2016/0074(COD)COM(2016)134

Fisheries Technical Measures Regulation

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the conservation of fishery resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1224/2009 and Regulations (EU) No 1343/2011 and (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 894/97, (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 2549/2000, (EC) No 254/2002, (EC) No 812/2004 and (EC) No

Stage: In force, reached 25 Jul 2019
In force: In force since 14 Aug 2019 · CELEX 32019R1241
Procedure: Regulation · Ordinary legislative procedure
Last activity: 14 Aug 2019

15 entries · record as of 30 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Delegated act adopted: Incidental catches - Mitigation measures (Common dolphin and other small cetaceans), 4 Sept 2026.

Show the earlier record: 6 dates, 27 Feb 2026 to 27 May 2026

27 Feb 2026
- Delegated act adopted: Commission Delegated Regulation on control measures to reduce incidental catches of harbour porpoise
19 Mar 2026
- Commission plans delegated act under parent act
25 Mar 2026
- EP/Council objects to delegated act: Commission Delegated Regulation on control measures to reduce incidental catches of harbour porpoise
- Scrutiny finished: Commission Delegated Regulation on control measures to reduce incidental catches of harbour porpoise
7 May 2026
- Commission plans delegated act under Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 Ju
19 May 2026
- Commission plans delegated act under Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 Ju
27 May 2026
- Expert group meeting: Expert Group on Fisheries and Aquaculture — Amendment Technical Measures Regulation repealing measures in the Northern Midsea Bank (Norra Midsjö

10 Jun 2026
- Commission plans delegated act under parent act
16 Jun 2026
- EP/Council objects to delegated act: Commission Delegated Regulation on control measures to reduce incidental catches of harbour porpoise
1 Jul 2026
- Delegated act published: Commission Delegated Regulation on control measures to reduce incidental catches of harbour porpoise
10 Jul 2026
- Expert group meeting: Expert Group on Fisheries and Aquaculture — Amendment measures on red seabream in areas 6-8
20 Jul 2026
- Delegated act adopted: Northern Midsea Bank - repealing measures
6 Aug 2026
- Delegated act adopted: Conservation of fisheries resources and protection of marine ecosystems - red seabream (North Wester
26 Aug 2026
- Expert group meeting: Expert Group on Fisheries and Aquaculture — Delegated Regulation Celtic Sea technical measures
4 Sept 2026
- Delegated act adopted: Incidental catches - Mitigation measures (Common dolphin and other small cetaceans)

357 amendments

Amendments

Tabled between 10 Jan 2018 and 12 Jan 2018. The texts are in the amendment documents below.

By committee

PECH267

Covers 267 of the 357 amendments.

By author

Gabriel Mato · EPP22
Anja Hazekamp16
France Jamet13
Younous Omarjee9
Dario Tamburrano4
Karima Delli4
Luke Ming Flanagan4
Lynn Boylan4
Jens Gieseke1
Nadine Morano1
Pascal Arimont1

Amendments each member tabled or co-signed, among signers matched to our directory. The record names a matched author on 52 of the 357 amendments.

By article

Article 24 – paragraph 14
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point b4
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b4
Article 10 – paragraph 5 a (new)3
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a3
Recital 113
Annex V – Part B – paragraph 1 – table – row 42
Annex V – part E2
Article 24 – paragraph 32
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)2

Show 20 more provisions

Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)2
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 102
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 162
Recital 322
Recital 62
Recital 6 a (new)2
Recital 72
Recital 8 a (new)2
Annex I – point n a (new)1
Annex I – point n b (new)1
Annex I – point o1
Annex I – point p1
Annex I – point p a (new)1
Annex IV – Figure 5 a (new)1
Annex IV – Figure 5 b (new)1
Annex IV – Figure 5 c (new)1
Annex IV – Figure 5 d (new)1
Annex IV – point 5 a (new)1
Annex IV – point 5 b (new)1

Covers 58 of the 357 amendments.

38 acts

Delegated and implementing acts beneath it

By status: 33 published, 3 adopted, 2 planned.

Act	Kind	Status	Adoption
Incidental catches - Mitigation measures (Common dolphin and other small cetaceans)	Delegated · Regulation	Adopted	Q3 2026
Delegated Regulation Celtic Sea technical measures	Delegated · Regulation	Planned	Q3 2026
Conservation of fisheries resources and protection of marine ecosystems - red seabream (North Western Waters and South Western Waters)	Delegated · Regulation	Adopted	Q3 2026
Northern Midsea Bank - repealing measures	Delegated · Regulation	Adopted	Q2 2026
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/450	Delegated · Regulation	Published	Q4 2025
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/2593	Delegated · Regulation	Published
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1484	Delegated · Regulation	Published	Q3 2025
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1726	Delegated · Regulation	Published	Q3 2026
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/2193	Delegated · Regulation	Published	Q3 2025
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/2192	Delegated · Regulation	Published	Q3 2025
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/2169	Delegated · Regulation	Published	Q3 2025
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1719	Delegated · Regulation	Published	Q2 2025
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/283	Delegated · Regulation	Published	Q4 2024
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/3204	Delegated · Regulation	Published	Q2 2022
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3094	Implementing · Regulation	Published	Q2 2022
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3094	Implementing · Regulation	Published	Q2 2022
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/3093	Delegated · Regulation	Published	Q2 2021
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/3089	Delegated · Regulation	Published	Q2 2024
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/3000	Delegated · Regulation	Published	Q3 2024
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1060	Delegated · Regulation	Published	Q4 2023
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/492	Delegated · Regulation	Published	Q4 2023
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/491	Delegated · Regulation	Published	Q4 2023
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/56	Delegated · Regulation	Published	Q1 2022
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2588	Delegated · Regulation	Published	Q4 2022
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2587	Delegated · Regulation	Published	Q3 2022

Show the other 13 acts

Act	Kind	Status	Adoption
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1357	Delegated · Regulation	Published	Q4 2021
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/826	Delegated · Regulation	Published	Q3 2022
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/303	Delegated · Regulation	Published
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/200	Delegated · Regulation	Published	Q3 2021
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/199	Delegated · Regulation	Published	Q3 2020
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2324	Delegated · Regulation	Published	Q3 2020
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1473	Delegated · Regulation	Published	Q3 2020
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1160	Delegated · Regulation	Published	Q1 2021
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/2237	Delegated · Regulation	Published	Q4 2020
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/2013	Delegated · Regulation	Published	Q3 2020
Implementing Regulation laying down rules provided by Art 24 of Technical Measures Regulation	Implementing · Regulation	Planned	Q1 2027
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/967	Implementing · Regulation	Published	Q2 2020
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2201	Delegated · Regulation	Published	Q3 2019

Titles link to EUR-Lex where the act has been published.

14 documents

Documents

Newest first. Each opens at its source.

Report · A8-0381/2017Parliament
Proposal · COM(2021)0583Commission
Proposal · COM(2023)0520Commission
Proposal · COM(2024)0349Commission
Text adopted · OJ L 198 25.07.2019, p. 0105Commission
Report · PE580.765Parliament
Committee opinion · PE595.707Parliament
Amendments · PE603.068Parliament
Amendments · PE604.507Parliament
Agenda · PE636.188Parliament
Text adopted · Regulation 2019/1241Commission
Text adopted · SP(2019)440Parliament
Text adopted · T8-0003/2018Parliament
Text adopted · T8-0381/2019Parliament

Summary

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Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 sets EU-wide technical measures for fishing, including gear prohibitions, mesh size rules, and protections for sensitive species and habitats. It applies to EU vessels and third-country vessels in EU waters, with regional annexes for each sea basin. In force since 14 August 2019, it has been amended by numerous delegated acts through 2025.

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