Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/2034 establishing a discard plan for certain demersal fisheries in North-Western waters for the period 2019-2021
2.—(1) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/2034 establishing a discard plan for certain demersal fisheries in North-Western waters for the period 2019-2021 is amended as follows.
(2) In Article 1 for “Union” substitute “United Kingdom”.
(3) In Article 5—
(a)for paragraph 2 substitute—
“2. A fisheries administration that has a direct management interest in relation to the exemption provided for in paragraph 1 must annually assess the appropriateness of the exemption on the basis of the best available scientific information.”; and
(b)in paragraph 3 for the words from “Member States” to the end, substitute “A fisheries administration that has a direct management interest in relation to this aspect of the exemption must, as soon as possible after exit day, assess its appropriateness on the basis of the best available scientific information.”.
(4) In Article 6(2) for the words from “Member States” to the end, substitute “A fisheries administration that has a direct management interest in relation to these exemptions must, as soon as possible after exit day, assess their appropriateness on the basis of the best available scientific information.”.
(5) In Article 7 for “Union” substitute “United Kingdom”.
(6) In Article 8(2) for the words from “Member States” to the end, substitute “A fisheries administration that has a direct management interest in relation to these exemptions must, as soon as possible after exit day, assess their appropriateness on the basis of the best available scientific information.”.
(7) In Article 9(5) for “the STECF” substitute “a fisheries administration”.
(8) In Article 10(5) for “the STECF” substitute “a fisheries administration”.
(9) For Article 11 substitute—
“Article 11Application
This Regulation applies until 31 December 2021.”.