CELEX: 52021PC0356
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Date: 2021-07-05
Title: Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013, as regards restrictions to the access to Union waters

EUROPEAN COMMISSION
            Brussels, 5.7.2021
            COM(2021) 356 final
            2021/0176(COD)
            Proposal for a
            REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 
            amending Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013, as regards restrictions to the access to Union waters
            
               
         
         
            
               EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
            
            
            
               1.CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 
            
            
               •Reasons for and objectives of the proposal
            
            
               Article 5(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy
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                establishes a derogation for the 12 nautical mile zone of Member States (territorial waters) from the general equal access rule for Union fishing vessels to Union waters and resources set out in Article 5(1) of that regulation. The derogation authorises Member States to restrict fishing in the 12 nautical mile zone to certain vessels. The restrictions put in place by Member States on the basis of the derogation have reduced fishing pressure in the most biologically sensitive areas and have contributed to economic stability for small-scale coastal activities. 
            
            
               Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 establishes a similar derogation for waters up to 100 nautical miles from the baselines of the Union’s outermost regions referred to in the first paragraph of Article 349 of the Treaty. The derogation allows the Member States concerned to restrict fishing to vessels registered in the ports of those territories.
            
            
               The derogations are in place until 31 December 2022, and the proposal aims to avoid a discontinuation of the specific access regime set out in Articles 5(2) and 5(3) of the Regulation. It proposes an amendment to the relevant provisions of the Regulation to extend the period during which Member States can restrict access to their waters under these provisions. 
            
            
               The objectives for the specific regime remain as valid as they were in previous decades. This is due to the current conservation state of many stocks, the continued sensitivity of coastal waters for conservation and ongoing difficulties in coastal areas that are highly dependent on fisheries and unlikely to benefit from other economic development. Modifying the current arrangements carries a high risk of disrupting the balance that has developed since the introduction of this special regime. 
            
            
               The proposal therefore aims to extend the current derogations for another 10 years. 
            
            
               Furthermore, an amendment is proposed to Annex I of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. Annex I fixes, for each Member State, the geographical zones within the coastal bands of other Member States where it may pursue fishing activities and which species it may fish. This amendment reflects the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union, as well as a joint communication from Italy and Greece to the Commission of 9 June 2020 regarding the access of Italian fishing vessels to Greek territorial waters as reflected in the bilateral agreement between the Member States concerned. Finally, following the judgment in Case C-457/18
                  2
               , the footnotes referring to the Arbitration Agreement between Slovenia and Croatia, signed in Stockholm on 4 November 2009, should be removed from Annex I for lack of EU competence in border matters. 
            
            
               2.LEGAL BASIS, SUBSIDIARITY AND PROPORTIONALITY
            
            
               The legal basis for this proposal is Article 43(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).
            
            
               According to Article 3(1)(d) of the TFEU, the EU has exclusive competence in the conservation of marine biological resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). The proposal falls under this exclusive competence, and therefore the subsidiarity principle does not apply.Since the proposal primarily concerns a time-limited extension of the validity of a measure which already exists in Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, there are no concerns regarding the proportionality principle.
            
            
               
            
            
               3.RESULTS OF EX-POST EVALUATIONS, STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATIONS AND IMPACT ASSESSMENTS
            
            
               •Collection and use of expertise
            
            
               
                  During the second half of 2020, Member States were invited to provide information on the restrictions they apply under Articles 5(2) and 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. Contributions were received from 16 Member States and confirmed the need to continue the current derogation regime without modifications. The only exception was an amendment to Annex I of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 requested by Italy and Greece to reflect the access to Greek territorial waters in the Aegean, Ionian and Libyan Seas. 
               
               
                  In December 2020, the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) delivered a report on the social dimension of the CFP
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                  . The report discussed, among other things, whether the restrictions put in place by Member States under Article 5(2) of the Regulation may have helped preserve coastal fleets’ traditional fishing activities to maintain the social and economic infrastructure of these areas. 
               
               
                  The STECF noted that it was not possible to assess the contribution made by these restrictions, since further analysis was required and many other contributing factors needed to be taken into account. However, the experts concluded that no Member State reported any conflicts regarding Article 5(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. The STECF observed that this rule, which has been in place since the early 1970s and was included in the first basic regulation of the CFP in 1982 and in every revision of the CFP basic regulation since then (1992, 2002, 2013), is well accepted and avoids conflicts between Member States.
               
            
         
         
            
                •Impact assessment
            
            
               
                  As indicated in the roadmap for this initiative
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                  , the proposal extends the duration of the current regime, as was done in 2012 with an amendment to the previous CFP Regulation
                     5
                  . The amendments to Annex I limit themselves to reflecting recent developments in the governance of territorial waters. Therefore, no impact assessment was necessary. 
               
            
            
               4.BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS
            
            
               This measure does not involve any additional Union expenditure.
            
            
            
            
               2021/0176 (COD)
            
            
               Proposal for a
            
            
               REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
            
            
               amending Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013, as regards restrictions to the access to Union waters
            
            
               THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
            
            
               Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(2) thereof,
            
            
               Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
            
            
               After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,
            
            
               Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee
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               , 
            
            
               Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure,
            
            
               Whereas:
            
            
               (1)Union fishing vessels have equal access to Union waters and resources subject to the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy.
            
            
               (2)Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council
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                provides for derogations from the equal access rule in the following circumstances.
            
            
               (3)Member States are authorised to restrict fishing to fishing vessels that traditionally fish in those waters from ports on the adjacent coast in waters up to 12 nautical miles from their baselines.
            
         
         
            
               (4)Member States are also authorised to restrict access to waters up to 100 nautical miles from the baselines of the Union outermost regions referred to in the first paragraph of Article 349 of the Treaty to vessels registered in the ports of those territories.
            
            
               (5)Existing rules restricting access to resources within the 12 nautical mile zones of Member States have benefitted conservation by restricting fishing effort in the most sensitive part of Union waters. Those rules have also preserved traditional fishing activities on which the social and economic development of certain coastal communities is highly dependent. 
            
            
               (6)Existing restrictions limiting access to marine biological resources around the Union outermost regions referred to in the first paragraph of Article 349, first paragraph, of the Treaty have contributed to the preservation of the local economy of those territories, having regard to their structural, social and economic situation.
            
            
               (7)The existing derogations concerning restrictions to access to Union waters will expire on 31 December 2022. Those derogations should, however, be extended for another period of ten years, in order to ensure continuity of the current protection measures and to avoid disrupting the balance that has developed since the introduction of this special regime.
            
            
               (8)Annex I of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 should be amended following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and following a joint request by Italy and Greece regarding the access of Italian vessels to the Ionian, Aegean and Libyan Seas.
            
            
               (9)Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 should therefore be amended accordingly,
            
            
               HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
            
            
               Article 1
            
            
               Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 is amended as follows:
            
            
               (1)In Article 5, paragraphs 2, 3 and 4, the terms ‘31 December 2022’ are replaced by the terms ‘31 December 2032’.
            
            
               (2)Annex I is replaced by text set out in the Annex to this Regulation. 
            
            
               Article 2
            
            
               This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
            
            
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States from 1 January 2023.
            
            
               Done at Brussels,
            
            
               
                  For the European Parliament
                        For the Council
               
               
                  The President
                        The President
               
            
         
         
            
                  
                     (1)
                  
                        OJ L 354 28.12.2013, p. 22
               
               
                  
                     (2)
                  
                        Judgment of 31 January 2020, Republic of Slovenia v Republic of Croatia, C-457/18, EU:C:2020:65, paragraphs 102-104.  
               
               
                  
                     (3)
                  
                        
                  https://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/2672864/STECF+20-14+-+Social+dimension+CFP.pdf/a68c6c42-6b64-41fc-b5a0-b724c71aa78e
                   
               
               
                  
                     (4)
                  
                        
                  https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/12533-Extension-of-the-access-to-waters-regime-under-the-Common-Fisheries-Policy
               
               
                  
                     (5)
                  
                        Regulation (EU) No 1152/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the common fisheries policy
               
               
                  
                     (6)
                  
                        OJ C , , p. .
               
               
                  
                     (7)
                  
                        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)
               
            
      
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               EUROPEAN COMMISSION
            Brussels, 5.7.2021
            COM(2021) 356 final
            ANNEX 
            to the Proposal for a
            Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council 
            amending Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013, as regards restrictions to the access to Union waters
            
               
         
         
            
               ANNEX
            
            
            
               “ANNEX I
            
            
               ACCESS TO COASTAL WATERS WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 5(2)
            
            
               (1)Coastal waters of Ireland
            
            
               (a)ACCESS FOR FRANCE
            
            
            
                     
                     
                        Geographical area
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        Species
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Importance or particular characteristics
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Irish coast (6 to 12 nautical miles)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        1. Erris Head north-west Sybil Point west
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Demersal
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Nephrops
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                        2. Mizen Head south Stags south
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Demersal
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Nephrops
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Mackerel
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                        3. Stags south Cork south
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Demersal
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Nephrops
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Mackerel
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Herring
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                        4. Cork south, Carnsore Point south
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        All species
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                        5. Carnsore Point south, Haulbowline south-east
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        All species, except shellfish
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
            
               (b)ACCESS FOR THE NETHERLANDS
            
            
            
                     
                     
                        Geographical area
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        Species
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Importance or particular characteristics
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Irish coast (6 to 12 miles)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        1. Stags south
                     
                     
                        Carnsore Point south
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Herring
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Mackerel
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
            
               (c)ACCESS FOR GERMANY
            
            
            
                     
                     
                        Geographical area
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        Species
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Importance or particular characteristics
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Irish coast (6 to 12 nautical miles)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        1. Old Head of Kinsale south Carnsore Point south
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Herring
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                        2. Cork south
                     
                     
                        Carnsore Point south
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Mackerel
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
               (d)ACCESS FOR BELGIUM
            
            
                     
                     
                        Geographical area
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        Species
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Importance or particular characteristics
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Irish coast (6 to 12 nautical miles)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        1. Cork south
                     
                     
                        Carnsore Point south
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Demersal
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                        2. Wicklow Head east Carlingford Lough south-east
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Demersal
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
         
         
            
               (2)Coastal waters of Belgium
            
            
            
                     
                     
                        Geographical area
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        Member State
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        Species
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Importance or particular characteristics
                     
                  
               
                     
                        3 to 12 nautical miles
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Netherlands
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        All species
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        France
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Herring
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
               (3)Coastal waters of Denmark
            
            
            
                     
                     
                        Geographical area
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        Member State
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        Species
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Importance or particular characteristics
                     
                  
               
                     
                        North Sea coast (Danish/German frontier to Hanstholm) (6 to 12 nautical miles)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Danish/German frontier to Blåvands Huk
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Germany
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Flatfish
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Shrimps and prawns
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Netherlands
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Flatfish
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Roundfish
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Blåvands Huk to Bovbjerg
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Belgium
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Cod
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited only from 1 June to 31 July
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Haddock
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited only from 1 June to 31 July
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Germany
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Flatfish
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Netherlands
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Plaice
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Sole
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Thyborøn to Hanstholm
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Belgium
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Whiting
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited only from 1 June to 31 July
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Plaice
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited only from 1 June to 31 July
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Germany
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Flatfish
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Sprat
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Cod
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Saithe
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Haddock
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Mackerel
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Herring
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Whiting
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Netherlands
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Cod
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Plaice
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Sole
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Skagerrak
                     
                     
                        (Hanstholm to Skagen) (4 to 12 nautical miles)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Belgium
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Plaice
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited only from 1 June to 31 July
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Germany
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Flatfish
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Sprat
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Cod
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Saithe
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Haddock
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Mackerel
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Herring
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Whiting
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Netherlands
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Cod
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Plaice
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Sole
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Kattegat (3 to 12 miles)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Germany
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Cod
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Flatfish
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Nephrops
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Herring
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                        North of Zeeland to the parallel of the latitude passing through Forsnæs lighthouse
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Germany
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Sprat
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Baltic Sea
                     
                     
                        (including Belts, Sound, Bornholm) (3 to 12 nautical miles)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Germany
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Flatfish
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Cod
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Herring
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Sprat
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Eel
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Salmon
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Whiting
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Mackerel
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Skagerrak
                     
                     
                        (4 to 12 miles)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Sweden
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        All species
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Kattegat
                     
                     
                        (3 to 12 miles
                           1
                        )
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Sweden
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        All species
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Baltic Sea
                     
                     
                        (3 to 12 miles)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Sweden
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        All species
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
               (4)Coastal waters of Germany
            
            
            
                     
                     
                        Geographical area
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        Member State
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        Species
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Importance or particular characteristics
                     
                  
               
                     
                        North Sea coast
                     
                     
                        (3 to 12 nautical miles) all coasts
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Denmark
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Demersal
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Sprat
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Sandeel
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Netherlands
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Demersal
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Shrimps and prawns
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Danish/German frontier to the northern tip of Amrum at 54° 43' N
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Denmark
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Shrimps and prawns
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Baltic coast
                     
                     
                        (3 to 12 miles)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Denmark
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Cod
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Plaice
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Herring
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Sprat
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Eel
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Whiting
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Mackerel
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
            
               (5)Coastal waters of France and the overseas departments
            
            
            
                     
                     
                        Geographical area
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        Member State
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        Species
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Importance or particular characteristics
                     
                  
               
                     
                     
                        North-east Atlantic coast (6 to 12 nautical miles)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                     
                        Belgian/French frontier to east of Departement Manche (Vire-Grandcamp les Bains estuary 49° 23' 30'' N-1° 2' WNNE)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        Belgium
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        Demersal
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        Scallops
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        Netherlands
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        All species
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                     
                        Dunkerque (2° 20' E) to 
                     
                     
                        Cap d'Antifer (0° 10' E)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        Germany
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        Herring
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        Unlimited only from 1 October to 31 December
                     
                  
               
                     
                     
                        Geographical area
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        Member State
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        Species
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Importance or particular characteristics
                     
                  
               
                     
                     
                        Atlantic coast (6 to 12 nautical miles)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                     
                        Spanish/French frontier to 46° 08' N
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        Spain
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        Anchovies
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        Directed fishing,
                     
                     
                        unlimited only from 1
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        March to 30 June
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        Fishing for live bait
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        from 1 July to 31
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        October only
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        Sardines
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        Unlimited only from 1
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        January to 28 February
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        and from 1 July to 31
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        December
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        In addition, activities
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        relating to the above­
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        mentioned species
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        must be pursued in
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        accordance with, and
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        within the limits of,
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        the activities pursued
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        during 1984
                     
                  
               
                     
                     
                        Mediterranean coast
                     
                     
                        (6 to 12 nautical miles)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                     
                        Spanish frontier Cap Leucate
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        Spain
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        All species
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
            
               (6)Coastal waters of Spain
            
            
            
                     
                     
                        Geographical area
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        Member State
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        Species
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Importance or particular characteristics
                     
                  
               
                     
                     
                        Atlantic coast (6 to 12 nautical miles)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                     
                        French/Spanish frontier to 
                     
                     
                        Cap Mayor lighthouse (3° 47' W)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        France
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        Pelagic
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        Unlimited in accordance with, and within the limits of, the activities pursued during 1984
                     
                  
               
                     
                     
                        Mediterranean coast
                     
                     
                        (6 to 12 nautical miles)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                     
                        French frontier/Cap Creus
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        France
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        All species
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
               (7)Coastal waters of Croatia
            
            
         
         
            
                     
                     
                        Geographical area
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        Member State
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        Species
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Importance or particular characteristics
                     
                  
               
                     
                        12 miles limited to the sea area under the sovereignty of Croatia situated to the north of the 45 degrees and 10 minutes parallel north latitude along the west Istrian coast, from the outer limit of the territorial sea of Croatia, where this parallel touches the land  of the west Istrian coast (the cape Grgatov rt Funtana)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Slovenia
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Demersal and small pelagic species including sardine and anchovy
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        100 tonnes for a maximum number of 25 fishing vessels which includes 5 fishing vessels equipped with trawl nets
                     
                  
               
            
               (8)Coastal waters of the Netherlands
            
            
            
                     
                     
                        Geographical area
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        Member State
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        Species
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Importance or particular characteristics
                     
                  
               
                     
                        (3 to 12 nautical miles) whole coast
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Belgium
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        All species
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Denmark
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Demersal
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Sprat
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Sandeel
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Horse-mackerel
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Germany
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Cod
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Shrimps and prawns
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                        (6 to 12 nautical miles) whole coast
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        France
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        All species
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
            
               (9)Coastal waters of Slovenia 
            
            
            
                     
                     
                        Geographical area
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        Member State
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        Species
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Importance or particular characteristics
                     
                  
               
                     
                        12 miles limited to the sea area under the sovereignty of Slovenia situated to the north of the 45 degrees and 10 minutes parallel north latitude along the west Istrian coast, from the outer limit of the territorial sea of  Croatia, where this parallel touches the land  of  the  west Istrian coast (the cape Grgatov rt Funtana)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Croatia
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Demersal and small pelagic species including sardine and anchovy
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        100 tonnes for a maximum number of 25 fishing vessels which includes 5 fishing vessels equipped with trawl nets
                     
                  
               
            
               (10)Coastal waters of Finland
            
            
            
                     
                     
                        Geographical area
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        Member State
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        Species
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Importance or particular characteristics
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Baltic Sea (4 to 12 miles)
                           2
                        
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Sweden
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        All species
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
               (11)Coastal waters of Sweden
            
            
            
                     
                     
                        Geographical area
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        Member State
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        Species
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Importance or particular characteristics
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Skagerrak (4 to 12 nautical miles)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Denmark
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        All species
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Kattegat (3 to 12 miles
                           3
                        )
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Denmark
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        All species
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Baltic Sea (4 to 12 miles)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Denmark
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        All species
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Finland
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        All species
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Unlimited
                     
                  
               
            
            
               (12)Coastal waters of Greece
            
            
         
         
            
                     
                     
                        Geographical area
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        Member State
                     
                  
                  
                     
                     
                        Species
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Importance or particular characteristics
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Ionian Sea 6 to 12 nautical miles in Greek territorial waters
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Italy
                     
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Cephalopods
                     
                     
                        Crustaceans
                     
                     
                        Demersal 
                     
                     
                        Large pelagic species
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        A maximum number of 68 vessels
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                  
               
                     
                        South-Southeast  of the island of Crete (East of 26˚00’00” E)  6 to  12 nautical miles in Greek  EEZ
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        South-Southeast of the island of Koufonisi   6 to 12 nautical miles in Greek EEZ
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        South-Southwest of the island of Kasos   6 to 12 nautical miles  in Greek  EEZ
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        South-Southeast of the island of Karpathos 6 to 12 nautical miles in Greek EEZ 
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        South-Southwest (West of 27˚59’02.00” E) of the island of Rhodes 6 to 12 nautical miles in Greek EEZ.
                     
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
               “
            
         
         
            
                  
                     (1)
                  
                        Measured from the coastline.
               
               
                  
                     (2)
                  
                        3 to 12 miles around Bogskär Isles.
               
               
                  
                     (3)
                  
                        Measured from the coastline.