Article 1 U.K. Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 43/2012

Regulation (EU) No 43/2012 is amended as follows:

(1)

in Article 12(1) the following point is added:

‘(g)

giant manta ray (Manta birostris) in all waters.’;

(2)

after Article 13 a new article is inserted as follows:

‘Article 13a Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 754/2009

In Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 754/2009, the following point is added:

(i)

the group of vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom identified in the request from the United Kingdom dated 16 March 2012, which participate in a fishery targeting Queen Scallops (Aequipecten opercularis) in the Irish Sea (ICES area VIIa) around the Isle of Man, using a specialised otter trawl gear with an 80-100 mm mesh trawl configured to select against fish catches (2ft low headline, short or no bridles and small trawl mouth);’;’.’;

(3)

Annex I is amended in accordance with the text in Annex I to this Regulation.