Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2404
of 16 December 2015
operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2015 on account of overfishing of other stocks in the previous years and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1801
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Whereas:
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.
However, for certain Member States no deductions could be operated by Regulation (EU) 2015/1801 from quotas allocated for the overfished stocks because such quotas were not available for those Member States in the year 2015.
The Member States concerned have been consulted with regard to the proposed deductions from quotas allocated for stocks other than those which have been overfished.
At the request of Portugal, redfish in Norwegian waters of I and II (RED/1N2AB.) should be used as alternative stock to payback the overfishing of respectively 371 766 kilograms and 178 850 kilograms for haddock and saithe in Norwegian waters of I and II (HAD/1N2AB. and POK/1N2AB.) in the previous years. Considering that the Portuguese 2015 quota of redfish in Norwegian waters of I and II amounts to 405 000 kilograms and is not sufficient to cover the deductions due for both overfished stocks, this quota should be used to the full extent of its available quantity and a remaining quantity of 145 616 kilograms should be deducted in the following year(s) on account of saithe in the same area (POK/1N2AB.) until the full overfished amount is paid back.
Moreover, certain deductions provided for by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1801 appear to be insufficient. The required deductions appear to be larger than the adapted quota available in the year 2015 and, as a consequence, cannot be entirely operated on that quota. According to Commission Communication No 2012/C-72/07, the remaining amounts should be deducted from the adapted quotas available in subsequent years.
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1801 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The fishing quotas for the year 2015 referred to in the Annex I to this Regulation shall be reduced by applying the deductions on the alternative stocks set out in that Annex.
Article 2
The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1801 is replaced by the text in Annex II to this Regulation.
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.
Done at Brussels, 16 December 2015
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude Juncker
ANNEX IDEDUCTIONS FROM QUOTAS FOR STOCKS OTHER THAN THOSE WHICH HAVE BEEN OVERFISHED
Mem-ber State | Spe-cies code | Area code | Species name | Area name | Permitted landings 2014 (Total adapted quantity in kilograms)14 | Total catches 2014 (quantity in kilograms) | Quota con-sumption (%) | Overfi-shing related to permitted landing (quantity in kilograms) | Multi-plying factor15 | Remaining deduction from 201418 (quantity in kilograms) | Ouststan-ding balance19 (quantity in kilograms) | Deductions 2015 (quantity in kilograms) | Deductions already applied in 2015 on the same stock (quantity in kilograms)20 | Remaining quantity to be be deducted on alternative stock (in kilograms) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ES | DWS | 56789- | Deep-sea sharks | EU and international waters of V, VI, VII, VIII and IX | 0 | 3 039 | N/A | 3 039 | / | A | / | / | 4 559 | 0 | 4 559 |
Deduction to be made on the following stock | |||||||||||||||
ES | BSF | 56712- | Black scabbardfish | Union and international waters of V, VI, VII and XII | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | 4 559 |
ES | GHL | 1N2AB. | Greenland halibut | Norwegian waters of I and II | 0 | 22 685 | N/A | 22 685 | / | / | / | / | 22 685 | 0 | 22 685 |
Deduction to be made on the following stock | |||||||||||||||
ES | RED | 1N2AB. | Redfish | Norwegian waters of I and II | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | 22 685 |
ES | HAD | 5BC6A. | Haddock | Union and international waters of Vb and VIa | 2 840 | 18 933 | 666,65 % | 16 093 | / | A | 12 540 | / | 36 680 | 2 564 | 34 116 |
Deduction to be made on the following stock | |||||||||||||||
ES | LIN | 6X14. | Ling | Union and international waters of VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | 34 116 |
ES | HAD | 7X7A34 | Haddock | VIIb-k, VIII, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 | 0 | 3 075 | N/A | 3 075 | / | A | / | / | 4 613 | 0 | 4 613 |
Deduction to be made on the following stock | |||||||||||||||
ES | WHG | 08 | Whiting | VIII | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | 4 613 |
ES | OTH | 1N2AB. | Other species | Norwegian waters of I and II | 0 | 26 744 | N/A | 26 744 | / | / | / | / | 26 744 | 4 281 | 22 463 |
Deduction to be made on the following stock | |||||||||||||||
ES | RED | 1N2AB | Redfish | Norwegian waters of I and II | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | 22 463 |
ES | POK | 56-14 | Saithe | VI; Union and international waters of Vb, XII and XIV | 4 810 | 8 703 | 180,94 % | 3 893 | / | / | / | / | 3 893 | 0 | 3 893 |
Deduction to be made on the following stock | |||||||||||||||
ES | BLI | 5B67- | Blue ling | Union and international waters of Vb, VI, VII | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | 3 893 |
NL | HKE | 3A/BCD | Hake | IIIa; Union waters of Subdivisions 22-32 | 0 | 1 655 | N/A | 1 655 | / | C | / | / | 2 482 | 0 | 2 482 |
Deduction to be made on the following stock | |||||||||||||||
NL | PLE | 2A3AX4 | Plaice | IV; Union waters of IIa; that part of IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | 2 482 |
NL | RED | 1N2AB. | Redfish | Norwegian waters of I and II | 0 | 2 798 | N/A | 2 798 | / | / | / | / | 2 798 | 0 | 2 798 |
Deduction to be made on the following stock | |||||||||||||||
NL | WHB | 1X14 | Blue whiting | Union and international waters of I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId, VIIIe, XII and XIV | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | 2 798 |
PT | HAD | 1N2AB | Haddock | Norwegian waters of I and II | 0 | 26 816 | N/A | 26 816 | / | / | / | 344 950 | 371 766 | 0 | 371 766 |
Deduction to be made on the following stock | |||||||||||||||
PT | RED | 1N2AB | Redfish | Norwegian waters of I and II | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | 371 766 |
PT | POK | 1N2AB. | Saithe | Norwegian waters of I and II | 18 000 | 11 850 | 65,83 % | – 6 150 | / | / | / | 185 000 | 178 850 | 0 | 178 850 |
Deduction to be made on the following stock | |||||||||||||||
PT | RED | 1N2AB | Redfish | Norwegian waters of I and II | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | 33 23421 |
UK | DGS | 15X14 | Spurdog/dogfish | Union and international waters of I, V, VI, VII, VIII, XII and XIV | 0 | 1 027 | N/A | 1 027 | / | A | / | / | 1 541 | 0 | 1 541 |
Deduction to be made on the following stock | |||||||||||||||
UK | POK | 7/3411 | Saithe | VII, VIII, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | 1 541 |
UK | NOP | 2A3A4. | Norway pout | IIIa; Union waters of IIa and IV | 0 | 14 000 | N/A | 14 000 | / | / | / | / | 14 000 | 0 | 14 000 |
Deduction to be made on the following stock | |||||||||||||||
UK | SPR | 2AC4-C | Sprat and associated by-catches | Union waters of IIa and IV | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | 14 000 |
UK | WHB | 24-N | Blue whiting | Norwegian waters of II and IV | 0 | 22 204 | N/A | 22 204 | / | / | / | / | 22 204 | 0 | 22 204 |
Deduction to be made on the following stock | |||||||||||||||
UK | WHB | 2A4AXF | Blue whiting | Faroese waters | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | 22 204 |
ANNEX II
‘ANNEXDEDUCTIONS FROM QUOTAS FOR STOCKS WHICH HAVE BEEN OVERFISHED
Member State
Species code
Area code
Species name
Area name
Initial quota 2014 (in kilograms)
Permitted landings 2014 (Total adapted quantity in kilograms)22Total catches 2014 (quantity in kilograms)
Quota consumption related to permitted landings
Over-fishing related to permitted landing (quantity in kilograms)
Multi-plying factor23 Remaining deduction from 201426 (quantity in kilograms) Out-standing balance27 (quantity in kilograms) Deductions to apply in 2015 (qty in kilograms)28 Deductions already applied in 2015(qty in kilograms)29To be deducted in 2016 and following year(s) (qty in kilograms)
BE
PLE
7HJK.
Plaice
VIIh, VIIj and VIIk
8 000
1 120
3 701
330,45 %
2 581
/
/
/
/
2 581
2 581
/
BE
SOL
8AB.
Common sole
VIIIa and VIIIb
47 000
327 900
328 823
100,28 %
923
/
C
/
/
1 385
1 385
/
BE
SRX
07D.
Skates and rays
Union waters of VIId
72 000
60 000
69 586
115,98 %
9 586
/
/
/
/
9 586
8 489
1 097
BE
SRX
67AKXD
Skates and rays
Union waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k
725 000
765 000
770 738
100,75 %
5 738
/
/
/
/
5 738
5 738
/
DK
COD
03AN.
Cod
Skagerrak
3 177 000
3 299 380
3 408 570
103,31 %
109 190
/
C
/
/
163 785
163 785
/
DK
HER
03A.
Herring
IIIa
19 357 000
15 529 000
15 641 340
100,72 %
112 340
/
/
/
/
112 340
112 340
/
DK
HER
2A47DX
Herring
IV, VIId and Union waters of IIa
12 526 000
12 959 000
13 430 160
103,64 %
471 160
/
/
/
/
471 160
471 160
/
DK
HER
4AB.
Herring
Union and Norwegian waters of IV north of 53° 30′ N
80 026 000
99 702 000
99 711 800
100,10 %
9 800
/
/
/
/
9 800
9 800
/
DK
PRA
03A.
Northern prawn
IIIa
2 308 000
2 308 000
2 317 330
100,40 %
9 330
/
/
/
/
9 330
9 330
/
DK
SAN
234_2
Sandeel
Union waters of sandeel management area 2
4 717 000
4 868 000
8 381 430
172,17 %
3 513 430
2
/
/
/
7 026 860
7 026 860
/
DK
SPR
2AC4-C
Sprat and associated bycatches
Union waters of IIa and IV
122 383 000
126 007 000
127 165 410
100,92 %
1 158 410
/
/
/
/
1 158 410
1 158 410
/
ES
ALF
3X14-
Alfonsinos
EU and international waters of III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV
67 000
67 000
79 683
118,93 %
12 683
/
A
3 000
/
22 025
5 866
16 159
ES
BSF
56712-
Black scabbard-fish
EU and international waters of V, VI, VII and XII
226 000
312 500
327 697
104,86 %
15 197
/
A
/
/
22 796
22 796
/
ES
BSF
8910-
Black scabbard-fish
EU and international waters of VIII, IX and X
12 000
6 130
15 769
257,24 %
9 639
/
A
27 130
/
41 589
11 950
29 639
ES
BUM
ATLANT
Blue marlin
Atlantic Ocean
27 200
27 200
124 452
457,54 %
97 252
/
A
27 000
/
172 878
0
172 878
ES
DWS
56789-
Deep-sea sharks
EU and international waters of V, VI, VII, VIII and IX
0
0
3 039
N/A
3 039
/
A
/
/
4 559
4 559
/
ES
GFB
567-
Greater forkbeard
EU and international waters of V, VI and VII
588 000
828 030
842 467
101,74 %
14 437
/
/
/
/
14 437
14 437
/
ES
GFB
89-
Greater forkbeard
EU and international waters of VIII and IX
242 000
216 750
237 282
109,47 %
20 532
/
A
17 750
/
48 548
48 548
/
ES
GHL
1N2AB.
Greenland halibut
Norwegian waters of I and II
/
0
22 685
N/A
22 685
/
/
/
/
22 685
22 685
/
ES
HAD
5BC6A.
Haddock
Union and international waters of Vb and VIa
/
2 840
18 933
666,65 %
16 093
/
A
12 540
/
36 680
36 680
/
ES
HAD
7X7A34
Haddock
VIIb-k, VIII, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
/
0
3 075
N/A
3 075
/
A
/
/
4 613
4 613
/
ES
NEP
9/3411
Norway lobster
IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
55 000
33 690
24 403
72,43 %
– 5 91830/
/
19 00031/
13 082
13 08232/
ES
OTH
1N2AB.
Other species
Norwegian waters of I and II
/
0
26 744
N/A
26 744
/
/
/
/
26 744
26 744
/
ES
POK
56-14
Saithe
VI; Union and international waters of Vb, XII and XIV
/
4 810
8 703
180,94 %
3 893
/
/
/
/
3 893
3 893
/
ES
RNG
5B67-
Roundnose grenadier
EU and international waters of Vb, VI, VII
70 000
111 160
125 401
112,81 %
14 241
/
/
/
/
14 241
14 241
/
ES
SBR
678-
Red seabream
EU and international waters of VI, VII and VIII
143 000
133 060
136 418
102,52 %
3 358
/
/
/
/
3 358
3 358
/
ES
SOL
8AB.
Common sole
VIIIa and VIIIb
9 000
8 100
9 894
122,15 %
1 794
/
A+C
2 100
/
4 791
2 032
2 759
ES
SRX
89-C.
Skates and rays
Union waters of VIII and IX
1 057 000
857 000
1 089 241
127,10 %
232 241
1,4
/
/
/
325 137
206 515
118 622
ES
USK
567EI.
Tusk
Union and international waters of V, VI and VII
26 000
15 770
15 762
99,95 %
– 8
/
/
58 770
/
58 762
0
58 762
ES
WHM
ATLANT
White marlin
Atlantic Ocean
30 500
25 670
98 039
381,92 %
72 369
/
/
170
/
72 539
0
72 539
FR
SRX
07D.
Skates and rays
Union waters of VIId
602 000
627 000
698 414
111,39 %
71 414
/
/
/
/
71 414
71 414
/
FR
SRX
2AC4-C
Skates and rays
Union waters of IIa and IV
33 000
36 000
48 212
133,92 %
12 212
/
/
/
/
12 212
12 212
/
IE
PLE
7HJK.
Plaice
VIIh, VIIj and VIIk
59 000
61 000
78 270
128,31 %
17 270
/
A
/
/
25 905
25 905
/
IE
SOL
07A.
Common sole
VIIa
41 000
42 000
43 107
102,64 %
1 107
/
/
/
/
1 107
1 107
/
IE
SRX
67AKXD
Skates and rays
Union waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k
1 048 000
1 030 000
1 079 446
104,80 %
49 446
/
/
/
/
49 446
49 446
/
LT
GHL
N3LMNO
Greenland halibut
NAFO 3LMNO
22 000
0
0
N/A
0
/
/
46 000
/
46 000
46 000
/
LV
HER
03D.RG
Herring
subdivision 28.1
16 534 000
19 334 630
20 084 200
103,88 %
749 570
/
/
/
/
749 570
749 570
/
NL
HKE
3A/BCD
Hake
IIIa; Union waters of Subdivisions 22-32
/
0
1 655
N/A
1 655
/
C
/
/
2 482
2 482
/
NL
RED
1N2AB.
Redfish
Norwegian waters of I and II
/
0
2 798
N/A
2 798
/
/
/
/
2 798
2 798
/
PT
ANF
8C3411
Anglerfish
VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
436 000
664 000
676 302
101,85 %
12 302
/
/
/
/
12 302
12 302
/
PT
BFT
AE45WM
Bluefin tuna
Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, and Mediterranean
235 500
235 500
243 092
103,22 %
7 592
/
C
/
/
11 388
11 388
/
PT
HAD
1N2AB
Haddock
Norwegian waters of I and II
/
0
26 816
N/A
26 816
/
/
/
344 950
371 766
371 766
/
PT
POK
1N2AB.
Saithe
Norwegian waters of I and II
/
18 000
11 850
65,83 %
– 6 150
/
/
/
185 000
178 850
33 234
145 616
PT
SRX
89-C.
Skates and rays
Union waters of VIII and IX
1 051 000
1 051 000
1 059 237
100,78 %
8 237
/
/
/
/
8 237
8 237
/
SE
COD
03AN.
Cod
Skagerrak
371 000
560 000
562 836
100,51 %
2 836
/
C
/
/
4 254
4 254
/
UK
DGS
15X14
Spurdog/dogfish
Union and international waters of I, V, VI, VII, VIII, XII and XIV
0
0
1 027
N/A
1 027
/
A
/
/
1 541
1 541
/
UK
GHL
514GRN
Greenland halibut
Greenland waters of V and XIV
189 000
0
0
N/A
0
/
/
1 000
/
1 000
1 000
/
UK
HAD
5BC6A.
Haddock
Union and international waters of Vb and VIa
3 106 000
3 236 600
3 277 296
101,26 %
40 696
/
/
/
/
40 696
40 696
/
UK
MAC
2CX14-
Mackerel
VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of IIa, XII and XIV
179 471 000
275 119 000
279 250 206
101,50 %
4 131 206
/
/
/
/
4 131 206
4 131 206
/
UK
NOP
2A3A4.
Norway pout
IIIa; Union waters of IIa and IV
/
0
14 000
N/A
14 000
/
/
/
/
14 000
14 000
/
UK
PLE
7DE.
Plaice
VIId and VIIe
1 548 000
1 500 000
1 606 749
107,12 %
106 749
1,1
/
/
/
117 424
117 424
/
UK
SOL
7FG.
Common sole
VIIf and VIIg
282 000
255 250
252 487
98,92 %
(– 2 763)33/
/
1 950
/
1 950
1 950
/
UK
SRX
07D.
Skates and rays
Union waters of VIId
120 000
95 000
102 679
108,08 %
7 679
/
/
/
/
7 679
7 679
/
UK
WHB
24-N
Blue whiting
Norwegian waters of II and IV
0
0
22 204
N/A
22 204
/
/
/
/
22 204
22 204
/