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Council Regulation (EU) No 315/2014 of 24 March 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 as regards certain catch limits

EU Regulation No 315/2014 · Adopted 24 March 2014 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Council Regulation (EU) No 315/2014

of 24 March 2014

amending Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 as regards certain catch limits

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

Catch limits for sandeel in Union waters of ICES zones IIa, IIIa and IV were set at zero in Annex IA to Council Regulation (EU) No 43/2014f1, pending advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES).

(2)

ICES advice on the stock has been available since 21 February 2014, and it is now possible to set a TAC for sandeel in this area, distributed in seven management areas in order to avoid local depletion.

(3)

Fishing opportunities for Union vessels in Norwegian and Faroese waters and for Norwegian and Faroese vessels in Union waters, and the conditions of access to fishery resources in each other’s waters, are established each year in the light of consultations on fishing rights held in accordance with the bilateral agreements on fisheries with Norwayf2 and the Faroe Islandsf3, respectively. Pending the conclusion of those consultations on the arrangements for 2014, Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 fixed provisional fishing opportunities for certain stocks of blue whiting. On 12 March 2014, the consultations with Norway and the Faroe Islands were concluded, including those related to blue whiting.

(4)

Annex IA to Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(5)

The catch limits provided for in Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 apply from 1 January 2014. The provisions of this Regulation concerning catch limits should therefore also apply from that date. Such retroactive application is without prejudice to the principles of legal certainty and protection of legitimate expectations as the fishing opportunities concerned were set to zero in the Regulation (EU) No 43/2014. Since the modification of this catch limit has an influence on the economic activities and the planning of the fishing season of Union vessels, this Regulation should enter into force immediately after its publication,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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Footnotes

f1

Council Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 of 20 January 2014 fixing for 2014 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, to Union vessels, in certain non-Union waters (OJ L 24, 28.1.2014, p. 1).

f2

Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway (OJ L 226, 29.8.1980, p. 48).

f3

Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community, of the one part, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faroe Islands, of the other part (OJ L 226, 29.8.1980, p. 12).

Contents

  1. 1Amendment to Regulation (EU) No 43/2014
  2. 2Entry into force and application
  3. Signature
  4. Annex Annex

1Amendment to Regulation (EU) No 43/2014

Annex IA to Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 is amended in accordance with the text set out in Annex to this Regulation.

2Entry into force and application

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 January 2014.

Signature

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 24 March 2014.

For the Council

The President

A.. Tsaftaris

Annex IA to Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 is amended as follows:

  1. (a)

    the entry for Sandeel in Union waters of ICES zones IIa, IIIa and IV is replaced by the following:

    Excluding waters within six nautical miles of the UK baselines at Shetland, Fair Isle and Foula.

    At least 98 % of landings counted against this quota shall be of sandeel. By-catches of dab, mackerel and whiting to be counted against the remaining 2 % of the quota (OT1/*2A3A4).
    ‘SpeciesSandeelAmmodytes spp. ZoneUnion waters of IIa, IIIa and IVf1
    Denmark195 471f2

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

    United Kingdom4 273
    Germany298
    Sweden7 177
    Union207 219
    TAC207 219

    Special condition:

    within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following sandeel management areas, as defined in Annex IID:

    ZoneUnion waters of sandeel management areas
    1234567
    (SAN/234_1)(SAN/234_2)(SAN/234_3)(SAN/234_4)(SAN/234_5)(SAN/234_6)(SAN/234_7)
    Denmark53 7694 717132 0624 71702060
    United Kingdom1 1751032 887103050
    Germany8272027000
    Sweden1 9741734 849173080
    Union57 0005 000140 0005 00002190
    Total 57 0005 000140 0005 00002190’
  2. (b)

    the entry for blue whiting in Norwegian waters of II and IV is replaced by the following:

    ‘

    SpeciesBlue whitingMicromesistius poutassou ZoneNorwegian waters of II and IV(WHB/24-N.)
    Denmark0

    Analytical TAC

    United Kingdom0
    Union0
    TAC1 200 000

    ’

  3. (c)

    the entry for blue whiting in Union and international waters of I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId, VIIIe, XII and XIV is replaced by the following:

    Special condition: of which up to the following percentage may be fished in Norwegian Economic Zone or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (WHB/*NZJM1): 0 %

    Transfers of this quota may be effected to VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1. However, such transfers shall be notified in advance to the Commission.

    Special condition: of which up to the following quantity may be fished in Faroese waters (WHB/*05-F.): 25 000’;
    ‘SpeciesBlue whitingMicromesistius poutassou ZoneUnion and international waters of I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId, VIIIe, XII and XIV(WHB/1X14)
    Denmark28 325f3

    Analytical TAC

    Germany11 013
    Spain24 013 f4
    France19 712
    Ireland21 934
    The Netherlands34 539
    Portugal2 231
    Sweden7 007
    United Kingdom36 751
    Union185 525 f5
    Norway100 000
    Faroe Islands15 000
    TAC1 200 000
  4. (d)

    the entry for blue whiting in VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 is replaced by the following:

    Special condition: of which up to the following percentage may be fished in Norwegian EEZ or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (WHB/*NZJM2): 0 %’;
    ‘SpeciesBlue whitingMicromesistius poutassou ZoneVIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1(WHB/8C3411)
    Spain24 658

    Analytical TAC

    Portugal6 165
    Union30 823f6
    TAC1 200 000
  5. (e)

    the entry for blue whiting in Union waters of II, IVa, V, VI north of 56° 30′ N and VII west of 12° W is replaced by the following:

    To be counted against Norway’s catch limits established under the Coastal States arrangement.

    Special condition: the catch in IV shall be no more than the following amount (WHB/*04A-C): 0

    This catch limit in IV amounts to the following percentage of Norway’s access quota: 0 %

    To be counted against the catch limits of the Faroe Islands.

    Special conditions: may also be fished in VIb (WHB/*06B-C). The catch in IVa shall be no more than 6 250 tonnes (WHB/*04A-C).’
    ‘SpeciesBlue whitingMicromesistius poutassou ZoneUnion waters of II, IVa, V, VI north of 56° 30′ N and VII west of 12° W(WHB/24A567)
    Norway0f7 f8

    Analytical TAC

    Faroe Islands25 000f9 f10
    TAC1 200 000