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Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC

Type Regulation

Publication 2013-12-28

Last updated 2023-01-01

State In force

Department Council of the European Union, European Parliament

Source EUR-Lex

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The Commission shall arrange for independent ex-ante and ex-post evaluations of each protocol to a Sustainable fisheries partnership agreement, and make them available to the European Parliament and to the Council in good time before it submits to the Council a recommendation to authorise the opening of negotiations for a successor protocol. A summary of such evaluations shall be made publicly available.

Article 32

Financial assistance

The Union shall provide financial assistance to third countries through Sustainable fisheries partnership agreements in order to:

(a) support part of the cost of access to the fisheries resources in third country waters; the part of the cost of access to the fisheries resources to be paid by Union vessel owners shall be assessed for each Sustainable fisheries partnership agreement or a Protocol to it and shall be fair, non-discriminatory and commensurate with the benefits provided through the access conditions;

(b) establish the governance framework, including the development and maintenance of the necessary scientific and research institutions, promote consultation processes with interest groups, and monitoring, control and surveillance capability and other capacity building items relating to the development of a sustainable fisheries policy driven by the third country. Such financial assistance shall be conditional upon the achievement of specific results and complementary to and consistent with the development projects and programmes implemented in the third country in question.

Under each Sustainable fisheries partnership agreement, the financial assistance for sectoral support shall be decoupled from payments for access to fisheries resources. The Union shall require the achievement of specific results as a condition for payments under the financial assistance, and shall closely monitor progress.

TITLE III Management of stocks of common interest

Article 33

Principles and objectives of management of stocks of common interest to the Union and third countries and agreements on exchange and joint management

Where stocks of common interest are also exploited by third countries, the Union shall engage with those third countries with a view to ensuring that those stocks are managed in a sustainable manner that is consistent with this Regulation, and in particular with the objective laid down in Article 2(2). Where no formal agreement is reached, the Union shall make every effort to reach common arrangements for fishing of such stocks with a view to making the sustainable management possible, in particular, concerning the objective in Article 2(2), thereby promoting a level–playing field for Union operators.

In order to ensure a sustainable exploitation of stocks shared with third countries and to guarantee stability of the fishing operations of its fleets, the Union shall, in accordance with UNCLOS, endeavour to establish bilateral or multilateral agreements with third countries for the joint management of stocks, including the establishment, where appropriate, of access to waters and resources and conditions for such access, the harmonisation of conservation measures and the exchange of fishing opportunities.

PART VII

AQUACULTURE

Article 34

Promoting sustainable aquaculture

With a view to promoting sustainability and contributing to food security and supplies, growth and employment, the Commission shall establish non-binding Union strategic guidelines on common priorities and targets for the development of sustainable aquaculture activities. Such strategic guidelines shall take account of the relative starting positions and different circumstances throughout the Union and shall form the basis for multiannual national strategic plans, and shall aim at:

(a) improving the competitiveness of the aquaculture industry and supporting its development and innovation;

(b) reducing the administrative burden and making the implementation of Union law more efficient and responsive to the needs of stakeholders;

(d) diversification and improvement of the quality of life in coastal and inland areas;

(e) integrating aquaculture activities into maritime, coastal and inland spatial planning.

By 30 June 2014, Member States shall establish a multiannual national strategic plan for the development of aquaculture activities on their territory.

The multiannual national strategic plan shall include the Member State's objectives and the measures and the timetables necessary to achieve them.

Multiannual national strategic plans shall, in particular, have the following aims:

(a) administrative simplification, in particular regarding evaluations and impact studies and licenses;

(b) reasonable certainty for aquaculture operators in relation to access to waters and space;

(d) assessment of other possible cross-border effects, especially on marine biological resources and marine ecosystems in neighbouring Member States;

(e) the creation of synergies between national research programmes and collaboration between the industry and the scientific community;

(f) the promotion of the competitive advantage of sustainable, high quality food;

(g) the promotion of aquaculture practices and research with a view to enhancing positive effects on the environment and on the fish resources, and to reducing negative impacts, including reducing pressure on fish stocks used for feed production, and increasing resource efficiency.

Member States shall exchange information and best practices through an open method of coordination of the national measures contained in multiannual national strategic plans.

The Commission shall encourage the exchange of information and best practices among Member States and shall facilitate the coordination of national measures foreseen in the multiannual national strategic plan.

PART VIII

COMMON MARKET ORGANISATION

Article 35

Objectives

A common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products (the common market organisation) shall be established to:

(a) contribute to the achievement of the objectives set out in Article 2, and in particular to the sustainable exploitation of living marine biological resources;

(b) enable the fishery and aquaculture industry to apply the CFP at the appropriate level;

(d) improve the transparency and stability of the markets, in particular as regards economic knowledge and understanding of the Union markets for fishery and aquaculture products along the supply chain, ensure that the distribution of added value along the sector's supply chain is more balanced, improve consumer information and raise awareness, by means of notification and labelling that provides comprehensible information;

(e) contribute to ensuring a level–playing field for all products marketed in the Union by promoting sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources;

(f) contribute to ensuring that consumers have a diverse supply of fishery and aquaculture products;

(g) provide the consumer with verifiable and accurate information regarding the origin of the product and its mode of production, in particular through marking and labelling.

The common market organisation shall apply to the fishery and aquaculture products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council ([^E0007]), which are marketed in the Union.

The common market organisation shall include, in particular:

(a) the organisation of the industry including market stabilization measures;

(b) the production and marketing plans of fishery and aquaculture producer organisations;

(d) consumer information.

PART IX

CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT

Article 36

Objectives

Compliance with the CFP rules shall be ensured through an effective Union fisheries control system, including the fight against IUU fishing.

Control and enforcement of the CFP shall in particular be based on and shall include the following:

(a) a global, integrated and common approach;

(b) cooperation and coordination between Member States, the Commission and the Agency;

(d) the use of efficient control technologies for the availability and quality of data on fisheries;

(e) a Union framework for control, inspection and enforcement;

(f) a risk-based strategy focused on systematic and automated cross-checks of all available relevant data;

(g) the development of a culture of compliance and co-operation among all operators and fishermen.

The Union shall adopt appropriate measures with regard to third countries which allow non-sustainable fishing.

Member States shall adopt appropriate measures for ensuring control, inspection and enforcement of activities carried out within the scope of the CFP, including the establishment of effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties.

By way of derogation from paragraph 1, France shall be exempted until 31 December 2021 from the obligation to include in its register of Union fishing vessels those vessels which are less than 10 metres in overall length and which operate from Mayotte.

Until 31 December 2021, France shall keep a provisional register of fishing vessels which are less than 10 metres in overall length and which operate from Mayotte. That register shall contain at least the name, overall length and an identification code of each vessel. Vessels registered in the provisional register shall be considered to be vessels registered in Mayotte.

Article 37

Expert group on compliance

An expert group on compliance shall be established by the Commission to assess, facilitate and strengthen the implementation of, and compliance with, the obligations under the Union fisheries control system.

The expert group on compliance shall be composed of representatives of the Commission and the Member States. At the request of the European Parliament, the Commission may invite the European Parliament to send experts to attend meetings of the expert group. The Agency may assist the expert group on compliance meetings as an observer.

The expert group shall in particular:

(a) regularly review issues of compliance and implementation under Union fisheries control system and identify possible difficulties of common interest in implementation of the CFP rules;

(b) formulate advice in relation to the implementation of the CFP rules, including prioritisation of Union financial assistance; and

The European Parliament and the Council shall be kept fully informed on a regular basis by the expert group on compliance activities referred to in paragraph 3.

Article 38

Pilot projects on new control technologies and data management systems

The Commission and the Member States may carry out pilot projects on new control technologies and systems for data management.

Article 39

Contribution to control, inspection, enforcement and data collection costs

Member States may require their operators to contribute proportionally to the operational costs of implementing the Union fisheries control system and of data collection.

PART X

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Article 40

Objectives

Union financial assistance may be granted to contribute to the achievement of the objectives set out in Article 2.

Article 41

Conditions for financial assistance to Member States

Subject to the conditions to be specified in the applicable Union legal acts, Union financial assistance to Member States shall be conditional upon compliance with the CFP rules by Member States.

Non–compliance by Member States with the CFP rules may result in the interruption or suspension of payments or in the application of a financial correction to Union financial assistance under the CFP. Such measures shall be proportionate to the nature, gravity, duration and repetition of the non–compliance.

Article 42

Conditions for financial assistance to operators

Subject to the conditions to be specified in the applicable Union legal acts, Union financial assistance to operators shall be conditional upon compliance with the CFP rules by operators.

Subject to specific rules to be adopted, serious infringements by operators of the CFP rules shall result in temporary or permanent bans on access to the Union financial assistance and/or the application of financial reductions. Such measures, taken by the Member State, shall be dissuasive, effective and proportionate to the nature, gravity, duration and repetition of serious infringements.

Member States shall ensure that Union financial assistance is granted only if no penalties for serious infringements have been imposed on the operator concerned within a period of one year prior to the date of application for Union financial assistance.

PART XI

ADVISORY COUNCILS

Article 43

Establishment of Advisory Councils

Advisory Councils shall be established for each of the geographical areas or fields of competence set out in Annex III, in order to promote a balanced representation of all stakeholders in accordance with Article 45(1) and to contribute to the achievement of the objectives set out in Article 2.

In particular, the following new Advisory Councils shall be established, in accordance with Annex III:

(a) an Advisory Council for the outermost regions, divided into three sections for each of the following sea basins: West Atlantic, East Atlantic and Indian Ocean;

(b) an Advisory Council for aquaculture;

(d) an Advisory Council for the Black Sea.

Each Advisory Council shall establish its rules of procedure.

Article 44

Tasks of Advisory Councils

When applying this Regulation, the Commission shall, where relevant, consult the Advisory Councils.

Advisory Councils may:

(a) submit recommendations and suggestions on matters relating to the management of fisheries and the socio-economic and conservation aspects of fisheries and aquaculture to the Commission and to the Member State concerned, and, in particular, recommendations on how to simplify rules on fisheries management;

(b) inform the Commission and Member States of problems relating to the management and the socio-economic and conservation aspects of fisheries and, where appropriate, of aquaculture in their geographical area or field of competence and propose solutions to overcome those problems;

(c) contribute, in close cooperation with scientists, to the collection, supply and analysis of data necessary for the development of conservation measures.

If an issue is of common interest to two or more Advisory Councils, they shall coordinate their positions with a view to adopting joint recommendations on that issue.

Advisory Councils shall be consulted on joint recommendations pursuant to Article 18. They may also be consulted by the Commission and by Member States in respect of other measures. Their advice shall be taken into account. Those consultations shall be without prejudice to the consultation of STECF or other scientific bodies. The opinions of the Advisory Councils may be submitted to all Member States concerned and to the Commission.

The Commission and, where relevant, the Member State concerned shall reply within two months to any recommendation, suggestion or information received pursuant to paragraph 1. Where the final measures that are adopted diverge from the Advisory Councils' opinions, recommendations and suggestions received pursuant to paragraph 1, the Commission or the Member State concerned shall state detailed reasons for the divergence.

Article 45

Composition, functioning and funding of Advisory Councils

Advisory Councils shall be composed of:

(a) organisations representing the fisheries and, where appropriate, aquaculture operators, and representatives of the processing and marketing sectors;

(b) other interest groups affected by the CFP (e.g. environmental organisations and consumer groups).

Each Advisory Council shall consist of a general assembly and an executive committee, including, as appropriate, a secretariat and working groups to deal with issues of regional cooperation pursuant to Article 18, and shall adopt the measures necessary for its functioning.

Advisory Councils shall function and receive financing as provided for in Annex III.

The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 46, laying down detailed rules on the functioning of Advisory Councils.

PART XII

PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS

Article 46

Exercise of delegation

The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article.

The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 11(2), Article 15(2), (3), (6), (7) and Article 45(4) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from 29 December 2013. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the five-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.

The delegation of power referred to in Article 11(2), Article 15(2), (3), (6), (7) and Article 45(4) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.

As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council.

A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 11(2), Article 15(2), (3), (6), (7) and Article 45(4) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.

Article 47

Committee procedure

The Commission shall be assisted by a Committee for fisheries and aquaculture. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.

Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.

Where the committee delivers no opinion on a draft implementing act to be adopted pursuant to Article 23, the Commission shall not adopt the draft implementing act and the third subparagraph of Article 5(4) of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.

Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 8 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011, in conjunction with Article 5 thereof, shall apply.

PART XIII

FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 48

Repeals and amendments

Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 is repealed.

References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation.

Decision 2004/585/EC is repealed with effect from the entry into force of the rules adopted under Article 45(4) of this Regulation.

Article 5 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 ([^E0008]) shall be deleted.

Council Regulation (EC) No 639/2004 ([^E0009]) is repealed.

In Article 105 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, the following paragraph is inserted:

"3a. By way of derogation from paragraphs 2 and 3, no multiplying factor shall be applied to catches which are subject to an obligation to land in accordance with Article 15 of the Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council ([^E0010]), provided that the extent of overfishing relative to the permitted landings does not exceed 10 %.

Article 49

Review

The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the functioning of the CFP by 31 December 2022.

Article 50

Annual report

The Commission shall report annually to the European Parliament and to the Council on the progress on achieving maximum sustainable yield and on the situation of fish stocks, as early as possible following the adoption of the yearly Council Regulation fixing the fishing opportunities available in Union waters and, in certain non-Union waters, to Union vessels.

Article 51

Entry into force

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.

ANNEX I

ACCESS TO COASTAL WATERS WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 5(2)

1. Coastal waters of Ireland

(a) ACCESS FOR FRANCE

Geographical area	Species	Importance or particular characteristics
Irish coast (6 to 12 nautical miles)
1. Erris Head north-west Sybil Point west	Demersal	Unlimited
1. Erris Head north-west Sybil Point west	Nephrops	Unlimited
2. Mizen Head south Stags south	Demersal	Unlimited
2. Mizen Head south Stags south	Nephrops	Unlimited
2. Mizen Head south Stags south	Mackerel	Unlimited
3. Stags south Cork south	Demersal	Unlimited
3. Stags south Cork south	Nephrops	Unlimited
3. Stags south Cork south	Mackerel	Unlimited
3. Stags south Cork south	Herring	Unlimited
4. Cork south, Carnsore Point south	All species	Unlimited
5. Carnsore Point south, Haulbowline south-east	All species, except shellfish	Unlimited

(b) ACCESS FOR THE NETHERLANDS

Geographical area	Species	Importance or particular characteristics
Irish coast (6 to 12 miles)
1. Stags south Carnsore Point south	Herring	Unlimited
1. Stags south Carnsore Point south	Mackerel	Unlimited

(c) ACCESS FOR GERMANY

Geographical area	Species	Importance or particular characteristics
Irish coast (6 to 12 nautical miles)
1. Old Head of Kinsale south Carnsore Point south	Herring	Unlimited
2. Cork south Carnsore Point south	Mackerel	Unlimited

(d) ACCESS FOR BELGIUM

Geographical area	Species	Importance or particular characteristics
Irish coast (6 to 12 nautical miles)
1. Cork south Carnsore Point south	Demersal	Unlimited
2. Wicklow Head east Carlingford Lough south-east	Demersal	Unlimited

2. Coastal waters of Belgium

Geographical area	Member State	Species	Importance or particular characteristics
3 to 12 nautical miles	Netherlands	All species	Unlimited
	France	Herring	Unlimited

3. Coastal waters of Denmark

Geographical area	Member State	Species	Importance or particular characteristics
North Sea coast (Danish/German frontier to Hanstholm) (6 to 12 nautical miles)
North Sea coast (Danish/German frontier to Hanstholm) (6 to 12 nautical miles)
Danish/German frontier to Blåvands Huk	Germany	Flatfish	Unlimited
Danish/German frontier to Blåvands Huk	Germany	Shrimps and prawns	Unlimited
Danish/German frontier to Blåvands Huk	Netherlands	Flatfish	Unlimited
Danish/German frontier to Blåvands Huk	Netherlands	Roundfish	Unlimited
Blåvands Huk to Bovbjerg	Belgium	Cod	Unlimited only from 1 June to 31 July
Blåvands Huk to Bovbjerg	Belgium	Haddock	Unlimited only from 1 June to 31 July
Blåvands Huk to Bovbjerg	Germany	Flatfish	Unlimited
Blåvands Huk to Bovbjerg	Netherlands	Plaice	Unlimited
Blåvands Huk to Bovbjerg	Netherlands	Sole	Unlimited
Thyborøn to Hanstholm	Belgium	Whiting	Unlimited only from 1 June to 31 July
Thyborøn to Hanstholm	Belgium	Plaice	Unlimited only from 1 June to 31 July
	Germany	Flatfish	Unlimited
	Germany	Sprat	Unlimited
	Germany	Cod	Unlimited
	Germany	Saithe	Unlimited
	Germany	Haddock	Unlimited
	Germany	Mackerel	Unlimited
	Germany	Herring	Unlimited
	Germany	Whiting	Unlimited
	Netherlands	Cod	Unlimited
	Netherlands	Plaice	Unlimited
	Netherlands	Sole	Unlimited
Skagerrak (Hanstholm to Skagen) (4 to 12 nautical miles)	Belgium	Plaice	Unlimited only from 1 June to 31 July
Skagerrak (Hanstholm to Skagen) (4 to 12 nautical miles)	Germany	Flatfish	Unlimited
Skagerrak (Hanstholm to Skagen) (4 to 12 nautical miles)	Germany	Sprat	Unlimited
Skagerrak (Hanstholm to Skagen) (4 to 12 nautical miles)	Germany	Cod	Unlimited
Skagerrak (Hanstholm to Skagen) (4 to 12 nautical miles)	Germany	Saithe	Unlimited
Skagerrak (Hanstholm to Skagen) (4 to 12 nautical miles)	Germany	Haddock	Unlimited
Skagerrak (Hanstholm to Skagen) (4 to 12 nautical miles)	Germany	Mackerel	Unlimited
Skagerrak (Hanstholm to Skagen) (4 to 12 nautical miles)	Germany	Herring	Unlimited
Skagerrak (Hanstholm to Skagen) (4 to 12 nautical miles)	Germany	Whiting	Unlimited
Skagerrak (Hanstholm to Skagen) (4 to 12 nautical miles)	Netherlands	Cod	Unlimited
Skagerrak (Hanstholm to Skagen) (4 to 12 nautical miles)	Netherlands	Plaice	Unlimited
Skagerrak (Hanstholm to Skagen) (4 to 12 nautical miles)	Netherlands	Sole	Unlimited
Kattegat (3 to 12 miles)	Germany	Cod	Unlimited
Kattegat (3 to 12 miles)	Germany	Flatfish	Unlimited
Kattegat (3 to 12 miles)	Germany	Nephrops	Unlimited
Kattegat (3 to 12 miles)	Germany	Herring	Unlimited
North of Zeeland to the parallel of the latitude passing through Forsnæs lighthouse	Germany	Sprat	Unlimited
Baltic Sea (including Belts, Sound, Bornholm) (3 to 12 nautical miles)	Germany	Flatfish	Unlimited
Baltic Sea (including Belts, Sound, Bornholm) (3 to 12 nautical miles)	Germany	Cod	Unlimited
Baltic Sea (including Belts, Sound, Bornholm) (3 to 12 nautical miles)	Germany	Herring	Unlimited
Baltic Sea (including Belts, Sound, Bornholm) (3 to 12 nautical miles)	Germany	Sprat	Unlimited
Baltic Sea (including Belts, Sound, Bornholm) (3 to 12 nautical miles)	Germany	Eel	Unlimited
Baltic Sea (including Belts, Sound, Bornholm) (3 to 12 nautical miles)	Germany	Salmon	Unlimited
Baltic Sea (including Belts, Sound, Bornholm) (3 to 12 nautical miles)	Germany	Whiting	Unlimited
Baltic Sea (including Belts, Sound, Bornholm) (3 to 12 nautical miles)	Germany	Mackerel	Unlimited
Skagerrak (4 to 12 miles)	Sweden	All species	Unlimited
Kattegat (3 to 12 miles) [^E0011]	Sweden	All species	Unlimited
Baltic Sea (3 to 12 miles)	Sweden	All species	Unlimited

Measured from the coastline.

4. Coastal waters of Germany

Geographical area	Member State	Species	Importance or particular characteristics
North Sea coast (3 to 12 nautical miles) all coasts	Denmark	Demersal	Unlimited
North Sea coast (3 to 12 nautical miles) all coasts	Denmark	Sprat	Unlimited
North Sea coast (3 to 12 nautical miles) all coasts	Denmark	Sandeel	Unlimited
North Sea coast (3 to 12 nautical miles) all coasts	Netherlands	Demersal	Unlimited
North Sea coast (3 to 12 nautical miles) all coasts	Netherlands	Shrimps and prawns	Unlimited
Danish/German frontier to the northern tip of Amrum at 54° 43′ N	Denmark	Shrimps and prawns	Unlimited
Baltic coast (3 to 12 miles)	Denmark	Cod	Unlimited
Baltic coast (3 to 12 miles)	Denmark	Plaice	Unlimited
Baltic coast (3 to 12 miles)	Denmark	Herring	Unlimited
Baltic coast (3 to 12 miles)	Denmark	Sprat	Unlimited
Baltic coast (3 to 12 miles)	Denmark	Eel	Unlimited
Baltic coast (3 to 12 miles)	Denmark	Whiting	Unlimited
Baltic coast (3 to 12 miles)	Denmark	Mackerel	Unlimited

5. Coastal waters of France and the overseas departments

Geographical area	Member State	Species	Importance or particular characteristics
North east Atlantic coast (6 to 12 nautical miles)
Belgian/French frontier to east of Departement Manche (Vire-Grandcamp les Bains estuary 49° 23′ 30″ N-1° 02′ WNNE)	Belgium	Demersal	Unlimited
Belgian/French frontier to east of Departement Manche (Vire-Grandcamp les Bains estuary 49° 23′ 30″ N-1° 02′ WNNE)	Belgium	Scallops	Unlimited
Belgian/French frontier to east of Departement Manche (Vire-Grandcamp les Bains estuary 49° 23′ 30″ N-1° 02′ WNNE)	Netherlands	All species	Unlimited
Dunkerque (2° 20′ E) to Cap d’Antifer (0° 10′ E)	Germany	Herring	Unlimited only from 1 October to 31 December
Atlantic coast (6 to 12 nautical miles)
Spanish/French frontier to 46° 08′ N	Spain	Anchovies	Directed fishing, unlimited only from 1 March to 30 June
Spanish/French frontier to 46° 08′ N	Spain	Anchovies	Fishing for live bait from 1 July to 31 October only
Spanish/French frontier to 46° 08′ N	Spain	Sardines	Unlimited only from 1 January to 28 February and from 1 July to 31 December
			In addition, activities relating to the abovementioned species must be pursued in accordance with, and within the limits of, the activities pursued during 1984
Mediterranean coast (6 to 12 nautical miles)
Spanish frontier Cap Leucate	Spain	All species	Unlimited

6. Coastal waters of Spain

Geographical area	Member State	Species	Importance or particular characteristics
Atlantic coast (6 to 12 nautical miles)
French/Spanish frontier to Cap Mayor lighthouse (3° 47′ W)	France	Pelagic	Unlimited in accordance with, and within the limits of, the activities pursued during 1984
Mediterranean coast (6 to 12 nautical miles)
French frontier/Cap Creus	France	All species	Unlimited

7. Coastal waters of Croatia ()

Geographical area	Member State	Species	Importance or particular characteristics
12 miles limited to the sea area under the sovereignty of Croatia situated to the north of the 45 degrees and 10 minutes parallel north latitude along the west Istrian coast, from the outer limit of the territorial sea of Croatia, where this parallel touches the land of the west Istrian coast (the cape Grgatov rt Funtana)	Slovenia	Demersal and small pelagic species including sardine and anchovy	100 tonnes for a maximum number of 25 fishing vessels which includes 5 fishing vessels equipped with trawl nets

The abovementioned regime shall apply from the full implementation of the arbitration award resulting from the Arbitration Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Slovenia and the Government of the Republic of Croatia, signed in Stockholm on 4 November 2009.

8. Coastal waters of the Netherlands

Geographical area	Member State	Species	Importance or particular characteristics
(3 to 12 nautical miles) whole coast	Belgium	All species	Unlimited
(3 to 12 nautical miles) whole coast	Denmark	Demersal	Unlimited
(3 to 12 nautical miles) whole coast	Denmark	Sprat	Unlimited
(3 to 12 nautical miles) whole coast	Denmark	Sandeel	Unlimited
(3 to 12 nautical miles) whole coast	Denmark	Horse-mackerel	Unlimited
(3 to 12 nautical miles) whole coast	Germany	Cod	Unlimited
(3 to 12 nautical miles) whole coast	Germany	Shrimps and prawns	Unlimited
(6 to 12 nautical miles) whole coast	France	All species	Unlimited

9. Coastal waters of Slovenia ()

Geographical area	Member State	Species	Importance or particular characteristics
12 miles limited to the sea area under the sovereignty of Slovenia situated to the north of the 45 degrees and 10 minutes parallel north latitude along the west Istrian coast, from the outer limit of the territorial sea of Croatia, where this parallel touches the land of the west Istrian coast (the cape Grgatov rt Funtana)	Croatia	Demersal and small pelagic species including sardine and anchovy	100 tonnes for a maximum number of 25 fishing vessels which includes 5 fishing vessels equipped with trawl nets

10. Coastal waters of Finland

Geographical area	Member State	Species	Importance or particular characteristics
Baltic Sea (4 to 12 miles) [^E0014]	Sweden	All species	Unlimited

3 to 12 miles around Bogskär Isles.

11. Coastal waters of Sweden

Geographical area	Member State	Species	Importance or particular characteristics
Skagerrak (4 to 12 nautical miles)	Denmark	All species	Unlimited
Kattegat (3 to 12 miles) [^E0015]	Denmark	All species	Unlimited
Baltic Sea (4 to 12 miles)	Denmark	All species	Unlimited
Baltic Sea (4 to 12 miles)	Finland	All species	Unlimited

Measured from the coastline.

12. Coastal waters of Greece

Geographical area	Member State	Species	Importance or particular characteristics
Ionian Sea 6 to 12 nautical miles in Greek territorial waters	Italy	Cephalopods Crustaceans Demersal Large pelagic species	A maximum number of 68 vessels
South-Southeast of the island of Crete (East of 26°00′00″ E) 6 to 12 nautical miles in Greek EEZ	Italy	Cephalopods Crustaceans Demersal Large pelagic species	A maximum number of 68 vessels
South-Southeast of the island of Koufonisi 6 to 12 nautical miles in Greek EEZ	Italy	Cephalopods Crustaceans Demersal Large pelagic species	A maximum number of 68 vessels
South-Southwest of the island of Kasos 6 to 12 nautical miles in Greek EEZ	Italy	Cephalopods Crustaceans Demersal Large pelagic species	A maximum number of 68 vessels
South-Southeast of the island of Karpathos 6 to 12 nautical miles in Greek EEZ	Italy	Cephalopods Crustaceans Demersal Large pelagic species	A maximum number of 68 vessels
South-Southwest (West of 27°59′02.00″ E) of the island of Rhodes 6 to 12 nautical miles in Greek EEZ.	Italy	Cephalopods Crustaceans Demersal Large pelagic species	A maximum number of 68 vessels

ANNEX II

FISHING CAPACITY CEILINGS

Capacity ceilings

Member State	GT	kW
Belgium	18 962	51 586
Bulgaria	7 250	62 708
Denmark	88 762	313 333
Germany	71 117	167 078
Estonia	21 677	52 566
Ireland	77 568	210 083
Greece	84 123	469 061
Spain (including outermost regions)	423 550	964 826
France (including outermost regions)	214 282	1 166 328
Croatia	53 452	426 064
Italy	173 506	1 070 028
Cyprus	11 021	47 803
Latvia	46 418	58 496
Lithuania	73 489	73 516
Malta	14 965	95 776
Netherlands	166 859	350 736
Poland	38 270	90 650
Portugal (including outermost regions)	114 549	386 539
Romania	1 908	6 356
Slovenia	675	8 867
Finland	18 066	181 717
Sweden	43 386	210 829
United Kingdom	231 106	909 141

Capacity ceilings

Outermost regions of the Union	GT	kW
Spain	Spain	Spain
Canary Islands: L [^E0016] < 12 m. Union waters	2 617	20 863
Canary Islands: L > 12 m. Union waters	3 059	10 364
Canary Islands: L > 12 m. International and third country waters	28 823	45 593
France	France	France
Reunion Island: Demersal and pelagic species. L < 12 m	1 050	19 320
Reunion Island: Pelagic species. L > 12 m	10 002	31 465
French Guyana: Demersal and pelagic species. Length < 12 m	903	11 644
French Guyana: Shrimp vessels	7 560	19 726
French Guyana: Pelagic species. Offshore vessels.	3 500	5 000
Martinique: Demersal and pelagic species. L < 12 m	5 409	142 116
Martinique: Pelagic species. L > 12 m	1 046	3 294
Guadeloupe: Demersal and pelagic species. L < 12 m	6 188	162 590
Guadeloupe: Pelagic species. L > 12 m	500	1 750

Mayotte. Seiners	13 916 [^E0017]	24 000 [^E0017]
Mayotte. Mechanical long-liners < 23 m	2 500 [^E0017]	8 500 [^E0017]
Mayotte. Demersal and pelagic species. Vessels < 10 m	p.m. [^E0018]	p.m. [^E0018]

Portugal	Portugal	Portugal
Madeira: Demersal species. L < 12 m	604	3 969
Madeira: Demersal and pelagic species. L > 12 m	4 114	12 734
Madeira: Pelagic species. Seine. L > 12 m	181	777
Azores: Demersal species. L < 12 m	2 617	29 870
Azores: Demersal and pelagic species. L > 12 m	12 979	25 721

"L" means overall length of a vessel.

According to the development plan presented to IOTC on 7 January 2011.

Ceilings shall be indicated in this table when ready and at the latest by 31 December 2025.

ANNEX III

ADVISORY COUNCILS

1. Name and area of competence of Advisory Councils

Name	Areas of competence
Baltic Sea	ICES zones IIIb, IIIc and IIId
Black Sea	GFCM geographical sub-area as defined in Resolution GFCM/33/2009/2
Mediterranean Sea	Maritime Waters of the Mediterranean of the East of line 5°36′ West
North Sea	ICES zones IV and IIIa
North Western waters	ICES zones V (excluding Va and only Union waters of Vb), VI and VII
South Western waters	ICES zones VIII, IX and X (waters around Azores), and CECAF zones 34.1.1, 34.1.2 and 34.2.0 (waters around Madeira and the Canary Islands)
Outermost regions	Union waters around the outermost regions as referred to in the first paragraph of Article 349 of the Treaty divided into three sea basins: West Atlantic, East Atlantic, Indian Ocean
Pelagic stocks (blue whiting, mackerel, horse mackerel, herring, boarfish)	All geographical areas excluding the Baltic Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
High seas/long distance fleet	All non Union-waters
Aquaculture	Aquaculture, as defined in Article 4
Markets	All market areas

2. Functioning and funding of Advisory Councils

(a)In the general assembly and executive committee, 60 % of the seats shall be allotted to representatives of fishermen and for the Aquaculture Advisory Council, aquaculture operators, and representatives of the processing and marketing sectors, and 40 % to representatives of the other interest groups affected by the Common Fisheries Policy, for example environmental organisations and consumer groups.

(b)Except for the Advisory Council for Aquaculture and for the Advisory Council for Markets, at least one representative of the catching subsector from each Member State concerned shall be member of the executive committee.

(c)The members of the executive committee shall, where possible, adopt recommendations by consensus. If no consensus can be reached, dissenting opinions expressed by members shall be recorded in the recommendations adopted by the majority of the members present and voting.

(d)Each Advisory Council shall designate a chairperson by consensus. The chairperson shall act impartially.

(e)Each Advisory Council shall adopt the measures necessary to ensure transparency and the respect of all opinions expressed.

(f)Recommendations adopted by the executive committee shall be made available immediately to the general assembly, the Commission, Member States concerned and, upon request, to any member of the public.

(g)The meetings of the general assembly shall be open to the public. The meetings of the executive committee shall be open to the public unless, in exceptional cases, decided otherwise by a majority of the executive committee.

(h)European and national organisations representing the fisheries sector and other interest groups may propose members to the Member States concerned. Those Member States shall agree on the members of the general assembly.

(i)Representatives of national and regional administrations that have fisheries interests in the area concerned and researchers from the Member States' scientific and fisheries research institutes and from the international scientific institutions that advise the Commission shall be allowed to participate in Advisory Council meetings as active observers. Any other qualified scientist may also be invited.

(j)Representatives of the European Parliament and of the Commission may take part as active observers in Advisory Council meetings.

(k)When issues that affect them are discussed, representatives of the fisheries sector and other interest groups from third countries, including representatives from RFMOs, that have a fishing interest in the area or fisheries covered by an Advisory Council, may be invited to participate as active observers.

(l)Advisory Councils may apply for Union financial assistance as bodies pursuing an aim of general European interest.

(m)The Commission shall sign a grant agreement with each Advisory Council to contribute to its operational costs, including translation and interpretation costs.

(n)The Commission may carry out all verifications it considers necessary to ensure compliance with the tasks assigned to the Advisory Councils.

(o)Each Advisory Council shall transmit annually its budget and a report of its activities to the Commission and to the Member States concerned.

(p)The Commission or the Court of Auditors may at any time arrange for an audit to be carried out either by an outside body of its choice or by the Commission or the Court of Auditors departments themselves.

(q)Each Advisory Council shall appoint a certified auditor for the period during which it benefits from Union funds.

[^E0001]: Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 of 21 December 2006 concerning management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea, amending Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1626/94 (OJ L 409, 30.12.2006, p. 11).

[^E0002]: Council Regulation (EEC) No 2930/86 of 22 September 1986 defining characteristics for fishing vessels (OJ L 274, 25.9.1986, p. 1).

[^E0003]: 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 (OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1).

[^E0004]: Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 of 29 September 2008 establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, amending Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1936/2001 and (EC) No 601/2004 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1093/94 and (EC) No 1447/1999 (OJ L 286, 29.10.2008, p. 1).

[^E0005]: ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) zones are as defined in Regulation (EC) No 218/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in the north-east Atlantic (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 70).

[^E0006]: CECAF (Eastern Central Atlantic or FAO major fishing zone 34) zones are as defined in Regulation (EC) No 216/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in certain areas other than those of the North Atlantic (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 1).

[^E0007]: Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1184/2006 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 (See page 1 of this Official Journal).

[^E0008]: Council Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 of 4 November 2003 on the management of the fishing effort relating to certain Community fishing areas and resources and modifying Regulation (EC) No 2847/93 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 685/95 and (EC) No 2027/95 (OJ L 289, 7.11.2003, p. 1).

[^E0009]: Council Regulation (EC) No 639/2004 of 30 March 2004 on the management of fishing fleets registered in the Community outermost regions (OJ L 102, 7.4.2004, p. 9).

[^E0010]: Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 23)".

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