Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2012 of 24 July 2012 amending Regulations (EU) No 43/2012 and (EU) No 44/2012 as regards the protection of the giant manta ray and certain fishing opportunities
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THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) By Regulations (EU) No 43/2012 and (EU) No 44/2012, the Council fixed for 2012 fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in EU waters and, for EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters.
(2) At the 10th Conference of the Parties (COP10) of the Convention of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, held in Bergen from 20 to 25 November 2011, the giant manta ray (Manta birostris) was added to the lists of protected species in Appendices I and II of the Convention. Therefore, it is appropriate to provide for the protection of giant manta rays with respect to EU vessels fishing in all waters and non-Union vessels fishing in EU waters.
(3) The possibility of carrying out trials of fully documented catch quotas for various stocks in the International Council on the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) Area VII has been submitted to the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) in order to determine the impact of catch quotas on mortality, discards and selective fishing practices in mixed fisheries. The trials would be conducted on the stocks of plaice, anglerfish, megrim and hake, for which an additional 1 % quota would be available, and on the stock of haddock, for which an additional 5 % quota would be available. In its response to the Commission’s request, STECF expresses support for these trials and sees them as an important step in developing the catch quota management approach. STECF also notes that such trials result in a very low risk of increasing overall fishing mortality on the stocks concerned. Accordingly, it is appropriate to modify the relevant TAC entries so as to make these additional quotas available to Member States engaging in the assessed trials.
(4) At its 8th Annual Meeting that took place from 26 to 30 March in Guam (USA), the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) repealed, with immediate effect, its provisions on closed areas for purse-seine fisheries of bigeye tuna and yellowfin tuna in certain high seas areas. These closed areas were implemented in Union law by Article 32 of Regulation (EU) No 44/2012, which should therefore be repealed.
(5) The United Kingdom provided information on cod catches by a group of vessels fishing with bottom trawls in the Irish Sea and targeting Queen Scallops. On the basis of that information, as assessed by STECF, it can be established that the cod catches, including discards, of vessels involved in that activity do not exceed 1,5 % of the total catches of that group of vessels. Having moreover regard to the measures in place ensuring the monitoring and control of the fishing activities of the group of vessels involved in that activity and considering that the inclusion of that group would constitute an administrative burden disproportionate to its overall impact on cod stocks, it is appropriate to exclude the group of vessels fishing with bottom trawls in the Irish Sea and targeting Queen Scallops from the application of the effort regime laid down in Chapter III of Council Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 of 18 December 2008 establishing a long-term plan for cod stocks and the fisheries exploiting those stocks.
(6) The TAC for cod in the Kattegat should be equal to the Union quota. The relevant figure in Regulation (EU) No 43/2012 should be corrected accordingly.
(7) Additional fishing opportunities have become available for the Union in 2012 as a result of quota transfers between the Union and other Contracting Parties to the North West Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO). Consequently, for the year 2012, Annex IC to Regulation (EU) No 44/2012 should be amended so as to reflect those new fishing opportunities. These modifications concern the year 2012 and are without prejudice to the principle of relative stability.
(8) Annex IIC to Regulation (EU) No 43/2012 fixes fishing effort limits in the context of the management of Western Channel sole stocks in ICES division VIIe. At the United Kingdom’s request, the Commission sought advice from STECF on whether Annex IIC could be amended so as to establish a rolling reference period for the exemption of static gears in point 1.2 of that Annex, rather than the current fixed reference year. In its response, STECF considers that a more recent year or a rolling reference period based on several recent years, would be preferable and deems that the effects of this change on the amount of effort deployed in the fishery should be negligible.
(9) The sum of quotas allocated to Member States in the TAC of white hake in NAFO 3NO result in a Union quota which is one tonne higher than that established by fishing opportunities set in the context of the Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (RFMO). The relevant quota allocation in Regulation (EU) No 44/2012 should be amended accordingly.
(10) Consultations on fishing opportunities between the Union, Iceland and the Faroe Islands have failed to result in an agreement for 2012. Consequently, the fishing opportunities reserved for those consultations can now be allocated to Member States. Furthermore, the Coastal States consultations on the management of North East Atlantic mackerel ended inconclusively in Reykjavik on 17 February 2012. Subsequently, in accordance with bilateral arrangements between them the Union and Norway have agreed to fix their respective mackerel fishing opportunities for 2012. Therefore, Article 1 of Regulation (EU) No 44/2012 and the relevant TACs in Annexes IA and IB thereto should be amended in order to distribute the non-allocated quotas and to reflect the traditional allocation of mackerel in the North-East Atlantic.
(11) Advice from the ICES and the STECF demands a significant reduction of the sandeel TAC in EU waters of ICES divisions IIa and IIIa and ICES subarea IV. Further to that advice, a reduction of the sandeel transfer to Norway was agreed between Norway and the Union during consultations concluded on 9 March 2012. Regulation (EU) No 44/2012 should be amended accordingly.
(12) During the Third International Meeting, held in May 2007, for the creation of a Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (RFMO) in the high seas of the South Pacific (SPRFMO), the participants adopted interim measures, including fishing opportunities, in order to regulate pelagic fishing activities as well as bottom fisheries in that area until the establishment of such RFMO. Those interim measures were revised at the 2nd Preparatory Conference for the SPRFMO Commission held in January 2011 and have been revised again at the 3rd Preparatory Conference for the SPRFMO Commission held from 30 January to 3 February 2012. Those interim measures are voluntary and not legally binding under international law. It is however appropriate, in accordance with the cooperation and conservation obligations enshrined in the International Law of the Sea, to implement those measures in the law of the Union by establishing an overall quota for the Union and an allocation among the Member States concerned.
(13) Regulations (EU) No 43/2012 and (EU) No 44/2012 apply, in general, from 1 January 2012. This Regulation should therefore also apply from 1 January 2012. Such retroactive application will be without prejudice to the principles of legal certainty and protection of legitimate expectations as the fishing opportunities concerned have not yet been exhausted. However, the new provisions on giant manta ray should only be effective from the date of entry into force of the modification to the relevant Appendices of the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals, in accordance with paragraph 5 of Article XI thereof. Similarly, the repeal of Article 32 of Regulation (EU) No 44/2012 should apply as of 31 March 2012, in compliance with the date specified by WCPFC for its entry into force. Since the modification of some catch limits have an influence on the economic activities and the planning of the fishing season of EU vessels, this Regulation should enter into force immediately after its publication.
(14) When Regulation (EU) No 44/2012 was adopted, the maximum number of EU vessels authorised to fish for swordfish and albacore in the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) Convention Area did not include 15 fishing vessels flying the flag of France and registered in La Réunion. The Union TAC in that Annex should be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1 Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 43/2012
Regulation (EU) No 43/2012 is amended as follows:
(1) in Article 12(1) the following point is added:
(g) giant manta ray (Manta birostris) in all waters.;
(2) after Article 13 a new article is inserted as follows:
Article 1 Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 43/2012
(2)
Article 13a Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 754/2009
In Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 754/2009, the following point is added:
(i) the group of vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom identified in the request from the United Kingdom dated 16 March 2012, which participate in a fishery targeting Queen Scallops (Aequipecten opercularis) in the Irish Sea (ICES area VIIa) around the Isle of Man, using a specialised otter trawl gear with an 80-100 mm mesh trawl configured to select against fish catches (2ft low headline, short or no bridles and small trawl mouth);.;
Article 1 Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 43/2012
(3) Annex I is amended in accordance with the text in Annex I to this Regulation.
Article 2 Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 44/2012
Regulation (EU) No 44/2012 is amended as follows:
(1) in Article 1, paragraphs 3 and 4 are deleted;
(2) in Article 13(1), the following point is added:
(g) giant manta ray (Manta birostris) in all waters.;
(3) Article 32 is deleted;
(4) in Article 37(1), the following point is added:
(g) giant manta ray (Manta birostris) in EU waters.;
(5) Annexes I, IA, IB, IC, IJ and VI are amended in accordance with the text in Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 3 Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Regulation applies from 1 January 2012. However, Article 1(1), Article 2(2) and (4), Annex I point (1) and Annex II point (1) shall apply from 23 February 2012, and Article 2(3) shall apply from 31 March 2012.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 24 July 2012. For the Council The President A. D. Mavroyiannis
ANNEX
ANNEX I
PART A
Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 43/2012 is amended as follows:
1. Part A is amended as follows:
1.
(a) the following entry is inserted in the first table (comparative table of Latin names and common names) after the entry for Mallotus villosus: Manta birostris RMB Giant manta ray;
(b) the following entry is inserted in the second table (comparative table of common names and Latin names) after the entry for flounder: Giant manta ray RMB Manta birostris.
2. In Part B,
2.
(a) the entry for cod in the Kattegat is replaced by the following: Species Cod Gadus morhua Zone Kattegat (COD/03AS.) Denmark 82 Germany 2 Sweden 49 Union 133 TAC 133
Analytical TAC
(b) the entry for megrims in VII is replaced by the following: Species Megrims Lepidorhombus spp. Zone VII (LEZ/07.) Belgium 470 Spain 5216 France 6329 Ireland 2878 United Kingdom 2492 Union 17385 TAC 17385
Analytical TAC Article 11 of this Regulation applies.
(c) the entry for anglerfish VII is replaced by the following: Species Anglerfish Lophiidae Zone VII (ANF/07.) Belgium 2835 Germany 316 Spain 1126 France 18191 Ireland 2325 The Netherlands 367 United Kingdom 5517 Union 30677 TAC 30677
Analytical TAC Article 11 of this Regulation applies.
(d) the entry for haddock in VIIb-k, VIII, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 is replaced by the following: Species Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone VIIb-k, VIII, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (HAD/7X7A34) Belgium 185 France 11096 Ireland 3699 United Kingdom 1665 Union 16645 TAC 16645
Analytical TAC Article 11 of this Regulation applies.
(e) Special condition:
the entry for hake in VI and VII; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV is replaced by the following: Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones: VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe (HKE/*8ABDE) Belgium 37 Spain 1469 France 1469 Ireland 184 The Netherlands 18 United Kingdom 827 Union 4004; Species Hake Merluccius merluccius Zone VI and VII; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV (HKE/571214) Belgium 284 Spain 9109 France 14067 Ireland 1704 The Netherlands 183 United Kingdom 5553 Union 30900 TAC 30900
Analytical TAC Article 11 of this Regulation applies.
(f) the entry for plaice in VIId and VIIe is replaced by the following: Species Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone VIId and VIIe (PLE/7DE.) Belgium 828 France 2761 United Kingdom 1473 Union 5062 TAC 5062
Analytical TAC
PART B
1. In Appendix 1 of Annex IIA to Regulation (EU) No 43/2012, table (c), the column concerning the United Kingdom (UK) is replaced by the following: UK 339592 1086399 0 0 111693 5970 158 70614.
2. In Annex IIC to Regulation (EU) No 43/2012, point 1.2 is replaced by the following:
2.
1.2 Vessels fishing with static nets with mesh size equal to or larger than 120 mm and with records of catches of less than 300 kg live weight of sole per year during the three previous years, according to their fishing records, shall be exempt from the application of this Annex provided that: When any of these conditions is not met, the vessels concerned shall, with immediate effect, cease to be exempt from the application of this Annex..
1.2
(a) such vessels catch less than 300 kg live weight of sole during the 2012 management period;
(b) such vessels do not tranship any fish at sea to another vessel; and
(c) by 31 July 2012 and 31 January 2013 each Member State concerned make a report to the Commission on these vessels’ catch records for sole in the three previous years as well as on catches of sole in 2012.
ANNEX II
Annexes I, IA, IB, IC, IJ and VI to Regulation (EU) No 44/2012 are amended as follows:
1. Annex I is amended as follows:
1.
(a) the following entry is inserted in the first table (comparative table of Latin names and common names) after the entry for Mallotus villosus: Manta birostris RMB Giant manta ray;
(b) the following entry is inserted in the second table (comparative table of common names and Latin names) after the entry for flounder: Giant manta ray RMB Manta birostris.
2. Annex IA is amended as follows:
2. (a) Special condition:
the entry for sandeel and associated by-catches in EU waters of IIa, IIIa and IV is replaced by the following: Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following sandeel management areas, as defined in Annex IIB: Zone EU waters of sandeel management areas 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (SAN/*234_1) (SAN/*234_2) (SAN/*234_3) (SAN/*234_4) (SAN/*234_5) (SAN/*234_6) (SAN/*234_7) Denmark 19526 4717 4717 4717 0 395 0 United Kingdom 427 103 103 103 0 9 0 Germany 30 7 7 7 0 1 0 Sweden 717 173 173 173 0 15 0 Union 20700 5000 5000 5000 0 420 0 Norway 2300 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 23000 5000 5000 5000 0 420 0 Species Sandeel and associated by-catches Ammodytes spp. Zone EU waters of IIa, IIIa and IV (SAN/2A3A4.) Denmark 34072 United Kingdom 745 Germany 52 Sweden 1251 Union 36120 Norway 2300 TAC 38420
Analytical TAC
(b) the entry for herring in EU and international waters of Vb, VIb and VIaN is replaced by the following: Species Herring Clupea harengus Zone EU and international waters of Vb, VIb and VIaN (HER/5B6ANB) Germany 2560 France 484 Ireland 3459 The Netherlands 2560 United Kingdom 13837 Union 22900 TAC 22900
Analytical TAC
(c) the entry for blue whiting in EU and international waters of I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId, VIIIe, XII and XIV is replaced by the following: Species Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou Zone EU and international waters of I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId, VIIIe, XII and XIV (WHB/1X14) Denmark 10370 Germany 4032 Spain 8791 France 7217 Ireland 8030 The Netherlands 12645 Portugal 817 Sweden 2565 United Kingdom 13454 Union 67921 Norway 30000 TAC 391000
Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 7 of this Regulation applies.
(d) the entry for blue ling in EU waters and international waters of Vb, VI, VII is replaced by the following: Species Blue ling Molva dypterygia Zone EU waters and international waters of Vb, VI, VII (BLI/5B67-) Germany 20 Estonia 3 Spain 62 France 1423 Ireland 5 Lithuania 1 Poland 1 United Kingdom 362 Others 5 Union 1882 Norway 150 TAC 2032
Analytical TAC Article 12 of this Regulation applies.
(e) the entry for ling in EU and international waters of VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV is replaced by the following: Species Ling Molva molva Zone EU and international waters of VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV (LIN/6X14.) Belgium 30 Denmark 5 Germany 109 Spain 2211 France 2357 Ireland 591 Portugal 5 United Kingdom 2716 Union 8024 Norway 6140 TAC 14164
Analytical TAC Article 12 of this Regulation applies.
(f) Special condition:
the entry for mackerel in IIIa and IV; EU waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and Subdivisions 22-32 is replaced by the following: Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones. IIIa (MAC/*03A.) IIIa and IVbc (MAC/*3A4BC) IVb (MAC/*04B.) IVc (MAC/*04C.) VI, international waters of IIa, from 1 January to 31 March 2012 and in December 2012 (MAC/*2A6.) Denmark 0 4130 0 0 9482 France 0 490 0 0 0 The Netherlands 0 490 0 0 0 Sweden 0 0 390 10 1829 United Kingdom 0 490 0 0 0 Norway 3000 0 0 0 0; Species Mackerel Scomber scombrus Zone IIIa and IV; EU waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and Subdivisions 22-32 (MAC/2A34.) Belgium 512 Denmark 17580 Germany 534 France 1612 The Netherlands 1623 Sweden 4813 United Kingdom 1503 Union 28177 Norway 167197 TAC Not relevant
Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 7 of this Regulation applies.
(g) Special condition:
the entry for mackerel in VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of IIa, XII and XIV is replaced by the following: Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones and periods specified below. EU and Norwegian waters of IVa (MAC/*04A-EN) During the periods from 1 January to 15 February 2012 and from 1 September to 31 December 2012 Norwegian waters of IIa (MAC/*2AN-) Germany 8219 837 France 5479 557 Ireland 27396 2790 The Netherlands 11985 1220 United Kingdom 75342 7672 Union 128421 13076; Species Mackerel Scomber scombrus Zone VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of IIa, XII and XIV (MAC/2CX14-) Germany 20427 Spain 22 Estonia 170 France 13619 Ireland 68089 Latvia 126 Lithuania 126 The Netherlands 29788 Poland 1438 United Kingdom 187248 Union 321053 Norway 13898 TAC Not relevant
Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 7 of this Regulation applies.
(h) Special condition:
the entry for mackerel in VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 is replaced by the following: Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone. VIIIb (MAC/*08B.) Spain 2543 France 17 Portugal 526; Species Mackerel Scomber scombrus Zone VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (MAC/8C3411) Spain 30278 France 201 Portugal 6258 Union 36737 TAC Not relevant
Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 7 of this Regulation applies.
(i) the entry for mackerel in Norwegian waters of IIa and IVa is replaced by the following: Species Mackerel Scomber scombrus Zone Norwegian waters of IIa and IVa (MAC/2A4A-N.) Denmark 12608 Union 12608 TAC Not relevant
Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 7 of this Regulation applies.
(j) the entry for sprat and associated by-catches in EU waters of IIa and IV is replaced by the following: Species Sprat and associated by-catches Sprattus sprattus Zone EU waters of IIa and IV (SPR/2AC4-C) Belgium 1737 Denmark 137489 Germany 1737 France 1737 The Netherlands 1737 Sweden 1330 United Kingdom 5733 Union 151500 Norway 10000 TAC 161500
Precautionary TAC
(k) the entry for horse mackerel and associated by-catches in EU waters of IIa, IVa, VI, VIIa-c, VIIe-k, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV is replaced by the following: Species Horse mackerel and associated by-catches Trachurus spp. Zone EU waters of IIa, IVa, VI, VIIa-c, VIIe-k, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV (JAX/2A-14) Denmark 15702 Germany 12251 Spain 16711 France 6306 Ireland 40803 The Netherlands 49156 Portugal 1610 Sweden 675 United Kingdom 14775 Union 157989 TAC 157989
Analytical TAC
3. Annex IB is amended as follows:
3.
(a) the entry for cod and haddock in Faroese waters of Vb is replaced by the following: Species Cod and haddock Gadus morhua and Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone Faroese waters of Vb (C/H/05B-F.) Germany 0 France 0 United Kingdom 0 Union 0 TAC Not relevant;
Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(b) the entry for blue whiting in Faroese waters is replaced by the following: Species Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou Zone Faroese waters (WHB/2A4AXF) Denmark 0 Germany 0 France 0 The Netherlands 0 United Kingdom 0 Union 0 TAC 0
Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(c) the entry for ling and blue ling in Faroese waters of Vb is replaced by the following: Species Ling and blue ling Molva molva and Molva dypterygia Zone Faroese waters of Vb (B/L/05B-F.) Germany 0 France 0 United Kingdom 0 Union 0 TAC Not relevant;
Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(d) the entry for northern prawn in Greenland waters of V and XIV is replaced by the following: Species Northern prawn Pandalus borealis Zone Greenland waters of V and XIV (PRA/514GRN) Denmark 2550 France 2550 Union 8000 TAC Not relevant
Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(e) the entry for saithe in Faroese waters of Vb is replaced by the following: Species Saithe Pollachius virens Zone Faroese waters of Vb (POK/05B-F.) Belgium 0 Germany 0 France 0 The Netherlands 0 United Kingdom 0 Union 0 TAC Not relevant;
Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(f) the entry for redfish in Icelandic waters of Va is replaced by the following: Species Redfish Sebastes spp. Zone Icelandic waters of Va (RED/05A-IS) Belgium 0 Germany 0 France 0 United Kingdom 0 Union 0 TAC Not relevant
Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(g) the entry for redfish in Faroese waters of Vb is replaced by the following: Species Redfish Sebastes spp. Zone Faroese waters Vb (RED/05B-F.) Belgium 0 Germany 0 France 0 United Kingdom 0 Union 0 TAC Not relevant;
Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(h) the entry for other species in Faroese waters of Vb is replaced by the following: Species Other species Zone Faroese waters of Vb (OTH/05B-F.) Germany 0 France 0 United Kingdom 0 Union 0 TAC Not relevant
Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(i) the entry for flatfish in Faroese waters of Vb is replaced by the following: Species Flatfish Zone Faroese waters of Vb (FLX/05B-F.) Germany 0 France 0 United Kingdom 0 Union 0 TAC Not relevant.
Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
4. Annex IC is amended as follows:
4.
(a) the entry for cod in NAFO 3M is replaced by the following: Species Cod Gadus morhua Zone NAFO 3M (COD/N3M.) Estonia 103 Germany 432 Latvia 103 Lithuania 103 Poland 352 Spain 1328 France 185 Portugal 1821 United Kingdom 865 Union 5330,5 TAC 9280
(b) the entry for white hake in NAFO 3NO is replaced by the following: Species White hake Urophycis tenuis Zone NAFO 3NO (HKW/N3NO.) Spain 1273 Portugal 1667 Union 2940 TAC 5000;
Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(c) the entry for Northern prawn in NAFO 3L is replaced by the following Species Northern prawn Pandalus borealis Zone NAFO 3L (PRA/N3L.) Estonia 134 Latvia 134 Lithuania 134 Poland 134 Spain 105,5 Portugal 28,5 Union 670 TAC 12000
Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(d) the entry for Greenland halibut in NAFO 3LMNO is replaced by the following: Species Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides Zone NAFO 3LMNO (GHL/N3LMNO) Estonia 328 Germany 335 Latvia 46 Lithuania 23 Spain 4486 Portugal 1875 Union 7093 TAC 12098
Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(e) the entry for redfish in NAFO 3LN is replaced by the following Species Redfish Sebastes spp. Zone NAFO 3LN (RED/N3LN.) Estonia 297 Germany 203 Latvia 297 Lithuania 297 Portugal 0 Union 1094 TAC 6000
(f) the entry of redfish in NAFO 3M is replaced by the following: Species Redfish Sebastes spp. Zone NAFO 3M (RED/N3M.) Estonia 1571 Germany 513 Spain 233 Latvia 1571 Lithuania 1571 Portugal 2354 Union 7813 TAC 6500
Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(g) the entry for redfish in NAFO 3O is replaced by the following: Species Redfish Sebastes spp. Zone NAFO 3O (RED/N3O.) Spain 1771 Portugal 5229 Poland 0 Union 7000 TAC 20000
Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
5. Annex IJ is replaced by the following:
6. In Annex VI, point 2 is replaced by the following:
6.
2. Maximum number of EU vessels authorised to fish for swordfish and albacore in the IOTC Convention Area: .
ANNEX IJ SPRFMO CONVENTION AREA
Species Jack mackerel Trachurus murphyi Zone SPRFMO Convention Area (CJM/SPRFMO) Germany 6790,5 The Netherlands 7360,2 Lithuania 4725 Poland 8124,3 Union 27000.
ANNEX VI IOTC CONVENTION AREA 1.2.3.4.
Maximum number of EU vessels authorised to fish for tropical tunas in the IOTC Convention Area Member State Maximum number of vessels Capacity (gross tonnage) Spain 22 61364 France 22 33604 Portugal 5 1627 Union 49 96595 Maximum number of EU vessels authorised to fish for swordfish and albacore in the IOTC Convention Area Member State Maximum number of vessels Capacity (gross tonnage) Spain 27 11590 France 41 5382 Portugal 15 6925 United Kingdom 4 1400 Union 87 25297 The vessels referred to in point 1 shall also be authorised to fish for swordfish and albacore in the IOTC Convention Area. The vessels referred to in point 2 shall also be authorised to fish for tropical tunas in the IOTC Convention Area.