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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/161 of 23 October 2017 establishing a de minimis exemption to the landing obligation for certain small pelagic fisheries in the Mediterranean Sea

Type Delegated Regulation

Publication 2018-02-02

Last updated 2021-01-01

State Expired

Department European Commission, MARE

Source EUR-Lex

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Article 1

Subject matter and scope

This Regulation establishes a de minimis exemption from the landing obligation for species subject to minimum sizes caught in small pelagic fisheries using pelagic mid-water trawl and/or purse seins in the Mediterranean Sea (fisheries for anchovy, sardine, mackerel and horse mackerel).

Article 2

Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) ‘species subject to a minimum size’ means any species listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006;

(b) ‘Mediterranean Sea’ means maritime waters of the Mediterranean to the east of line 5°36′ West;

(c) ‘GFCM Geographical Sub-Area’ means General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) Geographical Sub-Area as defined in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council ([^E0001]);

(d) ‘Western Mediterranean Sea’ means GFCM Geographical Sub-Areas 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11.1, 11.2 and 12;

(e) ‘South Eastern Mediterranean Sea’ means GFCM Geographical Sub-Areas 15, 16, 19, 20, 22, 23 and 25;

(f) ‘Adriatic Sea’ means GFCM Geographical Sub-Areas 17 and 18;

(g) ‘Southern Adriatic and Ionian Sea’ means GFCM Geographical Sub-Areas 18, 19 and 20;

(h) ‘Malta Island and South of Sicily’ means GFCM Geographical Sub-Areas 15 and 16;

(i) ‘Aegean Sea and Crete Island’ means GFCM Geographical Sub-Areas 22 and 23.

Article 3

De minimis exemption

In the small pelagic mid-water trawl and purse seines fisheries set out in Annexes I, II and III, up to 5 % of the total annual catches of any species subject to a minimum size may be discarded.

In the small pelagic purse seines fisheries set out in Annexes IV, V and VI, up to 3 % of the total annual catches of any species subject to a minimum size may be discarded.

Paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall apply by way of derogation from Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.

Article 4

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2018.

It shall apply until 31 December 2023.

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

ANNEX I

Small pelagic fisheries in the Western Mediterranean Sea

GFCM Geographical Sub-Areas	Gear code	Fishing gear	Species targeted
1, 2, 5, 6, 7,8, 9, 10, 11.1, 11.2 and 12	OTM, PTM	mid-water pelagic trawl	Anchovy, sardine, mackerel and horse mackerel
1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11.1, 11. 2 and 12	PS	purse seine	Anchovy, sardine, mackerel and horse mackerel

ANNEX II

Small pelagic fisheries in the South Eastern Mediterranean Sea

GFCM Geographical Sub-Areas	Gear code	Fishing gear	Species targeted
15, 16, 19, 20, 22 23 and 25	OTM, PTM	mid-water pelagic trawl	Anchovy, sardine, mackerel and horse mackerel
25	PS	purse seine	Anchovy, sardine, mackerel and horse mackerel

ANNEX III

Small pelagic fisheries in the Adriatic Sea

GFCM Geographical Sub-Areas	Gear code	Fishing gear	Species targeted
17 and 18	OTM, PTM	mid-water pelagic trawl	Anchovy, sardine, mackerel and horse mackerel
17	PS	purse seine	Anchovy, sardine, mackerel and horse mackerel

ANNEX IV

Small pelagic fisheries in the Malta Island and South of Sicily

GFCM Geographical Sub-Areas	Gear code	Fishing gear	Species targeted
15 and 16	PS	purse seine	Anchovy, sardine, mackerel and horse mackerel

ANNEX V

Small pelagic fisheries in the Aegean Sea and Crete Island

GFCM Geographical Sub-Areas	Gear code	Fishing gear	Species targeted
22 and 23	PS	purse seine	Anchovy, sardine, mackerel and horse mackerel

ANNEX VI

Small pelagic fisheries in the Southern Adriatic and Ionian Sea

GFCM Geographical Sub-Areas	Gear code	Fishing gear	Species targeted
18, 19 and 20	PS	purse seine	Anchovy, sardine, mackerel and horse mackerel

[^E0001]: Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on certain provisions for fishing in the GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean) Agreement area and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 concerning management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea (OJ L 347, 30.12.2011, p. 44).

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