If the request concerns a group of vessels that fishes in
a certain part of a geographical area in which the use of the regulated gear leads to cod catches, including discards, of less than 1,5 % of the total catches of that group, due to the fact that this part of the geographical
area is outside the cod distribution
area, it shall contain the available evidence showi
ng that the fishing activities of the vessels concerned are restricted to the
area ...[+++] selected.