species referred to                    Community shall be prohibited from 26 July to
 in Article 1 by their own vessels. The information for                      29 August 1982.
 each month shall be communicated not later than the
 end of the following month.                                                 6.     Directed fishing for herring in the Skagerrak
                                                                             and the Kattegat by vessels flying the flag of Sweden
                                                                             shall be prohibited from 21 June to 25 July 1982.
                            Article 3
                                                                                                            Article 4
 1.   Directed fishing for herring in the Skagerrak
and the Kattegat for purposes other than human                               The use of trawl and purse seine for the capture of
consumption shall be prohibited.                                             pelagic species in the Skagerrak shall be prohibited
                                                                             from Saturday midnight to Sunday midnight.
2.    Directed fishing for herring in the Skagerrak
shall be prohibited from 1 January to 31 March 1982                                                         Article 5
and from 1 October to 31 December 1982.
                                                                             1.     Directed fishing for sprat in the Skagerrak and
                                                                             the Kattegat shall be prohibited from 1 August to
                                                                             11 September 1982.
3.    Directed fishing for herring in the Skagerrak
and the Kattegat by vessels flying the flag of Norway
                                                                             2.     However, during the period referred to in
shall be prohibited during four weeks falling between
                                                                             paragraph 1, Norwegian purse-seiners may fish for
1 June and 30 September 1982, to be determined by
                                                                             sprat, for human consumption, inside the baselines,
the Norwegian Government and notified to the other
                                                                            within a maximum of 2 000 tonnes.
Parties in advance.
                                                                                                           Article 6
4.    The provisions in        paragraphs 2 and 3 do not
apply to fishing inside        two nautical miles from the                  In the event that one of the quotas referred to in
baselines by vessels not        exceeding 90 feet and using                 Article 1 is exceeded, the Parties shall seek in consul-
other types of gear than       trawl.                                       tations measures which will redress the balance.
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                     Article 7                         In witness whereof, the undersigned, being duly auth-
                                                       orized for this purpose, have signed this Agreement.
Any Party may denounce this Agreement with two
                                                       Done at Brussels on the . ..
weeks notice.
                                                       For the Council of the European Communities
                     Article 8                         For the Government of Norway
The Agreement shall enter into force from the date of
its signature.                                         For the Government of Sweden