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Council Regulation (EU) No 40/2013Show full title
Council Regulation (EU) No 40/2013 of 21 January 2013 fixing for 2013 the fishing opportunities available in EU waters and, to EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are subject to international negotiations or agreements
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ANNEX IDU.K. HIGHLY MIGRATORY FISH – ALL AREAS
TACs in these areas are adopted in the framework of international fisheries organisations on tuna fisheries, such as ICCAT.
| a Except Cyprus, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Malta and Portugal, and exclusively as by-catch. | ||||||||||||||
| b Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocation between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm by the vessels referred to in point 1 of Annex IV (BFT/*8301):
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| c Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocation between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna weighing no less than 6,4 kg or measuring no less than 70 cm by the vessels referred to in point 1 of Annex IV (BFT/*641):
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| d Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocations between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between and 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm by the vessels referred to in point 2 of Annex IV (BFT/*8302):
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| e Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocations between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between and 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm by the vessels referred to in point 3 of Annex IV (BFT/*643):
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| f Special Condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocations between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm by the vessels referred to in point 3 of Annex IV for farming purposes (BFT/*8303F):
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| g By derogation from Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 302/2009, purse seine fishing for bluefin tuna shall be authorised in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean from 26 May to 24 June 2013 included.] | ||||||||||||||
| [F1Species Bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus | Zone Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W,and Mediterranean (BFT/AE45WM) | |||||||||||||
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| Cyprus | 69,44 d g | Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. | ||||||||||||
| Greece | 129,07 g | |||||||||||||
| Spain | 2 504,45 b d g | |||||||||||||
| France | 2 471,23 b c d | |||||||||||||
| Italy | 1 950,42 d e g | |||||||||||||
| Croatia | 390,59 f g | |||||||||||||
| Malta | 160,02 d g | |||||||||||||
| Portugal | 235,5 g | |||||||||||||
| Other Member States | 27,93 a g | |||||||||||||
| Union | 7 938,65 b c d | |||||||||||||
| TAC | 13 400 | |||||||||||||
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| a Special condition: up to 2,39 % of this amount may be fished in the Atlantic Ocean, South of 5° N (SWO/*AS05N). | ||
| b Except Spain and Portugal, and exclusively as by-catch.] | ||
| [F2Species Swordfish Xiphias gladius | Zone Atlantic Ocean, North of 5° N (SWO/AN05N) | |
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| Spain | 6 949 a | Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. |
| Portugal | 1 263 a | |
| Other Member States | 135,5 a b | |
| Union | 8 347,5 | |
| TAC | 13 700 | |
Textual Amendments
| a Special condition: up to 3,86 % of this amount may be fished in the Atlantic Ocean, North of 5° N (SWO/*AN05N).] | ||
| [F2Species Swordfish Xiphias gladius | Zone Atlantic Ocean, South of 5° N (SWO/AS05N) | |
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| Spain | 4 818,18 a | Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. |
| Portugal | 361,82 a | |
| Union | 5 180 | |
| TAC | 15 000 | |
| a The number of EU vessels fishing for northern albacore as a target species is fixed to 1 253 in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 520/2007b. | ||||||||||||||
| b Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 of 7 May 2007 laying down technical measures for the conservation of certain stocks of highly migratory species (OJ L 123, 12.5.2007, p. 3). | ||||||||||||||
| c The distribution between the Member States of the maximum number of fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State authorised to fish for northern albacore as a target species in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 520/2007:
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| SpeciesNorthern albacoreThunnus alalunga | ZoneAtlantic Ocean, north of 5° N(ALB/AN05N) | |||||||||||||
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| Ireland | 2 371,17c | Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. | ||||||||||||
| Spain | 17 096,8c | |||||||||||||
| France | 5 393,31c | |||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | 195,2c | |||||||||||||
| Portugal | 1 882,65c | |||||||||||||
| Union | 26 939,13a | |||||||||||||
| TAC | 28 000 | |||||||||||||
| SpeciesSouthern albacoreThunnus alalunga | ZoneAtlantic Ocean, south of 5° N(ALB/AS05N) | |
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| Spain | 759,2 | Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. |
| France | 249,5 | |
| Portugal | 531,3 | |
| Union | 1 540,0 | |
| TAC | 24 000 | |
| SpeciesBigeye tunaThunnus obesus | ZoneAtlantic Ocean(BET/ATLANT) | |
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| Spain | 13 931,65 | Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. |
| France | 10 806,21 | |
| Portugal | 4 729,24 | |
| Union | 29 467,1 | |
| TAC | 85 000 | |
| SpeciesBlue marlinMakaira nigricans | ZoneAtlantic Ocean(BUM/ATLANT) | |
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| Spain | 27,2 | Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. |
| Portugal | 55,2 | |
| France | 397,6 | |
| Union | 480,0 | |
| TAC | 1 985 | |
| SpeciesWhite marlinTetrapturus albidus | ZoneAtlantic Ocean(WHM/ATLANT) | |
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| Spain | 30,5 | Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. |
| Portugal | 19,5 | |
| Union | 50,0 | |
| TAC | 355 | |
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