Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1345 of 18 July 2017 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2017 on account of overfishing in the previous years

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1345 of 18 July 2017 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2017 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 Union 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 OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1. , and in particular Article 105(1), (2) and (3) thereof, Whereas: (1) Fishing quotas for the year 2016 have been established by: Council Regulation (EU) No 1367/2014 Council Regulation (EU) No 1367/2014 of 15 December 2014 fixing for 2015 and 2016 the fishing opportunities for Union fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks (OJ L 366, 20.12.2014, p. 1). , Council Regulation (EU) 2015/2072 Council Regulation (EU) 2015/2072 of 17 November 2015 fixing for 2016 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea and amending Regulations (EU) No 1221/2014 and (EU) 2015/104 (OJ L 302, 19.11.2015, p. 1). , Council Regulation (EU) 2016/72 Council Regulation (EU) 2016/72 of 22 January 2016 fixing for 2016 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, and amending Regulation (EU) 2015/104 (OJ L 22, 28.1.2016, p. 1). , and Council Regulation (EU) 2016/73 Council Regulation (EU) 2016/73 of 18 January 2016 fixing for 2016 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks in the Black Sea (OJ L 16, 23.1.2016, p. 1). . (2) Fishing quotas for the year 2017 have been established by: Council Regulation (EU) 2016/1903 Council Regulation (EU) 2016/1903 of 28 October 2016 fixing for 2017 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea and amending Regulation (EU) 2016/72 (OJ L 295, 29.10.2016, p. 1). , Council Regulation (EU) 2016/2285 Council Regulation (EU) 2016/2285 of 12 December 2016 fixing for 2017 and 2018 the fishing opportunities for Union fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks and amending Council Regulation (EU) 2016/72 (OJ L 344, 17.12.2016, p. 32). , Council Regulation (EU) 2016/2372 Council Regulation (EU) 2016/2372 of 19 December 2016 fixing for 2017 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks in the Black Sea (OJ L 352, 23.12.2016, p. 26). , and Council Regulation (EU) 2017/127 Council Regulation (EU) 2017/127 of 20 January 2017 fixing for 2017 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 24, 28.1.2017, p. 1).

. (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 provides that such deductions have to 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 2016. It is therefore appropriate to operate deductions on the fishing quotas allocated to them in 2017 and, where relevant, in subsequent years, for the overfished stocks. (6) Commission Implementing Regulations (EU) 2016/2226 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2226 of 9 December 2016 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2016 on account of overfishing in the previous years (OJ L 336, 10.12.2016, p. 28). and (EU) 2017/162 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/162 of 31 January 2017 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2016 on account of overfishing of other stocks in the previous years and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2226 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2016 on account of overfishing in the previous years (OJ L 27, 1.2.2017, p. 101). have provided for deductions from fishing quotas for certain countries and species for 2016. However, for certain Member States, the deductions to be applied for some species were higher than the respective quotas available in 2016 and could therefore not be operated entirely in that year. To ensure that in such cases the full amount for the respective stocks be deducted, the remaining quantities should be taken into account when establishing deductions for 2017 and, where appropriate, from subsequent quotas. (7) In the framework of Article 3(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 of 6 May 1996 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and quotas (OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3). , by letter dated 16 November 2016, Belgium requested Commission's permission to land additional quantities of turbot and brill in Union waters of IIa and IV (T/B/2AC4-C) within the limits of 10 % of the quota. The additional quantities granted in 2016 under that procedure should be considered as exceeding permitted landings for the purpose of the deductions envisaged in Article 105 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. (8) Deductions from fishing quotas, as provided for by this Regulation, should apply without prejudice to deductions applicable to 2017 quotas pursuant to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 185/2013 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. 1).

. (9) Since quotas are expressed in tonnes, overfishing involving quantities of less than 1 tonne should not be considered, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. The fishing quotas fixed in Regulations (EU) 2016/1903, (EU) 2016/2285, (EU) 2016/2372 and (EU) 2017/127 for the year 2017 shall be reduced as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
2. Paragraph 1 shall apply without prejudice to deductions provided for in 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, 18 July 2017. For the Commission The President Jean-Claude Juncker

Annex

ANNEX DEDUCTIONS FROM QUOTAS FOR STOCKS WHICH HAVE BEEN OVERFISHED 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 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22), quota transfers from 2015 to 2016 in accordance with Article 4(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 (OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3), with Article 5a of Council Regulation (EU) No 1221/2014 (OJ L 330, 15.11.2014, p. 16), with Article 18a of Council Regulation (EU) 2015/104 (OJ L 22, 28.1.2015, p. 1), with Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 or reallocation and deduction of fishing opportunities in accordance with Articles 37 and 105 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. As set out in Article 105(2) of 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. As set out in Article 105(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 and provided that the extent of overfishing exceeds 10 %. Letter A indicates that an additional multiplying factor of 1,5 has been applied due to consecutive overfishing in the years 2014, 2015 and 2016. Letter C indicates that an additional multiplying factor of 1,5 has been applied as the stock is subject to a multiannual plan. Remaining quantities that could not be deducted in 2016 pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/2226 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2017/162 because there was no or not sufficient quota available. Additional multiplying factor not applicable because the overfishing does not exceed 10 % of the permitted landings. At Belgium`s request, additional landings up to 10 % of the T/B quota were permitted by the Commission according to Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96. Quantities below one tonne are not considered. Member StateSpecies codeArea codeSpecies nameArea nameInitial quota 2016 (in kilograms)Permitted landings 2016 (Total adapted quantity in kilograms)Total catches 2016 (quantity in kilograms)Quota consumption related to permitted landingsOverfishing related to permitted landing (quantity in kilograms)Multiplying factorAdditional Multiplying factorOutstanding deductions from previous years (quantity in kilograms)Deductions to apply in 2017 (quantity in kilograms)(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)BESRX07D.Skates and raysUnion waters of VIId870008691991566105,35 %4647///4647BESOL7FG.Common soleVIIf and VIIg487000549565563401102,52 %13836///13836BESOL8AB.Common soleVIIIa and VIIIb42000281638287659102,14 %6021/C/6021BET/B2AC4-CTurbot and brillUnion waters of IIa and IV329000481000514275106,92 %33275///33275DEDGS2AC4-CPicked dogfishUnion waters of IIa and IV002118N/A2118///2118DEMAC2CX14-MackerelVI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of IIa, XII and XIV227510002121175922211517104,71 %999758///999758DKDGS2AC4-CPicked dogfishUnion waters of IIa and IV001350N/A1350///1350DKHER1/2-HerringUnion, Faroese, Norwegian and international waters of I and II70690001033136310384320100,51 %52957///52957DKJAX4BC7DHorse mackerel and associatedUnion waters of IVb, IVc and VIId5519000264664265760100,42 %1096///1096DKMAC2A34.MackerelIIIa and IV; Union waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and Subdivisions 22-32194610001335403514677440109,91 %1323405///1323405

DKMAC2A4A-NMackerelNorwegian waters of IIa and IVa140430001488602016351930109,85 %1465910///1465910DKNOP04-N.Norway poutNorwegian waters of IV0022880N/A22880///22880DKOTH2AC4COther speciesUnion waters of IIa and IV601830039949204508050112,84 %5131301,2//615756DKPOK1N2AB.SaitheNorwegian waters of I and II/03920N/A3920///3920DKSAN234_1SandeelUnion waters of sandeel management area 1122630001251790012525750100,06 %7850///7850DKSAN04-N.SandeelNorwegian waters of IV0019860N/A19860///19860ESALBAN05NNorthern albacoreAtlantic Ocean, north of 5° N149173701475437016645500112,82 %18911301,2//2269356ESALF3X14-AlfonsinosUnion and international waters of III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV67000861597918591,90 %– 6974//8170ESBSF8910-Black scabbard-fishUnion and international waters of VIII, IX and X12000240041641968,41 %– 7585//27030ESBUMATLANTBlue marlinAtlantic Ocean0013396N/A13396/A/20094ESCOD1/2B.CodI and IIb1319200097308769731972100,01 %1096///1096 ESGHL1N2AB.Greenland halibutNorwegian waters of I and II/900027600306,67 %186001,0A/27900ESGHLN3LMNOGreenland halibutNAFO 3LMNO406700040700004072999100,07 %2999/C/2999ESSRX67AKXDSkates and raysUnion waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k876000459287469586102,24 %10299///10299ESSRX89-C.Skates and raysUnion waters of VIII and IX1057000925232956878103,42 %31646/A131767179236ESWHMATLANTWhite marlinAtlantic Ocean246024609859400,77 %73991,0A138994150092FRLIN04-C.LingUnion waters of IV162000262351304077115,91 %417261,0//41726FRPOK1/2/INTSaitheInternational waters of I and II002352N/A2352///2352FRRED51214SRedfish (shallow pelagic)Union and international waters of V; international waters of XII and XIV0029827N/A29827///29827FRSBR678-Red seabreamUnion and international waters of VI, VII and VIII60002881731334108,72 %2517///2517FRSRX07D.Skates and raysUnion waters of VIId663000630718699850110,96 %691321,0A/103698FRSRX67AKXDSkates and raysUnion waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k3255000364100039254101,08 %39254///39254FRWHG08.WhitingVIII152400024060002441333101,47 %35333///35333IEPLE7FG.PlaiceVIIf and VIIg2000006633267431101,66 %1099///1099 IEPOK1N2AB.SaitheNorwegian waters of I and II/05969N/A5969///5969IESRX67AKXDSkates and raysUnion waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k1048000949860980960103,27 %31056/A/31056NLDGS2AC4-CPicked dogfishUnion waters of IIa and IV001260N/A1260///1260NLHAD7X7A34HaddockVIIb-k, VIII, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1/55926220N/A25661///25661NLHER25B-FHerringII, Vb north of 62° N (Faroes waters)73600047718447649199,86 %– 693//2355122858NLOTH2A-14Associate by-catches to horse mackerel (boarfish, whiting and mackerel)Union waters of IIa, IVa, VI, VIIa-c, VIIe-k, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV166380017773002032689114,37 %2553891,2//306467NLPOK2A34.SaitheIIIa and IV; Union waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and Subdivisions 22-3268000110846110889100,04 %43//10571057NLT/B2AC4-CTurbot and brillUnion waters of IIa and IV249300025512612737636107,31 %186375///186375PTBUMATLANTBlue marlinAtlantic ocean495504955050611102,14 %1061///1061

PTGHL1N2ABGreenland HalibutNorwegian waters of I and II/1848718487N/A18487///18487PTMAC8C3411MackerelVIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1697100063136586823967108,08 %510309///510309PTSRX89-C.Skates and raysUnion waters of VIII and IX105100010510001068676101,68 %17676///17676PTSWOAN05NSwordfishAtlantic Ocean, North of 5° N116195015419501561142101,24 %19192///19192UKDGS15X14Picked dogfishUnion and international waters of I, V, VI, VII, VIII, XII and XIV0012585N/A12585///12585UKDGS2AC4-CPicked dogfishUnion waters of IIa and IV0017776N/A17776///17776UKHER4AB.HerringUnion and Norwegian waters of IV north of 53° 30′ N703480007071039073419998103,83 %2709608//2709608UKMAC2CX14-MackerelVI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of IIa, XII and XIV208557000195937403209143232106,74 %13205829/A/13205829UKSAN234_1SandeelUnion waters of sandeel management area 126800000N/A0//14661681466168 UKSRX67AKXDSkates and raysUnion waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k207600020060002008431100,12 %2431///2431UKT/B2AC4-CTurbot and brillUnion waters of IIa and IV693000522000544680104,34 %22680///22680