Catch limits and allocations
Article 4
The catch limits, the allocation of such limits among Member States, and additional conditions in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 are set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
Council Regulation (EC) No 1404/2007 CHAPTER II — FISHING OPPORTUNITIES AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS
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Special provisions on allocations
Article 5
1. The allocation of catch limits among Member States, as set out in Annex I, shall be without prejudice to: (a) exchanges made pursuant to Article 20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002; (b) reallocations made pursuant to Articles 21(4), 23(1) and 32(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93; (c) additional landings allowed under Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96; (d) quantities withheld in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96; (e) deductions made pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96. 2. For the purpose of withholding quotas to be transferred to 2009, Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 may apply, by way of derogation from that Regulation, to all stocks subject to analytical TAC.
Conditions for catches and by-catches
Article 6
1. Fish from stocks for which catch limits are fixed shall only be retained on board or landed if: (a) the catches have been taken by vessels of a Member State with a quota and that quota has not been exhausted; or (b) species other than herring and sprat are mixed with other species, the catches have been taken with trawls, Danish seines or similar gears whose mesh size is less than 32 mm, and the catches are not sorted either on board or on landing. 2. All landings shall count against the quota or against the Community share, except for catches made under paragraph 1(b). 3. Where the quota for herring allocated to a Member State is exhausted, vessels flying the flag of that Member State, registered in the Community and operating in the fisheries to which the relevant quota applies shall not land catches that are unsorted and that contain herring. 4. Where the quota for sprat allocated to a Member State is exhausted, vessels flying the flag of that Member State, registered in the Community and operating in the fisheries to which the relevant quota applies, shall not land catches that are unsorted and that contain sprat.
Fishing effort limits
Article 7
Fishing effort limits are set out in Annex II.
Transitional technical measures
Article 8
Transitional technical measures are set out in Annex III.
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