Council Regulation (EU) No 5/2012 of 19 December 2011 fixing for 2012 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Black Sea

• CELEX: Regulation (EU) No 5/2012
• Articles: 9

Article 1 Subject matter

This Regulation fixes fishing opportunities for 2012 for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks in the Black Sea.

Article 2 Scope

This Regulation shall apply to EU vessels operating in the Black Sea.

Article 3 Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation the following definitions shall apply:

(a)

‘GFCM’ means General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean;

(b)

‘Black Sea’ means the GFCM geographical sub-area as defined in resolution GFCM/33/2009/2;

(c)

‘EU vessel’ means a fishing vessel flying the flag of a Member State and registered in the Union;

(d)

‘total allowable catch’ (TAC) means the quantity that can be taken from each stock each year;

(e)

‘quota’ means a proportion of the TAC allocated to the Union, a Member State or a third country.

Article 4 TACs and allocations

The TACs, the allocation of such TACs among Member States, and conditions functionally linked thereto, where appropriate, are set out in the Annex.

Article 5 Special provisions on allocations

The allocation of fishing opportunities among Member States as set out in this Regulation shall be without prejudice to:

(a)

exchanges made pursuant to Article 20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002;

(b)

reallocations made pursuant to Article 37 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009;

(c)

additional landings allowed pursuant to 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 Articles 37, 105 and 107 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

Article 6 Conditions for landing catches and by-catches

Fish from stocks for which TACs are established shall be retained on board or landed only if:

(a)

the catches have been taken by vessels of a Member State having a quota and that quota is not exhausted; or

(b)

the catches consist of a share in a Union quota which has not been allocated by quota among Member States, and that Union quota has not been exhausted.

Article 7 Data transmission

When, pursuant to Articles 33 and 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, Member States send the Commission data relating to landings of quantities of stocks caught, they shall use the stock codes set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 8 Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

It shall apply from 1 January 2012.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

TACS APPLICABLE TO EU VESSELS IN AREAS WHERE TACS EXIST BY SPECIES AND BY AREA

The following tables set out the TACs and quotas (in tonnes live weight, except where otherwise specified) by stock, and conditions functionally linked thereto, where appropriate.

Fish stocks are referred to following the alphabetical order of the Latin names of the species. For the purposes of this Regulation, the following comparative table of Latin names and common names is provided:

Scientific name

Alpha-3 code

Common name

Psetta maxima

TUR

Turbot

Sprattus sprattus

SPR

Sprat

Species

:

Turbot

Psetta maxima

Zone

:

EU waters in the Black Sea

TUR/F37.4.2.C

Bulgaria

43,2

Analytical TAC

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

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

Romania

43,2

EU

86,4  ( 1 )

TAC

Not relevant

Species

:

Sprat

Sprattus sprattus

Zone

:

EU waters in the Black Sea

SPR/F37.4.2.C

Bulgaria

8 032,5

Analytical TAC

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

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

Romania

3 442,5

EU

11 475

TAC

Not relevant

( 1 )   No fishing activity, transhipment, taking on board and landing shall be permitted from 15 April to 15 June 2012.