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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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  1. Introductory Text

  2. TITLE I GENERAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 1.Subject matter

    2. Article 2.Scope

    3. Article 3.Definitions

    4. Article 4.Fishing zones

  3. TITLE II FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EU VESSELS

    1. CHAPTER I General provisions

      1. Article 5.TACs and allocations

      2. Article 6.Additional allocations for vessels participating in trials on fully documented fisheries

      3. Article 6a. Flexibility in the fixing of fishing opportunities of certain stocks

      4. Article 7.Conditions for landing catches and by-catches

      5. Article 8.Fishing effort limits

      6. Article 9.Catch and effort limits for deep-sea fisheries

      7. Article 10.Special provisions on allocations of fishing opportunities

      8. Article 11.Closed fishing season

      9. Article 12.Prohibitions

      10. Article 13.Data transmission

    2. CHAPTER II Fishing authorisations in third-country waters

      1. Article 14.Fishing authorisations

    3. CHAPTER III Fishing opportunities in waters of regional fisheries management organisations

      1. Article 15.Quota transfers and exchanges

      2. Section 1 ICCAT Convention Area

        1. Article 16.Fishing, farming and fattening capacity limitations for bluefin tuna

        2. Article 17.Recreational and sport fisheries

        3. Article 18.Sharks

      3. Section 2 CCAMLR Convention Area

        1. Article 19.Prohibitions and catch limitations

        2. Article 20.Exploratory fisheries

        3. Article 21.Krill fishery during the 2013/2014 fishing season

      4. Section 3 IOTC Convention Area

        1. Article 22.Limitation of fishing capacity of vessels fishing in the IOTC Convention Area

        2. Article 23. Sharks

      5. Section 4 SPRFMO Convention Area

        1. Article 24. Pelagic fisheries - capacity limitation

        2. Article 25. Pelagic fisheries - TACs

        3. Article 26.Bottom fisheries

      6. Section 5 IATTC Convention Area

        1. Article 27.Purse-seine fisheries

      7. Section 6 SEAFO Convention Area

        1. Article 28.Prohibition of fishing for deep water sharks

      8. Section 7 WCPFC Convention Area

        1. Article 29. Conditions for bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna, skipjack tuna and south Pacific albacore fisheries

        2. Article 30.Closed area for FAD fishing

        3. Article 30a. Overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC

        4. Article 31.Limitations to the number of EU vessels authorised to fish swordfish

      9. Section 8 Bering Sea

        1. Article 32.Prohibition on fishing in the high seas of the Bering Sea

  4. TITLE III FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIRD-COUNTRY VESSELS IN EU WATERS

    1. Article 33.TACs

    2. Article 34.Fishing authorisations

    3. Article 35.Prohibitions

  5. TITLE IV FINAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 36.Entry into force and application

  6. Signature

    1. ANNEX I

      TACs APPLICABLE TO EU VESSELS IN AREAS WHERE TACs EXIST BY SPECIES AND BY AREA

      1. The tables in Annexes IA, IB, IC, ID, IE, IF,...

      2. The references to fishing zones are references to ICES zones,...

      3. Scientific name Alpha-3 code Common name Amblyraja radiata RJR Starry...

      4. The following comparative table of common names and Latin names...

      5. Alfonsinos ALF Beryx spp. American plaice PLA Hippoglossoides platessoides Anchovy...

    2. ANNEX IA

    3. ANNEX IB

    4. ANNEX IC

      NORTH WEST ATLANTIC

      1. All TACs and associated conditions are adopted in the framework...

      2. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species...

      3. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species...

      4. SpeciesCodGadus morhua ZoneNAFO 3M(COD/N3M.) Estonia 157 Analytical TAC Article 3...

      5. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species...

      6. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species...

      7. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species...

      8. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species...

      9. To be fished between 1 July and 31 December 2013....

      10. Despite having access to a shared quota of 85 tonnes...

      11. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species...

      12. Not including the box bounded by the following coordinates: Point...

      13. Vessels may also fish this stock in Division 3L in...

      14. SpeciesGreenland halibutReinhardtius hippoglossoides ZoneNAFO 3LMNO(GHL/N3LMNO) Estonia 312 Analytical TAC Article...

      15. SpeciesSkateRajidae ZoneNAFO 3LNO(SKA/N3LNO.) Spain 3 403 Analytical TAC Article 3...

      16. SpeciesRedfishSebastes spp. ZoneNAFO 3LN(RED/N3LN.) Estonia 322 Analytical TAC Article 3...

      17. This quota is subject to compliance with the TAC of...

      18. SpeciesRedfishSebastes spp. ZoneNAFO 3O(RED/N3O.) Spain 1 771 (1) Analytical TAC...

      19. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species...

      20. SpeciesWhite hakeUrophycis tenuis ZoneNAFO 3NO(HKW/N3NO.) Spain 255 Analytical TAC Article...

    5. ANNEX ID

      HIGHLY MIGRATORY FISH – ALL AREAS

      1. TACs in these areas are adopted in the framework of...

      2. Except Cyprus, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Malta and Portugal,...

      3. Special condition: up to 2,39 % of this amount may...

      4. Special condition: up to 3,86 % of this amount may...

      5. The number of EU vessels fishing for northern albacore as...

      6. SpeciesSouthern albacoreThunnus alalunga ZoneAtlantic Ocean, south of 5° N(ALB/AS05N) Spain...

      7. SpeciesBigeye tunaThunnus obesus ZoneAtlantic Ocean(BET/ATLANT) Spain 13 931,65 Analytical TAC...

      8. SpeciesBlue marlinMakaira nigricans ZoneAtlantic Ocean(BUM/ATLANT) Spain 27,2 Analytical TAC Article...

      9. SpeciesWhite marlinTetrapturus albidus ZoneAtlantic Ocean(WHM/ATLANT) Spain 30,5 Analytical TAC Article...

    6. ANNEX IE

      ANTARCTIC

      1. These TACs, adopted by CCAMLR, are not allocated to the...

      2. Unless specified otherwise, these TACs are applicable for the period...

      3. SpeciesMackerel icefishChampsocephalus gunnari ZoneFAO 48.3 Antarctic(ANI/F483.) TAC 2 933 Analytical...

      4. For the purpose of this TAC, the area open to...

      5. This TAC is applicable for longline fishery for the period...

      6. This TAC is applicable within the area bounded by latitudes...

      7. This TAC is applicable within the area bounded by latitudes...

      8. This TAC is applicable for west of 79° 20′ E...

      9. Special conditions: Within the limit of a total combined catch...

      10. Special conditions: Within the limits of the abovementioned quota, no...

      11. Special conditions: Within the limits of the abovementioned quota, no...

      12. Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this...

      13. SpeciesCrabsParalomis spp. ZoneFAO 48.3 Antarctic(PAI/F483.) TAC 0 Analytical TAC Article...

      14. Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this...

      15. Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this...

      16. Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this...

      17. Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this...

      18. Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this...

      19. Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this...

      20. Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this...

      21. Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this...

      22. Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this...

    7. ANNEX IF

      SOUTH-EAST ATLANTIC OCEAN — SEAFO CONVENTION AREA

      1. These TACs are not allocated to the members of SEAFO...

      2. SpeciesAlfonsinosBeryx spp. ZoneSEAFO(ALF/SEAFO) TAC 200 Precautionary TAC

      3. For the purpose of this TAC, the area open to...

      4. SpeciesDeep-sea red crabChaceon spp. ZoneSEAFO, excluding Sub-Division B1(GER/F47X) TAC 200...

      5. SpeciesPatagonian toothfishDissostichus eleginoides ZoneSEAFO(TOP/SEAFO) TAC 230 Precautionary TAC

      6. For the purpose of this Annex, the area open to...

      7. SpeciesOrange roughyHoplostethus atlanticus ZoneSEAFO, excluding Sub-Division B1(ORY/F47X) TAC 50 Precautionary...

    8. ANNEX IG

    9. ANNEX IH

    10. ANNEX IJ

    11. ANNEX IIA

      Fishing effort for vessels in the context of the management of certain cod, plaice and sole stocks in the Skagerrak, that part of ICES division IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat, ICES subarea IV, EU waters of ICES division IIa and ICES division VIId

      1. 1. Scope

        1. 1.1. This Annex shall apply to EU vessels carrying on board...

        2. 1.2. This Annex shall not apply to vessels of less than...

      2. 2. Regulated gears and geographical areas

      3. 3. Authorisations

      4. 4. Maximum allowable fishing effort

        1. 4.1. The maximum allowable effort referred to in Article 12(1) of...

        2. 4.2. The maximum levels of annual fishing effort set in accordance...

      5. 5. Management

        1. 5.1. Member States shall manage the maximum allowable effort in accordance...

        2. 5.2. A Member State may establish management periods for allocating all...

        3. 5.3. If a Member State authorises vessels to be present within...

      6. 6. Fishing effort report

      7. 7. Communication of relevant data

  8. ATTACHMENTS

    1. Appendix 1 to Annex IIA

    2. ANNEX IIB

    3. Appendix 1 to Annex IIB

    4. ANNEX III

    5. ANNEX IV

    6. ANNEX V

    7. ANNEX VI

    8. ANNEX VII

    9. ANNEX VIII

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