
Article 1 

1. Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 shall not apply in the territorial waters of Croatia to fishing for picarels (Spicara smaris) by shore seines ‘girarica’ and ‘migavica’.
2. Article 13(1), first subparagraph, of Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006, shall not apply in the territorial waters of Croatia to the following fisheries:
(a) greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili) by shore seine of large mesh size ‘šabakun’;
(b) sand smelt (Atherina boyeri) by shore seine ‘oližnica’; and
(c) picarels (Spicara smaris) by shore seines ‘girarica’ and ‘migavica’.
3. The shore seines referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be used by vessels:
(a) bearing a registration number set out in the Croatian management plan adopted by Croatia in accordance with Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006;
(b) having a track record in the fishery for more than five years and not involving any further increase in the fishing effort deployed; and
(c) holding a fishing authorisation and operating under the Croatian management plan
Article 2 
Croatia shall communicate to the Commission, within three years following the entry into force of this Regulation, a report drawn up in accordance with the monitoring plan established in the Croatian management plan.
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 26 October 2018 to 26 October 2021.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaties.Done at Brussels, 22 October 2018.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER