Article 1 Transitional technical measures
1. Points 1, 2, 3 (including 3.1-3.2), 4 (including 4.1-4.2), 5, 5b (including 5b.1-5b.2), 6 (including 6.1-6.8), 7 (including 7.1-7.5), 8 (including 8.1-8.3), 9 (including 9.1-9.12), 9a (including 9a.1-9a.9), 12 (including 12.1-12.2), 15 (including 15.1-15.9), 16, 17, 18, 20 and 24 of Annex III and the Appendices to Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 43/2009 shall apply until 30 June 2011. 2. For the purposes of paragraph 1: (a) (i) in point 6, point 6.8 second paragraph, points 9.3, 9.6 and 9.8, the year ‘2009’ shall be replaced by ‘2010’; (ii) in point 3.2, point 6.7 first paragraph, point 6.8 first paragraph and point 18, the words ‘in 2009’ shall be replaced by ‘from 1 January 2010 to 30 June 2011’; (iii) in points 6.2, 7.1 and 8.1, the year ‘2009’ shall be deleted; (iv) in point 6.1, the words ‘31 December 2009’ shall be replaced by ‘30 June 2011’; (v) in point 6.7, the second paragraph shall be replaced by the following: ‘Member States concerned shall submit to the Commission a preliminary report on the total amount of catches and discards of vessels subject to the observer programme of 2010 no later than 30 June 2010, while regarding the observer programme of 2011 Member States shall submit the preliminary report to the Commission no later than 30 June 2011. A final report concerning 2010 shall be submitted by 1 February 2011 at the latest.’; (b) in point 5b, the words ‘in the North Sea and Skagerrak’ shall be replaced by ‘all ICES zones’; (c) point 6.3 shall be replaced by the following: ‘6.3. By way of derogation from points 6.1 and 6.2, it shall be permitted to conduct fishing activities using inshore static nets fixed with stakes, scallop dredges, mussel dredges, handlines, mechanised jigging, draft nets and beach seines, pots and creels within the specified areas and time periods, provided that: (i) no fishing gear other than inshore static nets fixed with stakes, scallop dredges, mussel dredges, handlines, mechanised jigging, pots and creels are carried on board or deployed; and (ii) no fish other than mackerel, pollack, salmon, shellfish and crustacea are retained on board, landed or brought ashore.’; (d) in point 6, the following point shall be added: ‘6.9. Member States may introduce more restrictive measures including closed areas in order to apply Article 13(2)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 in respect of its own flag vessels.’; (e) in point 7, in the title the words ‘in Zone VIa’ shall be deleted and the following point shall be added: ‘7.6. During the period from 15 February to 15 April both in the year of 2010 as well as that of 2011, it shall be prohibited to use bottom trawls, longlines and gillnets within an area enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following coordinates: Point No Latitude Longitude 1 60° 58′76 N 27° 27′32 W 2 60° 56′02 N 27° 31′16 W 3 60° 59′76 N 27° 43′48 W 4 61° 03′00 N 27° 39′41 W’; (f) in point 15, the coordinates for the Hatton Bank and the Logachev Mound shall read as follows: ‘Hatton Bank: Point No Latitude Longitude 1 59° 26′ N 014° 30′ W 2 59° 12′ N 015° 08′ W 3 59° 01′ N 017° 00′ W 4 58° 50′ N 017° 38′ W 5 58° 30′ N 017° 52′ W 6 58° 30′ N 018° 22′ W 7 58° 03′ N 018° 22′ W 8 58° 03′ N 017° 30′ W 9 57° 55′ N 017° 30′ W 10 57° 45′ N 019° 15′ W 11 58° 11,15′ N 018° 57,51′ W 12 58° 11,57′ N 019° 11,97′ W 13 58° 27,75′ N 019° 11,65′ W 14 58° 39,09′ N 019° 14,28′ W 15 58° 38,11′ N 019° 01,29′ W 16 58° 53,14′ N 018° 43,54′ W 17 59° 00,29′ N 018° 01,31′ W 18 59° 08,01′ N 017° 49,31′ W 19 59° 08,75′ N 018° 01,47′ W 20 59° 15,16′ N 018° 01,56′ W 21 59° 24,17′ N 017° 31,22′ W 22 59° 21,77′ N 017° 15,36′ W 23 59° 26,91′ N 017° 01,66′ W 24 59° 42,69′ N 016° 45,96′ W 25 59° 20,97′ N 015° 44,75 W 26 59° 21′ N 015° 40′ W 27 59° 26′ N 014° 30′ W Logachev Mound: Point No Latitude Longitude 1 55° 17′ N 016° 10′ W 2 55° 34′ N 015° 07′ W 3 55° 50′ N 015° 15′ W 4 55° 33′ N 016° 16′ W 5 55° 17′ N 016° 10′ W’; (g) in point 15, the following point shall be added: ‘15.10. Where, in the course of fishing operations in new and existing bottom fishing areas within the NEAFC Regulatory Area, the quantity of live coral or live sponge caught per gear set exceeds 60 kg of live coral and/or 800 kg of live sponge, the vessel shall inform its flag State, cease fishing and move at least 2 nautical miles away from the position that the evidence suggests is closest to the exact location where this catch was made.’; (h) in point 24 (a), the words ‘15 August to 15 November 2009’ shall be replaced by ‘15 August to 30 November 2010’.
Amendment rationale: EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM On 4 June 2008, the Commission made a proposal for a Council Regulation concerning the conservation of fisheries resources through technical measures[1]. Such proposal was intended to replace Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms[2] and certain transitional technical measures as laid down in Annex III to Council Regulation (EC) No 43/2009[3] establishing for 2009 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks. The proposed Council Regulation was not adopted before the date on which the measures provided for in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 43/2009 ceased to apply. For reasons of legal certainty and to maintain the proper conservation and management of marine resources, Council Regulation (EC) No 1288/2009 establishing transitional technical measures from 1 January 2010 to 30 June 2011[4] was adopted, providing for the continuation of temporary technical measures catered for in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 43/2009 for a transitional period of 18 months. In view of the new requirements of the Lisbon Treaty, the Commission withdrew in 2010 the proposal for a Council Regulation concerning the conservation of fisheries resources through technical measures. Basic principles on technical measures would be considered by the new basic regulation for the ongoing reform of the common fisheries policy, for which the proposal is foreseen to be presented during the third quarter of 2011. Regulation (EC) No 1288/2009 will expire on 30 June 2011. Given the fact that there is no current legal act that could provide for permanent technical measures, and as to ensure legal certainty and the conservation of marine resources, it is appropriate to extend the validity of the aforementioned regulation for another 18 months, until 1 January 2013. The proposal has no financial implications for the budget of the European Union.
Revised version (Article 1 Transitional technical measures):
1. Points 1, 2, 3 (including 3.1-3.2), 4 (including 4.1-4.2), 5, 5b (including 5b.1-5b.2), 6 (including 6.1-6.8), 7 (including 7.1-7.5), 8 (including 8.1-8.3), 9 (including 9.1-9.12), 9a (including 9a.1-9a.9), 12 (including 12.1-12.2), 15 (including 15.1-15.9), 16, 17, 18, 20 and 24 of Annex III and the Appendices to Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 43/2009 shall apply until 31 December 2012 . 2. For the purposes of paragraph 1: (a) (i) in point 6, points 9.3, 9.6 and 9.8, the year ‘2009’ shall be replaced by ‘2010’; (ii) in point 3.2, point 6.7 first paragraph, point 6.8 first paragraph and point 18, the words ‘in 2009’ shall be replaced by ‘from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2012’ ; (iii) in points 6.2, 7.1 and 8.1, the year ‘2009’ shall be deleted; (iv) in point 6.1, the words ‘31 December 2009’ shall be replaced by 31 December 2012 ; (v) in point 6.7, the second paragraph shall be replaced by the following: ‘Member States concerned shall submit to the Commission a preliminary report on the total amount of catches and discards of vessels subject to the observer programme no later that 30 June of the year in which the programme is implemented. The final report for the calendar year concerned shall be submitted no later that 1 February of the year following that calendar year.’; (vi) point 6.8, second paragraph, is replaced by the following: ‘Member States concerned shall submit the results of the trials and experiments to the Commission no later than 30 September of the year in which these are carried out.’ ; (i) in point 6, points 9.3, 9.6 and 9.8, the year ‘2009’ shall be replaced by ‘2010’; (ii) in point 3.2, point 6.7 first paragraph, point 6.8 first paragraph and point 18, the words ‘in 2009’ shall be replaced by ‘from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2012’ ; (iii) in points 6.2, 7.1 and 8.1, the year ‘2009’ shall be deleted; (iv) in point 6.1, the words ‘31 December 2009’ shall be replaced by 31 December 2012 ; (v) in point 6.7, the second paragraph shall be replaced by the following: ‘Member States concerned shall submit to the Commission a preliminary report on the total amount of catches and discards of vessels subject to the observer programme no later that 30 June of the year in which the programme is implemented. The final report for the calendar year concerned shall be submitted no later that 1 February of the year following that calendar year.’; (vi) point 6.8, second paragraph, is replaced by the following: ‘Member States concerned shall submit the results of the trials and experiments to the Commission no later than 30 September of the year in which these are carried out.’ (b) in point 5b, the words ‘in the North Sea and Skagerrak’ shall be replaced by ‘all ICES zones’; (c) point 6.3 shall be replaced by the following: ‘6.3. By way of derogation from points 6.1 and 6.2, it shall be permitted to conduct fishing activities using inshore static nets fixed with stakes, scallop dredges, mussel dredges, handlines, mechanised jigging, draft nets and beach seines, pots and creels within the specified areas and time periods, provided that: (i) no fishing gear other than inshore static nets fixed with stakes, scallop dredges, mussel dredges, handlines, mechanised jigging, pots and creels are carried on board or deployed; and (ii) no fish other than mackerel, pollack, salmon, shellfish and crustacea are retained on board, landed or brought ashore.’; ‘6.3. By way of derogation from points 6.1 and 6.2, it shall be permitted to conduct fishing activities using inshore static nets fixed with stakes, scallop dredges, mussel dredges, handlines, mechanised jigging, draft nets and beach seines, pots and creels within the specified areas and time periods, provided that: (i) no fishing gear other than inshore static nets fixed with stakes, scallop dredges, mussel dredges, handlines, mechanised jigging, pots and creels are carried on board or deployed; and (ii) no fish other than mackerel, pollack, salmon, shellfish and crustacea are retained on board, landed or brought ashore.’; (d) in point 6, the following point shall be added: ‘6.9. Member States may introduce more restrictive measures including closed areas in order to apply Article 13(2)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 in respect of its own flag vessels.’; (e) in point 7, in the title the words ‘in Zone VIa’ shall be deleted and the following point shall be added: ‘7.6. During the period from 15 February to 15 April , it shall be prohibited to use bottom trawls, longlines and gillnets within an area enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following coordinates: Point No Latitude Longitude 1 60° 58′76 N 27° 27′32 W 2 60° 56′02 N 27° 31′16 W 3 60° 59′76 N 27° 43′48 W 4 61° 03′00 N 27° 39′41 W’; (e) in point 7, in the title the words ‘in Zone VIa’ shall be deleted and the following point shall be added: ‘7.6. During the period from 15 February to 15 April , it shall be prohibited to use bottom trawls, longlines and gillnets within an area enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following coordinates: Point No Latitude Longitude 1 60° 58′76 N 27° 27′32 W 2 60° 56′02 N 27° 31′16 W 3 60° 59′76 N 27° 43′48 W 4 61° 03′00 N 27° 39′41 W’; ‘7.6. During the period from 15 February to 15 April , it shall be prohibited to use bottom trawls, longlines and gillnets within an area enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following coordinates: Point No Latitude Longitude 1 60° 58′76 N 27° 27′32 W 2 60° 56′02 N 27° 31′16 W 3 60° 59′76 N 27° 43′48 W 4 61° 03′00 N 27° 39′41 W’; Point No Latitude Longitude Point No Latitude Longitude 1 60° 58′76 N 27° 27′32 W 60° 58′76 N 27° 27′32 W 2 60° 56′02 N 27° 31′16 W 60° 56′02 N 27° 31′16 W 3 60° 59′76 N 27° 43′48 W 60° 59′76 N 27° 43′48 W 4 61° 03′00 N 27° 39′41 W’; 61° 03′00 N 27° 39′41 W’; (f) in point 15, the coordinates for the Hatton Bank and the Logachev Mound shall read as follows: ‘Hatton Bank: Point No Latitude Longitude 1 59° 26′ N 014° 30′ W 2 59° 12′ N 015° 08′ W 3 59° 01′ N 017° 00′ W 4 58° 50′ N 017° 38′ W 5 58° 30′ N 017° 52′ W 6 58° 30′ N 018° 22′ W 7 58° 03′ N 018° 22′ W 8 58° 03′ N 017° 30′ W 9 57° 55′ N 017° 30′ W 10 57° 45′ N 019° 15′ W 11 58° 11,15′ N 018° 57,51′ W 12 58° 11,57′ N 019° 11,97′ W 13 58° 27,75′ N 019° 11,65′ W 14 58° 39,09′ N 019° 14,28′ W 15 58° 38,11′ N 019° 01,29′ W 16 58° 53,14′ N 018° 43,54′ W 17 59° 00,29′ N 018° 01,31′ W 18 59° 08,01′ N 017° 49,31′ W 19 59° 08,75′ N 018° 01,47′ W 20 59° 15,16′ N 018° 01,56′ W 21 59° 24,17′ N 017° 31,22′ W 22 59° 21,77′ N 017° 15,36′ W 23 59° 26,91′ N 017° 01,66′ W 24 59° 42,69′ N 016° 45,96′ W 25 59° 20,97′ N 015° 44,75 W 26 59° 21′ N 015° 40′ W 27 59° 26′ N 014° 30′ W Logachev Mound: Point No Latitude Longitude 1 55° 17′ N 016° 10′ W 2 55° 34′ N 015° 07′ W 3 55° 50′ N 015° 15′ W 4 55° 33′ N 016° 16′ W 5 55° 17′ N 016° 10′ W’; (f) in point 15, the coordinates for the Hatton Bank and the Logachev Mound shall read as follows: ‘Hatton Bank: Point No Latitude Longitude 1 59° 26′ N 014° 30′ W 2 59° 12′ N 015° 08′ W 3 59° 01′ N 017° 00′ W 4 58° 50′ N 017° 38′ W 5 58° 30′ N 017° 52′ W 6 58° 30′ N 018° 22′ W 7 58° 03′ N 018° 22′ W 8 58° 03′ N 017° 30′ W 9 57° 55′ N 017° 30′ W 10 57° 45′ N 019° 15′ W 11 58° 11,15′ N 018° 57,51′ W 12 58° 11,57′ N 019° 11,97′ W 13 58° 27,75′ N 019° 11,65′ W 14 58° 39,09′ N 019° 14,28′ W 15 58° 38,11′ N 019° 01,29′ W 16 58° 53,14′ N 018° 43,54′ W 17 59° 00,29′ N 018° 01,31′ W 18 59° 08,01′ N 017° 49,31′ W 19 59° 08,75′ N 018° 01,47′ W 20 59° 15,16′ N 018° 01,56′ W 21 59° 24,17′ N 017° 31,22′ W 22 59° 21,77′ N 017° 15,36′ W 23 59° 26,91′ N 017° 01,66′ W 24 59° 42,69′ N 016° 45,96′ W 25 59° 20,97′ N 015° 44,75 W 26 59° 21′ N 015° 40′ W 27 59° 26′ N 014° 30′ W 1 59° 26′ N 014° 30′ W 59° 26′ N 014° 30′ W 2 59° 12′ N 015° 08′ W 59° 12′ N 015° 08′ W 3 59° 01′ N 017° 00′ W 59° 01′ N 017° 00′ W 4 58° 50′ N 017° 38′ W 58° 50′ N 017° 38′ W 5 58° 30′ N 017° 52′ W 58° 30′ N 017° 52′ W 6 58° 30′ N 018° 22′ W 018° 22′ W 7 58° 03′ N 018° 22′ W 58° 03′ N 8 58° 03′ N 017° 30′ W 017° 30′ W 9 57° 55′ N 017° 30′ W 57° 55′ N 10 57° 45′ N 019° 15′ W 57° 45′ N 019° 15′ W 11 58° 11,15′ N 018° 57,51′ W 58° 11,15′ N 018° 57,51′ W 12 58° 11,57′ N 019° 11,97′ W 58° 11,57′ N 019° 11,97′ W 13 58° 27,75′ N 019° 11,65′ W 58° 27,75′ N 019° 11,65′ W 14 58° 39,09′ N 019° 14,28′ W 58° 39,09′ N 019° 14,28′ W 15 58° 38,11′ N 019° 01,29′ W 58° 38,11′ N 019° 01,29′ W 16 58° 53,14′ N 018° 43,54′ W 58° 53,14′ N 018° 43,54′ W 17 59° 00,29′ N 018° 01,31′ W 59° 00,29′ N 018° 01,31′ W 18 59° 08,01′ N 017° 49,31′ W 59° 08,01′ N 017° 49,31′ W 19 59° 08,75′ N 018° 01,47′ W 59° 08,75′ N 018° 01,47′ W 20 59° 15,16′ N 018° 01,56′ W 59° 15,16′ N 018° 01,56′ W 21 59° 24,17′ N 017° 31,22′ W 59° 24,17′ N 017° 31,22′ W 22 59° 21,77′ N 017° 15,36′ W 59° 21,77′ N 017° 15,36′ W 23 59° 26,91′ N 017° 01,66′ W 59° 26,91′ N 017° 01,66′ W 24 59° 42,69′ N 016° 45,96′ W 59° 42,69′ N 016° 45,96′ W 25 59° 20,97′ N 015° 44,75 W 59° 20,97′ N 015° 44,75 W 26 59° 21′ N 015° 40′ W 59° 21′ N 015° 40′ W 27 59° 26′ N 014° 30′ W 59° 26′ N 014° 30′ W Logachev Mound: Point No Latitude Longitude 1 55° 17′ N 016° 10′ W 2 55° 34′ N 015° 07′ W 3 55° 50′ N 015° 15′ W 4 55° 33′ N 016° 16′ W 5 55° 17′ N 016° 10′ W’; Point No Latitude Longitude Point No Latitude Longitude 1 55° 17′ N 016° 10′ W 55° 17′ N 016° 10′ W 2 55° 34′ N 015° 07′ W 55° 34′ N 015° 07′ W 3 55° 50′ N 015° 15′ W 55° 50′ N 015° 15′ W 4 55° 33′ N 016° 16′ W 55° 33′ N 016° 16′ W (g) in point 15, the following point shall be added: ‘15.10. Where, in the course of fishing operations in new and existing bottom fishing areas within the NEAFC Regulatory Area, the quantity of live coral or live sponge caught per gear set exceeds 60 kg of live coral and/or 800 kg of live sponge, the vessel shall inform its flag State, cease fishing and move at least 2 nautical miles away from the position that the evidence suggests is closest to the exact location where this catch was made.’; (h) in point 24 (a), the words ‘15 August to 15 November 2009’ shall be replaced by ‘15 August to 30 November ’.
Article 2 Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union . It shall apply from 1 January 2010 to 30 June 2011.
Amendment rationale: EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM On 4 June 2008, the Commission made a proposal for a Council Regulation concerning the conservation of fisheries resources through technical measures[1]. Such proposal was intended to replace Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms[2] and certain transitional technical measures as laid down in Annex III to Council Regulation (EC) No 43/2009[3] establishing for 2009 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks. The proposed Council Regulation was not adopted before the date on which the measures provided for in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 43/2009 ceased to apply. For reasons of legal certainty and to maintain the proper conservation and management of marine resources, Council Regulation (EC) No 1288/2009 establishing transitional technical measures from 1 January 2010 to 30 June 2011[4] was adopted, providing for the continuation of temporary technical measures catered for in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 43/2009 for a transitional period of 18 months. In view of the new requirements of the Lisbon Treaty, the Commission withdrew in 2010 the proposal for a Council Regulation concerning the conservation of fisheries resources through technical measures. Basic principles on technical measures would be considered by the new basic regulation for the ongoing reform of the common fisheries policy, for which the proposal is foreseen to be presented during the third quarter of 2011. Regulation (EC) No 1288/2009 will expire on 30 June 2011. Given the fact that there is no current legal act that could provide for permanent technical measures, and as to ensure legal certainty and the conservation of marine resources, it is appropriate to extend the validity of the aforementioned regulation for another 18 months, until 1 January 2013. The proposal has no financial implications for the budget of the European Union.
Revised version (Article 2 Entry into force):
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union . It shall apply from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2012 . This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.