The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the sustainable management of external fishing fleets U.K.

8.—(1) Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the sustainable management of external fishing fleets is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 1 for “Union” in each place it occurs, substitute “ United Kingdom ”.

(3) In Article 2—

(a) in the heading omit “and Union”;

(b) in points (a) and (b) for “Union” in each place it occurs, substitute “ United Kingdom ”; and

(c) in point (c) for “Union law” substitute “ law applying in the United Kingdom or any part of it ”.

(4) In Article 3(2)—

(a) for point (b) substitute—

“(b) ‘fishing authorisation’ means—

(i) in respect of a United Kingdom fishing vessel, an authorisation within the meaning of point 10 of Article 4 of the Control Regulation [F1 or an authorisation] issued by a third country entitling a United Kingdom fishing vessel to carry out specific fishing operations in the waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of that third country, during a specified period, in a given area or for a given fishery under specific conditions; and

(ii) in respect of a third country vessel, an authorisation issued by a fisheries administration entitling the third country vessel to carry out fishing operations in United Kingdom waters during a specified period, in a given area or for a given fishery under specific conditions. Such an authorisation may be by way of, or contained in, a licence issued by the fisheries administration;”;

(b) in point (c) for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”;

(c) in point (d) omit the second sentence;

(d) in point (e) for “, a third country or a Member State” substitute “ or a third country ”; and

(e) in point (f)—

(i) after “arrangement by which a” insert “ United Kingdom ”,

(ii) omit “flying the flag of a Member State”, and

(iii) omit “either another Member State or”.

(5) In the heading to Title 2 for “Union” in each place it occurs, substitute “ United Kingdom ”.

(6) In Article 4—

(a) for “Union” in each place it occurs, substitute “ United Kingdom ”;

(b) for “its flag Member State” substitute “ a fisheries administration ”.

(7) In Article 5—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) for “A flag Member State” substitute “ A fisheries administration ”,

(ii) for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”,

(iii) in point (a) for “non-Union” substitute “ non-United Kingdom ”,

(iv) in point (c ) for “under Union law” substitute “ by Fisheries Rules ”,

(v) in point (d) for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”, and

(vi) in point (e) for “flag Member State” substitute “ United Kingdom ”; and

(b) omit paragraph 2.

(8) In Article 6—

(a) in paragraph 1 for “Union” in each place it occurs, substitute “ United Kingdom ”;

(b) in paragraph 2—

(i) for “flag Member State” substitute “ fisheries administration ”, and

(ii) omit point (d).

(c) in paragraph 3—

(i) for “flag Member State” substitute “ fisheries administration ”, and

(ii) in point (d), for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”;

(d) in paragraph 4—

(i) for “flag Member State shall” substitute “ fisheries administration must ”, and

(ii) omit point (b); and

(e) in paragraph 5 for “the flag Member State” substitute “ a fisheries administration ”.

(9) In Article 7—

(a) in paragraph 1 for “the flag Member State” substitute “ a fisheries administration ”;

(b) in paragraph 2 for “the flag Member State” substitute “ a fisheries administration ”;

(c) in paragraph 3 for “flag Member State shall” substitute “ fisheries administration must ”;

(d) in paragraph 4—

(i) for “the flag Member State” in each place it occurs, substitute “ a fisheries administration ”,

(ii) omit “and the Commission”, and

(iii) for “the Commission” in the second place it occurs, substitute “ a fisheries administration ”; and

(e) omit paragraphs 5, 6 and 7.

(10) In the heading to Chapter 2 for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.

(11) In Article 8 for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.

(12) In Article 9 for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.

(13) In Article 10—

(a) in the heading omit “by the flag Member State”; and

(b) for “flag Member State” substitute “ fisheries administration ”.

(14) Omit Articles 11, 12 and 13.

(15) In Article 14—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) for “11” substitute “ 10 ”, and

(ii) for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”; and

(b) omit paragraph 2.

(16) Omit Article 15.

(17) In Article 16 for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.

(18) In Article 17—

(a) in the heading omit “by the flag Member [F2 States] ”;

(b) in paragraph 1 for “flag Member State” substitute “ fisheries administration ”;

(c) in paragraph 2 for “The flag Member State shall” substitute “ A fisheries administration must ”; and

(d) in paragraph 3 for “of a Member State or of the Union” substitute “ in the United Kingdom ”.

(19) Omit Article 18.

(20) In the heading to Chapter 3 for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.

(21) In Article 19—

(a) for “Union” in each place it occurs, substitute “ United Kingdom ”.

(22) In Article 20—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”,

(ii) in point (a) for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”, and

(iii) in point (b) for “its flag Member State” substitute “ a fisheries administration ”; and

(b) in paragraph 2 for “Union” in each place it occurs, substitute “ United Kingdom ”.

(23) In Article 21—

(a) in the heading omit “by the flag Member [F3 States] ”;

(b) for “flag Member State” substitute “ fisheries administration ”; and

(c) in point (b), for “transposing Union law” substitute “ relevant laws transposing them ”.

(24) Omit Article 22.

(25) In the heading to Chapter 4 for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.

(26) In Article 23 for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.

(27) In Article 24—

(a) in the heading omit “by the flag Member [F4 States] ”;

(b) for “flag Member State” substitute “ fisheries administration ”; and

(c) in point (b) for “flag Member State” in each place it occurs, substitute “ United Kingdom ”.

(28) Omit Article 25.

(29) In the heading to Chapter 5 for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.

(30) In Article 26—

(a) for “Union” in each place it occurs, substitute “ United Kingdom ”;

(b) in paragraph 4 for “its flag Member State” substitute “ the United Kingdom ”;

(c) in paragraph 5—

(i) for “the flag Member State” substitute “ a fisheries administration ”,

(ii) omit “its”, and

(iii) for “the CFP” substitute “ Fisheries Rules ”; and

(d) in paragraph 6—

(i) for “the flag Member State” substitute “ a fisheries administration ”, and

(ii) omit the final sentence.

(31) In Article 27 for “the flag Member State shall” substitute “ a fisheries administration must ”.

(32) In Article 28—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”, and

(ii) omit the second sentence;

(b) in paragraph 2—

(i) for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”, and

(ii) for “their flag Member State” substitute “ a fisheries administration ”; and

(c) in paragraph 3, for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.

(33) In Article 29—

(a) for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”; and

(b) for “the flag Member State” substitute “ a fisheries administration ”.

(34) In Article 30—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”, and

(ii) for “its flag Member State” substitute “ a fisheries administration ”;

(b) in paragraph 2—

(i) for “flag Member State shall” substitute “ fisheries administration must ”,

(ii) omit “in accordance with Article 109 of the Control Regulation,”; and

(c) in paragraph 3, for “the flag Member State” substitute “ a fisheries administration ”.

(35) In the heading to Title 3 for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.

(36) In Article 31, for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.

(37) In Article 32—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”,

(ii) for “the Commission” substitute “ a fisheries administration ”;

(b) in paragraph 2—

(i) for “Union waters” substitute “ United Kingdom waters ”, and

(ii) for “Union vessels” substitute “ United Kingdom fishing vessels ”; and

(c) in paragraph 3 for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.

(38) In Article 33(1)—

(a) for “The Commission” substitute “ A fisheries administration ”;

(b) for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”;

(c) in point (c) for “Union” substitute “ relevant retained direct EU ”; and

(d) in point (d) for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.

(39) In Article 34—

(a) in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, for “the Commission” wherever it occurs, substitute “ a fisheries administration ”; and

(b) in paragraph 3 omit “and the Member States”.

(40) In Article 35—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) for “the Commission shall” substitute “ a fisheries administration must ”; and

(ii) omit “and the Member States”; and

(b) in paragraph 2—

(i) for “The Commission” in each place it occurs, substitute “ A fisheries administration ”; and

(ii) for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.

(41) In Article 36—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) for “the Commission” in [F5 the first] place it occurs, substitute “ a fisheries administration ”,

(ii) omit “and the competent inspection authorities of the Member States”, and

(iii) omit the final sentence; and

(b) omit paragraph 4.

(42) Omit Article 37.

(43) In Article 38—

(a) in paragraph 1 for “Union” in each place it occurs, substitute “ United Kingdom ”;

(b) for paragraph 2 substitute—

“2.   A third country fishing vessel authorised to fish in United Kingdom waters must send to a fisheries administration the data which United Kingdom fishing vessels are required to send to a fisheries administration under the Control Regulation.”;

(c) omit paragraph 3;

(d) in paragraph 4—

(i) for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”;

(ii) for “the Commission or the body designated by it” substitute “ a fisheries administration ”;

(e) in paragraph 5 for “coastal Member State” substitute “ fisheries administration ”.

(44) Omit Articles 39 to 45.

(45) Omit Articles 47 and 48.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 8(4)(a) inserted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(2), 8(2)(b)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F2 Word in reg. 8(18)(a) substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(2), 8(2)(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F3 Word in reg. 8(23)(a) substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(2), 8(2)(b)(iii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F4 Word in reg. 8(27)(a) substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(2), 8(2)(b)(iv); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F5 Words in reg. 8(41)(a)(i) substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(2), 8(2)(b)(v); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 8 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1