Council Regulation (EU) No 432/2014Show full title

Article 1 U.K. Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 43/2014

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

(1)

in Article 1, paragraph 3 is deleted;

(2)

the following Article is inserted:

‘Article 18a Flexibility in the fixing of fishing opportunities of certain stocks

1. This Article shall apply to the following stocks:

(a) haddock in zone IV, Union waters of IIa;

(b) blue whiting in Union and international waters of I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId, VIIIe, XII and XIV;

(c) mackerel in zones IIIa and IV; Union waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and IIId;

(d) mackerel in areas VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of IIa, XII and XIV;

(e) mackerel in zones VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1;

(f) mackerel in Norwegian waters of IIa and IVa;

(g) herring in Union, Norwegian and international waters of I and II.

(h) saithe in the North Sea;

(i) plaice in the North Sea;

(j) herring in the North Sea north of 53° N;

(k) herring in areas IVc and VIId;

(l) haddock in area IIIa.

2. For any of the stocks identified in paragraph 1, a Member State may opt to increase its initial set in Annex I quota by up to 10 %. The Member State concerned shall notify its decision to the Commission in writing. Upon such notification, the increased quota shall be considered as the quota allocated to that Member State for 2014.

3. Any quantities used in 2014 under such increased quota, that exceed the initial quota, shall be deducted on a tonne-for-tonne basis for the purpose of calculating the quota of the Member State concerned for the relevant stock for 2015.

4. Any quantities not used under the initial quota up to 10 % of that quota shall be added for the purpose of calculating the quota of the Member State concerned for the relevant stock for 2015.

5. Any quantities transferred to other Member States pursuant to Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 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 paragraphs 3 and 4 of this Article.

6. Where a Member States has used the option in paragraph 2 of this Article in respect of a particular stock, Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply to such stock in respect of that Member State.’;

(3)

Article 31 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 31 Bottom fisheries

Member States with a track record in bottom fishing catch or effort in the SPRFMO Convention Area over the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2006 shall limit their bottom fishing catch or effort in the Convention Area to those parts of the Convention Area where bottom fishing has occurred in that period and to a level that does not exceed the annual average levels of catches or effort parameters over the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2006.’;

(4)

in Article 32(6), point (b) is replaced by the following:

‘(b)

report the information specified in paragraph (a) to the Member State of which they are nationals. Member States shall transmit the information collected during the previous year to the Commission by 31 January 2014.’;

(5)

Annex IA is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation;

(6)

Annex IB is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation;

(7)

Annex IJ is replaced by the text appearing in Annex III to this Regulation;

(8)

Annex IIC is amended in accordance with Annex IV to this Regulation;

(9)

Annex III is replaced by the text appearing in Annex V to this Regulation;

(10)

Annex VIII is replaced by the text appearing in Annex VI to this Regulation.