# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1345 of 18 July 2017 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2017 on account of overfishing in the previous years

EU Regulation 2017/1345 · adopted 18 July 2017

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1345 of 18 July 2017 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2017 on account of overfishing in the previous years

## Introductory text

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1345
of 18 July 2017
operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2017 on account of overfishing in the previous years
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/2006, and in particular Article 105(1), (2) and (3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Fishing quotas for the year 2016 have been established by:
Council Regulation (EU) No 1367/2014,
Council Regulation (EU) 2015/2072,
Council Regulation (EU) 2016/72, and
Council Regulation (EU) 2016/73.
(2)
Fishing quotas for the year 2017 have been established by:
Council Regulation (EU) 2016/1903,
Council Regulation (EU) 2016/2285,
Council Regulation (EU) 2016/2372, and
Council Regulation (EU) 2017/127.
(3)
According to Article 105(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, when the Commission has established that a Member State has exceeded the fishing quotas which have been allocated to it, the Commission is to operate deductions from future fishing quotas of that Member State.
(4)
Article 105(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 provides that such deductions have to be operated in the following year or years by applying the respective multiplying factors as set out therein.
(5)
Certain Member States have exceeded their fishing quotas for the year 2016. It is therefore appropriate to operate deductions on the fishing quotas allocated to them in 2017 and, where relevant, in subsequent years, for the overfished stocks.
(6)
Commission Implementing Regulations (EU) 2016/2226 and (EU) 2017/162 have provided for deductions from fishing quotas for certain countries and species for 2016. However, for certain Member States, the deductions to be applied for some species were higher than the respective quotas available in 2016 and could therefore not be operated entirely in that year. To ensure that in such cases the full amount for the respective stocks be deducted, the remaining quantities should be taken into account when establishing deductions for 2017 and, where appropriate, from subsequent quotas.
(7)
In the framework of Article 3(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96, by letter dated 16 November 2016, Belgium requested Commission's permission to land additional quantities of turbot and brill in Union waters of IIa and IV (T/B/2AC4-C) within the limits of 10 % of the quota. The additional quantities granted in 2016 under that procedure should be considered as exceeding permitted landings for the purpose of the deductions envisaged in Article 105 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
(8)
Deductions from fishing quotas, as provided for by this Regulation, should apply without prejudice to deductions applicable to 2017 quotas pursuant to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 185/2013.
(9)
Since quotas are expressed in tonnes, overfishing involving quantities of less than 1 tonne should not be considered,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

## 1 

1. The fishing quotas fixed in Regulations (EU) 2016/1903, (EU) 2016/2285, (EU) 2016/2372 and (EU) 2017/127 for the year 2017 shall be reduced as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
2. Paragraph 1 shall apply without prejudice to deductions provided for in Implementing Regulation (EU) No 185/2013.

## 2 

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

## Signature

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

## DEDUCTIONS FROM QUOTAS FOR STOCKS WHICH HAVE BEEN OVERFISHED

Quotas available to a Member State pursuant to the relevant fishing opportunities Regulations after taking into account exchanges of fishing opportunities in accordance with Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22 ), quota transfers from 2015 to 2016 in accordance with Article 4(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 ( OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3 ), with Article 5a of Council Regulation (EU) No 1221/2014 ( OJ L 330, 15.11.2014, p. 16 ), with Article 18a of Council Regulation (EU) 2015/104 ( OJ L 22, 28.1.2015, p. 1 ), with Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 or reallocation and deduction of fishing opportunities in accordance with Articles 37 and 105 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
As set out in Article 105(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. Deduction equal to the overfishing * 1,00 shall apply in all cases of overfishing equal to, or less than, 100 tonnes.
As set out in Article 105(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 and provided that the extent of overfishing exceeds 10 %.
Letter ‘ A ’ indicates that an additional multiplying factor of 1.5 has been applied due to consecutive overfishing in the years 2014, 2015 and 2016. Letter ‘ C ’ indicates that an additional multiplying factor of 1.5 has been applied as the stock is subject to a multiannual plan.
Remaining quantities that could not be deducted in 2016 pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/2226 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2017/162 because there was no or not sufficient quota available.
Deductions to operate in 2017
Deductions to operate in 2017 that could be actually applied considering the available quota on the day of entry into force of this Regulation.
Additional multiplying factor not applicable because the overfishing does not exceed 10 % of the permitted landings.
At Belgium's request, additional landings up to 10 % of the T/B quota is permitted according to Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96.
Quantities below 1 tonne are not considered.
To be deducted from (SAN/234_1R) (sandeel management area 1r).
At Spain's request, the deduction of 2 269 354 kilos due in 2017 is equally spread over two years (2017 and 2018).
Of which 2 427 kilos are deducted on the 2017 WHM/ATLANT quota and 147 665 kilos are alternatively deducted on the SWO/AN05N quota for 2017.
To be deducted from POK/2C3A4.
Member State
Species code
Area code
Species name
Area name
Initial quota 2016 (in kilograms)
Permitted landings 2016 (Total adapted quantity in kilograms)
Total catches 2016 (quantity in kilograms)
Quota consumption related to permitted landings
Overfishing related to permitted landing (quantity in kilograms)
Multiplying factor
Additional Multiplying factor
Outstanding deductions from previous years (quantity in kilograms)
Deductions to apply in 2017 (quantity in kilograms)
Deductions already applied in 2017 (qty in kilograms)
To be deducted in 2018 and following year(s) (qty in kilograms)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)
(13)
(14)
(15)
(16)
BE
SOL
7FG.
Common sole
VIIf and VIIg
487 000
549 565
563 401
102,52 %
13 836
/
/
/
13 836
13 836
/
BE
SOL
8AB.
Common sole
VIIIa and VIIIb
42 000
281 638
287 659
102,14 %
6 021
/
C
/
6 021
6 021
/
BE
SRX
07D.
Skates and rays
Union waters of VIId
87 000
86 919
91 566
105,35 %
4 647
/
/
/
4 647
4 647
/
BE
T/B
2AC4-C
Turbot and brill
Union waters of IIa and IV
329 000
481 000
514 275
106,92 %
33 275
/
/
/
33 275
33 275
/
DE
DGS
2AC4-C
Picked dogfish
Union waters of IIa and IV
0
0
2 118
N/A
2 118
/
/
/
2 118
2 118
/
DE
MAC
2CX14-
Mackerel
VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of IIa, XII and XIV
22 751 000
21 211 759
22 211 517
104,71 %
999 758
/
/
/
999 758
999 758
/
DK
DGS
2AC4-C
Picked dogfish
Union waters of IIa and IV
0
0
1 350
N/A
1 350
/
/
/
1 350
1 350
/
DK
HER
1/2-
Herring
Union, Faroese, Norwegian and international waters of I and II
7 069 000
10 331 363
10 384 320
100,51 %
52 957
/
/
/
52 957
52 957
/
DK
JAX
4BC7D
Horse mackerel and associated
Union waters of IVb, IVc and VIId
5 519 000
264 664
265 760
100,42 %
1 096
/
/
/
1 096
1 096
/
DK
MAC
2A34.
Mackerel
IIIa and IV; Union waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and Subdivisions 22-32
19 461 000
13 354 035
14 677 440
109,91 %
1 323 405
/
/
/
1 323 405
1 323 405
/
DK
MAC
2A4A-N
Mackerel
Norwegian waters of IIa and IVa
14 043 000
14 886 020
16 351 930
109,85 %
1 465 910
/
/
/
1 465 910
1 465 910
/
DK
NOP
04-N.
Norway pout
Norwegian waters of IV
0
0
22 880
N/A
22 880
/
/
/
22 880
22 880
/
DK
OTH
*2AC4C
Other species
Union waters of IIa and IV
6 018 300
3 994 920
4 508 050
112,84 %
513 130
1.2
/
/
615 756
615 756
/
DK
POK
1N2AB.
Saithe
Norwegian waters of I and II
/
0
3 920
N/A
3 920
/
/
/
3 920
3 920
/
DK
PRA
N1GRN.
Northern prawn
Greenland waters of NAFO 1
1 300 000
2 700 000
2 727 690
101,03 %
27 690
/
/
/
27 690
27 690
/
DK
SAN
04-N.
Sandeel
Norwegian waters of IV
0
0
19 860
N/A
19 860
/
/
/
19 860
19 860
/
DK
SAN
234_1
Sandeel
Union waters of sandeel management area 1
12 263 000
12 517 900
12 525 750
100,06 %
7 850
/
/
/
7 850
7 850
/
ES
ALB
AN05N
Northern albacore
Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N
14 917 370
14 754 370
16 645 498
112,82 %
1 891 128
1.2
/
/
2 269 354
1 134 677
1 134 677
ES
ALF
3X14-
Alfonsinos
Union and international waters of III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV
67 000
86 159
79 185
91,90 %
– 6 974
/
/
817
0
0
/
ES
BSF
8910-
Black scabbard-fish
Union and international waters of VIII, IX and X
12 000
24 004
16 419
68,41 %
– 7 585
/
/
2 703
0
0
/
ES
BUM
ATLANT
Blue marlin
Atlantic Ocean
0
0
13 396
N/A
13 396
/
A
/
20 094
20 094
/
ES
COD
1/2B.
Cod
I and IIb
13 192 000
9 730 876
9 731 972
100,01 %
1 096
/
/
/
1 096
1 096
/
ES
GHL
1N2AB.
Greenland halibut
Norwegian waters of I and II
/
9 000
27 600
306,67 %
18 600
1.0
A
/
27 900
27 900
/
ES
GHL
N3LMNO
Greenland halibut
NAFO 3LMNO
4 067 000
4 070 000
4 072 999
100,07 %
2 999
/
C
/
2 999
2 999
/
ES
SRX
67AKXD
Skates and rays
Union waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k
876 000
459 287
469 586
102,24 %
10 299
/
/
/
10 299
10 299
/
ES
SRX
89-C.
Skates and rays
Union waters of VIII and IX
1 057 000
925 232
956 878
103,42 %
31 646
/
A
131 767
179 236
179 236
/
ES
WHM
ATLANT
White marlin
Atlantic Ocean
2 460
2 460
9 859
400,77 %
7 399
1.0
A
138 994
150 092
150 092
/
FR
LIN
04-C.
Ling
Union waters of IV
162 000
262 351
304 077
115,91 %
41 726
1.0
/
/
41 726
41 726
/
FR
POK
1/2/INT
Saithe
International waters of I and II
0
0
2 352
N/A
2 352
/
/
/
2 352
2 352
/
FR
RED
51214S
Redfish (shallow pelagic)
Union and international waters of V; international waters of XII and XIV
0
0
29 827
N/A
29 827
/
/
/
29 827
29 827
/
FR
SBR
678-
Red seabream
Union and international waters of VI, VII and VIII
6 000
28 817
31 334
108,72 %
2 517
/
/
/
2 517
2 517
/
FR
SRX
07D.
Skates and rays
Union waters of VIId
663 000
630 718
699 850
110,96 %
69 132
1.0
A
/
103 698
103 698
/
FR
SRX
67AKXD
Skates and rays
Union waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k
3 255 000
3 641 000
39 254
101,08 %
39 254
/
/
/
39 254
39 254
/
FR
WHG
08.
Whiting
VIII
1 524 000
2 406 000
2 441 333
101,47 %
35 333
/
/
/
35 333
35 333
/
IE
PLE
7FG.
Plaice
VIIf and VIIg
200 000
66 332
67 431
101,66 %
1 099
/
/
/
1 099
1 099
/
IE
POK
1N2AB.
Saithe
Norwegian waters of I and II
/
0
5 969
N/A
5 969
/
/
/
5 969
5 969
/
IE
SRX
67AKXD
Skates and rays
Union waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k
1 048 000
949 860
980 960
103,27 %
31 056
/
A
/
31 056
31 056
/
LT
MAC
*4A-EN
Mackerel
Union waters of IIa; Union and Norwegian waters of IVa.
0
900 000
901 557
100,17 %
1 557
/
/
/
1 557
1 557
/
LT
MAC
2CX14-
Mackerel
VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of IIa, XII and XIV
140 000
2 027 000
2 039 332
100,61 %
12 332
/
/
/
12 332
12 332
/
NL
DGS
2AC4-C
Picked dogfish
Union waters of IIa and IV
0
0
1 260
N/A
1 260
/
/
/
1 260
1 260
/
NL
HAD
7X7A34
Haddock
VIIb-k, VIII, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
/
559
26 220
N/A
25 661
/
/
/
25 661
25 661
/
NL
HER
*25B-F
Herring
II, Vb north of 62° N (Faroes waters)
736 000
477 184
476 491
99,86 %
– 693
/
/
23 551
22 858
22 858
/
NL
OTH
*2A-14
Associate by-catches to horse mackerel (boarfish, whiting and mackerel)
Union waters of IIa, IVa, VI, VIIa-c, VIIe-k, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV
1 663 800
1 777 300
2 032 689
114,37 %
255 389
1.2
/
/
306 467
306 467
/
NL
POK
2A34.
Saithe
IIIa and IV; Union waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and Subdivisions 22-32
68 000
110 846
110 889
100,04 %
43
/
/
1 057
1 057
1 057
/
NL
T/B
2AC4-C
Turbot and brill
Union waters of IIa and IV
2 493 000
2 551 261
2 737 636
107,31 %
186 375
/
/
/
186 375
186 375
/
PT
BUM
ATLANT
Blue marlin
Atlantic ocean
49 550
49 550
50 611
102,14 %
1 061
/
/
/
1 061
1 061
/
PT
GHL
1N2AB
Greenland Halibut
Norwegian waters of I and II
/
0
18 487
N/A
18 487
/
/
/
18 487
18 487
/
PT
MAC
8C3411
Mackerel
VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
6 971 000
6 313 658
6 823 967
108,08 %
510 309
/
/
/
510 309
510 309
/
PT
SRX
89-C.
Skates and rays
Union waters of VIII and IX
1 051 000
1 051 000
1 068 676
101,68 %
17 676
/
/
/
17 676
17 676
/
PT
SWO
AN05N
Swordfish
Atlantic Ocean, North of 5° N
1 161 950
1 541 950
1 560 248
101,19 %
18 298
/
/
/
18 298
18 298
/
UK
DGS
2AC4-C
Picked dogfish
Union waters of IIa and IV
0
0
17 776
N/A
17 776
/
/
/
17 776
17 776
/
UK
HER
4AB.
Herring
Union and Norwegian waters of IV north of 53° 30′ N
70 348 000
70 710 390
73 419 998
103,83 %
2 709 608
/
/
2 709 608
2 709 608
/
UK
MAC
2CX14-
Mackerel
VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of IIa, XII and XIV
208 557 000
195 937 403
209 143 232
106,74 %
13 205 829
/
A
/
13 205 829
13 205 829
/
UK
SAN
234_1
Sandeel
Union waters of sandeel management area 1
268 000
0
0
N/A
0
/
/
1 466 168
1 466 168
1 466 168
/
UK
SRX
67AKXD
Skates and rays
Union waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k
2 076 000
2 006 000
2 008 431
100,12 %
2 431
/
/
/
2 431
2 431
/
UK
T/B
2AC4-C
Turbot and brill
Union waters of IIa and IV
693 000
522 000
544 680
104,34 %
22 680
/
/
/
22 680
22 680
/

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