Council Regulation (EU) 2017/595Show full title

Article 1 Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2017/127

Regulation (EU) 2017/127 is amended as follows:

(1)

in Article 12(1), point (v) is replaced by the following:

‘(v) picked dogfish (Squalus acanthias) in Union waters of ICES subareas II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX and X, with the exception of avoidance programmes as set out in Annex IA;’;

(2)

the following Article is inserted:

‘Article 22a Catch limits

Catches of yellowfin tuna by Union vessels fishing with purse seiners shall not exceed the catch limits set out in Annex IK.’;

(3)

in Article 27, the following paragraph is inserted:

‘2a. Member States shall close the fishery for purse-seine vessels fishing with FADs and flying their flag when the catch limit allocated to that fishery is reached.’;

(4)

in Article 41(1), point (p) is replaced by the following:

‘(p) picked dogfish (Squalus acanthias) in Union waters of ICES subareas II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX and X;’;

(5)

annexes IA, IB, ID, IE, IJ and IID are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2 Entry into force

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

It shall apply from 1 January 2017.

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

Done at Brussels, 27 March 2017.

For the Council

The President

C. Abela