Amendment to Regulation (EU) No 1221/2014
Article 8
In Regulation (EU) No 1221/2014, the following Article is inserted: ‘Article 5a Flexibility in the fixing of fishing opportunities of certain stocks 1. This Article shall apply to the following stocks: (a) herring in ICES subdivision 30-31; (b) herring in Union waters of ICES subdivisions 25-27, 28.2, 29 and 32; (c) herring in ICES subdivision 28.1; (d) sprat in Union waters of ICES subdivision 22-32. 2. Any quantities up to 25 % of a Member State's initial quota of the stocks identified in paragraph 1 that have not been used in 2015 shall be added for the purpose of calculating the quota of the Member State concerned for the relevant stock for 2016. Any quantities transferred to other Member States pursuant to Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and any quantities deducted pursuant to Articles 37, 105 and 107 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall be taken into account for the purpose of establishing quantities used and quantities not used under this paragraph. 3. Where a Member State has used the option provided for in paragraph 2 of this Article in respect of a particular stock, no other flexibility as regards a carry-over of unused fishing opportunities shall apply in respect of that stock.’.