31978R2575

1 . 11 . 78 No L 309/5 Official Journal of the European Communities

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2575 /78 of 30 October 1978 extending the area within which vessels flying the flag of Norway are permitted by Regulation (EEC) No 1849/78 to fish for certain species

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the acceptance of Norway s request requires COMMUNITIES, an amendment to Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 1849 /78 ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 103 Whereas these measures must be taken without delay, thereof, and it is therefore necessary to adopt them as interim measures on the basis of Article 103 of the Treaty, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, subject to their being included at a later date in the Whereas by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1849/78 of common agricultural policy, 25 July 1978 laying down certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Norway (*), as HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2084/78 (2), the Community allocated to Norwegian vessels a quota Article 1 for the fishing of mackerel of the so-called western stock ; Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 1849/78 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto. Whereas the Norwegian authorities have requested that the area in which this quota may be fished be extended to certain parts of ICES sub-area VII ; Article 2

Whereas the Community should facilitate the full utili­ This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its zation of the quotas allocated to Norwegian vessels publication in the Official Journal of the European having regard to the importance of maintaining reci­ Communities. procal fishing possibilities for Community vessels in Norwegian waters ; 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, 30 October 1978 . For the Council

The President

J. ERTL

(») OJ No L 211 , 1 . 8 . 1978, p. 13 . I2) OJ No L 240, 1 . 9. 1978, p. 60.

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ANNEX

'ANNEX I Fishing quotas for the period 1 January to 31 December 1978

(tonnes)

Fishing zones Species ICES sub-area or division Quantity or ICNAF zone

IIIa) (1) 2 500 Herring Via) (2) 4 120 Mackerel IV and IIIa) north (Skagerrak) 65 000 (3) Via) (2) + VIId) + Vile) + 42 500 VIIf) + VIIh) Horse-mackerel IV, VI, VII Unlimited Sprat IV 80 000 IIIa) 15 000 Cod IV 6 000 Haddock IV 5 000 Saithe IV and IIIa) north (Skagerrak) 14 000 IV 8 000 Whiting Plaice IV 1 000 Sandeel IV 35 000 («) IV Norway pout/blue whiting 35 000 («) Blue whiting II, VI, VII, XIV Unlimited Ling, blue ling, tusk IV, VI, VII 20 000 Dogfish IV, VI, VII 12 500 (5) Basking shark, porbeagle IV, VI, VII Unlimited Northern deep water prawn ICNAF 0 + 1 (6) 8 910 (7) XIV (Pandalus borealis) Experimental fishery only Halibut, Greenland halibut and redfish ICNAF 0 + 1 (*) and XIV 4 000 (8) Other IV 5 000 Other than herring, mackerel, sprat and saithe Unlimited (9) IIIa) north (Skagerrak)

(') East of the line connecting Lindesnes to Hanstholm. (2) North of 56° 30' N. (J) Of which up to 9 000 tonnes in ICES division IIIa) north (Skagerrak). {*) Within the total quota of these two species up to 20 000 tonnes may be interchanged. (5) This quota does not include catches between 6 and 12 nautical miles from the base-lines of the UK, which are allowed under the conditions laid down in the Anglo-Norwegian Fishery Agreement of 1964. (*) East of the median line. (*) This quota is divided as follows : 824 tonnes in ICNAF zone 1 A (north of 69° 30' N), so called zone 1 , 773 tonnes in ICNAF zone 1 A (south of 69° 30 ' N) + 1 B (north of 68° 00 ' N), so called zone 2, 6 180 tonnes in ICNAF zone 1 B (south of 68° 00' N) + 1 C, so called zone 3, 1 133 tonnes in ICNAF zone 1 D, E, F, so called zone 4. (*) Of which a maximum of 3 000 tonnes may be taken in either the West Greenland zones or the East Greenland zone. (*) Subject to any further consultations between the parties concerned.'