31978R1850

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1850/78 of 25 July 1978 laying down certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Sweden

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 3 . By-catches in a given zone of a species for which a quota is established in that zone shall be counted Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European against the quota concerned. Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof, Article 2 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 1 . Vessels fishing under the quotas established in Arti­ Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia­ cle 1 shall comply with the conservation and control ment ( x ), measures and all other provisions governing fishing in the zones referred to in Article 1 . Whereas on 3 November 1976 the Council adopted a set of resolutions concerning certain external and 2 . Vessels referred to in paragraph 1 shall keep a log­ internal aspects of the common fisheries policy; book in which the information specified in Annex II is to be entered . Whereas the Community and Sweden have signed a Framework Agreement on fisheries ; 3 . Vessels referred to in paragraph 1 shall transmit to the Commission, according to the rules set out in Annex Whereas the Community and Sweden have held consul­ III, the information specified in that Annex. tations concerning their mutual fishing allocations for 1978 ; 4. The registration letters and numbers of the vessels referred to in paragraph 1 must be clearly marked on Whereas during the consultations the delegations agreed the bow of the vessel on both sides . to recommend to their authorities that they fix certain catch quotas for 1978 for vessels of the other party; 5 . Paragraphs 2 and 3 shall apply from 15 September 1978 . Whereas the Community must adopt in its fishing zone specific measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag Article 3 of Sweden, 1 . From 30 September 1978 , fishing within ICES divisions IV and VI under the quotas established in HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 shall be subject to the holding on board of a licence issued by the Commission on behalf of the Community and to the observance of the conditions set Article 1 out in the licence.

1 . The catches which vessels flying the flag of Sweden 2 . The Council shall, acting on a proposal from the are authorized to make in 1978 in the 200 nautical-mile Commission, establish the number of licences to be fishing zones of the Member States in the North Sea, issued after consultations with the Swedish authorities Skagerrak, Kattegat, the Baltic Sea, the Labrador Sea, so that they are commensurate with the quotas set out the Davis Strait, Baffin Bay and the Atlantic Ocean in Annex I. north of 43° 00' N which are covered by Community rules on fisheries shall be limited to the quotas set out in Annex I. Article 4

2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1 unavoidable by­ When an application for a licence is submitted to the catches of a species for which no quota is established in Commission, the following information shall be sup­ a zone shall be permitted within the limits fixed in the plied : conservation measures in force in the zone concerned . ( a) name of the vessel ; (b ) registration number ; (!) OJ No C 182, 31 . 7. 1978 , p. 55 . (c) external identification letters and numbers ;

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d) port of registration; Article 6 e) name and address of the owner or charterer ; The competent authorities of the Member States shall f) gross tonnage and overall length; take appropriate steps, including the regular inspection of vessels, to ensure the enforcement of this Regulation. g) engine power ; h) call sign and radio frequency; Article 7 i) intended method of fishing; Where an infringement is duly established the Member j) intended area of fishing; States shall, without delay, inform the Commission of k) species for which it is intended to fish ; the name of the vessel involved and details of any action they have taken. 1) period for which a licence is requested.

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Article 5 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Each licence shall be valid for one vessel only. When . Communities . several vessels are taking part in the same fishing oper­ ation, each vessel shall be in possession of a licence. It shall apply until 31 December 1978 .

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

Done at Brussels , 25 July 1978 .

For the Council The President

J. ERTL

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ANNEX I

Fishing quotas for the period 1 January to 31 December 1978

(tonnes)

Species ICES division Quantity

God IIIb),c),d) 3 000 IV 500 Haddock IV 800 IV 600 Whiting Plaice and other flat fish IV 80 Mackerel IV + HI a) north (Skagerrak) 7 000 (x) IV 10 000 Sprat III a) 22 500 IV, VI (2) 5 000 Blue whiting Herring III a) 27 000 ( 3) III b) , c), d) 3000 IV, VI (») 500 Ling IV 5 000 Norway pout Sandeel IV 5000 Salmon III b),c),d) 0.5 Other than herring, Unlimited mackerel and sprat III a) ( 4)

( ) Of which 5 000 tonnes in ICES division IV. (a) North of 56° 30' N. (s) Of which no more than 5 000 tonnes may be fished in ICES division III a ) north (Skagerrak) east of the line connecting Lindesnes to Hanstholm . (4) Subject to any further consultations between the parties concerned .

ANNEX II

The following details are to be entered in the log-book after each haul : 1 . The quantity (in kg) of each species caught; 2 . The date and the time of the haul ; 3 . The geographical position in which the catches were made ; 4 . The fishing method used.

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ANNEX III

The information to be transmitted to the Commission and the timetable for its transmission are as follows :

1.1 . On each occasion the vessel enters the 200 nautical-mile fishing zone off the coasts of the Member States of the Community which is covered by Community rules on fisheries : (a ) the information specified under point 1.4 below; ( b) the quantity (in kg) of each species of fish in the hold ; (c) when and where fishing is to commence.

1.2 . On each occasion the vessel leaves the 200 nautical-mile fishing zone off the coasts of the Member States of the Community which is covered by Community rules on fisheries : (a) the information specified under point 1.4 below ; (b) the quantity (in kg) of each species of fish in the hold ; ( c) the quantity (in kg) of each species caught since the previous transmission; ( d) the ICES division or ICNAF zone in which the catches were taken ; (e) the quantity (in kg) of each species transferred to other vessels since the vessel entered the Community fishing zone and the identification of the vessel to which the transfer was made ; (f) the quantity (in kg) of each species landed in a port of the Community since the vessel entered the Community fishing zone.

1.3 . At weekly intervals, commencing on the seventh day after the vessel first enters the fishing zone of the Member States : (a) the information specified under point 1.4 below ; ( b) the quantity (in kg) of each species caught since the previous transmission ; (c) the ICES division or ICNAF zone in which the catches were made.

1.4 . ( a) The name, call sign, identification numbers and letters of the vessel and the name of its master ; (b) the licence number if the vessel is under licence; ( c) the serial number of the message; (d) identification of the type of message; (e) the date , the time and the geographical position of the vessel.

2.1 . The information specified under point 1 shall be transmitted to the Commission of the Euro­ pean Communities in Brussels ( telex address 21877 COMEU) via one of the radio stations listed under point 3 below and in the form specified under point 4 .

2.2 . If it is impossible for reasons of force majeure for the message to be transmitted by the vessel, it may be transmitted on the vessel's behalf by another vessel . 3 . Name of radio station Call sign of radio station Skagen OXP Blåvand OXB Norddeich DAF DAK DAH DAL DAI DAM DAJ DAN Scheveningen PCH Oostende OST North Foreland GNF Humber GKZ Cullercoats GCC Wick GKR Oban GNE Portpatrick GPK

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Name of radio station Call sign of radio station Anglesey GLV Ilfracombe GIL Niton GNI Stonehaven GND Portshead GKA GKB GKC Land's End GLD Valentia EJK Malin Head EJM FFB Boulogne Brest FFU Saint-Nazaire FFO Bordeaux- Arcachon FFC Prins Christians Sund OZN 3XF Julianehåb Central Godthåb OXI Godthaåb OYS Holsteinsborg Godhavn OZM Stockholm SDJ Göteborg SDG

4 . Form of communications . Transmission of the information specified under point 1 shall take the form of messages preceded by the words ' Pêcheur Brussels ' and the information elements shall be given in the following order : — the code ' Pêcheur Brussels'; — name of vessel ; — call sign ; — external identification letters and numbers ; — serial number of the message for the voyage in question ; — indication of the type of message according to the following code : — message — when entering the Community zone : ' IN ', — message — when leaving the Community zone : ' OUT', — weekly message : 'WKL'; — the geographical position ; — the ICES division or ICNAF zone in which fishing is expected to commence ; — the date on which fishing is expected to commence ; — the quantity ( in kg) of each species of fish in the hold using the code mentioned in point 5 below ; — the quantity ( in kg) of each species caught since the previous transmission using the code mentioned in point 5 below ; —- the ICES division or ICNAF zone in which the catches were made ; — the quantity ( in kg ) of each species transferred to other vessels since the previous transmission ; — the name and call sign of the vessel to which the transfer was made ; — the quantity ( in kg) of each species landed in a port of the Community since the previous trans­ mission ; — name of the master.

5 . The code to be used to indicate the quantities of fish on board as mentioned in point 4 above : — A : Deep-water prawn ( Pandalus borealis ), — B : Hake ( Merluccius merluccius ), — C : Greenland halibut ( Reinhardtius hippoglossoides ), — D : Cod ( Gadus morhua ), — E : Haddock ( Melanogrammus aeglefinus ),

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— F : Halibut ( Hippoglossus hippoglossus), — G : Mackerel ( Scomber scombrus ), — H : Horse-mackerel (Trachurus trachurus), — I : Round-nose grenadier ( Coryphaenoides rupestris ), — J : Saithe ( Pollachius virens ), — K : Whiting ( Merlangius merlangus), — L : Herring ( Clupea harengus), — M : Sandeel ( Ammodytes sp.), — N : Sprat ( Clupea sprattus), — O : Plaice ( Pleuronectes platessa ), — P : Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii ), — Q : Ling ( Molva molva), — R : Other, — S : Shrimp ( Penaeidae ). — T: Anchovy ( Engraulis encrasicolus ).