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Document 32008R1077

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1077/2008 of 3 November 2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1966/2006 on electronic recording and reporting of fishing activities and on means of remote sensing and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1566/2007

OJ L 295, 04/11/2008, p. 3–23 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

Legal status of the document No longer in force, Date of end of validity: 06/05/2011; Repealed by 32011R0404

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2008/1077/oj

Date of document:: 03/11/2008
Date of effect:: 01/01/2009; Entry into force See Art 19 And 32008R1077R(01)
Date of end of validity:: 06/05/2011; Repealed by 32011R0404

Author:: European Commission
Form:: Regulation

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Treaty establishing the European Community

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32006R1966 - A05

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Repeal	32007R1566

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Corrected by	32008R1077R(01)	(BG, CS, DA, DE, EL, EN, ES, ET, FI, FR, HU, IT, LT, LV, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, SV)
Modified by	32010R0599	Replacement	annex	10/07/2010
Repealed by	32011R0404

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04.10.30.00 Fisheries / Common fisheries policy / Conservation of resources
16.20.00.00 Science, information, education and culture / Dissemination of information

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Official Journal

4.11.2008

Official Journal of the European Union

L 295/3

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1077/2008

of 3 November 2008

laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1966/2006 on electronic recording and reporting of fishing activities and on means of remote sensing and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1566/2007

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1966/2006 of 21 December 2006 on electronic recording and reporting of fishing activities and on means of remote sensing (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Article 22(1)(c) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 (2) provides that activities within the scope of the Common Fisheries Policy are prohibited unless a master, without undue delay records and reports information on fishing activities, including landings and transhipments and that copies of the records shall be made available to the authorities.

(2)

In accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1966/2006 the obligation to electronically record and transmit logbook, landing declaration and transhipment data applies to masters of Community fishing vessels exceeding 24 m length overall within 24 months of entry into force of the implementing rules and to masters of Community fishing vessels exceeding 15 m length overall within 42 months of entry into force of the implementing rules.

(3)	Daily reporting of fishing activities creates the potential to enhance significantly the efficiency and effectiveness of monitoring, control and surveillance operations both at sea and on land.

(4)	Article 6 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the Common Fisheries Policy (3) provides that masters of Community fishing vessels shall keep a logbook of their operations.

(5)

Article 8 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 provides that the master of each Community fishing vessel having an overall length equal to or more than 10 m or his representative, shall after each fishing trip and within 48 hours of landing submit a declaration to the competent authorities of the Member States where the landing takes place.

(6)

Article 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 provides that auction centres or other bodies or persons authorised by Member States which are responsible for the first marketing of fishery products shall, upon first sale, submit a sales note to the competent authorities in whose territory the first marketing takes place.

(7)

Article 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 also provides that where the first marketing of fisheries products does not take place in the Member State where the products have been landed, the Member State responsible for monitoring the first marketing shall ensure that a copy of the sales note is submitted to the authorities responsible for monitoring the landing of the products as soon as possible.

(8)	Article 19 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 requires Member States to create computerised databases and to establish a validation system comprising in particular cross-checks and verification of data.

(9)	Article 19b and 19e of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 require masters of Community fishing vessels to make effort reports and to record them in their logbook.

(10)	Article 5 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002 (4) requires the master of a Community fishing vessel holding a deep-sea fishing permit to record in a logbook or in a form provided by the flag Member State information concerning fishing gear characteristics and fishing operations.

(11)	Council Regulation (EC) No 768/2005 (5) establishing a Community Fisheries Control Agency and amending Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy provides for the operation of joint deployment plans.

(12)	Commission Regulation (EC) No 1566/2007 (6) laid down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1966/2006 as regards electronic recording and reporting of fishing activities.

(13)	It is necessary, at present, to further detail and clarify some provisions contained in Regulation (EC) No 1566/2007. To that end it is appropriate to repeal Regulation (EC) No 1566/2007 and to replace it by a new Regulation.

(14)	The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

CHAPTER I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1

Scope

1. This Regulation shall apply to:

(a)	Community fishing vessels exceeding 24 metres length overall, as from 1 January 2010;

(b)	Community fishing vessels exceeding 15 metres length overall, as from 1 July 2011;

(c)	registered buyers, registered auctions or other entities or persons authorised by Member States that are responsible for the first sale of fisheries products with an annual financial turnover in first sales of fishery products in excess of EUR 400 000, as from 1 January 2009.

2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1(a), this Regulation shall apply as from a date earlier than 1 January 2010 to Community fishing vessels flying the flag of a given Member State and exceeding 24 metres length overall, if it is so provided by that State.

3. Notwithstanding paragraph 1(b), this Regulation shall apply as from a date earlier than 1 July 2011 to Community fishing vessels flying the flag of a given Member State and exceeding 15 metres length overall, if it is so provided by that State.

4. Notwithstanding the dates laid down in paragraphs 1(a) and 1(b), a Member State may decide to apply this Regulation to vessels of 15 metres or less flying its flag prior to those dates in accordance with Article 3(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1966/2006.

5. Member States may conclude bilateral agreements on the use of electronic reporting systems on vessels flying their flags within the waters under their sovereignty or jurisdiction on condition that the vessels comply with all rules laid down in this Regulation.

6. This Regulation shall apply to Community fishing vessels regardless of the waters in which they carry out fishing operations or of the ports in which they land.

7. This Regulation shall not apply to Community fishing vessels used exclusively for exploitation of aquaculture.

Article 2

List of operators and vessels

1. Each Member State shall establish a list of registered buyers, registered auctions or other entities or persons that it has authorised and that are responsible for the first sale of fishery products with an annual financial turnover of fishery products in excess of EUR 400 000. The first reference year shall be 2007 and the list shall be updated on 1 January of the current year (year n) on the basis of the annual financial turnover of fishery products in excess of EUR 400 000 in year n-2. That list shall be published on an official web site of the Member State.

2. Each Member State shall establish and periodically update lists of Community fishing vessels flying its flag to which the provisions of this Regulation apply in accordance with Article 1(2), (3), (4) and (5). The lists shall be published on an official web site of the Member State and shall be in the format to be decided in consultations between the Member States and the Commission.

Article 3

Definitions

For the purpose of this Regulation the following definitions shall apply:

1.	‘fishing operation’ means all activities in connection with searching for fish, the shooting, setting and hauling of a fishing gear and the removal of any catch from the gear;

2.	‘joint deployment plan’ means a plan setting out operational arrangements for the deployment of available means of control and inspection.

CHAPTER II

ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION

Article 4

Information to be transmitted by masters of vessels or their representatives

1. Masters of Community fishing vessels shall transmit logbook and transhipment data by electronic means to the competent authorities of the flag Member State.

2. Masters of Community fishing vessels or their representatives shall transmit landing declaration data by electronic means to the competent authorities of the flag State.

3. When a Community fishing vessel lands its catch in a Member State other than the flag Member State, the competent authorities of the flag Member States shall immediately upon receipt forward the landing declaration data by electronic means to the competent authorities of the Member State where the catch was landed.

4. Masters of Community fishing vessels shall, where required under Community rules, transmit by electronic means to the competent authority of the flag Member State prior notification of entry into port at the time that it is required to be transmitted.

5. When a vessel intends to enter a port in a Member State other than the flag Member State, the competent authorities of the flag Member State shall immediately upon receipt forward the prior notification referred to in paragraph 4 by electronic means to the competent authorities of the coastal Member State.

Article 5

Information to be transmitted by entities or persons responsible for first sale or take-over

1. Registered buyers, registered auctions or other entities or persons authorised by Member States, that are responsible for the first sale of fishery products shall transmit information required to be recorded in a sales note by electronic means to the competent authorities of the Member State in whose territory the first marketing takes place.

2. When the first marketing takes place in a Member State other than the flag Member State, the competent authorities of the Member State where the first marketing takes place shall ensure that a copy of the sales notes data is submitted by electronic means to the competent authorities of the flag Member State on receipt of relevant information.

3. Where the first marketing of fisheries products does not take place in the Member State where the products have been landed, the Member State where the first marketing takes place shall ensure that a copy of the sales note data is submitted by electronic means immediately on receipt of relevant information, to the following authorities:

(a)	the competent authorities of the Member State where the fishery products have been landed; and

(b)	the competent authorities of the flag Member State of the vessel that landed the fishery products.

4. The holder of the take-over declaration shall transmit by electronic means the information required to be recorded in a take-over declaration to the competent authorities of the Member State in whose territory the take-over physically takes place.

Article 6

Frequency of transmission

1. The master shall transmit the electronic logbook information to the competent authorities of the flag Member State at least on a daily basis not later than 24.00 hours even when there are no catches. He shall also send such data:

(a)	at the request of the competent authority of the flag Member State;

(b)	immediately after the last fishing operation has been completed;

(c)	before entering into port;

(d)	at the time of any inspection at sea;

(e)	at the time of events defined in Community legislation or by the flag State.

2. The master may transmit corrections to the electronic logbook and transhipment declarations up to the last transmission made at the end of the fishing operations and before entering into port. Corrections shall be easily identifiable. All original electronic logbook data and corrections to those data shall be stored by the competent authorities of the flag Member State.

3. The master or his representatives shall transmit the landing declaration by electronic means immediately after the landing declaration has been established.

4. The master of the donor vessel and the receiving vessel shall transmit transhipment data by electronic means immediately after the transhipment.

5. The master shall keep a copy of the information referred to in paragraph 1 on board the fishing vessel for the duration of each absence from port and until the landing declaration has been submitted.

6. When a fishing vessel is in port, does not carry fish on board and the master has submitted the landing declaration, transmission in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article may be suspended subject to prior notification to the Fisheries Monitoring Centre of the flag Member State. Transmission shall be resumed when the vessel leaves the port. Prior notification is not required for vessels equipped with and transmitting data via VMS (Vessel Monitoring System).

Article 7

Format for transmission of data from a vessel to the competent authority of its flag State

Each Member State shall determine the format for the transmission of data from vessels flying its flag to its competent authorities.

Article 8

Return messages

Member States shall ensure that return messages are issued to vessels flying their flag for each transmission of logbook, transhipment and landing data. The return message shall contain an acknowledgement of receipt.

CHAPTER III

EXEMPTIONS

Article 9

Exemptions

1. A Member State may exempt masters of vessels flying its flag from the obligations referred to in Article 4(1) and from the obligation to have means of electronic data transmission on board as referred to in Article 1(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1966/2006 are absent from port for 24 hours or less within the waters under its sovereignty or jurisdiction on condition that they do not land their catch outside the territory of the flag Member State.

2. Masters of Community fishing vessels that electronically record and report data on their fishing activities shall be exempt from the obligation to complete paper logbook, landing and transhipment declarations.

3. Masters of Community vessels, or their representatives, that land their catch in a Member State other than the flag Member State shall be exempt from the requirement to submit a paper landing declaration to the coastal Member State.

4. Member States may conclude bilateral agreements on the use of electronic reporting systems on vessels flying their flags within the waters under their sovereignty or jurisdiction. The vessels falling within the scope of such agreements shall be exempt from completing a paper logbook within those waters.

5. Masters of Community vessels that record in their electronic logbooks the fishing effort information required under Article 19b of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 shall be exempt from the obligation to transmit effort reports by telex, by VMS, by fax, by telephone or by radio.

CHAPTER IV

FUNCTIONING OF ELECTRONIC RECORDING AND REPORTING SYSTEMS

Article 10

Provisions in the event of technical failure or non-functioning of electronic recording and reporting systems

1. In the event of a technical failure or non-functioning of the electronic recording and reporting system the master or the owner of the vessel or their representative shall communicate logbook, landing declaration and transhipment data to the competent authorities of the flag Member State in a way established by the flag Member State on a daily basis and no later than 24.00 hours even when there are no catches. Data shall also be sent:

(a)	at the request of the competent authority of the flag State;

(b)	immediately after the last fishing operation has been completed;

(c)	before entering into port;

(d)	at the time of any inspection at sea;

(e)	at the time of events defined in Community legislation or by the flag State.

2. The competent authorities of the flag Member State shall update the electronic logbook immediately on receipt of the data referred to in paragraph 1.

3. A Community fishing vessel shall not leave a port, following a technical failure or non-functioning of its electronic recording and reporting system before it is functioning to the satisfaction of the competent authorities of the flag Member State or before it is otherwise authorised to leave by the competent authorities of the flag Member State. The flag Member State shall immediately notify the coastal Member State when it has authorised a vessel flying its flag to leave a port in the coastal Member State.

Article 11

Non-receipt of data

1. When the competent authorities of a flag Member State have not received data transmissions in accordance with Article 4(1) and (2) they shall notify the master or the owner of the vessel or their representative thereof as soon as possible. If, in respect of a particular vessel, this situation occurs more than three times within a period of one year, the flag Member State shall ensure that the electronic reporting system in question is checked. The Member State concerned shall investigate the matter in order to determine why data have not been received.

2. When the competent authorities of a flag Member State have not received data transmissions in accordance with Article 4(1) and (2) and the last position received through the Vessel Monitoring System was from within the waters of a coastal Member State they shall notify the competent authorities of that coastal Member State thereof as soon as possible.

3. The master or the owner of the vessel or their representative shall send all data for which a notification was received in accordance with paragraph 1 to the competent authorities of the flag Member State immediately on receipt of the notification.

Article 12

Data access failure

1. When the competent authorities of a coastal Member State observe a vessel flying the flag of another Member State in their waters and cannot access logbook or transhipment data in accordance with Article 15 they shall request the competent authorities of the flag Member State to ensure access.

2. If the access referred to in paragraph 1 is not ensured within four hours of the request, the coastal Member State shall notify the flag Member State. On receipt of the notification the flag Member State shall immediately send the data to the coastal Member State by any available electronic means.

3. If the coastal Member State does not receive the data referred to in paragraph 2, the master or owner of the vessel or their representative shall send the data and a copy of the return message referred to in Article 8 to the competent authorities of the coastal Member State on request and by any available electronic means.

4. If the master or owner of the vessel or their representative can not provide the competent authorities of the coastal Member State with a copy of the return message referred to in Article 8, fishing activities in the waters of the coastal Member State by the vessel concerned shall be prohibited until the master or his representative can provide a copy of the return message or information referred to in Article 6(1) to the said authorities.

Article 13

Data on the functioning of the electronic reporting system

1. Member States shall maintain databases on the functioning of their electronic reporting system. They shall contain at least the following information:

(a)	the list of fishing vessels flying their flag whose electronic reporting systems have experienced technical failure or have failed to function;

(b)	the number of electronic logbook transmissions received per day and the average number of transmissions received per vessel, broken down by flag Member State;

(c)	the number of landing declaration, transhipment declaration, takeover declaration and sales note transmissions received, broken down by flag State.

2. Summaries of information on the functioning of Member States' electronic reporting systems shall be sent to the Commission at its request in a format and at time intervals to be decided in consultation between Member States and the Commission.

CHAPTER V

DATA EXCHANGE AND ACCESS

Article 14

Format for exchange of information between Member States

1. Information shall be exchanged between Member States using the format defined in the Annex from which extensible mark-up language (XML) is derived.

2. Corrections to the information referred to in paragraph 1 shall be clearly identified.

3. When a Member State receives electronic information from another Member State it shall ensure that a return message is issued to the competent authorities of that Member State. The return message shall contain an acknowledgement of receipt.

4. Data elements in the Annex that are mandatory for masters to record in their logbook according to Community rules shall also be mandatory in exchanges between Member States.

Article 15

Access to data

1. A flag Member State shall ensure that a coastal Member State has on-line access in real time to electronic logbook and landing declaration data of vessels flying its flag when conducting fishing operations in the waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction or entering a port of the coastal Member State.

2. The data referred to in paragraph 1 shall at least cover the data from the last departure from port to the time when the landing is completed. Data from fishing operations for the previous 12 months shall be made available on request.

3. The master of a Community fishing vessel shall have secure access to his own electronic logbook information stored in the database of the flag Member State on a 24-hour, seven-days-a-week basis.

4. A coastal Member State shall grant on-line access to its logbook database to a fishery patrol vessel of another Member State in the context of a joint deployment plan.

Article 16

Exchange of data between Member States

1. Access to the data referred to in Article 15, paragraph 1 shall be by secure Internet connection on a 24-hour, seven-days-a-week basis.

2. Member States shall exchange the relevant technical information to ensure mutual access to electronic logbooks.

3. Member States shall:

(a)	ensure that data received according to this Regulation are safely stored in computerised databases and take all necessary measures to ensure that they are treated as confidential;

(b)	take all necessary technical measures to protect such data against any accidental or illicit destruction, accidental loss, deterioration, distribution or unauthorised consultation.

Article 17

Single authority

1. In each Member State, a single authority shall be responsible for transmitting, receiving, managing and processing all data covered by this Regulation.

2. Member States shall exchange lists and contact details of the authorities referred to in paragraph 1 and shall inform the Commission thereof.

3. Any changes in the information referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be communicated to the Commission and other Member States without delay.

CHAPTER VI

FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 18

Repeal

1. Regulation (EC) No 1566/2007 is hereby repealed.

2. References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation.

Article 19

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2008.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 3 November 2008.

For the Commission

Joe BORG

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 409, 30.12.2006, p. 1. Corrected by OJ L 36, 8.2.2007, p. 3.

(2) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.

(3) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 351, 28.12.2002, p. 6.

(5) OJ L 128, 21.5.2005, p. 1.

(6) OJ L 340, 22.12.2007, p. 46.

ANNEX (1)

ELECTRONIC INFORMATION EXCHANGE FORMAT

Element or attribute name

Code

Description and content

Compulsory (C)/Compulsory if (CIF) (*1)/Optional (O) (*2)

ERS message

Start of message

ERS

Tag indicating start of the ERS message

Address

Destination for the message (ISO alpha-3 country code)

From

Country transmitting the data (ISO alpha-3 country code)

Message (record) number

Serial number of the message (format CCC99999999)

Message (record) date

Date of transmission of the message (YYYY-MM-DD)

Message (record) time

Time of retransmission of the message (HH:MM in UTC)

Message type

Type of message (Logbook: type = LOG, Acknowledgment: type = RET, Correction: type = COR or sales notes: type = SAL)

Test message

Presence indicates message is a test message

CIF TEST

When message type is RET

(TM=RET)

RET is an Acknowledgement message

The following attributes need to be specified

The message acknowledges the good or bad reception of the message identified by RN

Sent message number

Serial number of the message being acknowledged by the recipient FMC (CCC99999999)

Return status

Indicates the status of the received message/report. The code list will be placed at the EC website with a location to be specified

Reason for Rejection (if any)

Free text giving an explanation for the rejection

When message is of type COR

(TM=COR)

COR is a Correction message

The following attributes need to be specified

The message is correcting a previous message, the information contained inside the message fully replaces the previous message, identified by RN

Original message number

Message number of the message being corrected (format CCC99999999)

Reason for correction

Code list to be found at http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement_en.htm

When message type: LOG

(TM=LOG)

LOG is a Logbook declaration

The following attributes need to be specified

The LOG contains one or more of the following declarations DEP, FAR, TRA, COE, COX, ENT, EXI, CRO, TRZ, (INS), DIS, PRN, EOF, RTP, LAN

Start of log record

LOG

Tag indicating start of the logbook record

Vessel's Community fleet register (CFR) number

With format AAAXXXXXXXXX where A is an uppercase letter being the country of first registration within the EU and X being a letter or a number

Vessel’s main identification

International radio call sign

CIF CFR not up to date

Vessel’s external identification

Side (hull) registration number of the vessel

Name of vessel

Name of the vessel

Name of the master

Name of the master (any change during trip to be sent in next LOG transmission)

Master address

Address of master (any change during trip to be sent in next LOG transmission)

Country of registration

Flag State of vessel registration. ISO alpha-3 country code

DEP: declaration element

Required on every departure from port, to be sent in next message

Start of departure declaration

DEP

Tag indicating start of the departure from port declaration

Date

Date of departure (YYYY-MM-DD)

Time

Time of departure (HH:MM in UTC)

Port name

Port code (ISO alpha-2 country code + 3-letter port code). Port code list (CCPPP) to be found at the EC website with a location to be specified

Anticipated activity

Code list to be found on the EC website with a location to be specified

CIF effort reporting required for intended activity

Gear type

Letter code according to FAO's ‘International Standard Statistical Classification of the Fishing Gear’

CIF fishing activity intended

Catch on board sub-declaration (list of species SPE sub-declarations)

SPE

(See details of sub-elements and attributes of SPE)

CIF catch on board the vessel

FAR: fishing activity declaration

Required by midnight on each day at sea or in response to request from the Flag State

Start of fishing activity report declaration

FAR

Tag indicating start of a fishing activity report declaration

Last report marker

Marker that indicates that this is the last FAR report that will be sent (LR=1)

CIF last message

Inspection marker

Marker that indicates this fishing activity report was received following an inspection carried out onboard the vessel. (IS=1)

CIF inspection occurred

Date

Date for which fishing activities being reported whilst vessel at sea (YYYY-MM-DD)

Time

Start time of fishing activity (HH:MM in UTC)

Relevant area sub-declaration

RAS

Specified if no catch was made (for effort purposes). List of codes for fishing and effort/conservation areas will be placed at the EC website with a location to be specified. (See details of sub-elements and attributes of RAS).

CIF

Fishing operations

Number of fishing operations

Fishing time

Duration of fishing activity in minutes — defined as fishing time equals the number of hours spent at sea, minus the time spent in transit to, between and returning from the fishing grounds, dodging, inactive or waiting for repair

CIF required (*2)

Gear sub-declaration

GEA

(See details of sub-elements and attributes of GEA)

CIF any undertaken

Gear loss sub-declaration

GLS

(See details of sub-elements and attributes of GLS)

CIF required by the rules (*2)

Catch sub-declaration (list of species SPE sub-declarations)

SPE

(See details of sub-elements and attributes of SPE)

CIF any fish caught

RLC: relocation declaration

Used when catch (all or parts thereof) is transferred or moved from shared fishing gear to a vessel or from a vessel's hold or its fishing gear to a keep net, container or cage (outside the vessel) in which the live catch is kept until landing

Start of relocation declaration

RLC

Tag indicating start of a relocation declaration

Date

Date of catch relocation whilst vessel at sea (YYYY-MM-DD)

CIF

Time

Time of relocation (HH:MM in UTC)

CIF

Receiving vessel CFR number

With format AAAXXXXXXXXX where A is an uppercase letter being the country of first registration within the EU and X being a letter or a number

CIF joint fishing operation and EU vessel

Receiving vessel radio call sign

International radio call sign of the receiving vessel

CIF joint fishing operation

Flag State of receiving vessel

Flag State of vessel taking the catch (ISO alpha-3-country code)

CIF joint fishing operation

Other partner vessel(s) CFR numbers

With format AAAXXXXXXXXX where A is an uppercase letter being the country of first registration within the EU and X being a letter or a number

CIF joint fishing operation and partner is EU vessel

Other partner vessel(s) radio call signs

International radio call sign of the partner vessel(s)

CIF joint fishing operation and other partners

Flag State(s) of other partner vessel(s)

Flag State of the partner vessel(s) (ISO alpha-3 country code)

CIF joint fishing operation and other partners

Relocated to

3-letter code for relocation destination (Keep net: KNE, cage: CGE, etc.) Codes will be placed on the EC website with a location to be specified

CIF

POS sub-declaration

POS

Location of transfer (see details of sub-elements and attributes of POS)

CIF

Catch sub-declaration (list of species SPE sub-declarations)

SPE

Amount of fish relocated (see details of sub-elements and attributes of SPE)

CIF

TRA: transhipment declaration

For every transhipment of catch, declaration required from both donor and recipient

Start of transhipment declaration

TRA

Tag indicating start of a transhipment declaration

Date

Start of TRA (YYYY-MM-DD)

Time

Start of TRA (HH:MM in UTC)

Relevant area sub-declaration

RAS

The geographical area in which the transhipment took place. The list of codes for fishing and effort/conservation areas will be placed on the EC website with a location to be specified. (See details of sub-elements and attributes of RAS).

CIF took place at sea

Port name

Port code (ISO alpha-2 country code + 3-letter port code). Port code list (CCPPP) to be found at the EC website with a location to be specified

CIF took place in port

Receiving vessel's CFR number

With format AAAXXXXXXXXX where A is an uppercase letter being the country of registration within the EU and X being a letter or a number

CIF fishing vessel

Transhipment: receiving vessel

If donor vessel — International radio call sign of the receiving vessel

Transhipment: Flag State of receiving vessel

If donor vessel — Flag State of vessel receiving the transhipment (ISO alpha-3 country code)

Donor vessel's CFR number

With format AAAXXXXXXXXX where A is an uppercase letter being the country of first registration within the EU and X being a letter or a number

CIF community vessel

Transhipment: (donor) vessel

If receiving vessel — International radio call sign of the donor vessel

Transhipment: Flag State of donor vessel

If receiving vessel — Flag State of the donor vessel (ISO alpha-3 country code)

POS sub-declaration

POS

(See details of sub-elements and attributes of POS)

CIF required (*2) (NEAFC or NAFO waters)

Catch transhipped (list of species SPE sub-declarations)

SPE

(See details of sub-elements and attributes of SPE)

COE: entry in zone declaration

If fishing in stock recovery area or Western Waters

Start of Effort declaration: Entry in zone

COE

Tag indicating start of an declaration on entry into the effort zone

Date

Date of entry(YYYY-MM-DD)

Time

Time of entry(HH:MM in UTC)

Target specie(s)

Species to be targeted whilst in zone (Demersal, Pelagic, Scallops, Crabs).

Full list to be found at the EC website with a location to be specified

Relevant area sub-declaration

RAS

Geographical location of the vessel.

The list of codes for fishing and effort/conservation areas will be placed at the EC website with a location to be specified. (See details of sub-elements and attributes of RAS).

Catch on board sub-declaration (list of species SPE sub-declarations)

SPE

(See details of sub-elements and attributes of SPE)

COX: exit from zone declaration

If fishing in stock recovery area or Western Waters

Start of effort declaration: Exit out of zone

COX

Tag indicating start of a declaration on exit of the effort zone

Date

Date of exit (YYYY-MM-DD)

Time

Time of exit (HH:MM in UTC)

Target specie(s)

Species to be targeted whilst in zone (Demersal, Pelagic, Scallops, Crabs).

Full list to be found at the EC website with a location to be specified

CIF not conducting other fishing activities

Relevant area sub-declaration

RAS

Geographical location of the vessel. The list of codes for fishing and effort/conservation areas will be placed at the EC website with a location to be specified. (See details of sub-elements and attributes of RAS).

CIF not conducting other fishing activities

Position sub-declaration

POS

Position of exit (see details of sub-elements and attributes of POS)

Catch taken sub-declaration

SPE

Catch taken whilst in zone (see details of sub-elements and attributes of SPE)

100

CRO: crossing of zone declaration

If crossing stock recovery or Western Water zones

101

Start of effort declaration: crossing of a zone

CRO

Tag indicating start of a declaration on crossing the effort zone (no fishing operation). Only DA TI POS needs to be specified in COE and COX declarations

102

Entry in zone declaration

COE

(See details of sub-elements and attributes of COE)

103

Exit from zone declaration

COX

(See details of sub-elements and attributes of COX)

104

105

TRZ: trans-zonal fishing declaration

If carrying out trans-zonal fishing

106

Start of Effort declaration: trans-zonal fishing

TRZ

Tag indicating start of a declaration on trans-zonal fishing

107

Entry declaration

COE

First entry (see details of sub-elements and attributes of COE)

108

Exit declaration

COX

Last exit (see details of sub-elements and attributes of COX)

109

110

INS: inspection declaration

To be provided by the authorities, but not the master

111

Start of inspection declaration

INS

Tag indicating start of an inspection sub-declaration

112

Country of inspection

ISO alpha-3 country code

113

Assigned inspector

For each state to provide a 4-digit number identifying their inspector

114

Date

Date of inspection (YYYY-MM-DD)

115

Time

Time of inspection (HH:MM in UTC)

116

Position sub-declaration

POS

Position of inspection (see details of sub-elements and attributes of POS)

117

118

DIS: discard declaration

CIF required (*2) (NEAFC, NAFO)

119

Start of discard declaration

DIS

Tag containing details of fish discarded

120

Date

Date of discard (YYYY-MM-DD)

121

Time

Time of discard (HH:MM in UTC)

122

Position sub-declaration

POS

Position when discarded (see details of sub-elements and attributes of POS)

123

Discarded fish sub-declaration

SPE

Discarded fish (see details of sub-elements and attributes of SPE)

124

125

PRN: prior notification of return declaration

To be transmitted prior to return to port or if required by Community rules

CIF required (*2)

126

Start of prior notification

PRN

Tag indicating start of a prior notification declaration

127

Predicted date

Intended date of arrival/crossing (YYYY-MM-DD)

128

Predicted time

Intended time of arrival/crossing (HH:MM in UTC)

129

Port name

Port code (2-letter country code (ISO alpha-2 country code) + 3-letter port code). Port code list (CCPPP) to be found at the EC website with a location to be specified

130

Relevant area sub-declaration

RAS

Fishing area to be used for prior notification of cod. List of codes for fishing and effort/conservation areas will be placed at the EC website with a location to be specified. (See details of sub-elements and attributes of RAS).

CIF in the Baltic Sea

131

Predicted landing date

Intended date of landing (YYYY-MM-DD) in the Baltic

CIF in the Baltic Sea

132

Predicted landing time

Intended time of landing (HH:MM in UTC) in the Baltic

CIF in the Baltic Sea

133

Catch on board sub-declarations (list of species SPE sub-declarations)

SPE

Catch on board (if pelagic need ICES zone). (See details of the sub-declaration SPE)

134

Position sub-declaration

POS

Position for entering/leaving area/zone. (See details of sub-elements and attributes of POS).

CIF

135

136

EOF: end of fishing declaration

To be transmitted immediately after last fishing operation and before returning to port and landing fish

137

Start of Sign off of catch declaration

EOF

Tag indicating completion of fishing operations prior to return to port

138

Date

Date signed off (YYYY-MM-DD)

139

Time

Time signed off (HH:MM in UTC)

140

141

RTP: return to port declaration

To be transmitted on entry into port, after any PRN declaration and before landing any fish

142

Start of return to port declaration

RTP

Tag indicating the return to the harbour at the end of the fishing trip

143

Date

Date of return (YYYY-MM-DD)

144

Time

Time of return (HH:MM in UTC)

145

Port name

Port code (ISO alpha-2 country code + 3-letter port code) list (CCPPP) to be found at the EC website with a location to be specified

146

Reason for return

Reason for returning to port (e.g. sheltering, taking on stores, landing.) The list of reason codes will be placed at the EC website with a location to be specified

CIF

147

148

LAN: landing declaration

To be transmitted after landing of catch

149

Start of landing declaration

LAN

Tag indicating start of a landing declaration

150

Date

(YYYY-MM-DD – date of landing

151

Time

HH:MM in UTC – time of landing

152

Sender type

3 letter code (MAS: master, REP: his representative, AGE: agent)

153

Port name

Port code (2-letter country code (ISO alpha-2 country code) + 3-letter port code). Port code list (CCPPP) to be found at the EC website with a location to be specified

154

Catch landed sub-declaration (list of SPE with PRO sub-declarations)

SPE

Species, fishing areas, landed weights, related gears and presentations (see details of sub-elements and attributes of SPE)

155

156

POS: position sub-declaration

157

Start of position sub-declaration

POS

Tag containing coordinates of the geographical position

158

Latitude (decimal)

Latitude expressed in accordance with the WGS84 format used for VMS

159

Longitude (decimal)

Longitude expressed in accordance with the WGS84 format used for VMS

160

161

GEA: gear deployment sub-declaration

162

Start of gear deployment sub-declaration

GEA

Tag containing coordinates of the geographical position

163

Gear type

Gear code according to FAO’s ‘International Standard Statistical Classification of the Fishing Gear’

164

Mesh size

Size of mesh (in millimetres)

CIF gear has mesh subject to size requirement

165

Gear capacity

Gear size and number

CIF required for type of gear deployed

166

Fishing operations

Number of fishing operations (hauls) per 24 hour period

CIF if vessel licensed to fish deep sea stocks

167

Fishing time

Number of hours the gear was deployed

CIF if vessel licensed to fish deep sea stocks

168

Gear shot sub-declaration

GES

Gear shot sub-declaration (see details of sub-elements and attributes of GES)

CIF required (*2) (vessel uses static or fixed gear)

169

Gear retrieved sub-declaration

GER

Gear retrieved sub-declaration (see details of sub-elements and attributes of GER)

CIF required (*2) (vessel uses static or fixed gear)

170

Gillnet deployment sub-declaration

GIL

Gillnet deployment sub-declaration (see details of sub-elements and attributes of GIL)

CIF vessel has permits for ICES Zones IIIa, IVa, IVb, Vb, VIa, VIb, VIIb, c, j, k and XII

171

Fishing depths

A distance from water surface to the lowest part of the fishing gear (in metres). Applies to vessels using towed gear, long lines and fixed nets

CIF deep sea fishing and in Norwegian waters

172

Average number of hooks used on long lines

The average number of hooks used on the long lines

CIF deep sea fishing and in Norwegian waters

173

The average length of the nets

The average length of nets when using fixed nets (in metres)

CIF deep sea fishing and in Norwegian waters

174

The average height of the nets

The average height of nets when using fixed nets (in metres)

CIF deep sea fishing and in Norwegian waters

175

176

GES: gear shot sub-declaration

CIF required by the rules (*2)

177

Start of position sub-declaration

GES

Tag containing gear shot info

178

Date

Date gear shot (YYYY-MM-DD)

179

Time

Time gear shot (HH:MM in UTC)

180

POS sub-declaration

POS

Position where gear shot (see details of sub-elements and attributes of POS)

181

182

GER: gear retrieved sub-declaration

CIF required by the rules (*2)

183

Start of Position sub-declaration

GER

Tag containing gear retrieved info

184

Date

Date gear retrieved (YYYY-MM-DD)

185

Time

Time gear retrieved (HH:MM in UTC)

186

POS sub-declaration

POS

Position where gear retrieved (see details of sub-elements and attributes of POS)

187

GIL Gillnet deployment sub-declaration

CIF vessel has permits for ICES Zones IIIa, IVa, IVb, Vb, VIa, VIb, VIIb, c, j, k and XII

188

Start of gillnet sub-declaration

GIL

Tag starting gillnet deployment

189

Nominal length of one net

Information required to be recorded during each fishing trip (in metres)

190

Number of nets

Number of nets in a fleet

191

Number of fleets

Number of fleets deployed

192

POS sub-declaration

POS

Position of each fleet deployment (see details of sub-elements and attributes of POS)

193

Depth of each fleet deployed

Depth for each fleet deployed (a distance from water surface to the lowest part of the fishing gear)

194

Soak time of each fleet deployed

Soak time for each fleet deployed

195

196

GLS: gear loss sub-declaration

Loss of fixed gear

CIF required by the rules (*2)

197

Start of GLS sub-declaration

GLS

Data on fixed gear lost

198

Date gear lost

Date gear lost (YYYY-MM-DD)

199

Number of units

Number of gears lost

CIF

200

POS sub-declaration

POS

Last known position of gear (see details of sub-elements and attributes of POS)

CIF

201

202

RAS: Relevant area sub-declaration

RAS

Relevant area depending on the relevant reporting requirement – at least one field should be filled in. List of codes will be placed at the EC website with a location to be specified.

CIF

203

FAO area

FAO area (e.g. 27)

CIF

204

FAO (ICES) sub-area

FAO (ICES) sub-area (e.g. 3)

CIF

205

FAO (ICES) division

FAO (ICES) division (e.g. d)

CIF

206

FAO (ICES) sub-division

FAO (ICES) sub-division (e.g. 24) (Meaning together with the above 27.3.d.24)

CIF

207

Economic zone

CIF

208

Ices statistical rectangle

ICES statistical rectangle (e.g. 49E6)

CIF

209

Fishing effort zone

List of codes will be placed at the EC website with a location to be specified.

CIF

210

Position sub-declaration

POS

(See details of sub-elements and attributes of POS).

CIF

211

212

SPE: species sub-declaration

Aggregate quantity by species

213

Start of SPE sub-declaration

SPE

Details of fish caught by species

214

Species name

Name of the species (FAO alpha-3 code)

215

Weight of fish

Depending on context this item to be either

1.	Total weight of fish (in kilograms) in catch period

2.	Total weight of fish (in kilograms) on board (aggregate) or

3.	Total weight of fish (in kilograms) landed

CIF species not counted

216

Number of fish

Number of fish (when catch have to be registered in numbers of fish i.e. salmon, tuna)

CIF

217

Quantity held in nets

Estimate of quantity held in nets i.e. not in hold

218

Number held in nets

Estimate of number of fish held in nets i.e. not in hold

219

Relevant area sub-declaration

RAS

The geographical area in which the majority of the catch was taken.

List of codes will be placed at the EC website with a location to be specified. (See details of sub-elements and attributes of RAS).

220

Gear type

Letter code according to FAO's ‘International Standard Statistical Classification of the Fishing Gear’

CIF landing declaration for certain species and catch areas only

221

Processing sub-declaration

PRO

(See details of sub-elements and attributes of PRO)

CIF for landing (transhipment) declaration

222

223

PRO: processing sub-declaration

Processing/presentation for each specie landed

224

Start of Processing sub-declaration

PRO

Tag containing fish processing details

225

Fish freshness category

Fish freshness category (A, B, E)

226

State of preservation

Letter code for the state of the fish e.g. live, frozen, salted. List of codes will be placed at the EC website with a location to be specified

227

Presentation of fish

Letter code for the product presentation (reflects manner of processing): use codes found at the EC website with a location to be specified

228

Processing’s type of packaging

3-letter code (CRT=cartons, BOX=boxes, BGS=bags, BLC=blocks)

CIF (LAN or TRA)

229

Number of packing units

Number of packing units: cartoons, boxes, bags, containers, blocks etc

CIF (for LAN or TRA)

230

Av weight per unit of packing

Product weight (kg)

CIF (for LAN or TRA)

231

Conversion factor

A numerical factor that is applied to convert fish processed weight into fish live weight

232

233

When message type is SAL

(TM=SAL)

SAL is a Sales message

234

The following attributes need to be specified

A sale message may be either a sales note line or a take-over line

235

Start of sales record

SAL

Tag indicating start of sales record

236

Vessel's Community fleet register number

With format AAAXXXXXXXXX where A is an uppercase letter being the country of first registration within the EU and X being a letter or a number

237

Vessel’s call sign

International radio call sign

CIF CFR not up to date

238

Vessel’s external identification

Side (hull) number of registration of the vessel that landed the fish

239

Country of registration

ISO alpha-3 country code

240

Name of vessel

Name of the vessel that landed the fish

241

SLI declaration

SLI

(See details of sub-elements and attributes of SLI)

CIF sale

242

TLI declaration

TLI

(See details of sub-elements and attributes of TLI)

CIF take-over

243

244

SLI: sales line declaration

245

Start of sales line declaration

SLI

Tag containing details of a consignment sale

246

Date

Date of the sale (YYYY-MM-DD).

247

Sale country

Country where the sale took place (ISO alpha-3 country code)

248

Sale location

Port code list (CCPPP) to be found at the EC website with a location to be specified

249

Name of seller

Name of auction centre, other body or person selling the fish

250

Name of buyer

Name of body or person buying the fish

251

Sales contract reference number

252

Source document sub-declaration

SRC

(See details of sub-declaration and attributes of SRC)

253

Consignment sold sub-declaration

CSS

(See details of sub-declaration and attributes of CSS)

254

255

SRC sub-declaration

Flag State authorities shall track back the source document based on the vessel's logbook and landing data

256

Start of source document sub-declaration

SRC

Tag containing details of the source document for the consignment sold

257

Date of landing

Date of landing (YYYY-MM-DD).

258

Country and port name

Country and port name for place of landing. Country port code list (CCPPP) to be found at the EC website with a location to be specified

259

260

CSS sub-declaration

261

Start of consignment sold sub-declaration

CSS

Tag containing details of the item sold

262

Species name

Name of the species sold (FAO alpha-3 code)

263

Weight of fish sold

Weight of fish sold (in kilograms)

264

Number of fish sold

Number of fish (when catch have to be registered in numbers of fish i.e. salmon, tuna)

CIF

265

Fish price

Price per kg

266

Currency of sale

Currency of price of sale. List of currency symbols/codes will be placed at the EC website with a location to be specified

267

Fish size category

Size of fish (1-8; one size or kg, g, cm, mm or number of fish per kg as appropriate)

CIF

268

Product destination (purpose)

Codes for human consumption, carry-over, industrial purposes

CIF

269

Relevant area sub-declaration

RAS

List of codes for fishing and effort/conservation areas will be placed at the EC website with a location to be specified. (See details of sub-elements and attributes of RAS).

270

PRO processing sub-declaration

PRO

(See details of sub-elements and attributes of PRO)

271

Withdrawn

Withdrawn through a producers' organisation (Y-yes, N-no, T – temporarily)

272

P.O. Use code

List of codes will be placed at the EC website with a location to be specified

273

State of preservation

Letter code for the state of the fish e.g. live, frozen, salted. List of codes will be placed at the EC website with a location to be specified.

CIF when temporarily withdrawn

274

275

TLI: take-over declaration

276

Start of TLI declaration

TLI

Tag for details of take-over event

277

Date

Date of the take-over (YYYY-MM-DD).

278

Take-over country

Country where the take-over took place (ISO alpha-3 country code)

279

Take-over location

Port code or place name (if not in port) where the take-over took place – list to be found at the EC website with a location to be specified http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement_en.htm

280

Name of take-over organisation

Name of the organisation that took-over the fish

281

Take-over contract reference number

282

SRC sub-declaration

SRC

(See details of sub-elements and attributes of SRC)

283

Consignment taken over sub-declaration

CST

(See details of sub-elements and attributes of CST)

284

285

CST sub-declaration

286

Start of line for each consignment taken over

CST

Tag containing detail line for each species taken over

287

Species name

Name of the species sold (FAO alpha-3 code)

288

Weight of fish taken over

Weight of fish taken over (in kilograms)

289

Number of fish taken over

Number of fish (when catch have to be registered in numbers of fish i.e. salmon, tuna)

CIF

290

Fish size category

Size of fish (1-8; one size or kg, g, cm, mm or number of fish per kg as appropriate)

291

Relevant area sub-declaration

RAS

List of codes for fishing and effort/conservation areas will be placed at the EC website with a location to be specified. (See details of sub-elements and attributes of RAS).

292

PRO processing sub-declaration

PRO

(See details of sub-elements and attributes of PRO)

1.	Character set definitions are available at http://europa.eu.int/idabc/en/chapter/556used for ERS should be: Western character set (UTF-8).

All Codes (or appropriate references) will be listed on the EC Fisheries website with a location to be specified: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement_en.htm (including codes for corrections, ports, fishing areas, intentions on leaving port, reasons for returning to port, type of fishing/target species, codes on entering conservation/effort zones and other codes or references.

3.	All 3 character codes are XML elements (3-character code), all 2-character codes are XML attributes.

4.	The XML sample files and the reference XSD definition of the above Annex will be placed on the EC website with a location to be specified.

5.	All the weights in the table are expressed in kilograms and, if needed with up to two decimals of precision.

(1) The present Annex replaces in full the Annex to the Regulation (EC) No 1566/2007 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1966/2006 on electronic recording and reporting of fishing activities and on means of remote sensing.

(*1) Compulsory if required by the Community rules, international or bilateral agreements.

(*2) When CIF does not apply then attribute is optional.

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