Subject matter and scope
Article 1
1. This Regulation lays down the conditions for applying the derogation concerning margins of tolerance in estimating catches set out in Article 14(4), point (a), of the Control Regulation that are landed or transhipped unsorted, in the case of (i) fisheries referred to in Article 15(1), point (a), first and third indents of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 5 ) and (ii) tropical tuna purse seine fisheries. These conditions concern: (a) the listing of Union and third country ports in which the landing, transhipment, and weighing of catches of fisheries covered by Article 14(4), point (a), of the Control Regulation is to take place if the derogation from the margin of tolerance under that Article is applied; and (b) the landing, transhipment, and weighing of catches of fisheries covered by Article 14(4), point (a), of the Control Regulation to ensure accurate catch reporting, as well as the necessary control and safeguards to be complied with if the derogation from the margin of tolerance in ports listed under Article 14(6) of the Control Regulation is applied. 2. This Regulation also lays down the procedure for the approval and removal of a port from the list set out in accordance with Article 14(6) of the Control Regulation. 3. This Regulation is without prejudice to the conditions and requirements on landing, weighing, and transhipment, as well as other rules of the common fisheries policy, as defined in Article 4(2) of the Control Regulation, including applicable international obligations adopted by regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs), as well as those adopted in the context of sustainable fisheries partnership agreements (SFPAs) or other fisheries agreements concluded by the Union with third countries.