The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

CHAPTER 2 AMENDMENT OF THE 2020 DISCARD PLANS

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2238 specifying details of implementation of the landing obligation for certain demersal fisheries in the North Sea for the period 2020-2021

5.—(1) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2238 specifying details of implementation of the landing obligation for certain demersal fisheries in the North Sea for the period 2020-2021 is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 1—

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

(b) for “divisions 2a, 3a” substitute “division 2a”; and

(c) for “for the period 2020-2021” substitute “until the end of 2021”.

(3) In Article 3(1)—

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

(b) for “divisions 2a, 3a” substitute “division 2a”.

(4) In Article 4(1), for “Union” substitute “United Kingdom”.

(5) In Article 5(1)—

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

(b) omit “ICES division 3a and”.

(6) In Article 6—

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

(b) in paragraph 1, omit “division 3a and”; and

(c) in paragraph 2, omit point (a).

(7) In Article 7—

(a) in paragraph 1—

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

(ii) in point (a), omit “or” in the second place it occurs, and

(iii) omit point (b); and

(b) omit paragraph 3.

(8) In Article 8(1), for “Union” substitute “United Kingdom”.

(9) In Article 9—

(a) in paragraph 1—

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

(ii) for “divisions 2a, 3a” substitute “division 2a”; and

(b) omit paragraph 2.

(10) In Article 10—

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

(b) in point (a), for “divisions 2a and 3a” substitute “division 2a”;

(c) omit points (c), (d) and (g); and

(d) in point (m)—

(i) omit “ICES division 3a and” in the first place it occurs, and

(ii) for “mesh sizes above 35 mm in ICES division 3a and” substitute “a mesh size above”.

(11) Omit Articles 11 and 13.

(12) For Article 14 substitute—

“Article 14 Application

This Regulation applies until the end of 31 December 2021.”.

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2239 specifying details of the landing obligation for certain demersal fisheries in North-Western waters for the period 2020-2021

6.—(1) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2239 specifying details of the landing obligation for certain demersal fisheries in North-Western waters for the period 2020-2021 is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 1—

(a) for “ICES Subareas 5 (excluding 5a and including only Union waters of 5b),” substitute “United Kingdom waters of ICES Subarea 5b and in United Kingdom and International waters of ICES Subareas”; and

(b) for “for the period 2020-2021” substitute “until the end of 2021”.

(3) In Article 5, omit paragraph 2.

(4) In Article 6(1)—

(a) in point (c) for “7a to 7k” substitute “7a and 7d to 7j”; and

(b) in point (d) for “7a to 7k” substitute “7a and 7d to 7j”.

(5) In Article 7(1), for “ICES Subareas 5 (excluding 5a and including only Union waters of 5b),” substitute “United Kingdom waters of ICES Subarea 5b and in United Kingdom and International waters of ICES Subareas”.

(6) In Article 8(1)—

(a) in point (a), for “7b to 7k” substitute “7d to 7j”;

(b) in point (d), for “7b, 7c and 7e to 7k” substitute “7e to 7j”;

(c) in point (e), for “7b to 7k” substitute “7d to 7j”;

(d) in point (f), for “7b to 7k” substitute “7d to 7j”;

(e) in point (g), for “7a, 7j and 7k” substitute “7a and 7j”;

(f) in point (i), for “7b, 7c and 7f to 7k” substitute “7f to 7j”; and

(g) in point (j) for “EU” substitute “United Kingdom”.

(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) In Article 11—

(a) in paragraph 1, for “Union” substitute “United Kingdom”; and

(b) in paragraph 2, for “the STECF” substitute “a fisheries administration”.

(10) In Article 12, omit the first sentence.

(11) For Article 13 substitute—

“Article 13 Application

This Regulation applies until the end of 31 December 2021.”.