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 (EC) No. 170/83 is required. Vessels may be licensed in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 3 to fish in the area during a licensing period. The demersal species referred to in Annex II B to Regulation (EC) No. 170/83 shall be those listed in Annex II to