CELEX: 32016R2372
Language: en
Date: 2016-12-19 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EU) 2016/2372 of 19 December 2016 fixing for 2017 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks in the Black Sea

23.12.2016   
               
               
                  EN
               
               
                  Official Journal of the European Union
               
               
                  L 352/26
               
            COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2016/2372
      of 19 December 2016
      fixing for 2017 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks in the Black Sea
      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)
               
               
                  Article 43(3) of the Treaty provides that the Council, on a proposal from the Commission, is to adopt measures on the fixing and allocation of fishing opportunities.
               
            
                  (2)
               
               
                  Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) requires that conservation measures be adopted taking into account available scientific, technical and economic advice, including, where relevant, reports drawn up by the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF).
               
            
                  (3)
               
               
                  It is incumbent upon the Council to adopt measures on the fixing and allocation of fishing opportunities by fishery or group of fisheries in the Black Sea including, as appropriate, certain conditions functionally linked thereto. In accordance with Article 16(1) and (4) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, fishing opportunities are to be distributed among Member States in such a way as to ensure relative stability of fishing activities of each Member State for each fish stock or fishery and in accordance with the objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy established in Article 2(2) of that Regulation.
               
            
                  (4)
               
               
                  The fishing opportunities should be established on the basis of the available scientific advice, taking into account biological and socioeconomic aspects whilst ensuring fair treatment between fishing sectors, as well as in the light of the opinions expressed during the consultation of stakeholders.
               
            
                  (5)
               
               
                  For sprat fisheries, the landing obligation referred to in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 applies from 1 January 2015. Article 16(2) of that Regulation provides that, when the landing obligation is introduced in respect of a fish stock, fishing opportunities are to be fixed taking into account the change from fixing fishing opportunities that reflect landings to fixing fishing opportunities that reflect catches.
               
            
                  (6)
               
               
                  The use of fishing opportunities set out in this Regulation is subject to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 (2) and in particular to Articles 33 and 34 thereof concerning the recording of catches and the notification of data on the exhaustion of fishing opportunities. It is therefore necessary to specify the codes to be used by the Member States when sending data to the Commission relating to landings of stocks subject to this Regulation.
               
            
                  (7)
               
               
                  In accordance with Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 (3), the stocks that are subject to the various measures referred to therein must be identified.
               
            
                  (8)
               
               
                  Fishing opportunities should be used in full compliance with the applicable law of the Union.
               
            
                  (9)
               
               
                  In order to avoid interruption of fishing activities and to ensure the livelihood of Union fishermen, it is important to open the fisheries concerned in the Black Sea on 1 January 2017. For reasons of urgency, this Regulation should enter into force immediately after its publication,
               
            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
      CHAPTER I
      
         SUBJECT MATTER, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS
      
      Article 1
      Subject matter
      This Regulation fixes the fishing opportunities by Union fishing vessels flying the flag of Bulgaria and of Romania for 2017 for certain fish stocks in the Black Sea:
      
                  (a)
               
               
                  Turbot (Psetta maxima);
               
            
                  (b)
               
               
                  Sprat (Sprattus sprattus).
               
            Article 2
      Scope
      This Regulation shall apply to Union fishing vessels operating in the Black Sea.
      Article 3
      Definitions
      For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:
      
                  (a)
               
               
                  ‘GFCM’ means General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean;
               
            
                  (b)
               
               
                  ‘Black Sea’ means the geographical sub-area 29 as defined in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 of the European Parliament and the Council (4);
               
            
                  (c)
               
               
                  ‘fishing vessel’ means any vessel equipped for commercial exploitation of marine biological resources;
               
            
                  (d)
               
               
                  ‘Union fishing vessel’ means a fishing vessel flying the flag of a Member State and registered in the Union;
               
            
                  (e)
               
               
                  'stock. means a marine biological resource that occurs in a given management area;
               
            
                  (f)
               
               
                  ‘Union autonomous quota’ means a limit of the catches autonomously allocated to the Union fishing vessels in the absence of an agreed TAC;
               
            
                  (g)
               
               
                  ‘analytical assessments’ means a quantitative evaluation of trends in a given stock, based on data about the stock's biology and exploitation, which scientific review has indicated to be of sufficient quality to provide scientific advice on options for future catches.
               
            CHAPTER II
      
         FISHING OPPORTUNITIES
      
      Article 4
      Allocation of fishing opportunities
      The EU autonomous quotas for Union fishing vessels, the allocation of such quotas among Member States, and the conditions functionally linked thereto, where appropriate, are set out in the Annex.
      Article 5
      Special provisions on allocations
      The allocation of fishing opportunities among Member States as set out in this Regulation shall be without prejudice to:
      
                  (a)
               
               
                  exchanges made pursuant to Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;
               
            
                  (b)
               
               
                  deductions and reallocations made pursuant to Article 37 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009;
               
            
                  (c)
               
               
                  deductions made pursuant to Articles 105 and 107 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
               
            Article 6
      Conditions for landing catches and by-catches not subject to the landing obligation
      Catches and by-catches taken in the turbot fishery shall be retained on board or landed only if they have been taken by Union fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State having a quota and that quota is not exhausted.
      CHAPTER III
      
         FINAL PROVISIONS
      
      Article 7
      Data transmission
      When, pursuant to Articles 33 and 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, Member States send the Commission data relating to landings of quantities of stocks caught, they shall use the stock codes set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
      Article 8
      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.
      It shall apply from 1 January 2017.
      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States.
      
         Done at Brussels, 19 December 2016.
         
            
               For the Council
            
            
               The President
            
            L. SÓLYMOS
         
      
      
         (1)  Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22).
      
         (2)  Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/2006 (OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1).
      
         (3)  Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 of 6 May 1996 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and quotas (OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3).
      
         (4)  Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on certain provisions for fishing in the GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean) Agreement area and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 concerning management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea (OJ L 347, 30.12.2011, p. 44).
      
         ANNEX
         
            Fishing opportunities applicable to Union fishing vessels
         
         The following tables set out the quotas (in tonnes live weight) by stock and conditions functionally linked thereto.
         Fish stocks are referred to following the alphabetical order of the Latin names of the species. For the purposes of this Regulation, the following comparative table of Latin names and common names is provided:
         
                     Scientific name
                  
                  
                     Alpha-3 code
                  
                  
                     Common name
                  
               
                     Psetta maxima
                  
                  
                     TUR
                  
                  
                     Turbot
                  
               
                     Sprattus sprattus
                  
                  
                     SPR
                  
                  
                     Sprat
                  
               
            
         
                     
                        Species:
                     
                  
                  
                     Turbot
                     
                        Psetta maxima
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Zone:
                     
                  
                  
                     Union waters in the Black Sea
                     TUR/F37.4.2.C
                  
               
                     Bulgaria
                  
                  
                     43,2
                  
                  
                      
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                     Romania
                  
                  
                     43,2
                  
                  
                      
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                      
                  
                  
                     
                         (*1)
                     
                  
                  
                      
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                     Union
                  
                  
                     86,4
                  
                  
                      
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                     TAC
                  
                  
                     Not relevant/Not agreed
                  
                  
                      
                  
                  
                     Analytical stock advice
                     Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
                     Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
                  
               
            
         
                     
                        Species:
                     
                  
                  
                     Sprat
                     
                        Sprattus sprattus
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Zone:
                     
                  
                  
                     Union waters in the Black Sea
                     SPR/F37.4.2.C
                  
               
                     Bulgaria
                  
                  
                     8 032,5 
                  
                  
                      
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                     Romania
                  
                  
                     3 442,5 
                  
                  
                      
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                     Union
                  
                  
                     11 475 
                  
                  
                      
                  
                  
                      
                  
               
                     TAC
                  
                  
                     Not relevant/Not agreed
                  
                  
                      
                  
                  
                     Analytical stock advice
                     Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
                     Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
                  
               
            (*1)  No fishing activity, including transhipment, taking on board, landing and first sale shall be permitted from 15 April to 15 June 2017.