# Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1393/2014 of 20 October 2014 establishing a discard plan for certain pelagic fisheries in north-western waters, Article 3a: De minimis exemptions ...

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

By way of derogation from Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the following quantities may be discarded:
(a)up to a maximum of ... 5 %, ... of the total annual catches of blue whiting ( Micromesistius poutassou ) in the industrial pelagic trawler fishery targeting that species in ICES divisions Vb, VI and VII, and processing that species on board to obtain surimi base;
(b)up to a maximum of ... 5 % ... of the total annual catches for albacore tuna ( Thunnus alalunga ) in the albacore tuna directed fisheries using midwater pair trawls (PTM) in ICES subarea VII , if the requirement in Article 4 of this Regulation is met;
(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2014/1393/article/3a (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-1393/article-3a
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