# Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/98 of 18 November 2014 on the implementation of the Union's international obligations, as referred to in Article 15(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, under the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas and the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries, Article 6a: General derogations for the NAFO Regulatory area

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

1. By way of derogation from Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, fish caught in the NAFO Regulatory Area above catch limits allocated by applicable laws must not be retained on-board.
2. Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007, which prohibits to retain on board by-catch above 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater, of species for which the catch limit is set to 0 by applicable laws must apply by way of derogation from Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
3. Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007, which requires returning immediately to the sea any fish below the minimum sizes set out in Annex III of that Regulation, shall apply by way of derogation from Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2015/98/article/6a (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-98/article-6a
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