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
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).’.
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.
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.
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.
Supplementary provisions
ANNEX ISupplementary provisions
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 IISupplementary provisions
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.’
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