
Article 1 
Regulation (EU) 2016/72 is amended as follows:

((1)) in the English-language version, in Article 12(1), in the reference to the species squalus acanthias, the word ‘spurdog’ is replaced by ‘picked dogfish’;
((2)) in Article 21, the following paragraph is added:
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5. This Article shall apply until 31 January 2017 for quota transfers from a RFMO Contracting Party to the Union and their subsequent allocation to Member States.';
((3)) the following Article is inserted:
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Article 48a 
Paragraphs 1, 2 and 5 of Article 10, Article 12(2), Articles 13, 24, 25, 30, 34, 35, 36, 40, 42, and 46 shall continue to apply, mutatis mutandis, in 2017 until the entry into force of the regulation fixing the fishing opportunities for 2017.';
((4)) Annexes I, IA and IV to Regulation (EU) 2016/72 are amended as set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
Article 2 
The Annex to Regulation (EU) 2015/2072 is amended as set out in Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 3 
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 2016.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 28 July 2016.
For the Council
The President
M. LAJČÁK
ANNEX I


A.. Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/72 is amended as follows:

((1)) in the comparative table of Latin names and common names, the entry for squalus acanthias (spurdog/dogfish) is replaced by the following:
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Squalus acanthias DGS Picked dogfish';
((2)) in the comparative table of common names and Latin names, the entry for spurdog/dogfish (squalus acanthias) is replaced by the following:
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Picked dogfish DGS Squalus acanthias'.
B.. Annex IA to Regulation (EU) 2016/72 is amended as follows:

((1)) the fishing opportunities table for herring in Union and international waters of Vb, VIb and VIaN is replaced by the following:

‘Species: HerringClupea harengus Zone: Union and international waters of Vb, VIb and VIaN(HER/5B6ANB)
Germany 466  
France 88  
Ireland 630  
The Netherlands 466  
United Kingdom 2 520  
Union 4 170  
TAC 4 170  Analytical TAC


((2)) the fishing opportunities table for herring in VIaS, VIIb, VIIc is replaced by the following:

‘Species: HerringClupea harengus Zone: VIaS, VIIb, VIIc(HER/6AS7BC)
Ireland 1 482  
The Netherlands 148  
Union 1 630  
TAC 1 630  
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply


((3)) the fishing opportunities table for Northern prawn in IIIa is replaced by the following:
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Species: Northern prawnPandalus borealis Zone: IIIa(PRA/03A.)
Denmark 3 813  
Sweden 2 054  
Union 5 867  
TAC 10 987  
Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
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((4)) the fishing opportunities table for Northern prawn in Norwegian waters south of 62° N is replaced by the following:

‘Species: Northern prawnPandalus borealis Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62° N(PRA/04-N.)
Denmark 357  
Sweden 155  
Union 512  
TAC Not relevant  
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply


((5)) the fishing opportunities table for common sole in VIIa is replaced by the following:

‘Species: Common soleSolea solea Zone: VIIa(SOL/07A.)
Belgium 10  
France 0  
Ireland 17  
The Netherlands 3  
United Kingdom 10  
Union 40  
TAC 40  
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply



((6)) the fishing opportunities table for sprat and associated by-catches in Union waters of IIa and IV is replaced by the following:

‘Species: Sprat and associated by-catchesSprattus sprattus Zone: Union waters of IIa and IV(SPR/2AC4-C)
Belgium 2 524  
Denmark 199 746  
Germany 2 524  
France 2 524  
The Netherlands 2 524  
Sweden 1 330  
United Kingdom 8 328  
Union 219 500  
Norway 20 000  
Faroe Islands 5 500  
TAC 245 000  
Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies




((7)) the fishing opportunities table for ‘spurdog/dogfish’ in Union waters of IIIa is replaced by the following:

‘Species: Picked dogfishSqualus acanthias Zone: Union waters of IIIa(DGS/03A-C.)
Denmark 0  
Sweden 0  
Union 0  
TAC 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


((8)) the fishing opportunities table for ‘spurdog/dogfish’ in Union waters of IIa and IV is replaced by the following:

‘Species: Picked dogfishSqualus acanthias Zone: Union waters of IIa and IV(DGS/2AC4-C)
Belgium 0  
Denmark 0  
Germany 0  
France 0  
The Netherlands 0  
Sweden 0  
United Kingdom 0  
Union 0  
TAC 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


((9)) the fishing opportunities table for ‘spurdog/dogfish’ in Union and international waters of I, V, VI, VII, VIII, XII and XIV is replaced by the following:

‘Species: Picked dogfishSqualus acanthias Zone: Union and international waters of I, V, VI, VII, VIII, XII and XIV(DGS/15X14)
Belgium 0  
Germany 0  
Spain 0  
France 0  
Ireland 0  
The Netherlands 0  
Portugal 0  
United Kingdom 0  
Union 0  
TAC 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
Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies.



C.. In point (6) of Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2016/72, Table B is replaced by the following:
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Maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna (in tonnes)
Spain 5 855
Italy 3 764
Greece 785
Cyprus 2 195
Croatia 2 947
Malta 8 768
Portugal 500'

ANNEX II

In the Annex to Regulation (EU) 2015/2072, the fishing opportunities table for sprat in Union waters of Subdivisions 22-32 is replaced by the following:
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Species: SpratSprattus sprattus Zone: Union waters of Subdivisions 22-32SPR/3B23.; SPR/3C22.; SPR/3D24.; SPR/3D25.; SPR/3D26.; SPR/3D27.; SPR/3D28.; SPR/3D29.; SPR/3D30.; SPR/3D31.; SPR/3D32.
Denmark 19 958  
Germany 12 644  
Estonia 23 175  
Finland 10 447  
Latvia 27 990  
Lithuania 10 125  
Poland 59 399  
Sweden 38 582  
Union 202 320  
TAC Not relevant  
Article 6(3) of this Regulation shall apply.
Analytical TAC
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