CELEX: 31977R1416
Language: en
Date: 1977-06-28 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 1416/77 of 28 June 1977 extending, as regards Spain, Regulation (EEC) No 373/77 laying down certain interim measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of certain non-member countries

No L 160/ 18                            Official Journal of the European Communities                               30 . 6. 77
                                       COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1416/77
                                                        of 28 June 1977
              extending , as regards Spain , Regulation (EEC) No 373/77 laying down certain
              interim measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources
                    applicable to vessels flying the flag of certain non-member countries
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                       ally as those granted to it during the period 1 January
COMMUNITIES,                                                      to 31 March 1977.
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,                                               2. The fishing quotas shall be granted          subject to
                                                                  compliance with the conservation measures       and super­
Having regard to the Act of Accession,                            visory measures and other provisions             governing
                                                                  fishing in the zones referred to in Article 1   of Regula­
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                tion (EEC) No 373/77.
Whereas the Council adopted, on 3 November 1976, a
set of resolutions concerning certain external and                                         Article 3
internal aspects of the common fisheries policy ;
Whereas in Regulation (EEC) No 373/77 (') the                      1 . Fishing within the zones referred to in Article 1
Council laid down, for the period 1 January to 31                  of Regulation (EEC) No 373/77 by vessels flying the
March 1977, certain interim measures for the conserva­             flag of Spain shall be subject to the granting of a
tion and management of fishery resources applicable                licence on behalf of the Community by the authori­
to vessels flying the flag of certain non-member coun­             ties of the Member State holding the Presidency of
tries, and in particular Spain ;                                   the Council .
Whereas in Regulation (EEC) No 746/77 (*) the
Council extended the application of certain provisions             2. Each licence shall be valid for one vessel only
of Regulation (EEC) No 373/77 ;                                    for a period not extending beyond 31 July 1977 and
                                                                   for the species of fish indicated in the licence within
Whereas the above Regulations were adopted in order                the quantitative and geographical limits referred to in
to establish interim measures pending the conclusion               Article 1 of Regualation (EEC) No 373/77.
of negotiations between the Community and these
countries, and in particular Spain, with a view to                 3 . The maximum number of vessels permitted to
concluding Framework Agreements on fisheries ;                     fish in a given geographical zone is the one in the
                                                                   Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 746/77.
Whereas the negotiations with Spain have not yet
been concluded, and it is therefore necessary to
extend, in respect of that country, the application of
Regulation (EEC) No 373/77 for a period of one                                             Article 4
month ,
                                                                   When an application for a licence is submitted to the
                                                                   authorities referred to in Article 2, the following infor­
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                   mation shall be supplied :
                          Article 1
                                                                   (a) name of the vessel ;
                                                                   (b) registration number and external identification
In Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 373/77 the date                    letters and numbers ;
'30 June 1977' shall be replaced by '31 July 1977'.
                                                                   (c) port of registration ;
                          Article 2
                                                                   (d) name and address of the owner or charterer ;
                                                                   (e) gross tonnage and overall length ;
 1 . The fishing quotas granted to Spain for the
period 1 to 31 July 1977 shall be the same proportion­             (f) engine power ;
                                                                   (g) call sign and radio frequency ;
;•) OJ No L 53 , 25 . 2. 1977, p . 1 .
'/) OJ No L 90, 8 . 4. 1977, p. 8 .                                (h) intended method of fishing ;
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(i) intended area of fishing ;                               In this connection, Member States and the Commis­
(j) species intended to be fished ;                          sion shall communicate to each other the information
(k) period for which licence is requested.                   required for compliance with this Regulation, with
                                                             regard in particular to the monitoring of the volume
                       Article 5
                                                             of catches taken by vessels from the non-member
                                                             countries concerned .
The Member State shall take measures to ensure, as far                              Article 6
as possible, the enforcement of Articles 1 , 2, and 3 as
regards the maritme waters coming under their sover­         This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
eignty or falling under their jurisdiction, including in     following its publication in the Official Journal of
particular regular inspection of the vessels of non-         the European Communities.
member countries.                                            It shall apply until 31 July 1977.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Luxembourg, 28 June 1977.
                                                                         For the Council
                                                                          The President
                                                                          W. RODGERS