
Article 1 
This Regulation fixes for the years 2019 and 2020 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 definitions referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall apply. In addition, the following definitions apply:
(a) ‘total allowable catch’ (TAC) means:
((i)) in fisheries subject to the exemption of the landing obligation referred to in Article 15(4) to (7) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the quantity of fish that can be landed from each stock each year;
((ii)) in all other fisheries, the quantity of fish that can be caught from each stock each year;
(b) ‘quota’ means a proportion of the TAC allocated to the Union or a Member State;
(c) ‘international waters’ means waters falling outside the sovereignty or jurisdiction of any State;
(d) ‘analytical assessment’ means quantitative evaluations of trends in a given stock, based on data about the stock's biology and exploitation, which scientific review has indicated to be of sufficient quality to provide scientific advice on options for future catches.
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.
Article 4 

1. The TAC for black scabbardfish in CECAF 34.1.2 shall be determined by Portugal.
2. The TAC to be determined by Portugal shall:
(a) be consistent with the principles and rules of the common fisheries policy, in particular the principle of the sustainable exploitation of the stock; and
(b) result:
((i)) if an analytical assessment is available, in the exploitation of the stock consistent with maximum sustainable yield from 2019 onwards, with as high a probability as possible; or
((ii)) if an analytical assessment is unavailable or incomplete, in the exploitation of the stock consistent with the precautionary approach to fisheries management.
3. By 15 March in each year of the application of this Regulation, Portugal shall submit the following information to the Commission:
(a) the TAC adopted;
(b) the data collected and assessed by Portugal on which the TAC adopted is based;
(c) details on how the TAC adopted complies with paragraph 2.
Article 5 

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;
(c) reallocations made pursuant to Article 12(7) of Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
(d) additional landings allowed under Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 and 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;
(e) quantities withheld in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 and Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;
(f) deductions made pursuant to Articles 105, 106 and 107 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
2. Stocks which are subject to precautionary or analytical TACs are identified in the Annex to this Regulation for the purposes of the year-to-year management of TACs and quotas provided for in Regulation (EC) No 847/96.
3. Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall apply to stocks subject to precautionary TACs, whereas Article 3(2) and (3) and Article 4 of that Regulation shall apply to stocks subject to analytical TACs, except where otherwise specified in the Annex to this Regulation.
4. Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply where a Member State uses the year-to-year flexibility provided for in Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
Article 6 
Catches that are not subject to the landing obligation established in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall be retained on board or landed only if they:

((a)) have been taken by vessels flying the flag of a Member State having a quota and that quota has not been exhausted; or
((b)) consist of a share in a Union quota which has not been allocated by quota among Member States, and that Union quota has not been exhausted.
Article 7 

1. It shall be prohibited for Union fishing vessels to fish for orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus) in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1 to 10, 12 and 14, and to retain on board, to tranship or to land orange roughy caught in that area.
2. It shall be prohibited for Union fishing vessels to fish for deep-sea sharks in ICES subareas 5 to 9, in Union and international waters of ICES subarea 10, in international waters of ICES subarea 12 and in Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1, 34.1.2 and 34.2 and to retain on board, tranship, relocate or land deep-sea sharks caught in those areas, with the exception of cases where TACs apply for bycatches in fisheries for black scabbardfish that use longlines as set out in the Annex.
Article 8 
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 9 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the date following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2019.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 17 December 2018.
For the Council
The President
E. KÖSTINGER
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
Red seabream SBR Pagellus bogaraveo

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 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9(DWS/56789-)
Year 2019 2020  
Union 7 7  
TAC 7 7  
Precautionary TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply




Species: Deep-sea sharks Zone: Union and international waters of 10(DWS/10-)
Year 2019 2020  
Portugal 7 7  
Union 7 7  
TAC 7 7  
Precautionary TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply




Species: Deep-sea sharks Zone: Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1, 34.1.2 and 34.2(DWS/F3412C)
Year 2019 2020  
Union 7 7  
TAC 7 7  
Precautionary TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply




Species: Black scabbardfishAphanopus carbo Zone: Union and international waters of 5, 6, 7 and 12(BSF/56712-)
Year 2019 2020  
Germany 28 28  
Estonia 14 14  
Ireland 71 71  
Spain 140 140  
France 1 976 1 976  
Latvia 92 92  
Lithuania 1 1  
Poland 1 1  
United Kingdom 140 140  
Others 7 7  
Union 2 470 2 470  
TAC 2 470 2 470  Precautionary TAC



Species: Black scabbardfishAphanopus carbo Zone: Union and international waters of 8, 9 and 10(BSF/8910-)
Year 2019 2020  
Spain 9 9  
France 22 22  
Portugal 2 801 2 801  
Union 2 832 2 832  
TAC 2 832 2 832  Precautionary TAC


Species: Black scabbardfishAphanopus carbo Zone: Union and international waters of CECAF 34.1.2(BSF/C3412-)
Year 2019 2020  
Portugal To be established To be established  
Union To be established To be established  
TAC To be established To be established  
Precautionary TAC
Article 4 of this Regulation applies.




Species: AlfonsinosBeryx spp. Zone: Union and international waters of 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14(ALF/3X14-)
Year 2019 2020  
Ireland 8 8  
Spain 57 57  
France 15 15  
Portugal 164 164  
United Kingdom 8 8  
Union 252 252  
TAC 252 252  Precautionary TAC



Species: Roundnose grenadierCoryphaenoides rupestris Zone: Union and international waters of 3(RNG/03-)
Year 2019 2020  
Denmark 48 48  
Germany 0 0  
Sweden 2 2  
Union 50 50  
TAC 50 50  Precautionary TAC




Species: Roundnose grenadierCoryphaenoides rupestris Zone: Union and international waters of 5b, 6 and 7(RNG/5B67-)
Year 2019 2020  
Germany 5 5  
Estonia 37 37  
Ireland 166 166  
Spain 41 41  
France 2 108 2 108  
Lithuania 48 48  
Poland 24 24  
United Kingdom 124 124  
Others 5 5  
Union 2 558 2 558  
TAC 2 558 2 558  Precautionary TAC





Species: Roundnose grenadierCoryphaenoides rupestris Zone: Union and international waters of 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14(RNG/8X14-)
Year 2019 2020  
Germany 15 15  
Ireland 3 3  
Spain 1 638 1 638  
France 76 76  
Latvia 26 26  
Lithuania 3 3  
Poland 513 513  
United Kingdom 7 7  
Union 2 281 2 281  
TAC 2 281 2 281  Precautionary TAC




Species: Red seabreamPagellus bogaraveo Zone: Union and international waters of 6, 7 and 8(SBR/678-)
Year 2019 2020  
Ireland 3 3  
Spain 94 84  
France 5 4  
United Kingdom 12 11  
Others 3 3  
Union 117 105  
TAC 117 105  Precautionary TAC



Species: Red seabreamPagellus bogaraveo Zone: Union and international waters of 9(SBR/9-)
Year 2019 2020  
Spain 117 117  
Portugal 32 32  
Union 149 149  
TAC 149 149  Precautionary TAC



Species: Red seabreamPagellus bogaraveo Zone: Union and international waters of 10(SBR/10-)
Year 2019 2020  
Spain 5 5  
Portugal 566 566  
United Kingdom 5 5  
Union 576 576  
TAC 576 576  Precautionary TAC
