LegalizeCouncil Regulation (EC) No 1579/2007 of 20 December 2007 fixing the fishing opportunities and the conditions relating thereto for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Black Sea for 2008
CHAPTER I
SUBJECT, SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS
Article 1
Subject matter
This Regulation fixes fishing opportunities for 2008 for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks in the Black Sea and the specific conditions under which such fishing opportunities may be used.
Article 2
Scope
Article 3
Definitions
In addition to the definitions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, for the purposes of this Regulation the following definitions shall apply:
(a) ‘GFCM’ shall mean General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean;
(b) ‘Black Sea’ shall mean the GFCM geographical sub-area as defined in Resolution GFCM/31/2007/2;
(c) ‘total allowable catch (TAC)’ shall mean the quantity that can be taken from each stock each year;
(d) ‘quota’ shall mean a proportion of the TAC allocated to the Community, a Member State or a third country.
CHAPTER II
FISHING OPPORTUNITIES AND THE CONDITIONS RELATING THERETO
Article 4
Catch limits and allocations
The catch limits, the allocation of such limits among Member States, and the additional conditions applicable pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 are set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
Article 5
Special provisions on allocations
The allocation of catch limits among Member States as set out in Annex I shall be without prejudice to:
(a) exchanges made pursuant to Article 20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002;
(b) reallocations made pursuant to Articles 21(4), 23(1) and 32(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 and the second subparagraph of Article 23(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002;
(c) additional landings allowed under Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96;
(d) deductions made pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 and the first subparagraph of Article 23(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.
Article 6
Conditions for catches and by-catches
Article 7
Transitional technical measures
The transitional technical measures shall be as set out in Annex II.
CHAPTER III
FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 8
Data transmission
When Member States send data to the Commission relating to landings of quantities of stocks caught pursuant to Article 15(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, they shall use the stock codes set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
Article 9
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
ANNEX I
Catch limits and the conditions relating thereto for year-to-year management of catch limits applicable to Community vessels in areas where catch limits have been fixed by species and by area
The following tables set out the TACs and quotas (in tonnes live weight, except where otherwise specified) by stock, the allocation to the Member States and associated conditions for year-to-year management of the quotas.
Within each area, fish stocks are referred to following the alphabetical order of the Latin names of the species. For the purposes of these tables the codes used for the different species are as follows:
| Scientific name | Alpha-3 code | Common name |
|---|---|---|
| Psetta maxima | TUR | Turbot |
| Sprattus sprattus | SPR | Sprat |
| Species: Turbot Psetta maxima | Zone: Black Sea | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bulgaria | 50 | Precautionary TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies. |
| Romania | 50 | |
| EC | 100 | |
| TAC | Not relevant | |
| Species: Sprat Sprattus sprattus | Zone: Black Sea | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| EC | 15 000 (1) | Precautionary TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies. |
| TAC | Not relevant | |
| (1) May be fished only by vessels flying the flag of Bulgaria or Romania. |
ANNEX II
TRANSITIONAL TECHNICAL MEASURES
1.No fishing activity for turbot shall be permitted from 15 April to 15 June in European Community waters of the Black Sea.
2.In a Member State where the minimum legal mesh size for nets used to catch turbot was less than 200 mm before the entry into force of this Regulation, nets with a minimum mesh size of no less than 180 mm may be used to catch turbot.
3.The minimum landing size for turbot shall be 45 cm total length, measured in accordance with Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98.