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Council Regulation (EU) 2015/2072 Article 6

Council Regulation (EU) 2015/2072 Article 6

Conditions for landing catches and by-catches not subject to the landing obligation

Article 6

1.   Catches of species which are subject to catch limits and which have been caught in fisheries specified in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 are subject to the landing obligation, as established in Article 15 of that Regulation. 2.   Catches and by-catches of plaice shall be retained on board or landed only where they have been taken by Union fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State that has a quota provided that that quota is not exhausted. 3.   The stocks of non-target species within the safe biological limits referred to in Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 are identified in the Annex for the purpose of the derogation from the obligation to count catches against the relevant quota provided for in that Article.

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CitationArticle 6 of Council Regulation (EU) 2015/2072 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)

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