Article 12 Amendment to Regulation (EU) 2020/123

In Annex IA, 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.
Union quota may be fished from 1 November 2020 to 31 December 2020.’
‘Species:	Norway pout and associated by-catchesTrisopterus esmarkii				Zone:	3a; Union waters of 2a and 4(NOP/2A3A4.)
Period	1 November 2019 – 31 October 2020		1 November 2020 – 31 December 2020		Analytical TAC
Denmark	72 433	f1 f2	29 972	f3	Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Germany	14	f4	6		Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
The Netherlands	53		22
Union	72 500		30 000
Norway	14 500	f5	pm
Faroe Islands	5 000	f6	pm
TAC	Not relevant		Not relevant