Annex

United Kingdom

Annex IA to Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 is amended as follows:

The entry concerning the stock of sprat in zones IIa (EC waters) and IV (EC waters) is replaced by the following:

Including sand eel.

May only be fished in Subarea IV (EC waters).

This quantity may be fished in IV and VIa north of 56° 30′ N. The quota includes a maximum by-catch of 1 832 tonnes of herring. If this by-catch quota is exhausted then fisheries by the Faeroe Islands using nets with mesh sizes less than 32 mm is prohibited in Community waters. Any by-catch of blue whiting shall be counted against the blue whiting quota established for fishing areas VIa, VIb and VII.’

‘SpeciesSpratSprattus sprattus ZoneIIa (EC waters), IV (EC waters)SPR/2AC4-C
Belgium 1 787
Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

Denmark 141 464
Germany 1 787
France 1 787
Netherlands 1 787
Sweden 1 330^f1
United Kingdom 5 898
EC 155 840
Norway 10 000^f2
Faeroe Islands 9 160^f3
TAC 175 000

Including sand eel.
May only be fished in Subarea IV (EC waters).
This quantity may be fished in IV and VIa north of 56° 30′ N. The quota includes a maximum by-catch of 1 832 tonnes of herring. If this by-catch quota is exhausted then fisheries by the Faeroe Islands using nets with mesh sizes less than 32 mm is prohibited in Community waters. Any by-catch of blue whiting shall be counted against the blue whiting quota established for fishing areas VIa, VIb and VII.’
‘SpeciesSpratSprattus sprattus	ZoneIIa (EC waters), IV (EC waters)SPR/2AC4-C
Belgium	1 787	Precautionary TAC. Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies. Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.
Denmark	141 464
Germany	1 787
France	1 787
Netherlands	1 787
Sweden	1 330^f1
United Kingdom	5 898
EC	155 840
Norway	10 000^f2
Faeroe Islands	9 160^f3
TAC	175 000

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: Including sand eel.
f2: May only be fished in Subarea IV (EC waters).
f3: This quantity may be fished in IV and VIa north of 56° 30′ N. The quota includes a maximum by-catch of 1 832 tonnes of herring. If this by-catch quota is exhausted then fisheries by the Faeroe Islands using nets with mesh sizes less than 32 mm is prohibited in Community waters. Any by-catch of blue whiting shall be counted against the blue whiting quota established for fishing areas VIa, VIb and VII.’