On 29 August, the European Commission presented a delegated act extending until 31 December 2021 the temporary exemptions already granted until 31 December 2019 by the Delegated Regulation on the 'discard plan' in Mediterranean waters (see EUROPE B11650A11).
The Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) provides for an exception to the landing obligation for those species for which scientific evidence demonstrate high survival rates. In addition,'flexibility mechanisms' and 'de minimis’ exemptions are...