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Document 32015R0746

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/746 of 11 May 2015 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 433/2012 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

OJ L 119, 12.5.2015, p. 3–20 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2015/746/oj

12.5.2015   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 119/3


COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/746

of 11 May 2015

amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 433/2012 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

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1236/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2010 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 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 2791/1999 (1), and in particular Articles 12(2), 24(4), 27(1) and 45(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Regulation (EU) No 1236/2010 lays down certain specific control measures to monitor fishing activities of the Union in the Area covered by the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) and supplements control measures provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 (2).

(2)

Detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1236/2010 were adopted through Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 433/2012 (3).

(3)

At its Annual Meeting in November 2013, NEAFC adopted Recommendation 9:2014 amending Article 22 and Annexes XV and XVI of the Scheme on port State control and inspection report forms. At the same Annual Meeting, NEAFC adopted Recommendations 12:2014, 13:2014 and 14:2014 amending Annex IX of the Scheme on data exchange formats and protocols, and Recommendation 16:2014 amending Appendix 1 to Annex IX of the Scheme on confidential treatment of electronic data. At its Annual Meeting in November 2014, NEAFC adopted Recommendation 16:2015 amending Appendix 2 to Annex II of the Scheme on codes for main gear types. At the same meeting it adopted Recommendation 12:2015 amending Recommendation 9:2014 with respect to Articles 22 and 23 and Annexes XV and XVI of the Scheme on port state control forms.

(4)

In accordance with Articles 12 and 15 of the Convention on future multilateral cooperation in the North-East Atlantic fisheries approved by Council Decision 81/608/EEC (4), Recommendations 12:2014, 13:2014, 14:2014 and 16:2014 came into force on 7 February 2014 and Recommendation 16:2015 came into force on 6 February 2015.

(5)

Pursuant to its provisions, Recommendation 9:2014 as amended by Recommendation 12:2015 will enter into force on 1 July 2015.

(6)

It is necessary to transpose those Recommendations into Union law. Implementing Regulation (EU) No 433/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(7)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Implementing Regulation (EU) No 433/2012 is amended as follows:

(1)

in Article 12, points (a) and (b) are replaced by the following:

‘(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.’

;

(2)

Article 13 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 13

1.   When completing the prior notification in accordance with Article 25(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1236/2010, the flag Member State shall complete Part B of the PSC form provided for in Annex VIII.

2.   When completing the prior notification in accordance with Article 25(2) and (4) of Regulation (EU) No 1236/2010, the port Member State shall complete Part C of the PSC form provided for in Annex VIII.’

;

(3)

In Article 16 the first sentence is replaced by the following:

‘The data exchange formats and data communication systems referred to in Article 12(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1236/2010 to be used for transmission of reports and information to the NEAFC Secretary shall comply with the rules set out in Annex X;’

(4)

Annex VIII is replaced by the text in Annex 1 to this Regulation;

(5)

Annex IX is replaced by the text in Annex 2 to this Regulation;

(6)

Annex X is amended as follows:

(a)

the title is replaced by the following:

‘DATA EXCHANGE FORMAT AND DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS’

;

(b)

Section B is replaced by the text in Annex 3 to this Regulation;

(c)

in Section D.2, point (b) is replaced by the text in Annex 4 to this Regulation;

(d)

in Section D.2, a new point (c) is added as set out in Annex 5 to this Regulation;

(7)

Annex XI is amended as follows:

(a)

Section C is replaced by the text in Annex 6 to this Regulation;

(b)

a new Section G is added as set out in Annex 7 to this Regulation;

(8)

Annex XII is replaced by the text in Annex 8 to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

However, Article 1(1), (2), (4), (5) and (7)(b) shall apply from 1 July 2015.

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

Done at Brussels, 11 May 2015.

For the Commission

The President

Jean-Claude JUNCKER


(1)  OJ L 348, 31.12.2010, p. 17.

(2)  Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/2006 (OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1).

(3)  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 (OJ L 136, 25.5.2012, p. 41).

(4)  Council Decision 81/608/EEC of 13 July 1981 concerning the conclusion of the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the North-East Atlantic Fisheries (OJ L 227, 12.8.1981, p. 21).


ANNEX 1

Annex VIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 433/2012 is replaced by the following:

ANNEX VIII

PORT STATE CONTROL FORMS

Notifications and the completion of Parts A, B and C pursuant to Articles 22, 23 and 39 of the NEAFC scheme of control and enforcement shall be done through an online application established by the NEAFC Secretary on the NEAFC website. A fax-based system, using the forms set out in this Annex shall be used as a back-up system in the event that the NEAFC website is offline.

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ANNEX 2

Annex IX to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 433/2012 is replaced by the following:

ANNEX IX

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ANNEX 3

Section B of Annex X to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 433/2012 is replaced by the following:

‘B.   Data communication systems

Electronic data transmission of reports and messages between Member States and the Secretary shall use data communication systems duly tested.’


ANNEX 4

In Section D.2 of Annex X to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 433/2012, point (b) is replaced by the following:

‘b)

Return error numbers:

Subject/Annex

Error Numbers

Error cause

Rejected (NAK)

Follow-up action required

Accepted and Stored (ACK)

Follow-up action required

Accepted and Stored (ACK) with warning

Communication

101

 

 

Message is unreadable

 

102

 

 

Data value or size out of range

 

104

 

 

Mandatory data missing

 

105

 

 

This report is a duplicate; attempt to re-send a report previously rejected

 

106

 

 

Unauthorised data source

 

 

 

150

Sequence error

 

 

 

151

Date/Time in the future

 

 

 

155

This report is a duplicate; attempt to re-send a report previously accepted

Annex II

 

 

250

Attempt to re-Notify a vessel

 

 

251

 

Vessel is not Notified

 

 

252

 

Species not AUT, or LIM or SUS

Annex VIII

 

301

 

Catch prior to Catch on Entry

 

 

302

 

Transhipment prior to Catch on Entry

 

 

303

 

Catch on Exit prior to Catch on Entry

 

 

304

 

No Position received (CAT, TRA, COX)

 

 

 

350

Position without Catch on Entry

Annex X

401

 

 

Surveillance Exit prior to Surveillance Entry

 

 

450

 

Observation without Surveillance Entry

 

 

451

 

Inspectors or craft not notified’


ANNEX 5

In Section D.2 of Annex X to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 433/2012, the following point (c) is added:

‘c)

Identification of duplicate messages and reports:

Message/Reports

Data Elements

 

TM

AD

SQ

RC

LA/LT

LO/LG

SP

CO

DA

TI

OB

CA

RA

DF

KG

TT

TF

PD

PT

CS

PO

CR

YR

Position

POS

y

 

y

y

y

 

 

y

y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Entry

ENT

y

 

y

y

y

 

 

y

y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exit

EXI

y

 

y

y

y

 

 

y

y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manual

MAN

y

 

y

y

y

 

 

y

y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Catch on Entry

COE

y

 

y

 

 

 

 

y

y

y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Catch

CAT

y

 

y

 

 

 

 

Y

Y

 

Y

Y

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Catch on Exit

COX

y

 

y

 

 

 

 

Y

Y

 

Y

Y

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transhipment

TRA

y

 

y

 

 

 

 

Y

Y

 

 

 

 

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

 

 

 

 

Port of Landing

POR

y

 

y

 

 

 

 

Y

Y

Y

 

 

 

Y

 

 

Y

Y

Y

Y

 

 

Cancel

CAN

y

 

y

 

 

 

 

y

y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Y

Y

For each message, if data in data-elements marked “Y” is identical, then identify message as duplicate’


ANNEX 6

In Annex XI to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 433/2012, Section C is replaced by the following:

‘C.   Main gear types

FAO Alpha Code

Gear type

Surrounding Nets

PS

With purse lines

PS1

1 vessel purse seine

PS2

2 vessels purse seine

 

 

Seine Nets

SSC

Seine Scottish

 

 

Trawls — Bottom

OTB

Bottom otter trawl

PTB

Bottom pair trawls

TBN

Bottom trawl Nephrop

TBS

Bottom trawl shrimp

OTT

Otter twin trawl

 

 

Trawls — Midwater

OTM

Midwater otter trawl

PTM

Midwater trawls pair

 

 

Gillnets and Entangling Nets

GNS

Gillnet anchored

GND

Drift nets

GEN

Gill tangle net (Not specified)

 

 

Traps

FPO

Pot

 

 

Hooks and Lines

LHP

Hand lines

LHM

Hand line mechanical

LLS

Set line long line

LLD

Drifting long line

LL

Long line

LTL

Trolling long line

LX

Hook and lines

 

 

Harvesting Machines

HMP

Pumps

No Gear

NIL

No fishing gear to report’


ANNEX 7

In Annex XI to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 433/2012, the following Section G is added:

‘G.   Type of Processing

Code

Type

FRZ

Frozen

FRE

Fresh

OTH

Any other processing’


ANNEX 8

Annex XII to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 433/2012 is replaced by the following:

‘ANNEX XII

CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT OF ELECTRONIC DATA

Member States shall, when transmitting and receiving electronic data, take the necessary measures to comply with the confidentiality and security provisions set out in Recommendations approved by the NEAFC Commission.’


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