Document ID: 31988R3948

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 3948/88 of 11 December 1988 fixing, for 1989, certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources, applicable to vessels flying the flag of a Member State, other than Spain and Portugal, in waters falling under the sovereignty or within the jurisdiction of Spain
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 164 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 164 of the Act of Accession, it is for the Council to fix the fishing possibilities and the corresponding number of Community vessels which may fish in Atlantic waters falling under the sovereignty or within the jurisdiction of Spain and covered by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES);
Whereas these possibilities are determined, with respect to species subject to the system of total allowable catches (TACs) and quotas, on the basis of the fishing possibilities allocated and, with respect to species not subject to the TAC and quota system, according to the relative stability of stocks and the need to ensure their conservation;
Whereas specialized fishing activities shall be carried out with the same quantitative limits as those specified for Spanish vessels authorized to carry out their fishing activities in the waters of Member States apart from Portugal;
Whereas the specific conditions governing the fishing activities of such vessels should be laid down;
Whereas the fishing activities covered by this Regulation are subject to the control measures provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2241/87 of 23 July 1987, establishing certain control measures for fishing activities(1), as well as to the specific procedures drawn up in accordance with Article 164 (4) of the Act of Accession,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1 The number of vessels flying the flag of a Member State, other than Spain and Portugal, authorized to fish in waters falling under the sovereignty or within the jurisdiction of Spain as provided for in Article 164 of the Act of Accession and the procedures governing access, shall be as set out in the Annex.
Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1989.
It shall be applicable until 31 December 1989.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 11 December 1988.

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