Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2226 of 9 December 2016 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2016 on account of overfishing in the previous years
Date: 2016-12-09
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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10.12.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 336/28








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/2226
of 9 December 2016
         
operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2016 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 2015 have been established by:






—


Council Regulation (EU) No 1221/2014 (2),










—


Council Regulation (EU) No 1367/2014 (3),










—


Council Regulation (EU) 2015/104 (4), and










—


Council Regulation (EU) 2015/106 (5).
















(2)


Fishing quotas for the year 2016 have been established by:






—


Council Regulation (EU) No 1367/2014,










—


Council Regulation (EU) 2015/2072 (6),










—


Council Regulation (EU) 2016/72 (7), and










—


Council Regulation (EU) 2016/73 (8).
















(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 2015. It is therefore appropriate to operate deductions on the fishing quotas allocated to them in 2016 and, where relevant, in subsequent years, for the overfished stocks.












(6)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1801 (9) and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2404 (10) have provided for deductions from fishing quotas for certain countries and species for 2015. However, for certain Member States, the deductions to be applied for some species were higher than the respective quotas available in 2015 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 2016 and, where appropriate, from subsequent quotas.












(7)


By letter dated 25 October 2015, pursuant to Article 3(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 (11), Germany requested Commission's permission to land additional quantities of turbot and brill in Union waters of IIa and IV (T/B/2AC4-C) within the limits of 10 % of the quota. The additional quantities granted under that procedure should be considered as exceeding permitted landings for the purpose of the deductions envisaged in Article 105 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.












(8)


Deductions from fishing quotas, as provided for by this Regulation, should apply without prejudice to deductions applicable to 2016 quotas pursuant to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 185/2013 (12).












(9)


Since quotas are expressed in tonnes, quantities below 1 tonne should not be considered,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

1.   The fishing quotas fixed in Regulations (EU) No 1367/2014, (EU) 2015/2072, (EU) 2016/72 and (EU) 2016/73 for the year 2016 shall be reduced as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.


2.   Paragraph 1 shall apply without prejudice to deductions provided for in 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, 9 December 2016.


For the Commission


The President

Jean-Claude JUNCKER
            





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

(2)  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).

(3)  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).

(4)  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).

(5)  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).

(6)  Council Regulation (EU) 2015/2072 of 17 November 2015 fixing for 2016 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea and amending Regulations (EU) No 1221/2014 and (EU) 2015/104 (OJ L 302, 19.11.2015, p. 1).

(7)  Council Regulation (EU) 2016/72 of 22 January 2016 fixing for 2016 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters, and amending Regulation (EU) 2015/104 (OJ L 22, 28.1.2016, p. 1).

(8)  Council Regulation (EU) 2016/73 of 18 January 2016 fixing for 2016 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks in the Black Sea (OJ L 16, 23.1.2016, p. 1).

(9)  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 (OJ L 263, 8.10.2015, p. 19).

(10)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2404 of 16 December 2015 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2015 on account of overfishing of other stocks in the previous years and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1801 (OJ L 333, 19.12.2015, p. 73).

(11)  Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 of 6 May 1996 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and quotas (OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3).

(12)  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 2015 (in kilograms)


Permitted landings 2015 (Total adapted quantity in kilograms) (1)



Total catches 2015 (quantity in kilograms)


Quota consumption related to permitted landings


Overfishing related to permitted landing (quantity in kilograms)


Multiplying factor (2)



Additional Multiplying factor (3)
 (4)



Outstanding deductions from previous years (5) (quantity in kilograms)


Deductions to apply in 2016 (quantity in kilograms)




(1)


(2)


(3)


(4)


(5)


(6)


(7)


(8)


(9)


(10)


(11)


(12)


(13)


(14)




BE


SOL


24-C.


Common sole


Union waters of IIa and IV


991 000 


929 510 


939 590 


101,08 %


10 080 


/


/


/


10 080 




BE


SRX


07D.


Skates and rays


Union waters of VIId


72 000 


70 511 


69 495 


98,56 %


– 1 016 


/


/


1 097 


81




BE


SRX


2AC4-C


Skates and rays


Union waters of IIa and IV


211 000 


245 500 


256 147 


104,34 %


10 647 


/


/


/


10 647 




BE


SRX


67AKXD


Skates and rays


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


725 000 


915 262 


918 243 


100,33 %


2 981 


/


/


/


2 981 




DE


T/B


2AC4-C


Turbot/Brill


Union waters of IIa and IV


186 000 


349 000 


350 186 


100,34 %


1 186 


/


/


/


1 186  (10)





DK


COD


03AN.


Cod


Skagerrak


3 336 000 


3 223 407 


3 349 360 


103,91 %


125 923 


/


(C) (6)



/


125 923 




DK


DGS


03A-C.


Spurdog/dogfish


Union waters of IIIa


0


0


3 840 


N/A


3 840 


1,00


/


/


3 840 




DK


DGS


2AC4-C


Spurdog/dogfish


Union waters of IIa and IV


0


0


1 540 


N/A


1 540 


1,00


/


/


1 540 




DK


HER


03A-BC


Herring


IIIa


5 692 000 


5 770 000 


6 056 070 


104,96 %


286 070 


/


/


/


286 070 




DK


NOP


04-N.


Norway pout


Norwegian waters of IV


0


0


28 270 


N/A


28 270 


1,00


/


/


28 270 




DK


SAN


234_1


Sandeel


Union waters of sandeel management area 1


125 459 000 


115 924 000 


130 977 950 


112,99 %


15 053 950 


1,2


/


/


18 064 740 




DK


SAN


234_6


Sandeel


Union waters of sandeel management area 6


206 000 


219 000 


228 860 


104,50 %


9 860 


/


/


/


9 860 




ES


ALF


3X14-


Alfonsinos


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


67 000 


80 045 


62 544 


78,13 %


– 9 496  (7)



/


/


16 159 


6 663 




ES


ANE


08.


Anchovy


VIII


22 500 000 


22 923 784 


24 068 471 


104,99 %


1 144 687 


/


/


/


1 144 687 




ES


BSF


8910-


Black scabbard-fish


Union and international waters of VIII, IX and X


12 000 


30 050 


110


0,37 %


– 26 936  (8)



/


/


29 639 


2 703 




ES


BUM


ATLANT


Blue marlin


Atlantic Ocean


10 360 


20 360 


134 082 


658,56 %


113 722 


2,0


A


172 878 


514 044 




ES


COD


1/2B


Cod


I and IIb


13 283 000 


12 182 091 


12 391 441 


101,72 %


209 350 


/


/


/


209 350 




ES


GHL


1N2AB.


Greenland halibut


Norwegian waters of I and II


/


0


24 239 


N/A


24 239 


1,00


A


/


36 359 




ES


RED


N3LN.


Redfish


NAFO 3LN


/


171 440 


173 836 


101,40 %


2 396 


/


/


/


2 396 




ES


SOL


8AB.


Common sole


VIIIa and VIIIb


9 000 


6 968 


7 397 


106,13 %


(429) (9)



/


(A+C) (6)
 (9)



2 759 


2 759 




ES


SRX


67AKXD


Skates and rays


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


43 800 


412 000 


445 713 


108,18 %


33 713 


/


/


/


33 713 




ES


SRX


89-C.


Skates and rays


Union waters of VIII and IX


1 057 000 


650 485 


771 246 


118,56 %


120 761 


1,2


/


118 622 


263 535 




ES


USK


567EI.


Tusk


Union and international waters of V, VI and VII


46 000 


135 008 


62 646 


46,40 %


– 72 362 


/


/


58 762 


0




ES


WHM


ATLANT


White marlin


Atlantic Ocean


24 310 


24 310 


68 613 


282,24 %


44 303 


1,00


A


72 539 


138 994 




FR


GHL


1N2AB.


Greenland halibut


Norwegian waters of I and II


/


2 000 


7 957 


397,85 %


5 957 


1,00


/


/


5 957 




FR


HAD


7X7A34


Haddock


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


5 561 000 


5 760 984 


5 775 607 


100,25 %


14 623 


/


/


/


14 623 




FR


PLE


7HJK.


Plaice


VIIh, VIIj and VIIk


17 000 


57 007 


59 833 


104,95 %


2 826 


/


/


/


2 826 




FR


SRX


07D.


Skates and rays


Union waters of VIId


602 000 


591 586 


689 868 


116,61 %


98 282 


1,00


/


/


98 282 




FR


SRX


89-C.


Skates and rays


Union waters of VIII and IX


1 298 000 


1 507 000 


1 578 469 


104,74 %


71 469 


/


/


/


71 469 




IE


COD


07A.


Cod


VIIa


120 000 


134 776 


138 122 


102,48 %


3 346 


/


/


/


3 346 




IE


SRX


67AKXD


Skates and rays


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


1 048 000 


946 554 


1 044 694 


110,37 %


98 140 


1,00


/


/


98 140 




NL


ANE


08.


Anchovy


VIII


/


0


12 493 


N/A


12 493 


1,00


/


/


12 493 




NL


COD


2A3AX4


Cod


IV; Union waters of IIa; that part of IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat


2 800 000 


1 340 520 


1 348 815 


100,62 %


8 295 


/


(C) (6)



/


8 295 




NL


HER


*25B-F


Herring


II, Vb north of 62° N (Faroes waters)


1 104 000 


1 841 160 


2 230 998 


121,17 %


389 838 


1,4


/


/


545 773 




NL


HKE


3A/BCD


Hake


IIIa; Union waters of Subdivisions 22-32


/


0


1 575 


N/A


1 575 


1,00


A+C (11)



/


2 363 




NL


MAC


*3A4BC


Mackerel


IIIa and IVbc


490 000 


1 084 500 


1 090 087 


100,52 %


5 587 


/


/


/


5 587 




NL


POK


2A34.


Saithe


IIIa and IV; Union waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and Subdivisions 22-32


68 000 


56 600 


63 411 


112,03 %


6 811 


1,00


/


/


6 811 




NL


SRX


2AC4-C


Skates and rays


Union waters of IIa and IV


180 000 


245 300 


252 765 


103,04 %


7 465 


/


/


/


7 465 




NL


T/B


2AC4-C


Turbot and brill


Union waters of IIa and IV


2 579 000 


2 783 000 


2 793 239 


100,37 %


10 239 


/


/


/


10 239 




NL


WHB


1X14


Blue whiting


Union and international waters of I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId, VIIIe, XII and XIV


36 711 000 


55 297 456 


55 584 332 


100,52 %


286 876 


/


/


/


286 876 




NL


WHG


2AC4.


Whiting


IV; Union waters of IIa


699 000 


527 900 


547 717 


103,75 %


19 817 


/


/


/


19 817 




NL


WHG


56-14


Whiting


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


/


0


11 475 


N/A


11 475 


1,00


/


/


11 475 




PT


GHL


1N2AB


Greenland Halibut


Norwegian waters of I and II


/


0


6 098 


N/A


6 098 


1,00


/


/


6 098 




PT


POK


1N2AB.


Saithe


Norwegian waters of I and II


/


9 700 


9 690 


99,90 %


– 10


/


/


145 616 


145 606 




UK


COD


2A3AX4


Cod


IV; Union waters of IIa; that part of IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat


11 369 000 


14 828 600 


14 846 189 


100,12 %


17 589 


/


(C) (6)



/


17 589 




UK


HER


4AB.


Herring


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


62 292 000 


66 892 860 


68 024 970 


101,69 %


1 132 100 


/


/


/


1 132 110 




UK


MAC


2CX14-


Mackerel


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


245 363 000 


237 093 794 


242 496 391 


102,28 %


5 402 597 


/


(A) (6)



/


5 402 597 




UK


MAC


*3A4BC


Mackerel


IIIa and IVbc


490 000 


620 500 


626 677 


101,00 %


6 177 


/


/


/


6 177 




UK


SAN


234_1


Sandeel


Union waters of sandeel management area 1


2 742 000 


1 219 400 


2 000 034 


164,02 %


780 634 


2,00


/


/


1 561 268 






(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 from 2014 to 2015 in accordance with Article 4(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 (OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3), with Article 5a of Council Regulation (EU) No 1221/2014 (OJ L 330, 15.11.2014, p. 16), with Article 18a of Council Regulation (EU) 2015/104 (OJ L 22, 28.1.2015, p. 1) 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 and provided that the extent of overfishing exceeds 10 %.

(4)  Letter ‘A’ indicates that an additional multiplying factor of 1.5 has been applied due to consecutive overfishing in the years 2013, 2014 and 2015. 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 2015 pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/1801 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2015/2404 because there was no or not sufficient quota available.

(6)  Additional multiplying factor not applicable because the overfishing does not exceed 10 % of the permitted landings.

(7)  Remaining unused quantity after the transfer of 8 005 kilograms from 2015 to 2016 operated pursuant to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1142 (OJ L 189, 14.7.2016, p. 9).

(8)  Remaining unused quantity after the transfer of 3 004 kilograms from 2015 to 2016 operated pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/1142.

(9)  Quantities below 1 tonne are not considered.

(10)  At Germany`s request, additional landings up to 10 % of the T/B quota were permitted by the Commission according to Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96.

(11)  Additional multiplying factors are not cumulative and operated only once.