Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/282 of 21 November 2024 amending Regulation (EU) 2019/833 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/124 as regards new mesh sizes in cod fishery and the observer report template

• CELEX: Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/282
• Articles: 4

Article 1

In Article 13, paragraph 2, of Regulation (EU) 2019/833, the following point (g) is added:

‘(g)

for cod (COD) in Divisions 3L and 3M: 155 mm or 130 mm when using the sorting grid referred to in Article 14(3a).’.

Article 2

The Annex to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/124 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

The Annex to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/124 is amended as follows:

(1)

Point 13, Annex I.D to the CEM referred to in Article 16(1) and (2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/833 is replaced by the following:

‘Minimum Fish Size  ( *1 )

Species

Gilled and gutted fish whether or not skinned;

fresh or chilled, frozen, or salted

Whole

Head Off

Head and Tail Off

Head Off and Split

Atlantic Cod

41 cm  ( *3 )

27 cm

22 cm

27 /25 cm  ( *2 )

Greenland halibut

30 cm

N/A

N/A

N/A

American plaice

25 cm

19 cm

15 cm

N/A

Yellowtail flounder

25 cm

19 cm

15 cm

N/A

(2)

in Point 35, Observer report in Annex II.M to the CEM referred to in points (a) of Article 27(11) Regulation (EU) 2019/833, in the Standardised Observer Report Template, under Point 1.1., Annex II.M Standardised Observer Trip Report information, Part 3 is replaced by the following:

‘ Part 3.     Trip Observations

Enter observation on:

Observations

Y/N

Details

Any instance of obstruction, intimidation, interference with or otherwise prevention of the observer from performing his/her duties.

Summary of potential non-compliance with the CEM (please include references)

Functioning of the satellite tracking device (report all interruptions, interference and malfunctions)

Transshipments (report all)

At-Sea Inspections (report dates, times and any other observation)

Waste or other marine debris (include discharging vessel, lat/long, date/time, and description of waste)

Any other observation’

( *1 )   Fish size refers to fork length for Atlantic cod; whole length for other species.

( *2 )   Lower size for green salted fish.

( *3 )   43 cm in 3L.’;