Commission Regulation (EU) No 589/2010

of 5 July 2010

amending Council Regulation (EU) No 53/2010 as regards catch limits for the fisheries on sandeel in EU waters of IIIa and EU waters of IIa and IV

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 53/2010 of 14 January 2010 fixing for 2010 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in EU waters and, for EU vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required [1], and in particular Article 5(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Catch limits for sandeel in ICES IIa and IV are laid down in Annex IA of Regulation (EU) No 53/2010.

(2) Pursuant to point 6 of Annex IID to Regulation (EU) No 53/2010, the Commission is to revise the total allowable catches (TAC) and quotas for 2010 for sandeel in those zones based on advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) and the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF).

(3) The STECF indicates that the function laid down in point 6 of Annex IID to Regulation (EU) No 53/2010 would indicate a TAC of up to 400000 tonnes.

(4) Sandeel is a North Sea stock which is shared with Norway but which is currently not jointly managed. The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with consultations with Norway pursuant to the provisions of the agreed record of conclusions of fisheries consultations between the European Commission and Norway of 26 January 2010. In consequence, the European Union share of that part of the TAC that can be caught in EU waters of ICES zones IIa and IV should be fixed at 90 % of 400000 tonnes.

(5) Following negotiations with Norway, the amount allocated to Norway from the EU’s share of the TAC should be increased from 20000 tonnes to 27500 tonnes in exchange for fishing opportunities on other species in Norwegian waters.

(6) The Scientific Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries recommends that the TAC should be increased by 4,23 % to cover EU waters of ICES zone IIIa.

(7) Annex IA to Regulation (EU) No 53/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex IA to Regulation (EU) No 53/2010 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 5 July 2010.

For the Commission

The President

José Manuel Barroso

[1] OJ L 21, 26.1.2010, p. 1.

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ANNEX

Annex IA to Regulation (EU) No 53/2010 is amended as follows:

The entry concerning the species sandeel in EU waters of IIIa and EU waters of IIa and IV is replaced by the following:

SpeciesSandeelAmmodytidae | ZoneEU waters of IIIa, EU waters of IIa and IV [1]SAN/2A3A4. |

Denmark | 327250 [2] | |

United Kingdom | 7153 [3] | |

Germany | 500 [4] | |

Sweden | 12017 [5] | |

EU | 346920 [6] | Analytical TAC.Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies. |

Norway | 27500 [7] |

Faeroes | 2500 |

TAC | 376920 |

[1] Excluding waters within 6 miles of UK baselines at Shetland, Fair Isle and Foula.

[2] Of which no more than 311289 tonnes may be fished in EU waters of IIa and IV. The remaining quantity may be fished in EU waters of ICES zone IIIa only (SAN/*03A.).

[3] Of which no more than 6804 tonnes may be fished in EU waters of IIa and IV. The remaining quantity may be fished in EU waters of ICES zone IIIa only (SAN/*03A.).

[4] Of which no more than 476 tonnes may be fished in EU waters of IIa and IV. The remaining quantity may be fished in EU waters of ICES zone IIIa only (SAN/*03A.).

[5] Of which no more than 11431 tonnes may be fished in EU waters of IIa and IV. The remaining quantity may be fished in EU waters of ICES zone IIIa only. (SAN/*03A.).

[6] Of which no more than 330000 tonnes may be fished in EU waters of IIa and IV. The remaining quantity may be fished in EU waters of ICES zone IIIa only. (SAN/*03A.).

[7] To be taken in ICES zone IV.

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