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Council Regulation (EU) 2015/2072 of 17 November 2015 fixing for 2016 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea and amending Regulations (EU) No 1221/2014 and (EU) 2015/104
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In Regulation (EU) 2015/104, the following Article is inserted:
1.This Article shall apply to the following stocks:
(a)mackerel in zones IIIa and IV; Union waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and IIId;
(b)mackerel in areas VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of IIa, XII and XIV;
(c)mackerel in Norwegian waters of IIa and IVa;
(d)herring in Union, Norwegian and international waters of I and II;
(e)herring in the North Sea north of 53° N;
(f)herring in areas IVc and VIId;
(g)herring in zones VIIa, VIIg, VIIh, VIIj and VIIk;
(h)horse mackerel in Union waters of IIa, IVa, VI, VIIa-c, VIIe-k, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; in Union and international waters of Vb; in international waters of XII and XIV.
2.Any quantities up to 25 % of a Member State's initial quota of the stocks identified in points (d) to (h) of paragraph 1 that have not been used in 2015 shall be added for the purpose of calculating the quota of the Member State concerned for the relevant stock for 2016. That percentage shall be 17,5 % for stocks identified in points (a) to (c) of paragraph 1. Any quantities transferred to other Member States pursuant to Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and any quantities deducted pursuant to Articles 37, 105 and 107 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall be taken into account for the purpose of establishing quantities used and quantities not used under this paragraph.
3.Where a Member State has used the option provided for in paragraph 2 of this Article in respect of a particular stock, no other flexibility as regards a carry-over of unused fishing opportunities shall apply in respect of that stock.’.
In Regulation (EU) No 1221/2014, the following Article is inserted:
1.This Article shall apply to the following stocks:
(a)herring in ICES subdivision 30-31;
(b)herring in Union waters of ICES subdivisions 25-27, 28.2, 29 and 32;
(c)herring in ICES subdivision 28.1;
(d)sprat in Union waters of ICES subdivision 22-32.
2.Any quantities up to 25 % of a Member State's initial quota of the stocks identified in paragraph 1 that have not been used in 2015 shall be added for the purpose of calculating the quota of the Member State concerned for the relevant stock for 2016. Any quantities transferred to other Member States pursuant to Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and any quantities deducted pursuant to Articles 37, 105 and 107 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall be taken into account for the purpose of establishing quantities used and quantities not used under this paragraph.
3.Where a Member State has used the option provided for in paragraph 2 of this Article in respect of a particular stock, no other flexibility as regards a carry-over of unused fishing opportunities shall apply in respect of that stock.’.
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