
Article 1 
The maximum annual fishing effort fixed in Regulation (EC) No 1415/2004 for scallops and for edible crab and spider crab in ICES area VII is reduced in 2013 for the United Kingdom as set out in the Annex.
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 December 2013.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
ANNEX

Species Initial maximum fishing effort 2012 Adapted maximum fishing effort 2012 Established utilised fishing effort 2012 Difference maximum effort-utilised effort (excess) Multiplying factor of Article 106(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 Deduction 2013
Scallops in ICES area VII 3 315 619 3 550 619 4 002 260 451 641(12,7 % of 2012 maximum effort) 541 969(excess * 1,2) 541 969
Edible and spider crab in ICES area VII 543 366 543 366 581 828 38 462(7 % of 2012 maximum effort) 42 308(excess * 1,1) 42 308
