
Article 1 
This Regulation sets emergency measures for the stock of sea bass in ICES divisions IVb,c, VIIa,d-k to alleviate imminent and serious harm to that stock.
Article 2 
During the period of application of this Regulation, it shall be prohibited to fish for sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) in ICES divisions IVb,c, VIIa,d-k using pelagic trawls (referred to as OTM — midwater otter trawls, PTM — midwater pair trawls) with a cod end mesh size of 70 mm or greater.
For vessels using those gears, it shall also be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land sea bass caught during the period of application of this Regulation in the same area.
Member States shall report catches of sea bass by pelagic (OTM or PTM) gears to the Commission 14 days after the end of each month.
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply until 30 April 2015.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 26 January 2015.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER