title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1189 of 8 July 2019 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing te Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds

text:
                  12.7.2019

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 187/14

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/1189
         of 8 July 2019
         amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 implementing te Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 of 20 December 2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for international trade in rough diamonds (1), and in particular Article 19(6) and Article 20 thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     Following a provisional acceptance at the Brisbane Plenary meeting in December 2017, Kimberley Process Participants approved the addition of the Republic of Gabon to the list of participants in that process at the Brussels Plenary meeting in November 2018.

                     (2)

                     The addresses of the competent authorities of several Participants in the Kimberley Process in Annex II and the addresses of Member States' competent authorities in Annex III require an update.

                     (3)

                     Following the request for designation of an EU authority pursuant to Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 by Ireland, the Commission visited the EU authority designated by Ireland to verify its preparedness to assume the duties referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002. The preparations undertaken and the procedures envisaged by the EU authority designated by Ireland suggest that it will be able to reliably, timely, effectively and adequately fulfil the tasks required by Chapters II, III and V of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002. It is necessary to provide a realistic timeframe for Ireland to implement the necessary changes.

                     (4)

                     By virtue of the adoption of the Administrative Decision ‘Compilation of Modifications to Technical definitions’ by Kimberley Process Participants at the Brussels Plenary in November 2018, the term ‘country of origin’ should be replaced by the term ‘country of mining origin’ in Kimberley Process Certificates.

                     (5)

                     In order to reflect the replacement of the term ‘country of origin’ by the term ‘country of mining origin’, in the European Union certificate as defined in Article 2(g) of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002, Annex IV to that Regulation should be amended accordingly. It is necessary to provide a realistic timeframe for the competent authorities of the Union to adapt to this change taking into account the time needed to ensure the availability of the new certificates.

                     (6)

                     Annexes II, III, and IV to Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 should therefore be amended accordingly.

                     (7)

                     The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the committee referred to in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1
            Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 is amended as follows:

                        (1)

                        Annex II is replaced by the text set out in Annex I to this Regulation.

                        (2)

                        Annex III is replaced by the text set out in Annex II to this Regulation.

                        (3)

                        Annex IV is replaced by the text set out in Annex III to this Regulation.

            Article 2
            This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
            However, point 3 of Article 1 shall apply from 1 January 2020.
            As far as Ireland is concerned, Annex III shall apply from 1 September 2019.

            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
            Done at Brussels, 8 July 2019.

                  For the Commission

               Federica MOGHERINI

                  Vice-President

            (1)  OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 28.

            ANNEX I

                     ‘ANNEX II

                        List of participants in the Kimberley Process certification scheme and their duly appointed competent authorities as referred to in Articles 2, 3, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19 and 20

                     ANGOLA

                                 Ministry of Mineral Resources and Petroleum

                                 Rua Engenheiro Armindo de Andrade, No 103

                                 Miramar Bairro Sambizanga

                                 1072 Luanda

                                 Angola

                           ARMENIA

                                 Department of Gemstones and Jewellery

                                 Ministry of Trade and Economic Development

                                 M. Mkrtchyan 5

                                 Yerevan

                                 Armenia

                           AUSTRALIA

                                 Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

                                 Trade Development Division

                                 R.G. Casey Building

                                 John McEwen Crescent

                                 Barton ACT 0221

                                 Australia

                           BANGLADESH

                                 Export Promotion Bureau

                                 TCB Bhaban

                                 1, Karwan Bazaar

                                 Dhaka

                                 Bangladesh

                           BELARUS

                                 Ministry of Finance

                                 Department for Precious Metals and Precious Stones

                                 Sovetskaja Str, 7

                                 220010 Minsk

                                 Republic of Belarus

                           BOTSWANA

                                 Ministry of Minerals, Green Technology and Energy Security (MMGE)

                                 Fairgrounds Office Park, Plot No 50676 Block C

                                 P/Bag 0018

                                 Gaborone

                                 Botswana

                           BRAZIL

                                 Ministry of Mines and Energy

                                 Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco ‘U’, 4o andar

                                 70065, 900 Brasilia, DF

                                 Brazil

                           CAMBODIA

                                 Ministry of Commerce

                                 Lot 19-61, MOC Road (113 Road), Phum Teuk Thla, Sangkat Teuk Thla

                                 Khan Sen Sok, Phnom Penh

                                 Cambodia

                           CAMEROON

                                 National Permanent Secretariat for the Kimberley Process

                                 Ministry of Mines, Industry and Technological Development

                                 Intek Building, 6th floor,

                                 Navik Street

                                 BP 35601 Yaounde

                                 Cameroon

                           CANADA
                     International:

                                 Global Affairs Canada Natural Resources and Governance Division (MES) 125 Sussex Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2

                                 Canada

                           For General Enquiries at Natural Resources Canada:

                                 Kimberley Process Office

                                 Lands and Minerals Sector Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

                                 580 Booth Street, 10th floor

                                 Ottawa, Ontario

                                 Canada K1A 0E4

                           CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

                                 Secrétariat permanent du processus de Kimberley

                                 BP: 26 Bangui

                                 Central African Republic

                           CHINA, People's Republic of

                                 Department of Inspection and Quarantine Clearance

                                 General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ)

                                 9 Madian East Road

                                 Haidian District, Beijing 100088

                                 People's Republic of China

                           HONG KONG, Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China

                                 Department of Trade and Industry

                                 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

                                 Peoples Republic of China

                                 Room 703, Trade and Industry Tower

                                 700 Nathan Road

                                 Kowloon

                                 Hong Kong

                                 China

                           CONGO, Democratic Republic of

                                 Centre d'Expertise, d'Evaluation et de Certification des Substances Minérales Précieuses et Semi-précieuses (CEEC)

                                 3989, av des cliniques

                                 Kinshasa/Gombe

                                 Democratic Republic of Congo

                           CONGO, Republic of

                                 Bureau d'Expertise, d'Evaluation et de Certification des Substances Minérales Précieuses (BEEC)

                                 BP 2787

                                 Brazzaville

                                 Republic of Congo

                           COTE D'IVOIRE

                                 Ministère de l'Industrie et des Mines

                                 Secrétariat Permanent de la Représentation en Côte d'Ivoire du Processus de Kimberley (SPRPK-CI)

                                 Abidjan-Plateau, Immeuble les Harmonies II

                                 Abidjan

                                 Côte d'Ivoire

                           ESWATINI

                                 Office for the Commissioner of Mines

                                 Minerals and Mines Departments, Third Floor Lilunga Building (West Wing),

                                 Somhlolo Road,

                                 Mbabane

                                 Eswatini

                           EUROPEAN UNION

                                 European Commission

                                 Service for Foreign Policy Instruments

                                 Office EEAS 03/330

                                 B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

                                 Belgium

                           GABON

                                 Centre Permanent du Processus de Kimberley (CPPK)

                                 Ministry of Equipment, Infrastructure, and Mines

                                 Immeuble de la Geologie, 261 rue Germain Mba

                                 B.P. 284/576

                                 Libreville

                                 Gabon

                           GHANA

                                 Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources

                                 Accra P.O. Box M 212

                                 Ghana

                           GUINEA

                                 Ministry of Mines and Geology

                                 Boulevard du Commerce – BP 295

                                 Quartier Almamya/Commune de Kaloum

                                 Conakry

                                 Guinea

                           GUYANA

                                 Geology and Mines Commission

                                 P O Box 1028

                                 Upper Brickdam

                                 Stabroek

                                 Georgetown

                                 Guyana

                           INDIA

                                 Government of India, Ministry of Commerce & Industry

                                 Udyog Bhawan

                                 New Delhi 110 011

                                 India

                           INDONESIA

                                 Directorate of Export and Import Facility, Ministry of Trade M. I. Ridwan Rais Road, No 5 Blok I Iantai 4

                                 Jakarta Pusat Kotak Pos. 10110

                                 Jakarta

                                 Indonesia

                           ISRAEL

                                 Ministry of Economy and Industry Office of the Diamond Controller

                                 3 Jabotinsky Road

                                 Ramat Gan 52520

                                 Israel

                           JAPAN

                                 Agency for Natural Resources and Energy

                                 Mineral and Natural Resources Division

                                 1, Chiyoda-ku

                                 Tokyo, Japan

                                 Japan

                           KAZAKHSTAN

                                 Ministry for Investments and Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan

                                 Committee for Technical Regulation and Metrology

                                 11, Mangilik el street

                                 Nur-Sultan

                                 Republic of Kazakhstan

                           KOREA, Republic of

                                 Ministry of Foreign Affairs

                                 United Nations Division 60 Sajik-ro 8-gil

                                 Jongno-gu

                                 Seoul 03172

                                 Korea

                           LAOS, People's Democratic Republic

                                 Department of Import and Export

                                 Ministry of Industry and Commerce

                                 Phonxay road, Saisettha District

                                 Vientiane, Lao PDR

                                 P.O Box: 4107

                                 Laos

                           LEBANON

                                 Ministry of Economy and Trade

                                 Lazariah Building

                                 Down Town

                                 Beirut

                                 Lebanon

                           LESOTHO

                                 Department of Mines

                                 Ministry of Mining

                                 Corner Constitution and Parliament Road

                                 P.O. Box 750

                                 Maseru 100

                                 Lesotho

                           LIBERIA

                                 Government Diamond Office

                                 Ministry of Mines and Energy

                                 Capitol Hill

                                 P.O. Box 10-9024

                                 1000 Monrovia 10

                                 Liberia

                           MALAYSIA

                                 Ministry of International Trade and Industry

                                 MITI Tower,

                                 No 7, Jalan Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah 50480 Kuala Lumpur

                                 Malaysia

                           MALI

                                 Ministère des Mines

                                 Bureau d'Expertise d'Evaluation et de Certification des Diamants Bruts

                                 Cité administrative, P.O. BOX: 1909

                                 Bamako

                                 République du Mali

                           MAURITIUS

                                 Import Division

                                 Ministry of Industry, Commerce & Consumer Protection 4th Floor, Anglo Mauritius Building

                                 Intendance Street

                                 Port Louis

                                 Mauritius

                           MEXICO

                                 Directorate-General for International Trade in Goods

                                 189 Pachuca Street, Condesa, 17th Floor

                                 Mexico City, 06140

                                 Mexico

                           NAMIBIA

                                 The Government of Republic of Namibia Ministry of Mines and Energy

                                 Directorate of Diamond Affairs Private Bag 13297

                                 1st Aviation Road (Eros Airport)

                                 Windhoek

                                 Namibia

                           NEW ZEALAND

                                 Middle East and Africa Division

                                 Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

                                 Private Bag 18 901

                                 Wellington

                                 New Zealand

                           NORWAY

                                 Ministry of Foreign Affairs

                                 Department for Regional Affairs

                                 Section for Southern and Central Africa

                                 Box 8114 Dep

                                 0032 Oslo, Norway

                           PANAMA

                                 National Customs Authority

                                 Panama City, Curundu, Dulcidio Gonzalez Avenue, building # 1009

                                 Republic of Panama

                           RUSSIAN FEDERATION
                     International:

                                 Ministry of Finance

                                 9, Ilyinka Street

                                 109097 Moscow

                                 Russian Federation

                           Import and Export Authority:

                                 Gokhran of Russia

                                 14, 1812 Goda St.

                                 121170 Moscow

                                 Russian Federation

                           SIERRA LEONE

                                 Ministry of Mines and Mineral Resources

                                 Youyi Building

                                 Brookfields

                                 Freetown

                                 Sierra Leone

                           SINGAPORE

                                 Ministry of Trade and Industry

                                 100 High Street

                                 #09-01, The Treasury

                                 Singapore 179434

                           SOUTH AFRICA

                                 South African Diamond and Precious Metals Regulator

                                 251 Fox Street

                                 Doornfontein 2028

                                 Johannesburg

                                 South Africa

                           SRI LANKA

                                 National Gem and Jewellery Authority

                                 25, Galle Face Terrace

                                 Post Code 00300

                                 Colombo 03

                                 Sri Lanka

                           SWITZERLAND

                                 State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)

                                 Sanctions Unit

                                 Holzikofenweg 36

                                 CH-3003 Berne/Switzerland

                           TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU, SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY

                                 Export/Import Administration Division

                                 Bureau of Foreign Trade

                                 Ministry of Economic Affairs

                                 1, Hu Kou Street

                                 Taipei, 100

                                 Taiwan

                           TANZANIA

                                 Commission for Minerals

                                 Ministry of Energy and Minerals

                                 Kikuyu Avenue, P.O BOX

                                 422, 40744 Dodoma

                                 Tanzania

                           THAILAND

                                 Department of Foreign Trade

                                 Ministry of Commerce

                                 563 Nonthaburi Road

                                 Muang District, Nonthaburi 11000

                                 Thailand

                           TOGO

                                 The Ministry of Mines and Energy

                                 Head Office of Mines and Geology

                                 216, Avenue Sarakawa

                                 B.P. 356

                                 Lomé

                                 Togo

                           TURKEY

                                 Foreign Exchange Department

                                 Undersecretariat of Treasury

                                 T.C. Bașbakanlık Hazine

                                 Müsteșarlığı İnönü Bulvarı No 36

                                 06510 Emek, Ankara

                                 Turkey

                           Import and Export Authority:

                                 Istanbul Gold Exchange/Borsa Istanbul Precious Metals and Diamond

                                 Market (BIST)

                                 Borsa İstanbul, Resitpasa Mahallesi,

                                 Borsa İstanbul Caddesi No 4

                                 Sariyer, 34467, Istanbul

                                 Turkey

                           UKRAINE

                                 Ministry of Finance

                                 State Gemological Centre of Ukraine

                                 38-44, Degtyarivska St.

                                 Kiev 04119

                                 Ukraine

                           UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

                                 U.A.E. Kimberley Process Office

                                 Dubai Multi Commodities Centre

                                 Dubai Airport Free Zone

                                 Emirates Security Building

                                 Block B, 2nd Floor, Office # 20

                                 P.O. Box 48800

                                 Dubai

                                 United Arab Emirates

                           UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

                                 United States Kimberley Process Authority

                                 U.S. Department of State

                                 Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs

                                 2201 C Street, NW

                                 Washington DC 20520 United States of America

                           VENEZUELA

                                 Central Bank of Venezuela

                                 36 Av. Urdaneta, Caracas, Capital District

                                 Caracas

                                 ZIP Code 1010

                                 Venezuela

                           VIETNAM

                                 Ministry of Industry and Trade

                                 Agency of Foreign Trade 54 Hai Ba Trung

                                 Hoan Kiem

                                 Hanoi

                                 Vietnam

                           ZIMBABWE

                                 Principal Minerals Development Office

                                 Ministry of Mines and Mining Development

                                 6th Floor, ZIMRE Centre

                                 Cnr L.Takawira St/K. Nkrumah Ave.

                                 Harare

                                 Zimbabwe

               ’

            ANNEX II

                     ‘ANNEX III

                        List of Member States' competent authorities and their tasks as referred to in Articles 2 and 19

                        BELGIUM

                                 Federale Overheidsdienst Economie, KMO, Middenstand en Energie, Algemene Directie Economisch Potentieel, Dienst Vergunningen/Service Public Fédéral Economie,

                                 PME, Classes moyennes et Energie, Direction générale des Analyses économiques et de l'Economie internationale, Service Licences

                                 (Federal Public Service Economy SME's, Self-employed and Energy, Directorate-General for Economic Analyses & International Economy)

                                 Italiëlei 124, bus 71

                                 B-2000 Antwerpen

                                 Tel. +32 22775459

                                 Fax +32 227754 61 or +32 22779870

                                 Email: kpcs-belgiumdiamonds@economie.fgov.be

                           In Belgium the controls of imports and exports of rough diamonds required by Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 and the customs treatment will only be done at:

                                 The Diamond Office

                                 Hovenierstraat 22

                                 B-2018 Antwerpen

                        CZECH REPUBLIC

                     In the Czech Republic the controls of imports and exports of rough diamonds required by Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 and the customs treatment will only be done at:

                                 Generální ředitelství cel

                                 Budějovická 7

                                 140 96 Praha 4

                                 Česká republika

                                 Tel. (420-2) 61333841, (420-2) 61333859, cell (420-737) 213793

                                 Fax (420-2) 61333870

                                 Email: diamond@cs.mfcr.cz

                           Permanent service at designated custom office — Praha Ruzyně
                     Tel. (420-2) 20113788 (Mondays to Fridays — 7.30-15.30)
                     Tel. (420-2) 20119678 (Saturdays, Sundays and rest — 15.30-7.30)

                        GERMANY

                     In Germany the controls of imports and exports of rough diamonds required by Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002, including the issuing of Union certificates, will only be done at the following authority:

                                 Hauptzollamt Koblenz

                                 Zollamt Idar-Oberstein

                                 Zertifizierungsstelle für Rohdiamanten

                                 Hauptstraße 197

                                 D-55743 Idar-Oberstein

                                 Tel. + 49 678156270

                                 Fax +49 6781562719

                                 Email: poststelle.za-idar-oberstein@zoll.bund.de

                           For the purpose of Articles 5(3), 6, 9, 10, 14(3), 15 and 17 of this Regulation, concerning in particular reporting obligations to the Commission, the following authority shall act as competent German authority:

                                 Generalzolldirektion

                                 Direktion VI –

                                 Recht des grenzüberschreitenden Warenverkehrs/Besonderes Zollrecht

                                 Krelingstraβe 50

                                 D-90408 Nürnberg

                                 Tel. +49 22830349874

                                 Fax +49 22830399106

                                 Email: DVIA3.gzd@zoll.bund.de

                        IRELAND

                                 The Kimberley Process and Responsible Minerals Authority

                                 Exploration and Mining Division

                                 Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment

                                 29-31 Adelaide Road

                                 Dublin

                                 D02 X285

                                 Ireland

                                 Tel. +353 16782000

                                 Email: KPRMA@DCCAE.gov.ie

                        PORTUGAL

                                 Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira

                                 Direção de Serviços de Licenciamento

                                 R. da Alfândega, 5

                                 1149-006 Lisboa

                                 Tel. + 351 218813843/8

                                 Fax + 351 218813986

                                 Email: dsl@at.gov.pt

                           In Portugal the controls of imports and exports of rough diamonds required by Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002, including the issuing of EU certificates, will only be done at the following authority:

                                 Alfândega do Aeroporto de Lisboa

                                 Aeroporto de Lisboa,

                                 Terminal de Carga, Edifício 134

                                 1750-364 Lisboa

                                 Tel. +351 210030080

                                 Fax +351 210037777

                                 Email address: aalisboa-kimberley@at.gov.pt

                        ROMANIA

                                 Autoritatea Națională pentru Protecția Consumatorilor

                                 (National Authority for Consumer Protection)

                                 1 Bd. Aviatorilor Nr. 72, sectorul 1 București, România

                                 (72 Aviatorilor Bvd., sector 1, Bucharest, Romania)

                                 Cod postal (Postal code) 011865

                                 Tel. (40-21) 3184635/3129890/3121275

                                 Fax (40-21) 3184635/3143462

                                 www.anpc.ro

                        UNITED KINGDOM

                                 Government Diamond Office

                                 Global Business Group

                                 Room W 3.111.B

                                 Foreign and Commonwealth Office

                                 King Charles Street

                                 London SW1A 2AH

                                 Tel. +44 2070086903/5797

                                 Email: KPUK@fco.gov.uk

               ’

            ANNEX III

                     ‘ANNEX IV

                        Community certificate as referred to in Article 2

                     In accordance with the changes enacted by the Treaty of Lisbon, whereby the European Union replaced and succeeded the European Community, the term “EU certificate” shall refer to the Community certificate as defined in Article 2(g) of this Regulation.
                     The EU Certificate shall have the following features: Member States shall ensure that the Certificates they issue shall be identical. To this end they shall submit to the Commission specimens of the Certificates to be issued.
                     Member States shall be responsible for having the EU Certificates printed. The EU Certificates may be printed by printers appointed by the Member State in which they are established. In the latter case, reference to the appointment by the Member State must appear on each EU Certificate. Each EU Certificate shall bear an indication of the printer's name and address or a mark enabling the printer to be identified. The printer shall be a High Security Banknote Printer. The printer shall provide suitable references from governmental and commercial customers.
                     The European Commission shall make specimens of original EU Certificates available to EU authorities.

                        Materials

                                 —

                                 Dimensions: A4 (210 mm × 297 mm);

                                 —

                                 Watermarked with invisible (yellow/blue) UV fibres;

                                 —

                                 Solvent sensitive;

                                 —

                                 UV dull (features in the document stand out clearly when highlighted under a Ultra-violet lamp);

                                 —

                                 95 g/m2 paper.

                        Printing

                                 —

                                 Rainbow background tint (solvent sensitive);

                                 —

                                 The “rainbow” effect has a security background that will not visualise when photocopied.

                                 —

                                 The inks used must be “solvent sensitive” to protect the document against attack from chemicals used to alter infilled text, such as bleach.

                                 —

                                 1 Colour background tint (permanent and light fast);

                                 —

                                 Ensure that a secondary “Rainbow” is printed to prevent the Certificates from exposure to sunlight.

                                 —

                                 UV invisible working (stars of the EU Flag);

                                 —

                                 The security printer should apply the correct weight of ink to ensure that the UV feature is invisible in normal light.

                                 —

                                 EU Flag: Printed gold and European blue;

                                 —

                                 Intaglio Border;

                                 —

                                 Tactile Intaglio ink is one of the most important features in the document.

                                 —

                                 Extra Small Print line reading “Kimberley Process Certificate”;

                                 —

                                 Latent image: KP;

                                 —

                                 Micro-text reading “KPCS”;

                                 —

                                 The document design must incorporate anticopy (“Medallion”) features into the background fine-line printing.

                        Numbering

                                 —

                                 Each EU Certificate shall have a unique serial number, preceded by the code: EU.

                                 —

                                 The Commission shall attribute the serial numbers to the Member States that intend to issue EU Certificates.

                                 —

                                 There should be two types of matching numbering — visible and invisible:

                                 —

                                 First = 8 digit sequential, once on all parts of the document, printed black

                                 —

                                 The printer shall hold all responsibility for numbering every Certificate.

                                 —

                                 The printer shall also keep a database of all numbering.

                                 —

                                 Second = 8 digit sequential invisible printed numbering (matching above), fluorescing under UV light.

                        Language

                     English and, where relevant, the language(s) of the Member State concerned.

                        Lay out and finishing

                        Obligatory features

                     Slot perforated in 1 position, cut to singles A4 size, at 100 mm from right edge

                                 (a)

                                 left side

                                 (b)

                                 right side

               ’


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1190 of 11 July 2019 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 185/2013 as regards deductions from fishing quotas allocated to Spain for 2019

text:
                  12.7.2019

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 187/30

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/1190
         of 11 July 2019
         amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 185/2013 as regards deductions from fishing quotas allocated to Spain for 2019
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/2006 (1), and in particular Article 105(4) thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     In 2013 the Commission adopted Implementing Regulation (EU) No 185/2013 (2) providing for deductions from certain fishing quotas allocated to Spain in 2013 and subsequent years on account of overfishing of a certain mackerel quota in 2009. That Regulation established deductions from the mackerel quota in ICES division 8c, ICES subareas 9 and 10 and Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 and from the anchovy quota in ICES subarea 8.

                     (2)

                     The coastal fleet in Spain depends to a large extent on mackerel and the profitability of these fleets is already very low. In addition, for 2019 the quota is 20 % less than for 2018 and the mackerel deduction still continues until 2023. By allowing a lower deduction for mackerel only in 2019 the fishing pressure on the stock as to what is already allowed by Council Regulation (EU) 2019/124 (3) will not be increased. In order to avoid social and economic consequences for both the fishing sector concerned and the associated processing industry, the quantities deducted in any one year should not exceed 33 % of the annual mackerel quota. Where the quantity to be deducted exceeds 33 % of the annual mackerel quota, Implementing Regulation (EU) 185/2013 should be amended to reduce the annual quantity to be deducted while extending the deduction period accordingly.

                     (3)

                     The quota of Spain for mackerel in ICES division 8c, ICES subareas 9 and 10 and Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 for the year 2019 is fixed at 24 597 tonnes, while the deductions provided for in Implementing Regulation (EU) 185/2013 for that year are set at 9 240 tonnes, representing 38 % of the Spanish quota. The amounts to be deducted in 2019 should thus be decreased to represent 33 % of the quota and the difference should be added to the amounts to be deducted in 2023.

                     (4)

                     Spain has requested that the deduction from the 2019 mackerel quota is decreased from 5 544 tonnes fixed initially to 4 421 tonnes. The difference represents 0,1 % of the total TAC, so the biological impact on the stock is minimal but nonetheless important for small scale fisheries. The deduction in 2023 from the same quota would be increased from 269 tonnes fixed initially to 1 392 tonnes. The initial ratio of deductions from the mackerel and anchovy quotas would vary annually, but would be maintained over the whole period 2019-2023. The amounts to be deducted in 2023 would remain below the annual deduction amounts set for 2016-2022.

                     (5)

                     The changes to the amounts deducted from the quotas for mackerel and anchovy in 2019 would continue ensuring that the 2019 fishing opportunities for those species are not exceeded. They would be in line with the objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy.

                     (6)

                     Implementing Regulation (EU) No 185/2013 should therefore be amended accordingly.

                     (7)

                     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 Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 185/2013 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.

            Article 2
            This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
            Done at Brussels, 11 July 2019.

                  For the Commission

                  The President

               Jean-Claude JUNCKER

            (1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

            (2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 185/2013 of 5 March 2013 providing for deductions from certain fishing quotas allocated to Spain in 2013 and subsequent years on account of overfishing of a certain mackerel quota in 2009 (OJ L 62, 6.3.2013, p. 1).

            (3)  Council Regulation (EU) 2019/124 of 30 January 2019 fixing for 2019 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters (OJ L 29, 31.1.2019, p. 1).

            ANNEX

                        Stock

                        Initial quota 2009

                        Adapted quota 2009

                        Established catches 2009

                        Difference quota-catches (over-fishing)

                        Deduction 2013

                        Deduction 2014

                        Deduction 2015

                        Deduction 2016

                        Deduction 2017

                        Deduction 2018

                        Deduction 2019

                        Deduction 2020

                        Deduction 2021

                        Deduction 2022

                        Deduction 2023

                        MAC8C
                        3411

                        29 529

                        25 525

                        90 954

                        – 65 429

                        100

                        100

                        100

                        5 544

                        6 283

                        4 805

                        4 421

                        5 544

                        5 544

                        5 544

                        1 392

                        ANE08 (1)

                        3 696

                        4 539

                        2 853

                        3 696

                        3 696

                        3 696

                        3 696

                        180

               (1)  For anchovy, the year should be understood as the fishing season starting in that year.