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Official Journal of the European Union
20.10.2012
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 968/2012
of 19 October 2012
adding to the 2012-2013 fishing quota for anchovy in the Bay of Biscay the quantities withheld by
France in the fishing season 2011-2012 pursuant to Article 4(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No
847/96
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
fishing opportunities in accordance with Articles 37
and 105 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 (
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European

4 ),
the quota available to France for that stock during the
Union,
2011-2012 fishing season amounted to 6 362 tonnes.
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 of 6 May
(4) At
the
end
of
that
fishing
season
France
reported
catches
1996 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year
of anchovy in the Bay of Biscay for a total amount of
management of TACs and quotas
( 1 ), and in particular
4 198 tonnes.
Article 4(2) thereof,
(5) France
has
requested
pursuant
to
Article
4(2)
of
Regu
Whereas:
lation (EC) No 847/96 that part of its anchovy’s quota
(1) According
to
Article
4(2)
of
Regulation
(EC)
No
847/96,
for the 2011-2012 fishing season be withheld and trans
Member States may ask the Commission, before 31
ferred to the following fishing season. Within the limits
October of the year of application of a fishing quota
indicated by that Regulation, the quantities withheld
allocated to them, to withhold a maximum of 10 % of
should be added to the quota established by Council
that quota to be transferred to the following year. The
Regulation (EU) No 694/2012 ( 5 ) for the 2012-2013
Commission is to add to the relevant quota the quantity
fishing season.
withheld.
(6) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
(2) For
the
2011/2012
fishing
season,
Council
Regulation
accordance with the opinion of the Committee for
(EU) No 716/2011 ( 2 ) allocated to France a quota of
Fisheries and Aquaculture,
2 970 tonnes of anchovy in the Bay of Biscay.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
(3) However,
taking
into
account
exchanges
of
fishing
Article 1
opportunities in accordance with Article 20(5) of
Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002
( 3 ), quota
The fishing quota for anchovy in the Bay of Biscay allocated to
transfers in accordance with Article 4(2) of Regulation
France by Regulation (EU) No 694/2012 shall be increased by
(EC) No 847/96 and/or reallocation and deduction of
636 tonnes.
Country
Catches
% final Transferred
Initial quota
Revised
ID
Stock Id Species Zone
name
Final quota
2011/2012 2011/2012
quota
quantity
2012/2013
quota
R. 694/2012 2012/2013
FRA ANE/08. Anchovy VIII (Bay of 6 362 t 4
198
t 65,9
% 636
t 2
070
t 2
706
t
Biscay)
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of 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, 19 October 2012.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
( 1 ) OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3.
( 2 ) OJ L 193, 23.7.2011, p. 11.
( 4 ) OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
( 3 ) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.
( 5 ) OJ L 203, 31.7.2012, p. 26.

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