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Regulation (EU) 2016/1139 Article 4a

Regulation (EU) 2016/1139 Article 4a

Conservation reference points

Article 4a

The following conservation reference points to safeguard the full reproductive capacity of the stocks referred to in Article 1(1) shall, based on the plan, be requested in particular from ICES or a similar independent scientific body recognised at Union or international level: (a)  MSY B trigger for stocks referred to in Article 1(1); (b)  B lim for stocks referred to in Article 1(1).

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