31985R3782

No L 363 / 28 31 . 12 . 85 Official Journal of the European Communities

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) No 3782 / 85 of 31 December 1985 amending for the sixth time Regulation ( EEC ) No 171 / 83 in particular by the addition of technical conservation measures applicable to maritime waters falling within the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Spain and Portugal

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

Article I Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community , Regulation ( EEC ) No 171 / 83 is hereby amended as follows : Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal , and in particular Article 396 thereof, 1 . In Article 1 :

( a ) the provisions in paragraph 1 relating to region 1 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission , are replaced by the following:

'Region 1 Whereas Article 26 of the Act of Accession in conjunction with Annex I , part XV , section 9 , amended Article 1 of All waters which lie to the north and the west of a Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 171 / 83 of 25 January 1983 line running from a point at latitude 48°N , laying down certain technical measures for the conservation longitude 18°W ; thence due north to latitude of fishery resources ('), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC ) 60°N ; thence due east to longitude 5°W ; thence No 3625 / 84 2 ), by extending the zones to include the due north to latitude 6O°30'N ; thence due east to maritime waters falling within the sovereignty or jurisdiction longitude 4° W ; thence due north to latitude 64 °N ; of Spain und Portugal and covered by the common fisheries thence due east to the coast of Norway ;'; policy ; ( b ) the following paragraph is added : Whereas , in accordance with Article 27 of the Act of '7 . The definition of the FAO regions , sub-regions and divisions referred to in this Accession in conjunction with Annex II , part IX , section 4 , the abovementioned Regulation ( EEC ) No 171 / 83 should be Regulation is given in a Commission Communication ( 4 ).' ; supplemented by technical conservation measures which take account of the particularities of the fisheries in these new ( c ) the following footnote is added : zones ; V ) OJ No C 335 , 24 . 12 . 1985 , p . 2 .'. Whereas Regulation ( EEC ) No 171 / 83 is no longer 2 . In Article 2 ( 2 ) and Article 4 ( 2 ), 31 December 1985 is applicable to the waters around the archipelago of Saint replaced by 31 March 1986 ; Pierre and Miquelon ;

3 . Article 5 is replaced by the following : Whereas pending a review of all the technical measures laid down in that Regulation , the date on which the Council was 'Article 5 to decide whether to increase certain mesh sizes should be extended ; Hake

T rawls , Danish seines or similar nets having mesh sizes Whereas to take account of the biological situation , the mesh smaller than 80 mm may not be used for directed fishing size applicable to the waters off the coast of the department of for hake in regions 2 , 3 and 5 .'; French Guiana must be amended ; 4 . The first indent of Article 12 ( 1 ) ( a ) is replaced by the Whereas under Article 2 ( 3 ) of the Treaty of Accession , the following : institutions of the Community may adopt before accession '— in regions 2 , 3 , 4 and 5 *; the measures referred to in Article 396 of the Act , such measures entering into force subject to and on the date of the entrv into force of the said Treaty , 5 . Article 12 ( 1 ) ( c ) is replaced by the following :

'( c ) without prejudice to Article 1 ( 1 ), in waters situated outside the regions falling within the (') OJ No L 24 , 27 . 1 . 1983 , p . 14 . sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Member States , ( 2 ) OJ No L 335 , 22 . 12 . 1984 , p . 3 . in regions 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 and 5 ;';

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6 . Tht following paragraph is added in Article 14 10 . The table in Annex V is replaced by that in Annex IV to this Regulation ; l5 . The use of beam trawls to fish for anchovies in ICtS sub-area VIII c is prohibited .'. 11 . Annex VI is supplemented by the data in Annex V to 7 . In Annex I the data relating to regions 3 to 6 are this Regulation . replaced and supplemented by those relating to regions 3 to 8 in Annex I to this Regulation ;

8 . In Annex II , the data relating to region 3 are replaced by those relating to regions 3 , 4 and 5 in Annex II to this Article 2 Regulation ;

9 . In Annex IV , the data relating to region 3 are replaced This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1986 , by those relating to regions 3 , 4 and 5 in Annex III to subject to the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of this Regulation ; Spain and Portugal .

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

Done at Brussels , 31 December 1985 .

For the Council The President R. STEICHEN

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ANNEX 1

Minimum Region Part of region Type of net mesh size mm )

3 All 65

4 Token entry Token entry

5 All 65

6 All 100

7 Token entry Token entry

8 Token entry Token entry

ANNEX 11

Minimum Species mesh size ( mm )

Region 3 Bastard sole (Dicologlossa cuneata) 40 Sardine (Sardina pilchardus) 20 Shrimps ( Crangon spp .) 20 Prawns (Parapenaeus longirostris 60 Prawns (Aristeus antennatus or Aristeomorpha foliacea) 45 Trumpet fish (Macrorhamphosus spp .) 25 Blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) 40 Eels ( except elvers ) ( Anguilla anguilla) 20 Sprat (Clupea sprattus) 1 6 Anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus ) 1 6 Sand-eel ( Ammodytidae) i 6 Herring (Clupea harengus) 40 Horse mackerel ( Trachurus trachurus) 40 Mackerel (Scomber scombrus) 40

Region 4 Token entry

Region 5 Spanish mackerel (Scomber japonicus) 20 Horse mackerel ( Trachurus picturatus} 20 Bogue (Boops boops ) 20 Sardine (Sardina pilchardus) 20

Region 6 Prawns (Penaeus subtilis) 45 Prawns (Penaeus brasiliensis) 45 Prawns (Xiphopenaeus kroyeri) 45

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ANNEX III

Minimum Region Part of region mesh size ( mm ) 3 50

4 Token entry Token entry

5 Token entry Token entry

ANNEX IV

Minimum size referred to in Article 11 ( 3 ) ( in cm Species Region 1 Region 2 Region 3 Region 4 Region 5

Cod (Gadus morhua) 34 ( 1 ) 30 (η 30 31 27 27 — — Haddock ( Melanogrammus aeglefinus) Hake ( Merluccius merluccius) 30 30 30 t. e. t.e . Plaice ( Pleuronectes platessa) 25 27 H 25 t. e. t.e . 28 28 28 — — Witch (Glyptocephalus cynoglossus) 25 25 25 t. e. — Lemon sole (Microstomus kitt ) Sole (Solea solea) 24 24 24 t. e. t.e . Turbot Psetta maxima ) 30 30 30 t. e. t.e . 30 30 30 t. e. — Brill (Scophthalmus rhombus) Megrim (Lepidorhombus spp .) 25 25 25 t.e . t.e . 27 23 t.e . — Whiting (Merlangius merlangus ) 27 ( 3 ) 15 — Dab (Limanda limanda) 23 (*) 15 t.e . 35 30 30 — — Saithe ( Pollachius virens) — — 12 t.e . t.e . Common sea bream (Pagellus bogaraveo) — — Red Mullet (Mullus surmuletus ) 15 t.e . t.e . — t. e. — t.e . t.e . Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax ) — — 58 t.e . Conger eel (Conger conger) t.e . — — 22 — — Pollack Pollachius pollachius) — t. e. t.e . t.e . Ling (Molva molva) 63 — — Shad (Alosa spp .) 30 t.e . t.e . — — 145 t.e . — Sturgeon (Acipenser sturio) — — t.e . Grey Mullet ( Mugil spp .) 20 t.e . — — 48 t.e . — Salmon Salmo salar) — — 23 t.e . — Trout ( Salmo trutta) — — t.e . — Flounder (Platichthys flesus) 20 r )

t.e . = token entry .

ANNEX V

Species Region Part of region Minimum size

Spanish mackerel 5 15 cm (Scomber japonicus)

Horse mackerel 5 14 cm ( Trachurus picturatus)