1. The fishing opportunities established under the Protocol between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Protocol’) shall be allocated among the Member States as follows:
Fishing category
Type of vessel
Member State
Licences or quota
Small-scale fishing/north, pelagic species
Seiners < 100 GT
Spain
20
Small-scale fishing in the north
Bottom longliners, < 40 GT
Spain
25
Portugal
7
Bottom longliners, ≥ 40 GT< 150 GT
Portugal
3
Small-scale fishing in the south
Rod and pole < 80 GT
Spain
10
Demersal fishing
Bottom longliners
Spain
7
Portugal
4
Trawlers
Spain
5
Italy
0
Tuna fishing
Pole-and-line vessels
Spain
23
France
4
Industrial fishing for pelagic species
80 000 tonnes per year
With a maximum of 10 000 tonnes per month for the whole of the fleet,
except for August till October, for which the monthly ceiling is 15 000 tonnes
Distribution of vessels authorised to fish:
10 vessels of more than 3 000 GT
3 vessels of between 150 and 3 000 GT
5 vessels of less than 150 GT
Germany
6 467 t
Lithuania
20 693 t
Latvia
11 640 t
Netherlands
24 567 t
Ireland
2 917 t
Poland
4 525 t
United Kingdom
4 525 t
Spain
467 t
Portugal
1 555 t
France
2 644 t
2. Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 shall apply notwithstanding the Partnership Agreement.
3. If the applications for fishing authorisations from the Member States referred to in the first paragraph do not cover all the fishing opportunities set by the Protocol, the Commission may take into consideration applications for fishing authorisations from any other Member State in accordance with Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008.
4. The time limit within which the Member States must confirm that they are not fully exhausting the fishing opportunities granted to them, as provided by Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008, is set at ten working days from the date on which the Commission informs them that the fishing opportunities are not fully exhausted.