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Council Regulation (EU) 2021/406 of 5 March 2021 amending Regulations (EU) 2021/91 and (EU) 2021/92 as regards certain provisional fishing opportunities for 2021 in Union waters and non-Union waters

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Executive Summary: Council Regulation (EU) 2021/406 amends Regulations (EU) 2021/91 and (EU) 2021/92 regarding provisional fishing opportunities for 2021 in Union and non-Union waters. These amendments adjust total allowable catches (TACs) for certain fish stocks based on scientific advice and agreements, with retroactive application from January 1, 2021. The regulation aims to ensure sustainable fishing activities while awaiting the conclusion of consultations with third countries. Key Points / Main Content: General Provisions: * The regulation amends existing regulations to adjust provisional fishing opportunities for 2021. * TACs are established based on available scientific advice, biological and socioeconomic aspects, and stakeholder consultations. * Provisional TACs aim to ensure the continuation of sustainable Union fishing activities. * Retroactive application from January 1, 2021, is implemented due to the catch limits already in effect. Amendment Details: * Annex to Regulation (EU) 2021/91 is amended regarding alfonsinos fishing opportunities in specified Union and international waters. * Annex IA to Regulation (EU) 2021/92 is amended regarding fishing opportunities for boarfishes, anglerfishes, whiting, blue whiting, Norway lobster, plaice, undulate ray and mackerel in specified zones. * Annex IB to Regulation (EU) 2021/92 is amended regarding fishing opportunities for herring and cod in specified waters. Entry Into Force: * The regulation enters into force the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. * It applies from January 1, 2021. Impact Analysis: European Union Member States: Impact: Adjustment to fishing quotas for various species in different zones; must adhere to revised TACs. Action Required: Implement the new catch limits and ensure fishing activities comply with the amended regulations. Union Fishing Vessels: Impact: Changes to permissible catch quantities for specific fish stocks; potential adjustments to fishing practices. Action Required: Adapt fishing operations to comply with the updated TACs and reporting requirements. European Commission: Impact: Monitoring and enforcement of new fishing opportunities; continued consultations with the United Kingdom and Norway. Action Required: Oversee the implementation of the regulation and ensure compliance with the updated TACs. United Kingdom and Norway: Impact: Consultations regarding shared stocks and fishing opportunities. Action Required: Continue consultations to establish definitive fishing opportunities, in accordance with international agreements.

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European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe. Council of the European Union: One of the institutions of the European Union, where ministers from each member state meet to adopt laws and coordinate policies. European Commission: An institution of the European Union responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, and managing the EU's budget. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: A sovereign state consisting of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland that was formerly a member of the European Union. Norway: A country in Northern Europe that shares maritime borders with the European Union and the United Kingdom. Common Fisheries Policy CFP: The European Union's fisheries policy, which sets rules for managing European fishing fleets and conserving fish stocks. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea UNCLOS: An international agreement that establishes legal framework for all marine and maritime activities. Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom: An agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom that establishes the terms of their relationship after the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
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9.3.2021 E N O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e E u r o p e a n Union L 81/1 II (Non-legislative acts) REGULATIONS COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2021/406 of 5 March 2021 amending Regulations (EU) 2021/91 and (EU) 2021/92 as regards certain provisional fishing opportunities for 2021 in Union waters and non-Union waters THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(3) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, Whereas: (1) Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council(1) requires that conservation measures be adopted, taking into account available scientific, technical and economic advice, including, where relevant, reports drawn up by the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) and other advisory bodies, as well as any advice received from advisory councils. (2) It is incumbent upon the Council to adopt measures on the fixing and allocation of fishing opportunities, including certain conditions functionally linked thereto, as appropriate. Pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, fishing opportunities are to be fixed in accordance with the objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) set out in Article 2(2) of that Regulation. For stocks subject to specific multiannual plans the TACs should be established in accordance with the rules laid down in those plans. Pursuant to Article 16(1) of that Regulation, fishing opportunities allocated to Member States are to ensure relative stability of fishing activities of each Member State for each fish stock or fishery. (3) The total allowable catch (TAC) should therefore be established, in line with Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, on the basis of available scientific advice, taking into account biological and socioeconomic aspects whilst ensuring fair treatment between fishing sectors, as well as in the light of the opinions expressed during the consultation of stakeholders, in particular at the meetings of the advisory councils. (4) Due to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the Union, a large number of stocks have become shared stocks. The Commission will undertake bilateral consultations with the United Kingdom, bilateral consultations with Norway and trilateral consultations with the United Kingdom and Norway on the basis of the draft Union position to be endorsed by the Council. As those consultations have not yet been concluded, the Council should, in a manner that fully respects the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and rights and obligations of the coastal states as well as their sovereignty and jurisdiction, establish provisional TACs to be fished in Union and international waters, and waters to which the Union fishing vessels are granted access by third countries. (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).L 81/2 E N O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e E u r o p e a n Union 9.3.2021 (5) On 15-16 December 2020, the Council reached a political agreement on fishing opportunities for 2021. The Council agreed that provisional TACs for stocks shared with third countries should be set until those consultations are concluded in compliance with the Union legal framework and international obligations or, if they cannot be concluded successfully, until the Council establishes unilateral Union TACs in 2021. (6) The provisional TACs established in Council Regulations (EU) 2021/91(2) and (EU) 2021/92(3), which reflect the political agreement reached in the Council, aim to ensure continuation of sustainable Union fishing activities. Those provisional fishing opportunities should in no circumstances impede the fixing of definitive fishing opportunities in accordance with international agreements and the outcome of consultations, the Union legal framework and the scientific advice. As a general approach, they should correspond to 25 % of the Union share of the fishing opportunities fixed for 2020. However, in a very limited number of cases, another percentage should be used where the stocks are predominantly fished at the beginning of the year. This approach is without prejudice to the Union shares established in the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom(4) (‘Trade and Cooperation Agreement’), which will be used to set definitive TACs. (7) The list of stocks for which a percentage higher than 25 % should apply, should be based on the analysis of the quota uptake in the first quarter of the last three years (2018-2020) by the Member States that requested a higher provisional TAC. Provisional TACs should not exceed potential definitive TACs, which, without prejudice to the upcoming consultations with the third countries, have been assessed in accordance with the scientific advice and taking into account the Union shares established in the Trade and Cooperation Agreement. Those increases in provisional TACs are in accordance with the ICES advice, the applicable Union legal framework and the Trade and Cooperation Agreement. They will enable Union fishing vessels to use the fishing opportunities to which they are entitled and of which they would be otherwise deprived, due to the seasonality of fishing of the stocks concerned. (8) The monthly catch data of the past years as reported to the Commission indicate that some other pelagic and demersal stocks are predominantly fished at the beginning of the year. Therefore, on the basis of that catch data and in accordance with the scientific advice, a higher percentage relative to the Union share of the fishing opportunities fixed for 2021 should be established for the corresponding TACs, without prejudice to an approach that may be taken in any future international agreements and/or consultations. (9) Regulations (EU) 2021/91 and (EU) 2021/92 should therefore be amended accordingly. (10) The catch limits provided for in Regulations (EU) 2021/91 and (EU) 2021/92 apply from 1 January 2021. The provisions introduced by this Regulation concerning catch limits should therefore enter into force as soon as possible and apply retroactively from 1 January 2021. Such retroactive application does not affect the principles of legal certainty and protection of legitimate expectations as the fishing opportunities concerned are increased and have not yet been exhausted. For reasons of urgency, this Regulation should enter into force immediately after its publication, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Amendment of Regulation (EU) 2021/91 The Annex to Regulation (EU) 2021/91 is amended in accordance with Part A of the Annex to this Regulation. (2) Council Regulation (EU) 2021/91 of 28 January 2021 fixing, for the years 2021 and 2022, the fishing opportunities for Union fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks (OJ L 31, 29.1.2021, p. 20). (3) Council Regulation (EU) 2021/92 of 28 January 2021 fixing for 2021 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters (OJ L 31, 29.1.2021, p. 31). (4) Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and the Northern Ireland, of the other part (OJ L 444, 31.12.2020, p. 14).9.3.2021 E N O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e E u r o p e a n Union L 81/3 Article 2 Amendment of Regulation (EU) 2021/92 Regulation (EU) 2021/92 is amended as follows: (1) Annex IA is amended in accordance with Part B of the Annex to this Regulation; (2) Annex IB is amended in accordance with Part C of the Annex to this Regulation. Article 3 Entry into force This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 1 January 2021. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 5 March 2021. For the Council The President A. P. ZACARIASL 81/4 E N O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e E u r o p e a n Union 9.3.2021 ANNEX PART A In the Annex to Regulation (EU) 2021/91 the fishing opportunities table for alfonsinos in Union and international waters of 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14 is replaced by the following: ‘Species: Alfonsinos Zone: Union and international waters of 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Beryx spp. 12 and 14 (ALF/3X14-) Year 2021 Precautionary TAC Article 8(1) of this Regulation applies Ireland 4 (1) Spain 29 (1) France 8 (1) Portugal 82 (1) Union 123 (1) United Kingdom 4 (1) TAC 127 (1) (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.’ PART B Annex IA to Regulation (EU) 2021/92 is amended as follows: (1) the fishing opportunities table for boarfishes in Union and international waters of 6, 7 and 8 is replaced by the following: ‘Species: Boarfishes Zone: Union and international waters of 6, 7 and 8 Caproidae (BOR/678-) Denmark 1 645 Precautionary TAC Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies’ Ireland 4 632 Union 6 277 United Kingdom 426 TAC 6 703 (2) the fishing opportunities table for anglerfishes in 7 is replaced by the following: ‘Species: Anglerfishes Zone: 7 Lophiidae (ANF/07.) Belgium 1 468 (1) Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Germany 164 (1) Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Spain 583 (1) France 9 419 (1) Ireland 1 204 (1) Netherlands 190 (1) Union 13 028 (1) United Kingdom 2 857 (1)9.3.2021 E N O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e E u r o p e a n Union L 81/5 TAC 15 885 (1) Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (ANF/*8ABDE).’ (3) the fishing opportunities table for whiting in 7b, 7c, 7d, 7e, 7f, 7g, 7h, 7j and 7k is replaced by the following: ‘Species: Whiting Zone: 7b, 7c, 7d, 7e, 7f, 7g, 7h, 7j and 7k Merlangiusmerlangus (WHG/7X7A-C) Belgium 37 Analytical TAC Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies’ France 2 258 Ireland 1 629 Netherlands 18 Union 3 942 United Kingdom 404 TAC 4 346 (4) 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: ‘Species: Blue whiting Zone: Union and international waters of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8a, Micromesistiuspoutassou 8b, 8d, 8e, 12 and 14 (WHB/1X14) Denmark 34 892 (1) Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Germany 13 566 (1) Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Spain 29 581 (1)(2) France 24 282 (1) Ireland 27 019 (1) Netherlands 42 546 (1) Portugal 2 748 (1)(2) Sweden 8 631 (1) Union 183 265 (1)(3) Norway 69 930 Faroe Islands 7 000 United Kingdom 45 274 (1) TAC Not relevant (1) Special condition: within a total access limit of 24 375 tonnes for the Union, Member States may fish up to the following percentage of their quotas in Faroese waters (WHB/*05-F.): 14,3 %.L 81/6 E N O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e E u r o p e a n Union 9.3.2021 (2) 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. (3) Special condition: from the Union 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: 133 566’ (5) the fishing opportunities table for blue whiting in 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 is replaced by the following: ‘Species: Blue whiting Zone: 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 Micromesistius poutassou (WHB/8C3411) Spain 25 065 Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Portugal 6 266 Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Union 31 331 (1) TAC Not relevant (1) Special condition: from the Union 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: 133 566’ (6) the fishing opportunities table for blue whiting in Union waters of 2, 4a, 5, 6 north of 56° 30′ N and 7 west of 12° W is replaced by the following: ‘Species: Blue whiting Zone: Union waters of 2, 4a, 5, 6 north of 56° 30′ N and 7 Micromesistiuspoutassou west of 12° W (WHB/24A567) Norway 133 566 (1)(2) Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Faroe Islands 26 250 (3)(4) Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies TAC Not relevant (1) To be counted against quota established by Norway. (2) Special condition: the catch in 4a shall be no more than the following amount (WHB/*04A-C): 28 000 This catch restriction in 4a amounts to the following percentage of Norway’s access limit: 18 % (3) To be counted against the quota established by the Faroe Islands. (4) Special conditions: may also be fished in 6b (WHB/*06B-C). The catch in 4a shall be no more than the following amount (WHB/*04A-C): 6 563’9.3.2021 E N O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e E u r o p e a n Union L 81/7 (7) the fishing opportunities table for Norway lobster in 7 is replaced by the following: ‘Species: Norway lobster Zone: 7 Nephrops norvegicus (NEP/07.) Spain 252 (1) Analytical TAC Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies France 1 022 (1) Ireland 1 550 (1) Union 2 824 (1) United Kingdom 1 379 (1) TAC 4 203 (1) (1) Special condition: within the limits of the above-mentioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone: Functional Unit 16 of ICES Subarea 7 (NEP/*07U16): Spain 437 France 274 Ireland 526 Union 1 237 United Kingdom 213’ (8) the fishing opportunities table for plaice in 7d and 7e is replaced by the following: ‘Species: Plaice Zone: 7d and 7e Pleuronectesplatessa (PLE/7DE.) Belgium 674 Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies France 2 247 Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies’ Union 2 921 United Kingdom 1 198 TAC 4 119 (9) the fishing opportunities table for undulate ray in 7d and 7e is replaced by the following: ‘Species: Undulate ray Zone: 7d and 7e Raja undulata (RJU/7DE.) Belgium 13 (1) Precautionary TAC Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Estonia 0 (1) France 63 (1) Germany 0 (1) Ireland 16 (1) Lithuania 0 (1) Netherlands 0 (1) Portugal 0 (1) Spain 14 (1)L 81/8 E N O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e E u r o p e a n Union 9.3.2021 Union 106 (1) United Kingdom 35 (1) TAC 141 (1) (1) This species shall not be targeted in the areas covered by this TAC. This species may only be landed whole or gutted. The former provisions are without prejudice to the prohibitions set out in Articles 20 and 57 of this Regulation for the areas specified therein.’ (10) the fishing opportunities table for mackerel in 3a and 4; Union waters of 2a, 3b, 3c and Subdivisions 22-32 is replaced by the following: ‘Species: Mackerel Zone: 3a and 4; Union waters of 2a, 3b, 3c and Subdivisions Scomberscombrus 22-32 (MAC/2A34.) Belgium 407 (1)(2) Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Denmark 13 999 (1)(2) Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Germany 424 (1)(2) France 1 281 (1)(2) Netherlands 1 289 (1)(2) Sweden 3 821 (1)(2)(3) Union 21 221 (1)(2) Norway 133 741 (4) United Kingdom 1 194 (1)(2) TAC Not relevant (1) Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may also be taken in the two following zones: Norwegian waters of Faroese waters (MAC/*FRO1) 2a (MAC/*02AN-) Belgium 55 56 Denmark 1 887 1 929 Germany 57 59 France 173 176 Netherlands 174 178 Sweden 515 527 Union 2 860 2 925 United 161 165 Kingdom9.3.2021 E N O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e E u r o p e a n Union L 81/9 (2) May also be taken in Norwegian waters of 4a (MAC/*4AN.). (3) Special condition: including the following tonnage to be taken in Norwegian waters of 2a and 4a (MAC/*2A4AN): 190 When fishing under this special condition, by-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quotas for those species. (4) To be deducted from Norway’s share of the TAC (access quota). This amount includes the following Norwegian share in the North Sea TAC: 38 778 This quota may be fished in 4a only (MAC/*04A.), except for the following amount, in tonnes, which may be fished in 3a (MAC/*03A.): 2 100 Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones: 6, international waters of 2a, from 1 January to 15 3a 3a and 4bc 4b 4c February and from 1 September to 31 December (MAC/*03A.) (MAC/*3A4BC) (MAC/*04B.) (MAC/*04C.) (MAC/*2A6.) Denmark 0 2891 0 0 8399 France 0 343 0 0 0 Netherlands 0 343 0 0 0 Sweden 0 0 273 7 2179 United Kingdom 0 343 0 0 0 Norway 2100 0 0 0 0’ (11) the fishing opportunities table for mackerel in 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 2a, 12 and 14 is replaced by the following: ‘Species: Mackerel Zone: 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e; Union and international waters of Scomberscombrus 5b; international waters of 2a, 12 and 14 (MAC/2CX14-) Germany 17 562 (1) Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Spain 19 (1) Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Estonia 146 (1) France 11 709 (1) Ireland 58 539 (1) Latvia 108 (1) Lithuania 108 (1) Netherlands 25 610 (1) Poland 1 237 (1) Union 115 038 (1)L 81/10 E N O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e E u r o p e a n Union 9.3.2021 Norway 12 369 (2)(3) Faroe Islands 26 142 (4) United Kingdom 160 985 (1) TAC Not relevant (1) Special condition: of which up to 25 % can be made available for exchanges to be fished by Spain, France and Portugal in 8c, 9 and 10 and Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (MAC/*8C910). (2) May be fished in 2a, 6a north of 56° 30′ N, 4a, 7d, 7e, 7f and 7h (MAC/*AX7H). (3) The amount of access limit indicated below (MAC/*N5630), in tonnes, maybe fished by Norway North of 56°30′ N. The amounts not counted under footnote 2 shall be counted against the catch limit established by Norway. 28 659 (4) This amount shall be deducted from the Faroe Islands’ catch limit (access quota). It may be fished only in 6a north of 56° 30′ N (MAC/*6AN56). However, from 1 January to 15 February and from 1 October to 31 December this quota may also be fished in 2a, 4a north of 59°(EU zone) (MAC/*24N59). Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones and periods: Union waters of 2a; Union and Norwegian waters of 2a Faroese waters Norwegian waters of 4a. During the periods from 1 January to 15 February and from 1 September to 31 December (MAC/*4A-EN) (MAC/*2AN-) (MAC/*FRO2) Germany 10 599 1 428 1 461 France 7 067 951 974 Ireland 35 330 4 762 4 871 Netherlands 15 457 2 082 2 131 Union 68 453 9 223 9 437 United Kingdom 97 162 13 097 13 395’ (12) the fishing opportunities table for mackerel in 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 is replaced by the following: ‘Species: Mackerel Zone: 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 Scomber scombrus (MAC/8C3411) Spain 24 990 (1) Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies France 166 (1) Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Portugal 5 165 (1) Union 30 321 TAC Not relevant9.3.2021 E N O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e E u r o p e a n Union L 81/11 (1) Special condition: quantities subject to exchanges with other Member States may be taken in 8a, 8b and 8d (MAC/*8ABD.). However, the quantities provided by Spain, Portugal or France for exchange purposes and to be taken in 8a, 8b and 8d shall not exceed 25 % of the quotas of the donor Member State. Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone: 8b (MAC/*08B.) Spain 2 099 France 14 Portugal 433’ (13) the fishing opportunities table for common sole in Union waters of 2a and 4 is replaced by the following: ‘Species: Common sole Zone: Union waters of 2a and 4 Soleasolea (SOL/24-C.) Belgium 731 Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Denmark 334 Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Germany 585 France 146 Netherlands 6 597 Union 8 393 Norway 5 (1) United Kingdom 376 TAC 8 774 (1) May be fished only in Union waters of 4 (SOL/*04-C.).’ (14) the fishing opportunities table for common sole 7b and 7c is replaced by the following: ‘Species: Common sole Zone: 7b and 7c Soleasolea (SOL/7BC.) France 6 Precautionary TAC’ Ireland 28 Union 34 TAC 34 (15) the fishing opportunities table for common sole in 7d is replaced by the following: ‘Species: Common sole Zone: 7d Soleasolea (SOL/07D.) Belgium 339 Precautionary TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies France 678 Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies’L 81/12 E N O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e E u r o p e a n Union 9.3.2021 Union 1 017 United Kingdom 242 TAC 1 259 (16) the fishing opportunities table for horse mackerel and associated bycatches in Union waters of 2a, 4a; 6, 7a-c,7e-k, 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14 is replaced by the following: ‘Species: Horse mackerel and Zone: Union waters of 2a, 4a; 6, 7a-c,7e-k, 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e; associated by-catches Union and international waters of 5b; international Trachurus spp. waters of 12 and 14 (JAX/2A-14) Denmark 5 457 (1)(3) Analytical TAC Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Germany 4 258 (1)(2)(3) Spain 5 808 (3)(5) France 2 191 (1)(2)(3)(5) Ireland 14 181 (1)(3) Netherlands 17 085 (1)(2)(3) Portugal 559 (3)(5) Sweden 540 (1)(3) Union 50 079 (3) Faroe Islands 1 280 (4) United Kingdom 5 135 (1)(2)(3) TAC 56 494 (1) Special condition: up to 5 % of this quota fished in Union waters of 2a or 4a before 30 June may be accounted for as fished under the quota concerning the zone of Union waters of 4b, 4c and 7d (JAX/*2A4AC). (2) Special condition: up to 5 % of this quota may be fished in 7d (JAX/*07D.). Under this special condition, and in accordance with footnote (3), by-catches of boarfish and whiting shall be reported separately under the following code: (OTH/*07D.). (3) Up to 5 % of the quota may consist of by-catches of boarfish, haddock, whiting and mackerel (OTH/*2A-14). By-catches of boarfish, haddock, 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. (4) Limited to 4a, 6a (north of 56° 30′ N only), 7e, 7f, 7h. (5) Special condition: up to 80 % of this quota may be fished in 8c (JAX/*08C2). Under this special condition, and in accordance with footnote (3), by-catches of boarfish and whiting shall be reported separately under the following code: (OTH/*08C2).’9.3.2021 E N O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e E u r o p e a n Union L 81/13 PART C Annex IB to Regulation (EU) 2021/92 is amended as follows: (1) the fishing opportunities table for herring in Union, Faroese, Norwegian and international waters of 1 and 2 is replaced by the following: ‘Species: Herring Zone: Union, Faroese, Norwegian and international waters of Clupeaharengus 1 and 2 (HER/1/2-) Belgium 10 (1) Analytical TAC Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies Denmark 9 965 (1) Germany 1 745 (1) Spain 33 (1) France 430 (1) Ireland 2 580 (1) Netherlands 3 566 (1) Poland 504 (1) Portugal 33 (1) Finland 154 (1) Sweden 3 692 (1) Union 22 713 (1) United Kingdom 6 371 (1) Faroe Islands 5 950 (2)(3) Norway 26 175 (2)(4) TAC 446 755 (1) 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. (2) May be fished in Union waters north of 62° N. (3) To be counted against the catch limits of the Faroe Islands. (4) To be counted against the catch limits of Norway. Special condition: within the limits of the above-mentioned 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) 26 175 2, 5b north of 62° N (Faroese waters) (HER/*25B-F) Belgium 2 Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies’ Denmark 2 040 Germany 357 Spain 7 France 88 Ireland 528 Netherlands 729L 81/14 E N O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e E u r o p e a n Union 9.3.2021 Poland 103 Portugal 7 Finland 31 Sweden 756 United 1 303 Kingdom (2) the fishing opportunities table for cod in Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 is replaced by the following: ‘Species: Cod Zone: Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 Gadusmorhua (COD/1N2AB.) Germany 1 300 Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Greece 161 Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Spain 1 450 Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies’ Ireland 161 France 1 194 Portugal 1 450 Union 5 716 United Kingdom 5 044 TAC Not relevant

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