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Document 32008R0538

Council Regulation (EC) No 538/2008 of 29 May 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007 laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation

OJ L 157, 17.6.2008, pp. 1–12 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

⏵This document has been published in a special edition(s) (HR)

Legal status of the document No longer in force, Date of end of validity: 16/06/2019; Implicitly repealed by 32019R0833

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2008/538/oj

17.6.2008   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 157/1

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 538/2008

of 29 May 2008

amending Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007 laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007 of 22 October 2007 laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (1), and in particular Article 70 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007 implements certain conservation and enforcement measures adopted by the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (hereinafter referred to as ‘the NAFO’).

(2)

At its 29th annual meeting held in September 2007, NAFO adopted a number of amendments to its conservation and enforcement measures. Those amendments relate to the provisions on mesh size, transhipments, closed areas to ensure coral protection, catch reports, definition of serious infringement, product codes, the port inspection format as well as technical requirements for boarding ladders.

(3)

Furthermore, mistakes have been found in Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007 that need to be corrected: there are a number of errors in cross references and certain elements are missing in point 3 of Annex VII.

(4)

Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007 is hereby amended as follows:

1.

the following point shall be added to Article 3:

‘20.

“Transhipment” means the transfer, over the side, of any quantity of fisheries resources or products thereof retained on board, from one fishing vessel to another.’;

2.

the following paragraph shall be added to Article 7:

‘4.   Vessels fishing for redfish in Division 3O using midwater trawls shall use nets with a minimum mesh size of 90 mm.’;

3.

Article 12 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 12

Fisheries restricted areas

1.   The conduct of fishing activities involving demersal fishing gears shall be prohibited in the following areas:

Area

Coordinate 1

Coordinate 2

Coordinate 3

Coordinate 4

Orphan Knoll

50.00.30 N

45.00.30 W

51.00.30 N

45.00.30 W

51.00.30 N

47.00.30 W

50.00.30 N

45.00.30 W

Corner Seamounts

35.00.00 N

48.00.00 W

36.00.00 N

48.00.00 W

36.00.00 N

52.00.00 W

35.00.00 N

52.00.00 W

Newfoundland Seamounts

43.29.00 N

43.20.00 W

44.00.00 N

43.20.00 W

44.00.00 N

46.40.00 W

43.29.00 N

46.40.00 W

New England Seamounts

35.00.00 N

57.00.00 W

39.00.00 N

57.00.00 W

39.00.00 N

64.00.00 W

35.00.00 N

64.00.00 W

2.   The following area in Division 3O shall be closed to all fishing activity involving bottom contact gear. The closed area is defined by connecting the following coordinates (in numerical order and back to coordinate 1):

Point No

Latitude

Longitude

1

42°53′00″N

51°00′00″W

2

42°52′04″N

51°31′44″W

3

43°24′13″N

51°58′12″W

4

43°24′20″N

51°58′18″W

5

43°39′38″N

52°13′10″W

6

43°40′59″N

52°27′52″W

7

43°56′19″N

52°39′48″W

8

44°04′53″N

52°58′12″W

9

44°18′38″N

53°06′00″W

10

44°18′36″N

53°24′07″W

11

44°49′59″N

54°30′00″W

12

44°29′55″N

54°30′00″W

13

43°26′59″N

52°55′59″W

14

42°48′00″N

51°41′06″W

15

42°33′02″N

51°00′00″W’

4.

in Article 19, paragraph 5 shall be replaced by the following:

‘5.   Member States shall every two years certify the correctness of the capacity plans for all vessels authorised to fish pursuant to Article 14. The master shall ensure that a copy of this certification remains onboard to be shown to an inspector upon request.’;

5.

the following point shall be added to Article 21(2):

‘(f)

the catch prior to entry and exit from Division 3L. These reports shall be made by vessels that fish shrimp in Division 3L and shall be sent one hour prior to crossing the boundary of that Division. The report shall indicate the catches taken onboard since the previous catch report, by Division and species (3 alpha code) in kg, rounded to the nearest 100 kg.’;

6.

in Article 30, paragraph 5 shall be replaced by the following:

‘5.   The master of the vessel observed may, on his own request, be provided with a copy of the observer's report referred to in Article 28(1).’;

7.

in Article 32, paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following:

‘1.   The competent authorities of the Member States receiving the report of the observer in accordance with Article 28 shall evaluate the contents and conclusions of that report.’;

8.

Article 47 shall be amended as follows:

(a)

point (b) shall be replaced by the following:

‘(b)

provide a boarding ladder constructed and used as described in the conservation and enforcement measures of NAFO;’;

(b)

the following point shall be inserted:

‘(b)a

if a mechanical hoist is provided, ensure that its ancillary equipment is of a type approved by the national administration. It shall be of such design and construction as to ensure that the inspector can embark and disembark in a safe manner including a safe access from the hoist to the deck and vice versa. A boarding ladder complying with point (b) shall be kept on deck adjacent to the hoist and available for immediate use;’;

9.

Annex II shall be replaced by the text in Annex I to this Regulation;

10.

Annex VII shall be amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation;

11.

Annex XII shall be replaced by the text in Annex III to this Regulation;

12.

Annex XIII shall be deleted;

13.

Annex XIV(b) shall be replaced by the text in Annex IV to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following 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.

Done at Brussels, 29 May 2008.

For the Council

The President

A. VIZJAK

(1)   OJ L 318, 5.12.2007, p. 1.

ANNEX I

‘ANNEX II

The list that follows is a list of stocks that need to be reported in accordance with Article 22.

ANG/N3NO

Lophius americanus

American angler

CAA/N3LMN

Anarhichas lupus

Atlantic wolffish

CAP/N3LM

Mallotus villosus

Capelin

CAT/N3LMN

Anarhichas spp.

Catfishes (Wolffishes) nei

HAD/N3LNO

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Haddock

HAL/N23KL

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

Atlantic halibut

HAL/N3M

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

Atlantic halibut

HAL/N3NO

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

Atlantic halibut

HER/N3L

Clupea harengus

Herring

HKR/N2J3KL

Urophycis chuss

Red hake

HKR/N3MNO

Urophycis chuss

Red hake

HKS/N3LMNO

Merlucius bilinearis

Silver hake

RNG/N23

Coryphaenoides rupestris

Roundnose grenadier

HKW/N2J3KL

Urophycis tenuis

White hake

POK/N3O

Pollachius virens

Pollock (= Saithe)

PRA/N3M

Pandalus borealis

Northern prawn

RHG/N23

Macrourus berglax

Roughhead grenadier

SKA/N2J3K

Raja spp.

Skates

SKA/N3M

Raja spp.

Skates

SQI/N56

Illex illecebrosus

Short-fin squid

VFF/N3LMN

—

Fishes unsorted, unidentified

WIT/N3M

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

Witch flounder

YEL/N3M

Limanda ferruginea

Yellow-tail flounder’

ANNEX II

Point 3 of Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007 shall be replaced by the following:

‘3.   ‘Catch’ report

Data element

Field code

Mandatory/optional

Remarks

Start record

SR

M

System detail; indicates start of record

Address

AD

M

Message detail; destination, ‘XNW’ for NAFO

From

FR

M

Name of transmitting party

Sequence number

SQ

M

Message detail; message serial number in current year

Type of message

TM

M

Message detail; message type, ‘CAT’ as catch report

Radio call sign

RC

M

Vessel registration detail; international radio call sign of the vessel

Trip number

TN

O

Activity detail; fishing trip serial number in current year

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 ISO-3 flag state code followed by number

External registration number

XR

O

Vessel registration detail; the side number of the vessel

Relevant area

RA

M

NAFO Division into which the vessel has entered

Latitude

LA

M (1)

Activity detail; position at time of transmission

Longitude

LO

M (1)

Activity detail; position at time of transmission

Catches

CA

 

Activity detail; cumulative catch by species retained on board, either since commencement of fishing in RA or last ‘Catch’ report, in pairs as needed.

Species

M

FAO species code

Live weight

M

Live weight in kilograms, rounded to the nearest 100 kilograms

Days fished

DF

M

Activity detail; number of fishing days in the NAFO Regulatory area since commencement of fishing or last ‘Catch’ report

Date

DA

M

Message detail; date of transmission

Time

TI

M

Message detail; time of transmission

End of record

ER

M

System detail; indicates end of the record

(1)  Optional if a vessel is subject to satellite tracking.’

ANNEX III

‘ANNEX XII

Port inspection report

Image 1

Text of image

Image 2

Text of image

Image 3

Text of image

Image 4

Text of image

Image 5

Text of image

Image 6

Text of image

ANNEX IV

‘ANNEX XIV(b)

Product form codes

Code

Product form

A

Round — Frozen

B

Round — Frozen (cooked)

C

Gutted head on — Frozen

D

Gutted head off — Frozen

E

Gutted head off — Trimmed — Frozen

F

Skinless fillets — Bone in — Frozen

G

Skinless fillets — Boneless — Frozen

H

Skin on fillets — Bone in — Frozen

I

Skin on fillets — Boneless — Frozen

J

Salted fish

K

Pickled fish

L

Canned products

M

Oil

N

Meal produced from whole fish

O

Meal produced from offal

P

Other (specify)’
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