Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 2nd November, 2018.

I, MICHAEL CREED, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by Sections 3 and 14 of the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006 (No. 8 of 2006) and the Sea Fisheries, Foreshore and Dumping at Sea (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2007 ( S.I. No. 707 of 2007 ) (as adapted by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011 ( S.I. No. 455 of 2011 )), for the purpose of giving effect to Regulation (EU) 2016/1627 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2016¹ and further effect to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/98 of 18 November 2014² as amended by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/171 of 20 November 2015³ hereby make the following regulations:

Citation

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Sea-Fisheries (Common Fisheries Policy) (Bluefin Tuna) (Amendment) Regulations 2018.

Landing Obligations

2. The Sea-Fisheries (Common Fisheries Policy) (Bluefin Tuna) Regulations 2016 ( S.I. No. 680 of 2016 ) is amended by substituting the following for Regulation 8(3):

“8.(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2), the designated ports are An Daingean, Baltimore, Castletownbere, Clogherhead, Dunmore East, Howth, Killybegs, Port of Cork, Ros A Mhil and Union Hall.”

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

24 October 2018.

MICHAEL CREED,

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

This instrument designates the Port of Cork for landings of by catches of Blue Fin Tuna.

1 OJ L 252, 16.9.2016, p. 1

2 OJ L 16, 23.1.2015, p.23

3 OJ L 33, 10.2.2016, p. 1