Appendix 1

Ship owners of Community vessels or their agent shall present to the Community authorities via the national authorities by 1 March or 30 days before the beginning of the fishing trip an application for each vessel wishing to fish under the Agreement. Applications shall be made on the forms provided for that purpose by Greenland, specimens of which are attached. Each licence application shall be accompanied by proof of payment of the fee for the licence's term of validity. The fees shall include all national and local charges related to access to fishing activities as well as fees imposed by banks for transfers of money. In case a vessel has not paid the bank transfer fee this amount will be required to be paid with the next licence application of this vessel and is a precondition for the issuing of a new licence. The Greenland authorities will charge an administration fee of one percent of the licence fee.

Community vessels of the same ship owner or agent may submit a collective application for a licence provided that these vessels fly the flag of one and the same Member State. Each licence issued under a collective application shall indicate the total quantity of specimen for which the licence fee has been paid and shall carry the footnote ‘maximum quantity to be shared by the vessels … (names of each vessel listed on the collective application)’.

A collective application must be accompanied by a fishing plan, which gives the aimed quantity for each of the vessels. Any change in the fishing plan shall be communicated at least three days before the change takes place to the Greenland authorities with a copy to the European Commission and the national authorities.

The Community authorities shall present to the Greenland authorities the (collective) application for (a) licence(s) of each vessel wishing to fish under the Agreement.

The Greenland authorities are entitled to suspend an existing licence or not to issue a new licence if a Community vessel has not fulfilled the requirements of transmitting relevant logbook sheets and landing declarations to the Greenland authorities in accordance with the catch reporting arrangements.

The Greenland authorities shall communicate, before the entry into force of the Administrative Arrangement, all information concerning the bank accounts to be used for the payment of the fee.

Licences shall be issued for specific vessels and shall not be transferable – subject to the provisions of paragraph 4. Licences shall indicate the maximum quantity authorised to be caught and retained on board. An amendment of any of the maximum quantities indicated in the licence(s) shall be subject to a new application. In the case where a vessel incidentally exceeds any maximum quantity indicated in its licence, it shall pay a fee for the quantity in excess of the maximum quantity indicated in its licence. No new licence is issued to that vessel as long as the fees corresponding to the exceeded quantities are not paid. This fee is calculated in accordance with Part B 2 and thereafter tripled.

• the date of issue,

• the fact that it invalidates and replaces the licence of the previous vessel.

Licences shall be transmitted by the Greenland Fisheries Authority to the Commission of the European Communities within 15 working days of receipt of the application.

The original licence or a copy of it must be held on board at all times and be presented at any time on request of the competent Greenland authorities.

As far as the capelin fishery is concerned, licences shall be issued from 20 June to 31 December and 1 January to 30 April.

In case Community legislation fixing the fishing opportunities for a given year for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required, has not been adopted by the beginning of the fishing year Community fishing vessels authorised to fish on 31 December in the previous fishing year may continue their activities on the same licence in the year for which legislation has not been adopted provided that scientific advice allows for this. A provisional use of 1/12th of the quota per month will be allowed provided that the applicable licence fee is paid for the quota. The provisional quota may be adjusted in relation to the scientific advice and the conditions of the specific fishery.

The total licence fee (maximum quantity authorised to be fished multiplied by price per tonne) will be charged with a Greenlandic administration fee of one percent of the licence fee.

Should the maximum authorised quantity not be fished, the fee corresponding to this maximum authorised quantity shall not be reimbursed to the ship owner.