CELEX: 32004R0867
Language: en
Date: 2004-04-29 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EC) No 867/2004 of 29 April 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 fixing for 2004 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required

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                           COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 867/2004
                                           of 29 April 2004
       amending Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 fixing for 2004 the fishing opportunities
           and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks,
                  applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels,
                         in waters where limitations in catch are required
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the 2003 Act of Accession, in particular Article 24 and Annex XII thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation
and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy 1, and in
particular Article 20 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
1
      OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 639/2004
      (OJ L 102, 7.4.2004, p. 9).
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Whereas:
(1)   The International Baltic Sea Fisheries Commission (IBSFC) adopted a recommendation at its
      Annual meeting on 3 October 2003 on the allocation of herring in the Gulf of Riga. The
      necessary measures should be taken at Community level in order to implement that
      recommendation in Community legislation on the day following the date of accession of
      Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.
(2)   The IBFSC adopted a recommendation allowing an increase of the TAC for cod in the Baltic
      Sea in March 2004. Implementation of that recommendation in Community legislation order
      should be ensured.
(3)   Within the framework of its bilateral fisheries Agreement with the Russian Federation, Latvia
      has obtained an arrangement on reciprocal access concerning cod and sprat. These
      arrangements only concern the Latvian zone of EC waters. The necessary measures should be
      taken to implement these arrangements in Community legislation.
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(4)   The Community's fishing opportunities in Norwegian waters and the Norway's fishing
      opportunities in Community waters for 2004 are laid down provisionally in Annexes IB,
      C and VII to Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 1 pending the conclusion of fisheries
      consultations with Norway for 2004. In the Agreed Record of Conclusions of Fisheries
      Consultations between the Community and Norway of 24 January it was agreed to
      recommend to the respective authorities the fishing opportunities for 2004 in their respective
      waters. The necessary measures should be taken to implement the results of the consultations
      in Community legislation.
(5)   Quota flexibility for sole in zone II, North Sea should be allowed to improve the compatibility
      of quotas for flatfish in the North Sea and reduce discards.
(6)   In accordance with Annex XII to the 2003 Accession Treaty Poland is entitled to a herring
      quota in zones I and II.
(7)   In accordance with the procedure provided for the Agreement on fisheries between the
      European Economic Community, of the one part, and the Government of Denmark and the
      Home Government of the Faroe Islands, of the other part 2;the Community has held
      consultations with the Faroe Islands on access to fishing for Atlanto-Scandian herring in
      waters north of 62°N.
1
      OJ L 344, 31.12.2003, p. 1.
2
      OJ L 226, 29.8.1980, pp. 12-15.
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(8)   In order to guarantee that towed nets with a BACOMA exit window are the only gear type
      used in the cod fishery in Community waters of the Baltic Sea it should not be permitted to
      keep other type of gear on board.
(9)   In order to avoid unnecessary social and economic hardship, fishing activities that do not
      catch cod should be permitted within the area closed for cod fishing to the west of Scotland,
      so long as such activities are clearly defined, enforceable, and do not cause an additional risk
      to the remaining stock of cod.
(10) New information on the distribution of catches of cod and haddock indicates that some areas
      of high abundance of haddock but relatively low abundance of cod were inappropriately
      included in the "cod protection area" defined in Annex IV. Also, some areas of relatively high
      cod abundance had been inappropriately excluded. An amendment to the geographical extent
      of the cod protection area is therefore required.
(11) Conservation measures should not hinder the collection of scientific information appropriate
      for management purposes. Therefore, fishing for scientific purposes should be allowed in
      areas where fishing operations are prohibited.
(12) Some calculation errors have been corrected and drafting improvements have been made.
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(13) In order to ensure the livelihood of Community fishermen, it is important that the fisheries be
      available as soon as possible. Therefore, it is imperative to grant an exception to the six-week
      period mentioned in paragraph I(3) of the Protocol on the role of national Parliaments in the
      European Union, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the
      European Community.
(14) Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                               Article 1
Annexes IA, IB, IC, II, IV and VII to Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 shall be amended in
accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
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                                               Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the
Official Journal of the European Union.
Point 1 of the Annex shall apply on the day following the date of accession of Estonia, Latvia,
Lithuania and Poland.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Luxembourg, 29 April 2004.
                                                                       For the Council
                                                                        The President
                                                                          M. McDOWELL
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                                                                                                      ANNEX
The Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 shall be amended as follows:
1.       In Annex IA:
a)       The entry concerning the species Herring in zone III bcd shall be replaced by the following:
"
"
 Species:                Herring                  Zone:    IIIbcd (EC waters), except Management Unit 3 and
                                                           Gulf of Riga
                         Clupea Harengus
Denmark                        8 279
Germany                       25 106
Estonia                       10 406 (1)
Finland                        9 386
Latvia                         2 704 (1)
Lithuania                      2 568
Poland                        28 870
Sweden                        36 499
EC                          123 820
TAC                         132 090
__________
(1) May be fished in the Gulf of Riga (HER/03D–RG)
                                                                                                             "
(b)      The following entry shall be inserted after the entry concerning Herring in zone III bcd:
"
"Species:                Herring              Zone:        Gulf of Riga
                         Clupea harengus                   HER/03D-RG
Estonia                       18 130
Latvia                        21 130
EC                            39 260
TAC                           39 260
                                                                                                            "
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(c)    The entry concerning the species Cod in zone Subdivisions 25-32 (EC waters) shall be
       replaced by the following:
"
"Species:                Cod                       Zone:      Sub-divisions 25-32 (EC waters)
                         Gadus morhua                         COD/25/32-
Denmark                      12 040 (1)
Germany                       5 265 (1)
Estonia                          781 (1)
Finland                          625 (1)
Latvia                         2 968 (1)(2)
Lituania                      1 951 (1)
Poland                        9 251 (1)
Sweden                        8 770 (1)
EC                           41 650
TAC                          45 400                           Analytical TAC where deductions of Article 5(2) of
                                                              Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.
__________
(1)    May be fished in sub-division 22-24.
(2)    Of which 350 tons may be fished in the waters of the Russian Federation in zone IIId.
                                                                                                                 "
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d)     The entry concerning the species Sprat in zone III bcd (EC waters) shall be replaced by the
       following:
"
"Species:                 Sprat                    Zone:       IIIbcd (EC waters)
                          Sprattus sprattus                    SPR/3BCD-C
Denmark                       37 254
Germany                       23 601
Estonia                       43 260
Finland                       19 501
Latvia                        52 249
Lithuania                     18 901
Poland                       110 880
Sweden                        72 019
EC                           377 665
Russian Federation              3 000 (1)
TAC                          420 000                           Analytical TAC where deductions of Art. 5(2) of
                                                               Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.
__________
(1)    To be fished in the Latvian zone of EC waters, including up to 150 tonnes of by-catches of herring.
                                                                                                                  "
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2.     In Annex IB:
(a)    The entry concerning the species Sandeel in zone IIa, Skagerrak, Kattegat, North Sea shall be
       replaced by the following:
"
"Species:                Sandeel                  Zone:      IIa (1) , Skagerrak, Kattegat, North Sea (1)
                         Ammodytidae                         SAN/24.
Denmark                     727 472
United Kingdom               15 901
All Member States            27 826 (2)
EC                          771 200
                                     (3)
Norway                       45 000
                                     (3) (4)
Faroe Islands                20 000
TAC                         836 200               Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC)
                                                  No 847/96 apply.
__________
(1)    EC waters excluding waters within 6 miles of UK baselines at Shetland, Fair Isle and Foula.
(2)    Except Denmark and the United Kingdom.
 (3)   To be taken in the North Sea.
(4)    Includes Norway pout and a maximum of 4 000 tonnes of sprat. The sprat and a maximum of 6 000 tonnes
       of Norway pout may be fished in division VIa north of 56°30'N.
                                                                                                                 "
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(b)    The entries concerning the species Herring in zones: Skagerrak and Kattegat,
       Norwegian waters south of 62° N
       shall be replaced by the following:
"
"
 Species:                 Herring (1)                Zone:     Skagerrak and Kattegat
                          Clupea harengus                      HER/03A.
Denmark                       29 177 (3)
Germany                           467 (3)
Sweden                        30 521 (3)
EC                            60 164
                                      (2)
Faroe Islands                     500
TAC                           70 000                           Analytical TAC where deductions of Article 5(2) of
                                                               Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.
__________
(1)    Landed as the entire catch or sorted from the remainder of the catch.
(2)    To be taken in Skagerrak.
(3)    Of which 50%, as an ad hoc measure for 2004, may be fished in the North Sea (EC waters) south of 60°N and
       east of 4°E. "
"
 Species:                 Herring                    Zone:     Norwegian waters south of 62° N
                          Clupea harengus                      HER/04-N.
                                           (1)
Sweden                          1 076
EC                              1 076
TAC                         Not relevant
__________
(1)    By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe shall be counted against the quota for these
       species.
                                                                                                                  "
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(c)    The entry concerning the species Cod in Norwegian waters south of 62° N shall be replaced
       by the following:
"
 "
  Species:                Cod                       Zone:      Norwegian waters south of 62° N
                          Gadus morhua                         COD/04-N.
 Sweden                          516 (1)
 EC                              516 (1)
 TAC                      Not relevant
 __________
 (1)    Accruing from the Agreed Records of Consultations between the European Community, on behalf of
        Sweden, and Norway, for 2004.
                                                                                                               "
(d)    The entries concerning the species Haddock in zones: Skagerrack and Kattegat, IIIbcd
       (EC Waters), IIa (EC waters), North Sea, Norwegian waters, south of 62° N
       shall be replaced by the following:
"
"
 Species:                 Haddock                      Zone: Skagerrak and Kattegat, IIIbcd (EC waters)
                          Melanogrammus aeglefinus             HAD/3A/BCD
Belgium                              18
Denmark                          3 096
Germany                             197
The Netherlands                       4
Sweden                              366
EC                                3 681 (1)
TAC                                4 755
 __________
 (1)    Excluding an estimated 874 tonnes of industrial by-catch.
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"
 Species:                  Haddock                    Zone: IIa (EC waters), North Sea
                           Melanogrammus aeglefinus            HAD/2AC4.
Belgium                            625
Denmark                          4 300
Germany                          2 736
France                           4 769
The Netherlands                    469
Sweden                             303
United Kingdom                45 773 (1)
EC                            58 975 (2)
Norway                        15 391
TAC                           77 000
__________
(1)    Of which 29 500 tonnes to be caught and landed by vessels holding special fishing permits under the
       provisions of Paragraph 17 of Annex IV.
(2)    Excluding an estimate of 2 634 tonnes of industrial by-catch.
Special conditions:
Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zones
specified:
                              Norwegian waters
                                (HAD/04-NFS)
EC                                     45 828"
"
 Species:                  Haddock                    Zone: Norwegian waters, south of 62° N
                           Melanogrammus aeglefinus            HAD/04-N.
Sweden                              956
EC                                  956
TAC                        Not relevant
                                                                                                                  "
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(e)    The entry concerning the species Northern prawn in zone Norwegian waters, south of 62° N
       shall be replaced by the following:
"
"
 Species:                  Northern prawn           Zone:     Norwegian waters, south of 62° N
                           Pandalus borealis                  PRA/04-N.
Denmark                            900
Sweden                             151 (1)
EC                               1 051
TAC                        Not relevant
__________
(1)    By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe shall be counted against the quotas for these species."
                                                                                                                  "
(f)    The entry concerning the species Plaice in zone IIa (EC waters), North Sea shall be replaced
       by the following:
"
"
 Species:                  Plaice                   Zone:     IIa (EC waters), North Sea
                           Pleuronectes platessa              PLE/2AC4.
Belgium                          3 624
Denmark                        11 778
Germany                          3 397
France                             680
The Netherlands                22 649
United Kingdom                 16 761
EC                             58 889
Norway                           2 111
TAC                            61 000                         Analytical TAC where deductions of Article 5(2) of
                                                              Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.
__________
Special conditions:
Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zones
specified:
                           Norwegian waters (PLE/04-NFS)
EC                                  30 000"
                                                                                                                     "
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(g)    The entry concerning the species Saithe in zone Norwegian waters south of 62°N shall be
       replaced by the following:
"
"
 Species:                 Saithe                     Zone:      Norwegian waters south of 62°N
                          Pollachius virens                     POK/04-N.
Sweden                          1 190
EC                              1 190
TAC                          190 000
                                                                                                                   "
(h)    The entry concerning the species Mackerel in zone IIa (EC waters), Skagerrak and Kattegat,
       IIIb,c,d (EC waters), North Sea shall be replaced by the following:
"
"
 Species:                 Mackerel                   Zone:      IIa (EC waters), Skagerrak and Kattegat, IIIb,c,d
                          Scomber scombrus                      (EC waters), North Sea
                                                                MAC/2A34-
Belgium                           453
Denmark                        11 951
Germany                           473
France                          1 428
The Netherlands                 1 437
                                      (1) (2) (3)
Sweden                          4 262
United Kingdom                  1 331
                                       (2)(4)(5)
EC                             21 335
                                       (6)
Norway                         37 246
                                      (7)
TAC                          545 500                            Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation
                                                                (EC) No 847/96 apply.
__________
(1)    Including a fishery by this Member State of 1 865 tonnes of mackerel in ICES Division IIIa and in EC waters
       of ICES Division IVab (MAC/3A/4AB).
(2)    Including 214 tonnes to be taken in Norwegian waters of ICES Sub-area IV(MAC/04-N.).
(3)    When fishing in Norwegian waters, by-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe shall be
       counted against the quotas for these species.
(4)    Including 1 865 tonnes accruing from conditions defined in footnote 2 of the Annex of the Agreed Records of
       Conclusions of Fisheries Consultations between the European Community and Norway, Brussels,
       9 December 1995.
(5)    Including 636 tonnes accruing from the arrangement between the European Community and Norway for
       2004 on the Management of the joint EU-Norway share of the NEAFC allowable catch.
(6)    To be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC (access quota). This quota may be fished in division IVa
       only, except for 3 000 tonnes that may be fished in division IIIa.
(7)    TAC agreed by the EC, Norway and Faroe Islands for the northern area.
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Special conditions:
Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken
in the zones specified:
                           IIIa         IIIa, IVb,c     IVb        IVc         IIa (non-EC waters), VI, from 1
                           MAC/03A. MAC/3A/4BC MAC/04B. MAC/04C. January to 31 March 2004
                                                                               MAC/2A6.
Denmark                                           4 130                           4 020
France                                              440
The Netherlands                                     440
Sweden                                                        340           10
United Kingdom                                      440
Norway                            3 000
                                                                                                                 "
(i)     The entry concerning the species Common sole in zone II, North Sea shall be replaced by the
        following:
"
"
 Species:                  Common sole               Zone:    II, North Sea
                           Solea solea                        SOL/24.
Belgium                          1 417
Denmark                            648
Germany                          1 133
France                             283
The Netherlands                 12 790
United Kingdom                     729
EC                              17 000
TAC                             17 000                        Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
                                                              Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply. "
                                                                                                                 "
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(j)    The entry concerning the species Other species in EC waters of zones IIa, IV, VIa north of
       56° 30'N shall be replaced by the following:
"
Species:                  Other species               Zone:      EC waters of zones IIa, IV, VIa north of 56° 30'N
                                                                 OTH/2A46AN
EC                        Not subject to restriction
Norway                          5 000 (1)
Faroe Islands                     400 (2)
TAC                       Not relevant
__________
(1)    Limited to IIa and IV. Includes fisheries not specifically mentioned; of which up to 350 tonnes of sole may
       be fished.
(2)    Limited to by-catches of whitefish in IV and VIa.
                                                                                                                   "
(k)    All footnotes with the text "Provisional quota, pending the conclusion of fisheries
       consultations with Norway for 2004" shall be deleted.
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  3.    In Annex IC:
(a)     The entry concerning the species Herring in zone I, II (EC waters and International waters)
        shall be replaced by the following:
"
"
  Species:                 Herring                    Zone:      I, II (EC waters and International waters)
                           Clupea harengus                       HER/1/2.
Belgium                               25
Denmark                          24 946
Germany                            4 368
Spain                                 82
France                             1 076
Ireland                            6 458
The Netherlands                    8 927
Poland                             1 262
Portugal                              82
Finland                              386
Sweden                             9 244
United Kingdom                   15 948
EC                               72 804
Faroe Islands                      69971
TAC                        Not relevant
_________________
1
   May be fished in EC waters
Special conditions:
Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zone
specified.
                           II, Vb north of 62º N (Faroes waters)
                           HER/2A5B-F
Belgium                                2
Denmark                            2 398
Germany                              420
Spain                                  8
France                               103
Ireland                              621
The Netherlands                      858
Poland                               121
Portugal                               8
Finland                               37
Sweden                               888
United Kingdom                     1 533
                                                                                                                   "
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(b)     The entry with the species Cod in zone I, II (Norwegian waters) shall be replaced by the
        following:
"
"
 Species:                  Cod                      Zone:      I, II (Norwegian waters)
                           Gadus morhua                        COD/1N2AB-
Germany                          2 404
Greece                             293
Spain                            2 640
Ireland                            293
France                           2 206
Portugal                         2 640
United Kingdom                   9 324
EC                              19 800 (1)
TAC                           486 000
   (1)     Quota to be reviewed following the adoption of the Protocol modifying the 4th Protocol
   laying down the conditions relating to the agreement on fisheries between the Community and
                                                    Greenland.
                                                                                                                  "
(c)     The entry concerning the species Capelin in zone V, XIV (Greenland waters) shall be
        replaced by the following:
"
"
 Species:                  Capelin                  Zone:      V, XIV (Greenland waters)
                           Mallotus villosus                   CAP/514GRN
All Member States               40 985
EC                              95 985 (1)
TAC                        Not relevant
(1)     Of which 15 000 tonnes are allocated to Norway, 30 000 tonnes to Iceland and 10 000 tonnes to Faroe Islands.
        The Community share represents 70% of the capelin TAC for the season. Upon revision of this TAC in the
        course of 2004, the Community quota shall be revised accordingly.
                                                                                                                  "
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(d)    The entry concerning the species Haddock in zone I, II (Norwegian waters) shall be replaced
       by the following:
"
"
 Species:                  Haddock                      Zone: I, II (Norwegian waters)
                           Melanogrammus aeglefinus           HAD/1N2AB-
Germany                            428
France                             257
United Kingdom                   1 315
EC                               2 000
TAC                        Not relevant
                                                                                                                "
(e)    The entry concerning the species Northern prawn in zone V, XIV (Greenland waters) shall be
       replaced by the following:
"
"
 Species:                  Northern prawn            Zone:    V, XIV (Greenland waters)
                           Pandalus borealis                  PRA/514GRN
Denmark                            848
France                             848
EC                               5 675 (1)
TAC                        Not relevant
___________
(1)    Of which 2 830 tonnes are allocated to Norway and 1 150 tonnes to Faroe Islands.
                                                                                                                "
(f)    The entry concerning the species Greenland halibut in zone V, XIV (Greenland waters) shall
       be replaced by the following:
"
"
 Species:                  Greenland halibut          Zone:   V, XIV (Greenland waters)
                           Reinhardtius                       GHL/514GRN
                           hippoglossoides
Germany                          4 037
United Kingdom                     213
EC                               4 800 (1)
TAC                        Not relevant
__________
(1)    Of which 400 tonnes are allocated to Norway and 150 tonnes are allocated to Faroe Islands. Quota to be
       reviewed following the adoption of the Protocol modifying the 4th Protocol laying down the conditions
       relating to the agreement on fisheries between the Community and Greenland.
                                                                                                                "
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(g)    The entry concerning the species Mackerel in zone IIa (Norwegian waters) shall be replaced
       by the following:
"
"
 Species:                 Mackerel                     Zone:     IIa (Norwegian waters)
                          Scomber scombrus                       MAC/02A-N.
Denmark                        11 100 (1)
EC                             11 100 (1)
TAC                       Not relevant
__________
(1)    May also be fished in sub-area IV (Norwegian waters) and in Division IIa (non-EC waters).
                                                                                                                      "
(h)    The entry concerning the species Redfish in zone V, XIV (Greenland waters) shall be
       replaced by the following:
"
"
 Species:                 Redfish                      Zone:     V, XIV (Greenland waters)
                          Sebastes spp.                          RED/514GRN
Germany                        19 533
France                              99
United Kingdom                     138
EC                             25 500 (1)(2)(3)
TAC                       Not relevant
__________
(1)    A maximum of 20 000 tonnes may be fished by pelagic trawl. Catches from the bottom trawl fishery and the
       pelagic trawl fishery shall be reported separately. May be fished East or West.
(2)    5 230 tonnes to be fished with pelagic trawl are allocated to Norway.
(3)    500 tonnes are allocated to the Faroe Islands. Catches from the bottom trawl and pelagic trawl fisheries shall
       be reported separately.
                                                                                                                      "
(i)    All footnotes with the text "Provisional quota, pending the conclusion of fisheries
       consultations with Norway for 2004" shall be deleted.
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4.     In Annex II
The entry concerning the species Herring in zone IIa (EC waters), North Sea, VIId shall be replaced
by the following:
"
  Species:                 Herring (1)                  Zone:      IIa(EC waters), North Sea, VIId
                           Clupea harengus                         HER/2A47DX
  Belgium                          214
  Denmark                       41 356
  Germany                          214
  France                           214
  The Netherlands                  214
  Sweden                           202
  United Kingdom                   786
  EC                            43 200
  TAC                           43 200
  Notes:
  (1)    By-catches of herring taken in fisheries for species other than herring and landed unsorted.
                                                                                                             "
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5.    In Annex IV:
      (a)  The following Point shall be inserted :
           "1.1.3      One net rule
           When a towed net with exit windows is used, no other type of gear shall be kept on
           board.'
      (b)  Point 6 shall be deleted.
      (c)  Point 13 shall be replaced by the following:
           "13 Restrictions on fishing for Cod in West of Scotland
           (a)   Until 31 December 2004, it shall be prohibited to conduct any fishing activity
                 within the area enclosed by sequentially joining with straight lines the following
                 geographical coordinates:
                 –     59°05'N, 06°45'W
                 –     59°30'N, 06°00'W
                 –     59°40'N, 05°00'W
                 –     60°00'N, 04°00'W
                 –     59°30'N, 04°00'W
                 –     59°05'N, 06°45'W.
           (b)   By way of derogation from (a), it shall be permitted to conduct fishing activities
                 using pots and creels, provided that
                 (i)   no fishing gear other than pots and creels are carried on board, and
                 (ii)  no fish other than shellfish and crustacea are retained on board.
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          (c) By way of derogation from (a), it shall be permitted to conduct fishing activities
              using nets of mesh size less than 55mm, provided that
              (i)   no net of mesh size greater than or equal to 55mm is carried on board, and
              (ii)  no fish other than herring, mackerel, horse mackerel, blue whiting,
                    pilchard/sardine, sardinelles, sprat and argentines are retained on board."
          (d) In point 17:
              (i)   section (a) shall be replaced with the following:
                    "(a) For the purposes of this point, "cod protection area" means that part of
                           ICES Division IV included in the following ICES rectangles that lies
                           further than 12 miles from coastal baselines
                    49E6, 48E6, 47E6, 50E7, 49E7, 48E7, 50E8, 51E9, 50E9, 49E9, 50F0,
                    49F0, 48F0, 47F0, 46F0, 45F0, 51F1, 50F1, 49F1, 48F1, 47F1, 46F1,
                    45F1, 44F1, 50F2, 49F2, 48F2, 47F2, 46F2, 45F2, 44F2, 46F3, 45F3,
                    44F3, 45F4, 44F4, 43F5, 43F6, 43F7, 42F7, 38E9, 37E9, 37F0.";
              (ii)  the following section shall be inserted:
                    "(e) A Member State may record haddock catches caught in the period
                           1 January 2004 to 21 April 2004 on the basis of whether they were
                           taken inside or outside the area defined in sub-point (a)."
          (e) The following point shall be added:
              "18. Scientific monitoring
                    (a)    The measures referred to in Points 5, 7, 13 and 16 shall not apply to
                           fishing operations conducted solely for the purpose of scientific
                           investigations which are carried out with the permission and under the
                           authority of the Member State concerned, and of which the
                           Commission and the Member State in whose waters the research is
                           carried out have been informed in advance.
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                      (b)  Marine organisms caught for the purposes referred to in (a) may be
                           sold, stored, displayed or offered for sale, provided that:
                           —      they meet the standards laid down in Annex XII to
                                  Regulation (EC) No 850/98 and the marketing standards
                                  adopted pursuant to Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC)
                                  No 104/2000 of 17 December 1999 on the common organisation
                                  of the market in fishery and aquaculture products *, or
                           —      they are sold directly for purposes other than human
                                  consumption."
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          * OJ L 17, 21.1.2000, p. 22. Regulation as amended by the 2003 Act of Accession."
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       (f)    Appendix 2 shall be replaced by the following:
                                        "Appendix 2 to Annex IV
                                TOWED GEARS: Skagerrak and Kattegat
                    Mesh size ranges, target species and required catch percentages
                             applicable to the use of a single mesh size range
                                                              Mesh size range (millimetres)
                   Species                 <16        16-31      32-69     32-69      35-69    70-89(5) ≥90
                                                          Minimum percentage of target species
                                          50%(6) 50%(6) 20%(6) 50%(6)      20%(6)     20%(7) 30%(8)     none
                         (3)
Sandeel (Ammodytidae)                       x       x       x       x         x          x        x      x
Sandeel (Ammodytidae) (4)                           x               x         x          x        x      x
Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii)                  x               x         x          x        x      x
Blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou)             x               x         x          x        x      x
Greater weever (Trachinus draco) (1)                x               x         x          x        x      x
Molluscs (except Sepia) (1)                         x               x         x          x        x      x
Garfish (Belone belone) (1)                         x               x         x          x        x      x
Gray gurnard (Eutrigla gurnardus) (1)               x               x         x          x        x      x
Argentine (Argentina spp.)                                          x         x          x        x      x
Sprat (Sprattus sprattus)                           x               x         x          x        x      x
Eel (Anguilla, anguilla)                                    x       x         x          x        x      x
Common shrimp/Baltic shrimp                                 x       x         x          x        x      x
(Crangon spp., Palaemon adspersus) (2)
Mackerel (Scomber spp.)                                             x                             x      x
Horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.)                                     x                             x      x
Herring (Clupea harengus)                                           x                             x      x
Northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis)                                                      x        x      x
Common shrimp/Baltic shrimp                                                   x                   x      x
(Crangon spp., Palaemon adspersus) (1)
Whiting (Merlangius merlangus)                                                                    x      x
Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus)                                                              x      x
All other marine organisms                                                                               x
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(1)
      Only within four miles from the baselines.
(2)
      Outside four miles from the baselines.
(3)
      From 1 March to 31 October in Skagerrak and from 1 March to 31 July in Kattegat.
(4)
      From 1 November to the last day of February in Skagerrak and from 1 August to the last day of February in
      Kattegat.
(5)
      When applying this mesh size range the codend and the extension piece shall be constructed of square meshed
      netting.
(6)
      The catch retained on board shall consist of no more than 10% of any mixture of cod, haddock, hake, plaice,
      witch, lemon sole, turbot, brill, flounder, mackerel, megrim, whiting, dab, saithe, Norway lobster and lobster.
(7)
      The catch retained on board shall consist of no more than 50% of any mixture of cod, haddock, hake, plaice,
      witch, lemon sole, turbot, brill, flounder, herring, mackerel, megrim, whiting, dab, saithe, Norway lobster and
      lobster.
(8)
      The catch retained on board shall consist of no more than 60% of any mixture of cod, haddock, hake, plaice,
      witch, lemon sole, turbot, brill, flounder, megrim, dab, saithe and lobster."
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6.      In Annex VII, Part I and II are replaced by the following:
                                                         "PART I
                                     Quantitative limitations of licences and
                               fishing permits for community vessels fishing in
                                                 third country waters
  Area of fishing       Fishery                                             Number of      Maximum number
                                                                            licences       of vessels present at
                                                                                           any time
  Norwegian waters      Herring, North of 62°00'N                                75                 55
  and fishery zone      Demersal species, North of 62°00'N                       80                 50
  around Jan Mayen      Mackerel, South of 62°00'N, purse seine fishery          11            not relevant
                        Mackerel, South of 62°00'N, trawl fishery                19            not relevant
                        Mackerel, North of 62°00'N, purse seine fishery          111           not relevant
                        Industrial species, South of 62°00'N                    480                150
  Waters of the         All trawl fisheries with vessels of not more than        26                 13
  Faroe Islands         180 feet in the zone between 12 and 21 miles
                        from the Faroese baselines
                        Directed fishing for cod and haddock with a               8                  4
                        minimum mesh of 135 mm, restricted to the area
                        south of 62°28'N and east of 6°30'W
                        Trawling outside 21 miles from the Faroese               70                 26
                        baselines. In the periods 1 March to 31 May and
                        1 October to 31 December, these vessels may
                        operate in the area between 61°20'N and 62°00'N
                        and between 12 and 21 miles from the baselines.
                        Trawl fisheries for blue ling with a minimum             70                 20
                        mesh of 100 mm in the area south of 61°30'N and
                        west of 9°00'W and in the area between 7°00'W
                        and 9°00'W south of 60°30'N and in the area
                        south-west of a line between 60°30'N, 7°00'W
                        and 60°00'N, 6°00'W.
1
        To be selected from the 11 licences for purse seine fishery for mackerel South of 62°00'N
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  Area of fishing      Fishery                                           Number of Maximum number
                                                                         licences  of vessels present at
                                                                                   any time
                       Directed trawl fishery for saithe with a minimum       70            22
                       mesh size of 120 mm and with the possibility to
                       use round-straps around the codend.
                       Fisheries for blue whiting. The total number of        34            20
                       licences may be increased by ford vessels to form
                       pairs, should the Faroese authorities introduce
                       special rules of access to an area called "main
                       fishing area of blue whiting"
                       Line fishing                                           10             6
                       Fishing for mackerel                                   12            12
                       Herring fisheries north of 62°N                        21            21
  Iceland              All fisheries                                          18             5
  Waters of the        All fisheries                                         pm             pm
  Russian              Fisheries for cod                                      71            pm
  Federation           Fisheries for sprat                                   pm             pm
1
        Applies only to vessels flaying the flag of Latvia.
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                                                PART II
                Quantitative limitations of licences and fishing permits for
                            third country vessels in Community waters
 Flag State                            Fishery                     Number of  Maximum number
                                                                    licences of vessels present at
                                                                                   any time
 Norway (1)     Herring, North of 62° 00'N                             18             18
 Faroe Islands  Mackerel, VIa (north of 56° 30'N), VIIe,f,h, horse     14             14
                mackerel, IV, VIa (north of 56° 30'N), VIIe,f,h;
                herring, VIa (north of 56° 30'N)
                Herring north of 62° 00'N                              21             21
                Herring, IIIa                                           4              4
                Industrial fishing for Norway pout and sprat, IV,      15             15
                VIa (north of 56° 30'N): sandeel, IV (including
                unavoidable by-catches of blue whiting)
                Ling and tusk                                          20             10
                Blue whiting , VIa (north of 56° 30'N), VIb, VII       20             20
                (west of 12° 00'W)
                Blue ling                                              16             16
                Porbeagle (all zones except NAFO 3PS)                   3              3
 Russian        Herring, IIId (Swedish waters)                         pm            pm
 Federation     Herring, IIId (Swedish waters, non-fishing mother      pm            pm
                ships)
                Sprat                                                  4 (2)         pm
 Barbados       Penaeus shrimps (3) (French Guyana waters)              5           pm (4)
                Snappers (5) (French Guyana waters)                     5            pm
 Guyana         Penaeus shrimps (3) (French Guyana waters)             pm           pm (4)
 Surinam        Penaeus shrimps (3) (French Guyana waters)              5           pm (6)
 Trinidad and   Penaeus shrimps (3) (French Guyana waters)              8           pm (7)
 Tobago
 Japan          Tuna (8) (French Guyana waters)                        pm
 Korea          Tuna (8) (French Guyana waters)                        pm           pm (7)
 Venezuela      Snappers (5) (French Guyana waters)                    41            pm
                Sharks (5) (French Guyana waters)                       4            pm
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(1)   Pending the conclusion of fisheries consultations with Norway for 2004.
(2)   Applies only to the Latvian zone of EC waters.
(3)   The licences concerning fishing for shrimp in the waters of the French Department of Guyana shall be issued on
      the basis of a fishing plan submitted by the authorities of the third country concerned, approved by the
      Commission. The period of validity of each of these licences shall be limited to the fishing period provided for
      in the fishing plan on the basis of which the licence was issued.
(4)   The annual number of days at sea is limited to 200.
(5)   To be fished exclusively with long lines or traps (snappers) or long lines or mesh nets having a minimum mesh
      of 100 mm, at depths greater than 30 m (sharks). To issue these licences, proof must be produced that a valid
      contract exists between the shipowner applying for the licence and a processing undertaking situated in the
      French Department of Guyana, and that it includes and obligation to land at least 75% of all snapper catches, or
      50% of all shark catches from the vessel concerned in that department so that they may be processed in that
      undertaking's plant.
      The contract referred to above must be endorsed by the French authorities, which shall ensure that it is consistent
      both with the actual capacity of the contracting processing undertaking and with the objectives for the
      development of the Guyanese economy. A copy of the duly endorsed contract shall be appended to the licence
      application. Where the endorsement referred to above is refused, the French authorities shall give notification of
      this refusal and state their reasons for it to the party concerned and to the Commission.
(6)   The annual number of days at sea is limited to pm.
(7)   The annual number of days at sea is limited to 350.
(8)   To be fished exclusively with longlines.
                                                                                                                  "
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