Fishing effort adaptation in relation to quota management
Article 7
1. Member States may adapt their maximum allowable fishing effort for a certain effort group through transfer of fishing effort from the same effort group of another Member State in accordance with Article 16(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008. The adaptation shall be valid for one fishing season only. 2. Where a Member State discontinues a quota exchange in accordance with Article 16(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008, that Member State may increase its maximum allowable fishing effort for the effort group or effort groups to which the recovered quota will be allocated by a number of kW-days corresponding to the quota recovered. That number of kW-days shall not exceed the amount calculated on the basis of the catch per unit effort (cpue) of the effort group or groups concerned. 3. The Member State returning the quota referred to in paragraph 2 shall reduce its maximum allowable fishing effort in the effort group or groups that previously fished for that quota. The fishing effort to be deducted shall correspond to the number of the kW-days no more needed to fish the quota returned. That number of kW-days shall be calculated on the basis of cpue of the effort group or groups concerned. 4. The amount of fishing effort by which the maximum allowable fishing effort is increased or decreased in accordance with paragraph 2 or 3 shall be taken into account for the purpose of establishing the maximum allowable fishing effort in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008.