Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/112 of 22 January 2020 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2019 on account of overfishing of other stocks in the previous years and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1726
EU Regulation 2020/112 · Adopted 22 January 2020 · Extends to United Kingdom
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/112
of 22 January 2020
operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2019 on account of overfishing of other stocks in the previous years and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1726
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 1966/2006f1, and in particular Article 105(1), (2), (3) and (5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Fishing quotas for the year 2018 have been established by:
(2)
Fishing quotas for the year 2019 have been established by:
(3)
Pursuant 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)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1726f10 has established deductions from fishing quotas for certain stocks in 2019 on account of overfishing in the previous years.
(5)
However, for certain Member States, no deductions could be operated by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1726 from quotas allocated for the overfished stocks because such quotas are not available for those Member States in the year 2019.
(6)
Article 105(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 provides that, if it is not possible to operate deductions on the overfished stock in the year following the overfishing because the Member State concerned has no available quota, deductions may be operated on other stocks in the same geographical area or with the same commercial value, following consultations with the Member States concerned. According to Commission Communication No 2012/C 72/07 containing Guidelines for deduction of quotas under article 105(1), (2) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009f11 such deductions should be preferably operated in the following year or years from quotas allocated for stocks fished by the same fleet as the fleet that overfished the quota.
(7)
The Member States concerned have been consulted with regard to the proposed deductions from quotas allocated for stocks other than those which have been overfished.
(8)
In certain cases, exchanges of fishing opportunities concluded in accordance with Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Councilf12 enable deductions from the same stocks in the framework of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1726.
(9)
Moreover, certain deductions required by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1726 appear to be larger than the adapted quota available in the year 2019 and, as a consequence, cannot be entirely operated in that year. According to Communication No 2012/C 72/07, the remaining amounts should be deducted from the adapted quotas available in subsequent years until the full overfished amount is paid back.
(10)
Further updates or corrections may still occur following the detection, for the current or previous exercise, of errors, omissions or misreporting in the catch figures declared by the Member States pursuant to Article 33 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
(11)
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1726 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
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Footnotes
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Council Regulation (EU) 2016/2285 of 12 December 2016 fixing for 2017 and 2018 the fishing opportunities for Union fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks and amending Council Regulation (EU) 2016/72 (OJ L 344, 17.12.2016, p. 32).
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Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1970 of 27 October 2017 fixing for 2018 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/127 (OJ L 281, 31.10.2017, p. 1).
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Council Regulation (EU) 2017/2360 of 11 December 2017 fixing for 2018 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks in the Black Sea (OJ L 337, 19.12.2017, p. 1).
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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 (OJ L 27, 31.1.2018, p. 1).
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Council Regulation (EU) 2018/1628 of 30 October 2018 fixing for 2019 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/120 as regards certain fishing opportunities in other waters (OJ L 272, 31.10.2018, p. 1).
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Council Regulation (EU) 2018/2025 of 17 December 2018 fixing for 2019 and 2020 the fishing opportunities for Union fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks (OJ L 325, 20.12.2018, p. 7).
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Council Regulation (EU) 2018/2058 of 17 December 2018 fixing for 2019 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks in the Black Sea (OJ L 329, 27.12.2018, p. 8).
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Council Regulation (EU) 2019/124 of 30 January 2019 fixing for 2019 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 (OJ L 29, 31.1.2019, p. 1).
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1726 of 15 October 2019 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2019 on account of overfishing in the previous years (OJ L 263, 16.10.2019, p. 3).
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Communication from the Commission – Guidelines for deduction of quotas under article 105(1), (2) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 (2012/C 72/07) (OJ C 72, 10.3.2012, p. 27).
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Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22).
Contents
- 1Article 1
- 2Article 2
- 3Article 3
- Signature
- Annex IDEDUCTIONS FROM FISHING QUOTAS FOR THE YEAR 2019 FOR ALTERNATIVE STOCKS
- Annex IIAnnex II
1
The fishing quotas fixed in Regulations (EU) 2018/1628, (EU) 2018/2025, (EU) 2018/2058, and (EU) 2019/124 for the year 2019 referred to in Annex I to this Regulation shall be reduced by applying the deductions on the alternative stocks set out in that Annex.
2
The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1726 is replaced by the text in Annex II to this Regulation.
3
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.
Done at Brussels, 22 January 2020.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula von der Leyen
Annex IDEDUCTIONS FROM FISHING QUOTAS FOR THE YEAR 2019 FOR ALTERNATIVE STOCKS
| OVERFISHED STOCKS | ALTERNATIVE STOCKS | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member State | Species code | Area code | Species name | Area name | Quantity that cannot be deducted from the 2019 fishing quota for the overfished stock (in kilograms) | Member State | Species code | Area code | Species name | Area name | Quantity to be deducted from the 2019 fishing quota for the alternative stocks (in kilograms) |
| ES | GHL | 1N2AB. | Greenland halibut | Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 | 41 604 | ES | HAD | 1N2AB. | Haddock | Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 | 26 783 |
| COD | 1N2AB. | Cod | Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 | 3 418 | |||||||
| RED | 1N2AB. | Redfish | Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 | 6 786 | |||||||
| RED | 51214D | Redfish | Union and international waters of 5; international waters of 12 and 14 | 4 617 | |||||||
| FR | GHL | 1N2AB. | Greenland halibut | Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 | 15 380 | FR | RED | 1N2AB. | Redfish | Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 | 15 380 |
| NL | WHG | 56-14 | Whiting | 6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14 | 4 492 | NL | WHG | 2AC4. | Whiting | 4; Union waters of 2a | 4 492 |
| UK | RHG | 5B67- | Roughhead grenadier | Union and international waters of Vb, VI and VII | 5 016 | UK | RNG | 5B67- | Roundnose grenadier | Union and international waters of 5b, 6 and 7 | 5 016 |
Annex II
The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1726 is replaced by the following:
‘ANNEX
DEDUCTIONS FROM FISHING QUOTAS FOR THE YEAR 2019
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 2017 to 2018 in accordance with Article 4(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 (OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3) and 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 2016, 2017 and 2018. 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 from previous year(s).
Deductions to operate in 2019.
Deductions to operate in 2019 that could be actually applied considering the available quota on 22 October 2019.
To be deducted from RJU/7DE. (Union waters of 7d and 7e).
Quantities below 1 tonne are not considered.
Additional multiplying factor not applicable because the overfishing does not exceed 10 % of the permitted landings.
The deduction cannot be reduced by this unused quantity as article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 is not applicable to the YFT/IOTC stock.
Despite not having initial quota for this overfished stock, France concluded exchanges of fishing opportunities in accordance with Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 enabling partial deduction from the same stock.
To be deducted from RNG/5B67- (roundnose grenadier in Union and international waters of Vb, VI and VII).
Member State Species code Area code Species name Area name Initial quota 2018 (in kilograms) Permitted landings 2018 (Total adapted quantity in kilograms)f1 Total catches 2018 (quantity in kilograms) Quota consumption related to permitted landings Overfishing related to permitted landing (quantity in kilograms) Multiplying factorf2 Additional Multiplying factor f3, f4 Outstanding deductions from previous year(s)f5 (quantity in kilograms) Deductions from fishing quotas for 2019f6 and subsequent years (quantity in kilograms) Deductions from 2019 fishing quotas for the overfished stocksf7 (quantity in kilograms) Deductions from 2019 fishing quotas for alternative stocks in accordance with Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/1726f8 (quantity in kilograms) To be deducted from fishing quotas for 2020 and subsequent year(s) (quantity in kilograms) BE RJE 7FG. Small-eyed ray Union waters of 7f and 7g 14 000 15 400 19 888 129,14 % 4 488 1,00 / / 4 488 4 488 / / BE RJU 07D.f9 Undulate ray Union waters of 7d 2 000 969 1 394 143,86 % 425f10 N/A N/A 2 617 2 617 2 617 / / DE COD 3BC+24 Cod Subdivisions 22-24 1 194 000 1 349 400 1 393 360 103,26 % 43 960 / Cf11 / 43 960 43 960 / / DK COD 3BC+24 Cod Subdivisions 22-24 2 444 000 2 594 270 2 617 780 100,91 % 23 510 / C / 23 510 23 510 / / ES BET ATLANT Bigeye tuna Atlantic Ocean 9 791 920 9 281 920 9 756 069 105,11 % 474 149 / C / 474 149 474 149 / / ES GHL 1N2AB. Greenland halibut Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 / 0 27 736 N/A 27 736 1,00 A / 41 604 / 41 604 / ES GHL N3LMNO Greenland halibut NAFO 3LMNO 4 534 000 4 496 772 4 508 020 100,25 % 11 248 / A + C / 11 248 11 248 / / ES NEP *07U16 Norway lobster Functional Unit 16 of ICES Subarea 7 825 000 155 000 158 375 102,18 % 3 375 / / / 3 375 3 375 / / ES RJU 9-C. Undulate ray Union waters of 9 15 000 15 000 17 067 113,78 % 2 067 1,00 / / 2 067 0 / 2 067 ES YFT IOTC Yellowfin tuna IOTC Area of Competence 45 682 000 45 354 940 44 964 373 99,14 % - 390 567f12 N/A N/A 2 138 460 2 138 460 2 138 460 / / EE COD N3M. Cod NAFO 3M 124 000 916 170 953 232 104,05 % 37 062 / / / 37 062 37 062 / / FR GHL 1N2AB. Greenland halibut Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 / 0 18 084 N/A 18 084 1,00 / / 18 084 2 704f13 15 380 / IE HER 07A/MM Herring 7a 1 826 000 1 850 311 1 979 666 106,99 % 129 355 / / / 129 355 129 355 / / IE MAC 2CX14- Mackerel 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 2a, 12 and 14 69 141 000 66 541 055 66 965 925 100,64 % 424 870 / / / 424 870 424 870 / / NL POK 2C3A4 Saithe 3a and 4; Union waters of 2a 110 000 210 994 265 115 125,65 % 54 121 1,00 / / 54 121 54 121 / / NL WHG 56-14 Whiting 6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14 / 0 4 492 N/A 4 492 1,00 / / 4 492 / 4 492 / PL COD 3BC+24 Cod Subdivisions 22-24 654 000 786 200 858 164 109,15 % 71 964 / C 32 331 104 295 104 295 / / PT ALF 3X14- Alfonsinos Union and international waters of III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV 182 000 179 044 184 010 102,77 % 4 966 / / / 4 966 4 966 / / PT BET ATLANT Bigeye tuna Atlantic Ocean 3 717 470 4 152 470 4 405 184 106,09 % 252 714 / C / 252 714 252 714 / / PT BFT AE45WM Bluefin tuna Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, and Mediterranean 470 190 437 190 450 343 103,01 % 13 153 / C / 13 153 13 153 / / PT BUM ATLANT Blue marlin Atlantic Ocean 50 440 45 428 74 337 163,64 % 28 909 1,00 A / 43 364 43 364 / / PT RJU 9-C. Undulate ray Union waters of 9 15 000 33 000 36 295 109,98 % 3 295 / / / 3 295 3 295 / / UK COD N1GL14 Cod Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of 5, 12 and 14 382 000 497 520 512 187 102,95 % 14 667 / / / 14 667 10 500 / 4 167 UK GHL 1N2AB. Greenland halibut Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 25 000 22 000 24 434 111,06 % 2 434 1,00 / / 2 434 2 434 / / UK HER 4AB. Herring Union and Norwegian waters of 4 north of 53° 30′ N 79 381 000 84 694 795 84 739 599 100,05 % 44 804 / / / 44 804 44 804 / / UK MAC 2CX14- Mackerel 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 2a, 12 and 14 190 143 000 186 253 028 189 644 893 101,82 % 3 391 865 / A / 3 391 865 3 391 865 / / UK POK 1N2AB. Saithe Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 182 000 459 700 463 509 100,83 % 3 809 / / / 3 809 3 809 / / UK RHG 5B67- Roughhead grenadier Union and international waters of Vb, VI and VII 1 510 1 510 7 588 502,52 % 6 078 1,00 / / 6 078 1 062 5 016f14 / UK WHG 56-14 Whiting 6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14 122 000 124 060 139 470 112,42 % 15 410 1,00 / / 15 410 15 410 / / ’