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Council Regulation (EU) 2019/440 of 29 November 2018 on the allocation of fishing opportunities under the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco and the Implementation Protocol thereto

Council Regulation (EU) 2019/440 of 29 November 2018 on the allocation of fishing opportunities under the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco and the Implementation Protocol thereto

Regulation (EU) 2019/440 · Regulation · 2 articles

Data as of 2026-07-04 · Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. · Read the official text ↗

Article 1

1.   The fishing opportunities established pursuant to the Implementation Protocol to the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco (‘the Fisheries Agreement’) shall be allocated among the Member States as follows: Fishing category Type of vessel Member State Licences or quota Small-scale fishing in the north, pelagic species Seiners < 150 gross tonnage (GT) Spain 22 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 Pole-lines < 150 GT per vessel Total ≤ 800 GT Spain 10 Demersal fishing Bottom longliners ≤ 150 GT Spain 7 Portugal 4 Trawlers ≤ 750 GT Total ≤ 3 000 GT Spain 5 Italy 0 Tuna fishing Pole-and-line vessels Spain 23 France 4 Industrial fishing for pelagic species 85 000 tonnes (t) in the first year 90 000 t in the second year 100 000 t in the third year and in the fourth year Distribution of vessels authorised to fish:   10 vessels ≥ 3 000 GT and < 7 765 GT   4 vessels ≥ 150 and < 3 000 GT   4 vessels < 150 GT Year 1: 85 000 t   Germany 6 871,2 t Lithuania 21 986,3 t Latvia 12 367,5 t Netherlands 26 102,4 t Ireland 3 099,3 t Poland 4 807,8 t United Kingdom 4 807,8 t Spain 496,2 t Portugal 1 652,2 t France 2 809,3 t Year 2: 90 000 t   Germany 7 275,4 t Lithuania 23 279,6 t Latvia 13 095,0 t Netherlands 27 637,9 t Ireland 3 281,6 t Poland 5 090,6 t United Kingdom 5 090,6 t Spain 525,4 t Portugal 1 749,4 t France 2 974,5 t Years 3 and 4: 100 000  t each year   Germany 8 083,8 t Lithuania 25 866,3 t Latvia 14 550,0 t Netherlands 30 708,8 t Ireland 3 646,3 t Poland 5 656,3 t United Kingdom 5 656,3 t Spain 583,8 t Portugal 1 943,8 t France 3 305,0 t 2.   Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 of the European Parliament and of the Council  ( 2 ) shall apply without prejudice to the Fisheries Agreement, to the Implementation Protocol thereto and to the Exchange of Letters accompanying the Fisheries Agreement.

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 the date of application of the Implementation Protocol to the Fisheries Agreement.

Source: EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU), © European Union, reuse permitted under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.

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