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AGREEMENT

in the form of an exchange of letters establishing fishing arrangements between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway for 1982

Letter No 1

Sir,

With reference to the consultations which have been held between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway pursuant to Articles 2 and 7 of the Agreement on fisheries between the Parties, I have the honour to propose that the Community and Norway take the measures necessary to implement the arrangements set out in the Annex to this letter.

I would be grateful if you would confirm your Government's agreement to this proposal.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

On behalf of

the Council of the European Communities

Letter No 2

Sir,

I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of today's date, which reads as follows:

'With reference to the consultations which have been held between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway pursuant to Articles 2 and 7 of the Agreement on fisheries between the Parties, I have the honour to propose that the Community and Norway take the measures necessary to implement the arrangements set out in the Annex to this letter.

I would be grateful if you would confirm your Government's agreement to this proposal.'.

I have the honour to confirm that the Government of Norway is in agreement with your proposal.

Please accept, Sir, the assurance of my highest consideration.

For the Government of

the Kingdom of Norway

ANNEX

I. JOINT STOCKS

1. The total allowable catches (TACs) for the stocks mentioned in Table 1 shall for 1982 be as indicated in that table. If new scientific recommendations are made by ACFM, the Parties will review these TAC's.

2. The TACs referred to in paragraph 1 shall be divided between the Parties as indicated in Table 1.

3. As regards other joint stocks, each Party shall authorize fishing by vessels of the other Party within the areas and the quantitative limits set out in Table 2.

4. Each Party shall inform the other Party of allocations granted to third countries for fishing on the stocks referred to in Table 1.

5. The Parties shall supply each other with monthly catch statistics for fishing on the stocks referred to in Table 1 by their own vessels.

Communication of these statistics shall take place at the latest on the last day of each month for the preceding month.

II. EXCLUSIVE STOCKS

Each Party shall authorize fishing by vessels of the other Party for the stocks mentioned in Table 3 within the quotas set out in that table.

III. LICENSING

Licensing by either Party of the other Party's vessels in 1982 shall be limited to the following fishing activities:

A. Fishing by vessels of the European Economic Community in the Norwegian economic zone:

- all fishing north of 62° N,

- all industrial fishing in the North Sea,

- all other fishing with vessels over 200 gross registered tonnes in the North Sea.

B. Fishing by Norwegian vessels in the zone of the European Economic Community:

- all fishing in NAFO sub-area 1 and ICES sub-area XIV and division V a),

- all fishing in other parts of the Community's fishing zone with vessels over 200 gross registered tonnes.

IV. FISHERY REGULATIONS

1. The Parties will consult on fishery regulations in the North Sea with a view to achieving, as far as possible, the harmonization of regulatory measures in the zones of the two Parties.

2. A Party intending to introduce or to amend fishery regulations applicable to vessels of the other Party shall inform the latter of such intentions with a notice of at least two weeks. Consultations shall be held if so requested by either Party.

V. CONSULTATIONS

The two Parties will consult on the implementation of the arrangements set out herein.

VI. IMPLEMENTATION

In the event that one of the quotas referred to in Table 1 is exceeded, the Parties shall seek in consultation measures which will redress the balance.

TABLE 1

Quotas for some joint stocks in the North Sea in 1982

(1 000 tonnes)

1.2.3,6.7.8.9,10.11,12 // // // // // // // // Species and ICES areas // TAC // Zonal attachment // // // // // 1.2.3,4.5,6.7.8.9,10.11,12 // // // Norway // EEC // Transfer from Norway to EEC // Transfer from EEC to Norway // Quota to Norway // Quota to EEC // // // // 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12 // // // % // 1 000 tonnes // % // 1 000 tonnes // // // Total // EEC zone (1) // Total // Norway zone (1) // // // // // // // // // // // // // Cod IV // 235 // 17 // 40 // 83 // 195 // 29;25 // - // 10;75 // 8 // 224;25 // 30 // Haddock IV // 180 // 23 // 41 // 77 // 139 // 8 // - // 33 // 18 // 147 // 36 // Saithe IV and III a) // 125 // 52 // 65 // 48 // 60 // 6;5 // - // 58;5 // 26 // 66;5 // 23 // Whiting IV // 170 // 10 // 17 // 90 // 153 // - // - // 17 // 7 // 153 // 12 // Plaice IV // 140 // 7 // 10 // 93 // 130 // - // - // 10 // 5 // 130 // 25 // Mackerel IV and III a) // 25 // - // - // - // - // - // - // 24;3 // - // - // - // Herring IV+VII d) (2) // 60 // - // - // - // - // - // - // 2 // 2 (3) // 58 // - // // // // // // // // // // // //

(1) Any part of this allocation not taken may be added to the allocation in the Party's own zone.

(2) May only be fished in ICES division IV c)+VII d) from 1 October 1982 until 28 February 1983.

(3) May only be fished in ICES division IV c).

TABLE 2

Joint stock quotas for 1982

(1 000 tonnes)

1.2.3.4 // // // // // Species and ICES areas // TAC // Quota to Norway in the EEC zone // Quota to EEC in Norwegian zone // // // // // Norway pout (2) IV // // 30 (3) (4) // 50 (3) // Sandeel IV // // 40 // 150 // Blue whiting II, IV a), VI a) (1), VI b), VII (5), XIV // // 140 (10) // 4 // Blue ling IV, V b), VI, VII // // 1 // // Ling IV, V b), VI, VII // // 15 (6) (7) // // Tusk IV, V b), VI, VII // // 5 // // Dogfish IV, VI, VII // // 2 (8) // // Basking shark (liver) IV, VI, VII // // 0;8 // // Porbeagle IV, VI, VII // // 0;5 // // Shrimps IV // // // 1 (9) // Others IV // // 5 // 4 // // // //

(1) North of 56° 30'.

(2) Including blue whiting.

(3) Within a total quota for Norway pout and Sandeel, up to 20 may be interchanged.

(4) Up to 10 of the Norway pout quota may be fished in ICES VI a) north of 56° 30' N. However, this quantity is to be deducted from the quota of Sandeel, Norway pout and Blue whiting in ICES IV.

(5) West of 12° W.

(6) The quota of ling and tusk are interchangeable of up to 2 and may only be fished by long-liners.

(7) Of which a by-catch of 20 % of cod per vessel at any moment is permitted in ICES VI + VII. However this percentage may be exceeded in the first 24 hours following the beginning of the fishing on a specific fishing ground. This total by-catch in VI + VII may not exceed 1 of which maximum 0;3 of cod.

(8) Except catches between 6 and 12 nautical miles, according to the Anglo-Norwegian Fishery Agreement of 1964.

(9) May be fished with nets having a meshsize not less than 30 mm.

(10) Of which up to 20 may be fished in IV a).

TABLE 3

Exclusive stock quotas 1982

(1 000 tonnes)

1.2.3.4.5 // // // // // // Fishery zone // Species // ICES areas // To EEC in the Norwegian zone // To Norway in the EEC zone // // // // // // Norway // Arcto-Norwegian Cod // I, II a) and II b) // 12 // // // Arcto-Norwegian haddock // I, II a) and II b) // 4;7 (1) // // // Saithe // I, II a) and II b) // 7 // // // Redfish // I, II a) and II b) // 4;5 (2) // // // Greenland halibut // I, II a) and II b) // 0;25 // // // Others (by-catches) // I, II a) and II b) // 0;5 // // EEC // Mackerel // II a), VI a) (3) and VII d), e), f), h) // // 16 // // Herring // VI a) (3) // // 12 // // Sprat // IV // // 60 (8) // // Shrimp // NAFO 1 (4) // // 0;85 // // // XIV // // 1;75 (5) // // Greenland halibut // XIV // // 0;6 (6) // // // NAFO 1 // // 0;6 (6) // // Others (7) // VI and VII // // - // // // // //

(1) Of which 3;7 as by-catch.

(2) Of which no more than 2;25 Sebastes Mentella may be fished in a directed fishery in ICES subarea II b) and that part of II a) which falls to the north of 71° 15' N and west of 20° E. 2;25 Sebastes Marinus may be fished in a directed fishery north of 68° 00' N. These quotas include by-catches of up to 20 % in areas where a directed fishery for redfish is prohibited.

(3) North of 56° 30' N.

(4) South of 68° N.

(5) Subject to specific conditions which will be determined after consultations between the Parties.

(6) May only be fished by long liners. By-catches of cod and halibut may not exceed 10 % of each species.

(7) Unavoidable by-catches of pelagic species.

(8) May be fished up to 12 January 1983.