31978R1744

27 . 7 . 78 No L 203 / 1 Official Journal of the European Communities

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) No 1744/ 78 of 24 July 1978 extending certain interim measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Spain , to 30 September 1978

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN them as interim measures on the basis of Article 103 COMMUNITIES , of the Treaty, subject to their being included at a later date in the common agricultural policy, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 103 thereof, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to the proposal from the Commission , Whereas the Council adopted, on 3 November 1976, a Article 1 set of resolutions concerning certain external and internal aspects of the common fisheries policy ; The only catches which vessels flying the flag of Spain are authorized to make during the period from Whereas, by Regulation ( EEC) No 1376/78 ('), the 1 August to 30 September 1978 in the 200 nautical Council most recently extended until 31 July 1978 , as mile fishing zones of the Member States situated off regards vessels flying the flag of Spain , certain provi­ the North Sea and Atlantic coasts and covered by sions of Council Regulation ( EEC) No 373/77 of 24 Community rules on fisheries are those of the species February 1977 laying down certain interim measures set out in the Annex, within the quantitative limits for the conservation and management of fishery laid down therein and caught under the conditions resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of laid down in Articles 2 to 7 of Regulation (EEC) No certain non-member countries (2 ) ; 341 / 78 . Whereas, pending the conclusion in the near future of a framework agreement between the Community and Article 2 Spain , interim measures should be laid down for still a further period ; Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 7 of Regula­ tion ( EEC) No 341 / 78 , licences delivered under that Whereas the rules for the surveillance of fishing have Regulation shall remain valid until 30 September been established since the entry into force of Council 1978 . Regulation ( EEC) No 341 / 78 of 20 February 1978 laying down certain interim measures for the conserva­ New requests for licences may be submitted to replace tion and management of fishery resources applicable licences returned to the Commission . to vessels flying the flag of Spain (3) by the provisions of that Regulation and it would be appropriate to like­ Article 3 wise extend these provisions ; Whereas this set of measures must be extended This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August without delay and it is therefore necessary to adopt 1978 .

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

Done at Brussels, 24 July 1978 . For the Council The President J. ERTL

(') OJ No L 167, 24. 6. 1978 , p. 9 . (2) OJ No L 53, 25. 2. 1977, p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 49, 21 . 2. 1978 , p. 1 .

No L 203 /2 Official Journal of the European Communities 27 . 7 . 78

ANNEX

1 . Fishing quotas for the period 1 August to 30 September 1978 :

ICES Quantities Species division (in tonnes)

Hake VI 206 VII 702 VIII 849

Other species taken as by-catches of hake fishing in VI 412 accordance with Article 6 ( 1 ) of Regulation ( EEC) No VII 1 404 341 / 78 VIII 1 698

Anchovy VIII 280

2. Number of standard-vessel ( l ) licences that may be issued for each ICES zone

ICES Number of Type of fishing division standard vessels

VI 14 (a) Hake VII 50 VIII 57

VIII 140 (b) Anchovy

VIII 60 (c) Fishing exclusively with rods from vessels not exceeding 50 grt ; these vessels may not carry any other fishing gear on board

3 . Maximum number of standard vessels ( x ) which may fish simultaneously in any given zone for which a licence has been obtained

Number of standard vessels

Vessels carrying out the type of fishing referred to in point 2 (a)

VI 9 ICES division VII 32 VIII 44

50 Vessels referred to in point 2 (c)

(') A standard vessel is a vessel with a brake horse-power not exceeding 800 bhp . If the brake horse-power is greater than 800 bhp the following conversion factors will be applied : — vessels exceeding 800 but not exceeding 1 100 bhp «= 1.75, — vessels exceeding 1 100 but not exceeding I 500 bhp = 2.25 .