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Council Regulation (EEC) No 1394/83 of 31 May 1983 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1009/83 laying down for 1983 certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Norway

Official Journal L 141 , 01/06/1983 P. 0057 - 0058

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1394/83

of 31 May 1983

amending Regulation (EEC) No 1009/83 laying down for 1983 certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Norway

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 170/83 of 25 January 1983 establishing a Community system for the conservation and management of fishery resources (1), and in particular Articles 3 and 11 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1009/83 (2) certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Norway were laid down for 1983;

Whereas, following scientific advice, fishing for the northern and central North Sea herring stocks is authorized for a limited quantity;

Whereas, pending the results of current consultations with Norway and a final Council decision, it is appropriate to allocate a provisional quota of herring of 3 500 tonnes applicable to vessels flying the flag of Norway and to authorize such vessels to commence fishing on the northern and central North Sea herring stocks from 1 June 1983;

Whereas it is necessary to grant that provisional allocation to ICES divisions IV a) and b),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 1009/83 is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

It shall apply from 1 June 1983.

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

Done at Brussels, 31 May 1983.

For the Council

The President

• I. 

  KIECHLE

• (1) 

  OJ No L 24, 27. 1. 1983, p. 1.

• (2) 

  OJ No L 115, 30. 4. 1983, p. 11.

ANNEX

'ANNEX I

Fishing quotas

(tonnes)

1.2.3 // // // // Species // Area within which fishing is authorized // Quantity // // // // Mackerel // ICES VI a) (1) + VII d), e), f), h) + II a) // 22 000 // Herring // ICES VI a) (1) // 7 000 // Sprat // ICES IV // 40 000 // Cod // ICES IV // 8 000 // Haddock // ICES IV // 18 000 // Saithe // ICES IV and Skagerrak (2) // 33 000 // Whiting // ICES IV // 7 000 // Plaice // ICES IV // 5 000 // Herring // ICES IV c) // 4 000 (3) // Sand-eel, Norway pout, blue whiting // ICES IV // 70 000 (4) // Blue whiting // ICES II, IV a), VI a) (1), VI b), VII (5), XIV // 160 000 (6) // Blue ling // ICES IV, V b), VI, VII // 1 000 (7) // Ling and tusk // ICES IV, V b), VI, VII // 22 000 (7) (8) // Dogfish // ICES IV, VI, VII // 2 000 (9) // Basking shark (10) // ICES IV, VI, VII // 800 (9) // Porbeagle // ICES IV, VI, VII // 500 // Northern deep-water prawn // NAFO 1 (11) // 500 // (Pandalus borealis) // ICES XIV + V a) // 2 000 // Greenland halibut // NAFO 1 // 500 (12) // // ICES XIV + V a) // 500 (12) // Halibut // NAFO 1 // 200 (12) // Other species (13) // ICES IV // 5 000 // Herring // ICES IV a), b) (14) // 3 500 // // //

• (1) 

  North of 56°30'N.

• (2) 

  Limited in the west by a line drawn from the lighthouse of Hanstholm to the lighthouse of Lindesnes and in the south by a line drawn from Skagen lighthouse to the lighthouse of Tistlarna and from there to the nearest coast of Sweden.

• (3) 

  From this quota catches made between 1 October and 31 December 1982 shall be deducted. The remainder may be fished only until 28 February 1983.

• (4) 

  Of which sand-eel alone not more than 60 000 tonnes or Norway pout and blue whiting together not more than 50 000 tonnes. Up to 10 000 tonnes of the Norway pout quota may be fished in ICES VI a) north of 56°30'N. However, this quantity should be deducted from the quota of sand-eel, Norway pout and blue whiting in ICES IV.

• (5) 

  West of 12°W.

• (6) 

  Of which no more than 40 000 tonnes may be fished in ICES division IV a).

• (7) 

  Of which a by-catch of 20 % of cod per ship, at any moment, is authorized in ICES sub-areas VI and VII. However, this percentage may be exceeded in the first 24 hours following the beginning of the fishing on a specific fishing ground. The total magnitude of by-catches should not exceed 1 000 tonnes of which not more than 300 tonnes should be cod.

• (8) 

  Of which ling may be a maximum of 17 000 tonnes and tusk a maximum of 9 000 tonnes.

• (9) 

  This quota does not include catches taken in the areas defined in Annex II.

• (10) 

  Basking shark liver.

• (11) 

  South of 68°N.

• (10) 

  By-catches of cod should not exceed 10 %.

• (13) 

  Excluding shrimps.

• (14) 

  Fishing for herring in the whole of ICES division IV b) is prohibited from 15 August to 30 September 1983 and east of 3°E throughout the year.'

This summary has been adopted from EUR-Lex.