COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 871/2014

of 11 August 2014

operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2014 on account of overfishing in the previous years

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/2006(1), and in particular Article 105(1), (2) and (3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Fishing quotas for the year 2013 have been established by:

— Council Regulation (EU) No 1262/2012(2),

— Council Regulation (EU) No 1088/2012(3),

— Council Regulation (EU) No 1261/2012(4),

— Council Regulation (EU) No 39/2013(5), and

— Council Regulation (EU) No 40/2013(6).

(2) Fishing quotas for the year 2014 have been established by:

— Regulation (EU) No 1262/2012,

— Council Regulation (EU) No 1180/2013(7),

— Council Regulation (EU) No 24/2014(8), and

— Council Regulation (EU) No 43/2014(9).

(3) According to Article 105(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, when the Commission has established that a Member State has exceeded the fishing quotas which have been allocated to it, the Commission is to operate deductions from future fishing quotas of that Member State.

(4) Article 105(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 provide that such deductions shall be operated in the following year or years by applying the respective multiplying factors as set out therein.

(5) Certain Member States have exceeded their fishing quotas for the year 2013. It is therefore appropriate to operate deductions on the fishing quotas allocated to them in 2014 and, where appropriate, in subsequent years, for the overfished stocks.

(6) Considering that Denmark has overfished its total allowable catches for sandeel in Union waters of management areas 2 and 4 in 2013, it is required to operate deductions. In 2014, minimal catches have been allowed for sandeel in these waters in order to monitor the development of the stock and the recovery of the local populations. However, with the said deductions it is impossible to maintain the monitoring system advised by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) to manage sandeel. Therefore, deductions for the quotas overfished by Denmark in 2013 in these areas should be operated from sandeel management area 3.

(7) Spain has overfished in 2012 its quota for the stock of Norway lobster in area IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (NEP/93411). The deduction of 75,45 tonnes that resulted was applicable in 2013 and was spread at Spain's request over three years starting in 2013. The remaining annual deduction applicable to the Spanish NEP/93411 stock amounts to 25 tonnes in 2014 and 19 tonnes in 2015, without prejudice to any further quota adaptation.

(8) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 770/2013(10) and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1402/2013(11) have provided for deductions from fishing quotas for certain countries and species for 2013. However, for certain Member States the deductions to be applied for some species were higher than the respective quotas available in 2013 and could therefore not be operated entirely in that year. To ensure that in such cases the full amount for the respective stocks will be deducted, the remaining quantities should be taken into account when establishing deductions for 2014 and, where appropriate, from subsequent quotas.

(9) Deductions from fishing quotas, as provided for by this Regulation, should apply without prejudice to deductions applicable to 2014 quotas pursuant to Commission Regulation (EU) No 165/2011(12) and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 185/2013(13).

(10) Since quotas are expressed in tonnes or entire pieces, deductions have been rounded down to the tonne or piece, and quantities below 1 tonne or one piece have not been considered,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. The fishing quotas fixed in Regulations (EU) No 1262/2012, (EU) No 1180/2013, (EU) No 24/2014, and (EU) No 43/2014 for the year 2014 shall be reduced as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

2. Paragraph 1 shall apply without prejudice to deductions provided for in Regulation (EU) No 165/2011 and Implementing Regulation (EU) No 185/2013.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the

Official Journal of the European Union

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 11 August 2014.

For the Commission

The President

José Manuel BARROSO

(1)

OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1

(2) Council Regulation (EU) No 1262/2012 of 20 December 2012 fixing for 2013 and 2014 the fishing opportunities for EU vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks (

OJ L 356, 22.12.2012, p. 22

(3) Council Regulation (EU) No 1088/2012 of 20 November 2012 fixing for 2013 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea (

OJ L 323, 22.11.2012, p. 2

(4) Council Regulation (EU) No 1261/2012 of 20 December 2012 fixing for 2013 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Black Sea (

OJ L 356, 22.12.2012, p. 19

(5) Council Regulation (EU) No 39/2013 of 21 January 2013 fixing for 2013 the fishing opportunities available to EU vessels for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are not subject to international negotiations or agreements (

OJ L 23, 25.1.2013, p. 1

(6) Council Regulation (EU) No 40/2013 of 21 January 2013 fixing for 2013 the fishing opportunities available in EU waters and, to EU vessels, in certain non- EU waters for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are subject to international negotiations or agreements (

OJ L 23, 25.1.2013, p. 54

(7) Council Regulation (EU) No 1180/2013 of 19 November 2013 fixing for 2014 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea (

OJ L 313, 22.11.2013, p. 4

(8) Council Regulation (EU) No 24/2014 of 10 January 2014 fixing for 2014 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks in the Black Sea (

OJ L 9, 14.1.2014, p. 4

(9) Council Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 of 20 January 2014 fixing for 2014 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, to Union vessels, in certain non-Union waters (

OJ L 24, 28.1.2014, p. 1

(10) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 770/2013 of 8 August 2013 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2013 on account of overfishing in the previous years (

OJ L 215, 10.8.2013, p. 1

(11) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1402/2013 of 19 December 2013 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2013 on account of overfishing of other stocks in the previous year and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 770/2013 as regards amounts to be deducted in future years (

OJ L 349, 21.12.2013, p. 61

(12) Commission Regulation (EU) No 165/2011 of 22 February 2011 providing for deductions from certain mackerel quotas allocated to Spain in 2011 and subsequent years on account of overfishing in 2010 (

OJ L 48, 23.2.2011, p. 11

(13) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 185/2013 of 5 March 2013 providing for deductions from certain fishing quotas allocated to Spain in 2013 and subsequent years on account of overfishing of a certain mackerel quota in 2009 (

OJ L 62, 6.3.2013, p. 62

ANNEX

DEDUCTIONS FROM QUOTAS FOR STOCKS WHICH HAVE BEEN OVERFISHED

Mem-ber State

Species code

Area code

Species name

Area name

Initial quota 2013

Permitted landings 2013 (Total adapted quantity in tonnes)(1)

Total catches 2013 (quantity in tonnes)

Quota con-sumption related to permitted landings (%)

Over-fishing related to permitted landing (quantity in tonnes)

Multi-plying factor(2)

Addi-tional Multi-plying factor(3) (4)

Remaining deduction from 2013

Outstan-ding balance(5)

To be deducted in 2015 and following year(s) (quantity in tonnes)

Deduc-tions in 2014

(quantity in tonnes)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

(12)

(13)

(14)

(15)

(16)

HAD

7X7A34

Haddock

VIIb-k, VIII, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1

157,000

167,600

174,700

104,24

7,100

HER

4CXB7D

Herring

IVc, VIId except Blackwater stock

9 285,000

14,000

22,200

158,57

8,200

PLE

7FG.

Plaice

VIIf and VIIg

46,000

160,000

185,700

116,06

25,700

SRX

07D.

Skates and rays

Union waters of VIId

72,000

75,300

87,700

116,47

12,400

SRX

2AC4-C

Skates and rays

Union waters of IIa and IV

211,000

218,800

229,800

105,03

11,000

HER

*3BCDC

Herring

Union waters of Subdivisions 22-32

1 972,720

2 039,210

103,37

66,490

MAC

2A34.

Mackerel

IIIa and IV; Union waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and Subdivisions 22-32

15 072,000

16 780,390

17 043,000

101,56

262,610

262

NOP

04-N

Norway pout and associated by-catches

Norwegian waters of IV

4,980

N/A

4,980

POK

1N2AB.

Saithe

Norwegian waters of I and II

20,000

21,680

108,40

1,680

SAN

234_2

Sandeel

Union waters of sandeel management area 2

16 549,000

16 837,980

21 144,000

125,57

4 306,020

1,4

6 028(6)

SAN

234_4

Sandeel

Union waters of sandeel management area 4

3 773,000

3 999,300

5 064,000

126,62

1 064,700

1,4

1 490(6)

BFT

AE45WM

Bluefin tuna

Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, and Mediterranean

129,07

177,520

177,557

100,02

0,037

1,435

1,49

ALF

3X14-

Alfonsinos

EU and international waters of III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV

70,000

59,470

61,770

103,87

2,300

BLI

5B67-

Blue Ling

Union and international waters of Vb, VI, VII

79,000

138,649

175,49

59,640

4,22

0,07

BSF

56712-

Black scabbard-fish

EU and international waters of V, VI, VII and XII

174,000

102,030

109,190

107,02

7,16

BSF

8910-

Black scabbard-fish

EU and international waters of VIII, IX and X

12,000

2,770

3,340

120,58

0,570

32,85

BUM

ATLANT

Blue marlin

Atlantic Ocean

27,20

16,920

44,040

260,28

27,120

COD

N3M.

Cod

NAFO 3M

2 019,000

2 318,240

2 360,100

101,81

41,86

DGS

15X14

Spurdog/dogfish

Union and international waters of I, V, VI, VII, VIII, XII and XIV

1,670

N/A

1,670

DWS

56789-

Deep-sea sharks

EU and international waters of V, VI, VII, VIII and IX

5,330

N/A

5,330

GFB

89-

Greater forkbeard

EU and international waters of VIII and IX

242,000

185,560

214,640

115,67

29,080

GHL

1/2INT

Greenland halibut

International waters of I and II

4,700

N/A

4,700

GHL

1N2AB.

Greenland halibut

Norwegian waters of I and II

12,370

N/A

12,370

GHL

N3LMNO

Greenland halibut

NAFO 3LMNO

4 262,000

4 228,560

4 287,200

101,39

58,640

HAD

5BC6A.

Haddock

Union and international waters of Vb and VIa

5,850

13,550

231,62

7,700

10,72

HAD

7X7A34

Haddock

VIIb-k, VIII, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1

8,540

N/A

8,540

NEP

9/3411

Norway lobster

IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1

62,00

36,850

31,340

85,05

– 5,51

N/A

44,79 (7)

OTH

1N2AB.

Other species

Norwegian waters of I and II

15,530

N/A

15,530

POL

08C.

Pollack

VIIIc

208,000

239,310

115,05

31,310

POR

3-1234

Porbeagle

French Guiana waters, Kattegat; Union waters of Skagerrak, I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1, 34.1.2 and 34.2

3,160

N/A

3,160

RED

51214D

Redfish

Union and international waters of V; international waters of XII and XIV

433,000

2 209,000

2 230,300

100,96

21,300

SOL

8AB.

Common sole

VIIIa and VIIIb

9,000

8,720

8,810

101,03

0,090

A + C

USK

567EI.

Tusk

Union and international waters of V, VI and VII

46,00

40,320

85,000

210,81

44,680

22,87

WHM

ATLANT

White marlin

Atlantic Ocean

30,500

36,330

119,11

5,830

GHL

1N2AB.

Greenland halibut

Norwegian waters of I and II

17,500

N/A

17,500

PLE

7FG.

Plaice

VIIf and VIIg

83,000

92,250

94,300

102,22

2,050

RED

51214D

Redfish

Union and international waters of V; international waters of XII and XIV

230,000

23,000

41,500

180,43

18,500

HAD

1N2AB.

Haddock

Norwegian waters of I and II

20,500

25,630

125,02

5,130

HAD

7X7A34

Haddock

VIIb-k, VIII, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1

3 144,000

2 696,760

2 698,749

100,07

1,989

PLE

7FG.

Plaice

VIIf and VIIg

197,000

66,790

79,817

119,60

13,027

PLE

7HJK.

Plaice

VIIh, VIIj and VIIk

61,000

49,700

51,823

104,27

2,123

GHL

N3LMNO

Greenland halibut

NAFO 3LMNO

22,000

15,700

N/A

– 15,700

N/A

120,279

104

HKE

3A/BCD

Hake

IIIa; Union waters of Subdivisions 22-32

0,671

N/A

0,671

SRX

07D.

Skates and rays

Union waters of VIId

4,000

3,000

1,932

64,40

– 1,068

0,015

SRX

2AC4-C

Skates and rays

Union waters of IIa and IV

180,000

275,430

357,115

129,66

81,685

SAL

3BCD-F

Atlantic salmon

Union waters of Subdivisions 22-31

6 837,000

5 061,000

5 277,000

104,27

216,000

216 (in pieces)

SPR

3BCD-C

Sprat and associated catches

EU waters of Subdivisions 22-32

73 392,000

76 680,000

80 987,740

105,62

4 307,740

1,1

477,314

5 215

ALF

3X14-

Alfonsinos

EU and international waters of III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV

203,000

153,810

160,350

104,25

6,540

ANF

8C3411

Anglerfish

VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1

410,000

603,440

625,929

103,73

22,489

GHL

N3LMNO

Greenland Halibut

NAFO 3LMNO

1 782,000

2 119,790

2 120,980

100,06

1,190

GHL

1N2AB

Greenland halibut

Norwegian waters of I and II

2,000

N/A

2,000

HAD

1N2AB

Haddock

Norwegian waters of I and II

34,400

34,000

98,84

– 0,400

376,126

375

MAC

8C3411

Mackerel

VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1

5 308,000

4 134,300

4 170,525

100,88

36,225

1,07

PLE

8/3411

Plaice

VIII, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1

66,000

61,200

44,601

72,88

– 16,599

1,906

POK

1N2AB.

Saithe

Norwegian waters of I and II

16,700

17,000

101,80

0,300

209,76

210

RED

N3LN

Redfish

NAFO 3LN

1 070,980

1 101,260

102,83

30,280

WHM

ATLANT

White marlin

Atlantic ocean

19,500

18,300

12,212

66,73

– 6,088

3,021

COD

N1GL14

Cod

Greenland waters of NAFO 1 and Greenland waters of XIV

309,000

876,300

920,000

104,99

43,700

DGS

15X14

Spurdog/dogfish

Union and international waters of I, V, VI, VII, VIII, XII and XIV

5,800

N/A

5,800

GHL

514GRN

Greenland halibut

Greenland waters of V and XIV

195,000

0,800

N/A

0,800

HAD

7X7A34

Haddock

VIIb-k, VIII, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1

1 415,000

1 389,200

1 457,800

104,94

68,600

HER

1/2-

Herring

Union, Norwegian and international waters of I and II (HER/1/2-)

8 827,000

8 208,600

8 342,100

101,63

133,500

133

HER

4AB.

Herring

Union and Norwegian waters of IV north of 53° 30′ N

65 901,000

58 841,000

58 951,300

100,19

110,300

110

MAC

2CX14-

Mackerel

VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of IIa, XII and XIV

158 825,000

156 199,200

162 468,500

104,10

6 269,300

6 269

PLE

7FG.

Plaice

VIIf and VIIg

43,000

35,900

40,200

111,98

4,300

PLE

7HJK.

Plaice

VIIh, VIIj and VIIk

18,000

33,700

39,900

118,40

6,200

SOL

7FG.

Common sole

VIIf and VIIg

309,000

195,410

205,400

105,11

9,990

(1) Quotas available to a Member State pursuant to the relevant fishing opportunities Regulations after taking into account exchanges of fishing opportunities in accordance with Article 20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 and Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, quota transfers in accordance with Article 4(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 and/or reallocation and deduction of fishing opportunities in accordance with Articles 37 and 105 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, Commission Regulation (EU) No 165/2011 and Commission Regulation (EU) No 185/2013 where relevant

(2) As set out in Article 105(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. Deduction equal to the overfishing * 1,00 shall apply in all cases of overfishing equal to, or less than, 100 tonnes.

(3) As set out in Article 105(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

(4) Letter ‘a’ indicates that an additional multiplying factor of 1.5 has been applied due to consecutive overfishing in the years 2011, 2012 and 2013. Letter ‘c’ indicates that an additional multiplying factor of 1.5 has been applied as the stock is subject to a multiannual plan.

(5) Remaining quantities related to overfishing in years preceding the entry into force of the Control Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 and that cannot be deducted from another stock.

(6) To be deducted from SAN/234_3.

(7) At Spain's request, the pay-back due in 2013 was spread over three years.