TITLE IIFISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EU VESSELS
CHAPTER I General provisions
Article 13Prohibitions
1.
It shall be prohibited for EU vessels to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship or to land the following species:
(a)
basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) and white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) in EU and non-EU waters;
(b)
porbeagle (Lamna nasus) in all waters, except where it is provided otherwise in Annex I, Part B to Regulation (EU) No 43/201227;
(c)
angel shark (Squatina squatina) in EU waters;
(d)
common skate (Dipturus batis) in EU waters of ICES division IIa and ICES subareas III, IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX and X;
(e)
undulate ray (Raja undulata) and white skate (Rostroraja alba) in EU waters of ICES subareas VI, VII, VIII, IX and X; and
(f)
guitarfishes (Rhinobatidae) in EU waters of ICES subareas I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X and XII.
2.
When accidentally caught, species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed. They shall be promptly released.