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22.12.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
356/19
REGULATIONS
COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 1261/2012
of 20 December 2012
fixing for 2013 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable
in the Black Sea
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
in particular to Articles 33 and 34 thereof concerning
respectively the recording of catches and fishing effort
and the notification of data on the exhaustion of
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
fishing opportunities. It is therefore necessary to specify
Union, and in particular Article 43(3) thereof,
the codes to be used by the Member States when sending
data to the Commission relating to landings of stocks
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
subject to this Regulation.
Whereas:
(6) In
accordance
with
Article
2
of
Council
Regulation
(EC)
No 847/96 of 6 May 1996 introducing additional
conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and
(1) Article
43(3)
of
the
Treaty
provides
that
the
Council,
on
quotas ( 3 ), the stocks that are subject to the various
a proposal from the Commission, is to adopt measures
measures referred to therein must be identified.
on the fixing and allocation of fishing opportunities.
(7) In
order
to
avoid
interruption
of
fishing
activities
and
to
(2) Council
Regulation
(EC)
No
2371/2002
of
20
December
ensure the livelihood of Union fishermen, it is important
2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of
to open these fisheries on 1 January 2013. For reasons of
fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy ( 1 )
urgency, this Regulation should enter into force
requires that measures governing access to waters and
immediately after its publication,
resources and the sustainable pursuit of fishing activities

be established taking into account available scientific
advice and, in particular, the report drawn up by the
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for
Fisheries (STECF).
CHAPTER I
(3) It
is
incumbent
upon
the
Council
to
adopt
measures
on
SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS
the fixing and allocation of fishing opportunities by
fishery or group of fisheries, including certain conditions
Article 1
functionally linked thereto, as appropriate. Fishing oppor
Subject matter
tunities should be distributed among Member States in
such a way as to assure each Member State relative
This Regulation fixes the fishing opportunities for 2013 for
stability of fishing activities for each stock or fishery
certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks in the Black Sea.
and having due regard to the objectives of the
common fisheries policy established in Regulation (EC)
No 2371/2002.
Article 2
Scope
(4) The
total
allowable
catch
(TACs)
should
be
established
on the basis of the available scientific advice, taking into
This Regulation shall apply to EU vessels operating in the Black
account biological and socioeconomic aspects whilst
Sea.
ensuring fair treatment between fishing sectors, as well
as in the light of the opinions expressed during the
Article 3
consultation of stakeholders.
Definitions
(5) The
use
of
fishing
opportunities
set
out
in
this
Regu
For the purposes of this Regulation the following definitions
lation should be subject to Council Regulation (EC) No
shall apply:
1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a
Community control system for ensuring compliance
with the rules of the common fisheries policy ( 2 ) and
(a) ‘GFCM’ means General Fisheries Commission for the Medi
terranean;
( 1 ) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.
( 2 ) OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
( 3 ) OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3.

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(b) ‘Black Sea’ means geographical sub-area 29 as defined in
(d) quantities withheld in accordance with Article 4 of Regu
Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 of the
lation (EC) No 847/96;
European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December
2011 on certain provisions for fishing in the GFCM
(General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean)
(e) deductions made pursuant to Articles 105 and 107 of
Agreement area (
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

4 ) and in the resolution GFCM/33/2009/2;
(c) ‘EU vessel’ means a fishing vessel flying the flag of a
Article 6
Member State and registered in the Union;
Conditions for landing catches and by-catches
(d) ‘total allowable catch (TAC)’ means the quantity that can be
Fish from stocks for which fishing opportunities are fixed by
taken from each stock each year;
this Regulation shall be retained on board or landed only if:
(e) ‘quota’ means a proportion of the TAC allocated to the
Union, a Member State or a third country.
(a) the catches have been taken by vessels of a Member State

having a quota and that quota is not exhausted; or
CHAPTER II
(b) the catches consist of a share in a Union quota which has
FISHING OPPORTUNITIES
not been allocated by quota among Member States, and that
Article 4
Union quota has not been exhausted.
TACs and allocations
CHAPTER III
The TACs, the allocation of such TACs among Member States,
and conditions functionally linked thereto, where appropriate,
FINAL PROVISIONS
are set out in the Annex.
Article 7
Article 5
Data transmission
Special provisions on allocations
When, pursuant to Articles 33 and 34 of Regulation (EC) No
1224/2009, Member States send the Commission data relating
The allocation of fishing opportunities among Member States as
to landings of quantities of stocks caught, they shall use the
set out in this Regulation shall be without prejudice to:
stock codes set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
(a) exchanges made pursuant to Article 20(5) of Regulation
(EC) No 2371/2002;
Article 8
Entry into force
(b) deductions and reallocations made pursuant to Article 37 of
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009;
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
(c) additional landings allowed pursuant to Article 3 of Regu
lation (EC) No 847/96;
It shall apply from 1 January 2013.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 December 2012.
For the Council
The President
A. D. MAVROYIANNIS
( 4 ) OJ L 347, 30.12.2011, p. 44.

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22.12.2012 Official
Journal
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the
European
Union L
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ANNEX
TACs applicable to EU vessels in areas where TACs exist by species and by area
The following tables set out the TACs and quotas (in tonnes live weight, except where otherwise specified) by stock, and
conditions functionally linked thereto, where appropriate.
Fish stocks are referred to following the alphabetical order of the Latin names of the species. For the purposes of this
Regulation, the following comparative table of Latin names and common names is provided:
Scientific name Alpha-3
code Common
name
Psetta maxima TUR Turbot
Sprattus sprattus SPR Sprat
Species: Turbot
Zone: EU
waters
in
the
Black
Sea
Psetta maxima
TUR/F37.4.2.C.
Bulgaria 43,2
Romania 43,2
Union 86,4
( 1 )
TAC
Analytical TAC
Not
relevant
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not
apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not
apply.
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( 1 ) No fishing activity, including transhipment, taking on board, landing and first sale shall be permitted from 15 April to 15 June 2013.
Species: Sprat
Zone: EU
waters
in
the
Black
Sea
Sprattus sprattus
SPR/F37.4.2.C
Bulgaria 8
032,5
Romania 3
442,5
Union 11
475
TAC
Analytical TAC
Not
relevant
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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