Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1345 of 18 July 2017 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2017 on account of overfishing in the previous years
Date: 2017-07-18
Institutions: Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, EU waters, catch of fish, catch quota, conservation of fish stocks, fishing area, fishing rights, international waters, sea fish, sea fishing




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19.7.2017   


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Official Journal of the European Union


L 186/6








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/1345
of 18 July 2017
         
operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2017 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 Union 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 2016 have been established by:






—


Council Regulation (EU) No 1367/2014 (2),










—


Council Regulation (EU) 2015/2072 (3),










—


Council Regulation (EU) 2016/72 (4), and










—


Council Regulation (EU) 2016/73 (5).
















(2)


Fishing quotas for the year 2017 have been established by:






—


Council Regulation (EU) 2016/1903 (6),










—


Council Regulation (EU) 2016/2285 (7),










—


Council Regulation (EU) 2016/2372 (8), and










—


Council Regulation (EU) 2017/127 (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 2016. It is therefore appropriate to operate deductions on the fishing quotas allocated to them in 2017 and, where relevant, in subsequent years, for the overfished stocks.












(6)


Commission Implementing Regulations (EU) 2016/2226 (10) and (EU) 2017/162 (11) have provided for deductions from fishing quotas for certain countries and species for 2016. However, for certain Member States, the deductions to be applied for some species were higher than the respective quotas available in 2016 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 2017 and, where appropriate, from subsequent quotas.












(7)


In the framework of Article 3(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 (12), by letter dated 16 November 2016, Belgium 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 in 2016 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 2017 quotas pursuant to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 185/2013 (13).












(9)


Since quotas are expressed in tonnes, overfishing involving quantities of less than 1 tonne should not be considered,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

1.   The fishing quotas fixed in Regulations (EU) 2016/1903, (EU) 2016/2285, (EU) 2016/2372 and (EU) 2017/127 for the year 2017 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, 18 July 2017.


For the Commission


The President

Jean-Claude JUNCKER
            





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

(2)  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).

(3)  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).

(4)  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).

(5)  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).

(6)  Council Regulation (EU) 2016/1903 of 28 October 2016 fixing for 2017 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea and amending Regulation (EU) 2016/72 (OJ L 295, 29.10.2016, p. 1).

(7)  Council Regulation (EU) 2016/2285 of 12 December 2016 fixing for 2017 and 2018 the fishing opportunities for Union fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks and amending Council Regulation (EU) 2016/72 (OJ L 344, 17.12.2016, p. 32).

(8)  Council Regulation (EU) 2016/2372 of 19 December 2016 fixing for 2017 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks in the Black Sea (OJ L 352, 23.12.2016, p. 26).

(9)  Council Regulation (EU) 2017/127 of 20 January 2017 fixing for 2017 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 (OJ L 24, 28.1.2017, p. 1).

(10)  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 (OJ L 336, 10.12.2016, p. 28).

(11)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/162 of 31 January 2017 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2016 on account of overfishing of other stocks in the previous years and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2226 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2016 on account of overfishing in the previous years (OJ L 27, 1.2.2017, p. 101).

(12)  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).

(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. 1).




ANNEX

DEDUCTIONS FROM QUOTAS FOR STOCKS WHICH HAVE BEEN OVERFISHED



















Member State


Species code


Area code


Species name


Area name


Initial quota 2016 (in kilograms)


Permitted landings 2016 (Total adapted quantity in kilograms) (1)



Total catches 2016 (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 2017 (quantity in kilograms)




(1)


(2)


(3)


(4)


(5)


(6)


(7)


(8)


(9)


(10)


(11)


(12)


(13)


(14)




BE


SRX


07D.


Skates and rays


Union waters of VIId


87 000 


86 919 


91 566 


105,35 %


4 647 


/


/


/


4 647 




BE


SOL


7FG.


Common sole


VIIf and VIIg


487 000 


549 565 


563 401 


102,52 %


13 836 


/


/


/


13 836 




BE


SOL


8AB.


Common sole


VIIIa and VIIIb


42 000 


281 638 


287 659 


102,14 %


6 021 


/


C (6)



/


6 021 




BE


T/B


2AC4-C


Turbot and brill


Union waters of IIa and IV


329 000 


481 000 


514 275 


106,92 %


33 275  (7)



/


/


/


33 275 




DE


DGS


2AC4-C


Picked dogfish


Union waters of IIa and IV


0


0


2 118 


N/A


2 118 


/


/


/


2 118 




DE


MAC


2CX14-


Mackerel


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


22 751 000 


21 211 759 


22 211 517 


104,71 %


999 758 


/


/


/


999 758 




DK


DGS


2AC4-C


Picked dogfish


Union waters of IIa and IV


0


0


1 350 


N/A


1 350 


/


/


/


1 350 




DK


HER


1/2-


Herring


Union, Faroese, Norwegian and international waters of I and II


7 069 000 


10 331 363 


10 384 320 


100,51 %


52 957 


/


/


/


52 957 




DK


JAX


4BC7D


Horse mackerel and associated


Union waters of IVb, IVc and VIId


5 519 000 


264 664 


265 760 


100,42 %


1 096 


/


/


/


1 096 




DK


MAC


2A34.


Mackerel


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


19 461 000 


13 354 035 


14 677 440 


109,91 %


1 323 405 


/


/


/


1 323 405 




DK


MAC


2A4A-N


Mackerel


Norwegian waters of IIa and IVa


14 043 000 


14 886 020 


16 351 930 


109,85 %


1 465 910 


/


/


/


1 465 910 




DK


NOP


04-N.


Norway pout


Norwegian waters of IV


0


0


22 880 


N/A


22 880 


/


/


/


22 880 




DK


OTH


*2AC4C


Other species


Union waters of IIa and IV


6 018 300 


3 994 920 


4 508 050 


112,84 %


513 130 


1,2


/


/


615 756 




DK


POK


1N2AB.


Saithe


Norwegian waters of I and II


/


0


3 920 


N/A


3 920 


/


/


/


3 920 




DK


SAN


234_1


Sandeel


Union waters of sandeel management area 1


12 263 000 


12 517 900 


12 525 750 


100,06 %


7 850 


/


/


/


7 850 




DK


SAN


04-N.


Sandeel


Norwegian waters of IV


0


0


19 860 


N/A


19 860 


/


/


/


19 860 




ES


ALB


AN05N


Northern albacore


Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N


14 917 370 


14 754 370 


16 645 500 


112,82 %


1 891 130 


1,2


/


/


2 269 356 




ES


ALF


3X14-


Alfonsinos


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


67 000 


86 159 


79 185 


91,90 %


– 6 974 


/


/


817


0




ES


BSF


8910-


Black scabbard-fish


Union and international waters of VIII, IX and X


12 000 


24 004 


16 419 


68,41 %


– 7 585 


/


/


2 703 


0




ES


BUM


ATLANT


Blue marlin


Atlantic Ocean


0


0


13 396 


N/A


13 396 


/


A


/


20 094 




ES


COD


1/2B.


Cod


I and IIb


13 192 000 


9 730 876 


9 731 972 


100,01 %


1 096 


/


/


/


1 096 




ES


GHL


1N2AB.


Greenland halibut


Norwegian waters of I and II


/


9 000 


27 600 


306,67 %


18 600 


1,0


A


/


27 900 




ES


GHL


N3LMNO


Greenland halibut


NAFO 3LMNO


4 067 000 


4 070 000 


4 072 999 


100,07 %


2 999 


/


C (6)



/


2 999 




ES


SRX


67AKXD


Skates and rays


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


876 000 


459 287 


469 586 


102,24 %


10 299 


/


/


/


10 299 




ES


SRX


89-C.


Skates and rays


Union waters of VIII and IX


1 057 000 


925 232 


956 878 


103,42 %


31 646 


/


A


131 767 


179 236 




ES


WHM


ATLANT


White marlin


Atlantic Ocean


2 460 


2 460 


9 859 


400,77 %


7 399 


1,0


A


138 994 


150 092 




FR


LIN


04-C.


Ling


Union waters of IV


162 000 


262 351 


304 077 


115,91 %


41 726 


1,0


/


/


41 726 




FR


POK


1/2/INT


Saithe


International waters of I and II


0


0


2 352 


N/A


2 352 


/


/


/


2 352 




FR


RED


51214S


Redfish (shallow pelagic)


Union and international waters of V; international waters of XII and XIV


0


0


29 827 


N/A


29 827 


/


/


/


29 827 




FR


SBR


678-


Red seabream


Union and international waters of VI, VII and VIII


6 000 


28 817 


31 334 


108,72 %


2 517 


/


/


/


2 517 




FR


SRX


07D.


Skates and rays


Union waters of VIId


663 000 


630 718 


699 850 


110,96 %


69 132 


1,0


A


/


103 698 




FR


SRX


67AKXD


Skates and rays


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


3 255 000 


3 641 000 


39 254 


101,08 %


39 254 


/


/


/


39 254 




FR


WHG


08.


Whiting


VIII


1 524 000 


2 406 000 


2 441 333 


101,47 %


35 333 


/


/


/


35 333 




IE


PLE


7FG.


Plaice


VIIf and VIIg


200 000 


66 332 


67 431 


101,66 %


1 099 


/


/


/


1 099 




IE


POK


1N2AB.


Saithe


Norwegian waters of I and II


/


0


5 969 


N/A


5 969 


/


/


/


5 969 




IE


SRX


67AKXD


Skates and rays


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


1 048 000 


949 860 


980 960 


103,27 %


31 056 


/


A (6)



/


31 056 




NL


DGS


2AC4-C


Picked dogfish


Union waters of IIa and IV


0


0


1 260 


N/A


1 260 


/


/


/


1 260 




NL


HAD


7X7A34


Haddock


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


/


559


26 220 


N/A


25 661 


/


/


/


25 661 




NL


HER


*25B-F


Herring


II, Vb north of 62° N (Faroes waters)


736 000 


477 184 


476 491 


99,86 %


– 693


/


/


23 551 


22 858 




NL


OTH


*2A-14


Associate by-catches to horse mackerel (boarfish, whiting and mackerel)


Union waters of IIa, IVa, VI, VIIa-c, VIIe-k, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV


1 663 800 


1 777 300 


2 032 689 


114,37 %


255 389 


1,2


/


/


306 467 




NL


POK


2A34.


Saithe


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


68 000 


110 846 


110 889 


100,04 %


43 (8)



/


/


1 057 


1 057 




NL


T/B


2AC4-C


Turbot and brill


Union waters of IIa and IV


2 493 000 


2 551 261 


2 737 636 


107,31 %


186 375 


/


/


/


186 375 




PT


BUM


ATLANT


Blue marlin


Atlantic ocean


49 550 


49 550 


50 611 


102,14 %


1 061 


/


/


/


1 061 




PT


GHL


1N2AB


Greenland Halibut


Norwegian waters of I and II


/


18 487 


18 487 


N/A


18 487 


/


/


/


18 487 




PT


MAC


8C3411


Mackerel


VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1


6 971 000 


6 313 658 


6 823 967 


108,08 %


510 309 


/


/


/


510 309 




PT


SRX


89-C.


Skates and rays


Union waters of VIII and IX


1 051 000 


1 051 000 


1 068 676 


101,68 %


17 676 


/


/


/


17 676 




PT


SWO


AN05N


Swordfish


Atlantic Ocean, North of 5° N


1 161 950 


1 541 950 


1 561 142 


101,24 %


19 192 


/


/


/


19 192 




UK


DGS


15X14


Picked dogfish


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


0


0


12 585 


N/A


12 585 


/


/


/


12 585 




UK


DGS


2AC4-C


Picked dogfish


Union waters of IIa and IV


0


0


17 776 


N/A


17 776 


/


/


/


17 776 




UK


HER


4AB.


Herring


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


70 348 000 


70 710 390 


73 419 998 


103,83 %


2 709 608 


/


/


 


2 709 608 




UK


MAC


2CX14-


Mackerel


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


208 557 000 


195 937 403 


209 143 232 


106,74 %


13 205 829 


/


A (6)



/


13 205 829 




UK


SAN


234_1


Sandeel


Union waters of sandeel management area 1


268 000 


0


0


N/A


0


/


/


1 466 168 


1 466 168 




UK


SRX


67AKXD


Skates and rays


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


2 076 000 


2 006 000 


2 008 431 


100,12 %


2 431 


/


/


/


2 431 




UK


T/B


2AC4-C


Turbot and brill


Union waters of IIa and IV


693 000 


522 000 


544 680 


104,34 %


22 680 


/


/


/


22 680 






(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 2015 to 2016 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), with Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 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 2014, 2015 and 2016. 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 2016 pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/2226 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2017/162 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)  At Belgium`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.

(8)  Quantities below one tonne are not considered.