Council of the European Union 16 January 2008, Council Regulation (EC) No 40/2008 of 16 January 2008 fixing for 2008 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. Prohibited species
Article 7. Special provisions on allocations
Article 8. Fishing effort limits and associated conditions for the management of stocks
Article 9. Conditions for landing catches and by-catches
Article 10. Unsorted landings in ICES zones IIIa, IV and VIId and EC waters of ICES zone IIa
Article 11. Access limits
Article 12. Determination of mesh size and twine thickness
Article 13. Transitional technical and control measures
CHAPTER III. CATCH LIMITS AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS FOR THIRD-COUNTRY FISHING VESSELS
Article 14. Authorisation
Article 15. Prohibited species
Article 16. Geographical restrictions
Article 17. Transit through Community waters
Article 18. Conditions for landing catches and by-catches
Article 19. Transitional technical and control measures
CHAPTER IV. LICENSING ARRANGEMENTS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS
Article 20. Licences and associated conditions
Article 21. Faroe Islands
CHAPTER V. LICENSING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THIRD-COUNTRY FISHING VESSELS
Article 22. Obligation to have a licence and a special fishing permit
Article 23. Application for a licence and special fishing permit
Article 24. Number of licences
Article 25. Cancellation and withdrawal
Article 26. Failure to comply with relevant rules
Article 27. Obligations of the licence holder
Article 28. Specific provisions concerning the Department of French Guyana
CHAPTER VI. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS FISHING IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA
Article 29. Establishment of a closed season for the dolphinfish fisheries using fish aggregating devices (FADs)
Article 30. Establishment of fisheries restrictive areas in order to protect the deep-sea sensitive habitats
Article 31. Minimum mesh size of trawl nets deployed in certain local and seasonal demersal trawl fisheries
CHAPTER VII. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS FISHING IN THE NAFO REGULATORY AREA
Article 32. Catch reporting
Article 33. Additional control measures
Article 34. Coral protection zone
CHAPTER VIII. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR THE LANDING OR TRANSHIPPING OF FROZEN FISH CAUGHT BY THIRD-COUNTRY FISHING VESSELS IN THE NEAFC CONVENTION AREA
Article 35. Port State control
Article 36. Designated ports
Article 37. Prior notice of entry into port
Article 38. Authorisation to land or tranship
Article 39. Inspections
Article 40. Inspection reports
CHAPTER IX. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS FISHING IN THE CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA
SECTION 1. Restrictions and vessel information requirements
Article 41. Prohibitions and catch limitations
SECTION 2. Exploratory fisheries
Article 42. Rules of conduct for exploratory fisheries
Article 43. Participation in exploratory fisheries
Article 44. Reporting systems
Article 45. Definition of hauls
Article 46. Research plans
Article 47. Data collection plans
Article 48. Tagging programme
Article 49. Scientific observers
Article 50. Notifications of intent to participate in a krill fishery
Article 51. Precautionary catch limitations on krill fishery for certain sub areas
Article 52. Data Reporting System for krill fisheries
Article 53. Certain limits on the exploratory fishery for Dissostichus spp.
Article 54. Interim prohibition of deep-sea gillnetting
Article 55. Minimisation of the incidental mortality of seabirds
Article 56. Closure of all fisheries
CHAPTER X. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS FISHING IN THE SEAFO AREA
SECTION 1. Authorisation of vessels
Article 57. Authorisation of vessels
Article 58. Obligations for authorised vessels
Article 59. Unauthorised vessels
SECTION 2. Transhipments
Article 60. Prohibition of transhipments at sea
Article 61. In-port Transhipments
SECTION 3. Conservation measures for the management of vulnerable deep-water habitats and ecosystems
Article 62. Closed areas
Article 63. Resumption of fishing in a closed area
SECTION 4. Measures on reducing incidental by-catch of seabirds
Article 64. Information on interactions with seabirds
Article 65. Mitigation measures
SECTION 5. Control
Article 66. Special Provisions for Patagonian Toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides)
Article 67. Special Provisions for Deep-sea Red Crab (Chaceon spp)
Article 68. Communication of vessel movements and catches
Article 69. Scientific observation and collection of information to support stock assessment
Article 70. Sightings of non-Contracting Party vessels
CHAPTER XI. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS FISHING IN THE IOTC AREA
Article 71. Reduction of sea-birds by-catch
Article 72. Limitation of fishing capacity of vessels fishing for tropical tunas
Article 73. Limitation of fishing capacity of vessels fishing for swordfish and albacore
CHAPTER XII. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS FISHING IN THE SPFO AREA
Article 74. Pelagic fisheries — Capacity limitation
Article 75. Bottom fisheries
Article 76. Data collection and sharing
CHAPTER XIII. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS FISHING IN THE WCPFC AREA
Article 77. Fishing effort limitations
Article 78. Management plans for the use of FADs
Article 79. Maximum number of vessels fishing for swordfish
CHAPTER XIV. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS FISHING IN THE ICCAT AREA
Article 80. Reduction of sea-birds by-catch
Article 81. Establishment of a closed area/season for the swordfish fisheries in Mediterranean Sea
Article 82. Sharks
CHAPTER XV. ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND UNREGULATED FISHERIES
Article 83. North Atlantic
CHAPTER XVI. FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 84. Data transmission
Article 85. Entry into force
ANNEX I. CATCH LIMITS APPLICABLE TO COMMUNITY VESSELS IN AREAS WHERE CATCH LIMITS EXIST AND FOR THIRD COUNTRIES' FISHING VESSELS IN EC WATERS, BY SPECIES AND BY AREA (IN TONNES LIVE WEIGHT, EXCEPT WHERE OTHERWISE SPECIFIED)

23.1.2008

Official Journal of the European Union

L 19/1

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 40/2008

of 16 January 2008

fixing for 2008 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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