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Council Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 of 20 January 2014 fixing for 2014 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and            groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, to Union vessels, in certain non-Union waters         

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# Council Regulation (EU) No 43/2014                     

# of 20 January 2014

# fixing for 2014 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and,                        to Union vessels, in certain non-Union waters                     

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 allocated to Member States in such                              a way as to ensure relative stability of fishing activities of each Member State for each fish stock or fishery and having                              due regard to the objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy established in Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.

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

(5)For stocks subject to specific multiannual plans, the TACs should be established in accordance with the rules laid down in                              those plans. Consequently, the TACs for stocks of Southern hake and Norway lobster, of sole in the Western Channel, of plaice                              and sole in the North Sea, of herring to the west of Scotland, of cod in the Kattegat, to the west of Scotland, the Irish                              Sea, the North Sea, Skagerrak and the Eastern Channel and of bluefin tuna in the Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean should                              be established in accordance with the rules laid down in Council Regulations (EC) No 2166/2005(2), (EC) No 509/2007(3), (EC) No 676/2007(4), (EC) No 1300/2008(5), (EC) No 1342/2008(6) (the "Cod Plan") and (EC) No 302/2009(7).With regard, however, to the stocks of northern hake (Council Regulation (EC) No 811/2004(8) and sole in the Bay of Biscay (Council Regulation (EC) No 388/2006(9), the minimum targets of the relevant recovery and management plans have been reached and, therefore, it is appropriate to                              follow scientific advice provided in order to achieve or maintain the TACs at maximum sustainable yield levels, as the case                              may be.

(6)For stocks for which there is no sufficient or reliable data in order to provide size estimates, management measures and TAC                              levels should follow the precautionary approach to fisheries management as defined in Article 4(1)(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013,                              while taking into account stock-specific factors, including, in particular, available information on stock trends and mixed                              fisheries considerations.

(7)In accordance with Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96(10), the stocks that are subject to the various measures referred to therein should be identified.

(8)Where a TAC relating to a stock is allocated to one Member State only, it is appropriate to empower that Member State in accordance                              with Article 2(1) of the Treaty to determine the level of such TAC. Provisions should be made to ensure that, when fixing                              that TAC level, the Member State concerned acts in a manner fully consistent with the principles and rules of the Common Fisheries                              Policy.

(9)It is necessary to establish the fishing effort ceilings for 2014 in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005,                              Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 509/2007, Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 676/2007, Articles 11 and 12 of Regulation (EC)                              No 1342/2008 and Articles 5 and 9 of Regulation (EC) No 302/2009, while taking into account Council Regulation (EC) No 754/2009(11).

(10)In the light of the most recent scientific advice from International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) and in                              accordance with the international commitments in the context of the North East Atlantic Fisheries Convention (NEAFC), it is                              necessary to limit the fishing effort on certain deep-sea species.

(11)For certain species, such as certain species of sharks, even a limited fishing activity could result in a serious risk to                              their conservation. Fishing opportunities for such species should therefore be fully restricted through a general prohibition                              on fishing those species.

(12)The use of fishing opportunities available to Union vessels set out in this Regulation is subject to Council Regulation (EC)                              No 1224/2009(12), and in particular to Articles 33 and 34 of that Regulation, concerning the recording of catches and fishing effort and the                              notification of data on the exhaustion of fishing opportunities. It is therefore necessary to specify the codes to be used                              by Member States when sending data to the Commission relating to landings of stocks subject to this Regulation.

(13)For certain TACs Member States should be allowed to grant additional allocations for vessels participating in trials on fully                              documented fisheries. The aim of those trials is to test a catch-quota system, i.e. a system where all catches should be landed                              and counted against quotas in order to avoid discards and the waste of otherwise usable fish resources they entail. Uncontrolled                              discards of fish are a threat to the long term sustainability of fish as a public good and thus to the Common Fisheries Policy                              objectives. By contrast, catch-quota systems inherently present the fishers with an incentive to optimise the catch selectivity                              of their operations. In order to achieve a rational management of discards, a fully documented fishery should cover every                              operation at sea, rather than what is landed at port. The conditions for Member States to grant such additional allocations                              should therefore include an obligation to ensure the use of close circuit television cameras (CCTV) associated to a system                              of sensors (jointly referred to as "CCTV system"). This should enable the recording, in detail, of all retained and discarded                              parts of catches. A system based on human observers operating in real time on board would be less efficient, more costly,                              and less reliable. Consequently, the use of CCTV systems is, at this time, a prerequisite for the achievement of discard reduction                              schemes such as fully documented fisheries. In the use of such system, the requirements of Directive 95/46/EC of the European                              Parliament and of the Council(13) should be complied with.

(14)In order to ensure that trials of fully documented fisheries can effectively evaluate the potential of catch-quota systems                              to control the absolute fishing mortality of the stocks concerned, it is necessary for all fish caught in those trials, including                              those under minimum landing size, to be counted against the total allocation assigned to the participating vessel, and for                              fishing operations to cease when that total allocation has been fully utilised by that vessel. It is also appropriate to allow                              transfers of allocations between vessels participating in the fully documented fisheries trials and non-participating vessels                              provided that it can be demonstrated that discards by non-participating vessels do not increase.

(15)In November 2013, STECF assessed positively the rebuilding management plan proposed by the Pelagic Regional Advisory Council                              (PELRAC) for the stock of herring in ICES VIaS, VIIb and VIIc. The distribution of this herring stock overlaps with that of                              its northern neighbouring stock in a mixing zone located between 56° N and 57° 30′ N within ICES VIa. In order to ensure the                              correct assessment of these two stocks as regards their conservation state and to control the fishing mortality inflicted                              on each of them, it is necessary to exclude all catches taken in the mixing zone.

(16)It is appropriate, following advice from the ICES, to maintain and revise a system to manage sandeel in Union waters of ICES                              divisions IIa and IIIa and ICES subarea IV. Given that the ICES scientific advice is expected to become available only in                              February 2014, it is appropriate to set the TAC and quotas provisionally at zero until such advice is released.

(17)Since there is no scientific evidence that the TAC areas for pollack correspond to distinct biological stocks and the distribution                              of this species is continuous from the North of the British Isles to the South of the Iberian Peninsula, it is appropriate,                              in order to guarantee full use of fishing opportunities, to allow for the implementation of a flexible arrangement between                              some of these TAC areas. In the same vein, it is appropriate to allow a higher degree of flexibility arrangements between                              some management areas in respect of certain stocks whose distribution extends over several management areas and where the                              same biological stocks are concerned.

(18)In accordance with the procedure provided for in the agreements or protocols on fisheries relations with Norway(14), the Faroe Islands(15) and Iceland(16), the Union has held consultations on fishing rights with those partners. The consultations with Norway and the Faroe Islands                              on arrangements for 2014 have not been finalised. In order to avoid the interruption of Union fishing activities, whilst allowing                              for the necessary flexibility for the conclusion of those arrangements early in 2014, it is appropriate to establish the fishing                              opportunities for stocks subject to those arrangements on a provisional basis. It has not been possible to conclude consultations                              with Iceland on fisheries arrangements for 2014. In accordance with the procedure provided for in the agreement and protocol                              on fisheries relations with Greenland(17), the Joint Committee has established the concrete level of fishing opportunities available for the Union in Greenland waters                              in 2014.

(19)At its Annual Meeting in 2013, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) adopted a one year                              extension of the existing TAC and quotas for bluefin tuna, and confirmed TACs and quotas for North-Atlantic swordfish, Southern-Atlantic                              swordfish and North-Atlantic Albacore at the current level for the 2014-2016 period. As a result, the Union quota for these                              stocks remains the same as in 2013. Although the TAC of Southern-Atlantic albacore was also maintained at the current level                              for the 2014-2016 period, individual quotas of Contracting Parties, including the Union, were slightly reduced in order to                              grant a quota to another Contracting Party. All these measures should be implemented in the law of the Union.

(20)Pursuant to the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union in July 2013, provisions on fishing opportunities                              for Croatia are included in this Regulation.

(21)At its Annual Meeting in 2013, the Parties to the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)                              adopted catch limits for both target and by-catch species. Those measures should be implemented in the law of the Union.

(22)At its Annual Meeting in 2013, the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) adopted a resolution aiming at the protection of oceanic                              whitetip sharks and applicable to fishing vessels on the IOTC Record of Authorised Vessels by prohibiting, as an interim pilot                              measure, to retain on board, tranship, land or store any part or whole carcass of oceanic whitetip shark. The resolution provides                              for an exception for artisanal fisheries, namely fishing vessels engaged in fishing operations within the Exclusive Economic                              Zones of the Member State whose flag they fly.

(23)The second Annual Meeting of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) will be held from 27 to                              31 January 2014. Until such Annual Meeting is held, it is appropriate that the current measures remain in place provisionally                              and that the TAC for jack mackerel in the SPRFMO Convention Area is provisionally established at the same level as in 2013.

(24)At its 84th Annual Meeting in 2013, the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) maintained its conservation measures                              for yellowfin tuna, bigeye tuna and skipjack tuna. IATTC also maintained its resolution on the conservation of oceanic whitetip                              sharks. Those measures should continue to be implemented in the law of the Union.

(25)At its Annual Meeting in 2013, the South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (SEAFO) adopted a recommendation for new bi-annual                              TACs for Patagonian toothfish and deep-sea red crab for 2014 and 2015, the existing TACs for orange roughy and alfonsinos                              agreed for 2013 and 2014 at its annual meeting in 2012 remained in force. The currently applicable measures on allocation                              of fishing opportunities adopted by SEAFO should be implemented in the law of the Union.

(26)The 10th Annual Meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) in 2013 modified its measures regarding                              fishing opportunities by setting a total amount of days that can be fished in the high seas and by adapting the closure concerning                              aggregation devices (FAD) fishing. The revision of the measure of FAD fishing requires that the Union as a Contracting Party                              to WCPFC decides on one of two available options, either to confirm the current period of FAD fishing closure or to opt for                              a reduction of FAD sets. Until such a decision is taken, the currently applicable closure adopted by the WCFPC should continue                              to be implemented in the law of the Union.

(27)At its Annual Meeting in 2013, the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Pollock resources in the                              central Bering Sea did not modify its measures regarding fishing opportunities. Those measures should be implemented in the                              law of the Union.

(28)At its 35th Annual Meeting in 2013, the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) adopted a number of fishing opportunities                              for 2014 of certain stocks in Subareas 1-4 of the NAFO Convention Area. In that context, NAFO adopted a procedure for increasing                              the TAC for white hake in NAFO Subdivision 3NO fixed for 2014, if certain conditions related to the situation of this stock                              are met. A Contracting Party to NAFO may notify to the Executive Secretary of NAFO that higher than normal catches per unit                              of effort have been observed for the stock of white hake in NAFO Subdivision 3NO. If the in-year 2014 TAC increase is confirmed                              by a positive vote within NAFO, it should be implemented into the law of the Union and the quotas of the Member States concerned                              should be increased.

(29)Certain international measures which create or restrict fishing opportunities for the Union are adopted by the relevant Regional                              Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs) at the end of the year and become applicable before the entry into force of this                              Regulation. It is therefore necessary for the provisions that implement such measures in the law of the Union to apply retroactively.                              In particular, since the fishing season in CCAMLR Convention Area runs from 1 December to 30 November, and thus certain fishing                              opportunities or prohibitions in the CCAMLR Convention Area are laid down for a period of time starting from 1 December 2013,                              it is appropriate that the relevant provisions of this Regulation apply from that date. Such retroactive application will                              be without prejudice to the principle of legitimate expectations as CCAMLR members are forbidden to fish in the CCAMLR Convention                              Area without authorisation.

(30)In accordance with the declaration by the Union addressed to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on the granting of fishing                              opportunities in EU waters to fishing vessels flying the flag of Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the exclusive economic                              zone off the coast of French Guyana(18), it is necessary to fix the fishing opportunities for snappers available to Venezuela in Union waters.

(31)In order to ensure uniform conditions for granting an individual Member State an authorisation to benefit from the system                              of managing its fishing effort allocations in accordance with a kilowatt days system, implementing powers should be conferred                              on the Commission.

(32)In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on                              the Commission relating to the granting of additional days at sea for permanent cessation of fishing activities and for enhanced                              scientific observer coverage as well as to establish the formats of spreadsheet for the collection and transmission of information                              concerning transfer of days at sea between fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State. Those powers should be exercised                              in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011(19).

(33)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 2014, except for the provisions concerning fishing effort limits, which should apply                              from 1 February 2014, and certain provisions in particular regions, which should have a specific date of application. For                              reasons of urgency, this Regulation should enter into force immediately after its publication.

(34)Fishing opportunities should be used in full compliance with the applicable law of the Union,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

## TITLE IU.K.**GENERAL PROVISIONS**

### Article 1U.K.Subject matter

1.This Regulation fixes the fishing opportunities available in Union waters and, to Union vessels, in certain non-Union waters                        for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks.                  

2.The fishing opportunities referred to in paragraph 1 include:                  

(a)catch limits for the year 2014 and, where specified in this Regulation, for the year 2015;                  

(b)fishing effort limits for the period from 1 February 2014 to 31 January 2015;                  

(c)fishing opportunities for the period from 1 December 2013 to 30 November 2014 for certain stocks in the CCAMLR Convention                        Area;                  

(d)fishing opportunities for the periods set out in Article 32 for certain stocks in the IATTC Convention Area for the year 2014                        and, where specified in this Regulation, for the year 2015.                  

3.This Regulation also fixes provisional fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks subject to                        the bilateral fisheries arrangements with Norway and the Faroe Islands, pending the consultations on those arrangements for                        2014.                  

### Article 2U.K.Scope

This Regulation shall apply to the following vessels:

Union vessels;

third-country vessels in Union waters.

### Article 3U.K.Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation the following definitions shall apply:

'Union vessel' means a fishing vessel flying the flag of a Member State and registered in the Union;

'third-country vessel' means a fishing vessel flying the flag of, and registered in, a third country;

'Union waters' means waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Member States with the exception of waters adjacent                              to the overseas countries and territories listed in Annex II to the Treaty;                           

'international waters' means waters falling outside the sovereignty or jurisdiction of any State;

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

'quota' means a proportion of the TAC allocated to the Union or a Member State;

'analytical assessments' means a quantitative evaluation of trends in a given stock, based on data about the stock's biology                              and exploitation, which scientific review has indicated to be of sufficient quality to provide scientific advice on options                              for future catches.                           

'mesh size' means the mesh size of fishing nets as determined in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 517/2008(20);                           

'Union fishing fleet register' means the register set up by the Commission in accordance with Article 24(3) of Regulation                              (EU) No 1380/2013;                           

'fishing logbook' means the logbook referred to in Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009;

### Article 4U.K.Fishing zones

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

ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) zones are the geographical areas specified in Annex III to Regulation                              (EC) No 218/2009(21);                           

'Skagerrak' means the geographical area bounded on the west by a line drawn from the Hanstholm lighthouse to the Lindesnes                              lighthouse and on the south by a line drawn from the Skagen lighthouse to the Tistlarna lighthouse and from this point to                              the nearest point on the Swedish coast;                           

'Kattegat' means the geographical area bounded on the north by a line drawn from the Skagen lighthouse to the Tistlarna lighthouse                              and from this point to the nearest point on the Swedish coast and on the south by a line drawn from Hasenøre to Gnibens Spids,                              from Korshage to Spodsbjerg and from Gilbjerg Hoved to Kullen;                           

'Functional Unit 16 of ICES subarea VII' means the geographical area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following                              positions:                           
                -  53° 30′ N 15° 00′ W, 
                -  53° 30′ N 11° 00′ W, 
                -  51° 30′ N 11° 00′ W, 
                -  51° 30′ N 13° 00′ W, 
                -  51° 00′ N 13° 00′ W, 
                -  51° 00′ N 15° 00′ W, 
                -  53° 30′ N 15° 00′ W; 

'Gulf of Cádiz' means the geographical area of ICES division IXa east of longitude 7° 23′ 48′′ W;

CECAF (Committee for Eastern Central Atlantic Fisheries) areas are the geographical areas specified in Annex II to Regulation                              (EC) No 216/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council(22);                           

NAFO (Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation) areas are the geographical areas specified in Annex III to Regulation (EC)                              No 217/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council(23);                           

'SEAFO (South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation) Convention Area' is the geographical area defined in the Convention on                              the Conservation and Management of Fishery Resources in the South-East Atlantic Ocean(24);                           

'ICCAT (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) Convention Area' is the geographical area defined                              in the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas(25);                           

'CCAMLR (Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources) Convention Area' is the geographical area defined                              in point (a) of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004(26);                           

'IATTC (Inter–American Tropical Tuna Commission) Convention Area' is the geographical area defined in the Convention for the                              Strengthening of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission established by the 1949 Convention between the United States                              of America and the Republic of Costa Rica ("the Antigua Convention")(27);                           

'IOTC (Indian Ocean Tuna Commission) Convention Area' is the geographical area defined in the Agreement for the establishment                              of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission(28);                           

'SPRFMO (South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation) Convention Area' is the high seas geographical area south                              of 10° N, north of the CCAMLR Convention Area, east of the SIOFA Convention Area as defined in the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries                              Agreement(29), and west of the areas of fisheries jurisdictions of South American States;                           

'the WCPFC (Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission) Convention Area' is the geographical area defined in the Convention                              on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean(30);                           

'high seas of the Bering Sea' is the geographical area of the high seas of the Bering Sea beyond 200 nautical miles from the                              baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea of the coastal States of the Bering Sea is measured.                           

'overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC' is the geographical area defined by the following limits:
                -  longitude 150° W, 
                -  longitude 130° W, 
                -  latitude 4° S, 
                -  latitude 50° S. 

## TITLE IIU.K.**FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNION VESSELS**

### *CHAPTER I*U.K.***General provisions***

#### Article 5U.K.TACs and allocations

1.The TACs for Union vessels in Union waters or certain non-Union waters and the allocation of such TACs among Member States,                        and the conditions functionally linked thereto, where appropriate, are set out in Annex I.                  

2.Union vessels are authorised to make catches, within the TACs set out in Annex I, in waters falling within the fisheries jurisdiction                        of the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland and Norway, and the fishing zone around Jan Mayen, subject to the condition set out                        in Article 14 of and Annex III to this Regulation and in Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008(31) and its implementing provisions.                  

3.For the purposes of the special condition laid down in Annex IA for the stock of sandeel in Union waters of ICES zones IIa,                        IIIa and IV, the management areas defined in Annex IID shall apply.                  

#### Article 6U.K.TACs to be determined by Member States

1.The TACs for certain fish stocks shall be determined by the Member State concerned. Those stocks are identified in Annex I.                  

2.The TACs to be determined by a Member State shall:                  

(a)be consistent with the principles and rules of the Common Fisheries Policy, in particular the principle of sustainable exploitation                        of the stock; and                  

(b)result:                  

if analytical assessments are available, in the exploitation of the stock consistent with maximum sustainable yield from 2015                              onwards, with as high a probability as possible;                           

if analytical assessments are unavailable or incomplete, in the exploitation of the stock consistent with the precautionary                              approach to fisheries management.                           

3.By 15 March 2014, each Member State concerned shall submit to the Commission the following information:                  

(a)the TACs adopted;                  

(b)the data collected and assessed by the Member State concerned on which the TACs adopted are based;                  

(c)details on how the TACs adopted comply with paragraph 2.                  

#### Article 7U.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 vessels flying the flag of a Member State having a quota and that quota is not exhausted; or

the catches consist of a share in a Union quota which has not been allocated by quota among Member States, and that Union                              quota has not been exhausted.                           

#### Article 8U.K.Fishing effort limits

From 1 February 2014 to 31 January 2015, the following fishing effort measures shall apply:

Annex IIA for the management of certain cod, sole, and plaice stocks in the Kattegat, the Skagerrak, that part of ICES division                              IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat, ICES subarea IV and ICES divisions VIa, VIIa and VIId and Union waters                              of ICES divisions IIa and Vb;                           

Annex IIB for the recovery of hake and Norway lobster in ICES divisions VIIIc and IXa, with the exception of the Gulf of Cádiz;

Annex IIC for the management of the sole stock in ICES division VIIe.

#### Article 9U.K.Catch and effort limits for deep-sea fisheries

1.Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002(32) establishing the requirement of holding a deep-sea fishing permit shall apply to Greenland halibut. The catching, retaining                        on board, transhipping and landing of Greenland halibut shall be subject to the conditions referred to in that Article.                  

2.Member States shall ensure that for 2014 the fishing effort levels, measured in kilowatt days absent from port, by vessels                        holding deep-sea fishing permits referred to in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002, do not exceed 65 % of the average                        annual fishing effort deployed by the vessels of the Member State concerned in 2003 on trips when deep-sea fishing permits                        were held or deep-sea species, as listed in Annexes I and II to that Regulation, were caught. This paragraph shall apply only                        to fishing trips on which more than 100 kg of deep-sea species, other than greater silver smelt, were caught.                  

#### Article 10U.K.Special provisions on allocations 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 Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009;                  

(c)reallocations made pursuant to Article 10(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008;                  

(d)additional landings allowed under Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96;                  

(e)quantities withheld in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96;                  

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

(g)quota transfers and exchanges pursuant to Article 20 of this Regulation.                  

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

#### Article 11U.K.Closed fishing seasons

1.It shall be prohibited to fish or retain on board any of the following species in the Porcupine Bank during the period from                        1 May to 31 May 2014: cod, megrims, anglerfish, haddock, whiting, hake, Norway lobster, plaice, pollack, saithe, skates and                        rays, common sole, tusk, blue ling, ling and spurdog.                  

For the purposes of this paragraph, the Porcupine Bank shall comprise the geographical area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially                     joining the following positions:                  

By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, transit through the Porcupine Bank while carrying on board the species referred                     to in that paragraph, shall be permitted in accordance with Article 50(3), (4) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.                  

2.Commercial fishing for sandeel with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gears with a mesh size of less than 16 mm shall                        be prohibited in ICES divisions IIa, IIIa and ICES subarea IV from 1 January to 31 March 2014 and from 1 August to 31 December                        2014.                  

The prohibition set out in the first subparagraph shall also apply to third-country vessels authorised to fish for sandeel                     in Union waters of ICES subarea IV unless otherwise specified.                  

#### Article 12U.K.Prohibitions

1.It shall be prohibited for Union vessels to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship or to land the following species:                  

(a)basking shark (*Cetorhinus maximus*) and white shark (*Carcharodon carcharias*) in all waters;                  

(b)porbeagle (*Lamna nasus*) in all waters, except where it is otherwise provided in Annex IA;                  

(c)angel shark (*Squatina squatina*) in Union waters;                  

(d)common skate (*Dipturus batis*) complex (*Dipturus* cf. *flossada* and *Dipturus* cf. *intermedia*) in Union waters of ICES division IIa and ICES subareas III, IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX and X;                  

(e)undulate ray (*Raja undulata*) in Union waters of ICES subareas VI, IX and X and white skate (*Raja alba*) in Union waters of ICES subareas VI, VII, VIII, IX and X;                  

(f)guitarfishes (*Rhinobatidae*) in Union waters of ICES subareas I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X and XII;                  

(g)giant manta ray (*Manta birostris*) in all waters.                  

2.When accidentally caught, species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released.                  

#### Article 13U.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 Annex I to this Regulation.                  

### *CHAPTER II*U.K.***Additional allocations for vessels participating in trials on fully documented fisheries***

#### Article 14U.K.Additional allocations

1.For certain stocks, a Member State may grant an additional allocation to vessels flying its flag and participating in trials                        on fully documented fisheries. Those stocks are identified in Annex I.                  

2.The additional allocation referred to in paragraph 1 shall not exceed the overall limit set out in Annex I as a percentage                        of the quota allocated to that Member State.                  

#### Article 15U.K.Conditions for additional allocations

1.The additional allocation referred to in Article 14 shall comply with the following conditions:                  

(a)the vessel makes use of close circuit television cameras (CCTV) associated to a system of sensors (jointly referred to as                        "the CCTV system") to record all on board fishing and processing activities;                  

(b)the additional allocation granted to an individual vessel that participates in trials on fully documented fisheries shall                        not exceed any of the following limits:                  

75 % of the discards of the stock, as estimated by the relevant Member State, produced by the type of vessel to which the                              individual vessel that has been granted the additional allocation belongs.                           

30 % of the vessel's individual allocation prior to participating in the trials.

(c)all catches by the vessel from the stock subject to the additional allocation, including fish that are under minimum landing                        size as defined in Annex XII of Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98(33), shall be counted against the individual allocation of the vessel, as resulting from any additional allocation granted under                        Article 14.                  

(d)once the individual allocation for any stock subject to the additional allocation has been fully utilised by a vessel, the                        vessel in question must cease all fishing activity in the relevant TAC area.                  

(e)in respect of the stocks for which this Article may be used, the Member States may allow transfers of the individual allocation                        or any part thereof from vessels not participating in trials on fully documented fisheries to vessels participating in those                        trials provided that it can be demonstrated that discards by the non-participating vessels do not increase.                  

2.Notwithstanding paragraph 1(b)(i), a Member State may exceptionally grant to a vessel flying its flag an additional allocation                        exceeding 75 % of the estimated discards of the stock produced by the type of vessel to which the individual vessel that has                        been granted the additional allocation belongs, provided that:                  

(a)the rate of stock discards, as estimated for the relevant type of vessel, is less than 10 %;                  

(b)the inclusion of that type of vessel is important to evaluate the potential of the CCTV system for control purposes;                  

(c)an overall limit of 75 % of the estimated stock discards produced by all vessels participating in the trials is not exceeded.                  

3.Prior to granting the additional allocation referred to in Article 14, a Member State shall submit the following information                        to the Commission:                  

(a)the list of vessels flying its flag and participating in trials on fully documented fisheries;                  

(b)the specifications of the remote electronic monitoring equipment installed on board those vessels;                  

(c)the capacity, type and specification of gears used by those vessels;                  

(d)the estimated discards for each type of vessel participating in the trials;                  

(e)the amount of catches of the stock subject to the relevant TAC made in 2013 by the vessels participating in the trials.                  

#### Article 16U.K.Processing of personal data

To the extent that the recordings obtained in accordance with Article 15(1)(a) involve the processing of personal data within                     the meaning of Directive 95/46/EC, that Directive shall apply to the processing of such data.                  

#### Article 17U.K.Withdrawal of additional allocations

Where a Member State detects that a vessel participating in trials on fully documented fisheries fails to comply with the                     conditions set out in Article 15, it shall immediately withdraw the additional allocation granted to that vessel and exclude                     it from participation in those trials for the remainder of the year 2014.                  

#### Article 18U.K.Scientific review of discard assessments

The Commission may request any Member State that avails itself of this Chapter to submit its assessment of the discards produced                     per type of vessel to a scientific advisory body for review, in order to monitor the implementation of the requirement set                     out in Article 15(1)(b)(i). In the absence of an assessment confirming such discards, the Member State concerned shall take                     any appropriate measure to ensure compliance with that requirement and shall inform the Commission thereof.                  

### *CHAPTER III*U.K.***Fishing authorisations in third-country waters***

#### Article 19U.K.Fishing authorisations

1.The maximum number of fishing authorisations for Union vessels fishing in waters of a third country is set out in Annex III.                  

2.Where one Member State transfers quota to another Member State ("swap") in the fishing areas set out in Annex III on the basis                        of Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the transfer shall include an appropriate transfer of fishing authorisations                        and shall be notified to the Commission. However, the total number of fishing authorisations for each fishing area, as set                        out in Annex III, shall not be exceeded.                  

### *CHAPTER IV*U.K.***Fishing opportunities in waters of regional fisheries management organisations***

#### Article 20U.K.Quota transfers and exchanges

1.Where, under the rules of a regional fisheries management organisation ("RFMO"), quota transfers or exchanges between the                        Contracting Parties to the RFMO are permitted, a Member State ("the Member State concerned") may discuss with a Contracting                        Party to the RFMO and, as appropriate, establish a possible outline of an intended quota transfer or exchange.                  

2.Upon notification to the Commission by the Member State concerned, the Commission may endorse the outline of the intended                        quota transfer or exchange that the Member State has discussed with the relevant Contracting Party to the RFMO. Thereupon,                        the Commission shall exchange, without undue delay, the consent to be bound by such quota transfer or exchange with the relevant                        Contracting Party to the RFMO. The Commission shall then give notification of the agreed quota transfer or exchange to the                        secretariat of the RFMO in accordance with the rules of that organisation.                  

3.The Commission shall inform the Member States of the agreed quota transfer or exchange.                  

4.The fishing opportunities received from or transferred to the relevant Contracting Party to the RFMO under the quota transfer                        or exchange shall be deemed to be quotas allocated to, or deducted from, the allocation of the Member State concerned, as                        of the moment that the quota transfer or exchange takes effect in accordance with the terms of the agreement reached with                        the relevant Contracting Party to the RFMO or in accordance with the rules of the relevant RFMO, as appropriate. Such allocation                        shall not change the existing distribution key for the purpose of allocating fishing opportunities among Member States in                        accordance with the principle of relative stability of fishing activities.                  

#### *Section 1*U.K.***ICCAT Convention Area***

##### Article 21U.K.Fishing, farming and fattening capacity limitations for bluefin tuna

1.The number of Union bait boats and trolling boats authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm                        in the Eastern Atlantic shall be limited as set out in point 1 of Annex IV.                  

2.The number of Union coastal artisanal fishing vessels authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and                        30 kg/115 cm in the Mediterranean shall be limited as set out in point 2 of Annex IV.                  

3.The number of Union vessels fishing for bluefin tuna in the Adriatic Sea for farming purposes authorised to fish actively                        for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm shall be limited as set out in point 3 of Annex IV.                  

4.The number and total capacity in gross tonnage of fishing vessels authorised to fish for, retain on board, tranship, transport,                        or land bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean shall be limited as set out in point 4 of Annex IV.                  

5.The number of traps engaged in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery shall be limited as set out in                        point 5 of Annex IV.                  

6.The bluefin tuna farming capacity, the fattening capacity and the maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna allocated to the                        farms in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean shall be limited as set out in point 6 of Annex IV.                  

##### Article 22U.K.Recreational and sport fisheries

Member States shall allocate a specific quota of bluefin tuna for recreational and sport fisheries from their quotas allocated                     in Annex ID.                  

##### Article 23U.K.Sharks

1.Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of bigeye thresher sharks (*Alopias superciliosus*) in any fishery shall be prohibited.                  

2.It shall be prohibited to undertake a directed fishery for species of thresher sharks of the *Alopias* genus.                  

3.Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of hammerhead sharks of the *Sphyrnidae* family (except for the *Sphyrna tiburo*) in association with fisheries in the ICCAT Convention Area shall be prohibited.                  

4.Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of oceanic whitetip sharks (*Carcharhinus longimanus*) taken in any fishery shall be prohibited.                  

5.Retaining on board silky sharks (*Carcharhinus falciformis*) taken in any fishery shall be prohibited.                  

#### *Section 2*U.K.***CCAMLR Convention Area***

##### Article 24U.K.Prohibitions and catch limitations

1.Direct fishing of the species set out in Part A of Annex V, shall be prohibited in the zones and during the periods set out                        therein.                  

2.For exploratory fisheries, the TACs and by-catch limits set out in Part B of Annex V, shall apply in the subareas set out                        therein.                  

##### Article 25U.K.Exploratory fisheries

1.Only those Member States which are members of the CCAMLR Commission may participate in longline exploratory fisheries for                        Dissostichus spp. in FAO subareas 88.1 and 88.2 as well as in divisions 58.4.1, 58.4.2 and 58.4.3a outside areas of national                        jurisdiction in 2014. If such a Member State intends to participate in such fisheries, it shall notify the CCAMLR Secretariat                        in accordance with Articles 7 and 7a of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 and in any case no later than 1 June 2014.                  

2.With regard to FAO subareas 88.1 and 88.2 as well as divisions 58.4.1,58.4.2 and 58.4.3a TACs and by-catch limits per subarea                        and division, and their distribution among Small Scale Research Units (SSRUs) within each of them, shall be as set out in                        Part B of Annex V. Fishing in any SSRU shall cease when the reported catch reaches the specified TAC, and the SSRU shall be                        closed to fishing for the remainder of the season.                  

3.Fishing shall take place over as large a geographical and bathymetric range as possible to obtain the information necessary                        to determine fishery potential and to avoid over-concentration of catch and fishing effort. However, fishing in FAO subareas                        88.1 and 88.2 as well as in divisions 58.4.1, 58.4.2 and 58.4.3a shall be prohibited in depths less than 550 m.                  

##### Article 26U.K.Krill fishery during the 2014/2015 fishing season

1.Only those Member States which are members of the CCAMLR Commission may fish for krill (*Euphausia superba*) in the CCAMLR Convention Area during the 2014/2015 fishing season. If such a Member State intends to fish for krill in the                        CCAMLR Convention Area, it shall notify, no later than 1 June 2014, the CCAMLR Secretariat, in accordance with Article 5a                        of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004, and the Commission, using the format laid down in Part C of Annex V of this Regulation of                        its intention to fish for krill.                  

2.The notification referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall include the information provided for in Article 3 of Regulation                        (EC) No 601/2004 for each vessel to be authorised by the Member State to participate in the krill fishery.                  

3.A Member State intending to fish for krill in the CCAMLR Convention Area shall only notify its intention to do so in respect                        of authorised vessels either flying its flag at the time of the notification or flying the flag of another CCAMLR member that                        are expected, at the time the fishery takes place, to be flying the flag of that Member State.                  

4.Member States shall be entitled to authorise participation in a krill fishery by vessels other than those notified to CCAMLR                        Secretariat in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article, if an authorised vessel is prevented from participation                        due to legitimate operational reasons or *force majeure*. In such circumstances the Member States concerned shall immediately inform the CCAMLR Secretariat and the Commission, providing:                  

(a)full details of the intended replacement vessel(s), including information provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004;                  

(b)a comprehensive account of the reasons justifying the replacement and any relevant supporting evidence or references.                  

5.Member States shall not authorise a vessel on any CCAMLR illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) Vessel List to participate                        in krill fisheries.                  

#### *Section 3*U.K.***IOTC Convention Area***

##### Article 27U.K.Limitation of fishing capacity of vessels fishing in the IOTC Convention Area

1.The maximum number of Union vessels fishing for tropical tunas in the IOTC Convention Area and the corresponding capacity                        in gross tonnage shall be as set out in point 1 of Annex VI.                  

2.The maximum number of Union vessels fishing for swordfish (*Xiphias gladius*) and albacore (*Thunnus alalunga*) in the IOTC Convention Area and the corresponding capacity in gross tonnage shall be as set out in point 2 of Annex VI.                  

3.Member States may re-allocate vessels assigned to one of the two fisheries referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 to the other                        fishery, provided that they can demonstrate to the Commission that this change does not lead to an increase of fishing effort                        on the fish stocks involved.                  

4.Member States shall ensure that, where there is a proposed transfer of capacity to their fleet, vessels to be transferred                        are on the IOTC Record of Vessels or on the record of vessels of other tuna regional fisheries organisations. Furthermore,                        no vessels featuring on the list of vessels engaged in IUU fishing activities (IUU vessels) of any RFMO may be transferred.                  

5.In order to take into account the implementation of the development plans submitted to the IOTC, Member States may only increase                        their fishing capacity beyond the ceilings referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 within the limits set out in those plans.                  

##### Article 28U.K.Sharks

1.Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of thresher sharks of all the species of the *Alopiidae* family in any fishery shall be prohibited.                  

2.Retaining on board, transshipping or landing any part or whole carcass of oceanic whitetip sharks (*Carcharhinus longimanus*) in any fishery shall be prohibited, except for vessels under 24 metres overall length engaged solely in fishing operations                        within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the Member State whose flag they fly, and provided that their catch is destined                        solely for local consumption.                  

3.When accidentally caught, species referred to in paragraph 1 and 2 shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released.                  

#### *Section 4*U.K.***SPRFMO Convention Area***

##### Article 29U.K.Pelagic fisheries - capacity limitation

Member States having actively exercised pelagic fisheries activities in the SPRFMO Convention Area in 2007, 2008 or 2009 shall                     limit the total level of gross tonnage of vessels flying their flag and fishing for pelagic stocks in 2014 to the total Union                     level of 78 600 gross tonnage in that area.                  

##### Article 30U.K.Pelagic fisheries – TACs

1.Only Member States having actively exercised pelagic fisheries activities in the SPRFMO Convention Area in 2007, 2008 or 2009,                        as specified in Article 29, may fish for pelagic stocks in that area in accordance with the TACs set out in Annex IJ.                  

2.The fishing opportunities set out in Annex IJ may only be fished under the condition that Member States send to the Commission,                        in order to communicate them to the SPRFMO Secretariat, the list of vessels actively fishing or engaged in transhipment in                        the SPRFMO Convention Area, records from vessel monitoring systems (VMS), monthly catch reports and, where available, port                        calls at the latest by the fifth day of the following month.                  

##### Article 31U.K.Bottom fisheries

Member States with a track record in bottom fishing effort or catch in the SPRFMO Convention Area over the period from 1 January                     2002 to 31 December 2006 shall limit their effort or catch to:                  

the average level of catches or effort parameters over that period; and

only those parts of the SPRFMO Convention Area where bottom fisheries have occurred in any previous fishing season.

#### *Section 5*U.K.***IATTC Convention Area***

##### Article 32U.K.Purse-seine fisheries

1.The fishing by purse-seine vessels for yellowfin tuna (*Thunnus albacares*), bigeye tuna (*Thunnus obesus*) and skipjack tuna (*Katsuwonus pelamis*) shall be prohibited:                  

(a)from 29 July to 28 September 2014 or from 18 November 2014 to 18 January 2015 in the area defined by the following limits:                  
          -  (a)the Pacific coastlines of the Americas, 
          -  longitude 150° W, 
          -  latitude 40° N, 
          -  latitude 40° S; 

(b)from 29 September to 29 October 2014 in the area defined by the following limits:                  
          -  (b)longitude 96° W, 
          -  longitude 110° W, 
          -  latitude 4° N, 
          -  latitude 3° S. 

2.The Member States concerned shall notify the Commission of the selected period of closure referred to in paragraph 1 before                        1 April 2014. All the purse-seine vessels of the Member States concerned shall stop purse-seine fishing in the areas defined                        in paragraph 1 during the selected period.                  

3.Purse-seine vessels fishing for tuna in the IATTC Convention Area shall retain on board and then land or tranship all yellowfin,                        bigeye and skipjack tuna caught.                  

4.Paragraph 3 shall not apply in the following cases:                  

(a)where the fish is considered unfit for human consumption for reasons other than size; or                  

(b)during the final set of a trip when there may be insufficient well space remaining to accommodate all the tuna caught in that                        set.                  

5.It shall be prohibited to fish for oceanic whitetip sharks (*Carcharhinus longimanus*) in the IATTC Convention Area, and to retain on board, to tranship, to store, to offer to sell, to sell or to land any part                        or whole carcass of oceanic whitetip sharks in that area.                  

6.When accidentally caught, the species referred to in paragraph 5 shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released                        by vessel operators, who shall also:                  

(a)record the number of releases with indication of status (dead or alive);                  

(b)report the information specified in paragraph (a) to the Member State of which they are nationals. Member States shall transmit                        this information to the Commission by 31 January 2014.                  

#### *Section 6*U.K.***SEAFO Convention Area***

##### Article 33U.K.Prohibition of fishing for deep water sharks

Directed fishing for the following deep water sharks in the SEAFO Convention Area shall be prohibited:
          -  skates (*Rajidae*),                         
          -  spiny dogfish (*Squalus acanthias*),                         
          -  blurred smooth lanternshark (*Etmopterus bigelowi*),                         
          -  shorttail lanternshark (*Etmopterus brachyurus*),                         
          -  great lanternshark (*Etmopterus princeps*),                         
          -  smooth lanternshark (*Etmopterus pusillus*),                         
          -  ghost catshark (*Apristurus manis*),                         
          -  velvet dogfish (*Scymnodon squamulosus*),                         
          -  deep-sea sharks of the *Selachimorpha* super-order.                         

#### *Section 7*U.K.***WCPFC Convention Area***

##### Article 34U.K.Conditions for bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna, skipjack tuna and south Pacific albacore fisheries

1.Member States shall ensure that the number of fishing days allocated to purse-seine vessels fishing for bigeye tuna (*Thunnus obesus*), yellowfin tuna (*Thunnus albacares*) and skipjack tuna (*Katsuwonus pelamis*) in the part of the WCPFC Convention Area in the high seas and located between 20° N and 20° S does not exceed 403 days.                  

2.Union vessels shall not target south Pacific albacore (*Thunnus alalunga*) in the WCPFC Convention Area south of 20° S.                  

##### Article 35U.K.Closed area for FAD fishing

1.In the part of the WCPFC Convention Area located between 20° N and 20° S, fishing activities of purse-seine vessels making                        use of fish aggregating devices (FADs) shall be prohibited between 00:00 hours of 1 July 2014 and 24:00 hours of 31 October                        2014. During that period, a purse-seine vessel may only engage in fishing operations within that part of the WCPFC Convention                        Area if it carries onboard an observer to monitor that at no time does the vessel:                  

(a)deploy or service a FAD or associated electronic device;                  

(b)fish on schools in association with FADs.                  

2.All purse- seine vessels fishing in the part of the WCPFC Convention Area referred to in paragraph 1 shall retain onboard                        and land or tranship all bigeye, yellowfin and skipjack tuna caught.                  

3.Paragraph 2 shall not apply in the following cases:                  

(a)in the final set of a trip, if the vessel has insufficient well space left to accommodate all fish;                  

(b)where the fish is unfit for human consumption for reasons other than size; or                  

(c)when a serious malfunction of freezer equipment occurs.                  

##### Article 36U.K.Overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC

1.Vessels listed exclusively in the WCPFC register shall apply the measures set out in Articles 34 to 37 when fishing in the                        overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC as defined in Article 4(p).                  

2.Vessels listed in both the WCPFC register and the IATTC register and vessels listed exclusively in the IATTC register shall                        apply the measures set out in Article 32(1)(a) and (2) to (6) when fishing in the overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC as                        defined in Article 4(p).                  

##### Article 37U.K.Limitations to the number of Union vessels authorised to fish swordfish

The maximum number of Union vessels authorised to fish for swordfish (*Xiphias gladius*) in areas south of 20° S of the WCPFC Convention Area shall be as indicated in Annex VII.                  

#### *Section 8*U.K.***Bering Sea***

##### Article 38U.K.Prohibition on fishing in the high seas of the Bering Sea

Fishing for pollock (*Theragra chalcogramma*) in the high seas of the Bering Sea shall be prohibited.                  

## TITLE IIIU.K.**FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIRD-COUNTRY VESSELS IN UNION WATERS**

### Article 39U.K.TACs

Fishing vessels flying the flag of Norway and fishing vessels registered in the Faroe Islands shall be authorised to make                     catches in Union waters within the TACs set out in Annex I to this Regulation and subject to the conditions provided for in                     this Regulation and Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008.                  

### Article 40U.K.Fishing authorisations

1.The maximum number of fishing authorisations for third-country vessels fishing in Union waters is laid down in Annex VIII.                  

2.Fish from stocks for which TACs are fixed shall not be retained on board or landed unless the catches have been taken by third-country                        vessels having a quota and that quota is not exhausted.                  

### Article 41U.K.Prohibitions

1.It shall be prohibited for third-country vessels to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship or to land the following species:                  

(a)basking shark (*Cetorhinus maximus*) and white shark (*Carcharodon carcharias*) in Union waters;                  

(b)angel shark (*Squatina squatina*) in Union waters;                  

(c)common skate (*Dipturus batis*) complex (*Dipturus* cf. *flossada* and *Dipturus* cf. *intermedia*) in Union waters of ICES division IIa and ICES subareas III, IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX and X;                  

(d)undulate ray (*Raja undulata*) in Union waters of ICES subareas VI, IX and X and white skate (*Raja alba*) in Union waters of ICES subareas VI, VII, VIII, IX and X;                  

(e)porbeagle (*Lamna nasus*) in Union waters;                  

(f)guitarfishes (*Rhinobatidae*) in Union waters of ICES subareas I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X and XII;                  

(g)giant manta ray (*Manta birostris*) in Union waters.                  

2.When accidentally caught, the species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released.                  

## TITLE IVU.K.**FINAL PROVISIONS**

### Article 42U.K.Committee procedure

1.The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture established by Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.                        That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.                  

2.Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.                  

### Article 43U.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 2014.

However, Article 8 shall apply from 1 February 2014.

The provisions on fishing opportunities set out in Articles 24, 25 and 26 and Annexes IE and V for the CCAMLR Convention Area                     shall apply from the dates specified therein.                  

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

Done at Brussels, 20 January 2014.

*For the Council*                            

*The President*                            

D. Kourkoulas                            

## LIST OF ANNEXESU.K.

:

TACs applicable to Union vessels in areas where TACs exist by species and by area

:

Skagerrak, Kattegat, ICES subareas I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV, Union waters of CECAF, French Guiana                        waters                     

:

North East Atlantic and Greenland, ICES subareas I, II, V, XII and XIV and Greenland waters of NAFO 1

:

North West Atlantic — NAFO Convention Area

:

Highly migratory fish — all areas

:

Antarctic — CCAMLR Convention Area

:

South-East Atlantic Ocean — SEAFO Convention Area

:

Southern bluefin tuna — all areas

:

WCPFC Convention Area

:

SPRFMO Convention Area

:

Fishing effort for vessels in the context of the management of certain cod, plaice and sole stocks in ICES divisions IIIa,                        VIa, VIIa, VIId, ICES subarea IV and Union waters of ICES divisions IIa and Vb                     

:

Fishing effort for vessels in the context of the recovery of certain Southern hake and Norway lobster stocks in ICES divisions                        VIIIc and IXa excluding the Gulf of Cádiz                     

:

Fishing effort for vessels in the context of the management of Western Channel sole stocks in ICES division VIIe

:

Management areas for sandeel in ICES divisions IIa, IIIa and ICES subarea IV

:

Maximum number of fishing authorisations for Union vessels in third-country waters

:

ICCAT Convention Area

:

CCAMLR Convention Area

:

IOTC Convention Area

:

WCPFC Convention Area

:

Quantitative limitations of fishing authorisations for third-country vessels fishing in Union waters

## ANNEX IU.K.**TACs APPLICABLE TO UNION VESSELS IN AREAS WHERE TACs EXIST BY SPECIES AND BY AREA**

The tables in Annexes IA, IB, IC, ID, IE, IF, IG, IJ set out the TACs and quotas (in tonnes live weight, except where otherwise                     specified) by stock, and conditions functionally linked thereto, where appropriate.                  

All fishing opportunities set out in this Annex shall be subject to the rules set out in Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, and                     in particular Articles 33 and 34 of that Regulation.                  

The references to fishing zones are references to ICES zones, unless otherwise specified. Within each area, fish stocks are                     referred to following the alphabetical order of the Latin names of the species. Only Latin names identify species for regulatory                     purposes; vernacular names are provided for ease of reference.                  

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following comparative table of Latin names and common names is provided:

The following comparative table of common names and Latin names is provided exclusively for explanatory purposes:

## ANNEX IAU.K.

### **SKAGERRAK, KATTEGAT, ICES SUBAREAS I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII AND XIV, UNION WATERS OF CECAF, FRENCH GUIANA                           WATERS**

## ANNEX IBU.K.

### **NORTH EAST ATLANTIC AND GREENLAND ICES SUBAREAS I, II, V, XII AND XIV AND GREENLAND WATERS OF NAFO 1**

## ANNEX ICU.K.

### **NORTH WEST ATLANTIC****NAFO CONVENTION AREA**U.K.

All TACs and associated conditions are adopted in the framework of NAFO.

## ANNEX IDU.K.**HIGHLY MIGRATORY FISH – ALL AREAS**

TACs in these areas are adopted in the framework of international fisheries organisations on tuna fisheries, such as ICCAT.

## ANNEX IEU.K.

### **ANTARCTIC****CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA**U.K.

These TACs, adopted by CCAMLR, are not allocated to the members of CCAMLR and hence the Union's share is undetermined. Catches                     are monitored by the Secretariat of CCAMLR, which will communicate when fishing shall cease due to TAC exhaustion.                  

Unless specified otherwise, these TACs are applicable for the period from 1 December 2013 to 30 November 2014.

## ANNEX IFU.K.**SOUTH-EAST ATLANTIC OCEAN SEAFO CONVENTION AREA**

These TACs are not allocated to the members of SEAFO and hence the Union's share is undetermined. Catches are monitored by                     the Secretariat of SEAFO, who will communicate when fishing shall cease due to TAC exhaustion.                  

## ANNEX IGU.K.

### **SOUTHERN BLUEFIN TUNA – ALL AREAS**

## ANNEX IHU.K.

### **WCPFC CONVENTION AREA**

## ANNEX IJU.K.

### **SPRFMO CONVENTION AREA**

## ANNEX IIAU.K.**FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF CERTAIN COD, PLAICE AND SOLE STOCKS IN ICES DIVISIONS IIIA,                           VIA, VIIA, VIID, ICES SUBAREA IV AND UNION WATERS OF ICES DIVISIONS IIA AND VB**

### 1.**Scope**U.K.

#### 1.1.This Annex shall apply to Union vessels carrying on board or deploying any of the gears referred to in point 1 of Annex I                        to Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 and present in any of the geographical areas specified in point 2 of this Annex.U.K.

#### 1.2.This Annex shall not apply to vessels of less than 10 metres' length overall. Those vessels shall not be required to carry                        fishing authorisations issued in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. Member States concerned shall                        assess the fishing effort of those vessels by effort groups to which they belong, using appropriate sampling methods. During                        2014, the Commission shall seek scientific advice for evaluating the effort deployment of those vessels, with a view to their                        future inclusion into the effort regime.U.K.

### 2.**Regulated gears and geographical areas**U.K.

For the purposes of this Annex, the gear groupings referred to in point 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 ("regulated                     gear") and the groupings of geographical areas referred to in point 2 of that Annex shall apply.                  

### 3.**Authorisations**U.K.

If a Member State deems so appropriate in order to reinforce the sustainable implementation of this effort regime, it may                     introduce a prohibition to fish with a regulated gear in any of the geographical areas to which this Annex applies by any                     of vessels flying its flag which has no record of such fishing activity, unless it ensures that equivalent capacity, measured                     in kilowatts, is prevented from fishing in that area.                  

### 4.**Maximum allowable fishing effort**U.K.

#### 4.1.The maximum allowable effort referred to in Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 and in Article 9(2) of Regulation                        (EC) No 676/2007 for the 2014 management period, i.e. from 1 February 2014 to 31 January 2015, for each of the effort groups                        of each Member State is set out in Appendix 1 to this Annex.U.K.

#### 4.2.The maximum levels of annual fishing effort set in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003(34) shall not affect the maximum allowable fishing effort set in this Annex.U.K.

### 5.**Management**U.K.

#### 5.1.Member States shall manage the maximum allowable effort in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 9 of Regulation                        (EC) No 676/2007, Article 4 and Articles 13 to 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 and Articles 26 to 35 of Regulation (EC)                        No 1224/2009.U.K.

#### 5.2.A Member State may establish management periods for allocating all or parts of the maximum allowable effort to individual                        vessels or groups of vessels. In such case, the number of days or hours for which a vessel may be present within the area                        during a management period shall be fixed at the discretion of the Member State concerned. During any such management periods,                        the Member State concerned may reallocate effort between individual vessels or groups of vessels.U.K.

#### 5.3.If a Member State authorises vessels flying its flag to be present within an area by hours, it shall continue measuring the                        consumption of days in accordance with the conditions referred to in point 5.1. Upon request by the Commission, the Member                        State concerned shall demonstrate its precautionary measures taken to avoid an excessive consumption of effort within the                        area due to a vessel terminating presences in the area before the end of a 24-hour period.U.K.

### 6.**Fishing effort report**U.K.

Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall apply to vessels falling under the scope of this Annex. The geographical                     area referred to in that Article shall be understood, for the purpose of cod management, as each of the geographical areas                     referred to in point 2 of this Annex.                  

### 7.**Communication of relevant data**U.K.

Member States shall transmit to the Commission the data on fishing effort deployed by their fishing vessels in accordance                     with Articles 33 and 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. These data shall be transmitted via the Fisheries Data Exchange System                     or any future data collection system implemented by the Commission.                  

### Appendix 1 to Annex IIA

#### **Maximum allowable fishing effort in kilowatt days**

## ANNEX IIBU.K.**FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RECOVERY OF CERTAIN SOUTHERN HAKE AND NORWAY LOBSTER STOCKS IN ICES DIVISIONS                           VIIIC AND IXA EXCLUDING THE GULF OF CÁDIZ**

### CHAPTER IU.K.**General provisions**

#### 1.**Scope**U.K.

This Annex shall apply to Union vessels of 10 metres' length overall or more carrying on board or deploying trawls, Danish                     seines or similar gears of mesh size equal to or larger than 32 mm and gill-nets of mesh size equal to or larger than 60 mm                     or bottom longlines in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005, and present in ICES divisions VIIIc and IXa excluding                     the Gulf of Cádiz.                  

#### 2.**Definitions**U.K.

For the purposes of this Annex:

'gear grouping' means the grouping consisting of the following two gear categories:

trawls, Danish seines or similar gears of mesh size equal to or larger than 32 mm and

gill-nets of mesh size equal to or larger than 60 mm and bottom longlines;

'regulated gear' means any of the two gear categories belonging to the gear grouping;

'area' means ICES divisions VIIIc and IXa excluding the Gulf of Cádiz;

'2014 management period' means the period from 1 February 2014 to 31 January 2015;

'special conditions' means the special conditions set out in point 6.1.

#### 3.**Limitation in activity**U.K.

Without prejudice to Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, each Member State shall ensure that, when carrying on board                     any regulated gear, Union vessels flying its flag shall be present within the area for no more than the number of days specified                     in Chapter III of this Annex.                  

### CHAPTER IIU.K.**Authorisations**

#### 4.**Authorised vessels**U.K.

##### 4.1.A Member State shall not authorise fishing with a regulated gear in the area by any of vessels flying its flag which have                        no record of such fishing activity in the years 2002 to 2013 in the area, excluding the record of fishing activities as a                        result of transfer of days between fishing vessels, unless it ensures that equivalent capacity, measured in kilowatts, is                        prevented from fishing in the area.U.K.

##### 4.2.A vessel flying the flag of a Member State having no quotas in the area shall not be authorised to fish in the area with a                        regulated gear, unless the vessel is allocated a quota after a transfer as permitted in accordance with Article 20(5) of Regulation                        (EC) No 2371/2002 and is allocated days at sea in accordance with point 11 or 12 of this Annex.U.K.

### CHAPTER IIIU.K.**Number of days present within the area allocated to union vessels**

#### 5.**Maximum number of days**U.K.

##### 5.1.During the 2014 management period, the maximum number of days at sea for which a Member State may authorise a vessel flying                        its flag to be present within the area having carried on board any regulated gear is shown in Table I.U.K.

##### 5.2.If a vessel is able to demonstrate that its hake catches represent less than 4 % of the total live weight of fish caught in                        a given fishing trip, the flag Member State of the vessel shall be allowed not to count the days at sea associated with that                        fishing trip against the applicable maximum number of days at sea as set out in Table I.U.K.

#### 6.**Special conditions for the allocation of days**U.K.

##### 6.1.For the purposes of fixing the maximum number of days at sea an Union vessel may be authorised by its flag Member State to                        be present within the area, the following special conditions shall apply in accordance with Table I:U.K.

the total landings of hake in the year 2011 or 2012 made by the vessel concerned shall represent less than 5 tonnes according                              to the landings in live weight; and                           

the total landings of Norway lobster in the year 2011 or 2012 made by the vessel concerned shall represent less than 2,5 tonnes                              according to the landings in live weight.                           

##### 6.2.If a vessel benefits from an unlimited number of days as a result of its compliance with the special conditions, the vessel's                        landings in the 2014 management period shall not exceed 5 tonnes of the total landings in live weight of hake and 2,5 tonnes                        of the total landings in live weight of Norway lobster.U.K.

##### 6.3.When either of the special conditions is not met by a vessel, that vessel shall, with immediate effect, no longer be entitled                        to the allocation of days corresponding to the given special condition.U.K.

##### 6.4.The application of the special conditions referred to in point 6.1. may be transferred from one vessel to one or more other                        vessels which replace that vessel in the fleet, provided that the replacing vessel uses similar gear and does not have in                        any year of its operation a record of landings of hake and Norway lobster higher than the quantities specified in point 6.1.U.K.

#### 7.**Kilowatt day system**U.K.

##### 7.1.A Member State may manage its fishing effort allocations in accordance with a kilowatt days system. Through that system it                        may authorise any vessel concerned by any regulated gear and special conditions as set out in Table I to be present within                        the area for a maximum number of days which is different from that set out in that Table, provided that the overall amount                        of kilowatt days corresponding to the regulated gear and to the special conditions is respected.U.K.

##### 7.2.This overall amount of kilowatt days shall be the sum of all individual fishing efforts allocated to the vessels flying the                        flag of that Member State and qualified for the regulated gear and, where applicable, the special conditions. Such individual                        fishing efforts shall be calculated in kilowatt days by multiplying the engine power of each vessel by the number of days                        at sea it would benefit from, according to Table I, if point 7.1. were not applied. For as long as the number of days is unlimited                        according to Table I, the relevant number of days the vessel would benefit from is 360.U.K.

##### 7.3.A Member State wishing to benefit from the system referred to in point 7.1. shall submit a request to the Commission, with                        reports in electronic format containing, for the regulated gear and special conditions as laid down in Table I, the details                        of the calculation based on:U.K.

list of vessels authorised to fish by indicating their Union fishing fleet register number (CFR) and their engine power;

track record of 2011 and 2012 for such vessels reflecting the catch composition defined in the special condition referred                              to in point 6.1.(a) or (b), if these vessels are qualified for such special conditions;                           

the number of days at sea for which each vessel would have initially been authorised to fish according to Table I and the                              number of days at sea which each vessel would benefit from in application of point 7.1.                           

##### 7.4.On the basis of that request, the Commission shall assess whether the conditions referred to in point 7 are complied with                        and, where applicable, may authorise that Member State to benefit from the system referred to in point 7.1.U.K.

#### 8.**Allocation of additional days for permanent cessation of fishing activities**U.K.

##### 8.1.An additional number of days at sea on which a vessel may be authorised by its flag Member State to be present within the                        area when carrying on board any regulated gear may be allocated to a Member State by the Commission on the basis of permanent                        cessations of fishing activities that have taken place between 1 February 2013 and 31 January 2014 either in accordance with                        Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006(35) or Regulation (EC) No 744/2008(36). Permanent cessations resulting from any other circumstances may be considered by the Commission on a case-by-case basis,                        following a written and duly motivated request from the Member State concerned. Such written request shall identify the vessels                        concerned and confirm, for each of them, that they shall never return to fishing activities.U.K.

##### 8.2.The effort expended in 2003 measured in kilowatt days of the withdrawn vessels using the regulated gear shall be divided by                        the effort expended by all vessels using that gear during 2003. The additional number of days at sea shall be then calculated                        by multiplying the ratio so obtained by the number of days that would have been allocated according to Table I. Any part of                        a day resulting from that calculation shall be rounded to the nearest whole day.U.K.

##### 8.3.Points 8.1. and 8.2. shall not apply where a vessel has been replaced in accordance with point 3 or 6.4., or when the withdrawal                        has already been used in previous years to obtain additional days at sea.U.K.

##### 8.4.A Member State wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 8.1. shall submit a request to the Commission,                        by 15 June 2014, with reports in electronic format containing, for the gear grouping and special conditions as laid down in                        Table I, the details of the calculation based on:U.K.

lists of withdrawn vessels with their Union fishing fleet register number (CFR) and their engine power;

the fishing activity deployed by such vessels in 2003 calculated in days at sea according to the grouping of fishing gears                              and, if necessary, special conditions.                           

##### 8.5.On the basis of such a request by a Member State the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, allocate that Member State                        a number of days additional to that referred to in point 5.1. for that Member State. Those implementing acts shall be adopted                        in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 42(2).U.K.

##### 8.6.During the 2014 management period, a Member State may re-allocate those additional days at sea to all or part of the vessels                        remaining in fleet and qualified for the regulated gears. Additional days stemming from a withdrawn vessel that benefited                        from a special condition referred to in point 6.1.(a) or (b) may not be allocated to a vessel remaining active that does not                        benefit from a special condition.U.K.

##### 8.7.When the Commission allocates additional days at sea due to a permanent cessation of fishing activities during the 2014 management                        period, the maximum number of days per Member State and gear shown in Table I shall be adjusted accordingly for the 2014 management                        period.U.K.

#### 9.**Allocation of additional days for enhanced scientific observer coverage**U.K.

##### 9.1.Three additional days on which a vessel may be present within the area when carrying on board any regulated gear may be allocated                        to a Member State by the Commission on the basis of an enhanced programme of scientific observer coverage in partnership between                        scientists and the fishing industry. Such a programme shall focus in particular on levels of discarding and on catch composition                        and shall go beyond the requirements on data collection, as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 199/2008(37) and its implementing rules for national programmes.U.K.

##### 9.2.Scientific observers shall be independent from the owner, the master of the vessel and any crew member.U.K.

##### 9.3.A Member State wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 9.1. shall submit a description of its enhanced                        scientific observer coverage programme to the Commission for approval.U.K.

##### 9.4.On the basis of that description, and after consultation with STECF, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, allocate                        the Member State concerned a number of days additional to that referred to in point 5.1. for that Member State and for the                        vessels, the area and gear concerned by the enhanced programme of scientific observers. Those implementing acts shall be adopted                        in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 42(2).U.K.

##### 9.5.If an enhanced scientific observer coverage programme submitted by a Member State has been approved by the Commission in the                        past and the Member State concerned wishes to continue its application without changes, it shall inform the Commission of                        the continuation of that programme four weeks before the beginning of the period for which the programme applies.U.K.

### CHAPTER IVU.K.**Management**

#### 10.**General obligation**U.K.

Member States shall manage the maximum allowable effort in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 8 of Regulation                     (EC) No 2166/2005 and Articles 26 to 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.                  

#### 11.**Management periods**U.K.

##### 11.1.A Member State may divide the days present within the area set out in Table I into management periods of durations of one                        or more calendar months.U.K.

##### 11.2.The number of days or hours for which a vessel may be present within the area during a management period shall be fixed by                        the Member State concerned.U.K.

##### 11.3.Where a Member State authorises vessels flying its flag to be present within the area by hours, the Member State shall continue                        measuring the consumption of days as specified in point 10. Upon request by the Commission, the Member State shall demonstrate                        its precautionary measures taken to avoid an excessive consumption of days within the area due to a vessel terminating presences                        in the area before the end of a 24-hour period.U.K.

### CHAPTER VU.K.**Exchanges of fishing effort allocations**

#### 12.**Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of a member state**U.K.

##### 12.1.A Member State may permit any fishing vessel flying its flag to transfer days present within the area for which it has been                        authorised to another vessel flying its flag within the area, provided that the product of the days received by a vessel multiplied                        by its engine power in kilowatts (kilowatt days) is equal to or less than the product of the days transferred by the donor                        vessel and the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel. The engine power in kilowatts of the vessels shall be that recorded                        for each vessel in the Union fishing fleet register.U.K.

##### 12.2.The total number of days present within the area transferred in accordance with point 12.1., multiplied by the engine power                        in kilowatts of the donor vessel, shall not be higher than the donor vessel's average annual days track record in the area                        as verified by the fishing logbook in the years 2011 and 2012 multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel.U.K.

##### 12.3.The transfer of days as described in point 12.1. shall be permitted between vessels operating with any regulated gear and                        during the same management period.U.K.

##### 12.4.The transfer of days is only permitted for vessels benefiting from an allocation of fishing days without special conditions.U.K.

##### 12.5.On request from the Commission, Member States shall provide information on the transfers that have taken place. The format                        of spreadsheets for the collection and transmission of information referred to in this point may be established by the Commission,                        by means of implementing acts. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred                        to in Article 42(2).U.K.

#### 13.**Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of different member states**U.K.

Member States may permit the transfer of days present within the area for the same management period and within the area between                     any fishing vessels flying their flags provided that points 4.1. and 4.2. and 12 apply *mutatis mutandis*. Where Member States decide to authorise such a transfer, they shall notify the Commission, before the transfer takes place,                     of the details of the transfer, including the number of days to be transferred, the fishing effort and, where applicable,                     the fishing quotas relating thereto.                  

### CHAPTER VIU.K.**Reporting obligations**

#### 14.**Fishing effort report**U.K.

Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall apply to vessels falling under the scope of this Annex. The geographical                     area referred to in that Article shall be understood as the area specified in point 2 of this Annex.                  

#### 15.**Collection of relevant data**U.K.

Member States, on the basis of information used for the management of fishing days present within the area as set out in this                     Annex, shall collect on a quarterly basis the information about total fishing effort deployed within the area for towed gears                     and static gears, effort deployed by vessels using different types of gear in the area, and the engine power of those vessels                     in kilowatt days.                  

#### 16.**Communication of relevant data**U.K.

Upon request from the Commission, Member States shall make available to the Commission a spreadsheet with data specified in                     point 15 in the format specified in Tables II and III by sending it to the appropriate electronic mailbox address, which shall                     be communicated to the Member States by the Commission. Member States shall, upon the Commission's request, send to the Commission                     detailed information on effort allocated and consumed covering all or parts of the 2013 and 2014 management periods, using                     the data format specified in Tables IV and V.                  

##### *Table II*

**Reporting format kW-day information by year**

##### *Table III*

**Data format kW-day information by year**

##### *Table IV*

**Reporting format for vessel-related information**

##### *Table V*

**Data format for vessel-related information**

## ANNEX IICU.K.**FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF WESTERN CHANNEL SOLE STOCKS IN ICES DIVISION VIIe**

### CHAPTER IU.K.**General provisions**

#### 1.**Scope**U.K.

##### 1.1.This Annex shall apply to Union vessels of 10 metres length overall or more carrying on board or deploying beam trawls of                        mesh size equal to or greater than 80 mm and static nets including gill-nets, trammel-nets and tangle-nets with mesh size                        equal to or less than 220 mm in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 509/2007, and present in ICES division VIIe. For the purposes                        of this Annex, a reference to the 2014 management period means the period from 1 February 2014 to 31 January 2015.U.K.

##### 1.2.Vessels fishing with static nets with mesh size equal to or larger than 120 mm and with track records 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 subject to the following conditions:U.K.

such vessels catch less than 300 kg live weight of sole during the 2014 management period;

such vessels do not tranship any fish at sea to another vessel;

by 31 July 2014 and 31 January 2015 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 2014.                           

Where any of these conditions is not met, the vessels concerned shall, with immediate effect, cease to be exempt from the                     application of this Annex.                  

#### 2.**Definitions**U.K.

For the purposes of this Annex the following definitions shall apply:

'gear grouping' means the grouping consisting of the following two gear categories:

beam trawls of mesh size equal to or greater than 80 mm and

static nets, including gill-nets, trammel nets and tangle-nets, with mesh size equal to or less than 220 mm;

'regulated gear' means any of the two gear categories belonging to the gear grouping;

'area' means ICES division VIIe;

'2014 management period' means the period from 1 February 2014 to 31 January 2015.

#### 3.**Limitation in activity**U.K.

Without prejudice to Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, each Member State shall ensure that, when carrying on board                     any regulated gear, Union vessels flying its flag and registered in the Union shall be present within the area for no more                     than the number of days set out in Chapter III of this Annex.                  

### CHAPTER IIU.K.**Authorisations**

#### 4.**Authorised vessels**U.K.

##### 4.1A Member State shall not authorise fishing with a regulated gear in the area by any of vessels flying its flag which have                        no record of such fishing activity in the years 2002 to 2013 in that area unless it ensures that equivalent capacity, measured                        in kilowatts, is prevented from fishing in the area.U.K.

##### 4.2However, a vessel with a track record of using a regulated gear may be authorised to use a different fishing gear, provided                        that the number of days allocated to this latter gear is greater than or equal to the number of days allocated to the regulated                        gear.U.K.

##### 4.3A vessel flying the flag of a Member State having no quotas in the area shall not be authorised to fish in the area with a                        regulated gear, unless the vessel is allocated a quota after a transfer as permitted in accordance with Article 20(5) of Regulation                        (EC) No 2371/2002 and is allocated days at sea in accordance with point 10 or 11 of this Annex.U.K.

### CHAPTER IIIU.K.**Number of days present within the area allocated to union vessels**

#### 5.**Maximum number of days**U.K.

During the 2014 management period, the maximum number of days at sea for which a Member State may authorise a vessel flying                     its flag to be present within the area having carried on board any regulated gear is shown in Table I.                  

##### *Table I*

**Maximum number of days a vessel may be present within the area by category of regulated gear per year**

#### 6.**Kilowatt day system**U.K.

##### 6.1.During the 2014 management period, a Member State may manage its fishing effort allocations in accordance with a kilowatt                        days system. Through that system it may authorise any vessel concerned by any regulated gear as set out in Table I to be present                        within the area for a maximum number of days which is different from that set out in that Table, provided that the overall                        amount of kilowatt days corresponding to the regulated gear is respected.U.K.

##### 6.2.This overall amount of kilowatt days shall be the sum of all individual fishing efforts allocated to the vessels flying the                        flag of that Member State and qualified for the regulated gear. Such individual fishing efforts shall be calculated in kilowatt                        days by multiplying the engine power of each vessel by the number of days at sea it would benefit from, according to Table                        I, if point 6.1. were not applied.U.K.

##### 6.3.A Member State wishing to benefit from the system referred to in point 6.1. shall submit a request to the Commission, with                        reports in electronic format containing, for the regulated gear as laid down in Table I, the details of the calculation based                        on:U.K.

list of vessels authorised to fish by indicating their Union fishing fleet register number (CFR) and their engine power;

the number of days at sea for which each vessel would have initially been authorised to fish according to Table I and the                              number of days at sea which each vessel would benefit from in application of point 6.1.                           

##### 6.4.On the basis of that request, the Commission shall assess whether the conditions referred to in point 6 are complied with                        and, where applicable, may authorise that Member State to benefit from the system referred to in point 6.1.U.K.

#### 7.**Allocation of additional days for permanent cessation of fishing activities**U.K.

##### 7.1.An additional number of days at sea on which a vessel may be authorised by its flag Member State to be present within the                        area when carrying on board any regulated gear may be allocated to a Member State by the Commission on the basis of permanent                        cessations of fishing activities that have taken place since 1 January 2004 either in accordance with Article 23 of Regulation                        (EC) No 1198/2006 or Regulation (EC) No 744/2008. Permanent cessations resulting from any other circumstances may be considered                        by the Commission on a case-by-case basis, following a written and duly motivated request from the Member State concerned.                        Such written request shall identify the vessels concerned and confirm, for each of them, that they shall never return to fishing                        activities.U.K.

##### 7.2.The effort expended in 2003 measured in kilowatt days of the withdrawn vessels using a given gear grouping shall be divided                        by the effort expended by all vessels using that gear grouping during 2003. The additional number of days at sea shall be                        then calculated by multiplying the ratio so obtained by the number of days that would have been allocated according to Table                        I. Any part of a day resulting from that calculation shall be rounded to the nearest whole day.U.K.

##### 7.3.Points 7.1.and 7.2. shall not apply where a vessel has been replaced in accordance with point 4.2., or when the withdrawal                        has already been used in previous years to obtain additional days at sea.U.K.

##### 7.4.A Member State wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 7.1. shall submit a request to the Commission,                        by 15 June 2014, with reports in electronic format containing for the gear grouping as laid down in Table I, the details of                        the calculation based on:U.K.

lists of withdrawn vessels with their Union fishing fleet register number (CFR) and their engine power;

the fishing activity deployed by such vessels in 2003 calculated in days at sea according to the grouping of fishing gears.

##### 7.5.On the basis of such a request by a Member State the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, allocate that Member State                        a number of days additional to that referred to in point 5 for that Member State. Those implementing acts shall be adopted                        in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 42(2).U.K.

##### 7.6.During the 2014 management period, a Member State may re-allocate those additional days at sea to all or part of the vessels                        remaining in fleet and qualified for the regulated gears.U.K.

##### 7.7.Any additional number of days resulting from a permanent cessation of fishing activities allocated by the Commission for the                        2013 management period shall be included in the maximum number of days per Member State shown in Table I and shall be allocated                        to the gear groupings in Table I. These additional days shall be subject to the adjustment in days at sea ceilings resulting                        from this Regulation for the 2014 management period.U.K.

##### 7.8.By way of derogation from points 7.1 to 7.5, the Commission may exceptionally grant a Member State an allocation of additional                        days during the 2014 management period on the basis of permanent cessations of fishing activities that have taken place from                        1 February 2004 to 31 January 2013, provided that they have not been already included in any request for additional days during                        that period.U.K.

#### 8.**Allocation of additional days for enhanced scientific observer coverage**U.K.

##### 8.1.Three additional days on which a vessel may be present within the area when carrying on board any regulated gear may be allocated                        between 1 February 2014 and 31 January 2015 to a Member State by the Commission on the basis of an enhanced programme of scientific                        observer coverage in partnership between scientists and the fishing industry. Such a programme shall focus in particular on                        levels of discarding and on catch composition and go beyond the requirements on data collection, as laid down in Regulation                        (EC) No 199/2008 and its implementing rules for national programmes.U.K.

##### 8.2.Scientific observers shall be independent from the owner, the master of the fishing vessel and any crew member.U.K.

##### 8.3.A Member State wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 8.1. shall submit a description of its enhanced                        scientific observer coverage programme to the Commission for approval.U.K.

##### 8.4.On the basis of that description, and after consultation with STECF, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, allocate                        the Member State concerned a number of days additional to that referred to in point 5 for that Member State and for the vessels,                        the area and gear concerned by the enhanced programme of scientific observers. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in                        accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 42(2).U.K.

##### 8.5.If an enhanced scientific observer coverage programme submitted by a Member State has been approved by the Commission in the                        past and the Member State concerned wishes to continue its application without changes, it shall inform the Commission of                        the continuation of that programme four weeks before the beginning of the period for which the programme applies.U.K.

### CHAPTER IVU.K.**Management**

#### 9.**General obligation**U.K.

Member States shall manage the maximum allowable effort in accordance with Articles 26 to 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

#### 10.**Management periods**U.K.

##### 10.1.A Member State may divide the days present within the area set out in Table I into management periods of durations of one                        or more calendar months.U.K.

##### 10.2.The number of days or hours for which a vessel may be present within the area during a management period shall be fixed by                        the Member State concerned.U.K.

##### 10.3.Where a Member State authorises vessels flying its flag to be present within the area by hours, the Member State shall continue                        measuring the consumption of days as specified in point 9. Upon request by the Commission, the Member State shall demonstrate                        its precautionary measures taken to avoid an excessive consumption of days within the area due to a vessel terminating presences                        in the area before the end of a 24-hours period.U.K.

### CHAPTER VU.K.**Exchanges of fishing effort allocations**

#### 11.**Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State**U.K.

##### 11.1.A Member State may permit any fishing vessel flying its flag to transfer days present within the area for which it has been                        authorised to another vessel flying its flag within the area, provided that the product of the days received by a vessel multiplied                        by its engine power in kilowatts (kilowatt days) is equal to or less than the product of the days transferred by the donor                        vessel and the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel. The engine power in kilowatts of the vessels shall be that recorded                        for each vessel in the Union fishing fleet register.U.K.

##### 11.2.The total number of days present within the area transferred in accordance with point 11.1., multiplied by the engine power                        in kilowatts of the donor vessel, shall not be higher than the donor vessel's average annual days track record in the area                        as verified by the fishing logbook in the years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts                        of that vessel.U.K.

##### 11.3.The transfer of days as described in point 11.1. shall be permitted between vessels operating with any regulated gear and                        during the same management period.U.K.

##### 11.4.On request from the Commission, Member States shall provide information on the transfers that have taken place. Formats of                        spreadsheet for the collection and transmission of information referred to in this point may be established by the Commission,                        by means of implementing acts. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred                        to in Article 42(2).U.K.

#### 12.**Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of different Member States**U.K.

Member States may permit transfer of days present within the area for the same management period and within the area between                     any fishing vessels flying their flags provided that points 4.2., 4.4., 5, 6 and 10 apply *mutatis mutandis*. Where Member States decide to authorise such a transfer, they shall notify the Commission before the transfer takes place,                     the details of the transfer, including the number of days to be transferred, the fishing effort and, where applicable, the                     fishing quotas relating thereto.                  

### CHAPTER VIU.K.**Reporting obligations**

#### 13.**Fishing effort report**U.K.

Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall apply to vessels falling under the scope of this Annex. The geographical                     area referred to in that Article shall be understood as the area specified in point 2 of this Annex.                  

#### 14.**Collection of relevant data**U.K.

Member States, on the basis of information used for the management of fishing days present within the area as set out in this                     Annex, shall collect on a quarterly basis the information about total fishing effort deployed within the area for towed gears                     and static gears, effort deployed by vessels using different types of gear in the area, and the engine power of those vessels                     in kilowatt days.                  

#### 15.**Communication of relevant data**U.K.

Upon request from the Commission, Member States shall make available to the Commission a spreadsheet with data specified in                     point 14 in the format specified in Tables II and III by sending it to the appropriate electronic mailbox address, which shall                     be communicated to the Member States by the Commission. Member States shall, upon the Commission's request, send to the Commission                     detailed information on effort allocated and consumed covering all or parts of the 2013 and 2014 management periods, using                     the data format specified in Tables IV and V.                  

##### *Table II*

**Reporting format kW-day information by year**

##### *Table III*

**Data format kW-day information by year**

##### *Table IV*

**Reporting format for vessel-related information**

##### *Table V*

**Data format for vessel-related information**

## ANNEX IIDU.K.**Management areas for sandeel in ICES divisions IIa, IIIa and ICES subarea IV**

For the purposes of the management of the fishing opportunities of sandeel in ICES divisions IIa, IIIa and ICES subarea IV                     fixed in Annex IA, the management areas within which specific catch limits apply are defined as shown below and in the Appendix                     to this Annex:                  

### Appendix 1 to Annex IIDSANDEEL MANAGEMENT AREAS

## ANNEX IIIU.K.

### **Maximum number of fishing authorisations for union vessels fishing in third-country waters**

## ANNEX IVU.K.**ICCAT CONVENTION AREA** (38) 

### 1.Maximum number of Union bait boats and trolling boats authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and                        30 kg/115 cm in the Eastern AtlanticU.K.

### 2.Maximum number of Union coastal artisanal fishing vessels authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm                        and 30 kg/115 cm in the MediterraneanU.K.

### 3.Maximum number of Union vessels authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Adriatic                        Sea for farming purposesU.K.

### 4.Maximum number and total capacity in gross tonnage of fishing vessels of each Member State that may be authorised to fish                        for, retain on board, tranship, transport, or land bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and MediterraneanU.K.

### 5.Maximum number of traps engaged in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery authorised by each Member StateU.K.

### 6.Maximum bluefin tuna farming capacity and fattening capacity for each Member State and maximum input of wild caught bluefin                        tuna that each Member State may allocate to its farms in the eastern Atlantic and MediterraneanU.K.

## ANNEX VU.K.**CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA**

## PART AU.K.**PROHIBITION OF DIRECTED FISHING IN CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA**

## PART BU.K.**TACs AND BY-CATCH LIMITS FOR EXPLORATORY FISHERIES IN THE CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA IN 2013/14**

### Appendix to Annex V, Part B

#### LIST OF SMALL-SCALE RESEARCH UNITS (SSRUs)

## PART CU.K.

### *ANNEX 21-03/A***NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO PARTICIPATE IN A FISHERY FOR *EUPHAUSIA SUPERBA***U.K.

#### General informationU.K.

Member: _

Fishing season: _

Name of vessel: _

Expected level of catch (tonne): _

#### Intended fishing subareas and divisionsU.K.

*This conservation measure applies to notifications of intentions to fish for krill in Subareas 48.1, 48.2, 48.3 and 48.4 and                        Divisions 58.4.1 and 58.4.2. Intentions to fish for krill in other subareas and divisions must be notified under Conservation                        Measure 21-02.*                   

#### Product types and methods for direct estimation of green weight of krill caughtU.K.

#### Net configurationU.K.

Net diagram(s): _

*For each net used, or any change in net configuration, refer to the relevant net diagram in the CCAMLR fishing gear library                        if available (www.ccamlr.org/node/74407), or submit a detailed diagram and description to the forthcoming meeting of WG-EMM.                        Net diagrams must include:*                   

*Length and width of each trawl panel (in sufficient detail to allow calculation of the angle of each panel with respect to                                 water flow.)*                            

*Mesh size (inside measurement of stretched mesh based on the procedure in Conservation Measure 22-01), shape (e.g. diamond                                 shape) and material (e.g. polypropylene).*                            

*Mesh construction (e.g. knotted, fused).*                            

*Details of streamers used inside the trawl (design, location on panels, indicate ‘nil’ if streamers are not in use); streamers                                 prevent krill fouling the mesh or escaping.*                            

#### Marine mammal exclusion deviceU.K.

Device diagram(s): _

*For each type of device used, or any change in device configuration, refer to the relevant diagram in the CCAMLR fishing gear                        library if available (www.ccamlr.org/node/74407), or submit a detailed diagram and description to the forthcoming meeting                        of WG-EMM.*                   

#### Collection of acoustic dataU.K.

*Provide information on the echosounders and sonars used by the vessel.*                   

Collection of acoustic data (detailed description): _

*Outline steps which will be taken to collect acoustic data to provide information on the distribution and abundance of Euphausia                        superba and other pelagic species such as myctophiids and salps (SC-CAMLR-XXX, paragraph 2.10)*.                  

### *ANNEX 21-03/B***GUIDELINES FOR ESTIMATING THE GREEN WEIGHT OF KRILL CAUGHT**U.K.

#### Observation steps and frequencyU.K.

##### Holding tank volumeU.K.

Measure the width and length of the holding tank (if the tank is not rectangular in shape, then additional measurements may                        be required; precision ± 0,05 m)                     

39

Estimate the volume-to-mass conversion derived from the drained mass of krill in a known volume (e.g. 10 litres) taken from                        the holding tank                     

Measure the depth of krill in the tank (if krill are held in the tank between hauls, then measure the difference in depth;                        precision ± 0,1 m)                     

Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation)

##### Flow meterU.K.

Ensure that the flow meter is measuring whole krill (i.e. prior to processing)

39

Estimate the volume-to-mass conversion (ρ) derived from the drained mass of krill in a known volume (e.g. 10 litres) taken                        from the flow meter                     

40

Obtain a sample from the flow meter and:
            -  measure the volume (e.g. 10 litres) of krill and water combined 
            -  estimate the flow meter volume correction derived from the drained volume of krill 
            -  Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation) 

##### Flow scaleU.K.

Ensure that the flow scale is measuring whole krill (i.e. prior to processing)

40

Obtain a sample from the flow scale and:
            -  measure the mass of krill and water combined 
            -  estimate the flow scale mass correction derived from the drained mass of krill 
            -  Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation) 

##### Plate trayU.K.

Measure the mass of the tray (if trays vary in design, then measure the mass of each type; precision ± 0,1 kg)

Measure the mass of krill and tray combined (precision ± 0,1 kg)

Count the number of trays used (if trays vary in design, then count the number of trays of each type)

Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation)

##### Meal conversionU.K.

39

Estimate the meal to whole krill conversion by processing 1 000 to 5 000 kg (drained mass) of whole krill

Measure the mass of meal produced

Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation)

##### Codend volumeU.K.

Measure the width and height of the codend (precision ± 0,1 m)

39

Estimate the volume-to-mass conversion derived from the drained mass of krill in a known volume (e.g. 10 litres) taken from                        the codend                     

Measure the length of codend containing krill (precision ± 0,1 m)

Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation)

## ANNEX VIU.K.**IOTC CONVENTION AREA**

### 1.Maximum number of Union vessels authorised to fish for tropical tunas in the IOTC Convention AreaU.K.

### 2.Maximum number of Union vessels authorised to fish for swordfish and albacore in the IOTC Convention AreaU.K.

### 3.The vessels referred to in point 1 shall also be authorised to fish for swordfish and albacore in the IOTC Convention Area.U.K.

### 4.The vessels referred to in point 2 shall also be authorised to fish for tropical tunas in the IOTC Convention Area.U.K.

## ANNEX VIIU.K.**WCPFC CONVENTION AREA**

Maximum number of Union vessels authorised to fish for swordfish in areas south of 20° S of the WCPFC Convention Area

## ANNEX VIIIU.K.

### **QUANTITATIVE LIMITATIONS OF FISHING AUTHORISATIONS FOR THIRD-COUNTRY VESSELS FISHING IN UNION WATERS**

1

Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 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

Council Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005 of 20 December 2005 establishing measures for the recovery of the Southern hake and Norway                              lobster stocks in the Cantabrian Sea and Western Iberian peninsula and amending Regulation (EC) No 850/98 for the conservation                              of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms (OJ L 345, 28.12.2005, p. 5).                           

3

Council Regulation (EC) No 509/2007 of 7 May 2007 establishing a multi-annual plan for the sustainable exploitation of the                              stock of sole in the Western Channel (OJ L 122, 11.5.2007, p. 7).                           

4

Council Regulation (EC) No 676/2007 of 11 June 2007 establishing a multiannual plan for fisheries exploiting stocks of plaice                              and sole in the North Sea (OJ L 157, 19.6.2007, p. 1).                           

5

Council Regulation (EC) No 1300/2008 of 18 December 2008 establishing a multi-annual plan for the stock of herring distributed                              to the west of Scotland and the fisheries exploiting that stock (OJ L 344, 20.12.2008, p. 6).                           

6

Council Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 of 18 December 2008 establishing a long-term plan for cod stocks and the fisheries exploiting                              those stocks and repealing Regulation (EC) No 423/2004 (OJ L 348, 24.12.2008, p. 20).                           

7

Council Regulation (EC) No 302/2009 of 6 April 2009 concerning a multiannual recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern                              Atlantic and Mediterranean, amending Regulation (EC) No 43/2009 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1559/2007 (OJ L 96, 15.4.2009, p. 1).                           

8

Council Regulation (EC) No 811/2004 of 21 April 2004 establishing measures for the recovery of the northern hake stock (OJ L 150, 30.4.2004, p. 1).                           

9

Council Regulation (EC) No 388/2006 of 23 February 2006 establishing a multiannual plan for the sustainable exploitation of                              the stock of sole in the Bay of Biscay (OJ L 65, 7.3.2006, p. 1).                           

10

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).                           

11

Council Regulation (EC) No 754/2009 of 27 July 2009 excluding certain groups of vessels from the fishing effort regime laid                              down in Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 (OJ L 214, 19.8.2009, p. 16).                           

12

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).                           

13

Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with                              regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31).                           

14

Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway (OJ L 226, 29.8.1980, p. 48)                           

15

Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community, of the one part, and the Government of Denmark and the Home                              Government of the Faeroe Islands, of the other part (OJ L 226, 29.8.1980, p. 12).                           

16

Agreement on fisheries and the marine environment between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland (OJ L 161, 2.7.1993, p. 2).                           

17

Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the Home                              Rule Government of Greenland, on the other hand (OJ L 172, 30.6.2007, p. 4) and Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in that Agreement (OJ L 293, 23.10.2012, p. 5).                           

18

OJ L 6, 10.1.2012, p. 9.                           

19

Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general                              principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).                           

20

Commission Regulation (EC) No 517/2008 of 10 June 2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation                              (EC) No 850/98 as regards the determination of the mesh size and assessing the thickness of twine of fishing nets (OJ L 151, 11.6.2008, p. 5).                           

21

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).                           

22

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).                           

23

Regulation (EC) No 217/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of catch and                              activity statistics by Member States fishing in the north-west Atlantic (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 42).                           

24

Concluded by Council Decision 2002/738/EC (OJ L 234, 31.8.2002, p. 39).                           

25

The Union acceded by Council Decision 86/238/EEC (OJ L 162, 18.6.1986, p. 33).                           

26

Council Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 of 22 March 2004 laying down certain control measures applicable to fishing activities                              in the area covered by the Convention on the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources and repealing Regulations (EEC)                              No 3943/90, (EC) No 66/98 and (EC) No 1721/1999 (OJ L 97, 1.4.2004, p. 16).                           

27

Concluded by Council Decision 2006/539/EC (OJ L 224, 16.8.2006, p. 22).                           

28

The Union acceded by Council Decision 95/399/EC (OJ L 236, 5.10.1995, p. 24).                           

29

Concluded by Council Decision 2008/780/EC (OJ L 268, 9.10.2008, p. 27).                           

30

The Union acceded by Council Decision 2005/75/EC (OJ L 32, 4.2.2005, p. 1).                           

31

Council Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 of 29 September 2009 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).                           

32

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).                           

33

Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 of 30 March 1998 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for                              the protection of juveniles of marine organisms (OJ L 125, 27.4.1998, p. 1).                           

34

Council Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 of 4 November 2003 on the management of the fishing effort relating to certain Community                              fishing areas and resources (OJ L 289, 7.11.2003, p. 1).                           

35

Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 of 27 July 2006 on the European Fisheries Fund (OJ L 223, 15.8.2006, p. 1).                           

36

Council Regulation (EC) No 744/2008 of 24 July 2008 instituting a temporary specific action aiming to promote the restructuring                              of the European Community fishing fleets affected by the economic crisis (OJ L 202, 31.7.2008, p. 1).                           

37

Council Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 of 25 February 2008 concerning the establishment of a Community framework for the collection,                              management and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding the Common Fisheries Policy                              (OJ L 60, 5.3.2008, p. 1).                           

38

The numbers shown in sections 1, 2 and 3 may decrease in order to comply with international obligations of the Union.

39

Measured at least monthly (more frequently if feasible); a new monthly period will commence when the vessel moves to a new                              subarea or division.                           

40

Individual haul when using a conventional trawl, or integrated over a six-hour period when using the continuous fishing system.