1.The survivability exemption referred to in Article 15(4)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall apply in the [F1United Kingdom] waters of the North Sea (ICES [F2division 2a] and subarea 4) to the following catches of Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus):
(a)catches with pots (FPO(1));
F3(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.When discarding Norway lobster caught in the cases referred to in paragraph 1, the Norway lobster shall be released whole, immediately and in the area where it has been caught.
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Textual Amendments
F1Words in Art. 3(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 5(3)(a)
F2Words in Art. 3(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 5(3)(b)
F3Art. 3(1)(b) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of Fisheries Act 2020 (c. 22), s. 54(3)(f), Sch. 11 para. 12(2)(a) (with Sch. 4 para. 31)
F4Art. 3(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of Fisheries Act 2020 (c. 22), s. 54(3)(f), Sch. 11 para. 12(2)(b) (with Sch. 4 para. 31)
Gear codes used in this Regulation are set out in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the Common fisheries policy. For the vessels whose LOA is less than 10 metres gear codes used in this Regulation are set out in the FAO gear classification.