
CHAPTER I
Article 1 
This Regulation fixes the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks in the Baltic Sea for 2020 and amends certain fishing opportunities in other waters fixed by Regulation (EU) 2019/124.
Article 2 

1. This Regulation shall apply to Union fishing vessels operating in the Baltic Sea.
2. This Regulation shall also apply to recreational fisheries where they are expressly referred to in the relevant provisions.
Article 3 
For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 apply.
In addition, the following definitions apply:

((1)) ‘subdivision’ means an ICES subdivision of the Baltic Sea as defined in Annex III to Council Regulation (EC) No 218/2009;
((2)) ‘total allowable catch’ (TAC) means the quantity of each stock that can be caught over the period of a year;
((3)) ‘quota’ means a proportion of the TAC allocated to the Union, a Member State or a third country;
((4)) ‘recreational fisheries’ means non-commercial fishing activities exploiting marine biological resources such as for recreation, tourism or sport.
CHAPTER II
Article 4 
The TACs, the quotas and the conditions functionally linked thereto, where appropriate, are set out in the Annex.
Article 5 
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 Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009;
((c)) additional landings allowed under Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 or under Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;
((d)) quantities withheld in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 or transferred under Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;
((e)) deductions made pursuant to Articles 105 and 107 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
Article 6 
The stocks of non-target species within the safe biological limits referred to in Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 which qualify for the derogation from the obligation to count catches against the relevant quota, are identified in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 7 

1. In recreational fisheries, no more than five specimens of cod may be retained per fisherman per day in ICES subdivisions 22 and 23 and in ICES subdivision 24 within six nautical miles measured from the baselines.
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, no more than two specimens of cod may be retained per fishermen per day in ICES subdivisions 22 and 23 and in ICES subdivision 24 within six nautical miles measured from the baselines in the period from 1 February to 31 March 2020.
3. Recreational fishing for cod shall be prohibited in ICES subdivision 24 beyond six nautical miles measured from the baselines and in ICES subdivisions 25 and 26.
4. Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 are without prejudice to more stringent national measures.
Article 8 

1. Fishing for sea trout beyond four nautical miles measured from the baselines in ICES subdivisions 22-32 is prohibited for fishing vessels from 1 January to 31 December 2020. When fishing for salmon in those waters, by-catches of sea trout shall not exceed 3 % of the total catch of salmon and sea trout at any moment on board or landed after each fishing trip.
2. Paragraph 1 is without prejudice to more stringent national measures.
Article 9 

1. Except where specified otherwise in the Annex to this Regulation, Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall apply to stocks subject to precautionary TACs and Article 3(2) and (3) and Article 4 of that Regulation shall apply to stocks subject to an analytical TAC.
2. Article 3(2) and (3) and Article 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 10 
When, pursuant to Articles 33 and 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, Member States send data relating to quantities of stocks caught or landed to the Commission, they shall use the stock codes set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
CHAPTER III
Article 11 

1. Annex IA to Regulation (EU) 2019/124 is amended as follows:
((1)) the fishing opportunities table for common sole in ICES divisions 7f and 7g is replaced by the following:
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Species: Common soleSolea solea Zone: 7f and 7g(SOL/7FG.)
Belgium 630 
Analytical TAC

France 63
Ireland 32
United Kingdom 284
Union 1 009
 
TAC 1 009'
((2)) the fishing opportunities table for Norway pout and associated by-catches in ICES division 3a and Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subarea 4 is replaced by the following:

‘Species: Norway pout and associated by-catchesTrisopterus esmarkii Zone: 3a; Union waters of 2a and 4(NOP/2A3A4.)
Year 2019  2020  
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Denmark 54 949  64 940 
Germany 11  12 
The Netherlands 40  48 
Union 55 000  65 000 
Norway 14 500  0 
Faroe Islands 5 000  0 
TAC Not relevant  Not relevant 






2. In Annex IJ, in the fishing opportunities table for toothfish in SPRFMO Convention Area, the reporting code “TOP/SPRFMO” is replaced by “TOT/SPR-AE”.
Article 12 
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 2020, with the exception of point (2) of Article 11(1), which shall apply from 1 November 2019 until 31 October 2020, and of point (1) of Article 11(1) and Article 11(2), which shall apply from 1 January 2019.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 30 October 2019.
For the Council
The President
T. TUPPURAINEN
ANNEX

The following tables set out the TACs and quotas (in tonnes live weight, except where otherwise specified) by stock, and conditions functionally linked thereto.
The references to fishing zones are references to ICES zones, unless otherwise specified.
The fish stocks are referred to using the alphabetical order of the Latin names of the species.
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following comparative table of Latin names and common names is provided:

Scientific name Alpha-3 code Common name
Clupea harengus HER Herring
Gadus morhua COD Cod
Pleuronectes platessa PLE Plaice
Salmo salar SAL Atlantic salmon
Sprattus sprattus SPR Sprat
Species: HerringClupea harengus Zone: Subdivisions 30-31(HER/30/31.)
Finland 53 306 
Sweden 11 712 
  
Union 65 018 
  
TAC 65 018 
Precautionary TAC

Species: HerringClupea harengus Zone: Subdivisions 22-24(HER/3BC+24)
Denmark 442 
Germany 1 738 
Finland 0 
Poland 410 
Sweden 560 
  
Union 3 150 
  
TAC 3 150 
Analytical TAC
Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.

Species: HerringClupea harengus Zone: Union waters of Subdivisions 25-27, 28.2, 29 and 32(HER/3D-R30)
Denmark 3 374 
Germany 895 
Estonia 17 232 
Finland 33 637 
Latvia 4 253 
Lithuania 4 478 
Poland 38 215 
Sweden 51 300 
  
Union 153 384 
  
TAC Not relevant 
Analytical TAC
Article 6 of this Regulation shall apply.

Species: HerringClupea harengus Zone: Subdivision 28.1(HER/03D.RG)
Estonia 15 906 
Latvia 18 539 
  
Union 34 445 
  
TAC 34 445 
Analytical TAC
Article 6 of this Regulation shall apply.

Species: CodGadus morhua Zone: Union waters of Subdivisions 25-32(COD/3DX32.)
Denmark 459  
Germany 183  
Estonia 45  
Finland 35  
Latvia 171  
Lithuania 113  
Poland 529  
Sweden 465  
   
Union 2 000  
   
TAC Not relevant 
Analytical TAC
Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.



Species: CodGadus morhua Zone: Subdivisions 22-24(COD/3BC+24)
Denmark 1 662  
Germany 812  
Estonia 37  
Finland 33  
Latvia 137  
Lithuania 89  
Poland 444  
Sweden 592  
   
Union 3 806  
   
TAC 3 806  
Analytical TAC
Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.



Species: PlaicePleuronectes platessa Zone: Union waters of Subdivisions 22-32(PLE/3BCD-C)
Denmark 4 939 
Germany 549 
Poland 1 034 
Sweden 372 
  
Union 6 894 
  
TAC 6 894 
Analytical TAC
Article 6 of this Regulation shall apply.

Species: Atlantic salmonSalmo salar Zone: Union waters of Subdivisions 22-31(SAL/3BCD-F)
Denmark 17 940  
Germany 1 996  
Estonia 1 823  
Finland 22 370  
Latvia 11 411  
Lithuania 1 341  
Poland 5 442  
Sweden 24 252  
   
Union 86 575  
   
TAC Not relevant 
Analytical TAC
Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.



Species: Atlantic salmonSalmo salar Zone: Union waters of Subdivision 32(SAL/3D32.)
Estonia 995  
Finland 8 708  
   
Union 9 703  
   
TAC Not relevant 
Precautionary TAC


Species: SpratSprattus sprattus Zone: Union waters of Subdivisions 22-32(SPR/3BCD-C)
Denmark 20 730 
Germany 13 133 
Estonia 24 072 
Finland 10 851 
Latvia 29 073 
Lithuania 10 517 
Poland 61 697 
Sweden 40 074 
  
Union 210 147 
  
TAC Not relevant 
Analytical TAC
Article 6 of this Regulation shall apply.
