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Regulation (EU) 2016/2094 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 November 2016 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 establishing a long-term plan for cod stocks and the fisheries exploiting those stocks| Legal instrument | Regulation |
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| Number legal act | Regulation 2016/2094 |
| Original proposal | COM(2012)498  |
| CELEX number i | 32016R2094 |
| Document | 23-11-2016; Date of signature |
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| Publication in Official Journal | 03-12-2016; OJ L 330 p. 1-4 |
| Signature | 23-11-2016 |
| Effect | 07-12-2016; Entry into force Date pub. +4 See Art 2 01-01-2017; Application See Art 2 |
| End of validity | 04-08-2018; Implicitly repealed by 32018R0973 |
3.12.2016 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
L 330/1 |
REGULATION (EU) 2016/2094 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 23 November 2016
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 establishing a long-term plan for cod stocks and the fisheries exploiting those stocks
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),
Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (2),
Whereas:
(1) |
Council Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 (3) establishes a long-term plan for cod stocks in the Kattegat, the North Sea, the Skagerrak and the eastern Channel, the west of Scotland and the Irish Sea, and for the fisheries exploiting those stocks. The objective of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 is sustainable exploitation that restores and maintains those cod stocks above levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield (MSY). |
(2) |
The scientific evaluation of the performance of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 carried out by the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) has shown a number of problems with the application of that Regulation. The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has suggested a re-evaluation of the management strategy, in particular following a change in its perception of the North Sea stock. |
(3) |
With the application of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4) as from 1 January 2014, the management framework for cod has changed fundamentally, in particular through the introduction of a landing obligation. |
(4) |
New multiannual plans for multi-species fisheries in various Atlantic regions, based on Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, are currently being prepared. Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 will eventually be superseded, for each relevant area, by those new multiannual plans for multi-species fisheries. Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 will therefore continue to apply for only a short period of time. However, a number of urgent amendments should nevertheless be made to Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 to cover the period until the new multiannual plans for multi-species fisheries start to apply. |
(5) |
The fishing effort regime set out in Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 resulted in a number of achievements concerning selectivity and other measures to avoid catching cod, but it has become an obstacle to the implementation of the landing obligation, as it hampers further adaptation of fishing patterns, such as the choice of area and gear. The fishing effort regime should therefore be discontinued. As Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 triggered considerable improvements in selectivity and cod avoidance through incentives that were linked to the fishing effort regime and through national measures (cod avoidance or discard reduction plans), it is of utmost importance that, while the landing obligation is introduced for all catches of cod in accordance with the timetable for its introduction set out in Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, Member States having a direct interest in the fisheries continue, or further develop, those national measures. |
(6) |
During a transitional phase in which preparations are ongoing towards multiannual plans for multi-species fisheries in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 in areas now covered by Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008, management measures should take into account appropriate minimum and precautionary biomass levels. If the stocks fall below safeguard biomass levels (MSY Btrigger) available in... |
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