Annexes to COM(2018)143 - Amendment of Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 on certain provisions for fishing in the GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean) Agreement area

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Agreement area and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 concerning management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea (OJ L 347, 30.12.2011, p. 44).

(5) Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 of 21 December 2006 concerning management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea, amending Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1626/94 (OJ L 409, 30.12.2006, p. 11).

(6) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/218 of 6 February 2017 on the Union fishing fleet register (OJ L 34, 9.2.2017, p. 9).

(7) Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 of 29 September 2008 establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, amending Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1936/2001 and (EC) No 601/2004 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1093/94 and (EC) No 1447/1999 (OJ L 286, 29.10.2008, p. 1).

(8) Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union 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).

(9) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 of 8 April 2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy (OJ L 112, 30.4.2011, p. 1).



ANNEX

The following Annexes are added to Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011:

‘ANNEX IV

MODEL OF IDENTITY CARD FOR GFCM INSPECTORS

General Fisheries Commission for the MediterraneanGFCM
GFCMThe holder of this inspector identity card is a GFCM inspector duly appointed under the terms of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) Joint Inspection and Surveillance Scheme and has the power to act under the provisions of GFCM rules.
INSPECTOR IDENTITY CARD
PhotographContracting Party
Inspector Name:
Card n°… Issuing Authority… Inspector
Issue date:Valid for five years

‘ANNEX V

MODEL OF GFCM INSPECTION PENNANT


‘ANNEX VI

GFCM INSPECTION REPORT

1. INSPECTOR(S)

Name … Contracting Party … GFCM Identity Card number …

Name … Contracting Party … GFCM Identity Card number …

Name … Contracting Party … GFCM Identity Card number …

2. VESSEL CARRYING THE INSPECTOR(S)

2.1Name and Registration …

2.2Flag …

3. INFORMATION ON VESSEL INSPECTED

3.1Name and Registration …

3.2Flag …

3.3Captain (Name and address) …

3.4Ship owner (Name and address) …

3.5GFCM Record number …

3.6Type of vessel …

4. POSITION

4.1Position as determined by inspecting vessel’s master at … UTC; Lat … Long …

4.2Position as determined by fishing vessel’s master at … UTC; Lat … Long …

5. DATE AND TIMES THE INSPECTION COMMENCED AND FINISHED

5.1Date … Time arrived on board … UTC-Time of Departure … UTC

6. TYPE OF FISHING GEAR ON BOARD

Bottom otter trawl – OTB
Mid-water otter trawl – OTM
Shrimp trawls – TBS
Purse seine – PS
Gillnets anchored (set) – GNS
Set longlines – LLS
Recreational gear – RG
Other (Specify)

7. MESH MEASUREMENT - IN MILLIMETRES

7.1Legal mesh size to be used: … mm

7.2Result of the average mesh size measurement: … mm

7.3Infringement: YES  - NO  … In case of YES, legal reference:

8. INSPECTION OF CATCHES ON BOARD

8.1   Results of the inspection of the fish on board

SPECIES

(FAO tri alpha Code)
Total (Kg)
Presentation
Sample inspected
% of fish undersize

8.2   Infringement: YES  - NO  … In case of YES, legal reference:

9. INSPECTION OF DOCUMENTS ON BOARD AND VMS

9.1Fishing Log Book: YES  - NO 

9.2Infringement: YES  - NO  … In case of YES, legal reference:

9.3Fishing Licence: YES  - NO 

9.4Infringement: YES  - NO  … In case of YES, legal reference:

9.5Specific authorisation: YES  - NO 

9.6Infringement: YES  - NO  … In case of YES, legal reference:

9.7VMS: YES  - NO  … in function: YES  - NO 

9.8Infringement: YES  - NO  … In case of YES, legal reference:

10. LIST OF VIOLATIONS

Fishing without a licence, permit or authorisation issued by the flag CPC – legal reference:

Failure to maintain sufficient records of catch and catch-related data in accordance with the GFCM’s reporting requirements or significant misreporting of such catch and/or catch-related data – legal reference:

Fishing in a closed area – legal reference:

Fishing during a closed season– legal reference:

Use of prohibited fishing gear – legal reference:

Falsification or intentionally concealment of the markings, identity or registration of a fishing vessel – legal reference:

Concealment, tampering with or disposal of evidence relating to investigation of a violation – legal reference:

Multiple violations which taken together constitute a serious disregard of measures in force pursuant to the GFCM;

Assault, resistance, intimidation, sexual harassment, interference with, or undue obstruction or delay of an authorised inspector;

Interference with the satellite monitoring system and/or operates without VMS system – legal reference:

11. LIST OF DOCUMENTS COPIED ON BOARD

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12. COMMENTS AND SIGNATURE BY THE MASTER OF VESSEL

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Signature of master: …

13. COMMENTS AND SIGNATURE BY THE INSPECTOR(S)

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Signature of inspector(s): …

‘ANNEX VII

GFCM SIGHTING REPORT

1.Date of the sightings: ……/……/…… Time: … UTC

2.Position of the vessel sighted:

Latitude … - Longitude …

3.Course: … – Speed …

4.Name of the vessel sighted:

5.Flag of the vessel sighted:

6.External number/marking:

7.Type of vessel:
Fishing vessel

Carrier vessel

Freezer vessel

Other (specify)

8.International Radio Call Sign:

9.IMO number (where applicable):

10.Activity(ies):
Fishing

Steaming

Drifting

Transhipping

11.Radio contact: YES  - NO 

12.Name and nationality of the captain of the sighted vessel: …

13.Number of people on board the sighted vessel: …

14.Catches on board sighted vessel: …

15.Information collected by:

Name of inspector:

Contracting Party:

GFCM Identity Card number:

Name of the patrol vessel:

‘ANNEX VIII

DATA TO BE INCLUDED IN THE LIST OF VESSELS TARGETING BLACKSPOT SEABREAM

The list referred to Article 22i shall contain, for each vessel, the following information:

Vessel name

Vessel register number (code assigned by CPCs)

GFCM registration number (country ISO 3-alpha code + 9 digits, e.g. xxx000000001)

Port of registration (full name of the port)

Previous name (if any)

Previous flag (if any)

Previous details of deletion from other registers (if any)

International radio call sign (if any)

VMS (indicate Y/N)

Type of vessel, length overall (LOA) and gross tonnage (GT) and/or gross registered tonnage (GRT) and engine power expressed in kW

Name and address of owner(s) and operator(s)

Main gear(s) used to fish for blackspot seabream and fleet segment allocation and operational unit as identified in the DCRF

Seasonal period authorised for fishing blackspot seabream.