Council Regulation (EU) 2023/1324 of 29 June 2023 amending Regulation (EU) 2022/109 fixing for 2022 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Union waters and for Union fishing vessels in certain non-Union waters, and Regulation (EU) 2023/194 fixing for 2023 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters, as well as fixing for 2023 and 2024 such fishing opportunities for certain deep-sea fish stocks
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Amendment of Regulation (EU) 2023/194
Regulation (EU) 2023/194 is amended as follows: (a) Article 45 is deleted; (b) Annexes IA and ID are amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation; (c) Annex VI is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.
Amendment of Regulation (EU) 2022/109
Annex ID of Regulation (EU) 2022/109 is amended in accordance with Annex III to this Regulation.
Entry into force and application
This Regulation shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union . It shall apply from 1 January 2023. However: (a) Article 2 shall apply from 1 January 2022; (b) Article 1, point (a), shall apply from 1 July 2023; (c) In Annex I, point 1, subpoints (a) and (b), shall apply from 1 July 2023.
ANNEX I The Annexes to Regulation (EU) 2023/194 are amended as follows: (1) in Annex IA: (a) in Part A, the table for anchovy ( Engraulis encrasicolus ) in ICES subareas 9 and 10 and Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 is replaced by the following: ‘Species: Anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus Zone: 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (ANE/9/3411) Spain 2 183 (1) Precautionary TAC Portugal 2 381 (1) Union 4 564 (1) TAC 4 564 (1) (1) This quota may only be fished from 1 July 2023 to 30 September 2023.’; (b) in Part B, the tables for the stocks listed below are replaced by the following: (i) the table for sprat and associated by-catches ( Sprattus sprattus ) in ICES division 3a is replaced by the following: ‘Species: Sprat and associated by-catches Sprattus sprattus Zone: 3a (SPR/03A.) Denmark 17 608 (1)(2)(3) Analytical TAC Germany 37 (1)(2)(3) Sweden 6 662 (1)(2)(3) Union 24 307 (1)(2)(3) TAC 26 278 (2) (1) Up to 5 % of the quota may consist of by-catches of whiting and haddock (OTH/*03A.). By-catches of whiting and haddock counted against the quota pursuant to this provision and by-catches of species counted against the quota pursuant to Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall, together, not exceed 9 % of the quota. (2) This quota may only be fished from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024. (3) Transfers of this quota may be effected to United Kingdom and Union waters of 2a and 4. However, such transfers shall be notified in advance to the Commission and to the United Kingdom.’; (ii) the table for sprat and associated by-catches ( Sprattus sprattus ) in United Kingdom and Union waters of ICES subarea 4 and United Kingdom waters of ICES division 2a is replaced by the following: ‘Species: Sprat and associated by-catches Sprattus sprattus Zone: United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a (SPR/2AC4-C) Belgium 1 221 (1)(2) Analytical TAC Denmark 96 624 (1)(2) Germany 1 221 (1)(2) France 1 221 (1)(2) Netherlands 1 221 (1)(2) Sweden 1 330 (1)(2)(3) Union 102 838 (1)(2) Norway 10 000 (1) Faroe Islands 0 (1)(4) United Kingdom 4 482 (1) TAC 117 320 (1) (1) The quota may only be fished from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024. (2) Up to 2 % of the quota may consist of by-catches of whiting (OTH/*2AC4C). By-catches of whiting counted against the quota pursuant to this provision and by-catches of species counted against the quota pursuant to Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall, together, not exceed 9 % of the quota. (3) Including sandeels. (4) May contain up to 4 % of by-catch of herring.’; (iii) the table for sprat ( Sprattus sprattus ) in ICES divisions 7d and 7e is replaced by the following: ‘Species: Sprat Sprattus sprattus Zone: 7d and 7e (SPR/7DE.) Belgium 5 (1) Analytical TAC Denmark 341 (1) Germany 5 (1) France 73 (1) Netherlands 73 (1) Union 497 (1) United Kingdom 1 940 (1) TAC 2 437 (1) (1) The quota may only be fished from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024.’; (c) in Parts B and F, in the tables for: (i) herring ( Clupea harengus ) in ICES divisions 7a south of 52°30’N, 7g, 7h, 7j and 7k; (ii) whiting ( Merlangius merlangus ) in ICES divisions 7b, 7c, 7d, 7e, 7f, 7g, 7h, 7j and 7k; (iii) blue ling ( Molva dypterygia ) in international waters of ICES subarea 12; (iv) blue ling in United Kingdom and international waters of ICES subarea 2 and United Kingdom and Union waters of ICES subarea 4; (v) blue ling in Union waters of ICES division 3a; (vi) northern prawn ( Pandalus borealis ) in United Kingdom and Union waters of ICES subarea 4 and United Kingdom waters of ICES division 2a; and (vii) red seabream ( Pagellus bogaraveo ) in ICES subareas 6, 7 and 8, the following is inserted: ‘Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.’; (d) in Part B: (i) in footnote 2 of the table for herring ( Clupea harengus ) in Union, United Kingdom and Norwegian waters of ICES subarea 4 north of 53°30' N, the code is replaced by the following: ‘HER/*04B-C’; (ii) in footnote 2 of the table for cod ( Gadus morhua ) in ICES subarea 4, United Kingdom waters of ICES division 2a, the part of division 3a not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat, at the end of the first sentence, the following code is inserted: ‘(COD/*3AX4-EU)’; (iii) in footnote 2 of the table for haddock ( Melanogrammus aeglefinus ) in ICES subarea 4, United Kingdom waters of ICES division 2a, at the end of the first sentence, the following code is inserted: ‘(HAD/*04-EU)’; (iv) in footnote 1 of the table for whiting ( Merlangius merlangus ) in ICES subarea 4, United Kingdom waters of ICES division 2a, at the end of the first sentence, the following code is inserted: ‘(WHG/*04-EU)’; (v) in footnote 4 of the table for blue whiting ( Micromesistius poutassou ) in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of ICES zones 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d, 8e, 12 and 14, ‘2a,’ is deleted and, at the end of the sentence, the following code is inserted: ‘(WHB/*46AB7-EU)’; (vi) in footnote 5 of the table for blue whiting ( Micromesistius poutassou ) in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of ICES zones 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d, 8e, 12 and 14, ‘2a,’ is deleted and, after ‘12°W’, the following code is inserted: ‘(WHB/*46AB7)’; (vii) in footnote 1 of the table for plaice ( Pleuronectes platessa ) in ICES subarea 4, United Kingdom waters of ICES division 2a, the part of division 3a not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat, at the end of the first sentence, the following code is inserted: ‘(PLE/*3AX4-EU)’; (2) in Annex ID, in the tables for: (i) northern albacore ( Thunnus alalunga ) in the Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N; (ii) southern albacore in the Atlantic Ocean, south of 5° N; (iii) bigeye tuna ( Thunnus obesus ) in the Atlantic Ocean; (iv) swordfish ( Xiphias gladius ) in the Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N; and (v) swordfish in the Atlantic Ocean, south of 5° N, the following is inserted: ‘Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.’.
ANNEX II In Annex VI to Regulation (EU) 2023/194, point 6 is replaced by the following: ‘6. Maximum bluefin tuna farming capacity and fattening capacity for each Member State and maximum input of wild-caught bluefin tuna that each Member State may allocate to its farms in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Table A Maximum tuna farming capacity and fattening capacity Number of farms Capacity (in tonnes) Greece 2 2 100,00 Spain 4 11 852,00 Croatia 4 7 880,00 Italy 2 9 370,00 Cyprus 0 0 Malta 6 16 579,65 Portugal 2 500,00 Table B Maximum input of wild-caught bluefin tuna (in tonnes) Greece 649,00 Spain 8 237,93 Croatia 2 947,00 Italy 1 100,00 Cyprus 0 Malta 11 842,61 Portugal 350,00 ’.
ANNEX III In Annex ID to Regulation (EU) 2022/109, in the tables for: (i) northern albacore ( Thunnus alalunga ) in the Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N; (ii) southern albacore in the Atlantic Ocean, south of 5° N; (iii) bigeye tuna ( Thunnus obesus ) in the Atlantic Ocean; (iv) swordfish ( Xiphias gladius ) in the Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N; and (v) swordfish in the Atlantic Ocean, south of 5° N, the following is inserted: ‘Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.’.
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