31977R0194

No L 25/46 Official Journal of the European Communities 29 . 1 . 77

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 194/ 77 of 28 January 1977 laying down certain interim measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Poland, the GDR or the USSR

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN (a) name of the vessel ; COMMUNITIES, (b) registration number and external identification letters and numbers ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Comrpunity, (c) port of registration ;

(d) gross tonnage and overall length ; Having regard to the Act of Accession, (e) call sign . Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas the Council adopted, on 3 November 1976, a Article 4 set of resolutions concerning certain external and internal aspects of the common fisheries policy ; 1 . The number of licences which may be issued for Whereas notifications have been forwarded to the fishing vessels of between 2 000 and 3 500 GRT (gross Governments of Poland, the GDR and the USSR in registered tons) shall be limited to five for Poland, six order to communicate the Council Decisions of 13 for the GDR, and 27 for the USSR . and 20 December 1976 restricting fishing activities by their vessels from 1 January until 31 March 1977 in 2. The maximum number of vessels of between the 200-mile fishing zones of the Member States, situ­ 2 000 and 3 500 GRT permitted to fish at the same ated off the North Sea and Atlantic coasts and covered time is laid down for Poland in Annex 2, for the GDR by Community rules on fisheries ; in Annex 3 , and for the USSR in Annex 4. Whereas, in order to preserve fishing grounds, access to these waters must be restricted and these fishing 3 . Should vessels of a tonnage of less than 2 000 GRT be used, the number of licences and the activities must be made subject to a system of licences and the details thereof laid down , maximum number of vessels permitted to fish at the same time shall be calculated according to the following conversion rates : HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : up to 1 000 GRT : 2-5, 1 000 to 2 000 GRT : 1-5 . Article 1

The figure for the number of vessels obtained by the From 1 January 1977 until the end of the period of above conversion rates shall, where appropriate, be application of this Regulation, Poland, the GDR and rounded down to the nearest whole number. the USSR shall be authorized to take only the catches laid down in Annex 1 within the 200-mile fishing zones of the Member States, situated off the North Sea and Atlantic coasts and covered by Community rules Article 5 on fisheries . Each licence shall be valid for one vessel only for a Article 2 period not extending beyond 31 March 1977 and for fishing within the quantitative and geographical limits referred to in Article 1 . Fishing within the fishing zones referred to in Article 1 by boats of the non-member countries listed therein shall be subject to the granting of a licence on behalf of the Community by the authorities of the Member Article 6 State holding the Presidency of the Council . Member States shall take measures to ensure, as far as Article 3 possible, the enforcement of Articles 1 to 5 as regards the maritime waters coming under their sovereignty When an application for a licence is submitted to the or falling under their jurisdiction, including in parti­ authorities referred to in Article 2, the following infor­ cular, regular inspection of the vessels of third coun­ tries . mation shall be supplied :

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In this connection , Member States and the Commis­ Article 7 sion shall communicate to each other the information required for compliance with this Regulation, with This Regulation shall enter into force on the day regard in particular to the monitoring of the volume following its publication in the Official Journal of of catches taken by vessels from the non-member the European Communities. It shall apply until 31 countries concerned . March 1977 .

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 28 January 1977.

For the Council

The President

Anthony CROSLAND

No L 25/48 Official Journal of the European Communities 29 . 1 . 77

ANNEX 1

Poland fishing quotas for the first quarter of 1977

The zones concerned are those defined by the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES), in so far as they are situated in the fishing zones of the Member States extending up to 200 nautical miles from coasts bordering on the North Sea and the Atlantic, and covered by Community rules on fisheries .

Zone Quantity Species (tonnes)

Haddock IV 200 Saithe iv 650 Mackerel IV 240 Mackerel VI A as far as it extends west of the line defined 203 in footnote (') below, VI B Mackerel VII C, VII K, VII J as far as it extends south of 50° 30 ' north latitude, VII H 1 137

Mackerel VIII as far as it extends west of the line defined in footnote (2 ) below 120 Greenland halibut XIV 225 Horse mackerel VI A as far as it extends west of the line defined in footnote (') below, VI B 4 Horse mackerel VII C, VII K, VII J as far as it extends south of 50° 30 ' north latitude , VII H 143

Horse mackerel VIII as far as it extends west of a line defined in footnote (2) below 103

(') The line originating in point : 6° W 60° N , thence southwards to 6° W 58° 30 ' N , thence westwards to 10° W 58° 30 ' N , thence southwards to 10° W 56° 30 ' N , thence westwards to 12° W 56° 30 ' N , thence southwards to 12° W 54° 30 ' N. (2 ) The line originating in point : 8° W 48° N , thence southwards to 8° W 47° N , thence eastwards to 6° W 47° N , thence southwards to 6° W 46° 30 ' N , thence eastwards to 5° W 46° 30 ' N , thence southwards to 5° W 46° N , thence eastwards to 4° W 46° N , thence southwards to 4° W 4.S 0 N , thence eastwards to 2° W 45° N , thence southwards .

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German Democratic Republic fishing quotas for the first quarter of 1977

The zones concerned are those defined by the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) or defined in the Annex to the Convention establishing the International Commission for the North-West Atlantic Fisheries (ICNAF), in so far as they are situated in the fishing zones of the Member States extending up to 200 nautical miles from coasts bordering on the North Sea and the Atlantic, and covered by Community rules on fisheries.

Zone Quantity Species (tonne)

Saithe IV 850 Mackerel VI A as far as it extends west of a line defined in footnote (') below, VI B 59 Mackerel VII C, VII K, VII J as far it extends south of 50° 30' north latitude, VII H 331

Mackerel VIII as far as it extends west of a line defined in footnote (2) below 35 Horse mackerel VI A as far as it extends west of a line defined in footnote (') below, VI B 4 Horse mackerel VII C, VII K, VII J as far as it extends south of 50° 30' north latitude, VII H 143

Horse mackerel VIII as far as it extends west of a line defined in footnote (2) below 103

Roundnose grenadier 1 (ICNAF) 220 Greenland halibut XIV 1 650

(') The line originating in point : 6° W 60° N , thence southwards to 6° W 58° 30' N , thence westwards to 10° W 58° 30' N , thence southwards to 10° W 56° 30' N , thence westwards to 12° W .56° 30' N, thence southwards to 12° W 54° 30 ' N. (') The line originating in point : 8° W 48° N , thence southwards to 8° W 47° N, thence eastwards to 6° W 47° N , thence southwards to 6° W 46° 30' N , thence eastwards to 5° W 46° 30' N , thence southwards to 5° W 46° N , thence eastwards to 4° W 46° N , thence southwards to 4° W 45° N , thence eastwards to 2° W 45° N , thence southwards .

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USSR fishing quotas for the first quarter of 1977

The zones concerned are those defined by the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) or defined in the Annex to the Convention establishing the International Commission for the North-West Atlantic Fisheries Commission (ICNAF), in so far as they are situated in the fishing zones of the Member States extending up to 200 nautical miles from coasts bordering on the North Sea and the Atlantic, and covered by Community rules on fisheries.

Zone Quantity Species (tonnes)

Haddock IV 8 475 Saithe IV 5 525 Sprat IV 1 063 Mackerel IV 713 Mackerel VI A as far as it extends west of the line defined in footnote (•) below, VI B 876 Mackerel VII C, VII K, VII J as far as it extends south of 50° 30' north latitude, VII H 4 908

Mackerel VIII as far as it extends west of the line defined in footnote (2) below 516 Horse Mackerel VI A as far as it extends west of the line defined in footnote (') below, VI B 206 Horse mackerel VII C, VII K, VII J as far as it extends south of 50° 30' north latitude, VII H 6 929 Horse Mackerel VIII as far as it extends west of the line defined in footnote (2) below 4 978 Roundnose grenadier 1 (ICNAF) 760 Greenland halibut 1 (ICNAF) 2 350

Greenland halibut XIV 325 Whiting IV 850

(') The line originating in point : 6° W 60° N, thence southwards to 6° W 58° 30' N , thence westwards to 10° W 58° 30' N , thence southwards to 10° W 56° 30' N , thence westwards to 12° W 56° 30' N , thence southwards to 12° W 54° 30 ' N. (2) The line originating in point : 8° W 48° N , thence southwards to 8° W 47° N , thence eastwards to 6° W 47° N , thence southwards to 6° W 46° 30' N , thence eastwards to 5° W 46° 30' N , thence southwards to 5° W 46° N , thence eastwards to 4° W 46° N , thence southwards to 4° W 45° N, thence eastwards to 2° W 45° N , thence southwards .

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ANNEX 2

Maximum number of vessels of between 2 000 and 3 500 GRT permitted to fish at the same time in a given zone for which a licence has been obtained

ICES sub-area Poland

IV ICES 1 VI ICES 1 VII ICES 1 VIII ICES 1 XIV ICES 1

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ANNEX 3

Maximum number of vessels of between 2 000 and 3 500 GRT permitted to fish at the same time in a given zone for which a licence has been obtained

ICES or GDR ICNAF sub-area

IV ICES 1 VI ICES 1 VII ICES 1 VIII ICES 1 XIV ICES and 1 ICNAF 1

5

ANNEX 4

Maximum number of vessels of between 2 000 and 3 500 GRT permitted to fish at the same time in a given zone for which a licence has been obtained

ICES or USSR ICNAF sub-area

IV ICES 6 VI ICES 1 VII ICES 5 VIII ICES 2 XIV ICES and 1 ICNAF 3

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