This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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, 8 October 2018.

For the Commission

The President

Jean-Claude JUNCKER

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

( 2 ) Council Regulation (EU) 2016/1903 of 28 October 2016 fixing for 2017 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea and amending Regulation (EU) 2016/72 ( OJ L 295, 29.10.2016, p. 1 ).

( 3 ) Council Regulation (EU) 2016/2285 of 12 December 2016 fixing for 2017 and 2018 the fishing opportunities for Union fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks and amending Council Regulation (EU) 2016/72 ( OJ L 344, 17.12.2016, p. 32 ).

( 4 ) Council Regulation (EU) 2016/2372 of 19 December 2016 fixing for 2017 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks in the Black Sea ( OJ L 352, 23.12.2016, p. 26 ).

( 5 ) Council Regulation (EU) 2017/127 of 20 January 2017 fixing for 2017 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 24, 28.1.2017, p. 1 ).

( 6 ) Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1970 of 27 October 2017 fixing for 2018 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/127 ( OJ L 281, 31.10.2017, p. 1 ).

( 7 ) Council Regulation (EU) 2017/2360 of 11 December 2017 fixing for 2018 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks in the Black Sea ( OJ L 337, 19.12.2017, p. 1 ).

( 8 ) Council Regulation (EU) 2018/120 of 23 January 2018 fixing for 2018 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, and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/127 ( OJ L 27, 31.1.2018, p. 1 ).

( 9 ) Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC ( OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22 ).

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/1496 of 8 October 2018 adding to the 2018 fishing quotas certain quantities withheld in the year 2017 pursuant to Article 4(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 ANNEX