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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 1014/ 77 of 16 May 1977 laying down certain interim measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of certain non-member countries in the 200-mile zone off the coast of the French department of Guyana

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN flag of Brazil , Korea, Japan or Surinam shall be COMMUNITIES , subject to the granting of a licence, on behalf of the Community, by the authorities of the Member State Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European holding the Presidency of the Council . Economic Community , 2. Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No Having regard to the Act of Accession , 373 / 77 of 24 February 1977 laying down certain interim measures for the conservation and manage­ ment of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying Having regard to the proposal from the Commission , the flag of certain non-member countries ('), shall apply to catches made by the United States of Whereas on 3 November 1976 the Council adopted a America in the zone referred to in paragraph 1 under set of resolutions concerning certain external and the conditions laid down in Articles 2 and 3 of the internal aspects of the common fisheries policy ; present Regulation .

Whereas strict measures must be taken to preserve the 3 . Subject to paragraph 2, the licences referred to in state of fish stocks in the zone extending up to 200 paragraph 1 shall be valid only until 30 June 1977 . nautical miles from the base lines off the coast of the French department of Guyana ; whereas , to that end , strict supervision should forthwith be exercised over Article 2 fishing in that zone and access thereto restricted to vessels flying the flag of non-member countries duly authorized to fish for specified species under condi­ 1 . When an application for a licence is submitted tions previously laid down , by virtue of agreement to to the authorities referred to in Article 1 , the be concluded between the Community and the non­ following information must be supplied : member countries concerned ; (a) name of the vessel ; Whereas, pending the conclusion of such agreements , (b) registration number and external identification interim measures should be adopted for the conserva­ letters and numbers ; tion and management of fishery resources applicable (c) port of registration ; to vessels flying the flags of Brazil , Korea, the United States of America, Japan and Surinam , (d) gross tonnage and overall length ; (e) call sign .

2 . The number of licences which may be issued is HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : given in the Annex hereto .

3 . Each licence shall be valid for one vessel only A rt ide 1 for a period corresponding to the application of Article 1 and for fishing for shrimps within the geogra­ 1 . Fishing within the zone extending up to 200 phical limits given in Article 1 . nautical miles from the base lines off the coast of the French department of Guyana by vessels flying the (') OJ No L .S3 , 25 . 2 . 1977 , p . 1 .

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Article 3 made by vessels flying the flag of the non-member countries concerned . The French Republic shall take the necessary measures to ensure the enforcement of Articles 1 and 2 including, in particular, regular inspection of the Article 4 vessels of non-member countries . This Regulation shall enter into force on the day The French Republic and the Commission shall following its publication in the Official Journal of communicate the information required for imple­ the European Communities. menting this Regulation , in particular, information regarding the monitoring of the volume of catches It shall apply from 1 May 1977.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 May 1977 .

For the Council The President

D. OWEN

ANNEX

Maximum number of licences which may be issued

— vessels flying the flag of Brazil : 18 — vessels flying the flag of Korea : 12 — vessels flying the flag of the United States of America : 6.5 — vessels flying the flag of Japan : 16 — vessels flying the flag of Surinam : 5