Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 700/2012

of 30 July 2012

operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2012 on account of overfishing in the previous years

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/20061, and in particular Article 105(1), (2) and (3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)Fishing quotas for the year 2011 have been established by:
  • Council Regulation (EU) No 1124/2010 of 29 November 2010 fixing for 2011 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea2,
  • Council Regulation (EU) No 1225/2010 of 13 December 2010 fixing for 2011 and 2012 the fishing opportunities for EU vessels for fish stocks of certain deep-sea fish species3,
  • Council Regulation (EU) No 1256/2010 of 17 December 2010 fixing the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks applicable in the Black Sea for 20114 and,
  • Council Regulation (EU) No 57/2011 of 18 January 2011 fixing for 2011 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in EU waters and, for EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters5.
(2)Fishing quotas for the year 2012 have been established by:

  • Regulation (EU) No 1225/2010,

  • Council Regulation (EU) No 716/2011 of 19 July 2011 establishing the fishing opportunities for anchovy in the Bay of Biscay for the 2011/2012 fishing season6,
  • Council Regulation (EU) No 1256/2011 of 30 November 2011 fixing for 2012 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea and amending Regulation (EU) No 1124/20107,
  • Council Regulation (EU) No 5/2012 of 19 December 2011 fixing for 2012 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Black Sea8,
  • Council Regulation (EU) No 43/2012 of 17 January 2012 fixing for 2012 the fishing opportunities available to EU vessels for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are not subject to international negotiations or agreements9 and,
  • 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 agreements10.
(3)

According to Article 105(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, when the Commission has established that a Member State has exceeded the fishing quotas which have been allocated to it, the Commission is to operate deductions from future fishing quotas of that Member State.

(4)

Article 105(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 provide that such deductions shall be operated in the following year or years by applying certain multiplying factors as set out therein.

(5)

Certain Member States have exceeded their fishing quotas for the year 2011. It is therefore appropriate to operate deductions on the fishing quotas allocated to them in 2012 and, where appropriate, in subsequent years, for the overfished stocks.

(6)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1016/2011 of 23 September 2011 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2011, on account of overfishing of those stocks in the previous year11 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1021/2011 of 14 October 2011 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2011, on account of overfishing of other stocks in the previous year12 have operated deductions from fishing quotas for certain countries and species for 2011. However, for certain Member States the deductions to be applied were higher than their respective 2011 quota and could therefore not be operated entirely in that year. To ensure that also in such cases the full amount be deducted, the remaining quantities should be taken into account when establishing deductions from 2012 and, where appropriate, subsequent quotas.
(7)Deductions provided by this Regulation should apply without prejudice to deductions applicable to 2012 quotas pursuant to:
  • Commission Regulation (EC) No 147/2007 of 15 February 2007 adapting certain fish quotas from 2007 to 2012 pursuant to Article 23(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy13, and
  • Commission Regulation (EU) No 165/2011 of 22 February 2011 providing for deductions from certain mackerel quotas allocated to Spain in 2011 and subsequent years on account of overfishing in 201014.
(8)

Where the deductions cannot be applied because the quota is not or not sufficiently available to the Member State concerned, the provisions of Article 105(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 will apply,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.

The fishing quotas fixed in Regulations (EU) No 1225/2010, (EU) No 716/2011, (EU) No 1256/2011, (EU) No 5/2012, (EU) No 43/2012 and (EU) No 44/2012 for the year 2012 are reduced as shown in the Annex.

2.

Paragraph 1 shall apply without prejudice to reductions provided for in Regulations (EC) No 147/2007 and (EU) No 165/2011.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

F1ANNEX

Member State

Species code

Area code

Species name

Area name

Permitted landings 2011(total adapted quantity in tons)15

Total catches 2011(quantity in tons)

Quota consumption(%)

Overfishing related to permitted landing(quantity in tons)

Multiplying factor16
Additional multiplying factor1718
Remaining deduction from 201119(quantity in tons)

Deductions 2012(quantity in tons)

Outstanding balance(quantity in tons)

DK

DGS

03A-C

Spurdog/dogfish

EU waters of IIIa

0,0

1,0

—

1,0

1

12

13,0

DK

SAN

*234_6

Sandeel

EU waters of sandeel management areas

420,0

489,6

116,6

69,6

1

69,6

DE

DGS

2AC4-C

Spurdog/dogfish

EU waters of IIa and IV

0,0

0,7

—

0,7

1

0,7

DE

MAC

2CX14-

Mackerel

VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of IIa, XII and XIV

21 401,0

21 860,7

102,1

459,7

1

459,7

DE

PLE

3BCD-C

Plaice

EU waters of Subdivisions 22-32

425,0

426,4

100,3

1,4

1

1,4

IE

HER

4AB.

Herring

EU and Norwegian waters of IV north of 53° 30′ N

0,0

40,0

—

40,0

1

40,0

IE

NOP

2A3A4.

Norway pout and associated by-catches

IIIa; EU waters of IIa and IV

0,0

5,0

—

5,0

1

5,0

ES

ALF

3X14-

Alfonsinos

EU and international waters of III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV

66,0

69,0

104,5

3,0

1

3,0

ES

ANE

9/3411

Anchovy

IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1

5 560,0

6 361,9

114,4

801,9

1,2

962,28

ES

ANF

8C3411

Anglerfish

VIIIc, IX and X; EC waters of CECAF 34.1.1

1 293,0

1 453,9

112,4

160,9

1,2

193,08

ES

BLI

67- (new code BLI/5B67-)

Blue Ling

EU waters and international waters of Vb, VI, VII

0,0

0,0

—

0,0

—

41

40,93

0,07

ES

BSF

8910-

Black scabbardfish

EU and international waters of VIII, IX and X

17,0

17,6

103,5

0,6

1

0

0,6

ES

BSF

56712-

Black scabbardfish

EU and international waters of V, VI, VII and XII

135,0

216,9

160,7

81,9

1

20,38

61,52

ES

COD

7XAD34

Cod

VIIb, VIIc, VIIe-k, VIII, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1

0,0

0,9

—

0,9

1

0,9

ES

DGS

15X14

Spurdog/dogfish

EU and international waters of I, V, VI, VII, VIII, XII and XIV

1,0

6,2

620,0

5,2

1

5,2

ES

DWS

56789-

Deep-sea sharks

EU and international waters of V, VI, VII, VIII

2,79

25,9

928,3

23,11

1

23,11

ES

GFB

89-

Forkbeards

EU and international waters of VIII and IX

222,0

250,2

112,7

28,2

1

28,2

ES

GFB

567-

Forkbeards

EU and international waters of V, VI and VII

608,0

638,5

105,0

30,5

1

30,5

ES

HAD

5BC6A.

Haddock

EU and international waters of Vb and VIa

14,0

35,8

255,7

21,8

1

0,73

21,07

ES

HAD

1N2AB

Haddock

Norwegian waters of I and II

60,0

65,3

108,8

5,3

1

5,3

ES

JAX

2A-14

Horse mackerel and associated by-catches

EU waters of IIa, IVa; VI, VIIa-c,VIIe-k, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV

2 419,0

2 519,9

104,2

100,9

1

100,9

ES

JAX

09.

Horse mackerel

IX

7 859,0

8 478,3

107,9

619,3

1,1

681,23

ES

JAX

08C.

Horse mackerel

VIIIc

24 129,0

32 431,8

134,4

8 302,8

1,4

11 623,92

ES

LEZ

8C3411

Megrims

VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1

917,0

1 005,3

109,6

88,3

1

88,3

ES

ORY

1CX14

Orange roughy

EU and international waters of I, II, III, IV, V, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV

0,0

0,6

—

0,6

1

0,6

ES

POK

56-14

Saithe

VI; EU and international waters of Vb, XII and XIV

3,0

30,6

1 020,0

27,6

1

0

27,6

ES

POL

8ABDE.

Pollack

VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe

61,0

65,3

107,0

4,3

1

4,3

ES

POL

08C.

Pollack

VIIIc

208,0

256,0

123,1

48,0

1

48,0

ES

PRA

N3L.

Northern prawn

NAFO 3L

214,0

292,0

136,4

78,0

1

71,7

6,3

ES

RED

N3LN.

Redfish

NAFO 3LN

0,0

43,5

—

43,5

1

43,5

F2ES

SBR

*678-

Red seabream

EU and international waters of VI, VII and VIII

57,12

62,3

109  %

5,18

1

5,18

ES

SOL

8AB.

Common sole

VIIIa and VIIIb

10,0

10,7

107,0

0,7

1

c

0,53

0,52

ES

USK

567EI.

Tusk

EU and international waters of V, VI and VII

8,3

50,7

610,8

42,4

1

13,85

28,55

ES

WHB

8C3411

Blue whiting

VIIIc, IX and X; EC waters of CECAF 34.1.1

1 987,0

2 258,3

113,7

271,3

1,2

325,56

FR

DWS

56789-

Deep-sea sharks

EU and international waters of V, VI, VII, VIII and IX

10,17

26,0

255,7

15,83

1

15,83

FR

SOL

07E.

Common sole

VIIe

283,0

290,0

102,5

7,0

1

7,0

LT

JAX

2A-14

Horse mackerel and associated by-catches

EU waters of IIa, IVa; VI, VIIa-c,VIIe-k, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV

356,0

660,4

185,5

304,4

2

0

608,8

LT

MAC

2CX14-

Mackerel

VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of IIa, XII and XIV

26,0

28,8

110,8

2,8

1

2,8

NL

BSF

56712-

Black scabbardfish

EU and international waters of V, VI, VII and XII

0,0

0,0

—

0,0

—

5

0

5,0

NL

SBR

678-

Red sea bream

EU and international waters of VI, VII and VIII

0,0

0,0

—

0,0

—

6

0

6,0

PL

COD

1N2AB

Cod

Norwegian waters of I and II

0,0

0,0

—

0,0

—

2

2,0

PL

GHL

1N2AB

Greenland halibut

Norwegian waters of I and II

0,0

0,0

—

0,0

—

1

0

1,0

PL

HAD

2AC4

Haddock

IV; EU waters of IIa

0,0

0,0

—

0,0

—

16

0

16,0

PL

LIN

04-C.

Ling

EU waters of IV

0,0

3,0

—

3,0

1

3,0

PL

MAC

2A34

Mackerel

IIIa and IV; EU waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and Subdivisions 22-32

0,0

0,0

—

0,0

—

5

0

5,0

PL

RED

514GRN

Redfish

Greenland waters of V and XIV

0,0

0,0

—

0,0

—

1

0

1,0

PL

WHB

1X14

Blue whiting

EU and international waters of I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId, VIIIe, XII and XIV

0,0

0,0

—

0,0

—

8

0

8,0

PT

ALF

3X14-

Alfonsinos

EU and international waters of III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV

220,1

241,1

109,5

21,0

1

21,0

PT

ANE

9/3411

Anchovy

IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1

2 882,0

2 920,2

101,3

38,2

1

38,2

PT

ANF

8C3411

Anglerfish

VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1

260,2

335,3

128,9

75,1

1

a

112,65

PT

BET

ATLANT

Bigeye tuna

Atlantic Ocean

6 879,7

7 022,4

102,1

142,7

1

142,7

PT

BSF

8910-

Black scabbardfish

EU and international waters of VIII, IX and X

3 305,0

3 547,2

107,3

242,2

1,1

266,42

PT

BUM

ATLANT

Blue marlin

Atlantic Ocean

69,0

72,3

104,8

3,3

1

0

3,3

F3

PT

GFB

89-

Forkbeards

EU and international waters of VIII and IX

10,0

12,0

120,0

2,0

1

a

3,0

PT

GHL

1N2AB

Greenland halibut

Norwegian waters of I and II

0,0

0,0

—

0,0

—

11

0

11,0

F3

PT

HAD

1N2AB

Haddock

Norwegian waters of I and II

78,0

30,0

38,5

–48,0

—

458

26,07

383,93

PT

POK

1N2AB

Saithe

Norwegian waters of I and II

80,0

40,9

51,1

–39,1

—

294

31,84

223,06

F3

F3

PT

WHB

8C3411

Blue whiting

VIIIc, IX and X; EC waters of CECAF 34.1.1

483,0

711,9

147,4

228,9

1,8

412,02

PT

WHG

08.

Whiting

VIII

0,0

1,2

—

1,2

1

1,2

UK

COD

N01514

Cod

Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1; Greenland waters of V and XIV

717,0

724,6

101,1

7,6

1

7,6

UK

BET

ATLANT

Bigeye tuna

Atlantic Ocean

10,0

0,0

0,0

–10,0

—

10

0,0

UK

BLI

24-

Blue ling

EU waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of II, IV and V

1,5

1,5

100,0

0,0

—

2

2,0

UK

HAD

1N2AB

Haddock

Norwegian waters of I and II

781,0

781,6

100,1

0,6

1

0,6

UK

HER

4AB.

Herring

EU and Norwegian waters of IV north of 53° 30′ N

27 687,0

27 887,4

100,7

200,4

1

200,4

UK

MAC

2CX14-

Mackerel

VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of IIa, XII and XIV

173 520,5

179 960,3

103,7

6 439,8

1

6 439,8

15

Quotas available to a Member State pursuant to the relevant fishing opportunities Regulations after taking into account exchanges of fishing opportunities in accordance with Article 20(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 ( OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59 ), quota transfers in accordance with Article 4(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 ( OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3 ) and/or reallocation and deduction of fishing opportunities in accordance with Articles 37 and 105 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

16

As set out in Article 105(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

17

As set out in Article 105(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

18

Letter ‘ a ’ indicates that an additional multiplying factor of 1,5 has been applied due to consecutive overfishing in the years 2009, 2010 and 2011. Letter ‘ c ’ indicates that an additional multiplying factor of 1,5 has been applied as the stock is subject to a multiannual plan.

19

Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1016/2011 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2011, on account of overfishing of those stocks in the previous year and Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1021/2011 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2011, on account of overfishing of other stocks in the previous year have operated deductions from fishing quotas for certain countries and species for 2011. However, for certain Member States the deductions to be applied were higher than their respective 2011 quota and could therefore not be operated entirely in that year. To ensure that also in such cases the full amount be deducted, the remaining quantities have been taken into account when establishing deductions from 2012 and, where appropriate, subsequent quotas.