
Article 1 
This Regulation fixes for the years 2015 and 2016 the annual fishing opportunities available to Union fishing vessels for fish stocks of certain deep-sea species in Union waters and in certain non-Union waters where catch limits are required.
Article 2 

1. For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) ‘Union fishing vessel’ means a fishing vessel flying the flag of a Member State and registered in the Union;
(b) ‘Union waters’ means the waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Member States with the exception of waters adjacent to the territories listed in Annex II to the Treaty;
(c) ‘total allowable catch’ (TAC) means the quantity that can be taken and landed from each fish stock each year;
(d) ‘quota’ means a proportion of the TAC allocated to the Union or a Member State;
(e) ‘international waters’ means waters falling outside the sovereignty or jurisdiction of any State.
2. For the purposes of this Regulation, the following zone definitions shall apply:
(a) ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) zones are the geographical areas specified in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 218/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
(b) CECAF (Committee for Eastern Central Atlantic Fisheries) zones are the geographical areas specified in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 216/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Article 3 
The TACs for deep-sea species caught by Union fishing vessels in Union waters or in certain non-Union waters, the allocation of such TACs among Member States and the conditions functionally linked thereto, where appropriate, are set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 4 

1. The allocation of fishing opportunities among Member States as set out in this Regulation shall be without prejudice to:
(a) exchanges made pursuant to Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;
(b) deductions and reallocations made pursuant to Article 37 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 or pursuant to Article 10(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008;
(c) additional landings allowed pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96;
(d) deductions made pursuant to Articles 105, 106 and 107 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
2. Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall apply to stocks subject to precautionary TAC whereas Article 3(2) and (3) and Article 4 of that Regulation shall apply to stocks subject to analytical TAC, except where otherwise specified in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 5 
Fish from stocks for which TACs are established shall be retained on board or landed only if the catches have been taken by fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State having a quota and that quota is not exhausted.
Article 6 
When, pursuant to Articles 33 and 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, Member States submit to the Commission data relating to landings of quantities of stocks caught, they shall use the stock codes set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 7 
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 1 January 2015.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 15 December 2014.
For the Council
The President
M. MARTINA
ANNEX
The references to fishing zones are references to ICES zones, unless otherwise specified.

PART 1
1. 

Common name Alpha-3 code Scientific name
Black scabbardfish BSF Aphanopus carbo
Alfonsinos ALF Beryx spp.
Roundnose grenadier RNG Coryphaenoides rupestris
Roughhead grenadier RHG Macrourus berglax
Orange roughy ORY Hoplostethus atlanticus
Red seabream SBR Pagellus bogaraveo
Greater Forkbeard GFB Phycis blennoides

2. 

Common name Alpha-3 code Scientific name
Deep-water catsharks API Apristurus spp.
Frilled shark HXC Chlamydoselachus anguineus
Gulper shark 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
Great lanternshark ETR Etmopterus princeps
Velvet belly ETX Etmopterus spinax
Mouse catshark GAM Galeus murinus
Bluntnose sixgill shark SBL Hexanchus griseus
Sailfin roughshark (Sharpback shark) OXN Oxynotus paradoxus
Knifetooth dogfish SYR Scymnodon ringens
Greenland shark GSK Somniosus microcephalus

PART 2

Species: Deep-sea sharks Zone: Union and international waters of V, VI, VII, VIII and IX; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1, 34.1.2 and 34.2(DWS/56789-)
Year 2015 2016  
Germany 0 0  
Estonia 0 0  
Ireland 0 0  
Spain 0 0  
France 0 0  
Lithuania 0 0  
Poland 0 0  
Portugal 0 0  
United Kingdom 0 0  
Union 0 0  
TAC 0 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.



Species: Deep-sea sharks Zone: Union and international waters of X(DWS/10-)
Year 2015 2016  
Portugal 0 0  
Union 0 0  
TAC 0 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.



Species: Deep-sea sharks, Deania hystricosa and Deania profundorum Zone: International waters of XII(DWS/12INT-)
Year 2015 2016  
Ireland 0 0  
Spain 0 0  
France 0 0  
United Kingdom 0 0  
Union 0 0  
TAC 0 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.



Species: Black scabbardfishAphanopus carbo Zone: Union and international waters of I, II, III and IV(BSF/1234-)
Year 2015 2016  
Germany 3 3  
France 3 3  
United Kingdom 3 3  
Union 9 9  
TAC 9 9  Precautionary TAC


Species: Black scabbardfishAphanopus carbo Zone: Union and international waters of V, VI, VII and XII(BSF/56712-)
Year 2015 2016  
Germany 42 39  
Estonia 20 19  
Ireland 104 96  
Spain 208 191  
France 2 918 2 684  
Latvia 136 125  
Lithuania 1 1  
Poland 1 1  
United Kingdom 208 191  
Others 11 10  
Union 3 649 3 357  
TAC 3 649 3 357  Analytical TAC



Species: Black scabbardfishAphanopus carbo Zone: Union and international waters of VIII, IX and X(BSF/8910-)
Year 2015 2016  
Spain 12 12  
France 29 29  
Portugal 3 659 3 659  
Union 3 700 3 700  
TAC 3 700 3 700  Analytical TAC


Species: Black scabbardfishAphanopus carbo Zone: Union and international waters of CECAF 34.1.2(BSF/C3412-)
Year 2015 2016  
Portugal 3 141 2 827  
Union 3 141 2 827  
TAC 3 141 2 827  Precautionary TAC


Species: AlfonsinosBeryx spp. Zone: Union and international waters of III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV(ALF/3X14-)
Year 2015 2016  
Ireland 9 9  
Spain 67 67  
France 18 18  
Portugal 193 193  
United Kingdom 9 9  
Union 296 296  
TAC 296 296  Analytical TAC


Species: Roundnose grenadier and roughhead grenadierCoryphaenoides rupestris and Macrourus berglax Zone: Union and international waters of I, II and IV(RNG/124-) for roundnose grenadier;(RHG/124-) for roughhead grenadier
Year 2015 2016  
Denmark 1 1  
Germany 1 1  
France 10 10  
United Kingdom 1 1  
Union 13 13  
TAC 13 13  Precautionary TAC


Species: Roundnose grenadier and roughhead grenadierCoryphaenoides rupestris and Macrourus berglax Zone: Union and international waters of III(RNG/03-) for roundnose grenadier;(RHG/03-) for roughhead grenadier
Year 2015 2016  
Denmark 412 329  
Germany 2 2  
Sweden 21 17  
Union 435 348  
TAC 435 348  Precautionary TAC



Species: Roundnose grenadier and roughhead grenadierCoryphaenoides rupestris and Macrourus berglax Zone: Union and international waters of Vb, VI and VII(RNG/5B67-) for roundnose grenadier;(RHG/5B67-) for roughhead grenadier
Year 2015 2016  
Germany 8 8  
Estonia 59 60  
Ireland 260 265  
Spain 65 66  
France 3 302 3 358  
Lithuania 76 77  
Poland 38 39  
United Kingdom 194 197  
Others 8 8  
Union 4 010 4 078  
TAC 4 010 4 078  Analytical TAC





Species: Roundnose grenadier and roughhead grenadierCoryphaenoides rupestris and Macrourus berglax Zone: Union and international waters of VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV(RNG/8X14-) for roundnose grenadier;(RHG/8X14-) for roughhead grenadier
Year 2015 2016  
Germany 24 21  
Ireland 5 5  
Spain 2 617 2 354  
France 121 109  
Latvia 42 38  
Lithuania 5 5  
Poland 819 737  
United Kingdom 11 10  
Union 3 644 3 279  
TAC 3 644 3 279  Analytical TAC




Species: Orange roughyHoplostethus atlanticus Zone: Union and international waters of VI(ORY/06-)
Year 2015 2016  
Ireland 0 0  
Spain 0 0  
France 0 0  
United Kingdom 0 0  
Union 0 0  
TAC 0 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.



Species: Orange roughyHoplostethus atlanticus Zone: Union and international waters of VII(ORY/07-)
Year 2015 2016  
Ireland 0 0  
Spain 0 0  
France 0 0  
United Kingdom 0 0  
Others 0 0  
Union 0 0  
TAC 0 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.



Species: Orange roughyHoplostethus atlanticus Zone: Union and international waters of I, II, III, IV, V, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV(ORY/1CX14)
Year 2015 2016  
Ireland 0 0  
Spain 0 0  
France 0 0  
Portugal 0 0  
United Kingdom 0 0  
Others 0 0  
Union 0 0  
TAC 0 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.



Species: Red seabreamPagellus bogaraveo Zone: Union and international waters of VI, VII and VIII(SBR/678-)
Year 2015 2016  
Ireland 5 5  
Spain 135 128  
France 7 6  
United Kingdom 17 16  
Others 5 5  
Union 169 160  
TAC 169 160  Analytical TAC



Species: Red seabreamPagellus bogaraveo Zone: Union and international waters of IX(SBR/09-)
Year 2015 2016  
Spain 294 144  
Portugal 80 39  
Union 374 183  
TAC 374 183  Analytical TAC



Species: Red seabreamPagellus bogaraveo Zone: Union and international waters of X(SBR/10-)
Year 2015 2016  
Spain 6 5  
Portugal 678 507  
United Kingdom 6 5  
Union 690 517  
TAC 690 517  Analytical TAC


Species: Greater forkbeardPhycis blennoides Zone: Union and international waters of I, II, III and IV(GFB/1234-)
Year 2015 2016  
Germany 10 10  
France 10 10  
United Kingdom 17 17  
Union 37 37  
TAC 37 37  Analytical TAC


Species: Greater forkbeardPhycis blennoides Zone: Union and international waters of V, VI and VII(GFB/567-)
Year 2015 2016  
Germany 12 12  
Ireland 312 312  
Spain 706 706  
France 427 427  
United Kingdom 977 977  
Union 2 434 2 434  
TAC 2 434 2 434  Analytical TAC



Species: Greater forkbeardPhycis blennoides Zone: Union and international waters of VIII and IX(GFB/89-)
Year 2015 2016  
Spain 290 290  
France 18 18  
Portugal 12 12  
Union 320 320  
TAC 320 320  Analytical TAC



Species: Greater forkbeardPhycis blennoides Zone: Union and international waters of X and XII(GFB/1012-)
Year 2015 2016  
France 10 10  
Portugal 45 45  
United Kingdom 10 10  
Union 65 65  
TAC 65 65  Analytical TAC
