
Article 1 
The Annex to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/2374 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2 
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 from 1 January 2017.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 5 July 2017.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
ANNEX

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ANNEX 

1.Fishing zones Gear Code Fishing gear description Mesh Size Species to be landed
ICES divisions VIIIa, b, d and e OTB, OTT, PTB, TBN, TBS, TB, OT, PT, TX All Bottom Trawls Mesh size between 70 mm and100 mm wide All catches of common sole
TBB All Beam trawls Mesh size between 70 mm and 100 mm wide
GNS, GN, GND, GNC, GTN, GTR, GEN All Trammel nets & Gill nets Mesh size larger or equal to 100 mm wide

2.Fishing zones Gear Code Fishing gear description Mesh Size Species to be landed
ICES division IXa GNS, GN, GND, GNC, GTN, GTR, GEN All Trammel nets & Gill nets Mesh size larger or equal to 100 mm All catches of common sole and plaice

3.Fishing zones Gear Code Fishing gear description Mesh Size Species to be landed
ICES divisions VIIIa, b, d and e OTT, OTB, PTB, SDN, OT, PT, TBN, TBS, TX, SSC, SPR, TB, SX, SV All Bottom Trawls & Seines Mesh size larger or equal to 100 mm wide All catches of hake
LL, LLS All Long lines All
GNS, GN, GND, GNC, GTN, GEN All Gill Nets Mesh size larger or equal to 100 mm wide
ICES divisions VIIIc and IXa OTT, OTB, PTB, OT, PT, TBN, TBS, TX, SSC, SPR, TB, SDN, SX, SV All Bottom Trawls and Seines Vessels which fulfil the following cumulative criteria:
1.. Use mesh size larger or equal to 70 mm
2.. Total hake landings in the period 2014/2015 consist of: more than 5 % of all landed species and more than 5 metric tons. All catches of hake
GNS, GN, GND, GNC, GTN, GEN All Gill Nets Mesh size between 80 and 99 mm wide
LL, LLS All Long lines Hook size bigger than 3,85 cm +/– 1,15 cm length and 1,6 cm +/– 0,4 cm width


4.Fishing zones Gear Code Fishing gear description Mesh Size Species to be landed
ICES divisions VIIIa, b, d and e GNS, GN, GND, GNC, GTN, GEN All Gill Nets Mesh size larger of equal to 200 mm wide All catches of anglerfish
ICES divisions VIIIc and IXa GNS, GN, GND, GNC, GTN, GEN All Gill Nets Mesh size larger of equal to 200 mm wide All catches of anglerfish

5.Fishing zones Gear Code Fishing gear description Mesh Size Species to be landed
ICES divisions VIIIa, b, d and e (only inside functional units) OTB, OTT, PTB, TBN, TBS, TB, OT, PT, TX All Bottom Trawls Mesh size larger or equal to 70 mm All catches of Norway lobster
ICES divisions VIIIc and IXa (only inside functional units) OTB, PTB, OTT, TBN, TBS, OT, PT, TX TB All Bottom Trawls Mesh size larger or equal to 70 mm All catches of Norway lobster

6.Fishing zones Gear Code Fishing gear description Mesh Size Species to be landed
ICES divisions VIIIc, IX, X and CECAF zone 34.1.2 LLS, DWS Deepwater set-longlines — All catches of black scabbardfish

7.Fishing zones Gear Code Fishing gear description Mesh Size Species to be landed
ICES division IX LLS, DWS Deepwater set-longlines Hook size bigger than 3,95 cm length and 1,65 cm width All catches of red seabream'
