The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the sustainable management of external fishing fleetsU.K.

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8.—(1) Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the sustainable management of external fishing fleets is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 1 for “Union” in each place it occurs, substitute “ United Kingdom ”.

(3) In Article 2—

(a)in the heading omit “and Union”;

(b)in points (a) and (b) for “Union” in each place it occurs, substitute “ United Kingdom ”; and

(c)in point (c) for “Union law” substitute “ law applying in the United Kingdom or any part of it ”.

(4) In Article 3(2)—

(a)for point (b) substitute—

“(b)‘fishing authorisation’ means—

(i)in respect of a United Kingdom fishing vessel, an authorisation within the meaning of point 10 of Article 4 of the Control Regulation [F1or an authorisation] issued by a third country entitling a United Kingdom fishing vessel to carry out specific fishing operations in the waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of that third country, during a specified period, in a given area or for a given fishery under specific conditions; and

(ii)in respect of a third country vessel, an authorisation issued by a fisheries administration entitling the third country vessel to carry out fishing operations in United Kingdom waters during a specified period, in a given area or for a given fishery under specific conditions. Such an authorisation may be by way of, or contained in, a licence issued by the fisheries administration;”;

(b)in point (c) for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”;

(c)in point (d) omit the second sentence;

(d)in point (e) for “, a third country or a Member State” substitute “ or a third country ”; and

(e)in point (f)—

(i)after “arrangement by which a” insert “ United Kingdom ”,

(ii)omit “flying the flag of a Member State”, and

(iii)omit “either another Member State or”.

(5) In the heading to Title 2 for “Union” in each place it occurs, substitute “ United Kingdom ”.

(6) In Article 4—

(a)for “Union” in each place it occurs, substitute “ United Kingdom ”;

(b)for “its flag Member State” substitute “ a fisheries administration ”.

(7) In Article 5—

(a)in paragraph 1—

(i)for “A flag Member State” substitute “ A fisheries administration ”,

(ii)for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”,

(iii)in point (a) for “non-Union” substitute “ non-United Kingdom ”,

(iv)in point (c ) for “under Union law” substitute “ by Fisheries Rules ”,

(v)in point (d) for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”, and

(vi)in point (e) for “flag Member State” substitute “ United Kingdom ”; and

(b)omit paragraph 2.

(8) In Article 6—

(a)in paragraph 1 for “Union” in each place it occurs, substitute “ United Kingdom ”;

(b)in paragraph 2—

(i)for “flag Member State” substitute “ fisheries administration ”, and

(ii)omit point (d).

(c)in paragraph 3—

(i)for “flag Member State” substitute “ fisheries administration ”, and

(ii)in point (d), for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”;

(d)in paragraph 4—

(i)for “flag Member State shall” substitute “ fisheries administration must ”, and

(ii)omit point (b); and

(e)in paragraph 5 for “the flag Member State” substitute “ a fisheries administration ”.

(9) In Article 7—

(a)in paragraph 1 for “the flag Member State” substitute “ a fisheries administration ”;

(b)in paragraph 2 for “the flag Member State” substitute “ a fisheries administration ”;

(c)in paragraph 3 for “flag Member State shall” substitute “ fisheries administration must ”;

(d)in paragraph 4—

(i)for “the flag Member State” in each place it occurs, substitute “ a fisheries administration ”,

(ii)omit “and the Commission”, and

(iii)for “the Commission” in the second place it occurs, substitute “ a fisheries administration ”; and

(e)omit paragraphs 5, 6 and 7.

(10) In the heading to Chapter 2 for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.

(11) In Article 8 for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.

(12) In Article 9 for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.

(13) In Article 10—

(a)in the heading omit “by the flag Member State”; and

(b)for “flag Member State” substitute “ fisheries administration ”.

(14) Omit Articles 11, 12 and 13.

(15) In Article 14—

(a)in paragraph 1—

(i)for “11” substitute “ 10 ”, and

(ii)for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”; and

(b)omit paragraph 2.

(16) Omit Article 15.

(17) In Article 16 for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.

(18) In Article 17—

(a)in the heading omit “by the flag Member [F2States] ”;

(b)in paragraph 1 for “flag Member State” substitute “ fisheries administration ”;

(c)in paragraph 2 for “The flag Member State shall” substitute “ A fisheries administration must ”; and

(d)in paragraph 3 for “of a Member State or of the Union” substitute “ in the United Kingdom ”.

(19) Omit Article 18.

(20) In the heading to Chapter 3 for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.

(21) In Article 19—

(a)for “Union” in each place it occurs, substitute “ United Kingdom ”.

(22) In Article 20—

(a)in paragraph 1—

(i)for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”,

(ii)in point (a) for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”, and

(iii)in point (b) for “its flag Member State” substitute “ a fisheries administration ”; and

(b)in paragraph 2 for “Union” in each place it occurs, substitute “ United Kingdom ”.

(23) In Article 21—

(a)in the heading omit “by the flag Member [F3States] ”;

(b)for “flag Member State” substitute “ fisheries administration ”; and

(c)in point (b), for “transposing Union law” substitute “ relevant laws transposing them ”.

(24) Omit Article 22.

(25) In the heading to Chapter 4 for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.

(26) In Article 23 for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.

(27) In Article 24—

(a)in the heading omit “by the flag Member [F4States] ”;

(b)for “flag Member State” substitute “ fisheries administration ”; and

(c)in point (b) for “flag Member State” in each place it occurs, substitute “ United Kingdom ”.

(28) Omit Article 25.

(29) In the heading to Chapter 5 for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.

(30) In Article 26—

(a)for “Union” in each place it occurs, substitute “ United Kingdom ”;

(b)in paragraph 4 for “its flag Member State” substitute “ the United Kingdom ”;

(c)in paragraph 5—

(i)for “the flag Member State” substitute “ a fisheries administration ”,

(ii)omit “its”, and

(iii)for “the CFP” substitute “ Fisheries Rules ”; and

(d)in paragraph 6—

(i)for “the flag Member State” substitute “ a fisheries administration ”, and

(ii)omit the final sentence.

(31) In Article 27 for “the flag Member State shall” substitute “ a fisheries administration must ”.

(32) In Article 28—

(a)in paragraph 1—

(i)for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”, and

(ii)omit the second sentence;

(b)in paragraph 2—

(i)for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”, and

(ii)for “their flag Member State” substitute “ a fisheries administration ”; and

(c)in paragraph 3, for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.

(33) In Article 29—

(a)for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”; and

(b)for “the flag Member State” substitute “ a fisheries administration ”.

(34) In Article 30—

(a)in paragraph 1—

(i)for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”, and

(ii)for “its flag Member State” substitute “ a fisheries administration ”;

(b)in paragraph 2—

(i)for “flag Member State shall” substitute “ fisheries administration must ”,

(ii)omit “in accordance with Article 109 of the Control Regulation,”; and

(c)in paragraph 3, for “the flag Member State” substitute “ a fisheries administration ”.

(35) In the heading to Title 3 for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.

(36) In Article 31, for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.

(37) In Article 32—

(a)in paragraph 1—

(i)for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”,

(ii)for “the Commission” substitute “ a fisheries administration ”;

(b)in paragraph 2—

(i)for “Union waters” substitute “ United Kingdom waters ”, and

(ii)for “Union vessels” substitute “ United Kingdom fishing vessels ”; and

(c)in paragraph 3 for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.

(38) In Article 33(1)—

(a)for “The Commission” substitute “ A fisheries administration ”;

(b)for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”;

(c)in point (c) for “Union” substitute “ relevant retained direct EU ”; and

(d)in point (d) for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.

(39) In Article 34—

(a)in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, for “the Commission” wherever it occurs, substitute “ a fisheries administration ”; and

(b)in paragraph 3 omit “and the Member States”.

(40) In Article 35—

(a)in paragraph 1—

(i)for “the Commission shall” substitute “ a fisheries administration must ”; and

(ii)omit “and the Member States”; and

(b)in paragraph 2—

(i)for “The Commission” in each place it occurs, substitute “ A fisheries administration ”; and

(ii)for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.

(41) In Article 36—

(a)in paragraph 1—

(i)for “the Commission” in [F5the first] place it occurs, substitute “ a fisheries administration ”,

(ii)omit “and the competent inspection authorities of the Member States”, and

(iii)omit the final sentence; and

(b)omit paragraph 4.

(42) Omit Article 37.

(43) In Article 38—

(a)in paragraph 1 for “Union” in each place it occurs, substitute “ United Kingdom ”;

(b)for paragraph 2 substitute—

“2.  A third country fishing vessel authorised to fish in United Kingdom waters must send to a fisheries administration the data which United Kingdom fishing vessels are required to send to a fisheries administration under the Control Regulation.”;

(c)omit paragraph 3;

(d)in paragraph 4—

(i)for “Union” substitute “ United Kingdom ”;

(ii)for “the Commission or the body designated by it” substitute “ a fisheries administration ”;

(e)in paragraph 5 for “coastal Member State” substitute “ fisheries administration ”.

(44) Omit Articles 39 to 45.

(45) Omit Articles 47 and 48.

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 8 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1