CELEX: 32019R2236
Language: en
Date: 2019-12-16 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EU) 2019/2236 of 16 December 2019 fixing for 2020 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Mediterranean and Black Seas

30.12.2019   
               
               
                  EN
               
               
                  Official Journal of the European Union
               
               
                  L 336/14
               
            
         COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2019/2236
         of 16 December 2019
         fixing for 2020 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Mediterranean and Black Seas
         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.
                  
               
                     (3)
                  
                  
                     It is incumbent upon the Council to adopt measures on the fixing and allocation of fishing opportunities, including, where appropriate, certain conditions functionally linked thereto. In accordance with Article 16(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, fishing opportunities are to be fixed in accordance with the objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) established in Article 2(2) of that Regulation. Article 16(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 provides that fishing opportunities be allocated to Member States in such a way as to ensure the relative stability of fishing activities of each Member State for each fish stock or fishery.
                  
               
                     (4)
                  
                  
                     Article 16(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 provides that for stocks subject to specific multiannual plans, the fishing opportunities should be established in accordance with the rules laid down in those plans.
                  
               
                     (5)
                  
                  
                     The Multiannual plan for the fisheries exploiting demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean Sea was established by Regulation (EU) 2019/1022 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) and entered into force on 16 July 2019. In accordance with Article 4(1) of that Regulation, fishing opportunities for stocks listed in Article 1 of that Regulation should be fixed to achieve fishing mortality at maximum sustainable yield on a progressive, incremental basis by 2020 where possible, and by 1 January 2025 at the latest. Fishing opportunities should be expressed as maximum allowable fishing effort and fixed in accordance with the fishing effort regime laid down in Article 7 of that Regulation. For 2020, the maximum allowable fishing effort should therefore be reduced by 10 % compared to the baseline calculated in accordance with Article 7(4) of that Regulation.
                  
               
                     (6)
                  
                  
                     At its 42nd annual meeting in 2018, the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) adopted recommendation GFCM/42/2018/1 on a multiannual management plan for European eel in the Mediterranean Sea, which established management measures for European eel (Anguilla anguilla) in the Mediterranean Sea (GFCM geographical subareas 1 to 27). Those measures include an annual closure period of three consecutive months to be defined by each Member State in accordance with the conservation objectives of Council Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007 (3), the national management plan(s) for eel and the temporal migration patterns of eel in the Member State. The closure shall apply to all marine waters of the Mediterranean Sea and to brackish waters such as estuaries, coastal lagoons and transitional waters, in accordance with that recommendation. That measure should be implemented in Union law.
                  
               
                     (7)
                  
                  
                     At its 42nd annual meeting in 2018, the GFCM also adopted recommendation GFCM/42/2018/8 on further emergency measures in 2019-2021 for small pelagic stocks in the Adriatic Sea (geographical subareas 17 and 18), which established catch and effort limits for small pelagic stocks for the years 2019, 2020 and 2021 in the GFCM geographical subareas 17 and 18 (Adriatic Sea). Those measures should be implemented in Union law. The maximum catch limits are fixed exclusively for one year and without prejudice to any other measures adopted in the future and any possible allocation scheme between Member States.
                  
               
                     (8)
                  
                  
                     At its 43rd annual meeting in 2019, the GFCM adopted recommendation GFCM/43/2019/5 on a multiannual management plan for sustainable demersal fisheries in the Adriatic Sea (geographical subareas 17 and 18), which introduced a fishing effort regime for certain demersal stocks. Those measures should be implemented in Union law.
                  
               
                     (9)
                  
                  
                     Taking into account the particularities of the Slovenian fleet and their marginal impact on the stocks of small pelagic and demersal stocks, it is appropriate to preserve the existing fishing patterns and to ensure access of the Slovenian fleet to a minimum quantity of small pelagic species and a minimum fishing effort for demersal stocks.
                  
               
                     (10)
                  
                  
                     At its 43rd annual meeting in 2019, the GFCM adopted Recommendation GFCM/43/2019/3 amending Recommendation GFCM/41/2017/4 on a multiannual management plan for turbot fisheries in the Black Sea (GFCM geographical subarea 29). That recommendation introduces an updated regional Total Allowable Catch (TAC) and a quota allocation scheme for turbot and further conservation measures for that stock, in particular a two months closure period and a limitation of fishing days to 180 days per year. Those measures should be implemented in Union law.
                  
               
                     (11)
                  
                  
                     In accordance with the scientific advice provided by the GFCM, it is necessary to maintain the current level of fishing mortality to ensure the sustainability of the stock of sprat in the Black Sea. It is therefore appropriate to continue setting an autonomous quota for that stock.
                  
               
                     (12)
                  
                  
                     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.
                  
               
                     (13)
                  
                  
                     Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 (4) introduced additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs, including, under Articles 3 and 4 of that Regulation, flexibility provisions for precautionary and analytical TACs. Under Article 2 of that Regulation, when fixing the TACs, the Council is to decide to which stocks Article 3 or 4 of that Regulation is not to apply, in particular on the basis of the biological status of the stocks. More recently, the year-to-year flexibility mechanism was introduced by Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 for all stocks that are subject to the landing obligation. Therefore, in order to avoid excessive flexibility that would undermine the principle of rational and responsible exploitation of marine biological resources, hinder the achievement of the objectives of the CFP and cause the biological status of the stocks to deteriorate, it should be established that Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply to analytical TACs only where the year-to-year flexibility provided for in Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 is not used.
                  
               
                     (14)
                  
                  
                     The use of fishing opportunities available to Union fishing vessels set out in this Regulation is subject to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 (5) and in particular to Articles 33 and 34 of that Regulation, concerning the recording of catches and fishing effort and the notification of data on the exhaustion of fishing opportunities. It is therefore necessary to specify the codes to be used by Member States when sending data to the Commission relating to landings of stocks subject to this Regulation.
                  
               
                     (15)
                  
                  
                     In order to avoid the interruption of fishing activities and to ensure the livelihood of Union fishermen, this Regulation should apply from 1 January 2020. For reasons of urgency, this Regulation should enter into force immediately after its publication.
                  
               
                     (16)
                  
                  
                     Fishing opportunities should be used in full compliance with Union law,
                  
               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
         TITLE I
         
            GENERAL PROVISIONS
         
         
            Article 1
            Subject matter
            This Regulation fixes for 2020 the fishing opportunities applicable in the Mediterranean and Black Seas for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks.
         
         
            Article 2
            Scope
            
               1.   This Regulation applies to Union fishing vessels exploiting the following fish stocks:
               
                           (a)
                        
                        
                           European eel (Anguilla anguilla) in the Mediterranean Sea, as defined in Article 4(b);
                        
                     
                           (b)
                        
                        
                           blue and red shrimp (Aristeus
                              antennatus), deep-water rose shrimp (Parapenaeus
                              longirostris), giant red shrimp (Aristaeomorpha
                              foliacea), European hake (Merluccius
                              merluccius), Norway lobster (Nephrops
                              norvegicus) and red mullet (Mullus
                              barbatus) in the western Mediterranean Sea, as defined in Article 4(c);
                        
                     
                           (c)
                        
                        
                           anchovy (Engraulis
                              encrasicolus) and sardine (Sardina
                              pilchardus) in the Adriatic Sea, as defined in Article 4(d);
                        
                     
                           (d)
                        
                        
                           European hake (Merluccius
                              merluccius), Norway lobster (Nephrops
                              norvegicus), common sole (Solea
                              solea), deep-water rose shrimp (Parapenaeus
                              longirostris) and red mullet (Mullus
                              barbatus) in the Adriatic Sea, as defined in Article 4(d);
                        
                     
                           (e)
                        
                        
                           sprat (Sprattus
                              sprattus) and turbot (Psetta
                              maxima) in the Black Sea, as defined in Article 4(e).
                        
                     
            
               2.   This Regulation also applies to recreational fisheries where they are expressly referred to in the relevant provisions.
            
         
         
            Article 3
            Definitions
            For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions laid down to in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 apply. In addition, the following definitions apply:
            
                        (a)
                     
                     
                        ‘international waters’ means waters falling outside the sovereignty or jurisdiction of any State;
                     
                  
                        (b)
                     
                     
                        ‘recreational fisheries’ means non-commercial fishing activities exploiting marine living aquatic resources for recreation, tourism or sport;
                     
                  
                        (c)
                     
                     
                        ‘total allowable catch’ (TAC) means:
                        
                                    (i)
                                 
                                 
                                    in fisheries subject to the exemption of the landing obligation referred to in Article 15(4) to (7) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the quantity of fish that can be landed from each stock each year;
                                 
                              
                                    (ii)
                                 
                                 
                                    in all other fisheries, the quantity of fish that can be caught from each stock over the period of a year;
                                 
                              
                  
                        (d)
                     
                     
                        ‘quota’ means a proportion of the TAC allocated to the Union or a Member State;
                     
                  
                        (e)
                     
                     
                        ‘Union autonomous quota’ means a catch limit autonomously allocated to Union fishing vessels in the absence of an agreed TAC;
                     
                  
                        (f)
                     
                     
                        ‘analytical quota’ means a Union autonomous quota for which an analytical assessment is available;
                     
                  
                        (g)
                     
                     
                        ‘analytical assessment’ 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.
                     
                  
         
            Article 4
            Fishing zones
            For the purposes of this Regulation, the following zone definitions apply:
            
                        (a)
                     
                     
                        ‘GFCM geographical subareas’ means the areas as defined in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (6);
                     
                  
                        (b)
                     
                     
                        ‘Mediterranean Sea’ means the waters in GFCM geographical subareas 1 to 27, as defined in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011;
                     
                  
                        (c)
                     
                     
                        ‘western Mediterranean Sea’ means the waters in GFCM geographical subareas 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, as defined in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011;
                     
                  
                        (d)
                     
                     
                        ‘Adriatic Sea’ means the waters in GFCM geographical subareas 17 and 18, as defined in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011;
                     
                  
                        (e)
                     
                     
                        ‘Black Sea’ means the waters in GFCM geographical subarea 29, as defined in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011.
                     
                  
         TITLE II
         
            FISHING OPPORTUNITIES
         
         
            CHAPTER I
         
         
            
               Mediterranean Sea
            
         
         
            Article 5
            European eel
            
               1.   All activities by Union fishing vessels and other Union fishing activities catching European eel (Anguilla anguilla), namely targeted, incidental and recreational fisheries, shall be subject to the provisions of this Article.
            
            
               2.   This Article applies to the Mediterranean Sea and to brackish waters such as estuaries, coastal lagoons and transitional waters.
            
            
               3.   It shall be prohibited for Union fishing vessels to fish for European eel in Union and international waters of the Mediterranean Sea for a consecutive three-month period to be determined by each Member State. The fishing closure period shall be consistent with the conservation objectives set out in Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007, with national management plans in place and with the temporal migration patterns of European eel in the Member States concerned. Member States shall communicate the determined period to the Commission no later than one month prior to the entry into force of the closure and in any case no later than 31 January 2020.
            
         
         
            CHAPTER II
         
         
            
               Western Mediterranean Sea
            
         
         
            Article 6
            Demersal stocks
            
               1.   The maximum allowable fishing effort for 2020 for demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean Sea is set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
            
            
               2.   Member States shall manage the maximum allowable fishing effort in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1022.
            
         
         
            Article 7
            Data transmission
            Member States shall record and transmit the fishing effort data to the Commission in accordance with Article 10 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1022.
            When submitting effort data to the Commission in accordance with this Article, Member States shall use the fishing effort group codes set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
         
         
            CHAPTER III
         
         
            
               Adriatic Sea
            
         
         
            Article 8
            Small pelagic stocks
            
               1.   Catches of sardine (Sardina
                  pilchardus) and anchovy (Engraulis
                  encrasicolus) by Union fishing vessels in the Adriatic Sea shall not exceed the levels set out in Annex II to this Regulation.
            
            
               2.   Union fishing vessels targeting sardine and anchovy in the Adriatic Sea shall not exceed 180 fishing days per year. Within that total of 180 fishing days, a maximum of 144 fishing days targeting sardine and a maximum of 144 fishing days targeting anchovy shall apply.
            
         
         
            Article 9
            Demersal stocks
            
               1.   The maximum allowable fishing effort for 2020 for demersal stocks in the Adriatic Sea is set out in Annex II.
            
            
               2.   Member States shall manage the maximum allowable effort in accordance with Articles 26 to 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
            
         
         
            Article 10
            Data transmission
            When pursuant to Articles 33 and 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 Member States submit to the Commission data relating to landings of quantities of stocks caught and fishing effort data, they shall use the stock codes and the effort group codes set out in Annex II to this Regulation.
         
         
            CHAPTER IV
         
         
            
               Black Sea
            
         
         
            Article 11
            Allocation of fishing opportunities for sprat
            The Union autonomous quota for sprat (Sprattus sprattus), the allocation of such quota among Member States and the conditions functionally linked thereto, where appropriate, are set out in Annex III to this Regulation.
         
         
            Article 12
            Allocation of fishing opportunities for turbot
            The TAC for turbot (Psetta maxima) applicable in Union waters in the Black Sea for Union fishing vessels and the allocation of such TAC among Member States and the conditions functionally linked thereto, where appropriate, are set out in Annex III to this Regulation.
         
         
            Article 13
            Management of fishing effort for turbot
            Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for turbot in Union waters in the Black Sea, irrespective of the vessels’ length overall, shall not exceed 180 fishing days per year.
         
         
            Article 14
            Closure period for turbot
            It shall be prohibited for Union fishing vessels to carry out any fishing activity, including transhipment, retaining on board, landing and first sale of turbot in Union waters in the Black Sea from 15 April to 15 June.
         
         
            Article 15
            Special provisions on allocations of fishing opportunities in the Black Sea
            
               1.   The allocation of fishing opportunities among Member States as set out in Articles 11 and 12 of 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; and
                        
                     
                           (c)
                        
                        
                           deductions made pursuant to Articles 105 and 107 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
                        
                     
            
               2.   Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply where a Member State uses the year-to-year flexibility provided for in Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
            
         
         
            Article 16
            Data transmission
            When pursuant to Articles 33 and 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 Member States submit to the Commission data relating to landings of quantities of stocks of sprat and turbot caught in Union waters in the Black Sea, they shall use the stock codes set out in Annex III to this Regulation.
         
         TITLE III
         
            FINAL PROVISIONS
         
         
            Article 17
            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 2020.
         
         
            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
            Done at Brussels, 16 December 2019.
            
               
                  For the Council
               
               
                  The President
               
               J. LEPPÄ
            
         
         
            (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)  Regulation (EU) 2019/1022 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 establishing a multiannual plan for the fisheries exploiting demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean Sea and amending Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 (OJ L 172, 26.6.2019, p. 1).
         
            (3)  Council Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007 of 18 September 2007 establishing measures for the recovery of the stock of European eel (OJ L 248, 22.9.2007, p. 17).
         
            (4)  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).
         
            (5)  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).
         
            (6)  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 I
            FISHING EFFORT FOR UNION FISHING VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF DEMERSAL STOCKS IN THE WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA
            The tables in this Annex set out the maximum allowable fishing effort (in fishing days) by stock groups, as defined in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1022, and overall length of vessels for all types of trawls (1) fishing for demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean Sea.
            All maximum allowable fishing efforts set out in this Annex shall be subject to the rules set out in Regulation (EU) 2019/1022 and Articles 26 to 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
            The references to fishing zones are references to GFCM geographical subareas (GSAs).
            For the purposes of this Annex, the following comparative table of Latin names and common names of fish stocks is provided:
            
                        Scientific name
                     
                     
                        Alpha-3 code
                     
                     
                        Common name
                     
                  
                        
                           Aristaeomorpha foliacea
                        
                     
                     
                        ARS
                     
                     
                        Giant red shrimp
                     
                  
                        
                           Aristeus antennatus
                        
                     
                     
                        ARA
                     
                     
                        Blue and red shrimp
                     
                  
                        
                           Merluccius merluccius
                        
                     
                     
                        HKE
                     
                     
                        European hake
                     
                  
                        
                           Mullus barbatus
                        
                     
                     
                        MUT
                     
                     
                        Red mullet
                     
                  
                        
                           Nephrops norvegicus
                        
                     
                     
                        NEP
                     
                     
                        Norway lobster
                     
                  
                        
                           Parapenaeus longirostris
                        
                     
                     
                        DPS
                     
                     
                        Deep-water rose shrimp
                     
                  Maximum allowable fishing effort in fishing days
            
                        (a)
                     
                     
                        Alboran Sea, Balearic Islands, Northern Spain and Gulf of Lion (GSAs 1-2-5-6-7)
                        
                                    Stock group
                                 
                                 
                                    Overall length of vessels
                                 
                                 
                                    Spain
                                 
                                 
                                    France
                                 
                                 
                                    Italy
                                 
                                 
                                    Fishing effort group code
                                 
                              
                                    Red mullet in GSAs 1, 5, 6 and 7; Hake in GSAs 1-5-6-7; Deep-water rose shrimp in GSAs 1, 5 and 6; Norway lobster in GSAs 5 and 6.
                                 
                                 
                                    < 12 m
                                 
                                 
                                    2 260 
                                 
                                 
                                    0
                                 
                                 
                                    0
                                 
                                 
                                    EFF1/MED1_TR1
                                 
                              
                                    ≥ 12 m and < 18 m
                                 
                                 
                                    24 284 
                                 
                                 
                                    0
                                 
                                 
                                    0
                                 
                                 
                                    EFF1/MED1_TR2
                                 
                              
                                    ≥ 18 m and < 24 m
                                 
                                 
                                    46 277 
                                 
                                 
                                    5 144 
                                 
                                 
                                    0
                                 
                                 
                                    EFF1/MED1_TR3
                                 
                              
                                    ≥ 24 m
                                 
                                 
                                    16 240 
                                 
                                 
                                    6 258 
                                 
                                 
                                    0
                                 
                                 
                                    EFF1/MED1_TR4
                                 
                              
                                    Blue and red shrimp in GSAs 1, 5, 6 and 7.
                                 
                                 
                                    < 12 m
                                 
                                 
                                    0
                                 
                                 
                                    0
                                 
                                 
                                    0
                                 
                                 
                                    EFF2/MED1_TR1
                                 
                              
                                    ≥ 12 m and < 18 m
                                 
                                 
                                    1 139 
                                 
                                 
                                    0
                                 
                                 
                                    0
                                 
                                 
                                    EFF2/MED1_TR2
                                 
                              
                                    ≥ 18 m and < 24 m
                                 
                                 
                                    10 822 
                                 
                                 
                                    0
                                 
                                 
                                    0
                                 
                                 
                                    EFF2/MED1_TR3
                                 
                              
                                    ≥ 24 m
                                 
                                 
                                    9 066 
                                 
                                 
                                    0
                                 
                                 
                                    0
                                 
                                 
                                    EFF2/MED1_TR4
                                 
                              
                  
                        (b)
                     
                     
                        Corsica Island, Ligurian Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea and Sardinia Island (GSAs 8-9-10-11)
                        
                                    Stock group
                                 
                                 
                                    Overall length of vessels
                                 
                                 
                                    Spain
                                 
                                 
                                    France
                                 
                                 
                                    Italy
                                 
                                 
                                    Fishing effort group code
                                 
                              
                                    Red mullet in GSAs 9, 10 and 11; Hake in GSAs 9-10-11; Deep-water rose shrimp in GSAs 9-10-11; Norway lobster in GSAs 9 and 10.
                                 
                                 
                                    < 12 m
                                 
                                 
                                    0
                                 
                                 
                                    208
                                 
                                 
                                    3 081 
                                 
                                 
                                    EFF1/MED2_TR1
                                 
                              
                                    ≥ 12 m and < 18 m
                                 
                                 
                                    0
                                 
                                 
                                    833
                                 
                                 
                                    46 350 
                                 
                                 
                                    EFF1/MED2_TR2
                                 
                              
                                    ≥ 18 m and < 24 m
                                 
                                 
                                    0
                                 
                                 
                                    208
                                 
                                 
                                    31 170 
                                 
                                 
                                    EFF1/MED2_TR3
                                 
                              
                                    ≥ 24 m
                                 
                                 
                                    0
                                 
                                 
                                    208
                                 
                                 
                                    4 160 
                                 
                                 
                                    EFF1/MED2_TR4
                                 
                              
                                    Giant red shrimp in GSAs 9, 10 and 11.
                                 
                                 
                                    < 12 m
                                 
                                 
                                    0
                                 
                                 
                                    0
                                 
                                 
                                    510
                                 
                                 
                                    EFF2/MED2_TR1
                                 
                              
                                    ≥ 12 m and < 18 m
                                 
                                 
                                    0
                                 
                                 
                                    0
                                 
                                 
                                    3 760 
                                 
                                 
                                    EFF2/MED2_TR2
                                 
                              
                                    ≥ 18 m and < 24 m
                                 
                                 
                                    0
                                 
                                 
                                    0
                                 
                                 
                                    3 028 
                                 
                                 
                                    EFF2/MED2_TR3
                                 
                              
                                    ≥ 24 m
                                 
                                 
                                    0
                                 
                                 
                                    0
                                 
                                 
                                    405
                                 
                                 
                                    EFF2/MED2_TR4
                                 
                              
                  
               (1)  TBB, OTB, PTB, TBN, TBS, TB, OTM, PTM, TMS, TM, OTT, OT, PT, TX, OTP, TSP.
         
      
      
         
            ANNEX II
            FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNION FISHING VESSELS IN THE ADRIATIC SEA
            The tables in this Annex set out the fishing opportunities by stock or vessels effort groups and the conditions functionally linked thereto, where appropriate.
            All fishing opportunities set out in this Annex shall be subject to the rules set out in Articles 26 to 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
            The references to fishing zones are references to GFCM geographical subareas (GSAs).
            For the purposes of this Annex, the following comparative table of Latin names and common names is provided:
            
                        Scientific name
                     
                     
                        Alpha-3 code
                     
                     
                        Common name
                     
                  
                        
                           Engraulis encrasicolus
                        
                     
                     
                        ANE
                     
                     
                        Anchovy
                     
                  
                        
                           Merluccius merluccius
                        
                     
                     
                        HKE
                     
                     
                        European hake
                     
                  
                        
                           Mullus barbatus
                        
                     
                     
                        MUT
                     
                     
                        Red mullet
                     
                  
                        
                           Nephrops norvegicus
                        
                     
                     
                        NEP
                     
                     
                        Norway lobster
                     
                  
                        
                           Parapenaeus longirostris
                        
                     
                     
                        DPS
                     
                     
                        Deep-water rose shrimp
                     
                  
                        
                           Sardina pilchardus
                        
                     
                     
                        PIL
                     
                     
                        Sardine
                     
                  
                        
                           Solea solea
                        
                     
                     
                        SOL
                     
                     
                        Common sole
                     
                  1.   Small pelagic stocks — GSAs 17 and 18
            The table in this section sets out the maximum level of catches expressed in tonnes live weight.
            
                        Species:
                     
                     
                        Small pelagic species (Anchovy and Sardine)
                        
                           Engraulis encrasicolus and Sardina pilchardus
                        
                     
                     
                        Zone:
                     
                     
                        Union and International waters of GFCM-GSAs 17 and 18
                        (SP1/GF1718)
                     
                  
                        Union101 711  (1)
                            (2)
                        
                     
                     
                        Maximum level of catches
                     
                  
                         
                     
                     
                         
                     
                     
                        Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
                     
                  
                        TAC
                     
                     
                        Not relevant
                     
                     
                        Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
                     
                  2.   Demersal stocks — GSAs 17 and 18
            The table in this section sets out the maximum allowable fishing effort (in fishing days) by types of trawls fishing for demersal stocks in GSAs 17 and 18 (Adriatic Sea).
            
                        Gear type
                     
                     
                        Stocks
                     
                     
                        Member State
                     
                     
                        Fishing effort (fishing days)
                        Year 2020
                     
                     
                        Fishing effort group code
                     
                  
                        Trawls (OTB)
                     
                     
                        European hake, deep-water rose shrimp, Norway lobster, red mullet
                     
                     
                        Italy,
                        GSAs 17-18
                     
                     
                        108 349 
                     
                     
                        EFF/MED3_OTB
                     
                  
                        Croatia,
                        GSAs 17-18
                     
                     
                        39 257 
                     
                     
                        EFF/MED3_OTB
                     
                  
                        Slovenia,
                        GSA 17
                     
                     
                        
                            (*1)
                        
                     
                     
                        EFF/MED3_OTB
                     
                  
                        Beam trawls (TBB)
                     
                     
                        Common sole
                     
                     
                        Italy,
                        GSA 17
                     
                     
                        8 663 
                     
                     
                        EFF/MED3_TBB
                     
                  
               (1)  Concerning Slovenia, the quantities are based on the level of catches exerted in 2014, up to an amount which should not exceed 300 tonnes.
            
               (2)  Limited to Croatia, Italy and Slovenia.
            
               (*1)  Fishing vessels flying the flag of Slovenia operating with OTB gear in GSA 17 shall not exceed the effort limit of 3 000 fishing days per year.
         
      
      
         
            ANNEX III
            FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNION FISHING VESSELS IN THE BLACK SEA
            The tables in this Annex set out TACs and quotas expressed in tonnes of live weight by stock and the conditions functionally linked thereto, where appropriate.
            All fishing opportunities set out in this Annex shall be subject to the rules set out in Articles 26 to 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
            The references to fishing zones are references to GFCM geographical subareas (GSAs).
            For the purposes of this Annex, the following comparative table of Latin names and common names is provided:
            
                        Scientific name
                     
                     
                        Alpha-3 code
                     
                     
                        Common name
                     
                  
                        
                           Sprattus sprattus
                        
                     
                     
                        SPR
                     
                     
                        Sprat
                     
                  
                        
                           Psetta maxima
                        
                     
                     
                        TUR
                     
                     
                        Turbot
                     
                  
               
            
                        Species:
                     
                     
                        Sprat
                        
                           Sprattus sprattus
                        
                     
                     
                        Zone:
                     
                     
                        Union waters in the Black Sea — GSA 29
                        (SPR/F3742C)
                     
                  
                        Bulgaria
                     
                     
                        8 032,50 
                     
                     
                        Analytical quota
                     
                  
                        Romania
                     
                     
                        3 442,50 
                     
                     
                        Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
                     
                  
                        Union
                     
                     
                        11 475 
                     
                     
                        Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
                     
                  
                        TAC
                     
                     
                        Not relevant/Not agreed
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
               
            
                        Species
                     
                     
                        Turbot
                        
                           Psetta maxima
                        
                     
                     
                        Zone:
                     
                     
                        Union waters in the Black Sea — GSA 29
                        (TUR/F3742C)
                     
                  
                        Bulgaria
                     
                     
                        75
                     
                     
                        Analytical TAC
                     
                  
                        Romania
                     
                     
                        75
                     
                     
                        Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
                     
                  
                        Union
                     
                     
                        150 (*1)
                        
                     
                     
                        Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
                     
                  
                        TAC
                     
                     
                        857
                     
                     
                         
                     
                  
               (*1)  No fishing activity, including transhipment, retaining on board, landing and first sale shall be permitted from 15 April to 15 June 2020.