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

Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 laying down technical measures for the conservation of certain stocks of highly migratory species

15.—(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 laying down technical measures for the conservation of certain stocks of highly migratory species is amended as follows.

(2) For Article 2 substitute—

“Article 2 Scope

Without prejudice to Article 9, this Regulation applies to United Kingdom fishing vessels.”.

(3) In Article 5 omit paragraph 2.

(4) In Article 8 omit paragraph 2.

(5) In Article 9(2) for “Community” substitute “United Kingdom”.

(6) In Article 12—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) for “The Council” substitute “A fisheries administration”,

(ii) for “Article 20 of Regulation (EU) No 2371/2002 must” substitute “Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 1380/2013 shall”,

(iii) in point (a) for “Community” substitute “United Kingdom”, and

(iv) in point (b) for “Community” substitute “United Kingdom”;

(b) in paragraph 2—

(i) for “The Council” substitute “A fisheries administration”,

(ii) for “Article 20 of Regulation (EU) No 2371/2002 shall” substitute “Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 1380/2013 must”, and

(iii) for “Community” in both places it occurs, substitute “United Kingdom”;

(c) omit paragraph 3;

(d) for paragraph 4 substitute—

“4.   Before 31 May each year a fisheries administration must send the ICCAT Secretariat—

(a) a list of vessels in its fleet greater than 24 meters in length fishing for bigeye tuna; and

(b) a list of vessels in its fleet participating in a fishery targeting albacore tuna in the North Atlantic.”; and

(e) for paragraph 5 substitute—

“5.   The lists referred to in paragraph 4 must give the United Kingdom fishing fleet register number assigned to the vessel in accordance with Annex 1 to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/218 on the Union fishing fleet register and the type of gear used.”.

(7) In Article 13 for “Member States shall” substitute “A fisheries administration must”.

(8) In Article 14—

(a) in paragraph 1 for “Member States shall” substitute “A fisheries administration must”; and

(b) in paragraph 2 for “Member States shall” substitute “A fisheries administration must”.

(9) In Article 15 for “Member States shall” substitute “A fisheries administration must”.

(10) Omit Articles 16 and 17.

(11) In Article 18—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) for “The Council” substitute “A fisheries administration”,

(ii) for “Article 20 of Regulation (EU) No 2371/2002 shall” substitute “Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 1380/2013 must”, and

(iii) for “Community” in both places it occurs, substitute “United Kingdom”; and

(b) omit paragraph 2.

(12) In Article 19(1) for “Member States shall do their” substitute “A fisheries administration must do its”.

(13) In Article 20(1) for “Member States shall do their” substitute “A fisheries administration must do its”.

(14) In Article 22—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) for “The Council” substitute “A fisheries administration”,

(ii) for “Article 20 of Regulation (EU) No 2371/2002 shall” substitute “Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 1380/2013 must”, and

(iii) for “Community” in both places it occurs, substitute “United Kingdom”;

(b) omit paragraph 2; and

(c) for paragraph 3 substitute—

“3.   The lists referred to in paragraph 1 must give the United Kingdom fishing fleet register number assigned to the vessel in accordance with Annex 1 to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/218 on the Union fishing fleet register and the type of gear used.”.

(15) In Article 23 for “Community” substitute “United Kingdom”.

(16) Omit Article 24.

(17) In Article 25—

(a) in paragraph 1 for “Member States shall” substitute “A fisheries administration must”;

(b) omit paragraphs 2 and 3;

(c) for paragraph 4 substitute—

“4.   A fisheries administration must send the IATTC Secretariat the breakdown of the DMLs among United Kingdom fishing vessels in its fleet by 1 February each year.”; and

(d) omit paragraph 5.

(18) In Article 28 for “Member States shall” substitute “A fisheries administration must”.

(19) In Article 29(2) for “Community” substitute “United Kingdom”.

(20) Omit Articles 30 and 32.