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Contents

1. Preamble
2. 1. Article 1
   2. Article 2
3. ANNEX
4. ANNEX DEDUCTIONS FROM QUOTAS FOR STOCKS WHICH HAVE BEEN OVERFISHED

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/2006, and in particular Article 105(1), (2) and (3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Fishing quotas for the year 2016 have been established by:

Council Regulation (EU) No 1367/2014,

Council Regulation (EU) 2015/2072,

Council Regulation (EU) 2016/72, and

Council Regulation (EU) 2016/73.

(2) Fishing quotas for the year 2017 have been established by:

Council Regulation (EU) 2016/1903,

Council Regulation (EU) 2016/2285,

Council Regulation (EU) 2016/2372, and

Council Regulation (EU) 2017/127.

(3) According to Article 105(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, when the Commission has established that a Member State has exceeded the fishing quotas which have been allocated to it, the Commission is to operate deductions from future fishing quotas of that Member State.

(4) Article 105(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 provides that such deductions have to be operated in the following year or years by applying the respective multiplying factors as set out therein.

(5) Certain Member States have exceeded their fishing quotas for the year 2016. It is therefore appropriate to operate deductions on the fishing quotas allocated to them in 2017 and, where relevant, in subsequent years, for the overfished stocks.

(6) Commission Implementing Regulations (EU) 2016/2226 and (EU) 2017/162 have provided for deductions from fishing quotas for certain countries and species for 2016. However, for certain Member States, the deductions to be applied for some species were higher than the respective quotas available in 2016 and could therefore not be operated entirely in that year. To ensure that in such cases the full amount for the respective stocks be deducted, the remaining quantities should be taken into account when establishing deductions for 2017 and, where appropriate, from subsequent quotas.

(7) In the framework of Article 3(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96, by letter dated 16 November 2016, Belgium requested Commission's permission to land additional quantities of turbot and brill in Union waters of IIa and IV (T/B/2AC4-C) within the limits of 10 % of the quota. The additional quantities granted in 2016 under that procedure should be considered as exceeding permitted landings for the purpose of the deductions envisaged in Article 105 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

(8) Deductions from fishing quotas, as provided for by this Regulation, should apply without prejudice to deductions applicable to 2017 quotas pursuant to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 185/2013.

(9) Since quotas are expressed in tonnes, overfishing involving quantities of less than 1 tonne should not be considered,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. The fishing quotas fixed in Regulations (EU) 2016/1903, (EU) 2016/2285, (EU) 2016/2372 and (EU) 2017/127 for the year 2017 shall be reduced as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

2. Paragraph 1 shall apply without prejudice to deductions provided for in Implementing Regulation (EU) No 185/2013.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 18 July 2017. For the Commission The President Jean-Claude Juncker

ANNEX

ANNEX DEDUCTIONS FROM QUOTAS FOR STOCKS WHICH HAVE BEEN OVERFISHED

Member State Species code Area code Species name Area name Initial quota 2016 (in kilograms) Permitted landings 2016 (Total adapted quantity in kilograms) Total catches 2016 (quantity in kilograms) Quota consumption related to permitted landings Overfishing related to permitted landing (quantity in kilograms) Multiplying factor Additional Multiplying factor Outstanding deductions from previous years (quantity in kilograms) Deductions to apply in 2017 (quantity in kilograms) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) BE SRX 07D. Skates and rays Union waters of VIId 87000 86919 91566 105,35 % 4647 / / / 4647 BE SOL 7FG. Common sole VIIf and VIIg 487000 549565 563401 102,52 % 13836 / / / 13836 BE SOL 8AB. Common sole VIIIa and VIIIb 42000 281638 287659 102,14 % 6021 / C / 6021 BE T/B 2AC4-C Turbot and brill Union waters of IIa and IV 329000 481000 514275 106,92 % 33275 / / / 33275 DE DGS 2AC4-C Picked dogfish Union waters of IIa and IV 0 0 2118 N/A 2118 / / / 2118 DE MAC 2CX14- Mackerel VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of IIa, XII and XIV 22751000 21211759 22211517 104,71 % 999758 / / / 999758 DK DGS 2AC4-C Picked dogfish Union waters of IIa and IV 0 0 1350 N/A 1350 / / / 1350 DK HER 1/2- Herring Union, Faroese, Norwegian and international waters of I and II 7069000 10331363 10384320 100,51 % 52957 / / / 52957 DK JAX 4BC7D Horse mackerel and associated Union waters of IVb, IVc and VIId 5519000 264664 265760 100,42 % 1096 / / / 1096 DK MAC 2A34. Mackerel IIIa and IV; Union waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and Subdivisions 22-32 19461000 13354035 14677440 109,91 % 1323405 / / / 1323405 DK MAC 2A4A-N Mackerel Norwegian waters of IIa and IVa 14043000 14886020 16351930 109,85 % 1465910 / / / 1465910 DK NOP 04-N. Norway pout Norwegian waters of IV 0 0 22880 N/A 22880 / / / 22880 DK OTH *2AC4C Other species Union waters of IIa and IV 6018300 3994920 4508050 112,84 % 513130 1,2 / / 615756 DK POK 1N2AB. Saithe Norwegian waters of I and II / 0 3920 N/A 3920 / / / 3920 DK SAN 234_1 Sandeel Union waters of sandeel management area 1 12263000 12517900 12525750 100,06 % 7850 / / / 7850 DK SAN 04-N. Sandeel Norwegian waters of IV 0 0 19860 N/A 19860 / / / 19860 ES ALB AN05N Northern albacore Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N 14917370 14754370 16645500 112,82 % 1891130 1,2 / / 2269356 ES ALF 3X14- Alfonsinos Union and international waters of III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV 67000 86159 79185 91,90 % – 6974 / / 817 0 ES BSF 8910- Black scabbard-fish Union and international waters of VIII, IX and X 12000 24004 16419 68,41 % – 7585 / / 2703 0 ES BUM ATLANT Blue marlin Atlantic Ocean 0 0 13396 N/A 13396 / A / 20094 ES COD 1/2B. Cod I and IIb 13192000 9730876 9731972 100,01 % 1096 / / / 1096 ES GHL 1N2AB. Greenland halibut Norwegian waters of I and II / 9000 27600 306,67 % 18600 1,0 A / 27900 ES GHL N3LMNO Greenland halibut NAFO 3LMNO 4067000 4070000 4072999 100,07 % 2999 / C / 2999 ES SRX 67AKXD Skates and rays Union waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k 876000 459287 469586 102,24 % 10299 / / / 10299 ES SRX 89-C. Skates and rays Union waters of VIII and IX 1057000 925232 956878 103,42 % 31646 / A 131767 179236 ES WHM ATLANT White marlin Atlantic Ocean 2460 2460 9859 400,77 % 7399 1,0 A 138994 150092 FR LIN 04-C. Ling Union waters of IV 162000 262351 304077 115,91 % 41726 1,0 / / 41726 FR POK 1/2/INT Saithe International waters of I and II 0 0 2352 N/A 2352 / / / 2352 FR RED 51214S Redfish (shallow pelagic) Union and international waters of V; international waters of XII and XIV 0 0 29827 N/A 29827 / / / 29827 FR SBR 678- Red seabream Union and international waters of VI, VII and VIII 6000 28817 31334 108,72 % 2517 / / / 2517 FR SRX 07D. Skates and rays Union waters of VIId 663000 630718 699850 110,96 % 69132 1,0 A / 103698 FR SRX 67AKXD Skates and rays Union waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k 3255000 3641000 39254 101,08 % 39254 / / / 39254 FR WHG 08. Whiting VIII 1524000 2406000 2441333 101,47 % 35333 / / / 35333 IE PLE 7FG. Plaice VIIf and VIIg 200000 66332 67431 101,66 % 1099 / / / 1099 IE POK 1N2AB. Saithe Norwegian waters of I and II / 0 5969 N/A 5969 / / / 5969 IE SRX 67AKXD Skates and rays Union waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k 1048000 949860 980960 103,27 % 31056 / A / 31056 NL DGS 2AC4-C Picked dogfish Union waters of IIa and IV 0 0 1260 N/A 1260 / / / 1260 NL HAD 7X7A34 Haddock VIIb-k, VIII, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 / 559 26220 N/A 25661 / / / 25661 NL HER *25B-F Herring II, Vb north of 62° N (Faroes waters) 736000 477184 476491 99,86 % – 693 / / 23551 22858 NL OTH *2A-14 Associate by-catches to horse mackerel (boarfish, whiting and mackerel) Union waters of IIa, IVa, VI, VIIa-c, VIIe-k, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV 1663800 1777300 2032689 114,37 % 255389 1,2 / / 306467 NL POK 2A34. Saithe IIIa and IV; Union waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and Subdivisions 22-32 68000 110846 110889 100,04 % 43 / / 1057 1057 NL T/B 2AC4-C Turbot and brill Union waters of IIa and IV 2493000 2551261 2737636 107,31 % 186375 / / / 186375 PT BUM ATLANT Blue marlin Atlantic ocean 49550 49550 50611 102,14 % 1061 / / / 1061 PT GHL 1N2AB Greenland Halibut Norwegian waters of I and II / 18487 18487 N/A 18487 / / / 18487 PT MAC 8C3411 Mackerel VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 6971000 6313658 6823967 108,08 % 510309 / / / 510309 PT SRX 89-C. Skates and rays Union waters of VIII and IX 1051000 1051000 1068676 101,68 % 17676 / / / 17676 PT SWO AN05N Swordfish Atlantic Ocean, North of 5° N 1161950 1541950 1561142 101,24 % 19192 / / / 19192 UK DGS 15X14 Picked dogfish Union and international waters of I, V, VI, VII, VIII, XII and XIV 0 0 12585 N/A 12585 / / / 12585 UK DGS 2AC4-C Picked dogfish Union waters of IIa and IV 0 0 17776 N/A 17776 / / / 17776 UK HER 4AB. Herring Union and Norwegian waters of IV north of 53° 30′ N 70348000 70710390 73419998 103,83 % 2709608 / / 2709608 UK MAC 2CX14- Mackerel VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of IIa, XII and XIV 208557000 195937403 209143232 106,74 % 13205829 / A / 13205829 UK SAN 234_1 Sandeel Union waters of sandeel management area 1 268000 0 0 N/A 0 / / 1466168 1466168 UK SRX 67AKXD Skates and rays Union waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k 2076000 2006000 2008431 100,12 % 2431 / / / 2431 UK T/B 2AC4-C Turbot and brill Union waters of IIa and IV 693000 522000 544680 104,34 % 22680 / / / 22680

Versions

1. 2017-07-18

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  In 2016, Spain overfished its quota for white marlin in the Atlantic Ocean (WHM/ATLANT). The deduction due has been applied following Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1345 to the full extent of the quota available for white marlin in 2017, in line with the guidelines set up in Communication 2012/C 72/07. Since the available 2017 quota for white marlin in the Atlantic Ocean is not sufficient, by letter of 9 August 2017, Spain requested to apply the remaining deduction, including outstanding deductions from previous years, on the 2017 quota for swordfish in the Atlantic Ocean, North of 5° N (SW

• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2309 of 13 December 2017 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2017 on account of overfishing of other stocks in the previous years and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1345 Regulation · Grade B

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• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2309 of 13 December 2017 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2017 on account of overfishing of other stocks in the previous years and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1345 Regulation · Grade B

  Following the publication of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1345, the Portuguese fisheries authorities discovered that the 2016 catch figures transmitted to the Commission for swordfish in the Atlantic Ocean, North of 5° N, (SWO/AN05N) were incorrect. On the basis of the corrected data transmitted by Portugal on 22 August 2017, it appears that the Portuguese quota for swordfish in the Atlantic Ocean, North of 5° N, was exceeded by a lower amount than that taken into account for the deductions established by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1345. The deduction from the 2017 Portuguese quota

• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2309 of 13 December 2017 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2017 on account of overfishing of other stocks in the previous years and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1345 Regulation · Grade B

  On 17 May 2017, Lithuania requested to update its catch declarations regarding mackerel in Union waters of IIa; Union and Norwegian waters of IVa (MAC/*4A-EN). On the basis of the updated data transmitted by Lithuania on the same date, it appears that the Lithuanian 2016 quota was exceeded for mackerel in Union waters of IIa; Union and Norwegian waters of IVa as well as for the parent stock, namely mackerel in areas VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of IIa, XII and XIV (MAC/2CX14-). The corresponding deductions should consequentl

• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2309 of 13 December 2017 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2017 on account of overfishing of other stocks in the previous years and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1345 Regulation · Grade B

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• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2309 of 13 December 2017 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2017 on account of overfishing of other stocks in the previous years and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1345 Regulation · Grade B

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• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2309 of 13 December 2017 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2017 on account of overfishing of other stocks in the previous years and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1345 Regulation · Grade B

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• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2309 of 13 December 2017 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2017 on account of overfishing of other stocks in the previous years and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1345 Regulation · Grade B

  Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1345 should therefore be amended accordingly,

• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2309 of 13 December 2017 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2017 on account of overfishing of other stocks in the previous years and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1345 Regulation · Grade B

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