Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/2910 of 28 May 2024 on the implementation of the Union’s international obligations, as referred to in Article 15(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, under the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean

Article 1

Subject 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 General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean. It applies to fishing activities in Union waters or by Union fishing vessels outside Union waters not falling under third countries’ sovereignty or jurisdiction.

Article 2

Definitions

For the purpose of this Regulation the following definitions shall apply:

(1) ‘GFCM Geographical Sub-areas’ (‘GSAs’) means General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (‘GFCM’) Geographical Sub-Areas as defined in the Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2023/2124 of the European Parliament and of the Council (¹);

(2) ‘Mediterranean Sea’ means the waters in GFCM geographical subareas 1 to 27, as defined in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2023/2124;

(3) ‘Strait of Sicily’ means the waters in GFCM geographical subareas 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16, as defined in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2023/2124;

(4) ‘Ionian Sea’ means the waters in GFCM geographical subareas 19, 20 and 21, as defined in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2023/2124;

(5) ‘Levant Sea’ means the waters in GFCM geographical subareas 24, 25, 26 and 27, as defined in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2023/2124;

(6) ‘Black Sea’ means the waters in GFCM geographical subarea 29, as defined in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2023/2124.

Article 3

Giant red shrimp and blue and red shrimp

Article 4

Common dolphinfish

Article 4a

Turbot

Article 5

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply until 31 December 2026.

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