PART 2UPDATED ANNUAL EU FISHERIES LEGISLATION

CHAPTER 2AMENDMENT OF THE 2020 DISCARD PLANS

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2239 specifying details of the landing obligation for certain demersal fisheries in North-Western waters for the period 2020-2021

6.—(1) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2239 specifying details of the landing obligation for certain demersal fisheries in North-Western waters for the period 2020-2021 is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 1—

(a)for “ICES Subareas 5 (excluding 5a and including only Union waters of 5b),” substitute “United Kingdom waters of ICES Subarea 5b and in United Kingdom and International waters of ICES Subareas”; and

(b)for “for the period 2020-2021” substitute “until the end of 2021”.

(3) In Article 5, omit paragraph 2.

(4) In Article 6(1)—

(a)in point (c) for “7a to 7k” substitute “7a and 7d to 7j”; and

(b)in point (d) for “7a to 7k” substitute “7a and 7d to 7j”.

(5) In Article 7(1), for “ICES Subareas 5 (excluding 5a and including only Union waters of 5b),” substitute “United Kingdom waters of ICES Subarea 5b and in United Kingdom and International waters of ICES Subareas”.

(6) In Article 8(1)—

(a)in point (a), for “7b to 7k” substitute “7d to 7j”;

(b)in point (d), for “7b, 7c and 7e to 7k” substitute “7e to 7j”;

(c)in point (e), for “7b to 7k” substitute “7d to 7j”;

(d)in point (f), for “7b to 7k” substitute “7d to 7j”;

(e)in point (g), for “7a, 7j and 7k” substitute “7a and 7j”;

(f)in point (i), for “7b, 7c and 7f to 7k” substitute “7f to 7j”; and

(g)in point (j) for “EU” substitute “United Kingdom”.

(7) In Article 9(5), for “the STECF” substitute “a fisheries administration”.

(8) In Article 10(5), for “the STECF” substitute “a fisheries administration”.

(9) In Article 11—

(a)in paragraph 1, for “Union” substitute “United Kingdom”; and

(b)in paragraph 2, for “the STECF” substitute “a fisheries administration”.

(10) In Article 12, omit the first sentence.

(11) For Article 13 substitute—

Article 13Application

This Regulation applies until the end of 31 December 2021..