31977R1414

No L 160 / 14 Official Journal of the European Communities 30 . 6 . 77

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 1414/77 of 27 June 1977 laying down certain interim measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Sweden

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN mile fishing zones of the Member States situated off COMMUNITIES, the North Sea and Atlantic coasts and covered by Community rules on fisheries, and the places where Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European such catches may be made, are laid down in the Economic Community, Annex . Having regard to the Act of Accession, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Article 2 Whereas the Council adopted, on 3 November 1976, a set of resolutions concerning certain external and The fishing quotas shall be granted subject to compli­ internal aspects of the common fisheries policy ; ance with the conservation measures and supervisory Whereas in Regulation (EEC) No 373/77 ( ! ) the measures and other provisions governing fishing in the zones referred to in Article 1 . Council laid down, for the period 1 January to 31 March 1 977, certain interim measures for the conserva­ tion and management of fishery resources applicable Article 3 to vessels flying the flag of certain non-member coun­ tries ; Member States shall take measures to ensure, as far as Whereas the application of Regulation (EEC) No possible, the enforcement of Articles 1 and 2 as 373/77 was extended, in respect of Sweden, in Regula­ regards the maritime waters coming under their sover­ tion (EEC) No 747/77 (2), for a period of three months ; eignty or falling under their jurisdiction, including in particular regular inspection of the vessels of non­ Whereas a Framework Agreement on fisheries has member countries . been concluded between the European Economic Community and Sweden ; In this connection , Member States and the Commis­ sion shall communicate to each other the information Whereas the consultations now being held under the Framework Agreement in order to lay down the rules required for compliance with this Regulation, with governing fishing, in particular in the Community regard in particular to the monitoring of the volume fishing zone, have not yet been completed ; of catches taken by vessels from the non-member countries concerned . Whereas, pending the outcome of these consultations, it is therefore necessary to adopt further interim measures for a three-month period, Article 4

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of Article 1 the European Communities. The only catches which Sweden is authorized to make from 1 July to 30 September 1977 in the 200-nautical It shall apply until 30 September 1977.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 27 June 1977. For the Council The President J. SILKIN

(•) OJ No L 53, 25. 2. 1977, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 90 , 8 . 4. 1977, p. 8 .

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ANNEX

Quantities which may be caught by vessels flying the flag of Sweden , by species and fishing area

The zones concerned are those defined by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (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 350 Sprat IV 1 490 Mackerel IV 1 063 IV 225 Whiting Ling VI A as far as it extends west of the line defined in footnote (') below, VI B 500 Herring IV token entry

(') 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.