30. 5. 97 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 135/3 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 954/97 of 27 May 1997 laying down, for 1997, certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of the Russian Federation THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture ('), and in particular Article 8 (4) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas, in accordance with Article 124 of the 1994 Act of Accession, fisheries agreements concluded by the Kingdom of Sweden with third countries are managed by the Community; Whereas, in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 3 of the agreement on fisheries of 11 December 1992 concluded between the Government of the Kingdom of Sweden and the Government of the Russian Federation, the Community, on behalf of the Kingdom of Sweden, held consultations with the Russian Federation concerning their mutual fishing rights for 1997; Whereas, in the course of these consultations, the delega- tions agreed to recommend to their respective authorities that certain catch quotas for 1997 should be fixed for the vessels of the other Party; Whereas the necessary measures should be taken to implement, for 1997, the results of the consultations held with the Russian Federation; Whereas it is for the Council to lay down the specific conditions under which catches by vessels flying the flag of the Russian Federation must be taken; Whereas the fishing activities covered by this Regulation are subject to the relevant control measures provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (%); - Whereas Article 3 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87 of 20 May 1987 establishing detailed rules concerning the marking and documentation of fishing vessels (7) provides that all vessels with chilled or refri- () OJ No L 389, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. Regulation as amended by the 1994 Act of Accession. (» OJ No L 261, 20. 10. 1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2870/95 (O] No L 301, 14. 12. 1995, p- 1) () OJ No L 132, 21. 5. 1987, p. 9. gerated sea-water tanks are to keep on board a document certified by a competent authority and indicating the calibration of the tanks in cubic metres at 10-centimetre intervals, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 1. From 1 January to 31 December 1997, vessels flying the flag of the Russian Federation are hereby authorized to fish for the species listed in Annex I, within the geographical and quantitative limits laid down therein and in accordance with this Regulation, in the 200- nautical-mile fishing zone of the Member States in the Baltic Sea. 2. Fishing authorized under paragraph 1 shall be limited to those parts of the 200-nautical-mile fishing zone lying seawards of 12-nautical-miles from the base- lines from which the fishing zones of Member States are measured. 3. Notwithstanding  paragraph 1,  unavoidable by-catches of a species for which no quota is established in a zone shall be permitted within the limits fixed in the conservation measures in force in the zone concerned. 4.  By-catches in a given zone of a species for which a quota is established in that zone shall be counted against the quota concerned. Article 2 1. Vessels fishing within the quotas fixed in Article 1 shall comply with the conservation and control measures and all other provisions governing fishing in the zones referred to in that Article. Vessels fishing within the Baltic Sea shall also comply with the Fishery Rules of the International Baltic Sea Fishery Commission, as amended during the 22nd session. 2. Vessels shall keep a log-book in which the informa- tion set out in Annex II shall be entered. 3. Vessels shall transmit to the Commission, in accord- ance with the rules laid down in Annex III, the informa- tion set out in that Annex. 4. Those vessels which have chilled or refrigerated sea- water tanks shall keep on board a document certified by a competent authority and indicating the calibration of the tanks in cubic metres at 10-centimetre intervals.