Proposal for a Council Regulation on the management of the fishing effort relating to certain Community fishing areas and resources and modifying Regulation (EEC) 2847/93
Date: 2002-12-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: common fisheries policy, conservation of fish stocks, fishery management, fishing grounds, fishing regulations

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 16.12.2002
COM(2002) 739 final

2002/0295 (CNS)

Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION

on the management of the fishing effort relating to certain Community fishing areas and
resources and modifying Regulation (EEC) 2847/93

(presented by the Commission)

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

This  proposal  for  a  Council  Regulation  puts  in  place  a  new  regime  for  fishing  effort  in
Atlantic  Waters,  replacing  the  existing  system,  which  was  set  out  under  Regulation  (EC)
No 685/95 of the Council of 27 March 1995 on the management of the fishing effort relating
to  certain  Community  fishing  areas  and  resources1,  and  of  Regulation  (EC)  No.  2027/95  of
the Council of 15 June 1995, implementing a system of fishing effort management concerning
certain Community fishing areas and resources2.

The  Regulations  (EC)  No  685/95  and  (EC)  No.  2027/95  make  up  the  “Western  Waters
Fishing  Effort  Regime”.  This  regime  allowed  the  adoption  of  the  first  fishing  effort
management regime in Atlantic Waters. The regime had a double objective:

–  the  implementation  of  the  new  management  instrument,  set  out  by  the  base  Regulation
(EC) No 3760/92, which had  to  ensure  the  non-increase  in  fishing  effort  for  all  Member
States as a whole and to allocate fishing effort so as to preserve the existing distribution of
fishing effort between different areas;

–  the adjustment and incorporation into Community measures of the arrangements regarding
access  to  waters  and  resources  laid  down  in  the  Accession  Act  of  Spain  and  Portugal,
taking account of  the  necessity  to  preserve  the equilibrium of resources in  very  sensitive
areas, by means of certain limitations on access under the Act of Accession.

This fishing effort regime, applicable since 1 January 1996, fixed the maximum fishing effort
ceilings  by  fishery  for  demersal  species,  which  are  subject  to  monitoring  and  follow-up  by
Members States and by the Commission, by means of Regulation(EC) 2847/93 of the Council
of 12 October 1993, establishing a control system applicable to the Common Fisheries Policy.

This regime should be now revised in the light of changes in the legal framework.

The regime of access to certain areas and resources defined in the Articles 156 to 166 and 347
to 353  of the  Act  of Accession of Spain  and Portugal  expires on 31 December 2002.  Spain
and  Portugal  will  from  that  date  be  fully  integrated  into  the  Common  Fisheries  Policy.
Consequently  certain  provisions  in  Regulation  (EC)  685/95,  such  as  the  limitation  in  the
number of Spanish vessels allowed to fish in the  Irish Box and the access limitations  to the
continental  shelf  waters  of  Portugal,  have  to  be  revised  to  take  account  of  the  new  legal
situation.  There  are  also  certain  provisions  of  Title  II  of  Regulation  (EC) 2847/933  of
12 October  1993,  establishing  a  control  system  applicable  to  the  common  fisheries  policy,
that shall also be reviewed to take into account the new legal situation.

The Regulation  (EC)  685/95  and  the  Regulation  (EC)  2027/85,  unlike  the  provisions  of  the
Act of Accession, did not contain an explicit time limit as to their validity. However some are
of the opinion that the Regulations cease to apply with the expiry of the transitional period in
the  Act  of  Accession  because  of  the  expressed  link  between  the  two  set  of  rules.  On  the
contrary, others consider that because the Regulations do not contain explicit time limits and

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OJ No. L 71,31.3.1995, p.5.
OJ No. L 199, 24.8. 1995, p. 1.
OJ No. L261, 20.10.1993, p.1.

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are  based  on  Article  37  (former  43)  of  the  Treaty  they  continue  to  apply,  but  have  to  be
revised to remove existing discriminations between Member States.

The Commission is concerned that this legal uncertainty should not lead to problems between
Member States or fishermen at sea.

It  is  therefore  necessary  that  the  legislator  acts  as  soon  as  possible  to  remove  any
discrimination on nationality between Member States still contained in the Regulations, while
maintaining efficient management of resources in the areas concerned.

In the meantime Member States should act responsibly and co-operate in order to ensure the
maintenance of conservation  measures and the  avoidance of disputes about  fishing rights in
the areas concerned.

It  is  important  for  fisheries  management  that  the  provisions  of  Regulation  (EC)  No  685/95
and Regulation (EC)  No  2027/95,  which  are  designed  to  establish  a  management  system  in
order to prevent an increase in fishing effort and which are not related to the Act of Accession
of Spain and Portugal should be maintained in the present proposal.

However the significant reduction in overall fishing possibilities in the area concerned since
1996 makes it necessary to revise fishing effort ceilings.

The  new  fishing  effort  regime  proposed  for  the  Atlantic  waters  takes  account  of  these
evolutions  and  is  aimed  at  guaranteeing  the  stability  of  fishing  effort  levels  in  the  Atlantic
waters,  on  the  basis  of  deployed  fishing  effort  over  a  recent  period  by  the  vessels  of  all
Member States.

To achieve this objective the present proposal foresees the following:

–  A.  The  establishment  of  lists  of  fishing  vessels  authorised  to  exercise  their  fishing

activities in the fisheries.

The  proposal  foresees  that  Member  States  establish  lists  of  vessels  flying  their  flag,  which
will be authorised to exercise fishing activities within  the  fisheries. Contrary  to the  existing
list and to avoid an increase in fishing effort this list will be limited to vessels which, during
the  period  1998  to  2002,  exercised  fishing  activities  in  these  fisheries.  However,  each
Member  State  will  be  able  to  replace  vessels  on  this  list  on  the  condition  that  there  is  no
increase in capacity.

–  B.  The  evaluation  and  the  setting  of  maximum  fishing  effort  ceilings  for  demersal

fisheries.

It is proposed that Member States shall assess the levels of fishing effort exerted during the
period 1998 to 2002 in each ICES sub-area and division and CECAF area defined in Annexes
I and II and shall allocate levels of fishing effort assessed in each of these sub-areas, divisions
or areas, taking into account the fishing opportunities available in 2003 in the corresponding

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sub-areas,  divisions  or  areas4.  On  the  basis  of  this  information,  the  Council  will  fix  the
maximum annual fishing effort for each Member State and each fishery. These levels will be
determined  on  the  basis  of  information  transmitted  to  the  Commission  by  Member  States
according to the present Regulation, and to Article 19 (f) of the Control Regulation 2847/93.

The fishing effort will be managed, for each fishery, in same manner as in preceding periods,
that is  to  say  based  on  the  type  of  fishing  gear,  the  targeted  species  and  the  different  ICES
subareas and divisions and CECAF areas where effort is deployed.

These fishing effort levels will take into consideration the evolution  of the  fisheries and  the
utilisation of fishing efforts by Member States since 1996 and will be the basis of the future
management of fishing efforts in the Atlantic.

–  C. Measures concerning the capture of pelagic species.

It  is  also  foreseen  to  implement  maximum  effort  ceilings  to  be  deployed  by  Member  State
fleets  for  pelagic  species,  on  the  basis  of  the  fishing  effort  effectively  deployed  during  the
period 1998 to 2002 for the regulated stocks, which was not foreseen in former fishing effort
regime4. The evolution of certain pelagic fisheries requires, in effect, that the level of fishing
effort be limited in order to avoid over-exploitation of these stocks.

–  D. The establishment of conditions to exercise certain fishing activities.

The present proposal foresees the maintenance of the access limitations to the waters of some
outermost  regions  of  the  Community  (Azores,  Canaries,  Madeira).  It  is  planned  that  the
access  of  tuna  fishing  vessels  will  be  excluded,  except  under  common  agreements  between
Spain and Portugal.

The present regime provisionally keeps these access limitations on the basis of the status of
outermost  regions  (Article  292,  paragraph  2  of  the  EC  Treaty)  until  the  assessment  and
definition of new access rules by the Commission during 2003.

–  E. The adaptation of the Fishing Effort Control Regime.

This  proposal  foresees  the  maintenance  of  monitoring  and  control  measures,  previously
established in the Title II bis of the Regulation (EC) No 2847/93. However, certain measures
have been modified to take into consideration the expiry of the access to waters and resources
regimes, established in the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal.

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An alternative approach might have been to limit the number of vessels in the Irish Box for all Member
States.  The  Commission  has  chosen  not  to  follow  this  approach  as  the  conservation  justification  for
particularly restricting fishing effort in this area has not been fully established and it would be difficult
to establish in a short time a technical basis for fixing the number of vessels concerned.

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Given the urgency of the need to create legal certainty, the Commission calls on the Council
to  act  as  soon  as  possible  and  to  request  that  an  urgency  procedure  be  followed  for
consultation of the European Parliament.

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2002/0295 (CNS)

Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION

on the management of the fishing effort relating to certain Community fishing
areas and resources and modifying Regulation (EEC) 2847/93

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular
Article 37 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission5,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament6,

Whereas:

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

Article  4  of  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  3760/92  of  20  December  1992
establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture7 provides that
it  is  the  Council’s  responsibility  to  establish  Community  measures  laying
down  the  conditions  of  access  to  areas  and  resources  and  of  the  pursuit  of
fishing activities.

The regime of access to certain areas and resources defined in the Articles 156
to 166 and 347 to 353 of the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal expires
on  31  December  2002.  Consequently  certain  provisions  of  Council
Regulations (EC) 685/95, on the management of the fishing  effort relating to
certain  Community  fishing  areas  and  resources8,  and  (EC)  No  2027/95,
establishing a system for the management of fishing effort relating to  certain
Community fishing areas and  resources9 need to  be adapted  to the new  legal
situation.

Other  provisions  laid  down  in  these  Regulations,  are  designed  to  establish  a
general  system  for  the  management  of  fishing  effort  in  order  to  prevent  an
increase in fishing effort and are not related to the Act of Accession of Spain
and  Portugal.  Those  provisions  are  important  for  fisheries  management  and
should be maintained.

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OJ C […], p.[…].
OJ C […], p.[…].
OJ No L 389, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1.
OJ No. L 71, 31. 3. 1995, p. 5.
OJ No. L 199, 24. 8. 1995, p.1.

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(4) 

(5) 

(6) 

(7) 

(8) 

In  order  to  ensure  that  there  is  no  increase  in  the  overall  levels  of  existing
fishing effort in the  fisheries, it is necessary to  establish  a  new  fishing  effort
management regime in ICES zones Vb, VI, VII, VIII, IX and X and CECAF
areas  34.1.1,  34.1.2,  and  34.2.0.  This  regime  shall  limit  fishing  effort  on  the
basis of the fishing effort deployed in these fisheries during the period 1998 to
2002.

It  is  the  responsibility  of  flag  Member  States  to  adopt  measures  to  regulate
fishing effort; as a result, it is necessary to ensure transparency and equity of
management and monitoring procedures.

It  is  necessary  for  the  protection  of  the  sensitive  biological  situation  of  the
areas  around  Açores,  Canary  and  Madeira  and  the  preservation  of  the  local
economy  of  these  islands,  to  provisionally  limit  certain  fishing  activities,
namely in the tuna fisheries, pending the assessment of the conditions of these
fishing activities, in the areas defined in the Article 299, paragraph 2 of the EC
Treaty, and covered by the present fishing regime.

As a consequence of the change in the fishing effort management regime it is
necessary  to  make  corresponding  changes  in  the  Title  II  of  the  Council
Regulation (CEE) No 2847/93, establishing a control system applicable to the
CFP10.

For the sake of legal certainty and to avoid the risk of alterations in the current
equilibrium  in  the  areas  and  resources  involved,  as  well  as  to  guarantee  that
the fishing effort deployed is in balance with available resources, it is essential
that the Regulations (EC) No 685/95 and (EC) 2027/95 are replaced.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Chapter I

Scope and definitions

Article I

Scope

1. 

2. 

This Regulation establishes, with effect from 1 January 2003, the criteria and
procedures for a system relating to the management of fishing effort in ICES
division Vb and subareas VI, VII, VIII, IX and X and CECAF areas 34.1.1,
34.1.2, and 34.2.0.

The provisions laid down in Articles 3,  4,  5  and 9 shall  apply to vessels of
over 18 metres in overall length.

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OJ No L 261, 20. 10. 1993, p. 1.

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Article 2

Definitions

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

(a)

(b)

ICES  and  CECAF  zones  are  as  defined  in  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No
3880/91 of 17 December 1991 on the submission of nominal catch statistics
by Member States fishing in the Northeast Atlantic11.

“fishing  effort”  means  the  product  of  the  capacity  and  the  activity  of  a
fishing  vessel;  for  a  group  of  vessels  it  means  the  sum  of  fishing  effort
exerted by each vessel of the group.

Chapter II

Fishing effort management regime

TITLE I

Provisions concerning certain fisheries

Article 3

Measures concerning the catching of demersal species.

Member States shall:

a)

b)

assess the levels of fishing effort exerted, during the period 1998 to 2002, in
each ICES sub-area and division and CECAF area referred in Article 1, with
regard to the demersal fisheries defined in Annex I.

allocate  the  level  of  fishing  effort  assessed  conforming  to  a)  in  each  ICES
sub-area or division or CECAF areas, with regard to the demersal fisheries in
Annex I, taking  into account  the fishing  opportunities available in 2003 for
each ICES sub-area or division or CECAF area.

Article 4

Measures concerning the catching of pelagic species.

Member States shall:

a)

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assess the levels of fishing effort exerted, during the period 1998 to 2002, in
each  ICES  sub-area  and  division  and  CECAF  area  mentioned  in  Article  1,
with regard to the pelagic fisheries defined in Annex II.

OJ  L  365,  31.12.1991,  p.  1.  Regulation  as  amended  by  Commission  Regulation  (EC)  No
1637/2001 (OJ L 222, 17.8.2001, p.20).

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b)

allocate  the  level  of  fishing  effort  assessed  conforming  to  a)  in  each  ICES
sub-area or division or CECAF areas, with regard to the pelagic fisheries in
Annex II, taking into account the fishing opportunities available in 2003 for
each ICES sub-area or division or CECAF area.

Article 5

Fishing vessels equal to or less than 18 metres

The fishing effort of fishing vessels equal to or less than 18 metres in overall length
shall be assessed globally for each fishery.

1.

2.

1.

2.

Article 6

Conditions for certain fishing activities.

The access of vessels fishing for tuna and tuna like species to island waters
under  the  sovereignty  or  jurisdiction  of  Portugal  in  ICES  sub-area  X  and
CECAF  areas  34.1.1,  34.1.2,  and  34.2.0  ,  and  to  island  waters  under  the
sovereignty or jurisdiction of Spain in CECAF 34.1.1, 34.1.2, and 34.2.0 is
limited  to  vessels  registered  in  the  ports  of  the  areas  concerned,  except,
where  appropriate,  in  the  case  of  Community  vessels  engaging  in  these
fishing  activities,  which  involve  the  use  of  traditional  gears  under  a  joint
agreement between Member States.

The Commission shall submit before 31 December 2003 an execution report
on the provisions laid down in paragraph 1 and, if necessary, shall submit to
the Council proposals to adapt these provisions.

TITLE II

General provisions

Article 7

Lists of vessels

The Member States shall establish a list of named fishing vessels flying their
respective  flags  which  are  authorised  to  carry  out  their  fishing  activities  in
the fisheries defined in Annex I and II from 1st January 2003. This list can be
made  up  only  of  vessels  that  can  be  shown  to  have  undertaken  fishing
activity in some of these fisheries between 1998 and 2002.

Member  States  may  subsequently  replace  vessels  entered  on  their  list
provided that the total capacity of vessels using any given fishing gear type
does not increase.

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Article 8

Regulation of fishing effort

1.

2.

3.

4.

The Member States shall take the necessary measures to regulate the fishing
effort where the fishing effort corresponding to free access for fishing vessels
entered  on  the  lists  of  named  vessels  referred  to  in  Article  7  exceeds  the
allocated effort.

Member States may regulate fishing effort by monitoring the activity of their
fleet  and  by  taking  appropriate  action  if  the  level  of  the  fishing  effort
authorised pursuant to Article 10 is about to be reached to ensure that effort
does not exceed the set limits.

Each Member  State shall  issue  special  fishing  permits  for  vessels  flying  its
flag which engage in fishing activities in the fisheries referred to in Annex I
and  II in  accordance  with Council Regulation (EC) No  1627/94  of  27  June
1994 laying down general provisions concerning special fishing permits12.

With regard to the catching of pelagic species, including the highly migratory
species, defined in Annex II, the Member States shall take steps to ensure a
posteriori monitoring of the actual fishing effort.

Article 9

Notification

1.

Member States shall notify the Commission before 31 January 2003:

a) the lists of named vessels referred to in Article 7;

b) the assessment of the fishing effort as described in Articles 3 and 4;

c) the fishing effort regulation measures, as referred to in Article 8.

2.

3.

4.

Member  States  shall  periodically  communicate  to  the  Commission  each
amendment made to the information referred to in paragraph 1.

The  Commission  shall,  in  turn,  forward  the  information  referred  to  in
paragraphs 1 and 2 to all other Member States.

Member States,  when submitting  the  list  of  vessels  referred  to  in  Article  7,
shall highlight those changes that have been made from the last list notified
under  the  article  1  of  the  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  2092  /98  of  30

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OJ No L 171, 6. 7. 1994, p. 7.

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September  1998,  concerning  the  declaration  of  fishing  effort  relating  to
certain Community fishing areas and resources13.

Article 10

Decision making

On  the  basis  of  the  information  referred  to  in  Article  9  and  after  close
consultation with the Member States concerned the Commission shall submit
to  the  Council,  by  30  April  2003  at  the  latest,  a  proposal  for  a  Regulation
fixing  the  maximum  annual  fishing  effort  for  each  Member  State  and  for
each fishery.

The Council shall, by 30 June 2003 at the latest, decide on  this  proposal  in
accordance  with  the  procedure  laid  down  in  Article  8  (4)  of  Regulation
(EEC)  No  3760/92  and  may  adapt  the  conditions  under  Article  6  for
engaging  in fishing  activities which  have been  taken  by  the  Member  States
concerned.

The Regulation, which will be adopted by the Council, may provide for the
adoption  of  implementation  measures,  in  accordance  with  the  procedure
provided  for  in  Article  18  of  Regulation  (EEC)  No  3760/92,  including  the
adjustment,  in  certain  circumstances,  of  the  conditions  for  undertaking
fishing activities.

Should  the  Council  fail  to  decide,  by  31  July  2003  at  the  latest,  the
Commission shall adopt, on the basis of the proposal referred to in paragraph
1,  if  possible  by  31  October  2003  at  the  latest,  in  accordance  with  the
procedure  laid  down  in  Article  18  of  Regulation  (EEC)  No  3760/92,  the
measures  needed  to  ensure  that  each  Member  State  does  not  increase  its
fishing effort beyond their existing level.

If the measures laid down in paragraph 3 are not adopted by the Commission
before  31  December  2003,  the  lists  of  named  fishing  vessels  and,  if
necessary,  the  arrangements  for  regulating  the  fishing  effort  which  are
communicated to the Commission by the Member States shall apply.

Article 11

Adaptations

The maximum fishing effort referred to in Article 10 shall be adapted in view
of  exchanges  of  quota  carried  out  pursuant  to  Article  9  (1)  of  Regulation
(EEC)  No  3760/92  and  reallocations  and/or  deductions  made  pursuant  to

OJ No L 266, 1.10.1998, p. 47.

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1.

2.

3.

4.

1.

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Articles  21  (4),  23  (1)  and  32  (2)  of  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2847/93,  in
conformity  with  paragraph  2  and  pursuant  to  Articles  X  and  Y  of  Council
Regulation  XXX/2002  on  the  conservation  and  sustainable  exploitation  of
fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy.

2.

Where  Member  States  decide  to  exchange  all  or  part  of  the  fishing
opportunities allocated to them, they shall notify the Commission not only of
that exchange expressed in fishing quotas but also expressed in fishing effort
relating thereto as agreed between them.

In the event of reallocations and/or deductions of quotas, the Member States
shall  notify  the  Commission  of  the  fishing  effort  corresponding  to  such
reallocations and/or deductions.

3.

The  Member  States  concerned  shall  adjust  the  maximum  level  of  their
fishing effort corresponding to:

(a) exchanges of quota; and

(b) reallocations and/or deductions.

Chapter III

Control regime

Article 12

Amendments

Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 is amended as follows:

1.

Article 19 a (1) is replaced by the following:

“The provisions of this Title shall apply to Community fishing vessels which
are authorised by Member States in accordance with Articles 3, 4, 6 and 10
of  Council  Regulation  XXX/2003  on  the  management  of  the  fishing  effort
relating  to  certain  Community  fishing  areas  and  resources  and  modifying
Regulation (EEC) 2847/93, to carry out fishing activities in the fishing areas
defined in Annex I and II.”

In Article 19 (g) the words “in the Irish Box for demersal fishing areas” are
deleted.

In Article 19 (h) the words “and in the Irish Box” are deleted.

In Article 19 (i), first indent, the words “and in the Irish Box” are deleted.

In Article 20a (1), the words “and in the Irish Box” are deleted.

In Article 20a (2), the words “and in the Irish Box” are deleted.

In  Article  21a, 

the  first  paragraph 

is  replaced  by 

the  following:

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

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“Each Member State shall determine the date on which the vessels flying its
flag  or  registered  in  its  territory  shall  be  deemed  to  have  reached  the
maximum  fishing  effort  level  in  a  fishing  area  as  laid  down  in  Council
Regulation  XXX/2003  on  the  management  of  the  fishing  effort  relating  to
certain  Community  fishing  areas  and  resources  and  modifying  Regulation
(EEC) 2847/93 referred to in Article 10, paragraph 2 or 3. As from that date,
it shall provisionally prohibit the fishing activities of the said vessels in that
area.  The  Commission  shall  be  notified  forthwith  of  this  measure  and  shall
then inform the other Member States”.

Chapter IV

Final provisions

Article 13

Repeal

1.

2.

The Regulations (CE) No 685 /95 and (CE) No 2027/95 are repealed.

References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this
Regulation,  and  shall  be  read  in  accordance  with  the  correlation  table  in
Annex III.

Article 14

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication
in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels,

For the Council
The President

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ANNEX I

Fishery*

Fishing gear

Target species

ICES or CECAF area

Towed gear

Demersal
species

Vb(1),  VI,  VII,  VIII,  IX,  X  and  CECAF  34.1.1,
34.1.2, 34.2.0

of which

Vb(1),VI

VII

of which :

VIIa

VIIf

VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId

VIIIc,  VIIIe,  IX,  X  and  CECAF  34.1.1,  34.1.2e
34.2.0

of which:

VIIIc, VIIIe, IX (2)

IX (3)

X (3)

CECAF 34.1.1 (2)

CECAF 34.1.2 (2)

CECAF 34.2.0 (2)

CECAF 34.1.1 (3)

CECAF 34.1.2 (3)

CECAF 34.2.0 (3

* Expressed in kw x days in the area
1 Except for waters under the sovereignty/jurisdiction of the Faroes and Iceland.
2 Solely in waters under the sovereignty/jurisdiction of Spain.
3 Solely in waters under the sovereignty/jurisdiction of Portugal.

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Fishery*

Fishing gear

Target species

ICES or CECAF area

Fixed gear

Demersal
species

Vb(1),  VI,  VII,  VIII,  IX,  X  and  CECAF  34.1.1,
34.1.2,34.2.0

of which

Vb(1), VI

VII

of which:

VIIa

VIIf

VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId

VIIIc,  VIIIe,  IX,  X  and  CECAF  34.1.1,  34.1.2e
34.2.0

of which

VIIIc, VIIIe, IX (2)

IX (3)

X (3)

CECAF 34.1.1 (2)

CECAF 34.1.2 (2)

CECAF 34.2.0 (2)

CECAF 34.1.1 (3)

CECAF 34.1.2 (3)

CECAF 34.2.0 (3)

* Expressed in kw x days in the area
1 Except for waters under the sovereignty/jurisdiction of the Faroes and Iceland.
2 Solely in waters under the sovereignty/jurisdiction of Spain.
3 Solely in waters under the sovereignty/jurisdiction of Portugal.

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Fishery*

Fishing gear

Target species

ICES or CECAF area

Towed gear

Deep-water
species

Vb(1),  VI,  VII,  VIII,  IX,  X  and  CECAF  34.1.1,
34.1.2,34.2.0

of which

Vb(1), VI

VII

of which:

VIIa

VIIf

VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId

VIIIc,  VIIIe,  IX,  X  and  CECAF  34.1.1,  34.1.2e
34.2.0

of which

VIIIc, VIIIe, IX (2)

IX (3)

X (3)

CECAF 34.1.1 (2)

CECAF 34.1.2 (2)

CECAF 34.2.0 (2)

CECAF 34.1.1 (3)

CECAF 34.1.2 (3)

CECAF 34.2.0 (3)

* Expressed in kw x days in the area
1 Except for waters under the sovereignty/jurisdiction of the Faroes and Iceland.
2 Solely in waters under the sovereignty/jurisdiction of Spain.
3 Solely in waters under the sovereignty/jurisdiction of Portugal.

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Fishery*

Fishing gear

Target species

ICES or CECAF area

Fixed gear

Deep-water
species

Vb(1),  VI,  VII,  VIII,  IX,  X  and  CECAF  34.1.1,
34.1.2,34.2.0

of which

Vb(1), VI

VII

of which:

VIIa

VIIf

VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId

VIIIc,  VIIIe,  IX,  X  and  CECAF  34.1.1,  34.1.2e
34.2.0

of which

VIIIc, VIIIe, IX (2)

IX (3)

X (3)

CECAF 34.1.1 (2)

CECAF 34.1.2 (2)

CECAF 34.2.0 (2)

CECAF 34.1.1 (3)

CECAF 34.1.2 (3)

CECAF 34.2.0 (3)

* Expressed in kw x days in the area
1 Except for waters under the sovereignty/jurisdiction of the Faroes and Iceland.
2 Solely in waters under the sovereignty/jurisdiction of Spain.
3 Solely in waters under the sovereignty/jurisdiction of Portugal.

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Fishery*

Fishing gear

Target species

ICES or CECAF area

Fixed gear

Edible 
crab
and spider crab

Vb(1),  VI,  VII,  VIII,  IX,  X  and  CECAF  34.1.1,
34.1.2,34.2.0

of which

Vb(1),VI

VII

of which:

VIIa

VIIf

VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId

VIIIc,  VIIIe,  IX,  X  and  CECAF  34.1.1,  34.1.2e
34.2.0

of which

VIIIc, VIIIe, IX (2)

IX (3)

X (3)

CECAF 34.1.1 (2)

CECAF 34.1.2 (2)

CECAF 34.2.0 (2)

CECAF 34.1.1 (3)

CECAF 34.1.2 (3)

CECAF 34.2.0 (3)

* Expressed in kw x days in the area
1 Except for waters under the sovereignty/jurisdiction of the Faroes and Iceland.
2 Solely in waters under the sovereignty/jurisdiction of Spain.
3 Solely in waters under the sovereignty/jurisdiction of Portugal.

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Fishery*

Fishing gear

Target species

ICES or CECAF area

Towed gear

Scallop

Vb(1),  VI,  VII,  VIII,  IX,  X  and  CECAF  34.1.1,
34.1.2,34.2.0

of which

Vb(1), VI

VII

of which:

VIIa

VIIf

VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId

VIIIc,  VIIIe,  IX,  X  and  CECAF  34.1.1,  34.1.2e
34.2.0

of which

VIIIc, VIIIe, IX (2)
IX (3)
X (3)
CECAF 34.1.1 (2)
CECAF 34.1.2 (2)
CECAF 34.2.0 (2)
CECAF 34.1.1 (3)
CECAF 34.1.2 (3)
CECAF 34.2.0 (3)

* Expressed in kw x days in the area
1 Except for waters under the sovereignty/jurisdiction of the Faroes and Iceland.
2 Solely in waters under the sovereignty/jurisdiction of Spain.
3 Solely in waters under the sovereignty/jurisdiction of Portugal.

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ANNEX II

Fishery*

Fishing gear

Target species

ICES area
unless otherwise indicated

Purse seine, pelagic trawl,
small-meshed driftnet

Pelagic fish except :

Vb(1), VI

Ray’s bream, shark, tuna and
highly migratory species

VII

VIIa

VIIf

of which

VIIIabd

VIIIce, IX, X, CECAF

34.1.1, 34.1.2 and 34.2.0

of which

VIIIce, IX(3)

IX(2)

X(2)

CECAF
34.1.1(2)
34.1.2(2)
34.2.0(2)

CECAF
34.1.1(3)
34.1.2(3)
34.2.0(3)

* Expressed in kw x days in the area.
1 Except waters under the sovereignty and/or jurisdiction of the Faroe Islands and Iceland.
2 Solely in waters under the sovereignty/jurisdiction of Spain.
3 Solely in waters under the sovereignty/jurisdiction of Portugal.

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Surface longline

Ray’s bream, shark, tuna and highly
migratory species

Vb (1), VI

VII

of which

VIIa

VIIf

VIIIabd

VIIIce, IX, X, CECAF

34.1.1, 34.1.2 and 34.2.0

of which: VIIIce, IX(3)

IX(2)

X (2)

CECAF

34.1.1(2)

34.1.2 (2)

34.2.0 (2)

CECAF

34.1.1 (3)

34.1.2 (3)

34.2.0 (3)

(1) Except waters under the sovereignty and/or jurisdiction of the Faroe Islands and Iceland.
(2) Solely in waters under the sovereignty and or jurisdiction of Spain.
(3) Solely in waters under the sovereignty and or jurisdiction of Portugal.

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Fishing gear

Target species

Fishery(cid:1)

ICES area
unless otherwise
indicated

Fishing  gears  other  than
longline

Tuna and highly migratory species

Vb (1), VI

VII

of which

VIIa

VIIf

VIIIabd

VIIIce, IX, X, CECAF

34.1.1, 34.1.2 and 34.2.0

of which: VIIIce,

IX(3)

IX(2)

X (2)

CECAF

34.1.1(2)

34.1.2 (2)

34.2.0 (2)

CECAF

34.1.1 (3)

34.1.2 (3)

34.2.0 (3)

(cid:1) Expressed in kw x days in the area.
1 Except waters under the sovereignty and/or jurisdiction of the Faroe Islands and Iceland.
2 Solely in waters under the sovereignty and or jurisdiction of Spain.
3 Solely in waters under the sovereignty and or jurisdiction of Portugal.

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ANNEX III

Table of correspondences (to be completed later)

Regulation (CE) No 685/95

This regulation

Article 1

Article 2

Article 3

Article 4

Article 5

Article 6

Article 7

Article 8

Article 9

Article 10

Article 11

Article 12

Article 13

Annex I

Article 1

Article 7

Article 3

Article 4

Article 9

Article 10

 -

 -

Articles 1 and 11

 -

 -

 -

Article 14

Annex I and II

Regulation (CE) No 2027/95

This regulation

Article 1

Article 2

Article 3

Article 4

Article 5

Annex I

 -

 -

Article 11

 -

Article 14

Annex I and II

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