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Council Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 (repealed)Show full title

Council Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 of 19 December 2003 fixing for 2004 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (repealed)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. CHAPTER I SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS

    1. Article 1.Subject matter

    2. Article 2.Scope

    3. Article 3.Definitions

    4. Article 4.Fishing zones

  3. CHAPTER II FISHING OPPORTUNITIES AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS

    1. Article 5.Fishing opportunities and allocations

    2. Article 6.Special provisions on allocations

    3. Article 7.Quota flexibility

    4. Article 8.Conditions for landing catch and by-catch

    5. Article 9.Access limits

    6. Article 10.Special conditions for North Sea herring

    7. Article 11.Other technical and control measures

    8. Article 12.Effort limitations and associated conditions for the management of stocks

  4. CHAPTER III FISHING OPPORTUNITIES AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS FOR THIRD COUNTRY VESSELS

    1. Article 13.Authorisation

    2. Article 14.Geographic restrictions

    3. Article 15.Conditions for landing catch and by-catch

  5. CHAPTER IV LICENSING ARRANGEMENTS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS

    1. Article 16.Licences and associated conditions

    2. Article 17.Faroe Islands

  6. CHAPTER V LICENSING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THIRD COUNTRY VESSELS

    1. Article 18.Obligation to have a licence and a special fishing permit

    2. Article 19.Application for a licence and special fishing permit

    3. Article 20.Number of licences

    4. Article 21.Cancellation and withdrawal

    5. Article 22.Failure to comply with relevant rules

    6. Article 23.Obligations of the licence holder

    7. Article 24.Specific provisions concerning the French Department of Guyana

  7. CHAPTER VI SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS FISHING IN THE NAFO REGULATORY AREA

    1. SECTION 1 Community participation

      1. Article 25.List of vessels

    2. SECTION 2 Technical measures

      1. Article 26.Mesh sizes

      2. Article 27.Attachments to nets

      3. Article 28.By-catches

      4. Article 29.Minimum size of fish

    3. SECTION 3 Control measures

      1. Article 30.Logbook and storage plan

      2. Article 31.Nets

      3. Article 32.Trans-shipment

      4. Article 33.Monitoring of fishing effort

    4. SECTION 4 Special provisions for Northern prawns

      1. Article 34.Northern prawn fisheries

    5. SECTION 5 Special provisions for Greenland halibut

      1. Article 35.Special fishing permit for Greenland halibut

      2. Article 36.Reports

      3. Article 37.Designated ports

      4. Article 38.Inspection in port

      5. Article 39.Prohibition of landings and trans-shipments for non-Contracting Party vessels

      6. Article 40.Follow up on fishing activities

    6. SECTION 6 Special provisions for redfish

      1. Article 41.Redfish fishery

  8. CHAPTER VII SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS FISHING IN THE AREA OF CCAMLR

    1. SECTION 1 Restrictions

      1. Article 42.Prohibitions and catch limitations

    2. SECTION 2 Exploratory fisheries

      1. Article 43.Participation in exploratory fisheries

      2. Article 44.Reporting systems

      3. Article 45.Special requirements

      4. Article 46.Definition of hauls

      5. Article 47.Research plans

      6. Article 48.Data collection plans

      7. Article 49.Tagging programme

      8. Article 50.Scientific observers

  9. CHAPTER VIII FINAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 51.Data transmission

    2. Article 52.Quotas for new Member States

    3. Article 53.Entry into force

  10. Signature

    1. ANNEX I

      FISHING OPPORTUNITIES APPLICABLE FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS IN AREAS WHERE CATCH LIMITATIONS EXIST AND FOR VESSELS FROM THIRD COUNTRIES IN EC WATERS, BY SPECIES AND BY AREA (IN TONNES LIVE WEIGHT, EXCEPT WHERE OTHERWISE SPECIFIED)

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      3. ANNEX IA

        BALTIC SEA

        1. . . . . . . . . . ....

      4. ANNEX IB

        SKAGERRAK, KATTEGAT, NORTH SEA AND WESTERN COMMUNITY WATERS

        1. Special conditions:

        2. Special conditions:

        3. Special conditions:

      5. ANNEX IC

        NORTH EAST ATLANTIC AND GREENLAND ICES

        1. Special conditions:

      6. ANNEX ID

        NORTH WEST ATLANTIC

        1. . . . . . . . . . ....

      7. ANNEX IE

        HIGHLY MIGRATORY FISH

        1. . . . . . . . . . ....

      8. ANNEX IF

        ANTARCTIC

        1. . . . . . . . . . ....

    2. ANNEX II

      FISHING OPPORTUNITIES APPLICABLE IN 2004 FOR HERRING TO BE LANDED UNSORTED FOR PURPOSES OTHER THAN HUMAN CONSUMPTION (IN TONNES, LIVE WEIGHT)

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....

    3. ANNEX III

      SPECIAL MEASURES CONCERNING NORTH SEA HERRING

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....

    4. ANNEX IV

      TRANSITIONAL TECHNICAL MEASURES

      1. 1. Type of gear authorised for cod fishery in the Baltic...

        1. 1.1. Towed nets

          1. 1.1.1. Without exit windows

          2. 1.1.2. With exit windows

          3. 1.1.3. One net rule

        2. 1.2. Gillnets

      2. 2. By-catch of cod in the Baltic Sea

      3. 3. Minimum size for cod

      4. 4. Summer ban for Baltic cod

      5. 5. Closure of Bornholm Deep

      6. 6. Technical conservation measures in the Skagerrak and in the Kattegat...

      7. 7. Rockall Haddock box

      8. 8. Fishing for herring in area IIa (EC waters)

      9. 9. Technical conservation measures in the Mediterranean

      10. 10. Closure of an area for sandeel fisheries

      11. 11. Specific provisions for the Gulf of Riga

        1. 11.1. Special fishing permit

          1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

          2. 2. Member States shall ensure that vessels to which a special...

        2. 11.2. Replacement of vessels or engines

          1. 1. Any individual vessel on the list referred to in point...

          2. 2. An engine of any individual vessel included in the list...

      12. 12. Weighing procedures for herring, mackerel and horse mackerel

        1. 12.1. The following procedures shall apply to landings in the European...

        2. 12.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 12.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 12.4. The master of a fishing vessel referred to in point...

        5. 12.5. By way of derogation from the provisions of point 4.2...

        6. 12.6. All buyers purchasing fresh fish shall weigh all quantities received....

        7. 12.7. All buyers or holders of frozen fish shall weigh the...

        8. 12.8. . . . . . . . . . ....

      13. 13. Restrictions on fishing for cod in the West of Scotland...

      14. 14. Mesh size ranges, target species and required catch percentages applicable...

      15. 15. Purse seines in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (Regulatory Area of...

      16. 16. Technical conservation measures in the Irish Sea

      17. 17. Special Conditions for fishing for Haddock in the North Sea...

      18. 18. Scientific monitoring

      19. 19. Trawling ban in waters around the Azores, the Canary Islands...

      20. Appendix 1 to Annex IV

        1. Specifications of top window codend ‘BACOMA’

        2. Size of the codend, extension piece and the rear end...

        3. Location of the window

        4. Size of the window

        5. The netting of the window

        6. Other specification

      21. Appendix 2 to Annex IV

        Towed gears: Skagerrak and Kattegat

    5. ANNEX V

      INTERIM FISHING EFFORT LIMITATION AND ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS FOR MONITORING, INSPECTION AND SURVEILLANCE IN THE CONTEXT OF CERTAIN FISH STOCKS RECOVERY

      1. General provisions

        1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 2. For the purposes of this Annex, the following geographical area...

        3. 3. For the purposes of this Annex, a day present within...

        4. 4. For the purpose of this Annex, the following groupings of...

      2. Fishing effort

        1. 5. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 6. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 7. Before the first day of each management period the master...

        4. 8. . . . . . . . . . ....

        5. 9. . . . . . . . . . ....

        6. 10. . . . . . . . . . ....

        7. 11. . . . . . . . . . ....

        8. 12. A Member State shall not permit fishing with a gear...

        9. 13. . . . . . . . . . ....

      3. Monitoring, inspection and surveillance

        1. 14. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 15. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 16. The master of a Community fishing vessel, or his representative,...

        4. 17. The competent authorities of a Member State in which a...

        5. 18. . . . . . . . . . ....

        6. 19. It is not permitted to land in excess of the...

        7. 20. . . . . . . . . . ....

        8. 21. . . . . . . . . . ....

        9. 22. . . . . . . . . . ....

        10. 23. . . . . . . . . . ....

        11. 24. . . . . . . . . . ....

    6. ANNEX VI

      FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS FISHING FOR SANDEEL IN THE NORTH SEA AND THE SKAGERRAK

      1. 1. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. 2. For the purposes of this Annex a day absent from...

      3. 3. Each Member State shall not later than 1 March 2004...

      4. 4. The following quantities shall be calculated by each Member State:...

      5. 5. . . . . . . . . . ....

      6. 6. The maximum number of kilowatt-days referred to in point 5...

    7. ANNEX VII

      1. PART I QUANTITATIVE LIMITATIONS OF LICENCES AND FISHING PERMITS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS FISHING IN THIRD COUNTRY WATERS

      2. PART II QUANTITATIVE LIMITATIONS OF LICENCES AND FISHING PERMITS FOR THIRD COUNTRY VESSELS IN COMMUNITY WATERS

      3. PART III DECLARATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 15(2)

    8. ANNEX VIII

      1. PART I INFORMATION TO BE RECORDED IN THE LOGBOOK

        1. After each haul:

          1. 1.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

          2. 1.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

          3. 1.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

          4. 1.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. After each trans-shipment to or from another vessel:

          1. 2.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

          2. 2.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

          3. 2.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

          4. 2.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. After each landing in a port of the Community:

          1. 3.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

          2. 3.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. After each transmission of information to the Commission of the...

          1. 4.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

          2. 4.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

          3. 4.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. PART II LOGBOOK MODEL

    9. ANNEX IX

      CONTENT AND MODALITIES OF THE TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION TO THE COMMISSION

        1. 1.1. On each occasion the vessel enters the 200-nautical-mile zone off...

        2. 1.2. On each occasion the vessel leaves the zone referred to...

        3. 1.3. At three-day intervals, commencing on the third day after the...

        4. 1.4. On each occasion the vessel moves from one ICES division...

        5. 1.5. . . . . . . . . . ....

      2. 2.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

      3. 2.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      4. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

      5. 4. Form of the communications

      6. 5. . . . . . . . . . ....

    10. ANNEX X

      LIST OF SPECIES

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....

    11. ANNEX XI

      AUTHORISED TOPSIDE CHAFERS

      1. 1. ICNAF-type topside chafer

      2. 2. Multiple flap-type topside chafer

      3. POLISH CHAFER

        1. 3. Large-mesh (modified Polish-type) topside chafer

    12. ANNEX XII

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....

    13. ANNEX XIII

      1. RECORDING OF CATCH (LOGBOOK ENTRIES)

      2. GEAR CODES

      3. FISHING VESSEL CODES

        1. A. Main vessel types

        2. B. Main vessel activities

    14. ANNEX XIV

      NAFO AREA

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....

    15. ANNEX XV

      PROHIBITION OF DIRECTED FISHING IN CCAMLR AREA

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....

    16. ANNEX XVI

      CATCH AND BY-CATCH LIMITS FOR NEW AND EXPLORATORY FISHERIES IN THE AREA OF CCAMLR IN 2003/04

      1. . . . . . . . . . ....

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