{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-297/annex-III/division-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-297/annex-III/division-2.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2013/297",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EU) No 297/2013 of 27 March 2013 amending Regulations (EU) No 44/2012, (EU) No 39/2013 and (EU) No 40/2013 as regards certain fishing opportunities",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-297",
  "path": "annex/III/division/2",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Annex IB to Regulation (EU) No 40/2013 is amended as follows:",
  "text": "(a) the entry for herring in EU, Norwegian and international waters of I and II is replaced by the following:\nWhen reporting catches to the Commission the quantities fished in each of the following areas shall also be reported: NEAFC Regulatory Area, EU waters, Faroese waters, Norwegian waters, the fishery zone around Jan Mayen, the fishery protection zone around Svalbard.\nCatches taken against this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC (access quota). This quota may be fished in EU waters north of 62° N.\nSpecial condition:\nWithin the limits of the abovementioned Union share of the TAC, no more than 34 695 tonnes may be taken in the following zone:\nNorwegian waters north of 62° N and the fishery zone around Jan Mayen\n(HER/*2AJMN)\"\n\"SpeciesHerringClupea harengus\nZoneEU, Norwegian and international waters of I and II(HER/1/2-)\nBelgium\n14\nAnalytical TAC\nDenmark\n13 806\nGermany\n2 418\nSpain\n46\nFrance\n596\nIreland\n3 574\nThe Netherlands\n4 941\nPoland\n699\nPortugal\n46\nFinland\n214\nSweden\n5 116\nUnited Kingdom\n8 827\nUnion\n40 297\nNorway\n34 695\nTAC\n619 000\n(b) the entry for cod in Norwegian waters of I and II is replaced by the following:\n“\nSpeciesCodGadus morhua\nZoneNorwegian waters of I and II(COD/1N2AB.)\nGermany\n2 413\nAnalytical TAC\nArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.\nArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.\nGreece\n299\nSpain\n2 691\nIreland\n299\nFrance\n2 215\nPortugal\n2 691\nUnited Kingdom\n9 363\nUnion\n19 971\nTAC\nNot relevant\n”\n(c) the entry for cod in Greenland waters of NAFO 1 and Greenland waters of XIV is replaced by the following:\nThe area in East Greenland called the 'Kleine Banke' is closed for all fisheries. This area is bounded by the following coordinates:\n64°40' N 37°30′ W\n64°40' N 36°30′ W\n64°15' N 36°30′ W, and\n64°15' N 37°30′ W\nMay be fished in East or West Greenland. However, in East Greenland the fishery shall only be permitted:\nby trawlers from 1 July to 31 December 2013.\nby longliners from 1 April to 31 December 2013.\nThe fishery shall be conducted with 100 % observer coverage and with Vessels Monitoring Systems (VMS). A maximum of 80 % of the quota can be taken in one of the areas below. In addition, a minimum effort of 10 hauls per vessel shall be conducted in each area:\nArea\nBoundary\n1.\nEast Greenland (COD/N65E44)\nNorth of 65° N East of 44°W\n2.\nEast Greenland (COD/645E44)\nBetween 64°N and 65°N East of 44°W\n3.\nEast Greenland (COD/624E44)\nBetween 62°N and 64°N East of 44°W\n4.\nEast Greenland (COD/S62E44)\nSouth of 62°N East of 44°W\n5.\nWest Greenland (COD/S62W44)\nSouth of 62°N West of 44°W\n6.\nWest Greenland (COD/N62W44)\nNorth of 62°N West of 44°W\"\n\"SpeciesCodGadus morhua\nZoneGreenland waters of NAFO 1 and Greenland waters of XIV(COD/N1GL14)\nGermany\n1 391\nAnalytical TAC\nArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.\nArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.\nUnited Kingdom\n309\nUnion\n1 700\nNorway\n500\nTAC\nNot relevant\n(d) The entry for cod in I and IIb is replaced by the following:\nExcept Germany, Spain, France, Poland, Portugal and the United Kingdom.\nThe allocation of the share of the cod stock available to the Union in the zone Spitzbergen and Bear Island and the associated by-catches of haddock are entirely without prejudice to the rights and obligations deriving from the 1920 Treaty of Paris.\nBy-catches of haddock may represent up to 15 % per haul. The by-catch quantities of haddock are in addition to the quota for cod.\"\n\"SpeciesCodGadus morhua\nZoneI and IIb(COD/1/2B.)\nGermany\n7 739\nAnalytical TAC\nArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.\nArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.\nSpain\n14 329\nFrance\n3 758\nPoland\n3 057\nPortugal\n2 816\nUnited Kingdom\n5 223\nOther Member States\n250\nUnion\n37 172\nTAC\n986 000\n(e) the entry for Atlantic halibut in Greenland waters of V and XIV is replaced by the following:\nTo be fished with long-lines (HAL/*514GN).\"\n\"SpeciesAtlantic halibutHippoglossus hippoglossus\nZoneGreenland waters of V and XIV(HAL/514GRN)\nPortugal\n125\nAnalytical TAC\nArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.\nArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.\nUnion\n125\nNorway\n75\nTAC\nNot relevant\n(f) the entry for Atlantic halibut in Greenland waters of NAFO 1 is replaced by the following:\nTo be fished with long-lines (HAL/*N1GRN).\"\n\"SpeciesAtlantic halibutHippoglossus hippoglossus\nZoneGreenland waters of NAFO 1(HAL/N1GRN.)\nUnion\n125\nAnalytical TAC\nArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.\nArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.\nNorway\n75\nTAC\nNot relevant\n(g) the entry for grenadiers in Greenland waters of V and XIV is replaced by the following:\nSpecial condition: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/514GRN) and rough-head grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/514GRN) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately.\nA total of 120 tonnes is allocated to Norway and can be fished in either this TAC zone or Greenland waters of NAFO 1 (GRV/514N1G). Special condition: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/514N1G) and rough-head grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/514N1G) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately.\"\n\"SpeciesGrenadiersMacrourus spp.\nZoneGreenland waters of V and XIV(GRV/514GRN)\nUnion\n140\nAnalytical TAC\nArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.\nArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.\nTAC\nNot relevant\n(h) the entry for grenadiers in Greenland waters of NAFO 1 is replaced by the following:\nSpecial condition: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/N1GRN.) and rough-head grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/N1GRN.) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately.\nA total of 120 tonnes is allocated to Norway and can be fished in either this TAC zone or Greenland waters of V and XIV (GRV/514N1G). Special condition: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/514N1G) and rough-head grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/514N1G) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately.\"\n\"SpeciesGrenadiersMacrourus spp.\nZoneGreenland waters of NAFO 1(GRV/N1GRN.)\nUnion\n140\nAnalytical TAC\nArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.\nArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.\nTAC\nNot relevant\n(i) the entry for capelin in Greenland waters of V and XIV is replaced by the following:\nExcept Member States with more than 10 % of the Union quota.\nMember States with an assigned quota may access the \"All Member States\" quota only once they have exhausted their own quota.\nTo be fished from 1 January until 30 April 2013. If a catch level of 70 % of this initial Union quota is attained by 15 April 2013, this Union quota shall automatically be increased by an additional amount of 5 775 tonnes, to be fished within the same period. That additional Union quota shall be considered to be allocated according to the same distribution key.\"\n\"SpeciesCapelinMallotus villosus\nZoneGreenland waters of V and XIV(CAP/514GRN)\nDenmark\n4 909\nAnalytical TAC\nArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.\nArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.\nUnited Kingdom\n46\nSweden\n352\nGermany\n214\nAll Member States\n254\nUnion\n5 775\nTAC\nNot relevant\n(j) the entry for haddock in Norwegian waters of I and II is replaced by the following:\n“\nSpeciesHaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus\nZoneNorwegian waters of I and II(HAD/1N2AB.)\nGermany\n317\nAnalytical TAC\nArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.\nArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.\nFrance\n191\nUnited Kingdom\n973\nUnion\n1 481\nTAC\nNot relevant\n”\n(k) the entry for Northern prawn in Greenland waters of V and XIV is replaced by the following:\n“\nSpeciesNorthern prawnPandalus borealis\nZoneGreenland waters of V and XIV(PRA/514GRN)\nDenmark\n2 400\nAnalytical TAC\nArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.\nArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.\nFrance\n2 400\nUnion\n4 800\nNorway\n2 700\nTAC\nNot relevant\n”\n(l) the entry for saithe in Norwegian waters of I and II is replaced by the following:\n“\nSpeciesSaithePollachius virens\nZoneNorwegian waters of I and II(POK/1N2AB.)\nGermany\n2 040\nAnalytical TAC\nArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.\nArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.\nFrance\n328\nUnited Kingdom\n182\nUnion\n2 550\nTAC\nNot relevant\n”\n(m) the entry for Greenland halibut in Norwegian waters of I and II is replaced by the following:\nExclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.\"\n\"SpeciesGreenland halibutReinhardtius hippoglossoides\nZoneNorwegian waters of I and II(GHL/1N2AB.)\nGermany\n25\nAnalytical TAC\nArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.\nArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.\nUnited Kingdom\n25\nUnion\n50\nTAC\nNot relevant\n(n) the entry for Greenland halibut in Greenland waters of NAFO 1 is replaced by the following:\nTo be fished South of 68° N.\"\n\"SpeciesGreenland halibutReinhardtius hippoglossoides\nZoneGreenland waters of NAFO 1(GHL/N1GRN.)\nGermany\n2 075\nAnalytical TAC\nArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.\nArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.\nUnion\n2 075\nNorway\n575\nTAC\nNot relevant\n(o) the entry for Greenland halibut in Greenland waters of V and XIV is replaced by the following:\nTo be fished by no more than 6 vessels at the same time.\"\n\"SpeciesGreenland halibutReinhardtius hippoglossoides\nZoneGreenland waters of V and XIV(GHL/514GRN)\nGermany\n3 695\nAnalytical TAC\nArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.\nArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.\nUnited Kingdom\n195\nUnion\n3 890\nNorway\n575\nTAC\nNot relevant\n(p) the entry for redfish in Norwegian waters of I and II is replaced by the following:\nExclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.\"\n\"SpeciesRedfishSebastes spp.\nZoneNorwegian waters of I and II(RED/1N2AB.)\nGermany\n766\nAnalytical TAC\nArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.\nArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.\nSpain\n95\nFrance\n84\nPortugal\n405\nUnited Kingdom\n150\nUnion\n1 500\nTAC\nNot relevant\n(q) the entry for redfish (pelagic) in Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of V and XIV is replaced by the following:\nMay only be fished by trawl.\nSpecial condition: the quotas may be fished in the NEAFC Regulatory Area on the condition that the part of the quotas fished therein are reported separately (RED/*5-14P). When fished in the NEAFC Regulatory Area, it may only be taken as of 10 May 2013 as deep pelagic redfish, and only within the area (the \"NEAFC box\") bounded by the lines joining the following coordinates:\nPoint No\nLatitude N\nLongitude W\n1\n64° 45′\n28° 30′\n2\n62° 50′\n25° 45′\n3\n61° 55′\n26° 45′\n4\n61° 00′\n26° 30′\n5\n59° 00′\n30° 00′\n6\n59° 00′\n34° 00′\n7\n61° 30′\n34° 00′\n8\n62° 50′\n36° 00′\n9\n64° 45′\n28° 30′\nTo be fished in the NEAFC box defined in footnote 2 only (RED/*5-14N).\"\n\"SpeciesRedfish (pelagic)Sebastes spp.\nZoneGreenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of V and XIV(RED/N1G14P)\nGermany\n2 173\nAnalytical TAC\nArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.\nArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.\nFrance\n11\nUnited Kingdom\n16\nUnion\n2 200\nNorway\n800\nTAC\nNot relevant\n(r) the entry for other species in Norwegian waters of I and II is replaced by the following:\nExclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.\"\n\"SpeciesOther species\nZoneNorwegian waters of I and II(OTH/1N2AB.)\nGermany\n117\nAnalytical TAC\nArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.\nArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.\nFrance\n47\nUnited Kingdom\n186\nUnion\n350\nTAC\nNot relevant",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "When reporting catches to the Commission the quantities fished in each of the following areas shall also be reported: NEAFC Regulatory Area, EU waters, Faroese waters, Norwegian waters, the fishery zone around Jan Mayen, the fishery protection zone around Svalbard."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Catches taken against this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC (access quota). This quota may be fished in EU waters north of 62° N."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "The area in East Greenland called the 'Kleine Banke' is closed for all fisheries. This area is bounded by the following coordinates: 64°40' N 37°30′ W 64°40' N 36°30′ W 64°15' N 36°30′ W, and 64°15' N 37°30′ W"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "May be fished in East or West Greenland. However, in East Greenland the fishery shall only be permitted: by trawlers from 1 July to 31 December 2013. by longliners from 1 April to 31 December 2013."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "The fishery shall be conducted with 100 % observer coverage and with Vessels Monitoring Systems (VMS). A maximum of 80 % of the quota can be taken in one of the areas below. In addition, a minimum effort of 10 hauls per vessel shall be conducted in each area: AreaBoundary 1. East Greenland (COD/N65E44) North of 65° N East of 44°W 2. East Greenland (COD/645E44) Between 64°N and 65°N East of 44°W 3. East Greenland (COD/624E44) Between 62°N and 64°N East of 44°W 4. East Greenland (COD/S62E44) South of 62°N East of 44°W 5. West Greenland (COD/S62W44) South of 62°N West of 44°W 6. West Greenland (COD/N62W44) North of 62°N West of 44°W\""
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "By-catches of haddock may represent up to 15 % per haul. The by-catch quantities of haddock are in addition to the quota for cod.\""
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "Except Germany, Spain, France, Poland, Portugal and the United Kingdom."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f8",
      "text": "The allocation of the share of the cod stock available to the Union in the zone Spitzbergen and Bear Island and the associated by-catches of haddock are entirely without prejudice to the rights and obligations deriving from the 1920 Treaty of Paris."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f9",
      "text": "To be fished with long-lines (HAL/*514GN).\""
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f10",
      "text": "To be fished with long-lines (HAL/*N1GRN).\""
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f11",
      "text": "Special condition: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/514GRN) and rough-head grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/514GRN) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f12",
      "text": "A total of 120 tonnes is allocated to Norway and can be fished in either this TAC zone or Greenland waters of NAFO 1 (GRV/514N1G). Special condition: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/514N1G) and rough-head grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/514N1G) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately.\""
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f13",
      "text": "Special condition: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/N1GRN.) and rough-head grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/N1GRN.) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f14",
      "text": "A total of 120 tonnes is allocated to Norway and can be fished in either this TAC zone or Greenland waters of V and XIV (GRV/514N1G). Special condition: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/514N1G) and rough-head grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/514N1G) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately.\""
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f15",
      "text": "Except Member States with more than 10 % of the Union quota."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f16",
      "text": "Member States with an assigned quota may access the \"All Member States\" quota only once they have exhausted their own quota."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f17",
      "text": "To be fished from 1 January until 30 April 2013. If a catch level of 70 % of this initial Union quota is attained by 15 April 2013, this Union quota shall automatically be increased by an additional amount of 5 775 tonnes, to be fished within the same period. That additional Union quota shall be considered to be allocated according to the same distribution key.\""
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f18",
      "text": "Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.\""
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f19",
      "text": "To be fished South of 68° N.\""
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f20",
      "text": "To be fished by no more than 6 vessels at the same time.\""
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f21",
      "text": "Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.\""
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f22",
      "text": "May only be fished by trawl."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f23",
      "text": "Special condition: the quotas may be fished in the NEAFC Regulatory Area on the condition that the part of the quotas fished therein are reported separately (RED/*5-14P). When fished in the NEAFC Regulatory Area, it may only be taken as of 10 May 2013 as deep pelagic redfish, and only within the area (the \"NEAFC box\") bounded by the lines joining the following coordinates: Point NoLatitude NLongitude W164° 45′28° 30′262° 50′25° 45′361° 55′26° 45′461° 00′26° 30′559° 00′30° 00′659° 00′34° 00′761° 30′34° 00′862° 50′36° 00′964° 45′28° 30′"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f24",
      "text": "To be fished in the NEAFC box defined in footnote 2 only (RED/*5-14N).\""
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f25",
      "text": "Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.\""
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/297/annex/III/division/2",
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  },
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