# 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, Article 22: Regional measures under temporary discard plans

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

1. Technical measures in discard plans made under Article 15(6) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 or in regulations made under Article 15(2) of this Regulation may contain, inter alia, the following elements:
(a) specifications of fishing gear and the rules governing their use;
(b) specifications of modifications to fishing gear or use of selectivity devices to improve size or species selectivity;
(c) restrictions or prohibitions on the use of certain fishing gear and on fishing activities in certain areas or during certain periods;
(d) minimum conservation reference sizes;
(e) derogations adopted on the basis of Article 15(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
2. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall aim at achieving the objectives set out in Article 3 and in particular for the protection of juveniles or spawning aggregations of fish or shellfish species.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/1241/article/22 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-1241/article-22
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