TACs to be determined by Member States
Article 6
1. The TACs set out in Annex I to this Regulation shall, where specified in that Annex, be determined by the Member State concerned. 2. The TACs to be determined by a Member State referred to in paragraph 1 shall: (a) be consistent with the objectives and rules set out in Regulations (EU) No 1380/2013, (EU) 2018/973 and (EU) 2019/472, in particular the objective of sustainable exploitation of the stock; and (b) result in an exploitation of the stock that is: (i) if an analytical assessment is available, in line with maximum sustainable yield (MSY), with as high a probability as possible; or (ii) if an analytical assessment is unavailable or incomplete, consistent with the precautionary approach to fisheries management. 3. By 15 March, each Member State concerned shall submit the following information to the Commission: (a) the TACs that it has determined; (b) the data that it has collected, assessed and used as a basis for the determination of the TACs; and (c) details as to how the determined TACs comply with the conditions laid down in paragraph 2. 4. Where appropriate, the Commission may request advice from the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF), in which the STECF: (a) assesses the information referred to in paragraph 3, points (b) and (c); and (b) assesses whether the TACs determined by Member States comply with the conditions laid down in paragraph 2. 5. If, according to the advice of STECF, the information submitted by Member States is insufficient, the Member States concerned shall submit to the Commission updated information, together with justifications for the updated information in relation to the STECF advice, no later than one month after the publication of the STECF advice. 6. If, according to the advice of STECF, the TACs determined by Member States do not comply with the conditions laid down in paragraph 2, the Member States concerned shall submit to the Commission updated TACs together with justification for those updated TACs in relation to the STECF advice as well as, where relevant, together with information referred to in paragraph 5, no later than one month after the publication of that advice.