1.   Each flag Member State shall ensure that the information contained in the fishing licence, fishing authorisation, and other authorisations issued, managed, and withdrawn by it is accurate and consistent with the rules of the common fisheries policy.

2.   Each flag Member State shall ensure that data on fishing licences, fishing authorisations, and other authorisations issued, managed, and withdrawn by it are kept in an electronic format and regularly updated.

3.   Fishing licences, fishing authorisations, and other authorisations may be contained in the same document.

1.   A fishing licence shall be valid for one Union catching vessel only and shall contain, at a minimum, the information set out in Annex II.

2.   In accordance with Article 38(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, the total capacity corresponding to the fishing licences issued by a Member State, in Gross Tonnage (GT) and in kilowatt (kW), shall at any moment not be higher than the maximum capacity levels for that Member State established in accordance with Article 22(7) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (6).

3.   A fishing licence shall only be valid if:

1.   A fishing authorisation shall be valid for one Union catching vessel only and shall contain, at a minimum, the information set out in Annex III.

2.   A fishing authorisation shall only be valid if the conditions on which it was issued are still met.

1.   Other authorisations shall be valid for one Union fishing vessel only and shall contain, at a minimum, the information set out in Annex IV.

2.   Other authorisations shall only be valid if the conditions on which they were issued are still met.

1.   Without prejudice to more stringent provisions set out by other rules of the common fisheries policy, Member States shall ensure that vessel monitoring devices in use:

2.   Paragraph 1(a) may not apply to fishing vessels which, at the time of entry into force of this Regulation, have already installed and are using a vessel monitoring device that does not allow for the monitoring and recording of vessel position data at a frequency of at least once every 10 minutes, provided that the device allows for the transmission of the recorded data at a frequency and under the conditions specified in Article 23.

3.   Paragraphs 1(d) and (f) may not apply to fishing vessels of less than 12 metres in length overall, which use a mobile vessel monitoring device.

4.   The vessel position data to be recorded and transmitted by the vessel monitoring device shall include:

1.   The master of a Union fishing vessel shall be responsible for operating a vessel monitoring device in an effective and correct way, and shall ensure that:

2.   By way of derogation to paragraph 1(a), the master of a Union fishing vessel may switch off the vessel monitoring device while in port or at a landing site, provided that a notification is transmitted to the competent authorities of the FMC of the flag Member State before switching off the device. This notification may be generated automatically or manually by the master and shall indicate that the fishing vessel is within the port area or landing site.

3.   Unless otherwise provided under national law, paragraph 1(j), shall not apply to Union fishing vessels of less than 12 metres in length overall with mobile vessel monitoring devices, which are transported on land to another coastal area after switching off the device.

1.   Without prejudice to more stringent provisions set out by other rules of the common fisheries policy, vessel monitoring devices shall transmit the vessel position data, including the information listed in Article 20(4), to the FMC of the flag Member State:

2.   By way of derogation from paragraph 1, flag Member States may:

3.   The transmission of vessel position data shall be done:

4.   For Union fishing vessels of less than 12 metres in length overall that use mobile vessel monitoring devices and are out of network coverage, vessel position data shall be recorded at the intervals specified in paragraphs 1 or 2 of this Article and transmitted in accordance with Article 9(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

1.   The FMC of each flag Member State shall, immediately upon receipt, ensure the automatic transmission to the FMC of a coastal Member State of the vessel position data provided in accordance with Article 21, concerning its fishing vessels while they are in the waters of the coastal Member State.

2.   The flag Member State shall grant the coastal Member State access upon request to all vessel position data, as specified in Article 21 of this Regulation, for fishing vessels flying its flag during any period in which those vessels are present within the Union waters of the coastal Member State. This access shall remain available for a minimum of three years from the date each position was recorded.

1.   Without prejudice to more stringent provisions set out by other rules of the common fisheries policy, Member States shall ensure that the electronic fishing logbook in use allows:

2.   The transmission of fishing logbook data referred to in paragraph 1 shall be done:

1.   Flag Member States shall transmit a return message to the electronic recording and reporting system onboard the vessel for fishing activity data referred to in Articles 14, 21, and 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. The return message shall contain an acknowledgment of receipt and, where possible, information about acceptance or rejection of the message, including the reasons for rejection.

2.   The electronic recording and reporting system onboard a Union fishing vessel shall retain the return messages for all transmitted reports of a fishing trip at least until the start of a new fishing trip.

3.   Where required by the rules adopted by RFMOs that are binding upon Union, or those adopted in the context of sustainable fisheries partnership agreements (SFPAs) or other fisheries agreements concluded by the Union with a third country, the electronic recording and reporting system onboard a Union fishing vessel shall retain all additional return messages for transmitted reports of a fishing trip issued by the RFMO or the third party until the start of a new fishing trip.

1.   The master of a Union catching vessel shall complete and submit by electronic form the fishing logbook data in accordance with the requirements set out in Articles 14 and 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 and the instructions set out in Annex XV. Additionally, for catching vessels of 12 metres in length overall or more, the date and time at the moment the information is transmitted from the vessel to the FMC shall be reported.

2.   The master of a Union catching vessel shall send a departure report to the FMC of the flag Member State before leaving a port or a landing site. This report shall be the first report of the trip being started.

3.   Before arrival at port or at a landing site, the master of a Union catching vessel shall send a return to port message to the FMC of the flag Member State.

4.   The master may transmit corrections to the fishing logbook data up to the last submission made before entering a port or a landing site. Masters shall ensure corrections are easily identifiable by the competent authorities. All original electronic fishing logbook data and corrections to those data shall be stored by the competent authorities of the flag Member State.

5.   By way of derogation to paragraphs 2 and 3, masters of Union catching vessels of less than 12 metres in length overall shall submit the relevant data and departure message, at the latest after the last fishing operation has been completed and before the landing starts.

6.   The codes given in Annex XVI shall apply to indicate, under the appropriate headings of the fishing logbook, the fishing gear used.

1.   For the completion of the fishing logbook, the transhipment declaration, and the landing declaration, the EU conversion factors set out in Annexes XII, XIII and XIV shall apply to convert stored or processed fish weight into live fish weight, pursuant to Articles 14(10), 21(5), and 23(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. They shall apply to fishery products on board, transhipped, or landed by Union fishing vessels.

2.   By way of derogation from paragraph 1, conversion factors other than those established in Annexes XII, XIII and XIV shall apply where:

3.   Without prejudice to paragraph 2, the competent authorities of Member States shall use the EU conversion factors referred to in paragraph 1 when calculating the live weight of transhipments and landings to monitor the quota uptake.

1.   The fish live weight shall be obtained by multiplying the fish processed weight by the conversion factors referred to in Article 28 for each species and presentation.

2.   In case of collective presentations, only one conversion factor corresponding to one of the parts of the collective presentation of a fish shall be used.

1.   The margins of tolerance referred to in Article 14(3) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall be expressed as a percentage of the fishing logbook figures.

2.   For catches which are to be landed unsorted, estimates recorded in the fishing logbook may be calculated on the basis of representative samples or by using technologies that allow for more accurate estimation of the total quantities kept on board.

3.   For the purpose of the application of Article 14(3) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, species caught for live bait shall be considered as a species caught and kept on board.

1.   Without prejudice to the exemptions established under Article 65 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 and unless otherwise provided under the rules of the common fisheries policy, registered buyers, registered auctions or producer organisations shall complete and submit by electronic means a sales note in accordance with the requirements set out in Articles 62 and 64 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 and the instructions set out in Annex XIX.

2.   The type of presentation referred to in Article 64(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall include the state of processing as set out in Table 2 of Annex I to this Regulation.

3.   The price referred to in Article 64(1)(n) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall be indicated in the currency applicable in the Member State where the sale takes place.

1.   The surveillance reports referred to in Article 71(3) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall be drawn up and submitted, where possible by electronic means, in accordance with the instructions and rules set out in Annex VI to this Regulation.

2.   The inspection reports referred to in Article 76 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall be drawn up and submitted by electronic means in accordance with the instructions and rules set out in the appropriate module established in Annex VII to this Regulation.

3.   When a suspected infringement is detected during surveillance or inspection, the legal and material elements together with any other information relevant to the infringement shall be included in the corresponding surveillance or inspection report. When several suspected infringements are detected during surveillance or inspection, relevant elements of each infringement shall be noted in the corresponding surveillance or inspection report.

4.   Data from the surveillance and inspection reports shall be kept available in the database for at least three years.

1.   The inspection report shall be legible and clearly recorded. No entry in the report shall be erased or altered. If a mistake is made in the report, the incorrect entry shall be visibly noted and recorded by the official concerned.

2.   The official responsible for the inspection shall sign or issue the report. The inspected operator shall be invited to sign or accept the report. In case the inspected operator is not able to or refuse to accept or sign the inspection report, the inspector shall note this in the observations section of the report. In case where officials do not speak the same language as the inspected operator, they shall take appropriate measures to make understandable their findings.

3.   Without prejudice to national law, the inspected operator’s signature or acceptance of the report shall constitute an acknowledgement of the report and shall not be regarded as an acceptance of the contents therein.

4.   Upon request, the inspected operator shall have the right to contact their representative or the competent authorities of their flag Member State.

1.   Based on the information notified by Member States and the Commission under Article 38 of this Regulation, EFCA shall draw up a list of Union inspectors, including EFCA officials, to be submitted to the Commission for adoption within six months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

2.   Officials included in the list of Union inspectors referred to in Article 38 shall:

3.   After the adoption of the initial list referred to in paragraph 1, Member States and the Commission shall notify EFCA of any amendments to the list they wish to introduce for the following calendar year by 30 September each year. EFCA shall communicate such modifications to the Commission, which shall update the list accordingly by 31 December each year. Depending on the number of amendments received, the Commission may update the list at shorter intervals.

4.   The list and any amendments thereto shall be published on the official website of EFCA.

1.   In the accomplishment of their tasks, Union inspectors shall comply with the law of the European Union and, as far as applicable, the national law of the Member State where the inspection takes place or, where the inspection is carried out outside Union waters, of the flag Member State of the inspected fishing vessel and relevant international rules.

2.   Union inspectors shall present a service card stating their identity and the capacity under which they operate at the time of inspection to any concerned person that requires their identification. For this purpose, they shall be provided with an identification document issued by EFCA stating their identity and capacity.

3.   Member States shall facilitate the execution of duties by Union inspectors and shall afford them such assistance as they need to fulfil their tasks.

1.   Union inspectors shall submit a daily summary on their inspection activities, including the name and identification number of each fishing vessel or craft inspected and the type of inspection carried out, to the competent authorities of the Member State in whose waters or territory the inspection took place or, where the inspection was carried out outside Union waters, to the flag Member State of the inspected Union fishing vessel, and EFCA.

2.   If Union inspectors detect an infringement in the course of an inspection, they shall without delay submit a summarised inspection report to the competent authorities of the coastal Member State or, where the inspection was carried out outside Union waters, to competent authorities of the flag State of the inspected fishing vessel and EFCA. Such summarised inspection report shall specify at least the date and place of the inspection, identification of the inspection platform, identification of the inspected target and type of infringement detected.

3.   Union inspectors shall submit a copy of the full inspection report, in accordance with Article 76 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, noting the relevant items in the appropriate inspection module of the inspection report in Annex VII to the competent authorities of the flag State of the inspected fishing vessel or craft and of the Member State in whose waters the inspection took place, within 7 days from the date of inspection.

1.   Member States shall act on reports submitted by the Union inspectors in accordance with Article 42 of this Regulation in the same way as they act on reports from their own officials.

2.   The Member State that nominated the Union inspector or, where appropriate, the Commission or EFCA shall cooperate with the Member State acting on a report submitted by the Union inspector to facilitate judicial and administrative proceedings.

3.   On request, a Union inspector shall assist and give evidence in infringement proceedings undertaken by any Member State.

1.   If the competent national authorities designated in accordance with Article 92(10) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 is not the same as the single authority referred to in Article 5(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, Member States shall ensure that the latter is informed of any decision taken pursuant to this Chapter.

2.   The holder of the fishing licence and the master shall be informed by the flag Member State concerned about any points assigned to them in accordance with Article 92(2) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

3.   Member States shall establish procedures under national law to ensure the prompt notification of the relevant decisions to the holder of the fishing licence and to the master.

1.   If the fishing licence is suspended or withdrawn permanently in accordance with Article 92(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, the catching vessel to which the suspended or permanently withdrawn fishing licence relates shall be identified as being without a fishing licence in the national fishing fleet register referred to in Article 24(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. This catching vessel shall also be identified in this way in the Union fishing fleet register referred to in Article 24(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.

2.   The deletion of a fishing licence from relevant lists, in accordance with Article 92(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, shall not affect the fishing capacity ceilings of the Member State issuing the licence as referred to in Article 22(7) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.

1.   Each Member State shall have in place and implement a data validation system that enables its competent authorities to comply with Article 109 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

2.   The data validation system referred to in paragraph 1 shall meet the following minimum requirements:

3.   The validation system referred to in paragraph 1 shall be fully automated and use algorithms and other automatic mechanisms, including alert functions, that enable the competent authorities to promptly identify and investigate data inconsistencies, errors, and missing information, in accordance with Article 109(3) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

1.   The electronic database shall include functionalities necessary for validation. Additionally, the electronic database shall support listing, sorting, filtering, and browsing of the following data:

2.   Member States shall ensure that the electronic database is secure, regularly updated, capable of scaling to accommodate increasing data volumes, and, where possible, interoperable with other systems to facilitate data exchange and integration.

3.   Member States shall ensure that their competent authorities responsible for operating the electronic database receive the necessary training and technical support to effectively perform their tasks.

4.   Data included in the electronic database shall be retained for a minimum of three years, unless otherwise provided under the rules of the common fisheries policy or where retention is necessary for inspections, verifications, audits, and enquiries, including those pertaining to complaints and infringements, or judicial or administrative proceedings.

5.   Whenever data are not automatically stored in the database as indicated in Article 109(7) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, Member States shall ensure manual entry or digitisation within 20 days of receipt.

1.   Member States shall apply, maintain, review, and ensure compliance with validation procedures established under national law. These validation procedures shall, at a minimum, include the business rules listed in paragraph 2, to be supplemented with additional business rules based on risk management, as included in the national plan for the implementation of the validation system, in accordance with Article 109(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

2.   The following business rules shall be implemented by all Member States when validating data recorded under Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009:

3.   When quantities of fishery products from a single fishing trip are reported in multiple landing declarations or transhipment declarations, or when quantities of fishery products from a single landing are reported in multiple sales notes, transport documents, or take-over declarations, the validation procedures referred to in paragraph 1 shall account for this by using any available unique fishing trip identification number.

4.   The Commission may, at the request of one or more Member States, develop technical guidelines for data validation.

1.   Exchange of all messages shall be based on the UN/FLUX standard provided by the United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT). The report formats to be used for each data domain shall be based on the relevant UN/FLUX domain standards as referred to in Annex XVII.

2.   When exchanging messages for each data domain, Member States, and where applicable the Commission and EFCA shall use the report formats based on the relevant UN/FLUX domain standards as referred to in Annex XVII. They shall use the applicable XSD (XML Schema Definition) files, as well as the code lists and codes available on the Master Data Register page of the European Commission Fisheries website for all messages.

3.   Member States, the Commission, and EFCA shall use the latest implementation documents available on the European Commission Fisheries website to exchange messages.

4.   Member States, the Commission, and EFCA shall ensure that all transmitted reports and messages have a unique identifier. All reported dates and times shall be transmitted in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

5.   When reports include information on Union fishing vessels, the CFR number shall be included in all transmissions of data between the Member State and the Commission concerning the fishing vessel, as required by Article 8(4) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/218.

6.   Without prejudice to obligations under other Union legal acts, Member States shall:

7.   The Commission shall ensure that EFCA has access, as appropriate, to all data transmitted by Member States under this Chapter. This provision is without prejudice to Member States’ obligations to exchange data electronically with EFCA where required under other Union legal acts.

1.   In each Member State, the single authority referred to in Article 5(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall be responsible for transmitting, receiving, managing, and processing all fishing logbook data, in accordance with Article 27 of this Regulation, and, where possible, all other data covered by this Chapter.

2.   Member States shall exchange contact details of the single authority and shall also inform the Commission and EFCA of those contact details.

3.   Any changes in the data and contact details referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, respectively, shall be communicated to the Commission, EFCA and other Member States before they become effective

1.   All transmissions shall be fully automated and immediate, using the transportation layer.

2.   Before transmitting a message, the sender shall perform an automatic check to verify that the message is correct according to the minimum set of validation rules as described in the relevant implementation documents.

3.   The receiver shall inform the sender of the reception of the message by transmitting a response message based on UN/FLUX P1000-1: General Principles. The response message shall be in line with the specifications described in the relevant implementation documents and shall at least indicate if the message has been accepted or rejected. Where the receiver rejects a message, the sender shall investigate the reasons for the rejection and, where necessary, correct the data as needed without delay. The sender shall then send a new message with the corrected data, in line with the procedures described in the implementation documents. Response messages shall not be subject to further response.

4.   When a technical failure occurs on the sender’s side and the sender can no longer exchange messages, the sender shall notify all receivers of the problem and immediately take appropriate actions to correct the issue. All messages that need to be delivered to a receiver shall be stored until the problem is resolved. After the repair of such a technical failure, the sender shall transmit unsent messages as soon as possible.

5.   When a technical failure occurs on the receiver side and the receiver can no longer receive messages, the receiver shall notify all parties connected to the transportation layer of the problem and immediately take appropriate actions to correct the issue. After the repair of such a technical failure, the sender shall make all missing messages available upon request.

6.   In the event of a transportation layer’s failure preventing data exchanges, the Commission shall notify all affected parties. Senders shall store all undelivered messages until the issue is resolved. Once the failure is repaired, the Commission shall inform all connected parties, and senders shall transmit any pending messages as soon as possible.

7.   Member States and the Commission shall establish failover procedures for business continuity.

1.   Member States shall set up and operate systems that allow exchanging data according to this Article.

2.   The flag Member State shall use the Vessel Position Domain XSD (XML Schema Definition) based on the UN/FLUX P1000-7 as the format to transmit vessel position data to other Member States, the Commission, or EFCA.

3.   Flag Member States shall, immediately upon receipt, ensure the automatic transmission to the Commission of the vessel position data provided in accordance with Article 21 of this Regulation. Coastal Member States monitoring jointly an area may specify a common destination for the transmission of the data to be provided in accordance with Article 21 of this Regulation. They shall inform the Commission and the other Member States concerned.

4.   Member States shall transmit to the Commission vessel position data of fishing vessels flying their flag, as referred to in Article 111(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. This access shall be maintained for a minimum of three years from the date each position was recorded, unless otherwise provided under the rules of the common fisheries policy or where data is necessary for inspections, verifications, audits, and enquiries, including those pertaining to complaints and infringements, or judicial or administrative proceedings.

1.   Member States shall set up and operate systems that allow exchange of data according to this Article.

2.   The flag Member State shall use the Fishing Activity Domain XML Schema Definition based on the UN/FLUX P1000-3 as the format to transmit fishing logbook, prior notifications, transhipment declaration, and landing declaration data to other Member States, the Commission, or EFCA, as referred to in Articles 14, 17, 19a, 21, and 23 to Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, in accordance with Annex XV to this Regulation.

3.   Upon receipt, flag Member States shall promptly forward the fishing logbook data, and any correction thereof, from fishing vessels flying their flag, for each fishing trip and starting with the last departure from port, to the coastal Member State in the waters of which fishing activities are conducted, and to the Commission.

4.   Upon receipt, flag Member States shall promptly forward the landing or transhipment declaration data, and any correction thereof, from fishing vessels flying their flag, to the coastal Member State in the port of which the relevant landings or transhipments occurred, and to the Commission.

5.   Upon receipt, flag Member States shall promptly forward prior notifications, and any correction thereof, from fishing vessels flying their flag to the coastal Member State in the port of which those fishing vessels intend to enter, and to the Commission.

6.   Upon receipt, flag Member States shall promptly forward the fishing logbook data, and any correction thereof, from fishing vessels flying their flag, for each fishing trip and starting with the last departure from port, which operate in the waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of their flag Member States or beyond Union waters, to the Commission.

7.   Upon receipt, flag Member States shall promptly forward the landing or transhipment declaration data, and any correction thereof, from fishing vessels flying their flag, whether the landing or transhipment occurred in a port of the flag Member State or a third country, to the Commission.

8.   Upon receipt, flag Member States shall promptly forward prior notifications, and any correction thereof, from fishing vessels flying their flag that are entering their ports or the port of a third country to the Commission.

9.   When a fishing vessel flying the flag of a Member State enters the Union waters of another coastal Member State during a fishing trip, the flag Member State shall grant access to the coastal Member State to all fishing activity data and exchange them, as referred to in Articles 110 and 111(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, for the entire fishing trip, from departure until landing. This access shall be maintained for a minimum of three years following the start of the fishing trip, unless otherwise provided under the rules of the common fisheries policy or where data is necessary for inspections, verifications, audits, and enquiries, including those pertaining to complaints and infringements, or judicial or administrative proceedings.

10.   Member States shall transmit to the Commission all fishing activity data for fishing vessels flying their flag, as referred to in Article 111(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, covering the entire fishing trip from departure until the landing is completed. This access shall be maintained for a minimum of three years following the start of the fishing trip, unless otherwise provided under the rules of the common fisheries policy or where data is necessary for inspections, verifications, audits, and enquiries, including those pertaining to complaints and infringements, or judicial or administrative proceedings.

11.   The flag Member State of a fishing vessel inspected by another Member State in accordance with Article 80 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall, on request by the inspecting Member State, transmit to that Member State the electronic fishing activity data as referred to in Articles 110 and 111(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 for the current fishing trip of the vessel from departure to the time of the request.

12.   The requests referred to in this Article shall indicate whether the reply should provide the original data with corrections or only the consolidated data. The reply to the request shall be generated automatically and transmitted without delay by the requested Member State.

13.   Masters of Union fishing vessels shall have secure access to their own fishing logbook information, transhipment declaration data, prior notification data, and landing declaration data stored in the database of the flag Member State at any time.

1.   Member States shall set up and operate systems that ensure exchange of data according to this Article

2.   Member States shall use the Sales Domain XML Schema Definition based on the UN/FLUX P1000-5 as the format to transmit sales notes data and take-over declarations data to other Member States, the Commission, or EFCA, as referred to in Articles 62 and 66 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

3.   When a first sale or take-over takes place in the territory of a Member State other than the flag Member State, the Member State in whose territory the first sale or the take-over took place shall promptly upon receipt forward the sales notes and take-over declaration data as referred in Articles 64 and 66 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 to the flag Member State and to the Commission. The sales notes shall also be forwarded to the Member State in whose territory the fishery products have been landed.

4.   When a first sale takes place in the territory of the flag Member State, the flag Member State shall promptly upon receipt forward the sales notes data to the Member State in whose territory the fishery products have been landed and to the Commission.

5.   When a first sale takes place outside the Union, the flag Member State shall promptly upon receipt forward the sales notes data to the Commission.

6.   When a take-over takes place in the territory of the flag Member State or outside the Union, the flag Member State shall promptly upon receipt forward the take-over declaration data to the Commission.

7.   Sales notes and take-over declaration data as referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4 shall be made available by the Member State in whose territory the first sale or the take-over took place, upon request, to the flag Member State, the Member State in whose territory the fishery products have been landed, and the Commission. This access shall be maintained for a minimum of three years following first sale or take-over, unless otherwise provided under the rules of the common fisheries policy or where data is necessary for inspections, verifications, audits, and enquiries, including those pertaining to complaints and infringements, or judicial or administrative proceedings.

8.   Sales notes and take-over declaration data as referred to in paragraphs 5 and 6 shall be made available by the flag Member State to the Commission. This access shall be maintained for a minimum of three years following the first sale or take-over, unless otherwise provided under the rules of the common fisheries policy or where data is necessary for inspections, verifications, audits, and enquiries, including those pertaining to complaints and infringements, or judicial or administrative proceedings.

9.   The requests referred to in this Article shall be generated automatically and transmitted without delay by the requested Member State.

1.   Member States shall set up and operate systems that allow:

2.   Member States shall use the Sales Domain XML Schema Definition based on the UN/FLUX P1000-5 format to transmit transport document data, as referred to in Article 68 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, to other Member States, the Commission, or EFCA.

1.   Member States shall set up and operate systems that allow exchange of data according to this Article.

2.   Member States shall use the Inspection and Surveillance Domain XML Schema Definition based on the UN/FLUX P1000-8 as format to transmit inspection and surveillance report data to other Member States, the Commission, or EFCA, as referred to in Articles 71, 76, 78, 83, 110 and 111 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

3.   When inspections or surveillance are conducted by a Member State other than the flag Member State, the inspecting Member State shall promptly forward the related inspection and surveillance report data to the flag Member State, the coastal Member State (if different from the inspecting Member State), and to the Commission, upon receipt.

4.   When a fishing inspection of an operator fishing without a vessel, conducted in accordance with Annex VII, module 7, or a bluefin tuna farm inspection, conducted in accordance with Annex VII, module 8, takes place, the inspecting Member State shall promptly forward the inspection report data to the Commission upon receipt.

5.   When a market inspection, conducted in accordance with Annex VII, module 4 takes place in a premises processing fishery products from a Member State other than the flag Member State, the inspecting Member State shall promptly forward the inspection report data to the flag Member State, the coastal Member State, the landing Member State (if different from the coastal Member State), and to the Commission, upon receipt.

6.   When a transport inspection, in accordance with Annex VII, module 5, is conducted in a Member State other than the flag Member State, the inspecting Member State shall promptly forward the inspection report data to the flag Member State, the landing Member State, the coastal Member State (if different from the inspecting Member State), the Member State(s) of transit, the Member State of destination of the fishery products, and to the Commission, upon receipt.

7.   When an inspection or surveillance is conducted by the flag Member State, that Member State shall promptly forward the inspection and surveillance report data to the Commission, upon receipt.

8.   Inspection and surveillance report data shall be made available:

Access to such data shall be maintained for a minimum of three years following the inspection or surveillance, unless otherwise provided under the rules of the common fisheries policy or where data is necessary for inspections, verifications, audits, and enquiries, including those pertaining to complaints and infringements, or judicial or administrative proceedings.

9.   Without prejudice to international agreements that are binding upon the Union:

10.   Replies to any request made under this Article shall be generated automatically and transmitted without delay by the requested Member State.

1.   Member States shall use the XML Schema Definition based on the UN/FLUX P1000-12 standard to transmit aggregated catch and fishing effort data to the Commission, as referred to in Article 33(2) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

2.   Reported catch quantities shall be based on the quantities landed. If catches are not yet landed, an estimated catch quantity shall be reported, with an indication of ‘retained on board’ or with an indication of ‘transhipped’, for catches transhipped and kept onboard after transshipment. A correction with the exact weight and landing country must be transmitted before the 15th day of the month following the landing.

3.   When Union legislation requires the reporting of stocks or species in multiple catch reports at different aggregation levels, these stocks or species shall be reported in the most detailed report required.

1.   Member States shall use the minimum information laid down in Annex XVIII for the annual report on control and inspections referred to in Article 93b of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

2.   Member States shall use the minimum information laid down in Annex XI for the five year-report as referred to in Article 118(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.