(a) exclusively used in aquaculture as defined in Annex III, 2.2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999, or

(b) registered in the outermost regions of France, Portugal and Spain as indicated in Article 299(2) of the Treaty.

1. ‘GTa1’ or ‘the total tonnage of vessels leaving the fleet with public aid between 1 January 2003 and 31 December 2006’ means the total tonnage of vessels that left the fleet with public aid between 1 January 2003 and 31 December 2006. In the formula concerning the reference level in tonnage in Article 4 this value is only taken into account for the amount of capacity that went beyond the tonnage reduction necessary to comply with the reference levels under Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002;

For the New Member States, ‘GTa1’ or ‘the total tonnage of vessels leaving the fleet with public aid between 1 January 2003 and 31 December 2006’ means the total tonnage of vessels that left the fleet with public aid between the accession date and 31 December 2006.

2. ‘GTS’ or ‘the total tonnage increases granted under the provisions of Article 11(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002’: means the total tonnage increases granted under Article 11(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 and registered before the date for which GTt is calculated;

3. ‘GTa2’ or ‘the total tonnage of vessels leaving the fleet with public aid after 31 December 2006’ means the total tonnage of vessels that left the fleet with public aid between 1 January 2007 and the date for which GTt is calculated. In the formula concerning the reference level in tonnage in Article 4 this value is only taken into account for the amount of capacity that went beyond the tonnage reduction necessary to comply with the reference levels under Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002;

4. ‘GT100’ or ‘the total tonnage of vessels of more than 100 GT entering the fleet with public aid granted after 31 December 2002’: means the total tonnage of vessels of more than 100 GT that entered into the fleet between 1 January 2003 and the date for which GTt is calculated, and for which an administrative decision by the Member State concerned to grant aid was taken after 31 December 2002;

For the New Member States ‘GT100’ or ‘the total tonnage of vessels of more than 100 GT entering the fleet with public aid granted after 31 December 2002’ means the total tonnage of vessels of more than 100 GT that entered into the fleet between 1 May 2004 and the date for which GTtis calculated, and for which an administrative decision by the Member State concerned to grant aid was taken after 30 April 2004;

5. ‘kWa’ or ‘the total power of vessels leaving the fleet with public aid after 31 December 2002’: means the total power of vessels that left the fleet with public aid between 1 January 2003 and the date for which kWt is calculated. In the formula concerning the reference level in power in Article 4 this value is only taken into account for the amount of capacity that went beyond the power reduction necessary to comply with the reference levels under Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002;

For the New Member States ‘kWa’ or ‘the total power of vessels leaving the fleet with public aid after 31 December 2002’ means the total power of vessels that left the fleet with public aid between 1 May 2004 and the date for which kWtis calculated;

6. ‘kW100’ or ‘the total power of vessels of more than 100 GT entering the fleet with public aid granted after 31 December 2002’: means the total power of vessels of more than 100 GT that entered into the fleet between 1 January 2003 and the date for which kWt is calculated, and for which an administrative decision by the Member State concerned to grant aid was taken after 31 December 2002;

For the New Member States ‘kW100’or ‘the total power of vessels of more than 100 GT entering the fleet with public aid granted after 31 December 2002’ means the total power of vessels of more than 100 GT that entered into the fleet between 1 May 2004 and the date for which kWt is calculated, and for which an administrative decision by the Member State concerned to grant aid was taken after 30 April 2004;

7. ‘GTt’: means the total tonnage of the fleet, calculated at any given date after 1 January 2003;

8. ‘Δ(GT-GRT)’ or ‘the result of the re-measurement of the fleet’: means the difference between the total capacity in terms of tonnage of the fleet on 1 January 2003 and the same value re-calculated once the re-measurement of the fleet in GT is completed in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2930/86;

9. ‘kWt’: means the total power of the fleet calculated at any date after 1 January 2003;

10. ‘main deck’: means the ‘upper deck’ as defined by the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969;

11. ‘New Member State’ means a Member State that acceded to the Community after 1 January 2003;

12. ‘kWr’ or ‘the total power of the engines replaced with public aid conditional to a power reduction’: means the total power of the engines replaced with public aid after 31 December 2006 under the provisions of Article 25(3)(b) and (c) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 ( 9 ).

(a) deducting

(b) and adding the total tonnage increases granted under the provisions of Article 11(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 (GTS).

(a) deducting:

(b) and adding

(a) the total power of vessels leaving the fleet with public aid after 31 December 2002 (kWa);

(b) 20 % of the total power of the engines replaced with public aid conditional to a power reduction (kWr);

(c) 35 % of the total power of vessels of more than 100 GT entering the fleet with public aid granted after 31 December 2002 (kW100).

(a) deducting:

(b) and adding

(a) the total power of vessels leaving the fleet with public aid on or after the accession date (kWa);

(b) 20 % of the total power of the engines replaced with public aid conditional to a power reduction (kWr);

(c) 35 % of the total power of vessels of more than 100 GT entering the fleet with public aid granted on or after the accession date (kW100).

(a) the vessel has not already been granted an increase in tonnage under those provisions;

(b) the vessel has an overall length of 15 m or more;

(c) the age of the vessel, calculated as the difference between the date of receipt of the application and the date of entry into service as defined in Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 2930/86, is at least five years;

(d) the increase in tonnage is the result of modernisation works to be performed with the purpose of improving safety on board, working conditions, hygiene or product quality;

(e) the works referred to in point (d) do not increase the volume under the main deck;

(f) the works referred to in point (d) do not result in additional volume devoted to fish holds or fishing gear.

(a) each entry into or exit from the fleet;

(b) each modernisation of a vessel that affects its fishing capacity.

(a) the internal number and the name of the vessel;

(b) the fishing capacity of the vessel in GT and kW;

(c) the port of registration of the vessel;

(d) the nature and dates of the following event:

(e) whether the event is supported with public aid;

(f) if appropriate, the date of the administrative decision by the Member State to grant that aid;

(g) in the case of a modernisation, the modification of power (in kW), the modification of tonnage (in GT) above and below the main deck.

(a) national implementing rules and instruments to ensure compliance with Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002;

(b) administrative procedures for fleet monitoring and surveillance and information on which authorities are involved;

(c) information on the development of fleet capacity, in particular on withdrawals and renewals with public aid;

(d) plans to reduce the fleet in order to comply with the reference levels where appropriate;

(e) information on the development of fleet capacity in their outermost regions in relation to transfers of vessels between the mainland and the outermost regions;

(f) information on the impact on fleet capacity of effort limitation schemes, in particular when they are part of a recovery plan or a multiannual management plan;

(g) any other information deemed relevant and useful for the purpose of the exchange of information and best practices between Member States.

(a) a description of the fishing fleets in relation to fisheries: development(s) during the previous year, including fisheries covered by multiannual management or recovery plans;

(b) the impact on fishing capacity of fishing effort reduction schemes adopted under multiannual management or recovery plans or, if appropriate, under national schemes;

(c) information on the compliance with the entry/exit scheme and with the level of reference;

(d) a summary report on the weaknesses and strengths of the fleet management system together with a plan for improvements and information on the general level of compliance with fleet policy instruments;

(e) any information on changes of the administrative procedures relevant to the management of the fleet.

1. GTFR: means the fishing capacity of the fleet on 1 January 2003 in terms of tonnage as calculated on the basis of the Community fishing fleet register;

2. GT1: means the total tonnage of vessels which entered the fleet after 31 December 2002 with public aid based on an administrative decision taken between 1 January 1998 and 31 December 2002, for which an associated capacity has been withdrawn without public aid between 1 January 1998 and 31 December 2002;

3. GT2: means the total tonnage of vessels which entered the fleet after 31 December 2002 with public aid based on an administrative decision taken between 1 January 2002 and 30 June 2002 in an MAGP IV segment that did not comply with its objectives, for which an associated capacity withdrawal without public aid takes place after 31 December 2002;

4. GT3: means the total tonnage of vessels which entered the fleet after 31 December 2002 without public aid based on an administrative decision taken between 1 January 1998 and 31 December 2002, for which an associated capacity has been withdrawn without public aid between 1 January 1998 and 31 December 2002;

5. GT4: means the total tonnage of vessels which entered the fleet after 31 December 2002 with public aid based on an administrative decision taken between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2001 in an MAGP IV segment that did not comply with its objectives, for which an associated capacity withdrawal without public aid takes place after 31 December 2002;

6. kWFR: means fishing capacity of the fleet on 1 January 2003 in terms of power as calculated on the basis of the Community fishing fleet register;

7. kW1: means the total power of vessels which entered the fleet after 31 December 2002 with public aid based on an administrative decision taken between 1 January 1998 and 31 December 2002, for which an associated capacity has been withdrawn without public aid between 1 January 1998 and 31 December 2002;

8. kW2: means the total power of vessels which entered the fleet after 31 December 2002 with public aid based on an administrative decision taken between 1 January 2002 and 30 June 2002 in an MAGP IV segment that did not comply with its objectives, for which an associated capacity withdrawal without public aid takes place after 31 December 2002;

9. kW3: means the total power of vessels which entered the fleet after 31 December 2002 without public aid based on an administrative decision taken between 1 January 1998 and 31 December 2002, for which an associated capacity has been withdrawn without public aid between 1 January 1998 and 31 December 2002;

10. kW4: means the total power of vessels which entered the fleet after 31 December 2002 with public aid based on an administrative decision taken between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2001 in an MAGP IV segment that did not comply with its objectives, for which an associated capacity withdrawal without public aid takes place after 31 December 2002.

1. GTFR: means the fishing capacity of the fleet on the date of accession in terms of tonnage as calculated on the basis of the Community fishing fleet register;

2. GT1: means the total tonnage of vessels which entered the fleet after the accession date based on an administrative decision taken up to five years before the accession date;

3. kWFR: means fishing capacity of the fleet on the date of accession in terms of power as calculated on the basis of the Community fishing fleet register;

4. kW1: means the total power of vessels which entered the fleet after the accession date based on an administrative decision taken up to five years before the accession date.

GTacc = GTFR + GT1

kWacc = kWFR + kW1