Article 6TACs to be determined by Member States
1.The TACs for certain fish stocks shall be determined by the Member State concerned. Those stocks are identified in Annex I.
2.The TACs to be determined by a Member State shall:
(a)be consistent with the principles and rules of the Common Fisheries Policy, in particular the principle of sustainable exploitation of the stock; and
(b)result:
if analytical assessments are available, in the exploitation of the stock consistent with maximum sustainable yield from 2015 onwards, with as high a probability as possible;
if analytical assessments are unavailable or incomplete, in the exploitation of the stock consistent with the precautionary approach to fisheries management.
3.By 15 March 2013, each Member State concerned shall submit to the Commission the following information:
(a)the TACs adopted;
(b)the data collected and assessed by the Member State concerned on which the TACs adopted are based;
(c)details on how the TACs adopted comply with paragraph 2.