COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 541/2008
of 16 June 2008
adapting certain fish quotas for 2008 pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and quotas
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (1), and in particular Article 23(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 of 6 May 1996 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and quotas (2), and in particular Articles 4(2), 5(1) and 5(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Council Regulation (EC) No 2015/2006 of 19 December 2006 fixing for 2007 and 2008 the fishing opportunities for deep-sea fish stocks (3), Council Regulation (EC) No 1941/2006 of 11 December 2006 fixing the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea for 2007 (4) and Council Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 of 21 December 2006 fixing for 2007 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (5), specify which stocks may be subject to the measures foreseen by Regulation (EC) No 847/96.
(2)
Council Regulation (EC) No 2015/2006, Council Regulation (EC) No 1404/2007 of 26 November 2007 fixing the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea for 2008 (6), Council Regulation (EC) No 40/2008 of 16 January 2008 fixing for 2008 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (7), fix quotas for certain stocks for 2008.
(3)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 147/2007 of 15 February 2007 adapting certain fish quotas from 2007 to 2012 pursuant to Article 23(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (8) reduces certain fish quotas for the United Kingdom and Ireland in the years from 2007 to 2012.
(4)
Certain Member States have requested, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 847/96 that part of their quotas for 2007 be transferred to the following year. Within the limits indicated in that Regulation, the quantities withheld should be added to the quota for 2008.
(5)
On the basis of Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96, deductions from national quotas for 2008 should be made at a level equivalent to the quantity fished in excess. On the basis of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 weighted deductions from national quotas for 2008 should be made in the case of overfishing of permitted landings in 2007 for certain stocks identified in Regulation (EC) No 41/2007, Regulation (EC) No 2015/2006 and Regulation 1941/2006. Those deductions shall be applied taking into account the specific provisions governing stocks falling within the scope of Regional Fisheries Organisations.
(6)
Certain Member States have requested, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 847/96, permission to land additional quantities of fish of certain stocks in the year 2007. Those exceeding permitted landings should however be deducted from their quotas for 2008.
(7)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Without prejudice to Regulation (EC) No 147/2007, the quotas fixed in Regulation (EC) No 40/2008, Regulation (EC) No 1404/2007 and Regulation (EC) 2015/2006 are increased as shown in Annex I or reduced as shown in Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 June 2008.