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Article 10 Requirements for FADs

United Kingdom

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1.

FADs shall comply with the following requirements:

(a)

the surface structure of the FAD shall be either not covered by any material or covered only with material implying minimum risk of entangling non-targeted species; and

(b)

the sub-surface components shall be exclusively composed of material which does not entangle non-targeted species.

2.

When designing FADs, biodegradable materials shall, if possible, be prioritised with a view to phasing out non-biodegradable FADs by 2018.

3.

F1A fisheries administration must report to the ICCAT Secretariat, as part of the annual report referred to in Article 71, on the steps undertaken to ensure compliance with paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article. F2...

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Textual amendments

F1

Words in Art. 10(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Aquaculture (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/753), regs. 1, 7(10)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F2

Words in Art. 10(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Aquaculture (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/753), regs. 1, 7(10)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)