Division B Extract from letter No 8885 of 27 November 2017 sent by the Moroccan Ministry of Agriculture, Marine Fisheries, Rural Development, Water and Forests

Dear Sir,

First of all, let me thank you for the efforts made by your unit to obtain the Council of the European Union's agreement for the 15 % reduction to the quota allocated in 2018 to category 6 vessels.

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As regards the other items referred to in your letter, please note the following points made in my letter of 10 November 2017:

1. 1..

   We would confirm the possibility of revising the composition of category 6 catches according to the following rates: 40 % sardine-sardinella, 58 % horse mackerel/mackerel/anchovies and 2 % by-catch.

2. 2..

   The Moroccan side does not object to setting the monthly ceiling at 12 000 tonnes, but only as from March 2018. For the months of January and February, which correspond to the end of the sardine's egg-laying period, the ceiling will be kept at 10 000 tonnes.

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