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30.8.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
223/1
II
(Non-legislative acts)
REGULATIONS
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 865/2011
of 29 August 2011
amending Council Regulation (EU) No 57/2011 as regards catch limits for capelin in Greenland
waters
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(2) The
fishing
opportunities
for
this
stock
arise
from
the
Protocol, which establishes that the Union is to receive
7,7 % of the TAC for capelin in Greenland waters of ICES
zones V and XIV.
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union,
(3) The
Commission
received
information
from
the
Greenland authorities that the TAC for this stock has
been fixed at 732 000 tonnes and that Greenland will
allocate 56 364 tonnes to the Union in accordance with
the share fixed under the Protocol, to be fished from
Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 57/2011 of
20 June 2011 until 30 April 2012.
18 January 2011 fixing for 2011 the fishing opportunities for
certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in EU
waters and, for EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters ( 1 ), and in
particular Article 5(3) thereof,
(4) Taking
into
account
the
annual
consultations
on
fisheries
between the Union and Norway for 2011 and in
particular to the commitment made by the Union to
provide Norway with an additional quantity of 7 965
Whereas:
tonnes of capelin above the normal balance as soon as
the capelin in the waters of Greenland becomes available
again, it is appropriate to transfer this amount of Union
fishing opportunities for capelin for the 2011/2012
fishing season to Norway.
(1) The
fishing
opportunities
for
capelin
in
Greenland
waters
of ICES zones V and XIV in 2011 were provisionally laid
down in Annex IB to Regulation (EU) No 57/2011.
According to Article 5(3) of that Regulation, the
(5) Annex
IB
to
Regulation
(EU)
No
57/2011
should
Commission has to fix this TAC for capelin on the
therefore be amended accordingly.
basis of the allocation to the Union established by
Greenland in accordance with the Fisheries Partnership
Agreement between the European Community on the
one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the
Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the other
hand ( 2 ), and the Protocol thereto ( 3 ) (hereinafter ‘the
Protocol’).
(6) The
stock
concerned
is
mainly
present
in
Greenland
waters in July and August. In order for the Union fleet
to access this quota as soon as possible, this Regulation
( 1 ) OJ L 24, 27.1.2011, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 172, 30.6.2007, p. 4.
should enter into force immediately after its publication.
( 3 ) OJ L 172, 30.6.2007, p. 9.
It should apply from 20 June 2011 until 30 April 2012;

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L 223/2
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
30.8.2011
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Annex IB to Regulation (EU) No 57/2011, the entry concerning capelin in Greenland waters of V of XIV
is replaced by the following:
‘Species: Capelin
Zone: Greenland
waters
of
V
and
XIV
Mallotus villosus
(CAP/514GRN)
EU 56
364
( 1 ) ( 2 )
TAC Not
relevant
______________
( 1 ) Of which 7 965 tonnes are allocated to Norway.
( 2 ) To be fished until 30 April 2012.’
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Union.
It shall apply from 20 June 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 August 2011.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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