CELEX: 52012PC0668
Language: en
Date: 2012-11-19
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION fixing for 2013 the fishing opportunities available in EU waters and, to EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are subject to international negotiations or agreements

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			Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION fixing for 2013 the fishing opportunities available in EU waters and, to EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are subject to international negotiations or agreements /* COM/2012/0668 final - 2012/0319 (NLE) */
			
				
		
		
			
			   	EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.           CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL
Grounds and objectives
All fishing opportunities regulations must
limit the harvesting of the fish stocks to levels which must be consistent with
the overall objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). In this respect,
Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation
and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries
Policy sets out the objectives for the annual proposals for catch and fishing effort
limitations to ensure that Union fisheries are ecologically, economically and
socially sustainable. 
The key feature of the annual fishing
opportunities exercise is in fact its short-term nature. This is due
essentially to historical reasons, relating to the way in which the CFP
provides for the sharing of the maritime space and the resources therein among
national Union fleets. It is important to maintain an annually-renewed process
for this Union-wide pact at the basis of the CFP. 
However, this does not stand in the way of
the introduction of long-term management approaches. The Union has made good
progress in this regard and key stocks of commercial interest are now subject
to multi-annual management plans. Yearly TACs and effort ceilings must comply
with them. 
Scope
This proposal concerns fishing
opportunities that are available to Union vessels in Union and non-EU waters
and to third country vessels fishing in Union waters as a result of decisions
agreed in multilateral or bilateral fora. In preparing for international
negotiations, the Union forms a position based on scientific advice and its own
policy objectives, which apply equally to internal decisions. The outcome of
such negotiations implies the Union's consent to assume obligations vis-à-vis
third parties. The Union has no substantive margin of discretion beyond the
internal allocation among Member States when it comes to implementing such
decisions in Union law. As for internal allocation, the principle of relative
stability applies.
The present proposal thus covers:
·                        
Shared stocks, i.e. stocks that are jointly
managed with Norway in the North Sea and the Skagerrak, or under the
NEACF-related Coastal State Agreements.
·                        
Stocks with traditional quota exchanges or with
potential interest for exchanges: stocks which, while not being jointly
managed, are (or could be) subject to annual exchanges of quotas between the
Union and Norway and/or other third countries.
·                        
By-catch species in the sole and plaice
fisheries, even if not exchanged. This is for the sake of consistency with
progress towards multi-species or mixed-fisheries management, as appropriate. 
·                        
Fishing opportunities resulting from agreements
reached in the framework of Regional Fisheries Management Organisations
(RFMOs).
However, most of the fishing opportunities
contained in this proposal are marked as "pm" (pro memoria).
This is due to the fact that either:
–                        
the advice on some stocks will not be available
by the time the proposal is scheduled for adoption; or
–                        
certain catch limitations and other
recommendations from the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management
Organisation (SPRFMO), the Commission on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine
Living Resources (CCAMLR), the North East Atlantic Fishery Commission (NEAFC),
the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention (WCPFC) and the
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), are
pending the annual meetings of these organisations; or
–                        
for stocks in Greenland waters, as well as
stocks jointly managed or exchanged with Norway and other third countries, the
figures are not available yet, pending the conclusion of consultations in
November and December 2012 with those countries. 
Consistency with other policies and
objectives of the Union
The measures proposed are designed in
accordance with the objectives and the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy
(CFP) and are consistent with the Union's policy on sustainable development.
2.           RESULTS OF CONSULTATIONS
WITH THE INTERESTED PARTIES AND IMPACT ASSESSMENTS
Consultation of interested parties
The Commission has followed the
orientations outlined in its Communication to the Council and European
Parliament on improving consultation on Community fisheries management
(COM(2006)246 final), which sets out the principles for the so called
front-loading process.
Furthermore, the Commission organised an
event for stakeholders in September 2012, at which the outcomes of the
scientific advice and its key implications were presented and discussed.
Collection and use of expertise
As for the methodology used, the Commission
consulted two main expert organisations: ICES, an international independent
scientific body, and STECF. Advice from ICES is based on an advice framework
developed by its scientists and used in accordance with the Memorandum of
Understanding agreed with the Commission. The STECF gives its advice following
terms of reference that it receives from the Commission.
All STECF reports are available, after
formal adoption by the Commission, on the DG MARE website. All ICES reports are
available on ICES' website.
Impact assessment
This proposal essentially transposes
internationally agreed measures. Any elements relevant to assess possible
impacts of the fishing opportunities are dealt with in the preparation and
conduct phase of international negotiations in the framework of which the
Union's fishing opportunities are agreed with third parties.
3.           LEGAL ELEMENTS OF THE
PROPOSAL
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 Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.
Summary of the proposed action
The proposal establishes the catch and
effort limitations applicable to Union fisheries and to international fisheries
where Union vessels participate, in order to achieve the objective of the CFP
of ensuring fisheries at levels that are environmentally, economically and
socially sustainable.
Application
The provisions in the area of the proposal
are applicable until 31 December 2013, with the exception of certain provisions
on effort limitations, which are applicable until 31 January 2014, and certain
TACs with specific seasonal cycles (e.g. Capelin in Greenland waters).
Subsidiarity principle
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 principle
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. 
The proposed Council Regulation allocates
fishing opportunities to Member States. Having regard to Article 20(3) of
Regulation 2371/2002 Member States are free to allocate in turn such
opportunities among regions or operators as they see fit. Therefore, Member
States have ample room for manoeuvre on decisions related to the
social/economic model of their choice to exploit their allocated fishing
opportunities.
The proposal has no new financial
implications for Member States. This Regulation is adopted by Council every
year, and the public and private means to implement it are already in place.
Choice of instruments
Proposed instrument: Regulation. 
4.           BUDGETARY IMPLICATION
The proposal has no implication for the Union budget.
5.           ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Simplification
The proposal provides for simplification of
administrative procedures for public authorities (Union or national), in
particular as regards requirements regarding the effort management.
Review/revision/sunset clause
The proposal concerns an annual Regulation
for the year 2013 and therefore does not include a revision clause.
Detailed explanation of the proposal
This proposal is limited to the fixing and
allocation of fishing opportunities and conditions functionally linked to the
use of those opportunities. 
As regards catch limitations and effort
management in general, the proposal is in accordance with the principles for
the so-called frontloading process which are set out in the Communication from
the Commission to the Council and European Parliament on improving consultation
on Community fisheries management (COM(2006)246 final) and in the Communication
from the Commission concerning a Consultation on Fishing Opportunities for 2013
(COM(2012)278 final), which sets out the views and intentions of the Commission
concerning its proposals for fishing opportunities, pending the scientific
advice on the state of the stocks for 2013. 
As mentioned above, the proposal also
includes catch limitations agreed in the context of certain Regional Fisheries
Management Organisations. 
In relation to effort management for cod
fisheries, a system based on kilowatt days has been applied since 2009 and will
be continued in 2013.
2012/0319 (NLE)
Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION
fixing for 2013 the fishing opportunities
available in EU waters and, to EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters for certain
fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are subject to international
negotiations or agreements
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the
Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the
European Commission,
Whereas:
(1)       Article 43(3) of the
Treaty provides that the Council, on a proposal from the Commission, is to
adopt measures on the fixing and allocation of fishing opportunities.
(2)       Council Regulation (EC) No
2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation
of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy[1] requires that Union measures
governing access to waters and resources and the sustainable pursuit of fishing
activities be established taking into account available scientific, technical
and economic advice and in particular reports drawn up by the Scientific,
Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF), as well as in the light
of any advice received from Regional Advisory Councils.
(3)       It is incumbent upon the
Council to adopt measures on the fixing and allocation of fishing opportunities
by fish stock or group of fish stocks, including certain conditions functionally
linked thereto, as appropriate. Fishing opportunities should be distributed
among Member States in such a way as to assure each Member State relative
stability of fishing activities for each stock or group of fish stocks and
having due regard to the objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy established
in Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.
(4)       In order to ensure uniform
conditions for the implementation of this Regulation relating to any potential
increase in the TAC and the Union quota for white hake in NAFO Subdivision 3NO,
powers should be conferred on the Commission.
(5)       In order to ensure uniform
conditions for the implementation of this Regulation relating to revising
quotas for capelin available to the Union in Greenland waters of ICES subareas
V and XIV under the Fisheries Partnership Agreement with Greenland, powers
should be conferred on the Commission.
(6)       In order to ensure uniform
conditions for the implementation of catch limits for certain stocks of
short-lived species, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission
relating to revising the TAC in the light of scientific information collected
during the first half of 2013. Those powers should be exercised in accordance
with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning
mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission's exercise of
implementing powers[2].
(7)       The Commission should
adopt immediately applicable implementing acts relating to revising the TAC of
these stocks of short-lived species where, in duly justified cases relating to
the need for the Union to comply with its international obligations, imperative
grounds of urgency so require.
(8)       For certain TACs Member
States should be allowed to grant additional allocations for vessels
participating in trials on fully documented fisheries. The aim of those trials
is to test a catch‑quota system, i.e. a system where all catches should
be landed and counted against quotas in order to avoid discards and the waste
of otherwise usable fish resources they entail. Uncontrolled discards of fish
are a threat to the long term sustainability of fish as a public good and thus
to the Common Fisheries Policy objectives. By contrast, catch‑quota
systems inherently present the fishers with an incentive to optimise the catch
selectivity of their operations. In order to achieve a rational management of
discards, a fully documented fishery should cover every operation at sea,
rather than what is landed at port. The conditions for Member States to grant
such additional allocations should therefore include an obligation to ensure
the use of close circuit television cameras (CCTV) associated to a system of
sensors (hereinafter jointly referred to as "CCTV system"). This
should enable to record in detail all retained and discarded parts of catches.
A system based on human observers operating in real time on board would be less
efficient, more costly, and less reliable. Consequently, the use of CCTV
systems is at this time a prerequisite for the achievement of discard reduction
schemes such as fully documented fisheries. In the use of such system, the
requirements of Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the
processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data[3]
should be complied with.
(9)       In order to ensure
that trials of fully documented fisheries can effectively evaluate the
potential of catch-quota systems to control the absolute fishing mortality of
the stocks concerned, it is necessary for all fish caught in those trials,
including those under minimum landing size, to be counted against the total allocation assigned to the participating vessel, and
for fishing operations to cease when that total allocation has
been fully utilised by that vessel. It is also
necessary to prevent transfers of allocations between
vessels participating in the fully documented fisheries trials and non-participating
vessels.
(10)     The TACs should be
established on the basis of available scientific advice, taking into account
biological and socio-economic aspects whilst ensuring fair treatment between
fishing sectors, as well as in the light of the opinions expressed during the
consultation of stakeholders, in particular at the meetings of the Regional
Advisory Councils concerned.
(11)     For stocks subject to
specific multiannual plans, the TACs should be established in accordance with
the rules laid down in those plans. Consequently, the TACs for stocks of sole
in the North Sea, of plaice in the North Sea, of cod in the North Sea,
Skagerrak and the eastern Channel, and of bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic
and the Mediterranean should be established in accordance with the rules laid
down in Council Regulation (EC) No 676/2007 of 11 June 2007 establishing a
multiannual plan for fisheries exploiting stocks of plaice and sole in the
North Sea;[4]
Council Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 of 18 December 2008 establishing a long-term
plan for cod stocks and the fisheries exploiting those stocks[5] (the 'Cod Plan'); and Council
Regulation (EC) No 302/2009 of 6 April 2009 concerning a multiannual recovery
plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean[6].
(12)     For stocks for which there
is no sufficient or reliable data in order to provide size estimates,
management measures and TAC levels should follow the precautionary approach to
fisheries management as defined in point (i) of Article 3 of Council Regulation
(EC) No 2371/2002.
(13)     In accordance with Article
2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 of 6 May 1996 introducing additional
conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and quotas[7], the stocks that are subject to
the various measures referred to therein should be identified.
(14)     For certain species, such
as certain species of sharks, even a limited fishing activity could result in a
serious risk to their conservation. Fishing opportunities for such species
should therefore be fully restricted through a general prohibition on fishing
those species.
(15)     It is appropriate,
following advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
(ICES), to maintain and revise a system to manage sandeel in EU waters of ICES
divisions IIa and IIIa and ICES subarea IV.
(16)     It is necessary to
establish the fishing effort ceilings for 2013 in accordance with Articles 11
and 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008, Article 9 of Council Regulation (EC) No
676/2007 and Articles 5 and 9 of Regulation (EC) No 302/2009, while taking into
account Council Regulation (EC) No 754/2009 of 27 July 2009 excluding certain
groups of vessels from the fishing effort regime laid down in Chapter III of
Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008[8].
(17)     In accordance with the
procedure provided for in the agreements or protocols on fisheries relations
with Norway[9],
the Faroe Islands[10],
Greenland[11]
and Iceland[12],
the Union has held consultations on fishing rights with those partners.
[Summary of consultations to be inserted after they are held at the end of
2012]
(18)     The Union is a contracting
party to several fisheries organisations and participates in other
organisations as a cooperating non-party. Moreover, by virtue of the 2003 Act
of Accession, fisheries agreements previously concluded by the Republic of
Poland, such as the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Pollock
resources in the central Bering Sea, are as from the date of accession of
Poland managed by the Union. Those fisheries organisations have recommended the
introduction for 2013 of a number of measures, including fishing opportunities
for EU vessels. Those fishing opportunities should be implemented in the law of
the Union.
(19)     Regional Fisheries
Management Organisations may allow for quota transfers and exchanges between
Contracting Parties. To facilitate such quota transfers and exchanges between
the Union and other Contracting Parties the Commission should be able to
endorse quota transfers and exchanges between the Union and other Contracting
Parties upon notification by Member States. Member States should be authorised
to discuss with other Contracting Parties transfers and exchanges of quotas
and, as appropriate, establish possible outlines of intended quota transfers.
After endorsement, the Commission should notify the transfer to the
organisation concerned and adopt the resulting fishing opportunities by means
of implementing acts. Such transfer should not affect the existing distribution
of fishing opportunities among Member States in accordance with relative
stability.
(20)     At its 34th Annual Meeting
in 2012, the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) adopted a number
of fishing opportunities for 2013 of certain stocks in Subareas 1-4 of the NAFO
Convention Area. In that context, NAFO adopted a procedure for increase of the
TAC for white hake in NAFO Subdivision 3NO fixed for 2013, if certain
conditions related to the situation of this stock are met. A Contracting Party
to NAFO may notify to the Executive Secretary of NAFO that higher than normal
catches per unit of effort have been observed for the stock of white hake in
NAFO Subdivision 3NO. If the in-year 2013 TAC increase is confirmed by NAFO, it
should be implemented into the law of the Union. The Commission should
therefore be empowered to adopt an implementing act to adjust the resulting
additional fishing opportunities for the Union.
(21)     At its 83nd Annual Meeting
in 2012, the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) adopted
conservation measures for yellowfin tuna, bigeye tuna and skipjack tuna. IATTC
also adopted a resolution on the conservation of oceanic whitetip sharks. Those
measures should be implemented in the law of the Union.
(22)     At its Annual Meeting in
2012, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas
(ICCAT) adopted [summary of measures to be inserted after the annual meeting is
held in November 2012]. Those measures should be implemented in the law of the
Union.
(23)     At its Annual Meeting in
2012, the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) did not modify its measures
regarding fishing opportunities as currently implemented in the law of the
Union. The currently applicable measures adopted by the IOTC should be
implemented in the law of the Union.
(24)     The first Annual Meeting of
the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) will be
held from 28 January to 1 February 2013. Until such Annual Meeting is held, it
is appropriate that the current interim measures remain in place, as
implemented by Regulation (EU) No 44/2012. 
(25)     At its Annual Meeting in
2012, the South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (SEAFO) [summary of
measures to be inserted after the annual meeting is held in October 2012].
Those measures should be implemented in the law of the Union.
(26)     In the light of the most
recent scientific advice from ICES and in accordance with the international
commitments in the context of the North East Atlantic Fisheries Convention
(NEAFC), it is necessary to limit the fishing effort on certain deep-sea
species.
(27)     The 9th Annual Meeting of the
Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) in 2012 [summary of
measures to be inserted after the annual meeting is held in December 2012].
Those measures should be implemented in the law of the Union.
(28)     At its Annual Meeting in
2012, the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation and Management of
Pollock resources in the central Bering Sea did not modify its measures
regarding fishing opportunities. Those measures should be implemented in the
law of the Union.
(29)     At its Annual Meeting in
2012, the Parties to the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine
Living Resources (CCAMLR) [summary of measures to be inserted after the annual
meeting is held in October-November 2012]. Those measures should be implemented
in the law of the Union.
(30)     Certain international
measures which create or restrict fishing opportunities for the Union are
adopted by the relevant RFMOs at the end of the year and become applicable
before the entry into force of this Regulation. It is therefore necessary for
the provisions that implement such measures in the law of the Union to apply
retroactively. In particular, since the fishing season in CCAMLR (Commission
for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources) Convention Area runs
from 1 December to 30 November, and thus certain fishing opportunities or
prohibitions in the CCAMLR Convention Area are laid down for a period of time
starting from 1 December 2011, it is appropriate that the relevant provisions
of this Regulation apply from that date. Such retroactive application will be
without prejudice to the principle of legitimate expectations as CCAMLR members
are forbidden to fish in the CCAMLR Convention Area without authorisation.
(31)     The use of fishing
opportunities available to EU vessels set out in this Regulation is subject to
Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a
Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common
fisheries policy,[13]
and in particular to Articles 33 and 34 thereof concerning the recording of
catches and fishing effort and the notification of data on the exhaustion of
fishing opportunities. It is therefore necessary to specify the codes to be
used by Member States when sending data to the Commission relating to landings
of stocks subject to this Regulation.
(32)     In order to avoid the
interruption of fishing activities and to ensure the livelihood of the
fishermen of the Union, this Regulation should apply from 1 January 2013,
except for the provisions concerning fishing effort limits, which should apply
from 1 February 2013, and specific provisions in particular regions, which
should have a specific date of application as indicated in recital 28 For
reasons of urgency, this Regulation should enter into force immediately after
its publication.
(33)     Fishing opportunities
should be used in full compliance with the applicable law of the Union,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
TITLE I
SUBJECT MATTER, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS
Article 1
Subject matter
1.           This Regulation fixes fishing
opportunities available in EU waters and, to EU vessels, in certain non-EU
waters for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are subject to
international negotiations or agreements.
2.           The fishing opportunities
referred to in paragraph 1 shall include:
(a)     catch limits for the year 2013 and,
where specified in this Regulation, for the year 2014;
(b)     fishing effort limits for the period
from 1 February 2013 to 31 January 2014;
(c)     fishing opportunities for the period
from 1 December 2012 to 30 November 2013 for certain stocks in the CCAMLR
Convention Area; and
(d)     fishing opportunities for the periods
set out in Article 28 for certain stocks in the IATTC Convention Area for the
year 2013 and, where specified in this Regulation, for the year 2014.
Article 2
Scope
This Regulation shall apply to:
(a)          EU vessels; and
(b)          third-country vessels in EU
waters.
Article 3
Definitions
For the purpose of this Regulation the
following definitions shall apply:
(a)          'EU vessel' means a fishing
vessel flying the flag of a Member State and registered in the Union;
(b)          'third-country vessel' means a
fishing vessel flying the flag of, and registered in, a third country;
(c)          'EU waters' means waters under
the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Member States with the exception of
waters adjacent to the overseas countries and territories listed in
Annex II to the Treaty;
(d)          'total allowable catch' (TAC)
means the quantity that can be taken and landed from each fish stock each year;
(e)          'quota' means a proportion of the
TAC allocated to the Union, a Member State or a third country;
(f)           'international waters' means
waters falling outside the sovereignty or jurisdiction of any State;
(g)          'mesh size' means the mesh size
of fishing nets as determined in accordance with Regulation (EC)
No 517/2008[14].
Article 4
Fishing zones
For the purposes of this Regulation, the
following zone definitions shall apply:
(a)          ICES (International Council for
the Exploration of the Sea) zones are the geographical areas specified in Annex
III to Regulation (EC) No 218/2009[15];
(b)          'Skagerrak' means the
geographical area bounded on the west by a line drawn from the Hanstholm
lighthouse to the Lindesnes lighthouse and on the south by a line drawn from
the Skagen lighthouse to the Tistlarna lighthouse and from this point to the
nearest point on the Swedish coast;
(c)          'Kattegat' means the geographical
area bounded on the north by a line drawn from the Skagen lighthouse to the
Tistlarna lighthouse and from this point to the nearest point on the Swedish coast
and on the south by a line drawn from Hasenøre to Gnibens Spids, from Korshage
to Spodsbjerg and from Gilbjerg Hoved to Kullen;
(d)          CECAF (Committee for Eastern
Central Atlantic Fisheries) zones are the geographical areas specified in Annex
II to Regulation (EC) No 216/2009[16];

(e)          NAFO (Northwest Atlantic
Fisheries Organisation) zones are the geographical areas specified in Annex III
to Regulation (EC) No 217/2009[17];
(f)           'SEAFO (South East Atlantic
Fisheries Organisation) Convention Area' is the geographical area defined in
the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Fishery Resources in the
South‑East Atlantic Ocean[18];
(g)          'ICCAT (International Commission
for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) Convention Area' is the geographical
area defined in the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic
Tunas[19];
(h)          'CCAMLR (Commission for the Conservation of
Antarctic Marine Living Resources) Convention Area' is the geographical area
defined in point (a) of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004[20];
(i)           'IATTC (Inter American Tropical
Tuna Commission) Convention Area' is the geographical area defined in the
Convention for the Strengthening of the Inter‑American Tropical Tuna
Commission established by the 1949 Convention between the United States of
America and the Republic of Costa Rica[21];
(j)           'IOTC (Indian Ocean Tuna
Commission) Convention Area' is the geographical area defined in the Agreement
for the establishment of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission[22];
(k)          'SPRFMO (South Pacific Regional
Fisheries Management Organisation) Convention Area' is the high seas
geographical area south of 10o N, north of the CCAMLR Convention
Area, east of the SIOFA Convention Area as defined in the Southern Indian Ocean
Fisheries Agreement[23],
and west of the areas of fisheries jurisdictions of South American States;
(l)           'the WCPFC (Western and Central
Pacific Fisheries Commission) Convention Area' is the geographical area defined
in the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish
Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean[24];
(m)         'high seas of the Bering Sea' is
the geographical area of the high seas of the Bering Sea
beyond 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth
of the territorial sea of the coastal States of the Bering Sea is measured.
TITLE II
FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EU VESSELS
Chapter I
General provisions
Article 5
TACs and allocations
1.         The TACs for EU vessels in EU
waters or in certain non-EU waters and the allocation of such TACs among Member
States, and the conditions functionally linked thereto, where appropriate, are
set out in Annex I.
2.         EU vessels are authorised to
make catches, within the TACs set out in Annex I, in waters falling within the
fisheries jurisdiction of the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland and Norway, and
the fishing zone around Jan Mayen, subject to the condition set out in
Article 14 of and Annex III to this Regulation and in Regulation (EC) No
1006/2008[25]
and its implementing provisions.
3.           The Commission shall
revise quotas for capelin available to the Union in Greenland waters of ICES
subareas V and XIV on the basis of the TAC and its allocation to the Union
established by Greenland in accordance with the Fisheries Partnership Agreement
between the European Community on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark
and the Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the other hand, and the Protocol
thereto.
4.           In the light of scientific
information collected during the first half of 2013, TACs, quotas and special
conditions set out in Annex I for the following stocks may be revised by the
Commission by means of implementing acts adopted in accordance with the
procedure referred to in Article 39(2):
(a)     the stock of sandeel and associated
by-catches in EU waters of ICES divisions IIa and IIIa and ICES subarea IV in
accordance with Annex IIB to this Regulation;
(b)     the stock of Norway pout and
associated by-catches in ICES subarea IIIa and EU waters of ICES division
IIa and ICES subarea IV; and
(c)     the stock of sprat and associated
by-catches in EU waters of ICES division IIa and ICES subarea IV.
5.           On duly justified
imperative grounds of urgency relating to the obligation of the Union to comply
with its international obligations, the Commission shall revise the TACs set
out in Annex I for the stocks referred to in paragraph 4 of this Article by
means of immediately applicable implementing acts in accordance with the
procedure referred to in Article 39(3). Those acts shall remain in force for
the period of application of this Regulation, and in any case not later than 31
December 2013.
Article 6
Additional allocations for vessels participating
in trials on fully documented fisheries
1.           For certain stocks, a
Member State may grant an additional allocation to vessels flying its flag and
participating in trials on fully documented fisheries. Those stocks are
identified in Annex I. 
2.           The additional allocation
which a Member State may grant for a given stock to vessels flying its flag
shall not exceed the overall limit set out in Annex I as a percentage of the
quota allocated to that Member State.
3.           The additional allocation granted
to a vessel shall comply with the following conditions:
(a)     the vessel shall make use of close
circuit television cameras (CCTV) associated to a system of sensors (hereinafter
jointly referred to as the CCTV system”) to record all on board fishing and
processing activities;
(b)     the additional allocation granted to
an individual vessel that participates in trials on fully documented fisheries
shall not exceed any of the following limits:
(1)         
75 % of the discards of the stock, as
estimated by the relevant Member State, produced by the type of vessel to which
the individual vessel that has been granted the additional allocation belongs.
(2)         
30 % of the vessel's individual allocation
prior to participating in the trials.
(c)     all catches by the vessel from the
stock subject to the additional allocation, including fish that are under
minimum landing size as defined in Annex XII of Regulation (EC) No 850/98, shall
be counted against the individual allocation of the vessel, as resulting from
any additional allocation granted under this article. 
(d)     once the individual allocation for any
stock has been fully utilised by a vessel, the vessel in question must cease
all fishing activity in the relevant TAC area.
(e)     in the stocks for which this article
may be used, no transfers of the individual allocation or any part thereof
shall be allowed between vessels participating in the fully-documented
fisheries trials and vessels not participating in those trials.
4.           Notwithstanding point (1)
of paragraph 3(b), a Member State may exceptionally grant to a vessel flying
its flag an additional allocation exceeding 75 % of the estimated
discards of the stock produced by the type of vessel to which the individual vessel
that has been granted the additional allocation belongs, provided that:
(a)     the rate of stock discards, as
estimated for the relevant type of vessel, is less than 10 %;
(b)     the inclusion of that type of vessel
is important to evaluate the potential of the CCTV system for control purposes;
(c)     an overall limit of 75 % of the
estimated stock discards produced by all vessels participating in the trials is
not exceeded.
5.           To the extent that the
recordings obtained in accordance with point (a) of paragraph 3 involve the
processing of personal data within the meaning of Directive 95/46/EC, that
Directive shall apply to the processing of such data.
6.           Where a Member State
detects that a vessel participating in trials on fully documented fisheries
fails to comply with the conditions set out in paragraph 3, it shall
immediately withdraw the additional allocation granted to that vessel and
exclude it from participation in those trials for the remainder of the year
2013.
7.           Prior to granting the
additional allocation referred to in paragraphs 1 to 6, a Member State
shall submit to the Commission the following information:
(a)     the list of vessels flying its flag
and participating in trials on fully documented fisheries; 
(b)     the specifications of the remote
electronic monitoring equipment installed on board those vessels; 
(c)     the capacity, type and specification
of gears used by those vessels;
(d)     the estimated discards for each type
of vessel participating in the trials;
(e)     the amount of catches of the stock
subject to the relevant TAC made in 2012 by the vessels participating in
the trials. 
8.           The Commission may request
any Member State that avails itself of this article to submit its assessment of
the discards produced per type of vessel to a scientific advisory body for
review, in order to monitor the implementation of the requirement set out in
point (1) of paragraph 3(b). In the absence of an assessment confirming such
discards, the Member State concerned shall take any appropriate measure to
ensure compliance with that requirement and inform the Commission thereof.
Article 7
Conditions for landing catches and by-catches
Fish from stocks for which TACs are
established shall be retained on board or landed only if:
(a)          the catches have been taken by
vessels flying the flag of a Member State having a quota and that quota is not
exhausted; or
(b)          the catches consist of a share in
a EU quota which has not been allocated by quota among Member States, and that
EU quota has not been exhausted.
Article 8
Fishing effort limits
From 1 February 2013 to 31 January 2014,
the fishing effort measures laid down in Annex IIA shall apply for the
management of certain cod, plaice and sole stocks in:
(a)          the Skagerrak;
(b)          that part of ICES division IIIa
not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat;
(c)          ICES subarea IV;
(d)          EU waters of ICES division IIa;
and
(e)          ICES division VIId.
Article 9
Catch and effort limits for deep-sea fisheries
1.           Article 3(1) of Regulation
(EC) No 2347/2002[26]
establishing the requirement of holding a deep‑sea fishing permit shall
apply to Greenland halibut. The catching, retaining on board, transhipping and
landing of Greenland halibut shall be subject to the conditions referred to in
that Article.
2.         Member States shall ensure that
for 2013 the fishing effort levels, measured in kilowatt days absent from port,
by vessels holding deep-sea fishing permits referred to in Article 3(1) of
Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002 do not exceed 65 % of the average annual
fishing effort deployed by the vessels of the Member State concerned in 2003 on
trips when deep‑sea fishing permits were held or deep-sea species, as
listed in Annexes I and II to that Regulation, were caught. This paragraph
shall apply only to fishing trips on which more than 100 kg of
deep-sea species, other than greater silver smelt, were caught.
Article 10
Special provisions on allocations of fishing opportunities
1.         The allocation of fishing
opportunities among Member States as set out in this Regulation shall be
without prejudice to:
(a)     exchanges made pursuant to Article
20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002;
(b)     reallocations made pursuant to Article
37 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 or pursuant to Article 10(4) of Regulation
(EC) No 1006/2008;
(c)     additional landings allowed under
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96;
(d)     quantities withheld in accordance with
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96;
(e)     deductions made pursuant to Articles
37, 105, 106 and 107 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009;
2.         Except where otherwise specified
in Annex I to this Regulation, Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
shall apply to stocks subject to precautionary TAC and Article 3(2)
and (3) and Article 4 of that Regulation shall apply to stocks subject to
analytical TAC.
Article 11
Closed fishing season
1.         It shall be prohibited to fish
or retain on board any of the following species in the Porcupine Bank during
the period from 1 May to 31 July 2013: tusk, blue ling and ling. 
2.         For the purposes of this
Article, the Porcupine Bank shall comprise the geographical area bounded by
rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:
 Point || Latitude || Longitude 
 1 || 52° 27' N || 12° 19' W 
 2 || 52° 40' N || 12° 30' W 
 3 || 52° 47' N || 12° 39,600' W 
 4 || 52° 47' N || 12° 56' W 
 5 || 52° 13,5' N || 13° 53,830' W 
 6 || 51° 22' N || 14° 24' W 
 7 || 51° 22' N || 14° 03' W 
 8 || 52° 10' N || 13° 25' W 
 9 || 52° 32' N || 13° 07,500' W 
 10 || 52° 43' N || 12° 55' W 
 11 || 52° 43' N || 12° 43' W 
 12 || 52° 38,800' N || 12° 37' W 
 13 || 52° 27' N || 12° 23' W 
 14 || 52° 27' N || 12° 19' W 
3.         By way of derogation from
paragraph 1, transit through the Porcupine Bank, carrying on board the species
referred to in that paragraph, shall be permitted in accordance with
Article 50(3), (4) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
Article 12
Prohibitions
1.         It shall be prohibited for EU
vessels to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship or to land the following
species:
(a)     basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus)
and white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) in all waters;
(b)     porbeagle (Lamna nasus) in all
waters, except where it is provided otherwise in Annex I, Part B of Regulation
(EU) No …/2013[27][28];
(c)     angel shark (Squatina squatina)
in EU waters;
(d)     common skate (Dipturus batis)
in EU waters of ICES division IIa and ICES subareas III, IV, VI, VII,
VIII, IX and X; 
(e)     undulate ray (Raja undulata)
and white skate (Raja alba) in EU waters of ICES subareas VI, VII, VIII,
IX and X;
(f)      guitarfishes (Rhinobatidae) in
EU waters of ICES subareas I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X and XII;
(g)     giant manta ray (Manta birostris)
in all waters.
2.           When accidentally caught,
species referred to in paragraphs 1 shall not be harmed. They shall be promptly
released. 
Article 13
Data transmission
When, pursuant to Articles 33 and 34 of
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, Member States submit to the Commission data
relating to the landings of quantities of stocks caught, they shall use the
stock codes set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
Chapter II
Fishing authorisations in third-country waters
Article 14
Fishing authorisations
1.         The maximum number of fishing
authorisations for EU vessels fishing in waters of a third country is set out
in Annex III.
2.         Where one Member State transfers
quota to another Member State ("swap") in the fishing areas set out
in Annex III on the basis of Article 20(5) of Regulation (EC)
No 2371/2002, the transfer shall include an appropriate transfer of
fishing authorisations and shall be notified to the Commission. However, the
total number of fishing authorisations for each fishing area, as set out in
Annex III, shall not be exceeded.
Chapter III
Fishing opportunities in waters of regional fisheries
management organisations
Article 15
Quota transfers
1.           Where the rules of regional
fisheries management organisations provide for quota transfers and exchanges,
the Commission may endorse, upon notification by Member States, quota transfers
and exchanges with other Contracting Parties of those organisations. After
endorsement, the Commission shall give notification of those quota transfers
and exchanges to the secretariat of the organisation in accordance with the rules
of that organisation.
2.           Prior to the notification
referred to in paragraph 1, Member States may discuss quota transfers and
exchanges with other Contracting Parties and, as appropriate, establish
possible outlines of intended quota transfers.
3.           After endorsement and
notification, the Commission shall amend the quotas concerned by means of
implementing acts in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article
39(2).
4.           The allocation of fishing
opportunities resulting from such quota transfers with other Contracting
Parties of regional fisheries management organisations shall not affect the
existing distribution of fishing opportunities among Member States in
accordance with relative stability.
Section 1
ICCAT Convention Area
Article 16
Fishing, farming and fattening capacity limitations for bluefin tuna
1.         The number of EU bait boats and
trolling boats authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna
between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Eastern
Atlantic shall be limited as set out in point 1 of Annex IV.
2.         The number of EU coastal
artisanal fishing vessels authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between
8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Mediterranean shall be
limited as set out in point 2 of Annex IV.
3.         The number of EU vessels fishing
for bluefin tuna in the Adriatic Sea for farming purposes authorised to fish
actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and
30 kg/115 cm shall be limited as set out in point 3 of Annex IV.
4.         The number and total capacity in
gross tonnage of fishing vessels authorised to fish for, retain on board,
tranship, transport, or land bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and
Mediterranean shall be limited as set out in point 4 of Annex IV.
5.         The number of traps engaged in
the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery shall be limited as
set out in point 5 of Annex IV.
6.         The bluefin tuna farming
capacity, the fattening capacity and the maximum input of wild caught bluefin
tuna allocated to the farms in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean shall be
limited as set out in point 6 of Annex IV.
Article 17
Additional conditions to the bluefin tuna quota allocated in Annex ID
In addition to the prohibition period
provided for in Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 302/2009, purse‑seine
fishing for bluefin tuna shall be prohibited in the eastern Atlantic and
Mediterranean from 15 April to 15 May 2013.
Article 18
Recreational and sport fisheries
Member States shall allocate a specific
quota of bluefin tuna for recreational and sport fisheries from their quotas
allocated in Annex ID.
Article 19
Sharks
1.         Retaining on board, transhipping
or landing any part or whole carcass of bigeye thresher sharks (Alopias
superciliosus) in any fishery shall be prohibited.
2.         It shall be prohibited to
undertake a directed fishery for species of thresher sharks of the genus
Alopias.
3.         Retaining on board, transhipping
or landing any part or whole carcass of hammerhead sharks of the family
Sphyrnidae (except for the Sphyrna tiburo) in association with fisheries
in the ICCAT Convention Area shall be prohibited.
4.         Retaining on board, transhipping
or landing any part or whole carcass of oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus
longimanus) taken in any fishery shall be prohibited.
5.         Retaining on board silky sharks
(Carcharhinus falciformis) taken in any fishery shall
be prohibited.
Section 2
CCAMLR Convention Area
Article 20
Prohibitions and catch limitations
1.         Direct fishing of the species
set out in Annex V, Part A, shall be prohibited in the zones and during the
periods set out therein.
2.         For exploratory fisheries, the
TACs and by-catch limits set out in Annex V, Part B, shall apply in the
subareas set out therein.
Article 21
Exploratory fisheries
1.         Only those Member States which
are members of the CCAMLR Commission may participate in longline exploratory
fisheries for Dissostichus spp. in FAO Subareas 88.1 and 88.2 as well
as in Divisions 58.4.1, 58.4.2 and 58.4.3a outside areas of national
jurisdiction in 2013. If such a Member State intends to participate in such
fisheries, it shall notify the CCAMLR Secretariat in accordance with Articles 7
and 7a of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 and in any case no later than 1
June 2013.
2.         With regard to FAO Subareas 88.1
and 88.2 as well as Divisions 58.4.1,58.4.2 and 58.4.3a TACs and by-catch
limits per subarea and division, and their distribution among Small Scale
Research Units (SSRUs) within each of them, shall be as set out in Annex V,
Part B. Fishing in any SSRU shall cease when the reported catch reaches the
specified TAC, and the SSRU shall be closed to fishing for the remainder of the
season.
3.         Fishing shall take place over as
large a geographical and bathymetric range as possible to obtain the
information necessary to determine fishery potential and to avoid over‑concentration
of catch and fishing effort. However, fishing in FAO Subareas 88.1
and 88.2 as well as in Divisions 58.4.1, 58.4.2 and 58.4.3a shall be
prohibited in depths less than 550 m.
Article 22
Krill fishery during the 2013/2014 fishing season
1.         Only those Member States which
are members of the CCAMLR Commission may fish for krill (Euphausia superba)
in the CCAMLR Convention Area during the 2013/2014 fishing season. If such
a Member State intends to fish for krill in the CCAMLR Convention Area, it
shall notify the CCAMLR Secretariat, in accordance with Article 5a of
Regulation (EC) No 601/2004, and the Commission, and in any case no later
than 1 June 2013:
(a)     of its intention to fish for krill,
using the format laid down in Annex V, Part C;
(b)     of the net configuration form, using
the format laid down in Annex V, Part D.
2.         The notification referred to in
paragraph 1 of this Article shall include the information provided for in
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 for each vessel to be authorised by
the Member State to participate in the krill fishery.
3.         A Member State intending to fish
for krill in the CCAMLR Convention Area shall only notify its intention to do
so in respect of authorised vessels either flying its flag at the time of the
notification or flying the flag of another CCAMLR member that are expected, at
the time the fishery takes place, to be flying the flag of that Member State.
4.         Member States shall be entitled
to authorise participation in a krill fishery by vessels other than those
notified to CCAMLR Secretariat in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this
Article, if an authorised vessel is prevented from participation due to
legitimate operational reasons or force majeure. In such circumstances
the Member States concerned shall immediately inform the CCAMLR Secretariat and
the Commission, providing:
(a)     full details of the intended
replacement vessel(s), including information provided for in Article 3 of
Regulation (EC) No 601/2004;
(b)     a comprehensive account of the reasons
justifying the replacement and any relevant supporting evidence or references.
5.         Member States shall not
authorise a vessel on either of the CCAMLR illegal, unreported and unregulated
(IUU) Vessel Lists to participate in krill fisheries.
Section 3
IOTC Convention Area
Article 23
Limitation of fishing capacity of vessels fishing
in the IOTC Convention Area
1.         The maximum number of EU vessels
fishing for tropical tunas in the IOTC Convention Area and the corresponding
capacity in gross tonnage shall be as set out in point 1 of Annex VI.
2.         The maximum number of EU vessels
fishing for swordfish (Xiphias gladius) and albacore (Thunnus alalunga) in the
IOTC Convention Area and the corresponding capacity in gross tonnage shall be
as set out in point 2 of Annex VI.
3.         Member States may re-allocate
vessels assigned to one of the two fisheries referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2
to the other fishery, provided that they can demonstrate to the Commission that
this change does not lead to an increase of fishing effort on the fish stocks
involved.
4.         Member States shall ensure that,
where there is a proposed transfer of capacity to their fleet, vessels to be
transferred are on the IOTC Record of Vessels or on the record of vessels of
other tuna regional fisheries organisations. Furthermore, no vessels featuring on
the list of vessels engaged in IUU fishing activities (IUU vessels) of any RFMO
may be transferred.
5.         In order to take into account
the implementation of the development plans submitted to the IOTC, Member
States may only increase their fishing capacity beyond the ceilings referred to
in paragraphs 1 and 2 within the limits set out in those plans.
Article 24
Sharks
1.         Retaining on board, transhipping
or landing any part or whole carcass of thresher sharks of all the species of
the family Alopiidae in any fishery shall be prohibited.
2.         When accidentally caught,
species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed. They shall be promptly
released.
Section 4
SPRFMO Convention Area
Article 25
Pelagic fisheries - capacity limitation
Member States having actively exercised
pelagic fisheries activities in the SPRFMO Convention Area in 2007, 2008 or
2009 shall limit the total level of gross tonnage of vessels flying their flag
and fishing for pelagic stocks in 2013 to the levels of total 78 610 gross
tonnage in that area in such manner that sustainable exploitation of the
pelagic fishery resources in the South Pacific is ensured.
Article 26
Pelagic fisheries – TACs
1.         Only Member States having
actively exercised pelagic fisheries activities in the SPRFMO Convention Area
in 2007, 2008 or 2009, as specified in Article 25, may fish for pelagic stocks
in that area in accordance with the TACs set out in Annex IJ.
2.         Member States shall notify the
Commission on a monthly basis of the names and characteristics, including gross
tonnage, of vessels flying their flag engaged in the fishery referred to in
this Article.
3.         For the purpose of monitoring
the fishery referred to in this Article, Member States shall send to the
Commission, in order to communicate them to the SPRFMO Interim Secretariat,
records from vessel monitoring systems (VMS), monthly catch reports and, where
available, port calls at the latest by the fifteenth day of the following
month.
Article 27
Bottom fisheries
Member States with a track
record in bottom fishing effort or catch in the SPRFMO Convention Area
over the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2006 shall limit their
effort or catch to:
(a)          the average level of catches or
effort parameters over that period; and
(b)          only those parts of the SPRFMO
Convention Area where bottom fisheries has occurred in any previous fishing
season.
Section 5
IATTC Convention Area
Article 28
Purse-seine fisheries
1.         The fishing by purse-seine
vessels for yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares), bigeye tuna (Thunnus
obesus) and skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) shall be prohibited:
(a)     from 29 July to 28 September 2013 or
from 18 November 2013 to 18 January 2014 in the area defined by
the following limits:
–              
the Pacific coastlines of the Americas,
–              
longitude 150º W,
–              
latitude 40º N,
–              
latitude 40º S;
(b)         
from 29 September to 29 October 2013 in the area
defined by the following limits:
–              
longitude 96º W,
–              
longitude 110º W,
–              
latitude 4º N,
–              
latitude 3º S.
2.         The Member States concerned
shall notify the Commission of the selected period of closure referred to in
paragraph 1 before 1 April 2013. All the purse-seine vessels of the
Member States concerned shall stop purse-seine fishing in the areas
defined in paragraph 1 during the selected period.
3.         Purse-seine vessels fishing for
tuna in the IATTC Convention Area shall retain on board and then land or
tranship all yellowfin, bigeye and skipjack tuna caught.
4.         Paragraph 3 shall not apply in
the following cases:
(a)     where the fish is considered unfit for
human consumption for reasons other than size; or
(b)     during the final set of a trip when
there may be insufficient well space remaining to accommodate all the tuna
caught in that set.
5.         It shall be prohibited to fish
for oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus) in the IATTC
Convention Area, and to retain on board, to tranship, to store, to offer to
sell, to sell or to land any part or whole carcass of oceanic whitetip sharks
in that area.
6.         When accidentally caught, the
species referred to in paragraph 5 shall not be harmed. It shall be promptly
released by vessel operators, who shall also:
(a)     record the number of releases with
indication of status (dead or alive);
(b)     report the information specified in
paragraph (a) to the Member State of which they are nationals. Member States shall
transmit this information to the Commission by 31 January 2013.
Section 6
SEAFO Convention Area
Article 29
Prohibition of fishing for deep water sharks
Directed fishing for the following deep
water sharks in the SEAFO Convention Area shall be prohibited:
–                        
skates (Rajidae),
–                        
spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias),
–                        
blurred smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus
bigelowi),
–                        
shorttail lanternshark (Etmopterus brachyurus),
–                        
great lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps),
–                        
smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus),
–                        
ghost catshark (Apristurus manis),
–                        
velvet dogfish (Scymnodon squamulosus),
–                        
deep-sea sharks of super-order Selachimorpha.
Section 7
WCPFC Convention Area
Article 30
Fishing effort limitations for bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna,
skipjack tuna and south Pacific albacore
Member States shall ensure that the total
fishing effort for bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus), yellowfin tuna (Thunnus
albacares), skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) and south Pacific
albacore (Thunnus alalunga) in the WCPFC Convention Area is limited to
the fishing effort provided for in fisheries partnership agreements between the
Union and coastal States in that region.
Article 31
Closed area for FAD fishing
1.         In the part of the WCPFC
Convention Area located between 20º N and 20º S, fishing activities of
purse-seine vessels making use of fish aggregating devices (FADs) shall be
prohibited between 00:00 hours of 1 July 2013 and 24:00 hours of 30 September
2013. During that period, a purse-seine vessel may only engage in fishing
operations within that part of the WCPFC Convention Area if it carries onboard
an observer to monitor that at no time does the vessel:
(a)     deploy or service a FAD or associated
electronic device;
(b)     fish on schools in association with
FADs.
2.         All purse- seine vessels fishing
in the part of the WCPFC Convention Area referred to in paragraph 1 shall
retain onboard and land or tranship all bigeye, yellowfin and skipjack tuna
caught.
3.         Paragraph 2 shall not apply in
the following cases:
(a)     in the final set of a trip, if the
vessel has insufficient well space left to accommodate all fish;
(b)     where the fish is unfit for human
consumption for reasons other than size; or
(c)     when a serious malfunction of freezer
equipment occurs.
Article 32
Closed areas for purse-seine fisheries
The fishing by purse-seine vessels for
bigeye tuna and yellowfin tuna shall be prohibited in the following high seas
areas:
(a)          the international waters enclosed
by the boundaries of the EEZ of Indonesia, Palau, Micronesia and Papua New
Guinea;
(b)          the international waters enclosed
by the boundaries of the EEZ of Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Kiribati,
Tuvalu, Fiji, Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea.
Article 33
Limitations to the number of EU vessels authorised to fish swordfish
The maximum number of EU vessels authorised
to fish for swordfish (Xiphias gladius) in areas south of 20º S of the
WCPFC Convention Area shall be as indicated in Annex VII.
Section 8
Bering Sea
Article 34
Prohibition on fishing in the high seas of the Bering Sea 
Fishing for pollock (Theragra
chalcogramma) in the high seas of the Bering Sea shall be prohibited.
Section 9
NAFO Convention Area
Article 35
 Increase in the TAC for white hake
In the event that NAFO increases the TAC
for the stock of white hake in accordance with its procedures, the Commission may
revise the TAC and the quotas for the stock of white hake in NAFO Subdivision
3NO by means of implementing acts in accordance with the procedure referred to
in Article 39(2).
TITLE III
FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIRD-COUNTRY VESSELS
IN EU WATERS
Article 36
TACs
Fishing vessels flying the flag of Norway
and fishing vessels registered in the Faroe Islands shall be authorised to make
catches in EU waters within the TACs set out in Annex I to this Regulation and
subject to the conditions provided for in this Regulation and Chapter III of
Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008.
Article 37
Fishing authorisations
1.         The maximum number of fishing
authorisations for third-country vessels fishing in EU waters is laid down
in Annex VIII.
2.         Fish from stocks for which TACs
are fixed shall not be retained on board or landed unless the catches have been
taken by third-country vessels having a quota and that quota is
not exhausted.
Article 38
Prohibitions

1.           It shall be prohibited for
third-country vessels to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship or to land
the following species:
(a)     basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus)
and white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) in EU waters;
(b)     angel shark (Squatina squatina)
in EU waters;
(c)     common skate (Dipturus batis)
in EU waters of ICES division IIa and ICES subareas III, IV, VI, VII,
VIII, IX and X;
(d)     undulate ray (Raja undulata)
and white skate (Raja alba) in EU waters of ICES subareas VI, VII, VIII,
IX and X;
(e)     porbeagle (Lamna nasus) in EU
waters;
(f)      guitarfishes (Rhinobatidae) in
EU waters of ICES subareas I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VIII, IX, X and XII;
(g)     giant manta ray (Manta birostris)
in EU waters.
2.           When accidentally caught,
species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed. They shall be promptly
released. 
TITLE IV
FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 39
Committee procedure
1          The Commission shall be assisted
by the Committee for fisheries and aquaculture established by Regulation (EC)
No 2371/2002. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of
Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.
2.         Where reference is made to this
paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.
3.         Where reference is made to this
paragraph, Article 8 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011, in conjunction with
Article 5 thereof, shall apply.
Article 40
Entry into force and application
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 2013.
However, Article 8 shall apply from 1
February 2013.
The provisions on fishing opportunities set
out in Articles 20, 21 and 22 and Annexes IE and V for the CCAMLR Convention
Area shall apply from the dates specified therein.
This Regulation shall be binding
in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 
                                                                       For
the Council
                                                                       The
President
LIST OF ANNEXES
ANNEX I: TACs applicable to EU vessels in
areas where TACs exist by species and by area.
ANNEX IA: Skagerrak, Kattegat, ICES
subareas I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV, EU waters of
CECAF
ANNEX IB: North East Atlantic and
Greenland, ICES subareas I, II, V, XII and XIV and Greenland waters of NAFO 1
ANNEX IC: North West Atlantic - NAFO
Convention Area
ANNEX ID: Highly migratory fish – all areas
ANNEX IE: Antarctic – CCAMLR Convention
Area
ANNEX IF: South-East Atlantic Ocean – SEAFO
Convention Area
ANNEX IG: Southern bluefin tuna – all areas
ANNEX IH: WCPFC Convention Area
ANNEX IJ: SPRFMO Convention Area
ANNEX IIA: Fishing effort for vessels in
the context of the management of certain cod, plaice and sole stocks in the
Skagerrak, that part of ICES division IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and the
Kattegat, ICES subarea IV, EU waters of ICES division IIa and ICES division
VIId
ANNEX IIB: Fishing opportunities for
vessels fishing for sandeel in ICES divisions IIa, IIIa and ICES subarea IV
ANNEX III: Maximum number of fishing
authorisations for EU vessels in third-country waters
ANNEX IV: ICCAT Convention Area
ANNEX V: CCAMLR Convention Area
ANNEX VI: IOTC Convention Area
ANNEX VII: WCPFC Convention Area
ANNEX VIII: Quantitative limitations of
fishing authorisations for third country vessels fishing in EU waters
ANNEX I
TACs APPLICABLE TO EU VESSELS IN AREAS
WHERE TACs EXIST
BY SPECIES AND BY AREA

The tables in Annexes IA, IB, IC, ID, IE,
IF, IG, IH and IJ set out the TACs and quotas (in tonnes live weight, except
where otherwise specified) by stock, and conditions functionally linked
thereto, where appropriate. All fishing opportunities set out in this Annex shall
be subject to the rules set out in Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, and in
particular Articles 33 and 34 thereof. 
The references to fishing zones are
references to ICES zones, unless otherwise specified. Within each area, fish
stocks are referred to following the alphabetical order of the Latin names of
the species. For the purposes of this Regulation, the
following comparative table of Latin names and common names is provided:
 Scientific name || Alpha-3 code || Common name 
 Amblyraja radiata || RJR || Starry ray 
 Ammodytes spp. || SAN || Sandeels 
 Argentina silus || ARU || Greater silver smelt 
 Beryx spp. || ALF || Alfonsinos 
 Brosme brosme || USK || Tusk 
 Caproidae || BOR || Boarfish 
 Centrophorus squamosus || GUQ || Leafscale gulper shark 
 Centroscymnus coelolepis || CYO || Portuguese dogfish 
 Chaceon spp. || CGE || Deep sea red crab 
 Champsocephalus gunnari || ANI || Mackerelicefish 
 Chionoecetes spp. || PCR || Snow crab 
 Clupea harengus || HER || Herring 
 Coryphaenoides rupestris || RNG || Roundnose grenadier 
 Dalatias licha || SCK || Kitefin shark 
 Deania calcea || DCA || Birdbeak dogfish 
 Dipturus batis || RJB || Common skate 
 Dissostichus eleginoides || TOP || Patagonian toothfish 
 Dissostichus mawsoni || TOA || Antarctic toothfish 
 Engraulis encrasicolus || ANE || Anchovy 
 Etmopterus princeps || ETR || Great lanternshark 
 Etmopterus pusillus || ETP || Smooth lanternshark 
 Euphausia superba || KRI || Krill 
 Gadus morhua || COD || Cod 
 Galeorhinus galeus || GAG || Tope shark 
 Glyptocephalus cynoglossus || WIT || Witch flounder 
 Hippoglossoides platessoides || PLA || American plaice 
 Hippoglossus hippoglossus || HAL || Atlantic halibut 
 Hoplostethus atlanticus || ORY || Orange roughy 
 Illex illecebrosus || SQI || Shortfin squid 
 Lamna nasus || POR || Porbeagle 
 Lepidonotothen squamifrons || NOS || Grey rockcod 
 Lepidorhombus spp. || LEZ || Megrims 
 Raja circularis || RJI || Sandy ray 
 Raja fullonica || RJF || Shagreen ray 
 Leucoraja naevus || RJN || Cuckoo ray 
 Limanda ferruginea || YEL || Yellowtail flounder 
 Limanda limanda || DAB || Common dab 
 Lophiidae || ANF || Anglerfish 
 Macrourus spp. || GRV || Grenadiers 
 Makaira nigricans || BUM || Blue marlin 
 Mallotus villosus || CAP || Capelin 
 Manta birostris || RMB || Giant manta ray 
 Martialia hyadesi || SQS || Squid 
 Melanogrammus aeglefinus || HAD || Haddock 
 Merlangius merlangus || WHG || Whiting 
 Merluccius merluccius || HKE || Hake 
 Micromesistius poutassou || WHB || Blue whiting 
 Microstomus kitt || LEM || Lemon sole 
 Molva dypterygia || BLI || Blue ling 
 Molva molva || LIN || Ling 
 Nephrops norvegicus || NEP || Norway lobster 
 Pandalus borealis || PRA || Northern prawn 
 Paralomis spp. || PAI || Crabs 
 Penaeus spp. || PEN || "Penaeus" shrimps 
 Platichthys flesus || FLE || European flounder 
 Pleuronectes platessa || PLE || Plaice 
 Pleuronectiformes || FLX || Flatfish 
 Pollachius pollachius || POL || Pollack 
 Pollachius virens || POK || Saithe 
 Psetta maxima || TUR || Turbot 
 Raja brachyura || RJH || Blonde ray 
 Raja clavata || RJC || Thornback ray 
 Raja (Dipturus) nidarosiensis || JAD || Norwegian skate 
 Raja microocellata || RJE || Small-eyed ray 
 Raja montagui || RJM || Spotted ray 
 Raja undulata || RJU || Undulate ray 
 Rajiformes || SRX || Skates and rays 
 Reinhardtius hippoglossoides || GHL || Greenland halibut 
 Raja alba || RJA || White skate 
 Scomber scombrus || MAC || Mackerel 
 Scophthalmus rhombus || BLL || Brill 
 Sebastes spp. || RED || Redfish 
 Solea solea || SOL || Common sole 
 Solea spp. || SOO || Sole 
 Sprattus sprattus || SPR || Sprat 
 Squalus acanthias || DGS || Spurdog/dogfish 
 Tetrapturus albidus || WHM || White marlin 
 Thunnus maccoyii || SBF || Southern bluefin tuna 
 Thunnus obesus || BET || Bigeye tuna 
 Thunnus thynnus || BFT || Bluefin tuna 
 Trachurus murphyi || CJM || Jack mackerel 
 Trachurus spp. || JAX || Horse mackerel 
 Trisopterus esmarkii || NOP || Norway pout 
 Urophycis tenuis || HKW || White hake 
 Xiphias gladius || SWO || Swordfish 
The following
comparative table of common names and Latin names is provided exclusively for
explanatory purposes:
 Alfonsinos || ALF || Beryx spp. 
 American plaice || PLA || Hippoglossoides platessoides 
 Anchovy || ANE || Engraulis encrasicolus 
 Anglerfish || ANF || Lophiidae 
 Mackerel icefish || ANI || Champsocephalus gunnari 
 Antarctic toothfish || TOA || Dissostichus mawsoni 
 Atlantic halibut || HAL || Hippoglossus hippoglossus 
 Bigeye tuna || BET || Thunnus obesus 
 Birdbeak dogfish || DCA || Deania calcea 
 Blonde ray || RJH || Raja brachyura 
 Blue ling || BLI || Molva dypterygia 
 Blue marlin || BUM || Makaira nigricans 
 Blue whiting || WHB || Micromesistius poutassou 
 Bluefin tuna || BFT || Thunnus thynnus 
 Boarfish || BOR || Caproidae 
 Brill || BLL || Scophthalmus rhombus 
 Capelin || CAP || Mallotus villosus 
 Cod || COD || Gadus morhua 
 Common dab || DAB || Limanda limanda 
 Common skate || RJB || Dipturus batis 
 Common sole || SOL || Solea solea 
 Crabs || PAI || Paralomis spp. 
 Cuckoo ray || RJN || Leucoraja naevus 
 Deep sea red crab || CGE || Chaceon spp. 
 European flounder || FLE || Platichthys flesus 
 Flatfish || FLX || Pleuronectiformes 
 Giant manta ray || RMB || Manta birostris 
 Great lanternshark || ETR || Etmopterus princeps 
 Greater silver smelt || ARU || Argentina silus 
 Greenland halibut || GHL || Reinhardtius hippoglossoides 
 Grenadiers || GRV || Macrourus spp. 
 Grey rockcod || NOS || Lepidonotothen squamifrons 
 Haddock || HAD || Melanogrammus aeglefinus 
 Hake || HKE || Merluccius merluccius 
 Herring || HER || Clupea harengus 
 Horse mackerel || JAX || Trachurus spp. 
 Jack mackerel || CJM || Trachurus murphyi 
 Kitefin shark || SCK || Dalatias licha 
 Krill || KRI || Euphausia superba 
 Leafscale gulper shark || GUQ || Centrophorus squamosus 
 Lemon sole || LEM || Microstomus kitt 
 Ling || LIN || Molva molva 
 Mackerel || MAC || Scomber scombrus 
 Megrims || LEZ || Lepidorhombus spp. 
 Northern prawn || PRA || Pandalus borealis 
 Norway lobster || NEP || Nephrops norvegicus 
 Norway pout || NOP || Trisopterus esmarkii 
 Norwegian skate || JAD || Raja (Dipturus) nidarosiensis 
 Orange roughy || ORY || Hoplostethus atlanticus 
 Patagonian toothfish || TOP || Dissostichus eleginoides 
 "Penaeus" shrimps || PEN || Penaeus spp. 
 Plaice || PLE || Pleuronectes platessa 
 Pollack || POL || Pollachius pollachius 
 Porbeagle || POR || Lamna nasus 
 Portuguese dogfish || CYO || Centroscymnus coelolepis 
 Redfish || RED || Sebastes spp. 
 Roundnose grenadier || RNG || Coryphaenoides rupestris 
 Saithe || POK || Pollachius virens 
 Sandeels || SAN || Ammodytes spp. 
 Sandy ray || RJI || Raja circularis 
 Shagreen ray || RJF || Raja fullonica 
 Shortfin squid || SQI || Illex illecebrosus 
 Skates and rays || SRX || Rajiformes 
 Small-eyed ray || RJE || Raja microocellata 
 Smooth lanternshark || ETP || Etmopterus pusillus 
 Snow crab || PCR || Chionoecetes spp. 
 Sole || SOO || Solea spp. 
 Southern bluefin tuna || SBF || Thunnus maccoyii 
 Spotted ray || RJM || Raja montagui 
 Sprat || SPR || Sprattus sprattus 
 Spurdog/dogfish || DGS || Squalus acanthias 
 Squid || SQS || Martialia hyadesi 
 Starry ray || RJR || Amblyraja radiata 
 Swordfish || SWO || Xiphias gladius 
 Thornback ray || RJC || Raja clavata 
 Tope shark || GAG || Galeorhinus galeus 
 Turbot || TUR || Psetta maxima 
 Tusk || USK || Brosme brosme 
 Undulate ray || RJU || Raja undulata 
 White hake || HKW || Urophycis tenuis 
 White marlin || WHM || Tetrapturus albidus 
 White skate || RJA || Raja alba 
 Whiting || WHG || Merlangius merlangus 
 Witch flounder || WIT || Glyptocephalus cynoglossus 
 Yellowtail flounder || YEL || Limanda ferruginea 
ANNEX IA
SKAGERRAK, KATTEGAT, ICES SUBAREAS I,
II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII
AND XIV, EU WATERS OF CECAF 
 Species: || Sandeel Ammodytes spp. || Zone: || Norwegian waters of IV (SAN/04-N.) || 
 Denmark || pm ||   || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   || 
 United Kingdom || pm ||   || 
 Union || pm ||   || 
   ||   ||   || 
 TAC || Not relevant ||   || 
   || 
 Species: || Sandeel and associated by‑catches Ammodytes spp. || Zone: || EU waters of IIa, IIIa and IV(1) || 
 Denmark || pm || (2) || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   || 
 United Kingdom || pm || (2) || 
 Germany || pm || (2) || 
 Sweden || pm || (2) || 
 Union || pm ||   || 
 Norway || pm ||   || 
   ||   ||   || 
 TAC || pm ||   || 
 (1)           Excluding waters within six nautical miles of UK baselines at Shetland, Fair Isle and Foula. (2)           At least 98 % of landings counted against this quota must be of sandeel. By-catches of dab, mackerel and whiting to be counted against the remaining 2 % of the quota (OTH/*2A3A4).   || 
 Special condition: || 
 Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following sandeel management areas, as defined in Annex IIB:                                                             Zone: EU waters of sandeel management areas(1) || 
   || 1 || 2 || 3 || 4 || 5 || 6 || 7 || 
   || (SAN/234_1) || (SAN/234_2) || (SAN/234_3) || (SAN/234_4) || (SAN/234_5) || (SAN/234_6) || (SAN/234_7) || 
 Denmark || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || 
 United Kingdom || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || 
 Germany || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || 
 Sweden || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || 
 Union || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || 
 Norway || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || 
   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || 
 Total || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || 
  (1)          May be revised in accordance with Article 5(4) of this Regulation. 
 Species: || Tusk Brosme brosme || Zone: || EU and international waters of I, II and XIV (USK/1214EI) 
 Germany || pm || (1) || Analytical TAC   
 France || pm || (1) 
 United Kingdom || pm || (1) 
 Others || pm || (1) 
 Union || pm || (1) 
   || pm ||   
 TAC || pm ||   
 (1)           Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. 
 Species: || Tusk Brosme brosme || Zone: || EU waters of IV (USK/04-C.) 
 Denmark || pm ||   || Analytical TAC   
 Germany || pm ||   
 France || pm ||   
 Sweden || pm ||   
 United Kingdom || pm ||   
 Others || pm || (1) 
 Union || pm ||   
   || pm ||   
 TAC || pm ||   
 (1)           Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. 
 Species: || Tusk Brosme brosme || Zone: || EU and international waters of V, VI and VII (USK/567EI.) 
 Germany || pm ||   || Analytical TAC Article 11 of this Regulation applies.   
 Spain || pm ||   
 France || pm ||   
 Ireland || pm ||   
 United Kingdom || pm ||   
 Others || pm || (1) 
 Union || pm ||   
 Norway || pm || (2) (3) (4) 
   || pm ||   
 TAC || pm ||   
 (1)           Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. (2)           To be fished in EU waters of IIa, IV, Vb, VI and VII (USK/*24X7C). (3)           Special condition: of which an incidental catch of other species of 25 % per ship, at any moment, is authorised in Vb, VI and VII. However, this percentage may be exceeded in the first 24 hours following the beginning of the fishing on a specific ground. The total incidental catch of other species in Vb, VI and VII shall not exceed pm tonnes (OTH/*5B67-). (4)           Including ling. The quotas for Norway are: ling pmtonnes (LIN/*5B67-), and tusk pmtonnes (USK/*5B67-) and are interchangeable of up to pm tonnes and shall only be fished with long-lines in Vb, VI and VII. 
 Species: || Tusk Brosme brosme || Zone: || Norwegian waters of IV (USK/04-N.) 
 Belgium || pm ||   || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   
 Denmark || pm ||   
 Germany || pm ||   
 France || pm ||   
 The Netherlands || pm ||   
 United Kingdom || pm ||   
 Union || pm ||   
   ||   ||   
 TAC || Not relevant ||   
 Species: || Herring(1) Clupea harengus || Zone: || IIIa (HER/03A.) 
 Denmark || pm || (2) || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. 
 Germany || pm || (2) 
 Sweden || pm || (2) 
 Union || pm || (2) 
   ||   ||   
 TAC || pm ||   
 (1)           Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm. (2)           Special condition: up to 50 % of this amount may be fished in EU waters of IV (HER/*04-C.). 
 Species: || Herring(1) Clupea harengus || Zone: || EU and Norwegian waters of IV north of 53° 30' N (HER/4AB.) 
 Denmark || pm ||   || Analytical TAC. Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   
 Germany || pm ||   
 France || pm ||   
 The Netherlands || pm ||   
 Sweden || pm ||   
 United Kingdom || pm ||   
 Union || pm ||   
 Norway || pm || (2) 
   ||   ||   
 TAC || pm ||   
 (1)           Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm. Member States must inform the Commission of their landings of herring distinguishing between IVa (HER/04A.) and IVb (HER/04B.). (2)           Up to pm tonnes of which may be taken in EU waters of IVa and IVb (HER/*4AB-C). Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC. 
 Special condition: 
 Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone: 
   || Norwegian waters south of 62°N (HER/*04N-) ||   
 Union || pm 
 Species: || Herring(1) Clupea harengus || Zone: || Norwegian waters south of 62° N (HER/04-N.) 
 Sweden || pm || (1) || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   
 Union || pm ||   
   ||   ||   
 TAC || pm ||   
 (1)           By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species. 
 Species: || Herring(1) Clupea harengus || Zone: || IIIa (HER/03A-BC) 
 Denmark || pm ||   || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   
 Germany || pm ||   
 Sweden || pm ||   
 Union || pm ||   
   ||   ||   
 TAC || pm ||   
 (1)           Exclusively for landings of herring taken as by-catch in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes smaller than 32 mm. 
 Species: || Herring(1) Clupea harengus || Zone: || IV, VIId and in EU waters of IIa (HER/2A47DX) 
 Belgium || pm ||   || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   
 Denmark || pm ||   
 Germany || pm ||   
 France || pm ||   
 The Netherlands || pm ||   
 Sweden || pm ||   
 United Kingdom || pm ||   
 Union || pm ||   
   ||   ||   
 TAC || pm ||   
 (1)           Exclusively for landings of herring taken as by-catch in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes smaller than 32 mm. 
 Species: || Herring(1) Clupea harengus || Zone: || IVc, VIId(2) (HER/4CXB7D) 
 Belgium || pm || (3) || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   
 Denmark || pm || (3) 
 Germany || pm || (3) 
 France || pm || (3) 
 The Netherlands || pm || (3) 
 United Kingdom || pm || (3) 
 Union || pm ||   
   ||   ||   
 TAC || pm ||   
 (1)           Exclusively for landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm. (2)           Except Blackwater stock: reference is to the herring stock in the maritime region of the Thames estuary within a zone delimited by a rhumb line running due south from Landguard Point (51° 56' N, 1° 19,1' E) to latitude 51° 33' N and hence due west to a point on the coast of the United Kingdom. (3)           Special condition: up to 50 % of this quota may be taken in IVb (HER/*04B.). 
 Species: || Herring Clupea harengus || Zone: || EU and international waters of Vb, VIb and VIaN(1) (HER/5B6ANB) 
 Germany || pm ||   || Analytical TAC   
 France || pm ||   
 Ireland || pm ||   
 The Netherlands || pm ||   
 United Kingdom || pm ||   
 Union || pm ||   
   || pm ||   
 TAC || pm ||   
 (1)           Reference is to the herring stock in the part of ICES zone VIa which lies east of the meridian of longitude 7ºW and north of the parallel of latitude 55ºN, or west of the meridian of longitude 7ºW and north of the parallel of latitude 56º, excluding the Clyde.   
 Species: || Cod Gadus morhua || Zone: || Skagerrak (COD/03AN.) 
 Belgium || pm || (1) || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   
 Denmark || pm || (1) 
 Germany || pm || (1) 
 The Netherlands || pm || (1) 
 Sweden || pm || (1) 
 Union || pm ||   
   ||   ||   
 TAC || pm ||   
 (1)           In addition to this quota, a Member State may grant to vessels flying its flag and participating in trials on fully documented fisheries an additional allocation within an overall limit of 12 % of the quota allocated to that Member State, under the conditions set out in Article 6 of this Regulation. 
 Species: || Cod Gadus morhua || Zone: || IV; EU waters of IIa; that part of IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat (COD/2A3AX4) 
 Belgium || pm || (1) || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   
 Denmark || pm || (1) 
 Germany || pm || (1) 
 France || pm || (1) 
 The Netherlands || pm || (1) 
 Sweden || pm || (1) 
 United Kingdom || pm || (1) 
 Union || pm ||   
 Norway || pm || (2) 
   ||   ||   
 TAC || pm ||   
 (1)           In addition to this quota, a Member State may grant to vessels flying its flag and participating in trials on fully documented fisheries an additional allocation within an overall limit of 12 % of the quota allocated to that Member State, under the conditions set out in Article 6 of this Regulation. (2)           May be taken in EU waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC. 
 Special condition: 
 Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone: 
   || Norwegian waters of IV (COD/*04N-) ||   
 Union || pm 
 Species: || Cod Gadus morhua || Zone: || Norwegian waters south of 62° N (COD/04-N.) 
 Sweden || pm || (1) || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   
 Union || pm ||   
   ||   ||   
 TAC || Not relevant ||   
 (1)           By-catches of haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species. 
 Species: || Cod Gadus morhua || Zone: || VIId (COD/07D.) 
 Belgium || pm || (1) || Analytical TAC   
 France || pm || (1) 
 The Netherlands || pm || (1) 
 United Kingdom || pm || (1) 
 Union || pm ||   
   ||   ||   
 TAC || pm ||   
 (1)           In addition to this quota, a Member State may grant to vessels flying its flag and participating in trials on fully documented fisheries an additional allocation within an overall limit of 12 % of the quota allocated to that Member State, under the conditions set out in Article 6 of this Regulation. 
 Species: || Common dab and European flounder Limanda limanda and Platichthys flesus || Zone: || EU waters of IIa and IV (DAB/2AC4-C) for common dab; (FLE/2AC4-C) for European flounder 
 Belgium || pm ||   || Precautionary TAC   
 Denmark || pm ||   
 Germany || pm ||   
 France || pm ||   
 The Netherlands || pm ||   
 Sweden || pm ||   
 United Kingdom || pm ||   
 Union || pm ||   
   ||   ||   
 TAC || pm ||   
 Species: || Anglerfish Lophiidae || Zone: || EU waters of IIa and IV (ANF/2AC4-C) || 
 Belgium || pm || (1) || Analytical TAC   || 
 Denmark || pm || (1) || 
 Germany || pm || (1) || 
 France || pm || (1) || 
 The Netherlands || pm || (1) || 
 Sweden || pm || (1) || 
 United Kingdom || pm || (1) || 
 Union || pm || (1) || 
   ||   ||   || 
 TAC || pm ||   || 
 (1)           Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in: VI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV (ANF/*56-14). || 
   || 
 Species: || Anglerfish Lophiidae || Zone: || Norwegian waters of IV (ANF/04-N.) || 
 Belgium || pm ||   || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   || 
 Denmark || pm ||   || 
 Germany || pm ||   || 
 The Netherlands || pm ||   || 
 United Kingdom || pm ||   || 
 Union || pm ||   || 
   ||   ||   || 
 TAC || Not relevant ||   || 
   || 
 Species: || Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus || Zone: || IIIa, EU waters of Subdivisions 22-32 (HAD/3A/BCD) || 
 Belgium || pm ||   || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   || 
 Denmark || pm ||   || 
 Germany || pm ||   || 
 The Netherlands || pm ||   || 
 Sweden || pm ||   || 
 Union || pm ||   || 
   ||   ||   || 
 TAC || pm ||   || 
   || 
 Species: || Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus || Zone: || IV; EU waters of IIa (HAD/2AC4.) || 
 Belgium || pm ||   || Analytical TAC .   || 
 Denmark || pm ||   || 
 Germany || pm ||   || 
 France || pm ||   || 
 The Netherlands || pm ||   || 
 Sweden || pm ||   || 
 United Kingdom || pm ||   || 
 Union || pm ||   || 
 Norway || pm ||   || 
   ||   ||   || 
 TAC || pm ||   || 
   || 
 Special condition: || 
 Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone: || 
   || Norwegian waters of IV (HAD/*04N-) ||   ||   || 
 Union || pm ||   ||   || 
   || 
 Species: || Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus || Zone: || Norwegian waters south of 62° N (HAD/04-N.) || 
 Sweden || pm || (1) || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   || 
 Union || pm ||   || 
   ||   ||   || 
 TAC || Not relevant ||   || 
 (1)           By-catches of cod, pollack and whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species. || 
   || 
 Species: || Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus || Zone: || EU and international waters VIb, XII and XIV (HAD/6B1214) || 
 Belgium || pm ||   || Analytical TAC   || 
 Germany || pm ||   || 
 France || pm ||   || 
 Ireland || pm ||   || 
 United Kingdom || pm ||   || 
 Union || pm ||   || 
   ||   ||   || 
 TAC || pm ||   || 
   || 
 Species: || Whiting Merlangius merlangus || Zone: || IIIa (WHG/03A.) || 
 Denmark || pm ||   || Precautionary TAC   || 
 The Netherlands || pm ||   || 
 Sweden || pm ||   || 
 Union || pm ||   || 
   ||   ||   || 
 TAC || pm ||   || 
   || 
 Species: || Whiting Merlangius merlangus || Zone: || IV; EU waters of IIa (WHG/2AC4.) || 
 Belgium || pm ||   || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   || 
 Denmark || pm ||   || 
 Germany || pm ||   || 
 France || pm ||   || 
 The Netherlands || pm ||   || 
 Sweden || pm ||   || 
 United Kingdom || pm ||   || 
 Union || pm ||   || 
 Norway || pm || (1) || 
   ||   ||   || 
 TAC || pm ||   || 
 (1)           May be taken in EU waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC. || 
 Special condition: || 
 Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone: || 
   || Norwegian waters of IV (WHG/*04N-) ||   || 
 Union || pm ||   || 
   || 
 Species: || Whiting and pollack Merlangius merlangus and Pollachius pollachius || Zone: || Norwegian waters south of 62° N (WHG/04-N.) for whiting; (POL/04-N.) for pollack || 
 Sweden || pm || (1) || Precautionary TAC.   || 
 Union || pm ||   || 
   ||   ||   || 
 TAC || Not relevant ||   || 
 (1) By-catches of cod, haddock and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species. || 
   || 
 Species: || Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou || Zone: || Norwegian waters of II and IV (WHB/24-N.) || 
 Denmark || pm ||   || Analytical TAC   || 
 United Kingdom || pm ||   || 
 Union || pm ||   || 
   ||   ||   || 
 TAC || pm ||   || 
   || 
 Species: || Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou || Zone: || EU and international waters of I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId, VIIIe, XII and XIV (WHB/1X14) || 
 Denmark || pm || (1) || Analytical TAC .   || 
 Germany || pm || (1) || 
 Spain || pm || (1) (2) || 
 France || pm || (1) || 
 Ireland || pm || (1) || 
 The Netherlands || pm || (1) || 
 Portugal || pm || (1) (2) || 
 Sweden || pm || (1) || 
 United Kingdom || pm || (1) || 
 Union || pm || (1) || 
 Norway || pm ||   || 
   TAC ||   pm ||   || 
 (1)           Special condition: of which up to 68 % may be fished in Norwegian Economic Zone or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (WHB/*NZJM1). (2)           Transfers of this quota may be effected to VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1. However, such transfers must be notified in advance to the Commission.   || 
 Species: || Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou || Zone: || VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (WHB/8C3411) 
 Spain || pm ||   || Analytical TAC   
 Portugal || pm ||   
 Union || pm || (1) 
   ||   ||   
 TAC || pm ||   
 (1)           Special condition: of which up to 68 % may be fished in Norwegian EEZ or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (WHB/*NZJM2). 
   || 
 Species: || Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou || Zone: || EU waters of II, IVa, V, VI north of 56° 30' N and VII west of 12° W (WHB/24A567) || 
 Norway || pm || (1) (2) || Analytical TAC   || 
   ||   ||   || 
 TAC || pm ||   || 
 (1)           To be counted against Norway's catch limits established under the Coastal States arrangement. (2)           Special condition: the catch in IV shall be no more than pmtonnes, i.e. 25 % of Norway's access quota. || 
   || 
 Species: || Lemon sole and witch flounder Microstomus kitt and Glyptocephalus cynoglossus || Zone: || EU waters of IIa and IV (LEM/2AC4-C) for lemon sole; (WIT/2AC4-C) for witch flounder || 
 Belgium || pm ||   || Precautionary TAC   || 
 Denmark || pm ||   || 
 Germany || pm ||   || 
 France || pm ||   || 
 The Netherlands || pm ||   || 
 Sweden || pm ||   || 
 United Kingdom || pm ||   || 
 Union || pm ||   || 
   ||   ||   || 
 TAC || pm ||   || 
   || 
 Species: || Blue ling Molva dypterygia || Zone: || EU waters and international waters of Vb, VI, VII (BLI/5B67-)(3) || 
 Germany || pm ||   || Analytical TAC Article 11 of this Regulation applies. || 
 Estonia || pm ||   || 
 Spain || pm ||   || 
 France || pm ||   || 
 Ireland || pm ||   || 
 Lithuania || pm ||   || 
 Poland || pm ||   || 
 United Kingdom || pm ||   || 
 Others || pm || (1) || 
 Union || pm ||   || 
 Norway || pm || (2) || 
   ||   ||   || 
 TAC || pm ||   || 
 (1)           Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. (2)           To be fished in EU waters of IIa, IV, Vb, VI and VII (BLI/*24X7C). (3)           Special rules apply in accordance with Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1288/2009[29] and point 7 of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 43/2009[30].   || 
   || 
 Species: || Ling Molva molva || Zone: || EU and international waters of I and II (LIN/1/2.) || 
 Denmark || pm ||   || Analytical TAC   || 
 Germany || pm ||   || 
 France || pm ||   || 
 United Kingdom || pm ||   || 
 Others || pm || (1) || 
 Union || pm ||   || 
   ||   ||   || 
 TAC || pm ||   || 
 (1)           Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. || 
   || 
 Species: || Ling Molva molva || Zone: || EU waters of IV (LIN/04-C.) || 
 Belgium || pm ||   || Analytical TAC   || 
 Denmark || pm ||   || 
 Germany || pm ||   || 
 France || pm ||   || 
 The Netherlands || pm ||   || 
 Sweden || pm ||   || 
 United Kingdom || pm ||   || 
 Union || pm ||   || 
   ||   ||   || 
 TAC || pm ||   || 
 Species: || Ling Molva molva || Zone: || EU and international waters of V (LIN/05.) 
 Belgium || pm ||   || Precautionary TAC   
 Denmark || pm ||   
 Germany || pm ||   
 France || pm ||   
 United Kingdom || pm ||   
 Union || pm ||   
   ||   ||   
 TAC || pm ||   
 Species: || Ling Molva molva || Zone: || EU and international waters of VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV (LIN/6X14.) 
 Belgium || pm ||   || Analytical TAC Article 11 of this Regulation applies. 
 Denmark || pm ||   
 Germany || pm ||   
 Spain || pm ||   
 France || pm ||   
 Ireland || pm ||   
 Portugal || pm ||   
 United Kingdom || pm ||   
 Union || pm ||   
 Norway || pm || (1) (2) 
   ||   ||   
 TAC || pm ||   
 (1)           Special condition: of which an incidental catch of other species of 25 % per ship, at any moment, is authorised in Vb, VI and VII. However, this percentage may be exceeded in the first 24 hours following the beginning of the fishing on a specific ground. The total incidental catch of other species in VI and VII shall not exceed pm tonnes (OTH/*6X14.). (2)           Including tusk. The quotas for Norway are: ling pm tonnes and tusk pm tonnes and are interchangeable of up to pm tonnes and may only be fished with long-lines in Vb, VI and VII.   
 Species: || Ling Molva molva || Zone: || Norwegian waters of IV (LIN/04-N.) 
 Belgium || pm ||   || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   
 Denmark || pm ||   
 Germany || pm ||   
 France || pm ||   
 The Netherlands || pm ||   
 United Kingdom || pm ||   
 Union || pm ||   
   ||   ||   
 TAC || Not relevant ||   
 Species: || Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus || Zone: || IIIa; EU waters of Subdivisions 22-32 (NEP/3A/BCD) 
 Denmark || pm ||   || Analytical TAC   
 Germany || pm ||   
 Sweden || pm ||   
 Union || pm ||   
   ||   ||   
 TAC || pm ||   
 Species: || Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus || Zone: || Norwegian waters of IV (NEP/04-N.) 
 Denmark || pm ||   || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   
 Germany || pm ||   
 United Kingdom || pm ||   
 Union || pm ||   
   ||   ||   
 TAC || Not relevant ||   
 Species: || Northern prawn Pandalus borealis || Zone: || IIIa (PRA/03A.) 
 Denmark || pm ||   || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   || 
 Sweden || pm ||   || 
 Union || pm ||   || 
   ||   ||   || 
 TAC || pm ||   || 
   || 
 Species: || Northern prawn Pandalus borealis || Zone: || EU waters of IIa and IV (PRA/2AC4-C) || 
 Denmark || pm ||   || Analytical TAC   || 
 The Netherlands || pm ||   || 
 Sweden || pm ||   || 
 United Kingdom || pm ||   || 
 Union || pm ||   || 
   ||   ||   || 
 TAC || pm ||   || 
   || 
 Species: || Northern prawn Pandalus borealis || Zone: || Norwegian waters south of 62° N (PRA/04-N.) || 
 Denmark || pm ||   || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   || 
 Sweden || pm || (1) || 
 Union || pm ||   || 
   ||   ||   || 
 TAC || Not relevant ||   || 
 (1)           By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quotas for these species. || 
   || 
 Species: || Plaice Pleuronectes platessa || Zone: || Skagerrak (PLE/03AN.) || 
 Belgium || pm ||   || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   || 
 Denmark || pm ||   || 
 Germany || pm ||   || 
 The Netherlands || pm ||   || 
 Sweden || pm ||   || 
 Union || pm ||   || 
   ||   ||   || 
 TAC || pm ||   || 
   || 
 Species: || Plaice Pleuronectes platessa || Zone: || Kattegat (PLE/03AS.) || 
 Denmark || pm ||   || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   || 
 Germany || pm ||   || 
 Sweden || pm ||   || 
 Union || pm ||   || 
   ||   ||   || 
 TAC || pm ||   || 
   || 
 Species: || Plaice Pleuronectes platessa || Zone: || IV; EU waters of IIa; that part of IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat (PLE/2A3AX4) || 
 Belgium || pm ||   || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   || 
 Denmark || pm ||   || 
 Germany || pm ||   || 
 France || pm ||   || 
 The Netherlands || pm ||   || 
 United Kingdom || pm ||   || 
 Union || pm ||   || 
 Norway || pm ||   || 
   ||   ||   || 
 TAC || pm ||   || 
   || 
 Special condition: || 
 Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone: || 
   || Norwegian waters of IV (PLE/*04N-) ||   ||   || 
 Union || pm ||   ||   || 
   || 
 Species: || Saithe Pollachius virens || Zone: || IIIa and IV; EU waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and Subdivisions 22-32 (POK/2A34.) || 
 Belgium || pm ||   || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   || 
 Denmark || pm ||   || 
 Germany || pm ||   || 
 France || pm ||   || 
 The Netherlands || pm ||   || 
 Sweden || pm ||   || 
 United Kingdom || pm ||   || 
 Union || pm ||   || 
 Norway || pm || (1) || 
   ||   ||   || 
 TAC || pm ||   || 
 (1)           May only be taken in EU waters of IV and in IIIa (POK/*3A4-C). Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC. || 
   || 
 Species: || Saithe Pollachius virens || Zone: || VI; EU and international waters of Vb, XII and XIV (POK/56-14) || 
 Germany || pm ||   || Analytical TAC || 
 France || pm ||   || 
 Ireland || pm ||   || 
 United Kingdom || pm ||   || 
 Union || pm ||   || 
 Norway || pm || (1) || 
   ||   ||   || 
 TAC || pm ||   || 
   ||   ||   ||   || 
 (1)           To be fished north of 56º 30' N. || 
   || 
 Species: || Saithe Pollachius virens || Zone: || Norwegian waters south of 62° N (POK/04-N.) || 
 Sweden || pm || (1) || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   || 
 Union || pm ||   || 
   ||   ||   || 
 TAC || Not relevant ||   || 
 (1)           By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting are to be counted against the quota for these species. || 
   || 
 Species: || Turbot and brill Psetta maxima and Scopthalmus rhombus || Zone: || EU waters of IIa and IV (2)                    (TUR/2AC4-C) for turbot; (BLL/2AC4-C) for brill || 
 Belgium || pm ||   || Precautionary TAC   || 
 Denmark || pm ||   || 
 Germany || pm ||   || 
 France || pm ||   || 
 The Netherlands || pm ||   || 
 Sweden || pm ||   || 
 United Kingdom || pm ||   || 
 Union || pm ||   || 
   ||   ||   || 
 TAC || pm ||   || 
   || 
 Species: || Greenland Halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides || Zone: || EU waters of IIa and IV; EU and international waters of Vb and VI (GHL/2A-C46) || 
 Denmark || pm ||   || Analytical TAC   || 
 Germany || pm ||   || 
 Estonia || pm ||   || 
 Spain || pm ||   || 
 France || pm ||   || 
 Ireland || pm ||   || 
 Lithuania || pm ||   || 
 Poland || pm ||   || 
 United Kingdom || pm ||   || 
 Union || pm ||   || 
 Norway || pm || (1) || 
 TAC || pm ||   || 
 (1)           To be taken in EU waters of IIa and VI. In VI this quantity may only be fished with long-lines (GHL/*2A6-C). || 
   || 
 Species: || Mackerel Scomber scombrus || Zone: || IIIa and IV; EU waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and Subdivisions 22-32 (MAC/2A34.) || 
 Belgium || pm || (3) || Analytical TAC .     || 
 Denmark || pm || (3) || 
 Germany || pm || (3) || 
 France || pm || (3) || 
 The Netherlands || pm || (3) || 
 Sweden || pm || (1) (2) (3) || 
 United Kingdom || pm || (3) || 
 Union || pm || (1) (3) || 
 Norway || pm || (4) || 
   ||   ||   || 
 TAC || Not relevant ||   || 
 (1)           Special condition: including pm tonnes to be taken in Norwegian waters south of 62° N (MAC/*04N-). (2)           When fishing in Norwegian waters, by-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quotas for these species. (3)           May also be taken in Norwegian waters of IVa (MAC/*4AN.). (4)           To be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC (access quota). This amount includes the Norwegian share in the North Sea TAC of the amount of pm tonnes. This quota may be fished in IVa only (MAC/*04A.), except for pm tonnes that may be fished in IIIa (MAC/*03A.).   || 
 Special condition: || 
 Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones: || 
   || IIIa (MAC/*03A.) || IIIa and IVbc (MAC/*3A4BC) || IVb (MAC/*04B.)   || IVc (MAC/*04C.)   || VI, international waters of IIa, from 1 January to 31 March 2013 and in December 2013 (MAC/*2A6.) || 
 Denmark || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || 
 France || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || 
 The Netherlands || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || 
 Sweden || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || 
 United Kingdom || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || 
 Norway || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || 
   || 
   || 
 Species: || Mackerel Scomber scombrus || Zone: || VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of IIa, XII and XIV (MAC/2CX14-) 
 Germany || pm ||   || Analytical TAC .   
 Spain || pm ||   
 Estonia || pm ||   
 France || pm ||   
 Ireland || pm ||   
 Latvia || pm ||   
 Lithuania || pm ||   
 The Netherlands || pm ||   
 Poland || pm ||   
 United Kingdom || pm ||   
 Union || pm ||   
 Norway || pm || (1) (2) 
   ||   ||   
 TAC || Not relevant ||   
 (1)           May be fished in IIa, VIa north of 56° 30' N, IVa, VIId, VIIe, VIIf and VIIh (MAC/*AX7H). (2)           An additional pm tonnes of access quota may be fished by Norway North of 56°30' N and counted against its catch limit (MAC/*N6530).   
 Special condition: 
 Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones and periods specified below: 
   || EU and Norwegian waters of IVa (MAC/*04A-EN) During the periods from 1 January to 15 February 2013 and from 1 September to 31 December 2013 || Norwegian waters of IIa (MAC/*2AN-) 
 Germany || pm ||   || pm ||   
 France || pm ||   || pm ||   
 Ireland || pm ||   || pm ||   
 The Netherlands || pm ||   || pm ||   
 United Kingdom || pm ||   || pm ||   
 Union || pm ||   || pm ||   
 Species: || Mackerel Scomber scombrus || Zone: || VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (MAC/8C3411) 
 Spain || pm || (1) || Analytical TAC .   
 France || pm || (1) 
 Portugal || pm || (1) 
 Union || pm ||   
   ||   ||   
 TAC || Not relevant ||   
 (1)           Special condition: quantities subject to exchanges with other Member States may be taken in VIIIa, VIIIb and VIIId (MAC/*8ABD.). However, the quantities provided by Spain, Portugal or France for exchange purposes and to be taken in VIIIa, VIIIb and VIIId shall not exceed 25 % of the quotas of the donor Member State.   
 Special condition: 
 Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone: 
   || VIIIb (MAC/*08B.) ||   
 Spain || pm ||   
 France || pm ||   
 Portugal || pm ||   
 Species: || Mackerel Scomber scombrus || Zone: || Norwegian waters of IIa and IVa (MAC/2A4A-N.) 
 Denmark || pm || (1) (2) || Analytical TAC .   
 Union || pm || (1) (2) 
   ||   ||   
 TAC || Not relevant ||   
 (1)           Catches taken in IIa (MAC/*02A.) and IVa (MAC/*4A.) shall be reported separately.   
 Species: || Common sole Solea solea || Zone: || EU waters of II and IV (SOL/24-C.) 
 Belgium || pm ||   || Analytical TAC   
 Denmark || pm ||   
 Germany || pm ||   
 France || pm ||   
 The Netherlands || pm ||   
 United Kingdom || pm ||   
 Union || pm ||   
 Norway || pm || (1) 
   ||   ||   
 TAC || pm ||   
 (1)           May be fished only in EU waters of IV (SOL/*04-C.). 
 Species: || Sprat and associated by-catches Sprattus sprattus || Zone: || IIIa (SPR/03A.) 
 Denmark || pm || (1) || Precautionary TAC   
 Germany || pm || (1) 
 Sweden || pm || (1) 
 Union || pm ||   
   ||   ||   
 TAC || pm ||   
 (1)           At least 95 % of landings counted against this quota must be of sprat. By-catches of dab, whiting and haddock to be counted against the remaining 5 % of the quota (OTH/*03A.). 
 Species: || Sprat and associated by‑catches Sprattus sprattus || Zone: || EU waters of IIa and IV (SPR/2AC4-C) 
 Belgium || pm || (4) || Precautionary TAC   
 Denmark || pm || (4) 
 Germany || pm || (4) 
 France || pm || (4) 
 The Netherlands || pm || (4) 
 Sweden || pm || (1) (4) 
 United Kingdom || pm || (4) 
 Union || pm ||   
 Norway || pm || (2) 
   ||   ||   
 TAC || pm || (3) 
 (1)           Including sandeel. (2)           May only be fished in EU waters of IV (SPR/*04-C.). (3)           May be revised in accordance with Article 5(4) of this Regulation. (4)           At least 98 % of landings counted against this quota must be of sprat. By-catches of dab and whiting to be counted against the remaining 2 % of the quota (OTH/*2AC4C).   
 Species: || Horse mackerel and associated by-catches Trachurus spp. || Zone: || EU waters of IVb, IVc and VIId (JAX/4BC7D) 
 Belgium || pm || (3) || Precautionary TAC   
 Denmark || pm || (3) 
 Germany || pm || (1) (3) 
 Spain || pm || (3) 
 France || pm || (1) (3) 
 Ireland || pm || (3) 
 The Netherlands || pm || (1) (3) 
 Portugal || pm || (3) 
 Sweden || pm || (3) 
 United Kingdom || pm || (1) (3) 
 Union || pm ||   
 Norway || pm || (2) 
   ||   ||   
 TAC || pm ||   
 (1)           Special condition: up to 5 % of this quota fished in division VIId may be accounted for as fished under the quota concerning the zone: EU waters of IIa, IVa, VI, VIIa-c,VIIe-k, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV (JAX/*2A-14). (2)           May only be fished in EU waters of IV (JAX/*04-C.). (3)           At least 95 % of landings counted against this quota must be of horse mackerel. By-catches of boarfish, haddock, whiting and mackerel are to be counted against the remaining 5 % of the quota (OTH/*4BC7D). 
 Species: || Horse mackerel and associated by‑catches Trachurus spp. || Zone: || EU waters of IIa, IVa; VI, VIIa-c,VIIe-k, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV (JAX/2A-14) 
 Denmark || pm || (1) (3) || Analytical TAC 
 Germany || pm || (1) (2) (3) 
 Spain || pm || (3) 
 France || pm || (1) (2) (3) 
 Ireland || pm || (1) (3) 
 The Netherlands || pm || (1) (2) (3) 
 Portugal || pm || (3) 
 Sweden || pm || (1) (3) 
 United Kingdom || pm || (1) (2) (3) 
 Union || pm ||   
   ||   ||   
 TAC || pm ||   
 (1)           Special condition: up to 5 % of this quota fished in EU waters of IIa or IVa before 30 June 2013 may be accounted for as fished under the quota concerning the zone of EU waters of IVb, IVc and VIId (JAX/*4BC7D). (2)           Special condition: up to 5 % of this quota may be fished in VIId (JAX/*07D.). (3)           At least 95 % of landings counted against this quota must be of horse mackerel. By-catches of boarfish, haddock, whiting and mackerel are to be counted against the remaining 5 % of the quota (OTH/*2A-14).   
 Species: || Norway pout and associated by-catches Trisopterus esmarki || Zone: || IIIa; EU waters of IIa and IV (NOP/2A3A4.) 
 Denmark || pm || (1) || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   
 Germany || pm || (1) (2) 
 The Netherlands || pm || (1) (2) 
 Union || pm || (1) 
   ||   ||   
   ||   ||   
 TAC || pm ||   
 (1) At least 95% of landings counted against this quota must be of Norway pout. By-catches of haddock and whiting to be counted against the remaining 5% of the quota (OTH/*2A3A4). (2) Quota may be fished in EC waters of ICES zones IIa, IIIa and IV only. 
 Species: || Norway pout Trisopterus esmarki || Zone: || Norwegian waters of IV (NOP/04-N.) 
 Denmark || pm ||   || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   
 United Kingdom || pm ||   
 Union || pm ||   
   ||   ||   
 TAC || Not relevant ||   
   ||   ||   
 Species: || Industrial fish || Zone: || Norwegian waters of IV (I/F/04-N.) 
 Sweden || pm || (1) (2) || Precautionary TAC   
 Union || pm ||   
   ||   ||   
 TAC || Not relevant ||   
 (1)           By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe to be counted against the quotas for these species. (2)           Special condition: of which no more than pm tonnes of horse mackerel (JAX/*04-N.). 
 Species: || Other species || Zone: || EU waters of Vb, VI and VII (OTH/5B67-C) 
 Union || Not relevant ||   || Precautionary TAC   
 Norway || pm || (1) 
   ||   ||   
 TAC || Not relevant ||   
 (1)           Taken with long-lines only. 
 Species: || Other species || Zone: || Norwegian waters of IV (OTH/04-N.) 
 Belgium || pm ||   || Precautionary TAC   
 Denmark || pm ||   
 Germany || pm ||   
 France || pm ||   
 The Netherlands || pm ||   
 Sweden || Not relevant || (1) 
 United Kingdom || pm ||   
 Union || pm || (2) 
   ||   ||   
 TAC || Not relevant ||   
 (1)           Quota allocated by Norway to Sweden of "other species" at a traditional level. (2)           Including fisheries not specifically mentioned. Exceptions may be introduced after consultations, as appropriate. 
 Species: || Other species || Zone: || EU waters of IIa, IV and VIa north of 56° 30' N (OTH/2A46AN) 
 Union || Not relevant ||   || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   
 Norway || pm || (1) (2) 
   ||   ||   
 TAC || Not relevant ||   
 (1)           Limited to IIa and IV (OTH/*2A4-C). (2)           Including fisheries not specifically mentioned. Exceptions may be introduced after consultations, as appropriate. 
ANNEX IB
NORTH EAST ATLANTIC AND GREENLAND
ICES SUBAREAS I, II, V, XII AND XIV
AND GREENLAND WATERS OF NAFO 0 AND 1
 Species: || Snow crab Chionoecetes spp. || Zone: || Greenland waters of NAFO 1 (PCR/N1GRN) 
 Ireland || pm ||   ||   
 Spain || pm ||   
 Union || pm ||   
   ||   ||   
 TAC || Not relevant ||   
 Species: || Herring Clupea harengus || Zone: || EU, Norwegian and international waters of I and II (HER/1/2.) 
 Belgium || pm || (1) || Analytical TAC .   
 Denmark || pm || (1) 
 Germany || pm || (1) 
 Spain || pm || (1) 
 France || pm || (1) 
 Ireland || pm || (1) 
 The Netherlands || pm || (1) 
 Poland || pm || (1) 
 Portugal || pm || (1) 
 Finland || pm || (1) 
 Sweden || pm || (1) 
 United Kingdom || pm || (1) 
 Union || pm || (1) 
 Norway || pm || (2) 
   ||   ||   
 TAC || pm ||   
 (1)        When reporting catches to the Commission the quantities fished in each of the following areas shall also be reported: NEAFC Regulatory Area, EU waters, Faroese waters, Norwegian waters, the fishery zone around Jan Mayen, the fishery protection zone around Svalbard. (2)        Catches taken against this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC (access quota). This quota may be fished in EU waters north of 62° N. 
 Special condition: 
 Within the limits of the abovementioned Union share of the TAC, no more than pm tonnes may be taken in the following zone: 
   || Norwegian waters north of 62° N and the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (HER/*2AJMN) ||   ||   
 Species: || Cod Gadus morhua || Zone: || Norwegian waters of I and II (COD/1N2AB.) 
 Germany || pm ||   || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   
 Greece || pm ||   
 Spain || pm ||   
 Ireland || pm ||   
 France || pm ||   
 Portugal || pm ||   
 United Kingdom || pm ||   
 Union || pm ||   
   ||   ||   
 TAC || Not relevant ||   
 Species: || Cod Gadus morhua || Zone: || Greenland waters of NAFO 1 and Greenland waters of XIV (COD/N1GL14) 
 Germany || pm || (1) (2) || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   
 United Kingdom || pm || (1) (2) 
 Union || pm || (1) (2) 
   ||   ||   
 TAC || Not relevant ||   
 (1)           In East Greenland the fishery is permitted only from 1 July to 31 December 2013. (2)           A maximum of 80 % of the quota must be taken in one of the areas below. In addition, a minimum effort of 20 hauls per vessel shall be conducted in each area: Area                                                                    Boundary 1. East Greenland (COD/N64E44)                   North of 64° N East of 44° W 2. East Greenland (COD/S64E44)                    South of 64° N East of 44° W 3. West Greenland (COD/GRLW44)              West of 44° W   
 Species: || Cod Gadus morhua || Zone: || I and IIb (COD/1/2B.) 
 Germany || pm || (3) || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   
 Spain || pm || (3) 
 France || pm || (3) 
 Poland || pm || (3) 
 Portugal || pm || (3) 
 United Kingdom || pm || (3) 
 Other Member States || pm || (1) (3) 
 Union || pm || (2) 
   ||   ||   
 TAC || pm ||   
 (1)         Except Germany, Spain, France, Poland, Portugal and the United Kingdom. (2)         The allocation of the share of the cod stock available to the Union in the zone Spitzbergen and Bear Island and the associated by-catches of haddock are entirely without prejudice to the rights and obligations deriving from the 1920 Treaty of Paris. (3)         By-catches of haddock may represent up to 19 % per haul. The by-catch quantities of haddock are in addition to the quota for cod. 
 Species: || Cod and haddock Gadus morhua and Melanogrammus aeglefinus || Zone: || Faroese waters of Vb (COD/05B-F.) for cod; (HAD/05B-F.) for haddock 
 Germany || pm ||   || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   
 France || pm ||   
 United Kingdom || pm ||   
 Union || pm ||   
   ||   ||   
 TAC || Not relevant ||   
 Species: || Atlantic halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus || Zone: || Greenland waters of V and XIV (HAL/514GRN) 
 Portugal || pm ||   ||   
 Union || pm ||   
 [Norway || pm] || [(1)] 
 TAC || Not relevant ||   
  [(1)      Allocated from the Union quota and to be fished with long-lines (HAL/*514GN).] 
 Species: || Atlantic halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus || Zone: || Greenland waters of NAFO 1 (HAL/N1GRN) 
 Union || pm ||   ||   
 [Norway || pm] || [(1)] 
 TAC || Not relevant ||   
 [(1)          Allocated from the Union quota and to be fished with long-lines (HAL/*N01GN).] 
 Species: || Grenadiers Macrourus spp. || Zone: || Greenland waters of V and XIV (GRV/514GRN) 
 Union || pm || (1) ||   
   ||   ||   
 TAC || Not relevant ||   
 (1) Special condition: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/514GRN) and rough-head grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/514GRN) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately.   
 Species: || Grenadiers Macrourus spp. || Zone: || Greenland waters of NAFO 1 (GRV/N1GRN.) 
 Union || pm || (1) ||   
 TAC || Not relevant ||   
   ||   ||   
 (1) Special condition: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/N1GRN). and rough-head grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/N1GRN.) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately.   
 Species: || Capelin Mallotus villosus || Zone: || IIb (CAP/02B.) 
 Union || pm ||   ||   
   ||   ||   
 TAC || pm ||   
 Species: || Capelin Mallotus villosus || Zone: || Greenland waters of V and XIV (CAP/514GRN) 
 Denmark || pm ||   ||   
 United Kingdom || pm ||   
 Sweden || pm ||   
 Germany || pm ||   
 All Member States || pm || (1) (2) 
 Union || pm || (3) 
 [Norway || pm] || [(4)] 
 TAC || Not relevant ||   
 (1) Except Member States with more than 10% of the Union quota. (2) Member States with an assigned quota may access the "All Member States" quota only once they have exhausted their own quota. (3) To be fished from 20 June 2013 until 30 April 2014. [(4) Allocated from the Union quota.]   
 Species: || Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus || Zone: || Norwegian waters of I and II (HAD/1N2AB.) 
 Germany || pm ||   || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   
 France || pm ||   
 United Kingdom || pm ||   
 Union || pm ||   
   ||   ||   
 TAC || Not relevant ||   
 Species: || Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou || Zone: || Faroese waters (WHB/2A4AXF) 
 Denmark || pm ||   || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   
 Germany || pm ||   
 France || pm ||   
 The Netherlands || pm ||   
 United Kingdom || pm ||   
 Union || pm ||   
   ||   ||   
 TAC || pm || (1) 
 (1)           TAC set in accordance with consultations among the Union, Faroe Islands, Norway and Iceland.   
 Species: || Ling and blue ling Molva molva and Molva dypterygia || Zone: || Faroese waters of Vb (LIN/05B-F.) for ling; (BLI/05B-F.) for blue ling 
 Germany || pm ||   || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   
 France || pm ||   
 United Kingdom || pm ||   
 Union || pm ||   
   ||   ||   
 TAC || Not relevant ||   
 Species: || Northern prawn Pandalus borealis || Zone: || Greenland waters of V and XIV (PRA/514GRN) 
 Denmark || pm ||   || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   
 France || pm ||   
 Union || pm ||   
 [Norway || pm] || [(1)] 
   ||   ||   
 TAC || Not relevant ||   
 [(1) Allocated from the Union quota.]   
 Species: || Northern prawn Pandalus borealis || Zone: || Greenland waters of NAFO 1 (PRA/N1GRN) 
 Denmark || pm ||   || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   
 France || pm ||   
 Union || pm ||   
   ||   ||   
 TAC || Not relevant ||   
 Species: || Saithe Pollachius virens || Zone: || Norwegian waters of I and II (POK/1N2AB.) 
 Germany || pm ||   || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   
 France || pm ||   
 United Kingdom || pm ||   
 Union || pm ||   
   ||   ||   
 TAC || Not relevant ||   
 Species: || Saithe Pollachius virens || Zone: || International waters of I and II (POK/1/2INT) 
 Union || pm ||   ||   
   ||   ||   
 TAC || Not relevant ||   
 Species: || Saithe Pollachius virens || Zone: || Faroese waters of Vb (POK/05B-F.) 
 Belgium || pm ||   || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   
 Germany || pm ||   
 France || pm ||   
 The Netherlands || pm ||   
 United Kingdom || pm ||   
 Union || pm ||   
   ||   ||   
 TAC || Not relevant ||   
 Species: || Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides || Zone: || Norwegian waters of I and II (GHL/1N2AB.) 
 Germany || pm ||   || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   
 United Kingdom || pm ||   
 Union || pm ||   
   ||   ||   
 TAC || Not relevant ||   
 (1)           Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. 
 Species: || Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides || Zone: || International waters of I and II (GHL/1/2INT) 
 Union || pm ||   ||   
   ||   ||   
 TAC || Not relevant ||   
 Species: || Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides || Zone: || Greenland waters of NAFO 1 (GHL/N1GRN) 
 Germany || pm ||   || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   
 Union || pm || (1) 
 [Norway || pm] ||  [(2)] 
   ||   ||   
 TAC || Not relevant ||   
 (1) To be fished South of 68º N. [(2) Allocated from the Union quota and to be fished in NAFO 1 only.] 
 Species: || Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides || Zone: || Greenland waters of V and XIV (GHL/514GRN) 
 Germany || pm ||   || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   
 United Kingdom || pm ||   
 Union || pm || (1) 
 [Norway || pm] || [(2)] 
   ||   ||   
 TAC || Not relevant ||   
 (1) To be fished by no more than 6 vessels at the same time. [(2) Allocated from the Union quota.]   
 Species: || Redfish (shallow pelagic) Sebastes spp. || Zone: || EU and international waters of V; international waters of XII and XIV (RED/51214S) 
 Estonia || pm || (1) || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   
 Germany || pm || (1) 
 Spain || pm || (1) 
 France || pm || (1) 
 Ireland || pm || (1) 
 Latvia || pm || (1) 
 The Netherlands || pm || (1) 
 Poland || pm || (1) 
 Portugal || pm || (1) 
 United Kingdom || pm || (1) 
 Union || pm || (1) 
   ||   ||   
 TAC || pm || (1) 
 (1)           May not be fished from 1 January to 9 May 2013. 
 Species: || Redfish (deep pelagic) Sebastes spp. || Zone: || EU and international waters of V; international waters of XII and XIV (RED/51214D) 
 Estonia || pm || (1) (2) || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.     
 Germany || pm || (1) (2) 
 Spain || pm || (1) (2) 
 France || pm || (1) (2) 
 Ireland || pm || (1) (2) 
 Latvia || pm || (1) (2) 
 The Netherlands || pm || (1) (2) 
 Poland || pm || (1) (2) 
 Portugal || pm || (1) (2) 
 United Kingdom || pm || (1) (2) 
 Union || pm || (1) (2) 
   ||   ||   
 TAC || pm || (1) (2) 
 (1)           May only be taken within the area bounded by the lines joining the following coordinates: Point No                                    Latitude N                   Longitude W 1                                                  64° 45'                          28° 30' 2                                                  62° 50'                          25° 45' 3                                                  61° 55'                          26° 45' 4                                                  61° 00'                          26° 30' 5                                                  59° 00'                          30° 00' 6                                                  59° 00'                          34° 00' 7                                                  61° 30'                          34° 00' 8                                                  62° 50'                          36° 00' 9                                                  64° 45'                          28° 30'   (2)           May not be fished from 1 January to 9 May 2013. 
 Species: || Redfish Sebastes spp. || Zone: || Norwegian waters of I and II (RED/1N2AB.) 
 Germany || pm || (1) || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   
 Spain || pm || (1) 
 France || pm || (1) 
 Portugal || pm || (1) 
 United Kingdom || pm || (1) 
 Union || pm || (1) 
   ||   ||   
 TAC || Not relevant ||   
 (1)           Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. 
 Species: || Redfish Sebastes spp. || Zone: || International waters of I and II (RED/1/2INT) 
 Union || Not relevant || (1) (2) || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   
   ||   ||   
 TAC || pm ||   
 (1)        The fishery may only take place within the period from 15 August to 30 November 2013. The fishery will be closed when the TAC is fully utilised by NEAFC Contracting Parties. The Commission shall inform Member States of the date on which the Secretariat of NEAFC has notified NEAFC Contracting Parties that the TAC has been fully utilised. From that date Member States shall prohibit directed fishery for redfish by vessels flying their flag. (2)        Vessels shall limit their by-catches of redfish in other fisheries to a maximum of 1 % of the total catch retained on board. 
 Species: || Redfish (pelagic) Sebastes spp. || Zone: || Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of V and XIV (RED/N1F14G) 
 Germany || pm || (1) (2) || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   
 France || pm || (1) (2) 
 United Kingdom || pm || (1) (2) 
 Union || pm || (1) (2) 
 [Norway || pm] || [(3)] 
 TAC || Not relevant ||   
 (1)        May only be fished by pelagic trawl. (2)        Special condition: the quotas may be fished in the NEAFC Regulatory Area on the condition that the part of the quotas fished therein are reported separately (RED/*51214). When fished in the NEAFC Regulatory Area, it may only be taken as of 10 May 2013 as deep pelagic redfish, and only within the area (the "NEAFC box") bounded by the lines joining the following coordinates: Point No                                    Latitude N                   Longitude W 1                                                  64° 45'                          28° 30' 2                                                  62° 50'                          25° 45' 3                                                  61° 55'                          26° 45' 4                                                  61° 00'                          26° 30' 5                                                  59° 00'                          30° 00' 6                                                  59° 00'                          34° 00' 7                                                  61° 30'                          34° 00' 8                                                  62° 50'                          36° 00' 9                                                  64° 45'                          28° 30' [(3)       Allocated from the Union quota and to be fished in the NEAFC box defined in footnote 2 only (RED/*5-14N).] 
 Species: || Redfish Sebastes spp. || Zone: || Icelandic waters of Va (RED/05A-IS) 
 Belgium || pm || (1) (2) (3) || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   
 Germany || pm || (1) (2) (3) 
 France || pm || (1) (2) (3) 
 United Kingdom || pm || (1) (2) (3) 
 Union || pm || (1) (2) (3) 
   ||   ||   
 TAC || Not relevant ||   
 (1)         Including unavoidable by-catches (cod not allowed). (2)         May only be fished between July and December 2013.   
 Species: || Redfish Sebastes spp. || Zone: || Faroese waters of Vb (RED/05B-F.) 
 Belgium || pm ||   || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   
 Germany || pm ||   
 France || pm ||   
 United Kingdom || pm ||   
 Union || pm ||   
   ||   ||   
 TAC || Not relevant ||   
 Species: || Other species || Zone: || Norwegian waters of I and II (OTH/1N2AB.) 
 Germany || pm || (1) || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   
 United Kingdom || pm || (1) 
 Union || pm || (1) 
 (1)        Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. 
 Species: || Other species(1) || Zone: || Faroese waters of Vb (OTH/05B-F.) 
 Germany || pm ||   || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   
 France || pm ||   
 United Kingdom || pm ||   
 Union || pm ||   
   ||   ||   
 TAC || Not relevant ||   
 (1)           Excluding fish species of no commercial value.   
 Species: || Flatfish Pleuronectiformes || Zone: || Faroese waters of Vb (FLX/05B-F.) 
 Germany || pm ||   || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   
 France || pm ||   
 United Kingdom || pm ||   
 Union || pm ||   
   ||   ||   
 TAC || Not relevant ||   
ANNEX IC
NORTH WEST ATLANTIC
NAFO CONVENTION AREA
All TACs and associated conditions are
adopted in the framework of NAFO.
 Species: || Cod Gadus morhua || Zone: || NAFO 2J3KL (COD/N2J3KL) 
 Union || 0 || (1) || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. 
 TAC || 0 || (1) 
 (1)        No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the limits specified in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007[31]. 
 Species: || Cod Gadus morhua || Zone: || NAFO 3NO (COD/N3NO.) 
 Union || 0 || (1) || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. 
 TAC || 0 || (1) 
 (1)        No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the limits of a maximum of 1 000 kg or 4 %, whichever is greater. 
 Species: || Cod Gadus morhua || Zone: || NAFO 3M (COD/N3M.) 
 Estonia || 157 || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. 
 Germany || 657 
 Latvia || 157 
 Lithuania || 157 
 Poland || 535 
 Spain || 2 019 
 France || 282 
 Portugal || 2 770 
 United Kingdom || 1 315 
 Union || 8 049 
   ||   ||   
 TAC || 14 113 ||   
 Species: || Witch flounder Glyptocephalus cynoglossus || Zone: || NAFO 2J3KL (WIT/N2J3KL) 
 Union || 0 || (1) || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. 
 TAC || 0 || (1) 
 (1)        No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the limits specified in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007. 
 Species: || Witch flounder Glyptocephalus cynoglossus || Zone: || NAFO 3NO (WIT/N3NO.) 
 Union || 0 || (1) || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. 
 TAC || 0 || (1) 
 (1)        No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the limits specified in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007. 
 Species: || American plaice Hippoglossoides platessoides || Zone: || NAFO 3M (PLA/N3M.) 
 Union || 0 || (1) || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. 
 TAC || 0 || (1) 
 (1)        No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the limits specified in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007. 
 Species: || American plaice Hippoglossoides platessoides || Zone: || NAFO 3LNO (PLA/N3LNO.) 
 Union || 0 || (1) || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. 
 TAC || 0 || (1) 
 (1)        No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the limits specified in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007. 
 Species: || Shortfin squid Illex illecebrosus || Zone: || NAFO sub-zones 3 and 4 (SQI/N34.) 
 Estonia || 128 || (1) || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   
 Latvia || 128 || (1) 
 Lithuania || 128 || (1) 
 Poland || 227 || (1) 
 Union || Not relevant || (1) (2) 
   ||   ||   
 TAC || 611 ||   
 (1)        To be fished between 1 July and 31 December 2013. (2)        No specified Union's share. An amount of 29 458 tonnes is available to Canada and the Member States of the Union except Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. 
 Species: || Yellowtail flounder Limanda ferruginea || Zone: || NAFO 3LNO (YEL/N3LNO.) 
 Union || 0 || (1) || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. 
   ||   ||   
 TAC || 17 000 ||   
 (1)        Despite having access to a shared quota of 85 tonnes for the Union, it is decided to set this amount to 0. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the limits specified in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007. 
 Species: || Capelin Mallotus villosus || Zone: || NAFO 3NO (CAP/N3NO.) 
 Union || 0 || (1) || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. 
   ||   ||   
 TAC || 0 || (1) 
 (1)        No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the limits specified in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007. 
 Species: || Northern prawn Pandalus borealis || Zone: || NAFO 3L(1) (PRA/N3L.) 
 Estonia || 96 ||   || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   
 Latvia || 96 ||   
 Lithuania || 96 ||   
 Poland || 96 ||   
 Spain || 76 ||   
 Portugal || 20 ||   
 Union || 480 ||   
   ||   ||   
 TAC || 8 600 ||   
 (1)           Not including the box bounded by the following coordinates: 
   || Point No || Latitude N || Longitude W ||   ||   
   || 1 || 47° 20' 0 || 46° 40' 0 ||   ||   
   || 2 || 47° 20' 0 || 46° 30' 0 ||   ||   
   || 3 || 46° 00' 0 || 46° 30' 0 ||   ||   
   || 4 || 46° 00' 0 || 46° 40' 0 ||   ||   
   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Species: || Northern prawn Pandalus borealis || Zone: || NAFO 3M(1) (PRA/*N3M.) 
 TAC || Not relevant || (2) (3) ||   
 (1)           Vessels may also fish this stock in Division 3L in the box bounded by the following coordinates: 
   || Point No || Latitude N || Longitude W ||   ||   
   || 1 || 47° 20' 0 || 46° 40' 0 ||   ||   
   || 2 || 47° 20' 0 || 46° 30' 0 ||   ||   
   || 3 || 46° 00' 0 || 46° 30' 0 ||   ||   
   || 4 || 46° 00' 0 || 46° 40' 0 ||   ||   
   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
              Moreover, fishing for shrimp is prohibited from 1 June to 31 December 2013 in the area bounded by the following coordinates: 
   || Point No || Latitude N || Longitude W ||   ||   
   || 1 || 47° 55' 0 || 45° 00' 0 ||   ||   
   || 2 || 47° 30' 0 || 44° 15' 0 ||   ||   
   || 3 || 46° 55' 0 || 44° 15' 0 ||   ||   
   || 4 || 46° 35' 0 || 44° 30' 0 ||   ||   
   || 5 || 46° 35' 0 || 45° 40' 0 ||   ||   
   || 6 || 47° 30' 0 || 45° 40' 0 ||   ||   
   || 7 || 47° 55' 0 || 45° 00' 0 ||   ||   
 (2)        Not relevant. Fishery managed by limitations in fishing effort. The Member States concerned shall issue fishing authorisations for their fishing vessels engaging in this fishery and shall notify those authorisations to the Commission prior to the commencement of the vessel's activity, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. 
   || Member State || Maximum number of vessels || Maximum number of fishing days ||   ||   
   || Denmark || 0 || 0 ||   ||   
   || Estonia || 0 || 0 ||   ||   
   || Spain || 0 || 0 ||   ||   
   || Latvia || 0 || 0 ||   ||   
   || Lithuania || 0 || 0 ||   ||   
   || Poland || 0 || 0 ||   ||   
   || Portugal || 0 || 0 ||   ||   
   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 (3)        No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the limits specified in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007. 
 Species: || Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides || Zone: || NAFO 3LMNO (GHL/N3LMNO) 
 Estonia || 312 ||   || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   
 Germany || 318 ||   
 Latvia || 44 ||   
 Lithuania || 22 ||   
 Spain || 4 262 ||   
 Portugal || 1 782 ||   
 Union || 6 738 ||   
   ||   ||   
 TAC || 11 493 ||   
 Species: || Skate Rajidae || Zone: || NAFO 3LNO (SKA/N3LNO.) 
 Spain || 3 403 ||   || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   
 Portugal || 660 ||   
 Estonia || 283 ||   
 Lithuania || 62 ||   
 Union || 4 408 ||   
   ||   ||   
 TAC || 7 000 ||   
 Species: || Redfish Sebastes spp. || Zone: || NAFO 3LN (RED/N3LN.) 
 Estonia || 457 || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. 
 Germany || 314 
 Latvia || 457 
 Lithuania || 457 
 Union || 1 685 
   ||   ||   
 TAC || 6 500 || (1) 
 (1) This TAC includes 500 tonnes of quota transferred to the Union from another Contracting Party to NAFO. 
 Species: || Redfish Sebastes spp. || Zone: || NAFO 3M (RED/N3M.) 
 Estonia || 1 571 || (1) || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   
 Germany || 513 || (1) 
 Spain || 233 || (1) 
 Latvia || 1 571 || (1) 
 Lithuania || 1 571 || (1) 
 Portugal || 2 354 || (1) 
 Union || 7 813 || (1) 
 TAC || 6 500 || (1) 
 (1)        This quota is subject to compliance with the TAC of 6 500 tonnes established for this stock for all NAFO Contracting Parties, no more than 3 250 tons may be fished before 1 July 2013. Upon exhaustion of the TAC or the mid-term amount of 3 250 tonnes, the directed fishery for this stock must be stopped irrespective of the level of catches. 
 Species: || Redfish Sebastes spp. || Zone: || NAFO 3O (RED/N3O.) 
 Spain || 1 771 || (1) || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   
 Portugal || 5 229 || (1) 
 Union || 7 000 || (1) 
 TAC || 20 000 || (1) 
 Species: || Redfish Sebastes spp. || Zone: || NAFO Subarea 2, Divisions 1F and 3K (RED/N1F3K.) 
 Latvia || 0 || (1) || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. 
 Lithuania || 0 || (1) 
 Union || 0 || (1) 
 TAC || 0 || (1) 
 (1)           No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the limits specified in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007. 
 Species: || White hake Urophycis tenuis || Zone: || NAFO 3NO (HKW/N3NO.) 
 Spain || 255 ||   || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.   
 Portugal || 333 ||   
 Union || 588 ||   
 TAC || 1 000 ||   
ANNEX ID
HIGHLY MIGRATORY FISH – ALL AREAS
TACs in these areas are adopted in the
framework of international fisheries organisations on tuna fisheries, such as
ICCAT.
 Species: || Bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus || Zone: || Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, and Mediterranean (BFT/AE045WM) 
 Cyprus || pm || (4) || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. 
 Greece || pm ||   
 Spain || pm || (2) (4) 
 France || pm || (2) (3) (4) 
 Italy || pm || (4) (5) 
 Malta || pm || (4) 
 Portugal || pm ||   
 Other Member States || pm || (1) 
 Union || pm || (2) (3) (4) (5) 
   ||   ||   
 TAC || pm ||   
 (1)        Except Cyprus, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Malta and Portugal, and exclusively as by-catch. (2)        Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocation between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm by the vessels referred to in point 1 of Annex IV (BFT/*8301): 
   || Spain || pm ||   
   || France || pm ||   
   || Union || pm ||   
 (3)        Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocation between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna weighing no less than 6,4 kg or measuring no less than 70 cm by the vessels referred to in point 1 of Annex IV (BFT/*641): 
   || France || pm (*) ||   
   || Union || pm ||   
 (*)        This quantity may be revised by the Commission upon request from France, up to an amount of 100 tonnes as indicated by ICCAT Recommendation 08-05. 
 (4)        Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocations between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between and 8 kg and 30 kg by the vessels referred to in point 2 of Annex IV (BFT/*8302): 
   || Spain || pm ||   
   || France || pm ||   
   || Italy || pm ||   
   || Cyprus || pm ||   
   || Malta      || pm ||   
   || Union || pm ||   
 (5)        Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocations between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between and 8 kg and 30 kg by the vessels referred to in point 3 of Annex IV (BFT/*643): 
   || Italy || pm ||   
   || Union || pm ||   
 Species: || Swordfish Xiphias gladius || Zone: || Atlantic Ocean, North of 5° N (SWO/AN05N) 
 Spain || pm ||   || Analytical TAC 
 Portugal || pm ||   
 Other Member States || pm || (1) 
 Union || pm ||   
   ||   ||   
 TAC || pm ||   
 (1)           Except Spain and Portugal, and exclusively as by-catch. 
 Species: || Swordfish Xiphias gladius || Zone: || Atlantic Ocean, South of 5° N (SWO/AS05N) 
 Spain || pm ||   || Analytical TAC   
 Portugal || pm ||   
 Union || pm ||   
   ||   ||   
 TAC || pm ||   
 Species: || Northern albacore Thunnus alalunga || Zone: || Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N (ALB/AN05N) 
 Ireland || pm || (2) || Analytical TAC   
 Spain || pm || (2) 
 France || pm || (2) 
 United Kingdom || pm || (2) 
 Portugal || pm || (2) 
 Union || pm || (1) 
   ||   ||   
 TAC || pm ||   
 (1)        The number of EU vessels fishing for northern albacore as a target species is fixed to pm in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 520/2007[32]. (2)        The distribution between the Member States of the maximum number of fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State authorised to fish for northern albacore as a target species in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 520/2007: 
   || Member State || Maximum number of vessels ||   
   || Ireland || pm ||   ||   
   || Spain || pm ||   ||   
   || France || pm ||   ||   
   || United Kingdom || pm ||   ||   
   || Portugal || pm ||   ||   
 Species: || Southern albacore Thunnus alalunga || Zone: || Atlantic Ocean, south of 5° N (ALB/AS05N) 
 Spain || pm ||   || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. 
 France || pm ||   
 Portugal || pm ||   
 Union || pm ||   
   ||   ||   
 TAC || pm ||   
 Species: || Bigeye tuna Thunnus obesus || Zone: || Atlantic Ocean (BET/ATLANT) 
 Spain || pm ||   || Analytical TAC   
 France || pm ||   
 Portugal || pm ||   
 Union || pm ||   
   ||   ||   
 TAC || pm ||   
 Species: || Blue marlin Makaira nigricans || Zone: || Atlantic Ocean (BUM/ATLANT) 
 Spain || pm ||   || Analytical TAC 
 Portugal || pm ||   || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. 
 Union || pm ||   || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. 
 TAC || Not relevant ||   
 Species: || White marlin Tetrapturus albidus || Zone: || Atlantic Ocean (WHM/ATLANT) 
 Spain || pm ||   || Analytical TAC 
 Portugal || pm ||   || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. 
 Union || pm ||   || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. 
   ||   ||   
 TAC || Not relevant ||   
ANNEX IE
ANTARCTIC
CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA
These TACs, adopted by CCAMLR, are not
allocated to the members of CCAMLR and hence the Union's share is
undetermined. Catches are monitored by the Secretariat of CCAMLR, which will
communicate when fishing must cease due to TAC exhaustion. 
Unless specified otherwise, these TACs are
applicable for the period from 1 December 2012 to 30 November 2013.
 Species: || Mackerel icefish Champsocephalus gunnari || Zone: || FAO 48.3 Antarctic (ANI/F483.) || 
 TAC || pm ||   || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. || 
   ||   ||   || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. 
 Species: || Mackerelicefish Champsocephalus gunnari || Zone: || FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic(1) (ANI/F5852.) || 
 TAC || pm || (2) || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. || 
 (1)        For the purpose of this TAC, the area open to the fishery is specified as that portion of FAO statistical division 58.5.2 that lies within the area enclosed by a line: -           starting at the point where the meridian of longitude 72° 15' E intersects the Australia-France Maritime Delimitation Agreement Boundary then south along the meridian to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 53° 25' S, -           then east along that parallel to its intersection with the meridian of longitude 74° E, -           then northeasterly along the geodesic to the intersection of the parallel of latitude 52° 40' S and the meridian of longitude 76° E, -           then north along the meridian to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 52° S, -           then northwesterly along the geodesic to the intersection of the parallel of latitude 51° S with the meridian of longitude 74° 30' E, and -           then southwesterly along the geodesic to the point of commencement. (2)        With the exception of no more than pm tonnes for research purposes or as by-catch. ||   ||   ||   
   || 
 Species: || Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides || Zone: || FAO 48.3 Antarctic (TOP/F483.) || 
 TAC || pm || (1) || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. || 
 Special conditions: || 
 Within the limits of the abovementioned quota, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the Subareas specified: || 
 Management Area A: 48º W to 43° 30' W – 52° 30' S to 56° S (TOP/*F483A) || pm ||   || 
 Management Area B: 43° 30' W to 40º W – 52° 30' S to 56° S (TOP/*F483B) || pm ||   || 
 Management Area C: 40º W to 33° 30' W – 52° 30' S to 56° S (TOP/*F483C) || pm ||   || 
 (1)        This TAC is applicable for longline fishery for the period from 1 May to 31 August 2013 and for pot fishery for the period from 1 December 2012 to 30 November 2013. || 
   || 
 Species: || Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides || Zone: || FAO 48.4 Antarctic North (TOP/F484N.) || 
 TAC || pm || (1) || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. || 
 (1)        This TAC is applicable within the area bounded by latitudes 55° 30' S and 57º 20' S and by longitudes 25° 30' W and 29º 30' W. || 
   || 
 Species: || Toothfish Dissostichus spp. || Zone: || FAO 48.4 Antarctic South (TOP/F484S.) || 
 TAC || pm || (1) || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. || 
 (1)        This TAC is applicable within the area bounded by latitudes 57º 20' S and 60º 00' S and by longitudes 24° 30' W and 29º 00' W. || 
   || 
 Species: || Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides || Zone: || FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (TOP/F5852.) || 
 TAC || pm || (1) || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. || 
 (1)        This TAC is applicable for west of 79° 20' E only. Fishing east of this meridian within this zone is prohibited. || 
 Species: || Krill Euphausia superba || Zone: || FAO 48 (KRI/F48.) || 
 TAC || pm ||   || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. || 
 Special conditions: Within the limit of a total combined catch of 620 000 tonnes, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the subareas specified: || 
 Division 48.1 (KRI/*F481.) || pm ||   || 
 Division 48.2 (KRI/*F482.) || pm ||   || 
 Division 48.3 (KRI/*F483.) || pm ||   || 
 Division 48.4 (KRI/*F484.) || pm ||   || 
   || 
 Species: || Krill Euphausia superba || Zone: || FAO 58.4.1 Antarctic (KRI/F5841.) || 
 TAC || pm ||   || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. || 
 Special conditions: || 
 Within the limits of the abovementioned quota, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the subareas specified: || 
 Division 58.4.1 west of 115° E (KRI/*F-41W) || pm ||   || 
 Division 58.4.1 east of 115° E (KRI/*F-41E) || pm ||   || 
   || 
 Species: || Krill Euphausia superba || Zone: || FAO 58.4.2 Antarctic (KRI/F5842.) || 
 TAC || pm ||   || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. || 
 Special conditions: || 
 Within the limits of the abovementioned quota, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the subareas specified: || 
 Division 58.4.2 west of 55° E (KRI/*F-42W) || pm ||   || 
 Division 58.4.2 east of 55° E (KRI/*F-42E) || pm ||   || 
   || 
 Species: || Grey rockcod Lepidonotothen squamifrons || Zone: || FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (NOS/F5852.) || 
 TAC || pm || (1) || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. || 
 (1)        Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC. || 
   || 
 Species: || Crabs Paralomis spp. || Zone: || FAO 48.3 Antarctic (PAI/F483.) || 
 TAC || pm ||   || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. || 
   || 
   || 
 Species: || Grenadiers Macrourus spp. || Zone: || FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (GRV/F5852.) || 
 TAC || pm || (1) || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. || 
 (1)        Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC. || 
   || 
 Species: || Other species || Zone: || FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (OTH/F5852.) || 
 TAC || pm || (1) || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. || 
 (1)        Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC. || 
   || 
 Species: || Skates and rays Rajiformes || Zone: || FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (SRX/F5852.) || 
 TAC || pm || (1) || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. || 
 (1)           Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC. || 
   || 
 Species: || Unicorn icefish Channichthys rhinoceratus || Zone: || FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (LIC/F5852.) || 
 TAC || pm || (1) || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. || 
 (1)        Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC. || 
ANNEX IF
SOUTH-EAST ATLANTIC OCEAN - 
SEAFO CONVENTION AREA
These TACs are not allocated to the members
of SEAFO and hence the Union's share is undetermined. Catches are monitored by
the Secretariat of SEAFO, who will communicate when fishing must cease due to
TAC exhaustion.
 Species: || Alfonsinos Beryx spp. || Zone: || SEAFO (ALF/SEAFO) 
 TAC || pm ||   || Precautionary TAC     
 Species: || Deep-sea red crab Chaceon spp. || Zone: || SEAFO Sub-Division B1(1) (CGE/F47NAM) 
 TAC || pm ||   || Precautionary TAC   
 (1)           For the purpose of this TAC, the area open to the fishery is defined as having: –              its western boundary on the longitude 0° E, –              its northern boundary on the latitude 20° S, –              its southern boundary on the latitude 28° S, and –              the eastern boundary outer limits of the Namibian EEZ. 
 Species: || Deep-sea red crab Chaceon spp. || Zone: || SEAFO, excluding Sub-Division B1 (CGE/F47X) 
 TAC || pm ||   || Precautionary TAC   
 Species: || Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides || Zone: || SEAFO (TOP/SEAFO) 
 TAC || pm ||   || Precautionary TAC   
 Species: || Orange roughy Hoplostethus atlanticus || Zone: || SEAFO Sub-Division B1(1) (ORY/F47NAM) 
 TAC || pm ||   || Precautionary TAC   
 (1)        For the purpose of this Annex, the area open to the fishery is defined as having: –          its western boundary on the longitude 0° E, –          its northern boundary on the latitude 20° S, –          its southern boundary on the latitude 28° S, and –          the eastern boundary outer limits of the Namibian EEZ. 
 Species: || Orange roughy Hoplostethus atlanticus || Zone: || SEAFO, excluding Sub-Division B1 (ORY/F47X) 
 TAC || pm ||   || Precautionary TAC     
ANNEX IG
SOUTHERN BLUEFIN TUNA – ALL AREAS
 Species: || Southern bluefin tuna Thunnus maccoyii || Zone: || All areas (SBF/F41-81) 
 Union || 10 || (1) || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. 
 TAC || 10 949 ||   ||   
 (1)           Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. 
ANNEX IH
WCPFC CONVENTION AREA
 Species: || Swordfish Xiphias gladius || Zone: || WCPFC Convention Area south of 20° S (SWO/F7120S) 
 Union || pm ||   || Precautionary TAC   
 TAC || Not relevant ||   
ANNEX IJ
SPRFMO CONVENTION AREA
 Species: || Jack mackerel Trachurus murphyi || Zone: || SPRFMO Convention Area (CJM/SPRFMO) 
 Germany || 6 790,5 ||   || Analytical TAC 
 The Netherlands || 7 360,2 ||   || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. 
 Lithuania || 4 725 ||   || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. 
 Poland || 8 124,3 ||   ||   
 Union || 27 000 ||   ||   
                   
ANNEX IIA
FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE
CONTEXT OF
THE MANAGEMENT OF CERTAIN COD, PLAICE AND SOLE STOCKS
IN THE SKAGERRAK, THAT PART OF ICES DIVISION IIIa NOT COVERED
BY THE SKAGERRAK AND THE KATTEGAT, ICES SUBAREA IV,
EU WATERS OF ICES DIVISION IIa AND ICES DIVISION VIId
1.           SCOPE
1.1.        This Annex shall apply to EU
vessels carrying on board or deploying any of the gears specified in
point 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 and present
in any of the geographical areas specified in point 2 of that Annex.
1.2.        This Annex shall not apply to
vessels of less than 10 metres' length overall. Those vessels shall not be
required to carry fishing authorisations issued in accordance with
Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. Member States concerned
shall assess the fishing effort of those vessels by effort groups to which they
belong, using appropriate sampling methods. During 2013, the Commission
shall seek scientific advice for evaluating the effort deployment of those
vessels, with a view to their future inclusion into the effort regime.
2.           REGULATED GEARS AND GEOGRAPHICAL
AREAS
For the purposes of this Annex, the gear
groupings specified in point 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC)
No 1342/2008 ("regulated gear") and the groupings of
geographical areas referred to in point 2(b) of that Annex shall apply.
3.           AUTHORISATIONS
If a Member State deems so appropriate in
order to reinforce the sustainable implementation of this effort regime, it may
introduce a prohibition to fish with a regulated gear in any of the
geographical areas to which this Annex applies by any of vessels flying its
flag which has no record of such fishing activity, unless it ensures that
equivalent capacity, measured in kilowatts, is prevented from fishing in that
area.
4.           MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE FISHING EFFORT
4.1.        The maximum allowable effort
referred to in Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 and in
Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 676/2007 for the 2013 management
period, from 1 February 2013 to 31 January 2014, for each of the
effort groups of each Member State is set out in Appendix 1 to this
Annex.
4.2.        The maximum levels of annual
fishing effort set in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003[33] shall not affect the maximum
allowable fishing effort set in this Annex.
5.           MANAGEMENT
5.1.        Member States shall manage the
maximum allowable effort in accordance with the conditions laid down in
Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 676/2007, Article 4 and
Articles 13 to 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 and
Articles 26 to 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
5.2.        A Member State may establish
management periods for allocating all or parts of the maximum allowable effort
to individual vessels or groups of vessels. In such case, the number of days or
hours for which a vessel may be present within the area during a management
period shall be fixed at the discretion of the Member State concerned.
During any such management periods, the Member State may reallocate effort
between individual vessels or groups of vessels.
5.3.        If a Member State authorises
vessels to be present within an area by hours, it shall continue measuring the
consumption of days in accordance with the conditions referred to in
point 5.1. Upon request by the Commission, the Member State shall
demonstrate its precautionary measures taken to avoid an excessive consumption
of effort within the area due to a vessel terminating presences in the area
before the end of a 24‑hour period.
6.           FISHING EFFORT REPORT
Article 28 of Regulation (EC)
No 1224/2009 shall apply to vessels falling under the scope of this Annex.
The geographical area referred to in that Article shall be understood, for the
purpose of cod management, as each of the geographical areas referred to in
point 2 of this Annex.
7.           COMMUNICATION OF RELEVANT DATA
Member States shall transmit to the
Commission the data on fishing effort deployed by their fishing
vessels in accordance with Articles 33 and 34 of Regulation (EC)
No 1224/2009. Those data shall be transmitted via the Fisheries Data
Exchange System or any future data collection system implemented by the
Commission. 
Appendix 1 to Annex IIA
Maximum allowable fishing effort in
kilowatt days

Geographical area: Skagerrak, that part of ICES division IIIa not covered by
the Skagerrak and the Kattegat; ICES subarea IV and EU waters of ICES division
IIa; ICES division VIId
 Regulated gear || BE || DK || DE || ES || FR || IE || NL || SE || UK 
 TR1 || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm 
 TR2 || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm 
 TR3 || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm 
 BT1 || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm 
 BT2 || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm 
 GN || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm 
 GT || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm 
 LL || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm 
ANNEX IIB
FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR VESSELS
FISHING FOR SANDEEL
IN ICES DIVISIONS IIa, IIIa AND ICES SUBAREA IV
1.           The conditions laid down in this
Annex shall apply to EU vessels fishing in EU waters of ICES divisions IIa,
IIIa and ICES subarea IV with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gears
with a mesh size of less than 16 mm.
2.           The conditions laid down in this
Annex shall apply to third-country vessels authorised to fish for sandeel in EU
waters of ICES subarea IV unless otherwise specified, or as a consequence of
consultations between the Union and Norway as set out in the Agreed Record of
conclusions between the Union and Norway.
3.           For the purposes of this Annex,
sandeel management areas shall be as shown below and in the Appendix to this
Annex:
 Sandeel management area || ICES statistical rectangles 
 1 || 31-34 E9-F2; 35 E9- F3; 36 E9-F4; 37 E9-F5; 38-40 F0-F5; 41 F5-F6 
 2 || 31-34 F3-F4; 35 F4-F6; 36 F5-F8; 37-40 F6-F8; 41 F7-F8 
 3 || 41 F1-F4; 42-43 F1-F9; 44 F1-G0; 45-46 F1-G1; 47 G0 
 4 || 38-40 E7-E9; 41-46 E6-F0 
 5 || 47-51 E6 + F0-F5; 52 E6-F5 
 6 || 41-43 G0-G3; 44 G1 
 7 || 47-51 E7-E9 
4.           Commercial fishing with demersal
trawl, seine or similar towed gears with a mesh size of less
than 16 mm shall be prohibited from 1 January to 31 March 2013 and
from 1 August to 31 December 2013. 
Appendix 1 to Annex IIB
Sandeel Management Areas
ANNEX III
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF FISHING
AUTHORISATIONS
FOR EU VESSELS FISHING IN THIRD-COUNTRY WATERS
 Area of fishing || Fishery || Number of fishing authorisations || Allocation of fishing authorisations amongst Member States || Maximum number of vessels present at any time 
 Norwegian waters and fishery zone around Jan Mayen || Herring, north of 62° 00' N || pm || DK: 25 DE: 5 FR: 1 IE: 8 NL: 9 PL: 1 SV: 10 UK: 18 || pm 
 Demersal species, north of 62° 00' N || pm || DE: 16 IE: 1 ES: 20 FR: 18 PT: 9 UK: 14 || pm 
 Mackerel ||   || Not relevant || pm [34] 
 Industrial species, south of 62° 00' N || pm || DK: 450 UK: 30 || pm 
ANNEX IV
ICCAT CONVENTION AREA[35]
1.           Maximum number of EU bait boats
and trolling boats authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between
8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Eastern Atlantic
 Spain || pm 
 France || pm 
 Union || pm 
2.           Maximum number of EU coastal
artisanal fishing vessels authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna
between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the
Mediterranean
 Spain || pm 
 France || pm 
 Italy || pm 
 Cyprus || pm 
 Malta || pm 
 Union || pm 
3.           Maximum number of EU vessels authorised to fish
actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm
and 30 kg/115 cm in the Adriatic Sea for farming purposes
 Italy || pm 
 Union || pm 
4.           Maximum number and total capacity
in gross tonnage 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
Table
A
 Number of fishing vessels 
   || Cyprus || Greece || Italy || France || Spain || Malta[36] 
 Purse Seiners || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm 
 Longliners || pm [37] || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm 
 Baitboat || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm 
 Handline || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm 
 Trawler || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm 
 Other artisanal[38] || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm 
Table
B
 Total capacity in gross tonnage 
   || Cyprus || Greece || Italy || France || Spain || Malta[39] 
 Purse Seiners || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm 
 Longliners || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm 
 Baitboats || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm 
 Handlines || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm 
 Trawlers || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm 
 Other artisanal || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm 
5.           Maximum number of traps engaged
in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery authorised by
each Member State
   || Number of traps 
 Spain || pm 
 Italy || pm 
 Portugal || pm [40] 
6.           Maximum bluefin tuna farming
capacity and fattening capacity for each Member State and maximum input of
wild caught bluefin tuna that each Member State may allocate to its farms
in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean
Table
A
 Maximum tuna farming capacity and fattening capacity 
   || Number of farms || Capacity (in tonnes) 
 Spain || pm || pm 
 Italy || pm || pm 
 Greece || pm || pm 
 Cyprus || pm || pm 
 Malta || pm || pm 
Table
B
 Maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna (in tonnes) 
 Spain || pm 
 Italy || pm 
 Greece || pm 
 Cyprus || pm 
 Malta || pm 
ANNEX V
CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA
PART A
PROHIBITION OF DIRECTED FISHING IN CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA
 Target species || Zone || Period of prohibition 
 Sharks (all species) || Convention Area || From 1 January to 31 December 2013 
 Notothenia rossii || FAO 48.1. Antarctic, in the Peninsula Area FAO 48.2. Antarctic, around the South Orkneys FAO 48.3. Antarctic, around South Georgia || From 1 January to 31 December 2013 
 Finfish || FAO 48.1. Antarctic(1) FAO 48.2. Antarctic(1) || From 1 January to 31 December 2013 
 Gobionotothen gibberifrons Chaenocephalus aceratus Pseudochaenichthys georgianus Lepidonotothen squamifrons Patagonotothen guntheri Electrona carlsbergi[41] || FAO 48.3. || From 1 January to 31 December 2013 
 Dissostichus spp. || FAO 48.5. Antarctic || From 1 December 2011 to 30 November 2013 
 Dissostichus spp. || FAO 88.3. Antarctic(1) FAO 58.5.1. Antarctic(1) (2) FAO 58.5.2. Antarctic east of 79° 20' E and outside the EEZ to the west of 79° 20' E(1) FAO 58.4.4. Antarctic(1) (2) FAO 58.6. Antarctic(1) FAO 58.7. Antarctic(1) || From 1 January to 31 December 2013 
 Lepidonotothen squamifrons || FAO 58.4.4.(1)(2) || From 1 January to 31 December 2013 
 All species except Champsocephalus gunnari and Dissostichus eleginoides || FAO 58.5.2. Antarctic || From 1 December 2011 to 30 November 2013 
 Dissostichus mawsoni || FAO 48.4. Antarctic(1) within the area bounded by latitudes 55o 30' S and 57o 20' S and by longitudes 25o 30' W and 29o 30' W || From 1 January to 31 December 2013 
 (1)        Except for scientific research purposes. (2)        Excluding waters subject to national jurisdiction (EEZs). 
PART B
TACs AND BY-CATCH LIMITS FOR EXPLORATORY FISHERIES IN THE CCAMLR CONVENTION
AREA IN 2011/12
 Subarea/ Division || Region || Season || SSRU || Dissostichus spp. catch limit (in tonnes) || By-catch catch limit (in tonnes)(1) 
 Skates and rays || Macrourus spp. || Other species 
 58.4.1. || Whole Division || 1 December 2012 to 30 November 2013 || SSRU A, B, D, F and H: pm SSRU C: pm SSRU E: pm SSRU G: pm || Total pm || All Division: pm || All Division: pm || All Division: pm 
 58.4.2. || Whole Division || 1 December 2012 to 30 November 2013 || SSRU A: pm SSRU B, C and D: pm SSRU E: pm || Total pm || All Division: pm || All Division: pm || All Division: pm 
 58.4.3a. || Whole Division || 1 May to 31 August 2013 ||   || Total pm || All Division: pm || All Division: pm || All Division: pm 
 88.1. || Whole Subarea || 1 December 2012 to 31 August 2013 || SSRU A: pm SSRUs B, C and G: pm SSRUs D, E and F: pm SSRUs H, I and K: pm SSRUs J and L: pm SSRU M: pm || Total pm || pm SSRU A: pm SSRU B, C and G: pm SSRU D, E and F: pm SSRU H, I and K: pm SSRU J and L: pm SSRU M: pm || pm SSRU A: pm SSRU B, C and G: pm SSRU D, E and F: pm SSRU H, I and K: pm SSRU J and L: pm SSRU M: pm || pm SSRU A: pm SSRU B, C and G: pm SSRU D, E and F: pm SSRU H, I and K: pm SSRU J and L: pm SSRU M: pm 
 88.2. || South of 65o S || 1 December 2012 to 31 August 2013 || SSRU A: pm SSRU B: pm SSRUs C, D, E, F and G: pm SSRU H: pm SSRU I: pm || Total pm || pm SSRU A and B: pm SSRU C, D, E, F and G: pm SSRU i: pm SSRU I: pm || pm SSRU A and B: pm SSRU C, D, E, F and G: pm SSRU H: pm SSRU I: pm || pm SSRU A and B: pm SSRU C, D, E, F and G: pm SSRU H: pm SSRU I: pm 
 (1)        Rules for catch limits for by-catch species per SSRU, applicable within total by-catch limits per Subarea: –       skates and rays: 5 % of the catch limit for Dissostichus spp. or pm tonnes, whichever is greater; –       Macrourus spp.: 16 % of the catch limit for Dissostichus spp. or pm tonnes, whichever is greater, except in Statistical Division 58.4.3a and Statistical Subarea 88.1; –       other species: pm tonnes per SSRU. 
Appendix to Annex V, Part B
List of Small-Scale Research Units (SSRUs)
 Region || SSRU || Boundary line 
 48.6 || A || From 50° S 20° W, due east to 1°30' E, due south to 60° S, due west to 20° W, due north to 50° S. 
   || B || From 60° S 20° W, due east to 10° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 20° W, due north to 60° S. 
   || C || From 60° S 10° W, due east to 0° longitude, due south to coast, westward along coast to 10° W, due north to 60° S. 
   || D || From 60° S 0° longitude, due east to 10° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 0° longitude, due north to 60° S. 
   || E || From 60° S 10° E, due east to 20° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 10° E, due north to 60° S. 
   || F || From 60° S 20° E, due east to 30° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 20° E, due north to 60° S. 
   || G || From 50° S 1° 30' E, due east to 30° E, due south to 60° S, due west to 1° 30' E, due north to 50° S. 
   ||   ||   
 58.4.1 || A || From 55° S 86° E, due east to 150° E, due south to 60° S, due west to 86° E, due north to 55° S. 
   || B || From 60° S 86° E, due east to 90° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 80° E, due north to 64° S, due east to 86° E, due north to 60° S. 
   || C || From 60° S 90° E, due east to 100° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 90° E, due north to 60° S. 
   || D || From 60° S 100° E, due east to 110° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 100° E, due north to 60° S. 
   || E || From 60° S 110° E, due east to 120° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 110° E, due north to 60° S. 
   || F || From 60° S 120° E, due east to 130° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 120° E, due north to 60° S. 
   || G || From 60° S 130° E, due east to 140° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 130° E, due north to 60° S. 
   || H || From 60° S 140° E, due east to 150° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 140° E, due north to 60° S. 
   ||   ||   
 58.4.2 || A || From 62° S 30° E, due east to 40° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 30° E, due north to 62° S. 
   || B || From 62° S 40° E, due east to 50° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 40° E, due north to 62° S. 
   || C || From 62° S 50° E, due east to 60° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 50° E, due north to 62° S. 
   || D || From 62° S 60° E, due east to 70° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 60° E, due north to 62° S. 
   || E || From 62° S 70° E, due east to 73° 10' E, due south to 64° S, due east to 80° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 70° E, due north to 62° S. 
   ||   ||   
 58.4.3a || A || Whole division, from 56° S 60° E, due east to 73°10' E, due south to 62° S, due west to 60° E, due north to 56° S. 
   ||   ||   
 58.4.3b || A || From 56° S 73° 10' E, due east to 79° E, south to 59° S, due west to 73°10' E, due north to 56° S. 
   || B || From 60° S 73° 10' E, due east to 86° E, south to 64° S, due west to 73°10' E, due north to 60° S. 
   || C || From 59° S 73° 10' E, due east to 79° E, south to 60° S, due west to 73°10' E, due north to 59° S. 
   || D || From 59° S 79° E, due east to 86° E, south to 60° S, due west to 79° E, due north to 59° S. 
   || E || From 56° S 79° E, due east to 80° E, due north to 55° S, due east to 86° E, south to 59° S, due west to 79° E, due north to 56°S. 
   ||   ||   
 58.4.4 || A || From 51° S 40° E, due east to 42° E, due south to 54° S, due west to 40° E, due north to 51° S. 
   || B || From 51° S 42° E, due east to 46° E, due south to 54° S, due west to 42° E, due north to 51° S. 
   || C || From 51° S 46° E, due east to 50° E, due south to 54° S, due west to 46° E, due north to 51° S. 
   || D || Whole division excluding SSRUs A, B, C, and with outer boundary from 50° S 30° E, due east to 60° E, due south to 62° S, due west to 30° E, due north to 50° S. 
   ||   ||   
 58.6 || A || From 45° S 40° E, due east to 44° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 40° E, due north to 45° S. 
   || B || From 45° S 44° E, due east to 48° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 44° E, due north to 45° S. 
   || C || From 45° S 48° E, due east to 51° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 48° E, due north to 45° S. 
   || D || From 45° S 51° E, due east to 54° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 51° E, due north to 45° S. 
   ||   ||   
 58.7 || A || From 45° S 37° E, due east to 40° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 37° E, due north to 45° S. 
   ||   ||   
 88.1 || A || From 60° S 150° E, due east to 170° E, due south to 65° S, due west to 150° E, due north to 60° S. 
   || B || From 60° S 170° E, due east to 179° E, due south to 66°40' S, due west to 170° E, due north to 60° S. 
   || C || From 60° S 179° E, due east to 170° W, due south to 70° S, due west to 178° W, due north to 66°40' S, due west to 179° E, due north to 60° S. 
   || D || From 65° S 150° E, due east to 160° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 150° E, due north to 65° S. 
   || E || From 65° S 160° E, due east to 170° E, due south to 68° 30' S, due west to 160° E, due north to 65° S. 
   || F || From 68° 30' S 160° E, due east to 170° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 160° E, due north to 68° 30' S. 
   || G || From 66° 40' S 170° E, due east to 178° W, due south to 70° S, due west to 178° 50' E, due south to 70° 50' S, due west to 170° E, due north to 66°40' S. 
   || H || From 70° 50' S 170° E, due east to 178° 50' E, due south to 73° S, due west to coast, northward along coast to 170° E, due north to 70° 50' S. 
   || I || From 70° S 178° 50' E, due east to 170° W, due south to 73° S, due west to 178° 50' E, due north to 70° S. 
   || J || From 73° S at coast near 170° E, due east to 178° 50' E, due south to 80° S, due west to 170° E, northward along coast to 73° S. 
   || K || From 73° S 178° 50' E, due east to 170° W, due south to 76° S, due west to 178° 50' E, due north to 73° S. 
   || L || From 76° S 178° 50' E, due east to 170° W, due south to 80° S, due west to 178° 50' E, due north to 76° S. 
   || M || From 73° S at coast near 169° 30' E, due east to 170° E, due south to 80° S, due west to coast, northward along coast to 73° S. 
   ||   ||   
 88.2 || A || From 60° S 170° W, due east to 160° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 170° W, due north to 60° S. 
   || B || From 60° S 160° W, due east to 150° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 160° W, due north to 60° S. 
   || C || From 70° 50' S 150° W, due east to 140° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 150° W, due north to 70° 50' S. 
   || D || From 70° 50' S 140° W, due east to 130° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 140° W, due north to 70° 50' S. 
   || E || From 70° 50' S 130° W, due east to 120° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 130° W, due north to 70° 50' S. 
   || F || From 70° 50' S 120° W, due east to 110° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 120° W, due north to 70° 50' S. 
   || G || From 70°50' S 110° W, due east to 105° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 110° W, due north to 70° 50' S. 
   || H || From 65° S 150° W, due east to 105° W, due south to 70° 50' S, due west to 150° W, due north to 65° S. 
   || I || From 60° S 150° W, due east to 105° W, due south to 65° S, due west to 150°W, due north to 60° S. 
   ||   ||   
 88.3 || A || From 60° S 105° W, due east to 95° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 105° W, due north to 60° S. 
   || B || From 60° S 95° W, due east to 85° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 95° W, due north to 60° S. 
   || C || From 60° S 85° W, due east to 75° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 85° W, due north to 60° S. 
   || D || From 60° S 75° W, due east to 70° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 75° W, due north to 60° S. 
PART C
NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO PARTICIPATE
IN A FISHERY FOR EUPHAUSIA SUPERBA
Contracting Party:
Fishing season:
Name of vessel:
Expected level of catch (in tonnes):
 Fishing technique: || Conventional trawl 
 Continuous fishing system 
 Pumping to clear codend 
 Other approved methods: Please specify 
Methods used for
direct estimate of green weight of krill caught[42]:
Products to be derived from the catch and
their conversion factors[43]:
 Product type || % of catch || Conversion factor[44] || 
   ||   ||   || 
   ||   ||   || 
   ||   ||   || 
 Subarea/ Division ||   || Dec || Jan || Feb || Mar || Apr || May || Jun || Jul || Aug || Sep || Oct || Nov 
 48.1 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 48.2 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 48.3 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 48.4 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 48.5 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 48.6 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 58.4.1 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 58.4.2 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 88.1 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 88.2 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 88.3 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 X || Tick boxes where and when you are most likely to operate 
   || Precautionary catch limits not set, therefore considered as exploratory fisheries 
Note that the
details you provide here are for information only and do not preclude you from
operating in areas or times which you did not specify.
PART D
NET CONFIGURATION AND USE OF FISHING TECHNIQUES
 Net opening (mouth) circumference (m) || Vertical opening (m) || Horizontal opening (m) 
   ||   ||   
Net panel length
and mesh size
 Panel || Length (m) || Mesh size (mm) 
 1st panel ||   ||   
 2nd panel ||   ||   
 3rd panel ||   ||   
 … ||   ||   
 Final panel (Codend) ||   ||   
Provide diagram
of each net configuration used
Use of multiple fishing technique[45]:
Yes No
   || Fishing technique || Expected proportion of time to be used (%) 
 1 ||   ||   
 2 ||   ||   
 3 ||   ||   
 4 ||   ||   
 5 ||   ||   
 … ||   || Total 100 % 
Presence of marine mammal exclusion device[46]:
Yes No
Provide explanation of fishing techniques,
gear configuration and characteristics and fishing patterns:
ANNEX VI
IOTC CONVENTION AREA
1.           Maximum number of EU vessels
authorised to fish for tropical tunas in the IOTC Convention Area
 Member State || Maximum number of vessels || Capacity (gross tonnage) || 
 Spain || pm || pm || 
 France || pm || pm 
 Portugal || pm || pm || 
 Union || pm || pm || 
2.           Maximum number of EU vessels
authorised to fish for swordfish and albacore in the IOTC Convention Area
 Member State || Maximum number of vessels || Capacity (gross tonnage) 
 Spain || pm || pm 
 France || pm || pm 
 Portugal || pm || pm 
 United Kingdom || pm || pm 
 Union || pm || pm 
3.           The vessels referred to in
point 1 shall also be authorised to fish for swordfish and albacore in the
IOTC Convention Area.
4.           The vessels referred to in
point 2 shall also be authorised to fish for tropical tunas in the IOTC
Convention Area.
ANNEX VII
WCPFC CONVENTION AREA
Maximum number of EU vessels authorised to
fish for swordfish in areas south of 20° S of the WCPFC Convention Area
 Spain || pm 
 Union || pm 
ANNEX VIII
QUANTITATIVE LIMITATIONS OF FISHING
AUTHORISATIONS
FOR THIRD‑COUNTRY VESSELS FISHING IN EU WATERS
 Flag State || Fishery || Number of fishing authorisations || Maximum number of vessels present at any time 
 Norway || Herring, north of 62° 00' N || pm || pm 
 Venezuela[47] || Snappers (French Guiana waters) || pm || pm 
[1]               OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.
[2]               OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13.
[3]               OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31.
[4]               OJ L 157, 19.6.2007, p. 1.
[5]               OJ L 348, 24.12.2008, p. 20.
[6]               OJ L 96, 15.4.2009, p. 1.
[7]               OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3.
[8]               OJ L 214, 19.8.2009, p. 16.
[9]               Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic
Community and the Kingdom of Norway (OJ L 226, 29.8.1980, p. 48).
[10]             Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic
Community, of the one part, and the Government of Denmark and the Home
Government of the Faeroe Islands, of the other part (OJ L 226, 29.8.1980, p.
12).
[11]             Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European
Community on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule
Government of Greenland, on the other hand (OJ L 172, 30.6.2007, p. 4) and
Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution
provided for in that Agreement (OJ L 172, 30.6.2007, p. 9).
[12]             Agreement on fisheries and the marine environment
between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland (OJ L 161,
02.07.1993, p. 2).
[13]             OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
[14]             Commission Regulation (EC) No 517/2008 of
10 June 2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council
Regulation (EC) No 850/98 as regards the determination of the mesh size
and assessing the thickness of twine of fishing nets (OJ L 151,
11.6.2008, p. 5).
[15]             Regulation (EC) No 218/2009 of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of nominal
catch statistics by Member States fishing in the north‑east Atlantic (OJ
L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 70).
[16]             Regulation (EC) No 216/2009 of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of nominal
catch statistics by Member States fishing in certain areas other than those of
the North Atlantic (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 1).
[17]             Regulation (EC) No 217/2009 of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of catch
and activity statistics by Member States fishing in the north-west Atlantic (OJ
L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 42).
[18]             Concluded by Council Decision 2002/738/EC
(OJ L 234, 31.8.2002, p. 39).
[19]             The Union acceded by Council Decision 86/238/EEC
(OJ L 162, 18.6.1986, p. 33).
[20]             Council Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 of 22 March 2004
laying down certain control measures applicable to fishing activities in the
area covered by the Convention on the conservation of Antarctic marine living
resources (OJ L 97, 1.4.2004, p. 16).
[21]             Concluded by Council Decision 2006/539/EC
(OJ L 224, 16.8.2006, p. 22).
[22]             The Union acceded by Council Decision 95/399/EC
(OJ L 236, 5.10.1995, p. 24).
[23]             Concluded by Council Decision 2008/780/EC
(OJ L 268, 9.10.2008, p. 27).
[24]             The Union acceded by Council Decision 2005/75/EC
(OJ L 32, 4.2.2005, p. 1).
[25]             Council Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 of 29
September 2009 concerning authorisations for fishing activities of Community
fishing vessels outside Community waters and the access of third country
vessels to Community waters (OJ L 286, 29.10.2008, p. 33).
[26]             Council
Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002 of 16 December 2002 establishing specific access
requirements and associated conditions applicable to fishing for deep-sea
stocks (OJ L 351, 28.12.2002, p. 6).
[27]             Council Regulation (EU) No …/2013 of … fixing for 2013
the fishing opportunities available to EU vessels for certain fish stocks and
groups of fish stocks which are not subject to international negotiations or
agreements (OJ L …).
[28]             OJ: please insert the number of Regulation in document
18591/11 and complete the OJ reference in footnote.
[29]             Council Regulation (EC) No 1288/2009 of 27 November
2009 establishing transitional technical measures from 1 January 2010 to 30
June 2011 (OJ L 347, 24.12.2009, p. 6).
[30]             Council Regulation (EC) No 43/2009 of 16 January 2009
fixing for 2009 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain
fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for
Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (OJ L 22,
26.1.2009, p. 1).
[31]             Council Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007 of 22 October 2007
laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory
Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (OJ L 318, 5.12.2007, p.
1).
[32]             Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 of 7 May 2007
laying down technical measures for the conservation of certain stocks of highly
migratory species (OJ L 123, 12.5.2007, p. 3).
[33]             Council Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 of 4 November 2003
on the management of the fishing effort relating to certain Community fishing
areas and resources (OJ L 289, 7.11.2003, p. 1).
[34]                    Without prejudice
to additional licences granted to Sweden by Norway in accordance with
established practice.
[35]             The numbers shown in sections 1, 2 and 3 may decrease
in order to comply with international obligations of the Union.
[36]             One medium size purse seiner may be replaced by no more
than 10 longline vessels.
[37]             Polyvalent vessels, using
multi-gear equipment.
[38]             Polyvalent vessels, using
multi-gear equipment (longline, handline, trolling line).
[39]             One medium size purse seiner may be replaced by no more
than 10 longline vessels.
[40]             This number may be further
increased, provided that the international obligations of the Union are
complied with.
[41]             Except for scientific research purposes.
[42]             The notification shall include a description of the
exact detailed method of estimation of green weight of krill caught and, if
conversion factors are applied, the exact detailed method of how each
conversion factor was derived. Member States are not required to re-submit such
a description in the following seasons, unless change in the method of green
weight estimation occurred.
[43]             Information to be provided to
the extent possible.
[44]             Conversion factor = whole weight/processed weight.
[45]             If yes, frequency of switch between fishing techniques:
[46]             If yes, provide design of the device:
[47]             To issue those fishing authorisations, proof must be
produced that a valid contract exists between the ship owner applying for the
fishing authorisation and a processing undertaking situated in the Department
of French Guiana, and that it includes an obligation to land at least 75 % of
all snapper catches from the vessel concerned in that department so that they
may be processed in that undertaking's plant. Such a contract must be endorsed
by the French authorities, which shall ensure that it is consistent both with
the actual capacity of the contracting processing undertaking and with the
objectives for the development of the Guianese economy. A copy of the duly
endorsed contract shall be appended to the fishing authorisation application.
Where such an endorsement is refused, the French authorities shall give
notification of this refusal and state their reasons for it to the party
concerned and to the Commission.