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14.1.2014 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union
L
9/1
II
(Non-legislative acts)
REGULATIONS
COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 24/2014
of 10 January 2014
fixing for 2014 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks in the
Black Sea
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
(4)
TACs should be established on the basis of the available
scientific advice, taking into account biological and
socioeconomic aspects whilst ensuring fair treatment
between fishing sectors, as well as in the light of the
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
opinions expressed during the consultation of stake
Union, and in particular Article 43(3) thereof,
holders.
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
(5)
The use of fishing opportunities set out in this Regu
lation is subject to Council Regulation (EC) No
Whereas:
1224/2009 ( 2 ) and in particular to Articles 33 and 34
thereof concerning, respectively, the recording of catches
and fishing effort and the notification of data on the
exhaustion of fishing opportunities. It is therefore
(1) Article
43(3)
of
the
Treaty
provides
that
the
Council,
on
necessary to specify the codes to be used by the
a proposal from the Commission, is to adopt measures
Member States when sending data to the Commission
on the fixing and allocation of fishing opportunities.
relating to landings of stocks subject to this Regulation.
(2) Regulation
(EU)
No
1380/2013
of
the
European
Parliament and of the Council ( 1 ) requires that conser
vation measures be adopted taking into account
(6) In
accordance
with
Article
2
of
Council
Regulation
(EC)
available scientific, technical and economic advice,
No 847/96 ( 3 ), the stocks that are subject to the various
including, where relevant, reports drawn up by the Scien
measures referred to therein must be identified.
tific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries
(STECF).
(3) It
is
incumbent
upon
the
Council
to
adopt
measures
on (7) In
order
to
avoid
interruption
of
fishing
activities
and
to
the fixing and allocation of fishing opportunities by
ensure the livelihood of Union fishermen, it is important
fishery or group of fisheries in the Black Sea, including
to open the fisheries concerned in the Black Sea on
certain conditions functionally linked thereto, as appro
1 January 2014. For reasons of urgency, this Regulation
priate. Fishing opportunities should be allocated to
should enter into force immediately after its publication,
Member States in such a way as to ensure relative
stability of fishing activities of each Member State for
( 2 ) Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009
each fish stock or fishery and having due regard to the
establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance
objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy established in
with the rules of the common fisheries policy, amending Regulations
Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
(EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No
768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No
388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No
( 1 ) Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of
1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and
the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy,
repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and
amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No
(EC) No 1966/2006 (OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1).
1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002
( 3 ) Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 of 6 May 1996 introducing
and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC
additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and
(OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22).
quotas (OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3).

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Official Journal of the European Union
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 5
Special provisions on allocations
CHAPTER I
The allocation of fishing opportunities among Member States as
SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS
set out in in this Regulation shall be without prejudice to:
Article 1
Subject matter
(a) exchanges made pursuant to Article 16(8) of Regulation
This Regulation fixes the fishing opportunities for 2014 for
(EU) No 1380/2013;
certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks in the Black Sea.
Article 2
(b) deductions and reallocations made pursuant to Article 37 of
Scope
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009;
This Regulation shall apply to EU vessels operating in the Black
Sea.
(c) additional landings allowed under Article 3 of Regulation
Article 3
(EC) No 847/96;
Definitions
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions
shall apply:
(d) quantities withheld in accordance with Article 4 of Regu
lation (EC) No 847/96;
(a) ‘GFCM’ means General Fisheries Commission for the Medi
terranean;
(e) deductions made pursuant to Articles 105 and 107 of
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
(b) ‘Black Sea’ means the geographical subarea 29 as defined in
Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 of the European
Parliament and the Council ( 1 ) and in Resolution GFCM/
33/2009/2;
Article 6
Conditions for landing catches and by-catches
(c) ‘EU vessel’ means a fishing vessel flying the flag of a
Member State and registered in the Union;
Fish from stocks for which fishing opportunities are fixed by
this Regulation shall be retained on board or landed only if:
(d) ‘total allowable catch (TAC)’ means the quantity that can be
taken from each stock each year;
(a) the catches have been taken by vessels of a Member State
having a quota and that quota is not exhausted; or
(e) ‘quota’ means a proportion of the TAC allocated to the
Union, a Member State or a third country.
CHAPTER II
(b) the catches consist of a share in a Union quota which has
not been allocated by quota among Member States, and that
FISHING OPPORTUNITIES
Union quota has not been exhausted.
Article 4
TACs and allocation
The TACs for EU vessels, the allocation of such TACs among
CHAPTER III
Member States, and the conditions functionally linked thereto,
where appropriate, are set out in the Annex.
FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 7
( 1 ) Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 of the European Parliament and of
Data transmission
the Council of 13 December 2011 on certain provisions for fishing
in the GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean)
When, pursuant to Articles 33 and 34 of Regulation (EC) No
Agreement area and amending Council Regulation (EC) No
1224/2009, Member States send the Commission data relating
1967/2006 concerning management measures for the sustainable
exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea
to landings of quantities of stocks caught, they shall use the
(OJ L 347, 30.12.2011, p. 44).
stock codes set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

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14.1.2014 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union
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Article 8
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2014.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 January 2014.
For the Council
The President
D. KOURKOULAS

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ANNEX
TACs APPLICABLE TO EU VESSELS IN AREAS WHERE TACs EXIST BY SPECIES AND BY AREA
The following tables set out the TACs and quotas (in tonnes live weight, except where otherwise specified) by stock, and
conditions functionally linked thereto, where appropriate.
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
Psetta maxima TUR Turbot
Sprattus sprattus SPR Sprat
Species: Turbot
Zone: EU
waters
in
the
Black
Sea
Psetta maxima
TUR/F37.4.2.C
Bulgaria 43,2
Romania 43,2
Union 86,4
( 1 )
TAC Not
relevant
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall
not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall
not apply.
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( 1 ) No fishing activity, including transhipment, taking on board, landing and first sale shall be permitted from 15 April to 15 June 2014.
Species: Sprat
Zone: EU
waters
in
the
Black
Sea
Sprattus sprattus
SPR/F37.4.2.C
Bulgaria 8
032,5
Romania 3
442,5
Union 11
475
TAC Not
relevant
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall
not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall
not apply.

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