# Regulation (EU) 2016/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2016 establishing a multiannual plan for the stocks of cod, herring and sprat in the Baltic Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks, amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007 (revoked)

EU Regulation 2016/1139 · adopted 6 July 2016

Regulation (EU) 2016/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2016 establishing a multiannual plan for the stocks of cod, herring and sprat in the Baltic Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks, amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-1139/pdf/eur_20161139_adopted_en.pdf; Revised version (1 December 2020) https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-1139/pdf/eur_20161139_2020-12-01_en.pdf; Revised version (14 August 2019) https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-1139/pdf/eur_20161139_2019-08-14_en.pdf; Revised version (26 March 2019) https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-1139/pdf/eur_20161139_2019-03-26_en.pdf; Revised version (17 July 2018) https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-1139/pdf/eur_20161139_2018-07-17_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Regulation (EU) 2016/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 6 July 2016
establishing a multiannual plan for the stocks of cod, herring and sprat in the Baltic Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks, amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007 (revoked)
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## Chapter I: SUBJECT MATTER, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS

## 1 Subject-matter and scope

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## 2 Definitions

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## Chapter II: OBJECTIVES AND TARGETS

## 3 Objectives

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## 4 Targets

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## 4a Conservation reference points

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## Chapter III: CONSERVATION REFERENCE POINTS

## 5 Safeguards

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## Chapter IV: SPECIFIC CONSERVATION MEASURES FOR PLAICE, FLOUNDER, TURBOT AND BRILL

## 6 Measures for plaice, flounder, turbot and brill caught as a by-catch

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## Chapter V: PROVISIONS LINKED TO THE LANDING OBLIGATION

## 7 Provisions linked to the landing obligation

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## Chapter VI: TECHNICAL MEASURES

## 8 Technical measures

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## Chapter VI A: FISHING CAPACITY REDUCTION

## 8a Fishing capacity reduction for Eastern Baltic cod, Western Baltic cod and Western Baltic herring

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## Chapter VII: REGIONALISATION

## 9 Regional cooperation

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## Chapter VIII: CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT

## 10 Relationship with Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009

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## 11 Prior notifications

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## 12 Logbooks

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## 13 Margin of tolerance in the logbook

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## 14 Designated ports

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## 14a Control of catches of Eastern Baltic cod, Western Baltic cod and Western Baltic herring

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## Chapter IX: FOLLOW-UP

## 15 Evaluation of the plan

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## Chapter X: PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS

## 16 Exercise of the delegation

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## Chapter XI: FINAL PROVISIONS

## 17 Support from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund

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## 18 Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005

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## 19 Repeal of Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007

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## 20 Entry into force

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## Signature

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## Annex I TARGET FISHING MORTALITY

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## Annex II CONSERVATION REFERENCE POINTS FOR SPAWNING STOCK BIOMASS

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/1139 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-1139
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