CHAPTER III FLEXIBILITY IN THE FIXING OF FISHING OPPORTUNITIES OF CERTAIN STOCKS

Article 8 Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 43/2014

Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 is amended as follows:

(1)

Article 18a is amended as follows:

(a)

in paragraph 1, the following subparagraphs are inserted:

‘(m)

herring in zones VIIa, VIIg, VIIh, VIIj and VIIk;

(n)

horse mackerel in Union waters of IIa, IVa, VI, VIIa-c, VIIe-k, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; in Union and international waters of Vb; in international waters of XII and XIV.’;

(b)

the following paragraph is inserted:

‘7. By way of derogation from paragraph 4, the percentage of 10 % shall be increased by an additional 15 % in respect of stocks referred to in paragraph 1(c), (d), (f), (g), (j), (k), (m) and (n).’;

(2)

in Annex IA, the entry for sprat and associated by-catches in Union waters of IIa and IV shall be replaced by the following:

a Including sandeel.
b At least 98 % of landings counted against this quota shall be of sprat. By-catches of dab and whiting to be counted against the remaining 2 % of the quota (OTH/*2AC4C).’
‘Species:	Sprat and associated by-catchesSprattus sprattus		Zone:	Union waters of IIa and IV(SPR/2AC4-C)
Belgium		1 546b
Denmark		122 383b
Germany		1 546b
France		1 546b
The Netherlands		1 546b
Sweden		1 330a b
United Kingdom		5 103b
Union		135 000
Norway		9 000
TAC		144 000		Analytical TAC

Article 9 Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 1180/2013

Regulation (EU) No 1180/2013 is amended as follows:

(1)

the following Article is inserted:

‘Article 5a Flexibility in the fixing of fishing opportunities of certain stocks

1. This Article shall apply to the following stocks:

(a) herring in ICES subdivisions 30-31;

(b) herring in Union waters of ICES subdivisions 25-27, 28.2, 29 and 32;

(c) herring in ICES subdivision 28.1;

(d) sprat in Union waters of ICES subdivisions 22-32.

2. Any quantities up to 25 % of a Member State's quota of the stocks identified in paragraph 1 that have not been used in 2014 shall be added for the purpose of calculating the quota of the Member State concerned for the relevant stock for 2015. Any quantities transferred to other Member States pursuant to Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council(1) as well as any quantities deducted pursuant to Articles 37, 105 and 107 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall be taken into account for the purpose of establishing quantities used and quantities not used under this paragraph.

3. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply to stocks identified in paragraph 1 of this Article in respect of the Member States concerned.’;

(2)

in Annex I, the following footnote shall be included in respect of entries concerning the following stocks: herring in subdivisions 30-31; herring in Union waters of subdivisions 25-27, 28.2, 29 and 32; herring in subdivision 28.1; sprat in Union waters of subdivisions 22-32:

‘Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.’.

(1)

Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22).’