
COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 315/2014 of 24 March 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 as regards certain catch limits 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:

(1) Catch limits for sandeel in Union waters of ICES zones IIa, IIIa and IV were set at zero in Annex IA to Council Regulation (EU) No 43/2014, pending advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES).

(2) ICES advice on the stock has been available since 21 February 2014, and it is now possible to set a TAC for sandeel in this area, distributed in seven management areas in order to avoid local depletion.

(3) Fishing opportunities for Union vessels in Norwegian and Faroese waters and for Norwegian and Faroese vessels in Union waters, and the conditions of access to fishery resources in each other’s waters, are established each year in the light of consultations on fishing rights held in accordance with the bilateral agreements on fisheries with Norway and the Faroe Islands, respectively. Pending the conclusion of those consultations on the arrangements for 2014, Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 fixed provisional fishing opportunities for certain stocks of blue whiting. On 12 March 2014, the consultations with Norway and the Faroe Islands were concluded, including those related to blue whiting.

(4) Annex IA to Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(5) The catch limits provided for in Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 apply from 1 January 2014. The provisions of this Regulation concerning catch limits should therefore also apply from that date. Such retroactive application is without prejudice to the principles of legal certainty and protection of legitimate expectations as the fishing opportunities concerned were set to zero in the Regulation (EU) No 43/2014. Since the modification of this catch limit has an influence on the economic activities and the planning of the fishing season of Union vessels, this Regulation should enter into force immediately after its publication,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Amendment to Regulation (EU) No 43/2014
Article 1 
Annex IA to Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 is amended in accordance with the text set out in Annex to this Regulation.
Entry into force and application
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 shall apply from 1 January 2014.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 24 March 2014.
For the Council
The President
A.. TSAFTARIS
ANNEX

Annex IA to Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 is amended as follows:

((a)) the entry for Sandeel in Union waters of ICES zones IIa, IIIa and IV is replaced by the following:

‘SpeciesSandeelAmmodytes spp. ZoneUnion waters of IIa, IIIa and IV
Denmark 195 471 
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

United Kingdom 4 273
Germany 298
Sweden 7 177
Union 207 219
TAC 207 219

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:
ZoneUnion 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 53 769 4 717 132 062 4 717 0 206 0
United Kingdom 1 175 103 2 887 103 0 5 0
Germany 82 7 202 7 0 0 0
Sweden 1 974 173 4 849 173 0 8 0
Union 57 000 5 000 140 000 5 000 0 219 0
       
Total 57 000 5 000 140 000 5 000 0 219 0’
((b)) the entry for blue whiting in Norwegian waters of II and IV is replaced by the following:
'
SpeciesBlue whitingMicromesistius poutassou ZoneNorwegian waters of II and IV(WHB/24-N.)
Denmark 0 
Analytical TAC

United Kingdom 0
Union 0
TAC 1 200 000'
((c)) the entry 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:

‘SpeciesBlue whitingMicromesistius poutassou ZoneUnion and international waters of I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId, VIIIe, XII and XIV(WHB/1X14)
Denmark 28 325 
Analytical TAC

Germany 11 013
Spain 24 013
France 19 712
Ireland 21 934
The Netherlands 34 539
Portugal 2 231
Sweden 7 007
United Kingdom 36 751
Union 185 525
Norway 100 000
Faroe Islands 15 000
TAC 1 200 000



((d)) the entry for blue whiting in VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 is replaced by the following:

‘SpeciesBlue whitingMicromesistius poutassou ZoneVIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1(WHB/8C3411)
Spain 24 658 
Analytical TAC

Portugal 6 165
Union 30 823
TAC 1 200 000

((e)) the entry for blue whiting in Union waters of II, IVa, V, VI north of 56° 30′ N and VII west of 12° W is replaced by the following:

‘SpeciesBlue whitingMicromesistius poutassou ZoneUnion waters of II, IVa, V, VI north of 56° 30′ N and VII west of 12° W(WHB/24A567)
Norway 0 
Analytical TAC

Faroe Islands 25 000
TAC 1 200 000




