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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 of 6 May 1996 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and quotasnote, and in particular Article 4(2) thereof,Whereas:
(1)According to Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96, for certain stocks subject to an analytical TAC, a Member State to which a relevant quota has been allocated may ask the Commission, before 31 October of the year of application of the quota, to withhold a maximum of 10 % of its quota to be transferred to the following year.
(2)Council Regulations (EU) 2024/2903note, (EU) 2025/202note and (EU) 2025/219note fix fishing quotas for certain fish stocks for 2025 and specify which fish stocks may be subject to the measures provided for in Regulation (EC) No 847/96.
(3)Council Regulations (EU) 2025/2454note, (EU) 2026/249note and (EU) 2026/266note fix fishing quotas for certain fish stocks for 2026.
(4)Certain Member States requested, before 31 October 2025, that part of their quotas for 2025 for certain fish stocks be withheld and transferred to 2026. The fish stocks whose transfer is requested and their state of exploitation fulfil the conditions for such transfer laid down in Regulation (EC) No 847/96. Subject to the limits provided for in that Regulation, the quantities withheld should be added to the quotas for 2026.
(5)In order to avoid excessive flexibility that would undermine the principle of rational and responsible exploitation of living marine biological resources, hinder the achievement of the objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy and deteriorate the biological status of the stocks, where a Member State has already used the year-to-year flexibility provided for under Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Councilnote in respect of a particular stock, no carry-over of unused fishing quotas should apply under Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 and vice-versa.
(6)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1#
The fishing quotas fixed for 2026 in Regulations (EU) 2025/2454, (EU) 2026/249 and (EU) 2026/266 are increased as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2#
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Fish stocks for which the quotas have been fixed by Regulation (EU) 2024/2903
| Country ID | Stock Id | Species | Zone name | Final Quota 2025note (in tonnes) | Catches 2025 (in tonnes) | Special conditionnote catches 2025 (in tonnes) | Total catches 2025 (in tonnes) | % final quota uptake | Transferred quantity (in tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL | PLE/3BCD-C | Plaice | Union waters of subdivisions 22-32 | 1885,134 | 57,907 | 0,000 | 57,907 | 3,07 | 188,513 |
| PL | SPR/3BCD-C | Sprat | Union waters of subdivisions 22-32 | 43179,056 | 41038,959 | 0,000 | 41038,959 | 95,04 | 2140,097 |
Fish stocks for which the quotas have been fixed by Regulation (EU) 2025/202
| Country ID | Stock Id | Species | Zone name | Final Quota 2025note (in tonnes) | Catches 2025 (in tonnes) | Special conditionnote catches 2025 (in tonnes) | Total catches 2025 (in tonnes) | % final quota uptake | Transferred quantity (in tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BE | RJU/7DE. | Undulate ray | 7d and 7e | 328,970 | 37,572 | 0,000 | 37,572 | 11,42 | 32,897 |
| DE | RJU/7DE. | Undulate ray | 7d and 7e | 4,430 | 0,000 | 0,000 | 0,000 | 0,00 | 0,443 |
| ES | RJE/7FG. | Small-eyed ray | 7f and 7g | 7,000 | 0,000 | 0,000 | 0,000 | 0,00 | 0,700 |
| ES | RJU/7DE. | Undulate ray | 7d and 7e | 355,670 | 0,000 | 0,000 | 0,000 | 0,00 | 35,567 |
| FR | RJU/7DE. | Undulate ray | 7d and 7e | 1853,500 | 673,272 | 0,000 | 673,272 | 36,32 | 185,350 |
| IE | RJE/7FG. | Small-eyed ray | 7f and 7g | 8,000 | 0,000 | 0,000 | 0,000 | 0,00 | 0,800 |
| IE | RJU/7DE. | Undulate ray | 7d and 7e | 168,820 | 0,000 | 0,000 | 0,000 | 0,00 | 16,882 |
| LT | RJU/7DE. | Undulate ray | 7d and 7e | 6,000 | 0,000 | 0,000 | 0,000 | 0,00 | 0,600 |
| NL | RJU/7DE. | Undulate ray | 7d and 7e | 4,070 | 0,385 | 0,000 | 0,385 | 9,46 | 0,407 |
| PL | HER/1/2- | Herring | United Kingdom, Faroese, Norwegian and international waters of 1 and 2 | 51,106 | 0,000 | 0,000 | 0,000 | 0,00 | 5,111 |
| PL | MAC/*4A-UK | Mackerel | United Kingdom waters of 4a (special condition to MAC/2CX14-) | 862,601 | 709,235 | 0,000 | 709,235 | 82,22 | 86,260 |
| PL | MAC/*8ABD. | Mackerel | 8a, 8b and 8d (special condition to MAC/8C3411) | 682,265 | 614,039 | 0,000 | 614,039 | 90,00 | 68,226 |
| PL | MAC/2CX14- | Mackerel | 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b; international waters of 2a, 12 and 14 | 890,075 | 91,980 | 709,235 | 801,215 | 90,02 | 88,860 |
| PL | MAC/8C3411 | Mackerel | 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 | 682,265 | 0,000 | 614,039 | 614,039 | 90,00 | 68,226 |
| PL | WHB/1X14 | Blue whiting | United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d, 8e, 12 and 14 | 60573,504 | 56870,608 | 0,000 | 56870,608 | 93,89 | 3702,896 |
| PT | RJU/7DE. | Undulate ray | 7d and 7e | 6,700 | 0,000 | 0,000 | 0,000 | 0,00 | 0,670 |
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