Council Regulation (EU) No 315/2014 of 24 March 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 as regards certain catch limits

Article 1Amendment to Regulation (EU) No 43/2014

Annex IA to Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 is amended in accordance with the text set out in Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2Entry into force and application

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.

ANNEX

ANNEX
Annex IA to Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 is amended as follows:
(a)
the entry for Sandeel in Union waters of ICES zones IIa, IIIa and IV is replaced by the following:
‘ Species
:
Sandeel
Ammodytes spp.
Zone
:
Union waters of IIa, IIIa and IV  ( 1 )
Denmark
195 471  ( 2 )
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
United Kingdom
4 273  ( 2 )
Germany
298  ( 2 )
Sweden
7 177  ( 2 )
Union
207 219
TAC
207 219
Special condition:
within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following sandeel management areas, as defined in Annex IID:
Zone : Union waters of sandeel management areas
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
(SAN/234_1)
(SAN/234_2)
(SAN/234_3)
(SAN/234_4)
(SAN/234_5)
(SAN/234_6)
(SAN/234_7)
Denmark
53 769
4 717
132 062
4 717
0
206
0
United Kingdom
1 175
103
2 887
103
0
5
0
Germany
82
7
202
7
0
0
0
Sweden
1 974
173
4 849
173
0
8
0
Union
57 000
5 000
140 000
5 000
0
219
0
Total
57 000
5 000
140 000
5 000
0
219
0 ’
(b)
the entry for blue whiting in Norwegian waters of II and IV is replaced by the following:
‘ Species
:
Blue whiting
Micromesistius poutassou
Zone
:
Norwegian waters of II and IV
(WHB/24-N.)
Denmark
0
Analytical TAC
United Kingdom
0
Union
0
TAC
1 200 000 ’
(c)
the entry for blue whiting in Union and international waters of I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId, VIIIe, XII and XIV is replaced by the following:
‘ Species
:
Blue whiting
Micromesistius poutassou
Zone
:
Union and international waters of I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId, VIIIe, XII and XIV
(WHB/1X14)
Denmark
28 325  ( 3 )
Analytical TAC
Germany
11 013  ( 3 )
Spain
24 013  ( 3 )
( 4 )
France
19 712  ( 3 )
Ireland
21 934  ( 3 )
The Netherlands
34 539  ( 3 )
Portugal
2 231  ( 3 )
( 4 )
Sweden
7 007  ( 3 )
United Kingdom
36 751  ( 3 )
Union
185 525  ( 3 )
( 5 )
Norway
100 000
Faroe Islands
15 000
TAC
1 200 000
(d)
the entry for blue whiting in VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 is replaced by the following:
‘ Species
:
Blue whiting
Micromesistius poutassou
Zone
:
VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(WHB/8C3411)
Spain
24 658
Analytical TAC
Portugal
6 165
Union
30 823  ( 6 )
TAC
1 200 000
(e)
the entry for blue whiting in Union waters of II, IVa, V, VI north of 56° 30′ N and VII west of 12° W is replaced by the following:
‘ Species
:
Blue whiting
Micromesistius poutassou
Zone
:
Union waters of II, IVa, V, VI north of 56° 30′ N and VII west of 12° W
(WHB/24A567)
Norway
0  ( 7 )
( 8 )
Analytical TAC
Faroe Islands
25 000  ( 9 )
( 10 )
TAC
1 200 000
( 1 )   Excluding waters within six nautical miles of the UK baselines at Shetland, Fair Isle and Foula.
( 2 )   At least 98 % of landings counted against this quota shall be of sandeel. By-catches of dab, mackerel and whiting to be counted against the remaining 2 % of the quota (OT1/*2A3A4).
( 3 )   Special condition: of which up to the following percentage may be fished in Norwegian Economic Zone or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (WHB/*NZJM1): 0 %
( 4 )   Transfers of this quota may be effected to VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1. However, such transfers shall be notified in advance to the Commission.
( 5 )   Special condition: of which up to the following quantity may be fished in Faroese waters (WHB/*05-F.): 25 000
’;
( 6 )   Special condition: of which up to the following percentage may be fished in Norwegian EEZ or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (WHB/*NZJM2): 0 %’;
( 7 )   To be counted against Norway’s catch limits established under the Coastal States arrangement.
( 8 )   Special condition: the catch in IV shall be no more than the following amount (WHB/*04A-C): 0
This catch limit in IV amounts to the following percentage of Norway’s access quota: 0 %
( 9 )   To be counted against the catch limits of the Faroe Islands.
( 10 )   Special conditions: may also be fished in VIb (WHB/*06B-C). The catch in IVa shall be no more than 6 250 tonnes (WHB/*04A-C).’

Council Regulation (EU) No 315/2014 of 24 March 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 as regards certain catch limits

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