
Article 1 
Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 is amended as follows:

((1)) In Article 18a, ‘31 December 2019’ is replaced by ‘31 December 2020’.
((2)) In Article 38a, ‘31 December 2019’ is replaced by ‘31 December 2020’.
((3)) Article 38b is replaced by the following:
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Article 38b 
United Kingdom fishing vessels may carry out fishing operations in Union waters in accordance with the conditions set out in the Council Regulations fixing fishing opportunities for 2019 and 2020, provided that the fishing opportunities set by both the Union and the United Kingdom combined are in line with the sustainable management of the relevant stocks in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.'.
((4)) In Article 38c(2), point (f) is replaced by the following:
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((f)) where applicable, fishing opportunities are available to the United Kingdom pursuant to Article 38b.'.
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 the date following that on which the Treaties cease to apply to the United Kingdom pursuant to Article 50(3) TEU until 31 December 2020.
However, this Regulation shall not apply if a withdrawal agreement concluded with the United Kingdom in accordance with Article 50(2) TEU has entered into force by the date following that on which the Treaties cease to apply to the United Kingdom.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Strasbourg, 24 October 2019.
For the European Parliament
The President
D. M. SASSOLI
For the Council
The President
T. TUPPURAINEN