Article 1 Amendment of Regulation (EU) 2020/123

Regulation (EU) 2020/123 is amended as follows:

1. (1)

   Annex IA is amended as follows:

   1. (a)

      the fishing opportunities table for anchovy in ICES subareas 9 and 10 and Union waters of CECAF division 34.1.1 is replaced by the following:

      The quota may only be fished from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.’
      ‘Species:	Anchovy			Zone:	9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
      	Engraulis encrasicolus				(ANE/9/3411)
      Spain		7 494	f1	Precautionary TAC
      Portugal		8 175
      Union		15 669
      TAC		15 669

   2. (b)

      in the fishing opportunities table for blue whiting in Union and international waters of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d, 8e, 12 and 14, footnote 1 is replaced by the following:

      1. (1)

         ‘Special condition: within a total access quantity of 37 500 tonnes for the Union, Member States may fish up to the following percentage of their quotas in Faroese waters (WHB/*05-F.): 11,4 %.’;

   3. (c)

      in the fishing opportunities table for blue whiting in Union waters of 2, 4a, 5, 6 north of 56° 30′ N and 7 west of 12° W, footnote 2 is replaced by the following:

      1. (2)

         ‘Special condition: the catch in 4a shall be no more than the following amount (WHB/*04A-C): 40 000

         This catch limit in 4a amounts to the following percentage of Norway’s access quota: 21 %’;

   4. (d)

      the fishing opportunities table for Norway pout and associated by-catches in ICES division 3a and Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subarea 4 is replaced by the following:

      Up to 5 % of the quota may consist of by-catches of haddock and whiting (OT2/*2A3A4). By-catches of haddock and whiting counted against the quota pursuant to this provision and by-catches of species counted against the quota pursuant to Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall, together, not exceed 9 % of the quota.
      Quota may be fished in Union waters of ICES zones 2a, 3a and 4 only.
      Union quota may only be fished from 1 November 2019 to 31 October 2020.
      A sorting grid shall be used.
      A sorting grid shall be used. Includes a maximum of 15 % of unavoidable by-catches (NOP/*2A3A4), to be counted against this quota.’
      ‘Species:	Norway pout and associated by-catches			Zone:	3a; Union waters of 2a and 4
      	Trisopterus esmarkii				(NOP/2A3A4.)
      Year		2020
      Denmark		72 433	f2 f3	Analytical TAC
      Germany		14	f4	Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
      The Netherlands		53		Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
      Union		72 500
      Norway		14 500	f5
      Faroe Islands		5 000	f6
      TAC		Not relevant

2. (2)

   In Annex IB, the fishing opportunities table for capelin in Greenland waters of 5 and 14 is replaced by the following:

   Denmark, Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom may access the “All Member States” quota only once they have exhausted their own quota. However, Member States with more than 10 % of the Union quota shall not access the “All Member States” quota at all.
   For a fishing period from 20 June 2020 to 15 April 2021.’
   ‘Species:	Capelin			Zone:	Greenland waters of 5 and 14
   	Mallotus villosus				(CAP/514GRN)
   Denmark		2 595		Analytical TAC
   Germany		113		Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
   Sweden		186		Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
   United Kingdom		24
   All Member States		134	f7
   Union		3 053	f8
   Norway		10 000
   TAC		Not relevant