CELEX: 51998PC0762
Language: en
Date: 1998-12-15
Title: Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) laying down, for 1999, certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of the Faroe Islands

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                Brussels, 15.12.1998
                                                COM(1998) 762 final
                                Proposal fora
                      COUNCIL REGULATION (EC)
laying down, for 1999, certain measures for the conservation and management
 offisheryresources applicable to vesselsflyingtheflagof the Faroe Islands
                       (presented by the Commission)
 ---pagebreak---  ---pagebreak---                                 EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
The consultations between the Community and the Faroe Islands, held in Brussels on 3 and
4 November 1998, resulted in an agreement on reciprocal fisheries arrangements for 1999. These
arrangements imply, inter alia, certain catch quotas for Faroese vessels in Community waters.
Furthermore, the relevant coastal States, i.e. the Community, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Norway and
the Russian Federation, held consultations on the management of Atlanto-Scandian herring in
Reykjavik on 6-7 October 1998. These consultations led, inter alia, to reciprocal access arrangements,
under which the Faroe Islands will be entitled to fish 11,000 tonnes of their share in Community
fishing waters.
The purpose of the proposed regulation is to authorize Faroese vessels to fish, as from 1 January 1999,
the quotas allocated to them in Community fishing waters for 1999, in accordance with the above
mentioned arrangements.
 ---pagebreak---                                              Proposal for a                     x
                           COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No.—J99
                                        of.... December 1998
            laying down, for 1999, certain measures for the conservation and management
              of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of the Faroe Islands
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 Of 20 December 1992 estabhshing a
Community system for fisheries and aquaculture(1), and in particular Article 8 (4) thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 2 of the Agreement on fisheries
between the European Economic Community, of the one part, and the Government of Denmark and
the Home Government of the Faroe Islands, of the other part^, the Community and the Home
Government of the Faroe Islands have held consultations concerning their mutual fishing rights for
1999;
Whereas, in the course of these consultations, the delegations agreed to recommend to their respective
authorities that certain catch quotas for 1999 should be fixed for the vessels of the other party;
Whereas, the Community, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Norway and the Russian Federation, held
consultations on the management and sharing of Norwegian spring-spawning herring (Atlanto-
Scandian herring) in 1999;
Whereas these consultations led, inter alia, to subsequent arrangements on reciprocal access, under
which the Faroe Islands may fish 11,000 tonnes of their share in Community fishing waters north of
62°N;
Whereas measures should be taken to implement the results of these consultations between the
Community and die Faroe Islands and thus prevent any interruption of mutual fisheries relations as at
31 December 1998;
Whereas the fishing activities covered by this Regulation are subject to the relevant control measures
provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 estabhshing a control
system applicable to the commonfisheriespolicy*3*;
(1)
        OJ No L 389,31.12.1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) 1181/98 (O.J. N° L164,9.6.1998,
        P-l).
®       OJNoL226,29.8.1980,p.ll.
(3)
        OJ No L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EQ 2205/97 (OJ. N° L 304,
        7.1:1.1997, p. 1).
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas Article 3 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87 of 20 May 1987 establishing
detailedralesconcerning the marking sad doctsmentation of lashing vessels^ provides that all vessels •
with chilled orrefrigeratedsea-water tanks' are to keep on board a document certified by a competent
authority and specifying the calibration of the tanks in cubic metres at 10-centimetre intervals;
Whereas, for imperative reasons of common interest, this Regulation will applyfrom1 January 1999,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                                 Article!
1.      Vessels registered in the Faroe Islands are hereby authorized, from 1 January to 31 December
        1999, to fish for the species listed in Annex I, within the geographical and quantitative limits
        laid down therein and in accordance with this Regulation, in the 200-nautical-milefishingzone
        of the Member States in the North Sea, Skagerrak, Kattegat, the Baltic Sea and the Atlantic
        Ocean north of 43°00'N.
2.      Fishing authorized under paragraph 1 shall be limited, except in the Skagerrak, to those parts
        of the 200-nautical-milefishingzone lying seawards of 12 nautical miles from the baselines
        from which thefishingzones of Member States are measured.
3.      Notwithstanding paragraph 1, unavoidable by-catches of species for which no quota has been
        fixed in a given zone shall be permitted within the limits laid down by the conservation
        measures in force in the zone concerned.
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.
                                                 Article 2
1.      Vessels fishing within the quotas fixed in Article 1 shall comply with the conservation and
        control measures and all other provisions governing fishing in the zones referred to in that
        Article.
2.      The vessels shall keep a log book in which the information set out in Annex II shall be entered.
3.      The vessels shall transmit to the Commission, in accordance with the rules laid down in Annex
        10, me information set out in that Annex.
4.       Those vessels which have chilled or refrigerated sea-water tanks shall keep on board a
         document certified by a competent authority and specifying the calibration of the tanks in
         cubic metres at 10-centimetre intervals.
 5.      The registration letters and numbers of the vessels must be clearly marked on the bow of each
         vessel on both sides
 w       OJ No L 132,21.5.1987, p. 9.
 ---pagebreak---                                                Article 3
1. Fishing shall be permitted only where a licence and a special fishing permit are issued by the
   Commission on behalf of the Community and in compliance with the conditions set out in
   Annexes II and III.
2. Licences and special fishing permits shall be issued for the purposes of paragraph 1 provided
   that the number of licences and specialfishingpermits valid on any one day does not exceed:
   (a)      14 for the fishing of mackerel in ICES divisions Via (north of 56°30'N), Vile, f and h,
            horse-mackerel in ICES sub-area IV and divisions Via (north of 56°30rN), Vile, f and
            h and herring in ICES division Via (north of 56°30'N); 4 for the fishing of herring in
            ICES division ma N (Skagerrak);
   (b)       15 for the fishing of Norway pout and sprat in ICES sub-area IV and division Via
            (north of 56°30'N) and sand-eel in ICES sub-area IV including unavoidable by-catches
            of blue whiting;
    (c)     20 for the fishing of ling and tusk; ; however, the total number of vessels allowed to
             fish simultaneously shall not exceed 10;
    (d)      16 for thefishingof blue ling
    (e)      20 for the directedfishingof blue whiting in ICES sub-area VII (west of 12°00'W) and
             ICES divisions Via (norm of 56°307^ and VIb;
    (f)      3 for the fishing, by long-line, of porbeagle in the whole Community zone with the
             exceptionof NAFO 3PS.
    (g)      21 for the fishing of herring in ICES division Ha, (north of 62° N). Requests for
             replacement of licenses and special fishing permits within this maximum number may
            be made at any time and shall be processed expeditiously.
3.  When an application for a licence and a specialfishingpermit is submitted to the Commission,
    the following information must be supplied:
    (a)      name of the vessel;
    (b)      registration number;
    (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 for which it is intended to fish;
   (1)      period for which a licence and a specialfishingpermit is requested.
4. Each licence and specialfishingpermit shall be valid for one vessel only. Where two or more
   vessels are taking part in the same fishing operation, each vessel must be in possession of a
   licence and specialfishingpermit.
 ---pagebreak--- 5.       Licences and special fishing permits may Jbe cancelled 'with a: view to the issue of new licences,
         and special fishing permits. Such cancellations shall take effect on the day before the date of
         issue of the aew licences .and cçizM £±iLg ps».*j£is \j JLc Cojuzisskv. New ^cences mc
       ' special fishing permits shall take effeccfiroja>ieir date of issut.
6.       Licences and special fishing permits shall be wholly or partially withdrawn before the date of
         expiry if the respective quotas, fixed in Article 1, have been exhausted.
7.       Licences and special fishing permits shall be withdrawn in the event of any failure to meet the
         obligations laid down in this Regulation.
8.       For a period not exceeding 12 months, no licence and special fishing permit shall be issued for
         any vessel in respect of which the obligations laid down in this Regulation have not been met.
9.       The Commission shall submit, on behalf of the Community, to the Faroe Islands, the names
         and characteristics of the Faroese vessels which will not be authorized to fish in the
         Community's fishing zone during the next month(s) as a consequence of an infringement of
         Community rules.
                                                   Article 4
Fishing in the Skagerrak shall be subject to the following conditions:
1.       direct fishing for herring for purposes other than human consumption shall be prohibited;
2.       the use of trawls and purse seines for the capture of pelagic species shall be prohibited from
         Saturday midnight to Sunday midnight.
                                                   Article 5
Vessels authorized to fish on 31 December may continue fishing as from the beginning of the next
year until the lists of vessels permitted to fish during the year in question are submitted to and
approved by the Commission on behalf of the Community.
                                                   Article 6
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of tis'-publication in the Officialjournalof         the
European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 January 1999.
         This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
          Done aj Brussels,.;.. December 1998.
                                                                                     For the Council
                                                                                       The President
 ---pagebreak---                                                        ANNEXI- ,,••
                                          Faroese catch quotas for 1999
1.      Quotas for Faroese vessels fishing in Community fishing waters
               Blue ling                                  VIa(1),VIb                            940        (6)
               Mackerel                                VIa(1), VHe, f, h                      4,680
i
                Herring'                                       VIa(1)                           660
           Horse mackerel                            IV, VIa(l), VHe, $ h                     7,000
            Norway pout                                    IV,VTa(l)
                 Sprat                                     IV,VIa(1)
                                                                                                           (7)
                Sandeel                                         IV                           20,000
             Blue whiting                              VIa , VIb, VH(2)
                                                           (1)
                                                                                             62,000        (8)
           Other white                 fish                IV,VIa(1)                            400
          (by-catches only)
                Herring                              ma N (Skagerrak)(3>                        500
                                                                                                            (4)
               Porbeagle                          Entire Community zone                          125
 (i) North of s r c m                                 except NAF0 3PS
I(2) Westofl2°00,W.                      1                    .                       1       ;
 (3)
     Limited in the west by a line drawn from the lighthouse of Hanstholm to the lighthouse of Lindesnes and in the south
     by line drawn from me lighthouse of Skagen to the lighthouse of Tistlama and from there to the nearest coast of
     Sweden.
     To befishedby long-line.
 0)  Of which an incidental catch of other species of 20% per ship, at any given time, is authorized in ICES divisions Via
     and b. However, mis percentage may be exceeded in the first 24 hours following the beginning of the fishing on a
     specific ground. The total incidental catch of other species in Via and b may not exceed 75 tonnes.
 «9  To be fished by trawl; by-catches of roundnose grenadier and black scabbard to be counted against this quota.
     The overall quota (including for Norway pout and sandeel, unavoidable by-catches of blue whiting) includes a
     maximum of 2,000 tonnes of sprat A maximum of 6,000 tonnes of Norway pout may be fished in ICES division Via
     norm of S6°30N subject to the provision on request by me Community of details of the quantity and composition of
     any by-catch taken.
 m    Catches of blue whiting may include unavoidable by-catches of argentine. The by-catch rule shall only be enforced
     24 hours afterfishinghas commenced. In the case of a campaign snorter man 24 hours, the by-catch rule shall apply
     before me vessel leaves thefishinggrounds.
 ---pagebreak---   2.  Quotas for Faroese vessels fishing in Greenland waters according to Article 1 (3) of the
      EC/Greenland Fisheries Protocol^ (shown for information only)
                                                                    IllSllll
                                         mimrn
        Northern deep-water prawns                  XTV7V                       1,150
            (Pandalus borealis)
             Greenland halibut                    NAFO 0/1                       150
                                                    XTvTV.                       150
                  Redfish                           XIV/V                        500
                  Capelin                           XIV/V                       10,000
  (1)
      OJNo C287,15.10.1994, p. 11
  3. Norwegian spring-spawning herring (Atlanto-Scandian herring)
I                                         Fishing zones:
             Species                     ICES division or                    Quantity
                                         NAFO sub-area                       (tonnes)
             Herring                            Ha                            11,000
 ---pagebreak---                                              ANNEXA
Whenfishingwithin the 200-nautical-mile zone off the coasts of the Member States of the Community
which is covered by Community rules on fisheries, the following details are to be entered in the
log-book immediately after the following events:
1.   After each haul:
     1.1. the quantity (in kilograms live weight) of each species caught;
     1.2. the date and the time of the haul;
     1.3. toe geographical position in which the catches were made;
     1.4. toe fishing method used.
2.   After each transhipment to orfromanother vessel:
     2.1. the indication "receivedfrom"or "transferred to";
     2.2. the quantity (in kilograms live weight) of each species transhipped;
     2.3. the name, external identification letters and numbers of the vessel to or from which the
            transhipment occurred.
3.   After each landing in a port of the Community:
     3.1. name of the port;
     3.2. the quantity (in kilograms live weight) of each species landed.
4.   After each transmission of information to the Commission of the European Communities:
     4.1. date and time of the transmission;
     4.2. type of message: EN, OUT, ICES, WKL or 2 WKL;
     4.3. in the case of radio transmission: name of the radio station.
 ---pagebreak---                                                 ANNEX HI
1. The information to be transmitted to the European Commission and the timetable for its
     transmission are as follows:
1.1. On each occasion the vessel enters the 200-nautical-mile zone off the coasts of the Member States
     of the Community which is covered by Community rules on fisheries:
     (a) the information specified under 1.5;
     (b) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species of fish in the hold;
     (c) the date and ICES division within which the master intends to commence fishing.
          Where thefishingoperations necessitate more than one entry into the zones referred to under
           1.1 on a given day, one communication shall suffice onfirstentry.
1.2. On each occasion the vessel leaves the zone referred to under 1.1:
     (a) toe information specified under 1.5;
     (b) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species offish in the hold;
     (c) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species caught since the previous
           transmission;
     (d) the ICES division in which the catches were taken;
     (e) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species transferred to and/or from other
           vessels since the vessel entered the zone and the identification of the vessel to which the
           transfer was made;
     (f) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species landed in a port of the Community
           since the vessel entered the zone.
          Where thefishingoperations necessitate more than one entry into the zones referred to under
           1.1 on a given day, one single communication on the last exit will be sufficient.
1.3. At three-day intervals, commencing on the third day after the vessel first enters the zones referred
     to under 1.1 when fishing for herring and mackerel, and at weekly intervals, commencing on the
     seventh day after the vessel first enters the zone referred to under 1.1 when fishing for all species
     other than herring and mackerel:
     (a) the information specified under 1.5;
     (b) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species caught since the previous
           transmission;
     (c) the ICES division in which the catches were made.
1.4. On each occasion the vessel movesfromone ICES division to another:
     (a) toe information specified under 1.5;
      (b) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species caught since the ^previous
           transmission;
      (c) toe ICES division in which the catches have been taken.
                                                                          i.    •         i • • .
1.5. (a) The name, call sign, external identification letters and numbers of the vessel and the name of
           its master,
      (b) the serial number of the message for the voyage concerned;
      (c) identification of the type of message;
      (d) the date, the time and the geographical position of the vessel.
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 ---pagebreak--- 2.1. The infonnation specified under point 1 shall be transmitted to the European Commission in
     Brussels (telex 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.
3.   Name of radio station       Call sign of radio station
     Skagen                      OXP
     Blavand                     OXB
     Rflfnne                     OYE
     Norddeich                   DAFDAK
                                 DAHDAL
                                 DAI DAM
                                 DAJDAN
     Scheveningen                PCH
     Oostende                    OST
     North Foreland              GNF
     Humber                      GKZ
     CuUercoats                  GCC
     Wick                        GKR
     Portpatrick                 GPK
     Anglesey                    GLV
     Ilfracombe                  GIL
     Niton                       GNI
     Stonehaven                  GND
     Portishead                  GKA
                                 GKB
                                 GKC
     Land's End                  GLD
     Valentia                    EJK
     MalinHead                   EJM
     Boulogne                    FFB
     Brest                       FFU
     Saint-Nazaire               FFO
     Bordeaux-Arcachon           FFC
     Torshavn                    OXJ
     Bergen                      LGN
     Farsund                     LGZ
     Flora                       LGL
     Rogaland                    LGQ
     Tj0me                       LGT
     AlesuiKl                    LGA
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 ---pagebreak--- 4. Form of the communications                                                                 /
   The information specified under point 1 shall contain the following particulars, which shall be
   given in the following order:
       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 one of the zones referred to under 1.1: "IN",
             message when leaving one of the zones referred to under 1.1: "OUT",
             message when movingfromone ICES division to another: "ICES",
             weekly message: "WKL",
             three-day message: "2 WKL";
       toe date, the time and the geographical position;
       the ICES divisions/sub-areas in whichfishingis expected to commence;
       the date on whichfishingis expected to commence;
       the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species of fish in the hold using the code
       mentioned in point 5;
       the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species of fish caught since the previous
       transmission using the code mentioned in point 5 ;
       the ICES divisions/sub-areas in which the catches were made;
       the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species transferred to and/orfromother
       vessels since the previous transmission;
       the name and call sign of the vessel to and/orfromwhich the transfer was made;
       the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species landed in a port of the Community
       since the previous transmission;
   -   the name of the master.
5. The code to be used to indicate the species on board as mentioned in point 4 above:
   PRA       -    Northern deep-water prawn (Pandalus borealis),
   HKE       -    Hake (Merluecius merluccius),
   GHL       -    Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides),
   COD       -    Cod (Gadus morhua),
   HAD       -    Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus),
   HAL       -    Halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus),
   MAC       -    Mackerel (Scomber scombrus),
   HOM       -    Horse-mackerel (Trachurus trachurus),
   RNG       -    Roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris),
   POK       -    Saithe(Pollachiusvirens),
   WHG       -    Whiting (Merlangus merlangus),
   HER       -    Herring (Clupea harengus),
   SAN       -     Sand-eel (Arnmodytes spp.),
   SPR       -     Sprat (Sprattus sprattus),
   PLE        -   Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa),
   NOP        -   Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii),
   LIN-       Ling (Molva molva),
   PEZ        -    Shrimp (Panaeidae),
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 ---pagebreak--- A N E -   Anchovy (Engraulis encrasicholus),
RED   /-  Redfish (Sebastes spp.),
PLA     - American plaice (Hippoglossoides platessoides),
SQX     - Squid (Illex spp.),
YEL     - Yellowtail flounder (Limanda ferruginea),
WHB     - Blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou),
TUN     - Tuna(Thunnidae),
BLÏ     - Blue ling (Molva dypterygia),
USK     - Tusk (Brosme brosme),
DGS     - Dogfish (Squalus acanthias),
BSK     - Basking shark (Cetorinhus maximus),
POR     - Porbeagle (Lamma nasus),
SQC     - Common squid (LoUgo spp.),
POA     - Atlantic pomfret (Brama brama),
PEL     - Sardine (Sardina pilchardus),
CSH     r Common shrimp (Crangon crangon),
LEZ     - Megrim (Lepidorhombus spp.),
MNZ     - Angler/Monk (Lophius spp.),
NEP     - Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus),
POL     - Pollack (Pollachius poUachius),
ARG     - Argentine (Argentina sphyraena),
OTH     - Other.
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