1.It shall be prohibited for EU vessels to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship or to land the following species:
(a)basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) and white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) in EU waters and non-EU waters;
(b)porbeagle (Lamna nasus) in all waters, except where it is provided otherwise in Annex I Part B;
(c)angel shark (Squatina squatina) in EU waters;
(d)common skate (Dipturus batis) in EU waters of ICES division IIa and ICES subareas III, IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX and X;
(e)undulate ray (Raja undulata) and white skate (Rostroraja alba) in EU waters of ICES subareas VI, VII, VIII, IX and X;
(f)guitarfishes (Rhinobatidae) in EU waters of ICES subareas I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X and XII[F1;]
[F2(g) giant manta ray ( Manta birostris ) in all waters.]
2.When accidentally caught, species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed. They shall be promptly released.