Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1919

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Article 1Fishing opportunities#

1.The fishing opportunities established under the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania for the period of application of the extension of the Protocol shall be allocated among the Member States as follows:

(a)category 1 – Vessels fishing for crustaceans other than spiny lobster and crab:Spain | 4150 tonnesItaly | 600 tonnesPortugal | 250 tonnesWithin this category, a maximum of 25 vessels may be deployed in Mauritanian waters at any one time;

(b)category 2 – Black hake (non-freezer) trawlers and bottom longliners:Spain | 6000 tonnesWithin this category, a maximum of six vessels may be deployed in Mauritanian waters at any one time;

(c)category 3 – Vessels fishing for demersal species other than black hake with gear other than trawls:Spain | 3000 tonnesWithin this category, a maximum of six vessels may be deployed in Mauritanian waters at any one time;

(d)category 4 – Tuna seiners (12500 tonnes – reference tonnage):Spain | 17 annual licencesFrance | 8 annual licences

(e)category 5 – Pole-and-line tuna vessels and surface longliners (7500 tonnes – reference tonnage):Spain | 14 annual licencesFrance | 1 annual licence

(g)category 7 – Non-freezer pelagic vessels:Ireland | 15000 tonnesIf not used, these fishing opportunities shall be transferred to category 6 according to the method of allocation of that category;

(h)category 2a – Black hake (freezer) trawlers:Spain:Black hake | 3500 tonnesSquid | 1450 tonnesCuttlefish | 600 tonnesWithin this category, a maximum of six vessels may be deployed in Mauritanian waters at any one time.

2.The time limit referred tp in Article 47(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 within which the Member States must confirm that they are not fully using the fishing opportunities granted to them under the Protocol, shall be set at ten working days as from the date on which the Commission informs them that the fishing opportunities are not being fully used.

Article 2Entry into force and application#

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 as from the date of provisional application of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters.