Article 5 Amendment and continuing implementation of Eel Management PlansF1

A fisheries administration may amend an Eel Management Plan provided that, on the basis of a technical and scientific evaluation of the proposed amendments, the fisheries administration is satisfied that the requirements of this Regulation will continue to be met by the amended Plan.

Before amending an Eel Management Plan, a fisheries administration must consult such persons or bodies as the fisheries administration considers appropriate.

Following any amendment of an Eel Management Plan in accordance with this Article, the fisheries administration must, without delay, publish the amended version of the Eel Management Plan together with a notice specifying the date on which the amendments will take effect and an explanation of how they will be implemented.

A fisheries administration must ensure that each Eel Management Plan is correctly implemented.

A fisheries administration may permit fishing for eel of the species Anguilla anguilla the whole year round provided that the fishery in question conforms to the specifications and restrictions set out in the relevant Eel Management Plan.