
Article 1 
In Regulation (EU) 2016/72, the Annexes IA, IB, IF, IJ and VIII are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It applies from 1 January 2016.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 30 March 2016.
For the Council
The President
A.G. KOENDERS
ANNEX
1. 

((a)) the fishing opportunities table for sandeel in Union waters of IIa, IIIa and IV is replaced by the following table:

‘Species: SandeelAmmodytes spp. Zone: Union waters of IIa, IIIa and IV
Denmark 82 273  
United Kingdom 1 799  
Germany 126  
Sweden 3 021  
Union 87 219  
TAC 87 219  
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply



Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following sandeel management areas, as defined in Annex IID:
Zone: Union waters of sandeel management areas
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
 (SAN/234_1) (SAN/234_2) (SAN/234_3) (SAN/234_4) (SAN/234_5) (SAN/234_6) (SAN/234_7)
Denmark 12 263 4 717 59 428 5 659 0 206 0
United Kingdom 268 103 1 299 124 0 5 0
Germany 19 7 91 9 0 0 0
Sweden 450 173 2 182 208 0 8 0
Union 13 000 5 000 63 000 6 000 0 219 0
Total 13 000 5 000 63 000 6 000 0 219 0’;
((b)) the fishing opportunities table for blue whiting in Union and international waters of I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId, VIIIe, XII and XIV is replaced by the following table:

‘Species: Blue whitingMicromesistius poutassou Zone: Union and international waters of I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId, VIIIe, XII and XIV(WHB/1X14)
Denmark 31 704  
Germany 12 327  
Spain 26 878  
France 22 063  
Ireland 24 550  
Netherlands 38 659  
Portugal 2 497  
Sweden 7 842  
United Kingdom 41 137  
Union 207 657  
Norway 75 000  
Faroe Islands 9 000  
TAC Not relevant  Analytical TAC



((c)) the fishing opportunities table for ling in Norwegian waters of IV is replaced by the following table:
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Species: LingMolva molva Zone: Norwegian waters of IV(LIN/04-N.)
Belgium 9  
Denmark 1 164  
Germany 33  
France 13  
Netherlands 2  
United Kingdom 104  
Union 1 325  
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
';
((d)) the fishing opportunities table for ‘other species’ in Norwegian waters of IV is replaced by the following table:

‘Species: Other species Zone: Norwegian waters of IV(OTH/04-N.)
Belgium 46  
Denmark 4 250  
Germany 479  
France 197  
Netherlands 340  
Sweden Not relevant  
United Kingdom 3 188  
Union 8 500  
TAC Not relevant  Precautionary TAC


((e)) the fishing opportunities table for skates and rays in Union waters of IIa and IV is replaced by the following table:

‘Species: Skates and raysRajiformes Zone: Union waters of IIa and IV(SRX/2AC4-C)
Belgium 221  
Denmark 9  
Germany 11  
France 35  
Netherlands 188  
United Kingdom 849  
Union 1 313  
TAC 1 313  Precautionary TAC



((f)) the fishing opportunities table for skates and rays in Union waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k is replaced by the following table:

‘Species: Skates and raysRajiformes Zone: Union waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k(SRX/67AKXD)
Belgium 725  
Estonia 4  
France 3 255  
Germany 10  
Ireland 1 048  
Lithuania 17  
Netherlands 3  
Portugal 18  
Spain 876  
United Kingdom 2 076  
Union 8 032  
TAC 8 032  
Precautionary TAC
Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies





((g)) the fishing opportunities table for skates and rays in Union waters of VIId is replaced by the following table:

‘Species: Skates and raysRajiformes Zone: Union waters of VIId(SRX/07D.)
Belgium 87  
France 729  
Netherlands 5  
United Kingdom 145  
Union 966  
TAC 966  Precautionary TAC



((h)) the fishing opportunities table for horse mackerel and associated by-catches in Union waters of IIa, IVa, VI, VIIa-c, VIIe-k, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV is replaced by the following table:

‘Species: Horse mackerel and associated by-catchesTrachurus spp. Zone: Union waters of IIa, IVa, VI, VIIa-c, VIIe-k, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV(JAX/2A-14)
Denmark 10 629  
Germany 8 294  
Spain 11 312  
France 4 269  
Ireland 27 621  
Netherlands 33 276  
Portugal 1 090  
Sweden 675  
United Kingdom 10 002  
Union 107 168  
Faroe Islands 1 700  
TAC 108 868  Analytical TAC






2. 

((a)) the fishing opportunities table for cod in Norwegian waters of I and II is replaced by the following table:
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Species: CodGadus morhua Zone: Norwegian waters of I and II(COD/1N2AB.)
Germany 2 405  
Greece 298  
Spain 2 682  
Ireland 298  
France 2 207  
Portugal 2 682  
United Kingdom 9 328  
Union 19 900  
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
';
((b)) the fishing opportunities table for cod in I and IIb is replaced by the following table:

‘Species: CodGadus morhua Zone: I and IIb(COD/1/2B.)
Germany 6 593  
Spain 13 192  
France 3 122  
Poland 2 728  
Portugal 2 643  
United Kingdom 4 403  
Other Member States 495  
Union 33 176  
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




((c)) the fishing opportunities table for haddock in Norwegian waters of I and II is replaced by the following table:
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Species: HaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: Norwegian waters of I and II(HAD/1N2AB.)
Germany 267  
France 160  
United Kingdom 820  
Union 1 247  
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
';
((d)) the fishing opportunities table for other species (by-catch) in Greenland waters is replaced by the following table:

‘Species: By-catches Zone: Greenland waters(B-C/GRL)
Union 1 126  
TAC Not relevant  
Precautionary TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply



3. 

‘Species: Orange roughyHoplostethus atlanticus Zone: SEAFO Sub-Division B1(ORY/F47NAM)
TAC 0  Precautionary TAC



4. 
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Species: Jack mackerelTrachurus murphyi Zone: SPRFMO Convention Area(CJM/SPRFMO)
Germany 7 067,15  
Netherlands 7 660,06  
Lithuania 4 917,5  
Poland 8 455,29  
Union 28 100  
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. In point (b) of Appendix 1 to Annex IIA to Regulation (EU) 2016/72, the maximum allowable fishing effort in kilowatt days for the Netherlands for regulated gear BT1 is replaced by ‘999 808’.

6. 
 ‘ANNEX VIII 
Flag State Fishery Number of fishing authorisations Maximum number of vessels present at any time
Norway Herring, north of 62° 00′ N To be established To be established
Faroe Islands Mackerel, VIa (north of 56° 30′ N), IIa, IVa (north of 59° N)Horse mackerel, IV, VIa (north of 56° 30′ N), VIIe, VIIf, VIIh 14 14
Herring, north of 62° 00′ N 20 To be established
Herring, IIIa 4 4
Industrial fishing for Norway pout, IV, VIa (north of 56° 30′ N) (including unavoidable by-catches of blue whiting) 14 14
Ling and tusk 20 10
Blue whiting, II, IVa, V, VIa (north of 56° 30′ N), VIb, VII (west of 12° 00′ W) 20 20
Blue ling 16 16
Venezuela Snappers (French Guiana waters) 45 45

