CELEX: 32012R0692
Language: en
Date: 2012-07-24
Title: Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2012 of 24 July 2012 amending Regulations (EU) No 43/2012 and (EU) No 44/2012 as regards the protection of the giant manta ray and certain fishing opportunities

31.7.2012   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 203/1
            
         COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 692/2012
   of 24 July 2012
   amending Regulations (EU) No 43/2012 and (EU) No 44/2012 as regards the protection of the giant manta ray and 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)
            
            
               By Regulations (EU) No 43/2012 (1) and (EU) No 44/2012 (2), the Council fixed for 2012 fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in EU waters and, for EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters.
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               At the 10th Conference of the Parties (COP10) of the Convention of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, held in Bergen from 20 to 25 November 2011, the giant manta ray (Manta birostris) was added to the lists of protected species in Appendices I and II of the Convention. Therefore, it is appropriate to provide for the protection of giant manta rays with respect to EU vessels fishing in all waters and non-Union vessels fishing in EU waters.
            
         
               (3)
            
            
               The possibility of carrying out trials of fully documented catch quotas for various stocks in the International Council on the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) Area VII has been submitted to the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) in order to determine the impact of catch quotas on mortality, discards and selective fishing practices in mixed fisheries. The trials would be conducted on the stocks of plaice, anglerfish, megrim and hake, for which an additional 1 % quota would be available, and on the stock of haddock, for which an additional 5 % quota would be available. In its response to the Commission’s request, STECF expresses support for these trials and sees them as an important step in developing the catch quota management approach. STECF also notes that such trials result in a very low risk of increasing overall fishing mortality on the stocks concerned. Accordingly, it is appropriate to modify the relevant TAC entries so as to make these additional quotas available to Member States engaging in the assessed trials.
            
         
               (4)
            
            
               At its 8th Annual Meeting that took place from 26 to 30 March in Guam (USA), the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) repealed, with immediate effect, its provisions on closed areas for purse-seine fisheries of bigeye tuna and yellowfin tuna in certain high seas areas. These closed areas were implemented in Union law by Article 32 of Regulation (EU) No 44/2012, which should therefore be repealed.
            
         
               (5)
            
            
               The United Kingdom provided information on cod catches by a group of vessels fishing with bottom trawls in the Irish Sea and targeting Queen Scallops. On the basis of that information, as assessed by STECF, it can be established that the cod catches, including discards, of vessels involved in that activity do not exceed 1,5 % of the total catches of that group of vessels. Having moreover regard to the measures in place ensuring the monitoring and control of the fishing activities of the group of vessels involved in that activity and considering that the inclusion of that group would constitute an administrative burden disproportionate to its overall impact on cod stocks, it is appropriate to exclude the group of vessels fishing with bottom trawls in the Irish Sea and targeting Queen Scallops from the application of the effort regime laid down in Chapter III of Council Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 of 18 December 2008 establishing a long-term plan for cod stocks and the fisheries exploiting those stocks (3).
            
         
               (6)
            
            
               The TAC for cod in the Kattegat should be equal to the Union quota. The relevant figure in Regulation (EU) No 43/2012 should be corrected accordingly.
            
         
               (7)
            
            
               Additional fishing opportunities have become available for the Union in 2012 as a result of quota transfers between the Union and other Contracting Parties to the North West Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO). Consequently, for the year 2012, Annex IC to Regulation (EU) No 44/2012 should be amended so as to reflect those new fishing opportunities. These modifications concern the year 2012 and are without prejudice to the principle of relative stability.
            
         
               (8)
            
            
               Annex IIC to Regulation (EU) No 43/2012 fixes fishing effort limits in the context of the management of Western Channel sole stocks in ICES division VIIe. At the United Kingdom’s request, the Commission sought advice from STECF on whether Annex IIC could be amended so as to establish a rolling reference period for the exemption of static gears in point 1.2 of that Annex, rather than the current fixed reference year. In its response, STECF considers that a more recent year or a rolling reference period based on several recent years, would be preferable and deems that the effects of this change on the amount of effort deployed in the fishery should be negligible.
            
         
               (9)
            
            
               The sum of quotas allocated to Member States in the TAC of white hake in NAFO 3NO result in a Union quota which is one tonne higher than that established by fishing opportunities set in the context of the Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (RFMO). The relevant quota allocation in Regulation (EU) No 44/2012 should be amended accordingly.
            
         
               (10)
            
            
               Consultations on fishing opportunities between the Union, Iceland and the Faroe Islands have failed to result in an agreement for 2012. Consequently, the fishing opportunities reserved for those consultations can now be allocated to Member States. Furthermore, the Coastal States consultations on the management of North East Atlantic mackerel ended inconclusively in Reykjavik on 17 February 2012. Subsequently, in accordance with bilateral arrangements between them the Union and Norway have agreed to fix their respective mackerel fishing opportunities for 2012. Therefore, Article 1 of Regulation (EU) No 44/2012 and the relevant TACs in Annexes IA and IB thereto should be amended in order to distribute the non-allocated quotas and to reflect the traditional allocation of mackerel in the North-East Atlantic.
            
         
               (11)
            
            
               Advice from the ICES and the STECF demands a significant reduction of the sandeel TAC in EU waters of ICES divisions IIa and IIIa and ICES subarea IV. Further to that advice, a reduction of the sandeel transfer to Norway was agreed between Norway and the Union during consultations concluded on 9 March 2012. Regulation (EU) No 44/2012 should be amended accordingly.
            
         
               (12)
            
            
               During the Third International Meeting, held in May 2007, for the creation of a Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (RFMO) in the high seas of the South Pacific (SPRFMO), the participants adopted interim measures, including fishing opportunities, in order to regulate pelagic fishing activities as well as bottom fisheries in that area until the establishment of such RFMO. Those interim measures were revised at the 2nd Preparatory Conference for the SPRFMO Commission held in January 2011 and have been revised again at the 3rd Preparatory Conference for the SPRFMO Commission held from 30 January to 3 February 2012. Those interim measures are voluntary and not legally binding under international law. It is however appropriate, in accordance with the cooperation and conservation obligations enshrined in the International Law of the Sea, to implement those measures in the law of the Union by establishing an overall quota for the Union and an allocation among the Member States concerned.
            
         
               (13)
            
            
               Regulations (EU) No 43/2012 and (EU) No 44/2012 apply, in general, from 1 January 2012. This Regulation should therefore also apply from 1 January 2012. Such retroactive application will be without prejudice to the principles of legal certainty and protection of legitimate expectations as the fishing opportunities concerned have not yet been exhausted. However, the new provisions on giant manta ray should only be effective from the date of entry into force of the modification to the relevant Appendices of the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals, in accordance with paragraph 5 of Article XI thereof. Similarly, the repeal of Article 32 of Regulation (EU) No 44/2012 should apply as of 31 March 2012, in compliance with the date specified by WCPFC for its entry into force. Since the modification of some catch limits have an influence on the economic activities and the planning of the fishing season of EU vessels, this Regulation should enter into force immediately after its publication.
            
         
               (14)
            
            
               When Regulation (EU) No 44/2012 was adopted, the maximum number of EU vessels authorised to fish for swordfish and albacore in the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) Convention Area did not include 15 fishing vessels flying the flag of France and registered in La Réunion. The Union TAC in that Annex should be amended accordingly,
            
         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 43/2012
   Regulation (EU) No 43/2012 is amended as follows:
   
               (1)
            
            
               in Article 12(1) the following point is added:
               
                           ‘(g)
                        
                        
                           giant manta ray (Manta birostris) in all waters.’;
                        
                     
         
               (2)
            
            
               after Article 13 a new article is inserted as follows:
               ‘Article 13a
               Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 754/2009
               In Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 754/2009, the following point is added:
               
                           “(i)
                        
                        
                           the group of vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom identified in the request from the United Kingdom dated 16 March 2012, which participate in a fishery targeting Queen Scallops (Aequipecten opercularis) in the Irish Sea (ICES area VIIa) around the Isle of Man, using a specialised otter trawl gear with an 80-100 mm mesh trawl configured to select against fish catches (2ft low headline, short or no bridles and small trawl mouth);”.’;
                        
                     
         
               (3)
            
            
               Annex I is amended in accordance with the text in Annex I to this Regulation.
            
         Article 2
   Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 44/2012
   Regulation (EU) No 44/2012 is amended as follows:
   
               (1)
            
            
               in Article 1, paragraphs 3 and 4 are deleted;
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               in Article 13(1), the following point is added:
               
                           ‘(g)
                        
                        
                           giant manta ray (Manta birostris) in all waters.’;
                        
                     
         
               (3)
            
            
               Article 32 is deleted;
            
         
               (4)
            
            
               in Article 37(1), the following point is added:
               
                           ‘(g)
                        
                        
                           giant manta ray (Manta birostris) in EU waters.’;
                        
                     
         
               (5)
            
            
               Annexes I, IA, IB, IC, IJ and VI are amended in accordance with the text in 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 applies from 1 January 2012.
   However, Article 1(1), Article 2(2) and (4), Annex I point (1) and Annex II point (1) shall apply from 23 February 2012, and Article 2(3) shall apply from 31 March 2012.
   
      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 24 July 2012.
      
         
            For the Council
         
         
            The President
         
         A. D. MAVROYIANNIS
      
   
   
      (1)  OJ L 25, 27.1.2012, p. 1.
   
      (2)  OJ L 25, 27.1.2012, p. 55.
   
      (3)  OJ L 348, 24.12.2008, p. 20.
   
      ANNEX I
      PART A
      Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 43/2012 is amended as follows:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Part A is amended as follows:
                  
                              (a)
                           
                           
                              the following entry is inserted in the first table (comparative table of Latin names and common names) after the entry for Mallotus villosus:
                              
                                          ‘Manta birostris
                                          
                                       
                                       
                                          RMB
                                       
                                       
                                          Giant manta ray’;
                                       
                                    
                        
                              (b)
                           
                           
                              the following entry is inserted in the second table (comparative table of common names and Latin names) after the entry for flounder:
                              
                                          ‘Giant manta ray
                                       
                                       
                                          RMB
                                       
                                       
                                          
                                             Manta birostris’.
                                       
                                    
                        
            
                  2.
               
               
                  In Part B,
                  
                              (a)
                           
                           
                              the entry for cod in the Kattegat is replaced by the following:
                              
                                          
                                                      ‘Species
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      Cod
                                                      
                                                         Gadus morhua
                                                      
                                                   
                                                
                                       
                                          
                                                      Zone
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      Kattegat
                                                      (COD/03AS.)
                                                   
                                                
                                    
                                          Denmark
                                       
                                       
                                          82 (1)
                                          
                                       
                                       
                                          Analytical TAC
                                       
                                    
                                          Germany
                                       
                                       
                                          2 (1)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          Sweden
                                       
                                       
                                          49 (1)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          Union
                                       
                                       
                                          133 (1)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          TAC
                                       
                                       
                                          133 (1)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                        
                              (b)
                           
                           
                              the entry for megrims in VII is replaced by the following:
                              
                                          
                                                      ‘Species
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      Megrims
                                                      
                                                         Lepidorhombus spp.
                                                   
                                                
                                       
                                          
                                                      Zone
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      VII
                                                      (LEZ/07.)
                                                   
                                                
                                    
                                          Belgium
                                       
                                       
                                          470 (2)
                                          
                                       
                                       
                                          Analytical TAC
                                          Article 11 of this Regulation applies.
                                       
                                    
                                          Spain
                                       
                                       
                                          5 216 (2)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          France
                                       
                                       
                                          6 329 (2)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          Ireland
                                       
                                       
                                          2 878 (2)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          United Kingdom
                                       
                                       
                                          2 492 (2)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          Union
                                       
                                       
                                          17 385
                                       
                                    
                                          TAC
                                       
                                       
                                          17 385
                                       
                                    
                        
                              (c)
                           
                           
                              the entry for anglerfish VII is replaced by the following:
                              
                                          
                                                      ‘Species
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      Anglerfish
                                                      
                                                         Lophiidae
                                                      
                                                   
                                                
                                       
                                          
                                                      Zone
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      VII
                                                      (ANF/07.)
                                                   
                                                
                                    
                                          Belgium
                                       
                                       
                                          2 835 (3)
                                              (4)
                                          
                                       
                                       
                                          Analytical TAC
                                          Article 11 of this Regulation applies.
                                       
                                    
                                          Germany
                                       
                                       
                                          316 (3)
                                              (4)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          Spain
                                       
                                       
                                          1 126 (3)
                                              (4)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          France
                                       
                                       
                                          18 191 (3)
                                              (4)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          Ireland
                                       
                                       
                                          2 325 (3)
                                              (4)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          The Netherlands
                                       
                                       
                                          367 (3)
                                              (4)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          United Kingdom
                                       
                                       
                                          5 517 (3)
                                              (4)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          Union
                                       
                                       
                                          30 677 (3)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          TAC
                                       
                                       
                                          30 677 (3)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                        
                              (d)
                           
                           
                              the entry for haddock in VIIb-k, VIII, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 is replaced by the following:
                              
                                          
                                                      ‘Species
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      Haddock
                                                      
                                                         Melanogrammus aeglefinus
                                                      
                                                   
                                                
                                       
                                          
                                                      Zone
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      VIIb-k, VIII, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1
                                                      (HAD/7X7A34)
                                                   
                                                
                                    
                                          Belgium
                                       
                                       
                                          185 (5)
                                          
                                       
                                       
                                          Analytical TAC
                                          Article 11 of this Regulation applies.
                                       
                                    
                                          France
                                       
                                       
                                          11 096 (5)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          Ireland
                                       
                                       
                                          3 699 (5)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          United Kingdom
                                       
                                       
                                          1 665 (5)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          Union
                                       
                                       
                                          16 645
                                       
                                    
                                          TAC
                                       
                                       
                                          16 645
                                       
                                    
                        
                              (e)
                           
                           
                              the entry for hake in VI and VII; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV is replaced by the following:
                              
                                          
                                                      ‘Species
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      Hake
                                                      
                                                         Merluccius merluccius
                                                      
                                                   
                                                
                                       
                                          
                                                      Zone
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      VI and VII; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV
                                                      (HKE/571214)
                                                   
                                                
                                    
                                          Belgium
                                       
                                       
                                          284 (6)
                                              (8)
                                          
                                       
                                       
                                          Analytical TAC
                                          Article 11 of this Regulation applies.
                                       
                                    
                                          Spain
                                       
                                       
                                          9 109 (8)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          France
                                       
                                       
                                          14 067 (6)
                                              (8)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          Ireland
                                       
                                       
                                          1 704 (8)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          The Netherlands
                                       
                                       
                                          183 (6)
                                              (8)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          United Kingdom
                                       
                                       
                                          5 553 (6)
                                              (8)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          Union
                                       
                                       
                                          30 900
                                       
                                    
                                          TAC
                                       
                                       
                                          30 900 (7)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          
                                             Special condition:
                                          Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones:
                                          
                                                       
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe
                                                      (HKE/*8ABDE)
                                                   
                                                
                                                      Belgium
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      37
                                                   
                                                
                                                      Spain
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      1 469
                                                   
                                                
                                                      France
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      1 469
                                                   
                                                
                                                      Ireland
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      184
                                                   
                                                
                                                      The Netherlands
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      18
                                                   
                                                
                                                      United Kingdom
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      827
                                                   
                                                
                                                      Union
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      4 004’;
                                                   
                                                
                                    
                        
                              (f)
                           
                           
                              the entry for plaice in VIId and VIIe is replaced by the following:
                              
                                          
                                                      ‘Species
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      Plaice
                                                      
                                                         Pleuronectes platessa
                                                      
                                                   
                                                
                                       
                                          
                                                      Zone
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      VIId and VIIe
                                                      (PLE/7DE.)
                                                   
                                                
                                    
                                          Belgium
                                       
                                       
                                          828 (9)
                                          
                                       
                                       
                                          Analytical TAC
                                       
                                    
                                          France
                                       
                                       
                                          2 761 (9)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          United Kingdom
                                       
                                       
                                          1 473 (9)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          Union
                                       
                                       
                                          5 062
                                       
                                    
                                          TAC
                                       
                                       
                                          5 062
                                       
                                    
                        
            PART B
      
                  1.
               
               
                  In Appendix 1 of Annex IIA to Regulation (EU) No 43/2012, table (c), the column concerning the United Kingdom (UK) is replaced by the following:
                  ‘UK
                  339 592
                  1 086 399
                  0
                  0
                  111 693
                  5 970
                  158
                  70 614’.
               
            
                  2.
               
               
                  In Annex IIC to Regulation (EU) No 43/2012, point 1.2 is replaced by the following:
                  
                              ‘1.2
                           
                           
                              Vessels fishing with static nets with mesh size equal to or larger than 120 mm and with records of catches of less than 300 kg live weight of sole per year during the three previous years, according to their fishing records, shall be exempt from the application of this Annex provided that:
                              
                                          (a)
                                       
                                       
                                          such vessels catch less than 300 kg live weight of sole during the 2012 management period;
                                       
                                    
                                          (b)
                                       
                                       
                                          such vessels do not tranship any fish at sea to another vessel; and
                                       
                                    
                                          (c)
                                       
                                       
                                          by 31 July 2012 and 31 January 2013 each Member State concerned make a report to the Commission on these vessels’ catch records for sole in the three previous years as well as on catches of sole in 2012.
                                       
                                    When any of these conditions is not met, the vessels concerned shall, with immediate effect, cease to be exempt from the application of this Annex.’.
                           
                        
            
         (1)  Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted.’;
      
         (2)  In addition to this quota, a Member State may grant to vessels participating in trials on fully documented fisheries additional allocation within an overall limit of an additional 1 % of the quota allocated to that Member State, under the conditions set out in Article 7 of this Regulation.’;
      
         (3)  Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe (ANF/*8ABDE).
      
         (4)  In addition to this quota, a Member State may grant to vessels participating in trials on fully documented fisheries additional allocation within an overall limit of an additional 1 % of the quota allocated to that Member State, under the conditions set out in Article 7 of this Regulation.’;
      
         (5)  In addition to this quota, a Member State may grant to vessels participating in trials on fully documented fisheries additional allocation within an overall limit of an additional 5 % of the quota allocated to that Member State, under the conditions set out in Article 7 of this Regulation.’;
      
         (6)  Transfers of this quota may be effected to EU waters of IIa and IV. However, such transfers must be notified in advance to the Commission.
      
         (7)  Within an overall TAC of 55 105 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.
      
         (8)  In addition to this quota, a Member State may grant to vessels participating in trials on fully documented fisheries additional allocation within an overall limit of an additional 1 % of the quota allocated to that Member State, under the conditions set out in Article 7 of this Regulation.
      
         Special condition:
      Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones:
      
                   
               
               
                  VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe
                  (HKE/*8ABDE)
               
            
                  Belgium
               
               
                  37
               
            
                  Spain
               
               
                  1 469
               
            
                  France
               
               
                  1 469
               
            
                  Ireland
               
               
                  184
               
            
                  The Netherlands
               
               
                  18
               
            
                  United Kingdom
               
               
                  827
               
            
                  Union
               
               
                  4 004’;
               
            
         (9)  In addition to this quota, a Member State may grant to vessels participating in trials on fully documented fisheries additional allocation within an overall limit of an additional 1 % of the quota allocated to that Member State, under the conditions set out in Article 7 of this Regulation.’.
   
   
      ANNEX II
      Annexes I, IA, IB, IC, IJ and VI to Regulation (EU) No 44/2012 are amended as follows:
      
                  1.
               
               
                  Annex I is amended as follows:
                  
                              (a)
                           
                           
                              the following entry is inserted in the first table (comparative table of Latin names and common names) after the entry for Mallotus villosus:
                              
                                          ‘Manta birostris
                                          
                                       
                                       
                                          RMB
                                       
                                       
                                          Giant manta ray’;
                                       
                                    
                        
                              (b)
                           
                           
                              the following entry is inserted in the second table (comparative table of common names and Latin names) after the entry for flounder:
                              
                                          ‘Giant manta ray
                                       
                                       
                                          RMB
                                       
                                       
                                          
                                             Manta birostris’.
                                       
                                    
                        
            
                  2.
               
               
                  Annex IA is amended as follows:
                  
                              (a)
                           
                           
                              the entry for sandeel and associated by-catches in EU waters of IIa, IIIa and IV is replaced by the following:
                              
                                          
                                                      ‘Species
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      Sandeel and associated by-catches
                                                      
                                                         Ammodytes spp.
                                                   
                                                
                                       
                                          
                                                      Zone
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      EU waters of IIa, IIIa and IV (1)
                                                      
                                                      (SAN/2A3A4.)
                                                   
                                                
                                    
                                          Denmark
                                       
                                       
                                          34 072 (2)
                                          
                                       
                                       
                                          Analytical TAC
                                       
                                    
                                          United Kingdom
                                       
                                       
                                          745 (2)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          Germany
                                       
                                       
                                          52 (2)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          Sweden
                                       
                                       
                                          1 251 (2)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          Union
                                       
                                       
                                          36 120
                                       
                                    
                                          Norway
                                       
                                       
                                          2 300
                                       
                                    
                                          TAC
                                       
                                       
                                          38 420
                                       
                                    
                                          
                                             Special condition:
                                          
                                          Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following sandeel management areas, as defined in Annex IIB:
                                          
                                                      
                                                                  Zone
                                                               
                                                               
                                                                  :
                                                               
                                                               
                                                                  EU waters of sandeel management areas ()
                                                                  
                                                               
                                                            
                                                
                                                       
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      1
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      2
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      3
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      4
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      5
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      6
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      7
                                                   
                                                
                                                       
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      (SAN/*234_1)
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      (SAN/*234_2)
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      (SAN/*234_3)
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      (SAN/*234_4)
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      (SAN/*234_5)
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      (SAN/*234_6)
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      (SAN/*234_7)
                                                   
                                                
                                                      Denmark
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      19 526
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      4 717
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      4 717
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      4 717
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      0
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      395
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      0
                                                   
                                                
                                                      United Kingdom
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      427
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      103
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      103
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      103
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      0
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      9
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      0
                                                   
                                                
                                                      Germany
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      30
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      7
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      7
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      7
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      0
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      1
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      0
                                                   
                                                
                                                      Sweden
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      717
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      173
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      173
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      173
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      0
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      15
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      0
                                                   
                                                
                                                      Union
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      20 700
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      5 000
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      5 000
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      5 000
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      0
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      420
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      0
                                                   
                                                
                                                      Norway
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      2 300
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      0
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      0
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      0
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      0
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      0
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      0
                                                   
                                                
                                                      Total
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      23 000
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      5 000
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      5 000
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      5 000
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      0
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      420
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      0
                                                   
                                                
                                                      
                                                         ()  May be revised in accordance with Article 5(4) of this Regulation.’;
                                                   
                                                
                                    
                        
                              (b)
                           
                           
                              the entry for herring in EU and international waters of Vb, VIb and VIaN is replaced by the following:
                              
                                          
                                                      ‘Species
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      Herring
                                                      
                                                         Clupea harengus
                                                      
                                                   
                                                
                                       
                                          
                                                      Zone
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      EU and international waters of Vb, VIb and VIaN (4)
                                                      
                                                      (HER/5B6ANB)
                                                   
                                                
                                    
                                          Germany
                                       
                                       
                                          2 560
                                       
                                       
                                          Analytical TAC
                                       
                                    
                                          France
                                       
                                       
                                          484
                                       
                                    
                                          Ireland
                                       
                                       
                                          3 459
                                       
                                    
                                          The Netherlands
                                       
                                       
                                          2 560
                                       
                                    
                                          United Kingdom
                                       
                                       
                                          13 837
                                       
                                    
                                          Union
                                       
                                       
                                          22 900
                                       
                                    
                                          TAC
                                       
                                       
                                          22 900
                                       
                                    
                        
                              (c)
                           
                           
                              the entry for blue whiting in EU and international waters of I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId, VIIIe, XII and XIV is replaced by the following:
                              
                                          
                                                      ‘Species
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      Blue whiting
                                                      
                                                         Micromesistius poutassou
                                                      
                                                   
                                                
                                       
                                          
                                                      Zone
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      EU and international waters of I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId, VIIIe, XII and XIV
                                                      (WHB/1X14)
                                                   
                                                
                                    
                                          Denmark
                                       
                                       
                                          10 370 (5)
                                          
                                       
                                       
                                          Analytical TAC
                                          Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
                                          Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
                                          Article 7 of this Regulation applies.
                                       
                                    
                                          Germany
                                       
                                       
                                          4 032 (5)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          Spain
                                       
                                       
                                          8 791 (5)
                                              (6)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          France
                                       
                                       
                                          7 217 (5)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          Ireland
                                       
                                       
                                          8 030 (5)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          The Netherlands
                                       
                                       
                                          12 645 (5)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          Portugal
                                       
                                       
                                          817 (5)
                                              (6)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          Sweden
                                       
                                       
                                          2 565 (5)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          United Kingdom
                                       
                                       
                                          13 454 (5)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          Union
                                       
                                       
                                          67 921 (5)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          Norway
                                       
                                       
                                          30 000
                                       
                                    
                                          TAC
                                       
                                       
                                          391 000
                                       
                                    
                        
                              (d)
                           
                           
                              the entry for blue ling in EU waters and international waters of Vb, VI, VII is replaced by the following:
                              
                                          
                                                      ‘Species
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      Blue ling
                                                      
                                                         Molva dypterygia
                                                      
                                                   
                                                
                                       
                                          
                                                      Zone
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      EU waters and international waters of Vb, VI, VII
                                                      (BLI/5B67-) (9)
                                                      
                                                   
                                                
                                    
                                          Germany
                                       
                                       
                                          20
                                       
                                       
                                          Analytical TAC
                                          Article 12 of this Regulation applies.
                                       
                                    
                                          Estonia
                                       
                                       
                                          3
                                       
                                    
                                          Spain
                                       
                                       
                                          62
                                       
                                    
                                          France
                                       
                                       
                                          1 423
                                       
                                    
                                          Ireland
                                       
                                       
                                          5
                                       
                                    
                                          Lithuania
                                       
                                       
                                          1
                                       
                                    
                                          Poland
                                       
                                       
                                          1
                                       
                                    
                                          United Kingdom
                                       
                                       
                                          362
                                       
                                    
                                          Others
                                       
                                       
                                          5 (7)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          Union
                                       
                                       
                                          1 882
                                       
                                    
                                          Norway
                                       
                                       
                                          150 (8)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          TAC
                                       
                                       
                                          2 032
                                       
                                    
                        
                              (e)
                           
                           
                              the entry for ling in EU and international waters of VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV is replaced by the following:
                              
                                          
                                                      ‘Species
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      Ling
                                                      
                                                         Molva molva
                                                      
                                                   
                                                
                                       
                                          
                                                      Zone
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      EU and international waters of VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV
                                                      (LIN/6X14.)
                                                   
                                                
                                    
                                          Belgium
                                       
                                       
                                          30
                                       
                                       
                                          Analytical TAC
                                          Article 12 of this Regulation applies.
                                       
                                    
                                          Denmark
                                       
                                       
                                          5
                                       
                                    
                                          Germany
                                       
                                       
                                          109
                                       
                                    
                                          Spain
                                       
                                       
                                          2 211
                                       
                                    
                                          France
                                       
                                       
                                          2 357
                                       
                                    
                                          Ireland
                                       
                                       
                                          591
                                       
                                    
                                          Portugal
                                       
                                       
                                          5
                                       
                                    
                                          United Kingdom
                                       
                                       
                                          2 716
                                       
                                    
                                          Union
                                       
                                       
                                          8 024
                                       
                                    
                                          Norway
                                       
                                       
                                          6 140 (12)
                                              (13)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          TAC
                                       
                                       
                                          14 164
                                       
                                    
                        
                              (f)
                           
                           
                              the entry for mackerel in IIIa and IV; EU waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and Subdivisions 22-32 is replaced by the following:
                              
                                          
                                                      ‘Species
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      Mackerel
                                                      
                                                         Scomber scombrus
                                                      
                                                   
                                                
                                       
                                          
                                                      Zone
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      IIIa and IV; EU waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and Subdivisions 22-32
                                                      (MAC/2A34.)
                                                   
                                                
                                    
                                          Belgium
                                       
                                       
                                          512 (16)
                                          
                                       
                                       
                                          Analytical TAC
                                          Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
                                          Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
                                          Article 7 of this Regulation applies.
                                       
                                    
                                          Denmark
                                       
                                       
                                          17 580 (16)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          Germany
                                       
                                       
                                          534 (16)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          France
                                       
                                       
                                          1 612 (16)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          The Netherlands
                                       
                                       
                                          1 623 (16)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          Sweden
                                       
                                       
                                          4 813 (14)
                                              (15)
                                              (16)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          United Kingdom
                                       
                                       
                                          1 503 (16)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          Union
                                       
                                       
                                          28 177 (14)
                                              (16)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          Norway
                                       
                                       
                                          167 197 (17)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          TAC
                                       
                                       
                                          Not relevant
                                       
                                    
                                          
                                             Special condition:
                                          
                                          Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones.
                                          
                                                       
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      IIIa
                                                      (MAC/*03A.)
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      IIIa and IVbc
                                                      (MAC/*3A4BC)
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      IVb
                                                      (MAC/*04B.)
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      IVc
                                                      (MAC/*04C.)
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      VI, international waters of IIa, from 1 January to 31 March 2012 and in December 2012
                                                      (MAC/*2A6.)
                                                   
                                                
                                                      Denmark
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      0
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      4 130
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      0
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      0
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      9 482
                                                   
                                                
                                                      France
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      0
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      490
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      0
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      0
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      0
                                                   
                                                
                                                      The Netherlands
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      0
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      490
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      0
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      0
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      0
                                                   
                                                
                                                      Sweden
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      0
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      0
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      390
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      10
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      1 829
                                                   
                                                
                                                      United Kingdom
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      0
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      490
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      0
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      0
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      0
                                                   
                                                
                                                      Norway
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      3 000
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      0
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      0
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      0
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      0’;
                                                   
                                                
                                    
                        
                              (g)
                           
                           
                              the entry for mackerel in VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of IIa, XII and XIV is replaced by the following:
                              
                                          
                                                      ‘Species
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      Mackerel
                                                      
                                                         Scomber scombrus
                                                      
                                                   
                                                
                                       
                                          
                                                      Zone
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of IIa, XII and XIV
                                                      (MAC/2CX14-)
                                                   
                                                
                                    
                                          Germany
                                       
                                       
                                          20 427
                                       
                                       
                                          Analytical TAC
                                          Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
                                          Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
                                          Article 7 of this Regulation applies.
                                       
                                    
                                          Spain
                                       
                                       
                                          22
                                       
                                    
                                          Estonia
                                       
                                       
                                          170
                                       
                                    
                                          France
                                       
                                       
                                          13 619
                                       
                                    
                                          Ireland
                                       
                                       
                                          68 089
                                       
                                    
                                          Latvia
                                       
                                       
                                          126
                                       
                                    
                                          Lithuania
                                       
                                       
                                          126
                                       
                                    
                                          The Netherlands
                                       
                                       
                                          29 788
                                       
                                    
                                          Poland
                                       
                                       
                                          1 438
                                       
                                    
                                          United Kingdom
                                       
                                       
                                          187 248
                                       
                                    
                                          Union
                                       
                                       
                                          321 053
                                       
                                    
                                          Norway
                                       
                                       
                                          13 898 (18)
                                              (19)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          TAC
                                       
                                       
                                          Not relevant
                                       
                                    
                                          
                                             Special condition:
                                          
                                          Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones and periods specified below.
                                          
                                                       
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      EU and Norwegian waters of IVa
                                                      (MAC/*04A-EN)
                                                      During the periods from 1 January to 15 February 2012 and from 1 September to 31 December 2012
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      Norwegian waters of IIa
                                                      (MAC/*2AN-)
                                                   
                                                
                                                      Germany
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      8 219
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      837
                                                   
                                                
                                                      France
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      5 479
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      557
                                                   
                                                
                                                      Ireland
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      27 396
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      2 790
                                                   
                                                
                                                      The Netherlands
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      11 985
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      1 220
                                                   
                                                
                                                      United Kingdom
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      75 342
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      7 672
                                                   
                                                
                                                      Union
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      128 421
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      13 076’;
                                                   
                                                
                                    
                        
                              (h)
                           
                           
                              the entry for mackerel in VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 is replaced by the following:
                              
                                          
                                                      ‘Species
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      Mackerel
                                                      
                                                         Scomber scombrus
                                                      
                                                   
                                                
                                       
                                          
                                                      Zone
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1
                                                      (MAC/8C3411)
                                                   
                                                
                                    
                                          Spain
                                       
                                       
                                          30 278 (20)
                                          
                                       
                                       
                                          Analytical TAC
                                          Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
                                          Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
                                          Article 7 of this Regulation applies.
                                       
                                    
                                          France
                                       
                                       
                                          201 (20)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          Portugal
                                       
                                       
                                          6 258 (20)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          Union
                                       
                                       
                                          36 737
                                       
                                    
                                          TAC
                                       
                                       
                                          Not relevant
                                       
                                    
                                          
                                             Special condition:
                                          
                                          Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone.
                                          
                                                       
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      VIIIb
                                                      (MAC/*08B.)
                                                   
                                                
                                                      Spain
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      2 543
                                                   
                                                
                                                      France
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      17
                                                   
                                                
                                                      Portugal
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      526’;
                                                   
                                                
                                    
                        
                              (i)
                           
                           
                              the entry for mackerel in Norwegian waters of IIa and IVa is replaced by the following:
                              
                                          
                                                      ‘Species
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      Mackerel
                                                      
                                                         Scomber scombrus
                                                      
                                                   
                                                
                                       
                                          
                                                      Zone
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      Norwegian waters of IIa and IVa
                                                      (MAC/2A4A-N.)
                                                   
                                                
                                    
                                          Denmark
                                       
                                       
                                          12 608 (21)
                                          
                                       
                                       
                                          Analytical TAC
                                          Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
                                          Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
                                          Article 7 of this Regulation applies.
                                       
                                    
                                          Union
                                       
                                       
                                          12 608 (21)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          TAC
                                       
                                       
                                          Not relevant
                                       
                                    
                        
                              (j)
                           
                           
                              the entry for sprat and associated by-catches in EU waters of IIa and IV is replaced by the following:
                              
                                          
                                                      ‘Species
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      Sprat and associated by-catches
                                                      
                                                         Sprattus sprattus
                                                      
                                                   
                                                
                                       
                                          
                                                      Zone
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      EU waters of IIa and IV
                                                      (SPR/2AC4-C)
                                                   
                                                
                                    
                                          Belgium
                                       
                                       
                                          1 737 (25)
                                          
                                       
                                       
                                          Precautionary TAC
                                       
                                    
                                          Denmark
                                       
                                       
                                          137 489 (25)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          Germany
                                       
                                       
                                          1 737 (25)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          France
                                       
                                       
                                          1 737 (25)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          The Netherlands
                                       
                                       
                                          1 737 (25)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          Sweden
                                       
                                       
                                          1 330 (22)
                                              (25)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          United Kingdom
                                       
                                       
                                          5 733 (25)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          Union
                                       
                                       
                                          151 500
                                       
                                    
                                          Norway
                                       
                                       
                                          10 000 (23)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          TAC
                                       
                                       
                                          161 500 (24)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                        
                              (k)
                           
                           
                              the entry for horse mackerel and associated by-catches in EU waters of IIa, IVa, VI, VIIa-c, VIIe-k, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV is replaced by the following:
                              
                                          
                                                      ‘Species
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      Horse mackerel and associated by-catches
                                                      
                                                         Trachurus spp.
                                                   
                                                
                                       
                                          
                                                      Zone
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      EU waters of IIa, IVa, VI, VIIa-c, VIIe-k, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV
                                                      (JAX/2A-14)
                                                   
                                                
                                    
                                          Denmark
                                       
                                       
                                          15 702 (26)
                                              (28)
                                          
                                       
                                       
                                          Analytical TAC
                                       
                                    
                                          Germany
                                       
                                       
                                          12 251 (26)
                                              (27)
                                              (28)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          Spain
                                       
                                       
                                          16 711 (28)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          France
                                       
                                       
                                          6 306 (26)
                                              (27)
                                              (28)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          Ireland
                                       
                                       
                                          40 803 (26)
                                              (28)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          The Netherlands
                                       
                                       
                                          49 156 (26)
                                              (27)
                                              (28)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          Portugal
                                       
                                       
                                          1 610 (28)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          Sweden
                                       
                                       
                                          675 (26)
                                              (28)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          United Kingdom
                                       
                                       
                                          14 775 (26)
                                              (27)
                                              (28)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          Union
                                       
                                       
                                          157 989
                                       
                                    
                                          TAC
                                       
                                       
                                          157 989
                                       
                                    
                        
            
                  3.
               
               
                  Annex IB is amended as follows:
                  
                              (a)
                           
                           
                              the entry for cod and haddock in Faroese waters of Vb is replaced by the following:
                              
                                          
                                                      ‘Species
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      Cod and haddock
                                                      
                                                         Gadus morhua and Melanogrammus aeglefinus
                                                      
                                                   
                                                
                                       
                                          
                                                      Zone
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      Faroese waters of Vb
                                                      (C/H/05B-F.)
                                                   
                                                
                                    
                                          Germany
                                       
                                       
                                          0
                                       
                                       
                                          Analytical TAC
                                          Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
                                          Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
                                       
                                    
                                          France
                                       
                                       
                                          0
                                       
                                    
                                          United Kingdom
                                       
                                       
                                          0
                                       
                                    
                                          Union
                                       
                                       
                                          0
                                       
                                    
                                          TAC
                                       
                                       
                                          Not relevant’;
                                       
                                    
                        
                              (b)
                           
                           
                              the entry for blue whiting in Faroese waters is replaced by the following:
                              
                                          
                                                      ‘Species
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      Blue whiting
                                                      
                                                         Micromesistius poutassou
                                                      
                                                   
                                                
                                       
                                          
                                                      Zone
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      Faroese waters
                                                      (WHB/2A4AXF)
                                                   
                                                
                                    
                                          Denmark
                                       
                                       
                                          0
                                       
                                       
                                          Analytical TAC
                                          Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
                                          Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
                                       
                                    
                                          Germany
                                       
                                       
                                          0
                                       
                                    
                                          France
                                       
                                       
                                          0
                                       
                                    
                                          The Netherlands
                                       
                                       
                                          0
                                       
                                    
                                          United Kingdom
                                       
                                       
                                          0
                                       
                                    
                                          Union
                                       
                                       
                                          0
                                       
                                    
                                          TAC
                                       
                                       
                                          0 (29)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                        
                              (c)
                           
                           
                              the entry for ling and blue ling in Faroese waters of Vb is replaced by the following:
                              
                                          
                                                      ‘Species
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      Ling and blue ling
                                                      
                                                         Molva molva and Molva dypterygia
                                                      
                                                   
                                                
                                       
                                          
                                                      Zone
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      Faroese waters of Vb
                                                      (B/L/05B-F.)
                                                   
                                                
                                    
                                          Germany
                                       
                                       
                                          0
                                       
                                       
                                          Analytical TAC
                                          Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
                                          Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
                                       
                                    
                                          France
                                       
                                       
                                          0
                                       
                                    
                                          United Kingdom
                                       
                                       
                                          0
                                       
                                    
                                          Union
                                       
                                       
                                          0
                                       
                                    
                                          TAC
                                       
                                       
                                          Not relevant’;
                                       
                                    
                        
                              (d)
                           
                           
                              the entry for northern prawn in Greenland waters of V and XIV is replaced by the following:
                              
                                          
                                                      ‘Species
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      Northern prawn
                                                      
                                                         Pandalus borealis
                                                      
                                                   
                                                
                                       
                                          
                                                      Zone
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      Greenland waters of V and XIV
                                                      (PRA/514GRN)
                                                   
                                                
                                    
                                          Denmark
                                       
                                       
                                          2 550
                                       
                                       
                                          Analytical TAC
                                          Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
                                          Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
                                       
                                    
                                          France
                                       
                                       
                                          2 550
                                       
                                    
                                          Union
                                       
                                       
                                          8 000 (30)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          TAC
                                       
                                       
                                          Not relevant
                                       
                                    
                        
                              (e)
                           
                           
                              the entry for saithe in Faroese waters of Vb is replaced by the following:
                              
                                          
                                                      ‘Species
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      Saithe
                                                      
                                                         Pollachius virens
                                                      
                                                   
                                                
                                       
                                          
                                                      Zone
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      Faroese waters of Vb
                                                      (POK/05B-F.)
                                                   
                                                
                                    
                                          Belgium
                                       
                                       
                                          0
                                       
                                       
                                          Analytical TAC
                                          Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
                                          Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
                                       
                                    
                                          Germany
                                       
                                       
                                          0
                                       
                                    
                                          France
                                       
                                       
                                          0
                                       
                                    
                                          The Netherlands
                                       
                                       
                                          0
                                       
                                    
                                          United Kingdom
                                       
                                       
                                          0
                                       
                                    
                                          Union
                                       
                                       
                                          0
                                       
                                    
                                          TAC
                                       
                                       
                                          Not relevant’;
                                       
                                    
                        
                              (f)
                           
                           
                              the entry for redfish in Icelandic waters of Va is replaced by the following:
                              
                                          
                                                      ‘Species
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      Redfish
                                                      
                                                         Sebastes spp.
                                                   
                                                
                                       
                                          
                                                      Zone
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      Icelandic waters of Va
                                                      (RED/05A-IS)
                                                   
                                                
                                    
                                          Belgium
                                       
                                       
                                          0 (31)
                                              (32)
                                          
                                       
                                       
                                          Analytical TAC
                                          Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
                                          Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
                                       
                                    
                                          Germany
                                       
                                       
                                          0 (31)
                                              (32)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          France
                                       
                                       
                                          0 (31)
                                              (32)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          United Kingdom
                                       
                                       
                                          0 (31)
                                              (32)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          Union
                                       
                                       
                                          0 (31)
                                              (32)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          TAC
                                       
                                       
                                          Not relevant
                                       
                                    
                        
                              (g)
                           
                           
                              the entry for redfish in Faroese waters of Vb is replaced by the following:
                              
                                          
                                                      ‘Species
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      Redfish
                                                      
                                                         Sebastes spp.
                                                   
                                                
                                       
                                          
                                                      Zone
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      Faroese waters Vb
                                                      (RED/05B-F.)
                                                   
                                                
                                    
                                          Belgium
                                       
                                       
                                          0
                                       
                                       
                                          Analytical TAC
                                          Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
                                          Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
                                       
                                    
                                          Germany
                                       
                                       
                                          0
                                       
                                    
                                          France
                                       
                                       
                                          0
                                       
                                    
                                          United Kingdom
                                       
                                       
                                          0
                                       
                                    
                                          Union
                                       
                                       
                                          0
                                       
                                    
                                          TAC
                                       
                                       
                                          Not relevant’;
                                       
                                    
                        
                              (h)
                           
                           
                              the entry for other species in Faroese waters of Vb is replaced by the following:
                              
                                          
                                                      ‘Species
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      Other species (33)
                                                      
                                                   
                                                
                                       
                                          
                                                      Zone
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      Faroese waters of Vb
                                                      (OTH/05B-F.)
                                                   
                                                
                                    
                                          Germany
                                       
                                       
                                          0
                                       
                                       
                                          Analytical TAC
                                          Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
                                          Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
                                       
                                    
                                          France
                                       
                                       
                                          0
                                       
                                    
                                          United Kingdom
                                       
                                       
                                          0
                                       
                                    
                                          Union
                                       
                                       
                                          0
                                       
                                    
                                          TAC
                                       
                                       
                                          Not relevant
                                       
                                    
                        
                              (i)
                           
                           
                              the entry for flatfish in Faroese waters of Vb is replaced by the following:
                              
                                          
                                                      ‘Species
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      Flatfish
                                                   
                                                
                                       
                                          
                                                      Zone
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      Faroese waters of Vb
                                                      (FLX/05B-F.)
                                                   
                                                
                                    
                                          Germany
                                       
                                       
                                          0
                                       
                                       
                                          Analytical TAC
                                          Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
                                          Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
                                       
                                    
                                          France
                                       
                                       
                                          0
                                       
                                    
                                          United Kingdom
                                       
                                       
                                          0
                                       
                                    
                                          Union
                                       
                                       
                                          0
                                       
                                    
                                          TAC
                                       
                                       
                                          Not relevant’.
                                       
                                    
                        
            
                  4.
               
               
                  Annex IC is amended as follows:
                  
                              (a)
                           
                           
                              the entry for cod in NAFO 3M is replaced by the following:
                              
                                          
                                                      ‘Species
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      Cod
                                                      
                                                         Gadus morhua
                                                      
                                                   
                                                
                                       
                                          
                                                      Zone
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      NAFO 3M
                                                      (COD/N3M.)
                                                   
                                                
                                    
                                          Estonia
                                       
                                       
                                          103
                                       
                                       
                                           
                                       
                                    
                                          Germany
                                       
                                       
                                          432
                                       
                                       
                                           
                                       
                                    
                                          Latvia
                                       
                                       
                                          103
                                       
                                       
                                           
                                       
                                    
                                          Lithuania
                                       
                                       
                                          103
                                       
                                       
                                           
                                       
                                    
                                          Poland
                                       
                                       
                                          352 (34)
                                          
                                       
                                       
                                           
                                       
                                    
                                          Spain
                                       
                                       
                                          1 328
                                       
                                       
                                           
                                       
                                    
                                          France
                                       
                                       
                                          185
                                       
                                       
                                           
                                       
                                    
                                          Portugal
                                       
                                       
                                          1 821 (35)
                                          
                                       
                                       
                                           
                                       
                                    
                                          United Kingdom
                                       
                                       
                                          865
                                       
                                       
                                           
                                       
                                    
                                          Union
                                       
                                       
                                          5 330,5 (36)
                                          
                                       
                                       
                                           
                                       
                                    
                                          TAC
                                       
                                       
                                          9 280
                                       
                                       
                                           
                                       
                                    
                        
                              (b)
                           
                           
                              the entry for white hake in NAFO 3NO is replaced by the following:
                              
                                          
                                                      ‘Species
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      White hake
                                                      
                                                         Urophycis tenuis
                                                      
                                                   
                                                
                                       
                                          
                                                      Zone
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      NAFO 3NO
                                                      (HKW/N3NO.)
                                                   
                                                
                                    
                                          Spain
                                       
                                       
                                          1 273
                                       
                                       
                                          Analytical TAC
                                          Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
                                          Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
                                       
                                    
                                          Portugal
                                       
                                       
                                          1 667
                                       
                                    
                                          Union
                                       
                                       
                                          2 940
                                       
                                    
                                          TAC
                                       
                                       
                                          5 000’;
                                       
                                    
                        
                              (c)
                           
                           
                              the entry for Northern prawn in NAFO 3L is replaced by the following
                              
                                          
                                                      ‘Species
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      Northern prawn
                                                      
                                                         Pandalus borealis
                                                      
                                                   
                                                
                                       
                                          
                                                      Zone
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      NAFO 3L (37)
                                                      
                                                      (PRA/N3L.)
                                                   
                                                
                                    
                                          Estonia
                                       
                                       
                                          134
                                       
                                       
                                          Analytical TAC
                                          Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
                                          Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
                                       
                                    
                                          Latvia
                                       
                                       
                                          134
                                       
                                    
                                          Lithuania
                                       
                                       
                                          134
                                       
                                    
                                          Poland
                                       
                                       
                                          134 (38)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          Spain
                                       
                                       
                                          105,5
                                       
                                    
                                          Portugal
                                       
                                       
                                          28,5 (39)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          Union
                                       
                                       
                                          670 (40)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          TAC
                                       
                                       
                                          12 000
                                       
                                    
                        
                              (d)
                           
                           
                              the entry for Greenland halibut in NAFO 3LMNO is replaced by the following:
                              
                                          
                                                      ‘Species
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      Greenland halibut
                                                      
                                                         Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
                                                      
                                                   
                                                
                                       
                                          
                                                      Zone
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      NAFO 3LMNO
                                                      (GHL/N3LMNO)
                                                   
                                                
                                    
                                          Estonia
                                       
                                       
                                          328
                                       
                                       
                                          Analytical TAC
                                          Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
                                          Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
                                       
                                    
                                          Germany
                                       
                                       
                                          335
                                       
                                    
                                          Latvia
                                       
                                       
                                          46
                                       
                                    
                                          Lithuania
                                       
                                       
                                          23
                                       
                                    
                                          Spain
                                       
                                       
                                          4 486
                                       
                                    
                                          Portugal
                                       
                                       
                                          1 875 (41)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          Union
                                       
                                       
                                          7 093 (42)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          TAC
                                       
                                       
                                          12 098
                                       
                                    
                        
                              (e)
                           
                           
                              the entry for redfish in NAFO 3LN is replaced by the following
                              
                                          
                                                      ‘Species
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      Redfish
                                                      
                                                         Sebastes spp.
                                                   
                                                
                                       
                                          
                                                      Zone
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      NAFO 3LN
                                                      (RED/N3LN.)
                                                   
                                                
                                    
                                          Estonia
                                       
                                       
                                          297
                                       
                                       
                                           
                                       
                                    
                                          Germany
                                       
                                       
                                          203
                                       
                                       
                                           
                                       
                                    
                                          Latvia
                                       
                                       
                                          297
                                       
                                       
                                           
                                       
                                    
                                          Lithuania
                                       
                                       
                                          297
                                       
                                       
                                           
                                       
                                    
                                          Portugal
                                       
                                       
                                          0 (43)
                                          
                                       
                                       
                                           
                                       
                                    
                                          Union
                                       
                                       
                                          1 094 (44)
                                          
                                       
                                       
                                           
                                       
                                    
                                          TAC
                                       
                                       
                                          6 000
                                       
                                       
                                           
                                       
                                    
                        
                              (f)
                           
                           
                              the entry of redfish in NAFO 3M is replaced by the following:
                              
                                          
                                                      ‘Species
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      Redfish
                                                      
                                                         Sebastes spp.
                                                   
                                                
                                       
                                          
                                                      Zone
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      NAFO 3M
                                                      (RED/N3M.)
                                                   
                                                
                                    
                                          Estonia
                                       
                                       
                                          1 571 (45)
                                          
                                       
                                       
                                          Analytical TAC
                                          Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
                                          Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
                                       
                                    
                                          Germany
                                       
                                       
                                          513 (45)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          Spain
                                       
                                       
                                          233 (45)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          Latvia
                                       
                                       
                                          1 571 (45)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          Lithuania
                                       
                                       
                                          1 571 (45)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          Portugal
                                       
                                       
                                          2 354 (45)
                                              (46)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          Union
                                       
                                       
                                          7 813 (45)
                                              (47)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          TAC
                                       
                                       
                                          6 500 (45)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                        
                              (g)
                           
                           
                              the entry for redfish in NAFO 3O is replaced by the following:
                              
                                          
                                                      ‘Species
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      Redfish
                                                      
                                                         Sebastes spp.
                                                   
                                                
                                       
                                          
                                                      Zone
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      :
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      NAFO 3O
                                                      (RED/N3O.)
                                                   
                                                
                                    
                                          Spain
                                       
                                       
                                          1 771
                                       
                                       
                                          Analytical TAC
                                          Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
                                          Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
                                       
                                    
                                          Portugal
                                       
                                       
                                          5 229
                                       
                                    
                                          Poland
                                       
                                       
                                          0 (48)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          Union
                                       
                                       
                                          7 000 (49)
                                          
                                       
                                    
                                          TAC
                                       
                                       
                                          20 000
                                       
                                    
                        
            
                  5.
               
               
                  Annex IJ is replaced by the following:
                  
                     ‘ANNEX IJ
                     
                        SPRFMO CONVENTION AREA
                     
                     
                                 
                                             Species
                                          
                                          
                                             :
                                          
                                          
                                             Jack mackerel
                                             
                                                Trachurus murphyi
                                             
                                          
                                       
                              
                                 
                                             Zone
                                          
                                          
                                             :
                                          
                                          
                                             SPRFMO Convention Area
                                             (CJM/SPRFMO)
                                          
                                       
                           
                                 Germany
                              
                              
                                 6 790,5
                              
                              
                                  
                              
                           
                                 The Netherlands
                              
                              
                                 7 360,2
                              
                              
                                  
                              
                           
                                 Lithuania
                              
                              
                                 4 725
                              
                              
                                  
                              
                           
                                 Poland
                              
                              
                                 8 124,3
                              
                              
                                  
                              
                           
                                 Union
                              
                              
                                 27 000’.
                              
                              
                                  
                              
                           
               
            
                  6.
               
               
                  In Annex VI, point 2 is replaced by the following:
                  
                              ‘2.
                           
                           
                              Maximum number of EU vessels authorised to fish for swordfish and albacore in the IOTC Convention Area:
                              
                                 ANNEX VI
                                 
                                    IOTC CONVENTION AREA
                                 
                                 
                                             1.
                                          
                                          
                                             Maximum number of EU vessels authorised to fish for tropical tunas in the IOTC Convention Area
                                             
                                                         Member State
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         Maximum number of vessels
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         Capacity (gross tonnage)
                                                      
                                                   
                                                         Spain
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         22
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         61 364
                                                      
                                                   
                                                         France
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         22
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         33 604
                                                      
                                                   
                                                         Portugal
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         5
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         1 627
                                                      
                                                   
                                                         Union
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         49
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         96 595
                                                      
                                                   
                                       
                                             2.
                                          
                                          
                                             Maximum number of EU vessels authorised to fish for swordfish and albacore in the IOTC Convention Area
                                             
                                                         Member State
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         Maximum number of vessels
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         Capacity (gross tonnage)
                                                      
                                                   
                                                         Spain
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         27
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         11 590
                                                      
                                                   
                                                         France
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         41
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         5 382
                                                      
                                                   
                                                         Portugal
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         15
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         6 925
                                                      
                                                   
                                                         United Kingdom
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         4
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         1 400
                                                      
                                                   
                                                         Union
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         87
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         25 297
                                                      
                                                   
                                       
                                             3.
                                          
                                          
                                             The vessels referred to in point 1 shall also be authorised to fish for swordfish and albacore in the IOTC Convention Area.
                                          
                                       
                                             4.
                                          
                                          
                                             The vessels referred to in point 2 shall also be authorised to fish for tropical tunas in the IOTC Convention Area.
                                          
                                       ’.
                        
            
         (1)  Excluding waters within six nautical miles of UK baselines at Shetland, Fair Isle and Foula.
      
         (2)  At least 98 % of landings counted against the TAC must be of sandeel. By-catches of dab, mackerel and whiting to be counted against the remaining 2 % of the TAC.
      
         Special condition:
      
      Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following sandeel management areas, as defined in Annex IIB:
      
                  
                              Zone
                           
                           
                              :
                           
                           
                              EU waters of sandeel management areas ()
                              
                           
                        
            
                   
               
               
                  1
               
               
                  2
               
               
                  3
               
               
                  4
               
               
                  5
               
               
                  6
               
               
                  7
               
            
                   
               
               
                  (SAN/*234_1)
               
               
                  (SAN/*234_2)
               
               
                  (SAN/*234_3)
               
               
                  (SAN/*234_4)
               
               
                  (SAN/*234_5)
               
               
                  (SAN/*234_6)
               
               
                  (SAN/*234_7)
               
            
                  Denmark
               
               
                  19 526
               
               
                  4 717
               
               
                  4 717
               
               
                  4 717
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  395
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  United Kingdom
               
               
                  427
               
               
                  103
               
               
                  103
               
               
                  103
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  9
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  Germany
               
               
                  30
               
               
                  7
               
               
                  7
               
               
                  7
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  1
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  Sweden
               
               
                  717
               
               
                  173
               
               
                  173
               
               
                  173
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  15
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  Union
               
               
                  20 700
               
               
                  5 000
               
               
                  5 000
               
               
                  5 000
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  420
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  Norway
               
               
                  2 300
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  Total
               
               
                  23 000
               
               
                  5 000
               
               
                  5 000
               
               
                  5 000
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  420
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  
                     ()  May be revised in accordance with Article 5(4) of this Regulation.’;
               
            
         (3)  May be revised in accordance with Article 5(4) of this Regulation.’;
      
         (4)  Reference is to the herring stock in VIa, north of 56° 00′ N and in that part of VIa which is situated east of 07° 00′ W and north of 55° 00′ N, excluding the Clyde.’;
      
         (5)  Special condition: of which up to 68 % may be fished in Norwegian Economic Zone or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (WHB/*NZJM1).
      
         (6)  Transfers of this quota may be effected to VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1. However, such transfers must be notified in advance to the Commission.’;
      
         (7)  Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.
      
         (8)  To be fished in EU waters of IIa, IV, Vb, VI and VII (BLI/*24X7C).
      
         (9)  Special rules apply in accordance with Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1288/2009 () and point 7 of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 43/2009 ().
      
         (10)  OJ L 347, 24.12.2009, p. 6.
      
         (11)  OJ L 22, 26.1.2009, p. 1.’;
      
         (12)  Special condition: of which an incidental catch of other species of 25 % per ship, at any moment, is authorised in Vb, VI and VII. However, this percentage may be exceeded in the first 24 hours following the beginning of the fishing on a specific ground. The total incidental catch of other species in VI and VII shall not exceed 3 000 tonnes.
      
         (13)  Including tusk. The quotas for Norway are: ling 6 140 tonnes and tusk 2 923 tonnes and are interchangeable of up to 2 000 tonnes and may only be fished with long-lines in Vb, VI and VII.’;
      
         (14)  Special condition: including 242 tonnes to be taken in Norwegian waters south of 62° N (MAC/*04N-).
      
         (15)  When fishing in Norwegian waters, by-catches of cod (COD/*2134.), haddock (HAD/*2134.), pollack (POL/*2134.) and whiting (WHG/*2134.) and saithe (POK/*2134.) are to be counted against the quotas for these species.
      
         (16)  May also be taken in Norwegian waters of IVa (MAC/*4AN.).
      
         (17)  To be deducted from Norway’s share of the TAC (access quota). This amount includes the Norwegian share in the North Sea TAC of the amount of 46 685 tonnes. This quota may be fished in IVa only (MAC/*04A.), except for 3 000 tonnes that may be fished in IIIa (MAC/*03A.).
      
         Special condition:
      
      Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones.
      
                   
               
               
                  IIIa
                  (MAC/*03A.)
               
               
                  IIIa and IVbc
                  (MAC/*3A4BC)
               
               
                  IVb
                  (MAC/*04B.)
               
               
                  IVc
                  (MAC/*04C.)
               
               
                  VI, international waters of IIa, from 1 January to 31 March 2012 and in December 2012
                  (MAC/*2A6.)
               
            
                  Denmark
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  4 130
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  9 482
               
            
                  France
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  490
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  The Netherlands
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  490
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  Sweden
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  390
               
               
                  10
               
               
                  1 829
               
            
                  United Kingdom
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  490
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
            
                  Norway
               
               
                  3 000
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0
               
               
                  0’;
               
            
         (18)  May be fished in IIa, VIa north of 56° 30′ N, IVa, VIId, VIIe, VIIf and VIIh (MAC/*AX7H).
      
         (19)  An additional 33 437 tonnes of access quota may be fished by Norway North of 56° 30′ N and counted against its catch limit (MAC/*N6530).
      
         Special condition:
      
      Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones and periods specified below.
      
                   
               
               
                  EU and Norwegian waters of IVa
                  (MAC/*04A-EN)
                  During the periods from 1 January to 15 February 2012 and from 1 September to 31 December 2012
               
               
                  Norwegian waters of IIa
                  (MAC/*2AN-)
               
            
                  Germany
               
               
                  8 219
               
               
                  837
               
            
                  France
               
               
                  5 479
               
               
                  557
               
            
                  Ireland
               
               
                  27 396
               
               
                  2 790
               
            
                  The Netherlands
               
               
                  11 985
               
               
                  1 220
               
            
                  United Kingdom
               
               
                  75 342
               
               
                  7 672
               
            
                  Union
               
               
                  128 421
               
               
                  13 076’;
               
            
         (20)  Special condition: quantities subject to exchanges with other Member States may be taken in VIIIa, VIIIb and VIIId (MAC/*8ABD.). However, the quantities provided by Spain, Portugal or France for exchange purposes and to be taken in VIIIa, VIIIb and VIIId shall not exceed 25 % of the quotas of the donor Member State.
      
         Special condition:
      
      Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone.
      
                   
               
               
                  VIIIb
                  (MAC/*08B.)
               
            
                  Spain
               
               
                  2 543
               
            
                  France
               
               
                  17
               
            
                  Portugal
               
               
                  526’;
               
            
         (21)  Catches taken in IIa (MAC/*02A.) and IVa (MAC/*4A.) to be reported separately.’;
      
         (22)  Including sandeel.
      
         (23)  May only be fished in EU waters of IV (SPR/*04-C.).
      
         (24)  May be revised in accordance with Article 5(4) of this Regulation.
      
         (25)  At least 98 % of landings counted against the TAC must be of sprat. By-catches of dab and whiting to be counted against the remaining 2 % of the TAC (OTH/*2AC4C).’;
      
         (26)  Special condition: up to 5 % of this quota fished in EU waters of IIa or IVa before 30 June 2012 may be accounted for as fished under the quota concerning the zone of EU waters of IVb, IVc and VIId. However, the use of this special condition must be notified in advance to the Commission (JAX/*4BC7D).
      
         (27)  Special condition: up to 5 % of this quota may be fished in VIId. However, the use of this special condition must be notified in advance to the Commission (JAX/*07D.).
      
         (28)  At least 95 % of landings counted against the TAC must be of horse mackerel. By-catches of boarfish, haddock, whiting and mackerel are to be counted against the remaining 5 % of the TAC (OTH/*2A-14).’.
      
         (29)  TAC set in accordance with consultations among the Union, Faroe Islands, Norway and Iceland.’;
      
         (30)  Of which 2 900 tonnes are allocated to Norway.’;
      
         (31)  Including unavoidable by-catches (cod not allowed).
      
         (32)  May only be fished between July and December 2012.’;
      
         (33)  Excluding fish species of no commercial value.’;
      
         (34)  Out of this quota, a quantity of 133 tons is deducted following a transfer of fishing opportunity to a third country.
      
         (35)  To this quota, an additional quantity of 131,5 tons is added following transfers of fishing opportunities with third countries.
      
         (36)  Out of this quota, a quantity of 1,5 tons is deducted following transfers of fishing opportunities with third countries.’;
      
         (37)  Not including the box bounded by the following coordinates:
      
                  Point No
               
               
                  Latitude N
               
               
                  Longitude W
               
            
                  1
               
               
                  47° 20′ 0
               
               
                  46° 40′ 0
               
            
                  2
               
               
                  47° 20′ 0
               
               
                  46° 30′ 0
               
            
                  3
               
               
                  46° 00′ 0
               
               
                  46° 30′ 0
               
            
                  4
               
               
                  46° 00′ 0
               
               
                  46° 40′ 0
               
            
         (38)  To this quota, an additional quantity of 266 tons is added following a transfer of fishing opportunity from a third country.
      
         (39)  To this quota, an additional quantity of 133 tons is added following a transfer of fishing opportunity from a third country.
      
         (40)  To this quota, an additional quantity of 399 tons is added following transfers of fishing opportunities from third countries.’;
      
         (41)  To this quota, an additional quantity of 10 tons is added following a transfer of fishing opportunity from a third country.
      
         (42)  To this quota, an additional quantity of 10 tons is added following a transfer of fishing opportunity from a third country.’;
      
         (43)  To this quota, an additional quantity of 454 tons is added following a transfer of fishing opportunity from a third country.
      
         (44)  To this quota, an additional quantity of 454 tons is added following a transfer of fishing opportunity from a third country.’;
      
         (45)  This quota is subject to compliance with the TAC of 6 500 tonnes established for this stock for all NAFO Contracting Parties. Upon exhaustion of the TAC, the directed fishery for this stock must be stopped irrespective of the level of catches.
      
         (46)  To this quota, an additional quantity of 675 tons is added following a transfer of fishing opportunity from a third country.
      
         (47)  To this quota, an additional quantity of 675 tons is added following a transfer of fishing opportunity from a third country.’;
      
         (48)  To this quota, an additional quantity of 150 tons is added following a transfer of fishing opportunity from a third country.
      
         (49)  To this quota, an additional quantity of 150 tons is added following a transfer of fishing opportunity from a third country.’.