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Official Journal of the European Union
7.12.2013
REGULATIONS
COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 1270/2013
of 15 November 2013
on the allocation of fishing opportunities under the Protocol between the European Union and the
Kingdom of Morocco setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for
in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
(5) In
accordance
with
Article
10(1)
of
Council
Regulation
(EC) No 1006/2008 ( 4 ), if it transpires that the fishing
opportunities allocated to the Union by virtue of the new
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Protocol are not fully exhausted, the Commission will
Union, and in particular Article 43(3) thereof,
inform the Member States thereof. If no reply is
received within a time limit to be set by the Council,
this will be considered as confirmation that the vessels of
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
the Member State concerned are not making full use of
their fishing opportunities during the period in question.
Whereas:
The deadline should be set by the Council.
(6) This
Regulation
should
apply
from
the
entry
into
force
of
(1)
On 22 May 2006, the Council approved the Fisheries
the new Protocol.
Partnership Agreement between the European
Community and the Kingdom of Morocco ( 1 ) (hereinafter
referred to as the ‘Partnership Agreement’) by adopting
(7)
In view of the urgency of the matter, it is important to
Regulation (EC) No 764/2006 ( 2 ).
apply an exception to the eight-week period referred to
in Article 4 of Protocol No 1 on the role of national
Parliaments in the European Union, annexed to the
(2) The
Union
has
negotiated
with
the
Kingdom
of
Morocco
Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the
a new Protocol to the Partnership Agreement which
Functioning of the European Union,
grants European Union vessels fishing opportunities in
the waters falling within the sovereignty or jurisdiction
of the Kingdom of Morocco as regards fishing. The new
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Protocol was initialled on 24 July 2013.
Article 1
(3) On
15
November
2013,
the
Council
adopted
Decision 1. The
fishing
opportunities
established
under
the
Protocol
2013/1270/EU ( 3 ) on the signature of the new Protocol.
between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco
setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution
provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the
(4) The
method
for
allocating
the
fishing
opportunities European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco (hereinafter
among the Member States should be defined for the
referred to as the ‘Protocol’) shall be allocated among the
period of application of the new Protocol.
Member States as follows:
Fishing category Type
of
vessel Member
State Licences
or
quota
Small-scale fishing/north,
Seiners < 100 GT Spain 20
pelagic species
Small-scale fishing in the
Bottom longliners, < 40 GT Spain 25
north
Portugal
7
Bottom longliners, ≥ 40 GT< 150 GT Portugal
3
( 1 ) OJ L 141, 29.5.2006, p. 4.
( 4 ) Council Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 of 29 September 2008
( 2 ) Council Regulation (EC) No 764/2006 of 22 May 2006 on the
concerning authorisations for fishing activities of Community
conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the
fishing vessels outside Community waters and the access of third
European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco (OJ L 141,
country vessels to Community waters, amending Regulation (EEC)
29.5.2006, p. 1).
No 2847/93 and (EC) No 1627/94 and repealing Regulation (EC)
( 3 ) See page 40 of the present Official Journal.
No 3317/94 (OJ L 286, 29.10.2008, p. 33).

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7.12.2013 Official
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of
the
European
Union L
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Fishing category Type
of
vessel Member
State Licences
or
quota
Small-scale fishing in the
Rod and pole < 80 GT Spain 10
south
Demersal fishing Bottom
longliners Spain
7
Portugal
4
Trawlers Spain
5
Italy
0
Tuna fishing Pole-and-line
vessels Spain 23
France
4
Industrial fishing for pelagic 80 000 tonnes per year
Germany 6
467
t
species
With a maximum of 10 000 tonnes per
Lithuania 20
693
t
month for the whole of the fleet,
except for August till October, for which
Latvia 11
640
t
the monthly ceiling is 15 000 tonnes
Netherlands 24
567
t
Distribution of vessels authorised to fish:
10 vessels of more than 3 000 GT
Ireland 2
917
t
3 vessels of between 150 and 3 000 GT
Poland 4
525
t
5 vessels of less than 150 GT
United Kingdom 4
525
t
Spain 467
t
Portugal 1
555
t
France 2
644
t
2. Regulation
(EC)
No
1006/2008
shall
apply
notwith
tunities granted to them, as provided by Article 10(1) of Regu
standing the Partnership Agreement.
lation (EC) No 1006/2008, is set at ten working days from the
date on which the Commission informs them that the fishing
opportunities are not fully exhausted.
3. If
the
applications
for
fishing
authorisations
from
the
Member States referred to in the first paragraph do not cover
all the fishing opportunities set by the Protocol, the
Commission may take into consideration applications for
Article 2
fishing authorisations from any other Member State in
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its
accordance with Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008.
publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
4. The
time
limit
within
which
the
Member
States
must
confirm that they are not fully exhausting the fishing oppor
It shall apply from the date of entry into force of the Protocol.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 15 November 2013.
For the Council
The President
R. ADIUS

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