# Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2238 of 1 October 2019 specifying details of implementation of the landing obligation for certain demersal fisheries in the North Sea for the period 2020-2021, Article 3: Survivability exemptions for Norway lobster

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

1. The survivability exemption referred to in Article 15(4)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall apply in the United Kingdom waters of the North Sea (ICES division 2a and subarea 4) to the following catches of Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus):
(a) catches with pots (FPO);
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. When discarding Norway lobster caught in the cases referred to in paragraph 1, the Norway lobster shall be released whole, immediately and in the area where it has been caught.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/2238/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-2238/article-3
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