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
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2404of 16 December 2015operating 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,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 1966/2006OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1., and in particular Article 105(1), (2), (3) and (5) thereof,Whereas:(1)Fishing quotas for the year 2014 were established by:Council Regulation (EU) No 1262/2012Council 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 stocks (OJ L 356, 22.12.2012, p. 22).,Council Regulation (EU) No 1180/2013Council Regulation (EU) No 1180/2013 of 19 November 2013 fixing for 2014 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea (OJ L 313, 22.11.2013, p. 4).,Council Regulation (EU) No 24/2014Council Regulation (EU) No 24/2014 of 10 January 2014 fixing for 2014 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks in the Black Sea (OJ L 9, 14.1.2014, p. 4)., andCouncil Regulation (EU) No 43/2014Council Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 of 20 January 2014 fixing for 2014 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, to Union vessels, in certain non-Union waters (OJ L 24, 28.1.2014, p. 1)..(2)Fishing quotas for the year 2015 were established by:Council 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 1180/2013 (OJ L 330, 15.11.2014, p. 16).,Council Regulation (EU) No 1367/2014Council Regulation (EU) No 1367/2014 of 15 December 2014 fixing for 2015 and 2016 the fishing opportunities for Union fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks (OJ L 366, 20.12.2014, p. 1).,Council Regulation (EU) 2015/104Council Regulation (EU) 2015/104 of 19 January 2015 fixing for 2015 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union vessels, in certain non-Union waters, amending Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 779/2014 (OJ L 22, 28.1.2015, p. 1)., andCouncil Regulation (EU) 2015/106Council Regulation (EU) 2015/106 of 19 January 2015 fixing for 2015 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks in the Black Sea (OJ L 19, 24.1.2015, p. 8)..(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) 2015/1801Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1801 of 7 October 2015 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2015 on account of overfishing in the previous years (OJ L 263, 8.10.2015, p. 19). has established deductions from fishing quotas for certain stocks in 2015 on account of overfishing in the previous years.(5)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.(6)In certain cases, exchanges of fishing opportunities concluded in accordance with Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013Regulation (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). enabled partial deductions. The remaining quantities should be operated on other stocks pursuant to Article 105(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.(7)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 should be operated on other stocks in the same geographical area or with the same commercial value. According to Commission Communication No 2012/C-72/07OJ C 72, 10.3.2012, p. 27. 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.(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)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 371766 kilograms and 178850 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 405000 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 145616 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.(10)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.(11)Following Commission Implementing Regulation (EC) No 2015/1170Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1170 of 16 July 2015 adding to the 2015 fishing quotas certain quantities withheld in the year 2014 pursuant to Article 4(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 (OJ L 189, 17.7.2015, p. 2)., a quantity of 3369 kilograms corresponding to 10 % of the Spanish 2014 adapted quota for Norway lobster in areas IX and X and Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (NEP/9/3411) is no longer available to Spain following a quota transfer. Consequently, the available quantity of 9287 kilograms subtracted from the outstanding deduction of 19000 kilograms owed for that stock should be reduced to 5918 kilograms and a further deduction of 3369 kilograms should be immediately applicable.(12)Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1801 should therefore be amended accordingly,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1The 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 2The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1801 is replaced by the text in Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 3This 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 2015For the CommissionThe PresidentJean-Claude JunckerANNEX IDEDUCTIONS FROM QUOTAS FOR STOCKS OTHER THAN THOSE WHICH HAVE BEEN OVERFISHED
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 in accordance with Article 4(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 (OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3) 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.Letter "A" indicates that an additional multiplying factor of 1.5 has been applied due to consecutive overfishing in the years 2012, 2013 and 2014. 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 2014 pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 871/2014 because there was no or not sufficient quota available.Remaining quantities related to overfishing in years preceding the entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 and that cannot be deducted from another stock.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.At the request of the Portuguese Direção de Serviços de Recursos Naturais and considering the limited quota available, the deduction will be operated on the 2015 quota for RED/1N2AB. to the full extent of its available quantity and a remaining quantity of 145616 kilograms will be deducted in the following year(s) until the full overfished amount is paid backDeduction to be made on the following stockDeduction to be made on the following stockDeduction to be made on the following stockDeduction to be made on the following stockDeduction to be made on the following stockDeduction to be made on the following stockDeduction to be made on the following stockDeduction to be made on the following stockDeduction to be made on the following stockDeduction to be made on the following stockDeduction to be made on the following stockDeduction to be made on the following stockDeduction to be made on the following stock
Mem-ber StateSpe-cies codeArea codeSpecies nameArea namePermitted landings 2014 (Total adapted quantity in kilograms)Total catches 2014 (quantity in kilograms)Quota con-sumption (%)Overfi-shing related to permitted landing (quantity in kilograms)Multi-plying factorAdditional Multi-plying factorRemaining deduction from 2014 (quantity in kilograms)Ouststan-ding balance (quantity in kilograms)Deductions 2015 (quantity in kilograms)Deductions already applied in 2015 on the same stock (quantity in kilograms)Remaining quantity to be be deducted on alternative stock (in kilograms)
ESDWS56789-Deep-sea sharksEU and international waters of V, VI, VII, VIII and IX03039N/A3039/A//455904559
ESBSF56712-Black scabbardfishUnion and international waters of V, VI, VII and XII//////////4559
ESGHL1N2AB.Greenland halibutNorwegian waters of I and II022685N/A22685////22685022685
ESRED1N2AB.RedfishNorwegian waters of I and II//////////22685
ESHAD5BC6A.HaddockUnion and international waters of Vb and VIa284018933666,65 %16093/A12540/36680256434116
ESLIN6X14.LingUnion and international waters of VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV//////////34116
ESHAD7X7A34HaddockVIIb-k, VIII, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.103075N/A3075/A//461304613
ESWHG08WhitingVIII//////////4613
ESOTH1N2AB.Other speciesNorwegian waters of I and II026744N/A26744////26744428122463
ESRED1N2ABRedfishNorwegian waters of I and II//////////22463
ESPOK56-14SaitheVI; Union and international waters of Vb, XII and XIV48108703180,94 %3893////389303893
ESBLI5B67-Blue lingUnion and international waters of Vb, VI, VII//////////3893
NLHKE3A/BCDHakeIIIa; Union waters of Subdivisions 22-3201655N/A1655/C//248202482
NLPLE2A3AX4PlaiceIV; Union waters of IIa; that part of IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat//////////2482
NLRED1N2AB.RedfishNorwegian waters of I and II02798N/A2798////279802798
NLWHB1X14Blue whitingUnion and international waters of I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId, VIIIe, XII and XIV//////////2798
PTHAD1N2ABHaddockNorwegian waters of I and II026816N/A26816///3449503717660371766
PTRED1N2ABRedfishNorwegian waters of I and II//////////371766
PTPOK1N2AB.SaitheNorwegian waters of I and II180001185065,83 %– 6150///1850001788500178850
PTRED1N2ABRedfishNorwegian waters of I and II//////////33234
UKDGS15X14Spurdog/dogfishUnion and international waters of I, V, VI, VII, VIII, XII and XIV01027N/A1027/A//154101541
UKPOK7/3411SaitheVII, VIII, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1//////////1541
UKNOP2A3A4.Norway poutIIIa; Union waters of IIa and IV014000N/A14000////14000014000
UKSPR2AC4-CSprat and associated by-catchesUnion waters of IIa and IV//////////14000
UKWHB24-NBlue whitingNorwegian waters of II and IV022204N/A22204////22204022204
UKWHB2A4AXFBlue whitingFaroese waters//////////22204
ANNEX II"ANNEXDEDUCTIONS FROM QUOTAS FOR STOCKS WHICH HAVE BEEN OVERFISHED
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 in accordance with Article 4(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 (OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3) 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.Letter "A" indicates that an additional multiplying factor of 1.5 has been applied due to consecutive overfishing in the years 2012, 2013 and 2014. 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 2014 pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 871/2014 because there was no or not sufficient quota available.Remaining quantities related to overfishing in years preceding the entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 and that cannot be deducted from another stock.Deductions to operate in 2015 as established by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1801.Deductions to operate in 2015 that could be actually applied considering the available quota on the day of entry into force of Regulation (EU) 2015/1801.A quantity of 3369 kilograms is no longer available following Spain's transfer request made pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 847/96 and applicable following Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1170 (OJ L 189, 17.7.2015, p. 2).At Spain's request, the pay-back due in 2013 was spread over three years.The remaining quantity of 3369 kilograms is deducted by the time of entry into force of this Regulation.This quantity is no longer available following United Kingdom's transfer request made pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 847/96 and applicable following Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1170 (OJ L 189, 17.7.2015, p. 2)."
Member StateSpecies codeArea codeSpecies nameArea nameInitial quota 2014 (in kilograms)Permitted landings 2014 (Total adapted quantity in kilograms)Total catches 2014 (quantity in kilograms)Quota consumption related to permitted landingsOver-fishing related to permitted landing (quantity in kilograms)Multi-plying factorAdditional Multi-plying factorRemaining deduction from 2014 (quantity in kilograms)Out-standing balance (quantity in kilograms)Deductions to apply in 2015 (qty in kilograms)Deductions already applied in 2015(qty in kilograms)To be deducted in 2016 and following year(s) (qty in kilograms)
BEPLE7HJK.PlaiceVIIh, VIIj and VIIk800011203701330,45 %2581////25812581/
BESOL8AB.Common soleVIIIa and VIIIb47000327900328823100,28 %923/C//13851385/
BESRX07D.Skates and raysUnion waters of VIId720006000069586115,98 %9586////958684891097
BESRX67AKXDSkates and raysUnion waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k725000765000770738100,75 %5738////57385738/
DKCOD03AN.CodSkagerrak317700032993803408570103,31 %109190/C//163785163785/
DKHER03A.HerringIIIa193570001552900015641340100,72 %112340////112340112340/
DKHER2A47DXHerringIV, VIId and Union waters of IIa125260001295900013430160103,64 %471160////471160471160/
DKHER4AB.HerringUnion and Norwegian waters of IV north of 53° 30′ N800260009970200099711800100,10 %9800////98009800/
DKPRA03A.Northern prawnIIIa230800023080002317330100,40 %9330////93309330/
DKSAN234_2SandeelUnion waters of sandeel management area 2471700048680008381430172,17 %35134302///70268607026860/
DKSPR2AC4-CSprat and associated bycatchesUnion waters of IIa and IV122383000126007000127165410100,92 %1158410////11584101158410/
ESALF3X14-AlfonsinosEU and international waters of III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV670006700079683118,93 %12683/A3000/22025586616159
ESBSF56712-Black scabbard-fishEU and international waters of V, VI, VII and XII226000312500327697104,86 %15197/A//2279622796/
ESBSF8910-Black scabbard-fishEU and international waters of VIII, IX and X12000613015769257,24 %9639/A27130/415891195029639
ESBUMATLANTBlue marlinAtlantic Ocean2720027200124452457,54 %97252/A27000/1728780172878
ESDWS56789-Deep-sea sharksEU and international waters of V, VI, VII, VIII and IX003039N/A3039/A//45594559/
ESGFB567-Greater forkbeardEU and international waters of V, VI and VII588000828030842467101,74 %14437////1443714437/
ESGFB89-Greater forkbeardEU and international waters of VIII and IX242000216750237282109,47 %20532/A17750/4854848548/
ESGHL1N2AB.Greenland halibutNorwegian waters of I and II/022685N/A22685////2268522685/
ESHAD5BC6A.HaddockUnion and international waters of Vb and VIa/284018933666,65 %16093/A12540/3668036680/
ESHAD7X7A34HaddockVIIb-k, VIII, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1/03075N/A3075/A//46134613/
ESNEP9/3411Norway lobsterIX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.155000336902440372,43 %– 5918//19000/1308213082/
ESOTH1N2AB.Other speciesNorwegian waters of I and II/026744N/A26744////2674426744/
ESPOK56-14SaitheVI; Union and international waters of Vb, XII and XIV/48108703180,94 %3893////38933893/
ESRNG5B67-Roundnose grenadierEU and international waters of Vb, VI, VII70000111160125401112,81 %14241////1424114241/
ESSBR678-Red seabreamEU and international waters of VI, VII and VIII143000133060136418102,52 %3358////33583358/
ESSOL8AB.Common soleVIIIa and VIIIb900081009894122,15 %1794/A+C2100/479120322759
ESSRX89-C.Skates and raysUnion waters of VIII and IX10570008570001089241127,10 %2322411,4///325137206515118622
ESUSK567EI.TuskUnion and international waters of V, VI and VII26000157701576299,95 %– 8//58770/58762058762
ESWHMATLANTWhite marlinAtlantic Ocean305002567098039381,92 %72369//170/72539072539
FRSRX07D.Skates and raysUnion waters of VIId602000627000698414111,39 %71414////7141471414/
FRSRX2AC4-CSkates and raysUnion waters of IIa and IV330003600048212133,92 %12212////1221212212/
IEPLE7HJK.PlaiceVIIh, VIIj and VIIk590006100078270128,31 %17270/A//2590525905/
IESOL07A.Common soleVIIa410004200043107102,64 %1107////11071107/
IESRX67AKXDSkates and raysUnion waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k104800010300001079446104,80 %49446////4944649446/
LTGHLN3LMNOGreenland halibutNAFO 3LMNO2200000N/A0//46000/4600046000/
LVHER03D.RGHerringsubdivision 28.1165340001933463020084200103,88 %749570////749570749570/
NLHKE3A/BCDHakeIIIa; Union waters of Subdivisions 22-32/01655N/A1655/C//24822482/
NLRED1N2AB.RedfishNorwegian waters of I and II/02798N/A2798////27982798/
PTANF8C3411AnglerfishVIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1436000664000676302101,85 %12302////1230212302/
PTBFTAE45WMBluefin tunaAtlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, and Mediterranean235500235500243092103,22 %7592/C//1138811388/
PTHAD1N2ABHaddockNorwegian waters of I and II/026816N/A26816///344950371766371766/
PTPOK1N2AB.SaitheNorwegian waters of I and II/180001185065,83 %– 6150///18500017885033234145616
PTSRX89-C.Skates and raysUnion waters of VIII and IX105100010510001059237100,78 %8237////82378237/
SECOD03AN.CodSkagerrak371000560000562836100,51 %2836/C//42544254/
UKDGS15X14Spurdog/dogfishUnion and international waters of I, V, VI, VII, VIII, XII and XIV001027N/A1027/A//15411541/
UKGHL514GRNGreenland halibutGreenland waters of V and XIV18900000N/A0//1000/10001000/
UKHAD5BC6A.HaddockUnion and international waters of Vb and VIa310600032366003277296101,26 %40696////4069640696/
UKMAC2CX14-MackerelVI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of IIa, XII and XIV179471000275119000279250206101,50 %4131206////41312064131206/
UKNOP2A3A4.Norway poutIIIa; Union waters of IIa and IV/014000N/A14000////1400014000/
UKPLE7DE.PlaiceVIId and VIIe154800015000001606749107,12 %1067491,1///117424117424/
UKSOL7FG.Common soleVIIf and VIIg28200025525025248798,92 %(– 2763)//1950/19501950/
UKSRX07D.Skates and raysUnion waters of VIId12000095000102679108,08 %7679////76797679/
UKWHB24-NBlue whitingNorwegian waters of II and IV0022204N/A22204////2220422204/