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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 1981

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 .

FOR THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

SIR ,

I HAVE THE HONOUR TO ACKNOWLEGE 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 . " .

IN REPLY , I HAVE THE HONOUR TO CONFIRM THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM 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 1981 BE AS INDICATED IN THAT TABLE . IF NEW SCIENTIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE BY ACFM THE PARTIES WILL REVIEW THESE TACS .

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 IN THEIR OWN FISHERY ZONE .

6 . IF EITHER PARTY INTENDS TO AUTHORIZE DIRECTED FISHING FOR THE NORTH SEA HERRING STOCK , IT SHALL CONSULT THE OTHER PARTY ON A TAC .

7 . THE PARTIES SHALL REQUEST ICES TO RECOMMEND A TAC FOR THE SAND-EEL STOCK IN THE NORTH SEA .

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 1981 SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING FISHERIES :

A . EEC FISHERY 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 GRT IN THE NORTH SEA .

B . NORWEGIAN FISHING IN THE EEC ZONE :

- ALL FISHING IN NAFO SUB-AREA 1 AND ICES SUB-AREAS XIV AND V A ) ,

- ALL FISHING IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY'S FISHING ZONE WITH VESSELS OVER 200 GRT .

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 PARTIES HAS NOT BY 31 MARCH 1981 ADOPTED THE REGULATORY MEASURES NEEDED TO IMPLEMENT THE ARRANGEMENTS LAID DOWN IN THIS ANNEX , THE OTHER PARTY SHALL BE FREE TO TAKE APPROPRIATE MEASURES , INCLUDING THE DENUNCIATION OF THESE ARRANGEMENTS .

TABLE 1

QUOTAS FOR SOME JOINT STOCKS IN THE NORTH SEA IN 1981

* ( THOUSAND TONNES ) *

SPECIES AND ICES AREAS*TAC ( 2)*ZONAL ATTACHMENT*TRANSFER FROM N TO EEC*TRANSFER FROM EEC TO N*QUOTA TO NORWAY*QUOTA TO EEC*

**NORWAY*EEC*****

** % *1 000 TONNES* % *1 000 TONNES***TOTAL*EEC-ZONE ( 1)*TOTAL*N-ZONE ( 1 )*

COD IV*190*17*32*83*158*13**19*10*171*22*

HADDOCK IV*120*23*28*77*92*15**13*6*107*26*

SAITHE IV AND III A ) *127*52*66*48*61*6**60*20*67*23*

WHITING IV*150*10*15*90*135* - **15*7*135*10*

PLAICE IV*105*7*7*93*98*6**1*0,5*104*13*

MACKEREL IV AND III A ) ( 3)*40* - * - * - * - * - **27,3*6*11,7*2,5 ( 4 )*

( 1 ) ANY PART OF THIS ALLOCATION NOT TAKEN MAY BE ADDED TO THE ALLOCATION IN THE PARTY'S OWN ZONE .

( 2 ) IF THE TACS SHOULD BE INCREASED , THE QUOTAS OF BOTH PARTIES WILL BE INCREASED IN PROPORTION TO THE ZONAL ATTACHMENT .

( 3 ) COVERS ALL MACKEREL FISHING IN THESE AREAS , INCLUDING THE COMPONENT OF THE WESTERN MACKEREL STOCK .

( 4 ) FISHING WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES OF NORWEGIAN BASE-LINES SOUTH OF 59 * N IS PROHIBITED FOR VESSELS OVER 90 FEET . FISHING MAY NOT START BEFORE THE NORWEGIAN PURSE SEINE FISHERY IS COMMENCED .

TABLE 2

JOINT STOCK QUOTAS 1981

* ( THOUSAND TONNES ) *

SPECIES AND ICES AREAS*TAC*QUOTA TO NORWAY IN EEC ZONE*QUOTA TO EEC IN NORWEGIAN ZONE*

MACKEREL II A ) *10 ( 8 )***

NORWAY POUT ( 2 ) IV**20 ( 3)*50 ( 3 )*

SAND-EEL IV**30 ( 3)*150 ( 3 )*

BLUE WHITING II , VI A ) ( 1 ) , VI B ) , VII ( 4 ) AND XIV**100*2*

BLUE LING IV , VI , VII**1 ( 5 ) ( 6 )**

LING IV , VI , VII**15 ( 5 ) ( 6 )**

TUSK IV , VI , VII**5 ( 5 ) ( 6 )**

DOGFISH IV , VI , VII**6 ( 7 )**

BASKING SHARK ( LIVER ) IV , VI , VII**0,8**

PORBEAGLE IV , VI , VII**1**

OTHERS ( EXCLUDING BY-CATCHES OF HORSE-MACKEREL IV**5*5*

( 1 ) NORTH OF 56 * 30' .

( 2 ) INCLUDING BLUE WHITING .

( 3 ) WITHIN A TOTAL QUOTA FOR NORWAY POUT AND SAND-EEL UP TO 20 TONNES MAY BE INTERCHANGED .

( 4 ) WEST OF 12 * W .

( 5 ) THE QUOTA FOR LING AND TUSK ARE INTERCHANGEABLE UP TO TWO TONNES AND MAY ONLY BE FISHED BY LONG-LINERS .

( 6 ) OF WHICH A BY-CATCH OF 20 % OF COD PER VESSEL PER TRIP IS PERMITTED IN ICES VI AND VII . THIS TOTAL BY-CATCH IN VI AND VII MAY NOT EXCEED ONE TONNE OF WHICH MAXIMUM 0,3 TONNE OF COD .

( 7 ) EXCEPT CATCHES BETWEEN SIX AND 12 NAUTICAL MILES ACCORDING TO THE ANGLO-NORWEGIAN FISHERY AGREEMENT OF 1964 .

( 8 ) RESERVED FOR NORWAY . EXPERIMENTAL FISHERY . IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT THIS LIMITATION WILL APPLY ON THE CONDITION THAT VESSELS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES ARE SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATE QUOTA RESTRICTIONS IN THIS AREA .

TABLE 3

EXCLUSIVE STOCK QUOTAS 1981

*** ( THOUSAND TONNES ) *

FISHERY ZONE*SPECIES*ICES AREAS*TO EEC IN THE NORWEGIAN ZONE*TO NORWAY IN THE EEC ZONE*

NORWEGIAN*ARCTO-NORWEGIAN COD*I , II A ) AND II B ) *12,8**

*ARCTO-NORWEGIAN HADDOCK ( BY-CATCHES ) *I , II A ) AND II B ) *4,2**

*SAITHE*I , II A ) AND II B ) *8**

*REDFISH*I , II A ) AND II B ) *10 ( 1 )**

*GREENLAND HALIBUT*I , II A ) AND II B ) *0,5**

*OTHERS ( BY-CATCHES ) *I , II A ) AND II B ) *1**

EEC*MACKEREL*VI A ) ( 2 ) AND VII D ) , E ) ( 3 ) , F ) ( 4 ) , H ) **20*

*SPRAT*IV**71*

*SHRIMP*NAFO 1**1*

**XIV**3 ( 5 )*

*GREENLAND HALIBUT*NAFO 1**0,6 ( 6 )*

**XIV**0,6*

*OTHERS ( 7)*VI AND VII***

( 1 ) OF WHICH NO MORE THAN FIVE TONNES SEBASTES MENTELLA MAY BE FISHED IN A DIRECTED FISHERY IN ICES SUB-AREA II B ) AND THAT PART OF II A ) WHICH FALLS TO THE NORTH OF 71 * 15' N AND WEST OF 20 * E . FIVE TONNES 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 .

( 2 ) NORTH OF 56 * 30' N . FISHING IS PROHIBITED FROM 1 MARCH TO 30 APRIL 1981 .

( 3 ) EXCEPT WEST OF 5 * W FROM 15 FEBRUARY TO 14 DECEMBER 1981 .

( 4 ) EXCEPT SOUTH OF 50 * 30' N FROM 15 FEBRUARY TO 14 DECEMBER 1981 .

( 5 ) EXPERIMENTAL FISHERY , SUBJECT TO SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS .

( 6 ) MAY ONLY BE FISHED BY LONG LINERS . BY-CATCHES OF HALIBUT MAY NOT EXCEED 10 % .

( 7 ) UNAVOIDABLE BY-CATCHES OF PELAGIC SPECIES .