Annexes to COM(2017)126 - Amendment of Regulation (EU) 2017/127 as regards certain fishing opportunities

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dossier COM(2017)126 - Amendment of Regulation (EU) 2017/127 as regards certain fishing opportunities.
document COM(2017)126 EN
date March 27, 2017
Agreement between the European Community on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the other hand (OJ L 172, 30.6.2007, p. 4) and Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in that Agreement (OJ L 305, 21.11.2015, p. 3).


ANNEX

1.Annex IA to Regulation (EU) 2017/127 is amended as follows:

(a)throughout the text of Annex IA, the words ‘Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies’ are replaced by the words:

‘Article 11(1) of this Regulation applies’;

(b)the fishing opportunities table for sandeel in Union waters of IIa, IIIa and IV is replaced by the following:

‘Species:Sandeel and associated by-catches

Ammodytes spp.
Zone:Union waters of IIa, IIIa and IV (1)
Denmark458 552  (2)
United Kingdom10 024  (2)
Germany701 (2)
Sweden16 838  (2)
Union486 115
TAC486 115Analytical TAC

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(c)the fishing opportunities table for cod in VIIa is replaced by the following:

‘Species:Cod

Gadus morhua
Zone:VIIa

(COD/07A.)
Belgium2 (3)  (4)
France5 (3)  (4)
Ireland97 (3)  (4)
The Netherlands0 (3)  (4)
United Kingdom42 (3)  (4)
Union146 (3)  (4)
TAC146 (3)  (4)Analytical TAC

(d)the fishing opportunities table for Common dab and European flounder for Union waters of IIa and IV is deleted;

(e)the fishing opportunities table for haddock in VIIa is replaced by the following:

‘Species:Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Zone:VIIa

(HAD/07A.)
Belgium42
France189
Ireland1 132
United Kingdom1 252
Union2 615
TAC2 615Precautionary TAC

Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies’

(f)in footnote (2) of the fishing opportunities table for pollack in IX and X and Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1, the reporting code ‘(POL/93411P)’ is added;

(g)in the fishing opportunities table for saithe in IIIa, IV; Union waters of IIa, the reporting code ‘(POK/2A3A4.)’ is replaced by ‘(POK/2C3A4)’;

(h)in footnote (3) of the fishing opportunities table for skates and rays in Union waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-VIIc and VIIe-VIIk, the reporting code ‘(RJE/7FG)’ is replaced by ‘(RJE/7FG.)’;

(i)in the fishing opportunities table for skates and rays in Union waters of VIId, footnotes (1) and (2) are replaced by the following:

‘(1)Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/07D.), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/07D.), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/07D.), spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/07D.) and small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) (RJE/07D.) shall be reported separately.

(2)Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in Union waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k (SRX/*67AKD). Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/*67AKD), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/*67AKD), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/*67AKD) and spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/*67AKD) shall be reported separately. This special condition shall not apply to small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) and to undulate ray (Raja undulata).’;

(j)in the fishing opportunities table for mackerel in IIIa and IV; Union waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and Subdivisions 22-32, footnote (3) is replaced by the following:

‘(3)Special condition: including the following tonnage to be taken in Norwegian waters of IIa and IVa (MAC/*2A4AN): 328

When fishing under this special condition, by-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quotas for these species.’.

2.In Annex IB to Regulation (EU) 2017/127, the fishing opportunities table for capelin in Greenland waters of V and XIV is replaced by the following:

‘Species:Capelin

Mallotus villosus
Zone:Greenland waters of V and XIV

(CAP/514GRN)
Denmark0
Germany0
Sweden0
United Kingdom0
All Member States0 (5)
Union0 (6)
Norway4 389  (6)
TACNot relevantAnalytical TAC

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

3.Annex ID to Regulation (EU) 2017/127 is amended as follows:

(a)in the fishing opportunities table for sailfish in Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, the reporting code ‘(SAIL/AE45W)’ is replaced by ‘(SAI/AE45W)’;

(b)in the fishing opportunities table for sailfish in Atlantic Ocean, west of 45° W, the reporting code ‘(SAIL/AW45W)’ is replaced by ‘(SAI/AW45W)’;

(c)in the fishing opportunities table for swordfish in Mediterranean, the reporting code ‘(SWO/M)’ is replaced by ‘(SWO/MED)’.

4.In Annex IE to Regulation (EU) 2017/127, in the fishing opportunities table for grenadiers in FAO 48.3 Antarctic, the reporting code ‘(SRX/F483.)’ is replaced by ‘(GRV/F483.)’.

5.In Annex IJ to Regulation (EU) 2017/127, the fishing opportunities table for jack mackerel in the SPRFMO Convention Area is replaced by the following:

‘Species:Jack mackerel

Trachurus murphyi
Zone:SPRFMO Convention Area

(CJM/SPRFMO)
Germany7 573,92
The Netherlands8 209,35
Lithuania5 270,13
Poland9 061,6
Union30 115
TACNot relevantAnalytical TAC

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply’

6.Annex IID to Regulation (EU) 2017/127 and Appendix 1 to that Annex are replaced by the following:

‘

ANNEX IID

MANAGEMENT AREAS FOR SANDEEL IN ICES DIVISIONS IIa, IIIa AND ICES SUBAREA IV

For the purposes of the management of the fishing opportunities of sandeel in ICES divisions IIa, IIIa and ICES subarea IV fixed in Annex IA, the management areas within which specific catch limits apply are defined as shown below and in the Appendix to this Annex:

Sandeel management areaICES statistical rectangles
1r31–33 E9–F4; 33 F5; 34–37 E9–F6; 38–40 F0–F5; 41 F4–F5
2r35 F7–F8; 36 F7–F9; 37 F7–F8; 38-41 F6–F8; 42 F6–F9; 43 F7–F9; 44 F9–G0; 45 G0–G1; 46 G1
3r41–46 F1–F3; 42–46 F4–F5; 43–46 F6; 44–46 F7–F8; 45–46 F9; 46–47 G0; 47 G1 and 48 G0
438–40 E7–E9 and 41–46 E6–F0
5r47–52 F1–F5
641–43 G0–G3; 44 G1
7r47–52 E6–F0

Appendix 1 to Annex IID

SANDEEL MANAGEMENT AREAS

’.


(1) Excluding waters within six nautical miles of the UK baselines at Shetland, Fair Isle and Foula.

(2) Without prejudice to the landing obligation, by-catches of dab, whiting and mackerel may consist of up to 2 % of the quota (OT1/*2A3A4). Where a Member State uses this provision in respect of a by-catch species in this fishery, no inter-species flexibility provision may be used by that Member State in respect of by-catches of that species.

Special condition:

within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following sandeel management areas, as defined in Annex IID:

Zone:Union waters of sandeel management areas
1r2r3r45r67r
(SAN/234_1R)(SAN/234_2R)(SAN/234_3R)(SAN/234_4)(SAN/234_5R)(SAN/234_6)(SAN/234_7R)
Denmark241 443165 965050 97901650
United Kingdom5 2783 62801 114040
Germany369254078000
Sweden8 8666 09401 872060
Union255 956175 941054 04301750
Total255 956175 941054 04301750’

(3) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

(4) In addition to this TAC, the Member States having quota for cod in VIIa may decide by common agreement to allocate an overall total of 10 tonnes to one or more vessels carrying out a directed scientific fishery assessed by the STECF in order to improve scientific information on this stock (COD/*07A.). The Member States concerned shall communicate the name(s) of the vessel(s) to the Commission before allowing any landings.’

(5) 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.

(6) For a fishing period from 20 June 2016 to 30 April 2017.’