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Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on the conservation of fisheries resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1224/2009 and Regulations (EU) No 1380/2013, (EU) 2016/1139, (EU) 2018/973, (EU) 2019/472 and (EU) 2019/1022 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 894/97, (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 2549/2000, (EC) No 254/2002, (EC) No 812/2004 and (EC) No 2187/2005
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1.[F1A fisheries administration may, by regulations, supplement] this Regulation by defining pilot projects that develop a system of full documentation of catches and discards based on measurable objectives and targets, for the purpose of a results-based management of fisheries.
2.The pilot projects referred to in paragraph 1 may derogate from the measures set out in Part B of Annexes [F25, 6 and 7] for a specific area and for a maximum period of one year, provided that it can be demonstrated that such pilot projects contribute to achieving the objectives and targets set out in Articles 3 and 4 and, in particular, aim at improving the selectivity of the fishing gear or practice concerned or otherwise reduce its environmental impact. That one-year period may be extended by one additional year under the same conditions. It shall be limited to no more than 5 % of [F3United Kingdom fishing vessels fishing in the relevant fishery].
3.F4... Within six months of the conclusion of the project, [F5the fisheries administration must publish] a report F6... outlining the results, including a detailed assessment of the changes in selectivity and other environmental impacts.
[F74.Where the report referred to in paragraph 3 concludes that the contribution of the new gear or practice is beneficial to the achievement of the objective in paragraph 2, a fisheries administration may by regulations allow for the generalised use of that gear or practice.
4A.Subject to paragraph 4B, where the report referred to in paragraph 3 concludes that the contribution of the new gear or practice is beneficial to the achievement of the objective in paragraph 2, the Secretary of State may by regulations allow for the generalised use of that gear or practice.
4B.Where the exercise of the power to make regulations under paragraph 4 would be outside the jurisdiction of the Secretary of State under Article 1(7) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, before making such regulations under the power in paragraph 4A the Secretary of State must obtain the consent of—
(a)the Scottish Ministers, to the extent that the exercise of the power would be within their jurisdiction under Article 1(3) of that Regulation;
(b)the Welsh Ministers, to the extent that the exercise of the power would be within their jurisdiction under Article 1(4) of that Regulation;
(c)the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, in Northern Ireland, to the extent that the exercise of the power would be within its jurisdiction under Article 1(5) of that Regulation.]
[F85.A fisheries administration may by regulations supplement this Regulation by defining the technical specifications of a system for full documentation of catches and discards referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.
6.Subject to paragraph 7, the Secretary of State may by regulations supplement this Regulation by defining the technical specifications of a system for full documentation of catches and discards referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.
7.Where the exercise of the power to make regulations under paragraph 5 would be outside the jurisdiction of the Secretary of State under Article 1(7) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, before making such regulations under the power in paragraph 6 the Secretary of State must obtain the consent of—
(a)the Scottish Ministers, to the extent that the exercise of the power would be within their jurisdiction under Article 1(3) of that Regulation;
(b)the Welsh Ministers, to the extent that the exercise of the power would be within their jurisdiction under Article 1(4) of that Regulation;
(c)the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, in Northern Ireland, to the extent that the exercise of the power would be within its jurisdiction under Article 1(5) of that Regulation.
8.Before making any regulations under this Article, a fisheries administration must consult—
(a)such bodies or persons as appear to the fisheries administration to be representative of the interests likely to be substantially affected by the regulations;
(b)such other bodies or persons as the fisheries administration may consider appropriate.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Art. 23(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(23)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Words in Art. 23(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(23)(b)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Words in Art. 23(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(23)(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4Words in Art. 23(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(23)(c)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5Words in Art. 23(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(23)(c)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F6Words in Art. 23(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(23)(c)(iii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F7Art. 23(4)-(4B) substituted for Art. 23(4) (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(23)(d); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F8Art. 23(5)-(8) substituted for Art. 23(5) (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(23)(e); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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