Proposal for a Council Regulation on establishing the fishing opportunities for anchovy in the Bay of Biscay for the 2012/2013 fishing season

Council Regulations on fishing opportunities adopted during the second half of each year no longer includes a TAC for anchovy in the Bay of Biscay because of the different annual cycle followed by the biology of this stock and the scientific advice on it. An anchovy TAC needs to be set around July each year.

By way of Council Regulation (EC) No 716/2011, the Council established the TAC for the fishery exploiting this stock applicable from 1 July 2011 until 30 June 2012. The TAC and its allocation to the Member States concerned must now be fixed for the next 12 months.

EUR-Lex: COM(2012)402: Follow the progress of this document through the decision-making procedure http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2012:402:FIN

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