
Article 1 
Annexes I, II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1941/2006 shall be amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.
Article 2 
Part 2 of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2015/2006 shall be amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 3 
Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 is hereby amended as follows:

1.. Article 51(1) shall be replaced by the following:
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1. By way of derogation from Article 28e(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, the masters of all fishing vessels or their representatives, carrying fish referred to in Article 49, intending to call into a port or to land or tranship shall notify the competent authorities of the Member State of the port which they wish to use at least three working days before the estimated time of arrival.';
2.. Article 52 shall be amended as follows:

((a)) the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following:
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1. Landings or transhipments may only be authorised by the competent authorities of the port Member State if the flag State of the fishing vessel intending to land or tranship, or where the vessel has engaged in transhipment operations outside a port, the flag State or States of donor vessels, have confirmed by returning a copy of the form transmitted pursuant to Article 51(3) with Part B duly completed that:';
((b)) paragraph 3 shall be replaced by the following:
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3. The competent authorities of the port Member State shall without delay notify its decision whether or not to authorise the landing or transhipment by transmitting a copy of the form provided for in part I of Annex IV with Part C duly completed to the Commission and to the Secretary of NEAFC when the fish landed or transhipped is caught in the NEAFC Convention area.';
3.. Article 53(1) shall be replaced by the following:
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1. The competent authorities of Member States shall carry out inspections of at least 15 % of landings and transhipments by third-country fishing vessels, referred to in Article 49, in its ports each year.';
4.. Annexes IA, IIA, III and IV to Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 shall be amended in accordance with Annex III to this Regulation.
Article 4 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
However, Article 1, as regards the amendments set out in Annex I, points 1 and 2, to this Regulation, shall apply from 1 January 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Luxembourg, 28 June 2007.
For the Council
The President
S. GABRIEL
ANNEX I

The Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1941/2006 are hereby amended as follows:

1.. Annex I shall be amended as follows:

((a)) footnote (1) under the entries concerning the species cod in subdivisions 25-32 (EC waters) and the species cod in subdivisions 22-24 (EC waters) shall be deleted; and
((b)) Appendix I to Annex I shall be deleted.
2.. Annex II shall be amended as follows:

((a)) point 1.1 shall be replaced by the following:
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1.1. 

((a)) from 1 to 7 January, 31 March to 1 May and 31 December in Subdivisions 22 to 24; and
((b)) from 1 to 7 January, 5 to 10 April, 1 July to 31 August and 31 December in Subdivisions 25 to 26.
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((b)) point 1.2 shall be replaced by the following:
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1.2. 

((a)) 77 calendar days in subdivisions 22 to 24 outside the period referred to in point 1.1(a); and
((b)) 67 calendar days in subdivisions 25 to 26 outside the period referred to in point 1.1(b).

Member States shall divide the days referred to in points (a) and (b) into periods of not less than 5 days, unless the days referred to in points (a) and (b) are added to the periods set out in points 1.1(a) and 1.1(b) respectively, excluding 31 December.
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((c)) the following point shall be added:
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1.3. When fishing with drift lines within the periods and on the days set out in points 1.1 and 1.2, no cod shall be retained on board.
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3.. Point 2.7.1 of Annex III shall be replaced by the following:
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2.7.1. If a Member State has designated ports for the landings of cod, fishing vessels retaining more than 750 kg of cod live weight may exclusively land the cod at these designated ports.
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ANNEX II

Part 2 of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2015/2006, is hereby amended as follows:

1.. The entry concerning the species alfonsinos in Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of ICES zones I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV shall be replaced by the following:
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SpeciesAlfonsinosBeryx spp. ZoneCommunity waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV
Year 2007 2008 
Spain 74 74 
France 20 20 
Ireland 10 10 
Portugal 214 214 
United Kingdom 10 10 
EC 328 328 '
2.. The entry concerning the species roundnose grenadier in ICES zone IIIa and Community waters of ICES zones IIIbcd shall be replaced by the following:
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SpeciesRoundnose grenadierCoryphaenoides rupestris ZoneIIIa and Community waters of IIIbcd
Year 2007 2008 
Denmark 1 002 946 
Germany 6 5 
Sweden 52 49 
EC 1 060 1 000 '
3.. The entry concerning the species roundnose grenadier in Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of ICES zones VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV and V (Greenland waters) shall be replaced by the following:
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SpeciesRoundnose grenadierCoryphaenoides rupestris ZoneCommunity waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV
Year 2007 2008 
Germany 40 40 
Spain 4 391 4 391 
France 202 202 
Ireland 9 9 
United Kingdom 18 18 
Latvia 71 71 
Lithuania 9 9 
Poland 1 374 1 374 
EC 6 114 6 114 '
4.. The entry concerning the species orange roughy in Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of ICES zones I, II, III, IV, V, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII and XIV shall be replaced by the following:
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SpeciesOrange roughyHoplostethus atlanticus ZoneCommunity waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of I, II, III, IV, V, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV
Year 2007 2008 
Spain 4 3 
France 23 15 
Ireland 6 4 
Portugal 7 5 
United Kingdom 4 3 
EC 44 30 '
5.. The entry concerning the species blue ling in Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty and jurisdiction of third countries of ICES zones VI and VII shall be replaced by the following:

‘SpeciesBlue lingMolva dypterygia ZoneCommunity waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of VI and VII
Year 2007 2008 
Germany 26 21 
Estonia 4 3 
Spain 83 67 
France 1 898 1 518 
Ireland 7 6 
Lithuania 2 1 
Poland 1 1 
United Kingdom 482 386 
Others 7 6 
EC 2 510 2 009 


6.. The entry concerning the species red seabream in Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty and jurisdiction of third countries shall be replaced by the following:

‘SpeciesRed seabreamPagellus bogaraveo ZoneX (Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries)
Year 2007 2008 
Spain 10 10 
Portugal 1 116 1 116 
United Kingdom 10 10 
EC 1 136 1 136 


ANNEX III

The Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 are hereby amended as follows:

1.. Annex IA shall be amended as follows:

((a)) the title shall be replaced by the following:
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((b)) the entry concerning the species sandeel in ICES zone IIIa; EC waters of ICES zones IIa and IV shall be replaced by the following:

‘SpeciesSandeelAmmodytidae ZoneIIIa; EC waters of IIa and IVSAN/2A3A4.
Denmark 144 324 Analytical TAC.Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.
United Kingdom 3 155
All Member States 5 521
EC 153 000
Norway 20 000
TAC Not relevant








((c)) the entry concerning the species herring in ICES zone IV north of 53° 30′ N shall be replaced by the following:

‘SpeciesHerringClupea harengus ZoneEC and Norwegian waters of IV north of 53° 30′ NHER/04A., HER/04B.
Denmark 50 349 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.
Germany 34 118
France 19 232
The Netherlands 47 190
Sweden 3 470
United Kingdom 50 279
EC 204 638
Norway 50 000
TAC 341 063


Special conditions
Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zones specified
 Norwegian waters south of 62° N (HER/*04N-)
EC 50 000’
((d)) the entry concerning the species herring in ICES zones Vb and VIb and EC waters of ICES zone VIaN shall be replaced by the following:

‘SpeciesHerringClupea harengus ZoneEC and international waters of Vb, VIb and VIaNHER/5B6ANB.
Germany 3 727 Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.
France 705
Ireland 5 036
The Netherlands 3 727
United Kingdom 20 145
EC 33 340
Faroe Islands 660
TAC 34 000


((e)) the entry concerning the species haddock in ICES zones VIb, XII and XIV shall be replaced by the following:
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SpeciesHaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus ZoneEC and international waters of VIb, XII and XIVHAD/6B1214
Belgium 10 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.
Germany 12
France 509
Ireland 363
United Kingdom 3 721
EC 4 615
TAC 4 615'
((f)) the entry concerning the species skates and rays in EC waters of IIa and IV shall be replaced by the following:

‘SpeciesSkates and raysRajidae ZoneEC waters of IIa and IVSRX/2AC4-C
Belgium 369 Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.
Denmark 14
Germany 18
France 58
The Netherlands 314
United Kingdom 1 417
EC 2 190
TAC 2 190

2.. Annex IIA shall be amended as follows:

((a)) point 10.1 shall be replaced by the following:
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10.1. An additional number of days on which a vessel may be present within the area when carrying on board any of the gears referred to in point 4.1 may be allocated to Member States by the Commission on the basis of permanent cessations of fishing activities that have taken place since 1 January 2002. The effort expended in 2001 measured in kilowatt days of the withdrawn vessels using the gear in question in the relevant area shall be divided by the effort expended by all vessels using that gear during 2001. The additional number of days shall then be calculated by multiplying the ratio so obtained by the number of days originally allocated. Any part of a day resulting from this calculation shall be rounded to the nearest whole day. This point shall not apply where a vessel has been replaced in accordance with point 5.2 or when the withdrawal has already been used in previous years to obtain additional days at sea.
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((b)) point 11.4 shall be replaced by the following:
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11.4. Six additional days on which a vessel may be present within the area referred to in point 2.1(c) when carrying on board gear referred to in point 4.1(a)(iv) and 4.1(a)(v) may be allocated between 1 February 2007 and 31 January 2008 to Member States by the Commission on the basis of an Enhanced Data Pilot Project.
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((c)) point 11.5 shall be replaced by the following:
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11.5. Twelve additional days on which a vessel may be present within the area referred to in point 2.1(c) when carrying on board gear referred to in point 4.1 except gear referred to in paragraphs 4.1(a)(iv) and 4.1(a)(v) may be allocated between 1 February 2007 and 31 January 2008 to Member States by the Commission on the basis of an Enhanced Data Pilot Project.
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3.. Annex III shall be amended as follows:

((a)) point 8.1 shall be replaced by the following:
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8.1. 

— the east coast of Ireland and the east coast of Northern Ireland; and
— straight lines sequentially joining the following geographical coordinates;
— a point on the east coast of the Ards peninsula in Northern Ireland at 54° 30′ N;
— 54° 30′ N, 4° 50′ W;
— 53° 15′ N, 4° 50′ W;
— a point at the east coast of Ireland at 53° 15′ N.
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((b)) point 9.4 shall be replaced by the following:
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9.4. 

((a)) gillnets with a mesh size equal to or greater than 120 mm and less than 150 mm, provided that they are deployed in waters of less than 600 metres charted depth, are no more than 100 meshes deep, have a hanging ratio of not less than 0,5 and are rigged with floats or equivalent flotation. The nets shall each be of a maximum of 2,5 km in length, and the total length of all nets deployed at any one time shall not exceed 25 km per vessel. The maximum soak time shall be 24 hours; or
((b)) entangling nets with a mesh size equal to or greater than 250 mm, provided that they are deployed in waters of less than 600 metres charted depth, are no more than 15 meshes deep, have a hanging ratio of not less than 0,33 and are not rigged with floats or other means of flotation. The nets shall each be of a maximum of 10 km in length. The total length of all nets deployed at any one time shall not exceed 100 km per vessel. The maximum soak time shall be 72 hours.

However, this derogation shall not apply in the NEAFC Regulatory area.
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((c)) point 21 shall be replaced by the following:
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21.  21.1. Member States shall ensure that the total fishing effort for bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna, skipjack tuna and south pacific albacore in the area of the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (the Convention Area) is limited to the fishing effort provided for in fisheries partnership agreements between the Community and coastal States in the region.
 21.2. Member States whose vessels are authorised to fish in the Convention Area shall develop management plans for the use of anchored or drifting floating aggregate devices (FADs). Those management plans shall include strategies to limit the interaction with juvenile bigeye and yellowfin tuna.
 21.3. Management plans referred to in point 21.2 shall be submitted to the Commission not later than 15 October 2007. The Commission shall compile those management plans and submit a Community management plan to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) Secretariat not later than 31 December 2007.
 21.4. The number of Community vessels fishing for swordfish in areas south of 20° S of the Convention Area shall not exceed 14 vessels. Community participation shall be limited to vessels flying the flag of Spain.
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4.. Annex IV shall be amended as follows:

((a)) Part I shall be replaced by the following:
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PART I 
Area of fishing Fishery Number of licences Allocation of licences amongst Member States Maximum number of vessels present at any time
Norwegian waters and fishery zone around Jan Mayen Herring, North of 62° 00′ N 93 DK: 32, DE: 6, FR: 1, IRL: 9, NL: 11, SW: 12, UK: 21, PL: 1 69
Demersal species, North of 62° 00′ N 80 FR: 18, PT: 9, DE: 16, ES: 20, UK: 14, IRL: 1 50
Mackerel, South of 62° 00′ N, purse seine fishery 11 DE: 1, DK: 26, FR: 2, NL: 1 not relevant
Mackerel, South of 62° 00′ N, trawl fishery 19 not relevant
Mackerel, North of 62° 00′ N, purse seine fishery 11 DK: 11 not relevant
Industrial species, South of 62° 00′ N 480 DK: 450, UK: 30 150
Waters of the Faroe Islands All trawl fisheries with vessels of not more than 180 feet in the zone between 12 and 21 miles from the Faroese baselines. 26 BE: 0, DE: 4, FR: 4, UK: 18 13
Directed fishing for cod and haddock with a minimum mesh of 135 mm, restricted to the area south of 62° 28′ N and east of 6° 30′ W. 8  4
 Trawling outside 21 miles from the Faroese baseline. In the periods 1 March to 31 May and 1 October to 31 December, these vessels may operate in the area between 61° 20′ N and 62° 00′ N and between 12 and 21 miles from the baselines. 70 BE: 0, DE: 10, FR: 40, UK: 20 26
 Trawl fisheries for blue ling with a minimum mesh of 100 mm in the area south of 61° 30′ N and west of 9° 00′ W and in the area between 7° 00′ W and 9° 00′ W south of 60° 30′ N and in the area south-west of a line between 60° 30′ N, 7° 00′ W and 60° 00′ N, 6° 00′ W. 70 DE: 8, FR: 12, UK: 0 20
 Directed trawl fishery for saithe with a minimum mesh size of 120 mm and with the possibility to use round-straps around the codend. 70  22
Fisheries for blue whiting. The total number of licences may be increased by four vessels to form pairs, should the Faroese authorities introduce special rules of access to an area called “main fishing area of blue whiting.” 36 DE: 3, DK: 19, FR: 2, UK: 5, NL: 5 20
Line fishing 10 UK: 10 6
Fishing for mackerel 12 DK: 12 12
Herring fisheries north of 62° N 21 DE: 1, DK: 7, FR: 0, UK: 5, IRL: 2, NL: 3, SW: 3 21





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((b)) Part II shall be replaced by the following:
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PART II 
Flag State Fishery Number of licences Maximum number of vessels present at any time
Norway Herring, north of 62° 00′ N 20 20
Faeroe Islands Mackerel, VIa (north of 56° 30′ N), VIIe,f,h, horse mackerel, IV, VIa (north of 56° 30′ N), VIIe,f,h; herring, VIa (north of 56° 30′ N) 14 14
Herring north of 62° 00′ N 21 21
Herring, IIIa 4 4
Industrial fishing for Norway pout and sprat, IV, VIa (north of 56° 30′ N): sandeel, IV (including unavoidable by-catches of blue whiting) 15 15
Ling and tusk 20 10
Blue whiting, II, VIa (north of 56° 30′ N), VIb, VII (west of 12° 00′ W) 20 20
Blue ling 16 16
Venezuela Snappers (French Guyana waters) 41 pm
Sharks (French Guyana waters) 4 pm

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