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Council Regulation (EU) 2015/104 of 19 January 2015 fixing for 2015 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union vessels, in certain non-Union waters, amending Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 779/2014 (revoked)

EU Regulation 2015/104 · Adopted 19 January 2015 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Council Regulation (EU) 2015/104

of 19 January 2015

fixing for 2015 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union vessels, in certain non-Union waters, amending Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 779/2014 (revoked)

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Regulation revoked (1.1.2024) by Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (c. 28), ss. 1(1), 22(3), Sch. 1 Pt. 2 (with s. 1(3)(4)); S.I. 2023/1363, reg. 2

Contents

  1. Title I: GENERAL PROVISIONS Repealed
  2. 1Subject matter Repealed
  3. 2Scope Repealed
  4. 3Definitions Repealed
  5. 4Fishing zones Repealed
  6. Title II: FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNION VESSELS Repealed
  7. Chapter I: General provisions Repealed
  8. 5TACs and allocations Repealed
  9. 6TACs to be determined by Member States Repealed
  10. 7Conditions for landing catches and by-catches Repealed
  11. 8Fishing effort limits Repealed
  12. 9Catch and effort limits for deep-sea fisheries Repealed
  13. 9aMeasures concerning sea bass Repealed
  14. 10Special provisions on allocations of fishing opportunities Repealed
  15. 11Closed fishing seasons Repealed
  16. 11aRecreational sea bass fisheries in the north-east Atlantic Repealed
  17. 12Prohibitions Repealed
  18. 13Data transmission Repealed
  19. Chapter II: Additional allocations for vessels participating in trials on fully documented fisheries Repealed
  20. 14Additional allocations Repealed
  21. 15Conditions for additional allocations Repealed
  22. 16Processing of personal data Repealed
  23. 17Withdrawal of additional allocations Repealed
  24. 18Scientific review of discard assessments Repealed
  25. 18aFlexibility in the fixing of fishing opportunities of certain stocks Repealed
  26. Chapter III: Fishing authorisations in third-country waters Repealed
  27. 19Fishing authorisations Repealed
  28. Chapter IV: Fishing opportunities in waters of regional fisheries management organisations Repealed
  29. 20Quota transfers and exchanges Repealed
  30. ICCAT Convention Area Repealed
  31. 21Fishing, farming and fattening capacity limitations for bluefin tuna Repealed
  32. 22Recreational and sport fisheries Repealed
  33. 23Sharks Repealed
  34. CCAMLR Convention Area Repealed
  35. 24Prohibitions and catch limitations Repealed
  36. 25Exploratory fisheries Repealed
  37. 26Krill fishery during the 2015/2016 fishing season Repealed
  38. IOTC Convention Area Repealed
  39. 27Limitation of fishing capacity of vessels fishing in the IOTC Convention Area Repealed
  40. 28Sharks Repealed
  41. SPRFMO Convention Area Repealed
  42. 29Pelagic fisheries — capacity limitation Repealed
  43. 30Pelagic fisheries — TACs Repealed
  44. 31Bottom fisheries Repealed
  45. IATTC Convention Area Repealed
  46. 32Purse-seine fisheries Repealed
  47. 33Prohibition of fishing for oceanic whitetip sharks Repealed
  48. SEAFO Convention Area Repealed
  49. 34Prohibition of fishing for deep water sharks Repealed
  50. WCPFC Convention Area Repealed
  51. 35Conditions for bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna, skipjack tuna and south Pacific albacore fisheries Repealed
  52. 36Closed area for FAD fishing Repealed
  53. 37Overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC Repealed
  54. 38Limitations to the number of Union vessels authorised to fish swordfish Repealed
  55. 39Silky sharks and oceanic whitetip sharks Repealed
  56. Bering Sea Repealed
  57. 40Prohibition on fishing in the high seas of the Bering Sea Repealed
  58. Title III: FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIRD-COUNTRY VESSELS IN UNION WATERS Repealed
  59. 41TACs Repealed
  60. 42Fishing authorisations Repealed
  61. 43Conditions for landing catches and by-catches Repealed
  62. 44Prohibitions Repealed
  63. Title IV: FINAL PROVISIONS Repealed
  64. 45Committee procedure Repealed
  65. 46Amendment to Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 Repealed
  66. 47Repeal Repealed
  67. 48Entry into force Repealed
  68. Signature
  69. Annex ITACs APPLICABLE TO UNION VESSELS IN AREAS WHERE TACs EXIST BY SPECIES AND BY AREA Repealed
  70. ANNEX IAAppendix ANNEX IA Repealed
  71. ANNEX IBAppendix ANNEX IB Repealed
  72. ANNEX ICAppendix ANNEX IC Repealed
  73. ANNEX IDAppendix ANNEX ID Repealed
  74. ANNEX IEAppendix ANNEX IE Repealed
  75. ANNEX IFAppendix ANNEX IF Repealed
  76. ANNEX IGAppendix ANNEX IG Repealed
  77. ANNEX IHAppendix ANNEX IH Repealed
  78. ANNEX IJAppendix ANNEX IJ Repealed
  79. Annex IIA: FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF CERTAIN COD, PLAICE AND SOLE STOCKS IN ICES DIVISIONS IIIa, VIa, VIIa, VIId, ICES SUBAREA IV AND UNION WATERS OF ICES DIVISIONS IIa AND Vb Repealed
  80. Scope Repealed
  81. 1.1Division 1.1 Repealed
  82. 1.2Division 1.2 Repealed
  83. 2Regulated gears and geographical areas Repealed
  84. 3Authorisations Repealed
  85. Maximum allowable fishing effort Repealed
  86. 4.1Division 4.1 Repealed
  87. 4.2Division 4.2 Repealed
  88. Management Repealed
  89. 5.1Division 5.1 Repealed
  90. 5.2Division 5.2 Repealed
  91. 5.3Division 5.3 Repealed
  92. 6Fishing effort report Repealed
  93. 7Communication of relevant data Repealed
  94. 1 to Annex IIAAppendix 1 to Annex IIA Repealed
  95. Annex IIB: FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RECOVERY OF CERTAIN SOUTHERN HAKE AND NORWAY LOBSTER STOCKS IN ICES DIVISIONS VIIIc AND IXa EXCLUDING THE GULF OF CÁDIZ Repealed
  96. General provisions Repealed
  97. 1Scope Repealed
  98. 2Definitions Repealed
  99. 3Limitation in activity Repealed
  100. Authorisations Repealed
  101. Authorised vessels Repealed
  102. 4.1Division 4.1 Repealed
  103. 4.2Division 4.2 Repealed
  104. Number of days present within the area allocated to Union vessels Repealed
  105. Maximum number of days Repealed
  106. 5.1Division 5.1 Repealed
  107. 5.2Division 5.2 Repealed
  108. Special conditions for the allocation of days Repealed
  109. 6.1For the purposes of fixing the maximum number of days at sea that a Union vessel may be authorised by its flag Member State to be present within the area, the following special conditions shall apply in accordance with Table I: Repealed
  110. 6.2Division 6.2 Repealed
  111. 6.3Division 6.3 Repealed
  112. 6.4The application of the special conditions referred to in point 6.1. may be transferred from one vessel to one or more other vessels which replace that vessel in the fleet, provided that the replacing vessel uses similar gear and does not have in any year of its operation a record of landings of hake and Norway lobster higher than the quantities specified in point 6.1. Repealed
  113. Kilowatt day system Repealed
  114. 7.1Division 7.1 Repealed
  115. 7.2Division 7.2 Repealed
  116. 7.3A Member State wishing to benefit from the system referred to in point 7.1. shall submit a request to the Commission, for the regulated gear and special conditions as laid down in Table I, with reports in electronic format containing the details of the calculation based on: Repealed
  117. 7.4Division 7.4 Repealed
  118. Allocation of additional days for permanent cessation of fishing activities Repealed
  119. 8.1Division 8.1 Repealed
  120. 8.2Division 8.2 Repealed
  121. 8.3Division 8.3 Repealed
  122. 8.4A Member State wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 8.1. shall submit a request to the Commission, by 15 June of the current management period, with reports in electronic format containing, for the gear grouping and special conditions as laid down in Table I, the details of the calculation based on: Repealed
  123. 8.5Division 8.5 Repealed
  124. 8.6Division 8.6 Repealed
  125. 8.7Division 8.7 Repealed
  126. Allocation of additional days for enhanced scientific observer coverage Repealed
  127. 9.1Division 9.1 Repealed
  128. 9.2Division 9.2 Repealed
  129. 9.3Division 9.3 Repealed
  130. 9.4Division 9.4 Repealed
  131. 9.5Division 9.5 Repealed
  132. Management Repealed
  133. 10General obligation Repealed
  134. Management periods Repealed
  135. 11.1Division 11.1 Repealed
  136. 11.2Division 11.2 Repealed
  137. 11.3Division 11.3 Repealed
  138. Exchanges of fishing effort allocations Repealed
  139. Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of a member state Repealed
  140. 12.1Division 12.1 Repealed
  141. 12.2Division 12.2 Repealed
  142. 12.3Division 12.3 Repealed
  143. 12.4Division 12.4 Repealed
  144. 12.5Division 12.5 Repealed
  145. 13Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of different member states Repealed
  146. Reporting obligations Repealed
  147. 14Fishing effort report Repealed
  148. 15Collection of relevant data Repealed
  149. 16Communication of relevant data Repealed
  150. Annex IIC: FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF WESTERN CHANNEL SOLE STOCKS IN ICES DIVISION VIIe Repealed
  151. General provisions Repealed
  152. Scope Repealed
  153. 1.1Division 1.1 Repealed
  154. 1.2Vessels fishing with static nets with mesh size equal to or larger than 120 mm and with track records of less than 300 kg live weight of sole per year during the three previous years, according to their fishing records, shall be exempt from the application of this Annex subject to the following conditions: Repealed
  155. 2Definitions Repealed
  156. 3Limitation in activity Repealed
  157. Authorisations Repealed
  158. Authorised vessels Repealed
  159. 4.1Division 4.1 Repealed
  160. 4.2Division 4.2 Repealed
  161. 4.3Division 4.3 Repealed
  162. Number of days present within the area allocated to Union vessels Repealed
  163. 5Maximum number of days Repealed
  164. Kilowatt day system Repealed
  165. 6.1Division 6.1 Repealed
  166. 6.2Division 6.2 Repealed
  167. 6.3A Member State wishing to benefit from the system referred to in point 6.1. shall submit a request to the Commission, for the regulated gear as laid down in Table I, with reports in electronic format containing the details of the calculation based on: Repealed
  168. 6.4Division 6.4 Repealed
  169. Allocation of additional days for permanent cessation of fishing activities Repealed
  170. 7.1Division 7.1 Repealed
  171. 7.2Division 7.2 Repealed
  172. 7.3Division 7.3 Repealed
  173. 7.4A Member State wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 7.1. shall submit a request to the Commission, by 15 June of the current management period, with reports in electronic format containing for the gear grouping as laid down in Table I, the details of the calculation based on: Repealed
  174. 7.5Division 7.5 Repealed
  175. 7.6Division 7.6 Repealed
  176. 7.7Division 7.7 Repealed
  177. Allocation of additional days for enhanced scientific observer coverage Repealed
  178. 8.1Division 8.1 Repealed
  179. 8.2Division 8.2 Repealed
  180. 8.3Division 8.3 Repealed
  181. 8.4Division 8.4 Repealed
  182. 8.5Division 8.5 Repealed
  183. Management Repealed
  184. 9General obligation Repealed
  185. Management periods Repealed
  186. 10.1Division 10.1 Repealed
  187. 10.2Division 10.2 Repealed
  188. 10.3Division 10.3 Repealed
  189. Exchanges of fishing effort allocations Repealed
  190. Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of a member state Repealed
  191. 11.1Division 11.1 Repealed
  192. 11.2Division 11.2 Repealed
  193. 11.3Division 11.3 Repealed
  194. 11.4Division 11.4 Repealed
  195. 12Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of different member states Repealed
  196. Reporting obligations Repealed
  197. 13Fishing effort report Repealed
  198. 14Collection of relevant data Repealed
  199. 15Communication of relevant data Repealed
  200. Annex IIDMANAGEMENT AREAS FOR SANDEEL IN ICES DIVISIONS IIa, IIIa AND ICES SUBAREA IV Repealed
  201. 1 to Annex IIDAppendix 1 to Annex IID Repealed
  202. Annex IIIMAXIMUM NUMBER OF FISHING AUTHORISATIONS FOR UNION VESSELS FISHING IN THIRD-COUNTRY WATERS Repealed
  203. Annex IV: ICCAT CONVENTION AREA Repealed
  204. 1Maximum number of Union bait boats and trolling boats authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Eastern Atlantic Repealed
  205. 2Maximum number of Union coastal artisanal fishing vessels authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Mediterranean Repealed
  206. 3Maximum number of Union vessels authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Adriatic Sea for farming purposes Repealed
  207. 4Maximum number and total capacity in gross tonnage of fishing vessels of each Member State that may be authorised to fish for, retain on board, tranship, transport, or land bluefin tuna in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Repealed
  208. 5Maximum number of traps engaged in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery authorised by each Member State Repealed
  209. 6Maximum bluefin tuna farming capacity and fattening capacity for each Member State and maximum input of wild-caught bluefin tuna that each Member State may allocate to its farms in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Repealed
  210. Annex V: CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA Repealed
  211. PART APROHIBITION OF DIRECTED FISHING IN CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA Repealed
  212. PART BTACs AND BY-CATCH LIMITS FOR EXPLORATORY FISHERIES IN THE CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA IN 2014/15 Repealed
  213. PART CDivision PART C Repealed
  214. Annex VI: IOTC CONVENTION AREA Repealed
  215. 1Maximum number of Union vessels authorised to fish for tropical tunas in the IOTC Convention Area Repealed
  216. 2Maximum number of Union vessels authorised to fish for swordfish and albacore in the IOTC Convention Area Repealed
  217. 3Division 3 Repealed
  218. 4Division 4 Repealed
  219. Annex VII: WCPFC CONVENTION AREA Repealed
  220. Maximum number of Union vessels authorised to fish for swordfish in areas south of 20° S of the WCPFC Convention Area Repealed
  221. Annex VIIIQUANTITATIVE LIMITATIONS OF FISHING AUTHORISATIONS FOR THIRD-COUNTRY VESSELS FISHING IN UNION WATERS Repealed