2003R2287 — EN — 09.11.2004 — 001.001

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2287/2003

of 19 December 2003

fixing for 2004 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required







THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to the Act of Accession of 2003 ( 1 ), in particular Article 24, Annexes VI, VIII, IX and XII thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy ( 2 ), and in particular Article 20 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 66/98 of 18 December 1997 laying down certain conservation and control measures applicable to fishing activities in the Antarctic ( 3 ), and in particular Article 21 thereof, Having regard to the proposal of the Commission, Whereas: (1) Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 requires the Council to adopt the measures necessary to ensure access to waters and resources and the sustainable pursuit of fishing activities taking into account available scientific advice and, in particular, the report prepared by the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries. (2) Under Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, it is incumbent upon the Council, to establish the total allowable catches (TAC) by fishery or group of fisheries. Fishing opportunities should be allocated to Member States and third countries in accordance with the criteria laid down in Article 20 of that Regulation. (3) In order to ensure effective management of the TACs and quotas, the specific conditions under which fishing operations occur should be established. (4) It is necessary to establish the principles and certain procedures of fishery management at Community level, so that Member States can ensure the management of the vessels flying their flag. (5) 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 ( 4 ), it is necessary to identify the stocks which are subject to the various measures fixed therein. (6) In accordance with the procedure provided for in the agreements or protocols on fisheries relations, the Community has held consultations on fishing rights with Norway ( 5 ), the Faroe Islands ( 6 ), Greenland ( 7 ), Iceland ( 8 ), Latvia ( 9 ), Lithuania ( 10 ) and Estonia ( 11 ). (7) Pursuant to Article 124 of the 1994 Act of Accession, fisheries agreements concluded by Sweden and Finland with third countries are managed by the Community. In accordance with these agreements, the Community has held consultations with Poland. (8) Pursuant to the 2003 Act of Accession, provisions on fishing opportunities for Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland are to be in accordance with the Accession Treaty from the date of accession. However, the same basis for allocation of fishing opportunities should be applied from 1 January 2004 until the date of accession. (9) The Community is a Contracting Party to several regional fisheries organisations. These fisheries organisations have recommended the setting of catch limitations and other conservation rules for certain species. These recommendations should therefore be implemented by the Community. (10) At its Annual Meeting, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) has adopted tables indicating the under-utilisation and over-utilisation of the ICCAT contracting parties fishing possibilities. In this context, ICCAT has adopted a decision observing that during the year 2002, the European Community had underexploited its quota for several stocks. (11) In order to respect the adjustments to the Community quotas established by ICCAT, it is necessary for the distribution of the under-utilisation to be carried out on the basis of the respective contribution of each Member State towards the under-utilisation without modifying the distribution key established in this Regulation concerning the annual allocation of TACs. (12) The execution of fishing opportunities should be in accordance with the Community legislation on the matter, and in particular with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87 of 20 May 1987 establishing detailed rules concerning the marking and documentation of fishing vessels ( 12 ), Council Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83 of 22 September 1983 laying down detailed rules for recording information on Member States' catches of fish ( 13 ), Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy ( 14 ), Council Regulation (EC) No 1626/94 of 27 June 1994 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean ( 15 ), Council Regulation (EC) No 1627/94 of 27 June 1994 laying down general provisions concerning special fishing permits ( 16 ), Regulation (EC) No 66/98, Council Regulation (EC) No 88/98 of 18 December 1997 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources in the waters of the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Sound ( 17 ), Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 of 30 March 1998 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms ( 18 ) and, Council Regulation (EC) No 1434/98 of 29 June 1998 specifying conditions under which herring may be landed for purposes other than direct human consumption ( 19 ). (13) In order to contribute to the conservation of fish stocks, certain complementary measures on control and technical conditions of fishing should be implemented in 2004. (14) It is necessary to adopt Community provisions concerning fishing in the Gulf of Riga in accordance with the guidelines established in the 2003 Act of Accession. It is appropriate to introduce an obligation to hold special fishing permits in order to have access to these waters. (15) The Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) adopted, at its meeting in October 2003, a special closure of fisheries for the purse seine fleet, along with technical measures regarding the retention of all catches, by-catch provisions and provisions relating to sea turtles. Although the Community is not a member of this organisation, it is necessary to implement those catch limitations to ensure sustainable management of this fish resource. (16) TACs for stocks for which recovery plans can already be implemented in 2004 should correspond to the recovery strategies laid down in these plans. For stocks where such recovery plans cannot be implemented in 2004, a more restrictive short-term management should apply. (17) Pending the adoption of recovery plans and the implementation of the effort management schemes included therein, it is necessary to apply provisional effort management schemes at least for the most endangered stocks, those for which the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) recommends a zero TAC in 2004. (18) It is necessary, following the advice from ICES, to apply a temporary system to manage the fishing effort of the industrial fishery for sandeel in ICES sub-area IV (Skagerrak and the North Sea). (19) At its 25th Annual Meeting of 15 to 19 September 2003, Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) adopted a rebuilding plan for Greenland halibut in NAFO Sub-area 2 and divisions 3KLMNO. The plan foresees a reduction of the TAC level until 2007 as well as additional measures to ensure its effectiveness. It is therefore necessary to implement these measures already from 2004 pending the adoption of a Council Regulation implementing multiannual measures to rebuild the Greenland halibut stock. (20) In order to comply with international obligations undertaken by the Community as a Contracting Party to the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), including the obligation to apply the measures adopted by the CCAMLR Commission, the TACs adopted by the latter for the 2003-2004 season and the corresponding season limit dates should be applied. (21) At its XXII Annual meeting in 2003, CCAMLR approved the participation of EC-flagged vessels in exploratory fisheries for Dissostichus spp. in Sub-areas FAO 88.1 and FAO 48.6, and made the relevant fishing activities subject to catch and by-catch limits, as well as to certain specific technical measures. Those limits and technical measures should also be applied. (22) In order to ensure the livelihood of Community fishermen, it is important to open these fisheries on 1 January 2004. Given the urgency of the matter, it is imperative to grant an exception to the six-week period mentioned in paragraph I(3) of the Protocol on the role of national Parliaments in the European Union, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaties establishing the European Communities, Whereas: HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:







CHAPTER I

SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS

Article 1

Subject matter

This Regulation fixes fishing opportunities for the year 2004, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, and the specific conditions under which such fishing opportunities may be used.

However, for certain Antarctic stocks, it fixes the fishing opportunities and specific conditions for the period specified in Annex IF.

Article 2

Scope

This Regulation shall apply to:

(a) Community fishing vessels (hereinafter referred to as ‘Community vessels’; and

(b) fishing vessels flying the flag of and registered in third countries (hereinafter ‘third country vessels’) in waters falling within the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Member States (hereinafter referred to as ‘EC waters’).

Article 3

Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation:

(a) ‘fishing opportunities’ means: (i) total allowable catches (‘TACs’) or the number of vessels authorised to fish and/or the duration of these authorisations; (ii) shares of the TACs available to the Community; (iii) quotas allocated to the Community in third country waters; (iv) allocation of Community fishing opportunities under (ii) and (iii) to Member States in the form of quotas; (v) allocation to third countries of quotas to be fished in Community waters.

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

(c) ‘NAFO Regulatory Area’ means the part of the area of the NAFO (Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation) Convention not falling under the sovereignty or within the jurisdiction of coastal States;

(d) ‘Skagerrak’ means the 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;

(e) ‘Kattegat’ means the 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;

(f) ‘North Sea’ means ICES Sub-area IV and that part of ICES Division IIIa which is not covered by the definition of the Skagerrak given in point (c);

(g) ‘Management Unit 3’ means ICES Sub-divisions 30 and 31 and the part of Sub-division 29 situated north of 59°30′ N.

(h) ‘Gulf of Riga’ means the area bounded on the west by a line drawn from Ovisi lighthouse (57° 34.1234′ N, 21° 42.9574′ E) on the west coast of Latvia to the Southern Rock of Cape Loode (57° 57.4760′ N, 21° 58.2789′ E) on the island of Saaremaa, then southwards to the southernmost point of the peninsula of Sõrve and then in a north-eastern direction along the east coast of the island of Saaremaa, and in the north by a line drawn from 58°30.0′ N 23°13.2′E to 58°30.0′N 23°41′1E.

(i) ‘new Member States’ means the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic.

Article 4

Fishing zones

For the purpose of this Regulation:

(a) ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) zones are as defined in Regulation (EEC) No 3880/91;

(b) CECAF (Eastern Central Atlantic or FAO major fishing zone 34) zones are as defined in Regulation (EC) No 2597/95;

(c) NAFO (Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation) zones are as defined in Regulation (EEC) No 2018/93;

(d) CCAMLR (Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources) zones are as defined in Regulation (EC) No 66/98.







CHAPTER II

FISHING OPPORTUNITIES AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS

Article 5

Fishing opportunities and allocations

1. Fishing opportunities for Community vessels in Community waters or in certain non-Community waters and the allocation of such fishing opportunities among Member States shall be as set out in Annexes I and II.

2. Community vessels are hereby authorised to make catches, within the quota limits set out in the Annex I, in waters falling within the fisheries jurisdiction of Estonia, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland and the fishing zone around Jan Mayen, and the Russian Federation, subject to the conditions set out in Articles 9, 16 and 17.

3. The Commission shall fix the fishing opportunities for capelin in zones V, XIV (Greenland waters) available to the Community equal to 70 % of Greenland's share of the capelin TAC as soon as the TAC has been established. Following the transfer of 30 000 tonnes to Iceland, 10 000 tonnes to the Faroe Islands and 6 700 tonnes to Norway, the remaining amount shall be available to all Member States.

4. Fishing opportunities for the stocks of blue whiting in zones I-XIV (EC waters and international waters) and herring in zones I and II (EC waters and international waters) may be increased by the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 when third countries do not respect a responsible management of those stocks.

Article 6

Special provisions on allocations

The allocation of fishing opportunities among Member States provided for in Annexes I and II 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 21(4), Article 23(1) and Article 32(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93;

(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 Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96.

Article 7

Quota flexibility

For 2004, the stocks which are subject to a precautionary or to an analytical TAC, the stocks to which the year-to-year flexibility conditions set out in Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 are to apply, and the stocks to which the penalty coefficients provided for in Article 5(2) of that Regulation are to apply, shall be as set out in Annex I of this Regulation.

Article 8

Conditions for landing catch and by-catch

1. Fish from stocks for which fishing opportunities are fixed shall not be retained on board or landed unless:

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

(b) the catches from part of a Community share which has not been allocated by quota among Member States, and that share has not been exhausted; or

(c) for all species other than herring and mackerel, where they are mixed with other species, the catches have been taken with nets whose mesh size is less than 32 millimetres in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98, and are not sorted either on board or on landing; or

(d) for herring, the catches comply with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1434/98; or

(e) for mackerel, where they are mixed with horse mackerel or pilchard, the mackerel does not exceed 10 % of the total weight of mackerel, horse mackerel and pilchard on board, and the catches are not sorted; or

(f) catches are taken during the course of scientific investigations carried out under Regulation (EC) No 850/98.

2. All landings shall count against the quota or, if the Community share has not been allocated between Member States by quotas, against the Community share, except for catches made under the provisions of paragraph 1(c), (d), (e) and (f).

3. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, when any of the fishing opportunities indicated in Annex II are exhausted, it shall be prohibited for vessels operating within the fisheries to which the relevant catch limitations apply to land catches which are unsorted and which contain herring.

4. The determination of the percentage of by-catches and their disposal shall be made in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98.

Article 9

Access limits

1. No fishing by Community vessels shall take place in the Skagerrak within 12 nautical miles from the baselines of Norway. However, vessels flying the flag of Denmark or Sweden shall be allowed to fish up to 4 miles from the baselines of Norway.

2. Fishing by Community vessels in waters under the jurisdiction of Iceland shall be limited to the area defined by straight lines sequentially connecting the following coordinates:

South Western Area 1. 63°12′N and 23°05′W through 62°00′N and 26°00′W, 2. 62°58′N and 22°25′W, 3. 63°06′N and 21°30′W, 4. 63°03′N and 21°00′W from there 180°00′S;

South Eastern Area 1. 63°14′N and 10°40′W, 2. 63°14′N and 11°23′W, 3. 63°35′N and 12°21′W, 4. 64°00′N and 12°30′W, 5. 63°53′N and 13°30′W, 6. 63°36′N and 14°30′W, 7. 63°10′N and 17°00′W from there 180°00′S.

Article 10

Special conditions for North Sea herring

The measures set out in Annex III shall apply with regard to the capture, sorting and landing of herring taken from the North Sea, the Skagerrak and the Kattegat.

Article 11

Other technical and control measures

The technical measures set out in Annex IV shall apply in 2004 in addition to those set out in Regulation (EC) No 850/98, Regulation (EC) No 88/98, Regulation (EC) No 1626/94 and Regulation (EC) No 973/2001.

Detailed rules for the implementation of points 11 and 12 of Annex IV may be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

Article 12

Effort limitations and associated conditions for the management of stocks

1. For the period 1 January 2004 to 31 January 2004, for the management of cod stocks in Skagerrak, Kattegat, North Sea and to the West of Scotland the fishing effort limitations and associated conditions laid down in Annex XVII of Regulation (EC) No 2341/2002 ( 20 ) shall apply.

2. For the period 1 February 2004 to 31 December 2004, for the management of cod stocks in Skagerrak, Kattegat, North Sea and Eastern Channel, Irish Sea and to the West of Scotland, the fishing effort limitations and associated conditions laid down in Annex V shall apply.

3. For the management of sandeel stocks in ICES Sub-area IV (Skagerrak and North Sea), the effort limitations and associated conditions laid down in Annex VI shall apply.

4. Detailed rules for the implementation of paragraph 6 of Annex VI may be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.







CHAPTER III

FISHING OPPORTUNITIES AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS FOR THIRD COUNTRY VESSELS

Article 13

Authorisation

Vessels flying the flag of Barbados, Estonia, Guyana, Japan, South Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, the Russian Federation, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela and vessels registered in the Faroe Islands shall be authorised to make catches, within the quota limits set out in Annex I, in Community waters, and subject to the conditions stipulated under Articles 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24.

Article 14

Geographic restrictions

Fishing by vessels flying the flag of:

(a) Norway or registered in the Faroe Islands shall be limited to those parts of the 200 nautical mile zone lying seawards of 12 nautical miles from the baselines of Member States in the North Sea, Kattegat, Baltic Sea and Atlantic Ocean north of 43°00′ N, except the area referred to in Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002; fishing in the Skagerrak by vessels flying the flag of Norway shall be allowed seawards of four nautical miles from the baselines of Denmark and Sweden;

(b) Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania shall be limited to those parts of the 200-nautical-mile zone lying seawards of 12 nautical miles from the baselines of Member States in the Baltic Sea south of 59°30′ N;

(c) Poland and the Russian Federation shall be limited to those parts of the Swedish part of the 200-nautical-mile zone lying seawards of 12 nautical miles from the baselines of Sweden in the Baltic Sea south of 59°30′N;

(d) Barbados, Guyana, Japan, South Korea, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela shall be limited to those parts of the 200-nautical-mile zone lying seawards of 12 nautical miles from the baselines of the French Department of Guyana.

Article 15

Conditions for landing catch and by-catch

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







CHAPTER IV

LICENSING ARRANGEMENTS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS

Article 16

Licences and associated conditions

1. Notwithstanding the general rules on fishing licences and special fishing permits provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1627/94, fishing in waters of third countries shall be subject to the holding of a licence issued by the authorities of the third country.

However, the first subparagraph shall not apply to the following vessels, when fishing in Norwegian waters of the North Sea:

(a) vessels of a tonnage equal to or less than 200 GT;

(b) vessels carrying out fisheries for human consumption for species other than mackerel;

(c) Swedish vessels, in line with established practice.

2. The maximum number of licences and other associated conditions shall be fixed as set out in Annex VII, Part I. Requests for licences shall indicate the types of fishing and the name and characteristics of the vessels for which licenses are to be issued and shall be addressed by the authorities of the Member States to the Commission. The Commission shall submit these requests to the authorities of the third country concerned.

3. Community vessels shall comply with the conservation and control measures and all other provisions governing the zone in which they operate.

Article 17

Faroe Islands

Community vessels licensed to conduct a directed fishery for one species in waters of the Faroe Islands may conduct directed fishery for another species provided that they give prior notification of the change to the Faroese authorities.







CHAPTER V

LICENSING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THIRD COUNTRY VESSELS

Article 18

Obligation to have a licence and a special fishing permit

1. Notwithstanding Article 28b of Regulation (EC) No 2847/93, Norwegian vessels of less than 200 GT shall be exempt from the obligation to have a licence and a fishing permit.

2. The licence and special fishing permit shall be kept on board. Vessels registered in the Faroe Islands or Norway shall be exempt from that obligation.

3. Vessels from third countries authorised to fish on 31 December 2003 may continue to fish as from the beginning of the year 2004 until the list of vessels authorised to fish is submitted to and approved by the Commission.

Article 19

Application for a licence and special fishing permit

An application for a licence and special fishing permit from an authority of a third country to the Commission shall be accompanied by the following information:

(a) name of the vessel;

(b) registration number;

(c) external identification letters and numbers;

(d) port of registration;

(e) name and address of the owner or charterer;

(f) gross tonnage and overall length;

(g) engine power;

(h) call sign and radio frequency;

(i) intended method of fishing;

(j) intended area of fishing;

(k) species for which it is intended to fish;

(l) period for which a licence is required.

Article 20

Number of licences

The number of licences and special associated conditions shall be fixed as set out in Annex VII, Part II.

Article 21

Cancellation and withdrawal

1. Licences and special fishing permits may be cancelled with a view to the issue of new licences and special fishing permits. Such cancellations shall take effect on the day before the date of issue of the new licences and special fishing permits by the Commission. New licences and special fishing permits shall take effect from their date of issue.

2. Licences and special fishing permits shall be wholly or partially withdrawn before the date of expiry if the quota for the stock in question provided for in Annex I has been exhausted.

3. Licences and special fishing permits shall be withdrawn in the event of any failure to meet the obligations laid down in this Regulation.

Article 22

Failure to comply with relevant rules

1. For a period not exceeding 12 months, no licence and special fishing permit shall be issued for any vessel in respect of which the obligations laid down in this Regulation have not been fulfilled.

2. The Commission shall submit to the authorities of the third country concerned the names and characteristics of the vessels which will not be authorised to fish in the Community fishing zone for the following month or months as a consequence of an infringement of the relevant rules.

Article 23

Obligations of the licence holder

1. Third country vessels shall comply with the conservation and control measures and other provisions governing fishing of Community vessels in the zone in which they operate, in particular Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94, (EC) No 88/98, (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 1434/98 and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87.

2. The vessels referred to in paragraph 1 shall keep a logbook in which the information set out in Annex VIII, Part I is entered.

3. Third country vessels, except Norwegian vessels fishing in ICES Division IIIa, shall transmit the information set out in Annex IX to the Commission, in accordance with the rules laid down in that Annex.

Article 24

Specific provisions concerning the French Department of Guyana

1. The granting of licences to fish in the waters of the French Department of Guyana shall be subject to an undertaking by the owner of the vessel concerned to permit an observer to come on board at the Commission's request.

2. The master of each vessel in possession of a licence for finfish or tuna fishing in the waters of the French Department of Guyana shall, on landing the catch after each trip, submit a declaration to the French authorities stating the quantities of shrimp caught and kept on board since the last declaration. This declaration shall be made using the form of which a model appears in Annex VII, Part III. The master shall be responsible for the accuracy of the declaration. The French authorities shall take all appropriate measures to verify the accuracy of the declarations, by checking them in particular against the logbook referred to in Article 23(2). The declaration shall be signed by the competent official after it has been verified. Before the end of each month, the French authorities shall send to the Commission all the declarations relating to the preceding month.

3. The vessels fishing in the waters of the French Department of Guyana shall keep a logbook corresponding to the model appearing in Annex VIII, Part II. A copy of this logbook shall be sent to the Commission within 30 days of the last day of each fishing trip, via the French authorities.

4. If, for a period of one month, the Commission receives no communication concerning a vessel in possession of a licence to fish in waters of the French Department of Guyana, the licence of that vessel shall be withdrawn.







CHAPTER VI

SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS FISHING IN THE NAFO REGULATORY AREA







SECTION 1

Community participation

Article 25

List of vessels

1. Only EC vessels of more than 50 gross tonnes which have been issued a special fishing permit by their flag Member State shall be authorised, on the conditions set out in the permit, to fish, keep on board, trans-ship and land fishery resources from the NAFO Regulatory Area.

2. Each Member State shall send to the Commission, in computer readable form, a list of all vessels of more than 50 gross tonnes flying its flag and registered in the Community that are authorised to fish in the NAFO Regulatory Area.

3. The list referred to in paragraph 2 shall be transmitted to the Commission within 15 days following the entry into force of this Regulation and, in the case of amendments to the list, at least 5 days before the new vessel enters the NAFO Regulatory area. The Commission shall forward this information promptly to the NAFO Secretariat.

4. The list referred to in paragraph 2 shall contain the following information:

(a) the internal number of the vessel, as defined in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2090/98 of 30 September 1998 concerning the fishing vessel register of the Community ( 21 );

(b) international radio call sign;

(c) vessel charterer, where applicable;

(d) vessel type.

5. For vessels temporarily flying the flag of a Member State (bare boat charter), the information forwarded shall include:

(a) date from which the vessel has been authorised to fly the flag of the Member State;

(b) date from which the vessel has been authorised by the Member State to engage in fishing in the NAFO Regulatory Area;

(c) name of the State where the vessel is registered or has been previously registered and the date as from which it ceased flying the flag of that State;

(d) name of the vessel;

(e) official registration number of the vessel assigned by the competent national authorities;

(f) home port of the vessel after the transfer;

(g) name of owner or charterer of the vessel;

(h) a declaration that the master has been provided with a copy of the regulations in force in the NAFO Regulatory Area;

(i) the principal species which can be fished by the vessel in the NAFO Regulatory Area;

(j) the sub-areas where the vessel may be expected to fish.







SECTION 2

Technical measures

Article 26

Mesh sizes

The use of trawl net having in any section thereof net meshes of dimensions less than 130 mm shall be prohibited for direct fishing of the species referred to in Annex X. This mesh size may be reduced to a minimum of 60 mm for direct fishing of short-finned squid (Illex illecebrosus). For direct fishing of skates (Rajidae) this mesh size shall be increased to a minimum of 280 mm in the cod-end and 220 mm in all other parts of the trawl.

Vessels fishing for shrimp (Pandalus borealis) shall use nets with a minimum mesh size of 40 mm.

Article 27

Attachments to nets

1. The use of any means or device other than those described in this Article which obstructs the meshes of a net or which diminishes their size shall be prohibited.

2. Canvas, netting or any other material may be attached to the underside of the cod-end in order to reduce or prevent damage.

3. Devices may be attached to the upper side of the cod-end provided that they do not obstruct the meshes of the cod-end. The use of top-side chafers shall be limited to those listed in Annex XI.

4. Vessels fishing for shrimp (Pandalus borealis) shall use sorting grids or grates with a maximum spacing between bars of 22 mm. Vessels fishing for shrimp in Division 3L shall also be equipped with toggle chains of a minimum of 72 cm in length.

Article 28

By-catches

1. Masters of vessels may not conduct directed fisheries for species for which by-catch limits apply. A directed fishery for a species is conducted when that species comprises the largest percentage by weight of the catch in any one haul.

2. By-catches of the species listed in Annex ID for which no quotas have been fixed by the Community for a part of the NAFO Regulatory Area and taken in that part when fishing directly for any species may not exceed for each species 2 500 kg or 10 % by weight of the total catch retained on board, whichever is the greater. However, in a part of the Regulatory Area where directed fishing of certain species is banned, by-catches of each of the species listed in Annex ID shall not exceed 1 250 kg or 5 % respectively.

3. Whenever the total amounts of species for which by-catch limits apply in any haul exceed the limits laid down in paragraph 2, whichever is applicable, vessels shall immediately move a minimum of five nautical miles from the previous haul position. Whenever the total amounts of species for which by-catch limits apply in any subsequent haul exceed the said limits, vessels shall again immediately move a minimum of five nautical miles from the previous haul position and shall not return to the area for at least 48 hours.

4. For vessels fishing for shrimp (Pandalus borealis), in the event that total by-catches of all species listed in Annex ID in any haul exceed 5 % by weight in Division 3M and 2,5 % in Division 3L, vessels shall immediately move a minimum of five nautical miles from the position of the previous haul.

Catches of shrimp shall not be used in the calculation of by-catch level of groundfish species.

Article 29

Minimum size of fish

Fish from the NAFO Regulatory Area which do not have the size required as set out in Annex XII may not be processed, retained on board, trans-shipped, landed, transported, stored, sold, displayed or offered for sale, but shall be returned immediately to the sea. Where the quantity of caught fish not having the required size exceeds 10 % of the total quantity, the vessel shall move away to a distance of at least five nautical miles from any position of the previous haul before continuing fishing. Any processed fish for which minimum fish size requirements apply which is below a length equivalent in Annex XII, shall be deemed to originate from fish that is below the minimum fish size.







SECTION 3

Control measures

Article 30

Logbook and storage plan

1. In addition to complying with Articles 6, 8, 11 and 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, masters of vessels shall enter in the logbook the information listed in Annex XIII to this Regulation.

2. Each Member State shall, in computer readable form, before the 15th of each month, notify the Commission of the quantities of stocks specified in Annex XIV landed during the preceding month and communicate any information received under Articles 11 and 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93.

3. The master of a Community vessel shall, in respect of catches of the species listed in Annex ID, keep:

(a) a logbook stating, by species and by processed product, the aggregate output; or

(b) a storage plan of products processed, indicating, by species, where they are located in the hold.

4. The master shall provide the necessary assistance to enable the quantities declared in the logbook and the processed products stored on board to be verified.

Article 31

Nets

When fishing directly for one or more of the species listed in Annex X, vessels shall not carry nets with a mesh size smaller than that laid down in Article 26. However, vessels fishing in the course of the same voyage in areas other than the NAFO Regulatory Area may keep such nets on board provided these nets are securely lashed and stowed and are not available for immediate use, that is to say:

(a) nets shall be unshackled from their boards and their hauling or trawling cables and ropes; and

(b) nets carried on or above the deck must be lashed securely to a part of the superstructure.

Article 32

Trans-shipment

Community vessels shall not engage in trans-shipment operations in the NAFO Regulatory Area unless they have received prior authorisation to do so from their competent authorities.

Article 33

Monitoring of fishing effort

1. Each Member State shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the fishing effort of its vessels referred to in Article 25 be commensurate to the fishing possibilities available to that Member State in the NAFO Regulatory Area.

2. Member States shall transmit to the Commission the fishing plan for their vessels fishing for species in the NAFO Regulatory Area no later than 31 January 2004 or thereafter, at least 30 days before the commencement of such activity. The fishing plan shall identify, inter alia, the vessel or vessels which will engage in these fisheries. The fishing plan shall represent the total fishing effort to be deployed with respect to the fisheries in relation to the extent of the fishing opportunities available to the Member State making the notification.

Member States shall, no later than 31 December 2004, report to the Commission on the implementation of their fishing plans, including the number of vessels actually engaged in this fishery and the total number of days fished.







SECTION 4

Special provisions for Northern prawns

Article 34

Northern prawn fisheries

Each Member State shall report to the Commission daily the quantities of Northern prawns (Pandalus borealis) caught in Division 3L of the NAFO Regulatory Area by vessels flying its flag and registered in the Community. All fishing activities shall take place in depths greater than 200 metres and shall be limited to one vessel per each Member State allocation at any one time.







SECTION 5

Special provisions for Greenland halibut

Article 35

Special fishing permit for Greenland halibut

1. It shall be prohibited for Community vessels with a length overall of more than 24 metres which are not entered into the list referred to in paragraph 2 to fish, retain onboard, trans-ship or land Greenland halibut.

2. Each Member State shall send to the Commission a list of all vessels of more than 24 metres overall length flying its flag and registered in the Community that it authorises to fish for Greenland halibut in Sub-area 2 and Divisions 3KLMNO by issue of a special fishing permit.

3. The list referred to in paragraph 2 shall include the internal number as defined in Annex I of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2090/98.

4. This list shall be transmitted to the Commission in computer readable form within 15 days following the entry into force of this Regulation and, in the case of amendments to the list, at least 5 days before the new vessel enters Sub-area 2 and Divisions 3KLMNO. The Commission shall forward the list promptly to the NAFO Secretariat.

5. Each Member State shall take the necessary measures to allocate its quota for Greenland halibut among its authorised vessels referred to in paragraph 2. Member States shall transmit the information concerning the allocation of quotas to the Commission within 15 days following the entry into force of this Regulation.

Article 36

Reports

1. Masters of vessels referred in Article 35(2) shall transmit the following reports to the Flag Member State:

(a) The quantities of Greenland halibut retained onboard when the Community vessel enters Sub-area 2 and Divisions 3KLMNO. This report shall be transmitted not earlier than 12 hours and not later than 6 hours in advance of each entry of the vessel to this zone.

(b) Weekly catches of Greenland halibut. This report shall be transmitted for the first time no later than the end of the seventh day following the entry of the vessel into Sub-area 2 and Divisions 3 KLMNO, or, when fishing trips take more than seven days, at the latest on Monday for catches that have been taken in the Sub-area 2 and Divisions 3 KLMNO during the preceding week ending at midnight on Sunday.

(c) The quantities of Greenland halibut held onboard when the Community vessel exits Sub-area 2 and Divisions 3KLMNO. This report shall be transmitted not earlier than 12 hours and not later than 6 hours in advance of each departure of the vessel from this zone and shall include the number of fishing days and the total catches in this zone.

(d) The quantities loaded and unloaded for each trans-shipment of Greenland halibut during the vessel's stay in Sub-area 2 and Divisions 3KLMNO. These reports shall be transmitted no later than 24 hours after the completion of the trans-shipment.

2. Member States shall, upon receipt, transmit the reports under paragraph 1(a), (c) and (d) to the Commission.

3. When catches of Greenland halibut notified in accordance with paragraph 2 are deemed to have exhausted 70 % of the Member States' quota allocation, Member States shall take necessary measures to reinforce the monitoring of the catches and shall inform the Commission of these measures.

Article 37

Designated ports

1. It is prohibited to land any quantities of Greenland halibut at any place other than ports designated by NAFO Contracting Parties. Landings of Greenland halibut in ports of non-Contracting Parties are prohibited.

2. Member States shall designate ports in which landings of Greenland halibut can take place and shall determine the associated inspection and surveillance procedures, including the terms and conditions for recording and reporting the quantities of Greenland halibut within each landing.

3. Member States shall transmit to the Commission within 15 days of the date of entry into force of this Regulation a list of designated ports and, within 15 days thereafter, the associated inspection and surveillance procedures referred to in paragraph 2. The Commission shall promptly forward this information to the NAFO Secretariat.

4. The Commission shall promptly transmit a list of the designated ports referred to in paragraph 2 as well as ports designated by other Contracting Parties of NAFO to all Member States.

Article 38

Inspection in port

1. Member States shall ensure that all vessels entering a designated port to land and/or trans-ship Greenland halibut undergo an inspection in port in accordance with the port inspection scheme of NAFO.

2. It is prohibited to discharge and/or trans-ship catches from vessels referred to in paragraph 1 until the inspectors are present.

3. All quantities discharged shall be weighed by species before being transported to a cold store or another destination.

4. Member States shall transmit the corresponding port inspection report to the NAFO Secretariat, with a copy to the Commission, within 7 working days from the date at which the inspection was completed.

Article 39

Prohibition of landings and trans-shipments for non-Contracting Party vessels

Member States shall ensure that landings and trans-shipments of Greenland halibut from non-Contracting Party vessels which have been engaged in fishing activities in the NAFO Regulatory Area are prohibited.

Article 40

Follow up on fishing activities

Member States shall submit a report to the Commission by 31 December 2004 at the latest on the implementation of the measures laid down in Articles 34 to 39, including the total number of days fished.







SECTION 6

Special provisions for redfish

Article 41

Redfish fishery

1. Every second Monday, the master of a Community vessel fishing for redfish in Division Sub-area 2 and Division IF, 3K and 3M of the NAFO Regulatory Area, shall notify to the competent authorities of the Member State, whose flag the vessel is flying or in which the vessel is registered, the quantities of redfish caught in those areas and zones in the two-week period ending at 12 midnight on the previous Sunday.

When accumulated catches reached 50 % of the TAC, the notification shall be made weekly each Monday.

2. Member States shall report to the Commission every second Tuesday before 12 noon for the fortnight ending at 12 midnight on the previous Sunday the quantities of redfish caught in Sub-area 2 and Divisions IF, 3K and 3M of the NAFO Regulatory Area by vessels flying their flag and registered in their territory.

When accumulated catches reached 50 % of the TAC, reports shall be sent on a weekly basis.







CHAPTER VII

SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS FISHING IN THE AREA OF CCAMLR







SECTION 1

Restrictions

Article 42

Prohibitions and catch limitations

1. Direct fishing of the species set out in Annex XV shall be prohibited in the zones and during the periods indicated in that Annex.

2. For new and exploratory fisheries, the catch and by-catch limits set out in Annex XVI shall apply in the sub-areas/divisions indicated in that Annex.







SECTION 2

Exploratory fisheries

Article 43

Participation in exploratory fisheries

1. Fishing vessels flying the flag of and registered in Spain that have been notified to CCAMLR in accordance with the provisions of Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 66/98 may participate in long-line exploratory fisheries for Dissostichus spp. in FAO Sub-area 48.6 and FAO Sub-area 88.1. No more than one fishing vessel shall fish in Sub-area 48.6 at any one time. Total catch and by-catch limits per Sub-area and their distribution among Small Scale Research Units (SSRUs) within each of the two Sub-areas are set out in Annex XVI.

2. 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 effort. To this end, fishing in any SSRU shall cease when the reported catch reaches the specified catch limit and that SSRU shall be closed to fishing for the remainder of the season.

Article 44

Reporting systems

Fishing vessels participating in the exploratory fisheries referred to in Article 43 shall be subject to the following catch and effort reporting systems:

(a) the Five-day Catch and Effort Reporting System set out in Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 66/98;

(b) the Monthly fine-scale Catch and Effort Reporting System set out in Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 66/98;

(c) the total number and weight of Dissostichus eleginoides and Dissostichus mawsoni discarded, including those with the ‘jellymeat’ condition, shall be reported.

Article 45

Special requirements

1. The exploratory fisheries referred to in Article 43 shall be carried out in accordance with Article 14(3) of Regulation (EC) No 66/98 with regard to applicable measures to reduce the incidental mortality of seabirds in the course of long-line fisheries. In addition to these measures, the discharge of offal shall be prohibited in these fisheries.

2. Fishing vessels participating in exploratory fisheries in FAO Sub-area 88.1 shall be subject to the following additional requirements:

(a) vessels shall be prohibited from discharging: (i) oil or fuel products or oily residues into the sea, except as permitted in Annex I of MARPOL 73/78; (ii) garbage; (iii) food wastes not capable of passing through a screen with openings no greater than 25 mm; (iv) poultry or parts (including egg shells); or (v) sewage within 12 nautical miles of land or ice shelves, or sewage while the ship is travelling at a speed of less than 4 knots.

(b) No live poultry or other living birds shall be brought into Sub-area 88.1 and any dressed poultry not consumed shall be removed from Sub-area 88.1.

(c) Fishing for Dissostichus spp. in Sub-area 88.1 shall be prohibited within 10 nautical miles of the coast of the Balleny Islands.

Article 46

Definition of hauls

1. For the purposes of this Section, a haul comprises the setting of one or more lines in a single location. The precise geographic position of a haul shall be determined by the centre-point of the line or lines deployed for the purposes of catch and effort reporting.

2. To be designated as a research haul:

(a) each research haul must be separated by no less than 5 nautical miles from any other research haul, distance to be measured from the geographical mid-point of each research haul;

(b) each haul shall comprise at least 3 500 hooks and no more than 10 000 hooks; this may comprise a number of separate lines set in the same location;

(c) each haul of a longline shall have a soak time of not less than six hours, measured from the time of completion of the setting process to the beginning of the hauling process.

Article 47

Research plans

Fishing vessels participating in the exploratory fisheries referred to in Article 43 shall implement Research Plans, in each and all SSRUs in which FAO Sub-areas 48.6 and 88.1 are divided. The Research Plan shall be implemented in the following manner:

(a) on first entry into a SSRU, the first 10 hauls, designated ‘first series’, shall be designated ‘research hauls’ and must satisfy the criteria set out in Article 46(2);

(b) the next 10 hauls, or 10 tonnes of catch, whichever trigger level is achieved first, are designated the ‘second series’. Hauls in the second series can, at the discretion of the master, be fished as part of normal exploratory fishing. However, provided they satisfy the requirements of Article 46(2), these hauls can also be designated as research hauls;

(c) on completion of the first and second series of hauls, if the master wishes to continue to fish within the SSRU, the vessel must undertake a ‘third series’ which will result in a total of 20 research hauls being made in all three series. The third series of hauls shall be completed during the same visit as the first and the second series in a SSRU;

(d) on completion of 20 research hauls the vessel may continue to fish within the SSRU;

(e) in SSRUs A, B, C, E and G in Sub-area 88.1 where fishable seabed area is less than 15 000 km2, subparagraphs (b), (c) and (d) shall not apply and on completion of 10 research hauls the vessel may continue to fish within the SSRU.

Article 48

Data collection plans

1. Fishing vessels participating in the exploratory fisheries referred to in Article 43 shall implement Data Collection Plans, in each and all SSRUs in which FAO Sub-areas 48.6 and 88.1 are divided. The Data Collection Plan shall comprise the following data:

(a) position and sea depth at each end of every line in a haul;

(b) setting, soak, and hauling times;

(c) number and species of fish lost at surface;

(d) number of hooks set;

(e) bait type;

(f) baiting success (%);

(g) hook type; and

(h) sea and cloud conditions and phase of the moon at the time of setting the lines.

2. All data specified under paragraph 1 shall be collected for every research haul; in particular, all fish in a research haul up to 100 fish are to be measured and at least 30 fish sampled for biological studies. Where more than 100 fish are caught, a method for randomly subsampling the fish should be applied.

Article 49

Tagging programme

Each fishing vessel participating in the exploratory fisheries referred to in Article 43 shall further implement a tagging programme as follows:

(a) Dissostichus spp. individuals shall be tagged and released at a rate of one individual per tonne of green weight catch throughout the season. Vessels shall only discontinue tagging after they have tagged 500 individuals, or leave the fishery having tagged one individual per tonne of green weight caught;

(b) the programme should target small individuals under 100 cm, although larger individuals should be tagged if necessary in order to meet the tagging requirement of one individual per one tonne of green weight catch. All released individuals should be double-tagged and releases should cover as broad a geographical area as possible;

(c) all tags shall be clearly imprinted with a unique serial number and a return address so that the origin of tags can be retraced in the case of recapture of the tagged individual;

(d) all relevant tag data and any tag recaptures of Dissostichus spp. in the fishery shall be reported in computer readable form to CCAMLR within two months of the vessel departing these fisheries.

Article 50

Scientific observers

Each fishing vessel participating in the exploratory fisheries referred to in Article 43 shall have at least two scientific observers, one of which shall be an observer appointed in accordance with the CCAMLR Scheme of International Scientific Observation, on board throughout all fishing activities within the fishing period.







CHAPTER VIII

FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 51

Data transmission

Pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, data relating to the landing of quantities of stocks caught shall be sent by Member States to the Commission in computer readable form by using stock codes set out in each table of stock.

Article 52

Quotas for new Member States

The catches by vessels from the new Member States between 1 January 2004 and the date of accession shall be counted against the quotas laid down in Annex I.

Within 15 days after the date of accession the new Member States shall notify the Commission of the amount of their catches between 1 January 2004 and the date of accession.

Article 53

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2004.

Where the TACs of the CCAMLR area are set for periods starting before 1 January 2004, Article 42 shall apply with effect from the beginning of the respective periods of application of the TACs.

The provisions of point 12 of Annex IV shall enter into force on 1 February 2004 except points 12.3 and 12.7, second point that shall enter into force on 1 January 2004.

Articles 13 and 14 shall not apply to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland from the date of accession of these States.

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









ANNEX I

FISHING OPPORTUNITIES APPLICABLE FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS IN AREAS WHERE CATCH LIMITATIONS EXIST AND FOR VESSELS FROM THIRD COUNTRIES IN EC WATERS, BY SPECIES AND BY AREA (IN TONNES LIVE WEIGHT, EXCEPT WHERE OTHERWISE SPECIFIED)

All catch limitations set out in this Annex are considered as quotas for the purposes of Article 9, and shall, therefore, be subject to the rules set out in Regulation (EC) No 2847/93, in particular Articles 14 and 15 thereof.

Within each area, fish stocks are referred to following the alphabetical order of the Latin names of the species. A table of correspondences of common names and Latin names is given below for the purposes of this Regulation:







Common name Alpha-3 code Scientific name Albacore ALB Thunnus alalunga Alfonsinos ALF Beryx spp. American plaice PLA Hippoglossoides platessoides Anchovy ANE Engraulis encrasicolus Anglerfish ANF Lophiidae Antarctic icefish ANI Champsocephalus gunnari Antarctic toothfish TOP Dissostichus eleginoides Atlantic catfish CAT Anarhichas lupus Atlantic halibut HAL Hippoglossus hippoglossus Atlantic salmon SAL Salmo salar Basking shark BSK Cetorhinus maximus Bigeye tuna BET Thunnus obesus Birdbeak dogfish DCA Deania calcea Black scabbardfish BSF Aphanopus carbo Blackfin icefish SSI Chaenocephalus aceratus Blue ling BLI Molva dypterigia Blue marlin BUM Makaira nigricans Blue whiting WHB Micromesistius poutassou Bluefin tuna BFT Thunnus thynnus Capelin CAP Mallotus villosus Cod COD Gadus morhua Common sole SOL Solea solea Crab PAI Paralomis spp. Dab DAB Limanda limanda Flatfish FLX Pleuronectiformes Flounder FLX Platichthys flesus Forkbeards FOX Phycis spp. Greater silver smelt ARU Argentina silus Greenland halibut GHL Reinhardtius hippoglossoides Grenadier GRV Macrourus spp. Great lantern shark ETR Etmopterus princeps 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 Kitefin shark SCK Dalatias licha Krill KRI Euphausia superba Lantern fish LAC Lampanyctus achirus Leafscale gulper shark GUQ Centrophorus squamosus Lemon sole LEM Microstomus kitt Ling LIN Molva molva Mackerel MAC Scomber scombrus Marbled rockcod NOR Notothenia rossii Megrims LEZ Lepidorhombus spp. Northern prawn PRA Pandalus borealis Norway lobster NEP Nephrops norvegicus Norway pout NOP Trisopterus esmarki Orange roughy ORY Hoplostethus atlanticus ‘Penaeus’ shrimps PEN Penaeus spp Plaice PLE Pleuronectes platessa Polar cod POC Boreogadus saida Pollack POL Pollachius pollachius Porbeagle POR Lamna nasus Portuguese dogfish CYO Centroscymnus coelolepis Redfish RED Sebastes spp. Red Seabream SBR Pagellus bogaraveo Roughead grenadier RHG Macrourus berglax Roundnose grenadier RNG Coryphaenoides rupestris Saithe POK Pollachius virens Sandeel SAN Ammodytidae Seabass BSS Dicentrarchus labrax Short fin squid SQI Illex illecebrosus Skates and rays SRX-RAJ Rajidae Smooth lantern shark ETP Etmopterus pusillus Snow crab PCR Chionoecetes spp. South Georgian icefish SGI Pseudochaenichthys georgianus Spanish ling SLI Molva macrophthalmus Sprat SPR Sprattus sprattus Spurdog DGS Squalus acanthias Swordfish SWO Xiphias gladius Toothfish TOP Dissostichus eleginoides Tope shark GAG Galeorhinus galeus Turbot TUR Psetta maxima Tusk USK Brosme brosme Unicorn icefish LIC Channichthys rhinoceratus Velvet belly ETX Etmopterus spinax White marlin WHM Tetrapturus alba Whiting WHG Merlangius merlangus Witch flounder WIT Glyptocephalus cynoglossus Yellowfin tuna YFT Thunnus albacares Yellowtail flounder YEL Limanda ferruginea









ANNEX IA

BALTIC SEA

All TACs in this area, except for plaice, are adopted in the framework of IBSFC.







Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: Management Unit 3 HER/MU3 Finland 50 175 Sweden 11 025 EC 61 200 TAC 61 200

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Species: HeClupea Harengus rring Zone: III bcd (EC waters), except Management Unit 3 and Gulf of Riga Denmark 8 279 Germany 25 106 Estonia 10 406 (1) Finland 9 386 Latvia 2 704 (1) Lithuania 2 568 Poland 28 870 Sweden 36 499 EC 123 820 TAC 132 090 (1) May be fished in the Gulf of Riga (HER/03D–RG).

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Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: Gulf of Riga HER/03D-RG Estonia 18 130 Latvia 21 130 EC 39 260 TAC 39 260

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Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: Subdivisions 25-32 (EC waters) COD/25/32- Denmark 12 040 (1) Germany 5 265 (1) Estonia 781 (1) Finland 625 (1) Latvia 2 968 (1) (2) Lituania 1 951 (1) Poland 9 251 (1) Sweden 8 770 (1) EC 41 650 TAC 45 400 Analytical TAC where deductions of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply. (1) May be fished in subdivision 22-24. (2) Of which 350 tons may be fished in the waters of the Russian Federation in zone IIId.

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Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: Sub-divisions 22-24 (EC waters) (1) COD/22/24- Denmark 8 557 (7) Germany 3 742 (7) Estonia 555 (2) (7) Finland 444 (7) Latvia 2 109 (3) (7) Lithuania 1 387 (4) (7) Poland 6 574 (5) (7) Sweden 6 233 (7) EC 29 600 (6) TAC 29 600 (8) Analytical TAC where deductions of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply. (1) Until the date of accession of the new Member States, the zone includes EC, and Polish waters. (2) May be fished in EC waters within a total quota for sub-divisions 22-32 of 650 tonnes. (3) May be fished in EC waters within a total quota for sub-divisions 22-32 of 1 450 tonnes. (4) May be fished in EC waters within a total quota for sub-divisions 22-32 of 1 100 tonnes. (5) May not be fished in EC waters. (6) Until the date of accession of the new Member States, the EC quota is 18 975 tonnes. (7) May be fished in sub-divisions 25-32. (8) TAC to be revised in light of new catch forecasts provided by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea. Footnote 2, 3, 4 and 5 shall apply until the date of accession of the new Member States.







Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: IIIbcd (EC waters) (1) PLE/3BCD-C Denmark 2 697 Germany 300 Sweden 203 Poland 565 (2) EC 3 766 (3) TAC Not relevant Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply. (1) Until the date of accession of the new Member States, the zone includes EC and Polish waters. (2) May not be fished in EC waters. (3) Until the date of accession of the new Member States, the EC quota is 3 200 tonnes. Footnote 2 shall apply until the date of accession of the new Member States.







Species: Atlantic salmon Salmo salar Zone: IIIbcd (EC waters) excluding Sub-division 32 (1) SAL/3BCD-C Denmark 93 512 (2) (3) (5) Germany 10 404 (2) (3) (5) Estonia 9 504 (2) (4) Finland 116 603 (2) (3) (5) Latvia 59 478 (2) (6) Lithuania 6 992 (2) (7) Poland 28 368 (2) (7) Sweden 126 400 (2) (3) (5) EC 451 260 (2) (8) TAC 460 000 (2) Analytical TAC where deductions of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply. (1) Until the date of accession of the new Member States, the zone includes EC, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian and Polish waters. (2) Expressed by number of individual fish. (3) To be fished in EC waters only except 2 000 individuals which may be fished in Estonian waters (SAL/03D-E.) within a total EC quota of 2 000 individuals. (4) Of which 2 000 individuals may be fished in EC waters. (5) To be fished in EC waters only except 3 000 individuals which may be fished in Latvian waters (SAL/03D-LA) within a total EC quota of 3 000 individuals. (6) Of which 3 000 individuals may be fished in EC waters. (7) May not be fished in EC waters. (8) Until the date of accession of the new Member States, the EC quota is 346 918 individuals. Footnotes 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 shall apply until the date of accession of the new Member States.







Species: Atlantic salmon Salmo salar Zone: Sub-division 32 of IBSFC (1) SAL/03D-32 Finland 28 490 (2) Estonia 3 255 (2) (3) EC 31 745 (2) (4) TAC 35 000 (2) Analytical TAC where deductions of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply. (1) Until the date of accession of the new Member States, the zone includes EC and Estonian waters. (2) Expressed by number of individual fish. (3) May not be fished in EC waters. (4) Until the date of accession of the new Member States, the EC quota is 28 490 individuals. Footnote 3 shall apply until the date of accession of the new Member States.

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Species: Sprat Sprattus sprattus Zone: III bcd (EC waters) SPR/3BCD-C Denmark 37 254 Germany 23 601 Estonia 43 260 Finland 19 501 Latvia 52 249 Lithuania 18 901 Poland 110 880 Sweden 72 019 EC 377 665 Russian Federation 3 000 (1) TAC 420 000 Analytical TAC where deductions of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply. (1) To be fished in the Latvian zone of EC waters, including up to 150 tonnes of by-catches of herring.

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ANNEX IB

SKAGERRAK, KATTEGAT, NORTH SEA AND WESTERN COMMUNITY WATERS

ICES areas Vb (EC waters), VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, CECAF (EC waters), and French Guyana







Species: Sandeel Ammodytidae Zone: IV (Norwegian waters) SAN/04-N. Denmark 124 450 United Kingdom 6 550 EC 131 000 ►M1 ◄ TAC Not relevant

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Species: Sandeel Ammodytidae Zone: IIa (1), Skagerrak, Kattegat, North Sea (1) SAN/24 Denmark 727 472 United Kingdom 15 901 All Member States 27 826 (2) EC 771 200 Norway 45 000 (3) Faroe Islands 20 000 (1) (4) TAC 836 200 Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply. (1) EC waters excluding waters within 6 miles of UK baselines at Shetland, Fair Isle and Foula. (2) Except Denmark and the United Kingdom. (3) To be taken in the North Sea. (4) Includes Norway pout and a maximum of 4 000 tonnes of sprat. The sprat and a maximum of 6 000 tonnes of Norway pout may be fished in division VIa north of 56°30'N.

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Species: Basking shark Cetorhinus maximus Zone: EC waters of zones IV, VI and VII BSK/467 EC 0 TAC 0

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Species: Herring (1) Clupea harengus Zone: Skagerrak and Kattegat HER/03A Denmark 29 177 (3) Germany 467 (3) Sweden 30 521 (3) EC 60 164 Faroe Islands 500 (2) TAC 70 000 Analytical TAC where deductions of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply. (1) Landed as the entire catch or sorted from the remainder of the catch. (2) To be taken in Skagerrak. (3) Of which 50%, as an ad hoc measure for 2004, may be fished in the North Sea (EC waters) south of 60°N and east of 4°E.

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Species: Herring (1) Clupea harengus Zone: North Sea north of 53°30′ N HER/4AB. Denmark 77 196 Germany 48 208 France 18 250 The Netherlands 50 068 Sweden 4 680 United Kingdom 62 100 EC 260 502 Norway 50 000 (2) TAC 460 000 (3) (1) Landed as the entire catch or sorted from the remainder of the catch, Member States must inform the Commission of their landings of herring distinguishing between ICES Divisions IVa and IVb (zones HER/04A. and HER/04B.). (2) May be taken in EC waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC. (3) Provisional TAC, pending the conclusion of fisheries consultations with Norway for 2004. Special conditions: Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zones specified:



Norwegian waters south of 62° N (HER/04-NFS) EC 50 000 ()

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Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62° N HER/04-N. Sweden 1 076 EC 1 076 TAC Not relevant (1) By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe shall be counted against the quota for these species.

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Species: Herring (1) Clupea harengus Zone: IVc (2), VIId HER/4CXB7D Belgium 9 159 (3) Denmark 1 526 (3) Germany 953 (3) France 17 178 (3) The Netherlands 30 621 (3) United Kingdom 6 662 (3) EC 66 098 TAC 460 000 (4) (1) Landed as the entire catch or sorted from the remainder of the catch. (2) Except Blackwater stock: reference is to the herring stock in the maritime region of the Thames estuary within a zone delimited by a 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) Transfers of up to 50 % of this quota may be affected to ICES Division IVb. However, such transfers must be notified in advance to the Commission. (4) Provisional TAC, pending the conclusion of fisheries consultations with Norway for 2004.







Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: Vb, VIaN (1), VIb HER/5B6ANB Germany 3 280 France 621 Ireland 4 432 The Netherlands 3 280 United Kingdom 17 727 EC 29 340 Faroe Islands 660 (2) TAC 30 000 Analytical TAC where deductions of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply. (1) Reference is to the herring stock in ICES Division VIa, north of 56°00′ N and in that part of VIa which is situated east of 07°00′ W and north of 55°00′ N, excluding the Clyde. (2) This quota may only be taken in Division VIa north of 56°30′ N.







Species: Hering Clupea harengus Zone: VIaS (1),VIIbc HER/6AS7BC Ireland 12 727 The Netherlands 1 273 EC 14 000 TAC 14 000 Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply. (1) Reference is to the herring stock in ICES Division VIa, south of 56°00′ N and west of 07°00′ W.







Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: VIa Clyde (1) HER/06ACL. United Kingdom 1 000 EC 1 000 TAC 1 000 Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply. (1) Clyde stock: reference is to the herring stock in the maritime area situated to the north-east of a line drawn between the Mull of Kintyre and Corsewall Point.







Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: VIIa (1) HER/07A/MM Ireland 1 250 United Kingdom 3 550 EC 4 800 TAC 4 800 Analytical TAC where deductions of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply. (1) ICES Division VIIa is reduced by the area added to the ICES area VIIghjk bounded:







Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: VIIe,f HER/7EF. France 500 United Kingdom 500 EC 1 000 TAC 1 000 Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: VIIg,h,j,k (1) HER/7GK. Germany 144 France 802 Ireland 11 235 The Netherlands 802 United Kingdom 16 EC 13 000 TAC 13 000 Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply. (1) ICES Division VIIg,h,j,k is increased by the area bounded:







Species: Anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus Zone: VIII ANE/08. Spain 29 700 France 3 300 EC 33 000 TAC 33 000 (1) (1) This TAC will be reviewed during 2004 in the light of new scientific advice.







Species: Anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus Zone: IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1 (EC waters) ANE/9/3411 Spain 3 826 Portugal 4 174 EC 8 000 TAC 8 000







Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: Skagerrak COD/03AN. Belgium 10 Denmark 3 119 Germany 78 The Netherlands 20 Sweden 546 EC 3 773 TAC 3 900 (1) Analytical TAC where deductions of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply. ( 1 ) Provisional TAC, pending the conclusion of fisheries consultations with Norway for 2004.







Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: Kattegat COD/03AS. Denmark 841 Germany 17 Sweden 505 EC 1 363 TAC 1 363 Analytical TAC where deductions of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: IIa (EC waters), North Sea COD/2AC4. Belgium 807 Denmark 4 635 Germany 2 939 France 997 The Netherlands 2 619 Sweden 31 United Kingdom 10 631 EC 22 659 Norway 4 641 (1) TAC 27 300 (2) Analytical TAC where deductions of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply. (1) May be taken in EC waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC. (2) Provisional TAC, pending the conclusion of fisheries consultations with Norway for 2004. Special conditions: Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zones specified:



Norwegian waters (COD/04-NFS) EC 19 694 ()

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Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62° N COD/04-N Sweden 516 (1) EC 516 (1) TAC Not relevant (1) Accruing from the Agreed Records of Consultations between the European Community, on behalf of Sweden, and Norway, for 2004.

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Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: Vb (EC waters), VI, XII, XIV COD/561214 Belgium 1 Germany 13 France 135 Ireland 191 United Kingdom 508 EC 848 TAC 848 Analytical TAC where deductions of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply. Special conditions: Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zones specified:



Vb (EC zone), VIa (COD/5BC6A.) Belgium 3 Germany 24 France 258 Ireland 101 United Kingdom 428 EC 814







Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: VIIa COD/07A. Belgium 29 France 79 Ireland 1 416 The Netherlands 7 United Kingdom 620 EC 2 150 TAC 2 150 Analytical TAC where deductions of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: VIIb-k, VIII, IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1 (EC waters) COD/7X7A34 Belgium 242 France 4 149 Ireland 824 The Netherlands 35 United Kingdom 450 EC 5 700 TAC 5 700 Analytical TAC where deductions of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Porbeagle Lamna nasus Zone: EC waters of zones IV, VI and VII POR/467. EC Not subject to restriction Norway pm Faroe Islands 125 (1) TAC Not relevant (1) Only to be fished with long line.







Species: Megrims Lepidorhombus spp. Zone: IIa (EC waters), North Sea (EC waters) LEZ/2AC4-C Belgium 6 Denmark 5 Germany 5 France 31 The Netherlands 24 United Kingdom 1 819 EC 1 890 TAC 1 890 Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Megrims Lepidorhombus spp. Zone: Vb (EC waters), VI, XII, XIV LEZ/561214 Spain 409 France 1 596 Ireland 466 United Kingdom 1 129 EC 3 600 TAC 3 600 Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Megrims Lepidorhombus spp. Zone: VII LEZ/07. Belgium 489 Spain 5 430 France 6 589 Ireland 2 996 United Kingdom 2 595 EC 18 099 TAC 18 099 Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Megrims Lepidorhombus spp. Zone: VIIIabde LEZ/8ABDE. Spain 1 163 France 938 EC 2 101 TAC 2 101 Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Megrims Lepidorhombus spp. Zone: VIIIc, IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1 (EC waters) LEZ/8C3411 Spain 1 233 France 62 Portugal 41 EC 1 336 TAC 1 336 Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Dab and flounder Limanda limanda and Platichthys flesus Zone: IIa (EC waters), North Sea (EC waters) D/F/2AC4-C Belgium 533 Denmark 2 003 Germany 3 004 France 208 The Netherlands 12 112 Sweden 7 United Kingdom 1 684 EC 19 551 TAC 19 551 Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Anglerfish Lophiidae Zone: IIa (EC waters), North Sea (EC waters) ANF/2AC4-C Belgium 247 Denmark 546 Germany 266 France 51 The Netherlands 187 Sweden 6 United Kingdom 5 697 EC 7 000 TAC 7 000 Analytical TAC where deductions of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Anglerfish Lophiidae Zone: Vb (EC waters), VI, XII, XIV ANF/561214 Belgium 114 Germany 130 Spain 122 France 1 408 Ireland 318 The Netherlands 110 United Kingdom 978 EC 3 180 TAC 3 180 Analytical TAC where deductions of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Anglerfish Lophiidae Zone: VII ANF/07. Belgium 1 931 Germany 215 Spain 768 France 12 395 Ireland 1 584 The Netherlands 250 United Kingdom 3 759 EC 20 902 TAC 20 902 Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Anglerfish Lophiidae Zone: VIIIa,b,d,e ANF/8ABDE. Spain 883 France 4 915 EC 5 798 TAC 5 798 Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Anglerfish Lophiidae Zone: VIIIc, IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1 (EC waters) ANF/8C3411 Spain 1 917 France 2 Portugal 381 EC 2 300 TAC 2 300 Analytical TAC where deductions of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

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Species: Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: Skagerrak and Kattegat, IIIbcd (EC waters) HAD/3A/BCD Belgium 18 Denmark 3 096 Germany 197 The Netherlands 4 Sweden 366 EC 3 681 (1) TAC 4 755 (1) Excluding an estimated 874 tonnes of industrial by-catch.







Species: Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: IIa (EC waters), North Sea HAD/2AC4 Belgium 625 Denmark 4 300 France 4 769 Germany 2 736 The Netherlands 469 Sweden 303 United Kingdom 45 773 (1) EC 58 975 (2) Norway 15 391 TAC 77 000 (1) Of which 29 500 tonnes to be caught and landed by vessels holding special fishing permits under the provisions of Paragraph 17 of Annex IV. (2) Excluding an estimate of 2 634 tonnes of industrial by-catch.

Special conditions:

Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zones specified:







Norwegian waters (HAD/04-NFS) EC 45 828







Species: Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: Norwegian waters, south of 62° N HAD/04-N Sweden 956 EC 956 TAC Not relevant

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Species: Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: VIb, XII, XIV HAD/61214. Belgium 2 Germany 2 France 77 Ireland 55 United Kingdom 566 EC 702 TAC 702 Analytical TAC where deductions of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: Vb, VIa (EC waters), HAD/5BC6A. Belgium 12 Germany 14 France 571 Ireland 1 010 United Kingdom 4 897 EC 6 503 TAC 6 503 Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: VII, VIII, IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1 (EC waters) HAD/7/3411 Belgium 107 France 6 400 Ireland 2 133 United Kingdom 960 EC 9 600 TAC 9 600 (1) (1) To be revised according to new scientific advice during 2004. Special conditions: Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in division



VIIa (HAD/07A.): Belgium 24 France 109 Ireland 649 United Kingdom 718 EC 1 500 When reporting to the Commission the uptake of their quotas, Member States shall specify quantities taken in VIIa. Landings of haddock caught in Division VIIa will be prohibited when the totality of such landings exceeds 1 500 tonnes.







Species: Whiting Merlangius merlangus Zone: Skagerrak and Kattegat WHG/03A. Denmark 651 The Netherlands 2 Sweden 70 EC 723 (1) TAC 1 500 (2) (1) Excluding an estimated 750 tonnes of industrial by-catch. (2) Provisional TAC, pending the conclusion of fisheries consultations with Norway for 2004.







Species: Whiting Merlangius merlangus Zone: IIa (EC waters), North Sea WHG/2AC4. Belgium 376 Denmark 1 626 Germany 423 France 2 443 The Netherlands 940 Sweden 2 United Kingdom 6 484 EC 12 294 (1) Norway 1 600 (2) TAC 16 000 (3) (1) Excluding an estimaded 2 106 tonnes of industrial by-catch. (2) May be taken in EC waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC. (3) Provisional TAC, pending the conclusion of fisheries consultations with Norway for 2004. Special conditions: Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zones specified.



Norwegian waters (WHG/04-NFS) EC 9 756 ()







Species: Whiting Merlangius merlangus Zone: Vb (EC waters), VI, XII, XIV WHG/561214 Germany 5 France 98 Ireland 466 United Kingdom 1 032 EC 1 600 TAC 1 600 Analytical TAC where deductions of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Whiting Merlangius merlangus Zone: VIIa WHG/07A. Belgium 1 France 18 Ireland 296 The Netherlands 0 United Kingdom 199 EC 514 TAC 514 Analytical TAC where deductions of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Wittling Merlangius merlangus Zone: VIIb-k WHG/7X7A. Belgium 263 France 16 200 Ireland 7 507 The Netherlands 132 United Kingdom 2 898 EC 27 000 TAC 27 000 Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Whiting Merlangius merlangus Zone: VIII WHG/08. Spain 1 800 France 2 700 EC 4 500 TAC 4 500 Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Whiting Merlangius merlangus Zone: IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1 (EC waters) WHG/9/3411 Portugal 1 020 EC 1 020 TAC 1 020 Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Whiting and Pollack Merlangius merlangus and Pollachius pollachius Zone: Norwegian waters, south of 62° N W/F/04-N. Sweden 190 (1) EC 190 (1) TAC Not relevant (1) Provisional TAC, pending the conclusion of fisheries consultations with Norway for 2004.







Species: Hake Merluccius merluccius Zone: Skagerrak and Kattegat, IIIbcd (EC waters) HKE/3A/BCD Denmark 1 086 Sweden 92 EC 1 178 TAC 1 178 (1) Analytical TAC where deductions of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply. (1) Within an overall TAC of 39 100 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.







Species: Hake Merluccius merluccius Zone: IIa (EC waters), North Sea (EC waters) HKE/2AC4-C Belgium 20 Denmark 792 Germany 91 France 176 The Netherlands 46 United Kingdom 248 EC 1 373 TAC 1 373 (1) Analytical TAC where deductions of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply. (1) Within an overall TAC of 39 100 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.







Species: Hake Merluccius merluccius Zone: Vb (EC waters), VI, VII, XII, XIV HKE/571214 Belgium 202 Spain 6 463 France 9 982 Ireland 1 209 The Netherlands 130 United Kingdom 3 940 EC 21 926 TAC 21 926 (1) Analytical TAC where deductions of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply. (1) Within an overall TAC of 39 100 tonnes for the northern stock of hake. Special conditions: Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zones specified:



VIIIabde (HKE/8ABDE.) Belgium 26 Spain 1 043 France 1 043 Ireland 130 The Netherlands 13 United Kingdom 586 EC 2 841







Species: Hake Merluccius merluccius Zone: VIIIa,b,d,e HKE/8ABDE. Belgium 7 Spain 4 499 France 10 104 The Netherlands 13 EC 14 623 TAC 14 623 (1) Analytical TAC where deductions of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply. (1) Within an overall TAC of 39 100 tonnes for the northern stock of hake. Special conditions: Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zones specified:



Vb (EC waters), VI, VII, XII, XIV (HKE/571214) Belgium 1 Spain 1 303 France 2 346 The Netherlands 4 EC 3 655







Species: Hake Merluccius merluccius Zone: VIIIc, IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1 (EC waters) HKE/8C3411 Spain 3 807 France 366 Portugal 1 777 EC 5 950 TAC 5 950 Analytical TAC where deductions of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

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Species Blue whiting Zone: IIa (Community waters), North Sea (Community waters) Micromesistius poutassou WHB/2AC4-C Denmark 97 058 Germany 160 The Netherlands 294 Sweden 313 United Kingdom 2 141 Community 99 966 Norway 40 000 (1) TAC Not relevant Analytical TAC where deductions of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply. (1) Within a total quota of 120 000 tonnes in Community waters.







Species: Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou Zone: IV (Norwegian waters) Denmark 18 050 United Kingdom 950 EC 19 000 ►M1 ◄ TAC Not relevant

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Species Blue whiting Zone: V, VI, VII, XII and XIV Micromesistius poutassou WHB/571214 Denmark 8 031 Germany 31 087 Spain 51 812 (1) France 43 263 Ireland 62 174 The Netherlands 97 665 Portugal 3 886 (1) United Kingdom 90 671 Community 388 589 Norway 120 000 (2) (3) Faroe Islands 45 000 (4) (5) TAC Not relevant Analytical TAC where deductions of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply. (1) Of which up to 75 % may be taken in areas VIIIc, IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1 (Community waters). (2) May be fished in Community waters in areas II, IVa, VIa north of 56° 30'N, VIb, VII west of 12°W (3) Of which up to 500 tonnes may consist of argentine (Argentina spp.). (4) Catches of blue whiting may include unavoidable catches of argentine (Argentina spp.) (5) May be fished in Community waters in areas VIa north of 56° 30' N, VIb, VII west of 12° W. Special conditions:



Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zones specified: IVa WHB/04A-C Norway 40 000







Species Blue whiting Zone: VIII a, b, d, e Micromesistius poutassou WHB/8ABDE Spain 19 993 France 15 513 Portugal 2 999 United Kingdom 14 477 Community 52 982 TAC Not relevant Analytical TAC where deductions of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply. Special conditions: Any part of the abovementioned quotas may be fished in ICES Division Vb (Community waters), subareas VI, VII, XII and XIV







Species Blue whiting Zone: VIIIc, IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1 (Community waters) Micromesistius poutassou WHB/8C3411 Spain 87 970 Portugal 21 993 Community 109 963 (1) TAC Not relevant Analytical TAC where deductions of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

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Species: Lemon sole and witch Microstomus kitt and Glyptocephalus cynoglossus Zone: IIa (EC waters), North Sea (EC waters) L/W/2AC4-C Belgium 380 Denmark 1 048 Germany 135 France 287 The Netherlands 872 Sweden 12 United Kingdom 4 289 EC 7 023 TAC 7 023 Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Blue ling Molva dypterigia Zone: EC waters of zones VIa (north of 56° 30′ N), VIb BLI/6AN6B. Faroe Islands 900 (1) TAC Not relevant (1) To be fished by trawl, by-catches of roundnose grenadier and black scabbard fish to be counted against this quota.







Species: Ling Molva molva Zone: EC waters of zones IIa, IV, Vb, VI, VII LIN/2A47-C Norway 9 500 (1) (2) ►M1 ◄ Faroe Islands 800 (3) (4) TAC Not relevant (1) Of which an incidental catch of other species of 25 % per ship, at any moment, is authorised in Sub-areas 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 Sub-areas VI and VII shall not exceed pm tonnes. (2) Including tusk. The quotas for Norway are ling 9 500 tonnes, and tusk 5 000 tonnes and are interchangeable of up to 2 000 tonnes and may only be fished with longlines in ICES Division Vb and Sub-areas VI and VII. (3) Including blue ling and tusk. Only to be taken by long lines in VIa (north of 56° 30′ N) and VIb. (4) Of which an incidental catch of other species of 20 % per ship, at any moment, is authorised in Sub-area VI. 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 Sub-area VI shall not exceed 75 tonnes.







Species: Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus Zone: Skagerrak and Kattegat (EC waters), IIIbcd (EC waters) NEP/3A/BCD Denmark 3 380 Germany 10 Sweden 1 210 EC 4 600 TAC 4 600 Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus Zone: IIa (EC waters), North Sea (EC waters) NEP/2AC4-C Belgium 993 Denmark 993 Germany 15 France 29 The Netherlands 511 United Kingdom 16 446 EC 18 987 TAC 18 987 (1) Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply. (1) TAC to be revised to 21 350 tonnes and allocated to Member States when Council decides on management arrangements to control catches in fisheries that catch Nephrops and cod.







Species: Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus Zone: Vb (EC waters), VI NEP/5BC6. Spain 23 France 92 Ireland 153 United Kingdom 11 032 EC 11 300 TAC 11 300 Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus Zone: VII NEP/07. Spain 1 047 France 4 243 Ireland 6 436 United Kingdom 5 724 EC 17 450 TAC 17 450 Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus Zone: VIIIa,b,d,e NEP/8ABDE. Spain 189 France 2 961 EC 3 150 TAC 3 150 Precautionary TAC where deductions of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus Zone: VIIIc NEP/08C. Spain 173 France 7 EC 180 TAC 180 Precautionary TAC where deductions of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus Zone: IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1 (EC waters) NEP/9/3411 Spain 150 Portugal 450 EC 600 TAC 600 Precautionary TAC where deductions of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Northern prawn Pandalus borealis Zone: Skagerrak and Kattegat PRA/03A. Denmark 3 717 Sweden 2 002 EC 5 719 TAC 10 710 (1) (1) Provisional TAC, pending the conclusion of fisheries consultations with Norway for 2004.







Species: Northern prawn Pandalus borealis Zone: IIa (EC waters), North Sea (EC waters) PRA/2AC4-C Denmark 3 626 The Netherlands 34 Sweden 146 United Kingdom 1 074 EC 4 880 Norway 100 (1) ►M1 ◄ TAC 4 980 (1) To be fished in area IV.

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Species: Northern prawn Pandalus borealis Zone: Norwegian waters, south of 62° N PRA/04-N Denmark 900 Sweden 151 (1) EC 1 051 TAC Not relevant (1) By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe shall be counted against the quotas for these species.

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Species: ‘Penaeus’ shrimps Penaeus spp Zone: French Guyana PEN/FGU. France 4 000 (1) EC 4 000 (1) Barbados 24 (1) Guyana 24 (1) Suriname 0 (1) Trinidad and Tobago 60 (1) TAC 4 108 (1) Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply. (1) Fishing for shrimps Penaeus subtilis and Penaeus brasiliensis is prohibited in waters less than 30 m deep.







Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: Skagerrak PLE/03AN. Belgium 57 Denmark 7 397 Germany 38 The Netherlands 1 422 Sweden 396 EC 9 310 TAC 9 500 (1) (1) Provisional TAC, pending the conclusion of fisheries consultations with Norway for 2004.







Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: Kattegat PLE/03AS. Denmark 1 658 Germany 19 Sweden 186 EC 1 863 TAC 1 863

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Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: IIa (EC waters), North Sea PLE/2AC4 Belgium 3 624 Denmark 11 778 Germany 3 397 France 680 The Netherlands 22 649 United Kingdom 16 761 EC 58 889 Norway 2 111 TAC 61 000 Analytical TAC where deductions of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

Special conditions:

Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zones specified:







Norwegian waters (PLE/04-NFS) EC 30000

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Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: Vb (EC waters), VI, XII, XIV PLE/561214 France 34 Ireland 447 United Kingdom 746 EC 1 227 TAC 1 227 Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: VIIa PLE/07A. Belgium 34 France 15 Ireland 876 The Netherlands 10 United Kingdom 404 EC 1 340 TAC 1 340 Analytical TAC where deductions of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: VIIb,c PLE/7BC. France 16 Ireland 144 EC 160 TAC 160 Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: VIId,e PLE/7DE. Belgium 992 France 3 305 United Kingdom 1 763 EC 6 060 TAC 6 060 Analytical TAC where deductions of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: VIIf,g PLE/7FG. Belgium 139 France 251 Ireland 39 United Kingdom 131 EC 560 TAC 560 Analytical TAC where deductions of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: VIIh,j,k PLE/7HJK. Belgium 29 France 58 Ireland 203 The Netherlands 117 United Kingdom 58 EC 466 TAC 466 Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: VIII, IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1 (EC waters) PLE/8/3411 Spain 75 France 298 Portugal 75 EC 448 TAC 448 Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Pollack Pollachius pollachius Zone: Vb (EC waters), VI, XII, XIV POL/561214 Spain 10 France 337 Ireland 99 United Kingdom 258 EC 704 TAC 704 Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Pollack Pollachius pollachius Zone: VII POL/07. Belgium 529 Spain 32 France 12 177 Ireland 1 298 United Kingdom 2 964 EC 17 000 TAC 17 000 Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Pollack Pollachius pollachius Zone: VIIIa,b,d,e POL/8ABDE. Spain 286 France 1 394 EC 1 680 TAC 1 680 Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Pollack Pollachius pollachius Zone: VIIIc POL/08C. Spain 369 France 41 EC 410 TAC 410 Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Pollack Pollachius pollachius Zone: IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1 (EC waters) POL/9/3411 Spain 348 Portugal 12 EC 360 TAC 360 Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Saithe Pollachius virens Zone: IIa (EC waters), Skagerrak and Kattegat, IIIbcd (EC waters), North Sea POK/2A34- Belgium 66 Denmark 7 879 Germany 19 896 France 46 823 The Netherlands 199 Sweden 1 083 United Kingdom 15 254 EC 91 200 Norway 98 800 (1) TAC 190 000 (2) (1) May only be taken in IV (EC waters) and Skagerrak. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC. (2) Provisional TAC, pending the conclusion of fisheries consultations with Norway for 2004. Special conditions: Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zones specified:



Norwegian waters (POK/04-NFS) EC 91 200 ()

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Species: Saithe Pollachius virens Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62° N POK/04-N. Sweden 1 190 EC 1 190 TAC 190 000

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Species: Saithe Pollachius virens Zone: Vb (EC waters), VI, XII, XIV POK/561214 Germany 1 441 France 14 307 Ireland 478 United Kingdom 3 488 EC 19 713 TAC 19 713 (1) Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply. (1) Provisional TAC, pending the conclusion of fisheries consultations with Norway for 2004.







Species: Saithe Pollachius virens Zone: VII, VIII, IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1 (EC waters) POK/7X1034 Belgium 18 France 3 921 Ireland 1 960 United Kingdom 1 069 EC 6 968 TAC 6 968 Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Turbot and brill Psetta maxima and Scopthalmus rhombus Zone: IIa (EC waters), North Sea (EC waters) T/B/2AC4-C Belgium 358 Denmark 764 Germany 195 France 92 The Netherlands 2 710 Sweden 5 United Kingdom 753 EC 4 877 TAC 4 877 Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Skates and rays Rajidae Zone: IIa (EC waters), North Sea (EC waters) SRX/2AC4-C Belgium 590 Denmark 23 Germany 29 France 92 The Netherlands 503 United Kingdom 2 266 EC 3 503 TAC 3 503 Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides Zone: IIa (EC waters), VI GHL/2AC6- EC Not subject to restriction Norway 950 (1) TAC Not relevant (1) Fishing in VI is restricted to long lines.

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Species: Mackerel Scomber scombrus Zone: IIa (EC waters), Skagerrak and Kattegat, IIIb, c,d (EC waters), North Sea MAC/2A34- Belgium 453 Denmark 11 951 Germany 473 France 1 428 The Netherlands 1 437 Sweden 4 262 (1) (2) (3) United Kingdom 1 331 EC 21 335 (1) (4) (5) Norway 37 246 (6) TAC 545 500 (7) Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply. (1) Including a fishery by this Member State of 1 865 tonnes of mackerel in ICES Division IIIa and in EC waters of ICES Division IVab (MAC/3A/4AB). (2) Including 214 tonnes to be taken in Norwegian waters of ICES Sub-area IV(MAC/04-N.). (3) When fishing in Norwegian waters, by-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe shall be counted against the quotas for these species. (4) Including 1 865 tonnes accruing from conditions defined in footnote 2 of the Annex of the Agreed Records of Conclusions of Fisheries Consultations between the European Community and Norway, Brussels, 9 December 1995. (5) Including 636 tonnes accruing from the arrangement between the European Community and Norway for 2004 on the Management of the joint EU-Norway share of the NEAFC allowable catch. (6) To be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC (access quota). This quota may be fished in division IVa only, except for 3 000 tonnes that may be fished in division IIIa. (7) TAC agreed by the EC, Norway and Faroe Islands for the northern area.

Special conditions:

Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zones specified:







IIIa MAC/03A IIIa, IVb, c MAC/3A/4BC IVb MAC/04B IVc MAC/04C IIa (non-EC waters), VI, from 1 January to 31 March 2004 MAC/2A6 Denmark 4 130 France 440 The Netherlands 440 Sweden 340 10 United Kingdom 440 Norway 3 000

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Species: Mackerel Scomber scombrus Zone: IIa (non-EC waters), Vb(EC waters), VI, VII, VIIIa,b,d,e, XII, XIV MAC/2CX14- Germany 18 965 Spain 20 Estonia 150 France 12 644 Ireland 63 216 The Netherlands 27 656 Poland 1 096 United Kingdom 173 848 EC 297 595 (4) (5) ►M1 ◄ Norway 12 020 (1) ►M1 ◄ Faroe Islands 4 314 (2) TAC 545 500 (3) Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply. (1) May be fished only in IIa, IVa, VIa (north of 56°30′ N), VIId, e, f, h. (2) Of which 1 301 tonnes may be fished in ICES Division IVa north of 59°N (EC zone) from 1 January to 15 February and from 1 October to 31 December. A quantity of 3 589 tonnes of the Faroe Islands' own quota may be fished in ICES Division VIa (north of 56°30′N) throughout the year and/or in ICES Divisions VIIe, f, h, and/or ICES Division IVa. (3) TAC agreed by the EC, Norway and Faroe Islands for the northern area. (4) Including 9 784 tonnes accruing from the Arrangement between the Norway and the European Community on the Management of the joint EU-Norway share of the NEAFC allowable catch 2004. (5) Until the date of accession of the new Member States, the EC quota is 296 349 tonnes. Special conditions: Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zones specified, and only during the periods 1 January to 15 February and 1 October to 31 December.



IVa (EC waters) MAC/04A-C. Germany 5 690 France 3 794 Ireland 18 966 The Netherlands 8 297 United Kingdom 52 158 Norway 12 020 ►M1 ◄ Faroe Islands 1 301 (1) (1) North of 59° N (EC zone) from 1 January to 15 February and from 1 October to 31 December.







Species: Mackerel Scomber scombrus Zone: VIIIc, IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1 (EC waters) MAC/8C3411 Spain 26 625 (1) France 177 (1) Portugal 5 503 (1) EC 32 305 TAC 32 305 Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply. (1) The quantities subject to exchange with other Member States may be taken, up to a limit of 25 % of the quota of the donor Member State, in ICES area VIIIa,b,d (MAC/8ABD.). Special conditions: Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zones specified.



VIIIb (MAC/08B.) Spain 3 000 France 20 Portugal 5 000







Species: Common sole Solea solea Zone: Skagerrak and Kattegat, IIIbcd (EC waters) SOL/3A/BCD Denmark 436 Germany 25 The Netherlands 42 Sweden 16 EC 520 TAC 520 Analytical TAC where deductions of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

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Species: Common sole Solea solea Zone: II, North Sea SOL/24 Belgium 1 417 Denmark 648 Germany 1 133 France 283 The Netherlands 12 790 United Kingdom 729 EC 17 000 TAC 17 000 Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

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Species: Common sole Solea solea Zone: Vb (EC waters), VI, XII, XIV SOL/561214 Ireland 68 United Kingdom 17 EC 85 TAC 85 Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Common sole Solea solea Zone: VIIa SOL/07A. Belgium 394 France 5 Ireland 98 The Netherlands 125 United Kingdom 178 EC 800 TAC 800 Analytical TAC where deductions of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Common sole Solea solea Zone: VIIb,c SOL/7BC. France 10 Ireland 55 EC 65 TAC 65 Precautionary TAC where where deductions of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Common sole Solea solea Zone: VIId SOL/07D. Belgium 1 588 France 3 177 United Kingdom 1 135 EC 5 900 TAC 5 900 Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Common sole Solea solea Zone: VIIe SOL/07E. Belgium 11 France 113 United Kingdom 176 EC 300 TAC 300 Analytical TAC where deductions of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Common sole Solea solea Zone: VIIf,g SOL/7FG. Belgium 656 France 66 Ireland 33 United Kingdom 295 EC 1 050 TAC 1 050 Analytical TAC where deductions of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Common sole Solea solea Zone: VIIh,j,k SOL/7HJK. Belgium 32 France 65 Ireland 176 The Netherlands 52 United Kingdom 65 EC 390 TAC 390 Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.







Species: Common sole Solea solea Zone: VIIIa,b SOL/8AB. Belgium 45 Spain 8 France 3 300 The Netherlands 247 EC 3 600 TAC 3 600 ©







Species: Sole Solea spp. Zone: VIIIc,d,e, IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1 (EC waters) SOX/8CDE34 Spain 572 Portugal 948 EC 1 520 TAC 1 520 Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Re