Council of the European Union 21 December 2006, Council Regulation (EC) No 41/2006 of 21 December 2006 fixing for 2007 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required

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CHAPTER I. SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS
Article 1. Subject matter
Article 2. Scope
Article 3. Definitions
Article 4. Fishing zones
CHAPTER II. FISHING OPPORTUNITIES AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS
Article 5. Catch limits and allocations
Article 6. Special provisions on allocations
Article 7. Fishing effort limits and associated conditions for the management of stocks
Article 8. Conditions for landing catches and by-catches
Article 9. Unsorted landings in ICES zones IIIa, IV and VIId and EC waters of ICES zone IIa
Article 10. Access limits
Article 11. Transitional technical and control measures
CHAPTER III. CATCH LIMITS AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS FOR THIRD-COUNTRY FISHING VESSELS
Article 12. Transitional technical and control measures
Article 13. Authorisation
Article 14. Geographical restrictions
Article 15. Transit through Community waters
Article 16. Conditions for landing catches and by-catches
CHAPTER IV. LICENSING ARRANGEMENTS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS
Article 17. Licences and associated conditions
Article 18. Faroe Islands
CHAPTER V. LICENSING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THIRD-COUNTRY FISHING VESSELS
Article 19. Obligation to have a licence and a special fishing permit
Article 20. Application for a licence and special fishing permit
Article 21. Number of licences
Article 22. Cancellation and withdrawal
Article 23. Failure to comply with relevant rules
Article 24. Obligations of the licence holder
Article 25. Specific provisions concerning the Department of French Guyana
CHAPTER VI. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS FISHING IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA
Article 26. Establishment of a closed season for the dolphinfish fisheries using fish aggregating devices
Article 27. Establishment of fisheries restrictive areas in order to protect deep sea sensitive habitats.
CHAPTER VII. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS FISHING IN THE NAFO REGULATORY AREA
SECTION 1. Community participation
Article 28. List of vessels
SECTION 2. Technical measures
Article 29. Mesh sizes
Article 30. Attachments to nets
Article 31. By-catch retained on board
Article 32. By-catch in any one haul
Article 33. Directed fishery and by-catch
Article 34. Minimum size of fish
SECTION 3. Establishment of fisheries restrictive areas in order to protect deep sea sensitive habitats (seamounts)
Article 35. Demersal fishing gears
SECTION 4. Control measures
Article 36. Product labelling and separate stowage
Article 37. Fishing and production logbooks and stowage plan
Article 38. Carrying of nets
Article 39. Trans-shipment
Article 40. Chartering of Community vessels
Article 41. Monitoring of fishing effort
SECTION 5. Special provisions for northern prawns
Article 42. Northern prawn fisheries
SECTION 6. Special provisions for redfish
Article 43. Redfish fishery
SECTION 7. Enforcement measures
Article 44. Follow-up to infringements
Article 45. Treatment of infringement reports from inspectors
Article 46. Enhanced follow-up with regard to certain serious infringements
Article 47. Enforcement measures
Article 48. Report on infringements
CHAPTER VIII. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LANDING OR TRANSHIPPING OF FROZEN FISH CAUGHT BY THIRD-COUNTRY FISHING VESSELS IN THE NEAFC REGULATORY AREA
Article 49. Port State control
Article 50. Designated ports
Article 51. Prior notice of entry into port
Article 52. Authorisation to land or tranship
Article 53. Inspections
Article 54. Inspection reports
CHAPTER IX. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS FISHING IN THE AREA OF CCAMLR
SECTION 1. Restrictions and vessel information requirements
Article 55. Prohibitions and catch limitations
Article 56. Information requirements relating to vessels authorised to fish in the Area of CCAMLR
Article 57. Report of vessel sightings
SECTION 2. Exploratory fisheries
Article 58. Participation in exploratory fisheries
Article 59. Reporting systems
Article 60. Special requirements
Article 61. Definition of hauls
Article 62. Research plans
Article 63. Data collection plans
Article 64. Tagging programme
Article 65. Scientific observers and inspectors
Article 66. Notifications of intent to participate in a krill fishery
Article 67. Interim prohibition of deep-sea gillnetting
Article 68. Interim restrictions on the use of bottom trawling gear in the high-seas of the Area of CCAMLR for the fishing seasons 2006/07 and 2007/08
CHAPTER X. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS FISHING IN THE SEAFO CONVENTION AREA
SECTION 1. Authorisation of vessels
Article 69. Authorisation of vessels
Article 70. Obligations for authorised vessels
Article 71. Unauthorised vessels
SECTION 2. Transhipments
Article 72. Prohibition of transhipments at sea
Article 73. In-port Transhipments
SECTION 3. Conservation measures for the management of vulnerable deep-water habitats and ecosystems
Article 74. Closed areas
Article 75. Past fishing activities
SECTION 4. Measures on reducing incidental by-catch of seabirds
Article 76. Information on interactions with seabirds
Article 77. Mitigation measures
SECTION 5. Control
Article 78. Communication of vessel movements and catches
Article 79. Scientific observation and collection of information to support stock assessment
Article 80. Sightings of non-Contracting Party vessels
CHAPTER XI. ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND UNREGULATED FISHERIES
Article 81. North Atlantic
CHAPTER XII. FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 82. Data transmission
Article 83. Repeal
Article 84. Entry into force
ANNEX I. CATCH LIMITS APPLICABLE TO COMMUNITY VESSELS IN AREAS WHERE CATCH LIMITS EXIST AND FOR THIRD COUNTRY FISHING VESSELS IN EC WATERS, BY SPECIES AND BY AREA (IN TONNES LIVE WEIGHT, EXCEPT WHERE OTHERWISE SPECIFIED)

20.1.2007

Official Journal of the European Union

L 15/1

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 41/2006

of 21 December 2006

fixing for 2007 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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