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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/282 of 21 November 2024 amending Regulation (EU) 2019/833 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/124 as regards new mesh sizes in cod fishery and the observer report template

Type Delegated Regulation
Publication 2025-02-10
State In force
Text As published
Department European Commission, MARE
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2025/282 10.2.2025

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/833 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2019 laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation, amending Regulation (EU) 2016/1627 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2115/2005 and (EC) No 1386/2007 [^ntr1-L_202500282EN.000101-E0001], and in particular Article 50(1) and (2) thereof,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

In Article 13, paragraph 2, of Regulation (EU) 2019/833, the following point (g) is added:

  • ‘(g) for cod (COD) in Divisions 3L and 3M: 155 mm or 130 mm when using the sorting grid referred to in Article 14(3a).’.

Article 2

The Annex to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/124 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 3

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

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

Done at Brussels, 21 November 2024.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN

[^ntr1-L_202500282EN.000101-E0001]: OJ L 141, 28.5.2019, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/833/oj.

[^ntr2-L_202500282EN.000101-E0002]: Council Regulation (EEC) No 3179/78 of 28 December 1978 concerning the conclusion by the European Economic Community of the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries (OJ L 378, 30.12.1978, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/1978/3179/oj).

[^ntr3-L_202500282EN.000101-E0003]: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/124 of 15 October 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/833 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (OJ L 34 I, 6.2.2020, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2020/124/oj).

ANNEX

The Annex to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/124 is amended as follows:

‘Minimum Fish Size[^ntr*1-L_202500282EN.000301-E0001]

Species Gilled and gutted fish whether or not skinned; fresh or chilled, frozen, or salted Gilled and gutted fish whether or not skinned; fresh or chilled, frozen, or salted Gilled and gutted fish whether or not skinned; fresh or chilled, frozen, or salted Gilled and gutted fish whether or not skinned; fresh or chilled, frozen, or salted
Species Whole Head Off Head and Tail Off Head Off and Split
Atlantic Cod 41 cm[^ntr*3-L_202500282EN.000301-E0003] 27 cm 22 cm 27 /25 cm[^ntr*2-L_202500282EN.000301-E0002]
Greenland halibut 30 cm N/A N/A N/A
American plaice 25 cm 19 cm 15 cm N/A
Yellowtail flounder 25 cm 19 cm 15 cm N/A
  • (2) in Point 35, Observer report in Annex II.M to the CEM referred to in points (a) of Article 27(11) Regulation (EU) 2019/833, in the Standardised Observer Report Template, under Point 1.1., Annex II.M Standardised Observer Trip Report information, Part 3 is replaced by the following:

‘Part 3.   Trip Observations

Enter observation on:

Observations Y/N Details
Any instance of obstruction, intimidation, interference with or otherwise prevention of the observer from performing his/her duties.
Summary of potential non-compliance with the CEM (please include references)
Functioning of the satellite tracking device (report all interruptions, interference and malfunctions)
Transshipments (report all)
At-Sea Inspections (report dates, times and any other observation)
Waste or other marine debris (include discharging vessel, lat/long, date/time, and description of waste)
Any other observation’

[^ntr*1-L_202500282EN.000301-E0001]: Fish size refers to fork length for Atlantic cod; whole length for other species.

[^ntr*2-L_202500282EN.000301-E0002]: Lower size for green salted fish.

[^ntr*3-L_202500282EN.000301-E0003]: 43 cm in 3L.’;

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2025/282/oj

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