27.1.2012

Official Journal of the European Union

L 25/1

COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 43/2012

of 17 January 2012

fixing for 2012 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

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 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 fishery or by group of fisheries, 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 fishery 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 concerning the granting individual Member State an authorisation to benefit from the system of managing its fishing effort allocations in accordance with a kilowatt days system, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission.

(5)

In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission relating to granting of additional days at sea for permanent cessation of fishing activities and for enhanced scientific observer coverage as well as to establishing the formats of spreadsheet for the collection and transmission of information concerning transfer of days at sea between fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State. 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 Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers (2).

(6)

Where a total allowable catch (TAC) relating to a stock is allocated to one Member State only, it is appropriate to empower the Member State concerned in accordance with Article 2(1) of the Treaty to determine the level of such TAC. Provisions should be made to ensure that, when fixing that TAC level, the Member State concerned acts in a manner fully consistent with the principles and rules of the common fisheries policy.

(7)

Certain TACs allow Member States 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 to avoid discards and the waste of otherwise usable fish resources it entails. 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. 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 is at this time a prerequisite for the achievement of discard reduction schemes such as fully documented fisheries, provided that 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) are complied with.

(8)

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 with the Advisory Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture and the Regional Advisory Councils concerned.

(9)

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 hake, of Norway lobster, of sole in the Bay of Biscay and the Western Channel, of herring to the west of Scotland and of cod in the Kattegat, to the west of Scotland and in the Irish Sea should be established in accordance with the rules laid down in: Council Regulation (EC) No 811/2004 of 21 April 2004 establishing measures for the recovery of the northern hake stock (4); Council Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005 of 20 December 2005 establishing measures for the recovery of the Southern hake and Norway lobster stocks in the Cantabrian Sea and Western Iberian peninsula (5); Council Regulation (EC) No 388/2006 of 23 February 2006 establishing a multiannual plan for the sustainable exploitation of the stock of sole in the Bay of Biscay (6); Council Regulation (EC) No 509/2007 of 7 May 2007 establishing a multi-annual plan for the sustainable exploitation of the stock of sole in the Western Channel (7); Council Regulation (EC) No 1300/2008 of 18 December 2008 establishing a multi-annual plan for the stock of herring distributed to the west of Scotland and the fisheries exploiting that stock (8); and Council Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 of 18 December 2008 establishing a long-term plan for cod stocks and the fisheries exploiting those stocks (9) (the ‘Cod Plan’).

(10)

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, while taking into account stock-specific factors, including, in particular, available information on stock trends and mixed fisheries considerations.

(11)	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 (10), the stocks that are subject to the various measures referred to therein should be identified.

(12)	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.

(13)

Norway lobster is caught in mixed demersal fisheries together with various other species. In a zone to the west of Ireland, known as the Porcupine Bank, scientific advice has recommended that catches of this species do not increase in 2012. In order to help continue the recovery of the stock, it is appropriate to keep fishing opportunities confined, in a certain part of that zone and in certain periods, to the catching of pelagic species with which Norway lobster is not caught.

(14)

Since there is no scientific evidence that the TAC areas for pollack correspond to distinct biological stocks and the distribution of this species is continuous from the north of the British Isles to the south of the Iberian Peninsula, it is appropriate, in order to guarantee full use of the fishing opportunities, to allow the implementation of a flexible arrangement between some of the TAC areas.

(15)

It is necessary to establish the fishing effort ceilings for 2012 in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005, Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 509/2007, Articles 11 and 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008, 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 (11).

(16)

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 (12), 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.

(17)

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 2012, except for the provisions concerning fishing effort limits, which should apply from 1 February 2012. For reasons of urgency, this Regulation should enter into force immediately after its publication.

(18)	Fishing opportunities should be used in full compliance with the applicable law of the Union,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

TITLE I

SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS

Article 1

Subject matter

1. This Regulation fixes 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.

2. The fishing opportunities referred to in paragraph 1 shall include:

(a)	catch limits for the year 2012; and

(b)	fishing effort limits for the period from 1 February 2012 to 31 January 2013.

Article 2

Scope

This Regulation shall apply to EU vessels.

Article 3

Definitions

For the purposes 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)	‧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;

(c)	‧total allowable catch‧ (TAC) means the quantity that can be taken and landed from each fish stock each year;

(d)	‧quota‧ means a proportion of the TAC allocated to the Union or a Member State;

(e)	‧international waters‧ means waters falling outside the sovereignty or jurisdiction of any State;

(f)	‧mesh size‧ means the mesh size of fishing nets as determined in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 517/2008 (13);

(g)	‧EU fishing fleet register‧ means the register set up by the Commission in accordance with Article 15(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002;

(h)	‧fishing logbook‧ means the logbook referred to in Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

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 (14);

(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)

‧VII (Porcupine Bank – Unit 16)‧ means the geographical area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:

—	53° 30′ N 15° 00′ W,

—	53° 30′ N 11° 00′ W,

—	51° 30′ N 11° 00′ W,

—	51° 30′ N 13° 00′ W,

—	51° 00′ N 13° 00′ W,

—	51° 00′ N 15° 00′ W,

—	53° 30′ N 15° 00′ W;

(e)	‧Gulf of Cádiz‧ means the geographical area of ICES division IXa east of longitude 7° 23′ 48″ W;

(f)	CECAF (Committee for Eastern Central Atlantic Fisheries) areas are the geographical areas specified in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 216/2009 (15).

TITLE II

FISHING OPPORTUNITIES

Article 5

TACs and allocations

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.

Article 6

Special provisions on certain TACs

1. The TACs for certain fish stocks shall be determined by the Member State concerned. Those stocks are identified in Annex I.

2. The TACs to be determined by a Member State shall:

(a)	be consistent with the principles and rules of the common fisheries policy, in particular the principle of sustainable exploitation of the stock; and

(b)

result:

(i)	if analytical assessments are available, in the exploitation of the stock consistent with maximum sustainable yield from 2015 onwards, with as high a probability as possible;

(ii)	if analytical assessments are unavailable or incomplete, in the exploitation of the stock consistent with the precautionary approach to fisheries management.

3. By 15 March 2012, each Member State concerned shall submit to the Commission the following information:

(a)	the TACs adopted;

(b)	the data collected and assessed by the Member State concerned on which the TACs adopted are based; and

(c)	details on how the TACs adopted comply with paragraph 2.

Article 7

Additional allocation 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 participating in trials on fully documented fisheries. Those stocks are identified in Annex I. The additional allocation shall not exceed an overall limit set out in Annex I as a percentage of the quota allocated to that Member State.

2. The additional allocation referred to in paragraph 1 may be granted only in accordance with the following conditions:

(a)	the vessel makes use of close circuit television cameras (CCTV) associated to a system of sensors to record all fishing and processing activities on board the vessels;

(b)

the amount of the additional allocation granted to an individual vessel that participates in trials on fully documented fisheries shall be no more than 75 % of the discards estimated for the type of vessel to which it belongs, and in any case shall not represent more than a 30 % increase of the vessel's basic allocation; and

(c)	all catches of the relevant stock subject to the additional allocation by that vessel shall be counted against its total allocation.

Notwithstanding point (b), a Member State may exceptionally grant to vessel flying its flag additional allocation that corresponds to more than 75 % of the estimated discards for the type of vessel to which the vessel concerned belongs, provided that:

(i)	the estimated discards for the type of vessel are less than 10 %;

(ii)	it can be demonstrated that the inclusion of that type of vessel is important to evaluate the potential of the CCTV system for control purposes; and

(iii)

an overall limit of 75 % of the estimated discards is not exceeded for all vessels participating in the trials.

To the extent that the recordings obtained in accordance with point (a) involve the processing of personal data within the meaning of Directive 95/46/EC, that Directive shall apply to the processing of such data.

3. 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 2, 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 2012.

4. Prior to granting the additional allocation referred to in paragraph 1, a Member State shall submit to the Commission the following information:

(a)	the list of vessels flying its flag 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; and

(e)	the amount of catches of the stock subject to the relevant TAC made in 2011 by the vessels participating in the trials.

5. The Commission may request that the assessment of the estimated discards for the type of vessel referred to in point (b) of paragraph 2, be submitted to a scientific advisory body for review. In the absence of a confirming assessment, the Member State concerned shall inform the Commission, in writing, of the measures taken to ensure that the relevant vessels comply with the estimated discards condition established in point (b) of paragraph 2.

Article 8

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 9

Fishing effort limits

From 1 February 2012 to 31 January 2013, the fishing effort measures laid down in:

(a)	Annex IIA, shall apply for the management of cod stocks in the Kattegat, ICES divisions VIIa and VIa, and EU waters of ICES division Vb;

(b)	Annex IIB, shall apply for the recovery of hake and Norway lobster in ICES divisions VIIIc and IXa, with the exception of the Gulf of Cádiz;

(c)	Annex IIC, shall apply for the management of the sole stock in ICES division VIIe.

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 (16);

(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 2012: cod, megrims, anglerfish, haddock, whiting, hake, Norway lobster, plaice, pollack, saithe, skates and rays, common sole and spurdog.

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 EU waters and non-EU waters;

(b)	porbeagle (Lamna nasus) in all waters, except where it is provided otherwise in Annex I Part B;

(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 (Rostroraja 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.

2. When accidentally caught, species referred to in paragraph 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 landings of quantities of stocks caught, they shall use the stock codes set out in Annex I to this Regulation.

TITLE III

FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 14

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.

Article 15

Entry into force and application

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 January 2012.

However, Article 9 shall apply from 1 February 2012.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 17 January 2012.

For the Council

The President

N. WAMMEN

(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 150, 30.4.2004, p. 1.

(5) OJ L 345, 28.12.2005, p. 5.

(6) OJ L 65, 7.3.2006, p. 1.

(7) OJ L 122, 11.5.2007, p. 7.

(8) OJ L 344, 20.12.2008, p. 6.

(9) OJ L 348, 24.12.2008, p. 20.

(10) OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3.

(11) OJ L 214, 19.8.2009, p. 16.

(12) OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

(13) 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).

(14) 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).

(15) 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).

(16) Council Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 of 29 September 2008 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).

LIST OF ANNEXES

ANNEX I

TACs applicable to EU vessels in areas where TACs exist by species and by area:

—	Part A: General provisions

—	Part B: Kattegat, ICES subareas I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV, EU waters of CECAF, French Guiana waters

ANNEX IIA

Fishing effort for vessels in the context of the management of cod stocks in the Kattegat, ICES divisions VIa and VIIa, and EU waters of ICES division Vb

ANNEX IIB

Fishing effort for vessels in the context of the recovery of certain Southern hake and Norway lobster stocks in ICES divisions VIIIc and IXa excluding the Gulf of Cádiz

ANNEX IIC

Fishing effort for vessels in the context of the management of Western Channel sole stocks in ICES division VIIe

ANNEX I

TACs APPLICABLE TO EU VESSELS IN AREAS WHERE TACs EXIST BY SPECIES AND BY AREA

PART A

General provisions

The tables in Part B of this Annex 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 maritae	CGE	Deep sea red crab
Champsocephalus gunnari	ANI	Antarctic icefish
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
Leucoraja circularis	RJI	Sandy ray
Leucoraja fullonica	RJF	Shagreen ray
Leucoraja naevus	RJN	Cuckoo ray
Limanda ferruginea	YEL	Yellowtail flounder
Limanda limanda	DAB	Dab
Lophiidae	ANF	Anglerfish
Macrourus spp.	GRV	Grenadiers
Makaira nigricans	BUM	Blue marlin
Mallotus villosus	CAP	Capelin
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	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
Rostroraja 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 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
Antarctic 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 skate	RJB	Dipturus batis
Common sole	SOL	Solea solea
Crabs	PAI	Paralomis spp.
Cuckoo ray	RJN	Leucoraja naevus
Dab	DAB	Limanda limanda
Deep sea red crab	CGE	Chaceon maritae
Flatfish	FLX	Pleuronectiformes
Flounder	FLE	Platichthys flesus
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.
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	Leucoraja circularis
Shagreen ray	RJF	Leucoraja 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	Rostroraja alba
Whiting	WHG	Merlangius merlangus
Witch flounder	WIT	Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
Yellowtail flounder	YEL	Limanda ferruginea

PART B

Kattegat, ICES subareas I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV, EU waters of CECAF, French Guiana waters

Species

Greater silver smelt

Argentina silus

Zone

EU and international waters of I and II

(ARU/1/2.)

Germany

Analytical TAC

France

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

Union

TAC

Species

Greater silver smelt

Argentina silus

Zone

EU waters of III and IV

(ARU/34-C)

Denmark

959

Analytical TAC

Germany

France

Ireland

The Netherlands

Sweden

United Kingdom

Union

1 082

TAC

1 082

Species

Greater silver smelt

Argentina silus

Zone

EU and international waters of V, VI and VII

(ARU/567.)

Germany

329

Analytical TAC

France

Ireland

305

The Netherlands

3 434

United Kingdom

241

Union

4 316

TAC

4 316

Species

Tusk

Brosme brosme

Zone

IIIa; EU waters of Subdivisions 22-32

(USK/3A/BCD)

Denmark

Analytical TAC

Sweden

Germany

Union

TAC

Species

Boarfish

Caproidae

Zone

EU and international waters of VI, VII and VIII

(BOR/678-)

Denmark

20 123

Precautionary TAC

Ireland

56 666

United Kingdom

5 211

Union

82 000

TAC

82 000

Species

Herring

Clupea harengus

Zone

VIIb, VIIc; VIaS (1)

(HER/6AS7BC)

Ireland

3 861

Analytical TAC

The Netherlands

386

Union

4 247

TAC

4 247

Species

Herring

Clupea harengus

Zone

VI Clyde (2)

(HER/06ACL.)

United Kingdom

To be established (3)

Precautionary TAC

Union

To be established (4)

TAC

To be established (4)

Species

Herring

Clupea harengus

Zone

VIIa (5)

(HER/07A/MM)

Ireland

1 237

Analytical TAC

United Kingdom

3 515

Union

4 752

TAC

4 752

Species

Herring

Clupea harengus

Zone

VIIe and VIIf

(HER/7EF.)

France

490

Precautionary TAC

United Kingdom

490

Union

980

TAC

980

Species

Herring

Clupea harengus

Zone

VIIg (6), VIIh (6), VIIj (6) and VIIk (6)

(HER/7G-K.)

Germany

234

Analytical TAC

France

1 302

Ireland

18 236

The Netherlands

1 302

United Kingdom

Union

21 100

TAC

21 100

Species

Anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus

Zone

IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1

(ANE/9/3411)

Spain

3 998

Analytical TAC

Portugal

4 362

Union

8 360

TAC

8 360

Species

Cod

Gadus morhua

Zone

Kattegat

(COD/03AS.)

Denmark

82 (7)

Analytical TAC

Germany

2 (7)

Sweden

49 (7)

Union

133 (7)

TAC

0 (7)

Species

Cod

Gadus morhua

Zone

VIb; EU and international waters of Vb west of 12° 00′ W and of XII and XIV

(COD/5W6-14)

Belgium

Precautionary TAC

Germany

France

Ireland

United Kingdom

Union

TAC

Species

Cod

Gadus morhua

Zone

VIa; EU and international waters of Vb east of 12° 00′ W

(COD/5BE6A)

Belgium

Analytical TAC

Germany

France

Ireland

United Kingdom

Union

TAC

0 (8)

Species

Cod

Gadus morhua

Zone

VIIa

(COD/07A.)

Belgium

Analytical TAC

France

Ireland

251

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

109

Union

380

TAC

380

Species

Cod

Gadus morhua

Zone

VIIb, VIIc, VIIe-k, VIII, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1

(COD/7XAD34)

Belgium

449

Analytical TAC

Article 11 of this Regulation applies.

France

7 357

Ireland

1 459

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

793

Union

10 059

TAC

10 059

Species

Porbeagle

Lamna nasus

Zone

French Guiana waters, Kattegat; EU waters of Skagerrak, I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1, 34.1.2 and 34.2

(POR/3-1234)

Denmark

0 (9)

Analytical TAC

France

0 (9)

Germany

0 (9)

Ireland

0 (9)

Spain

0 (9)

United Kingdom

0 (9)

Union

0 (9)

TAC

0 (9)

Species

Megrims

Lepidorhombus spp.

Zone

EU waters of IIa and IV

(LEZ/2AC4-C)

Belgium

Analytical TAC

Denmark

Germany

France

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

1 775

Union

1 845

TAC

1 845

Species

Megrims

Lepidorhombus spp.

Zone

VI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV

(LEZ/56-14)

Spain

385

Analytical TAC

France

1 501

Ireland

439

United Kingdom

1 062

Union

3 387

TAC

3 387

Species

Megrims

Lepidorhombus spp.

Zone

VII

(LEZ/07.)

Belgium

470

Analytical TAC

Article 11 of this Regulation applies.

Spain

5 216

France

6 329

Ireland

2 878

United Kingdom

2 492

Union

17 385

TAC

17 385

Species

Megrims

Lepidorhombus spp.

Zone

VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe

(LEZ/8ABDE.)

Spain

950

Analytical TAC

France

766

Union

1 716

TAC

1 716

Species

Megrims

Lepidorhombus spp.

Zone

VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1

(LEZ/8C3411)

Spain

1 121

Analytical TAC

France

Portugal

Union

1 214

TAC

1 214

Species

Anglerfish

Lophiidae

Zone

VI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV

(ANF/56-14)

Belgium

186

Analytical TAC

Germany

213

Spain

199

France

2 293

Ireland

518

The Netherlands

179

United Kingdom

1 595

Union

5 183

TAC

5 183

Species

Anglerfish

Lophiidae

Zone

VII

(ANF/07.)

Belgium

2 835 (10)

Analytical TAC

Article 11 of this Regulation applies.

Germany

316 (10)

Spain

1 126 (10)

France

18 191 (10)

Ireland

2 325 (10)

The Netherlands

367 (10)

United Kingdom

5 517 (10)

Union

30 677 (10)

TAC

30 677 (10)

Species

Anglerfish

Lophiidae

Zone

VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe

(ANF/8ABDE.)

Spain

1 252

Analytical TAC

France

6 968

Union

8 220

TAC

8 220

Species

Anglerfish

Lophiidae

Zone

VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1

(ANF/8C3411)

Spain

2 750

Analytical TAC

France

Portugal

547

Union

3 300

TAC

3 300

Species

Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Zone

EU and international waters of Vb and VIa

(HAD/5BC6A.)

Belgium

Analytical TAC

Germany

France

332

Ireland

985

United Kingdom

4 683

Union

6 015

TAC

6 015

Species

Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Zone

VIIb-k, VIII, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1

(HAD/7X7A34)

Belgium

185

Analytical TAC

Article 11 of this Regulation applies.

France

11 096

Ireland

3 699

United Kingdom

1 665

Union

16 645

TAC

16 645

Species

Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Zone

VIIa

(HAD/07A.)

Belgium

Analytical TAC

France

Ireland

542

United Kingdom

598

Union

1 251

TAC

1 251

Species

Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Zone

VI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV

(WHG/56-14)

Germany

Analytical TAC

France

Ireland

United Kingdom

176

Union

307

TAC

307

Species

Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Zone

VIIa

(WHG/07A.)

Belgium

Analytical TAC

France

Ireland

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

Union

TAC

Species

Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Zone

VIIb, VIIc, VIId, VIIe, VIIf, VIIg, VIIh, VIIj and VIIk

(WHG/7X7A-C)

Belgium

186

Analytical TAC

Article 11 of this Regulation applies.

France

11 431

Ireland

5 298

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

2 045

Union

19 053

TAC

19 053

Species

Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Zone

VIII

(WHG/08.)

Spain

1 270

Precautionary TAC

France

1 905

Union

3 175

TAC

3 175

Species

Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Zone

IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1

(WHG/9/3411)

Portugal

To be established (11)

Precautionary TAC

Union

To be established (12)

TAC

To be established (12)

Species

Hake

Merluccius merluccius

Zone

IIIa; EU waters of Subdivisions 22-32

(HKE/3A/BCD)

Denmark

1 531

Analytical TAC

Sweden

130

Union

1 661

TAC

1 661 (13)

Species

Hake

Merluccius merluccius

Zone

EU waters of IIa and IV

(HKE/2AC4-C)

Belgium

Analytical TAC

Denmark

1 119

Germany

128

France

248

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

348

Union

1 935

TAC

1 935 (14)

Species

Hake

Merluccius merluccius

Zone

VI and VII; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV

(HKE/571214)

Belgium

284 (15)

Analytical TAC

Article 11 of this Regulation applies.

Spain

9 109

France

14 067 (15)

Ireland

1 704

The Netherlands

183 (15)

United Kingdom

5 553 (15)

Union

30 900

TAC

30 900 (16)

Special condition:

Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones:

	VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe (HKE/*8ABDE)
Belgium	37
Spain	1 469
France	1 469
Ireland	184
The Netherlands	18
United Kingdom	827
Union	4 004

Species

Hake

Merluccius merluccius

Zone

VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe

(HKE/8ABDE.)

Belgium

9 (17)

Analytical TAC

Spain

6 341

France

14 241

The Netherlands

18 (17)

Union

20 609

TAC

20 609 (18)

Special condition:

Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones:

	VI and VII; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV (HKE/*57-14)
Belgium	2
Spain	1 837
France	3 305
The Netherlands	6
Union	5 150

Species

Hake

Merluccius merluccius

Zone

VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1

(HKE/8C3411)

Spain

7 870

Analytical TAC

France

756

Portugal

3 673

Union

12 299

TAC

12 299

Species

Blue ling

Molva dypterygia

Zone

International waters of XII

(BLI/12INT-)

Estonia

2 (19)

Analytical TAC

Spain

778 (19)

France

19 (19)

Lithuania

7 (19)

United Kingdom

7 (19)

Others

2 (19)

Union

815 (19)

TAC

815 (19)

Species

Ling

Molva molva

Zone

IIIa; EU waters of IIIbcd

(LIN/3A/BCD)

Belgium

7 (20)

Analytical TAC

Denmark

Germany

7 (20)

Sweden

United Kingdom

7 (20)

Union

TAC

Species

Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Zone

EU waters of IIa and IV

(NEP/2AC4-C)

Belgium

1 147

Analytical TAC

Denmark

1 147

Germany

France

The Netherlands

590

United Kingdom

18 994

Union

21 929

TAC

21 929

Species

Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Zone

VI; EU and international waters of Vb

(NEP/5BC6.)

Spain

Analytical TAC

France

114

Ireland

190

United Kingdom

13 758

Union

14 091

TAC

14 091

Species

Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Zone

VII

(NEP/07.)

Spain

1 306 (21)

Analytical TAC

Article 11 of this Regulation applies.

France

5 291 (21)

Ireland

8 025 (21)

United Kingdom

7 137 (21)

Union

21 759 (21)

TAC

21 759 (21)

Species

Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Zone

VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe

(NEP/8ABDE.)

Spain

234

Analytical TAC

France

3 665

Union

3 899

TAC

3 899

Species

Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Zone

VIIIc

(NEP/08C.)

Spain

Analytical TAC

France

Union

TAC

Species

Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Zone

IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1

(NEP/9/3411)

Spain

Analytical TAC

Portugal

205

Union

273

TAC

273

Species

‘Penaeus’ shrimps

Penaeus spp.

Zone

French Guiana waters

(PEN/FGU.)

France

To be established (22) (23)

Precautionary TAC

Union

To be established (23) (24)

TAC

To be established (23) (24)

Species

Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

Zone

VI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV

(PLE/56-14)

France

Precautionary TAC

Ireland

275

United Kingdom

408

Union

693

TAC

693

Species

Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

Zone

VIIa

(PLE/07A.)

Belgium

Analytical TAC

France

Ireland

1 063

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

491

Union

1 627

TAC

1 627

Species

Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

Zone

VIIb and VIIc

(PLE/7BC.)

France

Precautionary TAC

Article 11 of this Regulation applies.

Ireland

Union

TAC

Species

Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

Zone

VIId and VIIe

(PLE/7DE.)

Belgium

828

Analytical TAC

France

2 761

United Kingdom

1 473

Union

5 062

TAC

5 062

Species

Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

Zone

VIIf and VIIg

(PLE/7FG.)

Belgium

Analytical TAC

France

Ireland

197

United Kingdom

Union

369

TAC

369

Species

Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

Zone

VIIh, VIIj and VIIk

(PLE/7HJK.)

Belgium

Analytical TAC

Article 11 of this Regulation applies.

France

Ireland

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

Union

176

TAC

176

Species

Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

Zone

VIII, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1

(PLE/8/3411)

Spain

Precautionary TAC

France

263

Portugal

Union

395

TAC

395

Species

Pollack

Pollachius pollachius

Zone

VI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV

(POL/56-14)

Spain

Precautionary TAC

France

190

Ireland

United Kingdom

145

Union

397

TAC

397

Species

Pollack

Pollachius pollachius

Zone

VII

(POL/07.)

Belgium

420

Precautionary TAC

Article 11 of this Regulation applies.

Spain

France

9 667

Ireland

1 030

United Kingdom

2 353

Union

13 495

TAC

13 495

Species

Pollack

Pollachius pollachius

Zone

VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe

(POL/8ABDE.)

Spain

252

Precautionary TAC

France

1 230

Union

1 482

TAC

1 482

Species

Pollack

Pollachius pollachius

Zone

VIIIc

(POL/08C.)

Spain

208

Precautionary TAC

France

Union

231

TAC

231

Species

Pollack

Pollachius pollachius

Zone

IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1

(POL/9/3411)

Spain

273 (25)

Precautionary TAC

Portugal

9 (25)

Union

282 (25)

TAC

282

Species

Saithe

Pollachius virens

Zone

VII, VIII, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1

(POK/7/3411)

Belgium

Precautionary TAC

Article 11 of this Regulation applies.

France

1 375

Ireland

1 516

United Kingdom

446

Union

3 343

TAC

3 343

Species

Skates and rays

Rajiformes

Zone

EU waters of IIa and IV

(SRX/2AC4-C)

Belgium

235 (26) (27) (28)

Analytical TAC

Denmark

9 (26) (27) (28)

Germany

12 (26) (27) (28)

France

37 (26) (27) (28)

The Netherlands

200 (26) (27) (28)

United Kingdom

902 (26) (27) (28)

Union

1 395 (26) (28)

TAC

1 395 (28)

Species

Skates and rays

Rajiformes

Zone

EU waters of IIIa

(SRX/03A-C.)

Denmark

45 (29) (30)

Analytical TAC

Sweden

13 (29) (30)

Union

58 (29) (30)

TAC

58 (30)

Species

Skates and rays

Rajiformes

Zone

EU waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k

(SRX/67AKXD)

Belgium

895 (31) (32) (33)

Analytical TAC

Article 11 of this Regulation applies.

Estonia

5 (31) (32) (33)

France

4 018 (31) (32) (33)

Germany

12 (31) (32) (33)

Ireland

1 294 (31) (32) (33)

Lithuania

21 (31) (32) (33)

The Netherlands

4 (31) (32) (33)

Portugal

22 (31) (32) (33)

Spain

1 082 (31) (32) (33)

United Kingdom

2 562 (31) (32) (33)

Union

9 915 (31) (32) (33)

TAC

9 915 (32)

Species

Skates and rays

Rajiformes

Zone

EU waters of VIId

(SRX/07D.)

Belgium

80 (34) (35) (36)

Analytical TAC

France

670 (34) (35) (36)

The Netherlands

4 (34) (35) (36)

United Kingdom

133 (34) (35) (36)

Union

887 (34) (35) (36)

TAC

887 (35)

Species

Skates and rays

Rajiformes

Zone

EU waters of VIII and IX

(SRX/89-C.)

Belgium

9 (37) (38)

Analytical TAC

France

1 601 (37) (38)

Portugal

1 298 (37) (38)

Spain

1 305 (37) (38)

United Kingdom

9 (37) (38)

Union

4 222 (37) (38)

TAC

4 222 (38)

Species

Common sole

Solea solea

Zone

IIIa; EU waters of Subdivisions 22-32

(SOL/3A/BCD)

Denmark

512

Analytical TAC

Germany

30 (39)

The Netherlands

49 (39)

Sweden

Union

610

TAC

610 (40)

Species

Common sole

Solea solea

Zone

VI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV

(SOL/56-14)

Ireland

Precautionary TAC

United Kingdom

Union

TAC

Species

Common sole

Solea solea

Zone

VIIa

(SOL/07A.)

Belgium

131

Analytical TAC

France

Ireland

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

Union

300

TAC

300

Species

Common sole

Solea solea

Zone

VIIb and VIIc

(SOL/7BC.)

France

Precautionary TAC

Article 11 of this Regulation applies.

Ireland

Union

TAC

Species

Common sole

Solea solea

Zone

VIId

(SOL/07D.)

Belgium

1 502

Analytical TAC

France

3 005

United Kingdom

1 073

Union

5 580

TAC

5 580

Species

Common sole

Solea solea

Zone

VIIe

(SOL/07E.)

Belgium

27 (41)

Analytical TAC

France

293 (41)

United Kingdom

457 (41)

Union

777

TAC

777

Species

Common sole

Solea solea

Zone

VIIf and VIIg

(SOL/7FG.)

Belgium

663

Analytical TAC

France

Ireland

United Kingdom

298

Union

1 060

TAC

1 060

Species

Common sole

Solea solea

Zone

VIIh, VIIj and VIIk

(SOL/7HJK.)

Belgium

Analytical TAC

Article 11 of this Regulation applies.

France

Ireland

190

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

Union

423

TAC

423

Species

Common sole

Solea solea

Zone

VIIIa and VIIIb

(SOL/8AB.)

Belgium

Analytical TAC

Spain

France

3 895

The Netherlands

292

Union

4 250

TAC

4 250

Species

Sole

Solea spp.

Zone

VIIIc, VIIId, VIIIe, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1

(SOO/8CDE34)

Spain

403

Precautionary TAC

Portugal

669

Union

1 072

TAC

1 072

Species

Sprat

Sprattus sprattus

Zone

VIId and VIIe

(SPR/7DE.)

Belgium

Precautionary TAC

Denmark

1 674

Germany

France

361

The Netherlands

361

United Kingdom

2 702

Union

5 150

TAC

5 150

Species

Spurdog/dogfish

Squalus acanthias

Zone

EU waters of IIIa

(DGS/03A-C.)

Denmark

Analytical TAC

Sweden

Union

TAC

Species

Spurdog/dogfish

Squalus acanthias

Zone

EU waters of IIa and IV

(DGS/2AC4-C)

Belgium

0 (42)

Analytical TAC

Denmark

0 (42)

Germany

0 (42)

France

0 (42)

The Netherlands

0 (42)

Sweden

0 (42)

United Kingdom

0 (42)

Union

0 (42)

TAC

0 (42)

Species

Spurdog/dogfish

Squalus acanthias

Zone

EU and international waters of I, V, VI, VII, VIII, XII and XIV

(DGS/15X14)

Belgium

0 (43)

Analytical TAC

Article 11 of this Regulation applies.

Germany

0 (43)

Spain

0 (43)

France

0 (43)

Ireland

0 (43)

The Netherlands

0 (43)

Portugal

0 (43)

United Kingdom

0 (43)

Union

0 (43)

TAC

0 (43)

Species

Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.

Zone

VIIIc

(JAX/08C.)

Spain

22 409 (44) (46)

Analytical TAC

France

388 (44)

Portugal

2 214 (44) (46)

Union

25 011

TAC

25 011

Species

Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.

Zone

(JAX/09.)

Spain

7 969 (47) (48)

Analytical TAC

Portugal

22 831 (47) (48)

Union

30 800

TAC

30 800

Species

Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.

Zone

X; EU waters of CECAF (49)

(JAX/X34PRT)

Portugal

To be established (50) (51)

Precautionary TAC

Union

To be established (52)

TAC

To be established (52)

Species

Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.

Zone

EU waters of CECAF (53)

(JAX/341PRT)

Portugal

To be established (54) (55)

Precautionary TAC

Union

To be established (56)

TAC

To be established (56)

Species

Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.

Zone

EU waters of CECAF (57)

(JAX/341SPN)

Spain

To be established (58)

Precautionary TAC

Union

To be established (59)

TAC

To be established (59)

(1) Reference is to the herring stock in VIa south of 56° 00′ N and west of 07° 00′ W.

(2) Clyde stock: reference is to the herring stock in the maritime area situated to the north-east of a line drawn between the Mull of Kintyre and Corsewall Point.

(3) Article 6 of this Regulation applies.

(4) Fixed at the same quantity as determined in accordance with footnote 2.

(5) This zone is reduced by the area bounded:

—	to the north by latitude 52° 30′ N,

—	to the south by latitude 52° 00′ N,

—	to the west by the coast of Ireland,

—	to the east by the coast of the United Kingdom.

(6) This zone is increased by the area bounded:

—	to the north by latitude 52° 30′ N,

—	to the south by latitude 52° 00′ N,

—	to the west by the coast of Ireland,

—	to the east by the coast of the United Kingdom.

(7) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted.

(8) By-catch of cod in the area covered by this TAC may be landed provided that it does not comprise more than 1,5 % of the live weight of the total catch retained on board per fishing trip.

(9) When accidentally caught, this species shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released.

(10) Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe (ANF/*8ABDE).

(11) Article 6 of this Regulation applies.

(12) Fixed at the same quantity as determined in accordance with footnote 1.

(13) Within an overall TAC of 55 105 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.

(14) Within an overall TAC of 55 105 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.

(15) Transfers of this quota may be effected to EU waters of IIa and IV. However, such transfers must be notified in advance to the Commission.

(16) Within an overall TAC of 55 105 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.

(17) Transfers of this quota may be effected to IV and EU waters of IIa. However, such transfers must be notified in advance to the Commission.

(18) Within an overall TAC of 55 105 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.

(19) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

(20) Quota may be fished in EU waters of IIIa and EU waters of IIIbcd only.

(21) Special condition: of which no more than the following quotas may be taken in VII (Porcupine Bank – Unit 16) (NEP/*07U16):

Spain	380
France	238
Ireland	457
United Kingdom	185
Union	1 260

(22) Article 6 of this Regulation applies.

(23) Fishing for shrimps Penaeus subtilis and Penaeus brasiliensis is prohibited in waters less than 30 metres deep.

(24) Fixed at the same quantity as determined in accordance with footnote 1.

(25) Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in EU waters of VIIIc (POL/*08C.).

(26) Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/2AC4-C), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/2AC4-C), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/2AC4-C), spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/2AC4-C) and starry ray (Amblyraja radiata) (RJR/2AC4-C) shall be reported separately.

(27) By-catch quota. These species shall not comprise more than 25 % by live weight of the catch retained on board per fishing trip. This condition applies only to vessels over 15 metres’ length overall.

(28) Does not apply to common skate (Dipturus batis). When accidentally caught, these species shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released. Fishermen shall be encouraged to develop and use techniques and equipment to facilitate the rapid and safe release of the species.

(29) Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/03A-C.), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/03A-C.), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/03A-C.), spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/03A-C.) and starry ray (Amblyraja radiata) (RJR/03A-C.) shall be reported separately.

(30) Does not apply to common skate (Dipturus batis). When accidentally caught, this species shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released. Fishermen shall be encouraged to develop and use techniques and equipment to facilitate the rapid and safe release of the species.

(31) Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/67AKXD), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/67AKXD), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/67AKXD), spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/67AKXD), small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) (RJE/67AKXD), sandy ray (Leucoraja circularis) (RJI/67AKXD) and shagreen ray (Leucoraja fullonica) (RJF/67AKXD) shall be reported separately.

(32) Does not apply to undulate ray (Raja undulata), common skate (Dipturus batis), Norwegian skate (Raja (Dipturus) nidarosiensis) and white skate (Rostroraja alba). When accidentally caught, these species shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released. Fishermen shall be encouraged to develop and use techniques and equipment to facilitate the rapid and safe release of the species.

(33) Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in EU waters of VIId (SRX/*07D.).

(34) Catches of Cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/07D.), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/07D.), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/07D.), spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/07D.) and starry ray (Amblyraja radiata) (RJR/07D.) shall be reported separately.

(35) Does not apply to common skate (Dipturus batis) and undulate ray (Raja undulata). When accidentally caught, these species shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released. Fishermen shall be encouraged to develop and use techniques and equipment to facilitate the rapid and safe release of the species.

(36) Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in EU waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k (SRX/*67AKD).

(37) Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/89-C.), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/89-C.) shall be reported separately.

(38) Does not apply to undulate ray (Raja undulata), common skate (Dipturus batis) and white skate (Rostroraja alba). When accidentally caught, these species shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released. Fishermen shall be encouraged to develop and use techniques and equipment to facilitate the rapid and safe release of the species.

(39) Quota may be fished in EU waters of IIIa, Subdivisions 22-32 only.

(40) Special condition: of which no more than 461 tonnes may be fished in IIIa.

(41) In addition to this quota, a Member State may grant to vessels flying its flag participating in trials on fully documented fisheries additional allocation within an overall limit of 5 % of the quota allocated to that Member State, under the conditions set out in Article 7 of this Regulation.

(42) Catches taken with longlines of tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus), kitefin shark (Dalatias licha), bird beak dogfish (Deania calcea), leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus squamosus), greater lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps), smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus), Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis) and spurdog (Squalus acanthias) are included. When accidentally caught, these species shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released.

(43) Catches taken with longlines of tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus), kitefin shark (Dalatias licha), bird beak dogfish (Deania calcea), leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus squamosus), greater lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps), smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus), Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis) and spurdog (Squalus acanthias) are included. When accidentally caught, these species shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released.

(44) Of which, notwithstanding Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98 (45), no more than 5 % may consist of horse mackerel between 12 and 14 cm. For the purposes of the control of that quantity, the conversion factor to be applied to the weight of the landings shall be 1,20.

(45) Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 of 30 March 1998 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms (OJ L 125, 27.4.1998, p. 1).

(46) Special condition: up to 5 % of this quota may be fished in IX. However, the use of this special condition must be notified in advance to the Commission (JAX/*09.).

(47) Of which, notwithstanding Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98, no more than 5 % may consist of horse mackerel between 12 and 14 cm. For the purposes of the control of that quantity, the conversion factor to be applied to the weight of the landings shall be 1,20.

(48) Special condition: up to 5 % of this quota may be fished in VIIIc. However, the use of this special condition must be notified in advance to the Commission (JAX/*08C).

(49) Waters adjacent to the Azores.

(50) Of which, notwithstanding Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98, no more than 5 % may consist of horse mackerel between 12 and 14 cm. For the purposes of the control of that quantity, the conversion factor to be applied to the weight of the landings shall be 1,20.

(51) Article 6 of this Regulation applies.

(52) Fixed at the same quantity as determined in accordance with footnote 3.

(53) Waters adjacent to Madeira.

(54) Of which, notwithstanding Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98, no more than 5 % may consist of horse mackerel between 12 and 14 cm. For the purposes of the control of that quantity, the conversion factor to be applied to the weight of the landings shall be 1,20.

(55) Article 6 of this Regulation applies.

(56) Fixed at the same quantity as determined in accordance with footnote 3.

(57) Waters adjacent to the Canary Islands.

(58) Article 6 of this Regulation applies.

(59) Fixed at the same quantity as determined in accordance with footnote 2.

ANNEX IIA

FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF COD STOCKS IN THE KATTEGAT, ICES DIVISIONS VIa AND VIIa, AND EU WATERS OF ICES DIVISION Vb

1. Scope

1.1.

This Annex shall apply to EU vessels carrying on board or deploying any of the gears referred to 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 this 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 2012, 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 referred to in point 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 and the groupings of geographical areas referred to in points 2(a), 2(c) and 2(d) 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 shall not issue an authorisation for fishing 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 for the 2012 management period, i.e. from 1 February 2012 to 31 January 2013, 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 (1) 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 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 concerned may reallocate effort between individual vessels or groups of vessels.

5.3.

If a Member State authorises vessels flying its flag 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 concerned 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 groupings of 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. These data shall be transmitted via the Fisheries Data Exchange System or any future data collection system implemented by the Commission.

(1) 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).

Appendix 1 to Annex IIA

Maximum allowable fishing effort in kilowatt days

Geographical area:

Regulated gear

(a)

Kattegat

TR1

197 929

4 212

16 610

TR2

830 041

5 240

327 506

TR3

441 872

490

BT1

BT2

115 456

26 534

13 102

22 645

22 060

1 100

25 339

Geographical area

Regulated gear

(c)	ICES division VIIa

TR1

48 193

33 539

339 592

TR2

10 166

744

475 649

1 088 238

TR3

1 422

BT1

BT2

843 782

514 584

200 000

111 693

471

18 255

5 970

158

70 614

Geographical area

Regulated gear

(d)	ICES division VIa and EU waters of ICES division Vb

TR1

9 320

1 324 002

428 820

1 033 273

TR2

34 926

14 371

2 972 845

TR3

273

16 027

BT1

117 544

BT2

3 801

4 626

35 442

13 836

302 917

5 697

213 454

1 953

145

1 402 142

225 861

4 250

630 040

ANNEX IIB

FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RECOVERY OF CERTAIN SOUTHERN HAKE AND NORWAY LOBSTER STOCKS IN ICES DIVISIONS VIIIc AND IXa EXCLUDING THE GULF OF CÁDIZ

CHAPTER I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

1. Scope

This Annex shall apply to EU vessels of 10 metres' length overall or more carrying on board or deploying trawls, Danish seines or similar gears of mesh size equal to or larger than 32 mm and gill-nets of mesh size equal to or larger than 60 mm or bottom longlines in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005, and present in ICES divisions VIIIc and IXa excluding the Gulf of Cádiz.

2. Definitions

For the purposes of this Annex:

(a)	‘gear grouping’ means the grouping of trawls, Danish seines or similar gears of mesh size equal to or larger than 32 mm and gill-nets of mesh size equal to or larger than 60 mm and bottom longlines;

(b)	‘regulated gear’ means any of the two gear categories belonging to the gear grouping;

(c)	‘area’ means ICES divisions VIIIc and IXa excluding the Gulf of Cádiz;

(d)	‘2012 management period’ means the period from 1 February 2012 to 31 January 2013;

(e)	‘special conditions’ means the special conditions set out in point 6.1.

3. Limitation in activity

Without prejudice to Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, each Member State shall ensure that, when carrying on board any regulated gear, EU vessels flying its flag shall be present within the area for no more than the number of days specified in Chapter III of this Annex.

CHAPTER II

AUTHORISATIONS

4. Authorised vessels

4.1.

A Member State shall not authorise fishing with a regulated gear in the area by any of vessels flying its flag which have no record of such fishing activity in the years 2002 to 2011 in the area, excluding the record of fishing activities as a result of transfer of days between fishing vessels, unless it ensures that equivalent capacity, measured in kilowatts, is prevented from fishing in the area.

4.2.

A vessel flying the flag of a Member State having no quotas in the area shall not be authorised to fish in the area with a regulated gear, unless the vessel is allocated a quota after a transfer as permitted in accordance with Article 20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 and is allocated days at sea in accordance with point 11 or 12 of this Annex.

CHAPTER III

NUMBER OF DAYS PRESENT WITHIN THE AREA ALLOCATED TO EU VESSELS

5. Maximum number of days

5.1.

During the 2012 management period, the maximum number of days at sea for which a Member State may authorise a vessel flying its flag to be present within the area having carried on board any regulated gear is shown in Table I.

5.2.

If a vessel is able to demonstrate that its hake catches represent less than 4 % of the total live weight of fish caught in a given fishing trip, the flag Member State of the vessel shall be allowed not to count the days at sea associated with that fishing trip against the applicable maximum number of days at sea as set out in Table I.

6. Special conditions for the allocation of days

6.1.

For the purposes of fixing the maximum number of days at sea an EU vessel may be authorised by its flag Member State to be present within the area, the following special conditions shall apply in accordance with Table I:

(a)	the total landings of hake in the year 2009 or 2010 made by the vessel concerned must represent less than 5 tonnes according to the landings in live weight; and

(b)	the total landings of Norway lobster in the year 2009 or 2010 made by the vessel concerned must represent less than 2,5 tonnes according to the landings in live weight.

6.2.

If a vessel benefits from an unlimited number of days as a result of its compliance with the special conditions, the vessel's landings in the 2012 management period shall not exceed 5 tonnes of the total landings in live weight of hake and 2,5 tonnes of the total landings in live weight of Norway lobster.

6.3.

When either of the special conditions is not met by a vessel, that vessel shall, with immediate effect, no longer be entitled to the allocation of days corresponding to the given special condition.

6.4.

The application of the special conditions referred to in point 6.1 may be transferred from one vessel to one or more other vessels which replace that vessel in the fleet, provided that the replacing vessel uses similar gear and does not have in any year of its operation a record of landings of hake and Norway lobster higher than the quantities specified in point 6.1.

Table I

Maximum number of days a vessel may be present within the area by fishing gear per year

Special condition	Regulated gear	Maximum number of days
	Bottom trawls, Danish seines and similar trawls of mesh size ≥ 32 mm, gill-nets of mesh size ≥ 60 mm and bottom longlines	ES	150
		FR	149
		PT	155
6.1.(a) and 6.1.(b)	Bottom trawls, Danish seines and similar trawls of mesh size ≥ 32 mm, gill-nets of mesh size ≥ 60 mm and bottom longlines	Unlimited

7. Kilowatt day system

7.1.

A Member State may manage its fishing effort allocations in accordance with a kilowatt days system. Through that system it may authorise any vessel concerned by any regulated gear and special conditions as set out in Table I to be present within the area for a maximum number of days which is different from that set out in that Table, provided that the overall amount of kilowatt days corresponding to the regulated gear and to the special conditions is respected.

7.2.

This overall amount of kilowatt days shall be the sum of all individual fishing efforts allocated to the vessels flying the flag of that Member State and qualified for the regulated gear and, where applicable, the special conditions. Such individual fishing efforts shall be calculated in kilowatt days by multiplying the engine power of each vessel by the number of days at sea it would benefit from, according to Table I, if point 7.1 were not applied. For as long as the number of days is unlimited according to Table I, the relevant number of days the vessel would benefit from is 360.

7.3.

A Member State wishing to benefit from the system referred to in point 7.1 shall submit a request to the Commission, with reports in electronic format containing, for the gear grouping and special conditions as laid down in Table I, the details of the calculation based on:

(a)	list of vessels authorised to fish by indicating their EU fishing fleet register number (CFR) and their engine power;

(b)	track record of 2009 and 2010 for such vessels reflecting the catch composition defined in the special condition referred to in point 6.1(a) or (b), if these vessels are qualified for such special conditions;

(c)	the number of days at sea for which each vessel would have initially been authorised to fish according to Table I and the number of days at sea which each vessel would benefit from in application of point 7.1.

7.4.

On the basis of that request, the Commission shall assess whether the conditions referred to in point 7 are complied with and, where applicable, may authorise that Member State to benefit from the system referred to in point 7.1.

8. Allocation of additional days for permanent cessation of fishing activities

8.1.

An additional number of days at sea on which a vessel may be authorised by its flag Member State to be present within the area when carrying on board any regulated gear may be allocated to a Member State by the Commission on the basis of permanent cessations of fishing activities that have taken place between 1 February 2011 and 31 January 2012 either in accordance with Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 (1) or Regulation (EC) No 744/2008 (2). Permanent cessations resulting from any other circumstances may be considered by the Commission on a case-by-case basis, following a written and duly motivated request from the Member State concerned. Such written request shall identify the vessels concerned and confirm, for each of them, that they shall never return to fishing activities.

8.2.

The effort expended in 2003 measured in kilowatt days of the withdrawn vessels using a given gear grouping shall be divided by the effort expended by all vessels using that gear grouping during 2003. The additional number of days at sea shall be then calculated by multiplying the ratio so obtained by the number of days that would have been allocated according to Table I. Any part of a day resulting from that calculation shall be rounded to the nearest whole day.

8.3.

Points 8.1 and 8.2 shall not apply where a vessel has been replaced in accordance with point 3 or 6.4, or when the withdrawal has already been used in previous years to obtain additional days at sea.

8.4.

A Member State wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 8.1 shall submit a request to the Commission, by 15 June 2012, with reports in electronic format containing, for the gear grouping and special conditions as laid down in Table I, the details of the calculation based on:

(a)	lists of withdrawn vessels with their EU fishing fleet register number (CFR) and their engine power;

(b)	the fishing activity deployed by such vessels in 2003 calculated in days at sea according to the grouping of fishing gears and, if necessary, special conditions.

8.5.

On the basis of such a request by a Member State the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, allocate that Member State a number of days additional to that referred to in point 5.1 for that Member State. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 14(2).

8.6.

During the 2012 management period, a Member State may re-allocate those additional days at sea to all or part of the vessels remaining in fleet and qualified for the regulated gears. Additional days stemming from a withdrawn vessel that benefited from a special condition referred to in point 6.1(a) or (b) may not be allocated to a vessel remaining active that does not benefit from a special condition.

8.7.

When the Commission allocates additional days at sea due to a permanent cessation of fishing activities during the 2012 management period, the maximum number of days per Member State and gear shown in Table I shall be adjusted accordingly for the 2013 management period.

9. Allocation of additional days for enhanced scientific observer coverage

9.1.

Three additional days on which a vessel may be present within the area when carrying on board any regulated gear may be allocated to a Member State by the Commission on the basis of an enhanced programme of scientific observer coverage in partnership between scientists and the fishing industry. Such a programme shall focus in particular on levels of discarding and on catch composition and go beyond the requirements on data collection, as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 (3) and its implementing rules for national programmes.

9.2.

Scientific observers shall be independent from the owner, the master of the vessel and any crew member.

9.3.

A Member State wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 9.1 shall submit a description of its enhanced scientific observer coverage programme to the Commission for approval.

9.4.

On the basis of that description, and after consultation with STECF, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, allocate the Member State concerned a number of days additional to that referred to in point 5.1 for that Member State and for the vessels, the area and gear concerned by the enhanced programme of scientific observers. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 14(2).

9.5.

If an enhanced scientific observer coverage programme submitted by a Member State has been approved by the Commission in the past and the Member State concerned wishes to continue its application without changes, it shall inform the Commission of the continuation of that programme 4 weeks before the beginning of the period for which the programme applies.

CHAPTER IV

MANAGEMENT

10. General obligation

Member States shall manage the maximum allowable effort in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005 and Articles 26 to 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

11. Management periods

11.1.

A Member State may divide the days present within the area set out in Table I into management periods of durations of 1 or more calendar months.

11.2.

The number of days or hours for which a vessel may be present within the area during a management period shall be fixed by the Member State concerned.

11.3.

Where a Member State authorises vessels flying its flag to be present within the area by hours, the Member State shall continue measuring the consumption of days as specified in point 10. Upon request by the Commission, the Member State shall demonstrate its precautionary measures taken to avoid an excessive consumption of days within the area due to a vessel terminating presences in the area before the end of a 24-hour period.

CHAPTER V

EXCHANGES OF FISHING EFFORT ALLOCATIONS

12. Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State

12.1.

A Member State may permit any fishing vessel flying its flag to transfer days present within the area for which it has been authorised to another vessel flying its flag within the area, provided that the product of the days received by a vessel multiplied by its engine power in kilowatts (kilowatt days) is equal to or less than the product of the days transferred by the donor vessel and the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel. The engine power in kilowatts of the vessels shall be that recorded for each vessel in the EU fishing fleet register.

12.2.

The total number of days present within the area transferred in accordance with point 12.1, multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of the donor vessel, shall not be higher than the donor vessel's average annual days track record in the area as verified by the fishing logbook in the years 2009 and 2010 multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel.

12.3.

The transfer of days as described in point 12.1 shall be permitted between vessels operating with any regulated gear and during the same management period.

12.4.

Transfer of days is only permitted for vessels benefiting from an allocation of fishing days without special conditions.

12.5.

On request from the Commission, Member States shall provide information on the transfers that have taken place. Formats of spreadsheet for the collection and transmission of information referred to in this point may be established by the Commission by means of implementing acts. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 14(2).

13. Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of different Member States

Member States may permit transfer of days present within the area for the same management period and within the area between any fishing vessels flying their flags provided that points 4.1 and 4.2 and 12 apply mutatis mutandis. Where Member States decide to authorise such a transfer, they shall notify the Commission, before the transfer takes place, of the details of the transfer, including the number of days, the fishing effort and, where applicable, the fishing quotas relating thereto.

CHAPTER VI

REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

14. 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 as the area specified in point 2 of this Annex.

15. Collection of relevant data

Member States, on the basis of information used for the management of fishing days present within the area as set out in this Annex, shall collect on a quarterly basis the information about total fishing effort deployed within the area for towed gears and static gears, effort deployed by vessels using different types of gear in the area, and the engine power of those vessels in kilowatt days.

16. Communication of relevant data

Upon request from the Commission, Member States shall make available to the Commission a spreadsheet with data specified in point 15 in the format specified in Tables II and III by sending it to the appropriate electronic mailbox address, which shall be communicated to the Member States by the Commission. Member States shall, upon the Commission's request, send to the Commission detailed information on effort allocated and consumed covering all or parts of the 2011 and 2012 management periods, using the data format specified in Tables IV and V.

Table II

Reporting format kW-day information by year

Member State	Gear	Year	Cumulative effort declaration
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)

Table III

Data format kW-day information by year

Name of field

Maximum number of characters/digits

Alignment (4)

L(eft)/R(ight)

Definition and comments

(1)	Member State

Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which the vessel is registered

(2)

Gear

One of the following gear types:

TR	=	trawls, Danish seines and similar gear ≥ 32 mm
GN	=	gillnets ≥ 60 mm
LL	=	bottom longlines

(3)

Year

Either 2006 or 2007 or 2008 or 2009 or 2010 or 2011 or 2012

(4)	Cumulative effort declaration

Cumulative amount of fishing effort expressed in kilowatt days deployed from 1 January until 31 December of the year

Table IV

Reporting format for vessel-related information

Member State	CFR	External marking	Length of management period	Gear notified				Special condition applying to notified gear(s)				Days eligible using notified gear(s)				Days spent with notified gear(s)				Transfer of days
Member State	CFR	External marking	Length of management period	No 1	No 2	No 3	…	No 1	No 2	No 3	…	No 1	No 2	No 3	…	No 1	No 2	No 3	…	Transfer of days
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(5)	(5)	(5)	(6)	(6)	(6)	(6)	(7)	(7)	(7)	(7)	(8)	(8)	(8)	(8)	(9)

Table V

Data format for vessel-related information

Name of field

Maximum number of characters/digits

Alignment (5)

L(eft)/R(ight)

Definition and comments

(1)	Member State

Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which vessel is registered

(2)

CFR

EU fishing fleet register number (CFR)

Unique identification number of a fishing vessel

Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) followed by an identifying series (9 characters). Where a series has fewer than 9 characters, additional zeros must be inserted on the left hand side

(3)	External marking

Under Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87 (6)

(4)	Length of management period

Length of the management period measured in months

(5)	Gears notified

One of the following gear types:

TR	=	trawls, Danish seines and similar gear ≥ 32 mm
GN	=	gillnets ≥ 60 mm
LL	=	bottom longlines

(6)	Special condition applying to notified gear(s)

Indication of which, if any, of the special condition referred to in point 6.1(a) or (b) of Annex IIB that apply

(7)	Days eligible using notified gear(s)

Number of days for which the vessel is eligible under Annex IIB for the choice of gears and length of management period notified

(8)	Days spent with notified gear(s)

Number of days the vessel actually spent present within the area and using a gear corresponding to gear notified during the notified management period

(9)	Transfers of days

For days transferred indicate ‘– number of days transferred’ and for days received indicate ‘+ number of days transferred’

(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 of 27 July 2006 on the European Fisheries Fund (OJ L 223, 15.8.2006, p. 1).

(2) Council Regulation (EC) No 744/2008 of 24 July 2008 instituting a temporary specific action aiming to promote the restructuring of the European Community fishing fleets affected by the economic crisis (OJ L 202, 31.7.2008, p. 1).

(3) Council Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 of 25 February 2008 concerning the establishment of a Community framework for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding the Common Fisheries Policy (OJ L 60, 5.3.2008, p. 1).

(4) Information relevant for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.

(5) Information relevant for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.

(6) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87 of 20 May 1987 establishing detailed rules concerning the marking and documentation of fishing vessels (OJ L 132, 21.5.1987, p. 9).

ANNEX IIC

FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF WESTERN CHANNEL SOLE STOCKS IN ICES DIVISION VIIe

CHAPTER I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

1. Scope

1.1.

This Annex shall apply to EU vessels of 10 metres length overall or more carrying on board or deploying any of the gears specified in point 2 of this Annex in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 509/2007, and present in ICES division VIIe. For the purposes of this Annex, a reference to the 2012 management period means the period from 1 February 2012 to 31 January 2013.

1.2.

Vessels fishing with static nets with mesh size equal to or larger than 120 mm and with track records of less than 300 kg live weight of sole according to the fishing logbook in 2004 shall be exempt from the application of this Annex provided that:

(a)	such vessels catch less than 300 kg live weight of sole during the 2012 management period;

(b)	such vessels do not tranship any fish at sea to another vessel; and

(c)	by 31 July 2012 and 31 January 2013 each Member State concerned make a report to the Commission on these vessels’ track records for sole in 2004 and catches of sole in 2012.

When either of these conditions is not met, the vessels concerned shall, with immediate effect, cease to be exempt from the application of this Annex.

2. Fishing gear

For the purposes of this Annex, the following groupings of fishing gears shall apply:

(a)	beam trawls of mesh size equal to or greater than 80 mm;

(b)	static nets including gill-nets, trammel-nets and tangle-nets with mesh size equal to or less than 220 mm.

3. Limitations in activity

Each Member State shall ensure that, when carrying on board any of the groupings of fishing gears specified in point 2, fishing vessels flying its flag and registered in the Union shall be present within the area for no more than the number of days set out in Chapter III.

CHAPTER II

AUTHORISATIONS

4. Authorised vessels

4.1.

Vessels using gear types specified in point 2 of this Annex and fishing in the area specified in point 1.1 of this Annex shall hold fishing authorisations issued in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

4.2.

A Member State shall not authorise fishing with a gear belonging to a grouping of fishing gears specified in point 2 in the area by any of vessels flying its flag which have no record of such fishing activity in the years 2002 to 2011 in that area unless it ensures that equivalent capacity, measured in kilowatts, is prevented from fishing in the regulated area.

4.3.

However, a vessel with a track record of using a gear belonging to a grouping of fishing gears specified in point 2 may be authorised to use a different fishing gear, provided that the number of days allocated to this latter gear is greater than or equal to the number of days allocated to the first gear.

4.4.

A vessel flying the flag of a Member State having no quotas in the area shall not be authorised to fish in that area with a gear belonging to a grouping of fishing gear specified in point 2, unless the vessel is allocated a quota after a transfer as permitted in accordance with the Article 20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 and is allocated days at sea in accordance with point 10 or 11 of this Annex.

CHAPTER III

NUMBER OF DAYS PRESENT WITHIN THE AREA ALLOCATED TO EU VESSELS

5. Maximum number of days

Table I

Maximum number of days a vessel may be present within the area by gear grouping per year

Gears point 2

Denomination

(only the gears as specified in point 2 are used)

Western Channel

2(a)

Beam trawls of mesh size ≥ 80 mm

164

2(b)

Static nets with mesh size ≤ 220 mm

164

6. Kilowatt day system

6.1.

During the 2012 management period, a Member State may manage its fishing effort allocation according to a kilowatt days system. Through that system it may authorise any vessel concerned to be present within the area for a maximum number of days which is different from that set out in Table I for any one of the groupings of fishing gears laid down in that Table, provided that the overall amount of kilowatt days corresponding to such a grouping is respected.

6.2.

For a specific grouping of fishing gears, the overall amount of kilowatt days shall be the sum of all individual fishing efforts allocated to the vessels flying the flag of the Member State concerned and qualified for that specific grouping. Such individual fishing efforts shall be calculated in kilowatt days by multiplying the engine power of each vessel by the number of days at sea it would benefit from, according to Table I, if point 6.1 were not applied.

6.3.

A Member State wishing to benefit from the system referred to in point 6.1 shall submit a request to the Commission, with reports in electronic format containing, for each grouping of fishing gears, the details of the calculation based on:

(a)	list of vessels authorised to fish by indicating their EU fishing fleet register number (CFR) and their engine power;

(b)	the number of days at sea for which each vessel would have initially been authorised to fish according to Table I and the number of days at sea which each vessel would benefit from in application of point 6.1.

6.4.

On the basis of that request, the Commission shall assess whether the conditions referred to in point 6 are complied with and, where applicable, may authorise that Member State to benefit from the system referred to in point 6.1.

7. Allocation of additional days for permanent cessations of fishing activities

7.1.

An additional number of days at sea on which a vessel may be authorised by its flag Member State to be present within the area when carrying on board any of the gears specified in point 2 may be allocated to a Member State by the Commission on the basis of permanent cessations of fishing activities that have taken place since 1 January 2004 either in accordance with Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 or Regulation (EC) No 744/2008. Permanent cessations resulting from any other circumstances may be considered by the Commission on a case-by-case basis, following a written and duly motivated request from the Member State concerned. Such written request shall identify the vessels concerned and confirm, for each of them, that they shall never return to fishing activities.

7.2.

7.3.

Points 7.1 and 7.2 shall not apply where a vessel has been replaced in accordance with point 4.2 or when the withdrawal has already been used in previous years to obtain additional days at sea.

7.4.

A Member State wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 7.1 shall submit a request to the Commission, by 15 June 2012, with reports in electronic format containing for each grouping of fishing gears the details of the calculation based on:

(a)	lists of withdrawn vessels with their EU fishing fleet register number (CFR) and their engine power;

(b)	the fishing activity deployed by such vessels in 2003 calculated in days at sea by grouping of fishing gears concerned.

7.5.

On the basis of such a request by a Member State the Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, allocate that Member State a number of days additional to that referred to in point 5 for that Member State. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 14(2).

7.6.

During the 2012 management period, a Member State may re-allocate those additional numbers of days at sea to all or parts of the vessels remaining in fleet and qualified for the relevant grouping of fishing gears.

7.7.

A Member State may not re-allocate in the 2012 management period any additional number of days resulting from a permanent cessation of activity previously allocated by the Commission, unless the Commission has taken a decision that reassesses those additional numbers of days on the basis of the current gear groupings and limitations in days at sea. Upon the Member State's request to reassess the number of days, the Member State is provisionally authorised to reallocate 50 % of the additional number of days, until the Commission takes its decision.

8. Allocation of additional days for enhanced scientific observer coverage

8.1.

Three additional days on which a vessel may be present within the area when carrying on board any of the groupings of fishing gear specified in point 2 may be allocated between 1 February 2012 and 31 January 2013 to Member States by the Commission on the basis of an enhanced programme of scientific observer coverage in partnership between scientists and the fishing industry. Such a programme shall focus in particular on levels of discarding and on catch composition and go beyond the requirements on data collection, as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 and Regulation (EC) No 665/2008 (1) for national programmes.

8.2.

Observers shall be independent from the owner, the master of the fishing vessel and any crew member.

8.3.

A Member State wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 8.1 shall submit a description of its enhanced scientific observer coverage programme to the Commission for approval.

8.4.

On the basis of that description, and after consultation with STECF, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, allocate that Member State a number of days additional to that referred to in point 5 for that Member State and for the vessels, the area and gear concerned by the enhanced programme of observers. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 14(2).

8.5.

CHAPTER IV

MANAGEMENT

9. General obligation

Member States shall manage the maximum allowable effort in accordance with Articles 26 to 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

10. Management periods

10.1.

A Member State may divide the days present within the area set out in Table I into management periods of durations of 1 or more calendar months.

10.2.

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.

10.3.

Where a Member State authorises vessels to be present within the area by hours, the Member State shall continue measuring the consumption of days as specified in point 3. Upon request by the Commission, the Member State shall demonstrate its precautionary measures taken to avoid an excessive consumption of days within the area due to a vessel terminating presences in the area that do not coincide with the end of a 24-hour period.

CHAPTER V

EXCHANGES OF FISHING EFFORT ALLOCATIONS

11. Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State

11.1.

A Member State may permit any fishing vessels flying its flag to transfer days present within the area for which it has been authorised to another vessels flying its flag within the area, provided that the product of the days received by a vessel and its engine power in kilowatts (kilowatt days) is equal to or less than the product of the days transferred by the donor vessel and the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel. The engine power in kilowatts of the vessels shall be that recorded for each vessel in the EU fishing fleet register.

11.2.

The total number of days present within the area transferred in accordance with point 11.1, multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of the donor vessel, shall not be higher than the donor vessel's average annual days track record in the area as verified by the fishing logbook in the years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel.

11.3.

The transfer of days as described in point 11.1 shall be permitted only between vessels operating within the same gear grouping specified in point 2 and during the same management period.

11.4.

12. Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of different Member States

Member States may permit transfer of days present within the area for the same management period and within the area between any fishing vessels flying their flags provided that points 4.2, 4.4, 5, 6 and 10 apply mutatis mutandis. Where Member States decide to authorise such a transfer, as a preliminary they shall notify the Commission before the transfer takes place, the details of the transfer, including the number of days transferred, the fishing effort and, where applicable, the fishing quotas relating thereto, as agreed between them.

CHAPTER VI

REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

13. Fishing effort report

14. Collection of relevant data

Member States, on the basis of information used for the management of fishing days present within the area as set out in this Annex, shall collect on a quarterly basis the information about total fishing effort deployed within the area for towed gears and static gears and effort deployed by vessels using different types of gear in the area.

15. Communication of relevant data

Upon request from the Commission, Member States shall make available to the Commission a spreadsheet with data specified in point 14 in the format specified in Tables II and III by sending it to the appropriate electronic mailbox address, which shall be communicated to the Member States by the Commission. Member States shall, upon the Commission's request, send to the Commission detailed information on effort allocated and consumed covering all or parts of the 2011 and 2012 management periods, using the data format specified in Tables IV and V.

Table II

Reporting format kW-day information by year

Member State	Gear	Year	Cumulative effort declaration
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)

Table III

Data format kW-day information by year

Name of field

Maximum number of characters/digits

Alignment (2)

L(eft)/R(ight)

Definition and comments

(1)	Member State

Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which the vessel is registered

(2)

Gear

One of the following gear types:

BT	=	beam trawls ≥ 80 mm
GN	=	gillnet < 220 mm
TN	=	trammel net or entangling net < 220 mm

(3)

Year

Either 2006 or 2007 or 2008 or 2009 or 2010 or 2011 or 2012

(4)	Cumulative effort declaration

Cumulative amount of fishing effort expressed in kilowatt days deployed from 1 January until 31 December of the year

Table IV

Reporting format for vessel-related information

Member State	CFR	External marking	Length of management period	Gear notified				Days eligible using notified gear(s)				Days spent with notified gear(s)				Transfer of days
Member State	CFR	External marking	Length of management period	No 1	No 2	No 3	…	No 1	No 2	No 3	…	No 1	No 2	No 3	…	Transfer of days
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(5)	(5)	(5)	(6)	(6)	(6)	(6)	(7)	(7)	(7)	(7)	(8)

Table V

Data format for vessel-related information

Name of field

Maximum number of characters/digits

Alignment (3)

L(eft)/R(ight)

Definition and comments

(1)	Member State

Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which vessel is registered

(2)

CFR

EU fishing fleet register number (CFR)

Unique identification number of a fishing vessel

Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) followed by an identifying series (9 characters). Where a series has fewer than 9 characters, additional zeros must be inserted on the left hand side

(3)	External marking

Under Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87

(4)	Length of management period

Length of the management period measured in months

(5)	Gears notified

One of the following gear types:

BT	=	beam trawls ≥ 80 mm
GN	=	gillnet < 220 mm
TN	=	trammel net or entangling net < 220 mm

(6)	Special condition applying to notified gear(s)

Number of days for which the vessel is eligible under Annex IIC for the choice of gears and length of management period notified

(8)	Days spent with notified gear(s)

Number of days the vessel actually spent present within the area and using a gear corresponding to gear notified during the notified management period

(9)	Transfers of days

For days transferred indicate ‘– number of days transferred’ and for days received indicate ‘+ number of days transferred’

(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 665/2008 of 14 July 2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 concerning the establishment of a Community framework for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding the Common Fisheries Policy (OJ L 186, 15.7.2008, p. 3).

(2) Information relevant for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.

(3) Information relevant for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.

27.1.2012

Official Journal of the European Union

L 25/55

COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 44/2012

of 17 January 2012

fixing for 2012 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)

(4)	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.

(5)

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 2012. 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).

(6)	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.

(7)

(8)

(9)

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).

(10)

(11)	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.

(12)

It is necessary to establish the fishing effort ceilings for 2012 in accordance with Articles 11 and 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008, Article 9 of 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).

(13)	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.

(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)

(16)

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. The consultations with the Faroe Islands have not been finalised and the arrangements for 2012 with that partner are expected to be concluded in early 2012. Similarly, consultations with Iceland will continue in 2012. In order to avoid interruption of Union fishing activities whilst allowing for the necessary flexibility for the conclusion of those arrangements in 2012, it is appropriate for the Union to establish on a provisional basis the fishing opportunities for stocks subject to the agreements with Iceland and/or the Faroe Islands.

(17)

In accordance with the consultations between coastal states on the management of mackerel, blue whiting, Atlanto-Scandian herring and North Sea haddock, the Union may authorise fishing by EU vessels of up to 10 % beyond the quota available to the Union, provided that any quantities fished beyond the quota available to the Union would be deducted from its quota in 2013. Similarly, the Union may use in 2013 any unused quantities up to 10 % of the quota available to it in 2012. It is appropriate to enable such flexibility in the management of those fishing opportunities to the Member States concerned, in particular by allowing the Member States concerned to opt for the use of a flexibility quota.

(18)	The Union fisheries for cod in EU and international waters of ICES zones I and IIB have traditionally entailed by-catches of haddock. It is therefore necessary to fix haddock by-catch limits for those fisheries that are in line with historical levels.

(19)

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 2012 of a number of measures, including fishing opportunities for EU vessels. Those fishing opportunities should be implemented in the law of the Union.

(20)

At its 33rd Annual Meeting in 2011, the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) adopted a number of fishing opportunities for 2012 of certain stocks in Subareas 1-4 of the NAFO Convention Area. Those fishing opportunities, which consist of certain TACs and, in the case of shrimp in fishery Division 3M, an effort allocation scheme, should be implemented in the law of the Union.

(21)

At its 82nd Annual Meeting in 2011, 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 2011, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) adopted the compliance tables fixing the adjusted quotas and indicating the under-utilisation and over-utilisation of the fishing opportunities of the ICCAT contracting parties. In that context, ICCAT recognised that, during the year 2010, the Union had under-exploited its quota for Northern and Southern swordfish, bigeye tuna and Northern albacore. In order to respect the adjustments to the Union quotas established by ICCAT, it is necessary to carry out the distribution of the fishing opportunities arising from this under-utilisation on the basis of the respective contribution of each Member State towards the under-utilisation without any modification of the distribution key established in this Regulation concerning the annual allocation of TACs. Furthermore, as a result of the same annual meeting, the rebuilding plan for blue and white marlins was amended, the Union quota for blue marlin decreased, the Union quota for white marlin slightly increased, and an ICCAT recommendation was adopted on the conservation of silky sharks. Those measures should be implemented in the law of the Union.

(23)	At its Annual Meeting in 2011, 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)

During the Third International Meeting, held in May 2007, for the creation of a Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (RFMO) in the high seas of the South Pacific (SPRFMO), the participants adopted interim measures, including fishing opportunities, in order to regulate pelagic fishing activities as well as bottom fisheries in that area until the establishment of such RFMO. Those interim measures were revised at the 2nd Preparatory Conference for the SPRFMO Commission held in January 2011 and will be revised again at the 3rd Preparatory Conference for the SPRFMO Commission to be held from 30 January to 3 February 2012. Those interim measures are voluntary and not legally binding under international law. It is however appropriate, in accordance with the cooperation and conservation obligations enshrined in the International Law of the Sea, to implement those measures in the law of the Union by establishing an overall quota for the Union and an allocation among the Member States concerned.

(25)

At its Annual Meeting in 2011, the South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (SEAFO) did not modify the total allowable catches for Patagonian toothfish, orange roughy, alfonsinos and deep-sea red crab agreed for 2011 and 2012 at its Annual Meeting in 2010. The currently applicable measures adopted by the SEAFO 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 8th Annual Meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) in 2011 has been postponed until 2012. However, it is appropriate that the currently applicable conservation and management measures remain in place until that Annual Meeting is held.

(28)	At its Annual Meeting in 2011, 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. The currently applicable measures should be implemented in the law of the Union.

(29)

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.

(30)

On 16 December 2011 the Union made a declaration with respect to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (‘Venezuela’) on the granting of fishing opportunities in EU waters to fishing vessels flying the flag of Venezuela in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the coast of French Guyana. It is necessary to fix the fishing opportunities for snappers available to Venezuela in EU waters.

(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 2012, except for the provisions concerning fishing effort limits, which should apply from 1 February 2012, and specific provisions in particular regions, which should have a specific date of application as indicated in recital 29. 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

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 2012;

(b)	fishing effort limits for the period from 1 February 2012 to 31 January 2013;

(c)	fishing opportunities for the period from 1 December 2011 to 30 November 2012 for certain stocks in the CCAMLR Convention Area; and

(d)	fishing opportunities for the periods set out in Article 27 for certain stocks in the IATTC Convention Area.

3. This Regulation also fixes provisional fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are subject to fisheries consultations with third countries. The definitive fishing opportunities shall be fixed upon conclusion of those consultations in accordance with the Treaty.

4. Certain fishing opportunities identified in Annex I remain unallocated and may not be fished by the Member States until definitive fishing opportunities have been established in accordance with paragraph 3.

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 10° 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 2012, TACs 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 38(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 38(3). Those acts shall remain in force for the period of application of this Regulation, and in any case not later than 31 December 2012.

Article 6

Additional allocation for vessels participating in trials on fully documented fisheries

2. The additional allocation referred to in paragraph 1 may be granted only in accordance with the following conditions:

(a)	the vessel makes use of close circuit television cameras (CCTV) associated to a system of sensors to record all fishing and processing activities on board the vessels;

(b)

(c)	all catches of the relevant stock subject to the additional allocation by that vessel shall be counted against its total allocation.

(i)	the estimated discards for the type of vessel are less than 10 %;

(ii)	it can be demonstrated that the inclusion of that type of vessel is important to evaluate the potential of the CCTV system for control purposes; and

(iii)

an overall limit of 75 % of the estimated discards is not exceeded for all vessels participating in the trials.

4. Prior to granting the additional allocation referred to in paragraph 1, a Member State shall submit to the Commission the following information:

(a)	the list of vessels flying its flag 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; and

(e)	the amount of catches of the stock subject to the relevant TAC made in 2011 by the vessels participating in the trials.

Article 7

Flexibility in the management of certain stocks

1. For certain stocks identified in Annex I, a Member State may opt to increase its initial quota set in Annex I by 10 %. The Member State concerned shall notify its decision to the Commission. Upon such notification, the increased quota shall be considered the quota allocated to that Member State.

2. Any quantities fished in 2012 under such increased quota that exceed the initial quota shall be deducted for the purpose of calculating the quota of the Member State concerned for the relevant stock for 2013.

3. Any quantities not fished under the initial quota up to 10 % of that quota shall be added for the purpose of calculating the quota of the Member State concerned for the relevant stock for 2013.

Article 8

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 9

Fishing effort limits

From 1 February 2012 to 31 January 2013, 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 10

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 2012 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 11

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.

Article 12

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 2012: 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

Article 13

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 EU and non-EU waters;

(b)	porbeagle (Lamna nasus) in all waters, except where it is provided otherwise in Annex I, Part B to Regulation (EU) No 43/2012 (27);

(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 (Rostroraja alba) in EU waters of ICES subareas VI, VII, VIII, IX and X; and

(f)	guitarfishes (Rhinobatidae) in EU waters of ICES subareas I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X and XII.

2. When accidentally caught, species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed. They shall be promptly released.

Article 14

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 15

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

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 2012.

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 2012. 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 2012.

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 2012/2013 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 2012/2013 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 2012:

(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 2012 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 15th 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 2012 or from 18 November 2012 to 18 January 2013 in the area defined by the following limits:

—	the Pacific coastlines of the Americas,

—	longitude 150° W,

—	latitude 40° N,

—	latitude 40° S;

(b)

from 29 September to 29 October 2012 in the area defined by the following limits:

—	longitude 96° W,

—	longitude 110° W,

—	latitude 4° N,

—	latitude 3° S.

2. The Member States concerned shall notify the Commission of the selected period of closure referred to in paragraph 1 before 1 April 2012. 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),

—	and 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 20° N and 20° S, fishing activities of purse-seine vessels making use of fish aggregating devices (FADs) shall be prohibited between 00:00 hours of 1 July 2012 and 24:00 hours of 30 September 2012. 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 20° 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.

TITLE III

FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIRD-COUNTRY VESSELS IN EU WATERS

Article 35

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 Title and Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008.

Article 36

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 37

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 all EU waters;

(b)	angel shark (Squatina squatina) in all 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 (Rostroraja alba) in EU waters of ICES subareas VI, VII, VIII, IX and X;

(e)	porbeagle (Lamna nasus) in all EU waters; and

(f)	guitarfishes (Rhinobatidae) in EU waters of ICES subareas I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X and XII.

2. When accidentally caught, species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed. They shall be promptly released.

TITLE IV

FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 38

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 39

Entry into force and application

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 January 2012.

However, Article 9 shall apply from 1 February 2012.

The fishing opportunities or prohibitions for the CCAMLR Convention Area set out in Articles 20, 21 and 22 and Annexes IE and V shall apply with effect from the beginning of the respective periods of application specified for those fishing opportunities or prohibitions.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 17 January 2012.

For the Council

The President

N. WAMMEN

(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, 2.7.1993, 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 43/2012 of 18 January 2012 fixing for 2012 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 (see page 1 of this Official Journal).

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 0 and 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.

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 maritae	CGE	Deep sea red crab
Champsocephalus gunnari	ANI	Antarctic icefish
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
Leucoraja circularis	RJI	Sandy ray
Leucoraja fullonica	RJF	Shagreen ray
Leucoraja naevus	RJN	Cuckoo ray
Limanda ferruginea	YEL	Yellowtail flounder
Limanda limanda	DAB	Dab
Lophiidae	ANF	Anglerfish
Macrourus spp.	GRV	Grenadiers
Makaira nigricans	BUM	Blue marlin
Mallotus villosus	CAP	Capelin
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	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
Rostroraja 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 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
Antarctic 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 skate	RJB	Dipturus batis
Common sole	SOL	Solea solea
Crabs	PAI	Paralomis spp.
Cuckoo ray	RJN	Leucoraja naevus
Dab	DAB	Limanda limanda
Deep sea red crab	CGE	Chaceon maritae
Flatfish	FLX	Pleuronectiformes
Flounder	FLE	Platichthys flesus
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.
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	Leucoraja circularis
Shagreen ray	RJF	Leucoraja 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	Rostroraja 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

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

Union

TAC

Not relevant

Species

Sandeel and associated by-catches

Ammodytes spp.

Zone

EU waters of IIa, IIIa and IV (1)

(SAN/2A3A4.)

Denmark

167 436 (2) (3)

Analytical TAC

United Kingdom

3 660 (2) (3)

Germany

256 (2) (3)

Sweden

6 148 (2) (3)

Not allocated

2 500 (4)

Union

180 000 (3)

Norway

20 000

TAC

200 000

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 ()

(SAN/*234_1)

(SAN/*234_2)

(SAN/*234_3)

(SAN/*234_4)

(SAN/*234_5)

(SAN/*234_6)

(SAN/*234_7)

Denmark

167 436

United Kingdom

3 660

Germany

256

Sweden

6 148

Union

177 500

Norway

20 000

Total

197 500

() 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

6 (6)

Analytical TAC

France

6 (6)

United Kingdom

6 (6)

Others

3 (6)

Union

21 (6)

TAC

Species

Tusk

Brosme brosme

Zone

EU waters of IV

(USK/04-C.)

Denmark

Analytical TAC

Germany

France

Sweden

United Kingdom

Others

5 (7)

Union

196

TAC

196

Species

Tusk

Brosme brosme

Zone

EU and international waters of V, VI and VII

(USK/567EI.)

Germany

Analytical TAC

Article 12 of this Regulation applies.

Spain

France

172

Ireland

United Kingdom

Others

4 (8)

Union

294

Norway

2 923 (9) (10) (11)

TAC

3 217

Species

Tusk

Brosme brosme

Zone

Norwegian waters of IV

(USK/04-N.)

Belgium

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

165

Germany

France

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

Union

170

TAC

Not relevant

Species

Herring (12)

Clupea harengus

Zone

IIIa

(HER/03A.)

Denmark

18 912 (13)

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

303 (13)

Sweden

19 783 (13)

Union

38 998 (13)

TAC

45 000

Species

Herring (14)

Clupea harengus

Zone

EU and Norwegian waters of IV north of 53° 30′ N

(HER/4AB.)

Denmark

64 369

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

41 852

France

21 286

The Netherlands

53 537

Sweden

4 120

United Kingdom

57 836

Union

243 000

Norway

117 450 (15)

TAC

405 000

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

50 000

Species

Herring (16)

Clupea harengus

Zone

Norwegian waters south of 62° N

(HER/04-N.)

Sweden

922 (16)

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

922

TAC

405 000

Species

Herring (17)

Clupea harengus

Zone

By-catches in IIIa

(HER/03A-BC)

Denmark

5 692

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

Sweden

916

Union

6 659

TAC

6 659

Species

Herring (18)

Clupea harengus

Zone

By-catches in IV, VIId and in EU waters of IIa

(HER/2A47DX)

Belgium

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

17 134

Germany

France

The Netherlands

Sweden

United Kingdom

326

Union

17 900

TAC

17 900

Species

Herring (19)

Clupea harengus

Zone

IVc, VIId (20)

(HER/4CXB7D)

Belgium

8 774 (21)

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

882 (21)

Germany

573 (21)

France

10 871 (21)

The Netherlands

19 261 (21)

United Kingdom

4 189 (21)

Union

44 550

TAC

405 000

Species

Herring

Clupea harengus

Zone

EU and international waters of Vb, VIb and VIaN (22)

(HER/5B6ANB)

Germany

2 486 (23)

Analytical TAC

France

470 (23)

Ireland

3 360 (23)

The Netherlands

2 486 (23)

United Kingdom

13 438 (23)

Not allocated

660 (24)

Union

22 900 (23)

TAC

22 900

Species

Cod

Gadus morhua

Zone

Skagerrak

(COD/03AN.)

Belgium

9 (25)

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

3 026 (25)

Germany

76 (25)

The Netherlands

19 (25)

Sweden

530 (25)

Union

3 660

TAC

3 783

Species

Cod

Gadus morhua

Zone

IV; EU waters of IIa; that part of IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat

(COD/2A3AX4)

Belgium

782 (26)

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

4 495 (26)

Germany

2 850 (26)

France

966 (26)

The Netherlands

2 540 (26)

Sweden

30 (26)

United Kingdom

10 311 (26)

Union

21 974

Norway

4 501 (27)

TAC

26 475

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

19 099

Species

Cod

Gadus morhua

Zone

Norwegian waters south of 62° N

(COD/04-N.)

Sweden

382 (28)

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

382

TAC

Not relevant

Species

Cod

Gadus morhua

Zone

VIId

(COD/07D.)

Belgium

66 (29)

Analytical TAC

France

1 295 (29)

The Netherlands

39 (29)

United Kingdom

143 (29)

Union

1 543

TAC

1 543

Species

Dab and flounder

Limanda limanda and Platichthys flesus

Zone

EU waters of IIa and IV

(D/F/2AC4-C)

Belgium

503

Precautionary TAC

Denmark

1 888

Germany

2 832

France

196

The Netherlands

11 421

Sweden

United Kingdom

1 588

Union

18 434

TAC

18 434

Species

Anglerfish

Lophiidae

Zone

EU waters of IIa and IV

(ANF/2AC4-C)

Belgium

324 (30)

Analytical TAC

Denmark

714 (30)

Germany

349 (30)

France

66 (30)

The Netherlands

245 (30)

Sweden

8 (30)

United Kingdom

7 455 (30)

Union

9 161 (30)

TAC

9 161

Species

Anglerfish

Lophiidae

Zone

Norwegian waters of IV

(ANF/04-N.)

Belgium

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

1 152

Germany

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

269

Union

1 500

TAC

Not relevant

Species

Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Zone

IIIa, EU waters of Subdivisions 22-32

(HAD/3A/BCD)

Belgium

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

1 943

Germany

123

The Netherlands

Sweden

229

Union

2 308

TAC

2 409

Species

Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Zone

IV; EU waters of IIa

(HAD/2AC4.)

Belgium

224

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 7 of this Regulation applies.

Denmark

1 539

Germany

979

France

1 707

The Netherlands

168

Sweden

155

United Kingdom

25 386

Union

30 158

Norway

9 008

TAC

39 166

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

22 433

Species

Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Zone

Norwegian waters south of 62° N

(HAD/04-N.)

Sweden

707 (31)

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

707

TAC

Not relevant

Species

Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Zone

EU and international waters VIb, XII and XIV

(HAD/6B1214)

Belgium

Analytical TAC

Germany

France

364

Ireland

260

United Kingdom

2 660

Union

3 300

TAC

3 300

Species

Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Zone

IIIa

(WHG/03A.)

Denmark

929

Precautionary TAC

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

The Netherlands

Sweden

Union

1 031

TAC

1 050

Species

Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Zone

IV; EU waters of IIa

(WHG/2AC4.)

Belgium

337

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

1 458

Germany

379

France

2 191

The Netherlands

843

Sweden

United Kingdom

10 539

Union

15 750

Norway

1 306 (32)

TAC

17 056

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

10 671

Species

Whiting and Pollack

Merlangius merlangus and Pollachius pollachius

Zone

Norwegian waters south of 62° N

(W/P/04-N.)

Sweden

190 (33)

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Union

190

TAC

Not relevant

Species

Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

Zone

Norwegian waters of II and IV

(WHB/24-N.)

Denmark

Analytical TAC

United Kingdom

Union

TAC

391 000

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

9 683 (34) (36)

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 7 of this Regulation applies.

Germany

3 765 (34) (36)

Spain

8 209 (34) (35) (36)

France

6 738 (34) (36)

Ireland

7 498 (34) (36)

The Netherlands

11 807 (34) (36)

Portugal

763 (34) (35) (36)

Sweden

2 395 (34) (36)

United Kingdom

12 563 (34) (36)

Not allocated

4 500 (37)

Union

63 421 (34) (36)

Norway

30 000

TAC

391 000

Species

Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

Zone

VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1

(WHB/8C3411)

Spain

8 034

Analytical TAC

Portugal

2 009

Union

10 043 (38)

TAC

391 000

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

64 226 (39) (40)

Analytical TAC

TAC

391 000

Species

Lemon sole and witch

Microstomus kitt and Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

Zone

EU waters of IIa and IV

(L/W/2AC4-C)

Belgium

346

Precautionary TAC

Denmark

953

Germany

122

France

261

The Netherlands

793

Sweden

United Kingdom

3 905

Union

6 391

TAC

6 391

Species

Blue ling

Molva dypterygia

Zone

EU waters and international waters of Vb, VI, VII

(BLI/5B67-) (43)

Germany

20 (46)

Analytical TAC

Article 12 of this Regulation applies.

Estonia

3 (46)

Spain

62 (46)

France

1 423 (46)

Ireland

5 (46)

Lithuania

1 (46)

Poland

1 (46)

United Kingdom

362 (46)

Others

5 (41) (46)

Not allocated

150 (47)

Union

1 882 (46)

Norway

150 (42)

TAC

2 032

Species

Ling

Molva molva

Zone

EU and international waters of I and II

(LIN/1/2.)

Denmark

Analytical TAC

Germany

France

United Kingdom

Others

4 (48)

Union

TAC

Species

Ling

Molva molva

Zone

EU waters of IV

(LIN/04-C.)

Belgium

Analytical TAC

Denmark

243

Germany

150

France

135

The Netherlands

Sweden

United Kingdom

1 869

Union

2 428

TAC

2 428

Species

Ling

Molva molva

Zone

EU and international waters of V

(LIN/05.)

Belgium

Precautionary TAC

Denmark

Germany

France

United Kingdom

Union

TAC

Species

Ling

Molva molva

Zone

EU and international waters of VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV (LIN/6X14.)

Belgium

29 (51)

Analytical TAC

Article 12 of this Regulation applies.

Denmark

5 (51)

Germany

107 (51)

Spain

2 156 (51)

France

2 299 (51)

Ireland

576 (51)

Portugal

5 (51)

United Kingdom

2 647 (51)

Not allocated

200 (52)

Union

7 824 (51)

Norway

6 140 (49) (50)

TAC

14 164

Species

Ling

Molva molva

Zone

Norwegian waters of IV

(LIN/04-N.)

Belgium

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

747

Germany

France

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

Union

850

TAC

Not relevant

Species

Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Zone

IIIa; EU waters of Subdivisions 22-32

(NEP/3A/BCD)

Denmark

4 409

Analytical TAC

Germany

Sweden

1 578

Union

6 000

TAC

6 000

Species

Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Zone

Norwegian waters of IV

(NEP/04-N.)

Denmark

1 135

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

United Kingdom

Union

1 200

TAC

Not relevant

Species

Northern prawn

Pandalus borealis

Zone

IIIa

(PRA/03A.)

Denmark

2 457

Analytical TAC

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Sweden

1 323

Union

3 780

TAC

7 080

Species

Northern prawn

Pandalus borealis

Zone

EU waters of IIa and IV

(PRA/2AC4-C)

Denmark

2 273

Analytical TAC

The Netherlands

Sweden

United Kingdom

673

Union

3 058

TAC

3 058

Species

Northern prawn

Pandalus borealis

Zone

Norwegian waters south of 62° N

(PRA/04-N.)

Denmark

357

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

123 (53)

Union

480

TAC

Not relevant

Species

Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

Zone

Skagerrak

(PLE/03AN.)

Belgium

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

6 189

Germany

The Netherlands

1 190

Sweden

332

Union

7 791

TAC

7 950

Species

Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

Zone

Kattegat

(PLE/03AS.)

Denmark

1 769

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

Sweden

199

Union

1 988

TAC

1 988

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

4 874

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

15 840

Germany

4 569

France

914

The Netherlands

30 462

United Kingdom

22 542

Union

79 201

Norway

5 209

TAC

84 410

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

32 500

Species

Saithe

Pollachius virens

Zone

IIIa and IV; EU waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and Subdivisions 22-32

(POK/2A34.)

Belgium

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

3 263

Germany

8 241

France

19 395

The Netherlands

Sweden

448

United Kingdom

6 318

Union

37 774

Norway

41 546 (54)

TAC

79 320

Species

Saithe

Pollachius virens

Zone

VI; EU and international waters of Vb, XII and XIV

(POK/56-14)

Germany

391

Analytical TAC

France

3 878

Ireland

407

United Kingdom

3 154

Union

7 830

Norway

400 (55)

TAC

8 230

Species

Saithe

Pollachius virens

Zone

Norwegian waters south of 62° N

(POK/04-N.)

Sweden

880 (56)

Analytical TAC

Union

880

TAC

Not relevant

Species

Turbot and brill

Psetta maxima and Scopthalmus rhombus

Zone

EU waters of IIa and IV

(T/B/2AC4-C)

Belgium

340

Precautionary TAC

Denmark

727

Germany

186

France

The Netherlands

2 579

Sweden

United Kingdom

717

Union

4 642

TAC

4 642

Species

Greenland Halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Zone

EU waters of IIa and IV; EU and international waters of Vb and VI

(GHL/2A-C46)

Denmark

Analytical TAC

Germany

Estonia

Spain

France

Ireland

Lithuania

Poland

United Kingdom

123

Union

169

TAC

520 (57)

Species

Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Zone

IIIa and IV; EU waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and IIId

(MAC/2A34.)

Belgium

421 (60) (62)

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 7 of this Regulation applies.

Denmark

11 097 (60) (62)

Germany

439 (60) (62)

France

1 326 (60) (62)

The Netherlands

1 335 (60) (62)

Sweden

4 001 (58) (59) (60) (62)

United Kingdom

1 236 (60) (62)

Union

19 855 (58) (60) (62)

Norway

89 537 (61)

TAC

Not relevant

Special condition:

Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones. These are provisional quotas in accordance with Article 1(3) of this Regulation:

	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 2012 and in December 2012 (MAC/*2A6.)
Denmark	0	4 130	0	0	7 735
France	0	490	0	0	0
The Netherlands	0	490	0	0	0
Sweden	0	0	390	10	1 503
United Kingdom	0	490	0	0	0
Norway	3 000	0	0	0	0

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

16 487 (65)

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 7 of this Regulation applies.

Spain

18 (65)

Estonia

137 (65)

France

10 993 (65)

Ireland

54 956 (65)

Latvia

101 (65)

Lithuania

101 (65)

The Netherlands

24 043 (65)

Poland

1 161 (65)

United Kingdom

151 132 (65)

Union

259 129 (65)

Norway

10 463 (63) (64)

TAC

Not relevant

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. These are provisional quotas in accordance with Article 1(3) of this Regulation.

	EU and Norwegian waters of IVa (MAC/*04A-EN) During the periods from 1 January to 15 February 2012 and from 1 September to 31 December 2012	Norwegian waters of IIa (MAC/*2AN-)
Germany	6 633	675
France	4 423	450
Ireland	22 112	2 252
The Netherlands	9 674	985
United Kingdom	60 810	6 192
Union	103 652	10 554

Species

Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Zone

VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1

(MAC/8C3411)

Spain

24 438 (66) (67)

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 7 of this Regulation applies.

France

162 (66) (67)

Portugal

5 051 (66) (67)

Union

29 651 (67)

TAC

Not relevant

Special condition:

Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone. These are provisional quotas in accordance with Article 1(3) of this Regulation.

	VIIIb (MAC/*08B.)
Spain	2 052
France	14
Portugal	424

Species

Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Zone

Norwegian waters of IIa and IVa

(MAC/2A4A-N.)

Denmark

10 176 (68) (69)

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 7 of this Regulation applies.

Union

10 176 (68) (69)

TAC

Not relevant

Species

Common sole

Solea solea

Zone

EU waters of II and IV

(SOL/24-C.)

Belgium

1 346

Analytical TAC

Denmark

615

Germany

1 077

France

269

The Netherlands

12 151

United Kingdom

692

Union

16 150

Norway

50 (70)

TAC

16 200

Species

Sprat and associated by-catches

Sprattus sprattus

Zone

IIIa

(SPR/03A.)

Denmark

34 843 (71)

Precautionary TAC

Germany

73 (71)

Sweden

13 184 (71)

Union

48 100

TAC

52 000

Species

Sprat and associated by-catches

Sprattus sprattus

Zone

EU waters of IIa and IV

(SPR/2AC4-C)

Belgium

1 631 (75) (76)

Precautionary TAC

Denmark

129 103 (75) (76)

Germany

1 631 (75) (76)

France

1 631 (75) (76)

The Netherlands

1 631 (75) (76)

Sweden

1 330 (72) (75) (76)

United Kingdom

5 383 (75) (76)

Not allocated

9 160 (77)

Union

151 500 (76)

Norway

10 000 (73)

TAC

161 500 (74)

Species

Horse mackerel and associated by-catches

Trachurus spp.

Zone

EU waters of IVb, IVc and VIId

(JAX/4BC7D)

Belgium

44 (80)

Precautionary TAC

Denmark

19 339 (80)

Germany

1 708 (78) (80)

Spain

359 (80)

France

1 604 (78) (80)

Ireland

1 216 (80)

The Netherlands

11 642 (78) (80)

Portugal

41 (80)

Sweden

75 (80)

United Kingdom

4 602 (78) (80)

Union

40 630

Norway

3 550 (79)

TAC

44 180

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

15 502 (81) (83) (84)

Analytical TAC

Germany

12 096 (81) (82) (83) (84)

Spain

16 498 (83) (84)

France

6 226 (81) (82) (83) (84)

Ireland

40 284 (81) (83) (84)

The Netherlands

48 532 (81) (82) (83)

Portugal

1 589 (83) (84)

Sweden

675 (81) (83) (84)

United Kingdom

14 587 (81) (82) (83) (84)

Not allocated

2 000 (84) (85)

Union

157 989 (84)

TAC

157 989

Species

Norway pout and associated by-catches

Trisopterus esmarki

Zone

IIIa; EU waters of IIa and IV

(NOP/2A3A4.)

Denmark

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

The Netherlands

Union

Norway

TAC

Species

Norway pout

Trisopterus esmarki

Zone

Norwegian waters of IV

(NOP/04-N.)

Denmark

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

Union

TAC

Not relevant

Species

Industrial fish

Zone

Norwegian waters of IV

(I/F/04-N.)

Sweden

800 (86) (87)

Precautionary TAC

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Union

800

TAC

Not relevant

Species

Combined quota

Zone

EU waters of Vb, VI and VII

(R/G/5B67-C)

Union

Not relevant

Precautionary TAC

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Norway

140 (88)

TAC

Not relevant

Species

Other species

Zone

Norwegian waters of IV

(OTH/04-N.)

Belgium

Precautionary TAC

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Denmark

2 500

Germany

282

France

116

The Netherlands

200

Sweden

Not relevant (89)

United Kingdom

1 875

Union

5 000 (90)

TAC

Not relevant

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

2 720 (91) (92)

TAC

Not relevant

(1) Excluding waters within six nautical miles of UK baselines at Shetland, Fair Isle and Foula.

(2) At least 98 % of landings counted against the TAC must be of sandeel. By-catches of dab, mackerel and whiting to be counted against the remaining 2 % of the TAC.

(3) Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(3) of this Regulation.

(4) Unallocated quota in accordance with Article 1(4) of this Regulation.

(5) May be revised in accordance with Article 5(4) of this Regulation.

(6) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

(7) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

(8) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

(9) To be fished in EU waters of IIa, IV, Vb, VI and VII (USK/*24X7C).

(10) 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 3 000 tonnes (OTH/*5B67-).

(11) Including ling. The quotas for Norway are: ling 6 490 tonnes (LIN/*5B67-), and tusk 2 923 tonnes (USK/*5B67-) and are interchangeable of up to 2 000 tonnes and may only be fished with long-lines in Vb, VI and VII.

(12) Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm.

(13) Special condition: up to 50 % of this amount may be fished in EU waters of IV (HER/*04-C.).

(14) 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.).

(15) Up to 50 000 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.

(16) By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species.

(17) Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes smaller than 32 mm.

(18) Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes smaller than 32 mm.

(19) Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm.

(20) 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.

(21) Special condition: up to 50 % of this quota may be taken in IVb. However, the use of this special condition must be notified in advance to the Commission (HER/*04B.).

(22) Reference is to the herring stock in VIa, north of 56° 00′ N and in that part of VIa which is situated east of 07°00′ W and north of 55° 00′ N, excluding the Clyde.

(23) Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(3) of this Regulation.

(24) Unallocated quota in accordance with Article 1(4) of this Regulation.

(25) In addition to this quota, a Member State may grant to vessels flying its flag participating in trials on fully documented fisheries 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.

(26) In addition to this quota, a Member State may grant to vessels flying its flag participating in trials on fully documented fisheries 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.

(27) May be taken in EU waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.

(28) By-catches of haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species.

(29) In addition to this quota, a Member State may grant to vessels flying its flag participating in trials on fully documented fisheries 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.

(30) 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).

(31) By-catches of cod, pollack and whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species.

(32) May be taken in EU waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.

(33) By-catches of cod, haddock and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species.

(34) Special condition: of which up to 68 % may be fished in Norwegian Economic Zone or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (WHB/*NZJM1).

(35) 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.

(36) Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(3) of this Regulation.

(37) Unallocated quota in accordance with Article 1(4) of this Regulation.

(38) Special condition: of which up to 68 % may be fished in Norwegian EEZ or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (WHB/*NZJM2).

(39) To be counted against Norway's catch limits established under the Coastal States arrangement.

(40) Special condition: the catch in IV shall be no more than 20 581 tonnes, i.e. 25 % of Norway's access quota.

(41) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

(42) To be fished in EU waters of IIa, IV, Vb, VI and VII (BLI/*24X7C).

(43) Special rules apply in accordance with Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1288/2009 (44) and point 7 of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 43/2009 (45).

(44) 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).

(45) 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).

(46) Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(3) of this Regulation.

(47) Unallocated quota in accordance with Article 1(4) of this Regulation.

(48) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

(49) 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 3 000 tonnes.

(50) Including tusk. The quotas for Norway are: ling 6 140 tonnes and tusk 2 923 tonnes and are interchangeable of up to 2 000 tonnes and may only be fished with long-lines in Vb, VI and VII.

(51) Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(3) of this Regulation.

(52) Unallocated quota in accordance with Article 1(4) of this Regulation.

(53) By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quotas for these species.

(54) 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.

(55) To be fished north of 56° 30′ N.

(56) By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting are to be counted against the quota for these species.

(57) Of which 350 tonnes are allocated to Norway and are to be taken in the EU waters of IIa and VI. In VI this quantity may only be fished with long-lines (GHL/*2A6-C).

(58) Special condition: including 242 tonnes to be taken in Norwegian waters south of 62° N (MAC/*04N-).

(59) When fishing in Norwegian waters, by-catches of cod (COD/*2134.), haddock (HAD/*2134.), pollack (POL/*2134.) and whiting (WHG/*2134.) and saithe (POK/*2134.) are to be counted against the quotas for these species.

(60) May also be taken in Norwegian waters of IVa (MAC/*4AN.).

(61) 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 35 145 tonnes. This quota may be fished in IVa only (MAC/*04A.), except for 3 000 tonnes that may be fished in IIIa (MAC/*03A.).

(62) Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(3) of this Regulation.

(63) May be fished in IIa, VIa north of 56° 30′ N, IVa, VIId, VIIe, VIIf and VIIh (MAC/*AX7H).

(64) An additional 17 907 tonnes of access quota may be fished by Norway North of 56°30′ N and counted against its catch limit (MAC/*N6530).

(65) Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(3) of this Regulation.

(66) 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.

(67) Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(3) of this Regulation.

(68) Catches taken in IIa (MAC/*02A.) and IVa (MAC/*4A.) to be reported separately.

(69) Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(3) of this Regulation.

(70) May be fished only in EU waters of IV (SOL/*04-C.).

(71) At least 95 % of landings counted against the TAC must be of sprat. By-catches of dab, whiting and haddock to be counted against the remaining 5 % of the TAC.

(72) Including sandeel.

(73) May only be fished in EU waters of IV (SPR/*04-C.).

(74) May be revised in accordance with Article 5(4) of this Regulation.

(75) At least 98 % of landings counted against the TAC must be of sprat. By-catches of dab and whiting to be counted against the remaining 2 % of the TAC (OTH/*2AC4C).

(76) Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(3) of this Regulation.

(77) Unallocated quota in accordance with Article 1(4) of this Regulation.

(78) 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. However, the use of this special condition must be notified in advance to the Commission (JAX/*2A-14).

(79) May only be fished in EU waters of IV (JAX/*04-C.).

(80) At least 95 % of landings counted against the TAC must be of horse mackerel. By-catches of boarfish, haddock, whiting and mackerel are to be counted against the remaining 5 % of the TAC (OTH/*4BC7D).

(81) Special condition: up to 5 % of this quota fished in EU waters of IIa or IVa before 30 June 2012 may be accounted for as fished under the quota concerning the zone of EU waters of IVb, IVc and VIId. However, the use of this special condition must be notified in advance to the Commission (JAX/*4BC7D).

(82) Special condition: up to 5 % of this quota may be fished in VIId. However, the use of this special condition must be notified in advance to the Commission (JAX/*07D.).

(83) At least 95 % of landings counted against the TAC must be of horse mackerel. By-catches of boarfish, haddock, whiting and mackerel are to be counted against the remaining 5 % of the TAC (OTH/*2A-14).

(84) Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(3) of this Regulation.

(85) Unallocated quota in accordance with Article 1(4) of this Regulation.

(86) By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe to be counted against the quotas for these species.

(87) Special condition: of which no more than 400 tonnes of horse mackerel (JAX/*04-N.).

(88) Taken with long-lines only, including grenadiers, rat tails, common mora and greater fork beard.

(89) Quota allocated by Norway to Sweden of ‘other species’ at a traditional level.

(90) Including fisheries not specifically mentioned. Exceptions may be introduced after consultations, as appropriate.

(91) Limited to IIa and IV (OTH/*2A4-C).

(92) 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 0 and 1

(PCR/N01GRN)

Ireland

Spain

437

Union

500

TAC

Not relevant

Species

Herring

Clupea harengus

Zone

EU, Norwegian and international waters of I and II

(HER/1/2.)

Belgium

19 (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.

Article 7 of this Regulation applies.

Denmark

18 580 (1)

Germany

3 254 (1)

Spain

61 (1)

France

802 (1)

Ireland

4 810 (1)

The Netherlands

6 649 (1)

Poland

940 (1)

Portugal

61 (1)

Finland

288 (1)

Sweden

6 885 (1)

United Kingdom

11 879 (1)

Union

54 228 (1)

Norway

508 130 (2)

TAC

833 000

Special condition:

Within the limits of the abovementioned Union share of the TAC, no more than 48 805 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

1 971

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

244

Spain

2 198

Ireland

244

France

1 809

Portugal

2 198

United Kingdom

7 645

Union

16 309

TAC

Not relevant

Species

Cod

Gadus morhua

Zone

Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1; Greenland waters of V and XIV

(COD/N01514)

Germany

1 636 (3) (4) (5)

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

364 (3) (4) (5)

Union

2 000 (3) (4) (5)

TAC

Not relevant

Species

Cod

Gadus morhua

Zone

I and IIb

(COD/1/2B.)

Germany

5 195 (8)

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

11 870 (8)

France

2 339 (8)

Poland

2 285 (8)

Portugal

2 449 (8)

United Kingdom

3 397 (8)

Other Member States

250 (6)

Union

27 785 (7)

TAC

737 000

Species

Cod and haddock

Gadus morhua and Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Zone

Faroese waters of Vb

(C/H/05B-F.)

Germany

0 (9)

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

0 (9)

United Kingdom

0 (9)

Union

0 (9)

TAC

Not relevant

Species

Atlantic halibut

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

Zone

Greenland waters of V and XIV

(HAL/514GRN)

Portugal

1 000 (10)

Union

1 075 (11)

TAC

Not relevant

Species

Atlantic halibut

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

Zone

Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1

(HAL/N01GRN)

Union

200 (12)

TAC

Not relevant

Species

Capelin

Mallotus villosus

Zone

IIb

(CAP/02B.)

Union

TAC

Species

Capelin

Mallotus villosus

Zone

Greenland waters of V and XIV

(CAP/514GRN)

Union

56 364 (13) (14)

TAC

Not relevant

Species

Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Zone

Norwegian waters of I and II

(HAD/1N2AB.)

Germany

289

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

174

United Kingdom

887

Union

1 350

TAC

Not relevant

Species

Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

Zone

Faroese waters

(WHB/2A4AXF)

Denmark

0 (16)

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

0 (16)

France

0 (16)

The Netherlands

0 (16)

United Kingdom

0 (16)

Union

0 (16)

TAC

0 (15)

Species

Ling and blue ling

Molva molva and Molva dypterygia

Zone

Faroese waters of Vb

(B/L/05B-F.)

Germany

0 (17)

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

0 (17)

United Kingdom

0 (17)

Union

0 (17)

TAC

Not relevant

Species

Northern prawn

Pandalus borealis

Zone

Greenland waters of V and XIV

(PRA/514GRN)

Denmark

1 883 (19)

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

1 883 (19)

Not allocated

1 334 (20)

Union

8 000 (18) (19)

TAC

Not relevant

Species

Northern prawn

Pandalus borealis

Zone

Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1

(PRA/N01GRN)

Denmark

2 000

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

2 000

Union

4 000

TAC

Not relevant

Species

Saithe

Pollachius virens

Zone

Norwegian waters of I and II

(POK/1N2AB.)

Germany

2 040

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

328

United Kingdom

182

Union

2 550

TAC

Not relevant

Species

Saithe

Pollachius virens

Zone

International waters of I and II

(POK/1/2INT)

Union

TAC

Not relevant

Species

Saithe

Pollachius virens

Zone

Faroese waters of Vb

(POK/05B-F.)

Belgium

0 (21)

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

0 (21)

France

0 (21)

The Netherlands

0 (21)

United Kingdom

0 (21)

Union

0 (21)

TAC

Not relevant

Species

Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Zone

Norwegian waters of I and II

(GHL/1N2AB.)

Germany

25 (22)

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

25 (22)

Union

50 (22)

TAC

Not relevant

Species

Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Zone

International waters of I and II

(GHL/1/2INT)

Union

TAC

Not relevant

Species

Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Zone

Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1

(GHL/N01GRN)

Germany

1 850

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

2 650 (23)

TAC

Not relevant

Species

Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Zone

Greenland waters of V and XIV

(GHL/514GRN)

Germany

5 221

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

275

Union

6 320 (24)

TAC

Not relevant

Species

Redfish (shallow pelagic)

Sebastes spp.

Zone

EU and international waters of V; international waters of XII and XIV

(RED/51214S)

Estonia

0 (25)

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

0 (25)

Spain

0 (25)

France

0 (25)

Ireland

0 (25)

Latvia

0 (25)

The Netherlands

0 (25)

Poland

0 (25)

Portugal

0 (25)

United Kingdom

0 (25)

Union

0 (25)

TAC

0 (25)

Species

Redfish (deep pelagic)

Sebastes spp.

Zone

EU and international waters of V; international waters of XII and XIV

(RED/51214D)

Estonia

149 (26) (27)

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

3 005 (26) (27)

Spain

533 (26) (27)

France

283 (26) (27)

Ireland

1 (26) (27)

Latvia

54 (26) (27)

The Netherlands

2 (26) (27)

Poland

273 (26) (27)

Portugal

637 (26) (27)

United Kingdom

7 (26) (27)

Union

4 944 (26) (27)

TAC

32 000 (26) (27)

Species

Redfish

Sebastes spp.

Zone

Norwegian waters of I and II

(RED/1N2AB.)

Germany

766 (28)

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

95 (28)

France

84 (28)

Portugal

405 (28)

United Kingdom

150 (28)

Union

1 500 (28)

TAC

Not relevant

Species

Redfish

Sebastes spp.

Zone

International waters of I and II

(RED/1/2INT)

Union

Not relevant (29) (30)

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

7 500

Species

Redfish (pelagic)

Sebastes spp.

Zone

Greenland waters of V and XIV

(RED/514GRN)

Germany

4 446 (31) (32)

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

22 (31) (32)

United Kingdom

31 (31) (32)

Union

6 000 (31) (32) (33) (34)

TAC

Not relevant

Species

Redfish

Sebastes spp.

Zone

Icelandic waters of Va

(RED/05A-IS)

Belgium

0 (35) (36) (37)

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

0 (35) (36) (37)

France

0 (35) (36) (37)

United Kingdom

0 (35) (36) (37)

Union

0 (35) (36) (37)

TAC

Not relevant

Species

Redfish

Sebastes spp.

Zone

Faroese waters Vb

(RED/05B-F.)

Belgium

0 (38)

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

0 (38)

France

0 (38)

United Kingdom

0 (38)

Union

0 (38)

TAC

Not relevant

Species

By-catches

Zone

Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1

(XBC/N01GRN)

Union

2 300 (39)

TAC

Not relevant

Species

Other species (41)

Zone

Norwegian waters of I and II

(OTH/1N2AB.)

Germany

117 (41)

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

47 (41)

United Kingdom

186 (41)

Union

350 (41)

TAC

Not relevant

Species

Other species (42)

Zone

Faroese waters of Vb

(OTH/05B-F.)

Germany

0 (43)

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

0 (43)

United Kingdom

0 (43)

Union

0 (43)

TAC

Not relevant

Species

Flatfish

Zone

Faroese waters of Vb

(FLX/05B-F.)

Germany

0 (44)

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

0 (44)

United Kingdom

0 (44)

Union

0 (44)

TAC

Not relevant

(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.

(3) The area in East Greenland called ‘the Kleine Banke’ is closed for all fisheries. That area is delimited by:

—	64°40′ N 37°30′ W,

—	64°40′ N 36°30′ W,

—	64°15′ N 36°30′ W, and

—	64°15′ N 37°30′ W.

(4) May be fished East or West. In East Greenland the fishery is permitted only from 1 July to 31 December 2012.

(5) The fishery shall be conducted with 100 % observer coverage and with VMS. 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

(6) Except Germany, Spain, France, Poland, Portugal and the United Kingdom.

(7) 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.

(8) By-catches of haddock may represent up to 19 % of landings per haul. The by-catch quantities of haddock are in addition to the quota for cod.

(9) Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(3) of this Regulation.

(10) To be fished by no more than six EU demersal long-liners targeting Atlantic halibut. Catches of associated species to be counted against this quota.

(11) Of which 75 tonnes to be fished only with long-lines, are allocated to Norway (HAL/*514GN).

(12) Of which 75 tonnes to be fished with long-lines, are allocated to Norway (HAL/*N01GN).

(13) Of which 7 965 tonnes are allocated to Norway.

(14) To be fished until 30 April 2012.

(15) TAC set in accordance with consultations among the Union, Faroe Islands, Norway and Iceland.

(16) Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(3) of this Regulation.

(17) Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(3) of this Regulation.

(18) Of which 2 900 tonnes are allocated to Norway.

(19) Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(3) of this Regulation.

(20) Unallocated quota in accordance with Article 1(4) of this Regulation.

(21) Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(3) of this Regulation.

(22) Only as by-catch.

(23) Of which 800 tonnes are allocated to Norway to be fished in NAFO 1 only.

(24) Of which 824 tonnes are allocated to Norway.

(25) May not be fished from 1 January to 9 May 2012.

(26) 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′

(27) May not be fished from 1 January to 9 May 2012.

(28) Only as by-catch.

(29) The fishery may only take place within the period from 15 August to 30 November 2012. 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.

(30) Vessels shall limit their by-catches of redfish in other fisheries to a maximum of 1 % of the total catch retained on board.

(31) May only be fished by pelagic trawl. May be fished East or West.

(32) Special condition: the quotas may be fished in the NEAFC Regulatory Area on the condition that reporting conditions established by Greenland are fulfilled (RED/*51214). When fished in the NEAFC Regulatory Area, it may only be taken as of 10 May 2012 as deep pelagic redfish, and only within the area (the ‘NEAFC box’) bounded by the lines joining the following coordinates (RED/*5-14):

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′

(33) Special condition: of which 1 800 tonnes shall be fished in association with demersal components outside the NEAFC box defined in footnote 2 (RED/*5-14X).

(34) Of which 1 500 tonnes are allocated to Norway to be fished in the NEAFC box defined in footnote 2 only (RED/*5-14N).

(35) Including unavoidable by-catches (cod not allowed).

(36) May only be fished between July and December 2012.

(37) Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(3) of this Regulation.

(38) Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(3) of this Regulation.

(39) By-catches are defined as any catches of species not covered by the vessel's target species indicated on the fishing authorisation. May be fished East or West.

(40) Of which 120 tonnes of roundnose grenadier are allocated to Norway to be fished in V, XIV and NAFO 1 only (RNG/*514N1).

(41) Only as by-catch.

(42) Excluding fish species of no commercial value.

(43) Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(3) of this Regulation.

(44) Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(3) of this Regulation.

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)

TAC

0 (1)

Species

Cod

Gadus morhua

Zone

NAFO 3NO

(COD/N3NO.)

Union

0 (3)

TAC

0 (3)

Species

Cod

Gadus morhua

Zone

NAFO 3M

(COD/N3M.)

Estonia

103

Germany

432

Latvia

103

Lithuania

103

Poland

352

Spain

1 328

France

185

Portugal

1 821

United Kingdom

865

Union

5 292

TAC

9 280

Species

Witch flounder

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

Zone

NAFO 2J3KL

(WIT/N2J3KL)

Union

0 (4)

TAC

0 (4)

Species

Witch flounder

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

Zone

NAFO 3NO

(WIT/N3NO.)

Union

0 (5)

TAC

0 (5)

Species

American plaice

Hippoglossoides platessoides

Zone

NAFO 3M

(PLA/N3M.)

Union

0 (6)

TAC

0 (6)

Species

American plaice

Hippoglossoides platessoides

Zone

NAFO 3LNO

(PLA/N3LNO.)

Union

0 (7)

TAC

0 (7)

Species

Shortfin squid

Illex illecebrosus

Zone

NAFO sub-zones 3 and 4

(SQI/N34.)

Estonia

128 (8)

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 (8)

Lithuania

128 (8)

Poland

227 (8)

Union

Not relevant (8) (9)

TAC

34 000

Species

Yellowtail flounder

Limanda ferruginea

Zone

NAFO 3LNO

(YEL/N3LNO.)

Union

0 (10)

TAC

17 000

Species

Capelin

Mallotus villosus

Zone

NAFO 3NO

(CAP/N3NO.)

Union

0 (11)

TAC

0 (11)

Species

Northern prawn

Pandalus borealis

Zone

NAFO 3L (12)

(PRA/N3L.)

Estonia

134

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

134

Lithuania

134

Poland

134

Spain

105,5

Portugal

28,5

Union

670

TAC

12 000

Species

Northern prawn

Pandalus borealis

Zone

NAFO 3M (13)

(PRA/*N3M.)

TAC

Not relevant (14) (15)

Species

Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Zone

NAFO 3LMNO

(GHL/N3LMNO)

Estonia

328

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

335

Latvia

Lithuania

Spain

4 486

Portugal

1 875

Union

7 093

TAC

12 098

Species

Skate

Rajidae

Zone

NAFO 3LNO

(SKA/N3LNO.)

Spain

4 132

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

802

Estonia

343

Lithuania

Union

5 352

TAC

8 500

Species

Redfish

Sebastes spp.

Zone

NAFO 3LN

(RED/N3LN.)

Estonia

297

Germany

203

Latvia

297

Lithuania

297

Union

1 094

TAC

6 000

Species

Redfish

Sebastes spp.

Zone

NAFO 3M

(RED/N3M.)

Estonia

1 571 (16)

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 (16)

Spain

233 (16)

Latvia

1 571 (16)

Lithuania

1 571 (16)

Portugal

2 354 (16)

Union

7 813 (16)

TAC

6 500 (16)

Species

Redfish

Sebastes spp.

Zone

NAFO 3O

(RED/N3O.)

Spain

1 771

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

Union

7 000

TAC

20 000

Species

Redfish

Sebastes spp.

Zone

NAFO Subarea 2, Divisions 1F and 3K

(RED/N1F3K.)

Latvia

0 (17)

Lithuania

0 (17)

TAC

0 (17)

Species

White hake

Urophycis tenuis

Zone

NAFO 3NO

(HKW/N3NO.)

Spain

1 273

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

1 668

Union

2 941

TAC

5 000

(1) No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species may be caught only as by-catch within the limits specified in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007 (2).

(2) 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).

(3) No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species may be caught only as by-catch within the limits of a maximum of 1 000 kg or 4 %, whichever is greater.

(4) No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species may be caught only as by-catch within the limits specified in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

(5) No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species may be caught only as by-catch within the limits specified in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

(6) No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species may be caught only as by-catch within the limits specified in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

(7) No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species may be caught only as by-catch within the limits specified in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

(8) To be fished between 1 July and 31 December 2012.

(9) 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.

(10) 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 may be caught only as by-catch within the limits specified in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

(11) No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species may be caught only as by-catch within the limits specified in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

(12) 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

(13) 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 2012 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

(14) 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

(15) No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species may be caught only as by-catch within the limits specified in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

(16) This quota is subject to compliance with the TAC of 6 500 tonnes established for this stock for all NAFO Contracting Parties. Upon exhaustion of the TAC, the directed fishery for this stock must be stopped irrespective of the level of catches.

(17) No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species may be caught only as by-catch within the limits specified in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

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

Norwegian waters of IV Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, and Mediterranean

(BFT/AE045WM)

Cyprus

66,98 (4)

Greece

124,37

Spain

2 411,01 (2) (4)

France

958,52 (2) (3) (4)

Italy

1 787,91 (4) (5)

Malta

153,99 (4)

Portugal

226,84

Other Member States

26,90 (1)

Union

5 756,41 (2) (3) (4) (5)

TAC

12 900

Species

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

Zone

Atlantic Ocean, North of 5° N

(SWO/AN05N)

Spain

6 949

Portugal

1 263

Other Member States

145,6 (6)

Union

8 357,6

TAC

13 700

Species

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

Zone

Atlantic Ocean, South of 5° N

(SWO/AS05N)

Spain

5 024,9

Portugal

354,2

Union

5 379,1

TAC

15 000

Species

Northern albacore

Thunnus alalunga

Zone

Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N

(ALB/AN05N)

Ireland

3 896,0 (9)

Spain

14 076,4 (9)

France

6 119,1 (9)

United Kingdom

232,9 (9)

Portugal

2 534,7 (9)

Union

26 939,1 (7)

TAC

28 000

Species

Southern albacore

Thunnus alalunga

Zone

Atlantic Ocean, south of 5° N

(ALB/AS05N)

Spain

759,2

France

249,5

Portugal

531,3

Union

1 540

TAC

24 000

Species

Bigeye tuna

Thunnus obesus

Zone

Atlantic Ocean

(BET/ATLANT)

Spain

15 758,7

France

7 951,8

Portugal

6 156,5

Union

29 867

TAC

85 000

Species

Blue marlin

Makaira nigricans

Zone

Atlantic Ocean

(BUM/ATLANT)

Spain

Portugal

48,6

Union

72,6

TAC

Not relevant

Species

White marlin

Tetrapturus albidus

Zone

Atlantic Ocean

(WHM/ATLANT)

Spain

Portugal

21,8

Union

55,8

TAC

Not relevant

(1) Except Cyprus, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Malta and Portugal, and only 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	350,51
France	158,14
Union	508,65

(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	45 (*1)
Union	45

(*1) 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	48,22
France	47,57
Italy	37,55
Cyprus	1,34
Malta	3,08
Union	137,77

(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	37,55
Union	37,55

(6) Except Spain and Portugal, and only as by-catch.

(7) The number of EU vessels fishing for northern albacore as a target species is fixed to 1 253 in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 (8).

(8) 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).

(9) 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	50
Spain	730
France	151
United Kingdom	12
Portugal	310

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 2011 to 30 November 2012.

Species

Antarctic icefish

Champsocephalus gunnari

Zone

FAO 48.3 Antarctic

(ANI/F483.)

TAC

3 072

Species

Antarctic icefish

Champsocephalus gunnari

Zone

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (1)

(ANI/F5852.)

TAC

0 (2)

Species

Patagonian toothfish

Dissostichus eleginoides

Zone

FAO 48.3 Antarctic

(TOP/F483.)

TAC

2 600 (3)

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: 48° W to 43° 30′ W – 52° 30′ S to 56° S

(TOP/*F483A)

Management Area B: 43° 30′ W to 40° W – 52° 30′ S to 56° S

(TOP/*F483B)

780

Management Area C: 40° W to 33° 30′ W – 52° 30′ S to 56° S

(TOP/*F483C)

1 820

Species

Patagonian toothfish

Dissostichus eleginoides

Zone

FAO 48.4 Antarctic North

(TOP/F484N.)

TAC

48 (4)

Species

Toothfish

Dissostichus spp.

Zone

FAO 48.4 Antarctic South

(TOP/F484S.)

TAC

33 (5)

Species

Patagonian toothfish

Dissostichus eleginoides

Zone

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

(TOP/F5852.)

TAC

2 730 (6)

Species

Krill

Euphausia superba

Zone

FAO 48

(KRI/F48.)

TAC

5 610 000

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.)	155 000
Division 48.2 (KRI/*F482.)	279 000
Division 48.3 (KRI/*F483.)	279 000
Division 48.4 (KRI/*F484.)	93 000

Species

Krill

Euphausia superba

Zone

FAO 58.4.1 Antarctic

(KRI/F5841.)

TAC

440 000

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)

277 000

Division 58.4.1 east of 115° E

(KRI/*F-41E)

163 000

Species

Krill

Euphausia superba

Zone

FAO 58.4.2 Antarctic

(KRI/F5842.)

TAC

2 645 000

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)

260 000

Division 58.4.2 east of 55° E

(KRI/*F-42E)

192 000

Species

Grey rockcod

Lepidonotothen squamifrons

Zone

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

(NOS/F5852.)

TAC

80 (7)

Species

Crabs

Paralomis spp.

Zone

FAO 48.3 Antarctic

(PAI/F483.)

TAC

Species

Grenadiers

Macrourus spp.

Zone

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

(GRV/F5852.)

TAC

360 (8)

Species

Other species

Zone

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

(OTH/F5852.)

TAC

50 (9)

Species

Skates and rays

Rajiformes

Zone

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

(SRX/F5852.)

TAC

120 (10)

Species

Unicorn icefish

Channichthys rhinoceratus

Zone

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

(LIC/F5852.)

TAC

150 (11)

(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 30 tonnes for research purposes or as by-catch.

(3) This TAC is applicable for longline fishery for the period from 1 May to 31 August 2012 and for pot fishery for the period from 1 December 2011 to 30 November 2012.

(4) This TAC is applicable within the area bounded by latitudes 55° 30′ S and 57° 20′ S and by longitudes 25° 30′ W and 29° 30′ W.

(5) This TAC is applicable within the area bounded by latitudes 57° 20′ S and 60° 00′ S and by longitudes 24° 30′ W and 29° 00′ W.

(6) This TAC is applicable for west of 79° 20′ E only. Fishing east of this meridian within this zone is prohibited.

(7) Only as by-catch.

(8) Only as by-catch.

(9) Only as by-catch.

(10) Only as by-catch.

(11) Only as by-catch.

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

200

Analytical TAC

Species

Deep-sea red crab

Chaceon maritae

Zone

SEAFO Sub-Division B1 (1)

(CGE/F47NAM)

TAC

200

Analytical TAC

Species

Deep-sea red crab

Chaceon maritae

Zone

SEAFO, excluding Sub-Division B1

(CGE/F47X)

TAC

200

Analytical TAC

Species

Patagonian toothfish

Dissostichus eleginoides

Zone

SEAFO

(TOP/SEAFO)

TAC

230

Analytical TAC

Species

Orange roughy

Hoplostethus atlanticus

Zone

SEAFO Sub-Division B1 (2)

(ORY/F47NAM)

TAC

Analytical TAC

Species

Orange roughy

Hoplostethus atlanticus

Zone

SEAFO, excluding Sub-Division B1

(ORY/F47X)

TAC

Analytical 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.

(2) 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.

ANNEX IG

SOUTHERN BLUEFIN TUNA — ALL AREAS

Species

Southern bluefin tuna

Thunnus maccoyii

Zone

All areas

(SBF/F41-81)

Union

10 (1)

Analytical TAC

TAC

10 449

(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

3 170,36

Analytical TAC

TAC

Not relevant

ANNEX IJ

SPRFMO CONVENTION AREA

Species

Jack mackerel

Trachurus murphyi

Zone

SPRFMO Convention Area

(CJM/SPRFMO)

Germany

To be established (1)

The Netherlands

To be established (1)

Lithuania

To be established (1)

Poland

To be established (1)

Union

To be established (1)

(1) Quotas to be established following the outcome of the 3rd Preparatory Conference for the SPRFMO Commission scheduled on 30 January-2 February 2012.

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.

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 2012 management period, from 1 February 2012 to 31 January 2013, 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 (1) 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.

(1) 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).

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	895	3 385 928	954 390	1 409	1 505 354	157	257 266	172 064	6 185 460
TR2	193 676	2 841 906	357 193	0	6 496 811	10 976	748 027	604 071	5 127 906
TR3	0	2 545 009	257	0	101 316	0	36 617	1 024	8 482
BT1	1 427 574	1 157 265	29 271	0	0	0	999 808	0	1 739 759
BT2	5 401 395	79 212	1 375 400	0	1 202 818	0	28 307 876	0	6 116 437
GN	163 531	2 307 977	224 484	0	342 579	0	438 664	74 925	546 303
GT	0	224 124	467	0	4 338 315	0	0	48 968	14 004
LL	0	56 312	0	245	125 141	0	0	110 468	134 880

ANNEX IIB

Fishing opportunities for vessels fishing for sandeel in ICES divisions IIa, IIIa and ICES subarea IV

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.

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.

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

Based on advice from ICES and the STECF on the fishing opportunities for sandeel in each of the sandeel management areas specified in point 3, the Commission shall endeavour to revise, by 1 March 2012, the TACs and quotas and the special conditions for sandeel in EU waters of ICES divisions IIa and IIIa and ICES subarea IV, as laid down in Annex I.

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 2012 and from 1 August to 31 December 2012.

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	77	DK: 25 DE: 5 FR: 1 IE: 8 NL: 9 PL: 1 SV: 10 UK: 18	57
	Demersal species, north of 62° 00′ N	80	DE: 16 IE: 1 ES: 20 FR: 18 PT: 9 UK: 14	50
	Mackerel		Not relevant	70 (1)
	Industrial species, south of 62° 00′ N	480	DK: 450 UK: 30	150

(1) Without prejudice to additional licences granted to Sweden by Norway in accordance with established practice.

ANNEX IV

ICCAT CONVENTION AREA (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	60
France	8
Union	68

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	119
France	132
Italy	30
Cyprus	7
Malta	28
Union	316

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	12
Union	12

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 (2)
Purse Seiners	1	1	12	17	6	1
Longliners	7 (3)	0	30	8	25	28
Baitboat	0	0	0	8	60	0
Handline	0	0	0	29	2	0
Trawler	0	0	0	60	0	0
Other artisanal (4)	0	35	0	87	32	0

Table B

Total capacity in gross tonnage
	Cyprus	Greece	Italy	France	Spain	Malta (5)
Purse Seiners	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established
Longliners	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established
Baitboats	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established
Handlines	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established
Trawlers	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established
Other artisanal	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established

Maximum number of traps engaged in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery authorised by each Member State

	Number of traps
Spain	5
Italy	6
Portugal	1 (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	14	11 852
Italy	15	13 000
Greece	2	2 100
Cyprus	3	3 000
Malta	8	12 300

Table B

Maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna (in tonnes)
Spain	5 855
Italy	3 764
Greece	785
Cyprus	2 195
Malta	8 768

(1) The numbers shown in sections 1, 2 and 3 may decrease in order to comply with international obligations of the Union.

(2) One medium size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels.

(3) Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment.

(4) Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment (longline, handline, trolling line).

(5) One medium size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels.

(6) This number may be further increased, provided that the international obligations of the Union are complied with.

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 2012
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 2012
Finfish	FAO 48.1. Antarctic (1) FAO 48.2. Antarctic (1)	From 1 January to 31 December 2012
Gobionotothen gibberifrons Chaenocephalus aceratus Pseudochaenichthys georgianus Lepidonotothen squamifrons Patagonotothen guntheri Electrona carlsbergi (1)	FAO 48.3.	From 1 January to 31 December 2012
Dissostichus spp.	FAO 48.5. Antarctic	From 1 December 2011 to 30 November 2012
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 2012
Lepidonotothen squamifrons	FAO 58.4.4. (1) (2)	From 1 January to 31 December 2012
All species except Champsocephalus gunnari and Dissostichus eleginoides	FAO 58.5.2. Antarctic	From 1 December 2011 to 30 November 2012
Dissostichus mawsoni	FAO 48.4. Antarctic (1) within the area bounded by latitudes 55° 30′ S and 57° 20′ S and by longitudes 25° 30′ W and 29° 30′ W	From 1 January to 31 December 2012

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) (3)
Subarea/Division	Region	Season	SSRU	Dissostichus spp. catch limit (in tonnes)	Skates and rays	Macrourus spp.	Other species
58.4.1.	Whole Division	1 December 2011 to 30 November 2012	SSRU A, B, D, F and H: 0 SSRU C: 100 SSRU E: 50 SSRU G: 60	Total 210	All Division: 50	All Division: 33	All Division: 20
58.4.2.	Whole Division	1 December 2011 to 30 November 2012	SSRU A: 30 SSRU B, C and D: 0 SSRU E: 40	Total 70	All Division: 50	All Division: 20	All Division: 20
58.4.3a.	Whole Division	1 May to 31 August 2012		Total 86	All Division: 50	All Division: 26	All Division: 20
88.1.	Whole Subarea	1 December 2011 to 31 August 2012	SSRU A: 0 SSRUs B, C and G: 428 SSRUs D, E and F: 0 SSRUs H, I and K: 2 423 SSRUs J and L: 351 SSRU M: 0	Total 3 282	164 SSRU A: 0 SSRU B, C and G: 50 SSRU D, E and F: 0 SSRU H, I and K: 121 SSRU J and L: 50 SSRU M: 0	430 SSRU A: 0 SSRU B, C and G: 40 SSRU D, E and F: 0 SSRU H, I and K: 320 SSRU J and L: 70 SSRU M: 0	20 SSRU A: 0 SSRU B, C and G: 60 SSRU D, E and F: 0 SSRU H, I and K: 60 SSRU J and L: 40 SSRU M: 0
88.2.	South of 65° S	1 December 2011 to 31 August 2012	SSRU A: 0 SSRU B: 0 SSRUs C, D, E, F and G: 124 SSRU H: 406 SSRU I: 0	Total 530	50 SSRU A and B: 0 SSRU C, D, E, F and G: 50 SSRU i: 0 SSRU I: 0	84 SSRU A and B: 0 SSRU C, D, E, F and G: 20 SSRU H: 40 SSRU I: 0	20 SSRU A and B: 0 SSRU C, D, E, F and G: 100 SSRU H: 20 SSRU I: 0

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 (4):

Products to be derived from the catch and their conversion factors (5):

Product type	% of catch	Conversion factor (6)

		Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov
Subarea/Division	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 (7): Yes No

	Fishing technique	Expected proportion of time to be used (%)
1
2
3
4
5
…		Total 100 %

Presence of marine mammal exclusion device (8): Yes No

Provide explanation of fishing techniques, gear configuration and characteristics and fishing patterns:

(1) Except for scientific research purposes.

(2) Excluding waters subject to national jurisdiction (EEZs).

(3) 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 50 tonnes, whichever is greater;

—	Macrourus spp.: 16 % of the catch limit for Dissostichus spp. or 20 tonnes, whichever is greater, except in Statistical Division 58.4.3a and Statistical Subarea 88.1;

—	other species: 20 tonnes per SSRU.

(4) 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.

(5) Information to be provided to the extent possible.

(6) Conversion factor = whole weight/processed weight.

(7) If yes, frequency of switch between fishing techniques:

(8) If yes, provide design of the device:

ANNEX VI

IOTC CONVENTION AREA

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	22	61 364
France	22	33 604
Portugal	5	1 627
Union	49	96 595

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	27	11 590
France	41	5 382
Portugal	15	6 925
United Kingdom	4	1 400
Union	72	21 922

The vessels referred to in point 1 shall also be authorised to fish for swordfish and albacore in the IOTC Convention Area.

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	14
Union	14

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	20	20
Venezuela (1)	Snappers (French Guiana waters)	45	45

(1) 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.

		ISSN 1977-0677 doi:10.3000/19770677.L_2012.025.eng
Official Journal of the European Union		L 25

English edition	Legislation	Volume 55 27 January 2012

Contents		II Non-legislative acts	page
		REGULATIONS
	*	Council Regulation (EU) No 43/2012 of 17 January 2012 fixing for 2012 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	1
	*	Council Regulation (EU) No 44/2012 of 17 January 2012 fixing for 2012 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	55