PART 4OTHER AMENDMENTS
The Common Fisheries Policy and Aquaculture (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 20199
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The Common Fisheries Policy and Aquaculture (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 201925 are amended as follows.
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In Part 2 (amendment of the regional fisheries management organisations Regulations)—
a
omit regulations 3 and 4;
b
in regulation 5 (Regulation (EU) No 1236/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down a scheme of control and enforcement applicable in the area covered by the Convention on future multilateral cooperation in the North-East Atlantic fisheries)—
i
in paragraph (36)(a)(i) after “designated by it,” insert “to”, and
ii
in paragraph (39)(b)(i) for “State” substitute “States”;
c
in regulation 7 (Regulation (EU) 2017/2107 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Convention area of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT))—
i
in paragraph (18)—
aa
in sub-paragraph (b)(i) for “ICCA” substitute “ICCAT”, and
bb
in sub-paragraph (d)(iii) for ““45” days” substitute ““45 days””,
ii
in paragraph (23)(a)(iii) for “(ii)” substitute “(a)(ii)”,
iii
for paragraph (35) substitute—
35
In Article 38(5) omit the final sentence.
iv
in paragraph (65)(c)(ii) omit “that”; and
d
in regulation 9 (Regulation (EU) No 640/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a catch documentation programme for bluefin tuna Thunnas thynnus)—
i
in paragraph (4)—
aa
in sub-paragraph (a)(iii) for “Union” substitute “their”, and
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in sub-paragraph (e)(ii) after ““catching vessel”” insert “in the first place it occurs,”, and
ii
in paragraph (16)(a) for “States” substitute “State”.
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In Part 3 (amendment of the technical conservation Regulations)—
a
in regulation 12 (Commission Regulation (EC) No 517/2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 as regards the determination of the mesh size and assessing the thickness of twine of fishing nets), in paragraph (4)(c) for “authority” in the first place it occurs, substitute “authorities”; and
b
in regulation 15 (Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 laying down technical measures for the conservation of certain stocks of highly migratory species)—
i
in paragraph (6)(a)(ii)—
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for “must” substitute “shall”, and
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for “shall” substitute “must”,
ii
after paragraph (6)(a)(ii) insert—
iia
in the words preceding point (a) for “Community” substitute “United Kingdom”,
iii
for paragraph (12) substitute—
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In Article 19—
a
in paragraph 1 for “Member States shall do their” substitute “A fisheries administration must do its”; and
b
in paragraph 2 for “Member States shall” substitute “A fisheries administration must”.
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In Part 4 (amendment of the north sea multiannual plan), in regulation 25 (Regulation (EU) 2018/973 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a multiannual plan for demersal stocks in the North Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks, specifying details of the implementation of the landing obligation in the North Sea), in paragraph (8)(a)—
a
for “designates” substitute “distributes”; and
b
after “opportunities” insert “for use by fishing vessels”.