Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1484 of 24 July 2025 amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the derogation from the minimum conservation reference size of Venus shells (Venus spp.) in certain Italian territorial waters

Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2019/1241

Article 1

Annex IX to Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

List of vessels

Article 2

By 15 January 2026, Member State authorities shall submit to the Commission, using the secure Union control website, the list of all vessels authorised to fish Venus shells ( Venus spp.) using hydraulic dredges in Italian territorial waters of General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean Geographical Sub-Areas 9, 10, 17 and 18. Member State authorities shall keep that list updated at all times and inform the Commission about the updating, in accordance with the first subparagraph.

Entry into force

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union . It shall apply from 1 January 2026 until 31 December 2030.

ANNEXSupplementary provisions

ANNEX The twenty-seventh entry of the table in Part A of Annex IX to Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 is replaced by the following: ‘Venus shells ( Venus spp.) 25 mm  ( *1 ) ( *1 )   By way of derogation, from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2030, the minimum conservation reference size of Venus shells ( Venus spp.) shall be 22 mm in the Italian territorial waters of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) geographical sub-areas 9, 10, 17 and 18 as defined in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2023/2124 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 October 2023 on certain provisions for fishing in the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) Agreement area ( OJ L, 2023/2124, 12.10.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/2124/oj ).’