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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 4031 / 86
of 18 December 1986
establishing, for 1987, 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
Whereas the specific conditions governing the fishing
activities of such vessels should be laid down;
Whereas the fishing activities covered by this Regulation
are subject to the control measures provided for by Council
Regulation (EEC) No 2057 / 82 of 29 June 1982
establishing certain control measures for fishing activities
by vessels of the Member States (*), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 4027 / 86 ( 2 ), as well as to the specific
detailed rules drawn up in accordance with Article 164 (4 );
of the Act of Accession ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community ,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and
Portugal , and in particular Article 164 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Whereas , pursuant to Article 164 of the Act of Accession ,
it is for the Council to decide on 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 International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
( ICES);
Whereas these possibilities are determined , with respect to
species subject to the system total allowable catches and
quotas , on the basis of the fishing possibilities allocated
and , with respect to species not subject to the TAC system
and quotas , according to the relative stability of stocks and
the need to ensure their conservation;
Whereas specialized fishing activities shall be carried out
with the same quantitative limits as those specified for
Spanish vessels authorized to carry out their fishing
activities in the waters of Member States apart from
Portugal ;
Article 1
The number of vessels flying the flag of a Member State of
the Community , other than Spain and Portugal , authorized
to fish in waters falling under the sovereignty or within the
jurisdiction of Spain as provided for in Article 164 of the
Act of Accession and the rules governing access , shall be set
out in the Annex .
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1987 .
It shall be applicable until 31 December 1987 .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States .
Done at Brussels , 18 December 1986 .
For the Council
The President
M. JOPLING
( J ) OJ No L 220 , 29 . 7 . 1982 , p. 1 .
( 2 ) See page 4 of this Official Journal .
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ANNEX
EEC — SPAIN
I. General fishing
Total number of vessels
Species
ICES zone
0 ) Authorized fishing gear
Period of
fishing
authorizationBasic list Period list
Hake
(Merluccius merluccius)
VIII , IX Long-lines , trawls
( vessels over 100 grt )
year-round
Monkfish
(Lophius piscatomus)
(Lophius boudegassa)
VIII , IX Trawl
year-round
Megrim
(Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis)
(Lepidorhombus boscii)
VIII , IX Trawl
10
(France)
5 (2 )
(France)
year-round
Norway Lobster
(Nephrops norvegicas)
VIII , IX Trawl
year-round
Pollack
(Pollachius pollachius)
VIII , IX Trawl
year-round
(') Waters falling under the sovereignty and within the jurisdiction of the Kingdom of Spain .
( 2 ) Total number of standard vessels per Member State ; standard vessels 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
Species
ICES zone
(») Authorized fishing gear
Period of
fishing
authorizationBasic list Period list
All VIII , IX Long-lines
(vessels under 100 grt )
Rods
(vessels under 50 grt )
25 10
64
year-round
year-round
Anchovy
(Engraulis encrasicolus)
as main catch
VIII Seine 40
(France)
between
1. 3 . and
30 . 6 .
Anchovy
(Engraulis encrasicolus )
as live bait
VIII Seine 20
(France)
between
1 . 7 . and
31 . 10 .
Sardine
(Sardina pilchardus)
VIII Seine
(vessels under 100 grt
71
(France )
40
(France)
between
1 . 1 i and
28 . 2 . and
and 1 . 7 .
and 31 . 12 .
(') Waters falling under the sovereignty and within the jurisdiction of the Kingdom of Spain .
Species Quantity
( tonnes)
ICES zone (')
Total number
of vessels
Period of
fishing
authorization
Thunmdae unlimited VIII , IX Unlimited year-round
t 1 ) Waters falling under the sovereignty and within the jurisdiction of the Kingdom of Spain .
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