Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/1342

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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to 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^note, and in particular Article 15(2) thereof,Whereas:

(1)The Union is party to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), having approved the ICCAT Convention pursuant to Council Decision 86/238/EEC^note.

(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. Such measures may become binding on the parties, including the Union.

(3)Paragraph 3 of ICCAT Recommendation 25-06 amends ICCAT Recommendation 19-05^note by permitting ICCAT contracting parties who reach their landing limits of blue marlin and white marlin/roundscale spearfish to discard their catches.

(4)To ensure consistency between that Recommendation and Union law, the landing obligation in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 should not apply to Union vessels participating in the fisheries covered by that Recommendation.

(5)Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/98^note should therefore be amended to take account of the decision taken by ICCAT.

(6)As this Regulation’s provisions have a direct impact on Union vessels and on related economic activities, this Regulation should enter into force as soon as possible,

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