Council Regulation (EU) 2020/900 of 25 June 2020 amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1838 as regards certain fishing opportunities for 2020 in the Baltic Sea and amending Regulation (EU) 2020/123 as regards certain fishing opportunities in 2020 in Union and non-Union waters

Article 1 and point (3) of Article 2 and point (9) of Article 2 in conjunction with points 1(a) and (e) and points 2 and 3 of Annex II shall apply from 1 January 2020.

Points (1), (2) and (5) to (8) of Article 2 and point (9) of Article 2 in conjunction with points 1(b), (c) and (d) and point 4 of Annex II shall apply from 1 July 2020.

Point (4) of Article 2 shall apply from 15 August 2020.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 25 June 2020.

For the Council

The President

A. Metelko-Zgombić

Annex

ANNEX I

The Annex to Regulation (EU) 2019/1838 is amended as follows:

(1) In the fishing opportunities table for cod in ICES subdivisions 25-32, footnote 2 is replaced by the following:

(2) In subdivisions 25 and 26 it shall be prohibited to fish this quota from 1 May to 31 August.

By way of derogation from the first paragraph, fishing operations conducted for the exclusive purpose of scientific investigations may be undertaken provided that those investigations are carried out in full compliance with the conditions set out in Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241.

By way of derogation from the first paragraph, that closure period shall not apply to Union fishing vessels of less than 12 metres in length overall that fish with gillnets, entangling nets or trammel nets, with bottom set lines, longlines, handlines and jigging equipment or other passive gear in areas where the water depth is less than 20 meters according to the coordinates on the official sea chart issued by the competent national authorities. Masters of those fishing vessels shall ensure that their fishing activity can be monitored at any time by the control authorities of the Member State.;

(2) In the fishing opportunities table for cod in ICES subdivisions 22-24, footnotes 1 and 2 are replaced by the following:

(1) In subdivision 24 exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota in subdivision 24.

By way of derogation from the first paragraph, fishing operations conducted for the exclusive purpose of scientific investigations may be directed to cod provided that those investigations are carried out in full compliance with the conditions set out in Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241.

By way of derogation from the first paragraph, fishing this quota in subdivision 24 shall be allowed for Union fishing vessels of less than 12 meters length overall fishing with gillnets, entangling nets or trammel nets, with bottom set lines, longlines, handlines and jigging equipment or other passive gear in areas up to six nautical miles measured from the baselines where the water depth is less than 20 meters according to the coordinates on the official sea chart issued by the competent national authorities. Masters of those fishing vessels shall ensure that their fishing activity can be monitored at any time by the control authorities of the Member State.

(2) It shall be prohibited to fish this quota in subdivisions 22 and 23 from 1 February to 31 March and in subdivision 24 from 1 June to 31 July.

Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Germany39404France20670The Netherlands51717Sweden3913United Kingdom55583Union230755Faroe Islands250Norway111652TAC385008

Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken by the Union in Norwegian waters south of 62° N. An additional quantity of maximum 10000 tonnes will be granted if such an increase is called for by the European Union.

Norwegian waters south of 62° N (HER/04N-)

50000

(b) the fishing opportunities table for anchovy in ICES subareas 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 is replaced by the following:

The quota may only be fished from 1 July 2020 to 30 September 2020.

Species:AnchovyZone:9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1Engraulis encrasicolus(ANE/9/3411)Spain1922Precautionary TACPortugal1922Union4018TAC4018

(c) the fishing opportunities table for Northern prawn in ICES division 3a is replaced by the following:

Species:Northern prawnZone:3aPandalus borealis(PRA/03A.)Denmark2123Analytical TACSweden1143Union3266TAC6115

(d) the following fishing opportunities table for sprat and associated by-catches in Union waters of ICES division 3a is inserted:

Up to 5 % of the quota may consist of by-catches of whiting and haddock (OTH/03A.2). By-catches of whiting and haddock counted against the quota pursuant to this provision and by-catches of species counted against the quota pursuant to Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall, together, not exceed 9 % of the quota.

This quota may only be fished from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Species:Sprat and associated by-catchesZone:3aSprattus sprattus(SPR/03A.2)Denmark25482Analytical TACGermany53Sweden9642Union35177TAC38029

(e) the fishing opportunities table for sprat and associated by-catches in Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subarea 4 is replaced by the following:

The quota may only be fished from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Up to 2 % of the quota may consist of by-catches of whiting (OTH/2AC4C). By-catches of whiting counted against the quota pursuant to this provision and by-catches of species counted against the quota pursuant to Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall, together, not exceed 9 % of the quota.

Including sandeels.

May contain up to 4 % of by-catch of herring.

Species:Sprat and associated by-catchesZone:Union waters of 2a and 4Sprattus sprattus(SPR/2AC4-C)Belgium1821Analytical TACDenmark144154Germany1821France1821The Netherlands1821Sweden1330United Kingdom6010Union158778Norway10000Faroe Islands1000TAC169778

(2) In Annex ID, the fishing opportunities table for swordfish in the Mediterranean is replaced by the following:

This quota may only be fished from 1 April to 31 December.

Species

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

Zone:

Mediterranean Sea

(SWO/MED)

Croatia14,60

Analytical TAC

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.

Cyprus53,85Spain1663,34France115,93Greece1101,10Italy3409,98Malta404,55Union6763,35TAC9583,07

(3) In Annex IH, the fishing opportunities table for jack mackerel in the SPRFMO convention area is replaced by the following:

Species:

Jack mackerel

Trachurus murphyi

Zone:

SPRFMO Convention Area

(CJM/SPRFMO)

Germany10446,80

Analytical TAC

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

The Netherlands11323,26Lithuania7269,16Poland12498,78Union41538TACNot relevant

(4) In Annex V, in the table part B on Maximum number of fishing authorisations for third-country vessels fishing in union waters, footnote 1 is replaced by the following:

(1) To issue those fishing authorisations, proof must be produced that a valid contract exists between the vessel owner applying for the fishing authorisation and a processing undertaking situated in the Department of French Guiana, and that it includes an obligation to land at least 75 % of all snapper catches from the vessel concerned in that department so that they may be processed in that undertaking’s plant. Such a contract must be endorsed by the French authorities, which shall ensure that it is consistent both with the actual capacity of the contracting processing undertaking and with the objectives for the development of the Guianese economy. A copy of the duly endorsed contract shall be appended to the fishing authorisation application. Where such an endorsement is refused, the French authorities shall give notification of this refusal and state their reasons for it to the party concerned and to the Commission. A fishing vessel flying the flag of Venezuela authorised to carry out fishing activities in 2020 may continue fishing until 1 April 2021 pending the renewal of its fishing authorisation and provided that:

the vessel operator has signed a new supply contract for 2021,

the authorisation renewal procedures are underway for this vessel,

the vessel operator has complied with its reporting and contractual landing obligations in 2020.

This extension expires on the date of entry into force of the Commission’s decision issuing a fishing authorisation for 2021 for the vessel, or upon notification from the Commission that the authorisation is refused..