Council Regulation (EU) No 1040/2012 of 7 November 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 754/2009 as regards exclusion of certain groups of vessels from the fishing effort regime laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 and amending Regulations (EU) No 43/2012 and (EU) No 44/2012 as regards certain fishing opportunities

• CELEX: Regulation (EU) No 1040/2012
• Articles: 6

Article 1 Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 754/2009

In Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 754/2009, the following points are added:

‘(j)

the group of vessels flying the flag of France identified in the request from France dated 8 June 2012, which participate in a fishery targeting saithe in the North Sea (ICES zone IV) using bottom trawls with a mesh size equal to or greater than 100 mm (gear category TR1);

(k)

the group of vessels flying the flag of France identified in the request from France dated 8 June 2012, which participate in a fishery targeting saithe and deep-sea species in the west of Scotland (ICES zone VI) using bottom trawls with a mesh size equal to or greater than 100 mm (gear category TR1);

(l)

the group of vessels flying the flag of France identified in the request from France dated 8 June 2012, which participate in a fishery targeting hake in the west of Scotland (ICES zone VI) using longlines (gear category LL).’.

Article 2 Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 43/2012

Annexes I and IIA to Regulation (EU) No 43/2012 are amended in accordance with the text set out in Annex I to this Regulation.

Article 3 Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 44/2012

Annexes IA and IIA to Regulation (EU) No 44/2012 are amended in accordance with the text set out in Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 4 Entry into force

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

Point (1) of Annex I, and point (1) of Annex II shall apply from 1 January 2012.

Article 1, point (2) of Annex I, and point (2) of Annex II shall apply from 1 February 2012.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX I

ANNEX I

(1)

In Part B of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 43/2012, the entry for herring in VIIa is replaced by the following:

‘Species

:

Herring

Clupea harengus

Zone

:

VIIa  ( 1 )

(HER/07A/MM)

Ireland

1 374

Analytical TAC

United Kingdom

3 906

Union

5 280

TAC

5 280

(2)

in Appendix 1 of Annex IIA to Regulation (EU) No 43/2012, table (d), the column concerning France (FR) is replaced by the following:

‘FR

1 057 828

34 926

0

0

0

302 917

0

184 354

’

( 1 )   This zone is reduced by the area bounded:

—

to the north by latitude 52° 30′ N,

—

to the south by latitude 52° 00′ N,

—

to the west by the coast of Ireland,

—

to the east by the coast of the United Kingdom.’

ANNEX II

ANNEX II

(1)

In Annex IA to Regulation (EU) No 44/2012, the entry for Norway pout and associated by-catches in IIIa; EU waters of IIa and IV is replaced by the following:

‘Species

:

Norway pout and associated by-catches

Trisopterus esmarki

Zone

:

IIIa; EU waters of IIa and IV

(NOP/2A3A4.)

Denmark

70 684  ( 1 )

Analytical TAC

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

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

Germany

14  ( 1 )

( 2 )

The Netherlands

52  ( 1 )

( 2 )

Union

75 750  ( 1 )

( 3 )

TAC

Not relevant

(2)

in Appendix 1 of Annex IIA to Regulation (EU) No 44/2012 the column concerning France (FR) is replaced by the following:

‘FR

533 451

6 496 811

101 316

0

1 202 818

342 579

4 338 315

125 141

’

( 1 )   At least 95 % of landings counted against this quota must be of Norway pout. By-catches of haddock and whiting to be counted against the remaining 5 % of the quota.

( 2 )   Quota may be fished in EU waters of ICES zones IIa, IIIa and IV only.

( 3 )   Of which 5 000 tonnes are allocated to Norway.’