Council Regulation (EC) No 754/2009Show full title

Article 1 U.K. Exclusion from the effort regime under Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008

The following groups of vessels shall be excluded from the application of the fishing effort regime laid down in Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008:

(a)

the group of vessels flying the flag of Sweden, participating in the fishery indicated in the request from Sweden dated 26 February 2009 as completed by letter dated 8 April 2009, fishing in the Skagerrak and Kattegat during the period in which these vessel are fishing solely with a sorting grid as defined in Appendix 2 to Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 43/2009 and targeting Norway lobster;

(b)

[F1 . . . . .]

(c)

[F2 the group of vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom, participating in the fishery indicated in the request from the United Kingdom dated 18 June 2009 , targeting Norway lobster and using bottom trawls and seines of mesh size equal to or larger than 70 mm and less than 100 mm in the West of Scotland, in particular in the Minch (ICES statistical rectangles 42 E3, 42 E4, 43 E3, 43 E4, 44 E3, 44 E4, 45 E3);

(d)

[F3 the group of vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom indicated in the request from the United Kingdom of 18 June 2009 and the subsequent request of 8 April 2014 , targeting Norway Lobster using a regulated gear comprising an 80-100 mm mesh trawl in the Firth of Clyde (ICES statistical rectangles 39E5 39E4, 40E3, 40E4 and 40E5);]

(e)

the group of vessels flying the flag of Poland, participating in the fishery indicated in the request from Poland dated 24 April 2009 as completed by correspondence dated 11 July 2009 , targeting saithe and using bottom trawls of mesh size equal to or larger than 100 mm in the North Sea and EU waters of ICES zone IIa with full-time observer coverage [F4 ;] ]

(f)

[F5 . . . . .]

(g)

[F6 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 [F7 ;] ]

(h)

[F8 . . . . .]

(h)

[F9 the group of vessels flying the flag of Ireland, participating in the fishery indicated in the request from Ireland dated 11 March 2011 , operating in the west of Scotland using bottom trawls of mesh size equal to or larger than 120 mm with square mesh panels in the area stated in point 6.1 of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 43/2009 and using 100 mm mesh size elsewhere in the west of Scotland [F10 ;] ]

(i)

[F11 [F12 the group of vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom identified in the request from the United Kingdom dated 16 March 2012 , which participate in a fishery targeting Queen Scallops ( Aequipecten opercularis ) in the Irish Sea (ICES area VIIa) around the Isle of Man, using a specialised otter trawl gear with an 80-100 mm mesh trawl configured to select against fish catches (2ft low headline, short or no bridles and small trawl mouth) [F13 ;] ] ]

(j)

[F1 . . . . .]

(k)

[F14 the group of vessels flying the flag of France identified in the request from France dated 8 June 2012 , which participate in a fishery targeting saithe and deep-sea species in the west of Scotland (ICES zone VI) using bottom trawls with a mesh size equal to or greater than 100 mm (gear category TR1);

(l)

the group of vessels flying the flag of France identified in the request from France dated 8 June 2012 , which participate in a fishery targeting hake in the west of Scotland (ICES zone VI) using longlines (gear category LL) [F3 ;] ]

(m)

[F15 the group of vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom indicated in the request from the United Kingdom of 8 April 2014 , targeting Norway lobster using a regulated gear comprising an 80-100 mm mesh trawl in the Firth of Forth (ICES statistical rectangles 41E7 and 41E6).]

Textual Amendments

F1 Deleted by Council Regulation (EU) No 1182/2013 of 19 November 2013 amending Regulations (EC) No 754/2009, (EU) No 1262/2012, (EU) No 39/2013 and (EU) No 40/2013 as regards certain fishing opportunities.

F2 Inserted by Council Regulation (EU) No 53/2010 of 14 January 2010 fixing for 2010 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in EU waters and, for EU vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required and amending Regulations (EC) No 1359/2008, (EC) No 754/2009, (EC) No 1226/2009 and (EC) No 1287/2009.

F3 Substituted by Council Regulation (EU) No 732/2014 of 3 July 2014 amending Regulations (EC) No 754/2009 and (EU) No 43/2014 as regards certain fishing opportunities.

F4 Substituted by 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.

F5 Deleted by Council Regulation (EU) No 1106/2011 of 20 October 2011 amending Regulations (EU) No 57/2011 and (EC) No 754/2009 as regards the protection of the species ‘porbeagle’, certain TACs and certain fishing effort limits set for Germany and Ireland.

F6 Inserted by 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.

F7 Substituted by Council Regulation (EU) No 1106/2011 of 20 October 2011 amending Regulations (EU) No 57/2011 and (EC) No 754/2009 as regards the protection of the species ‘porbeagle’, certain TACs and certain fishing effort limits set for Germany and Ireland.

F8 Deleted by 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.

F9 Inserted by Council Regulation (EU) No 1106/2011 of 20 October 2011 amending Regulations (EU) No 57/2011 and (EC) No 754/2009 as regards the protection of the species ‘porbeagle’, certain TACs and certain fishing effort limits set for Germany and Ireland.

F10 Substituted by Council Regulation (EU) No 43/2012 of 17 January 2012 fixing for 2012 the fishing opportunities available to EU vessels for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are not subject to international negotiations or agreements.

F11 Inserted by Council Regulation (EU) No 43/2012 of 17 January 2012 fixing for 2012 the fishing opportunities available to EU vessels for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are not subject to international negotiations or agreements.

F12 Inserted by Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2012 of 24 July 2012 amending Regulations (EU) No 43/2012 and (EU) No 44/2012 as regards the protection of the giant manta ray and certain fishing opportunities.

F13 Substituted by Council Regulation (EU) No 1040/2012 of 7 November 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 754/2009 as regards exclusion of certain groups of vessels from the fishing effort regime laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 and amending Regulations (EU) No 43/2012 and (EU) No 44/2012 as regards certain fishing opportunities.

F14 Inserted by Council Regulation (EU) No 1040/2012 of 7 November 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 754/2009 as regards exclusion of certain groups of vessels from the fishing effort regime laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 and amending Regulations (EU) No 43/2012 and (EU) No 44/2012 as regards certain fishing opportunities.

F15 Inserted by Council Regulation (EU) No 732/2014 of 3 July 2014 amending Regulations (EC) No 754/2009 and (EU) No 43/2014 as regards certain fishing opportunities.