1.FADs shall comply with the following requirements:
(a)the surface structure of the FAD shall be either not covered by any material or covered only with material implying minimum risk of entangling non-targeted species; and
(b)the sub-surface components shall be exclusively composed of material which does not entangle non-targeted species.
2.When designing FADs, biodegradable materials shall, if possible, be prioritised with a view to phasing out non-biodegradable FADs by 2018.
3.[F1A fisheries administration must report to the ICCAT Secretariat], as part of the annual report referred to in Article 71, on the steps undertaken to ensure compliance with paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article. F2...
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Art. 10(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Aquaculture (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/753), regs. 1, 7(10)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Words in Art. 10(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Aquaculture (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/753), regs. 1, 7(10)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)