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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 2153/77 of 27 September 1977 laying down certain interim measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Finland or Portugal

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Article 1

Having regard to the Act of Accession, 1 . The only catches which Finland and Portugal are Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, authorized to make from 1 October until 31 December 1977 in the 200-nautical mile fishing Whereas the Council adopted, on 3 November 1976, a zones of the Member States situated off the North Sea set of resolutions concerning certain external and and Atlantic coasts and covered by Community rules internal aspects of the common fisheries policy ; on fisheries, and the places where such catches may be made, are laid down in Annex I. Whereas in Regulation (EEC) No 373/77 (>) the Council laid down, for the period 1 January to 31 March 1977, certain interim measures for the conserva­ 2. The fishing quotas shall be granted subject to tion and management of fishery resources applicable compliance with the conservation measures and super­ to vessels flying the flag of certain non-member coun­ visory measures and other provisions governing tries, and in particular of Finland and Portugal ; fishing in the zones referred to in Article 1 of Regula­ tion (EEC) No 373 /77. Whereas in Regulation (EEC) No 746/77 (2) the Council extended the application of certain provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 373/77 ; Article 2 Whereas in Regulation ( EEC) No 1412/77 (3) the Council laid down certain interim measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources 1 . Fishing within the zones referred to in Article 1 applicable to vessels flying the flag of Finland or by vessels flying the flag of Finland or Portugal shall Portugal ; be subject to the granting of a licence on behalf of the Community by the Commission , and to observance of the conditions set out in the licence . Whereas the above Regulations were adopted in order to establish interim measures pending the conclusion of negotiations between the Community and these countries with a view to concluding framework agree­ 2. Each licence shall be valid for one vessel only ments on fisheries ; for a period not extending beyond 31 December 1977 and for the species of fish indicated in the licence within the quantitative and geographical limits Whereas these negotiations have not yet been referred to in Article 1 . concluded, and it is therefore necessary to adopt further interim measures for a three-month period, 3 . The maximum number of vessels permitted to (') OJ No L 53 , 25 . 2 . 1977, p . 1 . (2 ) OJ No L 90 , 8 . 4 . 1977, p. 8 . fish at the same time in a given geographical zone is (3 ) OJ No L 160 , 30 . 6 . 1977, p . 5 . laid down in Annex II .

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Article 3 eignty or falling under their jurisdiction, including in particular regular inspection of the vessels of non­ When an application for a licence is submitted to the member countries. Commission, the following information shall be supplied : In this connection , Member States and the Commis­ sion shall communicate to each other the information (a) name of the vessel ; required for compliance with this Regulation, with (b) registration number and external identification letters and numbers : regard in particular to the monitoring of the volume of catches taken by vessels from the non-member (c) port of registration ; countries concerned. (d) gross tonnage and overall length ; (e) call sign. Article 5

Article 4 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of Member States shall take measures to ensure* as far as the European Communities. possible, the enforcement of Articles 1 and 2 as regards the maritime waters coming under their sover­ It shall apply until 31 December 1977.

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

Done at Brussels, 27 September 1977. For the Council The President A. HUMBLET

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ANNEX I

Quantities which may be caught by vessels flying the (lag of Finland or Portugal , by species and fishing area

The zones concerned are those defined by the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) or defined in the Annex td 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. (a) Vessels flying the flag of Finland :

Species Zone Quantity

Herring IV (ICES) token entry

(b) Vessels flying the flag of Portugal :

Species Zone Quantity

Cod — 1 (ICNAF)

ANNEX II

Maximum number of vessels and vessel types permitted to fish at the same time in a given zone for which a licence has been obtained

Zone Type of vessel Number of vesseels

1 ICNAF Vessels flying the flag of Portugal of a tonnage not greater than 1 250 GRT, and equipped with a gill net, to the exclu­ sion of any trawl Vessels flying the flag of Finland token entry

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