
Article 1 
Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 is amended as follows:

((1)) Article 2 is replaced by the following:
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Article 2 
For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions laid down in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council shall apply.';
((2)) Article 4 is deleted;
((3)) Article 5 is replaced by the following:
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Article 5 

1. The plan referred to in Article 1 shall aim to ensure exploitation that restores and maintains the cod stocks above levels which can produce maximum sustainable yield.
2. Any management measure taken pursuant to this Regulation shall be consistent with the requirements laid down in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and with the principles and aims of that Regulation.';
((4)) Article 6 is replaced by the following:
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Article 6 
When adopting management measures, minimum and precautionary biomass levels for each of the cod stocks shall be consistent with the objectives of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.';
((5)) Articles 7 and 8 are deleted;
((6)) Article 9 is replaced by the following:
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Article 9 
Where, due to a lack of sufficiently accurate and representative information, fishing opportunities cannot be determined in accordance with Article 5(1), the fixing of fishing opportunities shall be based on the precautionary approach in accordance with Article 9(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, taking into account trends in the cod stock and in the fishing activity, and ensuring at least a comparable degree of conservation of the relevant stocks.';
((7)) after Article 9, a new Chapter heading is inserted:
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CHAPTER IIa';
((8)) Article 10 is replaced by the following:
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Article 10 

1. For each of the geographical areas referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation, each Member State shall issue fishing authorisations in accordance with Article 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 for vessels flying its flag which engage in fishing activities in that area and using one of the following gears:
(a) bottom trawls and seines (OTB, OTT, PTB, SDN, SSC, SPR) of mesh:
((i)) TR1 equal to or larger than 100 mm;
((ii)) TR2 equal to or larger than 70 mm and less than 100 mm;
((iii)) TR3 equal to or larger than 16 mm and less than 32 mm;
(b) beam trawls (TBB) of mesh:
((i)) BT1 equal to or larger than 120 mm;
((ii)) BT2 equal to or larger than 80 mm and less than 120 mm;
(c) gill nets, entangling nets (GN);
(d) trammel nets (GT);
(e) longlines (LL).
2. Without prejudice to the capacity ceilings set out in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, for each of the geographical areas referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation, the total capacity expressed in kW of the vessels having fishing authorisations issued in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article shall not be greater than the maximum capacity of the vessels that have been active in 2006 or 2007 using one of the gears referred to in paragraph 1 in the geographical area concerned.
3. Each Member State shall establish and maintain a list of vessels holding the fishing authorisation referred to in paragraph 1 and make it available on its official website to the Commission and other Member States.';
((9)) Chapter III is deleted;
((10)) Articles 30 and 31 are deleted;
((11)) Annexes I, II, III and IV are deleted.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the fourth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2017.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Strasbourg, 23 November 2016.
For the European Parliament
The President
M. SCHULZ
For the Council
The President
I. KORČOK