On 21 August, the European Commission presented several delegated acts to provide for special rules or derogations pertaining to the regulation prohibiting discards taking place at sea.
An initial text sets out the arrangements for implementing the landing obligation in certain fisheries in western waters for the period 2021-2023.
Another specifies the same arrangements for fishing operations in the North Sea over the 2021-2023 period. Another delegated act allows for a derogation on the...