{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-960/annex-I/division-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-960/annex-I/division-5.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2015/960",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EU) 2015/960 of 19 June 2015 amending Regulation (EU) 2015/104 as regards certain fishing opportunities",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-960",
  "path": "annex/I/division/5",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "The fishing opportunities table for skates and rays (Rajiformes) in Union waters of VIII and IX shall be replaced by the following table:",
  "text": "Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/89-C.), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/89-C.) and thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/89-C.) shall be reported separately.\nShall not apply to undulate ray (Raja undulata). This species shall not be targeted in the areas covered by this TAC. In cases where it is not subject to the landing obligation, by-catch of undulate ray in area VIII may only be landed whole or gutted, and provided that it does not comprise more than 20 kilograms live weight per fishing trip. The catches shall remain under the quotas shown in the table below. The former provisions are without prejudice to the prohibitions set out in Articles 12 and 44 of this Regulation for the areas specified therein. By-catches of undulate ray shall be reported separately under the following code: (RJU/89-C.). Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities of undulate ray given below may be taken:\nSpecies:\nUndulate rayRaja undulata\nZone:\nUnion waters of VIII(RJU/89-C.)\nBelgium\n0\nFrance\n9\nPortugal\n8\nSpain\n8\nUnited Kingdom\n0\nUnion\n25\nTAC\n25\nPrecautionary TAC\nSpecies:\nSkates and raysRajiformes\nZone:\nUnion waters of VIII and IX(SRX/89-C.)\nBelgium\n7\nFrance\n1 298\nPortugal\n1 051\nSpain\n1 057\nUnited Kingdom\n7\nUnion\n3 420\nTAC\n3 420\nPrecautionary TAC",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/89-C.), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/89-C.) and thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/89-C.) shall be reported separately."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Shall not apply to undulate ray (Raja undulata). This species shall not be targeted in the areas covered by this TAC. In cases where it is not subject to the landing obligation, by-catch of undulate ray in area VIII may only be landed whole or gutted, and provided that it does not comprise more than 20 kilograms live weight per fishing trip. The catches shall remain under the quotas shown in the table below. The former provisions are without prejudice to the prohibitions set out in Articles 12 and 44 of this Regulation for the areas specified therein. By-catches of undulate ray shall be reported separately under the following code: (RJU/89-C.). Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities of undulate ray given below may be taken: Species: Undulate rayRaja undulata Zone: Union waters of VIII(RJU/89-C.)Belgium0France9Portugal8Spain8United Kingdom0Union25TAC25Precautionary TAC"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2015/960/annex/I/division/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:46:38.039576+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}