Regulation 15 Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 laying down technical measures for the conservation of certain stocks of highly migratory speciesI1

United Kingdom

(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
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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.

F2(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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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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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.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Reg. 15(3)-(10) omitted (1.4.2024) by virtue of The Sea Fisheries (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/439), regs. 1(1), 9(2)
F2: Reg. 15(12) substituted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(2), 9(3)(b)(iii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Commencement

I1: Reg. 15 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c.1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1