# Regulation (EU) 2019/472 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2019 establishing a multiannual plan for stocks fished in the Western Waters and adjacent waters, and for fisheries exploiting those stocks, amending Regulations (EU) 2016/1139 and (EU) 2018/973, and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007 and (EC) No 1300/2008, Article 7: Conservation reference points

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

The Secretary of State must request from ICES, or a similar independent scientific body recognised at international level, the following conservation reference points to safeguard the full reproductive capacity of the stocks referred to in Article 1(1) based on the plan—
(a)MSY Btrigger for stocks referred to in Article 1(1);
(b)Blim for stocks referred to in Article 1(1).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/472/article/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-472/article-7
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