Council Regulation (EC) No 754/2007 of 28 June 2007 amending Regulations (EC) No 1941/2006, (EC) No 2015/2006 and (EC) No 41/2007, as regards fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks
Date: 2007-06-28
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU waters, authorised catch, catch quota, common fisheries policy, fishery management, fishery resources, fishing controls

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 754/2007

of 28 June 2007

amending Regulations (EC) No 1941/2006, (EC) No 2015/2006 and (EC) No 41/2007, as regards
fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(3)

The provisions on designated ports should be clarified.

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

(4)

Drift lines should be excluded from the gear types subject
to the fishing effort limits when this gear type is not used
to catch cod.

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,

resources under

fisheries

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)

Council Regulation (EC) No 1941/2006 (3)
fixes the
fishing opportunities
for
certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable
in the Baltic Sea for 2007.

and associated conditions

Regulation (EC) No 1941/2006 provides that the addi-
tional prohibited days to be allocated by Member States
in certain subdivisions of the Baltic Sea are to be divided
into periods of not less than five days. That provision
should, however, not
additional
prohibited days are linked to one of the fixed closed
periods provided for in that Regulation, as long as the
total period of closed days is equal to or greater than five
days. The allocation of the additional prohibited days
should be clarified retroactively.

apply where

the

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

Since it
is not considered necessary to maintain the
reference to Subdivision 27 as regards fishing effort
limits in the Baltic Sea due to minimal catches of cod
in this Subdivision,
the reference to this Subdivision
should be deleted.

Council Regulation (EC) No 2015/2006 (4) fixes for 2007
and 2008 the fishing opportunities
for Community
fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks.

The descriptions of certain fishing zones in that Regu-
lation should be clarified in order to ensure the correct
identification of the area in which a quota can be fished.

Certain quotas and footnotes were inaccurately indicated
in that Regulation for certain species and should be
corrected.

Council Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 (5) fixes for 2007
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.

(10)

Certain special provisions concerning landing or tran-
shipment of frozen fish caught by third-country fishing
vessels in the NEAFC Convention area should be clarified.

(1) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.
(2) OJ L 70, 9.3.2004, p. 8. Regulation as amended by Commission

Regulation (EC) No 441/2007 (OJ L 104, 21.4.2007, p. 28).

(4) OJ L 384, 29.12.2006, p. 28. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 609/2007.

(3) OJ L 367, 22.12.2006, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Commission

(5) OJ L 15, 20.1.2007, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

Regulation (EC) No 609/2007 (OJ L 141, 2.6.2007, p. 33).

(EC) No 643/2007 (OJ L 151, 13.6.2007, p. 1).

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(11)

(12)

The title of Annex IA to Regulation (EC) No 41/2007
and certain descriptions of
fishing zones should be
clarified in order to ensure the correct identification of
the area in which a quota can be fished.

The final catch limits for the fisheries on sandeel in ICES
zones IIIa and IV and EC waters of ICES zone IIa shall be
established on the basis of advice from the International
Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) and the
Scientific, Technical
for
Fisheries (STECF) and pursuant
to point 8 of Annex
IID to Regulation (EC) No 41/2007. Sandeel is a North
Sea stock which is shared with Norway but which is
currently not
jointly managed. The final catch limits
are in accordance with the Agreed Record of conclusions
of fisheries consultations with Norway of 22 May 2007.

and Economic Committee

(13)

The conditions applying to the by-catch quota on skates
and rays should be limited to quantities of more than
200 kg of these species.

(14)

The reference period relating to the quantification of the
fishing efforts deployed by fleets benefiting from the
allocation of
the permanent
cessation of fishing activities is wrongly indicated and
should be corrected.

additional

days

for

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1941/2006

Annexes I, II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1941/2006 shall be
amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.

Article 2

Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 2015/2006

Part 2 of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2015/2006 shall be
amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 3

Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 41/2007

Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 is hereby amended as follows:

1. Article 51(1) shall be replaced by the following:

‘1.
By way of derogation from Article 28e(1) of Regu-
lation (EEC) No 2847/93, the masters of all fishing vessels
or their representatives, carrying fish referred to in Article
49, intending to call into a port or to land or tranship shall
notify the competent authorities of the Member State of the
port which they wish to use at least three working days
before the estimated time of arrival.’;

(15)

The coordinates indicating the area related to technical
measures in the Irish Sea in Annex III are not correctly
indicated and should be corrected.

2. Article 52 shall be amended as follows:

(16)

(17)

The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission at
its third Annual Meeting on 11-15 December 2006
adopted measures to protect tuna resources and regu-
latory measures for swordfish in certain areas. Those
measures should be implemented in Community law.

and

Islands,

opportunities

Iceland, Norway

Pursuant to consultations between the Community, the
Faroe
the Russian
Federation on 18 January 2007, an agreement on
Atlanto-Scandian
fishing
for
(Norwegian spring-spawning) herring
stock in the
reached. According to that
north-east Atlantic was
agreement, the number of Community licenses is to be
raised from 77 to 93. The agreement should be imple-
mented in Community law.

the

(18)

Regulations (EC) No 1941/2006,
(EC) No 2015/2006
and (EC) No 41/2007 should therefore be amended
accordingly,

(a)

the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 shall be replaced
by the following:

‘1.
Landings or transhipments may only be authorised
by the competent authorities of the port Member State if
the flag State of the fishing vessel intending to land or
tranship, or where the vessel has engaged in tran-
shipment operations outside a port, the flag State or
States of donor vessels, have confirmed by returning a
copy of the form transmitted pursuant to Article 51(3)
with Part B duly completed that:’;

(b) paragraph 3 shall be replaced by the following:

The competent authorities of

‘3.
the port Member
State shall without delay notify its decision whether or
not to authorise the landing or transhipment by trans-
mitting a copy of the form provided for in part I of
Annex
completed to the
Commission and to the Secretary of NEAFC when the
fish landed or transhipped is caught
in the NEAFC
Convention area.’;

IV with Part C duly

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3. Article 53(1) shall be replaced by the following:

‘1.
The competent authorities of Member States shall
carry out inspections of at least 15 % of landings and tran-
shipments by third-country fishing vessels, referred to in
Article 49, in its ports each year.’;

Article 4

Entry into force

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

4. Annexes IA, IIA, III and IV to Regulation (EC) No 41/2007
shall be amended in accordance with Annex III to this Regu-
lation.

However, Article 1, as regards the amendments set out
in
Annex I, points 1 and 2, to this Regulation, shall apply from
1 January 2007.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 28 June 2007.

For the Council
The President

S. GABRIEL

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ANNEX I

The Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1941/2006 are hereby amended as follows:

1. Annex I shall be amended as follows:

(a)

footnote (1) under the entries concerning the species cod in subdivisions 25-32 (EC waters) and the species cod in
subdivisions 22-24 (EC waters) shall be deleted; and

(b) Appendix I to Annex I shall be deleted.

2. Annex II shall be amended as follows:

(a) point 1.1 shall be replaced by the following:

‘1.1. Fishing with trawls, seines, or similar gears of a mesh size equal to or greater than 90 mm or with bottom
set gillnets, entangling nets and trammel nets of a mesh size equal to or greater than 90 mm or with bottom
set lines or long lines, except drift lines, shall be prohibited:

(a)

from 1 to 7 January, 31 March to 1 May and 31 December in Subdivisions 22 to 24; and

(b) from 1 to 7 January, 5 to 10 April, 1 July to 31 August and 31 December in Subdivisions 25 to 26.’;

(b) point 1.2 shall be replaced by the following:

‘1.2. For fishing vessels flying their flag, Member States shall ensure that fishing with trawls, seines or similar gears
of a mesh size equal to or greater than 90 mm or with bottom set gillnets, entangling nets and trammel nets
of a mesh size equal to or greater than 90 mm or with bottom set lines or long lines, except drift lines, shall
also be prohibited for:

(a) 77 calendar days in subdivisions 22 to 24 outside the period referred to in point 1.1(a); and

(b) 67 calendar days in subdivisions 25 to 26 outside the period referred to in point 1.1(b).

Member States shall divide the days referred to in points (a) and (b) into periods of not less than 5 days,
unless the days referred to in points (a) and (b) are added to the periods set out in points 1.1(a) and 1.1(b)
respectively, excluding 31 December.’;

(c)

the following point shall be added:

‘1.3. When fishing with drift lines within the periods and on the days set out in points 1.1 and 1.2, no cod shall

be retained on board.’;

3. Point 2.7.1 of Annex III shall be replaced by the following:

‘2.7.1.

If a Member State has designated ports for the landings of cod, fishing vessels retaining more than 750 kg of
cod live weight may exclusively land the cod at these designated ports.’

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ANNEX II

Part 2 of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2015/2006, is hereby amended as follows:

1. The entry concerning the species alfonsinos in Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction
of third countries of ICES zones I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV shall be replaced by the following:

Community waters and waters not
under the sovereignty or jurisdiction
of
IV, V, VI,
VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV

third countries of

III,

‘Species:

Alfonsinos
Beryx spp.

Year

Spain

France

Ireland

Portugal

United Kingdom
EC

2007

74

20

10

214

10
328

Zone:

2008

74

20

10

214

10
328’

2. The entry concerning the species roundnose grenadier in ICES zone IIIa and Community waters of ICES zones IIIbcd

shall be replaced by the following:

‘Species:

Year

Denmark

Germany

Sweden
EC

Roundnose grenadier
Coryphaenoides rupestris

2007

1 002

6

52
1 060

2008

946

5

49
1 000’

Zone:

IIIa and Community waters of IIIbcd

3. The entry concerning the species roundnose grenadier in Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or
jurisdiction of third countries of ICES zones VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV and V (Greenland waters) shall be replaced by the
following:

Zone:

Community waters and waters not
under the sovereignty or jurisdiction
of third countries of VIII, IX, X, XII
and XIV

‘Species:

Roundnose grenadier
Coryphaenoides rupestris

Year

Germany

Spain

France

Ireland

United Kingdom

Latvia

Lithuania

Poland
EC

2007

40

4 391

202

9

18

71

9

1 374
6 114

2008

40

4 391

202

9

18

71

9

1 374
6 114’

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4. The entry concerning the species orange roughy in Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or
jurisdiction of third countries of ICES zones I, II, III, IV, V, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII and XIV shall be replaced by the
following:

Zone:

Community waters and waters not
under the sovereignty or jurisdiction
of third countries of I, II, III, IV, V,
VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV

‘Species:

Orange roughy
Hoplostethus atlanticus

Year

Spain

France

Ireland

Portugal

United Kingdom
EC

2007

2008

4

23

6

7

4
44

3

15

4

5

3
30’

5. The entry concerning the species blue ling in Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty and jurisdiction

of third countries of ICES zones VI and VII shall be replaced by the following:

‘Species:

Blue ling
Molva dypterygia

Zone:

Community waters and waters not
under the sovereignty or jurisdiction
of third countries of VI and VII (2)

Year

Germany

Estonia

Spain

France

Ireland

Lithuania

Poland

United Kingdom

Others (1)
EC

______________

2007

26

4

83

1 898

7

2

1

482

7
2 510

2008

21

3

67

1 518

6

1

1

386

6
2 009

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.
(2) Member States shall ensure that the fishery for blue ling is scientifically monitored, in particular the activities of those fishing vessels
that landed more than 30 tonnes of blue ling in 2005. All vessels shall give prior notification of landing of more than 5 tonnes of
blue ling and shall not land more than 25 tonnes of blue ling at the end of any fishing trip.’

6. The entry concerning the species red seabream in Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty and

jurisdiction of third countries shall be replaced by the following:

Zone:

X (Community waters and waters not
under the sovereignty or jurisdiction
of third countries)

‘Species:

Red seabream
Pagellus bogaraveo

Year

Spain (1)

Portugal (1)

United Kingdom (1)
EC (1)

2007

10

1 116

10
1 136

2008

10

1 116

10
1 136

______________
(1) Up to 10 % of the 2008 quotas may be taken in December 2007.’

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ANNEX III

The Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 are hereby amended as follows:

1. Annex IA shall be amended as follows:

(a)

the title shall be replaced by the following:

‘SKAGERRAK, KATTEGAT, ICES zones I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV, EC waters of CECAF, French
Guyana waters’;

(b) the entry concerning the species sandeel in ICES zone IIIa; EC waters of ICES zones IIa and IV shall be replaced by

the following:

‘Species:

Sandeel
Ammodytidae

Denmark
United Kingdom
All Member States
EC
Norway
TAC

144 324 (2)
3 155 (3)
5 521 (4) (5)

153 000 (6)
20 000 (7)
Not relevant (8)

Zone:

IIIa; EC waters of IIa and IV (1)
SAN/2A3A4.

Analytical 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.

(1) Excluding waters within six miles of UK baselines at Shetland, Fair Isle and Foula.
(2) Of which no more than 125 459 tonnes may be fished in EC waters of IIa and IV. The remaining 18 865 tonnes may be fished

in ICES zone IIIa only.

(3) Of which no more than 2 742 tonnes may be fished in EC waters of IIa and IV. The remaining 413 tonnes may be fished in EC

waters of ICES zone IIIa only.

(4) Of which no more than 4 799 tonnes may be fished in EC waters of ICES zones IIa and IV. The remaining 722 tonnes may be

fished in ICES zone IIIa only; Member States other than Sweden may fish only in EC waters of ICES zone IIIa.

(5) Except Denmark and the United Kingdom.
(6) Of which no more than 133 000 tonnes may be fished in EC waters of ICES zones IIa and IV. The remaining 20 000 tonnes

may be fished in ICES zone IIIa only.

(7) To be taken in ICES zone IV.
(8) No more than 170 000 tonnes may be fished in ICES zones IIa and IV in accordance with the Agreed Record with Norway of

22 May 2007.’

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(c)

the entry concerning the species herring in ICES zone IV north of 53° 30′ N shall be replaced by the following:

‘Species:

Herring (1)
Clupea harengus

Zone:

EC and Norwegian waters of IV north of 53° 30′ N
HER/04A., HER/04B.

Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC
Norway
TAC

50 349
34 118
19 232
47 190
3 470
50 279
204 638
50 000 (2)
341 063

Analytical 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.

(1) Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm. Member States must inform

the Commission of their landings of herring distinguishing between ICES zones IVa and IVb.

(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

EC

Norwegian waters south of 62° N
(HER/*04N-)
50 000’

(d) the entry concerning the species herring in ICES zones Vb and VIb and EC waters of ICES zone VIaN shall be

replaced by the following:

‘Species:

Herring
Clupea harengus

Germany
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC
Faroe Islands
TAC

3 727
705
5 036
3 727
20 145
33 340

660 (2)

34 000

Zone:

EC and international waters of Vb, VIb and VIaN (1)
HER/5B6ANB.

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

(1) Reference is to the herring stock in ICES zone VIa, north of 56° 00′ N and in that part of VIa which is situated east of

7° 00′ W and north of 55° 00′ N, excluding the Clyde.

(2) This quota may only be taken in ICES zone VIa north of 56° 30′ N.’

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(e)

the entry concerning the species haddock in ICES zones VIb, XII and XIV shall be replaced by the following:

‘Species:

Haddock
Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Zone:

EC and international waters of VIb, XII and XIV
HAD/6B1214

Belgium
Germany
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC
TAC

10
12
509
363
3 721
4 615
4 615’

Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.
Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

(f)

the entry concerning the species skates and rays in EC waters of IIa and IV shall be replaced by the following:

‘Species:

Skates and rays
Rajidae

Zone:

EC waters of IIa and IV
SRX/2AC4-C

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC
TAC

369 (1)
14 (1)
18 (1)
58 (1)
314 (1)
1 417 (1)
2 190 (1)
2 190

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

(1) By-catch quota. Where more than 200 kg of these species are caught in any continuous 24-hour period they shall not comprise

more than 25 % by live weight of the catch retained on board.’

2. Annex IIA shall be amended as follows:

(a) point 10.1 shall be replaced by the following:

‘10.1. An additional number of days on which a vessel may be present within the area when carrying on board
any of the gears referred to in point 4.1 may be allocated to Member States by the Commission on the
basis of permanent cessations of fishing activities that have taken place since 1 January 2002. The effort
expended in 2001 measured in kilowatt days of the withdrawn vessels using the gear in question in the
relevant area shall be divided by the effort expended by all vessels using that gear during 2001. The
additional number of days shall then be calculated by multiplying the ratio so obtained by the number
of days originally allocated. Any part of a day resulting from this calculation shall be rounded to the nearest
whole day. This point shall not apply where a vessel has been replaced in accordance with point 5.2 or
when the withdrawal has already been used in previous years to obtain additional days at sea.’;

(b) point 11.4 shall be replaced by the following:

‘11.4. Six additional days on which a vessel may be present within the area referred to in point 2.1(c) when
carrying on board gear referred to in point 4.1(a)(iv) and 4.1(a)(v) may be allocated between 1 February
2007 and 31 January 2008 to Member States by the Commission on the basis of an Enhanced Data Pilot
Project.’;

(c) point 11.5 shall be replaced by the following:

‘11.5. Twelve additional days on which a vessel may be present within the area referred to in point 2.1(c) when
carrying on board gear referred to in point 4.1 except gear referred to in paragraphs 4.1(a)(iv) and 4.1(a)(v)
may be allocated between 1 February 2007 and 31 January 2008 to Member States by the Commission on
the basis of an Enhanced Data Pilot Project.’;

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3. Annex III shall be amended as follows:

(a) point 8.1 shall be replaced by the following:

‘8.1.

In the period from 14 February to 30 April 2007 it shall be prohibited to use any demersal trawl, seine or
similar towed net, any gill net, tangle net or similar static net or any fishing gear incorporating hooks
within that part of ICES division VIIa enclosed by:

— the east coast of Ireland and the east coast of Northern Ireland; and

— straight lines sequentially joining the following geographical coordinates;

— a point on the east coast of the Ards peninsula in Northern Ireland at 54° 30′ N;

— 54° 30′ N, 4° 50′ W;

— 53° 15′ N, 4° 50′ W;

— a point at the east coast of Ireland at 53° 15′ N.’;

(b) point 9.4 shall be replaced by the following:

‘9.4.

By way of derogation from point 9.3 it shall be permitted to use the following gear:

(a) gillnets with a mesh size equal to or greater than 120 mm and less than 150 mm, provided that they
are deployed in waters of less than 600 metres charted depth, are no more than 100 meshes deep, have
a hanging ratio of not less than 0,5 and are rigged with floats or equivalent flotation. The nets shall
each be of a maximum of 2,5 km in length, and the total length of all nets deployed at any one time
shall not exceed 25 km per vessel. The maximum soak time shall be 24 hours; or

(b) entangling nets with a mesh size equal to or greater than 250 mm, provided that they are deployed in
waters of less than 600 metres charted depth, are no more than 15 meshes deep, have a hanging ratio
of not less than 0,33 and are not rigged with floats or other means of flotation. The nets shall each be
of a maximum of 10 km in length. The total length of all nets deployed at any one time shall not
exceed 100 km per vessel. The maximum soak time shall be 72 hours.

However, this derogation shall not apply in the NEAFC Regulatory area.’;

(c) point 21 shall be replaced by the following:

‘21. Western and Central Pacific Ocean

21.1. Member States shall ensure that the total fishing effort for bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna, skipjack tuna
and south pacific albacore in the area of the Convention on the Conservation and Management of
Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (the Convention Area) is limited
to the fishing effort provided for in fisheries partnership agreements between the Community and
coastal States in the region.

21.2. Member States whose vessels are authorised to fish in the Convention Area shall develop management
plans for the use of anchored or drifting floating aggregate devices (FADs). Those management plans
shall include strategies to limit the interaction with juvenile bigeye and yellowfin tuna.

21.3. Management plans referred to in point 21.2 shall be submitted to the Commission not later than
15 October 2007. The Commission shall compile those management plans and submit a Community
management plan to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) Secretariat not
later than 31 December 2007.

21.4. The number of Community vessels fishing for swordfish in areas south of 20° S of the Convention
Area shall not exceed 14 vessels. Community participation shall be limited to vessels flying the flag of
Spain.’;

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4. Annex IV shall be amended as follows:

(a) 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

Demersal species, North of
62° 00′ N

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

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

93

80

11

19

DK: 32, DE: 6, FR: 1,
IRL: 9, NL: 11, SW:
12, UK: 21, PL: 1

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

69

50

DE: 1 (1), DK: 26 (1),
FR: 2 (1), NL: 1 (1)

not relevant

not relevant

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

11 (2)

DK: 11

not relevant

Industrial species, South of
62° 00′ N

480

DK: 450, UK: 30

150

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 baselines.

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
south of
62° 28′ N and east of 6° 30′ W.

area

8 (3)

70

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

Trawling outside 21 miles from the
Faroese baseline.
In the periods 1
March to 31 May and 1 October to
these vessels may
31 December,
between
operate
61° 20′ N
and
between 12 and 21 miles from the
baselines.

area
62° 00′ N

and

the

in

13

4

26

70

DE: 8 (4), FR: 12 (4),
UK: 0 (4)

20 (5)

Trawl fisheries for blue ling with a
minimum 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.

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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
introduce
special rules of access to an area
called “main fishing area of blue
whiting.”

authorities

Faroese

Line fishing

Fishing for mackerel

Herring fisheries north of 62° N

70

36

10

12

21

Maximum
number of
vessels present
at any time

22 (5)

DE: 3, DK: 19, FR: 2,
UK: 5, NL: 5

20

UK: 10

DK: 12

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

6

12

21

(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”.’

(b) Part II shall be replaced by the following:

‘PART II

Quantitative limitations of licences and fishing permits for third country fishing vessels in Community waters

Flag State

Fishery

Norway

Herring, north of 62° 00′ N

Faeroe Islands

Mackerel, VIa (north of 56° 30′ N), VIIe,f,h, horse mackerel,
IV, VIa (north of 56° 30′ N), VIIe,f,h; herring, VIa (north of
56° 30′ N)

Herring north of 62° 00′ N

Herring, IIIa

Industrial fishing for Norway pout and sprat, IV, VIa (north
of 56° 30′ N):
IV (including unavoidable by-
sandeel,
catches of blue whiting)

Ling and tusk

Blue whiting, II, VIa (north of 56° 30′ N), VIb, VII (west of
12° 00′ W)

Blue ling

Number of
licences

Maximum
number of
vessels present
at any time

20

14

21

4

15

20

20

16

20

14

21

4

15

10

20

16

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Flag State

Fishery

Venezuela

Snappers (1) (French Guyana waters)

Sharks (French Guyana waters)

Number of
licences

Maximum
number of
vessels present
at any time

41

4

pm

pm

(1) To be fished exclusively with long lines or traps (snappers) or long lines or mesh nets having a minimum mesh of 100 mm, at
depths greater than 30 m (sharks). To issue these licences, proof must be produced that a valid contract exists between the ship
owner applying for the licence and a processing undertaking situated in the Department of French Guyana, and that it includes
and obligation to land at least 75 % of all snapper catches, or 50 % of all shark catches from the vessel concerned in that
department so that they may be processed in that undertaking's plant.
The contract referred to above must be endorsed by the French authorities, which shall ensure that it is consistent both with
the actual capacity of the contracting processing undertaking and with the objectives for the development of the Guyanese
economy. A copy of the duly endorsed contract shall be appended to the licence application.
Where the endorsement referred to above is refused, the French authorities shall give notification of this refusal and state their
reasons for it to the party concerned and to the Commission.’