
Article 1 
This Regulation specifies the details for implementing the landing obligation, as provided for in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, from 1 January 2015 in the Mediterranean Sea, to all catches of species which are subject to minimum sizes in the small pelagic fisheries set out in the Annex.
Article 2 
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

((a)) ‘minimum size’ means the minimum size of marine organisms as established in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006.
‘Mediterranean Sea’ means maritime waters of the Mediterranean to the east of line 5°36′ West;
((b)) ‘GFCM Geographical Sub-Area’ means General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) Geographical Sub-Area as defined in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
((c)) ‘Western Mediterranean Sea’ means GFCM Geographical Sub-Areas 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11.1, 11.2, 12;
((d)) ‘Northern Adriatic Sea’ means GFCM Geographical Sub-Area 17;
((e)) ‘Southern Adriatic and Ionian Sea’ means GFCM Geographical Sub-Areas 18, 19 and 20;
((f)) ‘Malta Island and South of Sicily’ means GFCM Geographical Sub-Areas 15 and 16;
((g)) ‘Aegean Sea and Crete Island’ means GFCM Geographical Sub-Area 22 and 23.
Article 3 
By way of derogation from Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the following quantities may be discarded:

((a)) in the western Mediterranean Sea, up to 5 % of the total annual catches of species subject to minimum sizes in the small pelagic mid-water trawl and purse seines fisheries set out in point 1 of the Annex;
((b)) in the northern Adriatic Sea, up to 5 % of the total annual catches of species subject to minimum sizes in the small pelagic mid-water trawl and purse seines fisheries set out in point 2 of the Annex;
((c)) in the southern Adriatic and Ionian Sea:

((i)) up to 3 % of the total annual catches of species subject to minimum sizes in the small pelagic purse seines fisheries; and
((ii)) up to 7 % in 2015 and 2016 and up to 6 % in 2017 of the total annual catches of species subject to minimum sizes in the small pelagic mid-water trawl fisheries, set out in point 3 of the Annex;
((d)) in the Malta Island and South of Sicily:

((i)) up to 3 % of the total annual catches of species subject to minimum sizes in the small pelagic purse seines fisheries; and
((ii)) up to 7 % in 2015 and 2016 and up to 6 % in 2017 of the total annual catches of species subject to minimum sizes in the small pelagic mid-water trawl fisheries, set out in point 4 of the Annex;
((e)) in the Aegean Sea and Crete Island, up to 3 % of the total annual catches of species subject to minimum sizes in the small pelagic purse seines fisheries set out in point 5 of the Annex.
Article 4 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2015 until 31 December 2017.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States in accordance with the Treaties.Done at Brussels, 20 October 2014.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
ANNEX
1. 

Code Fishing gear Species targeted
(insert code if applicable) mid-water pelagic trawl Anchovy, sardine, mackerel and horse mackerel
(insert code if applicable) purse seine Anchovy, sardine, mackerel and horse mackerel

2. 

Code Fishing gear Species targeted
(insert code if applicable) mid-water pelagic trawl Anchovy, sardine, mackerel and horse mackerel
(insert code if applicable) purse seine Anchovy, sardine, mackerel and horse mackerel

3. 

Code Fishing gear Species targeted
(insert code if applicable) mid-water pelagic trawl Anchovy, sardine, mackerel and horse mackerel
(insert code if applicable) purse seine Anchovy, sardine, mackerel and horse mackerel

4. 

Code Fishing gear Species targeted
(insert code if applicable) mid-water pelagic trawl Anchovy, sardine, mackerel and horse mackerel
(insert code if applicable) purse seine Anchovy, sardine, mackerel and horse mackerel

5. 

Code Fishing gear Species targeted
(insert code if applicable) purse seine Anchovy, sardine, mackerel and horse mackerel
