
Article 1 
This Regulation specifies the details for implementing the landing obligation that shall apply to Venus spp. fisheries in the Italian territorial waters, pursuant to Article 15(1)(d) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
Article 2 

1. By way of derogation from the minimum conservation reference size established in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006, and for the purposes of Article 15(11) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the minimum conservation reference size of Venus spp. in the Italian territorial waters shall be of a total length of 22 mm.
2. The measurement of the size of the Venus spp. shall take place in accordance with Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006.
Article 3 

1. Member State authorities shall determine the vessels subject to the landing obligation.
2. By 31 December 2016, Member State authorities shall submit to the Commission, using the secure Union control website, the list of all vessels authorised to fish Venus spp. using hydraulic dredges in the Italian territorial waters. Member State authorities shall maintain this list updated at all times.
Article 4 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2017 until 31 December 2019.
However, Article 3 shall apply from the entry into force.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaties.Done at Brussels, 13 October 2016.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER