Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1801 of 7 October 2015 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2015 on account of overfishing in the previous years
Date: 2015-10-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU waters, catch area, catch by species, catch quota, common fisheries policy, conservation of fish stocks, fishing rights, international waters, ship's flag




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8.10.2015   


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Official Journal of the European Union


L 263/19








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/1801
of 7 October 2015
         
operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2015 on account of overfishing in the previous years


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard 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, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/2006 (1), and in particular Article 105(1), (2) and (3) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Fishing quotas for the year 2014 have been established by:






—


Council Regulation (EU) No 1262/2012 (2),










—


Council Regulation (EU) No 1180/2013 (3),










—


Council Regulation (EU) No 24/2014 (4), and










—


Council Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 (5).
















(2)


Fishing quotas for the year 2015 have been established by:






—


Council Regulation (EU) No 1221/2014 (6),










—


Council Regulation (EU) No 1367/2014 (7),










—


Council Regulation (EU) 2015/104 (8), and










—


Council Regulation (EU) 2015/106 (9).
















(3)


According to Article 105(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, when the Commission has established that a Member State has exceeded the fishing quotas which have been allocated to it, the Commission is to operate deductions from future fishing quotas of that Member State.












(4)


Article 105(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 provides that such deductions have to be operated in the following year or years by applying the respective multiplying factors as set out therein.












(5)


Certain Member States have exceeded their fishing quotas for the year 2014. It is therefore appropriate to operate deductions on the fishing quotas allocated to them in 2015 and, where appropriate, in subsequent years, for the overfished stocks.












(6)


Spain has overfished in 2012 its quota for the stock of Norway lobster in area IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (NEP/93411). The deduction of 75,45 tonnes that resulted from this overfishing was applicable in 2013 and was spread at Spain's request over three years starting in 2013. The remaining annual deduction applicable to the Spanish quota for the NEP/93411 stock amounts to 19 tonnes in 2015, without prejudice to any further quota adaptation.












(7)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 871/2014 (10) and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1360/2014 (11) have provided for deductions from fishing quotas for certain countries and species for 2014. However, for certain Member States the deductions to be applied for some species were higher than the respective quotas available in 2014 and could therefore not be operated entirely in that year. To ensure that in such cases the full amount for the respective stocks be deducted, the remaining quantities should be taken into account when establishing deductions for 2015 and, where appropriate, from subsequent quotas.












(8)


Deductions from fishing quotas, as provided for by this Regulation, should apply without prejudice to deductions applicable to 2015 quotas pursuant to Commission Regulation (EU) No 165/2011 (12) and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 185/2013 (13).












(9)


Since quotas are expressed in tonnes or entire pieces, quantities below 1 tonne or one piece should not been considered,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

1.   The fishing quotas fixed in Regulations (EU) No 1221/2014, (EU) No 1367/2014, (EU) 2015/104 and (EU) 2015/106 for the year 2015 shall be reduced as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.


2.   Paragraph 1 shall apply without prejudice to deductions provided for in Regulation (EU) No 165/2011 and Implementing Regulation (EU) No 185/2013.



Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 October 2015.


For the Commission


The President

Jean-Claude JUNCKER
            





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

(2)  Council Regulation (EU) No 1262/2012 of 20 December 2012 fixing for 2013 and 2014 the fishing opportunities for EU vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks (OJ L 356, 22.12.2012, p. 22).

(3)  Council Regulation (EU) No 1180/2013 of 19 November 2013 fixing for 2014 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea (OJ L 313, 22.11.2013, p. 4).

(4)  Council Regulation (EU) No 24/2014 of 10 January 2014 fixing for 2014 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks in the Black Sea (OJ L 9, 14.1.2014, p. 4).

(5)  Council Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 of 20 January 2014 fixing for 2014 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, to Union vessels, in certain non-Union waters (OJ L 24, 28.1.2014, p. 1).

(6)  Council Regulation (EU) No 1221/2014 of 10 November 2014 fixing for 2015 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea and amending Regulations (EU) No 43/2014 and (EU) No 1180/2013 (OJ L 330, 15.11.2014, p. 16).

(7)  Council Regulation (EU) No 1367/2014 of 15 December 2014 fixing for 2015 and 2016 the fishing opportunities for Union fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks (OJ L 366, 20.12.2014, p. 1).

(8)  Council Regulation (EU) 2015/104 of 19 January 2015 fixing for 2015 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union vessels, in certain non-Union waters, amending Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 779/2014 (OJ L 22, 28.1.2015, p. 1).

(9)  Council Regulation (EU) 2015/106 of 19 January 2015 fixing for 2015 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks in the Black Sea (OJ L 19, 24.1.2015, p. 8).

(10)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 871/2014 of 11 August 2014 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2014 on account of overfishing in the previous years (OJ L 239, 12.8.2014, p. 14).

(11)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1360/2014 of 18 December 2014 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2014 on account of overfishing of other stocks in the previous years and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 871/2014 as regards amounts to be deducted in future years (OJ L 365, 19.12.2014, p. 106).

(12)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 165/2011 of 22 February 2011 providing for deductions from certain mackerel quotas allocated to Spain in 2011 and subsequent years on account of overfishing in 2010 (OJ L 48, 23.2.2011, p. 11).

(13)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 185/2013 of 5 March 2013 providing for deductions from certain fishing quotas allocated to Spain in 2013 and subsequent years on account of overfishing of a certain mackerel quota in 2009 (OJ L 62, 6.3.2013, p. 62).




ANNEX
DEDUCTIONS FROM QUOTAS FOR STOCKS WHICH HAVE BEEN OVERFISHED



















Member State


Species code


Area code


Species name


Area name


Initial quota 2014


Permitted landings 2014 (Total adapted quantity in tonnes) (1)



Total catches 2014 (quantity in tonnes)


Quota consumption related to permitted landings (%)


Over-fishing related to permitted landing (quantity in tonnes)


Multiplying factor (2)



Additional Multiplying factor (3)
 (4)



Remaining deduction from 2014 (5)



Outstanding balance (6)



Deductions to apply in 2015 (qty in tonnes)




(1)


(2)


(3)


(4)


(5)


(6)


(7)


(8)


(9)


(10)


(11)


(12)


(13)


(14)


(15)




BE


PLE


7HJK.


Plaice


VIIh, VIIj and VIIk


8,000


1,120


3,701


330,45


2,581


/


/


/


/


2,581




BE


SOL


8AB.


Common sole


VIIIa and VIIIb


47,000


327,900


328,823


100,28


0,923


/


C


/


/


1,385




BE


SRX


07D.


Skates and rays


Union waters of VIId


72,000


60,000


69,586


115,98


9,586


/


/


/


/


9,586




BE


SRX


67AKXD


Skates and rays


Union waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k


725,000


765,000


770,738


100,75


5,738


/


/


/


/


5,738




DK


COD


03AN.


Cod


Skagerrak


3 177,000 


3 299,380 


3 408,570 


103,31


109,190


/


C


/


/


163,785




DK


HER


03A.


Herring


IIIa


19 357,000 


15 529,000 


15 641,340 


100,72


112,340


/


/


/


/


112,340




DK


HER


2A47DX


Herring


IV, VIId and Union waters of IIa


12 526,000 


12 959,000 


13 430,160 


103,64


471,160


/


/


/


/


471,160




DK


HER


4AB.


Herring


Union and Norwegian waters of IV north of 53° 30′ N


80 026,000 


99 702,000 


99 711,800 


100,10


9,800


/


/


/


/


9,800




DK


PRA


03A.


Northern prawn


IIIa


2 308,000 


2 308,000 


2 317,330 


100,40


9,330


/


/


/


/


9,330




DK


SAN


234_2


Sandeel


Union waters of sandeel management area 2


4 717,000 


4 868,000 


8 381,430 


172,17


3 513,430 


2


/


/


/


7 026,860 




DK


SPR


2AC4-C


Sprat and associated bycatches


Union waters of IIa and IV


122 383,000 


126 007,000 


127 165,410 


100,92


1 158,410 


/


/


/


/


1 158,410 




ES


ALF


3X14-


Alfonsinos


EU and international waters of III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV


67,000


67,000


79,683


118,93


12,683


/


A


3,000


/


22,025




ES


BSF


56712-


Black scabbard-fish


EU and international waters of V, VI, VII and XII


226,000


312,500


327,697


104,86


15,197


/


A


/


/


22,796




ES


BSF


8910-


Black scabbard-fish


EU and international waters of VIII, IX and X


12,000


6,130


15,769


257,24


9,639


/


A


27,130


/


41,589




ES


BUM


ATLANT


Blue marlin


Atlantic Ocean


27,200


27,200


124,452


457,54


97,252


/


A


27,000


/


172,878




ES


DWS


56789-


Deep-sea sharks


EU and international waters of V, VI, VII, VIII and IX


0


0


3,039


N/A


3,039


/


A


/


/


4,559




ES


GFB


567-


Greater forkbeard


EU and international waters of V, VI and VII


588,000


828,030


842,467


101,74


14,437


/


/


/


/


14,437




ES


GFB


89-


Greater forkbeard


EU and international waters of VIII and IX


242,000


216,750


237,282


109,47


20,532


/


A


17,750


/


48,548




ES


GHL


1N2AB.


Greenland halibut


Norwegian waters of I and II


/


0


22,685


N/A


22,685


/


/


/


/


22,685




ES


HAD


5BC6A.


Haddock


Union and international waters of Vb and VIa


/


2,840


18,933


666,65


16,093


/


A


12,540


/


36,680




ES


HAD


7X7A34


Haddock


VIIb-k, VIII, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1


/


0


3,075


N/A


3,075


/


A


/


/


4,613




ES


NEP


9/3411


Norway lobster


IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1


55,000


33,690


24,403


72,43


– 9,287


/


/


19,000 (7)



/


9,713




ES


OTH


1N2AB.


Other species


Norwegian waters of I and II


/


0


26,744


N/A


26,744


/


/


/


/


26,744




ES


POK


56-14


Saithe


VI; Union and international waters of Vb, XII and XIV


/


4,810


8,703


180,94


3,893


/


/


/


/


3,893




ES


RNG


5B67-


Roundnose grenadier


EU and international waters of Vb, VI, VII


70,000


111,160


125,401


112,81


14,241


/


/


/


/


14,241




ES


SBR


678-


Red seabream


EU and international waters of VI, VII and VIII


143,000


133,060


136,418


102,52


3,358


/


/


/


/


3,358




ES


SOL


8AB.


Common sole


VIIIa and VIIIb


9,000


8,100


9,894


122,15


1,794


/


A+C


2,100


/


4,791




ESP


SRX


89-C.


Skates and rays


Union waters of VIII and IX


1 057,000 


857,000


1 089,241 


127,10


232,241


1,4


/


/


/


325,137




ES


USK


567EI.


Tusk


Union and international waters of V, VI and VII


26,000


15,770


15,762


99,95


– 0,008


/


/


58,770


/


58,762




ES


WHM


ATLANT


White marlin


Atlantic Ocean


30,500


25,670


98,039


381,92


72,369


/


/


0,170


/


72,539




FR


SRX


07D.


Skates and rays


Union waters of VIId


602,000


627,000


698,414


111,39


71,414


/


/


/


/


71,414




FR


SRX


2AC4-C


Skates and rays


Union waters of IIa and IV


33,000


36,000


48,212


133,92


12,212


/


/


/


/


12,212




IE


PLE


7HJK.


Plaice


VIIh, VIIj and VIIk


59,000


61,000


78,270


128,31


17,270


/


A


/


/


25,905




IE


SOL


07A.


Common sole


VIIa


41,000


42,000


43,107


102,64


1,107


/


/


/


/


1,107




IE


SRX


67AKXD


Skates and rays


Union waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k


1 048,000 


1 030,000 


1 079,446 


104,80


49,446


/


/


/


/


49,446




LT


GHL


N3LMNO


Greenland halibut


NAFO 3LMNO


22,000


0


0


N/A


0


/


/


46,000


/


46,000




LV


HER


03D.RG


Herring


subdivision 28.1


16 534,000 


19 334,630 


20 084,200 


103,88


749,570


/


/


/


/


749,570




NL


HKE


3A/BCD


Hake


IIIa; Union waters of Subdivisions 22-32


/


0


1,655


N/A


1,655


/


C


/


/


2,482




NL


RED


1N2AB.


Redfish


Norwegian waters of I and II


/


0


2,798


N/A


2,798


/


/


/


/


2,798




PT


ANF


8C3411


Anglerfish


VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1


436,000


664,000


676,302


101,85


12,302


/


/


/


/


12,302




PT


BFT


AE45WM


Bluefin tuna


Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, and Mediterranean


235,500


235,500


243,092


103,22


7,592


/


C


/


/


11,388




PT


HAD


1N2AB


Haddock


Norwegian waters of I and II


/


0


26,816


N/A


26,816


/


/


/


344,950


371,766




PT


POK


1N2AB.


Saithe


Norwegian waters of I and II


/


18,000


11,850


65,83


– 6,150


/


/


/


185,000


178,850




PT


SRX


89-C.


Skates and rays


Union waters of VIII and IX


1 051,000 


1 051,000 


1 059,237 


100,78


8,237


/


/


/


/


8,237




SE


COD


03AN.


Cod


Skagerrak


371,000


560,000


562,836


100,51


2,836


/


C


/


/


4,254




UK


DGS


15X14


Spurdog/dogfish


Union and international waters of I, V, VI, VII, VIII, XII and XIV


0


0


1,027


N/A


1,027


/


A


/


/


1,541




UK


GHL


514GRN


Greenland halibut


Greenland waters of V and XIV


189,000


0


0


N/A


0


/


/


1,000


/


1,000




UK


HAD


5BC6A.


Haddock


Union and international waters of Vb and VIa


3 106,000 


3 236,600 


3 277,296 


101,26


40,696


/


/


/


/


40,696




UK


MAC


2CX14-


Mackerel


VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of IIa, XII and XIV


179 471,000 


275 119,000 


279 250,206 


101,50


4 131,206 


/


/


/


/


4 131,206 




UK


NOP


2A3A4.


Norway pout


IIIa; Union waters of IIa and IV


/


0


14,000


N/A


14,000


/


/


/


/


14,000




UK


PLE


7DE.


Plaice


VIId and VIIe


1 548,000 


1 500,000 


1 606,749 


107,12


106,749


1,1


/


/


/


117,424




UK


SOL


7FG.


Common sole


VIIf and VIIg


282,000


255,250


252,487


98,92


(– 2,763) (8)



/


/


1,950


/


1,950




UK


SRX


07D.


Skates and rays


Union waters of VIId


120,000


95,000


102,679


108,08


7,679


/


/


/


/


7,679




UK


WHB


24-N


Blue whiting


Norwegian waters of II and IV


0


0


22,204


N/A


22,204


/


/


/


/


22,204






(1)  Quotas available to a Member State pursuant to the relevant fishing opportunities Regulations after taking into account exchanges of fishing opportunities in accordance with Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22), quota transfers in accordance with Article 4(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 (OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3) or reallocation and deduction of fishing opportunities in accordance with Articles 37 and 105 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

(2)  As set out in Article 105(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. Deduction equal to the overfishing × 1,00 shall apply in all cases of overfishing equal to, or less than, 100 tonnes.

(3)  As set out in Article 105(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

(4)  Letter ‘A’ indicates that an additional multiplying factor of 1,5 has been applied due to consecutive overfishing in the years 2012, 2013 and 2014. Letter ‘C’ indicates that an additional multiplying factor of 1,5 has been applied as the stock is subject to a multiannual plan.

(5)  Remaining quantities that could not be deducted in 2014 pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 871/2014 because there was no or not sufficient quota available.

(6)  Remaining quantities related to overfishing in years preceding the entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 and that cannot be deducted from another stock.

(7)  At Spain's request, the pay-back due in 2013 was spread over three years.

(8)  This quantity is no longer available following United Kingdom's transfer request made pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 847/96 and applicable following Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1170 (OJ L 189, 17.7.2015, p. 2).