Council Regulation (EU) 2018/120 of 23 January 2018 fixing for 2018 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters, and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/127 (revoked)

EU Regulation 2018/120 · Adopted 23 January 2018 · Extends to United Kingdom

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 Title I: GENERAL PROVISIONS Repealed
2. 1Subject matter Repealed
3. 2Scope Repealed
4. 3Definitions Repealed
5. 4Fishing zones Repealed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 Title II: FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNION FISHING VESSELS Repealed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 Chapter I: General provisions Repealed
8. 5TACs and allocations Repealed
9. 6TACs to be determined by Member States Repealed
10. 7Conditions for landing catches and by-catches Repealed
11. 8Fishing effort limits Repealed
12. 9Measures on European seabass fisheries Repealed
13. 10Measures on European eel fisheries Repealed
14. 11Special provisions on allocations of fishing opportunities Repealed
15. 12Closed fishing seasons Repealed
16. 13Prohibitions Repealed
17. 14Data transmission Repealed
18. Chapter II: Fishing authorisations in third-country waters Repealed
19. 15Fishing authorisations Repealed
20. Chapter III: Fishing opportunities in waters of regional fisheries management organisations Repealed
21. 16Quota transfers and exchanges Repealed
22. ICCAT Convention Area Repealed
23. 17Fishing, farming and fattening capacity limitations Repealed
24. 18Recreational fisheries Repealed
25. 19Sharks Repealed
26. CCAMLR Convention Area Repealed
27. 20Prohibitions and catch limitations Repealed
28. 21Exploratory fisheries Repealed
29. 22Krill fishery during the 2018/2019 fishing season Repealed
30. IOTC Area of Competence Repealed
31. 23Limitation of fishing capacity of vessels fishing in the IOTC Area of Competence Repealed
32. 24Drifting FADs and supply vessels Repealed
33. 25Sharks Repealed
34. SPRFMO Convention Area Repealed
35. 26Pelagic fisheries Repealed
36. 27Bottom fisheries Repealed
37. IATTC Convention Area Repealed
38. 28Purse-seine fisheries Repealed
39. 29Drifting FADs Repealed
40. 30Catch limits for bigeye tuna in long-line fisheries Repealed
41. 31Prohibition of fishing for oceanic whitetip sharks Repealed
42. 32Prohibition of fishing for Mobulid rays Repealed
43. SEAFO Convention Area Repealed
44. 33Prohibition of fishing for deep water sharks Repealed
45. WCPFC Convention Area Repealed
46. 34Conditions for bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna, skipjack tuna and south Pacific albacore fisheries Repealed
47. 35Management of fishing with FADs Repealed
48. 36Limitations to the number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for swordfish Repealed
49. 37Catch limits for swordfish in long-line fisheries south of 20°S Repealed
50. 38Silky sharks and oceanic whitetip sharks Repealed
51. 39Overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC Repealed
52. GFCM Agreement Area Repealed
53. 40Small pelagic stocks in geographical subareas 17 and 18 Repealed
54. Bering Sea Repealed
55. 41Prohibition on fishing in the high seas of the Bering Sea Repealed
56. Title III: FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIRD-COUNTRY VESSELS IN UNION WATERS Repealed
57. 42TACs Repealed
58. 43Fishing authorisations Repealed
59. 44Conditions for landing catches and by-catches Repealed
60. 45Prohibitions Repealed
61. Title IV: FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2017 Repealed
62. 46Amendment to Regulation (EU) 2017/127 Repealed
63. Title V: FINAL PROVISIONS Repealed
64. 47Committee procedure Repealed
65. 48Transitional provision Repealed
66. 49Entry into force Repealed
67. Signature
68. Annex ITACs APPLICABLE TO UNION FISHING VESSELS IN AREAS WHERE TACs EXIST BY SPECIES AND BY AREA Repealed
69. Annex IASKAGERRAK, KATTEGAT, ICES SUBAREAS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 AND 14, UNION WATERS OF CECAF, FRENCH GUIANA WATERS Repealed
70. Annex IBNORTH EAST ATLANTIC AND GREENLAND, ICES SUBAREAS 1, 2, 5, 12 AND 14 AND GREENLAND WATERS OF NAFO 1 Repealed
71. Annex IC: NORTH WEST ATLANTIC Repealed
72. NAFO CONVENTION AREA Repealed
73. Annex IDICCAT CONVENTION AREA Repealed
74. Annex IEANTARCTIC Repealed
75. Annex IFSOUTH-EAST ATLANTIC OCEAN Repealed
76. Annex IGSOUTHERN BLUEFIN TUNA — AREAS OF DISTRIBUTION Repealed
77. Annex IHWCPFC CONVENTION AREA Repealed
78. Annex IJSPRFMO CONVENTION AREA Repealed
79. Annex IKIOTC AREA OF COMPETENCE Repealed
80. Annex ILGFCM AGREEMENT AREA Repealed
81. Annex IIA: FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN ICES SUBAREA 4 Repealed
82. 1Scope Repealed
83. 1.1Division 1.1 Repealed
84. 1.2Division 1.2 Repealed
85. 2Authorisations Repealed
86. 3Maximum allowable fishing effort Repealed
87. 4Management Repealed
88. 4.1Division 4.1 Repealed
89. 4.2Division 4.2 Repealed
90. 4.3Division 4.3 Repealed
91. 5Fishing effort report Repealed
92. 6Communication of relevant data Repealed
93. Annex IIB: FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RECOVERY OF CERTAIN SOUTHERN HAKE AND NORWAY LOBSTER STOCKS IN ICES DIVISIONS 8c AND 9a EXCLUDING THE GULF OF CÁDIZ Repealed
94. CHAPTER IGeneral Provisions Repealed
95. 1Scope Repealed
96. 2Definitions Repealed
97. 3Limitation in activity Repealed
98. CHAPTER IIAuthorisations Repealed
99. 4Authorised vessels Repealed
100. 4.1Division 4.1 Repealed
101. 4.2Division 4.2 Repealed
102. CHAPTER IIINumber of days present within the area allocated to Union fishing vessels Repealed
103. 5Maximum number of days Repealed
104. 5.1Division 5.1 Repealed
105. 5.2Division 5.2 Repealed
106. 6Special conditions for the allocation of days Repealed
107. 6.1For the purposes of fixing the maximum number of days at sea that a Union fishing 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
108. 6.2Division 6.2 Repealed
109. 6.3Division 6.3 Repealed
110. 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
111. 7Kilowatt day system Repealed
112. 7.1Division 7.1 Repealed
113. 7.2Division 7.2 Repealed
114. 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
115. 7.4Division 7.4 Repealed
116. 8Allocation of additional days for permanent cessation of fishing activities Repealed
117. 8.1Division 8.1 Repealed
118. 8.2Division 8.2 Repealed
119. 8.3Division 8.3 Repealed
120. 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
121. 8.5Division 8.5 Repealed
122. 8.6Division 8.6 Repealed
123. 8.7Division 8.7 Repealed
124. 9Allocation of additional days for enhanced scientific observer coverage Repealed
125. 9.1Division 9.1 Repealed
126. 9.2Division 9.2 Repealed
127. 9.3Division 9.3 Repealed
128. 9.4Division 9.4 Repealed
129. 9.5Division 9.5 Repealed
130. CHAPTER IVManagement Repealed
131. 10General obligation Repealed
132. 11Management periods Repealed
133. 11.1Division 11.1 Repealed
134. 11.2Division 11.2 Repealed
135. 11.3Division 11.3 Repealed
136. CHAPTER VExchanges of fishing effort allocations Repealed
137. 12Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State Repealed
138. 12.1Division 12.1 Repealed
139. 12.2Division 12.2 Repealed
140. 12.3Division 12.3 Repealed
141. 12.4Division 12.4 Repealed
142. 12.5Division 12.5 Repealed
143. 13Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of different Member States Repealed
144. CHAPTER VIReporting obligations Repealed
145. 14Fishing effort report Repealed
146. 15Collection of relevant data Repealed
147. 16Communication of relevant data Repealed
148. Annex IIC: FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF WESTERN CHANNEL SOLE STOCKS IN ICES DIVISION 7e Repealed
149. CHAPTER IGeneral provisions Repealed
150. 1Scope Repealed
151. 1.1Division 1.1 Repealed
152. 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
153. 2Definitions Repealed
154. 3Limitation in activity Repealed
155. CHAPTER IIAuthorisations Repealed
156. 4Authorised vessels Repealed
157. 4.1Division 4.1 Repealed
158. 4.2Division 4.2 Repealed
159. 4.3Division 4.3 Repealed
160. CHAPTER IIINumber of days present within the area allocated to Union fishing vessels Repealed
161. 5Maximum number of days Repealed
162. 6Kilowatt day system Repealed
163. 6.1Division 6.1 Repealed
164. 6.2Division 6.2 Repealed
165. 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
166. 6.4Division 6.4 Repealed
167. 7Allocation of additional days for permanent cessation of fishing activities Repealed
168. 7.1Division 7.1 Repealed
169. 7.2Division 7.2 Repealed
170. 7.3Division 7.3 Repealed
171. 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
172. 7.5Division 7.5 Repealed
173. 7.6Division 7.6 Repealed
174. 7.7Division 7.7 Repealed
175. 8Allocation of additional days for enhanced scientific observer coverage Repealed
176. 8.1Division 8.1 Repealed
177. 8.2Division 8.2 Repealed
178. 8.3Division 8.3 Repealed
179. 8.4Division 8.4 Repealed
180. 8.5Division 8.5 Repealed
181. CHAPTER IVManagement Repealed
182. 9General obligation Repealed
183. 10Management periods Repealed
184. 10.1Division 10.1 Repealed
185. 10.2Division 10.2 Repealed
186. 10.3Division 10.3 Repealed
187. CHAPTER VExchanges of fishing effort allocations Repealed
188. 11Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State Repealed
189. 11.1Division 11.1 Repealed
190. 11.2Division 11.2 Repealed
191. 11.3Division 11.3 Repealed
192. 11.4Division 11.4 Repealed
193. 12Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of different member states Repealed
194. CHAPTER VIReporting obligations Repealed
195. 13Fishing effort report Repealed
196. 14Collection of relevant data Repealed
197. 15Communication of relevant data Repealed
198. Annex IIDMANAGEMENT AREAS FOR SANDEEL IN ICES DIVISIONS 2a, 3a AND ICES SUBAREA 4 Repealed
199. 1 to Annex IIDAppendix 1 to Annex IID Repealed
200. Annex IIIMAXIMUM NUMBER OF FISHING AUTHORISATIONS FOR UNION FISHING VESSELS FISHING IN THIRD-COUNTRY WATERS Repealed
201. Annex IV: ICCAT CONVENTION AREA Repealed
202. 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
203. 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
204. 3Maximum number of Union fishing 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
205. 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
206. 5Maximum number of traps engaged in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery authorised by each Member State Repealed
207. 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
208. 7The distribution between the Member States of the maximum number of fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State authorised to fish for northern albacore as a target species in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 shall be as follows: Repealed
209. 8Maximum number of Union fishing vessels of at least 20 meters length that fish for bigeye tuna in the ICCAT Convention Area shall be as follows: 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 2016/2017 Repealed
213. Appendix to Annex V, Part B Repealed
214. LIST OF SMALL-SCALE RESEARCH UNITS (SSRUs) Repealed
215. PART CDivision PART C Repealed
216. ANNEX 21-03/A Repealed
217. NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO PARTICIPATE IN A FISHERY FOR EUPHAUSIA SUPERBA Repealed
218. General information Repealed
219. Intended fishing subareas and divisions Repealed
220. Product types and methods for direct estimation of green weight of krill caught Repealed
221. Net configuration Repealed
222. Marine mammal exclusion device Repealed
223. Collection of acoustic data Repealed
224. ANNEX 21-03/B Repealed
225. GUIDELINES FOR ESTIMATING THE GREEN WEIGHT OF KRILL CAUGHT Repealed
226. Observation steps and frequency Repealed
227. Annex VI: IOTC AREA OF COMPETENCE Repealed
228. 1Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for tropical tunas in the IOTC Area of Competence Repealed
229. 2Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for swordfish and albacore in the IOTC Area of Competence Repealed
230. 3Division 3 Repealed
231. 4Division 4 Repealed
232. Annex VII: WCPFC CONVENTION AREA Repealed
233. Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for swordfish in areas south of 20° S of the WCPFC Convention Area Repealed
234. Annex VIIIQUANTITATIVE LIMITATIONS OF FISHING AUTHORISATIONS FOR THIRD-COUNTRY VESSELS FISHING IN UNION WATERS Repealed