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Amendment of Regulation (EU) 2024/257 Regulation (EU) 2024/257 is amended as follows:

(1) in Chapter III, the following section is inserted after Section 1: ‘SECTION 1A NAFO REGULATORY AREA Article 23a Recovery measures for cod in NAFO divisions 2J3KL Fishing vessels fishing for cod in the part of NAFO divisions 2J3KL covered by the NAFO Regulatory Area shall use gear with the following minimum mesh sizes:

(a) when using a sorting grid, as defined in Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2019/833 of the European Parliament and of the Council () – 130 mm; or (b) 155 mm.

(2) in Article 59, the following point is inserted after point (d): ‘(da) Article 23a shall apply from 1 January 2025 to 30 June 2025 or until the date on which a Commission Delegated Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2019/833 concerning recovery measures for cod in NAFO divisions 2J3KL becomes applicable, whichever is earlier.’ ;

(3) in Annex IA, Part A, Table 2 is replaced by the following: ‘Table 2 Species: Anchovy Zone: 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 Engraulis encrasicolus (ANE/9/3411) Spain 5 919 Analytical TAC Portugal 17 531 Union 23 450 TAC 23 450 This quota may be fished only from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025. Special condition: of which up to 969 tonnes may be taken in the area bounded by the following coordinates and the coast (ANE/*09AW): Point Latitude Longitude 1 36°00'00"N 5°36'00"W 2 36°00'00"N 11°00'00"W 3 37°01'20"N 8°59'47"W Special condition: of which the following quantities, in addition to the quantity referred to in footnote 2 and after full use of that quantity, may be taken in the area referred to in footnote 2 in the period from 1 July 2024 to 30 September 2024 (ANE/*09AW2). Spain 1 926 Portugal 2 102 Union 4 028 In the period from 1 January 2025 to 30 June 2025, this quota may be fished only in the part of subarea 9 north of the line connecting the following points (ANE/*09AW3): Point Latitude Longitude 1 36°00'00"N 11°00'00"W 2 37°01'20"N 8°59'47"W’

(4) in Annex IC, Table 1 is replaced by the following: ‘Table 1 Species: Cod Zone: NAFO 2J3KL Gadus morhua (COD/N2J3KL) Bulgaria 0,001 Analytical TAC Germany 162,340 Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Estonia 28,937 Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Spain 150,098 France 23,363 Latvia 28,937 Lithuania 28,937 Poland 75,850 Portugal 234,372 Romania 2,165 Union 735 TAC 18 947 This quota shall apply from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025. It may be fished only from 1 January 2025 to 30 June 2025. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota between 00:00 UTC 15 April 2025 and 23:59 UTC 30 June 2025. During this period, this species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.’