No L 336/20 Official Journal of the European Communities 14. 12. 85 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3531/85 of 12 December 1985 laying down certain technical and control measures relating to the fishing activi- ties of vessels flying the flag of Spain in the waters of the other Member States, except Portugal THE COMMISSION 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 the second subparagraph of Article 163 (3) thereof, Whereas technical procedures must be established for the determination and supervision of Spanish vessels autho- rized to fish at the same time in the waters of other Member States, except Portugal ; Whereas the Act of Accession provides for a system of lists of authorized vessels and for a system of notifying vessels movements and of notifying catches to the Commission, in addition to the provisions laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2057/82 of 29 June 1982 establishing certain control measures for fishing activities by vessels of Member States (') as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1729/83 (%); Whereas, pursuant the second subparagraph of Article 163 (2) of the Act of Accession, as from 1 January 1986, all the provisions relating to the specialized fishing activi- ties referred to in Article 160 (1) of the said Act, should be identical to those applicable before the entry into force of that Act; Whereas it is therefore necessary to provide for the issue of fishing licences by the Commission and to adopt certain technical measures for the conservation of resources which shall apply without prejudice to the measures laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 171/83 of 25 January 1983 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources (°), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3625/84 (*); Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 (3) of the Treaty of Acces- sion, the institutions of the Community may adopt before accession the measures referred to in Article 163 of the Act, such measures entering into force subject to and on the date of the entry into force of that Treaty; Whereas the Management Committee for Fishery Resources has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman, ) OJ No L 220, 29. 7. 1982, p. 2. ) OJ No L 169, 28. 7. 1983, p. 14. J No L 24, 27. 1. 1983, p. 14. J No L 335, 22. 12. 1984, p. 3. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 The technical and control measures hereinafter laid down shall apply in the waters falling under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Member States except Spain and Portugal and covered by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) to vessels flying the flag of Spain and registered and/or recorded at a port located on territory covered by the common fisheries policy. Article 2 1. Each year, not later than one month before the beginning of the period of fishing authorization concerned, the Spanish authorities shall forward to the Commission lists of the vessels which may exercise the specialized fishing activities referred to in point 2 of Annex I. A separate list shall be forwarded for each type of fishing. 2. The lists referred to in paragraph 1 may be revised on the first day of every month ; any alterations thereto shall be notified to the Commission by the 15th day of the preceding month. 3. The lists referred to in paragraph 1 shall provide the following information on each vessel : — name of the vessel, — registration number, — external identification letters and numbers. — port of registry, — name(s) and address(es) of the owner(s) or charterer(s) and, if the owner is a corporate body or a partnership, the members thereof, — gross tonnage and overall length, — engine power, — call sign and radio frequency. Article 3 1. The Spanish authorities shall communicate to the Commission proposals for the periodic lists referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 163 (1) of the Act of Accession, specifying the vessels which may fish at the same time, in accordance with Articles 158 and 160 of the Act of Accession and with the following procedure : (a) in the case of the vessels referred to in points 1 and 2 (a), (b), (f) and (g) of Annex I, at least 15 days before the date set for the entry into force of such lists; in