# The Common Fisheries Policy and Aquaculture (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, Regulation 15: Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 laying down technical measures for the conservation of certain stocks of highly migratory species

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 laying down technical measures for the conservation of certain stocks of highly migratory species is amended as follows.
(2) For Article 2 substitute—
“Article 2
Scope
Without prejudice to Article 9, this Regulation applies to United Kingdom fishing vessels.”.
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(11) In Article 18—
(a) in paragraph 1—
(i) for “The Council” substitute “ A fisheries administration ”,
(ii) for “Article 20 of Regulation (EU) No 2371/2002 shall” substitute “ Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 1380/2013 must ”, and
(iii) for “Community” in both places it occurs, substitute “ United Kingdom ”; and
(b) omit paragraph 2.
(12) 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 ”.
(13) In Article 20(1) for “Member States shall do their” substitute “ A fisheries administration must do its ”.
(14) In Article 22—
(a) in paragraph 1—
(i) for “The Council” substitute “ A fisheries administration ”,
(ii) for “Article 20 of Regulation (EU) No 2371/2002 shall” substitute “ Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 1380/2013 must ”, and
(iii) for “Community” in both places it occurs, substitute “ United Kingdom ”;
(b) omit paragraph 2; and
(c) for paragraph 3 substitute—
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3 The lists referred to in paragraph 1 must give the United Kingdom fishing fleet register number assigned to the vessel in accordance with Annex 1 to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/218 on the Union fishing fleet register and the type of gear used.”.
(15) In Article 23 for “Community” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.
(16) Omit Article 24.
(17) In Article 25—
(a) in paragraph 1 for “Member States shall” substitute “ A fisheries administration must ”;
(b) omit paragraphs 2 and 3;
(c) for paragraph 4 substitute—
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4 A fisheries administration must send the IATTC Secretariat the breakdown of the DMLs among United Kingdom fishing vessels in its fleet by 1 February each year.”; and
(d) omit paragraph 5.
(18) In Article 28 for “Member States shall” substitute “ A fisheries administration must ”.
(19) In Article 29(2) for “Community” substitute “ United Kingdom ”.
(20) Omit Articles 30 and 32.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/753/regulation/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/common-fisheries-policy-and-aquaculture-amendment-etc-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-15
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