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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/ECnote, and in particular Article 15(2) thereof,Whereas:
(1)Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 provides for the landing of all catches of species which are subject to catch limits (‘the landing obligation’). Article 15 of that Regulation covers fishing activities in Union waters or by Union fishing vessels outside Union waters not falling under third countries’ sovereignty or jurisdiction.
(2)At 44th GFCM annual meeting held from 2 to 6 November 2021, the GFCM Contracting Parties, adopted Recommendation GFCM/44/2021/10. Paragraph 22 of that Recommendation prohibits the retaining on board, transhipping, transferring, landing, storing, selling and displaying of piked dogfish in the Black Sea of a size less than 90 cm. At the 47th General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (‘GFCM’) annual meeting held from 4 to 8 November 2024 the GFCM Contracting Parties adopted Recommendation GFCM/47/2024/10 on the extension of transitional management measures for sustainable piked dogfish fisheries in the Black Sea (geographical subarea 29), amending Recommendation GFCM/44/2021/10.
(3)At the 47th GFCM annual meeting the GFCM Contracting Parties, adopted Recommendation GFCM/47/2024/8. Paragraph 2 of that Recommendation prohibits the retaining on board, transhipping, transferring, landing, storing, selling and displaying of turbot in the Black Sea of a size less than 45 cm, measured from the tip of the snout to the end of the tail fin.
(4)In order to ensure consistency between those recommendations 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 those recommendations,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1Subject matter and scope#
This Regulation establishes derogations from the landing obligation set out in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 for the purpose of implementing Union’s international obligations under the GFCM. It applies to fishing activities in Union waters or by Union fishing vessels outside Union waters in waters not subject to third countries’ sovereignty or jurisdiction.
Article 2Definitions#
For the purpose of this Regulation the following definitions shall apply:
(1)‘GFCM Geographical Sub-areas’ (‘GSAs’) means GFCM Geographical Sub-Areas as defined in the Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2023/2124 of the European Parliament and of the Councilnote;
(2)‘Black Sea’ means the waters in GFCM geographical subarea 29, as defined in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2023/2124.
Article 3Piked dogfish#
1.This Article shall apply to piked dogfish (Squalus aquanthias) in the Black Sea.
2.By way of derogation from Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, it shall be prohibited to target, retain on board, tranship, transfer, land, transport, store, display or offer for sale piked dogfish (Squalus aquanthias) below the minimum conservation reference size set at 90 cm.
Article 4Turbot#
1.This Article shall apply to turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) in the Black Sea.
2.By way of derogation from Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, it shall be prohibited to target, retain on board, tranship, transfer, land, transport, store, display or offer for sale turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) below the minimum conservation reference size set at 45 cm measured from the tip of the snout to the end of the tail fin (total length).
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