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COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 40/2013

of 21 January 2013

fixing for 2013 the fishing opportunities available in EU waters and, to EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are subject to international negotiations or agreements







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) 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 ) requires that Union measures governing access to waters and resources and the sustainable pursuit of fishing activities be established taking into account available scientific, technical and economic advice and in particular reports drawn up by the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF), as well as in the light of any advice received from Regional Advisory Councils. (2) It is incumbent upon the Council to adopt measures on the fixing and allocation of fishing opportunities, including certain conditions functionally linked thereto, as appropriate. Fishing opportunities should be distributed among Member States in such a way as to assure each Member State relative stability of fishing activities for each stock or fishery and having due regard to the objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy established in Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002. (3) For certain total allowable catch (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 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 ( 2 ) should be complied with. (4) 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. (5) The 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. (6) 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 sole in the North Sea, of plaice in the North Sea, of cod in the North Sea, Skagerrak and the eastern Channel, of bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean and of herring in the West of Scotland should be established in accordance with the rules laid down in 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 ( 3 ); 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 ( 4 ); Council Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 of 18 December 2008 establishing a long-term plan for cod stocks and the fisheries exploiting those stocks ( 5 ) (the 'Cod Plan'); and Council Regulation (EC) No 302/2009 of 6 April 2009 concerning a multiannual recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean ( 6 ). (7) 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 point (i) of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, while taking into account stock-specific factors, including, in particular, available information on stock trends and mixed fisheries considerations. (8) In accordance with Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 of 6 May 1996 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and quotas ( 7 ), the stocks that are subject to the various measures referred to therein should be identified. (9) 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. (10) It is appropriate, following advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), to maintain and revise a system to manage sandeel in EU waters of ICES divisions IIa and IIIa and ICES subarea IV. (11) It is necessary to establish the fishing effort ceilings for 2013 in accordance with 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 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 ( 8 ). (12) In accordance with the procedure provided for in the agreements or protocols on fisheries relations with Norway ( 9 ), the Faroe Islands ( 10 ) and Iceland ( 11 ), the Union has held consultations on fishing rights with those partners. The consultations with Norway have not been finalised and the arrangements for 2013 are only expected to be concluded in early 2013. In order to avoid the interruption of Union fishing activities, whilst allowing for the necessary flexibility for the conclusion of those arrangements early in 2013, 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 either the Faroe Islands or Iceland on fisheries arrangements for 2013. In accordance with the procedure provided for in the agreement and protocol on fisheries relations with Greenland ( 12 ), the Joint Committee has established the concrete level of fishing opportunities available for the Union in Greenland waters in 2013. According to the decision of the Joint Committee, quotas for capelin available to the Union in Greenland waters of ICES subareas V and XIV are to be automatically increased if a catch level of 70 % of the initial quota is achieved. (13) The Union is a contracting party to several fisheries organisations and participates in other organisations as a cooperating non-party. Moreover, by virtue of the 2003 Act of Accession, fisheries agreements previously concluded by the Republic of Poland, such as the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Pollock resources in the central Bering Sea, are managed by the Union as from the date of accession of Poland. Those fisheries organisations have recommended the introduction for 2013 of a number of measures, including fishing opportunities for EU vessels. Those fishing opportunities should be implemented in the law of the Union. (14) Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMO) may allow for quota transfers and exchanges between Contracting Parties. To facilitate such quota transfers and exchanges between the Union and other Contracting Parties, Member States should be authorised to discuss with other Contracting Parties to the RFMO and, as appropriate, establish possible outlines of an intended quota transfer or exchange. The Commission should exchange the consent to be bound by such quota transfer or exchange with the other Contracting Party and notify the quota transfer or exchange to the RFMO. The fishing opportunities received or transferred under such quota transfer or exchange should be considered as fishing opportunities allocated to, or deducted from the allocation of the Member State concerned including for the purposes of applying the relevant provisions of Council Regulation (EC) 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy ( 13 ). However, such ad hoc quota transfer or exchange should 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. (15) At its 34th Annual Meeting in 2012, the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) adopted a number of fishing opportunities for 2013 of certain stocks in Subareas 1-4 of the NAFO Convention Area. In that context, NAFO adopted a procedure for increase of the TAC for white hake in NAFO Subdivision 3NO fixed for 2013, 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 2013 TAC increase is confirmed by NAFO, it should be implemented into the law of the Union. (16) At its 83nd Annual Meeting in 2012, the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) adopted conservation measures for yellowfin tuna, bigeye tuna and skipjack tuna. IATTC also adopted a resolution on the conservation of oceanic whitetip sharks. Those measures should be implemented in the law of the Union. (17) At its Annual Meeting in 2012, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) adopted a revised multi-annual recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean according to which the Union quota was increased. Furthermore, the closed fishing season for some fishing gears has been replaced by an open season and moved back by ten days. In addition, a one year extension of the existing TAC and quotas for Southern-Atlantic swordfish was adopted, as well as a new plan for rebuilding populations of blue and white marlins. As a result, the Union quota for Southern-Atlantic swordfish remains the same as in 2012, whereas the Union quota for blue marlin was consistently increased to take into account the artisanal fishery in the outermost regions of the Union. The Union quota for white marlins remained stable. Those measures should be implemented in the law of the Union. (18) At its Annual Meeting in 2012, the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) did not modify its measures regarding fishing opportunities as currently implemented in the law of the Union. The currently applicable measures adopted by the IOTC should be implemented in the law of the Union. (19) The first Annual Meeting of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) will be held from 28 January to 1 February 2013. Until such Annual Meeting is held, it is appropriate that the current interim measures remain in place, as implemented by Regulation (EU) No 44/2012. (20) At its Annual Meeting in 2012, the South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (SEAFO) did not modify the TACs for Patagonian toothfish, orange roughy, alfonsinos and deep-sea red crab agreed for 2011 and 2012 at its annual meeting in 2010. The currently applicable measures adopted by SEAFO should be implemented in the law of the Union. (21) In the light of the most recent scientific advice from 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. (22) The 9th Annual Meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) in 2012 did not modify its measures regarding fishing opportunities as currently implemented in the law of the Union, with the exception of a strengthening of the closed area for fish aggregation devices (FAD) fishing. The revision of this closed area for FAD fishing requires that the Union as a Contracting Party to WCPFC decides on one of two available options for additional measures for strengthening the closed area. Until such a decision is taken, the currently applicable measures adopted by the WCFPC should continue to be implemented in the law of the Union. (23) At its Annual Meeting in 2012, 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. (24) At its Annual Meeting in 2012, 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. (25) Certain international measures which create or restrict fishing opportunities for the Union are adopted by the relevant 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 (Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources) 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 2012, 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. (26) In accordance with the declaration by the Union to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ("Venezuela") on the granting of fishing opportunities in EU waters to fishing vessels flying the flag of Venezuela in the exclusive economic zone (EZZ) off the coast of French Guyana ( 14 ), it is necessary to fix the fishing opportunities for snappers available to Venezuela in EU waters. (27) The use of fishing opportunities available to EU vessels set out in this Regulation is subject to Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 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. (28) 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 2013, except for the provisions concerning fishing effort limits, which should apply from 1 February 2013, and specific provisions in particular regions, which should have a specific date of application as indicated in recital 23. For reasons of urgency, this Regulation should enter into force immediately after its publication. (29) Fishing opportunities should be used in full compliance with the applicable law of the Union, Whereas: HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:







TITLE I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1

Subject matter

1. This Regulation fixes fishing opportunities available in EU waters and, to EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are subject to international negotiations or agreements.

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

(a) catch limits for the year 2013 and, where specified in this Regulation, for the year 2014;

(b) fishing effort limits for the period from 1 February 2013 to 31 January 2014;

(c) fishing opportunities for the period from 1 December 2012 to 30 November 2013 for certain stocks in the CCAMLR Convention Area; and

(d) fishing opportunities for the periods set out in Article 27 for certain stocks in the IATTC Convention Area for the year 2013 and, where specified in this Regulation, for the year 2014.

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, pending the consultations on those arrangements for 2013.

Article 2

Scope

This Regulation shall apply to the following vessels:

(a) EU vessels;

(b) third-country vessels in EU waters.

Article 3

Definitions

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

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

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

(c) 'EU 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;

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

(e) 'quota' means a proportion of the TAC allocated to the Union, a Member State or a third country;

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

(g) 'mesh size' means the mesh size of fishing nets as determined in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 517/2008 ( 15 ).

Article 4

Fishing zones

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

(a) ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) zones are the geographical areas specified in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 218/2009 ( 16 );

(b) '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;

(c) '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;

(d) CECAF (Committee for Eastern Central Atlantic Fisheries) areas are the geographical areas specified in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 216/2009 ( 17 );

(e) NAFO (Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation) areas are the geographical areas specified in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 217/2009 ( 18 );

(f) '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 ( 19 );

(g) '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 ( 20 );

(h) '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 ( 21 );

(i) '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 ( 22 );

(j) 'IOTC (Indian Ocean Tuna Commission) Convention Area' is the geographical area defined in the Agreement for the establishment of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission ( 23 );

(k) '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 ( 24 ), and west of the areas of fisheries jurisdictions of South American States;

(l) '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 ( 25 );

(m) '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;

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(n) '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.

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TITLE II

FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EU VESSELS







CHAPTER I

General provisions

Article 5

TACs and allocations

1. The TACs for EU vessels in EU waters or in certain non-EU 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. EU 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 ( 26 ) and its implementing provisions.

Article 6

Additional allocations for vessels participating in trials on fully documented fisheries

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.

3. The additional allocation referred to in paragraph 1 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: (i) 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; (ii) 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 Regulation (EC) No 850/98, shall be counted against the individual allocation of the vessel, as resulting from any additional allocation granted under this Article;

(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 the fully documented fisheries trials to vessels participating in those trials provided that it can be demonstrated that discards by the non-participating vessels do not increase.

4. Notwithstanding point (i) of point (b) of paragraph 3, 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.

5. To the extent that the recordings obtained in accordance with point (a) of paragraph 3 involve the processing of personal data within the meaning of Directive 95/46/EC, that Directive shall apply to the processing of such data.

6. Where a Member State detects that a vessel participating in trials on fully documented fisheries fails to comply with the conditions set out in paragraph 3, 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 2013.

7. Prior to granting the additional allocation referred to in paragraphs 1 to 6, a Member State shall submit to the Commission the following information:

(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 2012 by the vessels participating in the trials.

8. The Commission may request any Member State that avails itself of this Article 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 point (i) of point (b) of paragraph 3. 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 inform the Commission thereof.

Article 7

Conditions for landing catches and by-catches

Fish from stocks for which TACs are established shall be retained on board or landed only if:

(a) the catches have been taken by vessels flying the flag of a Member State having a quota and that quota is not exhausted; or

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

Article 8

Fishing effort limits

From 1 February 2013 to 31 January 2014, the fishing effort measures laid down in Annex IIA shall apply for the management of certain cod, plaice and sole stocks in:

(a) the Skagerrak;

(b) that part of ICES division IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat;

(c) ICES subarea IV;

(d) EU waters of ICES division IIa; and

(e) ICES division VIId.

Article 9

Catch and effort limits for deep-sea fisheries

1. Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002 ( 27 ) 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 2013 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 10

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 20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002;

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

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

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

(e) deductions made pursuant to Articles 37, 105, 106 and 107 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009;

(f) quota transfers and exchanges pursuant to Article 15 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 11

Closed fishing season

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 2013: tusk, blue ling and ling.

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







Point Latitude Longitude 1 52° 27′ N 12° 19′ W 2 52° 40′ N 12° 30′ W 3 52° 47′ N 12° 39,600′ W 4 52° 47′ N 12° 56′ W 5 52° 13,5′ N 13° 53,830′ W 6 51° 22′ N 14° 24′ W 7 51° 22′ N 14° 03′ W 8 52° 10′ N 13° 25′ W 9 52° 32′ N 13° 07,500′ W 10 52° 43′ N 12° 55′ W 11 52° 43′ N 12° 43′ W 12 52° 38,800′ N 12° 37′ W 13 52° 27′ N 12° 23′ W 14 52° 27′ N 12° 19′ W

3. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, 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.

Article 12

Prohibitions

1. It shall be prohibited for EU 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 provided otherwise in Annex I, Part B of Regulation (EU) No 39/2013 ( 28 );

(c) angel shark (Squatina squatina) in EU waters;

(d) common skate (Dipturus batis) in EU waters of ICES division IIa and ICES subareas III, IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX and X;

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

(f) guitarfishes (Rhinobatidae) in EU 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 paragraphs 1 shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released.

Article 13

Data transmission

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







CHAPTER II

Fishing authorisations in third-country waters

Article 14

Fishing authorisations

1. The maximum number of fishing authorisations for EU 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 20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, 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 III

Fishing opportunities in waters of regional fisheries management organisations

Article 15

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 concerned 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 concerned 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 concerned 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 concerned 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

ICCAT Convention Area

Article 16

Fishing, farming and fattening capacity limitations for bluefin tuna

1. The number of EU 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 EU 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 EU 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 17

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 18

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 genus Alopias.

3. Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of hammerhead sharks of the family Sphyrnidae (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

CCAMLR Convention Area

Article 19

Prohibitions and catch limitations

1. Direct fishing of the species set out in Annex V, Part A, 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 Annex V, Part B, shall apply in the subareas set out therein.

Article 20

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 2013. 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 2013.

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 Annex V, Part B. 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 21

Krill fishery during the 2013/2014 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 2013/2014 fishing season. If such a Member State intends to fish for krill in the CCAMLR Convention Area, it shall notify the CCAMLR Secretariat, in accordance with Article 5a of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004, and the Commission, and in any case no later than 1 June 2013:

(a) of its intention to fish for krill, using the format laid down in Annex V, Part C;

(b) of the net configuration form, using the format laid down in Annex V, Part D.

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 either of the CCAMLR illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) Vessel Lists to participate in krill fisheries.







Section 3

IOTC Convention Area

Article 22

Limitation of fishing capacity of vessels fishing in the IOTC Convention Area

1. The maximum number of EU 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 EU 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 23

Sharks

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

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







Section 4

SPRFMO Convention Area

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Article 24

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 2013 to the total Union level of 78 600 gross tonnage in that area.

Article 25

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 24, 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.

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Article 26

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:

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

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







Section 5

IATTC Convention Area

Article 27

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 2013 or from 18 November 2013 to 18 January 2014 in the area defined by the following limits: — the Pacific coastlines of the Americas, — longitude 150° W, — latitude 40° N, — latitude 40° S;

(b) from 29 September to 29 October 2013 in the area defined by the following limits: — 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 2013. 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 2013.







Section 6

SEAFO Convention Area

Article 28

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 super-order Selachimorpha.







Section 7

WCPFC Convention Area

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Article 29

Fishing effort limitations for bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna, skipjack tuna

Member States shall ensure that 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 increase.

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Article 30

Closed area for FAD fishing

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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 2013 and 24:00 hours of 31 October 2013. 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.

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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.

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Article 30a

Overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC

1. Vessels listed exclusively in the WCPFC register shall apply the measures set out in Articles 29 to 31 when fishing in the overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC as defined in point (n) of Article 4.

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 point (a) of Article 27(1) and in Article 27(2) to (6) when fishing in the overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC as defined in point (n) of Article 4.

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Article 31

Limitations to the number of EU vessels authorised to fish swordfish

The maximum number of EU 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

Bering Sea

Article 32

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 III

FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIRD-COUNTRY VESSELS IN EU WATERS

Article 33

TACs

Fishing vessels flying the flag of Norway and fishing vessels registered in the Faroe Islands shall be authorised to make catches in EU 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 34

Fishing authorisations

1. The maximum number of fishing authorisations for third-country vessels fishing in EU 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 35

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 EU waters;

(b) angel shark (Squatina squatina) in EU waters;

(c) common skate (Dipturus batis) in EU waters of ICES division IIa and ICES subareas III, IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX and X;

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

(e) porbeagle (Lamna nasus) in EU waters;

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

(g) giant manta ray (Manta birostris) in EU waters.

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







TITLE IV

FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 36

Entry into force and application

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 2013.

However, Article 8 shall apply from 1 February 2013.

The provisions on fishing opportunities set out in Articles 19, 20 and 21 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.









LIST OF ANNEXES

ANNEX I : TACs applicable to EU vessels in areas where TACs exist by species and by area.

ANNEX IA : Skagerrak, Kattegat, ICES subareas I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV, EU waters of CECAF

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

ANNEX IC : North West Atlantic — NAFO Convention Area

ANNEX ID : Highly migratory fish — all areas

ANNEX IE : Antarctic — CCAMLR Convention Area

ANNEX IF : South-East Atlantic Ocean — SEAFO Convention Area

ANNEX IG : Southern bluefin tuna — all areas

ANNEX IH : WCPFC Convention Area

ANNEX IJ : SPRFMO Convention Area

ANNEX IIA : Fishing effort for vessels in the context of the management of certain cod, plaice and sole stocks in the Skagerrak, that part of ICES division IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat, ICES subarea IV, EU waters of ICES division IIa and ICES division VIId

ANNEX IIB : Fishing opportunities for vessels fishing for sandeel in ICES divisions IIa, IIIa and ICES subarea IV

ANNEX III : Maximum number of fishing authorisations for EU vessels fishing in third-country waters

ANNEX IV : ICCAT Convention Area

ANNEX V : CCAMLR Convention Area

ANNEX VI : IOTC Convention Area

ANNEX VII : WCPFC Convention Area

ANNEX VIII : Quantitative limitations of fishing authorisations for third-country vessels fishing in EU waters









ANNEX I

TACs APPLICABLE TO EU VESSELS IN AREAS WHERE TACs EXIST BY SPECIES AND BY AREA

The tables in Annexes IA, IB, IC, ID, IE, IF, IG, IH and 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. For the purposes of this Regulation, the following comparative table of Latin names and common names is provided:







Scientific name Alpha-3 code Common name Amblyraja radiata RJR Starry ray Ammodytes spp. SAN Sandeels Argentina silus ARU Greater silver smelt Beryx spp. ALF Alfonsinos Brosme brosme USK Tusk Caproidae BOR Boarfish Centrophorus squamosus GUQ Leafscale gulper shark Centroscymnus coelolepis CYO Portuguese dogfish Chaceon spp. GER Deep sea red crab Chaenocephalus aceratus SSI Blackfin icefish Champsocephalus gunnari ANI Mackerelicefish Chionoecetes spp. PCR Snow crab Clupea harengus HER Herring Coryphaenoides rupestris RNG Roundnose grenadier Dalatias licha SCK Kitefin shark Deania calcea DCA Birdbeak dogfish Dipturus batis RJB Common skate Dissostichus eleginoides TOP Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus mawsoni TOA Antarctic toothfish Engraulis encrasicolus ANE Anchovy Etmopterus princeps ETR Great lanternshark Etmopterus pusillus ETP Smooth lanternshark Euphausia superba KRI Krill Gadus morhua COD Cod Galeorhinus galeus GAG Tope shark Glyptocephalus cynoglossus WIT Witch flounder Gobionotothen gibberifrons NOG Humped rockcod Hippoglossoides platessoides PLA American plaice Hippoglossus hippoglossus HAL Atlantic halibut Hoplostethus atlanticus ORY Orange roughy Illex illecebrosus SQI Shortfin squid Lamna nasus POR Porbeagle Lepidonotothen squamifrons NOS Grey rockcod Lepidorhombus spp. LEZ Megrims Leucoraja naevus RJN Cuckoo ray Limanda ferruginea YEL Yellowtail flounder Limanda limanda DAB Common dab Lophiidae ANF Anglerfish Macrourus spp. GRV Grenadiers Makaira nigricans BUM Blue marlin Mallotus villosus CAP Capelin Manta birostris RMB Giant manta ray Martialia hyadesi SQS Squid Melanogrammus aeglefinus HAD Haddock Merlangius merlangus WHG Whiting Merluccius merluccius HKE Hake Micromesistius poutassou WHB Blue whiting Microstomus kitt LEM Lemon sole Molva dypterygia BLI Blue ling Molva molva LIN Ling Nephrops norvegicus NEP Norway lobster Notothenia rossii NOR Marbled rockcod Pandalus borealis PRA Northern prawn Paralomis spp. PAI Crabs Penaeus spp. PEN "Penaeus" shrimps Platichthys flesus FLE European flounder Pleuronectes platessa PLE Plaice Pleuronectiformes FLX Flatfish Pollachius pollachius POL Pollack Pollachius virens POK Saithe Psetta maxima TUR Turbot Pseudochaenichthys georgianus SIG South Georgia icefish Raja alba RJA White skate Raja brachyura RJH Blonde ray Raja circularis RJI Sandy ray Raja clavata RJC Thornback ray Raja fullonica RJF Shagreen ray Raja (Dipturus) nidarosiensis JAD Norwegian skate Raja microocellata RJE Small-eyed ray Raja montagui RJM Spotted ray Raja undulata RJU Undulate ray Rajiformes SRX Skates and rays Reinhardtius hippoglossoides GHL Greenland halibut Scomber scombrus MAC Mackerel Scophthalmus rhombus BLL Brill Sebastes spp. RED Redfish Solea solea SOL Common sole Solea spp. SOO Sole Sprattus sprattus SPR Sprat Squalus acanthias DGS Spurdog/dogfish Tetrapturus albidus WHM White marlin Thunnus maccoyii SBF Southern bluefin tuna Thunnus obesus BET Bigeye tuna Thunnus thynnus BFT Bluefin tuna Trachurus murphyi CJM Jack mackerel Trachurus spp. JAX Horse mackerel Trisopterus esmarkii NOP Norway pout Urophycis tenuis HKW White hake Xiphias gladius SWO Swordfish

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







Alfonsinos ALF Beryx spp. American plaice PLA Hippoglossoides platessoides Anchovy ANE Engraulis encrasicolus Anglerfish ANF Lophiidae Antarctic toothfish TOA Dissostichus mawsoni Atlantic halibut HAL Hippoglossus hippoglossus Bigeye tuna BET Thunnus obesus Birdbeak dogfish DCA Deania calcea Blackfin icefish SSI Chaenocephalus aceratus Blonde ray RJH Raja brachyura Blue ling BLI Molva dypterygia Blue marlin BUM Makaira nigricans Blue whiting WHB Micromesistius poutassou Bluefin tuna BFT Thunnus thynnus Boarfish BOR Caproidae Brill BLL Scophthalmus rhombus Capelin CAP Mallotus villosus Cod COD Gadus morhua Common dab DAB Limanda limanda Common skate RJB Dipturus batis Common sole SOL Solea solea Crabs PAI Paralomis spp. Cuckoo ray RJN Leucoraja naevus Deep sea red crab GER Chaceon spp. European flounder FLE Platichthys flesus Flatfish FLX Pleuronectiformes Giant manta ray RMB Manta birostris Great lanternshark ETR Etmopterus princeps Greater silver smelt ARU Argentina silus Greenland halibut GHL Reinhardtius hippoglossoides Grenadiers GRV Macrourus spp. Grey rockcod NOS Lepidonotothen squamifrons Haddock HAD Melanogrammus aeglefinus Hake HKE Merluccius merluccius Herring HER Clupea harengus Horse mackerel JAX Trachurus spp. Humped rockcod NOG Gobionotothen gibberifrons Jack mackerel CJM Trachurus murphyi Kitefin shark SCK Dalatias licha Krill KRI Euphausia superba Leafscale gulper shark GUQ Centrophorus squamosus Lemon sole LEM Microstomus kitt Ling LIN Molva molva Mackerel MAC Scomber scombrus Mackerel icefish ANI Champsocephalus gunnari Marbled rockcod NOR Notothenia rossii Megrims LEZ Lepidorhombus spp. Northern prawn PRA Pandalus borealis Norway lobster NEP Nephrops norvegicus Norway pout NOP Trisopterus esmarkii Norwegian skate JAD Raja (Dipturus) nidarosiensis Orange roughy ORY Hoplostethus atlanticus Patagonian toothfish TOP Dissostichus eleginoides "Penaeus" shrimps PEN Penaeus spp. Plaice PLE Pleuronectes platessa Pollack POL Pollachius pollachius Porbeagle POR Lamna nasus Portuguese dogfish CYO Centroscymnus coelolepis Redfish RED Sebastes spp. Roundnose grenadier RNG Coryphaenoides rupestris Saithe POK Pollachius virens Sandeels SAN Ammodytes spp. Sandy ray RJI Raja circularis Shagreen ray RJF Raja fullonica Shortfin squid SQI Illex illecebrosus Skates and rays SRX Rajiformes Small-eyed ray RJE Raja microocellata Smooth lanternshark ETP Etmopterus pusillus Snow crab PCR Chionoecetes spp. Sole SOO Solea spp. South Georgia icefish SIG Pseudochaenichthys georgianus Southern bluefin tuna SBF Thunnus maccoyii Spotted ray RJM Raja montagui Sprat SPR Sprattus sprattus Spurdog/dogfish DGS Squalus acanthias Squid SQS Martialia hyadesi Starry ray RJR Amblyraja radiata Swordfish SWO Xiphias gladius Thornback ray RJC Raja clavata Tope shark GAG Galeorhinus galeus Turbot TUR Psetta maxima Tusk USK Brosme brosme Undulate ray RJU Raja undulata White hake HKW Urophycis tenuis White marlin WHM Tetrapturus albidus White skate RJA Raja alba Whiting WHG Merlangius merlangus Witch flounder WIT Glyptocephalus cynoglossus Yellowtail flounder YEL Limanda ferruginea









ANNEX IA

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







Species: Sandeel Ammodytes spp. Zone: Norwegian waters of IV (SAN/04-N.) Denmark 0 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. United Kingdom 0 Union 0 TAC Not relevant

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Species: Sandeel and associated by-catches Ammodytes spp. Zone: EU waters of IIa, IIIa and IV (1) Denmark 249 006 (2) Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. United Kingdom 5 443 (2) Germany 381 (2) Sweden 9 144 (2) Union 263 974 Norway 22 450 TAC 286 424 (1) Excluding waters within six nautical miles of the UK baselines at Shetland, Fair Isle and Foula. (2) At least 98 % of landings counted against this quota shall be of sandeel. By-catches of dab, mackerel and whiting to be counted against the remaining 2 % of the quota (OT1/*2A3A4). Special condition: Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following sandeel management areas, as defined in Annex IIB:



Zone: EU waters of sandeel management areas 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (SAN/234_1) (SAN/234_2) (SAN/234_3) (SAN/234_4) (SAN/234_5) (SAN/234_6) (SAN/234_7) Denmark 190 635 16 549 37 731 3 773 0 317 0 United Kingdom 4 167 362 825 82 0 7 0 Germany 292 25 58 6 0 0 0 Sweden 7 000 608 1 386 139 0 12 0 Union 202 094 17 544 40 000 4 000 0 336 0 Norway 22 450 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 224 544 17 544 40 000 4 000 0 336 0

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Species: Tusk Brosme brosme Zone: EU and international waters of I, II and XIV (USK/1214EI) Germany 6 (1) Analytical TAC France 6 (1) United Kingdom 6 (1) Others 3 (1) Union 21 (1) TAC 21 (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.







Species: Tusk Brosme brosme Zone: EU waters of IV (USK/04-C.) Denmark 64 Analytical TAC Germany 19 France 44 Sweden 6 United Kingdom 96 Others 6 (1) Union 235 TAC 235 (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

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Species: Tusk Brosme brosme Zone: EU and international waters of V, VI and VII (USK/567EI.) Germany 13 Analytical TACArticle 11 of this Regulation applies. Spain 46 France 548 Ireland 53 United Kingdom 264 Others 13 (1) Union 937 Norway 2 923 (2) (3) (4) TAC 3 860 (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. (2) To be fished in EU waters of IIa, IV, Vb, VI and VII (USK/*24X7C). (3) Special condition: of which an incidental catch of other species of 25 % per ship, at any moment, is authorised in Vb, VI and VII. However, this percentage may be exceeded in the first 24 hours following the beginning of the fishing on a specific ground. The total incidental catch of other species in Vb, VI and VII shall not exceed 3 000 tonnes (OTH/*5B67-). (4) Including ling. The quotas for Norway are: ling 6 140 tonnes (LIN/*5B67-), and tusk 2 923 tonnes (USK/*5B67-) and are interchangeable of up to 2 000 tonnes and shall only be fished with long-lines in Vb, VI and VII.

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Species: Tusk Brosme brosme Zone: Norwegian waters of IV (USK/04-N.) Belgium 0 (1) Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Denmark 0 (1) Germany 0 (1) France 0 (1) The Netherlands 0 (1) United Kingdom 0 (1) Union 0 (1) TAC Not relevant (1) Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(3).

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Species: Herring (1) Clupea harengus Zone: IIIa (HER/03A.) Denmark 23 115 (2) Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Germany 370 (2) Sweden 24 180 (2) Union 47 665 (2) TAC 55 000 (1) Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm. (2) Special condition: up to 50 % of this amount may be fished in EU waters of IV (HER/*04-C.).







Species: Herring (1) Clupea harengus Zone: EU and Norwegian waters of IV north of 53° 30′ N (HER/4AB.) Denmark 81 945 Analytical TAC.Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Germany 50 632 France 23 464 The Netherlands 59 995 Sweden 4 863 United Kingdom 65 901 Union 286 800 Norway 138 620 (2) TAC 478 000 (1) Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm. Member States shall report separately their landings of herring in IVa (HER/04A.) and IVb (HER/04B.). (2) Up to 50 000 tonnes of which may be taken in EU waters of IVa and IVb (HER/*4AB-C). Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC. Special condition: Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone:



Norwegian waters south of 62°N (HER/*04N-) (1) Union 50 000 (1) Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm. Member States shall report separately their landings of herring in IVa (HER/*4AN.) and IVb (HER/*4BN.).







Species: Herring (1) Clupea harengus Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62° N (HER/04-N.) Sweden 922 (1) Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Union 922 TAC 478 000 (1) By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species.







Species: Herring (1) Clupea harengus Zone: IIIa (HER/03A-BC) Denmark 5 692 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Germany 51 Sweden 916 Union 6 659 TAC 6 659 (1) Exclusively for landings of herring taken as by-catch in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes smaller than 32 mm.







Species: Herring (1) Clupea harengus Zone: IV, VIId and EU waters of IIa (HER/2A47DX) Belgium 71 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Denmark 13 787 Germany 71 France 71 The Netherlands 71 Sweden 67 United Kingdom 262 Union 14 400 TAC 14 400 (1) Exclusively for landings of herring taken as by-catch in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes smaller than 32 mm.







Species: Herring (1) Clupea harengus Zone: IVc, VIId (2) (HER/4CXB7D) Belgium 9 285 (3) Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Denmark 1 187 (3) Germany 733 (3) France 13 035 (3) The Netherlands 23 276 (3) United Kingdom 5 064 (3) Union 52 580 TAC 478 000 (1) Exclusively for landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm. (2) Except Blackwater stock: reference is to the herring stock in the maritime region of the Thames estuary within a zone delimited by a rhumb line running due south from Landguard Point (51° 56′ N, 1° 19,1′ E) to latitude 51° 33′ N and hence due west to a point on the coast of the United Kingdom. (3) Special condition: up to 50 % of this quota may be taken in IVb (HER/*04B.).

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Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: EU and international waters of Vb, VIb and VIaN (1) (HER/5B6ANB) Germany 3 072 Analytical TAC France 581 Ireland 4 151 The Netherlands 3 072 United Kingdom 16 604 Union 27 480 TAC 27 480 (1) Reference is to the herring stock in the part of ICES zone VIa which lies east of the meridian of longitude 7°W and north of the parallel of latitude 55°N, or west of the meridian of longitude 7°W and north of the parallel of latitude 56°N, excluding the Clyde.

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Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: Skagerrak (COD/03AN.) Belgium 9 (1) Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Denmark 3 026 (1) Germany 76 (1) The Netherlands 19 (1) Sweden 530 (1) Union 3 660 TAC 3 783 (1) In addition to this quota, a Member State may grant to vessels flying its flag and participating in trials on fully documented fisheries an additional allocation within an overall limit of 12 % of the quota allocated to that Member State, under the conditions set out in Article 6 of this Regulation.







Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: IV; EU waters of IIa; that part of IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat (COD/2A3AX4) Belgium 782 (1) Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Denmark 4 495 (1) Germany 2 850 (1) France 966 (1) The Netherlands 2 540 (1) Sweden 30 (1) United Kingdom 10 311 (1) Union 21 974 Norway 4 501 (2) TAC 26 475 (1) In addition to this quota, a Member State may grant to vessels flying its flag and participating in trials on fully documented fisheries an additional allocation within an overall limit of 12 % of the quota allocated to that Member State, under the conditions set out in Article 6 of this Regulation. (2) May be taken in EU waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC. Special condition: Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone:



Norwegian waters of IV (COD/*04N-) Union 19 099







Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62° N (COD/04-N.) Sweden 382 (1) Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Union 382 TAC Not relevant (1) By-catches of haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species.







Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: VIId (COD/07D.) Belgium 66 (1) Analytical TAC France 1 295 (1) The Netherlands 39 (1) United Kingdom 143 (1) Union 1 543 TAC 1 543 (1) In addition to this quota, a Member State may grant to vessels flying its flag and participating in trials on fully documented fisheries an additional allocation within an overall limit of 12 % of the quota allocated to that Member State, under the conditions set out in Article 6 of this Regulation.

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Species: Common dab and European flounder Limanda limanda and Platichthys flesus Zone: EU waters of IIa and IV (DAB/2AC4-C) for common dab;(FLE/2AC4-C) for European flounder Belgium 503 Precautionary TAC Denmark 1 888 Germany 2 832 France 196 The Netherlands 11 421 Sweden 6 United Kingdom 1 588 Union 18 434 TAC 18 434







Species: Anglerfish Lophiidae Zone: EU waters of IIa and IV (ANF/2AC4-C) Belgium 308 (1) Analytical TAC Denmark 678 (1) Germany 331 (1) France 63 (1) The Netherlands 233 (1) Sweden 8 (1) United Kingdom 7 082 (1) Union 8 703 (1) TAC 8 703 (1) Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in: VI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV (ANF/*56-14).

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Species: Anglerfish Lophiidae Zone: Norwegian waters of IV (ANF/04-N.) Belgium 45 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Denmark 1 152 Germany 18 The Netherlands 16 United Kingdom 269 Union 1 500 TAC Not relevant







Species: Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: IIIa, EU waters of Subdivisions 22-32 (HAD/3A/BCD) Belgium 13 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Denmark 2 231 Germany 142 The Netherlands 3 Sweden 264 Union 2 653 TAC 2 770







Species: Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: IV; EU waters of IIa (HAD/2AC4.) Belgium 257 Analytical TAC Denmark 1 770 Germany 1 126 France 1 963 The Netherlands 193 Sweden 178 United Kingdom 29 194 Union 34 681 Norway 10 359 TAC 45 040 Special condition: Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone:



Norwegian waters of IV (HAD/*04N-) Union 25 798







Species: Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62° N (HAD/04-N.) Sweden 707 (1) Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Union 707 TAC Not relevant (1) By-catches of cod, pollack and whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species.

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Species: Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: EU and international waters VIb, XII and XIV (HAD/6B1214) Belgium 2 Analytical TAC Germany 3 France 109 Ireland 78 United Kingdom 798 Union 990 TAC 990

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Species: Whiting Merlangius merlangus Zone: IIIa (WHG/03A.) Denmark 929 Precautionary TAC The Netherlands 3 Sweden 99 Union 1 031 TAC 1 050







Species: Whiting Merlangius merlangus Zone: IV; EU waters of IIa (WHG/2AC4.) Belgium 365 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Denmark 1 577 Germany 410 France 2 370 The Netherlands 912 Sweden 3 United Kingdom 11 402 Union 17 039 Norway 1 893 (1) TAC 18 932 (1) May be taken in EU waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC. Special condition: Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone:



Norwegian waters of IV (WHG/*04N-) Union 11 544







Species: Whiting and pollack Merlangius merlangus and Pollachius pollachius Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62° N (WHG/04-N.) for whiting;(POL/04-N.) for pollack Sweden 190 (1) Precautionary TAC. Union 190 TAC Not relevant (1) By-catches of cod, haddock and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species.







Species: Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou Zone: Norwegian waters of II and IV (WHB/24-N.) Denmark 0 Analytical TAC United Kingdom 0 Union 0 TAC 643 000







Species: Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou Zone: EU and international waters of I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId, VIIIe, XII and XIV (WHB/1X14) Denmark 17 715 (1) Analytical TAC Germany 6 888 (1) Spain 15 018 (1) (2) France 12 328 (1) Ireland 13 718 (1) The Netherlands 21 601 (1) Portugal 1 395 (1) (2) Sweden 4 382 (1) United Kingdom 22 987 (1) Union 116 032 (1) Norway 45 000 TAC 643 000 (1) Special condition: of which up to 64 % may be fished in Norwegian Economic Zone or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (WHB/*NZJM1). (2) Transfers of this quota may be effected to VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1. However, such transfers must be notified in advance to the Commission.







Species: Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou Zone: VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (WHB/8C3411) Spain 13 213 Analytical TAC Portugal 3 303 Union 16 516 (1) TAC 643 000 (1) Special condition: of which up to 64 % may be fished in Norwegian EEZ or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (WHB/*NZJM2).







Species: Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou Zone: EU waters of II, IVa, V, VI north of 56° 30′ N and VII west of 12° W (WHB/24A567) Norway 113 630 (1) (2) Analytical TAC TAC 643 000 (1) To be counted against Norway's catch limits established under the Coastal States arrangement. (2) Special condition: the catch in IV shall be no more than 28 408 tonnes, i.e. 25 % of Norway's access quota.

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Species: Lemon sole and witch flounder Microstomus kitt and Glyptocephalus cynoglossus Zone: EU waters of IIa and IV (LEM/2AC4-C) for lemon sole;(WIT/2AC4-C) for witch flounder Belgium 346 Precautionary TAC Denmark 953 Germany 122 France 261 The Netherlands 793 Sweden 11 United Kingdom 3 905 Union 6 391 TAC 6 391

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Species: Blue ling Molva dypterygia Zone: EU waters and international waters of Vb, VI, VII (BLI/5B67-) Germany 25 Analytical TACArticle 11 of this Regulation applies. Estonia 4 Spain 79 France 1 806 Ireland 7 Lithuania 2 Poland 1 United Kingdom 459 Others 7 (1) Union 2 390 Norway 150 (2) TAC 2 540 (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. (2) To be fished in EU waters of IIa, IV, Vb, VI and VII (BLI/*24X7C).

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Species: Ling Molva molva Zone: EU and international waters of I and II (LIN/1/2.) Denmark 8 Analytical TAC Germany 8 France 8 United Kingdom 8 Others 4 (1) Union 36 TAC 36 (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.







Species: Ling Molva molva Zone: EU waters of IV (LIN/04-C.) Belgium 16 Analytical TAC Denmark 243 Germany 150 France 135 The Netherlands 5 Sweden 10 United Kingdom 1 869 Union 2 428 TAC 2 428







Species: Ling Molva molva Zone: EU and international waters of V (LIN/05.) Belgium 9 Precautionary TAC Denmark 6 Germany 6 France 6 United Kingdom 6 Union 33 TAC 33

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Species: Ling Molva molva Zone: EU and international waters of VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV (LIN/6X14.) Belgium 30 Analytical TACArticle 11 of this Regulation applies. Denmark 5 Germany 109 Spain 2 211 France 2 357 Ireland 591 Portugal 5 United Kingdom 2 716 Union 8 024 Norway 6 140 (1) (2) TAC 14 164 (1) Special condition: of which an incidental catch of other species of 25 % per ship, at any moment, is authorised in Vb, VI and VII. However, this percentage may be exceeded in the first 24 hours following the beginning of the fishing on a specific ground. The total incidental catch of other species in VI and VII shall not exceed 3 000 tonnes (OTH/*6X14.). (2) Including tusk. The quotas for Norway are: ling 6 140 tonnes and tusk 2 923 tonnes and are interchangeable of up to 2 000 tonnes and may only be fished with long-lines in Vb, VI and VII.







Species: Ling Molva molva Zone: Norwegian waters of IV (LIN/04-N.) Belgium 7 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Denmark 831 Germany 23 France 9 The Netherlands 1 United Kingdom 74 Union 945 TAC Not relevant

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Species: Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus Zone: IIIa; EU waters of Subdivisions 22-32 (NEP/3A/BCD) Denmark 3 822 Analytical TAC Germany 11 Sweden 1 367 Union 5 200 TAC 5 200

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Species: Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus Zone: Norwegian waters of IV (NEP/04-N.) Denmark 947 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Germany 0 United Kingdom 53 Union 1 000 TAC Not relevant







Species: Northern prawn Pandalus borealis Zone: IIIa (PRA/03A.) Denmark 2 308 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Sweden 1 243 Union 3 551 TAC 6 650

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Species: Northern prawn Pandalus borealis Zone: EU waters of IIa and IV (PRA/2AC4-C) Denmark 2 273 Analytical TAC The Netherlands 21 Sweden 91 United Kingdom 673 Union 3 058 TAC 3 058

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Species: Northern prawn Pandalus borealis Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62° N (PRA/04-N.) Denmark 357 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Sweden 123 (1) Union 480 TAC Not relevant (1) By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quotas for these species.







Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: Skagerrak (PLE/03AN.) Belgium 55 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Denmark 7 117 Germany 37 The Netherlands 1 369 Sweden 381 Union 8 959 TAC 9 142

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Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: Kattegat (PLE/03AS.) Denmark 1 602 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Germany 18 Sweden 180 Union 1 800 TAC 1 800

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Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: IV; EU waters of IIa; that part of IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat (PLE/2A3AX4) Belgium 5 614 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Denmark 18 245 Germany 5 263 France 1 053 The Netherlands 35 086 United Kingdom 25 964 Union 91 225 Norway 5 845 TAC 97 070 Special condition: Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone:



Norwegian waters of IV (PLE/*04N-) Union 37 331







Species: Saithe Pollachius virens Zone: IIIa and IV; EU waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and Subdivisions 22-32 (POK/2A34.) Belgium 32 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Denmark 3 757 Germany 9 487 France 22 326 The Netherlands 95 Sweden 516 United Kingdom 7 273 Union 43 486 Norway 47 734 (1) TAC 91 220 (1) May only be taken in EU waters of IV and in IIIa (POK/*3A4-C). Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.







Species: Saithe Pollachius virens Zone: VI; EU and international waters of Vb, XII and XIV (POK/56-14) Germany 484 Analytical TAC France 4 805 Ireland 421 United Kingdom 3 254 Union 8 964 Norway 500 (1) TAC 9 464 (1) To be fished north of 56° 30′ N (POK/*5614N).







Species: Saithe Pollachius virens Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62° N (POK/04-N.) Sweden 880 (1) Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Union 880 TAC Not relevant (1) By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting are to be counted against the quota for these species.

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Species: Turbot and brill Psetta maxima and Scopthalmus rhombus Zone: EU waters of IIa and IV (TUR/2AC4-C) for turbot;(BLL/2AC4-C) for brill Belgium 340 Precautionary TAC Denmark 727 Germany 186 France 88 The Netherlands 2 579 Sweden 5 United Kingdom 717 Union 4 642 TAC 4 642

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Species: Greenland Halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides Zone: EU waters of IIa and IV; EU and international waters of Vb and VI (GHL/2A-C46) Denmark 13 Analytical TAC Germany 23 Estonia 13 Spain 13 France 218 Ireland 13 Lithuania 13 Poland 13 United Kingdom 857 Union 1 176 Norway 824 (1) TAC 2 000 (1) To be taken in EU waters of IIa and VI. In VI this quantity may only be fished with long-lines (GHL/*2A6-C).







Species: Mackerel Scomber scombrus Zone: IIIa and IV; EU waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and Subdivisions 22-32 (MAC/2A34.) Belgium 440 (3) Analytical TAC Denmark 15 072 (3) Germany 459 (3) France 1 387 (3) The Netherlands 1 396 (3) Sweden 4 174 (1) (2) (3) United Kingdom 1 293 (3) Union 24 221 (1) (3) Norway 141 809 (4) TAC Not relevant (1) Special condition: including 242 tonnes to be taken in Norwegian waters south of 62° N (MAC/*04N-). (2) When fishing in Norwegian waters, by-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quotas for these species. (3) May also be taken in Norwegian waters of IVa (MAC/*4AN.). (4) To be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC (access quota). This amount includes the Norwegian share in the North Sea TAC of the amount of 39 599 tonnes. This quota may be fished in IVa only (MAC/*04A.), except for 3 000 tonnes that may be fished in IIIa (MAC/*03A.). Special condition: Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones:



IIIa (MAC/*03A.) IIIa and IVbc (MAC/*3A4BC) IVb (MAC/*04B.) IVc (MAC/*04C.) VI, international waters of IIa, from 1 January to 31 March 2013 and in December 2013 (MAC/*2A6.) Denmark 0 4 130 0 0 8 107 France 0 490 0 0 0 The Netherlands 0 490 0 0 0 Sweden 0 0 390 10 1 573 United Kingdom 0 490 0 0 0 Norway 3 000 0 0 0 0







Species: Mackerel Scomber scombrus Zone: VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of IIa, XII and XIV (MAC/2CX14-) Germany 17 326 Analytical TAC Spain 18 Estonia 144 France 11 552 Ireland 57 753 Latvia 106 Lithuania 106 The Netherlands 25 267 Poland 1 220 United Kingdom 158 825 Union 272 317 Norway 11 788 (1) (2) TAC Not relevant (1) May be fished in IIa, VIa north of 56° 30′ N, IVa, VIId, VIIe, VIIf and VIIh (MAC/*AX7H). (2) An additional 28 362 tonnes of access quota may be fished by Norway North of 56°30′ N and counted against its catch limit (MAC/*N6530). Special condition: Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones and periods specified below:



EU and Norwegian waters of IVa (MAC/*4A-EN) During the periods from 1 January to 15 February 2013 and from 1 September to 31 December 2013 Norwegian waters of IIa (MAC/*2AN-) Germany 6 971 710 France 4 648 473 Ireland 23 237 2 366 The Netherlands 10 166 1 035 United Kingdom 63 905 6 507 Union 108 927 11 091







Species: Mackerel Scomber scombrus Zone: VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (MAC/8C3411) Spain 25 682 (1) Analytical TAC France 170 (1) Portugal 5 308 (1) Union 31 160 TAC Not relevant (1) Special condition: quantities subject to exchanges with other Member States may be taken in VIIIa, VIIIb and VIIId (MAC/*8ABD.). However, the quantities provided by Spain, Portugal or France for exchange purposes and to be taken in VIIIa, VIIIb and VIIId shall not exceed 25 % of the quotas of the donor Member State. Special condition: Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone:



VIIIb (MAC/*08B.) Spain 2 157 France 14 Portugal 446







Species: Mackerel Scomber scombrus Zone: Norwegian waters of IIa and IVa (MAC/2A4A-N) Denmark 10 694 (1) Analytical TAC Union 10 694 (1) TAC Not relevant (1) Catches taken in IIa (MAC/*02A.) and IVa (MAC/*4A.) shall be reported separately.







Species: Common sole Solea solea Zone: EU waters of II and IV (SOL/24-C.) Belgium 1 164 Analytical TAC Denmark 532 Germany 931 France 233 The Netherlands 10 511 United Kingdom 599 Union 13 970 Norway 30 (1) TAC 14 000 (1) May be fished only in EU waters of IV (SOL/*04-C.).







Species: Sprat and associated by-catches Sprattus sprattus Zone: IIIa (SPR/03A.) Denmark 27 875 (1) Precautionary TAC Germany 58 (1) Sweden 10 547 (1) Union 38 480 TAC 41 600 (1) At least 95 % of landings counted against this quota must be of sprat. By-catches of dab, whiting and haddock to be counted against the remaining 5 % of the quota (OTH/*03A.).







Species: Sprat and associated by-catches Sprattus sprattus Zone: EU waters of IIa and IV (SPR/2AC4-C) Belgium 1 737 (2) Precautionary TAC Denmark 137 489 (2) Germany 1 737 (2) France 1 737 (2) The Netherlands 1 737 (2) Sweden 1 330 (1) (2) United Kingdom 5 733 (2) Union 151 500 Norway 10 000 TAC 161 500 (1) Including sandeel. (2) At least 98 % of landings counted against this quota shall be of sprat. By-catches of dab and whiting to be counted against the remaining 2 % of the quota (OTH/*2AC4C).







Species: Horse mackerel and associated by-catches Trachurus spp. Zone: EU waters of IVb, IVc and VIId (JAX/4BC7D) Belgium 38 (3) Precautionary TAC Denmark 16 367 (3) Germany 1 445 (1) (3) Spain 304 (3) France 1 358 (1) (3) Ireland 1 029 (3) The Netherlands 9 854 (1) (3) Portugal 35 (3) Sweden 75 (3) United Kingdom 3 895 (1) (3) Union 34 400 Norway 3 550 (2) TAC 37 950 (1) Special condition: up to 5 % of this quota fished in division VIId may be accounted for as fished under the quota concerning the zone: EU waters of IIa, IVa, VI, VIIa-c,VIIe-k, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV (JAX/*2A-14). (2) May only be fished in EU waters of IV (JAX/*04-C.). (3) At least 95 % of landings counted against this quota must be of horse mackerel. By-catches of boarfish, haddock, whiting and mackerel are to be counted against the remaining 5 % of the quota (OTH/*4BC7D).







Species: Horse mackerel and associated by-catches Trachurus spp. Zone: EU waters of IIa, IVa; VI, VIIa-c,VIIe-k, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV (JAX/2A-14) Denmark 15 702 (1) (3) Analytical TAC Germany 12 251 (1) (2) (3) Spain 16 711 (3) France 6 306 (1) (2) (3) Ireland 40 803 (1) (3) The Netherlands 49 156 (1) (2) (3) Portugal 1 610 (3) Sweden 675 (1) (3) United Kingdom 14 775 (1) (2) (3) Union 157 989 TAC 157 989 (1) Special condition: up to 5 % of this quota fished in EU waters of IIa or IVa before 30 June 2013 may be accounted for as fished under the quota concerning the zone of EU waters of IVb, IVc and VIId (JAX/*4BC7D). (2) Special condition: up to 5 % of this quota may be fished in VIId (JAX/*07D.). (3) At least 95 % of landings counted against this quota must be of horse mackerel. By-catches of boarfish, haddock, whiting and mackerel are to be counted against the remaining 5 % of the quota (OTH/*2A-14).







Species: Norway pout and associated by-catches Trisopterus esmarki Zone: IIIa; EU waters of IIa and IV (NOP/2A3A4.) Denmark 167 345 (1) Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Germany 32 (1) (2) The Netherlands 123 (1) (2) Union 167 500 (1) Norway 20 000 TAC 187 500 (1) At least 95 % of landings counted against this quota must be of Norway pout. By-catches of haddock and whiting to be counted against the remaining 5 % of the quota (OT2/*2A3A4). (2) Quota may be fished in EU waters of ICES zones IIa, IIIa and IV only.

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Species: Norway pout Trisopterus esmarki Zone: Norwegian waters of IV (NOP/04-N.) Denmark 0 (1) Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. United Kingdom 0 (1) Union 0 (1) TAC Not relevant (1) Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(3).

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Species: Industrial fish Zone: Norwegian waters of IV (I/F/04-N.) Sweden 800 (1) (2) Precautionary TAC Union 800 TAC Not relevant (1) By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe to be counted against the quotas for these species. (2) Special condition: of which no more than 400 tonnes of horse mackerel (JAX/*04-N.).







Species: Other species Zone: EU waters of Vb, VI and VII (OTH/5B67-C) Union Not relevant Precautionary TAC Norway 140 (1) TAC Not relevant (1) Taken with long-lines only.







Species: Other species Zone: Norwegian waters of IV (OTH/04-N.) Belgium 35 Precautionary TAC Denmark 3 250 Germany 366 France 151 The Netherlands 260 Sweden Not relevant (1) United Kingdom 2 438 Union 6 500 (2) TAC Not relevant (1) Quota allocated by Norway to Sweden of "other species" at a traditional level. (2) Including fisheries not specifically mentioned. Exceptions may be introduced after consultations, as appropriate.







Species: Other species Zone: EU waters of IIa, IV and VIa north of 56° 30′ N (OTH/2A46AN) Union Not relevant Precautionary TAC Norway 3 250 (1) (2) TAC Not relevant (1) Limited to IIa and IV (OTH/*2A4-C). (2) Including fisheries not specifically mentioned. Exceptions may be introduced after consultations, as appropriate.

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ANNEX IB

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







Species: Snow crab Chionoecetes spp. Zone: Greenland waters of NAFO 1 (PCR/N1GRN.) Ireland 31 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Spain 219 Union 250 TAC Not relevant

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Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: EU, Norwegian and international waters of I and II (HER/1/2-) Belgium 14 (1) Analytical TAC Denmark 13 806 (1) Germany 2 418 (1) Spain 46 (1) France 596 (1) Ireland 3 574 (1) The Netherlands 4 941 (1) Poland 699 (1) Portugal 46 (1) Finland 214 (1) Sweden 5 116 (1) United Kingdom 8 827 (1) Union 40 297 (1) Norway 34 695 (2) TAC 619 000 (1) When reporting catches to the Commission the quantities fished in each of the following areas shall also be reported: NEAFC Regulatory Area, EU waters, Faroese waters, Norwegian waters, the fishery zone around Jan Mayen, the fishery protection zone around Svalbard. (2) Catches taken against this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC (access quota). This quota may be fished in EU waters north of 62° N. Special condition: Within the limits of the abovementioned Union share of the TAC, no more than 34 695 tonnes may be taken in the following zone: Norwegian waters north of 62° N and the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (HER/*2AJMN)







Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: Norwegian waters of I and II (COD/1N2AB.) Germany 2 413 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Greece 299 Spain 2 691 Ireland 299 France 2 215 Portugal 2 691 United Kingdom 9 363 Union 19 971 TAC Not relevant







Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: Greenland waters of NAFO 1 and Greenland waters of XIV (COD/N1GL14) Germany 1 391 (1) (2) (3) Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. United Kingdom 309 (1) (2) (3) Union 1 700 (1) (2) (3) Norway 500 TAC Not relevant (1) The area in East Greenland called the 'Kleine Banke' is closed for all fisheries. This area is bounded by the following coordinates: 64°40' N 37°30′ W 64°40' N 36°30′ W 64°15' N 36°30′ W, and 64°15' N 37°30′ W (2) May be fished in East or West Greenland. However, in East Greenland the fishery shall only be permitted: — by trawlers from 1 July to 31 December 2013. — by longliners from 1 April to 31 December 2013. ( 3 ) The fishery shall be conducted with 100 % observer coverage and with Vessels Monitoring Systems (VMS). A maximum of 80 % of the quota can be taken in one of the areas below. In addition, a minimum effort of 10 hauls per vessel shall be conducted in each area:



Area Boundary 1. East Greenland (COD/N65E44) North of 65° N East of 44°W 2. East Greenland (COD/645E44) Between 64°N and 65°N East of 44°W 3. East Greenland (COD/624E44) Between 62°N and 64°N East of 44°W 4. East Greenland (COD/S62E44) South of 62°N East of 44°W 5. West Greenland (COD/S62W44) South of 62°N West of 44°W 6. West Greenland (COD/N62W44) North of 62°N West of 44°W







Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: I and IIb (COD/1/2B.) Germany 7 739 (3) Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Spain 14 329 (3) France 3 758 (3) Poland 3 057 (3) Portugal 2 816 (3) United Kingdom 5 223 (3) Other Member States 250 (1) (3) Union 37 172 (2) TAC 986 000 (1) Except Germany, Spain, France, Poland, Portugal and the United Kingdom. (2) The allocation of the share of the cod stock available to the Union in the zone Spitzbergen and Bear Island and the associated by-catches of haddock are entirely without prejudice to the rights and obligations deriving from the 1920 Treaty of Paris. (3) By-catches of haddock may represent up to 15 % per haul. The by-catch quantities of haddock are in addition to the quota for cod.

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Species: Cod and haddock Gadus morhua and Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: Faroese waters of Vb (COD/05B-F.) for cod;(HAD/05B-F.) for haddock Germany 0 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. France 0 United Kingdom 0 Union 0 TAC Not relevant

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Species: Atlantic halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus Zone: Greenland waters of V and XIV (HAL/514GRN) Portugal 125 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Union 125 Norway 75 (1) TAC Not relevant (1) To be fished with long-lines (HAL/*514GN).







Species: Atlantic halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus Zone: Greenland waters of NAFO 1 (HAL/N1GRN.) Union 125 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Norway 75 (1) TAC Not relevant (1) To be fished with long-lines (HAL/*N1GRN).







Species: Grenadiers Macrourus spp. Zone: Greenland waters of V and XIV (GRV/514GRN) Union 140 (1) Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. TAC Not relevant (2) (1) Special condition: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/514GRN) and rough-head grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/514GRN) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately. (2) A total of 120 tonnes is allocated to Norway and can be fished in either this TAC zone or Greenland waters of NAFO 1 (GRV/514N1G). Special condition: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/514N1G) and rough-head grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/514N1G) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately.







Species: Grenadiers Macrourus spp. Zone: Greenland waters of NAFO 1 (GRV/N1GRN.) Union 140 (1) Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. TAC Not relevant (2) (1) Special condition: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/N1GRN.) and rough-head grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/N1GRN.) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately. (2) A total of 120 tonnes is allocated to Norway and can be fished in either this TAC zone or Greenland waters of V and XIV (GRV/514N1G). Special condition: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/514N1G) and rough-head grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/514N1G) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately.

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Species: Capelin Mallotus villosus Zone: IIb (CAP/02B.) Union 0 Analytical TAC TAC 0

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Species: Capelin Mallotus villosus Zone: Greenland waters of V and XIV (CAP/514GRN) Denmark 4 909 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. United Kingdom 46 Sweden 352 Germany 214 All Member States 254 (1) (2) Union 5 775 (3) TAC Not relevant (1) Except Member States with more than 10 % of the Union quota. (2) Member States with an assigned quota may access the "All Member States" quota only once they have exhausted their own quota. (3) To be fished from 1 January until 30 April 2013. If a catch level of 70 % of this initial Union quota is attained by 15 April 2013, this Union quota shall automatically be increased by an additional amount of 5 775 tonnes, to be fished within the same period. That additional Union quota shall be considered to be allocated according