Regulation 1983/179 - Interim measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Sweden - Main contents

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Legal instrument	Regulation
Number legal act	Regulation 1983/179
Original proposal	COM(1983)9
CELEX number i	31983R0179

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Council Regulation (EEC) No 179/83 of 25 January 1983 laying down certain interim measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Sweden

Official Journal L 024 , 27/01/1983 P. 0089 - 0096

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( 1 ) OJ NO L 226 , 29 . 8 . 1980 , P . 2 .

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 179/83 OF 25 JANUARY 1983 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 ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE FISHERIES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE GOVERNMENT OF SWEDEN ( 1 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLES 2 AND 6 ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

WHEREAS IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO ADOPT BEFORE 31 DECEMBER 1982 DEFINITIVE RULES FOR FISHING BY SWEDISH VESSELS IN THE COMMUNITY FISHERIES ZONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONCLUSIONS OF THE CONSULTATIONS WHICH TOOK PLACE ;

WHEREAS THE AGREEMENT OF 19 DECEMBER 1966 BETWEEN DENMARK , NORWAY AND SWEDEN ON MUTUAL ACCESS TO FISHING IN SKAGERRAK AND KATTEGAT PROVIDES THAT EACH PARTY SHALL GRANT ACCESS TO FISHING BY VESSELS OF THE OTHER PARTIES WITHIN ITS FISHING ZONE IN SKAGERRAK AND PART OF KATTEGAT SEAWARDS OF FOUR NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE BASELINES , WITHOUT QUANTITATIVE LIMITATIONS ;

WHEREAS THE CONVENTION OF 31 DECEMBER 1932 BETWEEN DENMARK AND SWEDEN CONCERNING FISHING CONDITIONS IN THE MARITIME WATERS BORDERING ON BOTH PARTIES PROVIDES THAT EACH PARTY SHALL GRANT ACCESS TO FISHING BY VESSELS OF THE OTHER PARTY WITHIN ITS FISHING ZONE IN THE KATTEGAT SEAWARDS OF THREE NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE COAST AND IN CERTAIN PARTS OF OERESUND AND THE BALTIC SEA UP TO THE BASELINES , WITHOUT QUANTITATIVE LIMITATIONS ;

WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO RE-ESTABLISH AS SOON AS POSSIBLE RECIPROCAL FISHING BY VESSELS OF THE TWO PARTIES IN THE FISHERIES ZONE OF THE OTHER , IT IS NECESSARY THAT THE COMMUNITY ADOPT IMMEDIATELY INTERIM RULES AUTHORIZING FISHING BY SWEDISH VESSELS IN THE COMMUNITY FISHERIES ZONES ;

WHEREAS , CONSEQUENTLY , THIS MEASURE SHOULD BE ADOPTED ON A TEMPORARY BASIS , SUBJECT TO ITS LATER INCLUSION IN THE DEFINITIVE RULES TO BE ADOPTED UNDER ARTICLE 43 OF THE TREATY ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

1 . FISHING BY VESSELS FLYING THE FLAG OF SWEDEN IN THE 200-NAUTICAL-MILE ZONE OF THE MEMBER STATES IN THE NORTH SEA , SKAGERRAK , KATTEGAT , THE BALTIC SEA , THE LABRADOR SEA , DAVIS STRAIT , BAFFIN BAY AND THE ATLANTIC OCEAN NORTH OF 43} N SHALL BE AUTHORIZED UNTIL 30 APRIL 1983 FOR THE SPECIES REFERRED TO IN ANNEX I WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHICAL AND QUANTITATIVE LIMITS LAID DOWN THEREIN AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS LAID DOWN IN THIS REGULATION .

2 . NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH 1 , FISHING BY VESSELS FLYING THE FLAG OF SWEDEN IS AUTHORIZED WITHOUT QUANTITATIVE LIMITS IN THE SKAGERRAK , KATTEGAT AND OERESUND .

3 . FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS REGULATION :

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  THE SKAGERRAK IS THE AREA 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 THE SKAGEN LIGHTHOUSE TO THE LIGHTHOUSE OF TISTLARNA AND FROM THERE TO THE NEAREST COAST OF SWEDEN ,

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  THE KATTEGAT IS THE AREA LIMITED IN THE NORTH BY A LINE DRAWN FROM SKAGEN LIGHTHOUSE TO THE LIGHTHOUSE OF TISTLARNA AND FROM THERE TO THE NEAREST COAST OF SWEDEN AND IN THE SOUTH BY A LINE DRAWN FROM HASENORE HEAD TO GNIBEN POINT , FROM KORSHAGE TO SPODSBJERG , AND FROM GILBJERG HEAD TO THE KULLEN ,

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  OERESUND IS THE AREA LIMITED IN THE NORTH BY A LINE DRAWN FROM GILBJERG POINT TO THE KULLEN AND IN THE SOUTH BY A LINE DRAWN FROM THE LIGHTHOUSE OF STEVNS TO THE LIGHTHOUSE OF FALSTERBO .

4 . FISHING AUTHORIZED UNDER PARAGRAPHS 1 AND 2 SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE PARTS OF THE 200-NAUTICAL-MILE...

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