LegalizeCouncil Regulation (EU) 2019/440 of 29 November 2018 on the allocation of fishing opportunities under the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco and the Implementation Protocol thereto
Article 1
The fishing opportunities established pursuant to the Implementation Protocol to the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco (‘the Fisheries Agreement’) shall be allocated among the Member States as follows:
| Fishing category | Type of vessel | Member State | Licences or quota |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Small-scale fishing in the north, pelagic species | Seiners < 150 gross tonnage (GT) | Spain | 22 |
| 2. Small-scale fishing in the north | Bottom longliners < 40 GT | Spain | 25 |
| Portugal | 7 | ||
| Bottom longliners ≥ 40 GT < 150 GT | Portugal | 3 | |
| 3. Small-scale fishing in the south | Pole-lines < 150 GT per vessel Total ≤ 800 GT | Spain | 10 |
| 4. Demersal fishing | Bottom longliners ≤ 150 GT | Spain | 7 |
| Portugal | 4 | ||
| Trawlers ≤ 750 GT Total ≤ 3 000 GT | Spain | 5 | |
| Italy | 0 | ||
| 5. Tuna fishing | Pole-and-line vessels | Spain | 23 |
| France | 4 | ||
| 6. Industrial fishing for pelagic species | 85 000 tonnes (t) in 2019 90 000 t in 2020 100 000 t each year in 2021 and 2022 Distribution of vessels authorised to fish: 10 vessels ≥ 3 000 GT and < 7 765 GT 4 vessels ≥ 150 GT and < 3 000 GT 4 vessels < 150 GT | 2019: 85 000 t | |
| Germany | 6 871,2 t | ||
| Lithuania | 21 986,3 t | ||
| Latvia | 12 367,5 t | ||
| Netherlands | 26 102,4 t | ||
| Ireland | 3 099,3 t | ||
| Poland | 4 807,8 t | ||
| United Kingdom | 4 807,8 t | ||
| Spain | 496,2 t | ||
| Portugal | 1 652,2 t | ||
| France | 2 809,3 t | ||
| 2020: 90 000 t | |||
| Germany | 7 275,4 t | ||
| Lithuania | 23 279,6 t | ||
| Latvia | 13 095,0 t | ||
| Netherlands | 27 637,9 t | ||
| Ireland | 3 281,6 t | ||
| Poland | 5 090,6 t | ||
| United Kingdom | 5 090,6 t | ||
| Spain | 525,4 t | ||
| Portugal | 1 749,4 t | ||
| France | 2 974,5 t | ||
| 2021 and 2022: 100 000 t each year | |||
| Germany | 8 568,4 t | ||
| Lithuania | 27 417,0 t | ||
| Latvia | 15 422,3 t | ||
| Netherlands | 32 549,8 t | ||
| Ireland | 3 864,9 t | ||
| Poland | 5 995,4 t | ||
| Spain | 618,8 t | ||
| Portugal | 2 060,3 t | ||
| France | 3 503,1 t |
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 the date of application of the Implementation Protocol to the Fisheries Agreement.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
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