Council Regulation (EU) 2019/529Show full title

ANNEX U.K.

1. Annex IA is amended as follows: U.K.

(a)

the fishing opportunities table for sandeel and associated by-catches in Union waters of ICES divisions 2a and 3a and ICES subarea 4 is replaced by the following:

a Excluding waters within six nautical miles of the UK baselines at Shetland, Fair Isle and Foula.
b Up to 2 % of the quota may consist of by-catches of whiting and mackerel (OT1/*2A3A4). By-catches of whiting and mackerel counted against the quota pursuant to this provision and by-catches of species counted against the quota pursuant to Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall, together, not exceed 9 % of the quota.
Special condition:
within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following sandeel management areas, as defined in Annex IIC: c In management areas 2r and 4 the TAC may only be fished as a monitoring TAC with an associated sampling protocol for the fishery.’ ZoneUnion waters of sandeel management areas 1r 2ra 3r 4a 5r 6 7r (SAN/234_1R) (SAN/234_2R) (SAN/234_3R) (SAN/234_4) (SAN/234_5R) (SAN/234_6) (SAN/234_7R) Denmark 86 704 4 717 10 084 4 717 0 165 0 United Kingdom 1 895 103 220 103 0 4 0 Germany 133 7 15 7 0 0 0 Sweden 3 184 173 370 173 0 6 0 Union 91 916 5 000 10 689 5 000 0 175 0 Total 91 916 5 000 10 689 5 000 0 175 0
‘Species:	Sandeel and associated by-catchesAmmodytes spp.		Zone:	Union waters of 2a, 3a and 4a
Denmark		106 387b
United Kingdom		2 325b
Germany		162b
Sweden		3 906b
Union		112 780
TAC		112 780		Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(b)

the fishing opportunities table for blue whiting in Union and international waters of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d, 8e, 12 and 14 is replaced by the following:

a Special condition: within a total access quantity of 22 500 tonnes for the Union, Member States may fish up to the following percentage of their quotas in Faroese waters (WHB/*05-F.): 7 %.
b Transfers of this quota may be effected to 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1. However, such transfers shall be notified in advance to the Commission.
c Special condition: from the EU quotas in Union and international waters of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d, 8e, 12 and 14 (WHB/*NZJM1) and in 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (WHB/*NZJM2), the following quantity may be fished in the Norwegian Economic Zone or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen: 227 975.’
‘Species:	Blue whitingMicromesistius poutassou		Zone:	Union and international waters of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d, 8e, 12 and 14(WHB/1X14)
Denmark		48 813a
Germany		18 979a
Spain		41 383a b
France		33 970a
Ireland		37 800a
The Netherlands		59 522a
Portugal		3 844a b
Sweden		12 075a
United Kingdom		63 341a
Union		319 727a c
Norway		99 900
Faroe Islands		10 000
TAC		Not relevant		Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

(c)

the fishing opportunities table for Ling in Union waters of 4 is replaced by the following:

a Special condition: of which up to 25 % but no more than 75t may be fished in: Union waters of 3a (LIN/*03A-C).’
‘Species:	LingMolva molva		Zone:	Union waters of 4(LIN/04-C.)
Belgium		26a
Denmark		404a
Germany		250a
France		225
The Netherlands		9
Sweden		17a
United Kingdom		3 104a
Union		4 035
TAC		4 035		Precautionary TAC

(d)

the Appendix is replaced by the following:

‘Appendix

The TACs referred to in Article 8(4) are the following:

• For Belgium: common sole in 7a; common sole in 7f and 7g; common sole in 7e; common sole in 8a and 8b; megrims in 7, haddock in 7b-k, 8, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1; Norway lobster in 7; cod in 7a; plaice in 7f and 7g; plaice in 7h, 7j and 7k; Skates and Rays in 6a, 6b, 7a-c and 7e-k.

• For France: mackerel in 3a and 4; Union waters of 2a, 3b, 3c and Subdivisions 22-32; herring in 4, 7d and Union waters of 2a; horse mackerel in Union waters of 4b, 4c and 7d; whiting in 7b-k; haddock in 7b-k, 8, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1; common sole in 7f and 7g; whiting in 8; red seabream in Union and international waters of 6, 7 and 8; boarfish in Union and international waters of 6, 7 and 8; mackerel in 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 2a, 12 and 14; skates and rays in Union waters of 6a, 6b, 7a-c and 7e-k, skates and rays in Union waters of 7d, skates and rays in Union waters of 8 and 9; undulate ray in Union waters of 7d and 7e.

• For Ireland: anglerfish in 6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14; anglerfish in 7; Norway lobster in Functional Unit 16 of ICES Subarea 7.

• For the United Kingdom: in exchange for the West of Scotland cod and whiting: cod in 6b; Union and international waters of 5b west of 12° 00′ W and of 12 and 14; whiting in 6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14; and in exchange for the Celtic Sea cod, Irish Sea whiting and plaice in 7h, 7j and 7k: cod in 7b, 7c, 7e-k, 8, 9 and 10; Union waters; haddock in 7b-k, 8,9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1; sole in 7h, 7j and 7k; sole in 7e; plaice in 7h, 7j and 7k.’

2. Annex IB is amended as follows: U.K.

(a)

the fishing opportunities table for herring in Union, Faroese, Norwegian and international waters of 1 and 2 is replaced by the following:

a When reporting catches to the Commission the quantities fished in each of the following areas shall also be reported: NEAFC Regulatory Area and Union waters.
b May be fished in Union waters north of 62° N.
c To be counted against the catch limits of the Faroe Islands.
d To be counted against the catch limits of Norway.
Special condition:
within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones: Norwegian waters north of 62° N and the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (HER/*2AJMN) 34 484 2, 5b north of 62° N (Faroese waters) (HER/*25B-F) Belgium 2 Denmark 1 541 Germany 270 Spain 5 France 67 Ireland 399 The Netherlands 552 Poland 78 Portugal 5 Finland 24 Sweden 571 United Kingdom 986’
‘Species:	HerringClupea harengus		Zone:	Union, Faroese, Norwegian and international waters of 1 and 2(HER/1/2-)
Belgium		13a
Denmark		13 129a
Germany		2 299a
Spain		43a
France		566a
Ireland		3 399a
The Netherlands		4 698a
Poland		664a
Portugal		43a
Finland		203a
Sweden		4 865a
United Kingdom		8 393a
Union		38 315a
Faroe Islands		4 500b c
Norway		34 484b d
TAC		588 562		Analytical TAC

(b)

the fishing opportunities table for cod in Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of 5, 12 and 14 is replaced by the following:

a Except for by-catches, the following conditions shall apply to these quotas: 1. They may not be fished between 1 April and 31 May 2019. 2. EU vessels may choose to fish in either or both of the following areas: Reporting code Geographical limits COD/GRL1 The part of the Greenlandic fishing zone that lies within NAFO sub-area 1F West of 44° 00′ W and South of 60° 45′ N, that portion of NAFO subarea 1 lying south of the parallel of 60° 45′ north latitude (Cape Desolation) and the part of the Greenlandic fishing zone within ICES division 14b that lies East of 44° 00′ W and South of 62° 30′ N. COD/GRL2 The part of the Greenlandic fishing area that lies within ICES division 14b North of 62° 30′ N.’
‘Species:	CodGadus morhua		Zone:	Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of 5, 12 and 14(COD/N1GL14)
Germany		1 636a
United Kingdom		364a
Union		2 000a
TAC		Not relevant		Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(c)

the fishing opportunities table for redfish (pelagic) in Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of 5, 12 and 14 is replaced by the following:

a May only be fished from 10 May to 31 December.
b May only be fished in Greenland waters within the Redfish Conservation Area bounded by the lines joining the following coordinates: Point Latitude Longitude 1 64° 45′ N 28° 30′ W 2 62° 50′ N 25° 45′ W 3 61° 55′ N 26° 45′ W 4 61° 00′ N 26° 30′ W 5 59° 00′ N 30° 00′ W 6 59° 00′ N 34° 00′ W 7 61° 30′ N 34° 00′ W 8 62° 50′ N 36° 00′ W 9 64° 45′ N 28° 30′ W
c Special condition: this quota may also be fished in international waters of the Redfish Conservation Area mentioned above (RED/*5-14P).
d May only be fished in Greenland Waters of 5 and 14 (RED/*514GN).’
‘Species:	Redfish (pelagic)Sebastes spp.		Zone:	Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of 5, 12 and 14(RED/N1G14P)
Germany		765a b c
France		4a b c
United Kingdom		5a b c
Union		774a b c
Norway		561a b
Faroe Islands		0a b d
TAC		Not relevant		Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

3. Annex IH is replaced by the following: U.K.

‘ANNEX IH WCPFC CONVENTION AREA

Species:	SwordfishXiphias gladius		Zone:	WCPFC Convention Area south of 20° S(SWO/F7120S)
Union		3 170,36
TAC		Not relevant		Precautionary TAC’

4. Annex IJ is replaced by the following: U.K.

‘ANNEX IJ SPRFMO CONVENTION AREA

Species:	Jack mackerelTrachurus murphyi		Zone:	SPRFMO Convention Area(CJM/SPRFMO)
Germany		9 079,65
The Netherlands		9 841,41
Lithuania		6 317,86
Poland		10 863,08
Union		36 102
TAC		Not relevant		Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

a This TAC is for exploratory fisheries only. Fishing shall only take place within the following research blocks (A-E): Research block A: area bounded by latitudes 47° 15′ S and 48° 15′ S and by longitudes 146° 30′ E and 147° 30′ E Research block B: area bounded by latitudes 47° 15′ S and 48° 15′ S and by longitudes 147° 30′ E and 148° 30′ E Research block C: area bounded by latitudes 47° 15′ S and 48° 15′ S and by longitudes 148° 30′ E and 150° 00′ E Research block D: area bounded by latitudes 48° 15′ S and 49° 15′ S and by longitudes 149° 00′ E and 150° 00′ E Research block E: area bounded by latitudes 48° 15′ S and 49° 30′ S and by longitudes 150° 00′ E and 151° 00′ E.’
Species:	ToothfishDissostichus spp.		Zone:	SPRFMO Convention Area(TOP/SPRFMO)
TAC		45a		Precautionary TAC

5. Annex III is replaced by the following: U.K.

‘ANNEX III MAXIMUM NUMBER OF FISHING AUTHORISATIONS FOR UNION FISHING VESSELS FISHING IN THIRD-COUNTRY WATERS

a Without prejudice to additional licences granted to Sweden by Norway in accordance with established practice.
b Those figures are included in the figures for all trawl fisheries with vessels of not more than 180 feet in the zone between 12 and 21 miles from the Faroese baselines.
c Those figures refer to the maximum number of vessels present at any time.
d Those figures are included in the figures for “Trawl fisheries outside 21 miles from the Faroese baselines”.
e The allocation of fishing opportunities available to the Union in the zone of Svalbard is without prejudice to the rights and obligations deriving from the Treaty of Paris of 1920.’
Area of fishing	Fishery	Number of fishing authorisations	Allocation of fishing authorisations amongst Member States		Maximum number of vessels present at any time
Norwegian waters and fishery zone around Jan Mayen	Herring, north of 62° 00′ N	77	DK	25	57
			DE	5
			FR	1
			IE	8
			NL	9
			PL	1
			SV	10
			UK	18
	Demersal species, north of 62° 00′ N	80	DE	16	50
			IE	1
			ES	20
			FR	18
			PT	9
			UK	14
			Unallocated	2
	Mackerela	Not relevant	Not relevant		70
	Industrial species, south of 62° 00′ N	480	DK	450	150
			UK	30
Faroese waters	All trawl fisheries with vessels of not more than 180 feet in the zone between 12 and 21 miles from the Faroese baselines	26	BE	0	13
			DE	4
			FR	4
			UK	18
	Directed fisheries for cod and haddock with a minimum mesh of 135 mm, restricted to the area south of 62° 28′ N and east of 6° 30′ W	8b	Not relevant		4
	Trawl fisheries outside 21 miles from the Faroese baseline. In the periods from 1 March to 31 May and from 1 October to 31 December, those vessels may operate in the area between 61° 20′ N and 62° 00′ N and between 12 and 21 miles from the baselines	70	BE	0	26
			DE	10
			FR	40
			UK	20
	Trawl fisheries for blue ling with a minimum mesh of 100 mm in the area south of 61° 30′ N and west of 9° 00′ W and in the area between 7° 00′ W and 9° 00′ W south of 60° 30′ N and in the area south-west of a line between 60° 30′ N, 7° 00′ W and 60° 00′ N, 6° 00′ W	70	DEc	8	20d
			FRc	12
	Directed trawl fisheries for saithe with a minimum mesh size of 120 mm and with the possibility to use round-straps around the codend	70	Not relevant		22d
	Fisheries for blue whiting. The total number of fishing authorisations may be increased by four vessels to form pairs, should the Faroese authorities introduce special rules of access to an area called ‘main fishing area of blue whiting’	34	DE	2	20
			DK	5
			FR	4
			NL	6
			UK	7
			SE	1
			ES	4
			IE	4
			PT	1
	Line fisheries	10	UK	10	6
	Mackerel	20	DK	2	12
			BE	1
			DE	2
			FR	2
			IE	3
			NL	2
			SE	2
			UK	6
	Herring, north of 62° 00′ N	20	DK	5	20
			DE	2
			IE	2
			FR	1
			NL	2
			PL	1
			SE	3
			UK	4
1, 2be	Fishery for snow crab with pots	20	EE	1	Not applicable
			ES	1
			LV	11
			LT	4
			PL	3

6. Annex IV is replaced by the following: U.K.

‘ANNEX IV ICCAT CONVENTION AREA (1)

1. Maximum number of Union bait boats and trolling boats authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Eastern Atlantic

Spain	60
France	37
Union	97

2. Maximum number of Union coastal artisanal fishing vessels authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Mediterranean

a This number may increase if a purse seine vessel is replaced by 10 longline vessels in accordance with footnote 4 or footnote 6 of table A in point 4 of this Annex.
Spain	364
France	130
Italy	30
Cyprus	20a
Malta	54a
Union	598

3. Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Adriatic Sea for farming purposes

Croatia	16
Italy	12
Union	28

4. Maximum number and total capacity in gross tonnage of fishing vessels of each Member State that may be authorised to fish for, retain on board, tranship, transport, or land bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean

Table A
a The numbers in this Table A of section 4 may be further increased, provided that the international obligations of the Union are complied with.
b One medium size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels or one small purse seiner and no more than three longline vessels.
c One medium size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels or one small size purse seine vessel and three other artisanal vessels.
d One medium size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels.
e This vessel shall not be used in 2019.
f Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment.
g Baitboats of the outermost regions of Azores and Madeira.
h Line vessels operating in the Atlantic.
i Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment (longline, handline, trolling line).
	Number of fishing vesselsa
	Cyprusb	Greecec	Croatia	Italy	France	Spain	Maltad	Portugal
Purse Seiners	1	1e	16	19	22	6	1	0
Longliners	23f	0	0	35	8	49	61	0
Baitboat	0	0	0	0	37	69	0	76g
Handline	0	0	12	0	33h	1	0	0
Trawler	0	0	0	0	57	0	0	0
Small scale	0	13	0	0	130	599	52	0
Other artisanali	0	42	0	0	0	0	0	0

Table B
	Total capacity in gross tonnage
	Cyprus	Croatia	Greece	Italy	France	Spain	Malta
Purse Seiners	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established
Longliners	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established
Baitboats	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established
Handlines	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established
Trawlers	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established
Other artisanal	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established

5. Maximum number of traps engaged in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery authorised by each Member State

a This number may be further increased, provided that the international obligations of the Union are complied with.
Member State	Number of trapsa
Spain	5
Italy	6
Portugal	3

6. Maximum bluefin tuna farming capacity and fattening capacity for each Member State and maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna that each Member State may allocate to its farms in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean

Table A
Maximum tuna farming capacity and fattening capacity
	Number of farms	Capacity (in tonnes)
Spain	10	11 852
Italy	13	12 600
Greece	2	2 100
Cyprus	3	3 000
Croatia	7	7 880
Malta	6	12 300

Table B a b
a The farming capacity of Portugal of 500 tonnes is covered by the unused capacity of the Union set out in Table A.
b The content of this table shall be further reviewed provided that the international obligations of the Union are complied with. The reviewed table shall not contain figures lower than the ones contained in Regulation (EC) 2018/120.
Maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna (in tonnes)
Spain	7 000
Italy	To be determined
Greece	To be determined
Cyprus	To be determined
Croatia	To be determined
Malta	8 766
Portugal	350

7. 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 shall be as follows:

Member State	Maximum number of vessels
Ireland	50
Spain	730
France	151
United Kingdom	12
Portugal	310

8. Maximum number of Union fishing vessels of at least 20 meters length that fish for bigeye tuna in the ICCAT Convention Area shall be as follows:

Member State	Maximum number of vessels with purse seines	Maximum number of vessels with longlines
Spain	23	190
France	11	—
Portugal	—	79
Union	34	269’

7. Annex VII is replaced by the following: U.K.

‘ANNEX VII WCPFC CONVENTION AREA

Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for swordfish in areas south of 20° S of the WCPFC Convention Area

Spain	14
Union	14’

8. Annex VIII is replaced by the following: U.K.

‘ANNEX VIII QUANTITATIVE LIMITATIONS OF FISHING AUTHORISATIONS FOR THIRD-COUNTRY VESSELS FISHING IN UNION WATERS

a To issue those fishing authorisations, proof must be produced that a valid contract exists between the ship owner applying for the fishing authorisation and a processing undertaking situated in the Department of French Guiana, and that it includes an obligation to land at least 75 % of all snapper catches from the vessel concerned in that department so that they may be processed in that undertaking's plant. Such a contract must be endorsed by the French authorities, which shall ensure that it is consistent both with the actual capacity of the contracting processing undertaking and with the objectives for the development of the Guianese economy. A copy of the duly endorsed contract shall be appended to the fishing authorisation application. Where such an endorsement is refused, the French authorities shall give notification of this refusal and state their reasons for it to the party concerned and to the Commission.’
Flag State	Fishery	Number of fishing authorisations	Maximum number of vessels present at any time
Norway	Herring, north of 62° 00′ N	To be established	To be established
Faroe Islands	Mackerel, 6a (north of 56° 30′ N), 2a, 4a (north of 59° N) Horse mackerel, 4, 6a (north of 56° 30′ N), 7e, 7f, 7h	20	14
	Herring, north of 62° 00′ N	20	To be established
	Herring, 3a	4	4
	Industrial fishing for Norway pout, 4, 6a (north of 56° 30′ N) (including unavoidable by-catches of blue whiting)	14	14
	Ling and tusk	20	10
	Blue whiting, 2, 4a, 5, 6a (north of 56° 30′ N), 6b, 7 (west of 12° 00′ W)	20	20
	Blue ling	16	16
Venezuelaa	Snappers (French Guiana waters)	45	45

(1)

The numbers shown in sections 1, 2 and 3 may decrease in order to comply with international obligations of the Union.