CELEX: 51981PC0621
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Date: 1981-10-30
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) amending Regulation (EEC) No 849/81 laying down for 1981 certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Norway (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                    Proposal for a
                             COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
     amending Regulation ( EEC ) No 849 / 81 laying down for 1981 certain
     measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources
     applicable to vessels flying the flag of Norway
                ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
 C0M(81 ) 621 final
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                                  EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
At its meeting in July 1981 the Advisory Committee for Fisheries Management of the •
 International Council for the Exploration of the Sea ( ICES ) revised its recommen­
dations as to the total allowable catches in 1981 for certain fish stocks in the
North Sea and in the waters West of Scotland .
In the light of these revised recommendations the Community and Norway held talks
on 14 and 15 July 1981 in order to review their decisions on the management of the
stocks in question . The delegations agreed to recommend to their authorities that
the TACs for cod and haddock in the North Sea should be increased in accordance
with the revised recommendations of the ICES ; agreement was also reached on the
sharing of the amended TACs between the two parties and on allocation of a herring
quota to Norway in the waters West of Scotland . The delegations further agreed on
a TAC for North sea herring .                                                   .   •
Following these consultations an agreement in the, form of an exchange of letters
modifying the Agreement establishing fishing arrangements between the' Community and
Norway for 1981 , has been concluded by Council 's Decision 81 /           / EEC of
          1981 ( 1 ).
By Regulation ( EEC ) n° 2229 / 81 of 27 July 1981 ( 2 ), the Council , in order to follow
up immediately the results of these consultations put them into force provisionally
by amending the quotas laid down in Council Regulation ( EEC ) n° 849 / 81 for Norwe­
gian vessels in the fishing zones of the Member States of the Community .
By Regulation ( EEC ) n°            of -       1981 ( 3 ), the Council in order to follow
up immediately the request of the Norwegian authorities for a transfer of a quantity
of up 10.000 t of Norway pout out of their quota for Norway pout , sandeel and
blue whiting in ICES subarea IV to ICES division Via , has modified provisionally
Regulation ( EEC ) n° 2229 / 81 .
The purpose of the Regulation now being proposed is to replace these provisional
measures by arrangements based on Article 43 of the Treaty .
The Council is invited to adopt this draft Regulation after consultation of the
 European Parliament .
 ( 1 ) O.J. n° L
 ( 2 ) O.J. n° L 218 of 4.8.1981 , p. 6                                           •
 ( 3 ) O.J. n° L
 ---pagebreak---                                PROPOSAL FOR
                    COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
amending Regulation ( EEC ) N° 849 / 81 laying down for 1981 certains measures
for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to
                    vessels flying the flag of Norway
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
and in particular Article A3 thereof , -
  /                                       .
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament ( 1 ),
                               N.                 -   -
Whereas the Council adopted bn 27 March 1981 Regulation ( EEC ) N° 849 / 81
laying down for 1981 certain measures for the conservation and" management
of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying , the flag of Norway ( 2 ),
as last amended by Regulation ( EEC ) N°            (3) ;
                             %
Whereas in July 1981 the International Council for the Exploration of
the Sea ( ICES ) revised its recommendations on the total allowable catches
for certain fish stocks in the North Sea ;
Whereas the Community and Norway have held consultations in accordance
with the procedure provided for by the      Fisheries Agreement between
the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway ( 4 ), and in
particular Article 2 thereof , concerning the revision of the recommendations
of the ICES ; •
Whereas following these consultations the Agreement establishing fishing
arrangements for 1981 ( 5 ) has been amended by an agreement in the form of
an exchange of letters ( 6 );
( 1 ) O.J. N° C
( 2 ) O.J. N° L 87 of 1.4.1981 , p„ 17
( 3 ) O.J. N° L
( 4 ) O.J. N° L 226 of 29.8.1980 , p. 48
( 5 ) O.J. N° L 67 of 1.4.1981 , p. 18
 ( 6 ) O.J. N°
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      Whereas 'Deriding the entry into force of this agreement in the form
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      cf an exchange of letters , the Council , by Regulation ( EEC ) No 2229 / 81 ,
      adopted interim arrangements required to implement the said agreement , and
      whereas these should be replaced by definite arrangements on the basis of
      Article 43 ,
      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION   :
                                    Article 1
             Annex I to Regulation ( EEC ) N° 849/ 81 is hereby replaced by the
      Annex to this Regulation ,,
                                    Article 2
             The introductory sentence of point 1.4 . of Annex IV is hereby replaced
     by the following :
      " At three day intervals , commencing on the third day after the vessel first
      enters the zone referred to under 1.1.1 . when fishing for herring and at
      weekly intervals , commencing on the seventh day after the vessel first
      enters the zones referred to under 1.1.1 . and 1.1.2 . when fishing for all
      species other than herring -"
                                    Article 3
              Regulation ( EEC ) N°    / 8 1 is hereby repealed .
OJ No L 218 , 4.8.1981 , p. 6
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                             Article 4
      This Regulation: shalL enter into force on the day of its publication
in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
      It shall apply from 1 January until 31 December 1981 .
      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States .
Done at Brussels ,                       For the Council
                                         The President
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                                 i !                        / ?e& wirhin *htch mhing                       Quantity
                         Species                                   il auihoritcd
  MacLerel                                        ICES IV an<j Sk?gerok (l)                  v             6 000
                                                  ICES Ví a){') + Vil á% e),              h)              20 000
                                                  ICES VI a) P)                                           10 000
  Henv;?                                                                           <■             •
  Spras                                           ICES SV                                                 71 000
   Cod                                            ICES IV                                                  β 000
   Haddock                                        ICES IV                                                  6 000      ,
   Ssithe                                         ICES IV gaC Skagerrikf1)                                20 000
   Whiting                                        ices rv                                                  7 000
   Plcicc                                         ICES IV                              ■ >                    $00
   Sand-eel,         Nor**y
                     r-           pouU   blue
   vhning                                         ICES IV                                                 50 000 (>)
   Blue whiting                                   ICES II. V 4}, V? »)('), VI bj, VII (-»), XIV          120 000
   Bine uns                                       ICES IV, V b). VI, VU .                       '   "*      l 000 (»)
   Ling an<? tuik                                 !CES I V, V b). Vî, VIF ' , ■ j ;                       20 000 (»)(♦)
   Dof.fi&ft                                      ICES !V, VI, V!i          '            %                 6 000 O
   8askir>* shark {*}                             ICES IV, VI, Vi'                                            800 P)
   Pofbcapîe                                      ICES IV, VI, VII                                          I 000
    Northfrn deep-watti prawn                     NAFO ; .")                                                I 000
   (?3ndi'i<.-s boresiis)                         ICES X?V + V *)                                          3 000('°)
   Gr-cenland haiibut                             NAFO S                                               ^      600 (")
                                                  sens xsv + v a)                                             600 (")
   Glhe .-      species      (excluding    by-
   CBjcbc ! of hcrsc - ma.- kerc!)                ICES !V                     ..      i    '  ;             5 000
     {*} Litr.i : :-d if» ?he wc' by a KM drawn froir the lighthouse of Hanstholm to the lighthouse of
                           J         <outh by a line drawn (rem Skagtn lighthouse to the lighthouse of Tistlams
          *•«! from tr ere -to the nearest const 01 Sweden. .
     p) North of ,'!60 30*N<                 .                                   :                     '
     ('} Of whi:h ss-id -csi aiont, no vr.ore than 50 000 tonnes cr Norway pout and blue whiting together
          no ipok >jian 40 o<>o tcrr.es. yp to 1G..0Q0 tonnes of the Norway. pout quota m ay be fished ,
 ^         -in ICES Via north of 56°30 I N. However , this quantity is to be                                                dedu cted
           frcn; the quota of sandee'.., Norway pout and blue whiting in , ICE S                                             IV »
        West oi î 2 w.
 \y; Of which a by-catch of 20 % of cod per ship, pur voyage, is autKonzed in ICES sub-areas VI and
        VU. The tors' magnitude of by-catches should not exceed ! <MMl tonnes of which not wore than
        .WO tonnes should , lje cod.
 .;*} Of which !iig ma) Ibe a maxim .:m of 17 000 tonr « end tusk a maximum of 7 000 tonnes,
 f) This cjuota does no; include catches taken in ths areas defined in Annex II.
 ('} Baling shark liver.
 C) South of 68° N.
{ ''-■} Experimental fishery only.                               -                                                1
( ll) By-catches of - halibut should not exceed 10%.*