Council Regulation (EU) 2019/440 of 29 November 2018 on the allocation of fishing opportunities under the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco and the Implementation Protocol thereto

Council Regulation (EU) 2019/440 of 29 November 2018 on the allocation of fishing opportunities under the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco and the Implementation Protocol thereto 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) On behalf of the Union, the Commission negotiated a new Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco (the Fisheries Agreement) as well as a new Implementation Protocol thereto and the Exchange of Letters accompanying the Fisheries Agreement. (2) In accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2018/2068 Council Decision (EU) 2018/2068 of 29 November 2018 on the signing, on behalf of the Union, of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco, the Implementation Protocol thereto and the exchange of letters accompanying the Agreement (OJ L 331, 28.12.2018, p. 1). , the Fisheries Agreement, the Implementation Protocol thereto and the Exchange of Letters accompanying the Fisheries Agreement were signed on 14 January 2019, subject to their conclusion at a later date. (3) The Implementation Protocol to the Fisheries Agreement covers a period of four years as from the date of its application, as defined in Article 16 thereof. (4) The fishing opportunities should be allocated among the Member States for the full duration of application of the Implementation Protocol to the Fisheries Agreement. (5) This Regulation should apply from the date of application of the Implementation Protocol to the Fisheries Agreement, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. The fishing opportunities established pursuant to the Implementation Protocol to the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco (the Fisheries Agreement) shall be allocated among the Member States as follows: Fishing categoryType of vesselMember StateLicences or quotaSmall-scale fishing in the north, pelagic speciesSeiners < 150 gross tonnage (GT)Spain22 Small-scale fishing in the northBottom longliners < 40 GTSpain25Portugal7Bottom longliners ≥ 40 GT < 150 GTPortugal3Small-scale fishing in the south Pole-lines < 150 GT per vessel Total ≤ 800 GT Spain10Demersal fishingBottom longliners ≤ 150 GTSpain7Portugal4 Trawlers ≤ 750 GT Total ≤ 3000 GT Spain5Italy0Tuna fishingPole-and-line vesselsSpain23France4Industrial fishing for pelagic species 85000 tonnes (t) in the first year 90000 t in the second year 100000 t in the third year and in the fourth year Distribution of vessels authorised to fish: 10 vessels ≥ 3000 GT and < 7765 GT 4 vessels ≥ 150 and < 3000 GT 4 vessels < 150 GT Year 1: 85000 tGermany6871,2 tLithuania21986,3 tLatvia12367,5 tNetherlands26102,4 tIreland3099,3 tPoland4807,8 tUnited Kingdom4807,8 tSpain496,2 tPortugal1652,2 tFrance2809,3 tYear 2: 90000 tGermany7275,4 tLithuania23279,6 tLatvia13095,0 tNetherlands27637,9 tIreland3281,6 tPoland5090,6 tUnited Kingdom5090,6 tSpain525,4 t

Portugal1749,4 tFrance2974,5 tYears 3 and 4: 100000 t each yearGermany8083,8 tLithuania25866,3 tLatvia14550,0 tNetherlands30708,8 tIreland3646,3 tPoland5656,3 tUnited Kingdom5656,3 tSpain583,8 tPortugal1943,8 tFrance3305,0 t 2. Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 of the European Parliament and of the Council Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 on the sustainable management of external fishing fleets, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 (OJ L 347, 28.12.2017, p. 81). shall apply without prejudice to the Fisheries Agreement, to the Implementation Protocol thereto and to the Exchange of Letters accompanying the Fisheries Agreement.

Article 2

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 the date of application of the Implementation Protocol to the Fisheries Agreement. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 29 November 2018. For the Council The President M. Schramböck