30. 7. 83 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 206/71 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2166/83 of 29 July 1983 establishing a licensing system for certain fisheries in an area north of Scotland (Shetland area) THE COMMISSION 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 ('), and in particular Article 7 thereof, Whereas in an area north of Scotland the fishing acti- vities of Community vessels are to be governed by a licensing system managed by the Commission on behalf of the Community; Whereas it is necessary to establish the detailed rules for this system, including the procedures for transmit- ting the characteristics of the vessels wishing to fish in the area concerned anf for communicating the move- ments of vessels within the area and the list of the demersal species for which fishing is permitted ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Resources, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 1.  Member States shall transmit to the Commission each year before 1 December a list of the vessels flying their flag or registered in their ports for which a licence to fish in the area mentioned in Annex II A to Council Regulation (EEC) No 170/83 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the area’) may be required. A copy of this list shall be transmitted by the Commission to the competent control authorities of the United Kingdom, ie. the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland, Chesser House, Edinburgh, telex address 727696 SODAFS. The list shall be valid for the subse- quent calendar year. For 1983 the list shall be trans- mitted immediately upon entry into force of this Regulation and shall be valid until 31 December 1983. 2. The list referred to in paragraph 1 may be revised on 1 April, 1 July and 1 October. All amendments () OJ No L 24, 27. 1. 1983, p. 1. shall be communicated to the Commission and to the competent control authorities of the United Kingdom. 3. The list shall provide the following information in respect of each vessel: — name, — external identification letters and numbers, — length between perpendiculars, — radio call sign. Article 2 1. Vessels may be licensed in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 3 to fish in the area during a weekly period, hereinafter called the ‘licen- sing period’. 2. A licensing period shall start at zero hours Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) on Sunday and end at 24.00 hours GMT on the following Saturday. 3. A vessel may fish for consecutive licensing periods in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 3. Article 3 1. Member States shall communicate by telex each week, not later than 12.00 hours GMT on Thursday, to the Commission and, for information, to the compe- tent control authorities of the United Kingdom the list of vessels for which for the next licensing period a licence is requested to fish in the area. 2. Each list shall show the name and the external identification letters and numbers of each vessel. Only vessels which appear on the list referred to in Article 1 shall be eligible for a licence. 3. The Commission shall examine the lists referred to in paragraph 1 and transmit the definitive list of vessels by telex to the competent control authorities of the United Kingdom not later than 12.00 hours GMT on the following Friday. Vessels on this definitive list shall be considered to be in possession of a licence which allows them to fish during the next licensing period. 4. If the Commission is not in possession of a new list of vessels by 12.00 hours GMT on Thursday, the previous definitive list shall be applied for the next licensing period.