
Article 1 
In Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 754/2009, points (b) and (j) are deleted.
Article 2 
The Annex to Council Regulation (EU) No 1262/2012 is amended in accordance with the text set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
Article 3 

1. Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 39/2013 is amended in accordance with the text set out in Annex II to this Regulation.
2. Annex IIA to Regulation (EU) No 39/2013 is amended in accordance with the text set out in Annex III to this Regulation.
Article 4 
Regulation (EU) No 40/2013 is amended as follows:

((1)) the following Article is inserted:
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Article 6a 

1. This Article shall apply to the following stocks:
(a) haddock in zone IV, EU waters of IIa;
(b) blue whiting in EU and international waters of I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId, VIIIe, XII and XIV;
(c) mackerel in zones IIIa and IV; EU waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and IIId;
(d) mackerel in areas VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of IIa, XII and XIV;
(e) mackerel in zones VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1;
(f) mackerel in Norwegian waters of IIa and IVa;
(g) herring in EU, Norwegian and international waters of I and II.
2. For any of the stocks identified in paragraph 1, a Member State may opt to increase its initial set in Annex I quota by up to 10 %. The Member State concerned shall notify its decision to the Commission in writing. Upon such notification, the increased quota shall be considered as the quota allocated to that Member State for 2013.
3. Any quantities used in 2013 under such increased quota, that exceed the initial quota, shall be deducted on a tonne-for-tonne basis for the purpose of calculating the quota of the Member State concerned for the relevant stock for 2014.
4. Any quantities not used under the initial quota up to 10 % of that quota shall be added for the purpose of calculating the quota of the Member State concerned for the relevant stock for 2014.
5. Any quantities transferred to other Member States pursuant to Article 20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 as well as any quantities deducted pursuant to Articles 37, 105 and 107 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall be taken into account for the purpose of establishing quantities used and quantities not used under paragraphs 3 and 4 of this Article.
6. Where a Member States has used the option in paragraph 2 of this Article in respect of a particular stock, Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply to such stock in respect of that Member State.';
((2)) in Article 10(2), the words ‘Annex I to’ are deleted;
((3)) Article 23 is replaced by the following:
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Article 23 

1. Retaining on board, transshipping or landing any part or whole carcass of thresher sharks of all the species of the family Alopiidae in any fishery shall be prohibited.
2. Retaining on board, transshipping or landing any part or whole carcass of oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus) in any fishery shall be prohibited, except for vessels under 24 metres overall length engaged solely in fishing operations within the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Member State whose flag they fly, and provided that their catch is destined solely for local consumption.
3. When accidentally caught, species referred to in paragraph 1 and 2 shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released.';
((4)) Article 29 is replaced by the following:
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Article 29 

1. Member States shall ensure that the number of fishing days allocated to purse-seine vessels fishing for bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus), yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) and skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) in the part of the WCPFC Convention Area in the high seas and located between 20° N and 20° S does not increase.
2. EU vessels shall not target south Pacific albacore (Thunnus alalunga) in the WCPFC Convention Area south of 20° S.'.
((5)) Annex IA is amended in accordance with the text set out in Annex IV to this Regulation.
((6)) Annex ID is amended in accordance with the text set out in Annex V to this Regulation.
((7)) Annex IIA is amended in accordance with the text set out in Annex VI to this Regulation.
((8)) Annex IV is amended in accordance with the text set out in Annex VII to this Regulation.
((9)) Annex VI is amended in accordance with the text set out in Annex VIII to this Regulation.
Article 5 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
However, Articles 3(1), 4(1), 4(2), 4(5) and 4(9) shall apply from 1 January 2013. Article 1 and Articles 3(2) and 4(7) shall apply from 1 February 2013 and Article 4(6) and (8) shall apply from 1 July 2013.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 19 November 2013.
For the Council
The President
L. LINKEVIČIUS
ANNEX I

In Part 1 of the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 1262/2012, point 2 is replaced by the following:
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2. 
Common name Alpha-3 code Scientific name
Deep-water catsharks API Apristurus spp.
Frilled shark HXC Chlamydoselachus anguineus
Gulper sharks CWO Centrophorus spp.
Portuguese dogfish CYO Centroscymnus coelolepis
Longnose velvet dogfish CYP Centroscymnus crepidater
Black dogfish CFB Centroscyllium fabricii
Birdbeak dogfish DCA Deania calcea
Kitefin shark SCK Dalatias licha
Greater lanternshark ETR Etmopterus princeps
Velvet belly ETX Etmopterus spinax
Mouse catshark GAM Galeus murinus
Bluntnose six-gilled shark SBL Hexanchus griseus
Sailfin roughshark (Sharpback shark) OXN Oxynotus paradoxus
Knifetooth dogfish SYR Scymnodon ringens
Greenland shark GSK Somniosus microcephalus'

ANNEX II

In Part B of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 39/2013, the four entries for the Northern component of the stock of hake are replaced by the following:

‘SpeciesHakeMerluccius merluccius ZoneIIIa; EU waters of Subdivisions 22-32(HKE/3A/BCD)
Denmark 1 929 
Analytical TAC

Sweden 164
Union 2 093
TAC 2 093


SpeciesHakeMerluccius merluccius ZoneEU waters of IIa and IV(HKE/2AC4-C)
Belgium 35 
Analytical TAC

Denmark 1 409
Germany 162
France 312
Netherlands 81
United Kingdom 439
Union 2 438
TAC 2 438

SpeciesHakeMerluccius merluccius ZoneVI and VII; EU and international waters of Vb;international waters of XII and XIV(HKE/571214)
Belgium 358 
Analytical TAC
Article 11 of this Regulation applies

Spain 11 478
France 17 726
Ireland 2 148
Netherlands 231
United Kingdom 6 998
Union 38 939
TAC 38 939



Special condition:within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones:
 VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe (HKE/*8ABDE)
Belgium 46
Spain 1 852
France 1 852
Ireland 231
Netherlands 23
United Kingdom 1 042
Union 5 046
SpeciesHakeMerluccius merluccius ZoneVIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe(HKE/8ABDE.)
Belgium 12 
Analytical TAC

Spain 7 991
France 17 944
Netherlands 23
Union 25 970
TAC 25 970


Special condition:within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones:
 VI and VII; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV (HKE/*57-14)
Belgium 2
Spain 2 315
France 4 166
Netherlands 7
Union 6 490’

ANNEX III

Annex IIA to Regulation (EU) No 39/2013 is amended as follows:

((a)) the column for the United Kingdom (UK) in Table (c) of Appendix 1 is replaced by the following:
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Regulated gear UK
TR1 339 592
TR2 1 086 399
TR3 0
BT1 0
BT2 111 693
GN 5 970
GT 158
LL 70 614'
((b)) the column for Spain (ES) in Table (d) of Appendix 1 is replaced by the following:
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Regulated gear ES
TR1 249 152
TR2 0
TR3 0
BT1 0
BT2 0
GN 13 836
GT 0
LL 1 402 142'

ANNEX IV

Annex IA to Regulation (EU) No 40/2013 is amended as follows:

((a)) the entry for tusk in Norwegian waters of IV is replaced by the following:
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SpeciesTuskBrosme brosme ZoneNorwegian waters of IV(USK/04-N.)
Belgium 0 
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.

Denmark 165
Germany 1
France 0
Netherlands 0
United Kingdom 4
Union 170
TAC Not relevant'
((b)) the entry for blue whiting in EU waters of II, IVa, V, VI north of 56° 30′ N and VII west of 12° W is replaced by the following:

‘SpeciesBlue whitingMicromesistius poutassou ZoneEU waters of II, IVa, V, VI north of 56° 30′ N and VII west of 12° W(WHB/24A567)
Norway 99 408 
Analytical TAC

TAC 643 000



ANNEX V

In Annex ID to Regulation (EU) No 40/2013, the entry for Bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, and Mediterranean is replaced by the following:

‘SpeciesBluefin tunaThunnus thynnus ZoneAtlantic Ocean, east of 45° W,and Mediterranean(BFT/AE45WM)
Cyprus 69,44 
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.

Greece 129,07
Spain 2 504,45
France 2 471,23
Italy 1 950,42
Croatia 390,59
Malta 160,02
Portugal 235,5
Other Member States 27,93
Union 7 938,65
TAC 13 400








ANNEX VI

In Annex IIA to Regulation (EU) No 40/2013, the column for France (FR) in Appendix 1 is replaced by the following:
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Regulated gear FR
TR1 1 505 354
TR2 6 496 811
TR3 101 316
BT1 0
BT2 1 202 818
GN 342 579
GT 4 338 315
LL 125 141'

ANNEX VII

Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 40/2013 is replaced by the following:

ANNEX IV  1. 
Spain 60
France 8
Union 68 2. 
Spain 119
France 87
Italy 30
Cyprus 7
Malta 28
Union 316 3. 
Croatia 9
Italy 12
Union 21 4. 

Table A
Number of fishing vessels
 Cyprus Croatia Greece Italy France Spain Malta
Purse Seiners 1 9 1 12 17 6 1
Longliners 4 0 0 30 8 12 20
Baitboat 0 0 0 0 8 60 0
Handline 0 12 0 0 29 2 0
Trawler 0 0 0 0 57 0 0
Other artisanal 0 0 16 0 87 32 0



Table B
Total capacity in gross tonnage
 Cyprus Croatia Greece Italy France Spain Malta
Purse Seiners To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established
Longliners To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established
Baitboats To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established
Handlines To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established
Trawlers To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established
Other artisanal To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established 5. 
 Number of traps
Spain 5
Italy 6
Portugal 1
 6. 

Table A
Maximum tuna farming capacity and fattening capacity
 Number of farms Capacity (in tonnes)
Spain 17 11 852
Italy 15 13 000
Greece 2 2 100
Cyprus 3 3 000
Croatia 7 7 880
Malta 8 12 300

Table B
Maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna (in tonnes)
Spain 5 855
Italy 3 000
Greece 785
Cyprus 2 195
Croatia 2 947
Malta 8 768

ANNEX VIII

In Annex VI to Regulation (EU) No 40/2013, point 2 is replaced by the following:
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2. 
Member State Maximum number of vessels Capacity (gross tonnage)
Spain 27 11 590
France 41 5 382
Portugal 15 6 925
United Kingdom 4 1 400
Union 87 25 297'
