Commission Regulation (EC) No 762/2004 of 23 April 2004 adapting certain fish quotas for 2004 pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and quotas (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2004-04-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: authorised catch, catch quota, common fisheries policy, conservation of fish stocks, fishery management, fishery resources

L 120/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

24.4.2004

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 762/2004

of 23 April 2004

adapting certain fish quotas for 2004 pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 introducing
additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and quotas

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20
December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploita-
tion of
the Common Fisheries
Policy (1), and in particular Article 23(4) thereof,

resources under

fisheries

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 of 6 May
1996 introducing
year-to-year
management of TACs and quotas (2), and in particular Articles
3(3), 4(2) and 5,

conditions

additional

for

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Council Regulation (EC) No 2340/2002 of 16 December
2002 fixing for 2003 and 2004 the fishing opportu-
nities for deep-sea fish stocks (3) and Council Regulation
(EC) No 2341/2002 of 20 December 2002 fixing for
2003 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions
for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applic-
able in Community waters and, for Community vessels,
in waters where catch limitations are required (4), specify
which stocks may be subject to the measures provided
for by Regulation (EC) No 847/96.

Regulation (EC) No 2340/2002 and Council Regulation
(EC) No 2287/2003 of 19 December 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 (5) fix quotas
for certain stocks for 2004.

to
Certain Member States have requested, pursuant
Regulation (EC) No 847/96, that part of their quotas be
transferred to the following year. Within the limits indi-
cated in that Regulation, the quantities withheld should
be added to the quota for 2004.

(1) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.
(2) OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 356, 31.12.2002, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 356, 31.12.2002, p. 12. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2192/2003 (OJ L 328, 17.12.2003, p. 1).

(5) OJ L 344, 31.12.2003, p. 1.

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

Regulation (EC) No 847/96 provides that deductions
from national quotas for 2004 should be made at a level
equivalent to the quantity fished in excess. Those deduc-
tions shall be applied taking into account also the
specific provisions governing stocks falling within the
scope of Regional Fisheries Organisations.

Regulation (EC) No 847/96 also provides that weighted
deductions from national quotas for 2004 should be
made in the case of overfishing of permitted landings in
2003 for certain stocks identified in Regulation (EC) No
2340/2002 and in Regulation (EC) No 2341/2002.

Certain Member States have requested, pursuant
to
Regulation (EC) No 847/96, permission to land addi-
certain stocks. Those
tional quantities of
fish of
should however be
exceeding permitted landings
deducted from their quotas for 2004.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Fish-
eries and Aquaculture,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The quotas fixed in Regulation (EC) No 2340/2002 and in
Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 are increased as shown in
Annex I or reduced as shown in Annex II.

Article 2

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

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Official Journal of the European Union

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

Done at Brussels, 23 April 2004.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

Country

Stock

Penalties
2003 (*)

Species

Zone

Margin

Adapted
quantity
2003

Catches
2003

Adapted
quantity %

Transfers
2004

Deduc-
tions 2004

ANNEX I

TRANSFERS ON TO 2004 QUOTAS

Anglerfish

VII

Anglerfish

VIIIa,b,d,e

Megrims

VII

Megrims

VIIIa,b,d,e

Sole

Sole

Sole

Sole

II, North Sea

VIIa

VIId

VIIf,g

Horse Mackerel

Vb (EC), VI, VII, VIIIabde, XII,
XIV

Sole

Sole

II, North Sea

Skagerrak and Kattegat, IIIbcd
(EC)

Initial
quantity
2003

1 461

0

387

0

1 321

499

1 454

775

9 428

1 057

17

934

116

164

17

920,1

98,5

13,9

108,6

93,6

164,2

100,1

0,6

3,5

7,4

0

1,7

1 588

1 538,1

96,9

49,9

1 606

1 267,1

78,9

160,6

729

689,2

94,5

15 824

15 773,3

99,7

39,8

50,7

940

744,4

79,2

94

19

17,3

91,1

1,7

688

694,9

101,0

0

– 6,9

394

387

Horse Mackerel

Vb (EC), VI, VII, VIIIabde, XII,
XIV

11 796

13 111

10 866,1

82,9

1 311,1

Roundnose Grena-
dier

(EC + waters not under

III
jurisd. TC)

1 769

1 699

1 210,4

71,2

169,9

Common Sole

II, North Sea

Common Sole

Skagerrak and Kattegat, IIIbcd
(EC)

604

291

60

29

766

294

712

93,0

54,0

297,7

101,3

0

– 3,7

Anchovy

Anglerfish

VIII

VII

29 700

581

22 692

2 904,5

12,8

2 269,2

0

29 700

31 969

1 815

1 912,4

105,4

0

– 97,4

768

671

Initial
quantity
2004

Revised
quantity
2004

1 931

1 945

0

7

– 0,2

489

489

0

0

0

2

1 417

1 467

1 588

1 749

656

696

9 564

9 615

1 133

1 227

25

27

11 966

13 277

1 769

1 939

588

407

642

403

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

L

1
2
0
/
1
0

E
N

O

f
f
i
c
i
a
l

J
o
u
r
n
a
l

o
f

t
h
e

E
u
r
o
p
e
a
n
U
n
o
n

i

.

.

2
4
4
2
0
0
4

BE

BE

BE

BE

BE

BE

ANF/07

ANF/8ABDE

LEZ/07

LEZ/8ABDE

SOL/24

SOL/07A

BEL

SOL/07D

BE

DE

DE

DE

DK

DK

DK

DK

ES

ES

SOL/7FG

JAX/578/14

SOL/24

SOL/3A/BCD

JAX/578/14

RNG/03-

SOL/24

SOL/3A/BCD

ANE/08

ANF/07

n

n

n

n

y

y

y

y

n

y

n

n

n

y

n

n

n

Country

Stock

Penalties
2003 (*)

Species

Zone

Margin

Adapted
quantity
2003

Catches
2003

Adapted
quantity %

Transfers
2004

Deduc-
tions 2004

Initial
quantity
2003

3 332

29 587

4 301

921

2 215

3 300

5 220

111

2 843

16

Anglerfish

VIIIc, IX, X

Horse Mackerel

VIIIc, IX

Megrims

Megrims

Megrims

Anchovy

Megrims

Megrims

VII

VIIIabde

VIIIc, IX, X

VIII

VIIIc, IX, X

VIIIc, IX, X

Anglerfish

VII

Herring

VIIg,h,j,k

Horse Mackerel

Vb (EC), VI, VII, VIIIabde, XII,
XIV

12 751

Megrims

VII

Sole

Sole

Sole

Sole

Herring

Herring

II, North Sea

VIIa

VIId

VIIfg

VIaS, VIIbc

VIIghjk

2 055

679

224

1 038

349

1 273

802

Horse Mackerel

Vb (EC), VI, VII, VIIIabde, XII,
XIV

44 981

ES

ES

ES

ES

ES

FR

FR

FR

UK

UK

UK

UK

UK

UK

UK

UK

NL

NL

NL

NL

NL

ANF/8C3411

JAX/8C9

LEZ/07

LEZ/8ABDE

LEZ/8C3411

ANE/08

LEZ/07

LEZ/8C3411

ANF/07

HER/7GK

JAX/578/14

LEZ/07

SOL/24

SOL/07A

SOL/07D

SOL/7FG

HER/6AS7BC

HER/7GK.

JAX/578/14

SOL/24.

SOL/3A/BCD

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

n

y

y

y

y

n

n

n

y

n

3 604

1 882,5

33 046

29 085,1

7 585

7 468,9

989

114,8

2 525

785

13 530

5 736

3 076

2 647

102

5,5

3 516

3 227,1

16

13,8

7 555

6 930,7

2 265

1 778,1

827

242

765

220

1 147

1 111,6

350

667

949

341,6

657,3

931

53 369

51 772,2

52,2

88,0

98,5

11,6

31,1

42,4

86,1

5,4

91,8

86,3

91,7

78,5

92,5

90,9

96,9

97,6

98,5

98,1

97,0

96,4

18,5

360,4

3 304,6

116,1

98,9

252,5

1 353

307,6

10,2

288,9

1,6

624,3

226,5

62

22

35,4

8,4

9,7

18

1 596,8

468,2

1,3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sole

Sole

II, North Sea

11 925

13 115

12 646,8

Skagerrak,Kattegat, IIIb,c,d (EC)

28

13

2,4

(*) Annex III to Council Regulation (EC) No 2341/2002 (847/96 — Deductions of Article 5(2)).

.

.

2
4
4
2
0
0
4

Initial
quantity
2004

Revised
quantity
2004

1 917

2 277

29 587

32 892

5 430

5 546

E
N

1 163

1 262

1 233

1 486

3 300

4 653

6 589

6 897

62

72

3 759

4 048

16

18

12 935

13 559

2 595

2 822

729

178

791

200

1 135

1 170

295

303

1 273

1 283

802

820

45 631

47 228

12 790

13 258

42

43

O

f
f
i
c
i
a
l

J
o
u
r
n
a
l

o
f

t
h
e

E
u
r
o
p
e
a
n
U
n
o
n

i

L

1
2
0
/
1
1

ANNEX II

DEDUCTIONS FROM 2004 QUOTAS

Country

Species

Area

Species Name

Zone

Penalties

Adapted
quantitiy
2003

Margin

Total
adapted
quantitiy
2003

Catches
2003

%

Deduc-
tions

Initial
quantitiy
2004

Revised
quantitiy
2004

BE

BE

BE

BE

COD

7X7A34 Atlantic cod

VIIb, c, d, e, f, g, h, j, k,VIII,IX,X;CO-
PACE 34.1.1 1

PLE

07A.

European plaice

ICES division VIIa — Irish Sea

SOL

07A.

Common sole

ICES division VIIa — Irish Sea

SOL

7HJK.

Common sole

VIIh, j, k

DE

COD

1N2AB-

Atlantic cod

Norway zone ( North of 62° N ): I, IIa,
b

DE

DK

DK

ES

ES

ES

ES

ES

LIN

1/2-

Ling

I, II 1, 2

SOL (*)

3A/BCD Common sole

IIIa; IIIb,c, d 1

SOL (*)

24

Common sole

Iia 1, IV 1

ANF

07.

Anglerfishes nei

ICES sub-area VII — Irish Sea, West of
Ireland, Porcupine Bank, Eastern and
Bristol
English Channel,
Western
and
Channel,
Celtic
South,and South-West of
Ireland —
East and West

Sea North

BLI

67-

Blue ling

VI, VII, 1, 2

BSF

56712-

Black scabbardfish

V,VI, VII, XII 1, 2

JAX (*)

578/14

Jack and horse mackerels
nei

Vb1, VI, VII, VIIIa,b, d, e, XII, XIV

USK

567-

Tusk(=Cusk)

V, VI, VII, 1, 2

y

n

y

n

n

y

n

n

n

y

y

n

y

162

636

688

136

1 965

25

265

706

1 815

162

185

2 541

41

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

162

163

100,6

– 1

242

241

636

643,8

101,2

– 7,8

34

26

688

694,9

101,0

– 6,9

394

387

136

146,4

107,6

– 10,4

32

22

1 965

1 978,5

100,7

– 13,5

2 431

2 418

25

38,9

155,6

– 13,9

10

– 4

265

297,7

112,3

– 32,7

436

403

706

712

100,8

– 6

648

642

1 815

1 912,4

105,4

– 97,4

768

671

162

288,8

178,3

– 159,7

122

– 38

185

189

102,2

– 4

185

181

2 541

3 736

147,0

– 1 195

13 062

11 867

41

55,9

136,3

– 14,9

35

20

L

1
2
0
/
1
2

E
N

O

f
f
i
c
i
a
l

J
o
u
r
n
a
l

o
f

t
h
e

E
u
r
o
p
e
a
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U
n
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n

i

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2
4
4
2
0
0
4

Country

Species

Area

Species Name

Zone

Penalties

FR

IE

NL

NL

NL

BLI

ANF

ANF

HER

HER

245-

Blue ling

II, IV, V 1, 2

561214

Anglerfishes nei

Vb 1, VI, XII, XIV

07.

Anglerfishes nei

ICES sub-area VII — Irish Sea, West of
Ireland, Porcupine Bank, Eastern and
Bristol
English Channel,
Western
and
Channel,
Celtic
South,and South-West of
Ireland —
East and West

Sea North

4AB.

Atlantic herring

4CXB7D Atlantic herring

IV a, IV b

IVc, VIId

y

n

n

n

n

(*) Stock for which additional landings of quota were requested (Article 3(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 8471/1996).

Adapted
quantitiy
2003

Margin

87

346

16

45 815

32 118

0

0

0

0

0

Total
adapted
quantitiy
2003

87

346

16

Catches
2003

%

Deduc-
tions

Initial
quantitiy
2004

Revised
quantitiy
2004

90,9

104,5

355,2

102,7

20,5

128,1

– 3,9

– 9,2

– 4,5

61

318

250

57

309

246

45 815

46 246,2

100,9

– 431,2

50 068

49 637

32 118

33 538,2

104,4

– 1 420,2

30 621

29 201

.

.

2
4
4
2
0
0
4

E
N

O

f
f
i
c
i
a
l

J
o
u
r
n
a
l

o
f

t
h
e

E
u
r
o
p
e
a
n
U
n
o
n

i

L

1
2
0
/
1
3