Chapter III, Article 14 · Council Regulation (EU) 2025/2454

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Article 14Amendment of Regulation (EU) 2025/202#

Regulation (EU) 2025/202 is amended as follows:

(1)in Annex IA, Part B, Table 122 is replaced by the following:Table 122Species: | Norway pout and associated by-catches | Zone: | 3a; United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2aTrisopterus esmarkii | (NOP/2A3A4.)Year | 2025 | | 2026 | | Analytical TACArticle 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyDenmark | 299,722 | | 299,722 |Germany | 0,057 | | 0,057 |Netherlands | 0,221 | | 0,221 |Union | 300 | | 300 |United Kingdom | 100 | | 100 |TAC | 400 | | 400 |;

(2)in Annex ID, Table 9 is replaced by the following:‘Table 9In order to protect juvenile swordfish, a closure period shall also apply to longline vessels targeting Mediterranean albacore from 1 October to 30 November 2025. In addition, Mediterranean albacore, either as a targeted species or as by-catch, shall not be caught, retained on board, transhipped or landed during the following periods:

—Greece, Croatia, Italy and Cyprus: 1 October to 30 November 2025 and 1 to 31 March 2025;

—Spain, France and Malta: 1 January to 31 March 2025.

^note^note^noteSpecies:Mediterranean AlbacoreZone:Mediterranean SeaThunnus alalunga(ALB/MED)Greece385,31Analytical TACArticle 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applyArticle 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not applySpain99,47France14,45Croatia6,74Italy1128,26Cyprus416,07Malta39,68Union2089,98^noteTAC2500,00^note^note^note

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analytical assessment
means a quantitative evaluation of trends in a given stock, based on data about the stock’s biology and exploitation, including based on proxies, which scientific review has indicated to be of sufficient quality to provide scientific advice;
analytical TAC
means a TAC for which an analytical assessment is available;
precautionary TAC
means a TAC for which an analytical assessment is not available and for which either an assessment based on the precautionary approach is available or no assessment is available.
quota
means a proportion of the TAC allocated to the Union, a Member State or a third country;
recreational fisheries
means non-commercial fishing activities exploiting marine biological resources for recreation, tourism or sport;
subdivision
means an International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) subdivision of the Baltic Sea as defined in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 218/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
total allowable catch (TAC)
means: