Article 6Survivability exemption for plaice
1.
The survivability exemption provided for in Article 15(4)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall apply to:
(a)
plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) caught in ICES divisions 7d, 7e, 7f and 7g with trammel nets (gear codes: GTR, GTN, GEN, GN);
(b)
plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) caught in ICES divisions 7d, 7e, 7f and 7g with otter trawls (gear codes: OTT, OTB, TBS, TBN, TB, PTB, OT, PT, TX);
(c)
plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) caught in ICES divisions F17a and 7d to 7j by vessels having a maximum engine greater than 221 kW, and using beam trawls (TBB) fitted with a flip-up rope or benthic release panel;
(d)
plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) caught in ICES divisions F27a and 7d to 7j by vessels using beam trawls (TBB), having a maximum engine power of 221 kW or a maximum length of 24 meters, which are constructed to fish within 12 nautical miles of the coast and with average tow durations of no more than 1:30 hours;
(e)
plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) caught in ICES division 7d with Danish seines (gear code: SDN).
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3.
When discarding plaice caught in the cases referred to in paragraph 1, the plaice shall be released immediately F4and in the case referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1, the plaice must be released during the net hauling process wherever this is reasonably possible.