Council Regulation (EU) No 24/2014 of 10 January 2014 fixing for 2014 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks in the Black Sea

Subject matter

Article 1

This Regulation fixes the fishing opportunities for 2014 for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks in the Black Sea.

Scope

Article 2

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

Definitions

Article 3

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 geographical subarea 29 as defined in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 of the European Parliament and the Council  ( 4 ) and 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.

TACs and allocation

Article 4

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

Special provisions on allocations

Article 5

The allocation of fishing opportunities among Member States as set out in in this Regulation shall be without prejudice to: (a) exchanges made pursuant to Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013; (b) deductions and reallocations made pursuant to Article 37 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009; (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 Articles 105 and 107 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

Conditions for landing catches and by-catches

Article 6

Fish from stocks for which fishing opportunities are fixed by this Regulation 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.

Data transmission

Article 7

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.

Entry into force

Article 8

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union . It shall apply from 1 January 2014.

ANNEXSupplementary provisions

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   Romania 43,2 Union 86,4  ( 1 ) TAC Not relevant Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Species : Sprat Sprattus sprattus Zone : EU waters in the Black Sea SPR/F37.4.2.C Bulgaria 8 032,5   Romania 3 442,5 Union 11 475 TAC Not relevant Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. ( 1 )   No fishing activity, including transhipment, taking on board, landing and first sale shall be permitted from 15 April to 15 June 2014.