Article 1Amendment to Regulation (EU) No 53/2010Regulation (EU) No 53/2010 is amended as follows:1.Article 15 is replaced by the following:

"Article 15Fishing and farming and fattening capacity limitations for bluefin tuna1.The number of EU bait boats and trolling boats authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Eastern Atlantic shall be limited as set out in point 1 of Annex IV.2.The number of EU coastal artisanal fishing vessels authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Mediterranean shall be limited as set out in point 2 of Annex IV.3.The number of EU vessels fishing for bluefin tuna in the Adriatic Sea for farming purposes authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm shall be limited as set out in point 3 of Annex IV.4.The number and total capacity in gross tonnage of fishing vessels authorised to fish for, retain on board, tranship, transport, or land bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean shall be limited as set out in point 4 of Annex IV.5.The number of traps engaged in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery shall be limited as set out in point 5 of Annex IV.6.The bluefin tuna farming capacity, the fattening capacity and the maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna allocated to the farms in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean shall be limited as set out in point 6 of Annex IV."

2.Annex IA is amended as follows:(a)the entry for whiting in zone IV; EU waters of IIa is replaced by the following:

The use of this quota is subject to the conditions set out in point 3 of the Appendix to this Annex.Excluding an estimate of 1063 tonnes of industrial by-catches.May be taken in EU waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway’s share of the TAC.Special condition:Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone:

	Norwegian waters of IV(WHG/*04N-)
EU	8203"

"SpeciesWhitingMerlangius merlangusZoneIV; EU waters of IIa(WHG/2AC4.)Belgium240Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Denmark1036Germany270France1557the Netherlands599Sweden2United Kingdom7490EU11194Norway640TAC12897

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The use of this quota is subject to the conditions set out in point 3 of the Appendix to this Annex.Excluding an estimate of 1063 tonnes of industrial by-catches.May be taken in EU waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway’s share of the TAC.(b)the entry for plaice in zone IV; EU water of IIa, that part of IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat is replaced by the following:

Special condition:Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone:

	Norwegian waters of IV(PLE/*04N-)
EU	24439"

"SpeciesPlaicePleuronectes platessaZoneIV; EU waters of IIa; that part of IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat(PLE/2A3AX4)Belgium3671Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Denmark11931Germany3442France688the Netherlands22946United Kingdom16979EU59657Norway4168TAC63825(c)the entry for mackerel in zone IIIa and IV; EU waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and IIId is replaced by the following:

In accordance with the Council and Commission Statement made at the meeting of the Council of Fisheries Ministers on 14 and 15 December 2009 concerning the fisheries in Norwegian waters, an amount of 7352 tonnes, corresponding to the unutilised quota for 2009 in Norwegian waters of IV for this species, may be fished in addition to this quota in the EU waters of this TAC area.Including 242 tonnes to be taken in Norwegian waters south of 62°N(MAC/*04N-).When fishing in Norwegian waters, by-catches of cod, haddock, Pollack and whiting and saithe shall be counted against the quotas for this species.May also be taken in Norwegian waters of IVa.To be deducted from Norway’s share of the TAC (access quota). This amount includes the Norwegian share in the North Sea TAC of the amount of 39054 tonnes. This quota may be fished in IVa only, except for 3000 tonnes that may be fished in IIIa.Special condition:Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones:

	IIIa(MAC/*03A.)	IIIa and IVbc(MAC/*3A4BC)	IVb(MAC/*04B.)	IVc(MAC/*04C.)	VI; international waters of IIa from 1 January to 31 March 2010 and in December 2010(MAC/*2A6.)
Denmark		4130			5360
France		490
the Netherlands		490
Sweden			390	10	1697
United Kingdom		490
Norway	3000"

"SpeciesMackerelScomber scombrusZoneIIIa and IV; EU waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and IIId(MAC/2A34.)Belgium475Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Denmark12529Germany495France1496the Netherlands1507Sweden4485United Kingdom1395EU22382Norway103374TACNot relevant

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In accordance with the Council and Commission Statement made at the meeting of the Council of Fisheries Ministers on 14 and 15 December 2009 concerning the fisheries in Norwegian waters, an amount of 7352 tonnes, corresponding to the unutilised quota for 2009 in Norwegian waters of IV for this species, may be fished in addition to this quota in the EU waters of this TAC area.Including 242 tonnes to be taken in Norwegian waters south of 62°N(MAC/*04N-).When fishing in Norwegian waters, by-catches of cod, haddock, Pollack and whiting and saithe shall be counted against the quotas for this species.May also be taken in Norwegian waters of IVa.To be deducted from Norway’s share of the TAC (access quota). This amount includes the Norwegian share in the North Sea TAC of the amount of 39054 tonnes. This quota may be fished in IVa only, except for 3000 tonnes that may be fished in IIIa.3.Annex IB is amended as follows:(a)the entry for cod in zone Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1; Greenland waters of V and XIV is replaced by the following:

To be fished south of 62°N in East Greenland.Vessels shall have a scientific observer on board.Of which 500 tonnes are allocated to Norway. May only be fished south of 62°N in XIV and Va and south of 61°N in NAFO 1."

"SpeciesCodGadus morhua		ZoneGreenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1; Greenland waters of V and XIV(COD/N01514)
Germany	1636	Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
United Kingdom	364
EU	2500
TAC	Not relevant

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"SpeciesCodGadus morhua		ZoneNorwegian waters of I and II(COD/1N2AB.)
Germany	2486	Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EU) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 847/96 does not apply.
Greece	308
Spain	2773
Ireland	308
France	2281
Portugal	2773
United Kingdom	9642
EU	20571
TAC	Not relevant"

4.Annex IC is amended as follows:(a)the entry for cod in zone NAFO 3M is replaced by the following:

Directed fishery for cod in NAFO 3M shall be permitted until the moment when the estimated catches, including by-catches, to be taken in the remainder of the year equal 100 % of the allocated quota. After that date, only by-catches shall be permitted within a maximum of 1250 kg or 5 %, which ever is greater, within the quota allocated to the Flag Member State.Including the fishing entitlements of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania of 61 tonnes respectively in accordance with sharing arrangements for the former USSR and the allocation for Poland of 209 tonnes, as adopted by the NAFO Fisheries Commission in 2003, following the accession of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland to the European Union."

"SpeciesCodGadus morhua		ZoneNAFO 3M(COD/N3M.)
Estonia	61
Germany	247
Latvia	61
Lithuania	61
Poland	209
Spain	796
France	110
Portugal	1070
United Kingdom	521
EU	3136
TAC	5500

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Directed fishery for redfish in NAFO 3LN shall be permitted until the moment when the estimated catches, including by-catches, to be taken in the remainder of the year equal 100 % of the allocated quota. After that date, only by-catches shall be permitted within a maximum of 1250 kg or 5 %, which ever is greater, within the quota allocated to the Flag Member State.Including the fishing entitlements of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania of 173 tonnes respectively in accordance with sharing arrangements for the former USSR adopted by the NAFO Fisheries Commission in 2003, following the accession of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland to the European Union."

"SpeciesRedfishSebastes spp.		ZoneNAFO 3LN(RED/N3LN.)
Estonia	173
Germany	119
Latvia	173
Lithuania	173
EU	638
TAC	3500

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Except Cyprus, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Malta and Portugal, and only as by-catch.Within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocation between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm by the vessels referred to in point 1 of Annex IV (BFT/*8301):

Spain	367,23
France	165,69
EU	532,92

Within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocation between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna weighing no less than 6,4 kg or measuring no less than 70 cm by the vessels referred to in point 1 of Annex IV (BFT/*641):

This quantity may be revised by the Commission upon request of France, up to an amount of 100 tonnes as indicated by ICCAT Recommendation 08-05.

France	45
EU	45

Within this TAC, the following catch limit and allocation between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between 8 kg and 30 kg by the vessels referred to in point 2 of Annex IV (BFT/*8302):

Spain	50,52
France	49,84
Italy	39,34
Cyprus	1,40
Malta	3,23
EU	144,34

Within this TAC, the following catch limit and allocation between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between 8 kg and 30 kg by the vessels referred to in point 3 of Annex IV (BFT/*643):

Italy	39,34
EU	39,34"

"SpeciesBluefin tunaThunnus thynnusZoneAtlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, and Mediterranean(BFT/AE045W)Cyprus70,18Greece130,30Spain2526,06France2021,93Italy1937,50Malta161,34Portugal237,66All Member States2,41EU7087,38TAC13500

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Spain	367,23
France	165,69
EU	532,92

This quantity may be revised by the Commission upon request of France, up to an amount of 100 tonnes as indicated by ICCAT Recommendation 08-05.

France	45
EU	45

This quantity may be revised by the Commission upon request of France, up to an amount of 100 tonnes as indicated by ICCAT Recommendation 08-05.Within this TAC, the following catch limit and allocation between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between 8 kg and 30 kg by the vessels referred to in point 2 of Annex IV (BFT/*8302):

Spain	50,52
France	49,84
Italy	39,34
Cyprus	1,40
Malta	3,23
EU	144,34

Italy	39,34
EU	39,34"

6.Appendix 1 to Annex IIA is amended as follows:(a)in table (b), the columns concerning Germany (DE) and the Netherlands (NL) are replaced by the following:

"Regulated gear	DE	NL
TR 1	1269111	371757
TR 2	516154	1080920
TR 3	3501	48508
BT 1	29271	999808
BT 2	1691253	34743212
GN	224484	438664
GT	467	0
LL	0	0"

(b)in table (c), the column concerning Ireland (IE) is replaced by the following and the following column for the Netherlands (NL) is added:

"Regulated gear	IE	NL
TR 1	59625	0
TR 2	778729	0
TR 3	8433	0
BT 1	0	0
BT 2	514584	200000
GN	18255	0
GT	0	0
LL	0	0"

(c)in table (d), the columns concerning Germany (DE) and France (FR) are replaced by the following:

"Regulated gear	DE	FR
TR 1	11151	2685733
TR 2	0	7415
TR 3	0	0
BT 1	0	7161
BT 2	0	13211
GN	35442	400503
GT	0	0
LL	0	54917"

7.Annex III is replaced by the following:

8.Annex IV is amended as follows:(a)the table in point 2 is replaced by the following:

"Spain	139
France	86
Italy	35
Cyprus	25
Malta	83
EU	368"

(b)the following points are added:"4.Maximum number and total capacity in gross tonnage of fishing vessels of each Member State that may be authorised to fish for, retain on board, tranship, transport, or land bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean

Table APolyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment (longline, handline, trolling line)From which 8 vessels used as longliners

Number of fishing vessels
	Cyprus	Greece	Italy	France	Spain	Malta
Purse Seiners	1	1	24	19	6	0
Longliners	12	0	30	0	81	83
Bait boat	0	0	0	8	61	0
Handline	0	0	0	29	2	0
Trawler	0	0	0	78	0	0
Other artisanal	0	256	0	87	33	0

Table BTemporary cessation of activities in 2010Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment (longline, handline, trolling line)

Total capacity in gross tonnage
	Cyprus	Greece	Italy	France	Spain	Malta
Purse Seiners	51	260		4826	1608	0
Longliners	409	—	1196	0	4416,73	1365,64
Bait boat	—	—	—	243	10335,58	0
Handline	—	—	—	1436	20,96	0
Trawler	—	—	—	9212	0	0
Other artisanal	—	3343,21	—	943	489,83	0

5.Maximum number of traps engaged in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery authorised by each Member State

	Number of traps
Spain	6
Italy	6
Portugal	1

6.Maximum bluefin tuna farming capacity and fattening capacity for each Member State and maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna that each Member State may allocate to its farms in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean

Table A

	Maximum tuna farming capacity and fattening capacity
	Number of farms	Capacity (in tonnes)
Spain	14	11852
Italy	15	13000
Greece	2	2100
Cyprus	3	3000
Malta	8	12300

Table B

	Maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna (in tonnes)
Spain	5855
Italy	3764
Greece	785
Cyprus	2195
Malta	8768"

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Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment (longline, handline, trolling line)From which 8 vessels used as longlinersTemporary cessation of activities in 2010Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment (longline, handline, trolling line)

Article 2Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 754/2009In Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 754/2009, the following points are added:"(f)the group of high sea vessels flying the flag of Germany, participating in the fishery indicated in the request from Germany dated 26 March 2010, as completed by correspondence dated 9 April and 20 May 2010, targeting saithe in the North Sea, the EU waters of ICES Zone IIa and in the area to the West of Scotland with bottom trawls of mesh size equal to or larger than 120 mm;(g)the group of vessels flying the flag of Ireland, participating in the fishery indicated in the request from Ireland dated 26 March 2010, fishing in the Irish Sea during the period in which these vessels are fishing solely with a selective sorting grid similar to that defined in Appendix 2 to Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 43/2009 and targeting Norway lobster;(h)the group of vessels flying the flag of France, participating in the fishery indicated in the request from France dated 24 March 2010, as completed by correspondence dated 25 March, 29 March, 8 April and 20 May 2010, targeting deep sea species in the area to the West of Scotland with bottom trawls of mesh size larger than 110 mm.".

Article 3This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.Points 1 to 5 and 8 of Article 1 shall apply from 1 January 2010.Article 1(6) and Article 2 shall apply from 1 February 2010.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 26 July 2010.For the CouncilThe PresidentS. Vanackere"ANNEX III

Quantitative limitations of fishing authorisations for EU vessels fishing in third-country watersThe fishing authorisations for fishing activities in these waters may only be granted as from 26 January 2010.The fishing authorisations for fishing activities in these waters may only be granted as from 4 June 2010.Following the Agreed Record of 1999, the figures for the directed fishing for cod and haddock are included in the figures for "All trawl fisheries with vessels of not more than 180 feet in the zone between 12 and 21 miles from the Faroese baselines".These figures refer to the maximum number of vessels present at any time.These figures are included in the figures for "Trawl fisheries outside 21 miles from the Faroese baselines"."

Area of fishing	Fishery	Number of fishing authori-sations	Allocation of fishing authorisations amongst Member States	Maximum number of vessels present at any time
Norwegian waters and fishery zone around Jan Mayen	Herring, north of 62°00′ N	93	DK: 32, DE: 6, FR: 1, IE: 9, NL: 11, PL: 1, SV: 12, UK: 21	69
	Demersal species, north of 62°00′ N	80	DE: 16, IE: 1, ES: 20, FR: 18, PT: 9, UK: 14	50
	Mackerel	97	DK: 15, DE: 4, FR: 2, IE: 23, NL: 11, SE: 6, UK: 36	70
	Industrial species, south of 62°00′ N	480	DK: 450, UK: 30	150
Faroese waters	All trawl fisheries with vessels of not more than 180 feet in the zone between 12 and 21 miles from the Faroese baselines	26	BE: 0, DE: 4, FR: 4, UK: 18	13
Faroese waters	Directed fisheries for cod and haddock with a minimum mesh of 135 mm, restricted to the area south of 62°28′ N and east of 6°30′ W	8		4
	Trawl fisheries outside 21 miles from the Faroese baseline. In the periods from 1 March to 31 May and from 1 October to 31 December, these vessels may operate in the area between 61°20′ N and 62°00′ N and between 12 and 21 miles from the baselines.	70	BE: 0, DE: 10, FR: 40, UK: 20	26
	Trawl fisheries for blue ling with a minimum mesh of 100 mm in the area south of 61°30′ N and west of 9°00′ W and in the area between 7°00′ W and 9°00′ W south of 60°30′ N and in the area south-west of a line between 60°30′ N, 7°00′ W and 60°00′ N, 6°00′ W	70	DE: 8, FR: 12, UK: 0	20
	Directed trawl fisheries for saithe with a minimum mesh size of 120 mm and with the possibility to use round-straps around the codend	70		22
	Fisheries for blue whiting. The total number of fishing authorisations may be increased by four vessels to form pairs, should the Faroese authorities introduce special rules of access to an area called "main fishing area of blue whiting".	36	DE: 3, DK: 19, FR: 2, NL: 5, UK: 5	20
	Line fisheries	10	UK: 10	36
	Mackerel	12	DK: 12	12
	Herring, north of 61° N	21	DK: 7, DE: 1, IE: 2, FR: 0, NL: 3, SV: 3, UK: 5	21

Amendments and corrections
August 11, 2010	Entry into force - Date pub. +1 See Art 3
February 1, 2010	Application - Partial application See Art 3
January 1, 2010	Application - Partial application See Art 3

Council Regulation (EU) No 712/2010 of 26 July 2010 amending Regulation (EU) No 53/2010 as regards certain fishing opportunities and amending Regulation (EC) No 754/2009