http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/eur/2017/162

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/162

of 31 January 2017

operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2016 on account of overfishing of other stocks in the previous years and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2226 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2016 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 Union 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), (3) and (5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)Fishing quotas for the year 2015 were established by:

Council Regulation (EU) No 1221/20142,
Council Regulation (EU) No 1367/20143,
Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1044, and
Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1065.

(2)Fishing quotas for the year 2016 were established by:

Regulation (EU) No 1367/2014,
Council Regulation (EU) 2015/20726,
Council Regulation (EU) 2016/727, and
Council Regulation (EU) 2016/738.

(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)

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/22269 has established deductions from fishing quotas for certain stocks in 2016 on account of overfishing in the previous years.

(5)

However, for certain Member States, no deductions could be operated by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2226 from quotas allocated for the overfished stocks because such quotas were not available for those Member States in the year 2016.

(6)

Article 105(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 provides that, if it is not possible to operate deductions on the overfished stock in the year following the overfishing because the Member State concerned has no available quota, deductions may be operated on other stocks in the same geographical area or with the same commercial value. According to Commission Communication 2012/C 72/0710 such deductions should be preferably operated from quotas allocated for stocks fished by the same fleet as the fleet that overfished the quota, taking into account the need to avoid discards in mixed fisheries.

(7)

In certain cases, exchanges of fishing opportunities concluded in accordance with Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council11 enabled partial deductions from the same stocks in the framework of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2226. The remaining deductions should be operated on quotas for other stocks pursuant to Article 105(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

(8)

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.

(9)

In 2015, Spain has overfished its quota for skates and rays in Union waters of ICES Subareas VIII and IX (SRX/89-C.). By letter of 30 September 2016, Spain requested to spread the deduction due over 2 years. In view of the information provided and 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 2012/C 72/07, this request can be accepted.

(10)

As regards sandeel in geographical area of ICES divisions IIa, IIIa and subdivision IV, given Denmark has overfished its total allowable catches in Union waters of management area 1 as defined in Annex IID of Regulation (EU) 2015/104 in 2015, it is required to operate deductions. In 2016, minimal catches have been allowed for sandeel in these waters in order to monitor the abundance of sandeel. However, with the said deductions it is impossible to maintain the monitoring system12 advised by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) to manage sandeel. Therefore, deductions for the quotas overfished by Denmark in 2015 in this area should be operated from sandeel management area 3.

(11)

Moreover, certain deductions required by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2226 appear to be larger than the adapted quota available in the year 2016 and, as a consequence, cannot be entirely operated in that year. According to Communication 2012/C 72/07, the remaining amounts should be deducted from the adapted quotas available in subsequent years until the full overfished amount is paid back.

(12)

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2226 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The fishing quotas fixed in Regulations (EU) No 1367/2014, (EU) 2015/2072, (EU) 2016/72 and (EU) 2016/73 for the year 2016 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) 2016/2226 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, 31 January 2017.

For the Commission

The President

Jean-Claude Juncker

ANNEX IDeductions from quotas for alternative stocks

Member State	Species code	Area code	Species name	Area name	Permitted landings 2015 (Total adapted quantity in kilograms)13	Total catches 2015 (qty in kilograms)	Quota con-sumption (%)	Overfishing related to permitted landing (qty in kilograms)	Multiplying factor14	Additional multiplying factor15 16	Outstanding deduction from previous years17 (qty in kilograms)	Deductions 2016 (qty in kilograms)	Deductions already applied in 2016 on the same stock (qty in kilograms)18	Remaining quantity to be deducted on alternative stock (qty in kilograms)
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(11)	(12)	(13)	(14)	(15)

DK	DGS	03A-C.	Spurdog/dogfish	Union waters of IIIa	0	3 840	N/A	3 840	1,00	/	/	3 840	0	3 840
Deduction to be made on the following stock
DK	NEP	3A/BCD	Norway lobster	IIIa; Union waters of Subdivisions 22-32	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	3 840

DK	DGS	2AC4-C	Spurdog/dogfish	Union waters of IIa and IV	0	1 540	N/A	1 540	1,00	/	/	1 540	0	1 540
Deduction to be made on the following stock
DK	NEP	2AC4-C	Norway lobster	Union waters of IIa and IV	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	1 540

DK	NOP	04-N.	Norway pout	Norwegian waters of IV	0	28 270	N/A	28 270	1,00	/	/	28 270	0	28 270
Deduction to be made on the following stock
DK	NOP	2A3A4.	Norway pout	IIIa; Union waters of IIa and IV	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	28 270

ES	BUM	ATLANT	Blue marlin	Atlantic Ocean	20 360	134 082	658,56	113 722	2,0	A	172 878	514 044	0	514 044
Deduction to be made on the following stock
ES	SWO	AN05N	Swordfish	Atlantic Ocean, North of 5° N	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	514 044

ES	GHL	1N2AB.	Greenland halibut	Norwegian waters of I and II	0	24 239	N/A	24 239	1,00	A	/	36 359	0	36 359
Deduction to be made on the following stock
ES	POK	1N2AB.	Saithe	Norwegian waters of I and II	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	36 359

FR	GHL	1N2AB.	Greenland halibut	Norwegian waters of I and II	2 000	7 957	397,85	5 957	1,00	/	/	5 957	0	5 957
Deduction to be made on the following stock
FR	OTH	1N2AB.	Other species	Norwegian waters of I and II	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	5 957

NL	ANE	08.	Anchovy	VIII	0	12 493	N/A	12 493	1,00	/	/	12 493	0	12 493
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	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	12 493

NL	HKE	3A/BCD	Hake	IIIa; Union waters of Subdivisions 22-32	0	1 575	N/A	1 575	1,00	A+C19	/	2 363	0	2 363
Deduction to be made on the following stock
NL	HKE	2AC4-C	Hake	Union waters of IIa and IV	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	2 363

NL	WHG	56-14	Whiting	VI; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV	0	11 475	N/A	11 475	1,00	/	/	11 475	0	11 475
Deduction to be made on the following stock
NL	HKE	8ABDE.	Hake	VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	11 475

PT	GHL	1N2AB.	Greenland Halibut	Norwegian waters of I and II	0	6 098	N/A	6 098	1,00	/	/	6 098	0	6 098
Deduction to be made on the following stock
PT	RED	1N2AB.	Redfish	Norwegian waters of I and II	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	6 098

PT	POK	1N2AB.	Saithe	Norwegian waters of I and II	9 700	9 690	99,90	– 10	/	/	145 616	145 606	53	145 553
Deduction to be made on the following stock
PT	RED	1N2AB.	Redfish	Norwegian waters of I and II	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	145 553

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 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, quota transfers from 2014 to 2015 in accordance with Article 4(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 (OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3), with Article 5a of Regulation (EU) No 1221/2014, with Article 18a of Regulation (EU) 2015/104 or reallocation and deduction of fishing opportunities in accordance with Articles 37 and 105 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

As set out in Article 105(2) of 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.

As set out in Article 105(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 and provided that the extent of overfishing exceeds 10 %.

Letter ‘A’ indicates that an additional multiplying factor of 1,5 has been applied due to consecutive overfishing in the years 2013, 2014 and 2015. Letter ‘C’ indicates that an additional multiplying factor of 1,5 has been applied as the stock is subject to a multiannual plan.

Remaining quantities that could not be deducted in 2015 pursuant to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1801 (OJ L 263, 8.10.2015, p. 19) as amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2404 (OJ L 333, 19.12.2015, p. 73) because there was no or not sufficient quota available.

Quantities that could be deducted on the same stock thanks to exchange of fishing opportunities concluded in accordance with Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.

Additional multiplying factors are not cumulative and operated only once.

ANNEX II

The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2226 is replaced by the following:

‘ANNEXDeductions from quotas for stocks which have been overfished
Member State
Species code
Area code
Species name
Area name
Initial quota 2015 (quantity in kilograms)
Permitted landings 2015 (Total adapted qty in kilograms)20
Total catches 2015 (qty in kilograms)
Quota consumption related to permitted landings (%)
Overfishing related to permitted landing (qty in kilograms)
Multiplying factor21
Additional multiplying factor22 23
Outstanding deductions from previous years24 (qty in kilograms)
Deductions to apply in 2016 (qty in kilograms)25
Deductions already applied in 2016 (qty in kilograms)26
To be deducted in 2017 and following year(s) (qty in kilograms)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)
(13)
(14)
(15)
(16)
BE
SOL
24-C.
Common sole
Union waters of IIa and IV
991 000
929 510
939 590
101,08
10 080
/
/
/
10 080
10 080
/
BE
SRX
07D.
Skates and rays
Union waters of VIId
72 000
70 511
69 495
98,56
– 1 016
/
/
1 097
81
81
/
BE
SRX
2AC4-C
Skates and rays
Union waters of IIa and IV
211 000
245 500
256 147
104,34
10 647
/
/
/
10 647
10 647
/
BE
SRX
67AKXD
Skates and rays
Union waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k
725 000
915 262
918 243
100,33
2 981
/
/
/
2 981
2 981
/
DE
T/B
2AC4-C
Turbot/Brill
Union waters of IIa and IV
186 000
349 000
350 186
100,34
1 186
/
/
/
1 18631
1 186
/
DK
COD
03AN.
Cod
Skagerrak
3 336 000
3 223 407
3 349 360
103,91
125 923
/
(C)27
/
125 923
125 923
/
DK
DGS
03A-C.
Spurdog/dogfish
Union waters of IIIa
0
0
3 840
N/A
3 840
1,00
/
/
3 840
3 840
/
DK
DGS
2AC4-C
Spurdog/dogfish
Union waters of IIa and IV
0
0
1 540
N/A
1 540
1,00
/
/
1 540
1 540
/
DK
HER
03A-BC
Herring
IIIa
5 692 000
5 770 000
6 056 070
104,96
286 070
/
/
/
286 070
286 070
/
DK
NOP
04-N.
Norway pout
Norwegian waters of IV
0
0
28 270
N/A
28 270
1,00
/
/
28 270
28 270
/
DK
SAN
234_1
Sandeel
Union waters of sandeel management area 1
125 459 000
115 924 000
130 977 950
112,99
15 053 950
1,2
/
/
18 064 740
18 064 74033
/
DK
SAN
234_6
Sandeel
Union waters of sandeel management area 6
206 000
219 000
228 860
104,50
9 860
/
/
/
9 860
9 860
/
ES
ALF
3X14-
Alfonsinos
Union and international waters of III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV
67 000
80 045
62 544
78,13
– 9 49628
/
/
16 159
6 663
5 846
817
ES
ANE
08.
Anchovy
VIII
22 500 000
22 923 784
24 068 471
104,99
1 144 687
/
/
/
1 144 687
1 144 687
/
ES
BSF
8910-
Black scabbard-fish
Union and international waters of VIII, IX and X
12 000
30 050
110
0,37
– 26 93629
/
/
29 639
2 703
0
2 703
ES
BUM
ATLANT
Blue marlin
Atlantic Ocean
10 360
20 360
134 082
658,56
113 722
2,0
A
172 878
514 044
514 044
/
ES
COD
1/2B
Cod
I and IIb
13 283 000
12 182 091
12 391 441
101,72
209 350
/
/
/
209 350
209 350
/
ES
GHL
1N2AB.
Greenland halibut
Norwegian waters of I and II
/
0
24 239
N/A
24 239
1,00
A
/
36 359
36 359
/
ES
RED
N3LN.
Redfish
NAFO 3LN
/
171 440
173 836
101,40
2 396
/
/
/
2 396
2 396
/
ES
SOL
8AB.
Common sole
VIIIa and VIIIb
9 000
6 968
7 397
106,13
(429)30
/
(A+C)27 32
2 759
2 759
2 759
/
ES
SRX
67AKXD
Skates and rays
Union waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k
43 800
412 000
445 713
108,18
33 713
/
/
/
33 713
33 713
/
ES
SRX
89-C.
Skates and rays
Union waters of VIII and IX
1 057 000
650 485
771 246
118,56
120 761
1,2
/
118 622
263 535
131 76834
131 76734
ES
USK
567EI.
Tusk
Union and international waters of V, VI and VII
46 000
135 008
62 646
46,40
– 72 362
/
/
58 762
0
/
/
ES
WHM
ATLANT
White marlin
Atlantic Ocean
24 310
24 310
68 613
282,24
44 303
1,00
A
72 539
138 994
0
138 994
FR
GHL
1N2AB.
Greenland halibut
Norwegian waters of I and II
/
2 000
7 957
397,85
5 957
1,00
/
/
5 957
5 957
/
FR
HAD
7X7A34
Haddock
VIIb-k, VIII, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
5 561 000
5 760 984
5 775 607
100,25
14 623
/
/
/
14 623
14 623
/
FR
PLE
7HJK.
Plaice
VIIh, VIIj and VIIk
17 000
57 007
59 833
104,95
2 826
/
/
/
2 826
2 826
/
FR
SRX
07D.
Skates and rays
Union waters of VIId
602 000
591 586
689 868
116,61
98 282
1,00
/
/
98 282
98 282
/
FR
SRX
89-C.
Skates and rays
Union waters of VIII and IX
1 298 000
1 507 000
1 578 469
104,74
71 469
/
/
/
71 469
71 469
/
IE
COD
07A.
Cod
VIIa
120 000
134 776
138 122
102,48
3 346
/
/
/
3 346
3 346
/
IE
SRX
67AKXD
Skates and rays
Union waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k
1 048 000
946 554
1 044 694
110,37
98 140
1,00
/
/
98 140
98 140
/
NL
ANE
08.
Anchovy
VIII
/
0
12 493
N/A
12 493
1,00
/
/
12 493
12 493
/
NL
COD
2A3AX4
Cod
IV; Union waters of IIa; that part of IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat
2 800 000
1 340 520
1 348 815
100,62
8 295
/
(C)27
/
8 295
8 295
/
NL
HER
*25B-F
Herring
II, Vb north of 62° N (Faroes waters)
1 104 000
1 841 160
2 230 998
121,17
389 838
1,4
/
/
545 773
522 222
23 551
NL
HKE
3A/BCD
Hake
IIIa; Union waters of Subdivisions 22-32
/
0
1 575
N/A
1 575
1,00
A+C32
/
2 363
2 363
/
NL
MAC
*3A4BC
Mackerel
IIIa and IVbc
490 000
1 084 500
1 090 087
100,52
5 587
/
/
/
5 587
5 587
/
NL
POK
2A34.
Saithe
IIIa and IV; Union waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and Subdivisions 22-32
68 000
56 600
63 411
112,03
6 811
1,00
/
/
6 811
5 754
1 057
NL
SRX
2AC4-C
Skates and rays
Union waters of IIa and IV
180 000
245 300
252 765
103,04
7 465
/
/
/
7 465
7 465
/
NL
T/B
2AC4-C
Turbot and brill
Union waters of IIa and IV
2 579 000
2 783 000
2 793 239
100,37
10 239
/
/
/
10 239
10 239
/
NL
WHB
1X14
Blue whiting
Union and international waters of I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId, VIIIe, XII and XIV
36 711 000
55 297 456
55 584 332
100,52
286 876
/
/
/
286 876
286 876
/
NL
WHG
2AC4.
Whiting
IV; Union waters of IIa
699 000
527 900
547 717
103,75
19 817
/
/
/
19 817
19 817
/
NL
WHG
56-14
Whiting
VI; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV
/
0
11 475
N/A
11 475
1,00
/
/
11 475
11 475
/
PT
GHL
1N2AB
Greenland Halibut
Norwegian waters of I and II
/
0
6 098
N/A
6 098
1,00
/
/
6 098
6 098
/
PT
POK
1N2AB.
Saithe
Norwegian waters of I and II
/
9 700
9 690
99,90
– 10
/
/
145 616
145 606
53
145 553
UK
COD
2A3AX4
Cod
IV; Union waters of IIa; that part of IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat
11 369 000
14 828 600
14 846 189
100,12
17 589
/
(C)27
/
17 589
17 589
/
UK
HER
4AB.
Herring
Union and Norwegian waters of IV north of 53° 30′ N
62 292 000
66 892 860
68 024 970
101,69
1 132 100
/
/
/
1 132 110
1 132 110
/
UK
MAC
2CX14-
Mackerel
VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of IIa, XII and XIV
245 363 000
237 093 794
242 496 391
102,28
5 402 597
/
(A)27
/
5 402 597
5 402 597
/
UK
MAC
*3A4BC
Mackerel
IIIa and IVbc
490 000
620 500
626 677
101,00
6 177
/
/
/
6 177
6 177
/
UK
SAN
234_1
Sandeel
Union waters of sandeel management area 1
2 742 000
1 219 400
2 000 034
164,02
780 634
2,00
/
/
1 561 268
95 100
1 466 168
20
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 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22), quota transfers from 2014 to 2015 in accordance with Article 4(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 (OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3), with Article 5a of Council Regulation (EU) No 1221/2014 (OJ L 330, 15.11.2014, p. 16), with Article 18a of Council Regulation (EU) 2015/104 (OJ L 22, 28.1.2015, p. 1) or reallocation and deduction of fishing opportunities in accordance with Articles 37 and 105 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
21
As set out in Article 105(2) of 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.
22
As set out in Article 105(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 and provided that the extent of overfishing exceeds 10 %.
23
Letter “A” indicates that an additional multiplying factor of 1,5 has been applied due to consecutive overfishing in the years 2013, 2014 and 2015. Letter “C” indicates that an additional multiplying factor of 1,5 has been applied as the stock is subject to a multiannual plan.
24
Remaining quantities that could not be deducted in 2015 pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/1801 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2015/2404 because there was no or not sufficient quota available.
25
Deductions to operate in 2016 as established by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2226 (OJ L 336, 10.12.2016, p. 38).
26
Deductions to operate in 2016 that could be actually applied considering the available quota on the day of entry into force of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2226.
31
At Germany's request, additional landings up to 10 % of the T/B quota were permitted by the Commission according to Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96.
27
Additional multiplying factor not applicable because the overfishing does not exceed 10 % of the permitted landings.
33
To be deducted from SAN/234_3 (sandeel management area 3).
28
Remaining unused quantity after the transfer of 8 005 kilograms from 2015 to 2016 operated pursuant to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1142 (OJ L 189, 14.7.2016, p. 9).
29
Remaining unused quantity after the transfer of 3 004 kilograms from 2015 to 2016 operated pursuant to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1142.
30
Quantities below 1 tonne are not considered.
32
Additional multiplying factors are not cumulative and operated only once.
34
At Spain's request, the deduction of 263 535 kilos due in 2016 will be equally spread over two years (2016 and 2017).’