CELEX: 52019PC0243
Language: en
Date: 2019-05-24
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION amending Regulation (EU) 2019/124 as regards certain fishing opportunities

EUROPEAN COMMISSION
            Brussels, 24.5.2019
            COM(2019) 243 final
            2019/0117(NLE)
            Proposal for a
            COUNCIL REGULATION
            amending Regulation (EU) 2019/124 as regards certain fishing opportunities
            
               
         
         
            
               EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
            
            
               1.CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL
            
            
               •Reasons for and objectives of the proposal
            
            
               Council Regulation (EU) No 2019/124 fixes for 2019 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Union waters and, for Union vessels, in certain non-Union waters. These fishing opportunities are usually amended several times during the period in which they are in effect.
            
            
               •Consistency with existing policy provisions in the policy area
            
            
               The measures proposed are designed in accordance with the objectives and the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy and are consistent with the Union's policy on sustainable development.
            
            
               •Consistency with other Union policies
            
            
               The measures proposed are consistent with other Union policies, in particular with the policies in the field of environment.
            
            
               2.LEGAL BASIS, SUBSIDIARITY AND PROPORTIONALITY
            
            
               •Legal basis
            
            
               The legal basis of this proposal is Article 43(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
            
            
               The Union's obligations for sustainable exploitation of living aquatic resources arise from obligations set out in Article 2 of the new basic regulation of the CFP.
            
            
               •Subsidiarity (for non-exclusive competence)
            
            
               The proposal falls under the Union exclusive competence as referred to in Article 3(1)(d) of the Treaty. The subsidiarity principle therefore does not apply.
            
            
               •Proportionality
            
            
               
                  The proposal complies with the proportionality principle for the following reason: the CFP is a common policy. According to Article 43(3) of the Treaty, it is incumbent upon the Council to adopt the measures on the fixing and allocation of fishing opportunities.
               
            
            
               •Choice of the instrument
            
            
               Proposed instrument: regulation. 
            
            
               3.RESULTS OF EX-POST EVALUATIONS, STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATIONS AND IMPACT ASSESSMENTS
            
         
         
            
               •Ex-post evaluations/fitness checks of existing legislation
            
            
               
                  Not applicable
               
            
            
               •Stakeholder consultations
            
            
               
                  The Proposal takes into account the feedback form the stakeholders, Advisory Councils, the national administrations, fishermen organisations and non-governmental organisations throughout the year and their feedback is taken into account when setting the fishing opportunities.
               
            
            
               •Collection and use of expertise
            
            
               
                  The Proposal is based on the scientific advice
                     1
                   of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) and the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF).
               
            
            
               •Impact assessment
            
            
               The scope of the fishing opportunities regulation is circumscribed by Article 43(3) of the Treaty.
            
            
               •Regulatory fitness and simplification
            
            
               
                  Not applicable.
               
            
            
               •Fundamental rights
            
            
               
                  Not applicable.
               
            
            
               4.BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS
            
            
               
                  The proposed measures will have no budgetary implications.
               
            
            
               5.OTHER ELEMENTS
            
            
               •Detailed explanation of the specific provisions of the proposal
            
            
               The proposed amendments seek to modify Regulation 2019/124 as described below.
            
            
               Fishing effort for vessels in the context of the recovery of certain Southern hake and Norway lobster stocks in ICES divisions 8c and 9a excluding the Gulf of Cádiz
            
            
               The Western Waters Multiannual Plan, which entered into force on 26 March 2019, repealed the Recovery plan for Southern hake and Norway lobster. The effort limits in Annex II of the fishing opportunities regulation were set in accordance with that recovery plan. As the stocks concerned will be managed in line with the provisions of the Western Waters Multiannual Plan by setting catch limits within MSY ranges, it is no longer necessary to continue setting effort fishing effort limits for the fleets fishing for those stocks. Annex II should therefore be repealed.
            
            
               Whiting in the Irish Sea (ICES division 7a)
            
         
         
            
               The Commission has requested and received updated scientific analysis from ICES on the level of "unavoidable by-catches" of whiting in the Irish Sea. This analysis provides a higher level of expected by-catches of whiting in other target fisheries, should those fisheries be exploited in line with MSY. However, the updated catch advice for whiting in 7a still recommends zero catches for 2019 with fishing mortality and biomass still at unsustainable levels. Therefore, the Commission proposal strikes a balance of allowing an increase in the total allowable catch for whiting, to prevent early closure of fisheries, whilst allowing the spawning stock biomass to increase.
            
            
               Norway lobster in ICES division 8c
            
            
               On 28 March, ICES issued the advice for sentinel fishery of Norway lobster in functional unit 31, in ICES division 8c.  According to the ICES advice, catches should be zero since underwater television surveys to monitor the stock abundance are conducted without removing animals.  However, ICES recommended that, if an underwater television survey cannot be conducted, a sentinel fishery to collect catch per unit effort data on Norway lobster in functional unit 31, in ICES division 8c, could be established.  ICES advises that the catches of Norway lobster should not be more than 0,7 tonnes.  The fishing opportunities for Norway lobster should therefore be amended to provide for that sentinel fishery.
            
            
               Northern prawn in ICES divisions 3a and 4a East
            
            
               On 28 March 2019 ICES issued the advice for catches of Northern prawn (pandalus borealis) in ICES divisions 3a and 4a East (Skagerrak, Kattegat, and the northern North Sea in the Norwegian Deep). Following the consultations with Norway, it was decided that the allocation of Northern prawn for the EU in Skagerrak would be 2 010 tonnes.
            
            
               Saithe in the North Sea
            
            
               On 22 February 2019, ICES issued updated advice for catches of saithe (Pollachius virens) in ICES subareas 4 and 6 and in division 3a. Following this advice and after the consultations with Norway, the TAC for saithe should be amended accordingly, in line with the maximum sustainable yield.
            
            
               Sprat in the North Sea
            
            
               On 12 April 2019, ICES issued its annual advice for sprat (Sprattus sprattus) in the North Sea. According to ICES advice, catches of sprat in the North Sea should be no more than XXX tonnes in the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. The fishing opportunities for sprat should therefore be set accordingly.
            
            
               Effort limits in the ICCAT Convention Area
            
            
               At its 21st special meeting in 2018, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) adopted Recommendation 18-02 establishing a multiannual management plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. That Management Plan follows the advice from the Standing Committee on Research and Statistics to establish a multiannual management plan for the stock in 2018 since the current status of the stock no longer require the emergency measures introduced under the recovery plan for bluefin tuna (Recommendation 17-17 amending Recommendation 14-04). The Management Plan takes into account the specificities of the different types of gear and fishing techniques. Therefore, the provisions on effort limits and maximum input in tuna farms are revised.
            
            
            
               2019/0117 (NLE)
            
            
               Proposal for a
            
            
               COUNCIL REGULATION
            
            
               amending Regulation (EU) 2019/124 as regards certain fishing opportunities
            
            
               THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
            
            
               Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(3) thereof,
            
            
               Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
            
            
               Whereas:
            
         
         
            
               (1)Council Regulation (EU) 2019/124
                  2
                fixes for 2019 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Union waters and, for Union vessels, in certain non-Union waters.
            
            
               (2)The Western Waters Multiannual Plan
                  3
               , which entered into force on 26 March 2019, repealed the Recovery plan for Southern hake and Norway lobster
                  4
               . The fishing effort limits in Annex II of Council Regulation (EU) 2019/124 were set in accordance with that recovery plan. As the stocks concerned will be managed in line with the provisions of the Western Waters Multiannual Plan by setting catch limits to achieve target fishing mortality in line with the ranges of Fmsy, it is no longer necessary to continue setting fishing effort limits for the fleets fishing for those stocks. Annex II should therefore be repealed.
            
            
               (3)The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) issued scientific advice for no catches for whiting (merlangius melagnus) in the ICES division 7a (the Irish Sea). The by-catch TAC for that stock for 2019 has been set to strike the right balance between continuing fisheries in view of the potentially severe socio-economic implications, and the need to achieve a good biological status for those stocks, taking into account the difficulty of fishing all stocks in a mixed fishery at maximum sustainable yield at the same time. The updated scientific analysis from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) on the status of whiting (merlangius melagnus) in ICES division 7a and its unavoidable by-catches in other fisheries provided for the status quo scenario estimating corresponding catches at 1 385 tonnes. Following this scientific analysis, the Total Allowable Catch (TAC) should be amended to reflect an amount that will minimise the risk of an early fisheries closure, whilst allowing the spawning stock biomass to continue recovering. The level of the TACs should also reflect that the mortality for that stock is not increased and that it provides incentives for improvements in selectivity and avoidance.
            
            
               (4)In December 2018, the Member States concerned agreed that they would cooperate in the North-Western Waters Member States Group and in close cooperation with the North Western Waters Advisory Council to prepare a multi-annual by-catch reduction plan. This plan should ensure that by-catches of the five stocks in question, including whiting in the Irish Sea, for which the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has issued zero catch advice for 2019, are reduced through selectivity or avoidance measures. The Commission intends to submit this plan for the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) Plenary Session in July 2019, in order to assess its effectiveness. If the STECF assessment shows that the by-catch reduction plan will not achieve the desired effect of reducing fishing mortality on by-catches, the Commission will consider alternative measures to reduce the fishing mortality for the stocks concerned.
            
            
               (5)According to the ICES advice of 28 March, catches of Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) in functional unit 31, in ICES division 8c should be no more than 0,7 tonnes for the period from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019.  The fishing opportunities for Norway lobster in functional unit 31 in ICES division 8c should be set accordingly.
            
            
               (6)On 28 March 2019, ICES issued advice for catches of Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis) in ICES divisions 3a and 4a East (Skagerrak, Kattegat, and the northern North Sea in the Norwegian Deep). On the basis of that advice and following consultations with Norway, it is appropriate to fix the Union quota for  Northern prawn in ICES division 3a at 2 010 tonnes, in line with the maximum sustainable yield.
            
            
               (7)On 22 February 2019, ICES issued updated advice for catches of saithe (Pollachius virens) in the North Sea. Following this advice and after the consultations with Norway, the TAC for saithe should be amended accordingly, in line with the maximum sustainable yield.
            
            
               (8)According to the ICES advice of 12 April 2019, catches of sprat (Sprattus sprattus) in the North Sea should be no more than XXX tonnes for the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. The fishing opportunities for sprat in ICES division 2a (Norwegian Sea) and ICES subarea 4 (North Sea) should be set accordingly.
            
            
               (9)At its 21st special meeting in 2018, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) adopted Recommendation 18-02 establishing a multiannual management plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. That Management Plan follows the advice from the Standing Committee on Research and Statistics to establish a multiannual management plan for the stock in 2018 since the current status of the stock no longer require the emergency measures introduced under the recovery plan for bluefin tuna (Recommendation 17-17 amending Recommendation 14-04). The Management Plan takes into account the specificities of the different types of gear and fishing techniques. Therefore, it is appropriate to to revise the provisions on effort limits and maximum input in tuna farms.
            
            
               (10)The catch limits provided for in Regulation (EU) 2019/124 apply from 1 January 2019. The provisions of this Regulation concerning catch limits should therefore also apply from that date. Such retroactive application is without prejudice to the principles of legal certainty and protection of legitimate expectations, as the fishing opportunities concerned have not yet been exhausted.
            
            
               (11)Regulation (EU) 2019/124 should therefore be amended accordingly,
            
            
            
               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
            
            
               Article 1
               
            
               Regulation (EU) 2019/124 is amended as follows:
            
            
               (1)In Article 9, point (a) is deleted;
            
            
               (2)Annex IA to Regulation (EU) 2019/124 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation;
            
            
               (3)Annex IIA is deleted;
            
            
               (4)Annex IV is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
            
            
               Article 2
               
         
         
            
               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 2019.
            
            
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
            
            
               Done at Brussels,
            
            
               
                     For the Council
               
               
                     The President
               
            
         
         
            
                  
                     (1)
                  
                        
                  http://www.ices.dk/community/advisory-process/Pages/Latest-advice.aspx
                   
               
               
                  
                     (2)
                  
                        Council Regulation (EU) 2019/124 of 30 January 2019 fixing for 2019 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters (OJ L 29, 31.1.2019, p. 1)
               
               
                  
                     (3)
                  
                        Regulation (EU) 2019/472 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2019 establishing a multiannual plan for stocks fished in the Western Waters and adjacent waters, and for fisheries exploiting those stocks, amending Regulations (EU) 2016/1139 and (EU) 2018/973, and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007 and (EC) No 1300/2008 (OJ L 83, 25.3.2019, p. 1).
               
               
                  
                     (4)
                  
                        Council Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005 of 20 December 2005 establishing measures for the recovery of the Southern hake and Norway lobster stocks in the Cantabrian Sea and Western Iberian peninsula and amending Regulation (EC) No 850/98 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms (OJ L 345, 28.12.2005, p. 5).
               
            
      
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               EUROPEAN COMMISSION
            Brussels, 24.5.2019
            COM(2019) 243 final
            ANNEX
            to the
            PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION
            amending Regulation (EU) 2019/124 as regards certain fishing opportunities
            
               
         
         
            
               ANNEX
            
            
               1.Annex IA to Regulation (EU) 2019/124 is amended as follows:
            
            
               (1)the fishing opportunities table for whiting in ICES division 7a is replaced by the following:
            
            
               "
            
            
                     
                        Species:
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Whiting
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Zone:
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        7a
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Merlangius merlangus
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (WHG/07A.)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Belgium
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         3
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Analytical TAC
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
               
                     
                        France
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         43
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Article 8 of this Regulation applies
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Ireland
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         717
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        The Netherlands
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         1
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        United Kingdom
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         482
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Union
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        1 246
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        TAC
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        1 246
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        (1)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Exclusively for by-catches of whiting in fisheries for other species. No directed fisheries for whiting are permitted under this quota.
                     
                  
               
               ";
            
            
               (2)the fishing opportunities table for Northern prawn in ICES division 3a is replaced by the following:
            
            
               "
            
            
                     
                        Species:
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Northern prawn
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Zone:
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        3a
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Pandalus borealis
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (PRA/03A.)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Denmark
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        1 306
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Precautionary TAC
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Sweden
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         704
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Union
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        2 010
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        TAC
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        4 314
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
               ";
            
            
               (3)the fishing opportunities table for saithe in ICES division 3a, subarea 4 and Union waters of division 2a is replaced by the following:
            
            
               "
            
            
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Species:
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Saithe
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Zone:
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        3a and 4; Union waters of 2a
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Pollachius virens
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (POK/2C3A4)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Belgium
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         33
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Analytical TAC
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Denmark
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        3 865
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Germany
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        9 759
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        France
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        22 967
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        The Netherlands
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         98
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Sweden
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         531
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        United Kingdom
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        7 482
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Union
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        44 735
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Norway
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        48 879
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        TAC
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        93 614
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        (1)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        May only be taken in Union waters of 4 and in 3a (POK/*3A4-C). Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
               ";
            
            
               (4)the fishing opportunities table for sprat and associated by-catches in Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subarea 4 is replaced by the following:
            
            
               "
            
            
                     
                        Species:
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Sprat and associated by-catches
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Zone:
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Union waters of 2a and 4
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Sprattus sprattus
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (SPR/2AC4-C)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Belgium
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        pm
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)(2)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Analytical TAC
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Denmark
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        pm
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)(2)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Germany
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        pm
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)(2)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        France
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        pm
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)(2)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        The Netherlands
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        pm
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)(2)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Sweden
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        pm
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1) (2)(3)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        United Kingdom
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        pm
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)(2)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Union
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        pm
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Norway
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        pm
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Faroe Islands
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        pm
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)(4)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        TAC
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         pm
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        (1)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        The quota may only be fished from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        (2)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Up to 2 % of the quota may consist of by-catches of whiting (OTH/ *2AC4C). By-catches of whiting counted against the quota pursuant to this provision and by-catches of species counted against the quota pursuant to Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013  shall, together, not exceed  9% of the quota.
                     
                  
               
                     
                        (3)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Including sandeel.
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        (4)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        May contain up to 4% of by-catch of herring.
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
               
               ”.
            
            
               (5)the fishing opportunities table for Norway lobster in ICES division 8c is replaced by the following:
            
         
         
            
               “
            
            
                     
                        Species:
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Norway lobster
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Zone:
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        8c
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Nephrops norvegicus
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (NEP/08C.)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Spain
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        2,7
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Precautionary TAC
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
               
                     
                        France
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        0,0
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Union
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        2,7
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        TAC
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        2,7
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        (1)
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                        (1) Exclusively for catches taken as part of a sentinel fishery to collect catch per unit effort (CPUE) data with vessels carrying observers on board:
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        2 tonnes in functional unit 25 during five trips per month in August and September ;
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        0,7 tonnes in  functional unit 31 during 7 days in July.
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
                  
                     
                  
               
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
                  
                     
                         
                     
                  
               
               ";
            
            
               2.Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2019/124 is amended as follows:
            
            
               (1)paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:
            
            
               “Maximum number of fishing vessels of each Member State that may be authorised to fish for, retain on board, tranship, transport, or land bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean:
            
            
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Number of fishing vessels
                           1
                        
                     
                  
               
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Cyprus
                           2
                        
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Greece
                           3
                        
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Croatia
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Italy
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        France
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Spain
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        Malta
                           4
                        
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Purse Seiners
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        To be established
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        To be established
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        To be established
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        To be established
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        To be established
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        To be established
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        To be established
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Longliners
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        To be established
                           5
                        
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        To be established
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        To be established
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        To be established
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        To be established
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        To be established
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        To be established
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Baitboat
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        To be established
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        To be established
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        To be established
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        To be established
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        To be established
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        To be established
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        To be established
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Handline
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        To be established
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        To be established
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        To be established
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        To be established
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        To be established
                           6
                        
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        To be established
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        To be established
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Trawler
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        To be established
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        To be established
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        To be established
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        To be established
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        To be established
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        To be established
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        To be established
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Other artisanal
                           7
                        
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        To be established
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        To be established
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        To be established
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        To be established
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        To be established
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        To be established
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        To be established
                     
                  
               
               ";
            
            
               (2)in paragraph 6, table B is replaced by the following:
            
            
               “Table B
                  81
            
            
                     
                        Maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna (in tonnes)
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Spain
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        7 000
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Italy
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        3 764
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Greece
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        785
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Cyprus
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        2 195
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Croatia
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        2 947
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Malta
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        8766
                     
                  
               
                     
                        Portugal
                     
                  
                  
                     
                        350
                     
                  
               
               ”.
            
         
         
            
                  
                     (1)
                  
                        The numbers in this Table A of section 4 may be further increased, provided that the international obligations of the Union are complied with.
               
               
                  
                     (2)
                  
                        One medium size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels or one small purse seiner and no more than three longline vessels.
               
               
                  
                     (3)
                  
                        One medium size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels or one small size purse seine vessel and three other artisanal vessels.
               
               
                  
                     (4)
                  
                        One medium size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels.
               
               
                  
                     (5)
                  
                        Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment.
               
               
                  
                     (6)
                  
                        Line vessels operating in the Atlantic.
               
               
                  
                     (7)
                  
                        Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment (longline, handline, trolling line).
               
               
                  
                     (8)
                  1
                        The input farming capacity of Portugal of 350 tonnes is covered by the unused capacity of the Union set out in table A.