Article 1 
1. Vessels flying the flag of Norway are hereby authorized until 31 December 1996 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-mile fishing zone of the Member States in the North Sea, Skagerrak, Kattegat, Baltic Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of 43° 00&prime; N. 2. Fishing auhtorized pursuant to paragraph 1 shall be limited to those parts of the 200-nautical-mile fishing zone lying seawards of 12 nautical miles from the baselines from which the fishing zones of Member States are measured; however, fishing in the Skagerrak will be allowed seawards of 4 nautical miles from the Danish baselines. 3. Fishing in the parts of ICES division III a bounded in the west by a line drawn from the Hanstholm lighthouse to the Lindesnes lighthouse and in the south by a line drawn from the Skagen lighthouse to the Tistlarna lighthouse and from there to the nearest point on the Swedish coast shall not be subject to quantitative limitations, with the exception of fishing for mackerel and saithe. 4. 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. 5. 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 logbook in which the information set out in Annex II shall be entered. 3. The vessels, except for those fishing in ICES division III a, shall transmit to the Commission, in accordance with the rules laid down in Annex III, the 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 indicating 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. Article 3 1. When fishing in any ICES division under the quotas fixed in Article 1, vessels exceeding 200 GRT must hold a licence and special fishing permit issued by the Commission on behalf of the Community and must observe the conditions as established by that licence and special fishing permit. Norway shall notify to the Commission the name and characteristics of the vessels for which licences and special fishing permits may be issued. 2. The Commission shall issue the fishing licences and special fishing permits referred to in paragraph 1 to all vessels for which a licence and special fishing permit is required by the Norwegian authorities. Requests for amendments to the list of vessels licensed may be made at any time and shall be processed expeditiously. 3. When an application for a licence and special fishing permit 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; (l) period for which a licence is required. 4. Each licence and special fishing permit 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 special fishing permit. 5. Licences and special fishing permits may be 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 new licences and special fishing permits by the Commission. New licences and special fishing permits shall take effect from their date of issue. 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 Norway, the name and the characteristics of the Norwegian vessels which will not be authorized to fish in the Community's fishing zone for the next month(s), as a consequence of an infringement of Community rules. Article 4 Fishing for blue ling, ling and tusk, shall be permitted provided that use is made of the method commonly known as 'long-lining' in ICES division V b and subareas VI and VII. Article 5 The use of trawls and purse seines for the capture of pelagic species shall be prohibited in the Skagerrak from Saturday midnight to Sunday midnight. Article 6 Vessels authorized to fish on 31 December may continue their fishing activities as from the beginning of the following year, on the basis of this authorization, until the new lists of vessels for the year in question have been approved by the Commission on behalf of the Community. Article 7 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1996. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 December 1995. For the Council The President L. ATIENZA SERNA (1) OJ No L 389, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. Regulation as amended by the 1994 Act of Accession. (2) OJ No L 226, 29. 8. 1980, p. 48. (3) OJ No L 261, 20. 10. 1993, p. 1. (4) OJ No L 132, 21. 5. 1987, p. 9.
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 logbook in which the information set out in Annex II shall be entered. 3. The vessels, except for those fishing in ICES division III a, shall transmit to the Commission, in accordance with the rules laid down in Annex III, the 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 indicating 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. Article 3 1. When fishing in any ICES division under the quotas fixed in Article 1, vessels exceeding 200 GRT must hold a licence and special fishing permit issued by the Commission on behalf of the Community and must observe the conditions as established by that licence and special fishing permit. Norway shall notify to the Commission the name and characteristics of the vessels for which licences and special fishing permits may be issued. 2. The Commission shall issue the fishing licences and special fishing permits referred to in paragraph 1 to all vessels for which a licence and special fishing permit is required by the Norwegian authorities. Requests for amendments to the list of vessels licensed may be made at any time and shall be processed expeditiously. 3. When an application for a licence and special fishing permit 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; (l) period for which a licence is required. 4. Each licence and special fishing permit 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 special fishing permit. 5. Licences and special fishing permits may be 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 new licences and special fishing permits by the Commission. New licences and special fishing permits shall take effect from their date of issue. 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 Norway, the name and the characteristics of the Norwegian vessels which will not be authorized to fish in the Community's fishing zone for the next month(s), as a consequence of an infringement of Community rules. Article 4 Fishing for blue ling, ling and tusk, shall be permitted provided that use is made of the method commonly known as 'long-lining' in ICES division V b and subareas VI and VII. Article 5 The use of trawls and purse seines for the capture of pelagic species shall be prohibited in the Skagerrak from Saturday midnight to Sunday midnight. Article 6 Vessels authorized to fish on 31 December may continue their fishing activities as from the beginning of the following year, on the basis of this authorization, until the new lists of vessels for the year in question have been approved by the Commission on behalf of the Community. Article 7 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1996. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 December 1995. For the Council The President L. ATIENZA SERNA (1) OJ No L 389, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. Regulation as amended by the 1994 Act of Accession. (2) OJ No L 226, 29. 8. 1980, p. 48. (3) OJ No L 261, 20. 10. 1993, p. 1. (4) OJ No L 132, 21. 5. 1987, p. 9.
Article 3 
1. When fishing in any ICES division under the quotas fixed in Article 1, vessels exceeding 200 GRT must hold a licence and special fishing permit issued by the Commission on behalf of the Community and must observe the conditions as established by that licence and special fishing permit. Norway shall notify to the Commission the name and characteristics of the vessels for which licences and special fishing permits may be issued. 2. The Commission shall issue the fishing licences and special fishing permits referred to in paragraph 1 to all vessels for which a licence and special fishing permit is required by the Norwegian authorities. Requests for amendments to the list of vessels licensed may be made at any time and shall be processed expeditiously. 3. When an application for a licence and special fishing permit 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; (l) period for which a licence is required. 4. Each licence and special fishing permit 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 special fishing permit. 5. Licences and special fishing permits may be 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 new licences and special fishing permits by the Commission. New licences and special fishing permits shall take effect from their date of issue. 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 Norway, the name and the characteristics of the Norwegian vessels which will not be authorized to fish in the Community's fishing zone for the next month(s), as a consequence of an infringement of Community rules. Article 4 Fishing for blue ling, ling and tusk, shall be permitted provided that use is made of the method commonly known as 'long-lining' in ICES division V b and subareas VI and VII. Article 5 The use of trawls and purse seines for the capture of pelagic species shall be prohibited in the Skagerrak from Saturday midnight to Sunday midnight. Article 6 Vessels authorized to fish on 31 December may continue their fishing activities as from the beginning of the following year, on the basis of this authorization, until the new lists of vessels for the year in question have been approved by the Commission on behalf of the Community. Article 7 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1996. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 December 1995. For the Council The President L. ATIENZA SERNA (1) OJ No L 389, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. Regulation as amended by the 1994 Act of Accession. (2) OJ No L 226, 29. 8. 1980, p. 48. (3) OJ No L 261, 20. 10. 1993, p. 1. (4) OJ No L 132, 21. 5. 1987, p. 9.
Article 4 
Fishing for blue ling, ling and tusk, shall be permitted provided that use is made of the method commonly known as 'long-lining' in ICES division V b and subareas VI and VII. Article 5 The use of trawls and purse seines for the capture of pelagic species shall be prohibited in the Skagerrak from Saturday midnight to Sunday midnight. Article 6 Vessels authorized to fish on 31 December may continue their fishing activities as from the beginning of the following year, on the basis of this authorization, until the new lists of vessels for the year in question have been approved by the Commission on behalf of the Community. Article 7 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1996. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 December 1995. For the Council The President L. ATIENZA SERNA (1) OJ No L 389, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. Regulation as amended by the 1994 Act of Accession. (2) OJ No L 226, 29. 8. 1980, p. 48. (3) OJ No L 261, 20. 10. 1993, p. 1. (4) OJ No L 132, 21. 5. 1987, p. 9.
Article 5 
The use of trawls and purse seines for the capture of pelagic species shall be prohibited in the Skagerrak from Saturday midnight to Sunday midnight. Article 6 Vessels authorized to fish on 31 December may continue their fishing activities as from the beginning of the following year, on the basis of this authorization, until the new lists of vessels for the year in question have been approved by the Commission on behalf of the Community. Article 7 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1996. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 December 1995. For the Council The President L. ATIENZA SERNA (1) OJ No L 389, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. Regulation as amended by the 1994 Act of Accession. (2) OJ No L 226, 29. 8. 1980, p. 48. (3) OJ No L 261, 20. 10. 1993, p. 1. (4) OJ No L 132, 21. 5. 1987, p. 9.
Article 6 
Vessels authorized to fish on 31 December may continue their fishing activities as from the beginning of the following year, on the basis of this authorization, until the new lists of vessels for the year in question have been approved by the Commission on behalf of the Community. Article 7 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1996. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 December 1995. For the Council The President L. ATIENZA SERNA (1) OJ No L 389, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. Regulation as amended by the 1994 Act of Accession. (2) OJ No L 226, 29. 8. 1980, p. 48. (3) OJ No L 261, 20. 10. 1993, p. 1. (4) OJ No L 132, 21. 5. 1987, p. 9.
Article 7 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1996. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 22 December 1995. For the Council The President L. ATIENZA SERNA (1) OJ No L 389, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. Regulation as amended by the 1994 Act of Accession. (2) OJ No L 226, 29. 8. 1980, p. 48. (3) OJ No L 261, 20. 10. 1993, p. 1. (4) OJ No L 132, 21. 5. 1987, p. 9.