Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2006 of 20 November 2006 amending Regulations (EC) No 51/2006 and (EC) No 2270/2004, as regards fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks
Date: 2006-11-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU waters, authorised catch, conservation of fish stocks, fishery management, fishing controls, fishing regulations

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1782/2006

of 20 November 2006

amending Regulations (EC) No 51/2006 and (EC) No 2270/2004, as regards fishing opportunities and
associated conditions for certain fish stocks

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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 exploi-
tation of
the common fisheries
policy (1), and in particular Article 20 thereof,

fisheries resources under

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 423/2004 of
26 February 2004 establishing measures for the recovery of cod
stocks (2), and in particular Article 8 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

By Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 (3) the Council fixed for
2006 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions
for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, appli-
cable in Community waters and, for Community vessels,
in waters where catch limitations are required.

A prohibition to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship
or to land Basking Shark and White Shark in all EC,
non-EC and international waters should be introduced in
the light of international obligations to conserve and pro-
tect these species underpinned by, inter alia, the Conven-
tion on Migratory Species and the Convention on
International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna
and Flora.

Given the current level of catches of whiting in the indus-
trial fisheries in the North Sea, a substantial part of the
by-catch allowance of whiting can be made available to
the human consumption quota for whiting in the North
Sea without increasing the total overall catch possibilities.

Pursuant to consultations between the Community and
Iceland on 20 February 2006 an arrangement was reached
on quotas for Icelandic vessels to be fished from the Com-
munity quota allocated under its Agreement with the Gov-
ernment of Denmark and the local Government of
Greenland by 30 April 2006, and for Community vessels

fishing for redfish in the Icelandic Exclusive Economic
Zone to be fished between July and December. This
arrangement should be incorporated into the Community
legal order.

The definition of ‘days present within an area’ as regards
fishing effort for vessels in the context of the recovery of
certain stocks should be clarified to ensure the correct
application of fishing effort limitations.

The presentation of the use of certain types of fishing gear
without special conditions in respect of the maximum
days during which a vessel may be present in an area in
the context of the recovery of certain stocks should be
revised.

There should be an incentive for vessels operating under
a system of automatic suspension licenses to use more
selective gear in the North Sea. This should be reflected as
regards the number of allocated days present within an
area.

It is necessary to clarify that when more than one group-
ing of fishing gear is used during the year, none of those
gears may be deployed if the total number of days spent
at sea already exceeds the number of days laid down for
that gear.

Vessels fishing in the context of the recovery of Western
Channel Sole stocks should be able to benefit from the
derogation as regards the maximum number of fishing
days under special conditions. Those rules should there-
fore be clarified.

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

The modification of the definition of days present within
an area makes it necessary to clarify the derogation apply-
ing to hailing requirements as regards fishing effort for
vessels fishing in the context of the recovery of Western
Channel Sole stocks.

(1) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.
(2) OJ L 70, 9.3.2004, p. 8.
(3) OJ L 16, 20.1.2006, p. 1, as last amended by Commission Regula-

tion (EC) No 1642/2006 (OJ L 308, 8.11.2006, p. 5).

(11)

Poland is entitled to a herring quota in zones I and II in
accordance with Annex XII to the 2003 Act of Accession.
This should be reflected as regards quantitative limitations
of licences and fishing permits.

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(12)

Some drafting improvements should be made.

(4)

in Article 10, the following subparagraph shall be added:

(13)

(14)

By Regulation (EC) No 2270/2004 (1) the Council fixed
for 2005 and 2006 the fishing opportunities for Commu-
nity fishing vessels for certain deep-sea stocks.

‘Fishing by Community vessels in waters under the jurisdic-
tion of Iceland shall be limited to the area defined by straight
lines sequentially connecting the following coordinates:

Pursuant to consultations between the Community and
Norway on 31 January 2006 and based on scientific
advice, the fishery for roundnose grenadier in zone III,
including Norwegian waters, should be restricted to the
average catch in the period from 1996 to 2003. This
restriction should be incorporated in Regulation (EC)
No 2270/2004.

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,

(15)

Regulations (EC) No 51/2006 and (EC) No 2270/2004
should therefore be amended accordingly,

4. 63° 03’ N and 21° 00’ W from there 180° 00’ S;

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 51/2006

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,

Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 is hereby amended as follows:

4. 64° 00’ N and 12° 30’ W,

(1)

the following paragraph shall be added to Article 5:

5. 63° 53’ N and 13° 30’ W,

6. 63° 36’ N and 14° 30’ W,

‘8.

It shall be prohibited for Community vessels to fish for,
to retain on board, to tranship and to land the follow-
ing species in all Community and non-Community
waters:

7. 63° 10’ N and 17° 00’ W from there 180° 00’ S.’;

(5) Article 13 shall be replaced by the following:

— Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus),

— White shark (Carcharodon carcharias).’;

‘Article 13

Authorisation

(2)

in Article 7(1) the second indent shall be replaced by the
following:

‘— Annex IIB shall apply for the management of hake and
nephrops in ICES Divisions VIIIc and IXa with the
exception of Gulf of Cadiz.’;

(3)

in Article 7(1) the fourth indent shall be replaced by the
following:

‘— Annex IID shall apply for the management of sandeel
stocks in ICES Divisions IIa (EC waters), IIIa and Sub-
area IV’;

and fishing vessels

Fishing vessels flying the flag of Barbados, Guyana,
1.
Japan, South Korea, Norway, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
or Venezuela
registered in the
Faroe Islands shall be authorised to make catches in Com-
munity waters, within the catch limits set out in Annex I
and subject to the conditions provided for in Articles 14,
15 and 16 and 19 to 25.

2.
It shall be prohibited for third-country fishing vessels
to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship and to land the
following species in all Community waters:

— Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus),

— White shark (Carcharodon carcharias).’;

(1) OJ L 396, 31.12.2004, p. 4, as last amended by Commission Regu-

lation (EC) No 742/2006 (OJ L 130, 18.5.2006, p. 7).

(6) Annexes IA, IB, IIA, IIB, IIC and IV shall be amended in
accordance with the text appearing in Annex I to this
Regulation.

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Article 2

Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 2270/2004

Article 3

Entry into force

The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2270/2004 shall be amended
in accordance with the text appearing in Annex II to this
Regulation.

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

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

Done at Brussels, 20 November 2006.

For the Council
The President
J. KORKEAOJA

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ANNEX I

The Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 are amended as follows:

(1)

in Annex IA:

(a) The entry concerning the species Basking shark in EC waters of zones IV, VI and VII is shall be deleted.

(b) The entry concerning the species whiting in zones IIa (EC waters) and IV shall be replaced by the following:

‘Species:

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

France

The Netherlands

Sweden

United Kingdom

EC

Norway

TAC

whiting
Merlangius merlangus

Zone:

IIa (EC waters), IV
WHG/2AC4.

Precautionary TAC.
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not
apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not
apply.
Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

594

2 568

668

3 860

1 484

3

10 243

19 420

2 380

23 800

(1)

(2)

(1) Excluding an estimated 2 000 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.

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/*04N–)

EC

14 512’

(2)

in Annex IB:

(a) The entry concerning the species Capelin in zone V, XIV (Greenland waters) shall be replaced by the following:

‘Species:

All Member States

EC

TAC

Capelin
Mallotus villosus

Zone: V, XIV (Greenland waters)

CAP/514GRN

0

16 170

(1) (2)

Not relevant

(1) Of which 16 170 tonnes are allocated to Iceland.
(2) To be fished before 30 April 2006.’

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(b) The entry concerning the species Redfish in zone Va (Icelandic waters) shall be replaced by the following:

‘Species:

Belgium

Germany

France

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

Redfish
Sebastes spp.

Zone:

Va (Icelandic waters)
RED/05A-IS

100

1 690

50

1 160

3 000

(1) (2)

(1) (2)

(1) (2)

(1) (2)

(1) (2)

Not relevant

(1) Including unavoidable by-catches (cod not allowed).
(2) To be fished between July and December.’

(3)

in Annex IIA:

(a)

Point 3 shall be replaced by the following:

‘3. Definition of days present within an area

For the purpose of this Annex, a day present within an area shall be any continuous period of 24 hours (or
part thereof) during which a vessel is present within the geographical area defined in point 2 and absent
from port. The time from which the continuous period is measured is at the discretion of the Member
State whose flag is flown by the vessel concerned.’;

(b)

Point 8.1.(i) shall be replaced by the following:

‘(i) The vessel shall have been present in the area in the year 2003, 2004 or 2005 with fishing gear on board
referred to in point 4.b. In 2006 the quantities of cod retained on board shall represent less than 5 % of the
total landings of all species made by the vessel according to the landings in live weight recorded in the
Community logbook. During a management period when a vessel is making use of this provision the ves-
sel may not at any time carry on board fishing gear other than that specified in points 4.b.iii or 4.b.iv.’;

(c)

Point 13, Table I shall be replaced by the following:

Maximum days a vessel may be present in 2006 within an area by fishing gear

‘TABLE I

Gear
group
Point 4

Special
condi-
tion
Point 8

Denomination (1)

2.1.a
Kattegat

Areas as defined in point:

2.1.b
1 — Skaggerak
2 — II, IVa,b,c
3 — VIId

1

2

3

2.1.c
VIIa

2.1.d
VIa

4.a.i

4.a.ii

4.a.iii

4.a.iv

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size ≥ 16 and < 32 mm

228 (2)

228 (2)

228

228

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size ≥ 70 and < 90 mm

n.r.

n.r.

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size ≥ 90 and < 100 mm

103

103

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size ≥ 100 and < 120 mm

103

227

227

227

227

227

227

103

114

91

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Special
condi-
tion
Point 8

Gear
group
Point 4

4.a.v

Denomination (1)

2.1.a
Kattegat

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size ≥ 120 mm

103

Areas as defined in point:

2.1.b
1 — Skaggerak
2 — II, IVa,b,c
3 — VIId

1

2

103

3

2.1.c
VIIa

2.1.d
VIa

114

91

4.a.iii

8.1.a

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size ≥ 90 and < 100 mm with a
120 mm square mesh window

137

137

227

227

227

4.a.iv

8.1.a

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size ≥ 100 and < 120 mm with a
120 mm square mesh window

137

137

103

114

91

4.a.v

8.1.a

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size ≥ 120 mm with a 120 mm
square mesh window

137

137

103

114

91

4.a.v

8.1.j

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size ≥ 120 mm with a 140 mm
square mesh window

149

149

115

126

103

4.a.ii

8.1.b

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size ≥ 70 and < 90 mm complying
with the conditions laid down in
Appendix 2

Unlim-
ited

Unlimited

Unl.

Unl.

4.a.iii

8.1.b

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size ≥ 90and < 100 mm complying
with the conditions laid down in
Appendix 2

Unlim-
ited

Unlimited

Unl.

Unl.

4.a.iv

8.1.c

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size ≥ 100 and < 120 mm track
records shall represent less than 5 %
of cod

148

148

148

148

4.a.v

8.1.c

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size ≥ 120 mm track records shall
represent less than 5 % of cod

160

160

160

160

4.a.iv

8.1.k

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size ≥ 100 and < 120 mm track
records shall represent less than 5 %
of cod and more than 60 % of pla-
ice

4.a.v

8.1.k

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size ≥ 120 mm track records shall
represent less than 5 % of cod and
more than 60 % of plaice

4.a.v

8.1.h

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size ≥ 120 mm operating under a
system of automatic suspension of
fishing licences

n.r.

n.r.

166

n.r.

n.r.

n.r.

178

n.r.

115

115

126

103

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Gear
group
Point 4

Special
condi-
tion
Point 8

4.a.ii

8.1.d

Denomination (1)

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size ≥ 70 and < 90 mm track
records represent less than 5 % of
cod, sole and plaice

Areas as defined in point:

2.1.b
1 — Skaggerak
2 — II, IVa,b,c
3 — VIId

1

2

280

3

2.1.a
Kattegat

280

2.1.c
VIIa

2.1.d
VIa

280

280

4.a.iii

8.1.d

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size ≥ 90 and < 100 mm track
records represent less than 5 % of
cod, sole and plaice

Unlim-
ited

Unl.

280

280

280

4.a.iv

8.1.d

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size ≥ 100 and < 120 mm track
records represent less than 5 % of
cod, sole and plaice

Unlim-
ited

Unlimited

Unl.

Unl.

4.a.v

8.1.d

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size > 120 mm track records repre-
sent less than 5 % of cod, sole and
plaice

Unlim-
ited

Unlimited

Unl.

Unl.

4.a.v

8.1.h

8.1.j

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size > 120 mm with a 140 mm
square mesh window and operating
under a system of automatic sus-
pension of fishing licenses

n.r.

n.r.

127

138

115

4.b.i

4.b.ii

4.b.iii

4.b.iv

Beam trawls with mesh size ≥ 80
and < 90 mm

n.r.

143 (2)

Unl.

143

143 (2)

Beam trawls with mesh size ≥ 90
and < 100 mm

n.r.

143 (2)

Unl.

143

143 (2)

Beam trawls with mesh size ≥ 100
and < 120 mm

n.r.

143

Unl.

143

143

Beam trawls with mesh size
≥ 120 mm

n.r.

143

Unl.

143

143

4.b.iii

8.1.c

Beam trawls with mesh size ≥ 100
and < 120 mm track records shall
represent less than 5 % of cod

n.r.

155

Unl.

155

155

4.b.iii

8.1.i

Beam trawls with mesh size ≥ 100
and < 120mm for vessels having
used beam trawls in 2003, 2004
or 2005

n.r.

155

Unl.

155

155

4.b.iv

8.1.c

Beam trawls with mesh size
≥ 120 mm track records shall repre-
sent less than 5 % of cod

n.r.

155

Unl.

155

155

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Gear
group
Point 4

Special
condi-
tion
Point 8

4.b.iv

8.1.i

4.b.iv

8.1.e

Denomination (1)

2.1.a
Kattegat

Areas as defined in point:

2.1.b
1 — Skaggerak
2 — II, IVa,b,c
3 — VIId

1

2

3

2.1.c
VIIa

2.1.d
VIa

Beam trawls with mesh size
≥ 120 mm for vessels having used
beam in 2003, 2004 or 2005

Beam trawls with mesh size
≥ 120 mm track records shall repre-
sent less than 5 % of cod and more
than 60 % of plaice

n.r.

155

Unl.

155

155

n.r.

155

Unl.

155

155

4.c.i

4.c.ii

4.c.iii

4.d

Gillnets and entangling nets with
mesh sizes:

140

— < 110 mm

— ≥ 110 mm and < 220 mm

— ≥ 220 mm

and trammel nets

140

140

140

4.c.iii

8.1.f

4.d

8.1.g

Gillnets and entangling nets with
mesh size ≥ 220 mm track records
shall represent less than 5 % of cod
and more than 5 % of turbot and
lumpsucker

Trammel nets with mesh size
< 110 mm. The vessel shall be
absent from the port no more than
24 h

162

140

162

140

140

140

140

140

205

140

140

4.e

Long-lines

173

173

173

173

(1) Only the denominations in points 4 and 8 are used.
(2) Application of Regulation (EC) No 850/98 where restrictions exist.
n.r. means non relevant.’

(d)

Point 14.3 shall be replaced by the following:

‘14.3. For the purposes of this Annex and referring to the areas defined in point 2 and the groupings of fishing

gears defined in point 4, the following transfer groups shall be defined:

(a)

grouping of fishing gears 4.a.i within any area;

(b)

groupings of fishing gears 4.a.ii within any area and 4.a.iii in Area IV, Divisions IIa (EC waters) VIa,
VIIa and VIId;

(c)

groupings of fishing gears 4.a.iii in Kattegat and Skagerak, 4.a.iv and 4.a.v within any area;

(d)

groupings of fishing gears 4.b.i, 4.b.ii, 4.b.iii, and 4.b.iv within any area;

(e)

groupings of fishing gears 4.c.i, 4.c.ii, 4.c.iii and 4.d within any area;

(f)

grouping of fishing gears 4.e within any area.’;

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(e)

Point 14.6 shall be replaced by the following:

‘14.6. On request from the Commission, Member States shall provide information on the transfers that have
taken place. With the purpose of making this information available to the Commission, a detailed format
of spreadsheet may be adopted, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regula-
tion (EC) No 2371/2002.’;

(f)

Point 17.2 shall be replaced by the following:

‘17.2. Whenever the master of a vessel or his representative notifies the use of more than one of the groupings
of fishing gears defined under point 4, the total number of days available during the year shall be no
more than the arithmetic mean of the days corresponding to each gear grouping in accordance with
Table I, rounded down to the nearest whole day.’;

(g)

the following points shall be inserted:

‘17.2.a. If one of the gear groupings notified has no limitation in number of days, then the total number of

days available during the year for this particular gear grouping shall remain unlimited.

17.2.b. At any moment, a vessel may use one of the gear groupings notified, which have a limited number of
days, subject to the condition that the total number of days spent fishing with whichever gear grouping
since the beginning of the year shall be:

(a)

no more than the number of days available under point 17.2;

and

(b) no more than the number of days that would be allocated if that gear was used in isolation in

accordance with Table I.

17.2.c. Whenever a Member State chooses to divide the days into management periods in accordance with
point 9, the conditions of points 17.2, 17.2.a. and 17.2.b. shall apply mutatis mutandis for each future
management period. If a Member State has chosen one management period of the duration of a year,
the conditions of points 17.2.a. and 17.2.b. shall not apply.’;

(h)

Point 17.4 shall be replaced by the following:

‘17.4. Inspection and surveillance at sea and in port by the competent authorities shall be undertaken for veri-
fication of compliance with the requirements referred to in point 17.3. Any vessel found not to be com-
plying with these requirements shall with immediate effect no longer be permitted to use more than one
grouping of fishing gears.’;

(i)

Point 25 shall be replaced by the following:

‘25. Communication of relevant data

25.1. On request from the Commission, Members States shall make available to it a spreadsheet with the data
referred to in point 24 in the format specified in Tables II and III by sending it to the appropriate elec-
tronic mailbox address, which shall be communicated to the Member States by the Commission.

25.2. A new format of spreadsheet for making the data referred to in point 24 available to the Commission
may be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC)
No 2371/2002.’;

(4)

in Annex IIB:

(a)

Point 2 shall be replaced by the following:

‘2. Definition of days present within an area

For the purpose of this Annex, a day present within an area shall be any continuous period of 24 hours (or
part thereof) during which a vessel is present within the geographical area defined in point 1 and absent
from port. The time from which the continuous period is measured is at the discretion of the Member
State whose flag is flown by the vessel concerned.’;

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(b)

Point 12.4 shall be replaced by the following:

‘12.4. No transfer of days from vessels benefiting from the allocation referred to in point 7.1 shall be permitted.’;

(c)

Point 12.5 shall be replaced by the following:

‘12.5. On request from the Commission, Member States shall provide information on the transfers that have
taken place. Formats of spreadsheet for the collection and transmission of information referred to in the
present point may be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regula-
tion (EC) No 2371/2002.’;

(d)

Point 20 shall be replaced by the following:

‘20. Communication of relevant data

20.1. On request of the Commission, Members States shall make available to the Commission a spreadsheet
with the data referred to in point 19 in the format specified in Tables II and III by sending it to the appro-
priate electronic mailbox address, which shall be communicated to the Member States by the Commission.

20.2. A new format of spreadsheet for making the data referred to in point 19 available to the Commission
may be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to laid down in Article 30(2) of Regulation
(EC) No 2371/2002.’;

(5)

in Annex IIC:

(a)

Point 1 shall be replaced by the following:

‘1.

Scope

1.1. The conditions laid down in this Annex shall apply to Community vessels of length overall equal to or
greater than 10 metres carrying on board any of the gears defined in point 3, and present in Division VIIe.
For the purposes of this Annex, a reference to the year 2006 means the period from 1 February 2006
to 31 January 2007.

1.2. Vessels fishing with static nets greater than 120 mm and with track records of less than 300 kg live weight
of sole according to the EC logbook in 2004 shall be exempt from the provisions of this Annex on the
conditions that:

(a)

such vessels catch less than 300 kg live weight of sole in 2006,

and

(b)

such vessels do not tranship any fish at sea to another vessel,

and

(c)

each Member State concerned submit a report to the Commission by 31 July 2006 and 31 Janu-
ary 2007 on these vessels’ track records for sole in 2004 and catches of sole in 2006.

When either of these conditions is not met, the concerned vessels shall with immediate effect no longer be
exempted from the provisions of this Annex.’;

(b)

Point 2 shall be replaced by the following:

‘2. Definition of days present within an area

For the purpose of this Annex, a day present within an area shall be any continuous period of 24 hours (or
part thereof) during which a vessel is present within the Division VIIe and absent from port. The time from
which the continuous period is measured is at the discretion of the Member State whose flag is flown by
the vessel concerned.’;

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(c)

Point 7 shall be replaced by the following:

‘7. Maximum number of days

7.1. The maximum number of days per year for which a vessel may be present within the area having carried

on board and used any one of the fishing gears referred to in point 3 is shown in Table I.

7.2. The number of days per year for which a vessel is present within the total area covered by this Annex and
Annex IIA shall not exceed the number shown in Table I of this Annex. However the number of days in
which the vessel is present in the areas covered in Annex IIA shall comply with the maximum number
fixed in accordance with Annex IIA.’;

(d)

Point 11 shall be deleted;

(e) Table I shall be replaced by the following:

Maximum number of days a vessel may be present within the area by fishing gear per year

‘TABLE I

Gear group point 3

Denomination (1)

Western Channel

3.a

3.b

Beam trawls of mesh size ≥ 80 mm

Static nets with mesh size < 220 mm

216

216

(1) Only the denominations in point 3.’

(f)

Point 12.4 shall be replaced by the following:

‘12.4. On request from the Commission, Member States shall provide reports on the transfers that have taken
place. A detailed format of spreadsheet for making these reports available to the Commission may be
adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.’;

(g)

Point 17 shall be replaced by the following:

‘17. Fishing effort messages

Articles 19b, 19c, 19d, 19e and 19k of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 shall apply to vessels carrying on
board the fishing gears defined in point 3 and operating in the area defined in point 1. Vessels equipped
with vessel monitoring systems in accordance with Article 5 and 6 of Regulation (EC) No 2244/2003 shall
be excluded from these hailing requirements.’;

(h)

Point 28 shall be replaced by the following:

‘28. Communication of relevant data

28.1. On request of the Commission, Members States shall make available to it a spreadsheet with the data
referred to in point 27 in the format specified in Tables II and III by sending it to the appropriate elec-
tronic mailbox address, which shall be communicated to the Member States by the Commission.

28.2. A new format of spreadsheet may be adopted for the purpose of making the data referred to in point 27
available to the Commission may be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30(2)
of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.’;

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(6)

In Annex IV, Part I shall be replaced by the following:

‘PART I

Quantitative limitations of licences and fishing permits for Community vessels fishing

in third country waters

Area of fishing

Fishery

Number of
licences

Allocation of licences
amongst Member States

Maximum
number of
vessels
present at
any time

Norwegian waters
and fishery zone
around Jan Mayen

Herring, North of 62° 00’ N

77 DK: 26, DE: 5, FR: 1,

55

IRL: 7, NL: 9, SW:
10, UK: 17, PL: 1

Demersal species, North of 62° 00’ N

80

FR: 18, PT: 9, DE:
16, ES: 20, UK: 14,
IRL: 1

50

Mackerel, South of 62° 00’ N, purse
seine fishery

11 DE: 1 (1), DK: 26 (1),

FR: 2 (1), NL: 1 (1)

not
relevant

Mackerel, South of 62° 00’ N, trawl
fishery

19

Mackerel, North of 62° 00’ N, purse
seine fishery

11 (2) DK: 11

Industrial species, South of 62° 00’ N

480 DK: 450, UK: 30

Waters of the Faroe
Islands

All trawl fisheries with vessels of not
more than 180 feet in the zone between
12 and 21 miles from the Faroese base-
lines

26

BE: 0, DE: 4, FR: 4,
UK: 18

Directed fishing for cod and haddock
with a minimum mesh of 135 mm,
restricted to the area south of 62° 28’ N
and east of 6° 30’ W

8 (3)

not
relevant

not
relevant

150

13

4

26

Trawling outside 21 miles from the
Faroese baseline. In the periods 1 March
to 31 May and 1 October to 31 Decem-
ber, these vessels may operate in the
area between 61° 20’ N and 62° 00’ N
and between 12 and 21 miles from the
baselines.

Trawl fisheries for blue ling with a mini-
mum mesh of 100 mm in the area
south of 61° 30’ N and west of 9° 00’ W
and in the area between 7° 00’ W
and 9° 00’ W south of 60° 30’ N and in
the area south-west of a line between
60° 30’ N, 7° 00’ W and 60° 00’ N,
6° 00’ W.

70

BE: 0, DE: 10, FR:
40, UK: 20

70 DE: 8 (4), FR: 12 (4),

20 (5)

UK: 0 (4)

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Area of fishing

Fishery

Number of
licences

Allocation of licences
amongst Member States

Directed trawl fishery for saithe with a
minimum mesh size of 120 mm and
with the possibility to use round-straps
around the codend.

Fisheries for blue whiting. The total
number of licences may be increased by
four vessels to form pairs, should the
Faroese authorities introduce special
rules of access to an area called “main
fishing area of blue whiting”

Line fishing

Fishing for mackerel

Herring fisheries north of 62° N

Waters of the Rus-
sian Federation

All fisheries

Fisheries for cod

Fisheries for sprat

Maximum
number of
vessels
present at
any time

22 (5)

70

34 DE: 3, DK: 19, FR: 2,

20

UK: 5, NL: 5

10 UK: 10

12 DK: 12

21 DE: 1, DK: 7, FR: 0,
UK: 5, IRL: 2, NL: 3,
SW: 3

pm

7 (6)

pm

6

12

21

pm

pm

pm

(1) This allocation is valid for purse and trawl fisheries.
(2) To be selected from the 11 licences for purse seine fishery for mackerel South of 62° 00’ N.
(3) Following the Agreed Record of 1999, the figures for the Directed fishing for cod and haddock are included in the figures for all

trawl fisheries with vessels of not more than 180 feet in the zone between 12 and 21 miles from the Faroese baselines.

(4) These figures refer to the maximum number of vessels present at any time.
(5) These figures are included in the figures for “Trawling outside 21 miles from the Faroese baselines”.
(6) Applies only to vessels flying the flag of Latvia.’

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ANNEX II

In Part 2 of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2270/2004 the entry concerning the species roundnose grenadier in zone III
shall be replaced by the following:

‘Species:

Roundnose grenadier

Zone: III

Coryphaenoides rupestris

Denmark

Germany

Sweden

EC

2612

15

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