Paragraph 5

(1)

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1395/2014 establishing a discard plan for certain small pelagic fisheries and fisheries for industrial purposes in the North Sea is amended as follows.

(2)

In Article 1 (subject matter)—

(a)

the existing text becomes paragraph 1;

(b)

in that paragraph, for the words from “in the North” to “that Regulation” substitute “ and applies to waters within ICES division 2a and subarea 4 that are within United Kingdom waters ”;

(c)

after that paragraph insert—

“2
In paragraph 1, “United Kingdom waters” has the meaning it has in Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.”

(3)

In Article 3a (de minimis exemption in the years 2018, 2019 and 2020)—

(a)

in the heading, for “and 2020” substitute “ , 2020 and 2021 ”;

(b)

in the body, for “and 2020” substitute “ , 2020 and 2021 ”.

(4)

Article 4a (Danish North Sea coast) is revoked.

(5)

For Article 5 (application) substitute—

“Article 5
Expiry
This regulation ceases to have effect at the end of 31 December 2021.”