Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 433/2012 of 23 May 2012 laying down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1236/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down a scheme of control and enforcement applicable in the area covered by the Convention on future multilateral cooperation in the North-East Atlantic fisheries
CHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1
Definitions
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) ‘position message’ means the report on the position of a vessel automatically transmitted by the satellite-tracking device of the vessel to the Fisheries Monitoring Centre of the flag Member State;
(b) ‘position report’ means the report made by the master of a vessel as provided for in Article 25 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 (1);
(c) ‘CFR number’ means the Community Fleet Register identification number of the vessel as referred to in Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 26/2004 (2).
Article 2
Contact points
CHAPTER II
MONITORING MEASURES
Article 3
Participation of the Union
Where applicable, the list shall refer to the CFR number allocated to each vessel.
Article 4
Recording of catches
Article 5
Reporting of catches of regulated resources and position
Member States shall use the format and the specifications for the transmissions to the NEAFC Secretary under Articles 9 and 11 of Regulation (EU) No 1236/2010 as set out in Annex III.
Article 6
Global reporting of catches
Member States shall transmit the data under Article 10, paragraphs 1 and 2 of Regulation (EU) No 1236/2010 in XML format.
CHAPTER III
INSPECTIONS
Article 7
Designated body
The Agency is designated to:
(a) coordinate the surveillance and inspection activities referred to in Article 17(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1236/2010;
(b) receive, send and forward the notifications referred to in Articles 18(2), 19(1) and 20(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1236/2010;
(c) keep the record referred to in Article 18(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1236/2010.
Article 8
Identification of inspectors and of inspection means
Article 9
Inspection activities
Member States shall send to the Agency the information related to the date and hour of the start and termination of the activities of inspection vessels and aircraft referred to in Article 18(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1236/2010 in accordance with the form set out in Annex V.
Article 10
Surveillance procedure
Article 11
Inspection reports
The inspection reports referred to in Article 20(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1236/2010 shall be drawn up in accordance with the format set out in Annex VII.
CHAPTER IV
PORT STATE CONTROL
Article 12
Prior notification of entry into port
The prior notification referred to in Article 24 of Regulation (EU) No 1236/2010 shall be made by means of the Port State Control (PSC) form provided for in Annex VIII with Part A duly completed as follows:
(a) the form PSC 1 shall be used where the vessel is carrying its own catches;
(b) the form PSC 2 shall be used where the vessel is engaged in transhipment operations, providing the information separately for catches from each donor vessel.
Article 13
Article 14
Port inspection reports
The inspection reports referred to in Article 27 of Regulation (EU) No 1236/2010 shall be drawn up in accordance with the form set out in Annex IX and transmitted to the NEAFC Secretary with a copy to the Commission.
CHAPTER V
INFRINGEMENTS
Article 15
Designated body
The Agency is designated to receive, send and forward the information referred to in Articles 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 36 and 43 of Regulation (EU) No 1236/2010.
CHAPTER VI
DATA
SECTION 1
Data communication
Article 16
Communication to the NEAFC Secretary
Member States shall complete, by 1 November 2020, all necessary technical preparations enabling the utilisation of the following data exchange formats and data communication systems for transmission of reports and information to the NEAFC Secretary:
(a) To exchange fishing logbook data, prior notification data, transhipment declaration data, and landing declaration data, the format shall be the Fishing Activity Domain XML Schema Definition based on the UN/FLUX P1000-3 standard. The data exchange shall comply with the FLUX Fishing Activities Implementation Document adopted by NEAFC.
(b) To report vessel monitoring system data, the format shall be the Vessel Position Domain XML Schema Definition based on the UN/FLUX P1000-7 standard. The data exchange shall comply with the FLUX Vessel Position Implementation Document adopted by NEAFC.
SECTION 2
Data security and confidentiality
Article 17
Common provisions on data security and confidentiality
Article 18
Data from inspections
Article 19
Data processing systems
CHAPTER VII
FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 20
Repeal
Regulation (EC) No 1085/2000 is repealed.
Article 21
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
ANNEX I
RECORDING OF CATCH
A. Logbook recordings
| Data Element | Field code | Mandatory/Optional | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information on entry into the Regulatory Area | |||
| Date | DA | M | Activity detail; date of entry into the Regulatory Area |
| Time of entry | TI | M | Activity detail; time of entry into the Regulatory Area |
| Location | Activity detail; position of entry in R.A. | ||
| Latitude | LA | M | position at the time of entry |
| Longitude | LO | M | position at the time of entry |
| Quantity on board | OB | Activity detail; quantity on board by species | |
| Species name (1) | M | FAO species code for species listed in Annex II | |
| Quantity (1) | M | Live weight in kilogrammes | |
| Catches per haul or fishing operation | |||
| Fishing location | Activity detail; position | ||
| Latitude | LA | M (2) | Position when the fishing operation starts |
| Longitude | LO | M (2) | Position when the fishing operation starts |
| Time | TI | M (2) | Activity detail; time when the fishing operation starts |
| Catch | CA | Activity detail; catch retained on board per fishing operation by species | |
| Species (1) | M (2) | FAO species code for species listed in Annex II | |
| Quantity (1) | M (2) | Live weight in kilogrammes | |
| Fishing depth | FD | M (3) | Distance from water surface to the lowest part of the fishing gear (in metres). |
| Daily information | |||
| Total number of hauls/fishing operations during the day | FO | M (4) | Activity detail; number of fishing operations per 24 hours period |
| Catch discarded | RJ | Activity detail; quantity caught and discarded by species | |
| Species | M | FAO species code | |
| Quantity | M | Live weight in kilogrammes | |
| Cumulative Catch | CC | Activity detail; the estimated cumulative catch since the entry into the Regulatory Area by species. | |
| Species (1) | M | FAO species code for species listed in Annex II | |
| Quantity (1) | M | Live weight in kilogrammes | |
| Information on transhipments | |||
| Date | DA | M | Activity detail; date(s) of transhipments |
| Transhipments | KG | Activity detail; quantities by species on-loaded and off-loaded in the R.A. | |
| Species (1) | M | FAO species code for species listed in Annex II | |
| Quantity (1) | M | Live weight in kilogrammes | |
| Transhipped to | TT | M | Vessel registration detail; Radio call sign of receiving vessel |
| Transhipped from | TF | M | Vessel registration detail; Radio call sign of donor vessel |
| Information on report transmissions | |||
| Date | DA | M | Message detail; date of transmission of a report |
| Time | TI | M | Message detail; time of transmission of a report (UTC) |
| Transmission used | TU | M (4) | Message detail; name of radio station through which the report is transmitted |
| Type of report | TM | M | Message detail; |
| Information on exit from the Regulatory Area | |||
| Time | TI | M | Activity detail; time of exit (UTC) |
| Date | DA | M | Activity detail; date of exit |
| Position | Activity detail; position of exit from the R.A. | ||
| Latitude | LA | M | position at the time of exit |
| Longitude | LO | M | position at the time of exit |
| Cumulative Catch on board | OB | Activity detail; cumulative catches retained on board by species | |
| Species (1) | M | FAO species code for species listed in Annex II | |
| Quantity (1) | M | Live weight in kilogrammes | |
| Masters name and signature | MA | M | |
| (1) Each species where catches exceed 50 kg shall be recorded (2) Each Member State shall ensure that its fishing vessels shall record this information on a daily basis, or per haul or fishing operation, or both (3) Mandatory where required by specific management measures (4) Only mandatory if radio station is used. |
B. Production logbook recordings
| Data Element | Field code | Mandatory/Optional | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Vessel identity (1) | |||
| Radio call sign | RC | M | Vessel registration detail; international radio call sign |
| Vessel name | NA | O | Vessel registration detail; name of the vessel |
| Contracting Party Internal reference number | IR | O | Vessel registration detail; unique Contracting Party vessel number as flag state 3-alpha country code followed by number |
| Vessel external registration number | XR | O | Vessel registration detail; the side number of the vessel or IMO number in the absence of a side number |
| 2. Information on production | |||
| Date | DA | M | Activity detail; date of production |
| Quantity produced | QP | Activity detail; quantity produced by species per day | |
| Species name | M | FAO species code | |
| Quantity | M | Total product weight in kilogrammes | |
| Product form | M | Product form code (Part E of Annex XI) | |
| Quantity | M | Product weight in kilogrammes Product form code and weight of the product: use as many pairs as needed to cover all products | |
| Cumulative production of the period | AP | Activity detail; total quantity produced since the entry into the Regulatory Area by species | |
| Species name | M | FAO species code | |
| Quantity | M | Total product weight in kilogrammes | |
| Product form | M | Product form code (Part E of Annex XI) | |
| Quantity | M | Product weight of the product in kilogrammes Product form code and weight of the product: use as many pairs as needed to cover all products | |
| 3. Information on packing | |||
| Species name | SN | O | Activity detail; FAO species code |
| Product code | PR | O | Activity detail; product code Part E of Annex XI |
| Type of packing | TY | O | Activity detail; type of packing Part F of Annex XI |
| Unit weight | NE | O | Activity detail; net product weight in kilogrammes |
| Number of units | NU | O | Activity detail; number of units packed |
| 4. Masters name and address | MA | M | |
| (1) One element of vessel identity in addition to Radio Call sign is mandatory |
C. Stowage Plan
1.Processed catches must be stowed and marked in such a way that the same species and product categories and quantities can be identified when stowed in different parts in the hold.
2.A stowage plan must show the location of the products in the holds as well as the quantities of the products on board stated in kg.
3.The stowage plan shall be updated every day for the preceding day reckoned from 0000 hrs (UTC) until 2400 hrs (UTC).
ANNEX II
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