Council Regulation (EU) No 57/2011 of 18 January 2011 fixing for 2011 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in EU waters and, for EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters (c. 57)

TITLE II U.K. FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EU VESSELS

CHAPTER I U.K. General provisions

Article 6 U.K. Special provisions on certain TACs

1. Certain TACs in Annex IA, identified by a footnote with a cross-reference to this Article, shall be determined by the Member State concerned, on the basis of data collected and assessed by that Member State, at a level that:

(a) is consistent with the principles and rules of the Common Fisheries Policy, in particular the principle of sustainable exploitation of the stock; and

(b) shall, with as high probability as possible, result in the exploitation of the stock consistent with maximum sustainable yield from 2015 onwards.

2. By 28 February 2011, the Member State concerned shall inform the Commission of the level adopted in accordance with paragraph 1 and of the measures it intends to take to comply with that provision. In the light of this information, and where the conditions set out in Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 are met, the Commission may decide on emergency measures.