{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-2237/article-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-2237/article-4.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2019/2237",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2237 of 1 October 2019 specifying details of the landing obligation for certain demersal fisheries in South-Western waters for the period 2020-2021",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-2237",
  "path": "article/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Survivability exemption for skates and rays",
  "text": "1. The exemption from the landing obligation for species for which scientific evidence demonstrates high survival rates, as provided for in Article 15(4)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, shall apply to skates and rays (Rajiformes) caught with all gears in ICES subareas 8 and 9.\n2. When discarding skates and rays in the cases referred to in paragraph 1, the skates and rays shall be released immediately.\n3. Member States having a direct management interest shall submit as soon as possible, but not later than by 1 May every year additional scientific information supporting the exemption laid down in paragraph 1. The Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries shall assess that scientific information by 31 July every year.\n4. The exemption referred to in paragraph 1 shall apply to Cuckoo ray:\ncaught by trammel nets in ICES subareas 8 and 9 until 31 December 2021. Member States having a direct management interest shall submit as soon as possible, but not later than by 1 May every year, additional scientific information supporting this exemption for Cuckoo ray caught with trammel nets. The Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries shall assess that scientific information by 31 July every year;\ncaught by trawls in ICES subarea 8 only until 31 December 2020. Member States having a direct management interest shall submit as soon as possible, but not later than by 1 May 2020, additional scientific information supporting this exemption for Cuckoo ray caught with bottom trawls. The Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries shall assess that scientific information by 31 July 2020.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/2237/article/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:42:52.962540+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}