Council of the European Union 16 January 2009, Council Regulation (EC) No 43/2009 of 16 January 2009 fixing for 2009 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
Artclie 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. FISHING AUTHORISATIONS OF COMMUNITY VESSELS
Article 20. Fishing authorisations and associated conditions
Article 21. Faroe Islands
CHAPTER V. FISHING AUTHORISATIONS OF THIRD-COUNTRY FISHING VESSELS
Article 22. Obligation to have a fishing authorisation
Article 23. Application for a fishing authorisation
Article 24. Number of fishing authorisations
Article 25. Cancellation
Article 26. Obligations of the holder of the fishing authorisation
Article 27. Specific provisions concerning the Department of French Guyana
CHAPTER VI. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR FISHING IN THE GFCM AREA
SECTION 1. Conservation measures
Article 28. Establishment of a closed season for the dolphinfish fisheries using fish aggregating devices (FADs)
Article 29. Establishment of fisheries restrictive areas in order to protect the deep-sea sensitive habitats
Article 30. Minimum mesh size of trawl nets deployed in certain local and seasonal demersal trawl fisheries in the Mediterranean Sea
SECTION 2. Reporting of statistical matrixes
Article 31. Transmission of data
CHAPTER VII. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS FISHING IN THE NAFO REGULATORY AREA
Article 32. Catch reporting
Article 33. Additional control measures
CHAPTER VIII. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR THE LANDING OR TRANSHIPPING OF FISH FROZEN AFTER BEING CAUGHT BY THIRD-COUNTRY FISHING VESSELS IN THE NEAFC CONVENTION AREA
Article 34. Port State control
Article 35. Designated ports
Article 36. Prior notice of entry into port
Article 37. Authorisation to land or tranship
Article 38. Inspections
Article 39. Inspection reports
CHAPTER IX. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS FISHING IN THE CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA
SECTION 1. Restrictions and vessel information requirements
Article 40. Prohibitions and catch limitations
SECTION 2. Exploratory fisheries
Article 41. Rules of conduct for exploratory fisheries
Article 42. Participation in exploratory fisheries
Article 43. Reporting systems
Article 44. Definition of hauls
Article 45. Research plans
Article 46. Data collection plans
Article 47. Tagging programme
Article 48. Scientific observers
Article 49. Notifications of intent to participate in a krill fishery during the 2009/2010 fishing season
Article 50. Precautionary catch limitations on krill fishery for certain sub areas
Article 51. Data Reporting System for krill fisheries
Article 52. Interim prohibition of deep-sea gillnetting
Article 53. Minimisation of the incidental mortality of seabirds
Article 54. Closure of all fisheries
CHAPTER X. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS FISHING IN THE SEAFO AREA
SECTION 1. Authorisation of vessels
Article 55. Authorisation of vessels
Article 56. Obligations for authorised vessels
Article 57. Unauthorised vessels
SECTION 2. Transhipments
Article 58. Prohibition of transhipments at sea
Article 59. In-port Transhipments
SECTION 3. Conservation measures for the management of vulnerable deep-water habitats and ecosystems
Article 60. Closed areas
Article 61. Resumption of fishing in a closed area
SECTION 4. Measures on reducing incidental by-catch of seabirds
Article 62. Information on interactions with seabirds
Article 63. Mitigation measures
SECTION 5. Technical measures
Article 64. Measures for the protection of deep water sharks
SECTION 6. Control
Article 65. Special Provisions for Patagonian Toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides)
Article 66. Special Provisions for Deep-sea Red Crab (Chaceon spp.)
Article 67. Special Provisions for Alfonsino (Beryx spp.)
Article 68. Special Provisions for Orange Roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus)
Article 69. Communication of vessel movements and catches
Article 70. Scientific observation and collection of information to support stock assessment
Article 71. Sightings of non-Contracting Party vessels
SECTION 7. Protection of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems
Article 72. Use of terms
Article 73. Identification of existing bottom fishing areas
Article 74. Bottom fishing activities in new bottom fishing areas
Article 75. Assessment of bottom fishing activities in new and existing areas
Article 76. Scientific Observers
Article 77. VME encounters
CHAPTER XI. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS FISHING IN THE IOTC AREA
Article 78. Reduction of sea-birds by-catch
Article 79. Limitation of fishing capacity of vessels fishing for tropical tunas
Article 80. Limitation of fishing capacity of vessels fishing for swordfish and albacore
CHAPTER XII. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS FISHING IN THE SPFO AREA
Article 81. Pelagic fisheries — Capacity limitation
Article 82. Bottom fisheries
Article 83. Data collection and sharing
CHAPTER XIII. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS FISHING IN THE WCPFC AREA
Article 84. Fishing effort limitations
Article 85. Closed area for FAD fishing
Article 86. Management plans for the use of FADs
Article 87. Maximum number of vessels fishing for swordfish
CHAPTER XIV. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS FISHING IN THE ICCAT AREA
Article 88. Reduction of sea-birds by-catch
Article 89. Establishment of a closed area/fishing season of the swordfish fisheries in Mediterranean Sea
Article 90. Minimum size for Atlantic swordfish
Article 91. Sharks
Article 92. Closed fishing season for bluefin tuna
Article 93. Recreational and sport fisheries for bluefin tuna
CHAPTER XV. ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND UNREGULATED FISHERIES
Article 94. North Atlantic
CHAPTER XVI. SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS IN THE HIGH SEAS OF THE BERING SEA
Article 95. Prohibition to fish in the High Seas of the Bering Sea
CHAPTER XVII. FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 96. Data transmission
Article 97. 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)

26.1.2009

Official Journal of the European Union

L 22/1

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 43/2009

of 16 January 2009

fixing for 2009 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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