1. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts amending this Regulation, in accordance with Article 29, to adapt it to measures adopted by the IATTC that bind the Union and its Member States concerning:

(a) the transhipment declaration form referred to in point (16) of Article 3;

(b) the reference to depiction of shark lines in point (19) of Article 3;

(d) FADs reporting timelines provided for in Article 6(3);

(e) information to be collected when fishing with FADs listed by Article 6(4);

(f) provisions concerning design and deployment of FAD provided for in Article 6(6);

(g) the data collection deadline referred to in Article 14(1);

(h) areas and mitigation measures for the protection of seabirds of Article 15(1) and (2);

(i) scientific observer coverage of 5 % referred to in Article 18(1);

(j) information related to the Regional Vessel Register listed in Article 20(1);

(k) the reference to table for provision of data for the logbooks and unloading records provided for in Article 22(2);

(l) the reference to the bigeye tuna statistical document in Article 23(1);

(m) reporting deadlines provided for in Article 25;

(n) the reference to turtle mortality guidelines in Article 25(4);

(o) the Annex to this Regulation.

2. Amendments in accordance with paragraph 1 shall be strictly limited to the implementation of amendments or new Resolutions into Union law.

Article 29

Exercise of the delegation

1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article.

2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 28 shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from 15 February 2021. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the five-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.

3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 28 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the

Official Journal of the European Union

or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated act already in force.

4. Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Inter-institutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making.

5. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council.

6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 28 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and to the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.

Article 29

Exercise of the delegation

Article 30