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Council Regulation (EU) No 1367/2014 of 15 December 2014 fixing for 2015 and 2016 the fishing opportunities for Union fishing            vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks         

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# Council Regulation (EU) No 1367/2014                     

# of 15 December 2014

# fixing for 2015 and 2016 the fishing opportunities for Union fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks

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)Article 43(3) of the Treaty provides that the Council, on a proposal from the Commission, is to adopt measures on the fixing                              and allocation of fishing opportunities.

(2)Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council(1) requires that conservation measures be adopted taking into account available scientific, technical and economic advice, including,                              where relevant, reports drawn up by the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF).

(3)It is incumbent upon the Council to adopt measures on the fixing and allocation of fishing opportunities, including certain                              conditions functionally linked thereto, as appropriate. Fishing opportunities should be distributed among Member States in                              such a way as to assure each Member State relative stability of fishing activities for each stock or fishery and having due                              regard to the objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy established by Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.

(4)The total allowable catches (TACs) should be established on the basis of available scientific advice, taking into account                              biological and socioeconomic aspects whilst ensuring fair treatment between fishing sectors, as well as in the light of the                              opinions expressed during the consultation of stakeholders, and in particular the Regional Advisory Councils concerned.

(5)Fishing opportunities should be in accordance with international agreements and principles, such as the 1995 United Nations                              agreement concerning the conservation and management of straddling stocks and highly migratory fish stocks(2), and the detailed management principles laid down in the 2008 International Guidelines for the Management of Deep-sea Fisheries                              in the High Seas of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, according to which, in particular, a regulator                              should be more cautious when information is uncertain, unreliable or inadequate. The absence of adequate scientific information                              should not be used as a reason for postponing or failing to take conservation and management measures.

(6)The latest scientific advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) and from STECF indicates                              that most deep-sea stocks are still harvested unsustainably and that fishing opportunities for those stocks, in order to assure                              their sustainability, should be further reduced until the evolution of the stocks shows a positive trend. The ICES has further                              advised that no directed fishery should be allowed for orange roughy in all areas and for certain stocks of red seabream and                              roundnose grenadier.

(7)As regards the four stocks of roundnose grenadier, scientific advice and recent discussions in the North East Atlantic Fisheries                              Commission (NEAFC) indicate that catches of this species may be misreported as catches of roughhead grenadier. In this context,                              it is appropriate to establish a TAC covering both species while enabling a separate reporting for each of them.

(8)Concerning deep sea sharks, the main commercial species are considered depleted and, therefore, no directed fishing should                              take place. Furthermore, in view of the migratory nature of deep-sea sharks and their wide distribution throughout the North                              East Atlantic, STECF has recommended that management measures for these species be extended to Union waters of Committee for                              Eastern and Central Atlantic Fisheries (CECAF) around Madeira.

(9)The fishing opportunities for deep-sea species as defined in Article 2(a) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002(3) are decided on a bi-annual basis. Nevertheless, an exception is made for the stocks of greater silver smelt and the stocks                              of blue ling. As regards the latter, the main fishery of blue ling is linked to the annual negotiations with Norway; in the                              interest of simplification, all blue ling TACs should be established along that one and within the same legal act. Therefore,                              fishing opportunities for the stocks of greater silver smelt and of blue ling should be set in another relevant annual regulation                              fixing fishing opportunities.

(10)In accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96(4) the stocks that are subject to various measures referred to therein should be identified. Precautionary TACs should apply                              for stocks for which no scientifically-based evaluation of fishing opportunities is available specifically for the year in                              which the TACs are to be set; analytical TACs should apply otherwise. In view of ICES and STECF advice for deep-sea stocks,                              those for which a science-based evaluation of the relevant fishing opportunities is not available should be subject to precautionary                              TACs in this Regulation.

(11)In order to avoid the interruption of fishing activities and to ensure the livelihood of the fishermen of the Union, this                              Regulation should apply from 1 January 2015. For reasons of urgency, this Regulation should enter into force immediately after                              its publication,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

## Article 1U.K.Subject matter

This Regulation fixes for the years 2015 and 2016 the annual fishing opportunities available to Union fishing vessels for                     fish stocks of certain deep-sea species in Union waters and in certain non-Union waters where catch limits are required.                  

## Article 2U.K.Definitions

1.For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:                  

(a)‘Union fishing vessel’ means a fishing vessel flying the flag of a Member State and registered in the Union;                  

(b)‘Union waters’ means the waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Member States with the exception of waters adjacent                        to the territories listed in Annex II to the Treaty;                  

(c)‘total allowable catch’ (TAC) means the quantity that can be taken and landed from each fish stock each year;                  

(d)‘quota’ means a proportion of the TAC allocated to the Union or a Member State;                  

(e)‘international waters’ means waters falling outside the sovereignty or jurisdiction of any State.                  

2.For the purposes of this Regulation, the following zone definitions shall apply:                  

(a)ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) zones are the geographical areas specified in Annex III to Regulation                        (EC) No 218/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council(5);                  

(b)CECAF (Committee for Eastern Central Atlantic Fisheries) zones are the geographical areas specified in Annex II to Regulation                        (EC) No 216/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council(6).                  

## Article 3U.K.TACs and allocations

The TACs for deep-sea species caught by Union fishing vessels in Union waters or in certain non-Union waters, the allocation                     of such TACs among Member States and the conditions functionally linked thereto, where appropriate, are set out in the Annex                     to this Regulation.                  

## Article 4U.K.Special provisions on the allocation of fishing opportunities

1.The allocation of fishing opportunities among Member States as set out in this Regulation shall be without prejudice to:                  

(a)exchanges made pursuant to Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;                  

(b)deductions and reallocations made pursuant to Article 37 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009(7) or pursuant to Article 10(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008(8);                  

(c)additional landings allowed pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96;                  

(d)deductions made pursuant to Articles 105, 106 and 107 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.                  

2.Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall apply to stocks subject to precautionary TAC whereas Article 3(2) and (3) and                        Article 4 of that Regulation shall apply to stocks subject to analytical TAC, except where otherwise specified in the Annex                        to this Regulation.                  

## Article 5U.K.Conditions for landing catches and by-catches

Fish from stocks for which TACs are established shall be retained on board or landed only if the catches have been taken by                     fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State having a quota and that quota is not exhausted.                  

## Article 6U.K.Data transmission

When, pursuant to Articles 33 and 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, Member States submit to the Commission data relating                     to landings of quantities of stocks caught, they shall use the stock codes set out in the Annex to this Regulation.                  

## Article 7U.K.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*.                  

It shall apply from 1 January 2015.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 15 December 2014.

*For the Council*                            

*The President*                            

M. Martina                            

## ANNEXU.K.

The references to fishing zones are references to ICES zones, unless otherwise specified.

## **PART 1**U.K.**Definition of species and species groups**

### 1.In the list set out in Part 2 of this Annex, fish stocks are referred to following the alphabetical order of the Latin names                        of the species. However, deep-sea sharks are placed at the beginning of that list. For the purposes of this Regulation, the                        following comparative table of common names and Latin names is provided:U.K.

### 2.For the purposes of this Regulation, ‘deep-sea sharks’ means the following list of species:U.K.

## **PART 2**U.K.**Annual fishing opportunities applicable for Union fishing vessels in areas where TACs exist by species and by area (in tonnes                           live weight)**

1

Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of 11 December 2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Common Fisheries Policy,                              amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and                              (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22).                           

2

Agreement on the implementation of the provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982                              relating to the conservation and management of straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks (OJ L 189, 3.7.1998, p. 16).                           

3

Council Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002 of 16 December 2002 establishing specific access requirements and associated conditions                              applicable to fishing for deep-sea stocks (OJ L 351, 28.12.2002, p. 6).                           

4

Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 of 6 May 1996 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and                              quotas (OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3).                           

5

Regulation (EC) No 218/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of nominal catch                              statistics by Member States fishing in the north-east Atlantic (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 70).                           

6

Regulation (EC) No 216/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of nominal catch                              statistics by Member States fishing in certain areas other than those of the North Atlantic (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 1).                           

7

Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community 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 (OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1).                           

8

Council Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 of 29 September 2008 concerning authorisations for fishing activities of Community fishing                              vessels outside Community waters and the access of third country vessels to Community waters, amending Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93                              and (EC) No 1627/94 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 3317/94 (OJ L 286, 29.10.2008, p. 33).