31990R3937

31 . 12 . 90 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 378 / 87

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) No 3937/ 90

of 20 December 1990

fixing, for 1991 , certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources, applicable to vessels flying the flag of a Member State, other than Spain and Portugal, in waters falling under the sovereignty or within the jurisdiction of Spain

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES , Whereas the specific conditions governing the fishing activities of such vessels should be laid down;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Whereas the fishing activities covered by the Regulation are Economic Community , subject to the control measures provided for by Regulation (EEC) No 2241 / 87 (*), as amended by Regulation (EEC) Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and No 3483 / 88 (2), as well as to the specific procedures Portugal , and in particular Article 164 thereof, drawn up in accordance with Article 164 (4) of the Act of Accession ,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas, pursuant to Article 164 of the Act of Accession, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : it is for the Council to fix the fishing possibilities and the corresponding number of Community vessels which may fish in Atlantic waters falling under the sovereignty or within the jurisdiction of Spain and covered by the Article 1 International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES ); The number of vessels flying the flag of a Member State, other than Spain and Portugal, authorized to fish in waters Whereas these possibilities are determined, with respect to falling under the sovereignty or within the jurisdiction of species subject to the system of total allowable catches Spain as provided for in Article 164 of the Act of Accession (TACS) and quotas, on the basis of the fishing possibilities and the procedures governing access, shall be as set out in the Annex . allocated and, with respect to species not subject to the TAC and quota system, according to the relative stability of stocks and the need to ensure their conservation;

Article 2 Whereas specialized fishing activities shall be carried out with the same quantitative limits as those specified for This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1991 . Spanish vessels authorized to carry out their fishing activities in the waters of Member States apart from Portugal ; It shall be applicable until 31 December 1991 .

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

Done at Brussels, 20 December 1990.

For the Council

The President

P. BUKMAN

(!) OJ No L 207 , 29 . 7 . 1987 , p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 306 , 11 . 11 . 1988 , p. 2 .

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ANNEX

EEC — SPAIN I. General fishing

Total number of vessels Period of ICES zone Authorized fishing Species fishing (') gear Basic list Periodic list authorization

Hake VIII , IX Long-lines, trawls Year round (vessels over 100 GRT) (Merluccius merluccius) I Il\ II\i Monkfish VIII , IX Trawl Year round (Lophius piscatorius) (Lophius boudegassa) liIIliI-III\ Megrim VIII , IX Trawl \ . 10 . 5 (2) Year round ( France) (France) (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis) (Lepidorhombus boscii) f 11IIIIIIIIII\ Norway lobster VIII , IX Trawl 1 Year round (Nephrops norvegicus) Pollack VIII , IX Trawl li||llIl\

(Pollachius pollachius) Year round U U

(') Waters falling under the sovereignty and within the jurisdiction of the Kingdom of Spain. (2) Total number of standard vessels per Member State; standard vessel means a vessel having a brake horsepower equal to 700 horsepower (bhp). The conversion rates for vessels having a different engine power are the same as those defined in Article 158 (2) of the Act of Accession.

II. Specialized fishing

Total number of vessels Period of ICES zone Authorized fishing Species fishing 0 ) gear Basic list Periodic list . authorization

k All VIII , IX Long-lines 25 10 Year round (vessels under 100 GRT) Rods 64 Year round ( vessels under 50 GRT)

Anchovy VIII Seine 40 Between ( France) 1 March and (Engraulis encrasicholus) 30 June as main catch

Anchovy VIII Seine 20 Between (France) 1 July and (Engraulis encrasicholus) 31 October as live bait

Sardine VIII Seine 71 40 Between (vessels under 100 GRT) ( France) (France) 1 January (Sardina pilchardus) and. 28 February between 1 July and 31 December (') Waters falling under the sovereignty and within the jurisdiction of the Kingdom of Spain.

Period of Quantity ICES Authorized Total number Species of vessels fishing (tonnes) zone (') . fishing gear authorization

All except Thunnidae Unlimited VIII , IX Unlimited Year round gill-nets (') Waters falling under the sovereignty and within the jurisdiction of the Kingdom of Spain.