Council Regulation (EU) No 1270/2013 of 15 November 2013 on the allocation of fishing opportunities under the Protocol between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco

1 The fishing opportunities established under the Protocol between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Protocol’) shall be allocated among the Member States as follows: Fishing categoryType of vesselMember StateLicences or quotaSmall-scale fishing/north, pelagic speciesSeiners < 100 GTSpain20Small-scale fishing in the northBottom longliners, < 40 GTSpain25Portugal7Bottom longliners, ≥ 40 GT< 150 GTPortugal3Small-scale fishing in the southRod and pole < 80 GTSpain10Demersal fishingBottom longlinersSpain7Portugal4TrawlersSpain5Italy0Tuna fishingPole-and-line vesselsSpain23France4Industrial fishing for pelagic species 80000 tonnes per year With a maximum of 10000 tonnes per month for the whole of the fleet, except for August till October, for which the monthly ceiling is 15000 tonnes Distribution of vessels authorised to fish: 10 vessels of more than 3000 GT 3 vessels of between 150 and 3000 GT 5 vessels of less than 150 GT Germany6467 tLithuania20693 tLatvia11640 tNetherlands24567 tIreland2917 tPoland4525 tUnited Kingdom4525 tSpain467 tPortugal1555 tFrance2644 t

2 Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 shall apply notwithstanding the Partnership Agreement.

3 If the applications for fishing authorisations from the Member States referred to in the first paragraph do not cover all the fishing opportunities set by the Protocol, the Commission may take into consideration applications for fishing authorisations from any other Member State in accordance with Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008.

4 The time limit within which the Member States must confirm that they are not fully exhausting the fishing opportunities granted to them, as provided by Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008, is set at ten working days from the date on which the Commission informs them that the fishing opportunities are not fully exhausted.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from the date of entry into force of the Protocol.