Council Regulation (EU) 2018/915 of 25 June 2018 amending Regulation (EU) 2018/120 as regards certain fishing opportunities

Regulation (EU) 2018/120 is amended as follows: (1) in Article 13(1), the following point is added: ‘(x) whale shark (Rhincodon typus) in all waters.’; (2) in Article 45(1), the following point is added: ‘(r) whale shark (Rhincodon typus) in Union waters.’; (3) Annexes IA, IJ and IV are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

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 1 January 2018, except paragraphs (1) and (2) of Article 1, which shall apply from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.