# Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/2376 of 13 October 2016 establishing a discard plan for mollusc bivalve Venus spp. in the Italian territorial waters, Article 2: Minimum conservation reference size

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

1. By way of derogation from the minimum conservation reference size established in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006, and for the purposes of Article 15(11) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the minimum conservation reference size of Venus spp. in the Italian territorial waters shall be of a total length of 22 mm.
2. The measurement of the size of the Venus spp. shall take place in accordance with Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/2376/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-2376/article-2
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