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26.11.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
313/35
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 23 November 2011
on the allocation to Spain and France of additional days at sea within ICES Divisions VIIIc and IXa
excluding the Gulf of Cadiz
(notified under document C(2011) 8303)
(Only the French and Spanish texts are authentic)
(2011/760/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(4) On
3
and
21
June
2011
Spain
submitted
requests
in
accordance with point 7.2 of that Annex including
data showing that eight fishing vessels have permanently
ceased activities between 1 February 2004 and
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
31 January 2010 and three fishing vessels have
Union,
permanently ceased activities between 1 February 2010
and 31 January 2011, and which have not been subject
of prior request for additional days. In view of the data
submitted and having regard to the calculation method
Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 57/2011 of
laid down in the second subparagraph of point 7.1 of
18 January 2011 fixing for 2011 the fishing opportunities for
that Annex, 9 additional days at sea for the vessels
certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in EU
referred to in point 1 of that Annex should be
waters and, for EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters ( 1 ) and in
allocated to Spain for the period from 1 February
particular points 7.1, 7.3 and 7.6 of Annex IIB thereof,
2011 to 31 January 2012.
Whereas:
(5) On
14
July
2011
France
submitted
a
request
in
accordance with point 7.2 of that Annex including
data showing that six fishing vessels have permanently
(1) Point
5.1
of
Annex
IIB
to
Regulation
(EU)
No
57/2011
ceased activities from 1 February 2004 to 31 January
specifies the maximum number of days on which EU
2010 and which have not been subject of prior request
vessels of an overall length equal to or greater than 10
for additional days. In view of the data submitted and
meters carrying on board the regulated gears (trawls,
having regard to the calculation method laid down in the
Danish seines and similar gears of mesh size equal to
second subparagraph of point 7.1 of that Annex, 23
or lager than 32 mm and gill-nets of mesh size equal
additional days at sea for the vessels referred to in
to or larger than 60 mm and bottom long-lines) may
point 1 of that Annex should be allocated to France
be present within ICES Divisions VIIIc and IXa
for the period from 1 February 2011 to 31 January
excluding the Gulf of Cadiz from 1 February 2011 to
2012.
31 January 2012.
(2) Point
7.1
of
Annex
IIB
to
Regulation
(EU)
No
57/2011 (6) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Decision
are
in
allows the Commission to allocate an additional number
accordance with the opinion of the Fisheries and Aqua
of days at sea on which a vessel may be authorised by its
culture Committee,
flag Member State to be present within the area when
carrying on board any regulated gear, on the basis of
permanent cessations of fishing activities that have
taken place between 1 February 2010 and 31 January
2011.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
(3) Point
7.6
of
Annex
IIB
to
Regulation
(EU)
No
57/2011
allows the Commission to exceptionally allocate addi
Article 1
tional days during the 2011 management period on
The maximum number of days at sea for which a vessel flying
the basis of permanent cessations of fishing activities
the flag of Spain may be authorised to be present in ICES
that have taken place from 1 February 2004 to
divisions VIIIc and IXa excluding the Gulf of Cadiz carrying
31 January 2010 and which have not been subject of
on board any regulated gear and not subject to any of the
prior request for additional days.
special conditions listed in point 5.2 of Annex IIB to Regulation
(EU) No 57/2011, as laid down in Table I of that Annex, shall
( 1 ) OJ L 24, 27.1.2011, p. 1.
be increased to 167 days per year.

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L 313/36
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Official Journal of the European Union
26.11.2011
Article 2
The maximum number of days at sea for which a vessel flying the flag of France may be authorised to be
present in ICES divisions VIIIc and IXa excluding the Gulf of Cadiz carrying on board any regulated gear and
not subject to any of the special conditions listed in point 5.2 of Annex IIB to Regulation (EU) No 57/2011,
as laid down in Table I of that Annex, shall be increased to 165 days per year.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain and to the French Republic.
Done at Brussels, 23 November 2011.
For the Commission
Maria DAMANAKI
Member of the Commission

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