
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/2404 of 16 December 2015 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2015 on account of overfishing of other stocks in the previous years and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1801 

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/2006, and in particular Article 105(1), (2), (3) and (5) thereof,
Whereas:

(1) Fishing quotas for the year 2014 were established by: 


— Council Regulation (EU) No 1262/2012,
— Council Regulation (EU) No 1180/2013,
— Council Regulation (EU) No 24/2014, and
— Council Regulation (EU) No 43/2014.

(2) Fishing quotas for the year 2015 were established by: 


— Council Regulation (EU) No 1221/2014,
— Council Regulation (EU) No 1367/2014,
— Council Regulation (EU) 2015/104, and
— Council Regulation (EU) 2015/106.

(3) According to Article 105(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, when the Commission has established that a Member State has exceeded the fishing quotas which have been allocated to it, the Commission is to operate deductions from future fishing quotas of that Member State.

(4) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1801 has established deductions from fishing quotas for certain stocks in 2015 on account of overfishing in the previous years.

(5) However, for certain Member States no deductions could be operated by Regulation (EU) 2015/1801 from quotas allocated for the overfished stocks because such quotas were not available for those Member States in the year 2015.

(6) In certain cases, exchanges of fishing opportunities concluded in accordance with Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 enabled partial deductions. The remaining quantities should be operated on other stocks pursuant to Article 105(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

(7) Article 105(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 provides that, if it is not possible to operate deductions on the overfished stock in the year following the overfishing because the Member State concerned has no available quota, deductions should be operated on other stocks in the same geographical area or with the same commercial value. According to Commission Communication No 2012/C-72/07 such deductions should be preferably operated from quotas allocated for stocks fished by the same fleet as the fleet that overfished the quota, taking into account the need to avoid discards in mixed fisheries.

(8) The Member States concerned have been consulted with regard to the proposed deductions from quotas allocated for stocks other than those which have been overfished.

(9) At the request of Portugal, redfish in Norwegian waters of I and II (RED/1N2AB.) should be used as alternative stock to payback the overfishing of respectively 371 766 kilograms and 178 850 kilograms for haddock and saithe in Norwegian waters of I and II (HAD/1N2AB. and POK/1N2AB.) in the previous years. Considering that the Portuguese 2015 quota of redfish in Norwegian waters of I and II amounts to 405 000 kilograms and is not sufficient to cover the deductions due for both overfished stocks, this quota should be used to the full extent of its available quantity and a remaining quantity of 145 616 kilograms should be deducted in the following year(s) on account of saithe in the same area (POK/1N2AB.) until the full overfished amount is paid back.

(10) Moreover, certain deductions provided for by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1801 appear to be insufficient. The required deductions appear to be larger than the adapted quota available in the year 2015 and, as a consequence, cannot be entirely operated on that quota. According to Commission Communication No 2012/C-72/07, the remaining amounts should be deducted from the adapted quotas available in subsequent years.

(11) Following Commission Implementing Regulation (EC) No 2015/1170, a quantity of 3 369 kilograms corresponding to 10 % of the Spanish 2014 adapted quota for Norway lobster in areas IX and X and Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (NEP/9/3411) is no longer available to Spain following a quota transfer. Consequently, the available quantity of 9 287 kilograms subtracted from the outstanding deduction of 19 000 kilograms owed for that stock should be reduced to 5 918 kilograms and a further deduction of 3 369 kilograms should be immediately applicable.

(12) Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1801 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1 
The fishing quotas for the year 2015 referred to in the Annex I to this Regulation shall be reduced by applying the deductions on the alternative stocks set out in that Annex.
Article 2 
The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1801 is replaced by the text in Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 16 December 2015
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
ANNEX I
DEDUCTIONS FROM QUOTAS FOR STOCKS OTHER THAN THOSE WHICH HAVE BEEN OVERFISHED

Mem-ber State Spe-cies code Area code Species name Area name Permitted landings 2014 (Total adapted quantity in kilograms) Total catches 2014 (quantity in kilograms) Quota con-sumption (%) Overfi-shing related to permitted landing (quantity in kilograms) Multi-plying factor Additional Multi-plying factor Remaining deduction from 2014 (quantity in kilograms) Ouststan-ding balance (quantity in kilograms) Deductions 2015 (quantity in kilograms) Deductions already applied in 2015 on the same stock (quantity in kilograms) Remaining quantity to be be deducted on alternative stock (in kilograms)

ES DWS 56789- Deep-sea sharks EU and international waters of V, VI, VII, VIII and IX 0 3 039 N/A 3 039 / A / / 4 559 0 4 559
Deduction to be made on the following stock
ES BSF 56712- Black scabbardfish Union and international waters of V, VI, VII and XII / / / / / / / / / / 4 559

ES GHL 1N2AB. Greenland halibut Norwegian waters of I and II 0 22 685 N/A 22 685 / / / / 22 685 0 22 685
Deduction to be made on the following stock
ES RED 1N2AB. Redfish Norwegian waters of I and II / / / / / / / / / / 22 685

ES HAD 5BC6A. Haddock Union and international waters of Vb and VIa 2 840 18 933 666,65 % 16 093 / A 12 540 / 36 680 2 564 34 116
Deduction to be made on the following stock
ES LIN 6X14. Ling Union and international waters of VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV / / / / / / / / / / 34 116

ES HAD 7X7A34 Haddock VIIb-k, VIII, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 0 3 075 N/A 3 075 / A / / 4 613 0 4 613
Deduction to be made on the following stock
ES WHG 08 Whiting VIII / / / / / / / / / / 4 613

ES OTH 1N2AB. Other species Norwegian waters of I and II 0 26 744 N/A 26 744 / / / / 26 744 4 281 22 463
Deduction to be made on the following stock
ES RED 1N2AB Redfish Norwegian waters of I and II / / / / / / / / / / 22 463

ES POK 56-14 Saithe VI; Union and international waters of Vb, XII and XIV 4 810 8 703 180,94 % 3 893 / / / / 3 893 0 3 893
Deduction to be made on the following stock
ES BLI 5B67- Blue ling Union and international waters of Vb, VI, VII / / / / / / / / / / 3 893

NL HKE 3A/BCD Hake IIIa; Union waters of Subdivisions 22-32 0 1 655 N/A 1 655 / C / / 2 482 0 2 482
Deduction to be made on the following stock
NL PLE 2A3AX4 Plaice IV; Union waters of IIa; that part of IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat / / / / / / / / / / 2 482

NL RED 1N2AB. Redfish Norwegian waters of I and II 0 2 798 N/A 2 798 / / / / 2 798 0 2 798
Deduction to be made on the following stock
NL WHB 1X14 Blue whiting Union and international waters of I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId, VIIIe, XII and XIV / / / / / / / / / / 2 798

PT HAD 1N2AB Haddock Norwegian waters of I and II 0 26 816 N/A 26 816 / / / 344 950 371 766 0 371 766
Deduction to be made on the following stock
PT RED 1N2AB Redfish Norwegian waters of I and II / / / / / / / / / / 371 766

PT POK 1N2AB. Saithe Norwegian waters of I and II 18 000 11 850 65,83 % – 6 150 / / / 185 000 178 850 0 178 850
Deduction to be made on the following stock
PT RED 1N2AB Redfish Norwegian waters of I and II / / / / / / / / / / 33 234

UK DGS 15X14 Spurdog/dogfish Union and international waters of I, V, VI, VII, VIII, XII and XIV 0 1 027 N/A 1 027 / A / / 1 541 0 1 541
Deduction to be made on the following stock
UK POK 7/3411 Saithe VII, VIII, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 / / / / / / / / / / 1 541

UK NOP 2A3A4. Norway pout IIIa; Union waters of IIa and IV 0 14 000 N/A 14 000 / / / / 14 000 0 14 000
Deduction to be made on the following stock
UK SPR 2AC4-C Sprat and associated by-catches Union waters of IIa and IV / / / / / / / / / / 14 000

UK WHB 24-N Blue whiting Norwegian waters of II and IV 0 22 204 N/A 22 204 / / / / 22 204 0 22 204
Deduction to be made on the following stock
UK WHB 2A4AXF Blue whiting Faroese waters / / / / / / / / / / 22 204








ANNEX II


‘ANNEX DEDUCTIONS FROM QUOTAS FOR STOCKS WHICH HAVE BEEN OVERFISHED 

Member State Species code Area code Species name Area name Initial quota 2014 (in kilograms) Permitted landings 2014 (Total adapted quantity in kilograms) Total catches 2014 (quantity in kilograms) Quota consumption related to permitted landings Over-fishing related to permitted landing (quantity in kilograms) Multi-plying factor Additional Multi-plying factor Remaining deduction from 2014 (quantity in kilograms) Out-standing balance (quantity in kilograms) Deductions to apply in 2015 (qty in kilograms) Deductions already applied in 2015(qty in kilograms) To be deducted in 2016 and following year(s) (qty in kilograms)
BE PLE 7HJK. Plaice VIIh, VIIj and VIIk 8 000 1 120 3 701 330,45 % 2 581 / / / / 2 581 2 581 /
BE SOL 8AB. Common sole VIIIa and VIIIb 47 000 327 900 328 823 100,28 % 923 / C / / 1 385 1 385 /
BE SRX 07D. Skates and rays Union waters of VIId 72 000 60 000 69 586 115,98 % 9 586 / / / / 9 586 8 489 1 097
BE SRX 67AKXD Skates and rays Union waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k 725 000 765 000 770 738 100,75 % 5 738 / / / / 5 738 5 738 /
DK COD 03AN. Cod Skagerrak 3 177 000 3 299 380 3 408 570 103,31 % 109 190 / C / / 163 785 163 785 /
DK HER 03A. Herring IIIa 19 357 000 15 529 000 15 641 340 100,72 % 112 340 / / / / 112 340 112 340 /
DK HER 2A47DX Herring IV, VIId and Union waters of IIa 12 526 000 12 959 000 13 430 160 103,64 % 471 160 / / / / 471 160 471 160 /
DK HER 4AB. Herring Union and Norwegian waters of IV north of 53° 30′ N 80 026 000 99 702 000 99 711 800 100,10 % 9 800 / / / / 9 800 9 800 /
DK PRA 03A. Northern prawn IIIa 2 308 000 2 308 000 2 317 330 100,40 % 9 330 / / / / 9 330 9 330 /
DK SAN 234_2 Sandeel Union waters of sandeel management area 2 4 717 000 4 868 000 8 381 430 172,17 % 3 513 430 2 / / / 7 026 860 7 026 860 /
DK SPR 2AC4-C Sprat and associated bycatches Union waters of IIa and IV 122 383 000 126 007 000 127 165 410 100,92 % 1 158 410 / / / / 1 158 410 1 158 410 /
ES ALF 3X14- Alfonsinos EU and international waters of III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV 67 000 67 000 79 683 118,93 % 12 683 / A 3 000 / 22 025 5 866 16 159
ES BSF 56712- Black scabbard-fish EU and international waters of V, VI, VII and XII 226 000 312 500 327 697 104,86 % 15 197 / A / / 22 796 22 796 /
ES BSF 8910- Black scabbard-fish EU and international waters of VIII, IX and X 12 000 6 130 15 769 257,24 % 9 639 / A 27 130 / 41 589 11 950 29 639
ES BUM ATLANT Blue marlin Atlantic Ocean 27 200 27 200 124 452 457,54 % 97 252 / A 27 000 / 172 878 0 172 878
ES DWS 56789- Deep-sea sharks EU and international waters of V, VI, VII, VIII and IX 0 0 3 039 N/A 3 039 / A / / 4 559 4 559 /
ES GFB 567- Greater forkbeard EU and international waters of V, VI and VII 588 000 828 030 842 467 101,74 % 14 437 / / / / 14 437 14 437 /
ES GFB 89- Greater forkbeard EU and international waters of VIII and IX 242 000 216 750 237 282 109,47 % 20 532 / A 17 750 / 48 548 48 548 /
ES GHL 1N2AB. Greenland halibut Norwegian waters of I and II / 0 22 685 N/A 22 685 / / / / 22 685 22 685 /
ES HAD 5BC6A. Haddock Union and international waters of Vb and VIa / 2 840 18 933 666,65 % 16 093 / A 12 540 / 36 680 36 680 /
ES HAD 7X7A34 Haddock VIIb-k, VIII, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 / 0 3 075 N/A 3 075 / A / / 4 613 4 613 /
ES NEP 9/3411 Norway lobster IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 55 000 33 690 24 403 72,43 % – 5 918 / / 19 000 / 13 082 13 082 /
ES OTH 1N2AB. Other species Norwegian waters of I and II / 0 26 744 N/A 26 744 / / / / 26 744 26 744 /
ES POK 56-14 Saithe VI; Union and international waters of Vb, XII and XIV / 4 810 8 703 180,94 % 3 893 / / / / 3 893 3 893 /
ES RNG 5B67- Roundnose grenadier EU and international waters of Vb, VI, VII 70 000 111 160 125 401 112,81 % 14 241 / / / / 14 241 14 241 /
ES SBR 678- Red seabream EU and international waters of VI, VII and VIII 143 000 133 060 136 418 102,52 % 3 358 / / / / 3 358 3 358 /
ES SOL 8AB. Common sole VIIIa and VIIIb 9 000 8 100 9 894 122,15 % 1 794 / A+C 2 100 / 4 791 2 032 2 759
ES SRX 89-C. Skates and rays Union waters of VIII and IX 1 057 000 857 000 1 089 241 127,10 % 232 241 1,4 / / / 325 137 206 515 118 622
ES USK 567EI. Tusk Union and international waters of V, VI and VII 26 000 15 770 15 762 99,95 % – 8 / / 58 770 / 58 762 0 58 762
ES WHM ATLANT White marlin Atlantic Ocean 30 500 25 670 98 039 381,92 % 72 369 / / 170 / 72 539 0 72 539
FR SRX 07D. Skates and rays Union waters of VIId 602 000 627 000 698 414 111,39 % 71 414 / / / / 71 414 71 414 /
FR SRX 2AC4-C Skates and rays Union waters of IIa and IV 33 000 36 000 48 212 133,92 % 12 212 / / / / 12 212 12 212 /
IE PLE 7HJK. Plaice VIIh, VIIj and VIIk 59 000 61 000 78 270 128,31 % 17 270 / A / / 25 905 25 905 /
IE SOL 07A. Common sole VIIa 41 000 42 000 43 107 102,64 % 1 107 / / / / 1 107 1 107 /
IE SRX 67AKXD Skates and rays Union waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k 1 048 000 1 030 000 1 079 446 104,80 % 49 446 / / / / 49 446 49 446 /
LT GHL N3LMNO Greenland halibut NAFO 3LMNO 22 000 0 0 N/A 0 / / 46 000 / 46 000 46 000 /
LV HER 03D.RG Herring subdivision 28.1 16 534 000 19 334 630 20 084 200 103,88 % 749 570 / / / / 749 570 749 570 /
NL HKE 3A/BCD Hake IIIa; Union waters of Subdivisions 22-32 / 0 1 655 N/A 1 655 / C / / 2 482 2 482 /
NL RED 1N2AB. Redfish Norwegian waters of I and II / 0 2 798 N/A 2 798 / / / / 2 798 2 798 /
PT ANF 8C3411 Anglerfish VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 436 000 664 000 676 302 101,85 % 12 302 / / / / 12 302 12 302 /
PT BFT AE45WM Bluefin tuna Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, and Mediterranean 235 500 235 500 243 092 103,22 % 7 592 / C / / 11 388 11 388 /
PT HAD 1N2AB Haddock Norwegian waters of I and II / 0 26 816 N/A 26 816 / / / 344 950 371 766 371 766 /
PT POK 1N2AB. Saithe Norwegian waters of I and II / 18 000 11 850 65,83 % – 6 150 / / / 185 000 178 850 33 234 145 616
PT SRX 89-C. Skates and rays Union waters of VIII and IX 1 051 000 1 051 000 1 059 237 100,78 % 8 237 / / / / 8 237 8 237 /
SE COD 03AN. Cod Skagerrak 371 000 560 000 562 836 100,51 % 2 836 / C / / 4 254 4 254 /
UK DGS 15X14 Spurdog/dogfish Union and international waters of I, V, VI, VII, VIII, XII and XIV 0 0 1 027 N/A 1 027 / A / / 1 541 1 541 /
UK GHL 514GRN Greenland halibut Greenland waters of V and XIV 189 000 0 0 N/A 0 / / 1 000 / 1 000 1 000 /
UK HAD 5BC6A. Haddock Union and international waters of Vb and VIa 3 106 000 3 236 600 3 277 296 101,26 % 40 696 / / / / 40 696 40 696 /
UK MAC 2CX14- Mackerel VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of IIa, XII and XIV 179 471 000 275 119 000 279 250 206 101,50 % 4 131 206 / / / / 4 131 206 4 131 206 /
UK NOP 2A3A4. Norway pout IIIa; Union waters of IIa and IV / 0 14 000 N/A 14 000 / / / / 14 000 14 000 /
UK PLE 7DE. Plaice VIId and VIIe 1 548 000 1 500 000 1 606 749 107,12 % 106 749 1,1 / / / 117 424 117 424 /
UK SOL 7FG. Common sole VIIf and VIIg 282 000 255 250 252 487 98,92 % (– 2 763) / / 1 950 / 1 950 1 950 /
UK SRX 07D. Skates and rays Union waters of VIId 120 000 95 000 102 679 108,08 % 7 679 / / / / 7 679 7 679 /
UK WHB 24-N Blue whiting Norwegian waters of II and IV 0 0 22 204 N/A 22 204 / / / / 22 204 22 204 /












