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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3151 /78 of 21 December 1978 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 COMMUNITIES, being included at a later date in the common agricultural policy, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 103 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Article 1 Whereas on 3 November 1976 the Council adopted a 1 . The catches which vessels flying the flag of set of resolutions concerning certain external and Sweden are authorized to make during the period internal aspects of the common fisheries policy ; 1 January to 28 February 1979 in the 200 nautical­ mile fishing zones of the Member States in the North Whereas the Community and the Kingdom of Sea, Skagerrak, Kattegat, the Baltic Sea, the Labrador Sweden have signed a Framework Agreement on Sea , the Davis Strait, Baffin Bay and the Atlantic fisheries ; Ocean north of 43°00' N which are covered by Com­ munity rules on fisheries shall be limited to the quotas set out in Annex I. Whereas the Commission has submitted the Agreement to the Council for approval ; 2 . Notwithstanding paragraph 1 unavoidable by-catches of a species for which no quota is Whereas fishing from Swedish vessels in the established in a zone shall be permitted within the Community's fishing zone is authorized until limits fixed in the conservation measures in force in 31 December 1978 by virtue of Council Regulation the zone concerned . (EEC) No 1850/78 of 25 July 1978 laying down certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels 3 . By-catches in a given zone of a species for flying the flag of Sweden (*); which a quota is established in that zone shall be counted against the quota concerned. Whereas consultations between delegations from the Community and Sweden about their reciprocal Article 2 fishing rights in 1979 have not yet been concluded ;

1 . Vessels fishing under the quotas established in Whereas the two delegations have recommended to Article J shall comply with the conservation and their authorities that they adopt interim arrangements control measures and all other provisions governing to permit the continuation of their reciprocal fishing fishing in the zones referred to in Article 1 . pending the adoption of definitive arrangements for 1979 ; 2 . Vessels referred to in paragraph 1 shall keep a logbook in which the information specified in Whereas in order to prevent interruption of fishing Annex II is to be entered. from Swedish vessels in the Community zone appropriate measures will have to be adopted before 1 January 1979 ; 3 . Vessels referred to in paragraph 1 shall transmit to the Commission, according to the rules set out in Annex III, the information specified in the Annex. Whereas it is necessary to adopt such measures on the basis of Article 103 of the Treaty subject to their 4. The registration letters and numbers of the vessels referred to in paragraph 1 must be clearly marked on the bow of the vessel on both sides . 0 ) OJ No L 211 , 1 . 8 . 1978, p. 20.

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Article 3 (h) call sign and radio frequency ; ( i) intended method of fishing; 1 . Fishing within ICES divisions IV and VI under the quotas established in Article 1 shall be subject to (j ) intended area of fishing; the holding on board of a licence issued by the (k) species for which it is intended to fish; Commission on behalf of the Community and to the observance of the conditions set out in the licence. ( 1) period for which a licence is requested.

2. The number of licences which may be issued for Article 5 the purpose of paragraph 1 , including those which remain valid according to paragraph 3 , shall be limited to 112 . Each licence shall be valid for one vessel orjly. When several vessels are taking part in the same fishing operation, each vessel shall be in possession of a 3 . Licences issued pursuant to Regulation (EEC) licence . No 2578/78 of 30 October 1978 laying down the number of licences for vessels flying the flag of Article 6 Sweden for fishing within the 200-mile fishing zones of the Member States ( 1 ) shall remain valid if so requested by Swedish authorities until 28 February The competent authorities of the Member States shall 1979 at the latest. take appropriate steps, including the regular inspection of vessels, to ensure the enforcement of this Regulation . Article 4 Article 7 When an application for a licence is submitted to the Commission, the following information shall be Where an infringement is duly established the supplied : Member States shall, without delay, inform the Commission of the name of the vessel involved and ( a) name of the vessel ; of any action they have taken. (b) registration number ; ( c) external identification letters and numbers ; Article 8 (d) port of registration ; This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of (e) name and address of the owner or charterer; its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. (f) gross tonnage and overall length ; (g) engine power ; It shall apply until 28 February 1979.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 December 1978 .

For the Council The President Otto Graf LAMBSDORFF

(M OJ No L 309, 1 . 11 . 1978, p. 11 .

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ANNEX I Fishing quotas for the period 1 January to 28 February 1979 (tonnes) Species ICES division Quantity

Cod HI b), c), d) 250 III a) north ( Skagerrak) ( 1 ) III a) south ( Kattegat) 560 ( :) IV 65 Haddock III a) 415 O IV 100 Whiting III a) north (Skagerrak) 65 (*) III a) south ( Kattegat) 90 O IV 16 Plaice III a) north ( Skagerrak) 65 H III a) south ( Kattegat) 65 O IV 13 Mackerel IV + III a) north (Skagerrak ) 850 (2) IV 4 400 Sprat III a) 9 ( 1 ) Blue whiting IV, VI (3) 660 Herring III a) north (Skagerrak) (4) 0 III a) south (Kattegat) 2 500 i 1) III b), c), d) 500 IV token entry Ling IV, VI (3) 65 Salmon III b), c), d). 10

1) To be reduced by the quantities taken in the parts of Skagerrak under Norwegian and Swedish jurisdiction and/or in the part of Kattegat under Swedish jurisdiction . (2) Of which 625 tonnes in ICES division IV, north of 60° N and west of 2° E. (3) North of 56°30' N. (4) East of the line connecting Lindesnes to Hanstholm .

ANNEX 11 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

1 . 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 date, the time and the geographical position of the vessel . (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 European 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 DAT DAN

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Name of radio station Call sign of radio station PCH Scheveningen Oostende OST North Foreland GNF Humber GKZ Cullercoats GCC Wick GKR Oban ' GNE GPK Portpatrick GLV Anglesey Ilfracombe GIL Niton GNI Stonehaven GND Portshead GKA GKB GKC Land 's End GLD Valentia EJK Malin Head EJM Boulogne FEB Brest FFU Saint-Nazaire FFO Bordeaux-Arcachon FFC Prins Christians Sund OZN OXF Julianehåb Godthåb OXI Central Godthåb Holsteinsborg OYS Godhavn OZM Stockholm SDJ Goteborg 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 'Pecheur 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;

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— 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 transmission ; ' — 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), — 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).