
Article 1 
Bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) quotas allocated to France and Italy for the year 2008 shall be reduced and the amounts deducted shall be allocated to Greece, Spain, Cyprus, Malta and Portugal for 2008 as shown in the Annex.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following 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, 22 May 2008.
For the Commission
Joe BORG
Member of the Commission
ANNEX

(tonnes)
Member State Adapted quota Catches 2007 Difference quota-catches Internal compensation 2008 Deduction 2008 Initial quota 2008 Adapted quota 2008
Cyprus 154,7 0,6 154,1 154,1  149,44 303,54
Spain 5 752,2 5 702,5 49,7 49,7  5 378,76 5 428,46
France 5 593,6 10 786,2 -5 192,6  412,54 (94,06 %) 5 306,73 4 894,19
Greece 485,2 285,2 200,0 200,0  277,46 477,46
Italy 4 336,3 4 663,8 -327,5  26,06 (5,94 %) 4 188,77 4 162,71
Malta 355,6 333,7 21,9 21,9  343,54 365,44
Portugal 41,9 29,0 12,9 12,9  506,06 518,96
All Member States 60,0 0,3 59,7   60,0 60,0
Total 16 779,5 21 801,3 -5 021,8 438,6  16 210,76 16 210,76

Over-fished by France 5 192,6 = 94,06 %
Over-fished by Italy 327,5 = 5,94 %
Total over-fished 5 520,1 = 100,0 %