Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 770/2013

of 8 August 2013

operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2013 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 2012 have been established by:
  • 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 species2,
  • 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 1124/20103,
  • 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 Sea4,
  • 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 agreements5, 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 agreements6.
(2)Fishing quotas for the year 2013 have been established by:
  • Council Regulation (EU) No 1262/2012 of 20 December 2012 fixing for 2013 and 2014 the fishing opportunities for EU vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks7,
  • Council Regulation (EU) No 1088/2012 of 20 November 2012 fixing for 2013 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea8,
  • Council Regulation (EU) No 1261/2012 of 20 December 2012 fixing for 2013 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Black Sea9,
  • Council Regulation (EU) No 39/2013 of 21 January 2013 fixing for 2013 the fishing opportunities available to EU vessels for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are not subject to international negotiations or agreements10, and
  • Council Regulation (EU) No 40/2013 of 21 January 2013 fixing for 2013 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 agreements11.
(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 2012. It is therefore appropriate to operate deductions on the fishing quotas allocated to them in 2013 and, where appropriate, in subsequent years, for the overfished stocks.

(6)
In 2012, Spain has overfished its Norway lobster quota in area IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (NEP/93411). As this stock is subject to a multiannual plan12, a multiplying factor of *1.5 should apply. By letter of 26 March 2013, Spain requested to spread the deduction due over three years. Considering that a significant loss of quota would produce excessive discards of the species concerned, in accordance with point 3, letter (b) of the Communication from the Commission – Guidelines for deduction of quotas under article 105(1), (2) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/200913 the Commission agrees on this request.
(7)
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 year14 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1136/2012 of 30 November 2012 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2012 on account of overfishing of other stocks in the previous years and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 700/2012 as regards amounts to be deducted in future years15 have operated deductions from fishing quotas for certain countries and species for 2012. However, for certain Member States the deductions to be applied were higher than their respective 2012 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 2013 and, where appropriate, subsequent quotas.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.

The fishing quotas fixed in Regulations (EU) No 1262/2012, (EU) No 1088/2012, (EU) No 1261/2012, (EU) No 39/2013 and (EU) No 40/2013 for the year 2013 are reduced as shown in the Annex.

2.

Paragraph 1 shall apply without prejudice to reductions provided for in Commission Regulation (EU) No 165/201116.

Article 2

The Spanish deduction of 75,45 tonnes applicable in 2013 due to overfishing in 2012 to the stock of Norway lobster in area IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (NEP/93411) is spread over three years.

The annual deduction applicable to the Spanish NEP/93411 stock will amount to 25,15 tonnes in 2013, 2014 and 2015 without prejudice to any further quota adaptation due to possible subsequent overfishing.

Article 3

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

DEDUCTIONS FROM QUOTAS FOR STOCKS WHICH HAVE BEEN OVERFISHED

Member State

Species code

Area code

Species name

Area name

Initial quota 2012

Permitted landings 2012(Total adapted quantity in tons17

Total catches 2012(quantity in tons)

Quota consumption related to permitted landings (%)

Overfishing related to permitted landing(quantity in tons)

Multiplying factor18
Additional Multi-plying factor1920

Remaining deduction from 2012

Outstanding balance21

Deductions applied in 2013(quantity in tons)

Remaining quantities to be deducted in 2014 and following year(s)(quantity in tons)

BE

PLE

7FG.

Plaice

VIIf and VIIg

46

185,9

202,9

109,14

17

/

/

/

/

17

BE

POL

8ABDE.

Pollack

VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe

0

0

0,2

N.A.

0,2

/

/

/

/

0,2

DK

DGS

03A-C.

Spurdog/dogfish

EU waters of IIIa

0

0

0,82

N.A.

0,82

/

/

/

/

0,82

DK

DGS

2AC4-C

Spurdog/dogfish

EU waters of IIa and IV

0

0

1,29

N.A.

1,29

/

/

/

/

1,29

DK

HAD

1N2AB.

Haddock

Norwegian waters of I and II

0

0

0,16

N.A.

0,16

/

/

/

/

0,16

DK

HKE

2AC4-C

Hake

EU waters of IIa and IV

1 119

875

918,62

104,99

43,62

/

C

/

/

65,43

DK

OTH

1N2AB.

Other species

Norwegian waters of I and II

0

0

4,74

N.A.

4,74

/

/

/

/

4,74

DK

POR

3-1234

Porbeagle

French Guiana waters, Kattegat; EU waters of Skagerrak, I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1, 34.1.2 and 34.2

0

0

0,32

N.A.

0,32

/

/

/

/

0,32

DE

DGS

2AC4-C

Spurdog/dogfish

EU waters of IIa and IV

0

0

0,87

N.A.

0,87

/

/

/

/

0,87

IE

HAD

7X7A34

Haddock

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

3 699

3 745

4 126,037

110,17

381,037

1,2

/

/

/

457,244

IE

PLE

7FG.

Plaice

VIIf and VIIg

197

72

76,21

105,86

4,21

/

/

/

/

4,21

IE

PLE

7HJK.

Plaice

VIIh, VIIj and VIIk

77

86

99,3

115,47

13,3

/

/

/

/

13,3

IE

SOL

7BC.

Common sole

VIIb and VIIc

37

37

37,688

101,86

0,688

/

/

/

/

0,688

IE

WHG

07A.

Whiting

VIIa

52

56

57,089

101,94

1,089

/

/

/

/

1,089

EL

BFT

AE45WM

Bluefin tuna

Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, and Mediterranean

124,37

174,37

176,36

101,14

1,99

/

C

/

/

1,55

1,435

ES

ALF

3X14-

Alfonsinos

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

74

61

66,53

109,07

5,53

/

/

/

/

5,53

ES

BLI

5B67-

Blue Ling

EU waters and international waters of Vb, VI, VII

62

21,07

25,29

120,03

4,22

/

/

/

0,07

0

4,29

ES

BSF

56712

Black scabbardfish

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

124

113,12

124,57

110,12

11,45

/

/

61,52

/

72,97

ES

BSF

8910-

Black scabbardfish

EU and international waters of VIII, IX and X

11

11

52,48

477,09

41,48

/

/

0,6

/

9,23

32,85

ES

BUM

ATLANT

Blue marlin

Atlantic Ocean

24

24

34,28

142,83

10,28

/

/

/

/

10,28

ES

DGS

15X14

Spurdog/dogfish

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

0

0

5

N.A.

5

/

/

/

/

5

ES

DWS

56789-

Deep-sea sharks

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

0

0

11,79

N.A.

11,79

/

/

/

/

11,79

ES

GFB

89-

Greater forkbeard

EU and international waters of VIII and IX

242

189,8

246,24

129,74

56,44

/

/

/

/

56,44

ES

GHL

N3LMNO

Greenland halibut

NAFO 3LMNO

4 486

4 687,7

4 694,2

100,14

6,5

/

C

/

/

9,75

ES

HAD

5BC6A.

Haddock

EU and international waters of Vb and VIa

0

14,27

15,07

105,61

0,8

/

/

21,07

/

11,15

10,72

ES

HAD

7X7A34

Haddock

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

0

106

106,08

100,08

0,08

/

/

/

/

0,08

ES

HKE

571214

Hake

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

9 109

12 034,1

12 351,35

102,64

317,25

/

C

/

/

475,875

ES

NEP

9/3411

Norway lobster

IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1

68

88

138,3

157,16

50,3

/

C

/

/

25,1522

50,3

ES

ORY

1CX14

Orange roughy

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

0

0

0,16

N.A.

0,16

/

/

/

/

0,16

ES

POK

56-14

Saithe

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

0

13

13,1

100,77

0,1

/

/

27,6

/

27,7

ES

POR

3-1234

Porbeagle

French Guiana waters, Kattegat; EU waters of Skagerrak, I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1, 34.1.2 and 34.2

0

0

0,01

N.A.

0,01

/

/

/

/

0,01

ES

PRA

N3L.

Northern prawn

NAFO 3L

105,5

33,8

33,8

100

0

/

/

6,3

/

6,3

ES

SOL

8AB.

Common sole

VIIIa and VIIIb

10

9,47

11,31

119,43

1,84

/

C

0,52

/

0,28

3

ES

USK

567EI.

Tusk

EU and international waters of V, VI and VII

14

0,15

0,15

100

0

/

/

28,55

/

5,68

22,87

FR

HAD

7X7A34

Haddock

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

11 096

11 357

11 911

104,88

554

/

/

/

/

554

FR

MAC

*8ABD.

Mackerel

VIIIa, VIIIb and VIIId

50,25

50,25

50,3

100,1

0,05

/

/

/

/

0,05

CY

BFT

AE45WM

Bluefin tuna

Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, and Mediterranean

66,98

16,98

17,906

105,45

0,926

/

C

/

/

1,389

LT

GHL

N3LMNO

Greenland halibut

NAFO 3LMNO

23

112,58

207,433

184,25

94,853

/

C

/

/

22

120,279

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

0

1 840

1 838,319

99,91

–1,681

/

/

608,8

/

606,119

NL

BSF

56712-

Black scabbardfish

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

0

0

0

0

/

/

/

/

5

5

NL

DGS

15X14

Spurdog/dogfish

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

0

0

1,622

N.A.

1,622

/

/

/

/

1,622

NL

DGS

2AC4-C

Spurdog/dogfish

EU waters of IIa and IV

0

0

1,23

N.A.

1,23

/

/

/

/

1,23

NL

HKE

571214

Hake

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

183

56

110,565

197,44

54,565

/

C

/

/

81,848

NL

HKE

*57-14

Hake

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

6

6

6,198

103,3

0,198

/

C

/

/

0,297

NL

LEZ

07.

Megrims

VII

0

0

0,056

N.A.

0,056

/

/

/

/

0,056

NL

SBR

678-

Red seabream

EU and international waters of VI, VII and VIII

0 (6 for others)

0 (6 for others)

8,615

143,58 % (compared to 6)

2,615

/

6

8,615

NL

SRX

07D.

Skates and rays

EU waters of VIId

4

12

12,015

100,13

0,015

/

/

/

/

0

0,015

PL

COD

1/2B.

Cod

I and IIb

2 285

3 565

3 565,574

100,02

0,574

/

/

/

/

0,574

PL

GHL

1N2AB

Greenland halibut

Norwegian waters of I and II

0

0

0

0

0

/

/

/

1

1

PL

HAD

2AC4

Haddock

IV; EU waters of IIa

0

0

0

0

0

/

/

/

16

16

PL

HER

3D-R30

Herring

EU waters of Subdivisions 25-27, 28.2, 29 and 32

19 537

19 537

21 270,651

108,87

1 733,651

1,1

/

/

/

1 907,016

PL

MAC

2A34

Mackerel

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

0

0

0

0

0

/

/

/

5

5

PL

RED

514GRN

Redfish

Greenland waters of V and XIV

0

0

0

0

0

/

/

/

1

1

PL

SPR

3BCD-C

Sprat and associated catches

EU waters of Subdivisions 22-32

66 128

66 128

66 605,314

100,72

477,314

/

/

/

/

0

477,314

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

/

/

/

8

8

PT

ALF

3X14-

Alfonsinos

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

214

203

239,129

117,8

36,129

/

A

/

/

54,194

PT

BUM

ATLANT

Blue marlin

Atlantic Ocean

48,6

48,6

61,673

126,9

13,073

/

/

3,3

/

16,373

PT

COD

1/2B.

Cod

I and IIb

2 449

1 946,7

1 946,95

100,01

0,25

/

/

/

/

0,25

PT

GHL

1N2AB

Greenland halibut

Norwegian waters of I and II

0

0

1,508

/

0

/

/

/

11,0

12,508

PT

HAD

1N2AB

Haddock

Norwegian waters of I and II

0

23,93

23,926

99,98

–0,004

/

/

/

383,93

7,8

376,126

PT

MAC

8C3411

Mackerel

VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1

6 258

5 471,5

5 472,57

100,02

1,07

/

/

/

/

0

1,07

PT

NEP

08C.

Norway lobster

VIIIc

0

0

0,963

N.A.

0,963

/

C

/

/

1,444

PT

PLE

8/3411

Plaice

VIII, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1

66

64,8

71,506

110,35

6,706

/

/

/

/

4,8

1,906

PT

POK

1N2AB.

Saithe

Norwegian waters of I and II

0

8,16

8,16

100

0

/

/

/

223,06

13,3

209,76

PT

POL

08C.

Pollack

VIIIc

0

0

0,043

N.A.

0,043

/

/

/

/

0,043

F2PT

RED

N3NL

Redfish

NAFO 3LN

0

982,5

1 112,457

113,23

129,957

1,2

/

/

/

155,948

PT

WHM

ATLANT

White marlin

Atlantic ocean

21,8

21,8

26,021

119,36

4,221

/

/

/

/

1,2

3,021

RO

TUR

F3742C

Turbot

EU waters in the Black Sea

43,2

43,2

43,213

100,03

0,013

/

/

/

/

0,013

UK

COD

N01514

New code N1GL14

Cod

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

364

1 116,4

1 165,1

104,36

48,7

/

/

/

/

48,7

UK

DGS

15X14

Spurdog/dogfish

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

0

0

2,8

N.A.

2,8

/

/

/

/

2,8

UK

DGS

2AC4-C

Spurdog/dogfish

EU waters of IIa and IV

0

0

0,3

N.A.

0,3

/

/

/

/

0,3

UK

GHL

2A-C46

Greenland halibut

EU waters of IIa and IV; EU and international waters of Vb and VI

123

62

67

108,06

5

/

/

/

/

5

UK

GHL

514GRN

Greenland halibut

Greenland waters of V and XIV

275

0

1

N.A.

1

/

/

/

/

0

1

UK

GHL

N01GRN

New code GHL/NIGRN.

Greenland halibut

Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1

0

0

0,2

N.A.

0,2

/

/

/

/

0,2

UK

HAD

7X7A34

Haddock

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

1 665

1 822

1 891,5

103,81

69,5

/

/

/

/

69,5

UK

HAL

514GRN

Atlantic halibut

Greenland waters of V and XIV

0

0

1,8

N.A.

1,8

/

/

/

/

1,8

UK

HER

5B6ANB

Herring

EU and international waters of Vb, VIb and VIaN

13 837

11 931,5

12 064,2

101,11

132,7

/

C

/

/

199,05

UK

NOP

2A3A4.

Norway pout and associated by-catches

IIIa; EU waters of IIa and IV

0

0

6

N.A.

6

/

/

/

/

6

UK

PLE

7FG.

Plaice

VIIf and VIIg

43

41,6

43,7

105,05

2,1

/

/

/

/

2,1

UK

POR

3-1234

Porbeagle

French Guiana waters, Kattegat; EU waters of Skagerrak, I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1, 34.1.2 and 34.2

0

0

0,1

N.A.

0,1

/

/

/

/

0,1

UK

RED

514GRN

New code RED/N1G14P

Redfish

Greenland waters of V and XIV

31

31

31,3

100,97

0,3

/

/

/

/

0,3

UK

WHG

56-14

Whiting

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

176

202

204,9

101,44

2,9

/

/

/

/

2,9

17

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 Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, quota transfers in accordance with Article 4(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 and/or reallocation and deduction of fishing opportunities in accordance with Articles 37 and 105 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, Commission Regulation (EC) No 147/2007 and Commission Regulation (EU) No 165/2011 where relevant

18

As set out in Article 105(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. Deduction equal to the overfishing * 1,00 shall apply in all cases of overfishing equal to, or less than, 100 tonnes.

19

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

20

Letter ‘ a ’ indicates that an additional multiplying factor of 1.5 has been applied due to consecutive overfishing in the years 2010, 2011 and 2012. Letter ‘ c ’ indicates that an additional multiplying factor of 1.5 has been applied as the stock is subject to a multiannual plan.

21

Remaining quantities related to overfishing in years preceding the entry into force of the Control Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 and that cannot be deducted from another stock.

22

At Spain's request, the pay-back of 75.45 tons due in 2013 will be spread over three years, namely 25.15 tons each year (2013, 2014 and 2015).