Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/479 of 22 March 2019 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2018 on account of overfishing of other stocks in the previous years and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1969
Date: 2019-03-22
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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25.3.2019   


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Official Journal of the European Union


L 82/6








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/479
of 22 March 2019
         
operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2018 on account of overfishing of other stocks in the previous years and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1969


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), (3) and (5) 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)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1969 (9) has established deductions from fishing quotas for certain stocks in 2018 on account of overfishing in the previous years.












(5)


However, for certain Member States no deductions could be operated by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1969 from quotas allocated for the overfished stocks because such quotas are not available for those Member States in the year 2018.












(6)


Article 105(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 provides that, if it is not possible to operate deductions on the overfished stock in the year following the overfishing because the Member State concerned has no available quota, deductions may be operated on other stocks in the same geographical area or with the same commercial value. According to Commission Communication 2012/C 72/07 containing Guidelines for deduction of quotas under Article 105(1), (2) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 (10) such deductions should be preferably operated from quotas allocated for stocks fished by the same fleet as the fleet that overfished the quota, taking into account the need to avoid discards in mixed fisheries.












(7)


The Member States concerned have been consulted with regard to the proposed deductions from quotas allocated for stocks other than those which have been overfished.












(8)


In certain cases, exchanges of fishing opportunities concluded in accordance with Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (11) enable deductions from the same stocks in the framework of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1969.












(9)


On 17 October 2018, Spain informed the Commission that the catches in 2017 of swordfish in the Atlantic Ocean, South of 5° N (SWO/AS05N) had been erroneously reported. Following corrections submitted on 3 December 2018 by Spain in the aggregated catch data reporting system, it appears that the catch uptake for swordfish in the Atlantic Ocean, South of 5° N remains below the allocated quota for 2017. Therefore, the corresponding deductions should be deleted from the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1969.












(10)


On 23 November 2018, Spain requested to update its catch declarations regarding yellowfin tuna in IOTC area of competence (YFT/IOTC). On the basis of the last updated data transmitted by Spain on 13 December 2018, it appears that the Spanish 2017 quota was exceeded for yellowfin tuna in IOTC area of competence (YFT/IOTC). The corresponding deduction should consequently be added to the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1969.












(11)


Moreover, certain deductions required by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1969 appear to be larger than the adapted quota available in the year 2018 and, as a consequence, cannot be entirely operated in that year. According to Communication 2012/C 72/07, the remaining amounts should be deducted from the adapted quotas available in subsequent years until the full overfished amount is paid back.












(12)


Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1969 should therefore be amended accordingly.












(13)


This Regulation should apply retroactively from the day on which Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1969 establishing the deductions from fishing quotas for the same stocks in 2018 entered into force,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The fishing quotas fixed in Regulations (EU) 2016/2285, (EU) 2017/1970, (EU) 2017/2360 and (EU) 2018/120 for the year 2018 referred to in Annex I to this Regulation shall be reduced by applying the deductions on the alternative stocks set out in that Annex.


Article 2
The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1969 is replaced by the text in Annex II to this Regulation.


Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 20 December 2018.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 March 2019.


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) 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 (OJ L 316, 13.12.2018, p. 12).

(10)  Communication from the Commission — Guidelines for deduction of quotas under Article 105(1), (2) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 (2012/C 72/07) (OJ C 72, 10.3.2012, p. 27).

(11)  Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22).




ANNEX I

DEDUCTIONS FROM 2018 FISHING QUOTAS FOR ALTERNATIVE STOCKS


















OVERFISHED STOCK


 


ALTERNATIVE STOCK




Member State


Species code


Area code


Species name


Area name


Quantity that cannot be deducted from the 2018 fishing quota for the overfished stock (in kilograms)


 


Member State


Species code


Area code


Species name


Area name


Quantity to be deducted from the 2018 fishing quota for the alternative stock (in kilograms)




DK


NOP


04-N.


Norway pout


Norwegian waters of IV


24 447 


 


DK


NOP


2A3A4.


Norway pout


3a; Union waters of 2a and 4


24 447 




DK


OTH


1N2AB.


Other species


Norwegian waters of I and II


9 979 


 


DK


HER


1/2-


Herring


Union, Faroese, Norwegian and international waters of 1 and 2


9 979 




DK


POK


1N2AB.


Saithe


Norwegian waters of I and II


9 508 


 


DK


HER


1/2-


Herring


Union, Faroese, Norwegian and international waters of 1 and 2


9 508 




ES


GHL


1N2AB.


Greenland halibut


Norwegian waters of I and II


25 335 


 


ES


RED


1N2AB.


Redfish


Norwegian waters of 1 and 2


25 335 




ES


POK


1N2AB.


Saithe


Norwegian waters of I and II


1 650 


 


ES


RED


1N2AB.


Redfish


Norwegian waters of 1 and 2


1 650 




FR


GHL


1N2AB.


Greenland halibut


Norwegian waters of I and II


6 868 


 


FR


RED


1N2AB.


Redfish


Norwegian waters of 1 and 2


6 868 




IE


HKE


8ABDE.


Hake


VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe


1 300 


 


IE


HKE


571214


Hake


6 and 7; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14


1 300 




NL


WHG


56-14


Whiting


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


18 648 


 


NL


WHG


2AC4.


Whiting


4; Union waters of 2a


18 648 









ANNEX II



‘ANNEX

DEDUCTIONS FROM 2018 FISHING QUOTAS






















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 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 year(s) (5) (quantity in kilograms)


Deductions from fishing quotas for 2018 (6) and subsequent years (quantity in kilograms)


Deductions from 2018 fishing quotas for the overfished stocks (7) (quantity in kilograms)


Deductions from 2018 fishing quotas for alternative stocks in accordance with Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/479 (8) (quantity in kilograms)


To be deducted from fishing quotas for 2019 and subsequent year(s) (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 


1 031 


/


2 617 




BE


SRX


07D.


Skates and rays


Union waters of VIId


96 000 


91 353 


95 695 


104,75 %


4 342 


/


/


/


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 


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 


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 


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 


1 014  (12)



/


/




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 


/


24 447 


/




DK


OTH


1N2AB.


Other species


Norwegian waters of I and II


/


0


9 979 


N/A


9 979 


1,00


/


/


9 979 


/


9 979 


/




DK


POK


1N2AB.


Saithe


Norwegian waters of I and II


/


0


9 508 


N/A


9 508 


1,00


/


/


9 508 


/


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  (10)



/


/


189 117  (11)



189 117 


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 


/


25 335 


/




ES


GHL


N3LMNO


Greenland halibut


NAFO 3LMNO


4 067 000 


4 061 001 


4 072 229 


100,28 %


11 228 


/


C (9)



/


11 228 


11 228 


/


/




ES


POK


1N2AB.


Saithe


Norwegian waters of I and II


/


86 500 


88 150 


101,91 %


1 650 


/


/


/


1 650 


/


1 650 


/




ES


YFT


IOTC


Yellowfin tuna


IOTC Area of Competence


45 682 000 


45 682 000 


48 147 520 


105,40 %


2 465 520 


/


/


/


2 465 520 


327 060 


/


2 138 460 




FR


GHL


1N2AB.


Greenland halibut


Norwegian waters of I and II


/


0


6 868 


N/A


6 868 


1,00


/


/


6 868 


/


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 


309 730 


/


/




IE


HKE


8ABDE.


Hake


VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe


/


0


1 300 


N/A


1 300 


1,00


C (9)



/


1 300 


/


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 


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 


/


18 648 


/




PL


COD


3BC+24


Cod


Subdivisions 22-24


654 000 


915 170 


947 501 


103,53 %


32 331 


/


C (9)



/


32 331 


0


/


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 


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 


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 


148 441 


/


/




PT


BUM


ATLANT


Blue marlin


Atlantic ocean


52 320 


51 259 


56 271 


109,78 %


5 012 


/


/


/


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 


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 


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 


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 


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 (9)



/


2 172 472 


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)  Deductions to operate in 2018.

(7)  Deductions to operate in 2018 that could be actually applied considering the available quota on 20 December 2018.

(8)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/479 of 22 March 2019 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2018 on account of overfishing of other stocks in the previous years and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1969 (OJ L 82, 25.3.2019, p. 6).

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

(10)  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.

(11)  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.

(12)  Despite not having initial quota for this overfished stock, Denmark concluded exchanges of fishing opportunities in accordance with Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 enabling deductions from the same stock.