2007/474/EC: Commission Decision of 4 July 2007 on the allocation to Portugal of additional days at sea within ICES Divisions VIIIc and IXa excluding the Gulf of Cadiz (notified under document number C(2007) 3186)
Date: 2007-07-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU waters, Portugal, fishery management, fishing area, fishing controls, fishing regulations, fishing rights

7.7.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 179/53

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 4 July 2007

on the allocation to Portugal of additional days at sea within ICES Divisions VIIIc and IXa excluding
the Gulf of Cadiz

(notified under document number C(2007) 3186)

(Only the Portuguese text is authentic)

(2007/474/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 of 21
December 2006 fixing for 2007 the fishing opportunities and
associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of
stocks, applicable in Community waters and for Community
vessels in waters where catch limitations are required (1), and
in particular point 9 of Annex IIB thereto,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

length equal

Point 7 of Annex IIB to Regulation (EC) No 41/2007
the maximum number of days on which
specifies
Community vessels of an overall
to or
greater than 10 meters carrying on board trawls of
mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm, gill nets of
mesh size equal to or larger than 60 mm or bottom
longlines may be present within ICES Divisions VIIIc
and IXa excluding the Gulf of Cadiz as defined in
point 1 of Annex IIB from 1 February 2007 to 31
January 2008.

Point 9 of Annex IIB enables the Commission to allocate
an additional number of days at sea on which a vessel
may be present within the geographical area when
carrying on board such fishing gears, on the basis of
permanent cessations of
that have
taken place since 1 January 2004.

fishing activities

ceased activities

On 10 October 2006, 14 November 2006 and 12
submitted data demonstrating
March 2007, Portugal
that vessels, which have
since 1
the
January 2004 deployed respectively 9,61 % of
fishing effort deployed in 2003 by Portuguese vessels
present within the geographical area and carrying on
board trawls of mesh size equal
to or greater than
32 mm, 6,75 % of the fishing effort deployed in 2003
by Portuguese vessels present within the geographical
area and carrying on board gill nets of mesh size equal
to or greater than 60 mm and 14,12 % of the fishing

(1) OJ L 15, 20.1.2007, p. 1.

effort deployed in 2003 by Portuguese vessels present
within the geographical area and carrying on board
bottom longlines.

(4)

In view of the data submitted and having regard to the
method of calculation laid down in point 9.1 of Annex
IIB, 21 additional days at sea for vessels carrying on
board gears of groupings 3(a), 15 additional days at
sea for vessels carrying on board gears of groupings
3(b), and 30 additional days at sea for vessels carrying
on board gears of groupings 3(c) should be allocated to
Portugal for the period from 1 February 2007 to 31
January 2008.

(5)

The measures provided for
accordance with the opinion of
Fisheries and Aquaculture,

in this Decision are in
the Committee for

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION

Article 1

The maximum number of days on which a fishing vessel
1.
flying the flag of Portugal and carrying on board fishing gear,
mentioned in points 3(a) of Annex IIB to Regulation (EC) No
41/2007 and not subject to any of the special conditions listed
in point 7.1 of that Annex may be present in ICES Divisions
VIIIc and IXa excluding the Gulf of Cadiz, as laid down in Table
I of that Annex, shall be amended to 237 days per year.

The maximum number of days on which a fishing vessel
2.
flying the flag of Portugal and carrying on board fishing gear
mentioned in points 3(b) of Annex IIB to Regulation (EC) No
41/2007 and not subject to any of the special conditions listed
in point 7.1 of that Annex may be present in ICES Divisions
VIIIc and IXa excluding the Gulf of Cadiz, as laid down in Table
I of that Annex, shall be amended to 231 days per year.

3.
The maximum number of days on which a fishing vessel
flying the flag of Portugal and carrying on board fishing gear
mentioned in points 3(c) of Annex IIB to Regulation (EC) No
41/2007 and not subject to any of the special conditions listed
in point 7.1 of that Annex may be present in ICES Divisions
VIIIc and IXa excluding the Gulf of Cadiz, as laid down in Table
I of that Annex, shall be amended to 246 days per year.

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Official Journal of the European Union

7.7.2007

This Decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 4 July 2007.

For the Commission

Joe BORG
Member of the Commission