CELEX: 31978R2084
Language: en
Date: 1978-08-31 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 2084/78 of 31 August 1978 providing for certain technical adjustments to Regulations (EEC) No 1849/78 and (EEC) No 1848/78 laying down certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Norway and vessels registered in the Faroe Islands respectively

No L 240/60                             Official Journal of the European Communities                              1 . 9 . 78
                                       COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 2084/78
                                                      of 31 August 1978
              providing for certain technical adjustments to Regulations ( EEC) No 1849/78
              and (EEC) No 1848/78 laying down certain measures for the conservation and
              management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Norway
                               and vessels registered in the Faroe Islands respectively
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                       Whereas Article 2 of these Framework Agreements
COMMUNITIES,                                                      also provides that such allotments may be adjusted in
                                                                   the event of unforeseen circumstances ; whereas in
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              accordance with this provision the parties concerned
Economic Community, and in particular Article 103                  have held further consultations ;
thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                Whereas the delegations agreed to recommend to
                                                                   their authorities the immediate implementation of the
Whereas the Community and the Kingdom of                           results of these consultations,
Norway have negotiated a Framework Agreement on
fisheries ;
                                                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas the Community, on the one hand, and the
Government of Denmark and the Home Government
of the Faroe Islands, on the other, have signed a                                          Article 1
Framework Agreement on fisheries ;
                                                                   Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 1849/78 is hereby
Whereas Article 2 of these Framework Agreements                    replaced by Annex I to this Regulation and Annex I
lays down that the annual allotments determined by                 to Regulation (EEC) No 1848/78 is hereby replaced
either party shall be made in accordance with the                  by Annex II to this Regulation .
objective of establishing a mutually satisfactory
balance in their fisheries relations ;
                                                                                           Article 2
Whereas the Council adopted, on 25 July 1978, Regu­
lations (EEC) No 1849/78 (') and (EEC) No                          This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
1 848 /78 (2) laying down certain measures for the                 publication in the Official Journal of the European
conservation and management of fishery resources                   Communities.
applicable to vessels flying the flag of Norway and to
vessels registered in the Faroe Islands respectively ;             It shall apply until 31 December 1978 .
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
               Done at Brussels, 31 August 1978 .
                                                                               For the Council
                                                                                 The President
                                                                              K. von DOHNANYI
(') OJ No L 211 , 1 . 8 . 1978 , p. 13.
(2) OJ No L 211 , 1 . 8 . 1978 , p. 6.
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                                                                      ANNEX I
                                                                      ANNEX I
                                Fishing quotas for the period 1 January to 31 December 1978
                                                                              Fishing zones                            Quantity
                                   Species                            ICES division or ICNAF zone                       (tonnes)
           Herring                                                 IIIa (')                                                2 500
                                                                   Via (2)                                                 4 120
           Mackerel                                                IV       and        IIIa     north
                                                                   (Skagerrak)                                           65 000 (})
                                                                   Via (2) + VIId + Vile                                 42 500
           Horse-mackerel                                          IV, VI, VII                                        Unlimited
           Sprat                                                   IV                                                    80 000
                                                                   IIIa                                                   15 000
           Cod                                                     IV                                                      6 000
           Haddock                                                 IV                                                      5 000
           Saithe                                                  IV       and        IIIa     north
                                                                   (Skagerrak)                                            14 000
           Whiting                                                 IV                                                      8 000
           Plaice                                                  IV                                                      1 000
           Sandeel                                                 IV                                                     35 000 (4)
           Norway pout/blue whiting                                IV                                                     35 000 (4)
           Blue whiting                                            II, VI, VII, XIV                                   Unlimited
           Ling, blue ling, tusk                                   IV, VI, VII                                           20 000
           Dogfish                                                 IV, VI, VII                                            12 500 (5)
           Basking shark, porbeagle                                IV, VI, VII                                        Unlimited
           Northern deep water prawn (Pandalus                     ICNAF 0 + 1 (6)                                         8 910 (7)
           borealis)                                               XIV                                       Experimental fishery only
           Halibut, Greenland halibut and redfish                  ICNAF 0 + 1 (6) and XIV                                 4 000 (8)
           Other                                                   IV                                                      5 000
           Other than herring, mackerel, sprat
           and saithe                                               IIIa north (Skagerrak)                            Unlimited (9)
           (') East of the line connecting Lindesnes to Hanstholm .
           (2) North of 56° 30 ' N.
           (3) Of which up to 9 000 tonnes of ICES division IIIa north (Skagerrak).
           (*) Within the total quota of these species up to 20 000 tonnes may be interchanged.
           (s) This quota does not include catches between 6 and 1 2 nautical miles from the base lines of the UK, which are allowed under the
               conditions laid down in the Anglo-Norwegian Fishery Agreement of 1964.
           (6) East of the median line.
           (') This quota is divided as follows :
                 824 tonnes in ICNAF zone 1 A (north of 69° 30' N), so-called zone 1 ,
                 773 tonnes in ICNAF zone 1 A (south of 69° 30' N) + 1 B (north of 68° N), so-called zone 2,
               6 180 tonnes in ICNAF zone 1 B (south of 68° N) + 1 C, so-called zone 3,
               1 133 tonnes in ICNAF zone 1 D, E, F, so-called zone 4.
           (!) Of which a maximum of 3 000 tonnes may be taken in either be west Greenland zone or the east Greenland zone .
           (') Subject to confirmation following consultations between the parties concerned.'
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                                                                        ANNEX II
                                                                         'ANNEX I
                                Fishing quotas for the period 1 January to 31 December 1978
                                                                                          Fishing zones                            Quantity
                                    Species                                      ICES division or ICNAF zone                     (in tonnes)
           Herring                                                   * IIIa north (Skagerrak)                                   1 000 (')
           Ling                                                        VIb                                                         950
           Mackerel                                                    IV, VI (north of 56° 30' N)                             41 000 (2)
           Norway pout                                                 IV, Via (north of 56° 30 ' N)                           37 500 (3) (4)
           Sandeel                                                     IV                                                      10 000 (3)
           Sprat                                                       IV, Via (north of 56° 30' N)                            30 000
           Northern deep water prawn
           (Pandalus borealis)                                         ICNAF 0 + 1 (5)                                          7 400
           Tusk                                                        VIb                                                         550
           Blue whiting                                                                                                        15 000 (6)
           Other white fish (by-catches only)                          IV, Via                                                  1 200
           (') East of the line connecting Lindesnes to Hanstholm, from 1 April to 30 September 1978 .
           (2) Of which at least 29 000 tonnes shall be fished exclusively from the western mackerel stock north of 60° N in zone IV and north of
               56° 30 ' N in zone VI .
           (3) This quota may be exceeded by a maximum of 2 500 tonnes, provided that total catches of Norway pout, sandeel and sprat do not
               exceed 77 500 tonnes .
           (4) Of which no more than 6 000 tonnes in zone Via.
           (5) East of the median line .
           (6) Fishing is permitted up to a limit of 15 vessels.'