CELEX: 52016PC0441
Language: en
Date: 2016-07-06
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION amending Regulations (EU) 2016/72 and (EU) 2015/2072 as regards certain fishing opportunities

EUROPEAN COMMISSION
            Brussels, 6.7.2016
            COM(2016) 441 final
            2016/0203(NLE)
            Proposal for a
            COUNCIL REGULATION
            amending Regulations (EU) 2016/72 and (EU) 2015/2072 as regards certain fishing opportunities
            
               
         
         
            
               EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
            
            
               1.CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL
            
            
               •Reasons for and objectives of the proposal
            
            
               Council Regulation (EU) No 2016/72 fixes for 2016 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. These fishing opportunities are usually amended several times during the period in which they are in effect. Some changes should also be made in Council Regulation (EU) 2015/2072 to adjust the indications of stocks within safe biological limits.
            
            
               •Consistency with existing policy provisions in the policy area
            
            
               The measures proposed are designed in accordance with the objectives and the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy and are consistent with the Union's policy on sustainable development.
            
            
               •Consistency with other Union policies
            
            
               The measures proposed are consistent with other Union policies, in particular with the policies in the field of environment.
            
            
               2.LEGAL BASIS, SUBSIDIARITY AND PROPORTIONALITY
            
            
               •Legal basis
            
            
               The legal basis of this proposal is Article 43(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. 
            
            
               The Union's obligations for sustainable exploitation of living aquatic resources arise from obligations set out in Article 2 of the new basic regulation of the CFP.
            
            
               •Subsidiarity (for non-exclusive competence) 
            
            
               The proposal falls under the Union exclusive competence as referred to in Article 3(1)(d) of the Treaty. The subsidiarity principle therefore does not apply.
            
            
               •Proportionality
            
            
               
                  The proposal complies with the proportionality principle for the following reason: the CFP is a common policy. According to Article 43(3) of the Treaty it is incumbent upon the Council to adopt the measures on the fixing and allocation of fishing opportunities.
               
            
            
               •Choice of the instrument
            
            
               Proposed instrument: regulation. 
            
            
               3.RESULTS OF EX-POST EVALUATIONS, STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATIONS AND IMPACT ASSESSMENTS
            
         
         
            
               •Ex-post evaluations/fitness checks of existing legislation
            
            
               
                  Not applicable
               
            
            
               •Stakeholder consultations
            
            
               
                  The Proposal takes into account the feedback from the stakeholders, Advisory Councils, the national administrations, fishermen organisations and non-governmental organisations. 
               
            
            
               •Collection and use of expertise
            
            
               
                  The Proposal is based on the scientific advice of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) and the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF).
               
            
            
               •Impact assessment
            
            
               The scope of the fishing opportunities regulation is circumscribed by Article 43(3) of the Treaty.
            
            
               •Regulatory fitness and simplification
            
            
               
                  Not applicable.
               
            
            
               •Fundamental rights
            
            
               
                  Not applicable.
               
            
            
               4.BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS
            
            
               
                  The proposed measures will have no budgetary implications.
               
            
            
               5.OTHER ELEMENTS
            
            
               •Detailed explanation of the specific provisions of the proposal
            
            
               The proposed amendments seek to modify Regulation 2016/72 as described below.
            
            
               Certain quota transfers from Contracting Parties of a regional fisheries management organisation (RFMO) are agreed in the beginning of the year, it is appropriate to ensure that legal provisions are in force to carry out such transfers and allocate them to the Member States concerned.
            
            
               Scientific advice on the stocks of herring in total allowable catch (TAC) areas VIa(N) and VIa(S), VIIb,c allows for a TAC to be set in order to enable collection of fisheries dependent data in the two management areas. This would improve the future scientific advice on these stocks.
            
            
               According to the scientific advice, catches of Northern prawn should be reduced. Following the consultations with Norway, it is appropriate to modify the catch limits for Northern prawn in ICES division IIIa and the Norwegian waters south of 62º N.
            
         
         
            
               A proposal for a scientific survey has been made to address long term perceived deficiencies in the existing surveys covering sole in the Irish Sea (VIIa). The current TAC is at a very low level and is contested by the industry; a mismatch between assessment and actual abundance would result in a choke species effect on implementation of the landing obligation. Therefore, additional scientific information is needed to assess the status of the stock.
            
            
               A Member State may allocate up to an additional 2% of their allocated quota to support scientific research, which may be offered for sale. Given the very low TAC for sole in the ICES division VIIa, this would not provide sufficient quota in addition to national quota to support the scale of survey required to provide necessary data for the scientific assessment. 
            
            
               Scientific evaluation of the proposal identifies that the effect of the additional allocation to support this project would still result in an increase in the spawning stock biomass, even if the increase is lower. In their conclusions the STECF noted that, in principal, a survey covering the entirety of the stock distribution would be beneficial to the assessment, if carried out over several years. Therefore, this additional quota should be granted, upon the agreement of the Member States having quota for sole in ICES division VIIa to one or more vessels participating in the scientific project and only for its duration.
            
            
               Currently ICES provides scientific advice for squalus acanthias and the reporting code is also based on the Latin name of this species. However, the common name in Council Regulation (EU) No 2016/72 does not match the Latin name of the species, as it is referred to as spurdog/dogfish. Therefore, the common name should be corrected to picked dogfish, which corresponds to the Latin name.
            
            
               Currently the fishing opportunities for picked dogfish (squalus acanthias) are set at 0 tonnes. Picked dogfish (squalus acanthias) are still caught in significant quantities in a number of fisheries and present a real choke species on full implementation of the landing obligation. In order to facilitate the implementation of the landing obligation, a project to introduce real time avoidance of picked dogfish (squalus acanthias) has been developed. In its evaluation, the STECF identified that the proposal could potentially contribute to rebuilding of the stock by promoting avoidance behaviour. The vessels participating in the project should be allowed to land limited quantities of picked dogfish (squalus acanthias) that are dead and would not survive if released immediately. There would be no increase in mortality and no negative impact on the recovery of stock. As a precautionary measure to ensure that there is no detriment to the long-term recovery of the stock, the landings should be subject to an overall annual limit of 270 tonnes, with a monthly limit of not more than 2 tonnes for any vessel participating in the project. The project would be open to all Member States willing to participate, who would exchange the information about the areas of picked dogfish (squalus acanthias) catches. A list of participating vessels should be notified by the Member States to the Commission. The allocation should be only for the duration of the project.
            
            
               During the inter-sessional meeting of ICCAT in March 2016, it was agreed that the Union would be able to allocate part of its spare farming capacity for inputting of wild caught bluefin tuna for farming to Portugal. This would in the future allow Portugal to operate a bluefin tuna farm. The corresponding capacity limit should therefore be introduced.
            
            
               The Commission Proposal also seeks to modify Council Regulation (EU) 2015/2072 fixing for 2016 the fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea, in order to adjust the indications of stocks within safe biological limits. According to the most recent advice, the stock of sprat in the Gulf of Bothnia is within safe biological limits and the stock of herring in the Gulf of Riga is outside safe biological limits.
            
            
               
            
               2016/0203 (NLE)
            
            
               Proposal for a
            
            
               COUNCIL REGULATION
            
            
               amending Regulations (EU) 2016/72 and (EU) 2015/2072 as regards certain fishing opportunities
            
            
               THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
            
            
               Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(3) thereof,
            
            
               Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
            
            
               Whereas:
            
            
               (1)Council Regulation (EU) No 2016/72
                  1
                fixes for 2016 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.
            
            
               (2)Certain quota transfers from Contracting Parties of a regional fisheries management organisation (RFMO) are agreed in the beginning of the year. It is appropriate to ensure that legal provisions are in force to carry out such transfers and allocate them to the Member States concerned.
            
            
               (3)Scientific advice on the stocks of herring in ICES zones VIa(N) and VIa(S), VIIb,c allows for Total Allowable Catches (TAC) to be set in order to enable collection of fisheries dependent data in the two management areas. This would improve the future scientific advice on those stocks.
            
            
               (4)According to the scientific advice by ICES, catches of Northern prawn should be reduced. Following the consultations with Norway, it is appropriate to modify the catch limitis for Northern prawn in ICES division IIIa and Norwegian waters south of 62º N.
            
         
         
            
               (5)Scientific advice by the STECF supports a small additional commercial quota in order to incite the participation of fishing vessels in a scientific programme on sole in ICES division VIIa, which would be carried out under specific conditions. This additional quota should be granted only for the duration of the scientific programme and would be without prejudice to the relative stability.
            
            
               (6)Currently ICES provides scientific advice for squalus acanthias and the reporting code is also based on the Latin name of this species. However, the common name in Council Regulation (EU) No 2016/72 does not match the Latin name of the species, as it is referred to as spurdog/dogfish. Therefore, the common name should be corrected to picked dogfish, which corresponds to the Latin name.
            
            
               (7)Currently the fishing opportunities for picked dogfish (squalus acanthias) are set at 0 tonnes. A project to introduce real time avoidance of picked dogfish (squalus acanthias) has been evaluated by the STECF. In its evaluation, the STECF identified the potential for the project to promote avoidance of by-catches of picked dogfish (squalus acanthias). The vessels participating in the project should be allowed to land limited quantities of picked dogfish (squalus acanthias) that are dead and would not survive if released immediately. As a precautionary measure to ensure that there is no detriment to the long-term recovery of the stock, the landings should be subject to an overall annual limit of 270 tonnes, with a monthly limit of not more than 2 tonnes for any vessel participating in the project. A list of all participating vessels should be notified by the Member States to the Commission.
            
            
               (8)During the inter-sessional meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), in March 2016, it was agreed that the Union would allocate part of its spare farming capacity for inputting of wild caught bluefin tuna for farming to Portugal. This would in the future allow Portugal to operate a bluefin tuna farm.  It is therefore appropriate to establish the maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna which Portugal may allocate to its farm.
            
            
               (9)Council Regulation (EU) 2015/2072
                  2
                identifies the stocks which are within safe biological limits in the Baltic Sea. According to the most recent advice, the stock of sprat in the Gulf of Bothnia is within safe biological limits and the stock of herring in the Gulf of Riga is outside safe biological limits. As a consequence, it is appropriate to modifiy the identification of stocks within safe biological limits set out in that Regulation.
            
            
               (10)Regulation (EU) No 2016/72 and Regulation (EU) 2015/2072 should therefore be amended accordingly,
            
            
               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
            
            
               Article 1
                  Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2016/72
            
            
               1.Regulation (EU) 2016/72 is amended as follows:
            
            
               (a)In paragraph 1 of Article 12, the word "spurdog" is replaced by "picked dogfish".
            
            
               (b)In Article 21, the following paragraph 5 is added:
            
            
               "5. This article shall apply until 31 January 2017 for quota transfers from a RFMO Contracting Party to the Union and their subsequent allocation to Member States".
            
            
               (c) Annexes I, IA and IV  are amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.
            
            
               Article 2
                  Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2015/2072
            
            
               The Annex to Regulation (EU) 2015/2072 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.
            
            
               Article 3
                  Entry into force
            
            
               This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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,
            
            
               
                     For the Council
               
            
         
         
            
               
                     The President
               
            
         
         
            
                  
                     (1)
                  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).
               
               
                  
                     (2)
                  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. 1-10).
               
            
      
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               EUROPEAN COMMISSION
            Brussels, 6.7.2016
            COM(2016) 441 final
            ANNEXES
            to the
            Commission Proposal for a Council Regulation
            amending Regulations (EU) 2016/72 and (EU) 2015/2072 as regards certain fishing opportunities
            
               
         
         
            
               ANNEXES
            
            
               to the
            
            
               Commission Proposal for a Council Regulation
            
            
               amending Regulations (EU) 2016/72 and (EU) 2015/2072 as regards certain fishing opportunities
            
            
               Annex I
                   Amendments to Annexes I, IA and IV to Regulation (EU) 2016/72
            
            
               1.Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/72 is amended as follows:
            
            
               (a) 
                     In the comparative table of Latin names and common names, the entry for squalus acanthias (spurdog/dogfish) is replaced by the following:
            
            
               "Squalus acanthias
                     
                     DGS
                     
                     Picked dogfish";
            
            
               (b) 
                     In the comparative table of common names and Latin names, the entry for spurdog/dogfish (squalus acanthias) is replaced by the following:
            
            
               "Picked dogfish
                     
                     DGS
                     
                     Squalus acanthias".
            
            
               2.Annex IA to Regulation (EU) 2016/72 is amended as follows:
            
            
               (a) 
                     the fishing opportunities table for herring in Union and international waters of Vb, VIb and VIaN(1) is replaced by the following:
            
            
                     
                        Species:
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Herring
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Zone:
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Union and international waters of Vb, VIb and VIaN(1)
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Clupea harengus
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (HER/5B6ANB)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Germany
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         389
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (2)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Analytical TAC
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
               
                     
                        France
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         74
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (2)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Ireland
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         526
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (2)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        The Netherlands
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         389
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (2)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        United Kingdom
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        2 102
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (2)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Union
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        3 480
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (2)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        TAC
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        3 480
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        (1)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Reference is to the herring stock in the part of ICES zone VIa which lies east of the meridian of longitude 7ºW and north of the parallel of latitude 55ºN, or west of the meridian of longitude 7ºW and north of the parallel of latitude 56ºN, excluding the Clyde. 
                     
                  
               
                     
                        (2)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        It shall be prohibited to target any herring in the part of the ICES zones subject to this TAC that lies between 56º N and 57º 30' N, with the exception of a six nautical mile belt measured from the baseline of the United Kingdom's territorial sea.
                     
                  
               
               (b) 
                     the fishing opportunities table for herring in VIaS(1), VIIb, VIIc is replaced by the following:
            
            
                     
                        Species:
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Herring
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Zone:
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        VIaS(1), VIIb, VIIc
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Clupea harengus
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (HER/6AS7BC)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Ireland
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        1 236
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Analytical TAC
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
               
                     
                        The Netherlands
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         124
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Union
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        1 360
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        TAC
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        1 360
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        (1)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Reference is to the herring stock in VIa south of 56º 00' N and west of 07º 00' W.
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
               (c)
                     the fishing opportunities table for Northern prawn in IIIa is replaced by the following:
            
            
                     
                        Species:
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Northern prawn
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Zone:
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        IIIa
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Pandalus borealis
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (PRA/03A.)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Denmark
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        3 813
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Analytical TAC
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Sweden
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        2 054
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Union
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        5 867
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        TAC
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        10 987
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
               
               (d)
                     the fishing opportunities table for Northern prawn in Norwegian waters south of 62º N is replaced by the following:
            
            
                     
                        Species:
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Northern prawn
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Zone:
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Norwegian waters south of 62º N
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Pandalus borealis
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (PRA/04-N.)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Denmark
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         357
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Analytical TAC
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Sweden
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         155
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Union
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         512
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        TAC
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Not relevant
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        (1)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quotas for these species.
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
         
            
               (e)
                     the fishing opportunities table for common sole in VIIa is replaced by the following:
            
            
                     
                        Species:
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Common sole
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Zone:
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        VIIa
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Solea solea
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (SOL/07A.)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Belgium
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         20
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Analytical TAC
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
               
                     
                        France
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         0
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Ireland
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         5
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
                     
                  
               
                     
                        The Netherlands
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         6
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        United Kingdom
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         9
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Union
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         40
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        TAC
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         40
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)(2)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        (1)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        (2)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        In addition to this TAC, the Member States having quota for sole in VIIa may decide by common agreement to allocate an overall total of 7 tonnes to one or more vessels carrying out the scientific fishery assessed by the STECF in order to improve scientific information on this stock (SOL/*07A.). The Member States concerned shall communicate the name(s) of the vessel(s) to the Commission before allowing any landings.
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
               (f)
                     the fishing opportunities table for spurdog/dogfish in Union waters of IIIa is replaced by the following:
            
            
                     
                        Species:
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Picked dogfish
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Zone:
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Union waters of IIIa
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Squalus acanthias
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (DGS/03A-C.)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Denmark
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         0
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Analytical TAC
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Sweden
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         0
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Union
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         0
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        TAC
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         0
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        (1)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Picked dogfish shall not be targeted in the areas covered by this TAC. When accidentally caught in fisheries where picked dogfish is not subject to the landing obligation, specimens shall not be harmed and shall be released immediately. The former provisions are without prejudice to the prohibitions set out in Articles 13 and 46 of this Regulation for the areas specified therein.
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
               (g)
                     the fishing opportunities table for spurdog/dogfish in Union waters of IIa and IV is replaced by the following:
            
            
                     
                        Species:
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Picked dogfish
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Zone:
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Union waters of IIa and IV
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Squalus acanthias
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (DGS/2AC4-C)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Belgium
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         0
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Analytical TAC
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Denmark
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         0
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Germany
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         0
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
                     
                  
               
                     
                        France
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         0
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        The Netherlands
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         0
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Sweden
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         0
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        United Kingdom
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         0
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Union
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         0
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        TAC
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         0
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        (1)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Picked dogfish shall not be targeted in the areas covered by this TAC. When accidentally caught in fisheries where picked dogfish is not subject to the landing obligation, specimens shall not be harmed and shall be released immediately. The former provisions are without prejudice to the prohibitions set out in Articles 13 and 46 of this Regulation for the areas specified therein.
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
               (h)
                     the fishing opportunities table for spurdog/dogfish in Union and international waters of I, V, VI, VII, VIII, XII and XIV is replaced by the following:
            
            
                     
                        Species:
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Picked dogfish
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Zone:
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Union and international waters of I, V, VI, VII, VIII, XII and XIV
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Squalus acanthias
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (DGS/15X14)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Belgium
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         0
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)(2)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Analytical TAC
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Germany
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         0
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)(2)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Spain
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         0
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)(2)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
                     
                  
               
                     
                        France
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         0
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)(2)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies.
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Ireland
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         0
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)(2)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        The Netherlands
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         0
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)(2)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Portugal
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         0
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)(2)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        United Kingdom
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         0
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)(2)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Union
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         0
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)(2)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        TAC
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         0
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)(2)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        (1)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Picked dogfish shall not be targeted in the areas covered by this TAC. When accidentally caught in fisheries where picked dogfish is not subject to the landing obligation, specimens shall not be harmed and shall be released immediately. The former provisions are without prejudice to the prohibitions set out in Articles 13 and 46 of this Regulation for the areas specified therein.
                     
                  
               
                     
                        (2)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        By derogation, a vessel engaged in the by-catch avoidance programme evaluated by the STECF may land not more than 2 tonnes per month of picked dogfish that is dead at the moment when the fishing gear is hauled on board. Member States participating in the by-catch avoidance programme shall ensure that the total annual landings of picked dogfish on the basis of this derogation do not exceed the amounts indicated below. They shall communicate the list of participating vessels to the Commission before allowing any landings. Member States shall exchange information about avoidance areas.
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Species:
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Picked dogfish
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Zone:
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Union and international waters of I, V, VI, VII, VIII, XII and XIV
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Squalus acanthias
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (DGS/*15X14)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Belgium
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         20
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Analytical TAC
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Germany
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         4
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Spain
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         10
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        France
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         83
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies.
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Ireland
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         53
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        The Netherlands
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         0
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Portugal
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         0
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        United Kingdom
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         100
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Union
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         270
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        TAC
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         270
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
            
               3.In Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2016/72, Table B in point 6 is replaced by the following:
            
            
               "Table B
            
            
            
                     
                        Maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna (in tonnes)
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Spain
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        5 855
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Italy
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        3 764
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Greece
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        785
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Cyprus
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        2 195
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Croatia
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        2 947
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Malta
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        8 768
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Portugal
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        500
                     
                  
               
               "
            
            
               ANNEX II
            
            
               Amendments to Annex to Regulation (EU) 2015/2072
            
            
               Annex to Regulation (EU) 2015/2072 is amended as follows:
            
            
               (a)
                     the fishing opportunities table for herring in Subdivision 28.1 is replaced by the following:
            
            
                     
                        'Species:
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Herring
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Zone:
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Subdivision 28.1
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Clupea harengus
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        HER/03D.RG
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Estonia
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        16124
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Latvia
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        18791
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Union
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        34915
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        TAC
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        34915
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Analytical TAC' 
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
               (b)
                     the fishing opportunities table for sprat in Union waters of Subdivisions 22-32 is replaced by the following:
            
         
         
            
                     
                        'Species:
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Sprat
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Zone:
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Union waters of Subdivisions 22-32
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Sprattus sprattus
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        SPR/3B23.; SPR/3C22.; SPR/3D24.; SPR/3D25.; SPR/3D26.; SPR/3D27.; SPR/3D28.; SPR/3D29.; SPR/3D30.; SPR/3D31.; SPR/3D32.
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Denmark
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        19958
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Germany
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        12644
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Estonia
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        23175
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Finland
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        10447
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Latvia
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        27990
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Lithuania
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        10125
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Poland
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        59399
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Sweden
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        38582
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Union
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        202320
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Article 6(3) of this Regulation shall apply.
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        TAC
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Not relevant
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Analytical TAC'