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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2017/2107 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 November 2017 laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Convention area of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), and amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1936/2001, (EC) No 1984/2003 and (EC) No 520/2007note, and in particular Article 73(1)(i) thereof,Whereas:
(1)The Union is party to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), having approved the accession to the ICCAT Convention pursuant to Council Decision 86/238/EECnote.
(2)ICCAT adopts measures to ensure the long-term conservation and sustainable use of the fishery resources in the ICCAT Convention area and to safeguard the marine ecosystems in which these resources occur. Such measures are binding upon the Union.
(3)Since the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2017/2107, ICCAT has adopted, at its 2024 annual meeting, recommendation 24-01note on a multi-annual conservation and management programme for tropical tunas. ICCAT recommendation 24-01 includes a provision reducing the number of fish aggregating devices (FADs) per vessel from 300 to 288 as of 1 January 2026.
(4)That measure should be implemented into Union law. Therefore, Regulation (EU) 2017/2107 should be amended accordingly.
(5)As the provisions provided for in this Regulation have a direct impact on the planning of the fishing season of Union vessels and on related economic activities, this Regulation should enter into force as soon as possible,
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Article 1Amendment of Regulation (EU) 2017/2107#
Article 9(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/2107 is replaced by the following:‘4.As of 1 January 2026, Member States shall ensure that no more than 288 FADs per vessel with operational buoys are active at the same time.’.
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