Council Regulation (EU) No 44/2012 Article 8

Conditions for landing catches and by-catches

Article 8

Fish from stocks for which TACs are established shall be retained on board or landed only if: (a) the catches have been taken by vessels flying the flag of a Member State having a quota and that quota is not exhausted; or (b) the catches consist of a share in a EU quota which has not been allocated by quota among Member States, and that EU quota has not been exhausted.

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