# Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on the conservation of fisheries resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1224/2009 and Regulations (EU) No 1380/2013, (EU) 2016/1139, (EU) 2018/973, (EU) 2019/472 and (EU) 2019/1022 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 894/97, (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 2549/2000, (EC) No 254/2002, (EC) No 812/2004 and (EC) No 2187/2005, Annex XIII: MITIGATION MEASURES TO REDUCE INCIDENTAL CATCHES OF SENSITIVE SPECIES

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

The following measures to monitor and reduce incidental catches of sensitive species shall apply:
1..The measures set out in Parts A, B and C.
2..A fisheries administration must take the necessary steps to collect scientific data on incidental catches of sensitive species.
3..As a result of scientific evidence, validated by ICES or a similar independent scientific body recognised at international level, of negative impacts of fishing gear on sensitive species, a fisheries administration may, by regulations made under Article 15, provide for additional mitigation measures for the reduction of incidental catches of the concerned species or in a concerned area.
4..A fisheries administration must monitor and assess the effectiveness of the mitigation measures established under this Annex.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/1241/annex/XIII (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-1241/annex-XIII
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