The fishing opportunities for this stock arise from the Protocol, which establishes that the Union is to receive 7,7 % of the TAC for capelin in Greenland waters of ICES zones V and XIV.

The Commission received information from the Greenland authorities that the TAC for this stock has been fixed at 732 000 tonnes and that Greenland will allocate 56 364 tonnes to the Union in accordance with the share fixed under the Protocol, to be fished from 20 June 2011 until 30 April 2012.

Taking into account the annual consultations on fisheries between the Union and Norway for 2011 and in particular to the commitment made by the Union to provide Norway with an additional quantity of 7 965 tonnes of capelin above the normal balance as soon as the capelin in the waters of Greenland becomes available again, it is appropriate to transfer this amount of Union fishing opportunities for capelin for the 2011/2012 fishing season to Norway.

Annex IB to Regulation (EU) No 57/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly.

The stock concerned is mainly present in Greenland waters in July and August. In order for the Union fleet to access this quota as soon as possible, this Regulation should enter into force immediately after its publication. It should apply from 20 June 2011 until 30 April 2012;