http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2014/1221/chapter/III/adoptedCouncil Regulation (EU) No 1221/2014 of 10 November 2014 fixing for 2015 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea and amending Regulations (EU) No 43/2014 and (EU) No 1180/2013Council Regulation (EU) No 1221/2014Council Regulation (EU) No 1221/2014 of 10 November 2014 fixing for 2015 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea and amending Regulations (EU) No 43/2014 and (EU) No 1180/20132020-12-13King's Printer of Acts of Parliamenthttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/eu-exit/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32014R1221texttext/xmlen CHAPTER III <Strong>FLEXIBILITY IN THE FIXING OF FISHING OPPORTUNITIES OF CERTAIN STOCKS</Strong> Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 Article 8 Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 is amended as follows: Article 18a is amended as follows: in paragraph 1, the following subparagraphs are inserted: herring in zones VIIa, VIIg, VIIh, VIIj and VIIk; horse mackerel in Union waters of IIa, IVa, VI, VIIa-c, VIIe-k, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; in Union and international waters of Vb; in international waters of XII and XIV. ; the following paragraph is inserted: 7. By way of derogation from paragraph 4, the percentage of 10 % shall be increased by an additional 15 % in respect of stocks referred to in paragraph 1(c), (d), (f), (g), (j), (k), (m) and (n). ; in Annex IA, the entry for sprat and associated by-catches in Union waters of IIa and IV shall be replaced by the following:
Including sandeel.
At least 98 % of landings counted against this quota shall be of sprat. By-catches of dab and whiting to be counted against the remaining 2 % of the quota (OTH/*2AC4C).’
‘Species: Sprat and associated by-catchesSprattus sprattus Zone: Union waters of IIa and IV(SPR/2AC4-C)
Belgium1 546
Denmark122 383
Germany1 546
France1 546
The Netherlands1 546
Sweden1 330
United Kingdom5 103
Union135 000
Norway9 000
TAC144 000Analytical TAC
Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 1180/2013 Article 9 Regulation (EU) No 1180/2013 is amended as follows: the following Article is inserted: Flexibility in the fixing of fishing opportunities of certain stocks Article 5a 1 This Article shall apply to the following stocks: a herring in ICES subdivisions 30-31; b herring in Union waters of ICES subdivisions 25-27, 28.2, 29 and 32; c herring in ICES subdivision 28.1; d sprat in Union waters of ICES subdivisions 22-32. 2 Any quantities up to 25 % of a Member State's quota of the stocks identified in paragraph 1 that have not been used in 2014 shall be added for the purpose of calculating the quota of the Member State concerned for the relevant stock for 2015. Any quantities transferred to other Member States pursuant to Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as well as any quantities deducted pursuant to Articles 37, 105 and 107 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall be taken into account for the purpose of establishing quantities used and quantities not used under this paragraph. 3 Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply to stocks identified in paragraph 1 of this Article in respect of the Member States concerned. ; in Annex I, the following footnote shall be included in respect of entries concerning the following stocks: herring in subdivisions 30-31; herring in Union waters of subdivisions 25-27, 28.2, 29 and 32; herring in subdivision 28.1; sprat in Union waters of subdivisions 22-32: Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. . Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22).’