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

Amendment to Regulation (EU) No 43/2014

Article 1

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

Entry into force and application

Article 2

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 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).’