Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2006 of 8 December 2020 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2020 on account of overfishing of other stocks in the previous years and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1247
EU Regulation 2020/2006 · Adopted 8 December 2020 · Extends to United Kingdom
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2006
of 8 December 2020
operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2020 on account of overfishing of other stocks in the previous years and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1247
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:
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(2)
(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.
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1247f9 has established deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2020 on account of overfishing in the previous years.
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For certain Member States, namely Denmark, Spain and France, certain deductions could not be operated by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1247 from quotas allocated for the overfished stocks because quotas for these stocks are not available for those Member States in the year 2020.
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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 for that stock, 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 2012/C 72/07 containing Guidelines for deduction of quotas under Article 105(1), (2) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009f10 (‘the Guidelines’) 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.
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The Member States concerned have been consulted as regards certain deductions from quotas allocated for stocks other than those which have been overfished.
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Moreover, certain deductions provided for by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1247 exceed the adapted quota available in the year 2020 and, as a consequence, cannot be entirely operated in that year. According to the Guidelines, the remaining amounts should be deducted from the adapted quotas available in subsequent years until the full overfished amount is paid back.
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Furthermore, the Spanish fisheries authorities discovered that the 2019 catch figures used for the calculation of the overfishing for bigeye tuna in the Atlantic Ocean (BET/ATLANT) were incorrect and that its quota was actually exceeded by a lower amount than that taken into account for the deductions established by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1247. The catch figures, quota consumption rate, overfished quantities, and deduction from the 2020 Spanish quota for bigeye tuna in the Atlantic Ocean provided for by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1247 should therefore be adjusted.
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In 2019, Portugal overfished its quota for albacore in the Atlantic Ocean, North of 5° N (ALB/AN05N). On 14 July 2020, Portugal requested to spread the deduction due over two years. According to point 3(c) of the Guidelines, spreading a deduction over two or more years may be accepted where this is provided for under specific international rules (such as those of regional fisheries management organisations) relating to paybacks for the stock concerned. In view of the information provided by Portugal and considering that paragraph 7 of ICCAT Supplemental Recommendation 16-06, concerning the North Atlantic albacore Multi-annual conservation and management programmef11, establishes that any excess of a Contracting Party’s annual quota/catch limit for the year 2019 shall be deducted from the respective quota/catch limit during or before the adjustment year 2021, an equal spreading over two years of the deduction, including relevant applicable multiplying factors, should be accepted. Deduction from the 2020 quota provided for by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1247 should therefore be adjusted.
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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.
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Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1247 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
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Footnotes
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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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Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1838 of 30 October 2019 fixing for 2020 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/124 as regards certain fishing opportunities in other waters (OJ L 281, 31.10.2019, p. 1).
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Council Regulation (EU) 2019/2236 of 16 December 2019 fixing for 2020 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Mediterranean and Black Seas (OJ L 336, 30.12.2019, p. 14).
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Council Regulation (EU) 2020/123 of 27 January 2020 fixing for 2020 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 25, 30.1.2020, p. 1).
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1247 of 2 September 2020 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2020 on account of overfishing in the previous years (OJ L 288, 3.9.2020, p. 21).
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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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https://www.iccat.int/Documents/Recs/compendiopdf-e/2016-06-e.pdf
Contents
- 1Article 1
- 2Article 2
- 3Article 3
- Signature
- Annex IDEDUCTIONS FROM FISHING QUOTAS FOR THE YEAR 2020 TO BE APPLIED ON ALTERNATIVE STOCKS
- Annex IIAnnex II
1
The fishing quotas fixed for the year 2020 in Regulations (EU) 2018/2025, (EU) 2019/1838, (EU) 2019/2236, and (EU) 2020/123, 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
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1247 is amended in accordance with 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, 8 December 2020.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula von der Leyen
Annex IDEDUCTIONS FROM FISHING QUOTAS FOR THE YEAR 2020 TO BE APPLIED ON ALTERNATIVE STOCKS
| OVERFISHED STOCKS | ALTERNATIVE STOCKS | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member State | Species code | Area code | Species name | Area name | Quantity that cannot be deducted from the 2020 fishing quota for the overfished stock (in kilograms) | Member State | Species code | Area code | Species name | Area name | Quantity to be deducted from the 2020 fishing quota for the alternative stocks (in kilograms) | |
| DK | POK | 1N2AB. | Saithe | Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 | 33 968 | DK | HER | 1/2- | Herring | Union, Faroese, Norwegian and international waters of 1 and 2 | 33 968 | |
| ES | GHL | 1N2AB. | Greenland halibut | Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 | 18 338 | ES | REB | 1N2AB. | Redfish | Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 | 18 338 | |
| ES | OTH | 1N2AB. | Other species | Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 | 3 895 | ES | REB | 1N2AB. | Redfish | Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 | 3 895 | |
| ES | POK | 1N2AB. | Saithe | Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 | 2 607 | ES | REB | 1N2AB. | Redfish | Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 | 2 607 | |
| FR | SWO | AS05N | Swordfish | Atlantic Ocean, south of 5° N | 3 500 | FR | ALB | AS05N | Southern albacore | Atlantic Ocean, south of 5° N | 3 500 | |
Annex II
The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1247 is replaced by the following:
‘ANNEX
DEDUCTIONS FROM FISHING QUOTAS FOR THE YEAR 2020 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 2018 to 2019 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 2017, 2018 and 2019. 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 2020.
Deductions to operate in 2020 that could be actually applied considering the available quota on 10 September 2020.
Additional multiplying factor not applicable because the overfishing does not exceed 10 % of the permitted landings.
Quantities below 1 tonne are not considered.
At Portugal’s request, the deduction of 1 271 026 kilos due in 2020 is equally spread over two years (2020 and 2021).’
Mem-ber State Spe-cies code Area code Species name Area name Initial quota 2019 (in kilograms) Permitted landings 2019 (Total adapted quantity in kilograms)f1 Total catches 2019 (quantity in kilograms) Quota con-sumption related to permitted landings Overfishing related to permitted landing (quantity in kilograms) Multi-plying factorf2 Addi-tional Multi-plying factorf3,f4 Out-standing deductions from previous year(s)f5(quantity in kilograms) Deductions from fishing quotas for 2020f6 and subsequent years (quantity in kilograms) Deductions from 2020 fishing quotas for the overfished stocksf7(quantity in kilograms) Deductions from 2020 fishing quotas for alternative stocks (quantity in kilograms) To be deducted from fishing quotas for 2021 and subsequent year(s) (quantity in kilograms) DE HER 4AB. Herring Union and Norwegian waters of 4 north of 53° 30′ N 39 404 000 25 460 900 27 182 070 106,76 % 1 721 170 / / / 1 721 170 1 721 170 / / DE MAC 2CX14- Mackerel 3a and 4; Union waters of 2a, 3b, 3c and Subdivisions 22-32 441 000 14 859 024 15 542 581 104,60 % 683 557 / / / 683 557 683 557 / / DK MAC 2CX14- Mackerel 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 2a, 12 and 14 / 2 688 463 2 693 920 100,20 % 5 457 / / / 5 457 5 457 / / DK MAC 2A34. Mackerel 3a and 4; Union waters of 2a, 3b, 3c and Subdivisions 22-32 14 480 000 13 330 744 14 022 305 105,19 % 691 561 / / / 691 561 691 561 / / DK MAC 2A4A-N Mackerel Norwegian waters of 2a and 4a 10 242 000 10 252 106 11 197 228 109,22 % 945 122 / / / 945 122 945 122 / / DK POK 1N2AB. Saithe Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 / 17 000 50 968 299,81 % 33 968 1,00 / / 33 968 / 33 968 / ES BET ATLANT Bigeye tuna Atlantic Ocean 9 415 300 8 941 151 9 090 055 101,67 % 148 904 / Cf8 / 148 904 148 904 / / ES COD 1/2B. Cod 1 and 2b 11 562 000 8 455 844 8 463 118 100,09 % 7 274 / / / 7 274 7 274 / / ES GHL 1N2AB. Greenland halibut Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 / 2 000 14 225 711,25 % 12 225 1,00 A / 18 338 / 18 338 / ES OTH 1N2AB. Other species Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 / 31 800 35 695 112,25 % 3 895 1,00 / / 3 895 / 3 895 / ES POK 1N2AB. Saithe Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 / 196 000 198 607 101,33 % 2 607 / / / 2 607 / 2 607 / ES RED N3LN. Redfish NAFO 3LN / 515 100 517 806 100,53 % 2 706 / / / 2 706 2 706 / / ES RJU 9-C. Undulate ray Union waters of 9 15 000 15 000 15 511 103,41 % 511f9 N/A N/A 2 067 2 067 0 / 2 067 FR BET ATLANT Bigeye tuna Atlantic Ocean 4 167 700 4 167 700 4 687 551 112,47 % 519 851 1,20 C / 883 747 883 747 / / FR RJE 7FG. Small-eyed ray Union waters of 7f and 7g 79 000 90 399 91 485 101,20 % 1 086 / / / 1 086 1 086 / / FR RJU 7DE. Undulate ray Union waters of 7d and 7e 103 000 168 000 177 718 105,78 % 9 718 / / / 9 718 9 718 / / FR SWO AS05N Swordfish Atlantic Ocean, South of 5° N / / 3 500 N/A 3 500 / / / 3 500 / 3 500 / GB COD N1GL14 Cod Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of 5, 12 and 14 364 000 353 500 353 500 100 % 0 / / 4 167 4 167 4 167 / / GB HER 4AB. Herring Union and Norwegian waters of 4 north of 53° 30′ N 55 583 000 62 320 196 62 607 628 100,46 % 287 432 / / / 287 432 287 432 / / GB MAC 2CX14- Mackerel 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 2a, 12 and 14 152 115 000 145 768 635 154 072 694 105,70 % 8 304 059 / A / 8 304 059 8 304 059 / / GB RJU 7DE. Undulate ray Union waters of 7d and 7e 58 000 61 200 63 133 103,16 % 1 933 / / / 1 933 1 933 / / EL BFT AE45WM Bluefin tuna Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, and Mediterranean 285 110 304 110 312 690 102,82 % 8 580 / C / 8 580 8 580 / / IE ALB AN05N Northern albacore Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N 2 854 300 3 115 420 3 213 170 103,14 % 97 750 / C / 97 750 97 750 / / NL HER 4CXB7D Herring 4c, 7d except Blackwater stock 18 162 000 19 497 305 19 512 481 100,08 % 15 176 / / / 15 176 15 176 / / NL MAC 2A34. Mackerel 3a and 4; Union waters of 2a, 3b, 3c and Subdivisions 22-32 1 342 000 1 494 000 2 012 324 134,69 % 518 324 1,40 / / 725 654 725 654 / / PT ALB AN05N Northern albacore Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N 1 994 200 1 794 200 2 463 161 137,28 % 668 961 1,40 C / 1 271 026 635 513f10 / 635 513 PT ALF 3X14- Alfonsinos Union and international waters of 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14 164 000 149 034 156 756 105,18 % 7 722 / A / 7 722 7 722 / / PT BUM ATLANT Blue marlin Atlantic Ocean 50 440 7 076 18 016 254,61 % 10 940 1,00 A / 16 410 16 410 / / PT RJU 9-C. Undulate ray Union waters of 9 15 000 21 705 24 589 113,29 % 2 884 1,00 / / 2 884 2 884 / / PT SWO AN05N Swordfish Atlantic Ocean, North of 5° N 1 010 390 2 410 390 2 414 333 100,16 % 3 943 / / / 3 943 3 943 / / SE MAC 2A34. Mackerel 3a and 4; Union waters of 2a, 3b, 3c and Subdivisions 22-32 4 034 000 2 945 203 3 075 839 104,44 % 130 636 / / / 130 636 130 636 / /