Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2085 of 18 September 2026 extending a derogation from Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 as regards the minimum distance from the coast and the minimum sea depth for boat seines fishing for sand eel (Gymnammodytes cicerelus and G. semisquamatus) and gobies (Aphia minuta and Crystallogobius linearis) in certain territorial waters of Spain (Catalonia)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2085 of 18 September 2026 extending a derogation from Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 as regards the minimum distance from the coast and the minimum sea depth for boat seines fishing for sand eel (Gymnammodytes cicerelus and G. semisquamatus) and gobies (Aphia minuta and Crystallogobius linearis) in certain territorial waters of Spain (Catalonia)
Version historyWe hold this version only; in force from 2026-09-18.
Data as of 2026-09-24 · Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. · Read the official text ↗
Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 shall not apply in the waters up to 3 nautical miles from baselines under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Spain adjacent to the coast of the Catalan region to boat seines fishing for sand eel ( Gymnammodytes cicerelus and G. semisquamatus ) and gobies (Aphia minuta and Crystallogobius linearis ) provided those vessels:
(a)
are registered in the maritime census managed by the Autonomous Community of Catalonia;
(b)
have a track record in the fishery of more than 5 years and do not involve any further increase in the fishing effort deployed; and
(c)
hold a fishing authorisation and operate under the management plan adopted by Spain in accordance with Article 19(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006.
Spain shall communicate to the Commission a report drawn up in accordance with the monitoring plan established in the management plan referred to in Article 1(c), for the first time by 2 July 2027 and, thereafter, every 12 months.
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 3 July 2026 to 2 July 2029.
