Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2407 of 13 September 2024 on operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2024 on account of overfishing in the previous years
Date: 2024-09-13
Institutions: Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, EU waters, catch by species, catch quota, conservation of fish stocks, fishing area, fishing rights, international waters, sea fish, sea fishing








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2024/2407


16.9.2024







            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2024/2407
of 13 September 2024
         
on operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2024 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 2023 have been established by Council Regulations (EU) 2022/2090 (2), (EU) 2023/194 (3) and (EU) 2023/195 (4).












(2)


Fishing quotas for the year 2024 have been established by Council Regulations (EU) 2023/194, (EU) No 2023/2638 (5), (EU) 2024/257 (6) and (EU) 2024/259 (7).












(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 are 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 2023. Deductions should therefore be operated on the fishing quotas allocated to them in 2024 and, where relevant, in subsequent years, for the overfished stocks.












(6)


Commission Implementing Regulations (EU) 2023/1661 (8) and (EU) 2023/2480 (9) have set out deductions from fishing quotas for certain Member States and species for 2023. However, for certain Member States, the deductions to be applied for some species were higher than the respective quotas available in 2023 and could therefore not be operated entirely in that year. Pursuant to point 2 of Communication from the Commission on guidelines for the deduction of quotas under Article 105(1), (2) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 (10) (‘the Guidelines’) and to ensure that in such cases the full amount for the respective stocks is deducted, the remaining quantities should be taken into account when establishing deductions for 2024 and, where appropriate, from subsequent quotas.












(7)


Point 1 of the Guidelines states that, where applicable, the timeline for deductions in case of overfishing of a quota for stocks managed by regional fisheries management organisations is to be adapted to the timeline for deductions set in the regional fisheries management organisations concerned for these stocks. Recommendation 21-01 by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT) on a multiannual conservation and management programme for tropical tunas (11) as well as Recommendation 22-03 by ICCAT for the conservation of North Atlantic swordfish (12) provide that any excess of the annual adjusted quota in the year 2022 is to be deducted from the respective quota/catch limit for 2024. On this basis, deductions – including those resulting from applicable multiplying factors – on account of overfishing established in 2022 for the stock of bigeye tuna in the Atlantic Ocean (BET/ATLANT) and the stock of swordfish in the Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N (SWO/AN05N), both managed by ICCAT, should be applied in 2024. Consequently, the deductions established by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1661 on account of overfishing in 2022, by Portugal, of its quotas for BET/ATLANT and SWO/AN05N should be operated on its respective quotas for 2024. The provision set by Recommendation 22-03 is also applicable to overage of annual catch limits for SWO/AN05N in 2023 which is to be deducted from the annual catch limits for 2025.












(8)


Similarly, Recommendation 19-05 by ICCAT establishing a rebuilding programme for blue marlin (13) provides that any excess of the annual landings limits fixed for the year 2023 are to be deducted from the landings limits during 2025. Therefore, deductions on account of overfishing in 2023 for the stock of blue marlin in the Atlantic Ocean (BUM/ATLANT) should be applied only in 2025.












(9)


Based on the data transmitted by France, it appears that the 2023 shared quota amounting to 129,840 tonnes and allocated to ‘Other Member States’ – among which France – exclusively for the by-catches of swordfish in the Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N (SWO/AN05N_AMS) as established by Regulation (EU) 2023/194 has been exceeded. Considering that France reported catches amounting to 161,053 tonnes under this ‘Other Member States’ quota, a deduction on account of this overfishing should be operated on the French quota. This deduction should be applied only in 2025 in accordance with ICCAT Recommendation 22-03.












(10)


Further updates or corrections may still occur following the detection, for the current or previous deduction exercise, of errors, omissions or misreporting in the catch figures declared by the Member States pursuant to Article 33 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.












(11)


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





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The fishing quotas fixed for the year 2024 in Regulations (EU) 2023/194, (EU) No 2023/2638, (EU) 2024/257 and (EU) 2024/259 shall be reduced as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.


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, 13 September 2024.


For the Commission


The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2009/1224/oj.

(2)  Council Regulation (EU) 2022/2090 of 27 October 2022 fixing the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea for 2023 and amending Regulation (EU) 2022/109 as regards certain fishing opportunities in other waters (OJ L 281, 31.10.2022, p. 1, http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2022/2090/oj).

(3)  Council Regulation (EU) 2023/194 of 30 January 2023 fixing for 2023 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters, as well as fixing for 2023 and 2024 such fishing opportunities for certain deep-sea fish stocks (OJ L 28, 31.1.2023, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/194/oj).

(4)  Council Regulation (EU) 2023/195 of 30 January 2023 fixing for 2023 the fishing opportunities for certain stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Mediterranean and Black Seas and amending Regulation (EU) 2022/110 as regards the fishing opportunities for 2022 applicable in the Mediterranean and the Black Seas (OJ L 28, 31.1.2023, p. 220, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/195/oj).

(5)  Council Regulation (EU) 2023/2638 of 20 November 2023 fixing the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea for 2024 and amending Regulation (EU) 2023/194 as regards certain fishing opportunities in other waters (OJ L, 2023/2638, 22.11.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/2638/oj).

(6)  Council Regulation (EU) 2024/257 of 10 January 2024 fixing for 2024, 2025 and 2026 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters, and amending Regulation (EU) 2023/194 (OJ L, 2024/257, 11.1.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/257/oj).

(7)  Council Regulation (EU) 2024/259 of 10 January 2024 fixing for 2024 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Mediterranean and Black Seas (OJ L, 2024/259, 11.1.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/259/oj).

(8)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1661 of 24 August 2023 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2023 on account of overfishing in the previous years (OJ L 210, 25.8.2023, p. 23, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2023/1661/oj).

(9)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2480 of 10 November 2023 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2023 in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 on account of overfishing of other stocks in the previous years and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1661 (OJ L, 2023/2480, 13.11.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2023/2480/oj).

(10)  Communication from the Commission on guidelines for the deduction of quotas under Article 105(1), (2) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, and replacing Communication 2012/C 72/07 (2022/C 369/03) (OJ C 369, 27.9.2022, p. 3).

(11)  Recommendation 21-01 by ICCAT replacing Recommendation 19-02 replacing Recommendation 16-01 on a multi-annual conservation and management programme for tropical tunas. (https://www.iccat.int/Documents/Recs/compendiopdf-e/2022-01-e.pdf).

(12)  Recommendation 22-03 by ICCAT replacing supplemental recommendation 21-02 extending and amending Recommendation 17-02 for the conservation of North Atlantic swordfish. (https://www.iccat.int/Documents/Recs/compendiopdf-e/2022-03-e.pdf).

(13)  Recommendation 19-05 by ICCAT to establish rebuilding programmes for blue marlin and white marlin/roundscale spearfish (https://www.iccat.int/Documents/Recs/compendiopdf-e/2019-05-e.pdf).




ANNEX

DEDUCTIONS FROM FISHING QUOTAS FOR THE YEAR 2024 FOR STOCKS WHICH HAVE BEEN OVERFISHED



















Mem-ber State


Species code


Area code


Species name


Area name


Initial quota 2023 (in tonnes)


Permitted landings 2023 (Total adapted quantity in tonnes) (1)



Total catches 2023 (quantity in tonnes)


Quota con-sumption related to permitted landings


Overfishing related to permitted landing (quantity in tonnes)


Multi-plying factor (2)



Addit-ional Multi-plying factor (3)
,
 (4)



Out-standing deductions from previous year(s) (5)(quantity in tonnes)


Deductions to apply in 2024 (quantity in tonnes)





DE



OTH


1N2AB.


Other species


Norwegian waters of 1 and 2


89,000 


89,000 


90,320 


101,48  %


1,320 


/


/


19,997 


21,317 





DK



HAD


*03A-C


Haddock


Union waters of 3a (special condition to HAD/2AC4.)


249,500 


271,800 


325,598 


119,79  %


53,798 


1,00 


C


/


80,697 





DK



HAD


03A.


Haddock


3a


2 892,000 


2 682,402 


2 732,065 


101,85  %


49,663 


/


C (6)



/


49,663 





DK



POK


1N2AB.


Saithe


Norwegian waters of 1 and 2


/


/


4,288 


N/A


4,288 


1,00 


/


/


4,288 





DK



WHB


1X14


Blue whiting


United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d, 8e, 12 and 14


61 646,000 


77 238,647 


82 097,607 


106,29  %


4 858,960 


/


/


/


4 858,960 





ES



ALB


MED


Mediterranean albacore


Mediterranean Sea


103,030 


133,030 


135,312 


101,72  %


2,282 


/


/


/


2,282 





ES



BUM


ATLANT


Blue marlin


Atlantic Ocean


22,770 


49,770 


55,108 


110,72  %


5,338  (7)



1,00 


/


/


N/A (7)






ES



COD


1N2AB.


Cod


Norwegian waters of 1 and 2


2 321,000 


2 562,590 


2 562,586 


100,00  %


– 0,004  (8)



/


/


60,063 


60,063 





ES



GHL


N3LMNO


Greenland halibut


NAFO 3LMNO


4 162,000 


4 607,124 


4 666,576 


101,29  %


59,452 


/


/


/


59,452 





ES



HAD


1N2AB.


Haddock


Norwegian waters of 1 and 2


/


2,636 


86,058 


3 264,72  %


83,422 


1,00 


A


/


125,133 





ES



OTH


1N2AB.


Other species


Norwegian waters of 1 and 2


/


/


78,129 


N/A


78,129 


1,00 


A


/


117,194 





ES



POK


1N2AB.


Saithe


Norwegian waters of 1 and 2


/


/


14,306 


N/A


14,306 


1,00 


/


/


14,306 





ES



RJU


8-C.


Undulate ray


Union waters of 8


10,000 


10,000 


12,138 


121,38  %


2,138 


1,00 


/


/


2,138 





ES



RJU


9-C.


Undulate ray


Union waters of 9


15,000 


20,000 


24,008 


120,04  %


4,008 


1,00 


/


1,348 


5,356 





ES



SOL


7HJK.


Common sole


7h, 7j and 7k


/


2,500 


15,458 


618,32  %


12,958 


1,00 


C


/


19,437 





ES



SOL


8AB.


Common sole


8a and 8b


6,000 


7,000 


19,988 


285,54  %


12,988 


1,00 


C


/


19,482 





FR



GHL


1N2AB.


Greenland halibut


Norwegian waters of 1 and 2


/


16,600 


20,889 


125,84  %


4,289 


1,00 


/


/


4,289 





FR



HAD


1N2AB.


Haddock


Norwegian waters of 1 and 2


150,000 


171,060 


179,080 


104,69  %


8,020 


/


/


/


8,020 





FR



OTH


1N2AB.


Other species


Norwegian waters of 1 and 2


36,000 


36,000 


44,547 


123,74  %


8,547 


1,00 


/


/


8,547 





FR



RJE


7FG.


Small-eyed ray


7f and 7g


24,000 


10,701 


23,296 


217,70  %


12,595 


1,00 


/


/


12,595 





FR



SWO


AN05N_AMS


Swordfish


Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N


129,840  (9)



129,840  (9)



161,053 


124,03  %


31,213  (7)



1,00 


/


/


N/A (7)






IT



ARA


GF19-21


Blue and red shrimp


GSAs 19-20-21 (Ionian Sea)


250,000 


250,000 


259,823 


103,93  %


9,823 


/


/


/


9,823 





NL



POK


1N2AB.


Saithe


Norwegian waters of 1 and 2


/


21,593 


34,653 


160,48  %


13,060 


1,00 


/


/


13,060 





PL



MAC


2A34-N


Mackerel


Union waters of 3a, 3b, 3c and 3d; United Kingdom waters of 2a; Union and United Kingdom waters of 4; Norwegian waters of 2a and 4a


/


/


254,490 


N/A


254,490 


2,00 


A


/


636,275 





PT



BET


ATLANT


Bigeye tuna


Atlantic Ocean


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


184,048 


184,048 





PT



GHL


1N2AB.


Greenland halibut


Norwegian waters of 1 and 2


/


/


64,738 


N/A


64,738 


1,00 


/


/


64,738 





PT



JAX


08C.


Horse mackerel


8c


188,000 


100,000 


101,605 


101,60  %


1,605 


/


/


/


1,605 





PT



OTH


1N2AB.


Other species


Norwegian waters of 1 and 2


/


/


18,012 


N/A


18,012 


1,00 


/


/


18,012 





PT



SWO


AN05N


Swordfish


Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


N/A


50,792 


50,792 





PT



SWO


AN05N


Swordfish


Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N


1 155,830 


1 930,090 


1 966,680 


101,90  %


36,590  (7)



/


/


/


N/A (7)






PT



SRX


89-C.


Skates and rays


Union waters of 8 and 9


1 696,000 


1 551,000 


1 573,265 


101,44  %


22,265 


/


/


/


22,265 






(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 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, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/1380/oj), quota transfers from 2022 to 2023 in accordance with Article 4(2) of 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, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/1996/847/oj) 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 2021, 2022 and 2023. 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 %.

(7)  To be deducted in 2025 in line with relevant ICCAT Recommendation.

(8)  As Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 is not applicable this stock, this unused quantity cannot be utilised to reduce the deduction due in 2024.

(9)  By-catch quota available to ‘Other Member States’ among which France.



ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/2407/oj
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