Entry into force

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

It shall apply from 1 January 2013.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2012.

For the Council

The President

S. ALETRARIS

( 1 ) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59 .

( 2 ) Agreement on the implementation of the provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the conservation and management of straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks ( OJ L 189, 3.7.1998, p. 16 ).

( 3 ) OJ L 351, 28.12.2002, p. 6 .

( 4 ) OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3 .

( 5 ) Regulation (EC) No 218/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in the north-east Atlantic ( OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 70 ).

( 6 ) Regulation (EC) No 216/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in certain areas other than those of the North Atlantic ( OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 1 ).

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

( 8 ) Council Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 of 29 September 2008 concerning authorisations for fishing activities of Community fishing vessels outside Community waters and the access of third country vessels to Community waters ( OJ L 286, 29.10.2008, p. 33 ).

COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 1262/2012 of 20 December 2012 fixing for 2013 and 2014 the fishing opportunities for EU vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks ANNEX