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Council Regulation (EU) No 44/2012Show full title

Council Regulation (EU) No 44/2012 of 17 January 2012 fixing for 2012 the fishing opportunities available in EU waters and, to EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are subject to international negotiations or agreements

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. TITLE I SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS

    1. Article 1.Subject matter

    2. Article 2.Scope

    3. Article 3.Definitions

    4. Article 4.Fishing zones

  3. TITLE II FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EU VESSELS

    1. CHAPTER I General provisions

      1. Article 5.TACs and allocations

      2. Article 6.Additional allocation for vessels participating in trials on fully documented fisheries

      3. Article 7.Flexibility in the management of certain stocks

      4. Article 8.Conditions for landing catches and by-catches

      5. Article 9.Fishing effort limits

      6. Article 10.Catch and effort limits for deep-sea fisheries

      7. Article 11.Special provisions on allocations of fishing opportunities

      8. Article 12.Closed fishing season

      9. Article 13.Prohibitions

      10. Article 14.Data transmission

    2. CHAPTER II Fishing authorisations in third-country waters

      1. Article 15.Fishing authorisations

    3. CHAPTER III Fishing opportunities in waters of regional fisheries management organisations

      1. Section 1 ICCAT Convention Area

        1. Article 16.Fishing, farming and fattening capacity limitations for bluefin tuna

        2. Article 17.Additional conditions to the bluefin tuna quota allocated in Annex ID

        3. Article 18.Recreational and sport fisheries

        4. Article 19.Sharks

      2. Section 2 CCAMLR Convention Area

        1. Article 20.Prohibitions and catch limitations

        2. Article 21.Exploratory fisheries

        3. Article 22.Krill fishery during the 2012/2013 fishing season

      3. Section 3 IOTC Convention Area

        1. Article 23.Limitation of fishing capacity of vessels fishing in the IOTC Convention Area

        2. Article 24.Sharks

      4. Section 4 SPRFMO Convention Area

        1. Article 25.Pelagic fisheries — capacity limitation

        2. Article 26.Pelagic fisheries — TACs

        3. Article 27.Bottom fisheries

      5. Section 5 IATTC Convention Area

        1. Article 28.Purse-seine fisheries

      6. Section 6 SEAFO Convention Area

        1. Article 29.Prohibition of fishing for deep water sharks

      7. Section 7 WCPFC Convention Area

        1. Article 30.Fishing effort limitations for bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna, skipjack tuna and south Pacific albacore

        2. Article 31.Closed area for FAD fishing

        3. Article 32.Closed areas for purse-seine fisheries

        4. Article 33.Limitations to the number of EU vessels authorised to fish swordfish

      8. Section 8 Bering Sea

        1. Article 34.Prohibition on fishing in the high seas of the Bering Sea

  4. TITLE III FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIRD-COUNTRY VESSELS IN EU WATERS

    1. Article 35.TACs

    2. Article 36.Fishing authorisations

    3. Article 37.Prohibitions

  5. TITLE IV FINAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 38.Committee procedure

    2. Article 39.Entry into force and application

  6. Signature

    1. LIST OF ANNEXES

      1. ANNEX I TACs applicable to EU vessels in areas where...

    2. ANNEX I

      TACs APPLICABLE TO EU VESSELS IN AREAS WHERE TACs EXIST BY SPECIES AND BY AREA

      1. The tables in Annexes IA, IB, IC, ID, IE, IF,...

      2. The references to fishing zones are references to ICES zones,...

      3. The following comparative table of common names and Latin names...

      4. ANNEX IA

      5. ANNEX IB

      6. ANNEX IC

        1. NORTH WEST ATLANTIC NAFO CONVENTION AREA

      7. ANNEX ID

        HIGHLY MIGRATORY FISH — ALL AREAS

        1. TACs in these areas are adopted in the framework of...

      8. ANNEX IE

        1. ANTARCTIC CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA

      9. ANNEX IF

        SOUTH-EAST ATLANTIC OCEAN — SEAFO CONVENTION AREA

        1. These TACs are not allocated to the members of SEAFO...

      10. ANNEX IG

      11. ANNEX IH

      12. ANNEX IJ

    3. ANNEX IIA

      Fishing effort for vessels in the context of the management of certain cod, plaice and sole stocks in the Skagerrak, that part of ICES division IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat, ICES subarea IV, EU waters of ICES division IIa and ICES division VIId

      1. 1. Scope

        1. 1.1. This Annex shall apply to EU vessels carrying on board...

        2. 1.2. This Annex shall not apply to vessels of less than...

      2. 2. Regulated gears and geographical areas

      3. 3. Authorisations

      4. 4. Maximum allowable fishing effort

        1. 4.1. The maximum allowable effort referred to in Article 12(1) of...

        2. 4.2. The maximum levels of annual fishing effort set in accordance...

      5. 5. Management

        1. 5.1. Member States shall manage the maximum allowable effort in accordance...

        2. 5.2. A Member State may establish management periods for allocating all...

        3. 5.3. If a Member State authorises vessels to be present within...

      6. 6. Fishing effort report

      7. 7. Communication of relevant data

      8. Appendix 1 to Annex IIA

    4. ANNEX IIB

      Fishing opportunities for vessels fishing for sandeel in ICES divisions IIa, IIIa and ICES subarea IV

      1. 1. The conditions laid down in this Annex shall apply to...

      2. 2. The conditions laid down in this Annex shall apply to...

      3. 3. For the purposes of this Annex, sandeel management areas shall...

      4. 4. Based on advice from ICES and the STECF on the...

      5. 5. Commercial fishing with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gears...

      6. Appendix 1 to Annex IIB

        SANDEEL MANAGEMENT AREAS

    5. ANNEX III

    6. ANNEX IV

      ICCAT CONVENTION AREA

      1. 1. Maximum number of EU bait boats and trolling boats authorised...

      2. 2. Maximum number of EU coastal artisanal fishing vessels authorised to...

      3. 3. Maximum number of EU vessels authorised to fish actively for...

      4. 4. Maximum number and total capacity in gross tonnage of fishing...

      5. 5. Maximum number of traps engaged in the eastern Atlantic and...

      6. 6. Maximum bluefin tuna farming capacity and fattening capacity for each...

    7. ANNEX V

      CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA

      1. PART A PROHIBITION OF DIRECTED FISHING IN CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA

      2. PART B TACs AND BY-CATCH LIMITS FOR EXPLORATORY FISHERIES IN THE CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA IN 2011/12

        1. Appendix to Annex V, Part B LIST OF SMALL-SCALE RESEARCH UNITS (SSRUs) Region SSRU Boundary line...

      3. PART C NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO PARTICIPATE IN A FISHERY FOR EUPHAUSIA SUPERBA

      4. PART D NET CONFIGURATION AND USE OF FISHING TECHNIQUES

    8. ANNEX VI

      IOTC CONVENTION AREA

      1. 1. Maximum number of EU vessels authorised to fish for tropical...

      2. 2. Maximum number of EU vessels authorised to fish for swordfish...

      3. 3. The vessels referred to in point 1 shall also be...

      4. 4. The vessels referred to in point 2 shall also be...

    9. ANNEX VII

      WCPFC CONVENTION AREA

      1. Maximum number of EU vessels authorised to fish for swordfish...

    10. ANNEX VIII

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