Legal provisions of COM(2024)114 - Amendment of and correcting Regulation (EU) 2024/257 fixing for 2024, 2025 and 2026 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters - Main contents
Please note
This page contains a limited version of this dossier in the EU Monitor.
| dossier | COM(2024)114 - Amendment of and correcting Regulation (EU) 2024/257 fixing for 2024, 2025 and 2026 the fishing opportunities for certain ... |
|---|---|
| document | COM(2024)114  |
| date | March 26, 2024 |
Contents
Article 1 - Amendment and correction of Regulation (EU) 2024/257
(1)In Article 20(1), the following point is inserted:
“(ba)sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus) in all waters other than the Mediterranean;”
(2)Article 41, paragraph 3, is deleted.
(3)Article 42 is replaced by the following:
“Article 42
Management of fishing with FADs
1.In the part of the WCPFC Convention area located between 20° N and 20° S, purse seine vessels, tender vessels, and any other vessels operating in support of purse seine vessels, shall not deploy, service or set nets on FADs between 00.00 hours on 1 July 2024 and 24.00 hours on 15 August 2024.
2.In addition to the prohibition in paragraph 1, it shall be prohibited to set nets on FADs on the high seas of the WCPFC Convention area located between 20° N and 20° S for one additional month, from 00.00 hours on 1 April 2024 to 24.00 hours on 30 April 2024, or from 00.00 hours on 1 May 2024 to 24.00 hours on 31 May 2024, or from 00.00 hours on 1 November 2024 to 24.00 hours on 30 November 2024, or from 00.00 hours on 1 December 2024 to 24.00 hours on 31 December 2024.
3.Member States concerned shall jointly determine which of the closure periods referred to in paragraph 2 shall apply to purse seine vessels flying their flag. The Member States shall jointly inform the Commission by 15 February 2024 of the closure period selected. The Commission shall notify the secretariat of the WCPFC of the joint closure period selected by Member States concerned before 1 March 2024.
4. Each Member State shall ensure that none of its purse seine vessels deploy at sea, at any time, more than 350 FADs with activated instrumented buoys. Buoys shall be activated exclusively on board a purse seine vessel.”
(4)In Article 55(1), the following is inserted:
“(aa)sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus) in all Union waters;”
(5) In Article 59, points (a) and (b) are replaced by the following:
“(a)Article 13(1) and (7) shall apply from 1 January 2024 to 31 March 2025;
(b)Article 13(2) to (6) shall apply from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025;”
(6) In Article 59, the following points (ca) and (ga) are inserted:
“ (ca)Article 20(1), point(ba) shall apply from 1 April 2024;
(ga) Article 55(1), point (aa) shall apply from 1 April 2024;”
(7)Annexes IA, IG, IH, VI, IX and XI are amended and corrected in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2 - Entry into force and application
It shall apply from 1 January 2024.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.