1.When Member States submit joint recommendations for the establishment of technical measures in temporary discard plans referred to in Article 15(6) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, those recommendations may contain, inter alia, the following elements:
(a)specifications of fishing gear and the rules governing their use;
(b)specifications of modifications to fishing gear or use of selectivity devices to improve size or species selectivity;
(c)restrictions or prohibitions on the use of certain fishing gear and on fishing activities in certain areas or during certain periods;
(d)minimum conservation reference sizes;
(e)derogations adopted on the basis of Article 15(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
2.The measures referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall aim at achieving the objectives set out in Article 3 and in particular for the protection of juveniles or spawning aggregations of fish or shellfish species.