Council Regulation (EU) No 43/2012 of 17 January 2012 fixing for 2012 the fishing opportunities available to EU vessels for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are not subject to international negotiations or agreements
Date: 2012-01-17
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU waters, authorised catch, catch area, catch by species, catch quota, fishing rights, international waters, sea fish, sea fishing




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Official Journal of the European Union


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            COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 43/2012
of 17 January 2012
         
fixing for 2012 the fishing opportunities available to EU vessels for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are not subject to international negotiations or agreements


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(3) thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:







(1)


Article 43(3) of the Treaty provides that the Council, on a proposal from the Commission, is to adopt measures on the fixing and allocation of fishing opportunities.












(2)


Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (1) requires that measures governing access to waters and resources and the sustainable pursuit of fishing activities be established taking into account available scientific, technical and economic advice and, in particular, reports drawn up by the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF), as well as in the light of any advice received from Regional Advisory Councils.












(3)


It is incumbent upon the Council to adopt measures on the fixing and allocation of fishing opportunities by fishery or by group of fisheries, including certain conditions functionally linked thereto, as appropriate. Fishing opportunities should be distributed among Member States in such a way as to assure each Member State relative stability of fishing activities for each stock or fishery and having due regard to the objectives of the common fisheries policy established in Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.












(4)


In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation concerning the granting individual Member State an authorisation to benefit from the system of managing its fishing effort allocations in accordance with a kilowatt days system, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission.












(5)


In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission relating to granting of additional days at sea for permanent cessation of fishing activities and for enhanced scientific observer coverage as well as to establishing the formats of spreadsheet for the collection and transmission of information concerning transfer of days at sea between fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers (2).












(6)


Where a total allowable catch (TAC) relating to a stock is allocated to one Member State only, it is appropriate to empower the Member State concerned in accordance with Article 2(1) of the Treaty to determine the level of such TAC. Provisions should be made to ensure that, when fixing that TAC level, the Member State concerned acts in a manner fully consistent with the principles and rules of the common fisheries policy.












(7)


Certain TACs allow Member States to grant additional allocations for vessels participating in trials on fully documented fisheries. The aim of those trials is to test a catch-quota system to avoid discards and the waste of otherwise usable fish resources it entails. Uncontrolled discards of fish are a threat to the long term sustainability of fish as a public good and thus to the common fisheries policy objectives. By contrast, catch-quota systems inherently present the fishers with an incentive to optimise the catch selectivity of their operations. In order to achieve a rational management of discards, a fully documented fishery should cover every operation at sea, rather than what is landed at port. The conditions for Member States to grant such additional allocations should therefore include an obligation to ensure the use of close circuit television cameras (CCTV) associated to a system of sensors. This should enable to record in detail all retained and discarded parts of catches. A system based on human observers operating in real time on board would be less efficient, more costly, and less reliable. Consequently, the use of CCTV is at this time a prerequisite for the achievement of discard reduction schemes such as fully documented fisheries, provided that the requirements of Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (3) are complied with.












(8)


The TACs should be established on the basis of available scientific advice, taking into account biological and socio-economic aspects whilst ensuring fair treatment between fishing sectors, as well as in the light of the opinions expressed during the consultation of stakeholders, in particular at the meetings with the Advisory Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture and the Regional Advisory Councils concerned.












(9)


For stocks subject to specific multiannual plans, the TACs should be established in accordance with the rules laid down in those plans. Consequently, the TACs for stocks of hake, of Norway lobster, of sole in the Bay of Biscay and the Western Channel, of herring to the west of Scotland and of cod in the Kattegat, to the west of Scotland and in the Irish Sea should be established in accordance with the rules laid down in: Council Regulation (EC) No 811/2004 of 21 April 2004 establishing measures for the recovery of the northern hake stock (4); Council Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005 of 20 December 2005 establishing measures for the recovery of the Southern hake and Norway lobster stocks in the Cantabrian Sea and Western Iberian peninsula (5); Council Regulation (EC) No 388/2006 of 23 February 2006 establishing a multiannual plan for the sustainable exploitation of the stock of sole in the Bay of Biscay (6); Council Regulation (EC) No 509/2007 of 7 May 2007 establishing a multi-annual plan for the sustainable exploitation of the stock of sole in the Western Channel (7); Council Regulation (EC) No 1300/2008 of 18 December 2008 establishing a multi-annual plan for the stock of herring distributed to the west of Scotland and the fisheries exploiting that stock (8); and Council Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 of 18 December 2008 establishing a long-term plan for cod stocks and the fisheries exploiting those stocks (9) (the ‘Cod Plan’).












(10)


For stocks for which there is no sufficient or reliable data in order to provide size estimates, management measures and TAC levels should follow the precautionary approach to fisheries management as defined in point (i) of Article 3 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, while taking into account stock-specific factors, including, in particular, available information on stock trends and mixed fisheries considerations.












(11)


In accordance with Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 of 6 May 1996 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and quotas (10), the stocks that are subject to the various measures referred to therein should be identified.












(12)


For certain species, such as certain species of sharks, even a limited fishing activity could result in a serious risk to their conservation. Fishing opportunities for such species should therefore be fully restricted through a general prohibition on fishing those species.












(13)


Norway lobster is caught in mixed demersal fisheries together with various other species. In a zone to the west of Ireland, known as the Porcupine Bank, scientific advice has recommended that catches of this species do not increase in 2012. In order to help continue the recovery of the stock, it is appropriate to keep fishing opportunities confined, in a certain part of that zone and in certain periods, to the catching of pelagic species with which Norway lobster is not caught.












(14)


Since there is no scientific evidence that the TAC areas for pollack correspond to distinct biological stocks and the distribution of this species is continuous from the north of the British Isles to the south of the Iberian Peninsula, it is appropriate, in order to guarantee full use of the fishing opportunities, to allow the implementation of a flexible arrangement between some of the TAC areas.












(15)


It is necessary to establish the fishing effort ceilings for 2012 in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005, Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 509/2007, Articles 11 and 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008, while taking into account Council Regulation (EC) No 754/2009 of 27 July 2009 excluding certain groups of vessels from the fishing effort regime laid down in Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 (11).












(16)


The use of fishing opportunities available to EU vessels set out in this Regulation is subject to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (12), and in particular to Articles 33 and 34 thereof concerning the recording of catches and fishing effort and the notification of data on the exhaustion of fishing opportunities. It is therefore necessary to specify the codes to be used by Member States when sending data to the Commission relating to landings of stocks subject to this Regulation.












(17)


In order to avoid the interruption of fishing activities and to ensure the livelihood of the fishermen of the Union, this Regulation should apply from 1 January 2012, except for the provisions concerning fishing effort limits, which should apply from 1 February 2012. For reasons of urgency, this Regulation should enter into force immediately after its publication.












(18)


Fishing opportunities should be used in full compliance with the applicable law of the Union,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



TITLE I


SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS



Article 1

Subject matter


1.   This Regulation fixes the fishing opportunities available to EU vessels for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are not subject to international negotiations or agreements.


2.   The fishing opportunities referred to in paragraph 1 shall include:






(a)


catch limits for the year 2012; and










(b)


fishing effort limits for the period from 1 February 2012 to 31 January 2013.







Article 2

Scope

This Regulation shall apply to EU vessels.


Article 3

Definitions

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






(a)


‧EU vessel‧ means a fishing vessel flying the flag of a Member State and registered in the Union;










(b)


‧EU waters‧ means waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Member States with the exception of waters adjacent to the overseas countries and territories listed in Annex II to the Treaty;










(c)


‧total allowable catch‧ (TAC) means the quantity that can be taken and landed from each fish stock each year;










(d)


‧quota‧ means a proportion of the TAC allocated to the Union or a Member State;










(e)


‧international waters‧ means waters falling outside the sovereignty or jurisdiction of any State;










(f)


‧mesh size‧ means the mesh size of fishing nets as determined in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 517/2008 (13);










(g)


‧EU fishing fleet register‧ means the register set up by the Commission in accordance with Article 15(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002;










(h)


‧fishing logbook‧ means the logbook referred to in Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.






Article 4

Fishing zones

For the purposes of this Regulation the following zone definitions shall apply:






(a)


ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) zones are the geographical areas specified in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 218/2009 (14);










(b)


‧Skagerrak‧ means the geographical area bounded on the west by a line drawn from the Hanstholm lighthouse to the Lindesnes lighthouse and on the south by a line drawn from the Skagen lighthouse to the Tistlarna lighthouse and from this point to the nearest point on the Swedish coast;










(c)


‧Kattegat‧ means the geographical area bounded on the north by a line drawn from the Skagen lighthouse to the Tistlarna lighthouse and from this point to the nearest point on the Swedish coast and on the south by a line drawn from Hasenøre to Gnibens Spids, from Korshage to Spodsbjerg and from Gilbjerg Hoved to Kullen;










(d)


‧VII (Porcupine Bank – Unit 16)‧ means the geographical area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:






—


53° 30′ N 15° 00′ W,










—


53° 30′ N 11° 00′ W,










—


51° 30′ N 11° 00′ W,










—


51° 30′ N 13° 00′ W,










—


51° 00′ N 13° 00′ W,










—


51° 00′ N 15° 00′ W,










—


53° 30′ N 15° 00′ W;














(e)


‧Gulf of Cádiz‧ means the geographical area of ICES division IXa east of longitude 7° 23′ 48″ W;










(f)


CECAF (Committee for Eastern Central Atlantic Fisheries) areas are the geographical areas specified in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 216/2009 (15).







TITLE II


FISHING OPPORTUNITIES



Article 5

TACs and allocations

The TACs for EU vessels in EU waters or in certain non-EU waters and the allocation of such TACs among Member States, and the conditions functionally linked thereto, where appropriate, are set out in Annex I.


Article 6

Special provisions on certain TACs


1.   The TACs for certain fish stocks shall be determined by the Member State concerned. Those stocks are identified in Annex I.


2.   The TACs to be determined by a Member State shall:






(a)


be consistent with the principles and rules of the common fisheries policy, in particular the principle of sustainable exploitation of the stock; and










(b)


result:






(i)


if analytical assessments are available, in the exploitation of the stock consistent with maximum sustainable yield from 2015 onwards, with as high a probability as possible;










(ii)


if analytical assessments are unavailable or incomplete, in the exploitation of the stock consistent with the precautionary approach to fisheries management.










3.   By 15 March 2012, each Member State concerned shall submit to the Commission the following information:






(a)


the TACs adopted;










(b)


the data collected and assessed by the Member State concerned on which the TACs adopted are based; and










(c)


details on how the TACs adopted comply with paragraph 2.







Article 7

Additional allocation for vessels participating in trials on fully documented fisheries


1.   For certain stocks, a Member State may grant an additional allocation to vessels flying its flag participating in trials on fully documented fisheries. Those stocks are identified in Annex I. The additional allocation shall not exceed an overall limit set out in Annex I as a percentage of the quota allocated to that Member State.


2.   The additional allocation referred to in paragraph 1 may be granted only in accordance with the following conditions:






(a)


the vessel makes use of close circuit television cameras (CCTV) associated to a system of sensors to record all fishing and processing activities on board the vessels;










(b)


the amount of the additional allocation granted to an individual vessel that participates in trials on fully documented fisheries shall be no more than 75 % of the discards estimated for the type of vessel to which it belongs, and in any case shall not represent more than a 30 % increase of the vessel's basic allocation; and










(c)


all catches of the relevant stock subject to the additional allocation by that vessel shall be counted against its total allocation.




Notwithstanding point (b), a Member State may exceptionally grant to vessel flying its flag additional allocation that corresponds to more than 75 % of the estimated discards for the type of vessel to which the vessel concerned belongs, provided that:






(i)


the estimated discards for the type of vessel are less than 10 %;










(ii)


it can be demonstrated that the inclusion of that type of vessel is important to evaluate the potential of the CCTV system for control purposes; and










(iii)


an overall limit of 75 % of the estimated discards is not exceeded for all vessels participating in the trials.




To the extent that the recordings obtained in accordance with point (a) involve the processing of personal data within the meaning of Directive 95/46/EC, that Directive shall apply to the processing of such data.


3.   Where a Member State detects that a vessel participating in trials on fully documented fisheries fails to comply with the conditions set out in paragraph 2, it shall immediately withdraw the additional allocation granted to that vessel and exclude it from participation in those trials for the remainder of the year 2012.


4.   Prior to granting the additional allocation referred to in paragraph 1, a Member State shall submit to the Commission the following information:






(a)


the list of vessels flying its flag participating in trials on fully documented fisheries;










(b)


the specifications of the remote electronic monitoring equipment installed on board those vessels;










(c)


the capacity, type and specification of gears used by those vessels;










(d)


the estimated discards for each type of vessel participating in the trials; and










(e)


the amount of catches of the stock subject to the relevant TAC made in 2011 by the vessels participating in the trials.






5.   The Commission may request that the assessment of the estimated discards for the type of vessel referred to in point (b) of paragraph 2, be submitted to a scientific advisory body for review. In the absence of a confirming assessment, the Member State concerned shall inform the Commission, in writing, of the measures taken to ensure that the relevant vessels comply with the estimated discards condition established in point (b) of paragraph 2.



Article 8

Conditions for landing catches and by-catches

Fish from stocks for which TACs are established shall be retained on board or landed only if:






(a)


the catches have been taken by vessels flying the flag of a Member State having a quota and that quota is not exhausted; or










(b)


the catches consist of a share in a EU quota which has not been allocated by quota among Member States, and that EU quota has not been exhausted.






Article 9

Fishing effort limits

From 1 February 2012 to 31 January 2013, the fishing effort measures laid down in:






(a)


Annex IIA, shall apply for the management of cod stocks in the Kattegat, ICES divisions VIIa and VIa, and EU waters of ICES division Vb;










(b)


Annex IIB, shall apply for the recovery of hake and Norway lobster in ICES divisions VIIIc and IXa, with the exception of the Gulf of Cádiz;










(c)


Annex IIC, shall apply for the management of the sole stock in ICES division VIIe.






Article 10

Special provisions on allocations of fishing opportunities


1.   The allocation of fishing opportunities among Member States as set out in this Regulation shall be without prejudice to:






(a)


exchanges made pursuant to Article 20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002;










(b)


reallocations made pursuant to Article 37 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 or pursuant to Article 10(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 (16);










(c)


additional landings allowed under Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96;










(d)


quantities withheld in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96;










(e)


deductions made pursuant to Articles 37, 105, 106 and 107 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.






2.   Except where otherwise specified in Annex I to this Regulation, Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall apply to stocks subject to precautionary TAC and Article 3(2) and (3) and Article 4 of that Regulation shall apply to stocks subject to analytical TAC.



Article 11

Closed fishing season


1.   It shall be prohibited to fish or retain on board any of the following species in the Porcupine Bank during the period from 1 May to 31 July 2012: cod, megrims, anglerfish, haddock, whiting, hake, Norway lobster, plaice, pollack, saithe, skates and rays, common sole and spurdog.


2.   For the purposes of this Article, the Porcupine Bank shall comprise the geographical area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:







Point


Latitude


Longitude




1


52° 27′ N


12° 19′ W




2


52° 40′ N


12° 30′ W




3


52° 47′ N


12° 39,600′ W




4


52° 47′ N


12° 56′ W




5


52° 13,5′ N


13° 53,830′ W




6


51° 22′ N


14° 24′ W




7


51° 22′ N


14° 03′ W




8


52° 10′ N


13° 25′ W




9


52° 32′ N


13° 07,500′ W




10


52° 43′ N


12° 55′ W




11


52° 43′ N


12° 43′ W




12


52° 38,800′ N


12° 37′ W




13


52° 27′ N


12° 23′ W




14


52° 27′ N


12° 19′ W






3.   By way of derogation from paragraph 1, transit through the Porcupine Bank, carrying on board the species referred to in that paragraph, shall be permitted in accordance with Article 50(3), (4) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.



Article 12

Prohibitions


1.   It shall be prohibited for EU vessels to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship or to land the following species:






(a)


basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) and white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) in EU waters and non-EU waters;










(b)


porbeagle (Lamna nasus) in all waters, except where it is provided otherwise in Annex I Part B;










(c)


angel shark (Squatina squatina) in EU waters;










(d)


common skate (Dipturus batis) in EU waters of ICES division IIa and ICES subareas III, IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX and X;










(e)


undulate ray (Raja undulata) and white skate (Rostroraja alba) in EU waters of ICES subareas VI, VII, VIII, IX and X;










(f)


guitarfishes (Rhinobatidae) in EU waters of ICES subareas I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X and XII.






2.   When accidentally caught, species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed. They shall be promptly released.



Article 13

Data transmission

When, pursuant to Articles 33 and 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, Member States submit to the Commission data relating to landings of quantities of stocks caught, they shall use the stock codes set out in Annex I to this Regulation.



TITLE III


FINAL PROVISIONS



Article 14

Committee procedure


1.   The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture established by Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.


2.   Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.



Article 15

Entry into force and application

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2012.
However, Article 9 shall apply from 1 February 2012.





This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 January 2012.


For the Council


The President

N. WAMMEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.

(2)  
            OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13.

(3)  
            OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31.

(4)  
            OJ L 150, 30.4.2004, p. 1.

(5)  
            OJ L 345, 28.12.2005, p. 5.

(6)  
            OJ L 65, 7.3.2006, p. 1.

(7)  
            OJ L 122, 11.5.2007, p. 7.

(8)  
            OJ L 344, 20.12.2008, p. 6.

(9)  
            OJ L 348, 24.12.2008, p. 20.

(10)  
            OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3.

(11)  
            OJ L 214, 19.8.2009, p. 16.

(12)  
            OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

(13)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 517/2008 of 10 June 2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 as regards the determination of the mesh size and assessing the thickness of twine of fishing nets (OJ L 151, 11.6.2008, p. 5).

(14)  Regulation (EC) No 218/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in the north-east Atlantic (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 70).

(15)  Regulation (EC) No 216/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in certain areas other than those of the North Atlantic (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 1).

(16)  Council Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 of 29 September 2008 concerning authorisations for fishing activities of Community fishing vessels outside Community waters and the access of third country vessels to Community waters (OJ L 286, 29.10.2008, p. 33).




LIST OF ANNEXES







ANNEX I


:


TACs applicable to EU vessels in areas where TACs exist by species and by area:






—


Part A: General provisions










—


Part B: Kattegat, ICES subareas I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV, EU waters of CECAF, French Guiana waters








ANNEX IIA


:


Fishing effort for vessels in the context of the management of cod stocks in the Kattegat, ICES divisions VIa and VIIa, and EU waters of ICES division Vb




ANNEX IIB


:


Fishing effort for vessels in the context of the recovery of certain Southern hake and Norway lobster stocks in ICES divisions VIIIc and IXa excluding the Gulf of Cádiz




ANNEX IIC


:


Fishing effort for vessels in the context of the management of Western Channel sole stocks in ICES division VIIe







ANNEX I

TACs APPLICABLE TO EU VESSELS IN AREAS WHERE TACs EXIST BY SPECIES AND BY AREA

PART A

General provisions

The tables in Part B of this Annex set out the TACs and quotas (in tonnes live weight, except where otherwise specified) by stock, and conditions functionally linked thereto, where appropriate.
All fishing opportunities set out in this Annex shall be subject to the rules set out in Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, and in particular Articles 33 and 34 thereof.
The references to fishing zones are references to ICES zones, unless otherwise specified. Within each area, fish stocks are referred to following the alphabetical order of the Latin names of the species. For the purposes of this Regulation, the following comparative table of Latin names and common names is provided:







Scientific name


Alpha-3 code


Common name





Amblyraja radiata



RJR


Starry ray





Ammodytes spp.


SAN


Sandeels





Argentina silus



ARU


Greater silver smelt





Beryx spp.


ALF


Alfonsinos





Brosme brosme



USK


Tusk





Caproidae



BOR


Boarfish





Centrophorus squamosus



GUQ


Leafscale gulper shark





Centroscymnus coelolepis



CYO


Portuguese dogfish





Chaceon maritae



CGE


Deep sea red crab





Champsocephalus gunnari



ANI


Antarctic icefish





Chionoecetes spp.


PCR


Snow crab





Clupea harengus



HER


Herring





Coryphaenoides rupestris



RNG


Roundnose grenadier





Dalatias licha



SCK


Kitefin shark





Deania calcea



DCA


Birdbeak dogfish





Dipturus batis



RJB


Common skate





Dissostichus eleginoides



TOP


Patagonian toothfish





Dissostichus mawsoni



TOA


Antarctic toothfish





Engraulis encrasicolus



ANE


Anchovy





Etmopterus princeps



ETR


Great lanternshark





Etmopterus pusillus



ETP


Smooth lanternshark





Euphausia superba



KRI


Krill





Gadus morhua



COD


Cod





Galeorhinus galeus



GAG


Tope shark





Glyptocephalus cynoglossus



WIT


Witch flounder





Hippoglossoides platessoides



PLA


American plaice





Hippoglossus hippoglossus



HAL


Atlantic halibut





Hoplostethus atlanticus



ORY


Orange roughy





Illex illecebrosus



SQI


Shortfin squid





Lamna nasus



POR


Porbeagle





Lepidonotothen squamifrons



NOS


Grey rockcod





Lepidorhombus spp.


LEZ


Megrims





Leucoraja circularis



RJI


Sandy ray





Leucoraja fullonica



RJF


Shagreen ray





Leucoraja naevus



RJN


Cuckoo ray





Limanda ferruginea



YEL


Yellowtail flounder





Limanda limanda



DAB


Dab





Lophiidae



ANF


Anglerfish





Macrourus spp.


GRV


Grenadiers





Makaira nigricans



BUM


Blue marlin





Mallotus villosus



CAP


Capelin





Martialia hyadesi



SQS


Squid





Melanogrammus aeglefinus



HAD


Haddock





Merlangius merlangus



WHG


Whiting





Merluccius merluccius



HKE


Hake





Micromesistius poutassou



WHB


Blue whiting





Microstomus kitt



LEM


Lemon sole





Molva dypterygia



BLI


Blue ling





Molva molva



LIN


Ling





Nephrops norvegicus



NEP


Norway lobster





Pandalus borealis



PRA


Northern prawn





Paralomis spp.


PAI


Crabs





Penaeus spp.


PEN


‘Penaeus’ shrimps





Platichthys flesus



FLE


Flounder





Pleuronectes platessa



PLE


Plaice





Pleuronectiformes



FLX


Flatfish





Pollachius pollachius



POL


Pollack





Pollachius virens



POK


Saithe





Psetta maxima



TUR


Turbot





Raja brachyura



RJH


Blonde ray





Raja clavata



RJC


Thornback ray





Raja (Dipturus) nidarosiensis



JAD


Norwegian skate





Raja microocellata



RJE


Small-eyed ray





Raja montagui



RJM


Spotted ray





Raja undulata



RJU


Undulate ray





Rajiformes



SRX


Skates and rays





Reinhardtius hippoglossoides



GHL


Greenland halibut





Rostroraja alba



RJA


White skate





Scomber scombrus



MAC


Mackerel





Scophthalmus rhombus



BLL


Brill





Sebastes spp.


RED


Redfish





Solea solea



SOL


Common sole





Solea spp.


SOO


Sole





Sprattus sprattus



SPR


Sprat





Squalus acanthias



DGS


Spurdog/dogfish





Tetrapturus albidus



WHM


White marlin





Thunnus maccoyii



SBF


Southern bluefin tuna





Thunnus obesus



BET


Bigeye tuna





Thunnus thynnus



BFT


Bluefin tuna





Trachurus spp.


JAX


Horse mackerel





Trisopterus esmarkii



NOP


Norway pout





Urophycis tenuis



HKW


White hake





Xiphias gladius



SWO


Swordfish




The following comparative table of common names and Latin names is provided exclusively for explanatory purposes:







Alfonsinos


ALF



Beryx spp.




American plaice


PLA



Hippoglossoides platessoides





Anchovy


ANE



Engraulis encrasicolus





Anglerfish


ANF



Lophiidae





Antarctic icefish


ANI



Champsocephalus gunnari





Antarctic toothfish


TOA



Dissostichus mawsoni





Atlantic halibut


HAL



Hippoglossus hippoglossus





Bigeye tuna


BET



Thunnus obesus





Birdbeak dogfish


DCA



Deania calcea





Blonde ray


RJH



Raja brachyura





Blue ling


BLI



Molva dypterygia





Blue marlin


BUM



Makaira nigricans





Blue whiting


WHB



Micromesistius poutassou





Bluefin tuna


BFT



Thunnus thynnus





Boarfish


BOR



Caproidae





Brill


BLL



Scophthalmus rhombus





Capelin


CAP



Mallotus villosus





Cod


COD



Gadus morhua





Common skate


RJB



Dipturus batis





Common sole


SOL



Solea solea





Crabs


PAI



Paralomis spp.




Cuckoo ray


RJN



Leucoraja naevus





Dab


DAB



Limanda limanda





Deep sea red crab


CGE



Chaceon maritae





Flatfish


FLX



Pleuronectiformes





Flounder


FLE



Platichthys flesus





Great lanternshark


ETR



Etmopterus princeps





Greater silver smelt


ARU



Argentina silus





Greenland halibut


GHL



Reinhardtius hippoglossoides





Grenadiers


GRV



Macrourus spp.




Grey rockcod


NOS



Lepidonotothen squamifrons





Haddock


HAD



Melanogrammus aeglefinus





Hake


HKE



Merluccius merluccius





Herring


HER



Clupea harengus





Horse mackerel


JAX



Trachurus spp.




Kitefin shark


SCK



Dalatias licha





Krill


KRI



Euphausia superba





Leafscale gulper shark


GUQ



Centrophorus squamosus





Lemon sole


LEM



Microstomus kitt





Ling


LIN



Molva molva





Mackerel


MAC



Scomber scombrus





Megrims


LEZ



Lepidorhombus spp.




Northern prawn


PRA



Pandalus borealis





Norway lobster


NEP



Nephrops norvegicus





Norway pout


NOP



Trisopterus esmarkii





Norwegian skate


JAD



Raja (Dipturus) nidarosiensis





Orange roughy


ORY



Hoplostethus atlanticus





Patagonian toothfish


TOP



Dissostichus eleginoides





‘Penaeus’ shrimps


PEN



Penaeus spp.




Plaice


PLE



Pleuronectes platessa





Pollack


POL



Pollachius pollachius





Porbeagle


POR



Lamna nasus





Portuguese dogfish


CYO



Centroscymnus coelolepis





Redfish


RED



Sebastes spp.




Roundnose grenadier


RNG



Coryphaenoides rupestris





Saithe


POK



Pollachius virens





Sandeels


SAN



Ammodytes spp.




Sandy ray


RJI



Leucoraja circularis





Shagreen ray


RJF



Leucoraja fullonica





Shortfin squid


SQI



Illex illecebrosus





Skates and rays


SRX



Rajiformes





Small-eyed ray


RJE



Raja microocellata





Smooth lanternshark


ETP



Etmopterus pusillus





Snow crab


PCR



Chionoecetes spp.




Sole


SOO



Solea spp.




Southern bluefin tuna


SBF



Thunnus maccoyii





Spotted ray


RJM



Raja montagui





Sprat


SPR



Sprattus sprattus





Spurdog/dogfish


DGS



Squalus acanthias





Squid


SQS



Martialia hyadesi





Starry ray


RJR



Amblyraja radiata





Swordfish


SWO



Xiphias gladius





Thornback ray


RJC



Raja clavata





Tope shark


GAG



Galeorhinus galeus





Turbot


TUR



Psetta maxima





Tusk


USK



Brosme brosme





Undulate ray


RJU



Raja undulata





White hake


HKW



Urophycis tenuis





White marlin


WHM



Tetrapturus albidus





White skate


RJA



Rostroraja alba





Whiting


WHG



Merlangius merlangus





Witch flounder


WIT



Glyptocephalus cynoglossus





Yellowtail flounder


YEL



Limanda ferruginea





PART B

Kattegat, ICES subareas I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV, EU waters of CECAF, French Guiana waters















Species


:


Greater silver smelt

Argentina silus














Zone


:


EU and international waters of I and II
(ARU/1/2.)








Germany


25 


Analytical TAC




France


8 




The Netherlands


20 




United Kingdom


42 




Union


95 




TAC


95 





















Species


:


Greater silver smelt

Argentina silus














Zone


:


EU waters of III and IV
(ARU/34-C)








Denmark


959 


Analytical TAC




Germany


10 




France


7 




Ireland


7 




The Netherlands


45 




Sweden


37 




United Kingdom


17 




Union


1 082 




TAC


1 082 





















Species


:


Greater silver smelt

Argentina silus














Zone


:


EU and international waters of V, VI and VII
(ARU/567.)








Germany


329 


Analytical TAC




France


7 




Ireland


305 




The Netherlands


3 434 




United Kingdom


241 




Union


4 316 




TAC


4 316 





















Species


:


Tusk

Brosme brosme














Zone


:


IIIa; EU waters of Subdivisions 22-32
(USK/3A/BCD)








Denmark


12 


Analytical TAC




Sweden


6 




Germany


6 




Union


24 




TAC


24 





















Species


:


Boarfish

Caproidae














Zone


:


EU and international waters of VI, VII and VIII
(BOR/678-)








Denmark


20 123 


Precautionary TAC




Ireland


56 666 




United Kingdom


5 211 




Union


82 000 




TAC


82 000 





















Species


:


Herring

Clupea harengus














Zone


:


VIIb, VIIc; VIaS (1)

(HER/6AS7BC)








Ireland


3 861 


Analytical TAC




The Netherlands


386 




Union


4 247 




TAC


4 247 





















Species


:


Herring

Clupea harengus














Zone


:


VI Clyde (2)

(HER/06ACL.)








United Kingdom


To be established (3)



Precautionary TAC




Union


To be established (4)





TAC


To be established (4)






















Species


:


Herring

Clupea harengus














Zone


:


VIIa (5)

(HER/07A/MM)








Ireland


1 237 


Analytical TAC




United Kingdom


3 515 




Union


4 752 




TAC


4 752 





















Species


:


Herring

Clupea harengus














Zone


:


VIIe and VIIf
(HER/7EF.)








France


490 


Precautionary TAC




United Kingdom


490 




Union


980 




TAC


980 





















Species


:


Herring

Clupea harengus














Zone


:


VIIg (6), VIIh (6), VIIj (6) and VIIk (6)

(HER/7G-K.)








Germany


234 


Analytical TAC




France


1 302 




Ireland


18 236 




The Netherlands


1 302 




United Kingdom


26 




Union


21 100 




TAC


21 100 





















Species


:


Anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus














Zone


:


IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(ANE/9/3411)








Spain


3 998 


Analytical TAC




Portugal


4 362 




Union


8 360 




TAC


8 360 





















Species


:


Cod

Gadus morhua














Zone


:


Kattegat
(COD/03AS.)








Denmark


82  (7)



Analytical TAC




Germany


2  (7)





Sweden


49  (7)





Union


133  (7)





TAC


0  (7)






















Species


:


Cod

Gadus morhua














Zone


:


VIb; EU and international waters of Vb west of 12° 00′ W and of XII and XIV
(COD/5W6-14)








Belgium


0 


Precautionary TAC




Germany


1 




France


12 




Ireland


17 




United Kingdom


48 




Union


78 




TAC


78 





















Species


:


Cod

Gadus morhua














Zone


:


VIa; EU and international waters of Vb east of 12° 00′ W
(COD/5BE6A)








Belgium


0 


Analytical TAC




Germany


0 




France


0 




Ireland


0 




United Kingdom


0 




Union


0 




TAC


0  (8)






















Species


:


Cod

Gadus morhua














Zone


:


VIIa
(COD/07A.)








Belgium


5 


Analytical TAC




France


14 




Ireland


251 




The Netherlands


1 




United Kingdom


109 




Union


380 




TAC


380 





















Species


:


Cod

Gadus morhua














Zone


:


VIIb, VIIc, VIIe-k, VIII, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(COD/7XAD34)








Belgium


449 


Analytical TAC
Article 11 of this Regulation applies.




France


7 357 




Ireland


1 459 




The Netherlands


1 




United Kingdom


793 




Union


10 059 




TAC


10 059 





















Species


:


Porbeagle

Lamna nasus














Zone


:


French Guiana waters, Kattegat; EU waters of Skagerrak, I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1, 34.1.2 and 34.2
(POR/3-1234)








Denmark


0  (9)



Analytical TAC




France


0  (9)





Germany


0  (9)





Ireland


0  (9)





Spain


0  (9)





United Kingdom


0  (9)





Union


0  (9)





TAC


0  (9)






















Species


:


Megrims

Lepidorhombus spp.













Zone


:


EU waters of IIa and IV
(LEZ/2AC4-C)








Belgium


6 


Analytical TAC




Denmark


5 




Germany


5 




France


30 




The Netherlands


24 




United Kingdom


1 775 




Union


1 845 




TAC


1 845 





















Species


:


Megrims

Lepidorhombus spp.













Zone


:


VI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV
(LEZ/56-14)








Spain


385 


Analytical TAC




France


1 501 




Ireland


439 




United Kingdom


1 062 




Union


3 387 




TAC


3 387 





















Species


:


Megrims

Lepidorhombus spp.













Zone


:


VII
(LEZ/07.)








Belgium


470 


Analytical TAC
Article 11 of this Regulation applies.




Spain


5 216 




France


6 329 




Ireland


2 878 




United Kingdom


2 492 




Union


17 385 




TAC


17 385 





















Species


:


Megrims

Lepidorhombus spp.













Zone


:


VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe
(LEZ/8ABDE.)








Spain


950 


Analytical TAC




France


766 




Union


1 716 




TAC


1 716 





















Species


:


Megrims

Lepidorhombus spp.













Zone


:


VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(LEZ/8C3411)








Spain


1 121 


Analytical TAC




France


56 




Portugal


37 




Union


1 214 




TAC


1 214 





















Species


:


Anglerfish

Lophiidae














Zone


:


VI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV
(ANF/56-14)








Belgium


186 


Analytical TAC




Germany


213 




Spain


199 




France


2 293 




Ireland


518 




The Netherlands


179 




United Kingdom


1 595 




Union


5 183 




TAC


5 183 





















Species


:


Anglerfish

Lophiidae














Zone


:


VII
(ANF/07.)








Belgium


2 835  (10)



Analytical TAC
Article 11 of this Regulation applies.




Germany


316  (10)





Spain


1 126  (10)





France


18 191  (10)





Ireland


2 325  (10)





The Netherlands


367  (10)





United Kingdom


5 517  (10)





Union


30 677  (10)





TAC


30 677  (10)






















Species


:


Anglerfish

Lophiidae














Zone


:


VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe
(ANF/8ABDE.)








Spain


1 252 


Analytical TAC




France


6 968 




Union


8 220 




TAC


8 220 





















Species


:


Anglerfish

Lophiidae














Zone


:


VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(ANF/8C3411)








Spain


2 750 


Analytical TAC




France


3 




Portugal


547 




Union


3 300 




TAC


3 300 





















Species


:


Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus














Zone


:


EU and international waters of Vb and VIa
(HAD/5BC6A.)








Belgium


7 


Analytical TAC




Germany


8 




France


332 




Ireland


985 




United Kingdom


4 683 




Union


6 015 




TAC


6 015 





















Species


:


Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus














Zone


:


VIIb-k, VIII, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(HAD/7X7A34)








Belgium


185 


Analytical TAC
Article 11 of this Regulation applies.




France


11 096 




Ireland


3 699 




United Kingdom


1 665 




Union


16 645 




TAC


16 645 





















Species


:


Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus














Zone


:


VIIa
(HAD/07A.)








Belgium


20 


Analytical TAC




France


91 




Ireland


542 




United Kingdom


598 




Union


1 251 




TAC


1 251 





















Species


:


Whiting

Merlangius merlangus














Zone


:


VI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV
(WHG/56-14)








Germany


2 


Analytical TAC




France


37 




Ireland


92 




United Kingdom


176 




Union


307 




TAC


307 





















Species


:


Whiting

Merlangius merlangus














Zone


:


VIIa
(WHG/07A.)








Belgium


0 


Analytical TAC




France


3 




Ireland


52 




The Netherlands


0 




United Kingdom


34 




Union


89 




TAC


89 





















Species


:


Whiting

Merlangius merlangus














Zone


:


VIIb, VIIc, VIId, VIIe, VIIf, VIIg, VIIh, VIIj and VIIk
(WHG/7X7A-C)








Belgium


186 


Analytical TAC
Article 11 of this Regulation applies.




France


11 431 




Ireland


5 298 




The Netherlands


93 




United Kingdom


2 045 




Union


19 053 




TAC


19 053 





















Species


:


Whiting

Merlangius merlangus














Zone


:


VIII
(WHG/08.)








Spain


1 270 


Precautionary TAC




France


1 905 




Union


3 175 




TAC


3 175 





















Species


:


Whiting

Merlangius merlangus














Zone


:


IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(WHG/9/3411)








Portugal


To be established (11)



Precautionary TAC




Union


To be established (12)





TAC


To be established (12)






















Species


:


Hake

Merluccius merluccius














Zone


:


IIIa; EU waters of Subdivisions 22-32
(HKE/3A/BCD)








Denmark


1 531 


Analytical TAC




Sweden


130 




Union


1 661 




TAC


1 661  (13)






















Species


:


Hake

Merluccius merluccius














Zone


:


EU waters of IIa and IV
(HKE/2AC4-C)








Belgium


28 


Analytical TAC




Denmark


1 119 




Germany


128 




France


248 




The Netherlands


64 




United Kingdom


348 




Union


1 935 




TAC


1 935  (14)





















Species


:


Hake

Merluccius merluccius














Zone


:


VI and VII; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV
(HKE/571214)








Belgium


284  (15)



Analytical TAC
Article 11 of this Regulation applies.




Spain


9 109 




France


14 067  (15)





Ireland


1 704 




The Netherlands


183  (15)





United Kingdom


5 553  (15)





Union


30 900 




TAC


30 900  (16)






Special condition:

Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones:








 


VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe
(HKE/*8ABDE)




Belgium


37 




Spain


1 469 




France


1 469 




Ireland


184 




The Netherlands


18 




United Kingdom


827 




Union


4 004 


























Species


:


Hake

Merluccius merluccius














Zone


:


VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe
(HKE/8ABDE.)








Belgium


9  (17)



Analytical TAC




Spain


6 341 




France


14 241 




The Netherlands


18  (17)





Union


20 609 




TAC


20 609  (18)






Special condition:

Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones:








 


VI and VII; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV
(HKE/*57-14)




Belgium


2 




Spain


1 837 




France


3 305 




The Netherlands


6 




Union


5 150 



























Species


:


Hake

Merluccius merluccius














Zone


:


VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(HKE/8C3411)








Spain


7 870 


Analytical TAC




France


756 




Portugal


3 673 




Union


12 299 




TAC


12 299 





















Species


:


Blue ling

Molva dypterygia














Zone


:


International waters of XII
(BLI/12INT-)








Estonia


2  (19)



Analytical TAC




Spain


778  (19)





France


19  (19)





Lithuania


7  (19)





United Kingdom


7  (19)





Others


2  (19)





Union


815  (19)





TAC


815  (19)






















Species


:


Ling

Molva molva














Zone


:


IIIa; EU waters of IIIbcd
(LIN/3A/BCD)








Belgium


7  (20)



Analytical TAC




Denmark


51 




Germany


7  (20)





Sweden


20 




United Kingdom


7  (20)





Union


92 




TAC


92 





















Species


:


Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus














Zone


:


EU waters of IIa and IV
(NEP/2AC4-C)








Belgium


1 147 


Analytical TAC




Denmark


1 147 




Germany


17 




France


34 




The Netherlands


590 




United Kingdom


18 994 




Union


21 929 




TAC


21 929 





















Species


:


Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus














Zone


:


VI; EU and international waters of Vb
(NEP/5BC6.)








Spain


29 


Analytical TAC




France


114 




Ireland


190 




United Kingdom


13 758 




Union


14 091 




TAC


14 091 





















Species


:


Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus














Zone


:


VII
(NEP/07.)








Spain


1 306  (21)



Analytical TAC
Article 11 of this Regulation applies.




France


5 291  (21)





Ireland


8 025  (21)





United Kingdom


7 137  (21)





Union


21 759  (21)





TAC


21 759  (21)






















Species


:


Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus














Zone


:


VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe
(NEP/8ABDE.)








Spain


234 


Analytical TAC




France


3 665 




Union


3 899 




TAC


3 899 





















Species


:


Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus














Zone


:


VIIIc
(NEP/08C.)








Spain


79 


Analytical TAC




France


3 




Union


82 




TAC


82 





















Species


:


Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus














Zone


:


IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(NEP/9/3411)








Spain


68 


Analytical TAC




Portugal


205 




Union


273 




TAC


273 





















Species


:


‘Penaeus’ shrimps

Penaeus spp.













Zone


:


French Guiana waters
(PEN/FGU.)








France


To be established (22)
 (23)



Precautionary TAC




Union


To be established (23)
 (24)





TAC


To be established (23)
 (24)






















Species


:


Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa














Zone


:


VI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV
(PLE/56-14)








France


10 


Precautionary TAC




Ireland


275 




United Kingdom


408 




Union


693 




TAC


693 





















Species


:


Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa














Zone


:


VIIa
(PLE/07A.)








Belgium


42 


Analytical TAC




France


18 




Ireland


1 063 




The Netherlands


13 




United Kingdom


491 




Union


1 627 




TAC


1 627 





















Species


:


Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa














Zone


:


VIIb and VIIc
(PLE/7BC.)








France


16 


Precautionary TAC
Article 11 of this Regulation applies.




Ireland


62 




Union


78 




TAC


78 





















Species


:


Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa














Zone


:


VIId and VIIe
(PLE/7DE.)








Belgium


828 


Analytical TAC




France


2 761 




United Kingdom


1 473 




Union


5 062 




TAC


5 062 





















Species


:


Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa














Zone


:


VIIf and VIIg
(PLE/7FG.)








Belgium


46 


Analytical TAC




France


83 




Ireland


197 




United Kingdom


43 




Union


369 




TAC


369 





















Species


:


Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa














Zone


:


VIIh, VIIj and VIIk
(PLE/7HJK.)








Belgium


11 


Analytical TAC
Article 11 of this Regulation applies.




France


22 




Ireland


77 




The Netherlands


44 




United Kingdom


22 




Union


176 




TAC


176 





















Species


:


Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa














Zone


:


VIII, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(PLE/8/3411)








Spain


66 


Precautionary TAC




France


263 




Portugal


66 




Union


395 




TAC


395 





















Species


:


Pollack

Pollachius pollachius














Zone


:


VI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV
(POL/56-14)








Spain


6 


Precautionary TAC




France


190 




Ireland


56 




United Kingdom


145 




Union


397 




TAC


397 





















Species


:


Pollack

Pollachius pollachius














Zone


:


VII
(POL/07.)








Belgium


420 


Precautionary TAC
Article 11 of this Regulation applies.




Spain


25 




France


9 667 




Ireland


1 030 




United Kingdom


2 353 




Union


13 495 




TAC


13 495 





















Species


:


Pollack

Pollachius pollachius














Zone


:


VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe
(POL/8ABDE.)








Spain


252 


Precautionary TAC




France


1 230 




Union


1 482 




TAC


1 482 





















Species


:


Pollack

Pollachius pollachius














Zone


:


VIIIc
(POL/08C.)








Spain


208 


Precautionary TAC




France


23 




Union


231 




TAC


231 





















Species


:


Pollack

Pollachius pollachius














Zone


:


IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(POL/9/3411)








Spain


273  (25)



Precautionary TAC




Portugal


9  (25)





Union


282  (25)





TAC


282 





















Species


:


Saithe

Pollachius virens














Zone


:


VII, VIII, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(POK/7/3411)








Belgium


6 


Precautionary TAC
Article 11 of this Regulation applies.




France


1 375 




Ireland


1 516 




United Kingdom


446 




Union


3 343 




TAC


3 343 





















Species


:


Skates and rays

Rajiformes














Zone


:


EU waters of IIa and IV
(SRX/2AC4-C)








Belgium


235  (26)
 (27)
 (28)



Analytical TAC




Denmark


9  (26)
 (27)
 (28)





Germany


12  (26)
 (27)
 (28)





France


37  (26)
 (27)
 (28)





The Netherlands


200  (26)
 (27)
 (28)





United Kingdom


902  (26)
 (27)
 (28)





Union


1 395  (26)
 (28)





TAC


1 395  (28)






















Species


:


Skates and rays

Rajiformes














Zone


:


EU waters of IIIa
(SRX/03A-C.)








Denmark


45  (29)
 (30)



Analytical TAC




Sweden


13  (29)
 (30)





Union


58  (29)
 (30)





TAC


58  (30)






















Species


:


Skates and rays

Rajiformes














Zone


:


EU waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k
(SRX/67AKXD)








Belgium


895  (31)
 (32)
 (33)



Analytical TAC
Article 11 of this Regulation applies.




Estonia


5  (31)
 (32)
 (33)





France


4 018  (31)
 (32)
 (33)





Germany


12  (31)
 (32)
 (33)





Ireland


1 294  (31)
 (32)
 (33)





Lithuania


21  (31)
 (32)
 (33)





The Netherlands


4  (31)
 (32)
 (33)





Portugal


22  (31)
 (32)
 (33)





Spain


1 082  (31)
 (32)
 (33)





United Kingdom


2 562  (31)
 (32)
 (33)





Union


9 915  (31)
 (32)
 (33)





TAC


9 915  (32)






















Species


:


Skates and rays

Rajiformes














Zone


:


EU waters of VIId
(SRX/07D.)








Belgium


80  (34)
 (35)
 (36)



Analytical TAC




France


670  (34)
 (35)
 (36)





The Netherlands


4  (34)
 (35)
 (36)





United Kingdom


133  (34)
 (35)
 (36)





Union


887  (34)
 (35)
 (36)





TAC


887  (35)






















Species


:


Skates and rays

Rajiformes














Zone


:


EU waters of VIII and IX
(SRX/89-C.)








Belgium


9  (37)
 (38)



Analytical TAC




France


1 601  (37)
 (38)





Portugal


1 298  (37)
 (38)





Spain


1 305  (37)
 (38)





United Kingdom


9  (37)
 (38)





Union


4 222  (37)
 (38)





TAC


4 222  (38)






















Species


:


Common sole

Solea solea














Zone


:


IIIa; EU waters of Subdivisions 22-32
(SOL/3A/BCD)








Denmark


512 


Analytical TAC




Germany


30  (39)





The Netherlands


49  (39)





Sweden


19 




Union


610 




TAC


610  (40)






















Species


:


Common sole

Solea solea














Zone


:


VI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV
(SOL/56-14)








Ireland


48 


Precautionary TAC




United Kingdom


12 




Union


60 




TAC


60 





















Species


:


Common sole

Solea solea














Zone


:


VIIa
(SOL/07A.)








Belgium


131 


Analytical TAC




France


2 




Ireland


67 




The Netherlands


41 




United Kingdom


59 




Union


300 




TAC


300 





















Species


:


Common sole

Solea solea














Zone


:


VIIb and VIIc
(SOL/7BC.)








France


7 


Precautionary TAC
Article 11 of this Regulation applies.




Ireland


37 




Union


44 




TAC


44 





















Species


:


Common sole

Solea solea














Zone


:


VIId
(SOL/07D.)








Belgium


1 502 


Analytical TAC




France


3 005 




United Kingdom


1 073 




Union


5 580 




TAC


5 580 





















Species


:


Common sole

Solea solea














Zone


:


VIIe
(SOL/07E.)








Belgium


27  (41)



Analytical TAC




France


293  (41)





United Kingdom


457  (41)





Union


777 




TAC


777 





















Species


:


Common sole

Solea solea














Zone


:


VIIf and VIIg
(SOL/7FG.)








Belgium


663 


Analytical TAC




France


66 




Ireland


33 




United Kingdom


298 




Union


1 060 




TAC


1 060 





















Species


:


Common sole

Solea solea














Zone


:


VIIh, VIIj and VIIk
(SOL/7HJK.)








Belgium


35 


Analytical TAC
Article 11 of this Regulation applies.




France


71 




Ireland


190 




The Netherlands


56 




United Kingdom


71 




Union


423 




TAC


423 





















Species


:


Common sole

Solea solea














Zone


:


VIIIa and VIIIb
(SOL/8AB.)








Belgium


53 


Analytical TAC




Spain


10 




France


3 895 




The Netherlands


292 




Union


4 250 




TAC


4 250 





















Species


:


Sole

Solea spp.













Zone


:


VIIIc, VIIId, VIIIe, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(SOO/8CDE34)








Spain


403 


Precautionary TAC




Portugal


669 




Union


1 072 




TAC


1 072 





















Species


:


Sprat

Sprattus sprattus














Zone


:


VIId and VIIe
(SPR/7DE.)








Belgium


26 


Precautionary TAC




Denmark


1 674 




Germany


26 




France


361 




The Netherlands


361 




United Kingdom


2 702 




Union


5 150 




TAC


5 150 





















Species


:


Spurdog/dogfish

Squalus acanthias














Zone


:


EU waters of IIIa
(DGS/03A-C.)








Denmark


0 


Analytical TAC




Sweden


0 




Union


0 




TAC


0 





















Species


:


Spurdog/dogfish

Squalus acanthias














Zone


:


EU waters of IIa and IV
(DGS/2AC4-C)








Belgium


0  (42)



Analytical TAC




Denmark


0  (42)





Germany


0  (42)





France


0  (42)





The Netherlands


0  (42)





Sweden


0  (42)





United Kingdom


0  (42)





Union


0  (42)





TAC


0  (42)






















Species


:


Spurdog/dogfish

Squalus acanthias














Zone


:


EU and international waters of I, V, VI, VII, VIII, XII and XIV
(DGS/15X14)








Belgium


0  (43)



Analytical TAC
Article 11 of this Regulation applies.




Germany


0  (43)





Spain


0  (43)





France


0  (43)





Ireland


0  (43)





The Netherlands


0  (43)





Portugal


0  (43)





United Kingdom


0  (43)





Union


0  (43)





TAC


0  (43)






















Species


:


Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.













Zone


:


VIIIc
(JAX/08C.)








Spain


22 409  (44)
 (46)



Analytical TAC




France


388  (44)





Portugal


2 214  (44)
 (46)





Union


25 011 




TAC


25 011 





















Species


:


Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.













Zone


:


IX
(JAX/09.)








Spain


7 969  (47)
 (48)



Analytical TAC




Portugal


22 831  (47)
 (48)





Union


30 800 




TAC


30 800 





















Species


:


Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.













Zone


:


X; EU waters of CECAF (49)

(JAX/X34PRT)








Portugal


To be established (50)
 (51)



Precautionary TAC




Union


To be established (52)





TAC


To be established (52)






















Species


:


Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.













Zone


:


EU waters of CECAF (53)

(JAX/341PRT)








Portugal


To be established (54)
 (55)



Precautionary TAC




Union


To be established (56)





TAC


To be established (56)






















Species


:


Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.













Zone


:


EU waters of CECAF (57)

(JAX/341SPN)








Spain


To be established (58)



Precautionary TAC




Union


To be established (59)





TAC


To be established (59)







(1)  Reference is to the herring stock in VIa south of 56° 00′ N and west of 07° 00′ W.

(2)  Clyde stock: reference is to the herring stock in the maritime area situated to the north-east of a line drawn between the Mull of Kintyre and Corsewall Point.

(3)  Article 6 of this Regulation applies.

(4)  Fixed at the same quantity as determined in accordance with footnote 2.

(5)  This zone is reduced by the area bounded:






—


to the north by latitude 52° 30′ N,










—


to the south by latitude 52° 00′ N,










—


to the west by the coast of Ireland,










—


to the east by the coast of the United Kingdom.





(6)  This zone is increased by the area bounded:






—


to the north by latitude 52° 30′ N,










—


to the south by latitude 52° 00′ N,










—


to the west by the coast of Ireland,










—


to the east by the coast of the United Kingdom.





(7)  Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted.

(8)  By-catch of cod in the area covered by this TAC may be landed provided that it does not comprise more than 1,5 % of the live weight of the total catch retained on board per fishing trip.

(9)  When accidentally caught, this species shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released.

(10)  Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe (ANF/*8ABDE).

(11)  Article 6 of this Regulation applies.

(12)  Fixed at the same quantity as determined in accordance with footnote 1.

(13)  Within an overall TAC of 55 105 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.

(14)  Within an overall TAC of 55 105 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.

(15)  Transfers of this quota may be effected to EU waters of IIa and IV. However, such transfers must be notified in advance to the Commission.

(16)  Within an overall TAC of 55 105 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.

(17)  Transfers of this quota may be effected to IV and EU waters of IIa. However, such transfers must be notified in advance to the Commission.

(18)  Within an overall TAC of 55 105 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.

(19)  Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

(20)  Quota may be fished in EU waters of IIIa and EU waters of IIIbcd only.

(21)  Special condition: of which no more than the following quotas may be taken in VII (Porcupine Bank – Unit 16) (NEP/*07U16):






Spain


380 




France


238 




Ireland


457 




United Kingdom


185 




Union


1 260 





(22)  Article 6 of this Regulation applies.

(23)  Fishing for shrimps Penaeus subtilis and Penaeus brasiliensis is prohibited in waters less than 30 metres deep.

(24)  Fixed at the same quantity as determined in accordance with footnote 1.

(25)  Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in EU waters of VIIIc (POL/*08C.).

(26)  Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/2AC4-C), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/2AC4-C), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/2AC4-C), spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/2AC4-C) and starry ray (Amblyraja radiata) (RJR/2AC4-C) shall be reported separately.

(27)  By-catch quota. These species shall not comprise more than 25 % by live weight of the catch retained on board per fishing trip. This condition applies only to vessels over 15 metres’ length overall.

(28)  Does not apply to common skate (Dipturus batis). When accidentally caught, these species shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released. Fishermen shall be encouraged to develop and use techniques and equipment to facilitate the rapid and safe release of the species.

(29)  Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/03A-C.), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/03A-C.), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/03A-C.), spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/03A-C.) and starry ray (Amblyraja radiata) (RJR/03A-C.) shall be reported separately.

(30)  Does not apply to common skate (Dipturus batis). When accidentally caught, this species shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released. Fishermen shall be encouraged to develop and use techniques and equipment to facilitate the rapid and safe release of the species.

(31)  Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/67AKXD), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/67AKXD), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/67AKXD), spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/67AKXD), small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) (RJE/67AKXD), sandy ray (Leucoraja circularis) (RJI/67AKXD) and shagreen ray (Leucoraja fullonica) (RJF/67AKXD) shall be reported separately.

(32)  Does not apply to undulate ray (Raja undulata), common skate (Dipturus batis), Norwegian skate (Raja (Dipturus) nidarosiensis) and white skate (Rostroraja alba). When accidentally caught, these species shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released. Fishermen shall be encouraged to develop and use techniques and equipment to facilitate the rapid and safe release of the species.

(33)  Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in EU waters of VIId (SRX/*07D.).

(34)  Catches of Cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/07D.), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/07D.), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/07D.), spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/07D.) and starry ray (Amblyraja radiata) (RJR/07D.) shall be reported separately.

(35)  Does not apply to common skate (Dipturus batis) and undulate ray (Raja undulata). When accidentally caught, these species shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released. Fishermen shall be encouraged to develop and use techniques and equipment to facilitate the rapid and safe release of the species.

(36)  Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in EU waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k (SRX/*67AKD).

(37)  Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/89-C.), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/89-C.) shall be reported separately.

(38)  Does not apply to undulate ray (Raja undulata), common skate (Dipturus batis) and white skate (Rostroraja alba). When accidentally caught, these species shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released. Fishermen shall be encouraged to develop and use techniques and equipment to facilitate the rapid and safe release of the species.

(39)  Quota may be fished in EU waters of IIIa, Subdivisions 22-32 only.

(40)  Special condition: of which no more than 461 tonnes may be fished in IIIa.

(41)  In addition to this quota, a Member State may grant to vessels flying its flag participating in trials on fully documented fisheries additional allocation within an overall limit of 5 % of the quota allocated to that Member State, under the conditions set out in Article 7 of this Regulation.

(42)  Catches taken with longlines of tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus), kitefin shark (Dalatias licha), bird beak dogfish (Deania calcea), leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus squamosus), greater lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps), smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus), Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis) and spurdog (Squalus acanthias) are included. When accidentally caught, these species shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released.

(43)  Catches taken with longlines of tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus), kitefin shark (Dalatias licha), bird beak dogfish (Deania calcea), leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus squamosus), greater lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps), smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus), Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis) and spurdog (Squalus acanthias) are included. When accidentally caught, these species shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released.

(44)  Of which, notwithstanding Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98 (45), no more than 5 % may consist of horse mackerel between 12 and 14 cm. For the purposes of the control of that quantity, the conversion factor to be applied to the weight of the landings shall be 1,20.

(45)  Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 of 30 March 1998 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms (OJ L 125, 27.4.1998, p. 1).

(46)  Special condition: up to 5 % of this quota may be fished in IX. However, the use of this special condition must be notified in advance to the Commission (JAX/*09.).

(47)  Of which, notwithstanding Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98, no more than 5 % may consist of horse mackerel between 12 and 14 cm. For the purposes of the control of that quantity, the conversion factor to be applied to the weight of the landings shall be 1,20.

(48)  Special condition: up to 5 % of this quota may be fished in VIIIc. However, the use of this special condition must be notified in advance to the Commission (JAX/*08C).

(49)  Waters adjacent to the Azores.

(50)  Of which, notwithstanding Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98, no more than 5 % may consist of horse mackerel between 12 and 14 cm. For the purposes of the control of that quantity, the conversion factor to be applied to the weight of the landings shall be 1,20.

(51)  Article 6 of this Regulation applies.

(52)  Fixed at the same quantity as determined in accordance with footnote 3.

(53)  Waters adjacent to Madeira.

(54)  Of which, notwithstanding Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98, no more than 5 % may consist of horse mackerel between 12 and 14 cm. For the purposes of the control of that quantity, the conversion factor to be applied to the weight of the landings shall be 1,20.

(55)  Article 6 of this Regulation applies.

(56)  Fixed at the same quantity as determined in accordance with footnote 3.

(57)  Waters adjacent to the Canary Islands.

(58)  Article 6 of this Regulation applies.

(59)  Fixed at the same quantity as determined in accordance with footnote 2.




ANNEX IIA

FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF COD STOCKS IN THE KATTEGAT, ICES DIVISIONS VIa AND VIIa, AND EU WATERS OF ICES DIVISION Vb

1.   Scope









1.1.


This Annex shall apply to EU vessels carrying on board or deploying any of the gears referred to in point 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 and present in any of the geographical areas specified in point 2 of this Annex.












1.2.


This Annex shall not apply to vessels of less than 10 metres' length overall. Those vessels shall not be required to carry fishing authorisations issued in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. Member States concerned shall assess the fishing effort of those vessels by effort groups to which they belong, using appropriate sampling methods. During 2012, the Commission shall seek scientific advice for evaluating the effort deployment of those vessels, with a view to their future inclusion into the effort regime.




2.   Regulated gears and geographical areas

For the purposes of this Annex, the gear groupings referred to in point 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 and the groupings of geographical areas referred to in points 2(a), 2(c) and 2(d) of that Annex shall apply.
3.   Authorisations

If a Member State deems so appropriate in order to reinforce the sustainable implementation of this effort regime, it shall not issue an authorisation for fishing with a regulated gear in any of the geographical areas to which this Annex applies by any of vessels flying its flag which has no record of such fishing activity, unless it ensures that equivalent capacity, measured in kilowatts, is prevented from fishing in that area.
4.   Maximum allowable fishing effort









4.1.


The maximum allowable effort referred to in Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 for the 2012 management period, i.e. from 1 February 2012 to 31 January 2013, for each of the effort groups of each Member State is set out in Appendix 1 to this Annex.












4.2.


The maximum levels of annual fishing effort set in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 (1) shall not affect the maximum allowable fishing effort set in this Annex.




5.   Management









5.1.


Member States shall manage the maximum allowable effort in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 4 and Articles 13 to 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 and Articles 26 to 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.












5.2.


A Member State may establish management periods for allocating all or parts of the maximum allowable effort to individual vessels or groups of vessels. In such case, the number of days or hours for which a vessel may be present within the area during a management period shall be fixed at the discretion of the Member State concerned. During any such management periods, the Member State concerned may reallocate effort between individual vessels or groups of vessels.












5.3.


If a Member State authorises vessels flying its flag to be present within an area by hours, it shall continue measuring the consumption of days in accordance with the conditions referred to in point 5.1. Upon request by the Commission, the Member State concerned shall demonstrate its precautionary measures taken to avoid an excessive consumption of effort within the area due to a vessel terminating presences in the area before the end of a 24-hour period.




6.   Fishing effort report

Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall apply to vessels falling under the scope of this Annex. The geographical area referred to in that Article shall be understood, for the purpose of cod management, as each of the groupings of geographical areas referred to in point 2 of this Annex.
7.   Communication of relevant data

Member States shall transmit to the Commission the data on fishing effort deployed by their fishing vessels in accordance with Articles 33 and 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. These data shall be transmitted via the Fisheries Data Exchange System or any future data collection system implemented by the Commission.


(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 of 4 November 2003 on the management of the fishing effort relating to certain Community fishing areas and resources (OJ L 289, 7.11.2003, p. 1).



Appendix 1 to Annex IIA

Maximum allowable fishing effort in kilowatt days










Geographical area:


Regulated gear


DK


DE


SE










(a)


Kattegat






TR1


197 929 


4 212 


16 610 




TR2


830 041 


5 240 


327 506 




TR3


441 872 


0 


490 




BT1


0 


0 


0 




BT2


0 


0 


0 




GN


115 456 


26 534 


13 102 




GT


22 645 


0 


22 060 




LL


1 100 


0 


25 339 


















Geographical area


Regulated gear


BE


FR


IE


NL


UK










(c)


ICES division VIIa






TR1


0 


48 193 


33 539 


0 


339 592 




TR2


10 166 


744 


475 649 


0 


1 088 238 




TR3


0 


0 


1 422 


0 


0 




BT1


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




BT2


843 782 


0 


514 584 


200 000 


111 693 




GN


0 


471 


18 255 


0 


5 970 




GT


0 


0 


0 


0 


158 




LL


0 


0 


0 


0 


70 614 



















Geographical area


Regulated gear


BE


DE


ES


FR


IE


UK










(d)


ICES division VIa and EU waters of ICES division Vb






TR1


0 


9 320 


0 


1 324 002 


428 820 


1 033 273 




TR2


0 


0 


0 


34 926 


14 371 


2 972 845 




TR3


0 


0 


0 


0 


273 


16 027 




BT1


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 


117 544 




BT2


0 


0 


0 


0 


3 801 


4 626 




GN


0 


35 442 


13 836 


302 917 


5 697 


213 454 




GT


0 


0 


0 


0 


1 953 


145 




LL


0 


0 


1 402 142 


225 861 


4 250 


630 040 









ANNEX IIB

FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RECOVERY OF CERTAIN SOUTHERN HAKE AND NORWAY LOBSTER STOCKS IN ICES DIVISIONS VIIIc AND IXa EXCLUDING THE GULF OF CÁDIZ

CHAPTER I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

1.   Scope

This Annex shall apply to EU vessels of 10 metres' length overall or more carrying on board or deploying trawls, Danish seines or similar gears of mesh size equal to or larger than 32 mm and gill-nets of mesh size equal to or larger than 60 mm or bottom longlines in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005, and present in ICES divisions VIIIc and IXa excluding the Gulf of Cádiz.
2.   Definitions

For the purposes of this Annex:






(a)


‘gear grouping’ means the grouping of trawls, Danish seines or similar gears of mesh size equal to or larger than 32 mm and gill-nets of mesh size equal to or larger than 60 mm and bottom longlines;










(b)


‘regulated gear’ means any of the two gear categories belonging to the gear grouping;










(c)


‘area’ means ICES divisions VIIIc and IXa excluding the Gulf of Cádiz;










(d)


‘2012 management period’ means the period from 1 February 2012 to 31 January 2013;










(e)


‘special conditions’ means the special conditions set out in point 6.1.




3.   Limitation in activity

Without prejudice to Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, each Member State shall ensure that, when carrying on board any regulated gear, EU vessels flying its flag shall be present within the area for no more than the number of days specified in Chapter III of this Annex.
CHAPTER II

AUTHORISATIONS

4.   Authorised vessels









4.1.


A Member State shall not authorise fishing with a regulated gear in the area by any of vessels flying its flag which have no record of such fishing activity in the years 2002 to 2011 in the area, excluding the record of fishing activities as a result of transfer of days between fishing vessels, unless it ensures that equivalent capacity, measured in kilowatts, is prevented from fishing in the area.












4.2.


A vessel flying the flag of a Member State having no quotas in the area shall not be authorised to fish in the area with a regulated gear, unless the vessel is allocated a quota after a transfer as permitted in accordance with Article 20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 and is allocated days at sea in accordance with point 11 or 12 of this Annex.




CHAPTER III

NUMBER OF DAYS PRESENT WITHIN THE AREA ALLOCATED TO EU VESSELS

5.   Maximum number of days









5.1.


During the 2012 management period, the maximum number of days at sea for which a Member State may authorise a vessel flying its flag to be present within the area having carried on board any regulated gear is shown in Table I.












5.2.


If a vessel is able to demonstrate that its hake catches represent less than 4 % of the total live weight of fish caught in a given fishing trip, the flag Member State of the vessel shall be allowed not to count the days at sea associated with that fishing trip against the applicable maximum number of days at sea as set out in Table I.




6.   Special conditions for the allocation of days









6.1.


For the purposes of fixing the maximum number of days at sea an EU vessel may be authorised by its flag Member State to be present within the area, the following special conditions shall apply in accordance with Table I:






(a)


the total landings of hake in the year 2009 or 2010 made by the vessel concerned must represent less than 5 tonnes according to the landings in live weight; and










(b)


the total landings of Norway lobster in the year 2009 or 2010 made by the vessel concerned must represent less than 2,5 tonnes according to the landings in live weight.
















6.2.


If a vessel benefits from an unlimited number of days as a result of its compliance with the special conditions, the vessel's landings in the 2012 management period shall not exceed 5 tonnes of the total landings in live weight of hake and 2,5 tonnes of the total landings in live weight of Norway lobster.












6.3.


When either of the special conditions is not met by a vessel, that vessel shall, with immediate effect, no longer be entitled to the allocation of days corresponding to the given special condition.












6.4.


The application of the special conditions referred to in point 6.1 may be transferred from one vessel to one or more other vessels which replace that vessel in the fleet, provided that the replacing vessel uses similar gear and does not have in any year of its operation a record of landings of hake and Norway lobster higher than the quantities specified in point 6.1.

Table I


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









Special condition


Regulated gear


Maximum number of days




 


Bottom trawls, Danish seines and similar trawls of mesh size ≥ 32 mm, gill-nets of mesh size ≥ 60 mm and bottom longlines


ES


150 




FR


149 




PT


155 




6.1.(a) and 6.1.(b)


Bottom trawls, Danish seines and similar trawls of mesh size ≥ 32 mm, gill-nets of mesh size ≥ 60 mm and bottom longlines


Unlimited








7.   Kilowatt day system









7.1.


A Member State may manage its fishing effort allocations in accordance with a kilowatt days system. Through that system it may authorise any vessel concerned by any regulated gear and special conditions as set out in Table I to be present within the area for a maximum number of days which is different from that set out in that Table, provided that the overall amount of kilowatt days corresponding to the regulated gear and to the special conditions is respected.












7.2.


This overall amount of kilowatt days shall be the sum of all individual fishing efforts allocated to the vessels flying the flag of that Member State and qualified for the regulated gear and, where applicable, the special conditions. Such individual fishing efforts shall be calculated in kilowatt days by multiplying the engine power of each vessel by the number of days at sea it would benefit from, according to Table I, if point 7.1 were not applied. For as long as the number of days is unlimited according to Table I, the relevant number of days the vessel would benefit from is 360.












7.3.


A Member State wishing to benefit from the system referred to in point 7.1 shall submit a request to the Commission, with reports in electronic format containing, for the gear grouping and special conditions as laid down in Table I, the details of the calculation based on:






(a)


list of vessels authorised to fish by indicating their EU fishing fleet register number (CFR) and their engine power;










(b)


track record of 2009 and 2010 for such vessels reflecting the catch composition defined in the special condition referred to in point 6.1(a) or (b), if these vessels are qualified for such special conditions;










(c)


the number of days at sea for which each vessel would have initially been authorised to fish according to Table I and the number of days at sea which each vessel would benefit from in application of point 7.1.
















7.4.


On the basis of that request, the Commission shall assess whether the conditions referred to in point 7 are complied with and, where applicable, may authorise that Member State to benefit from the system referred to in point 7.1.




8.   Allocation of additional days for permanent cessation of fishing activities









8.1.


An additional number of days at sea on which a vessel may be authorised by its flag Member State to be present within the area when carrying on board any regulated gear may be allocated to a Member State by the Commission on the basis of permanent cessations of fishing activities that have taken place between 1 February 2011 and 31 January 2012 either in accordance with Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 (1) or Regulation (EC) No 744/2008 (2). Permanent cessations resulting from any other circumstances may be considered by the Commission on a case-by-case basis, following a written and duly motivated request from the Member State concerned. Such written request shall identify the vessels concerned and confirm, for each of them, that they shall never return to fishing activities.












8.2.


The effort expended in 2003 measured in kilowatt days of the withdrawn vessels using a given gear grouping shall be divided by the effort expended by all vessels using that gear grouping during 2003. The additional number of days at sea shall be then calculated by multiplying the ratio so obtained by the number of days that would have been allocated according to Table I. Any part of a day resulting from that calculation shall be rounded to the nearest whole day.












8.3.


Points 8.1 and 8.2 shall not apply where a vessel has been replaced in accordance with point 3 or 6.4, or when the withdrawal has already been used in previous years to obtain additional days at sea.












8.4.


A Member State wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 8.1 shall submit a request to the Commission, by 15 June 2012, with reports in electronic format containing, for the gear grouping and special conditions as laid down in Table I, the details of the calculation based on:






(a)


lists of withdrawn vessels with their EU fishing fleet register number (CFR) and their engine power;










(b)


the fishing activity deployed by such vessels in 2003 calculated in days at sea according to the grouping of fishing gears and, if necessary, special conditions.
















8.5.


On the basis of such a request by a Member State the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, allocate that Member State a number of days additional to that referred to in point 5.1 for that Member State. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 14(2).












8.6.


During the 2012 management period, a Member State may re-allocate those additional days at sea to all or part of the vessels remaining in fleet and qualified for the regulated gears. Additional days stemming from a withdrawn vessel that benefited from a special condition referred to in point 6.1(a) or (b) may not be allocated to a vessel remaining active that does not benefit from a special condition.












8.7.


When the Commission allocates additional days at sea due to a permanent cessation of fishing activities during the 2012 management period, the maximum number of days per Member State and gear shown in Table I shall be adjusted accordingly for the 2013 management period.




9.   Allocation of additional days for enhanced scientific observer coverage









9.1.


Three additional days on which a vessel may be present within the area when carrying on board any regulated gear may be allocated to a Member State by the Commission on the basis of an enhanced programme of scientific observer coverage in partnership between scientists and the fishing industry. Such a programme shall focus in particular on levels of discarding and on catch composition and go beyond the requirements on data collection, as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 (3) and its implementing rules for national programmes.












9.2.


Scientific observers shall be independent from the owner, the master of the vessel and any crew member.












9.3.


A Member State wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 9.1 shall submit a description of its enhanced scientific observer coverage programme to the Commission for approval.












9.4.


On the basis of that description, and after consultation with STECF, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, allocate the Member State concerned a number of days additional to that referred to in point 5.1 for that Member State and for the vessels, the area and gear concerned by the enhanced programme of scientific observers. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 14(2).












9.5.


If an enhanced scientific observer coverage programme submitted by a Member State has been approved by the Commission in the past and the Member State concerned wishes to continue its application without changes, it shall inform the Commission of the continuation of that programme 4 weeks before the beginning of the period for which the programme applies.




CHAPTER IV

MANAGEMENT

10.   General obligation

Member States shall manage the maximum allowable effort in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005 and Articles 26 to 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
11.   Management periods









11.1.


A Member State may divide the days present within the area set out in Table I into management periods of durations of 1 or more calendar months.












11.2.


The number of days or hours for which a vessel may be present within the area during a management period shall be fixed by the Member State concerned.












11.3.


Where a Member State authorises vessels flying its flag to be present within the area by hours, the Member State shall continue measuring the consumption of days as specified in point 10. Upon request by the Commission, the Member State shall demonstrate its precautionary measures taken to avoid an excessive consumption of days within the area due to a vessel terminating presences in the area before the end of a 24-hour period.




CHAPTER V

EXCHANGES OF FISHING EFFORT ALLOCATIONS

12.   Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State









12.1.


A Member State may permit any fishing vessel flying its flag to transfer days present within the area for which it has been authorised to another vessel flying its flag within the area, provided that the product of the days received by a vessel multiplied by its engine power in kilowatts (kilowatt days) is equal to or less than the product of the days transferred by the donor vessel and the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel. The engine power in kilowatts of the vessels shall be that recorded for each vessel in the EU fishing fleet register.












12.2.


The total number of days present within the area transferred in accordance with point 12.1, multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of the donor vessel, shall not be higher than the donor vessel's average annual days track record in the area as verified by the fishing logbook in the years 2009 and 2010 multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel.












12.3.


The transfer of days as described in point 12.1 shall be permitted between vessels operating with any regulated gear and during the same management period.












12.4.


Transfer of days is only permitted for vessels benefiting from an allocation of fishing days without special conditions.












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 this point may be established by the Commission by means of implementing acts. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 14(2).




13.   Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of different Member States

Member States may permit transfer of days present within the area for the same management period and within the area between any fishing vessels flying their flags provided that points 4.1 and 4.2 and 12 apply mutatis mutandis. Where Member States decide to authorise such a transfer, they shall notify the Commission, before the transfer takes place, of the details of the transfer, including the number of days, the fishing effort and, where applicable, the fishing quotas relating thereto.
CHAPTER VI

REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

14.   Fishing effort report

Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall apply to vessels falling under the scope of this Annex. The geographical area referred to in that Article shall be understood as the area specified in point 2 of this Annex.
15.   Collection of relevant data

Member States, on the basis of information used for the management of fishing days present within the area as set out in this Annex, shall collect on a quarterly basis the information about total fishing effort deployed within the area for towed gears and static gears, effort deployed by vessels using different types of gear in the area, and the engine power of those vessels in kilowatt days.
16.   Communication of relevant data

Upon request from the Commission, Member States shall make available to the Commission a spreadsheet with data specified in point 15 in the format specified in Tables II and III by sending it to the appropriate electronic mailbox address, which shall be communicated to the Member States by the Commission. Member States shall, upon the Commission's request, send to the Commission detailed information on effort allocated and consumed covering all or parts of the 2011 and 2012 management periods, using the data format specified in Tables IV and V.

Table II


Reporting format kW-day information by year









Member State


Gear


Year


Cumulative effort declaration




(1)


(2)


(3)


(4)








Table III


Data format kW-day information by year









Name of field


Maximum number of characters/digits


Alignment (4)

L(eft)/R(ight)


Definition and comments










(1)


Member State






3 


 


Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which the vessel is registered










(2)


Gear






2 


 


One of the following gear types:







TR


=


trawls, Danish seines and similar gear ≥ 32 mm




GN


=


gillnets ≥ 60 mm




LL


=


bottom longlines














(3)


Year






4 


 


Either 2006 or 2007 or 2008 or 2009 or 2010 or 2011 or 2012










(4)


Cumulative effort declaration






7 


R


Cumulative amount of fishing effort expressed in kilowatt days deployed from 1 January until 31 December of the year








Table IV


Reporting format for vessel-related information


























Member State


CFR


External marking


Length of management period


Gear notified


Special condition applying to notified gear(s)


Days eligible using notified gear(s)


Days spent with notified gear(s)


Transfer of days




No 1


No 2


No 3


…


No 1


No 2


No 3


…


No 1


No 2


No 3


…


No 1


No 2


No 3


…




(1)


(2)


(3)


(4)


(5)


(5)


(5)


(5)


(6)


(6)


(6)


(6)


(7)


(7)


(7)


(7)


(8)


(8)


(8)


(8)


(9)








Table V


Data format for vessel-related information









Name of field


Maximum number of characters/digits


Alignment (5)

L(eft)/R(ight)


Definition and comments










(1)


Member State






3 


 


Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which vessel is registered










(2)


CFR






12 


 


EU fishing fleet register number (CFR)
Unique identification number of a fishing vessel
Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) followed by an identifying series (9 characters). Where a series has fewer than 9 characters, additional zeros must be inserted on the left hand side










(3)


External marking






14 


L


Under Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87 (6)











(4)


Length of management period






2 


L


Length of the management period measured in months










(5)


Gears notified






2 


L


One of the following gear types:







TR


=


trawls, Danish seines and similar gear ≥ 32 mm




GN


=


gillnets ≥ 60 mm




LL


=


bottom longlines














(6)


Special condition applying to notified gear(s)






2 


L


Indication of which, if any, of the special condition referred to in point 6.1(a) or (b) of Annex IIB that apply










(7)


Days eligible using notified gear(s)






3 


L


Number of days for which the vessel is eligible under Annex IIB for the choice of gears and length of management period notified










(8)


Days spent with notified gear(s)






3 


L


Number of days the vessel actually spent present within the area and using a gear corresponding to gear notified during the notified management period










(9)


Transfers of days






4 


L


For days transferred indicate ‘– number of days transferred’ and for days received indicate ‘+ number of days transferred’






(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 of 27 July 2006 on the European Fisheries Fund (OJ L 223, 15.8.2006, p. 1).

(2)  Council Regulation (EC) No 744/2008 of 24 July 2008 instituting a temporary specific action aiming to promote the restructuring of the European Community fishing fleets affected by the economic crisis (OJ L 202, 31.7.2008, p. 1).

(3)  Council Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 of 25 February 2008 concerning the establishment of a Community framework for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding the Common Fisheries Policy (OJ L 60, 5.3.2008, p. 1).

(4)  Information relevant for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.

(5)  Information relevant for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.

(6)  Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87 of 20 May 1987 establishing detailed rules concerning the marking and documentation of fishing vessels (OJ L 132, 21.5.1987, p. 9).




ANNEX IIC

FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF WESTERN CHANNEL SOLE STOCKS IN ICES DIVISION VIIe

CHAPTER I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

1.   Scope









1.1.


This Annex shall apply to EU vessels of 10 metres length overall or more carrying on board or deploying any of the gears specified in point 2 of this Annex in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 509/2007, and present in ICES division VIIe. For the purposes of this Annex, a reference to the 2012 management period means the period from 1 February 2012 to 31 January 2013.












1.2.


Vessels fishing with static nets with mesh size equal to or larger than 120 mm and with track records of less than 300 kg live weight of sole according to the fishing logbook in 2004 shall be exempt from the application of this Annex provided that:






(a)


such vessels catch less than 300 kg live weight of sole during the 2012 management period;










(b)


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










(c)


by 31 July 2012 and 31 January 2013 each Member State concerned make a report to the Commission on these vessels’ track records for sole in 2004 and catches of sole in 2012.




When either of these conditions is not met, the vessels concerned shall, with immediate effect, cease to be exempt from the application of this Annex.




2.   Fishing gear

For the purposes of this Annex, the following groupings of fishing gears shall apply:






(a)


beam trawls of mesh size equal to or greater than 80 mm;










(b)


static nets including gill-nets, trammel-nets and tangle-nets with mesh size equal to or less than 220 mm.




3.   Limitations in activity

Each Member State shall ensure that, when carrying on board any of the groupings of fishing gears specified in point 2, fishing vessels flying its flag and registered in the Union shall be present within the area for no more than the number of days set out in Chapter III.
CHAPTER II

AUTHORISATIONS

4.   Authorised vessels









4.1.


Vessels using gear types specified in point 2 of this Annex and fishing in the area specified in point 1.1 of this Annex shall hold fishing authorisations issued in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.












4.2.


A Member State shall not authorise fishing with a gear belonging to a grouping of fishing gears specified in point 2 in the area by any of vessels flying its flag which have no record of such fishing activity in the years 2002 to 2011 in that area unless it ensures that equivalent capacity, measured in kilowatts, is prevented from fishing in the regulated area.












4.3.


However, a vessel with a track record of using a gear belonging to a grouping of fishing gears specified in point 2 may be authorised to use a different fishing gear, provided that the number of days allocated to this latter gear is greater than or equal to the number of days allocated to the first gear.












4.4.


A vessel flying the flag of a Member State having no quotas in the area shall not be authorised to fish in that area with a gear belonging to a grouping of fishing gear specified in point 2, unless the vessel is allocated a quota after a transfer as permitted in accordance with the Article 20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 and is allocated days at sea in accordance with point 10 or 11 of this Annex.




CHAPTER III

NUMBER OF DAYS PRESENT WITHIN THE AREA ALLOCATED TO EU VESSELS

5.   Maximum number of days

During the 2012 management period, the maximum number of days at sea for which a Member State may authorise a vessel flying its flag to be present within the area having carried on board and used any one of the fishing gears specified in point 2 is shown in Table I.

Table I


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








Gears point 2


Denomination
(only the gears as specified in point 2 are used)


Western Channel




2(a)


Beam trawls of mesh size ≥ 80 mm


164 




2(b)


Static nets with mesh size ≤ 220 mm


164 




6.   Kilowatt day system









6.1.


During the 2012 management period, a Member State may manage its fishing effort allocation according to a kilowatt days system. Through that system it may authorise any vessel concerned to be present within the area for a maximum number of days which is different from that set out in Table I for any one of the groupings of fishing gears laid down in that Table, provided that the overall amount of kilowatt days corresponding to such a grouping is respected.












6.2.


For a specific grouping of fishing gears, the overall amount of kilowatt days shall be the sum of all individual fishing efforts allocated to the vessels flying the flag of the Member State concerned and qualified for that specific grouping. Such individual fishing efforts shall be calculated in kilowatt days by multiplying the engine power of each vessel by the number of days at sea it would benefit from, according to Table I, if point 6.1 were not applied.












6.3.


A Member State wishing to benefit from the system referred to in point 6.1 shall submit a request to the Commission, with reports in electronic format containing, for each grouping of fishing gears, the details of the calculation based on:






(a)


list of vessels authorised to fish by indicating their EU fishing fleet register number (CFR) and their engine power;










(b)


the number of days at sea for which each vessel would have initially been authorised to fish according to Table I and the number of days at sea which each vessel would benefit from in application of point 6.1.
















6.4.


On the basis of that request, the Commission shall assess whether the conditions referred to in point 6 are complied with and, where applicable, may authorise that Member State to benefit from the system referred to in point 6.1.




7.   Allocation of additional days for permanent cessations of fishing activities









7.1.


An additional number of days at sea on which a vessel may be authorised by its flag Member State to be present within the area when carrying on board any of the gears specified in point 2 may be allocated to a Member State by the Commission on the basis of permanent cessations of fishing activities that have taken place since 1 January 2004 either in accordance with Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 or Regulation (EC) No 744/2008. Permanent cessations resulting from any other circumstances may be considered by the Commission on a case-by-case basis, following a written and duly motivated request from the Member State concerned. Such written request shall identify the vessels concerned and confirm, for each of them, that they shall never return to fishing activities.












7.2.


The effort expended in 2003 measured in kilowatt days of the withdrawn vessels using a given gear grouping shall be divided by the effort expended by all vessels using that gear grouping during 2003. The additional number of days at sea shall be then calculated by multiplying the ratio so obtained by the number of days that would have been allocated according to Table I. Any part of a day resulting from that calculation shall be rounded to the nearest whole day.












7.3.


Points 7.1 and 7.2 shall not apply where a vessel has been replaced in accordance with point 4.2 or when the withdrawal has already been used in previous years to obtain additional days at sea.












7.4.


A Member State wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 7.1 shall submit a request to the Commission, by 15 June 2012, with reports in electronic format containing for each grouping of fishing gears the details of the calculation based on:






(a)


lists of withdrawn vessels with their EU fishing fleet register number (CFR) and their engine power;










(b)


the fishing activity deployed by such vessels in 2003 calculated in days at sea by grouping of fishing gears concerned.
















7.5.


On the basis of such a request by a Member State the Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, allocate that Member State a number of days additional to that referred to in point 5 for that Member State. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 14(2).












7.6.


During the 2012 management period, a Member State may re-allocate those additional numbers of days at sea to all or parts of the vessels remaining in fleet and qualified for the relevant grouping of fishing gears.












7.7.


A Member State may not re-allocate in the 2012 management period any additional number of days resulting from a permanent cessation of activity previously allocated by the Commission, unless the Commission has taken a decision that reassesses those additional numbers of days on the basis of the current gear groupings and limitations in days at sea. Upon the Member State's request to reassess the number of days, the Member State is provisionally authorised to reallocate 50 % of the additional number of days, until the Commission takes its decision.




8.   Allocation of additional days for enhanced scientific observer coverage









8.1.


Three additional days on which a vessel may be present within the area when carrying on board any of the groupings of fishing gear specified in point 2 may be allocated between 1 February 2012 and 31 January 2013 to Member States by the Commission on the basis of an enhanced programme of scientific observer coverage in partnership between scientists and the fishing industry. Such a programme shall focus in particular on levels of discarding and on catch composition and go beyond the requirements on data collection, as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 and Regulation (EC) No 665/2008 (1) for national programmes.












8.2.


Observers shall be independent from the owner, the master of the fishing vessel and any crew member.












8.3.


A Member State wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 8.1 shall submit a description of its enhanced scientific observer coverage programme to the Commission for approval.












8.4.


On the basis of that description, and after consultation with STECF, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, allocate that Member State a number of days additional to that referred to in point 5 for that Member State and for the vessels, the area and gear concerned by the enhanced programme of observers. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 14(2).












8.5.


If an enhanced scientific observer coverage programme submitted by a Member State has been approved by the Commission in the past and the Member State concerned wishes to continue its application without changes, it shall inform the Commission of the continuation of that programme 4 weeks before the beginning of the period for which the programme applies.




CHAPTER IV

MANAGEMENT

9.   General obligation

Member States shall manage the maximum allowable effort in accordance with Articles 26 to 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
10.   Management periods









10.1.


A Member State may divide the days present within the area set out in Table I into management periods of durations of 1 or more calendar months.












10.2.


The number of days or hours for which a vessel may be present within the area during a management period shall be fixed at the discretion of the Member State concerned.












10.3.


Where a Member State authorises vessels to be present within the area by hours, the Member State shall continue measuring the consumption of days as specified in point 3. Upon request by the Commission, the Member State shall demonstrate its precautionary measures taken to avoid an excessive consumption of days within the area due to a vessel terminating presences in the area that do not coincide with the end of a 24-hour period.




CHAPTER V

EXCHANGES OF FISHING EFFORT ALLOCATIONS

11.   Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State









11.1.


A Member State may permit any fishing vessels flying its flag to transfer days present within the area for which it has been authorised to another vessels flying its flag within the area, provided that the product of the days received by a vessel and its engine power in kilowatts (kilowatt days) is equal to or less than the product of the days transferred by the donor vessel and the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel. The engine power in kilowatts of the vessels shall be that recorded for each vessel in the EU fishing fleet register.












11.2.


The total number of days present within the area transferred in accordance with point 11.1, multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of the donor vessel, shall not be higher than the donor vessel's average annual days track record in the area as verified by the fishing logbook in the years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel.












11.3.


The transfer of days as described in point 11.1 shall be permitted only between vessels operating within the same gear grouping specified in point 2 and during the same management period.












11.4.


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 this point may be established by the Commission by means of implementing acts. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 14(2).




12.   Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of different Member States

Member States may permit transfer of days present within the area for the same management period and within the area between any fishing vessels flying their flags provided that points 4.2, 4.4, 5, 6 and 10 apply mutatis mutandis. Where Member States decide to authorise such a transfer, as a preliminary they shall notify the Commission before the transfer takes place, the details of the transfer, including the number of days transferred, the fishing effort and, where applicable, the fishing quotas relating thereto, as agreed between them.
CHAPTER VI

REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

13.   Fishing effort report

Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall apply to vessels falling under the scope of this Annex. The geographical area referred to in that Article shall be understood as the ICES division VIIe.
14.   Collection of relevant data

Member States, on the basis of information used for the management of fishing days present within the area as set out in this Annex, shall collect on a quarterly basis the information about total fishing effort deployed within the area for towed gears and static gears and effort deployed by vessels using different types of gear in the area.
15.   Communication of relevant data

Upon request from the Commission, Member States shall make available to the Commission a spreadsheet with data specified in point 14 in the format specified in Tables II and III by sending it to the appropriate electronic mailbox address, which shall be communicated to the Member States by the Commission. Member States shall, upon the Commission's request, send to the Commission detailed information on effort allocated and consumed covering all or parts of the 2011 and 2012 management periods, using the data format specified in Tables IV and V.

Table II


Reporting format kW-day information by year









Member State


Gear


Year


Cumulative effort declaration




(1)


(2)


(3)


(4)








Table III


Data format kW-day information by year









Name of field


Maximum number of characters/digits


Alignment (2)

L(eft)/R(ight)


Definition and comments










(1)


Member State






3 


 


Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which the vessel is registered










(2)


Gear






2 


 


One of the following gear types:







BT


=


beam trawls ≥ 80 mm




GN


=


gillnet < 220 mm




TN


=


trammel net or entangling net < 220 mm














(3)


Year






4 


 


Either 2006 or 2007 or 2008 or 2009 or 2010 or 2011 or 2012










(4)


Cumulative effort declaration






7 


R


Cumulative amount of fishing effort expressed in kilowatt days deployed from 1 January until 31 December of the year








Table IV


Reporting format for vessel-related information






















Member State


CFR


External marking


Length of management period


Gear notified


Days eligible using notified gear(s)


Days spent with notified gear(s)


Transfer of days




No 1


No 2


No 3


…


No 1


No 2


No 3


…


No 1


No 2


No 3


…




(1)


(2)


(3)


(4)


(5)


(5)


(5)


(5)


(6)


(6)


(6)


(6)


(7)


(7)


(7)


(7)


(8)








Table V


Data format for vessel-related information









Name of field


Maximum number of characters/digits


Alignment (3)

L(eft)/R(ight)


Definition and comments










(1)


Member State






3 


 


Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which vessel is registered










(2)


CFR






12 


 


EU fishing fleet register number (CFR)
Unique identification number of a fishing vessel
Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) followed by an identifying series (9 characters). Where a series has fewer than 9 characters, additional zeros must be inserted on the left hand side










(3)


External marking






14 


L


Under Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87










(4)


Length of management period






2 


L


Length of the management period measured in months










(5)


Gears notified






2 


L


One of the following gear types:







BT


=


beam trawls ≥ 80 mm




GN


=


gillnet < 220 mm




TN


=


trammel net or entangling net < 220 mm














(6)


Special condition applying to notified gear(s)






3 


L


Number of days for which the vessel is eligible under Annex IIC for the choice of gears and length of management period notified










(8)


Days spent with notified gear(s)






3 


L


Number of days the vessel actually spent present within the area and using a gear corresponding to gear notified during the notified management period










(9)


Transfers of days






4 


L


For days transferred indicate ‘– number of days transferred’ and for days received indicate ‘+ number of days transferred’






(1)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 665/2008 of 14 July 2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 concerning the establishment of a Community framework for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding the Common Fisheries Policy (OJ L 186, 15.7.2008, p. 3).

(2)  Information relevant for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.

(3)  Information relevant for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.