Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2239Show full title

Article 8 U.K. De minimis exemptions

1. By way of derogation from Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the following quantities may be discarded pursuant to Article 15(5)(c) of that Regulation:

(a) for whiting (Merlangius merlangus), up to a maximum of 5 % of the total annual catches of that species by vessels using bottom trawls and seines with a mesh size equal to or greater than 80 mm (OTB, OTT, OT, PTB, PT, SSC, SDN, SPR, SX, SV, TBN, TBS, TB, TX), pelagic trawls (OTM, PTM) and beam trawls (BT2) with a mesh size of 80-119 mm in ICES divisions [F1 7d to 7j];

(b) for common sole (Solea solea), up to a maximum of 3 % of the total annual catches of that species by vessels using trammel and gill nets (GN, GNS, GND, GNC, GTN, GTR, GEN, GNF) to catch common sole in ICES divisions 7d, 7e, 7f and 7g;

F2 (c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F3 (ca) for common sole (Solea solea), up to a maximum of 3 % in ICES divisions 7d, 7e and 7h, and up to a maximum of 6 % in ICES divisions 7f and 7g, of the total annual catches of that species by vessels using TBB gear with a mesh size of 80-119 mm equipped with Flemish panel;]

(d) for haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), up to a maximum of 5 % F4 ... of the total annual catches of that species by vessels using bottom trawls, seines and beam trawls (OTB, OTT, OT, PTB, PT, SSC, SDN SPR, SX, SV, TBB, TBN, TBS, TB, TX) with a mesh size greater than or equal to 80 mm in ICES divisions [F5 7e to 7j];

(e) for horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.), up to a maximum of 7 % F4 ... of the total annual by-catches of those species, caught in demersal mixed fisheries, by vessels using bottom trawls, seines and beam trawls (OTB, OTT, OT, PTB, PT, SSC, SDN, SPR, SX, SV, TBB, TBN, TBS, TB, TX) in ICES subarea 6 and ICES divisions [F6 7d to 7j];

(f) for mackerel (Scomber scombrus), up to a maximum of 7 % F4 ... of the total annual by-catches of that species, caught in demersal mixed fisheries, by vessels using bottom trawls, seines and beam trawls in ICES subarea 6 and ICES divisions [F7 7d to 7j];

(g) for common sole (Solea solea), up to a maximum of 3 % F4 ... of the total annual catches of that species by vessels using beam trawls with a mesh size of 80-119 mm [F8 (TBB)] with increased selectivity (Flemish panel) in ICES divisions [F9 7a and 7j],

(h) for megrim (Lepidorhombus spp.) below MCRS, up to a maximum of 5 % F4 ... of the total annual catches of those species by vessels using bottom trawls (OTT, OTB, TBS, TBN, TB, PTB, OT, PT, TX) with a mesh size of 70-99 mm (TR2) and beam trawls (TBB) with a mesh size of 80-199 mm (BT2) in ICES subarea 7,

(i) for boarfish (Caproidae), up to a maximum of 0,5 % F4 ... of the total annual catches of that species by vessels using bottom trawls (OTT, OTB, TBS, TBN, TB, PTB, OT, PT, TX) in ICES divisions [F10 [F11 7d] to 7j],

(j) for greater silver smelt (Argentina silus), up to a 0,6 % F4 ... of the total annual catches of that species by vessels using bottom trawls (OTT, OTB, TBS, TBN, TB, PTB, OT, PT, TX) with a mesh size equal to or greater than 100 mm (TR1) in ICES division 5b ([F12 United Kingdom] waters) and ICES subarea 6;

(k) for haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) below minimum conservation reference size, up to a maximum of 3 % F4 ..., of the total annual catches of that species by vessels using bottom trawls with a mesh size up to 119 mm (OTB, OTT, OT, TBN, TB) in the West of Scotland Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) fishery in ICES division 6a;

(l) in the demersal mixed fishery carried out by vessels targeting brown shrimp and using beam trawls (TBB) with a mesh size equal to or greater than [F13 16 mm] in ICES division 7a:

[F14 (m) for monkfish (Lophius spp.), up to a maximum of 7% of the total annual catches of that species by vessels using beam trawls (TBB) in ICES divisions 7d to 7j.]

a combined quantity of fish species below MCRS, which shall not exceed 0,85 % of the total annual catches of plaice and 0,15 % of the total annual catches of whiting in the demersal mixed fisheries.

F15 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Art. 8(1)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 6(6)(a)

F2 Art. 8(1)(c) omitted (31.12.2021) by virtue of The Sea Fisheries (Amendment etc.) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1429), regs. 1(1), 9(8)(a)

F3 Art. 8(ca) inserted (31.12.2021) by The Sea Fisheries (Amendment etc.) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1429), regs. 1(1), 9(8)(b)

F4 Words in art. 8(1)(d)-(k) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of Fisheries Act 2020 (c. 22), s. 54(3)(f), Sch. 11 para. 13(3)(a) (with Sch. 4 para. 31)

F5 Words in Art. 8(1)(d) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 6(6)(b)

F6 Words in Art. 8(1)(e) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 6(6)(c)

F7 Words in Art. 8(1)(f) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 6(6)(d)

F8 Word in Art. 8(1)(g) substituted (31.12.2021) by The Sea Fisheries (Amendment etc.) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1429), regs. 1(1), 9(8)(c)(i)

F9 Words in Art. 8(1)(g) substituted (31.12.2021) by The Sea Fisheries (Amendment etc.) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1429), regs. 1(1), 9(8)(c)(ii)

F10 Words in Art. 8(1)(i) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 6(6)(f)

F11 Word in Art. 8(1)(i) substituted (31.12.2021) by The Sea Fisheries (Amendment etc.) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1429), regs. 1(1), 9(8)(d)

F12 Words in Art. 8(1)(j) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), regs. 1(3), 6(6)(g)

F13 Word in Art. 8(1)(l) substituted (31.12.2021) by The Sea Fisheries (Amendment etc.) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1429), regs. 1(1), 9(8)(e)

F14 Art. 8(1)(m) inserted (31.12.2021) by The Sea Fisheries (Amendment etc.) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1429), regs. 1(1), 9(8)(f)

F15 Art. 8(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of Fisheries Act 2020 (c. 22), s. 54(3)(f), Sch. 11 para. 13(3)(b) (with Sch. 4 para. 31)