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REGULATIONS
COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 39/2013
of 21 January 2013
fixing for 2013 the fishing opportunities available to EU vessels for certain fish stocks and groups
of fish stocks which are not subject to international negotiations or agreements
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
as in the light of the opinions expressed during the
consultation of stakeholders, in particular at the
meetings of the Regional Advisory Councils concerned.
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,
(4) 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 Southern hake, of Norway lobster, of sole in the
Whereas:
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)
(1) Council
Regulation
(EC)
No
2371/2002
of
20
December
No 2166/2005 of 20 December 2005 establishing
2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of
measures for the recovery of the Southern hake and
fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy ( 1 )
Norway lobster stocks in the Cantabrian Sea and
requires that measures governing access to waters and
Western Iberian peninsula ( 2 ); Council Regulation (EC)
resources and the sustainable pursuit of fishing activities
No 509/2007 of 7 May 2007 establishing a multi-
be established taking into account available scientific,
annual plan for the sustainable exploitation of the
technical and economic advice and, in particular,
stock of sole in the Western Channel ( 3 ); Council Regu
reports drawn up by the Scientific, Technical and
lation (EC) No 1300/2008 of 18 December 2008 estab
Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF), as well as
lishing a multi-annual plan for the stock of herring
in the light of any advice received from Regional
distributed to the west of Scotland and the fisheries
Advisory Councils.
exploiting that stock ( 4 ); 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 ( 5 ) (the "Cod Plan"). With regard, however,
(2) It
is
incumbent
upon
the
Council
to
adopt
measures
on
to the stocks of northern hake (Regulation (EC)
the fixing and allocation of fishing opportunities,
No 811/2004 ( 6 ) and sole in the Bay of Biscay (Regu
including certain conditions functionally linked thereto,
lation (EC) No 388/2006 ( 7 ), the minimum targets of
as appropriate. Fishing opportunities should be
the relevant recovery and management plans have been
distributed among Member States in such a way as to
reached and, therefore, it is appropriate to follow
assure each Member State relative stability of fishing
scientific advice provided in order to achieve or
activities for each stock or fishery and having due
maintain the TACs at maximum sustainable yield levels,
regard to the objectives of the Common Fisheries
as the case may be.
Policy established in Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.
( 2 ) OJ L 345, 28.12.2005, p. 5.
( 3 ) OJ L 122, 11.5.2007, p. 7.
( 4 ) OJ L 344, 20.12.2008, p. 6.
(3) The
total
allowable
catch
(TACs)
should
be
established ( 5 ) OJ L 348, 24.12.2008, p. 20.
on the basis of available scientific advice, taking into
( 6 ) Council Regulation (EC) No 811/2004 of 21 April 2004 establishing
account biological and socio-economic aspects whilst
measures for the recovery of the northern hake stock (OJ L 150,
ensuring fair treatment between fishing sectors, as well
30.4.2004, p. 1).
( 7 ) Council Regulation (EC) No 388/2006 of 23 February 2006 estab
lishing a multiannual plan for the sustainable exploitation of the
( 1 ) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.
stock of sole in the Bay of Biscay (OJ L 65, 7.3.2006, p. 1).

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(5) For
stocks
for
which
there
is
no
sufficient
or
reliable
data (9) In
order
to
ensure
that
trials
of
fully
documented
in order to provide size estimates, management measures
fisheries can effectively evaluate the potential of catch-
and TAC levels should follow the precautionary approach
quota systems to control the absolute fishing mortality of
to fisheries management as defined in point (i) of
the stocks concerned, it is necessary for all fish caught in
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, while
those trials, including those under minimum landing size,
taking into account stock-specific factors, including, in
to be counted against the total allocation assigned to the
particular, available information on stock trends and
participating vessel, and for fishing operations to cease
mixed fisheries considerations.
when that total allocation has been fully utilised by that
vessel. It is also appropriate to allow transfers of allo
cations between vessels participating in the fully docu
mented fisheries trials and non-participating vessels
provided that it can be demonstrated that discards by
(6) In
accordance
with
Article
2
of
Council
Regulation
(EC)
No 847/96 of 6 May 1996 introducing additional
non-participating vessels do not increase.
conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and
quotas ( 1 ), the stocks that are subject to the various
measures referred to therein should be identified.
(10) It is necessary to establish the fishing effort ceilings for
2013 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)
(7)
Where a TAC relating to a stock is allocated to one
No 1342/2008, while taking into account Council Regu
Member State only, it is appropriate to empower that
lation (EC) No 754/2009 of 27 July 2009 excluding
Member State in accordance with Article 2(1) of the
certain groups of vessels from the fishing effort regime
Treaty to determine the level of such TAC. Provisions
laid down in Chapter III of Regulation (EC)
should be made to ensure that, when fixing that TAC
No 1342/2008 ( 3 ).
level, the Member State concerned acts in a manner fully
consistent with the principles and rules of the Common
Fisheries Policy.
(11) 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
(8)
For certain TACs Member States should be allowed to
should therefore be fully restricted through a general
grant additional allocations for vessels participating in
prohibition on fishing those species.
trials on fully documented fisheries. The aim of those
trials is to test a catch-quota system, i.e. a system
where all catches should be landed and counted against
quotas in order to avoid discards and the waste of
(12) Since the four TAC areas for the northern stock of hake
otherwise usable fish resources they entail. Uncontrolled
correspond to the same biological stock, it is appropriate,
discards of fish are a threat to the long term sustain
in order to guarantee full use of the fishing opportunities,
ability of fish as a public good and thus to the
to allow the implementation of a flexible arrangement
Common Fisheries Policy objectives. By contrast, catch-
for Member States involved in this fishery between the
quota systems inherently present the fishers with an
TAC for IIIa, EU waters of Subdivisions 22-32 and the
incentive to optimise the catch selectivity of their oper
TAC for EU waters of IIa and IV.
ations. 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
(13) Fishing
opportunities
should
be
used
in
full
compliance
allocations should therefore include an obligation to
with the applicable law of the Union.
ensure the use of close circuit television cameras
(CCTV) associated to a system of sensors (jointly
referred to as "CCTV system"). This should enable the
recording, in detail, of all retained and discarded parts
(14) The
use
of
fishing
opportunities
available
to
EU
vessels
of catches. A system based on human observers
set out in this Regulation is subject to Council Regulation
operating in real time on board would be less efficient,
(EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a
more costly, and less reliable. Consequently, the use of
Community control system for ensuring compliance with
CCTV systems is, at this time, a prerequisite for the
the rules of the common fisheries policy ( 4 ), and in
achievement of discard reduction schemes such as fully
particular to Articles 33 and 34 of that Regulation,
documented fisheries. In the use of such system, the
concerning the recording of catches and fishing effort
requirements of Directive 95/46/EC of the European
and the notification of data on the exhaustion of
Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on
fishing opportunities. It is therefore necessary to specify
the protection of individuals with regard to the
the codes to be used by Member States when sending
processing of personal data and on the free movement
data to the Commission relating to landings of stocks
of such data ( 2 ) should be complied with.
subject to this Regulation.
( 1 ) OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3.
( 3 ) OJ L 214, 19.8.2009, p. 16.
( 2 ) OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31.
( 4 ) OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

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(15) In
order
to
ensure
uniform
conditions
for
the
implemen
powers should be exercised in accordance with Regu
tation concerning the granting to an individual Member
lation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament
State an authorisation to benefit from the system of
and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down
managing its fishing effort allocations in accordance
the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms
with a kilowatt days system, implementing powers
for control by Member States of the Commission’s
should be conferred on the Commission.
exercise of implementing powers ( 1 ).
(17) In
order
to
avoid
the
interruption
of
fishing
activities
and
(16) In
order
to
ensure
uniform
conditions
for
the
implemen
to ensure the livelihood of the fishermen of the Union,
tation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be
this Regulation should apply from 1 January 2013,
conferred on the Commission relating to granting of
except for the provisions concerning fishing effort
additional days at sea for permanent cessation of
limits, which should apply from 1 February 2013. For
fishing activities and for enhanced scientific observer
reasons of urgency, this Regulation should enter into
coverage as well as to establishing the formats of
force immediately after its publication,
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
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
TITLE I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1
(c) 'total allowable catch' (TAC) means the quantity that can be
taken and landed from each fish stock each year;
Subject matter
1. This
Regulation
fixes
the
fishing
opportunities
available
to
EU vessels for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks
(d) 'quota' means a proportion of the TAC allocated to the
which are not subject to international negotiations or agree
Union or a Member State;
ments.
2. The
fishing
opportunities
referred
to
in
paragraph
1
shall (e) 'international waters' means waters falling outside the sover
include:
eignty or jurisdiction of any State;
(a) catch limits for the year 2013;
(f) 'mesh size' means the mesh size of fishing nets as
determined in accordance with Regulation (EC)
(b) fishing effort limits for the period from 1 February 2013 to
No 517/2008 ( 2 );
31 January 2014.
Article 2
(g) 'EU fishing fleet register' means the register set up by the
Commission in accordance with Article 15(3) of Regulation
Scope
(EC) No 2371/2002;
This Regulation shall apply to EU vessels.
(h) 'fishing logbook' means the logbook referred to in Article 14
Article 3
of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009;
Definitions
For the purposes of this Regulation the following definitions
(i) 'analytical assessments' means a quantitative evaluation of
shall apply:
trends in a given stock, based on data about the stock’s
biology and exploitation, which scientific review has
(a) 'EU vessel' means a fishing vessel flying the flag of a
indicated to be of sufficient quality to provide scientific
Member State and registered in the Union;
advice on options for future catches.
( 1 ) OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13.
(b) 'EU waters' means waters under the sovereignty or juris
( 2 ) Commission Regulation (EC) No 517/2008 of 10 June 2008 laying
diction of the Member States with the exception of waters
down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation
(EC) No 850/98 as regards the determination of the mesh size and
adjacent to the overseas countries and territories listed in
assessing the thickness of twine of fishing nets (OJ L 151,
Annex II to the Treaty;
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Article 4
(d) 'Functional Unit 16 of ICES Subarea VII' means the
geographical area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially
Fishing zones
joining the following positions:
For the purposes of this Regulation the following zone defi
nitions shall apply:
53° 30′ N 15° 00′ W,
53° 30′ N 11° 00′ W,
(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 (
51° 30′ N 11° 00′ W,

1 );
51° 30′ N 13° 00′ W,
(b) 'Skagerrak' means the geographical area bounded on the
51° 00′ N 13° 00′ W,
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
51° 00′ N 15° 00′ W,
lighthouse and from this point to the nearest point on
the Swedish coast;
53° 30′ N 15° 00′ W;
(e) 'Gulf of Cádiz' means the geographical area of ICES division
(c) 'Kattegat' means the geographical area bounded on the
IXa east of longitude 7° 23′ 48″ W;
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
(f) CECAF (Committee for Eastern Central Atlantic Fisheries)
from Hasenre to Gnibens Spids, from Korshage to
areas are the geographical areas specified in Annex II to
Spodsbjerg and from Gilbjerg Hoved to Kullen;
Regulation (EC) No 216/2009 ( 2 ).
TITLE II
FISHING OPPORTUNITIES
Article 5
(i) if analytical assessments are available, in the exploitation
of the stock consistent with maximum sustainable yield
TACs and allocations
from 2015 onwards, with as high a probability as
The TACs for EU vessels in EU waters or in certain non-EU
possible;
waters and the allocation of such TACs among Member States,
and the conditions functionally linked thereto, where appro
priate, are set out in Annex I.
(ii) if analytical assessments are unavailable or incomplete,
in the exploitation of the stock consistent with the
Article 6
precautionary approach to fisheries management.
TACs to be determined by Member States
1. The
TACs
for
certain
fish
stocks
shall
be
determined
by
3. By
15
March
2013,
each
Member
State
concerned
shall
the Member State concerned. Those stocks are identified in
submit to the Commission the following information:
Annex I.
2. The
TACs
to
be
determined
by
a
Member
State
shall:
(a) the TACs adopted;
(a) be consistent with the principles and rules of the Common
(b) the data collected and assessed by the Member State
Fisheries Policy, in particular the principle of sustainable
concerned on which the TACs adopted are based;
exploitation of the stock; and
(b) result:
(c) details on how the TACs adopted comply with paragraph 2.
( 1 ) Regulation (EC) No 218/2009 of the European Parliament and of the
( 2 ) Regulation (EC) No 216/2009 of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of nominal catch
Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of nominal catch
statistics by Member States fishing in the north-east Atlantic
statistics by Member States fishing in certain areas other than
(OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 70).
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Article 7
4. Notwithstanding point (i) of point (b) of paragraph 3, a
Member State may exceptionally grant to a vessel flying its flag
Additional allocations for vessels participating in trials on
an additional allocation exceeding 75 % of the estimated
fully documented fisheries
discards of the stock produced by the type of vessel to which
1. For
certain
stocks,
a
Member
State
may
grant
an the individual vessel that has been granted the additional allo
additional allocation to vessels flying its flag and participating
cation belongs, provided that:
in trials on fully documented fisheries. Those stocks are
identified in Annex I.
(a) the rate of stock discards, as estimated for the relevant type
of vessel, is less than 10 %;
2. The
additional
allocation
referred
to
in
paragraph
1
shall
not exceed the overall limit set out in Annex I as a percentage
of the quota allocated to that Member State.
(b) the inclusion of that type of vessel is important to evaluate
the potential of the CCTV system for control purposes;
3. The
additional
allocation
referred
to
in
paragraph
1
shall
comply with the following conditions:
(c) an overall limit of 75 % of the estimated stock discards
produced by all vessels participating in the trials is not
exceeded.
(a) the vessel makes use of close circuit television cameras
(CCTV) associated to a system of sensors (jointly referred
to as "the CCTV system") to record all on board fishing and
processing activities;
5. To the extent that the recordings obtained in accordance
with point (a) of paragraph 3 involve the processing of personal
data within the meaning of Directive 95/46/EC, that Directive
(b) the additional allocation granted to an individual vessel that
shall apply to the processing of such data.
participates in trials on fully documented fisheries shall not
exceed any of the following limits:
6. Where a Member State detects that a vessel participating
in trials on fully documented fisheries fails to comply with the
(i) 75 % of the discards of the stock, as estimated by the
conditions set out in paragraph 3, it shall immediately withdraw
relevant Member State, produced by the type of vessel
the additional allocation granted to that vessel and exclude it
to which the individual vessel that has been granted the
from participation in those trials for the remainder of the year
additional allocation belongs.
2013.
(ii) 30 % of the vessel’s individual allocation prior to partici
7. Prior to granting the additional allocation referred to in
pating in the trials.
paragraphs 1 to 6, a Member State shall submit to the
Commission the following information:
(c) all catches by the vessel from the stock subject to the
additional allocation, including fish that are under
(a) the list of vessels flying its flag and participating in trials on
minimum landing size as defined in Annex XII of Regu
fully documented fisheries;
lation (EC) No 850/98, shall be counted against the indi
vidual allocation of the vessel, as resulting from any
additional allocation granted under this Article.
(b) the specifications of the remote electronic monitoring
equipment installed on board those vessels;
(d) once the individual allocation for any stock subject to the
additional allocation has been fully utilised by a vessel, the
vessel in question must cease all fishing activity in the
(c) the capacity, type and specification of gears used by those
relevant TAC area.
vessels;
(e) in respect of the stocks for which this Article may be used,
(d) the estimated discards for each type of vessel participating
the Member States may allow transfers of the individual
in the trials;
allocation or any part thereof from vessels not participating
in the fully documented fisheries trials to vessels partici
pating in those trials provided that it can be demonstrated
that discards by the non-participating vessels do not
(e) the amount of catches of the stock subject to the relevant
increase.
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8. The
Commission
may
request
any
Member
State
that (b) reallocations made pursuant to Article 37 of Regulation (EC)
avails itself of this Article to submit its assessment of the
No 1224/2009 or pursuant to Article 10(4) of Regulation
discards produced per type of vessel to a scientific advisory
(EC) No 1006/2008 ( 1 );
body for review, in order to monitor the implementation of
the requirement set out in point (i) of point (b) of paragraph
3. In the absence of an assessment confirming such discards, the
(c) additional landings allowed under Article 3 of Regulation
Member State concerned shall take any appropriate measure to
(EC) No 847/96;
ensure compliance with that requirement and inform the
Commission thereof.
(d) quantities withheld in accordance with Article 4 of Regu
lation (EC) No 847/96;
Article 8
(e) deductions made pursuant to Articles 37, 105, 106 and
107 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
Conditions for landing catches and by-catches
Fish from stocks for which TACs are established shall be
2. Except
where
otherwise
specified
in
Annex
I
to
this
Regu
retained on board or landed only if:
lation, 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
(a) the catches have been taken by vessels flying the flag of a
analytical TAC.
Member State having a quota and that quota is not
exhausted; or
Article 11
Closed fishing season
1. It
shall
be
prohibited
to
fish
or
retain
on
board
any
of
the
(b) the catches consist of a share in a EU quota which has not
following species in the Porcupine Bank during the period from
been allocated by quota among Member States, and that EU
1 May to 31 May 2013: cod, megrims, anglerfish, haddock,
quota has not been exhausted.
whiting, hake, Norway lobster, plaice, pollack, saithe, skates
and rays, common sole and spurdog.
Article 9
2. For the purposes of this Article, the Porcupine Bank shall
Fishing effort limits
comprise the geographical area bounded by rhumb lines
sequentially joining the following positions:
From 1 February 2013 to 31 January 2014, the fishing effort
measures laid down in:
Point Latitude Longitude
1 52°
27′ N 12°
19′ W
(a) Annex IIA, shall apply for the management of cod stocks in
2 52°
40′ N 12°
30′ W
the Kattegat, ICES divisions VIIa and VIa, and EU waters of
ICES division Vb;
3 52°
47′ N 12°
39,600′ W
4 52°
47′ N 12°
56′ W
5 52°
13,5′ N 13°
53,830′ W
(b) Annex IIB, shall apply for the recovery of hake and Norway
lobster in ICES divisions VIIIc and IXa, with the exception of
6 51°
22′ N 14°
24′ W
the Gulf of Cádiz;
7 51°
22′ N 14°
03′ W
8 52°
10′ N 13°
25′ W
(c) Annex IIC, shall apply for the management of the sole stock
9 52°
32′ N 13°
07,500′ W
in ICES division VIIe.
10 52°
43′ N 12°
55′ W
11 52°
43′ N 12°
43′ W
Article 10
12 52°
38,800′ N 12°
37′ W
Special provisions on allocations of fishing opportunities
13 52°
27′ N 12°
23′ W
1. The
allocation
of
fishing
opportunities
among
Member 14 52°
27′ N 12°
19′ W
States as set out in this Regulation shall be without prejudice to:
( 1 ) 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
(a) exchanges made pursuant to Article 20(5) of Regulation
country vessels to Community waters (OJ L 286, 29.10.2008,
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3. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, transit through
(e) undulate ray (Raja undulata) and white skate (Raja alba) in
the Porcupine Bank while carrying on board the species referred
EU waters of ICES subareas VI, VII, VIII, IX and X;
to in that paragraph, shall be permitted in accordance with
Article 50(3), (4) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
(f) guitarfishes (Rhinobatidae) in EU waters of ICES subareas I, II,
Article 12
III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X and XII;
Prohibitions
1. It shall be prohibited for EU vessels to fish for, to retain
on board, to tranship or to land the following species:
(g) giant manta ray (Manta birostris) in all waters.
(a) basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) and white shark (Car
2. When
accidentally
caught,
species
referred
to
in
paragraph
charodon carcharias) in all waters;
1 shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released.
(b) porbeagle (Lamna nasus) in all waters, except where it is
provided otherwise in Annex I Part B;
Article 13
Data transmission
(c) angel shark (Squatina squatina) in EU waters;
When, pursuant to Articles 33 and 34 of Regulation (EC)
No 1224/2009, Member States submit to the Commission
(d) common skate (Dipturus batis) in EU waters of ICES division
data relating to landings of quantities of stocks caught, they
IIa and ICES subareas III, IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX and X;
shall use the stock codes set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
TITLE III
FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 14
Article 15
Committee procedure
Entry into force and application
1. The
Commission
shall
be
assisted
by
the
Committee
for This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that
Fisheries and Aquaculture established by Regulation (EC)
of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
No 2371/2002. That committee shall be a committee within
the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.
It shall apply from 1 January 2013.
2. Where
reference
is
made
to
this
paragraph,
Article
5
of
Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.
However, Article 9 shall apply from 1 February 2013.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 January 2013.
For the Council
The President
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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
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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 of that Regulation.
The references to fishing zones are references to ICES zones, unless otherwise specified.Within each area, fish stocks are
referred to following the alphabetical order of the Latin names of the species. For the purposes of this Regulation, the
following comparative table of Latin names and common names is provided:
Scientific name Alpha-3
code Common
name
Amblyraja radiata RJR Starry
ray
Ammodytes spp. SAN Sandeels
Argentina silus ARU Greater
silver
smelt
Beryx spp. ALF Alfonsinos
Brosme brosme USK Tusk
Caproidae BOR Boarfish
Centrophorus squamosus GUQ Leafscale
gulper
shark
Centroscymnus coelolepis CYO Portuguese
dogfish
Chaceon spp. GER Deep
sea
red
crab
Champsocephalus gunnari ANI Mackerel
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

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Scientific name Alpha-3
code Common
name
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 naevus RJN Cuckoo
ray
Limanda ferruginea YEL Yellowtail
flounder
Limanda limanda DAB Common
dab
Lophiidae ANF Anglerfish
Macrourus spp. GRV Grenadiers
Makaira nigricans BUM Blue
marlin
Mallotus villosus CAP Capelin
Manta birostris RMB Giant
manta
ray
Martialia hyadesi SQS Squid
Melanogrammus aeglefinus HAD Haddock
Merlangius merlangus WHG Whiting
Merluccius merluccius HKE Hake
Micromesistius poutassou WHB Blue
whiting
Microstomus kitt LEM Lemon
sole
Molva dypterygia BLI Blue
ling
Molva molva LIN Ling
Nephrops norvegicus NEP Norway
lobster
Pandalus borealis PRA Northern
prawn
Paralomis spp. PAI Crabs
Penaeus spp. PEN
"Penaeus" shrimps
Platichthys flesus FLE European
flounder
Pleuronectes platessa PLE Plaice
Pleuronectiformes FLX Flatfish

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Scientific name Alpha-3
code Common
name
Pollachius pollachius POL Pollack
Pollachius virens POK Saithe
Psetta maxima TUR Turbot
Raja alba RJA White
skate
Raja brachyura RJH Blonde
ray
Raja circularis RJI Sandy
ray
Raja clavata RJC Thornback
ray
Raja fullonica RJF Shagreen
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
Scomber scombrus MAC Mackerel
Scophthalmus rhombus BLL Brill
Sebastes spp. RED Redfish
Solea solea SOL Common
sole
Solea spp. SOO Sole
Sprattus sprattus SPR Sprat
Squalus acanthias DGS Spurdog/dogfish
Tetrapturus albidus WHM White
marlin
Thunnus maccoyii SBF Southern
bluefin
tuna
Thunnus obesus BET Bigeye
tuna
Thunnus thynnus BFT Bluefin
tuna
Trachurus murphyi CJM Jack
mackerel
Trachurus spp. JAX Horse
mackerel
Trisopterus esmarkii NOP Norway
pout
Urophycis tenuis HKW White
hake
Xiphias gladius SWO Swordfish

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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 toothfish TOA Dissostichus
mawsoni
Atlantic halibut HAL Hippoglossus
hippoglossus
Bigeye tuna BET Thunnus
obesus
Birdbeak dogfish DCA Deania
calcea
Blonde ray RJH Raja
brachyura
Blue ling BLI Molva
dypterygia
Blue marlin BUM Makaira
nigricans
Blue whiting WHB Micromesistius
poutassou
Bluefin tuna BFT Thunnus
thynnus
Boarfish BOR Caproidae
Brill BLL Scophthalmus
rhombus
Capelin CAP Mallotus
villosus
Cod COD Gadus
morhua
Common dab DAB Limanda
limanda
Common skate RJB Dipturus
batis
Common sole SOL Solea
solea
Crabs PAI Paralomis spp.
Cuckoo ray RJN Leucoraja
naevus
Deep sea red crab GER Chaceon spp.
European flounder FLE Platichthys
flesus
Flatfish FLX Pleuronectiformes
Giant manta ray RMB Manta
birostris
Great lanternshark ETR Etmopterus
princeps
Greater silver smelt ARU Argentina
silus
Greenland halibut GHL Reinhardtius
hippoglossoides
Grenadiers GRV Macrourus spp.
Grey rockcod NOS Lepidonotothen
squamifrons
Haddock HAD Melanogrammus
aeglefinus
Hake HKE Merluccius
merluccius
Herring HER Clupea
harengus

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Horse mackerel JAX Trachurus spp.
Jack mackerel CJM Trachurus
murphyi
Kitefin shark SCK Dalatias
licha
Krill KRI Euphausia
superba
Leafscale gulper shark GUQ Centrophorus
squamosus
Lemon sole LEM Microstomus
kitt
Ling LIN Molva
molva
Mackerel MAC Scomber
scombrus
Mackerel icefish ANI Champsocephalus
gunnari
Megrims LEZ Lepidorhombus spp.
Northern prawn PRA Pandalus
borealis
Norway lobster NEP Nephrops
norvegicus
Norway pout NOP Trisopterus
esmarkii
Norwegian skate JAD Raja
(Dipturus)
nidarosiensis
Orange roughy ORY Hoplostethus
atlanticus
Patagonian toothfish TOP Dissostichus
eleginoides
"Penaeus" shrimps PEN Penaeus spp.
Plaice PLE Pleuronectes
platessa
Pollack POL Pollachius
pollachius
Porbeagle POR Lamna
nasus
Portuguese dogfish CYO Centroscymnus
coelolepis
Redfish RED Sebastes spp.
Roundnose grenadier RNG Coryphaenoides
rupestris
Saithe POK Pollachius
virens
Sandeels SAN Ammodytes spp.
Sandy ray RJI Raja
circularis
Shagreen ray RJF Raja
fullonica
Shortfin squid SQI Illex
illecebrosus
Skates and rays SRX Rajiformes
Small-eyed ray RJE Raja
microocellata
Smooth lanternshark ETP Etmopterus
pusillus
Snow crab PCR Chionoecetes spp.
Sole SOO Solea spp.

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Southern bluefin tuna SBF Thunnus
maccoyii
Spotted ray RJM Raja
montagui
Sprat SPR Sprattus
sprattus
Spurdog/dogfish DGS Squalus
acanthias
Squid SQS Martialia
hyadesi
Starry ray RJR Amblyraja
radiata
Swordfish SWO Xiphias
gladius
Thornback ray RJC Raja
clavata
Tope shark GAG Galeorhinus
galeus
Turbot TUR Psetta
maxima
Tusk USK Brosme
brosme
Undulate ray RJU Raja
undulata
White hake HKW Urophycis
tenuis
White marlin WHM Tetrapturus
albidus
White skate RJA Raja
alba
Whiting WHG Merlangius
merlangus
Witch flounder WIT Glyptocephalus
cynoglossus
Yellowtail flounder YEL Limanda
ferruginea

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European
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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
Zone:
EU and international waters of I and II
Argentina silus
(ARU/1/2.)
Germany 24
France
8
The Netherlands 19
United Kingdom 39
Union 90
TAC 90
Analytical TAC
Species: Greater
silver
smelt
Zone: EU
waters
of
III
and
IV
Argentina silus
(ARU/34-C)
Denmark 911
Germany
9
France
7
Ireland
7
The Netherlands 43
Sweden 35
United Kingdom 16
Union 1
028
TAC
Analytical TAC
1
028
Species: Greater
silver
smelt
Zone:
EU and international waters of V, VI and VII
Argentina silus
(ARU/567.)
Germany 329
France
7
Ireland 305
The Netherlands 3
434
United Kingdom 241
Union 4
316
TAC
Analytical TAC
4
316
Species: Tusk
Zone: IIIa;
EU
waters
of
Subdivisions
22-32
Brosme brosme
(USK/3A/BCD)
Denmark 15
Sweden
7
Germany
7
Union 29
TAC 29
Analytical TAC

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Species: Boarfish
Zone:
EU and international waters of VI, VII and VIII
Caproidae
(BOR/678-)
Denmark 20
123
Ireland 56
666
United Kingdom 5
211
Union 82
000
TAC
Precautionary TAC
82
000

Species: Herring
Zone: VIaS
( 1 ), VIIb, VIIc
Clupea harengus
(HER/6AS7BC)
Ireland 1
364
The Netherlands 136
Union 1
500
TAC
Analytical TAC
1
500
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall
not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall
not apply.
______________
( 1 ) Reference is to the herring stock in VIa south of 56° 00′ N and west of 07° 00′ W.
Species: Herring
Zone: VI
Clyde
( 1 )
Clupea harengus
(HER/06ACL.)
United Kingdom To
be
established
( 2 )
Union To
be
established
( 3 )
TAC To
be Precautionary TAC
established
( 3 )

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( 1 ) 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.
— the Mull of Kintyre (55°19′N, 05°48′W);
— a point at position (55°04′N, 05°23′W) and;
— Corsewall Point (55°01′N, 05°10′W).
( 2 ) Article 6 of this Regulation applies.
( 3 ) Fixed at the same quantity as determined in accordance with footnote 2.
Species: Herring
Zone: VIIa
( 1 )
Clupea harengus
(HER/07A/MM)
Ireland 1
300
United Kingdom 3
693
Union 4
993
TAC
Analytical TAC
4
993
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( 1 ) 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.

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Species: Herring
Zone: VIIe
and
VIIf
Clupea harengus
(HER/7EF.)
France 465
United Kingdom 465
Union 931
TAC 931
Precautionary TAC
Species: Herring
Zone: VIIg
( 1 ), VIIh ( 1 ), VIIj ( 1 ) and VIIk ( 1 )
Clupea harengus
(HER/7G-K.)
Germany 191
France 1
062
Ireland 14
864
The Netherlands 1
062
United Kingdom 21
Union 17
200
TAC
Analytical TAC
17
200

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( 1 ) 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.
Species: Anchovy
Zone: IX
and
X;
EU
waters
of
CECAF
34.1.1
Engraulis encrasicolus
(ANE/9/3411)
Spain 4
198
Portugal 4
580
Union 8
778
TAC
Precautionary TAC
8
778

Species: Cod
Zone: Kattegat
Gadus morhua
(COD/03AS.)
Denmark 62
( 1 )
Germany 1
( 1 )
Sweden 37
( 1 )
Union 100
( 1 )
TAC
Analytical TAC
100
( 1 )
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Species: Cod
Zone: VIb;
EU
and
international
waters
of
Vb
west
of
Gadus morhua
12° 00′ W and of XII and XIV
(COD/5W6-14)
Belgium
0
Germany
1
France 12
Ireland 16
United Kingdom 45
Union 74
TAC 74
Precautionary TAC
Species: Cod
Zone: VIa;
EU
and
international
waters
of
Vb
east
of
Gadus morhua
12° 00′ W
(COD/5BE6A)
Belgium
0
Germany
0
France
0
Ireland
0
United Kingdom
0
Union
0
TAC
Analytical TAC
0
( 1 )
______________
( 1 ) 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.
Species: Cod
Zone: VIIa
Gadus morhua
(COD/07A.)
Belgium
4
France 10
Ireland 188
The Netherlands
1
United Kingdom 82
Union 285
TAC 285
Analytical TAC
Species: Cod
Zone: VIIb,
VIIc,
VIIe-k,
VIII,
IX
and
X;
EU
waters
of
CECAF
Gadus morhua
34.1.1
(COD/7XAD34)
Belgium 456
France 7
459
Ireland 1
479
The Netherlands
2
United Kingdom 804
Union 10
200
TAC
Analytical TAC
10
200
Article 11 of this Regulation applies.

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Species: Porbeagle
Zone: French
Guiana
waters,
Kattegat;
EU
waters
of
Lamna nasus
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
( 1 )
France 0
( 1 )
Germany 0
( 1 )
Ireland 0
( 1 )
Spain 0
( 1 )
United Kingdom 0
( 1 )
Union 0
( 1 )
TAC
Analytical TAC
0
( 1 )
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 ) When accidentally caught, this species shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released.
Species: Megrims
Zone: EU
waters
of
IIa
and
IV
Lepidorhombus spp.
(LEZ/2AC4-C)
Belgium
6
Denmark
5
Germany
5
France 32
The Netherlands 25
United Kingdom 1
864
Union 1
937
TAC
Analytical TAC
1
937
Species: Megrims
Zone: EU
and
international
waters
of
Vb;
VI;
international
Lepidorhombus spp.
waters of XII and XIV
(LEZ/56-14)
Spain 385
France 1
501
Ireland 439
United Kingdom 1
062
Union 3
387
TAC
Analytical TAC
3
387

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Species: Megrims
Zone: VII
Lepidorhombus spp.
(LEZ/07.)
Belgium 470
( 1 )
Spain 5
216
( 1 )
France 6
329
( 1 )
Ireland 2
878
( 1 )
United Kingdom 2
492
( 1 )
Union 17
385
TAC
Analytical TAC
17
385
Article 11 of this Regulation applies.
______________
( 1 ) In addition to this quota, a Member State may grant to vessels flying its flag and participating in trials on fully documented fisheries an
additional allocation within an overall limit of 1 % of the quota allocated to that Member State, pursuant to Article 7 of this
Regulation.
Species: Megrims
Zone: VIIIa,
VIIIb,
VIIId
and
VIIIe
Lepidorhombus spp.
(LEZ/8ABDE.)
Spain 950
France 766
Union 1
716
TAC
Analytical TAC
1
716
Species: Megrims
Zone: VIIIc,
IX
and
X;
EU
waters
of
CECAF
34.1.1
Lepidorhombus spp.
(LEZ/8C3411)
Spain 1
121
France 56
Portugal 37
Union 1
214
TAC
Analytical TAC
1
214
Species: Anglerfish
Zone: VI;
EU
and
international
waters
of
Vb;
international
Lophiidae
waters of XII and XIV
(ANF/56-14)
Belgium 177
Germany 202
Spain 189
France 2
179
Ireland 492
The Netherlands 170
United Kingdom 1
515
Union 4
924
TAC
Precautionary TAC
4
924

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Union L
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Species: Anglerfish
Zone: VII
Lophiidae
(ANF/07.)
Belgium 2
693
( 1 ) ( 2 )
Germany 300
( 1 ) ( 2 )
Spain 1
070
( 1 ) ( 2 )
France 17
282
( 1 ) ( 2 )
Ireland 2
209
( 1 ) ( 2 )
The Netherlands 349
( 1 ) ( 2 )
United Kingdom 5
241
( 1 ) ( 2 )
Union 29
144
( 1 )
TAC
Analytical TAC
29
144
( 1 )
Article 11 of this Regulation applies.
______________
( 1 ) Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe (ANF/*8ABDE).
( 2 ) In addition to this quota, a Member State may grant to vessels flying its flag and participating in trials on fully documented fisheries an
additional allocation within an overall limit of 1 % of the quota allocated to that Member State, pursuant to Article 7 of this
Regulation.
Species: Anglerfish
Zone: VIIIa,
VIIIb,
VIIId
and
VIIIe
Lophiidae
(ANF/8ABDE.)
Spain 1
190
France 6
619
Union 7
809
TAC
Analytical TAC
7
809
Species: Anglerfish
Zone: VIIIc,
IX
and
X;
EU
waters
of
CECAF
34.1.1
Lophiidae
(ANF/8C3411)
Spain 2
063
France
2
Portugal 410
Union 2
475
TAC
Analytical TAC
2
475
Species: Haddock
Zone:
EU and international waters of Vb and Via
Melanogrammus aeglefinus
(HAD/5BC6A.)
Belgium
5
Germany
6
France 232
Ireland 690
United Kingdom 3
278
Union 4
211
TAC
Analytical TAC
4
211

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Species: Haddock
Zone: VIIb-k,
VIII,
IX
and
X;
EU
waters
of
CECAF
34.1.1
Melanogrammus aeglefinus
(HAD/7X7A34)
Belgium 157
( 1 )
France 9
432
( 1 )
Ireland 3
144
( 1 )
United Kingdom 1
415
( 1 )
Union 14
148
( 1 )
TAC
Analytical TAC
14
148
Article 11 of this Regulation applies.
______________
( 1 ) In addition to this quota, a Member State may grant to vessels flying its flag and participating in trials on fully documented fisheries an
additional allocation within an overall limit of 5 % of the quota allocated to that Member State, pursuant to Article 7 of this
Regulation.
Species: Haddock
Zone: VIIa
Melanogrammus aeglefinus
(HAD/07A.)
Belgium 19
France 86
Ireland 515
United Kingdom 569
Union 1
189
TAC
Analytical TAC
1
189
Species: Whiting
Zone: VI;
EU
and
international
waters
of
Vb;
international
Merlangius merlangus
waters of XII and XIV
(WHG/56-14)
Germany
2
France 36
Ireland 87
United Kingdom 167
Union 292
TAC 292
Analytical TAC
Species: Whiting
Zone: VIIa
Merlangius merlangus
(WHG/07A.)
Belgium
0
France
3
Ireland 49
The Netherlands
0
United Kingdom 32
Union 84
TAC 84
Analytical TAC

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Species: Whiting
Zone: VIIb,
VIIc,
VIId,
VIIe,
VIIf,
VIIg,
VIIh,
VIIj
and
VIIk
Merlangius merlangus
(WHG/7X7A-C)
Belgium 239
France 14
700
Ireland 6
812
The Netherlands 120
United Kingdom 2
629
Union 24
500
TAC
Analytical TAC
24
500
Article 11 of this Regulation applies.
Species: Whiting
Zone: VIII
Merlangius merlangus
(WHG/08.)
Spain 1
270
France 1
905
Union 3
175
TAC
Precautionary TAC
3
175

Species: Whiting
Zone: IX
and
X;
EU
waters
of
CECAF
34.1.1
Merlangius merlangus
(WHG/9/3411)
Portugal To
be
established
( 1 )
Union To
be
established
( 2 )
TAC To
be Precautionary TAC
established
( 2 )

______________
( 1 ) Article 6 of this Regulation applies.
( 2 ) Fixed at the same quantity as determined in accordance with footnote 1.
Species: Hake
Zone: IIIa;
EU
waters
of
Subdivisions
22-32
Merluccius merluccius
(HKE/3A/BCD)
Denmark 1
531
( 2 )
Sweden 130
( 2 )
Union 1
661
TAC
Analytical TAC
1
661
( 1 )
______________
( 1 ) Within an overall TAC of 55 105 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.
( 2 ) Transfers of this quota may be effected to EU waters of IIa and IV. However, such transfers shall be notified in advance to the
Commission.

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Species: Hake
Zone: EU
waters
of
IIa
and
IV
Merluccius merluccius
(HKE/2AC4-C)
Belgium 28
Denmark 1
119
Germany 128
France 248
The Netherlands 64
United Kingdom 348
Union 1
935
TAC
Analytical TAC
1
935
( 1 )
______________
( 1 ) Within an overall TAC of 55 105 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.
Species: Hake
Zone:
VI and VII; EU and international waters of Vb; inter
Merluccius merluccius
national waters of XII and XIV
(HKE/571214)
Belgium 284
( 1 ) ( 3 )
Spain 9
109
( 3 )
France 14
067
( 1 ) ( 3 )
Ireland 1
704
( 3 )
The Netherlands 183
( 1 ) ( 3 )
United Kingdom 5
553
( 1 ) ( 3 )
Union 30
900
TAC
Analytical TAC
30
900
( 2 )
Article 11 of this Regulation applies.
______________
( 1 ) Transfers of this quota may be effected to EU waters of IIa and IV. However, such transfers shall be notified in advance to the
Commission.
( 2 ) Within an overall TAC of 55 105 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.
( 3 ) In addition to this quota, a Member State may grant to vessels flying its flag and participating in trials on fully documented fisheries an
additional allocation within an overall limit of 1 % of the quota allocated to that Member State, pursuant to Article 7 of this
Regulation.
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

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EN
25.1.2013 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
23/25
Species: Hake
Zone: VIIIa,
VIIIb,
VIIId
and
VIIIe
Merluccius merluccius
(HKE/8ABDE.)
Belgium 9
( 1 )
Spain 6
341
France 14
241
The Netherlands 18
( 1 )
Union 20
609
TAC
Analytical TAC
20
609
( 2 )
______________
( 1 ) Transfers of this quota may be effected to IV and EU waters of IIa. However, such transfers shall be notified in advance to the
Commission.
( 2 ) Within an overall TAC of 55 105 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.
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
Zone: VIIIc,
IX
and
X;
EU
waters
of
CECAF
34.1.1
Merluccius merluccius
(HKE/8C3411)
Spain 9
051
France 869
Portugal 4
224
Union 14
144
TAC
Analytical TAC
14
144

Species: Blue
ling
Zone: International
waters
of
XII
Molva dypterygia
(BLI/12INT-)
Estonia 2
( 1 )
Spain 739
( 1 )
France 18
( 1 )
Lithuania 7
( 1 )
United Kingdom 7
( 1 )
Others 2
( 1 )
Union 774
( 1 )
TAC
Precautionary TAC
774
( 1 )
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( 1 ) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

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L 23/26
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Official Journal of the European Union
25.1.2013
Species: Blue
ling
Zone:
EU and international waters of II and IV
Molva dypterygia
(BLI/24-)
Denmark
4
Germany
4
Ireland
4
France 23
United Kingdom 14
Others ( 1 )
4
Union 53
TAC 53
Precautionary TAC
______________
( 1 ) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.
Species: Blue
ling
Zone: EU
and
international
waters
of
III
Molva dypterygia
(BLI/03-)
Denmark
3
Germany
2
Sweden
3
Union
8
TAC
8
Precautionary TAC
Species: Ling
Zone: IIIa;
EU
waters
of
IIIbcd
Molva molva
(LIN/3A/BCD)
Belgium 6
( 1 )
Denmark 50
Germany 6
( 1 )
Sweden 19
United Kingdom 6
( 1 )
Union 87
TAC 87
Analytical TAC
______________
( 1 ) Quota may be fished in EU waters of IIIa and EU waters of IIIbcd only.
Species: Norway
lobster
Zone: EU
waters
of
Iia
and
IV
Nephrops norvegicus
(NEP/2AC4-C)
Belgium 908
Denmark 908
Germany 13
France 27
The Netherlands 467
United Kingdom 15
027
Union 17
350
TAC
Analytical TAC
17
350

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EN
25.1.2013 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
23/27
Species: Norway
lobster
Zone: VI;
EU
and
international
waters
of
Vb
Nephrops norvegicus
(NEP/5BC6.)
Spain 34
France 135
Ireland 226
United Kingdom 16
295
Union 16
690
TAC
Analytical TAC
16
690

Species: Norway
lobster
Zone: VII
Nephrops norvegicus
(NEP/07.)
Spain 1
384
( 1 )
France 5
609
( 1 )
Ireland 8
506
( 1 )
United Kingdom 7
566
( 1 )
Union 23
065
( 1 )
TAC
Analytical TAC
23
065
( 1 )
Article 11 of this Regulation applies.
______________
( 1 ) Special condition: of which no more than the following quotas may be taken in Functional Unit 16 of ICES Subarea VII (NEP/*07U16):
Spain 543
France 340
Ireland 653
United Kingdom 264
Union 1
800
Species: Norway
lobster
Zone: VIIIa,
VIIIb,
VIIId
and
VIIIe
Nephrops norvegicus
(NEP/8ABDE.)
Spain 234
France 3
665
Union 3
899
TAC
Analytical TAC
3
899
Species: Norway
lobster
Zone: VIIIc
Nephrops norvegicus
(NEP/08C.)
Spain 71
France
3
Union 74
TAC 74
Analytical TAC

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L 23/28
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
25.1.2013
Species: Norway
lobster
Zone: IX
and
X;
EU
waters
of
CECAF
34.1.1
Nephrops norvegicus
(NEP/9/3411)
Spain 62
Portugal 184
Union 246
TAC 246
Analytical TAC
Species:
"Penaeus" shrimps
Zone: French
Guiana
waters
Penaeus spp.
(PEN/FGU.)
France To
be
established
( 1 ) ( 2 )
Union To
be
established
( 2 ) ( 3 )
TAC To
be Precautionary TAC
established
( 2 ) ( 3 )

______________
( 1 ) Article 6 of this Regulation applies.
( 2 ) Fishing for shrimps Penaeus subtilis and Penaeus brasiliensis is prohibited in waters less than 30 metres deep.
( 3 ) Fixed at the same quantity as determined in accordance with footnote 1.
Species: Plaice
Zone: VI;
EU
and
international
waters
of
Vb;
international
Pleuronectes platessa
waters of XII and XIV
(PLE/56-14)
France
9
Ireland 261
United Kingdom 388
Union 658
TAC 658
Precautionary TAC
Species: Plaice
Zone: VIIa
Pleuronectes platessa
(PLE/07A.)
Belgium 42
France 18
Ireland 1
063
The Netherlands 13
United Kingdom 491
Union 1
627
TAC
Analytical TAC
1
627
Species: Plaice
Zone: VIIb
and
VIIc
Pleuronectes platessa
(PLE/7BC.)
France 11
Ireland 63
Union 74
TAC 74
Precautionary TAC
Article 11 of this Regulation applies.

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EN
25.1.2013 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
23/29
Species: Plaice
Zone: VIId
and
VIIe
Pleuronectes platessa
(PLE/7DE.)
Belgium 1
047
( 1 )
France 3
491
( 1 )
United Kingdom 1
862
( 1 )
Union 6
400
TAC
Analytical TAC
6
400
______________
( 1 ) In addition to this quota, a Member State may grant to vessels flying its flag and participating in trials on fully documented fisheries an
additional allocation within an overall limit of 1 % of the quota allocated to that Member State, pursuant to Article 7 of this
Regulation.
Species: Plaice
Zone: VIIf
and
VIIg
Pleuronectes platessa
(PLE/7FG.)
Belgium 46
France 83
Ireland 197
United Kingdom 43
Union 369
TAC 369
Analytical TAC
Species: Plaice
Zone: VIIh,
VIIj
and
VIIk
Pleuronectes platessa
(PLE/7HJK.)
Belgium
9
France 18
Ireland 61
The Netherlands 35
United Kingdom 18
Union 141
TAC 141
Analytical TAC
Article 11 of this Regulation applies.
Species: Plaice
Zone: VIII,
IX
and
X;
EU
waters
of
CECAF
34.1.1
Pleuronectes platessa
(PLE/8/3411)
Spain 66
France 263
Portugal 66
Union 395
TAC 395
Precautionary TAC

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L 23/30
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
25.1.2013
Species: Pollack
Zone: VI;
EU
and
international
waters
of
Vb;
international
Pollachius pollachius
waters of XII and XIV
(POL/56-14)
Spain
6
France 190
Ireland 56
United Kingdom 145
Union 397
TAC 397
Precautionary TAC
Species: Pollack
Zone: VII
Pollachius pollachius
(POL/07.)
Belgium 420
Spain 25
France 9
667
Ireland 1
030
United Kingdom 2
353
Union 13
495
TAC
Precautionary TAC
13
495
Article 11 of this Regulation applies.
Species: Pollack
Zone: VIIIa,
VIIIb,
VIIId
and
VIIIe
Pollachius pollachius
(POL/8ABDE.)
Spain 252
France 1
230
Union 1
482
TAC
Precautionary TAC
1
482

Species: Pollack
Zone: VIIIc
Pollachius pollachius
(POL/08C.)
Spain 208
France 23
Union 231
TAC 231
Precautionary TAC
Species: Pollack
Zone: IX
and
X;
EU
waters
of
CECAF
34.1.1
Pollachius pollachius
(POL/9/3411)
Spain 273
( 1 )
Portugal 9
( 1 )
Union 282
( 1 )
TAC 282
Precautionary TAC
______________
( 1 ) Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in EU waters of VIIIc (POL/*08C.).

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EN
25.1.2013 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
23/31
Species: Saithe
Zone: VII,
VIII,
IX
and
X;
EU
waters
of
CECAF
34.1.1
Pollachius virens
(POK/7/3411)
Belgium
6
France 1
245
Ireland 1
491
United Kingdom 434
Union 3
176
TAC
Precautionary TAC
3
176
Article 11 of this Regulation applies.
Species: Skates
and
rays
Zone: EU
waters
of
IIa
and
IV
Rajiformes
(SRX/2AC4-C)
Belgium 211
( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 )
Denmark 8
( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 )
Germany 10
( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 )
France 33
( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 )
The Netherlands 180
( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 )
United Kingdom 814
( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 )
Union 1
256
( 1 ) ( 3 )
TAC
Precautionary TAC
1
256
( 3 )

______________
( 1 ) Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/2AC4-C), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/2AC4-C), blonde ray (Raja adiate an)
(RJH/2AC4-C), spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/2AC4-C) and starry ray (Amblyraja adiate) (RJR/2AC4-C) shall be reported separately.
( 2 ) 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.
( 3 ) Shall not apply to common skate (Dipturus batis). When accidentally caught, that 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.
Species: Skates
and
rays
Zone: EU
waters
of
IIIa
Rajiformes
(SRX/03A-C.)
Denmark 41
( 1 ) ( 2 )
Sweden 11
( 1 ) ( 2 )
Union 52
( 1 ) ( 2 )
TAC
Precautionary TAC
52
( 2 )
______________
( 1 ) Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/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.
( 2 ) Shall not apply to common skate (Dipturus batis) and thornback ray (Raja clavata). 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.

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L 23/32
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
25.1.2013
Species: Skates
and
rays
Zone: EU
waters
of
VIa,
VIb,
VIIa-c
and
VIIe-k
Rajiformes
(SRX/67AKXD)
Belgium 806
( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 )
Estonia 5
( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 )
France 3
615
( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 )
Germany 11
( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 )
Ireland 1
165
( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 )
Lithuania 19
( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 )
The Netherlands 3
( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 )
Portugal 20
( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 )
Spain 974
( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 )
United Kingdom 2
306
( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 )
Union 8
924
( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 )
TAC
Precautionary TAC
8
924
( 2 )
Article 11 of this Regulation applies.
______________
( 1 ) 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 (Raja circularis)
(RJI/67AKXD) and shagreen ray (Raja fullonica) (RJF/67AKXD) shall be reported separately.
( 2 ) Shall not apply to undulate ray (Raja undulata), common skate (Dipturus batis), Norwegian skate (Raja (Dipturus) nidarosiensis) and white
skate (Raja 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.
( 3 ) Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in EU waters of VIId (SRX/*07D.). 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.),
small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) (RJE/*07D.), sandy ray (Raja circularis) (RJI/*07D.) and shagreen ray (Raja fullonica) (RJF/*07D.) shall be
reported separately.
Species: Skates
and
rays
Zone: EU
waters
of
VIId
Rajiformes
(SRX/07D.)
Belgium 72
( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 )
France 602
( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 )
The Netherlands 4
( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 )
United Kingdom 120
( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 )
Union 798
( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 )
TAC
Precautionary TAC
798
( 2 )
______________
( 1 ) 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.), small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) (RJE/07D.) and starry ray (Amblyraja radiata) (RJR/07D.) shall
be reported separately.
( 2 ) Shall 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.
( 3 ) Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in EU waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k (SRX/*67AKD). Catches of Cuckoo ray
(Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/*67AKD), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/*67AKD), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/*67AKD), spotted ray (Raja
montagui) (RJM/*67AKD), small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) (RJE/*67AKD) and starry ray (Amblyraja radiata) (RJR/*67AKD) shall be
reported separately.

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EN
25.1.2013 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
23/33
Species: Skates
and
rays
Zone: EU
waters
of
VIII
and
IX
Rajiformes
(SRX/89-C.)
Belgium 8
( 1 ) ( 2 )
France 1
441
( 1 ) ( 2 )
Portugal 1
168
( 1 ) ( 2 )
Spain 1
175
( 1 ) ( 2 )
United Kingdom 8
( 1 ) ( 2 )
Union 3
800
( 1 ) ( 2 )
TAC
Precautionary TAC
3
800
( 2 )
______________
( 1 ) Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/89-C.), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/89-C.) and thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/89-C.)
shall be reported separately.
( 2 ) Shall not apply to undulate ray (Raja undulata), common skate (Dipturus batis) and white skate (Raja 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.
Species: Common
sole
Zone: IIIa;
EU
waters
of
Subdivisions
22-32
Solea solea
(SOL/3A/BCD)
Denmark 470
Germany 27
( 1 )
The Netherlands 45
( 1 )
Sweden 18
Union 560
TAC 560
Analytical TAC
______________
( 1 ) Quota may be fished in EU waters of IIIa, Subdivisions 22-32 only.
Species: Common
sole
Zone: VI;
EU
and
international
waters
of
Vb;
international
Solea solea
waters of XII and XIV
(SOL/56-14)
Ireland 46
United Kingdom 11
Union 57
TAC 57
Precautionary TAC

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L 23/34
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
25.1.2013
Species: Common
sole
Zone: VIIa
Solea solea
(SOL/07A.)
Belgium 36
France
0
Ireland 58
The Netherlands 11
United Kingdom 35
Union 140
TAC 140
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall
not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall
not apply.
Species: Common
sole
Zone: VIIb
and
VIIc
Solea solea
(SOL/7BC.)
France
6
Ireland 36
Union 42
TAC 42
Precautionary TAC
Article 11 of this Regulation applies.
Species: Common
sole
Zone: VIId
Solea solea
(SOL/07D.)
Belgium 1
588
France 3
177
United Kingdom 1
135
Union 5
900
TAC
Analytical TAC
5
900
Species: Common
sole
Zone: VIIe
Solea solea
(SOL/07E.)
Belgium 32
( 1 )
France 337
( 1 )
United Kingdom 525
( 1 )
Union 894
TAC 894
Analytical TAC
______________
( 1 ) In addition to this quota, a Member State may grant to vessels flying its flag and participating in trials on fully documented fisheries an
additional allocation within an overall limit of 5 % of the quota allocated to that Member State, pursuant to Article 7 of this
Regulation.

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EN
25.1.2013 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
23/35
Species: Common
sole
Zone: VIIf
and
VIIg
Solea solea
(SOL/7FG.)
Belgium 688
France 69
Ireland 34
United Kingdom 309
Union 1
100
TAC
Analytical TAC
1
100
Species: Common
sole
Zone: VIIh,
VIIj
and
VIIk
Solea solea
(SOL/7HJK.)
Belgium 33
France 67
Ireland 181
The Netherlands 54
United Kingdom 67
Union 402
TAC 402
Analytical TAC
Article 11 of this Regulation applies.
Species: Common
sole
Zone: VIIIa
and
VIIIb
Solea solea
(SOL/8AB.)
Belgium 51
Spain
9
France 3
758
The Netherlands 282
Union 4
100
TAC
Analytical TAC
4
100
Species: Sole
Zone: VIIIc,
VIIId,
VIIIe,
IX
and
X;
EU
waters
of
CECAF
Solea spp.
34.1.1
(SOO/8CDE34)
Spain 403
Portugal 669
Union 1
072
TAC
Precautionary TAC
1
072

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L 23/36
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
25.1.2013
Species: Sprat
Zone: VIId
and
VIIe
Sprattus sprattus
(SPR/7DE.)
Belgium 26
Denmark 1
674
Germany 26
France 361
The Netherlands 361
United Kingdom 2
702
Union 5
150
TAC
Precautionary TAC
5
150

Species: Spurdog/dogfish
Zone: EU
waters
of
IIIa
Squalus acanthias
(DGS/03A-C.)
Denmark
0
Sweden
0
Union
0
TAC
0
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall
not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall
not apply.
Species: Spurdog/dogfish
Zone: EU
waters
of
IIa
and
IV
Squalus acanthias
(DGS/2AC4-C)
Belgium 0
( 1 )
Denmark 0
( 1 )
Germany 0
( 1 )
France 0
( 1 )
The Netherlands 0
( 1 )
Sweden 0
( 1 )
United Kingdom 0
( 1 )
Union 0
( 1 )
TAC
Analytical TAC
0
( 1 )
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall
not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall
not apply.
______________
( 1 ) 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.

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EN
25.1.2013 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
23/37
Species: Spurdog/dogfish
Zone: EU
and
international
waters
of
I,
V,
VI,
VII,
VIII,
XII
Squalus acanthias
and XIV
(DGS/15X14)
Belgium 0
( 1 )
Germany 0
( 1 )
Spain 0
( 1 )
France 0
( 1 )
Ireland 0
( 1 )
The Netherlands 0
( 1 )
Portugal 0
( 1 )
United Kingdom 0
( 1 )
Union 0
( 1 )
TAC
Analytical TAC
0
( 1 )
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall
not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall
not apply.
Article 11 of this Regulation applies.
______________
( 1 ) 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.
Species: Horse
mackerel
Zone: VIIIc
Trachurus spp.
(JAX/08C.)
Spain 22
409
( 1 ) ( 2 )
France 388
( 1 )
Portugal 2
214
( 1 ) ( 2 )
Union 25
011
TAC
Analytical TAC
25
011

______________
( 1 ) Of which, notwithstanding Article 19 (2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 850/98 ( 1 ), no more than 5 % by live weight of the total catches
retained on board 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.
( 1 ) 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).
( 2 ) Special condition: up to 5 % of this quota may be fished in IX (JAX/*09.).
Species: Horse
mackerel
Zone: IX
Trachurus spp.
(JAX/09.)
Spain 7
762
( 1 ) ( 2 )
Portugal 22
238
( 1 ) ( 2 )
Union 30
000
TAC
Analytical TAC
30
000

______________
( 1 ) Of which, notwithstanding Article 19 (2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 850/98, no more than 5 % by live weight of the total catches
retained on board 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.
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Species: Horse
mackerel
Zone: X;
EU
waters
of
CECAF
( 1 )
Trachurus spp.
(JAX/X34PRT)
Portugal To
be
established
( 2 ) ( 3 )
Union To
be
established
( 4 )
TAC To
be Precautionary TAC
established
( 4 )

______________
( 1 ) Waters adjacent to the Azores.
( 2 ) Of which, notwithstanding Article 19 (2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 850/98, no more than 5 % by live weight of the total catches
retained on board 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.
( 3 ) Article 6 of this Regulation applies.
( 4 ) Fixed at the same quantity as determined in accordance with footnote 3.
Species: Horse
mackerel
Zone: EU
waters
of
CECAF
( 1 )
Trachurus spp.
(JAX/341PRT)
Portugal To
be
established
( 2 ) ( 3 )
Union To
be
established
( 4 )
TAC To
be Precautionary TAC
established
( 4 )

______________
( 1 ) Waters adjacent to Madeira.
( 2 ) Of which, notwithstanding Article 19 (2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 850/98, no more than 5 % by live weight of the total catches
retained on board 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.
( 3 ) Article 6 of this Regulation applies.
( 4 ) Fixed at the same quantity as determined in accordance with footnote 3.
Species: Horse
mackerel
Zone: EU
waters
of
CECAF
( 1 )
Trachurus spp.
(JAX/341SPN)
Spain To
be
established
( 2 )
Union To
be
established
( 3 )
TAC To
be Precautionary TAC
established
( 3 )

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( 1 ) Waters adjacent to the Canary Islands.
( 2 ) Article 6 of this Regulation applies.
( 3 ) Fixed at the same quantity as determined in accordance with footnote 2.

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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 2013, the Commission shall seek scientific advice for evaluating the effort deployment of
those vessels, with a view to their future inclusion into the effort regime.
2. Regulated
gears
and
geographical
areas
For the purposes of this Annex, the gear groupings referred to in point 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC)
No 1342/2008 ("regulated gear") 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 2013
management period, i.e. from 1 February 2013 to 31 January 2014, for each of the effort groups of each
Member State is set out in Appendix 1 to this Annex.
4.2. The maximum levels of annual fishing effort set in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 ( 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.
( 1 ) Council Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 of 4 November 2003 on the management of the fishing effort relating to certain Community
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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
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Appendix 1 to Annex IIA
Maximum allowable fishing effort in kilowatt days
Geographical area Regulated
gear DK DE SE
(a) Kattegat TR1 197
929 4
212 16
610
TR2 830
041 5
240 327
506
TR3 441
872
0 490
BT1
0
0
0
BT2
0
0
0
GN 115
456 26
534 13
102
GT 22
645
0 22
060
LL 1
100
0 25
339
Geographical area Regulated
gear BE FR IE NL UK
(c) ICES division VIIa TR1
0 48
193 33
539
0 339
592
TR2 10
166 744 475
649
0 1
088
238
TR3
0
0 1
422
0
0
BT1
0
0
0
0
0
BT2 843
782
0 514
584 200
000 111
693
GN
0 471 18
255
0 5
970
GT
0
0
0
0 158
LL
0
0
0
0 70
614
Geographical area Regulated
gear BE DE ES FR IE UK
(d) ICES division VIa and EU TR1
0 9
320
0 1
057
828 428
820 1
033
273
waters of ICES division Vb
TR2
0
0
0 34
926 14
371 2
972
845
TR3
0
0
0
0 273 16
027
BT1
0
0
0
0
0 117
544
BT2
0
0
0
0 3
801 4
626
GN
0 35
442 13
836 302
917 5
697 213
454
GT
0
0
0
0 1
953 145
LL
0
0 1
402
142 184
354 4
250 630
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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 CDIZ
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 consisting of the following two gear categories:
(i) trawls, Danish seines or similar gears of mesh size equal to or larger than 32 mm and
(ii) 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) '2013 management period' means the period from 1 February 2013 to 31 January 2014;
(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 2012 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 2013 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
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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 2010 or 2011 made by the vessel concerned shall represent less than 5
tonnes according to the landings in live weight; and
(b) the total landings of Norway lobster in the year 2010 or 2011 made by the vessel concerned shall 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 2013 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
ES 141
≥ 32 mm, gill-nets of mesh size ≥ 60 mm and bottom longlines
FR 134
PT 140
6.1.(a) and 6.1.(b) Bottom
trawls,
Danish
seines
and
similar
trawls
of
mesh
size Unlimited
≥ 32 mm, gill-nets of mesh size ≥ 60 mm and bottom longlines
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 regulated gear and special conditions as laid
down in Table I, the details of the calculation based on:
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(b) track record of 2010 and 2011 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 2012 and
31 January 2013 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 the regulated gear shall be
divided by the effort expended by all vessels using that gear 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 2013, 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
2013
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
2013 management period, the maximum number of days per Member State and gear shown in Table I shall be
adjusted accordingly for the 2014 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
( 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
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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 shall go beyond the requirements on data
collection, as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 ( 1 ) 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 imple
menting 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 four 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 one 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 2010 and 2011 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.
( 1 ) 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
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12.4. The 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.
The format of spreadsheets 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 the 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 to be transferred, 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 2012 and 2013 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
Alignment ( 1 )
characters/digits
L(eft)/R(ight)
Definition and comments
(1) Member State
3 Member
State
(Alpha-3
ISO
code)
in
which
the
vessel
is
registered
(2) Gear
2 One
of
the
following
gear
types:
TR = trawls, Danish seines and similar gear ≥ 32 mm
GN = gillnets ≥ 60 mm
LL = bottom longlines
(3) Year
4
Either 2006 or 2007 or 2008 or 2009 or 2010 or 2011 or 2012 or
2013
(4) Cumulative effort
7
R Cumulative
amount
of
fishing
effort
expressed
in
kilowatt
days
deployed
declaration
from 1 January until 31 December of the relevant year
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Table IV
Reporting format for vessel-related information
Gear notified
Special condition applying Days eligible using notified Days spent with notified
Member
Length of
to notified gear(s)
gear(s)
gear(s)
Transfer
State
CFR
External
marking management
period
of days
No 1 No 2 No 3 … No
1 No 2 No 3 … No
1 No 2 No 3 … No
1 No 2 No 3 …
(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
Alignment ( 1 )
characters/digits
L(eft)/R(ight)
Definition and comments
(1) Member State
3 Member
State
(Alpha-3
ISO
code)
in
which
vessel
is
registered
(2) CFR 12 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 char
acters). Where a series has fewer than 9 characters, additional zeros shall be
inserted on the left hand side
(3) External marking 14
L Under
Regulation
(EEC)
No
1381/87
( 2 )
(4) Length of management
2
L
Length of the management period measured in months
period
(5) Gears notified
2
L 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
2
L
Indication of which, if any, of the special condition referred to in point 6.1.(a)
applying to notified
or (b) of Annex IIB that apply
gear(s)
(7) Days eligible using
3
L Number
of
days
for
which
the
vessel
is
eligible
under
Annex
IIB
for
the
notified gear(s)
choice of gears and length of management period notified
(8) Days
spent
with
3
L Number
of
days
the
vessel
actually
spent
present
within
the
area
and
using
a
notified gear(s)
gear corresponding to gear notified during the notified management period
(9) Transfers of days
4
L For
days
transferred
indicate '– number of days transferred' and for days
received indicate '+ number of days transferred'
( 1 ) Information relevant for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.
( 2 ) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87 of 20 May 1987 establishing detailed rules concerning the marking and documentation of fishing vessels (OJ L 132,
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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 beam
trawls of mesh size equal to or greater than 80 mm and static nets including gill-nets, trammel-nets and tangle-nets
with mesh size equal to or less than 220 mm in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 509/2007, and present in
ICES division VIIe. For the purposes of this Annex, a reference to the 2013 management period means the period
from 1 February 2013 to 31 January 2014.
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 per year during the three previous years, according to their fishing records, shall be
exempt from the application of this Annex subject to the following conditions:
(a) such vessels catch less than 300 kg live weight of sole during the 2013 management period;
(b) such vessels do not tranship any fish at sea to another vessel;
(c) by 31 July 2013 and 31 January 2014 each Member State concerned make a report to the Commission on
these vessels’ catch records for sole in the three previous years as well as on catches of sole in 2013.
Where any of these conditions is not met, the vessels concerned shall, with immediate effect, cease to be exempt
from the application of this Annex.
2. Definitions
For the purposes of this Annex the following definitions shall apply:
(a) 'gear grouping' means the grouping consisting of the following two gear categories:
(i) beam trawls of mesh size equal to or greater than 80 mm and
(ii) a static nets, including gill-nets, trammel nets and tangle-nets, with mesh size equal to or less than 220 mm;
(b) 'regulated gear' means any of the two gear categories belonging to the gear grouping;
(c) 'area' means ICES division VIIe;
(d) '2013 management period' means the period from 1 February 2013 to 31 January 2014.
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 and registered in the Union shall be present within
the area for no more than the number of days set out 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 2012 in that area unless it ensures that equivalent
capacity, measured in kilowatts, is prevented from fishing in the area.
4.2 However, a vessel with a track record of using a regulated gear 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
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4.3 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 10 or 11
of this Annex.
CHAPTER III
NUMBER OF DAYS PRESENT WITHIN THE AREA ALLOCATED TO EU VESSELS
5. Maximum
number
of
days
During the 2013 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.
Table I
Maximum number of days a vessel may be present within the area by category of regulated gear per year
Regulated gear Maximum
number
of
days
Beam trawls of mesh size ≥ 80 mm 164
Static nets with mesh size ≤ 220 mm 164
6. Kilowatt
day
system
6.1. During
the
2013
management
period,
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 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 is respected.
6.2. 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. 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 the regulated gear 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) 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 cessation 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 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 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.

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7.2. 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.
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 2013, with reports in electronic format containing for the gear grouping 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.
7.5. 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 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
2013
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.
7.7. A Member State may not re-allocate in the 2013 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 regulated gear
may be allocated between 1 February 2013 and 31 January 2014 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 and its implementing
rules for national programmes.
8.2. Scientific 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 imple
menting acts, allocate the Member State concerned 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 scientific
observers. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in
Article 14(2).
8.5. 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 four weeks before the beginning of the period
for which the programme applies.
CHAPTER IV
MANAGEMENT
9. General
obligation
Member States shall manage the maximum allowable effort in accordance with Articles 26 to 35 of Regulation (EC)
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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 one 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 by the Member State concerned.
10.3. 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 9. 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-hours 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 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.
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 between vessels operating with any regulated
gear and during the same management period.
11.4. 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).
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, they shall notify the Commission before the transfer
takes place, the details of the transfer, including the number of days to be transferred, the fishing effort and, where
applicable, the fishing quotas relating thereto.
CHAPTER VI
REPORTING OBLIGATIONS
13. 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.
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, effort deployed by vessels using different types of gear in the area, and the
engine power of those vessels in kilowatt days.

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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 2012 and 2013 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
Alignment ( 1 )
characters/digits
L(eft)/R(ight)
Definition and comments
(1) Member State
3 Member
State
(Alpha-3
ISO
code)
in
which
the
vessel
is
registered
(2) Gear
2 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
4
Either 2006 or 2007 or 2008 or 2009 or 2010 or 2011 or
2012 or 2013
(4) Cumulative effort declaration
7
R Cumulative
amount
of
fishing
effort
expressed
in
kilowatt
days deployed from 1 January until 31 December of the
relevant year
( 1 ) Information relevant for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.
Table IV
Reporting format for vessel-related information
Gear notified Days
eligible
using
notified
gear(s) Days
spent
with
notified
gear(s)
Member
Length of
Transfer
State
CFR
External
marking management
period
of days
No 1 No
2 No
3
… No
1 No
2 No
3
… No
1 No
2 No
3
…
(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
Alignment ( 1 )
characters/digits
L(eft)/R(ight)
Definition and comments
(1) Member State
3 Member
State
(Alpha-3
ISO
code)
in
which
vessel
is
registered
(2) CFR 12 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 char
acters, additional zeros shall be inserted on the left hand side
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Name of field
Maximum number of
Alignment ( 1 )
characters/digits
L(eft)/R(ight)
Definition and comments
(4) Length of management
2
L
Length of the management period measured in months
period
(5) Gears notified
2
L 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
3
L Number
of
days
for
which
the
vessel
is
eligible
under
Annex
notified gear(s)
IIC for the choice of gears and length of management period
notified
(7) Days spent with notified
3
L Number
of
days
the
vessel
actually
spent
present
within
the
gear(s)
area and using a gear corresponding to gear notified during
the notified management period
(8) Transfers of days
4
L For
days
transferred
indicate '– number of days transferred'
and for days received indicate '+ number of days transferred'
( 1 ) Information relevant for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.

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