CHAPTER IIFISHING OPPORTUNITIES
Article 4TACs and allocations
The TACs, the quotas and the conditions functionally linked thereto, where appropriate, are set out in Annex I.
Article 5Special provisions on allocations
1
The allocation of fishing opportunities among Member States as set out in this Regulation shall be without prejudice to:
a
exchanges made pursuant to Article 20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002;
b
reallocations made pursuant to Article 37 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009;
c
additional landings allowed under Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96;
d
quantities withheld in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96;
e
deductions made pursuant to Articles 37, 105, 106 and 107 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
2
Except where otherwise specified in Annex I to this Regulation, Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall apply to stocks subject to a precautionary TAC, and Article 3(2) and (3) and Article 4 of that Regulation shall apply to stocks subject to an analytical TAC.
Article 6Conditions for landing catches and by-catches
Fish from stocks for which catch limits are established shall be retained on board or landed only if the catches have been taken by vessels of a Member State having a quota and that quota is not exhausted.
Article 7Fishing effort limits
1
Fishing effort limits are set out in Annex II.
2
The limits referred to in paragraph 1 shall also apply to ICES Subdivisions 27 and 28.2, unless the Commission has taken a decision in accordance with Article 29(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007 to exclude those Subdivisions from the restrictions provided for in Article 8(1)(b), Article 8(3), (4) and (5), and Article 13 of that Regulation.
3
The limits referred to in paragraph 1 shall not apply to ICES Subdivision 28.1, unless the Commission has taken a decision in accordance with Article 29(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007 that the restrictions provided for in Article 8(1)(b), and Article 8(3), (4) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007 shall apply to that Subdivision.