Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1969 of 12 December 2018 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2018 on account of overfishing in the previous years
Date: 2018-12-12
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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13.12.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 316/12








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/1969
of 12 December 2018
         
operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2018 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 2017 have been established by:






—


Council Regulation (EU) 2016/1903 (2),










—


Council Regulation (EU) 2016/2285 (3),










—


Council Regulation (EU) 2016/2372 (4), and










—


Council Regulation (EU) 2017/127 (5).
















(2)


Fishing quotas for the year 2018 have been established by:






—


Council Regulation (EU) 2016/2285,










—


Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1970 (6),










—


Council Regulation (EU) 2017/2360 (7), and










—


Council Regulation (EU) 2018/120 (8).
















(3)


Pursuant 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 2017. It is therefore appropriate to operate deductions on the fishing quotas allocated to them in 2018 and, where relevant, in subsequent years, for the overfished stocks.












(6)


In 2016, Spain overfished its quota for albacore in the Atlantic Ocean, North of 5° N (ALB/AN05N). At the request of Spain, the corresponding deduction was equally spread over two years (2017 and 2018). By Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2309 (9), the first half of the deduction, namely 1 134,677 tonnes, was operated on the 2017 Spanish quota. For 2018, the Spanish initial quota for northern albacore in the Atlantic Ocean, North of 5° N (ALB/AN05N), as fixed by Regulation (EU) 2018/120, already reflected a deduction of 945,560 tonnes. Therefore, a remaining quantity of 189,117 tonnes should be deducted from the Spanish 2018 quota.












(7)


Deductions from fishing quotas, as provided for by this Regulation, should apply without prejudice to deductions applicable to 2018 quotas pursuant to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 185/2013 (10).












(8)


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) 2016/2285, (EU) No 2017/1970, (EU) 2017/2360 and (EU) 2018/120 for the year 2018 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, 12 December 2018.


For the Commission


The President

Jean-Claude JUNCKER
            





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

(2)  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).

(3)  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).

(4)  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).

(5)  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).

(6)  Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1970 of 27 October 2017 fixing for 2018 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/127 (OJ L 281, 31.10.2017, p. 1).

(7)  Council Regulation (EU) 2017/2360 of 11 December 2017 fixing for 2018 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks in the Black Sea (OJ L 337, 19.12.2017, p. 1).

(8)  Council Regulation (EU) 2018/120 of 23 January 2018 fixing for 2018 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) 2017/127 (OJ L 27, 31.1.2018, p. 1).

(9)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2309 of 13 December 2017 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2017 on account of overfishing of other stocks in the previous years and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1345 (OJ L 331, 14.12.2017, p. 23).

(10)  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 FISHING QUOTAS FOR THE YEAR 2018 FOR STOCKS WHICH HAVE BEEN OVERFISHED



















Member State


Species code


Area code


Species name


Area name


Initial quota 2017 (in kilograms)


Permitted landings 2017 (Total adapted quantity in kilograms) (1)



Total catches 2017 (quantity in kilograms)


Quota con-sumption related to permitted landings


Overfishing related to permitted landing (quantity in kilograms)


Multiplying factor (2)



Additional Multiplying factor (3)
 (4)



Outstanding deductions from previous year(s) (5) (quantity in kilograms)


Deductions to apply in 2018 (quantity in kilograms)




BE


RJU


07D.


Undulate ray


Union waters of VIId


2 000 


2 000 


5 648 


282,40 %


3 648 


1,00


/


/


3 648 




BE


SRX


07D.


Skates and rays


Union waters of VIId


96 000 


91 353 


95 695 


104,75 %


4 342 


/


/


/


4 342 




BE


SRX


67AKXD


Skates and rays


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


762 000 


907 100 


919 333 


101,35 %


12 233 


/


/


/


12 233 




DK


MAC


2A34.


Mackerel


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


22 031 


17 525 756 


17 992 741 


102,66 %


466 985 


/


/


/


466 985 




DK


MAC


2A4A-N


Mackerel


Norwegian waters of IIa and IVa


16 004 


14 538 090 


14 801 414 


101,81 %


263 324 


/


/


/


263 324 




DK


MAC


2CX14-


Mackerel


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


/


5 341 916 


5 342 930 


100,02 %


1 014 


/


/


/


1 014 




DK


NOP


04-N.


Norway pout and associated by-catches


Norwegian waters of IV


0


0


16 298 


N/A


16 298 


1,00


A


/


24 447 




DK


OTH


1N2AB.


Other species


Norwegian waters of I and II


/


0


9 979 


N/A


9 979 


1,00


/


/


9 979 




DK


POK


1N2AB.


Saithe


Norwegian waters of I and II


/


0


9 508 


N/A


9 508 


1,00


/


/


9 508 




ES


ALB


AN05N


Northern albacore


Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N


14 981 130 


13 961 453 


13 940 306 


99,85 %


– 21 147  (7)



/


/


189 117  (8)



189 117 




ES


GHL


1N2AB.


Greenland halibut


Norwegian waters of I and II


/


19 200 


36 090 


187,97 %


16 890 


1,00


A


/


25 335 




ES


GHL


N3LMNO


Greenland halibut


NAFO 3LMNO


4 067 000 


4 061 001 


4 072 229 


100,28 %


11 228 


/


C (6)



/


11 228 




ES


POK


1N2AB.


Saithe


Norwegian waters of I and II


/


86 500 


88 150 


101,91 %


1 650 


/


/


/


1 650 




ES


SWO


AS05N


Swordfish


Atlantic Ocean, South of 5° N


4 715 270 


4 715 270 


4 808 206 


101,97 %


92 936 


/


/


/


92 936 




FR


GHL


1N2AB.


Greenland halibut


Norwegian waters of I and II


/


0


6 868 


N/A


6 868 


1,00


/


/


6 868 




FR


YFT


IOTC


Yellowfin tuna


IOTC Area of Competence


29 501 000 


29 651 000 


29 960 730 


101,04 %


309 730 


/


/


/


309 730 




IE


HKE


8ABDE.


Hake


VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe


/


0


1 300 


N/A


1 300 


1,00


C (6)



/


1 300 




IE


MAC


2CX14-


Mackerel


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


86 426 000 


86 319 537 


86 520 982 


100,23 %


201 445 


/


/


/


201 445 




NL


WHG


56-14


Whiting


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


/


0


18 648 


N/A


18 648 


1,00


/


/


18 648 




PL


COD


3BC+24


Cod


Subdivisions 22-24


654 000 


915 170 


947 501 


103,53 %


32 331 


/


C (6)



/


32 331 




PT


ALB


AN05N


Northern albacore


Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N


2 413 800 


2 332 800 


2 564 017 


109,91 %


231 217 


/


/


/


231 217 




PT


ALF


3X14-


Alfonsinos


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


182 000 


182 626 


185 582 


101,62 %


2 956 


/


/


/


2 956 




PT


ANE


9/3411


Anchovy


IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1


6 522 000 


8 992 936 


9 141 377 


101,65 %


148 441 


/


/


/


148 441 




PT


BUM


ATLANT


Blue marlin


Atlantic ocean


52 320 


51 259 


56 271 


109,78 %


5 012 


/


/


/


5 012 




PT


LEZ


8C3411


Megrims


VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1


36 000 


139 400 


142 316 


102,09 %


2 916 


/


/


/


2 916 




PT


SBR


09-


Red seabream


Union and international waters of IX


37 000 


72 027 


75 905 


105,38 %


3 878 


/


/


/


3 878 




PT


SRX


89-C.


Skates and rays


Union waters of VIII and IX


1 156 000 


1 132 824 


1 211 808 


106,97 %


78 984 


/


/


/


78 984 




PT


SWO


AN05N


Swordfish


Atlantic Ocean, North of 5° N


1 170 830 


1 738 532 


1 854 956 


106,70 %


116 424 


/


/


/


116 424 




UK


MAC


2CX14-


Mackerel


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


237 677 000 


222 116 471 


224 288 943 


100,98 %


2 172 472 


/


A (6)



/


2 172 472 






(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 2016 to 2017 in accordance with Article 4(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 (OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3) and 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 2015, 2016 and 2017. 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 from previous year(s).

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

(7)  The deduction cannot be reduced by this unused quantity as article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 is not applicable to the ALB/AN05N stock.

(8)  At Spain's request, the deduction of 2 269 354 kilos due in 2017 was equally spread over two years (2017 and 2018) by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2309. Since the 2018 initial quota for Spain as fixed by Regulation (EU) 2018/120 already reflects a deduction of 945 560 kilos, the remaining quantity to deduct amounts to 189 117 kilos.