20.3.2014 Official Journal of the European Union L 82/1 II (Non-legislative acts) REGULATIONS COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 277/2014 of 19 March 2014 derogating from Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 as regards the minimum distance from coast and the minimum sea depth for the ‘volantina’ trawlers fishing in the territorial waters of Slovenia THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European included on a list communicated to the Commission in line with the requirements of Article 13(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006. Union, (5)  The management plan guarantees no future increase in . . _ the fishing effort, as fishing authorisations will be issued Having regard to Council Regulatlon (EC) No 1967/2006 of only to specified 12 vessels involving a total effort of 21 December 2006 concerning management measures for the 178 gross tonnes that are already authorised to fish by sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediter- Slovenia. ranean Sea ('), and in particular Article 13(5) thereof, Whereas: (6)  Slovenia provided up-to-date scientific and technical justifications for the derogation. (1)  Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 19672006 prohibits the use of .toyved gears w1t.h1n 3 nautical miles of the (7)  The Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for coast or within the 50 m isobath where that depth is Fisheries (STECF) assessed the derogation requested by reached at a shorter distance from the coast. Slovenia and the related draft management plan at its plenary session held from 8 to 12 April 2013. (2) At the request of a Member State, the Commission may allow a derogation from Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006, provided that a number of conditions set (8)  The derogation requested by Slovenia complies with the out in Article 13(5) and(9) are fulfilled. conditions laid down in Article 13(5) and (9) of Regu- lation (EC) No 1967/2006. (3)  On 8 February 2013 the Commission received a request from Slovenia for a derogation from the first . o . . . . (9 In particular, there are specific geographical constraints, subparagraph of Article 13(1) of that Regulation, for L . . . o : o as the territorial waters of Slovenia do not at any point the use of ‘volantina’ trawlers in the territorial waters . . . . reach a depth of 50 meters. Bottom trawlers, including of Slovenia, at less than 50 meters depth, in the area . L, . : the ‘volantina’ trawlers, therefore currently operate between 1,5 and 3 nautical miles from the coast. . . . L exclusively beyond 3 nautical miles, where fishing grounds are significantly limited by an area devoted to commercial shipping routes. (4)  The request covers vessels with a track record in the fishery of more than five years and which operate under a management plan adopted by Slovenia on 13 February 2014 (3) in accordance with Article 19(2) (10)  The ‘volantina’ trawl fishery cannot be undertaken with of Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006. Those vessels are () O] L 36, 8.2.2007, p. 6. (2) Decision No 34200-2/2014/4 of 13.2.2014. other gears, has no significant impact on marine environment, including protected habitats, and does not interfere with gears other than trawls, seines or similar towed nets.