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| 9.7.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 174/1 |
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9.7.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 174/1

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 599/2010

of 8 July 2010

amending Regulation (EC) No 1077/2008 laying down rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1966/2006 on electronic recording and reporting of fishing activities and on means of remote sensing and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1566/2007

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1966/2006 (1) on electronic recording and reporting of fishing activities and on means of remote sensing, and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Council Regulation (EC) No 1966/2006 provides for the adoption of detailed rules fixing the formats that the competent national authorities are to use to exchange information for control and inspection purposes. |
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(1)

Council Regulation (EC) No 1966/2006 provides for the adoption of detailed rules fixing the formats that the competent national authorities are to use to exchange information for control and inspection purposes.

| (2) | The application of the format defined in the annex of current version of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1077/2008 of 3 November 2008, laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1966/2006 on electronic recording and reporting of fishing activities and on means of remote sensing and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1566/2007 (2) and recent developments in Member States have shown that this format shall be further improved to ensure mutually compatible data exchange according to the agreed XML format. It is therefore necessary to replace the annex by a new one. |
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(2)

The application of the format defined in the annex of current version of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1077/2008 of 3 November 2008, laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1966/2006 on electronic recording and reporting of fishing activities and on means of remote sensing and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1566/2007 (2) and recent developments in Member States have shown that this format shall be further improved to ensure mutually compatible data exchange according to the agreed XML format. It is therefore necessary to replace the annex by a new one.

| (3) | The measure provided for in this Regulation is in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture, |
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(3)

The measure provided for in this Regulation is in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1077/2008

Regulation (EC) No 1077/2008 is hereby amended as follows:

The Annex is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

Entry into force

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

Official Journal of the European Union

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

Done at Brussels, 8 July 2010.

For the Commission

The President

José Manuel BARROSO

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(1)  
  OJ L 409, 30.12.2006, p. 1, as rectified in OJ L 36, 8.2.2007, p. 3.

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(2)  
  OJ L 340, 22.12.2007, p. 46.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX (1)

ELECTRONIC INFORMATION EXCHANGE FORMAT

| 1. | Character set definitions are available at http://europa.eu.int/idabc/en/chapter/556used for ERS should be: Western character set (UTF-8) |
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| 2. | All Codes (or appropriate references) will be listed on the EC Fisheries web site with a location to be specified: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement_en.htm (including codes for corrections, ports, fishing areas, intentions on leaving port, reasons for returning to port, type of fishing/target species, codes on entering conservation/effort zones and other codes or references; |
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| 3. | All 3 character codes are XML elements (3 character code), all 2 character codes are XML attributes; |
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| 4. | The XML sample files and the reference XSD definition of the above Annex will be placed on the EC website with a location to be specified. |
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| 5. | All the weights in the table are expressed in kilograms and, if needed with up to 2 decimals of precision.’ |
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5.

Operations table view

| No | Element or attribute name | Code | Description and content | Compulsory (C)/ Compulsory if (CIF) (*1)/ Optional (O) (*2) |
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| 1 | OPS ELEMENT | OPS | Operations element: this is the top level envelope of all operations sent to the web service operation. OPS element must contain one of the sub-elements DAT, RET, DEL, COR, QUE, RSP. | |
| 2 | Country of destination | AD | Destination for the message (ISO alpha-3 country code) | C |
| 3 | Sending country | FR | Country transmitting the data (ISO alpha-3 country code) | C |
| 4 | Operation No | ON | unique ID (AAAYYYYMMDD999999) generated by sender | C |
| 5 | Operation Date | OD | Date of transmission of the message (YYYY-MM-DD) | C |
| 6 | Operation Time | OT | Time of sending the message (HH:MM in UTC) | C |
| 7 | Test flag | TS | Set to 1 if the operation is to be regarded as a test. | O |
| 8 | Data operation | DAT | (See details of sub-elements and attributes of DAT) | CIF |
| 9 | Acknowledgement message | RET | (See details of sub-elements and attributes of RET) | CIF |
| 10 | Delete operation | DEL | (See details of sub-elements and attributes of DEL) | CIF |
| 11 | Correction operation | COR | (See details of sub-elements and attributes of COR) | CIF |
| 12 | Query operation | QUE | (See details of sub-elements and attributes of QUE) | CIF |
| 13 | Response operation | RSP | (See details of sub-elements and attributes of RSP) | CIF |
| 14 | | | | |
| 15 | Data Operation | DAT | Data operation to push log book or sales note information to another MS | |
| 16 | ERS message | ERS | Includes all relevant ERS data, i.e. the whole message | C |
| 17 | | | | |
| 18 | Delete Operation | DEL | Delete operation to ask receiving MS to delete previously sent data | |
| 19 | Record No. | RN | Record No to be deleted. (AAAYYYYMMDD999999) | C |
| 20 | Reason for Rejection | RE | Free text giving an explanation for the rejection | O |
| 21 | | | | |
| 22 | Correction operation | COR | Correction operation to ask another MS to correct previously sent data. | |
| 23 | Original Message number | RN | Record number of the message being corrected (format AAAYYYYMMDD999999) | C |
| 24 | Reason for Correction | RE | Code list to be found at http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement/ers_en.htm. Free text field | O |
| 25 | New corrected data | ERS | Includes all relevant ERS data, i.e. the whole message | C |
| 26 | | | | |
| 27 | Acknowledgment operation | RET | Acknowledgement operation to reply to DAT, DEL or COR operation | |
| 28 | Sent Message number | ON | Operation no.(AAAYYYYMMDD999999) that is being acknowledged. | C |
| 29 | Return status | RS | Indicates the status of the received message/report. The code list to be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement/ers_en.htm | C |
| 30 | Reason for Rejection | RE | Free text giving an explanation for the rejection | O |
| 31 | | | | |
| 32 | Query operation | QUE | Query operation to pull logbook information from another MS | |
| 33 | Commands to execute | CD | Can be one of the following: get_vessel_data / get_historical_data / get_all_vessel_data | C |
| 34 | Vessel identifier type | ID | Shall be at least one of the following: RC/IR/XR/NA | O |
| 35 | Vessel Identifier Value | IV | Example: | O |
| 36 | Start Date | SD | Start Date of requested period (YYYY-MM-DD) | CIF get_all_vessel_data |
| 37 | End Date | ED | End Date of requested period (YYYY-MM-DD) | O |
| 38 | | | | |
| 39 | Response operation | RSP | Response operation to answer a QUE operation | |
| 40 | ERS message | ERS | Includes all relevant ERS data, i.e. the whole message | O |
| 41 | Return Status | RS | Indicates the status of the received message/report. The code list to be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement/ers_en.htm | C |
| 42 | Operation No. | ON | The operation no.(AAAYYYYMMDD999999) which is being replied to. | C |
| 43 | Reason for Rejection | RE | If response is negative, reason for not replying with data. Free text giving an explanation for the rejection | O |
| 44 | | | | |

No

Element or attribute name

Code

Description and content

Compulsory (C)/ Compulsory if (CIF) (*1)/ Optional (O) (*2)

1

OPS ELEMENT

OPS

Operations element: this is the top level envelope of all operations sent to the web service operation. OPS element must contain one of the sub-elements DAT, RET, DEL, COR, QUE, RSP.

2

Country of destination

AD

Destination for the message (ISO alpha-3 country code)

C

3

Sending country

FR

Country transmitting the data (ISO alpha-3 country code)

C

4

Operation No

ON

unique ID (AAAYYYYMMDD999999) generated by sender

C

5

Operation Date

OD

Date of transmission of the message (YYYY-MM-DD)

C

6

Operation Time

OT

Time of sending the message (HH:MM in UTC)

C

7

Test flag

TS

Set to 1 if the operation is to be regarded as a test.

O

8

Data operation

DAT

(See details of sub-elements and attributes of DAT)

CIF

9

Acknowledgement message

RET

(See details of sub-elements and attributes of RET)

CIF

10

Delete operation

DEL

(See details of sub-elements and attributes of DEL)

CIF

11

Correction operation

COR

(See details of sub-elements and attributes of COR)

CIF

12

Query operation

QUE

(See details of sub-elements and attributes of QUE)

CIF

13

Response operation

RSP

(See details of sub-elements and attributes of RSP)

CIF

14

15

Data Operation

DAT

Data operation to push log book or sales note information to another MS

16

ERS message

ERS

Includes all relevant ERS data, i.e. the whole message

C

17

18

Delete Operation

DEL

Delete operation to ask receiving MS to delete previously sent data

19

Record No.

RN

Record No to be deleted. (AAAYYYYMMDD999999)

C

20

Reason for Rejection

RE

Free text giving an explanation for the rejection

O

21

22

Correction operation

COR

Correction operation to ask another MS to correct previously sent data.

23

Original Message number

RN

Record number of the message being corrected (format AAAYYYYMMDD999999)

C

24

Reason for Correction

RE

Code list to be found at http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement/ers_en.htm. Free text field

O

25

New corrected data

ERS

Includes all relevant ERS data, i.e. the whole message

C

26

27

Acknowledgment operation

RET

Acknowledgement operation to reply to DAT, DEL or COR operation

28

Sent Message number

ON

Operation no.(AAAYYYYMMDD999999) that is being acknowledged.

C

29

Return status

RS

Indicates the status of the received message/report. The code list to be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement/ers_en.htm

C

30

Reason for Rejection

RE

Free text giving an explanation for the rejection

O

31

32

Query operation

QUE

Query operation to pull logbook information from another MS

33

Commands to execute

CD

Can be one of the following: get_vessel_data / get_historical_data / get_all_vessel_data

C

34

Vessel identifier type

ID

Shall be at least one of the following: RC/IR/XR/NA

O

35

Vessel Identifier Value

IV

Example:

O

36

Start Date

SD

Start Date of requested period (YYYY-MM-DD)

CIF get_all_vessel_data

37

End Date

ED

End Date of requested period (YYYY-MM-DD)

O

38

39

Response operation

RSP

Response operation to answer a QUE operation

40

ERS message

ERS

Includes all relevant ERS data, i.e. the whole message

O

41

Return Status

RS

Indicates the status of the received message/report. The code list to be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement/ers_en.htm

C

42

Operation No.

ON

The operation no.(AAAYYYYMMDD999999) which is being replied to.

C

43

Reason for Rejection

RE

If response is negative, reason for not replying with data. Free text giving an explanation for the rejection

O

44

Logbook and Sales note table view

| No | Element or attribute name | Code | Description and content | Compulsory (C)/ Compulsory if (CIF) (*1)/ Optional (O) (*2) |
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| 45 | ERS message | | | |
| 46 | Start of message | ERS | Tag indicating start of the ERS message | C |
| 47 | Message (record) number | RN | Serial number of the message (format AAAYYYYMMDD999999) | C |
| 48 | Message (record) date | RD | Date of transmission of the message (YYYY-MM-DD) | C |
| 49 | Message (record) time | RT | Time of retransmission of the message (HH:MM in UTC) | C |
| 50 | | | | |
| 51 | Logbook declaration: LOG | | LOG is a Logbook declaration | |
| 52 | The following attributes need to be specified | | The LOG contains one or more of the following declarations DEP, FAR, RLC, TRA, COE, COX, ENT, EXI, CRO, TRZ, INS, DIS, PNO, EOF, RTP, LAN | |
| 53 | Start of log record | LOG | Tag indicating start of the logbook record | C |
| 54 | Vessel’s Community Fleet Register (CFR) number | IR | With format AAAXXXXXXXXX where A is an uppercase letter being the country of first registration within the EU and X being a letter or a number | C |
| 55 | Vessel’s main identification | RC | International radio call sign | CIF CFR not up to date |
| 56 | Vessel’s external identification | XR | Side (hull) registration number of the vessel | O |
| 57 | Name of vessel | NA | Name of the vessel | O |
| 58 | Name of the master | MA | Name of the master (any change during trip to be sent in next LOG transmission) | C |
| 59 | Master address | MD | Address of master (any change during trip to be sent in next LOG transmission) | C |
| 60 | Country of registration | FS | Flag state of vessel registration. ISO alpha-3 country code | C |
| 61 | | | | |
| 62 | DEP: declaration element | | Required on every departure from port, to be sent in next message | |
| 63 | Start of Departure declaration | DEP | Tag indicating start of the departure from port declaration | C |
| 64 | Date | DA | Date of departure (YYYY-MM-DD) | C |
| 65 | Time | TI | Time of departure (HH:MM in UTC) | C |
| 66 | Port name | PO | Port code (ISO alpha-2 country code + 3 letter port code).
  Port code list (CCPPP) to be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement/ers_en.htm | C |
| 67 | Anticipated activity | AA | Code list to be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement/ers_en.htm | CIF effort reporting required for intended activity |
| 68 | Gear on board | GEA | (See details of sub-elements and attributes of GEA) | C |
| 69 | Catch on board sub-declaration (list of species SPE sub-declarations) | SPE | (see details of sub-elements and attributes of SPE) | CIF catch on board the vessel |
| 70 | | | | |
| 71 | FAR: fishing activity declaration | | Required by midnight on each day at sea or in response to request from the flag state | |
| 72 | Start of Fishing Activity Report declaration | FAR | Tag indicating start of a fishing activity report declaration | C |
| 73 | Last report marker | LR | Marker that indicates that this is the last FAR report that will be sent (LR=1) | CIF last message |
| 74 | Inspection marker | IS | Marker that indicates this fishing activity report was received following an inspection carried out onboard the vessel. (IS=1) | CIF inspection occurred |
| 75 | Date | DA | Date for which fishing activities being reported whilst vessel at sea (YYYY-MM-DD) | C |
| 76 | Time | TI | Start time of fishing activity (HH:MM in UTC) | O |
| 77 | Relevant area sub-declaration | RAS | Specified if no catch was made (for effort purposes). List of codes to be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement/ers_en.htm. (See details of sub-elements and attributes of RAS). | CIF when no SPE to record |
| 78 | Fishing Operations | FO | Number of fishing operations | O |
| 79 | Fishing Time | DU | Duration of fishing activity in minutes - defined as fishing time equals the number of hours spent at sea, minus the time spent in transit to, between and returning from the fishing grounds, dodging, inactive or waiting for repair | CIF required (*2) |
| 80 | Gear sub-declaration | GEA | (See details of sub-elements and attributes of GEA) | CIF any undertaken |
| 81 | Gear loss sub-declaration | GLS | (See details of sub-elements and attributes of GLS) | CIF required by the rules (*2) |
| 82 | Catch sub-declaration (list of species SPE sub-declarations) | SPE | (See details of sub-elements and attributes of SPE) | CIF any fish caught |
| 83 | | | | |
| 84 | RLC: relocation declaration | | Used when catch (all or parts thereof) is transferred or moved from shared fishing gear to a vessel or from a vessel’s hold or its fishing gear to a keep net, container or cage (outside the vessel) in which the live catch is kept until landing | |
| 85 | Start of Relocation declaration | RLC | Tag indicating start of a relocation declaration | C |
| 86 | Date | DA | Date of catch relocation whilst vessel at sea (YYYY-MM-DD) | C |
| 87 | Time | TI | Time of relocation (HH:MM in UTC) | C |
| 88 | Receiving vessel CFR number | IR | With format AAAXXXXXXXXX where A is an uppercase letter being the country of first registration within the EU and X being a letter or a number | CIF joint fishing operation and EU vessel |
| 89 | Receiving vessel radio call sign | TT | International radio call sign of the receiving vessel | CIF joint fishing operation |
| 90 | Flag state of receiving vessel | TC | Flag state of vessel taking the catch (ISO alpha-3 country code) | CIF joint fishing operation |
| 91 | Other Partner Vessel(s) CFR numbers | RF | With format AAAXXXXXXXXX where A is an uppercase letter being the country of first registration within the EU and X being a letter or a number | CIF joint fishing operation and partner is EU vessel |
| 92 | Other Partner vessel(s) radio call signs | TF | International radio call sign of the partner vessel(s) | CIF joint fishing operation and other partners |
| 93 | Flag state(s) of other partner vessel(s) | FC | Flag state of the partner vessel(s) (ISO alpha-3 country code) | CIF joint fishing operation and other partners |
| 94 | Relocated to | RT | 3 letter code for relocation destination (Keep net: KNE, cage: CGE, etc) Codes to be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement/ers_en.htm | CIF |
| 95 | POS sub declaration | POS | Location of transfer (See details of sub-elements and attributes of POS) | C |
| 96 | Catch sub-declaration (list of species SPE sub-declarations) | SPE | Amount of fish relocated (See details of sub-elements and attributes of SPE) | C |
| 97 | | | | |
| 98 | TRA: transhipment declaration | | For every transhipment of catch, declaration required from both donor and recipient | |
| 99 | Start of Transhipment declaration | TRA | Tag indicating start of a transhipment declaration | C |
| 100 | Date | DA | Start of TRA (YYYY-MM-DD) | C |
| 101 | Time | TI | Start of TRA (HH:MM in UTC) | C |
| 102 | Relevant area sub-declaration | RAS | The geographical area in which the transhipment took place.
  The list of codes to be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement/ers_en.htm. (See details of sub-elements and attributes of RAS). | CIF took place at sea |
| 103 | Port name | PO | Port code (ISO alpha-2 country code + 3 letter port code).
  Port code list (CCPPP) to be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement/ers_en.htm | CIF took place in port |
| 104 | Receiving vessel’s CFR number | IR | With format AAAXXXXXXXXX where A is an uppercase letter being the country of registration within the EU and X being a letter or a number | CIF European Union fishing vessel |
| 105 | Transhipment: receiving vessel | TT | If donor vessel - International radio call sign of the receiving vessel | C |
| 106 | Transhipment: flag state of receiving vessel | TC | If donor vessel - Flag state of vessel receiving the transhipment (ISO alpha-3 country code) | C |
| 107 | Donor Vessel’s CFR number | RF | With format AAAXXXXXXXXX where A is an uppercase letter being the country of first registration within the EU and X being a letter or a number | CIF European Union fishing vessel |
| 108 | Transhipment: (donor) vessel | TF | If receiving vessel - International radio call sign of the donor vessel | C |
| 109 | Transhipment: flag state of donor vessel | FC | If receiving vessel - Flag state of the donor vessel (ISO alpha-3 country code) | C |
| 110 | POS sub declaration | POS | (See details of sub-elements and attributes of POS) | CIF required (*2) (NEAFC, NAFO waters or bluefin tuna fishery) |
| 111 | Catch transhipped (list of species SPE sub-declarations) | SPE | (See details of sub-elements and attributes of SPE) | C |
| 112 | | | | |
| 113 | COE: entry in zone declaration | | If fishing in stock recovery area or Western Waters | |
| 114 | Start of Effort declaration: Entry in zone | COE | Tag indicating start of an declaration on entry into the effort zone | C |
| 115 | Date | DA | Date of entry(YYYY-MM-DD) | C |
| 116 | Time | TI | Time of entry(HH:MM in UTC) | C |
| 117 | Target specie(s) | TS | Species to be targeted whilst in zone (Demersal, Pelagic, Scallops, Crabs).
  List of codes to be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement/ers_en.htm | C |
| 118 | Relevant area sub-declaration | RAS | Geographical location of the vessel.
  The list of codes to be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement/ers_en.htm. (See details of sub-elements and attributes of RAS). | C |
| 119 | Catch on board sub-declaration (list of species SPE sub-declarations) | SPE | (See details of sub-elements and attributes of SPE) | O |
| 120 | | | | |
| 121 | COX: exit from zone declaration | | If fishing in stock recovery area or Western Waters | |
| 122 | Start of Effort declaration: Exit out of zone | COX | Tag indicating start of a declaration on exit of the effort zone | C |
| 123 | Date | DA | Date of exit (YYYY-MM-DD) | C |
| 124 | Time | TI | Time of exit (HH:MM in UTC) | C |
| 125 | Target specie(s) | TS | Species to be targeted whilst in zone (Demersal, Pelagic, Scallops, Crabs). List of codes to be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement/ers_en.htm | CIF not conducting other fishing activities |
| 126 | Relevant area sub-declaration | RAS | Geographical location of the vessel. The list of codes to be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement/ers_en.htm. (See details of sub-elements and attributes of RAS). | CIF not conducting other fishing activities |
| 127 | Position sub-declaration | POS | Position of exit (see details of sub-elements and attributes of POS) | C |
| 128 | Catch taken sub-declaration | SPE | Catch taken whilst in zone (see details of sub-elements and attributes of SPE) | O |
| 129 | | | | |
| 130 | CRO: crossing of zone declaration | | If crossing Stock Recovery or Western Water zones | |
| 131 | Start of Effort declaration: Crossing of a zone | CRO | Tag indicating start of a declaration on crossing the effort zone (no fishing operation). Only DA TI POS needs to be specified in COE and COX declarations | C |
| 132 | Entry in zone declaration | COE | (See details of sub-elements and attributes of COE) | C |
| 133 | Exit from zone declaration | COX | (See details of sub-elements and attributes of COX) | C |
| 134 | | | | |
| 135 | TRZ: trans-zonal fishing declaration | | If carrying out Trans-zonal fishing | |
| 136 | Start of Effort declaration: Trans-zonal fishing | TRZ | Tag indicating start of a declaration on trans-zonal fishing | C |
| 137 | Entry declaration | COE | First entry (see details of sub-elements and attributes of COE) | C |
| 138 | Exit declaration | COX | Last exit (see details of sub-elements and attributes of COX) | C |
| 139 | | | | |
| 140 | INS: inspection declaration | | To be provided by the authorities, but not the master | |
| 141 | Start of inspection declaration | INS | Tag indicating start of an inspection sub-declaration | O |
| 142 | Country of inspection | IC | ISO alpha-3 country code | C |
| 143 | Assigned inspector | IA | For each state to provide a 4 digit number identifying their inspector | C |
| 144 | Date | DA | Date of inspection (YYYY-MM-DD) | C |
| 145 | Time | TI | Time of inspection (HH:MM in UTC) | C |
| 146 | Position sub-declaration | POS | Position of inspection (see details of sub-elements and attributes of POS) | C |
| 147 | | | | |
| 148 | DIS: discard declaration | | | CIF required (*2) (NEAFC, NAFO) |
| 149 | Start of Discard declaration | DIS | Tag containing details of fish discarded | C |
| 150 | Date | DA | Date of discard (YYYY-MM-DD) | C |
| 151 | Time | TI | Time of discard (HH:MM in UTC) | C |
| 152 | Position sub-declaration | POS | Position when discarded (see details of sub-elements and attributes of POS) | C |
| 153 | Discarded fish sub-declaration | SPE | Discarded fish (see details of sub-elements and attributes of SPE) | C |
| 154 | | | | |
| 155 | PNO: prior notification of return declaration | | To be transmitted prior to return to port or if required by Community rules | CIF required (*2) |
| 156 | Start of Prior Notification | PNO | Tag indicating start of a Prior Notification declaration | C |
| 157 | Predicted date of arrival to port | PD | Intended Date of arrival/crossing (YYYY-MM-DD) | C |
| 158 | Predicted time of arrival to port | PT | Intended Time of arrival/crossing (HH:MM in UTC) | C |
| 159 | Port name | PO | Port code (2 letter country code (ISO alpha-2 country code) + 3 letter port code). Port code list (CCPPP) to be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement/ers_en.htm | C |
| 160 | Relevant area sub-declaration | RAS | Fishing area to be used for prior notification of cod. List of codes for fishing and effort/conservation areas to be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement/ers_en.htm. (See details of sub-elements and attributes of RAS). | CIF in the Baltic sea |
| 161 | Predicted date | DA | Intended Date of landing (YYYY-MM-DD) in the Baltic for exiting area | CIF in the Baltic sea |
| 162 | Predicted time | TI | Intended Time of landing (HH:MM in UTC) in the Baltic for exiting area | CIF in the Baltic sea |
| 163 | Catch on Board sub-declarations (list of species SPE sub-declarations) | SPE | Catch on board (if pelagic need ICES zone). (see details of the sub-declaration SPE) | C |
| 164 | Position sub-declaration | POS | Position for entering/leaving area/zone. (See details of sub-elements and attributes of POS). | CIF |
| 165 | | | | |
| 166 | EOF: end of fishing declaration | | To be transmitted immediately after last fishing operation and before returning to port and landing fish | |
| 167 | Start of Sign off of catch declaration | EOF | Tag indicating completion of fishing operations prior to return to port | C |
| 168 | Date | DA | Date signed off (YYYY-MM-DD) | C |
| 169 | Time | TI | Time signed off (HH:MM in UTC) | C |
| 170 | | | | |
| 171 | RTP: return to port declaration | | To be transmitted on entry into port, after any PNO declaration and before landing any fish | |
| 172 | Start of Return to port declaration | RTP | Tag indicating the return to the harbour at the end of the fishing trip | C |
| 173 | Date | DA | Date of return (YYYY-MM-DD) | C |
| 174 | Time | TI | Time of return (HH:MM in UTC) | C |
| 175 | Port name | PO | Port code (ISO alpha-2 country code + 3 letter port code) list (CCPPP) to be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement/ers_en.htm | C |
| 176 | Reason for return | RE | Reason for returning to port (e.g. sheltering, taking on stores, landing.) The list of reason codes to be found a: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement/ers_en.htm | CIF |
| 177 | Gear onboard | GEA | (See details of sub-elements and attributes of GEA). | O |
| 178 | | | | |
| 179 | LAN: landing declaration | | To be transmitted after landing of catch | |
| 180 | Start of Landing declaration | LAN | Tag indicating start of a landing declaration | C |
| 181 | Date | DA | (YYYY-MM-DD – date of landing | C |
| 182 | Time | TI | HH:MM in UTC – time of landing | C |
| 183 | Sender type | TS | 3 letter code (MAS: master, REP:his representative,AGE: agent) | C |
| 184 | Port name | PO | Port code (2 letter country code (ISO alpha-2 country code) + 3 letter port code). Port code list (CCPPP) to be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement/ers_en.htm | C |
| 185 | Catch landed sub-declaration (list of SPE with PRO sub-declarations) | SPE | Species, fishing areas, landed weights, related gears and presentations (see details of sub-elements and attributes of SPE) | C |
| 186 | | | | |
| 187 | POS: position sub-declaration | | | |
| 188 | Start of Position sub-declaration | POS | Tag containing coordinates of the geographical position | C |
| 189 | Latitude (decimal) | LT | Latitude expressed in accordance with the WGS84 format used for VMS | C |
| 190 | Longitude (decimal) | LG | Longitude expressed in accordance with the WGS84 format used for VMS | C |
| 191 | | | | |
| 192 | GEA: gear deployment sub-declaration | | | |
| 193 | Start of Gear deployment sub-declaration | GEA | Tag containing coordinates of the geographical position | C |
| 194 | Gear type | GE | Gear code according to FAO’s “International Standard Statistical Classification of the Fishing Gear” | C |
| 195 | Mesh Size | ME | Size of mesh (in millimetres) | CIF gear has mesh subject to size requirement |
| 196 | Gear Capacity | GC | Gear size and number | CIF required for type of gear deployed |
| 197 | Fishing operations | FO | Number of fishing operations (hauls) per 24 hour period | CIF if vessel licensed to fish deep sea stocks |
| 198 | Fishing time | DU | Number of hours the gear was deployed | CIF if vessel licensed to fish deep sea stocks |
| 199 | Gear shot sub-declaration | GES | Gear shot sub-declaration (see details of sub-elements and attributes of GES) | CIF required (*2) (vessel uses static or fixed gear) |
| 200 | Gear retrieved sub-declaration | GER | Gear retrieved sub-declaration (see details of sub-elements and attributes of GER) | CIF required (*2) (vessel uses static or fixed gear) |
| 201 | Gillnet deployment sub-declaration | GIL | Gillnet deployment sub-declaration (see details of sub-elements and attributes of GIL) | CIF vessel has permits for ICES Zones IIIa, Iva, Ivb, Vb, Via, Vib, VIIb, c, j, k and XII |
| 202 | Fishing depths | FD | A distance from water surface to the lowest part of the fishing gear (in metres). Applies to vessels using towed gear, long lines and fixed nets | CIF deep sea fishing and in Norwegian waters |
| 203 | Average number of hooks used on longlines | NH | The average number of hooks used on the long lines | CIF deep sea fishing and in Norwegian waters |
| 204 | The average length of the nets | GL | The average length of nets when using fixed nets (in metres) | CIF deep sea fishing and in Norwegian waters |
| 205 | The average height of the nets | GD | The average height of nets when using fixed nets (in metres) | CIF deep sea fishing and in Norwegian waters |
| 206 | | | | |
| 207 | GES: gear shot sub-declaration | | | CIF required by the rules (*2) |
| 208 | Start of Position sub-declaration | GES | Tag containing gear shot info | C |
| 209 | Date | DA | Date gear shot (YYYY-MM-DD) | C |
| 210 | Time | TI | Time gear shot (HH:MM in UTC) | C |
| 211 | POS sub-declaration | POS | Position where gear shot (see details of sub-elements and attributes of POS) | C |
| 212 | | | | |
| 213 | GER: gear retrieved sub-declaration | | | CIF required by the rules (*2) |
| 214 | Start of Position sub-declaration | GER | Tag containing gear retrieved info | C |
| 215 | Date | DA | Date gear retrieved (YYYY-MM-DD) | C |
| 216 | Time | TI | Time gear retrieved (HH:MM in UTC) | C |
| 217 | POS sub-declaration | POS | Position where gear retrieved (see details of sub-elements and attributes of POS) | C |
| 218 | | | | |
| 219 | GIL Gillnet deployment sub-declaration | | | CIF vessel has permits for ICES Zones IIIa, Iva, Ivb, Vb, Via, Vib, VIIb, c, j, k and XII |
| 220 | Start of Gillnet sub-declaration | GIL | Tag starting gillnet deployment | |
| 221 | Nominal length of one net | NL | Information required to be recorded during each fishing trip (in metres) | C |
| 222 | Number of nets | NN | Number of nets in a fleet | C |
| 223 | Number of fleets | FL | Number of fleets deployed | C |
| 224 | POS sub –declaration | POS | Position of each fleet deployment (see details of sub-elements and attributes of POS) | C |
| 225 | Depth of each fleet deployed | FD | Depth for each fleet deployed (a distance from water surface to the lowest part of the fishing gear) | C |
| 226 | Soak time of each fleet deployed | ST | Soak time for each fleet deployed (hours) | C |
| 227 | | | | |
| 228 | GLS: gear loss sub-declaration | | Loss of fixed Gear | CIF required by the rules (*2) |
| 229 | Start of GLS sub declaration | GLS | Data on fixed gear lost | |
| 230 | Date gear lost | DA | Date gear lost (YYYY-MM-DD) | C |
| 231 | Number of units | NN | Number of gears lost | CIF |
| 232 | POS sub-declaration | POS | Last known position of gear (see details of sub-elements and attributes of POS) | CIF |
| 233 | | | | |
| 234 | RAS: Relevant area sub declaration | RAS | Relevant area depending on the relevant reporting requirement – at least one field should be filled in. List of codes will be placed at the EC website with a location to be specified. | CIF |
| 235 | FAO area | FA | FAO area (e.g. 27) | CIF |
| 236 | FAO (ICES) sub-area | SA | FAO (ICES) sub-area (e.g. 3) | CIF |
| 237 | FAO (ICES) division | ID | FAO (ICES) division (e.g. d) | CIF |
| 238 | FAO (ICES) sub- division | SD | FAO (ICES) sub-division (e.g. 24) (Meaning together with the above 27.3.d.24) | CIF |
| 239 | Economic zone | EZ | Economic zone | CIF |
| 240 | Ices statistical rectangle | SR | ICES statistical rectangle (e.g. 49E6) | CIF |
| 241 | Fishing effort zone | FE | List of codes to be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement/ers_en.htm. | CIF |
| 242 | | | | |
| 243 | SPE: species sub-declaration | | Aggregate quantity by species | |
| 244 | Start of SPE sub-declaration | SPE | Details of fish caught by species | C |
| 245 | Species name | SN | Name of the species (FAO alpha-3 code) | C |
| 246 | Weight of fish | WT | Depending on context this item to be either






  1. | Total weight of fish (in kilograms) in catch period |

No

Element or attribute name

Code

Description and content

Compulsory (C)/ Compulsory if (CIF) (*1)/ Optional (O) (*2)

45

ERS message

46

Start of message

ERS

Tag indicating start of the ERS message

C

47

Message (record) number

RN

Serial number of the message (format AAAYYYYMMDD999999)

C

48

Message (record) date

RD

Date of transmission of the message (YYYY-MM-DD)

C

49

Message (record) time

RT

Time of retransmission of the message (HH:MM in UTC)

C

50

51

Logbook declaration: LOG

LOG is a Logbook declaration

52

The following attributes need to be specified

The LOG contains one or more of the following declarations DEP, FAR, RLC, TRA, COE, COX, ENT, EXI, CRO, TRZ, INS, DIS, PNO, EOF, RTP, LAN

53

Start of log record

LOG

Tag indicating start of the logbook record

C

54

Vessel’s Community Fleet Register (CFR) number

IR

With format AAAXXXXXXXXX where A is an uppercase letter being the country of first registration within the EU and X being a letter or a number

C

55

Vessel’s main identification

RC

International radio call sign

CIF CFR not up to date

56

Vessel’s external identification

XR

Side (hull) registration number of the vessel

O

57

Name of vessel

NA

Name of the vessel

O

58

Name of the master

MA

Name of the master (any change during trip to be sent in next LOG transmission)

C

59

Master address

MD

Address of master (any change during trip to be sent in next LOG transmission)

C

60

Country of registration

FS

Flag state of vessel registration. ISO alpha-3 country code

C

61

62

DEP: declaration element

Required on every departure from port, to be sent in next message

63

Start of Departure declaration

DEP

Tag indicating start of the departure from port declaration

C

64

Date

DA

Date of departure (YYYY-MM-DD)

C

65

Time

TI

Time of departure (HH:MM in UTC)

C

66

Port name

PO

Port code (ISO alpha-2 country code + 3 letter port code).

Port code list (CCPPP) to be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement/ers_en.htm

C

67

Anticipated activity

AA

Code list to be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement/ers_en.htm

CIF effort reporting required for intended activity

68

Gear on board

GEA

(See details of sub-elements and attributes of GEA)

C

69

Catch on board sub-declaration (list of species SPE sub-declarations)

SPE

(see details of sub-elements and attributes of SPE)

CIF catch on board the vessel

70

71

FAR: fishing activity declaration

Required by midnight on each day at sea or in response to request from the flag state

72

Start of Fishing Activity Report declaration

FAR

Tag indicating start of a fishing activity report declaration

C

73

Last report marker

LR

Marker that indicates that this is the last FAR report that will be sent (LR=1)

CIF last message

74

Inspection marker

IS

Marker that indicates this fishing activity report was received following an inspection carried out onboard the vessel. (IS=1)

CIF inspection occurred

75

Date

DA

Date for which fishing activities being reported whilst vessel at sea (YYYY-MM-DD)

C

76

Time

TI

Start time of fishing activity (HH:MM in UTC)

O

77

Relevant area sub-declaration

RAS

Specified if no catch was made (for effort purposes). List of codes to be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement/ers_en.htm. (See details of sub-elements and attributes of RAS).

CIF when no SPE to record

78

Fishing Operations

FO

Number of fishing operations

O

79

Fishing Time

DU

Duration of fishing activity in minutes - defined as fishing time equals the number of hours spent at sea, minus the time spent in transit to, between and returning from the fishing grounds, dodging, inactive or waiting for repair

CIF required (*2)

80

Gear sub-declaration

GEA

(See details of sub-elements and attributes of GEA)

CIF any undertaken

81

Gear loss sub-declaration

GLS

(See details of sub-elements and attributes of GLS)

CIF required by the rules (*2)

82

Catch sub-declaration (list of species SPE sub-declarations)

SPE

(See details of sub-elements and attributes of SPE)

CIF any fish caught

83

84

RLC: relocation declaration

Used when catch (all or parts thereof) is transferred or moved from shared fishing gear to a vessel or from a vessel’s hold or its fishing gear to a keep net, container or cage (outside the vessel) in which the live catch is kept until landing

85

Start of Relocation declaration

RLC

Tag indicating start of a relocation declaration

C

86

Date

DA

Date of catch relocation whilst vessel at sea (YYYY-MM-DD)

C

87

Time

TI

Time of relocation (HH:MM in UTC)

C

88

Receiving vessel CFR number

IR

With format AAAXXXXXXXXX where A is an uppercase letter being the country of first registration within the EU and X being a letter or a number

CIF joint fishing operation and EU vessel

89

Receiving vessel radio call sign

TT

International radio call sign of the receiving vessel

CIF joint fishing operation

90

Flag state of receiving vessel

TC

Flag state of vessel taking the catch (ISO alpha-3 country code)

CIF joint fishing operation

91

Other Partner Vessel(s) CFR numbers

RF

With format AAAXXXXXXXXX where A is an uppercase letter being the country of first registration within the EU and X being a letter or a number

CIF joint fishing operation and partner is EU vessel

92

Other Partner vessel(s) radio call signs

TF

International radio call sign of the partner vessel(s)

CIF joint fishing operation and other partners

93

Flag state(s) of other partner vessel(s)

FC

Flag state of the partner vessel(s) (ISO alpha-3 country code)

CIF joint fishing operation and other partners

94

Relocated to

RT

3 letter code for relocation destination (Keep net: KNE, cage: CGE, etc) Codes to be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement/ers_en.htm

CIF

95

POS sub declaration

POS

Location of transfer (See details of sub-elements and attributes of POS)

C

96

Catch sub-declaration (list of species SPE sub-declarations)

SPE

Amount of fish relocated (See details of sub-elements and attributes of SPE)

C

97

98

TRA: transhipment declaration

For every transhipment of catch, declaration required from both donor and recipient

99

Start of Transhipment declaration

TRA

Tag indicating start of a transhipment declaration

C

100

Date

DA

Start of TRA (YYYY-MM-DD)

C

101

Time

TI

Start of TRA (HH:MM in UTC)

C

102

Relevant area sub-declaration

RAS

The geographical area in which the transhipment took place.

The list of codes to be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement/ers_en.htm. (See details of sub-elements and attributes of RAS).

CIF took place at sea

103

Port name

PO

Port code (ISO alpha-2 country code + 3 letter port code).

Port code list (CCPPP) to be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement/ers_en.htm

CIF took place in port

104

Receiving vessel’s CFR number

IR

With format AAAXXXXXXXXX where A is an uppercase letter being the country of registration within the EU and X being a letter or a number

CIF European Union fishing vessel

105

Transhipment: receiving vessel

TT

If donor vessel - International radio call sign of the receiving vessel

C

106

Transhipment: flag state of receiving vessel

TC

If donor vessel - Flag state of vessel receiving the transhipment (ISO alpha-3 country code)

C

107

Donor Vessel’s CFR number

RF

With format AAAXXXXXXXXX where A is an uppercase letter being the country of first registration within the EU and X being a letter or a number

CIF European Union fishing vessel

108

Transhipment: (donor) vessel

TF

If receiving vessel - International radio call sign of the donor vessel

C

109

Transhipment: flag state of donor vessel

FC

If receiving vessel - Flag state of the donor vessel (ISO alpha-3 country code)

C

110

POS sub declaration

POS

(See details of sub-elements and attributes of POS)

CIF required (*2) (NEAFC, NAFO waters or bluefin tuna fishery)

111

Catch transhipped (list of species SPE sub-declarations)

SPE

(See details of sub-elements and attributes of SPE)

C

112

113

COE: entry in zone declaration

If fishing in stock recovery area or Western Waters

114

Start of Effort declaration: Entry in zone

COE

Tag indicating start of an declaration on entry into the effort zone

C

115

Date

DA

Date of entry(YYYY-MM-DD)

C

116

Time

TI

Time of entry(HH:MM in UTC)

C

117

Target specie(s)

TS

Species to be targeted whilst in zone (Demersal, Pelagic, Scallops, Crabs).

List of codes to be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement/ers_en.htm

C

118

Relevant area sub-declaration

RAS

Geographical location of the vessel.

The list of codes to be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement/ers_en.htm. (See details of sub-elements and attributes of RAS).

C

119

Catch on board sub-declaration (list of species SPE sub-declarations)

SPE

(See details of sub-elements and attributes of SPE)

O

120

121

COX: exit from zone declaration

If fishing in stock recovery area or Western Waters

122

Start of Effort declaration: Exit out of zone

COX

Tag indicating start of a declaration on exit of the effort zone

C

123

Date

DA

Date of exit (YYYY-MM-DD)

C

124

Time

TI

Time of exit (HH:MM in UTC)

C

125

Target specie(s)

TS

Species to be targeted whilst in zone (Demersal, Pelagic, Scallops, Crabs). List of codes to be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement/ers_en.htm

CIF not conducting other fishing activities

126

Relevant area sub-declaration

RAS

Geographical location of the vessel. The list of codes to be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement/ers_en.htm. (See details of sub-elements and attributes of RAS).

CIF not conducting other fishing activities

127

Position sub-declaration

POS

Position of exit (see details of sub-elements and attributes of POS)

C

128

Catch taken sub-declaration

SPE

Catch taken whilst in zone (see details of sub-elements and attributes of SPE)

O

129

130

CRO: crossing of zone declaration

If crossing Stock Recovery or Western Water zones

131

Start of Effort declaration: Crossing of a zone

CRO

Tag indicating start of a declaration on crossing the effort zone (no fishing operation). Only DA TI POS needs to be specified in COE and COX declarations

C

132

Entry in zone declaration

COE

(See details of sub-elements and attributes of COE)

C

133

Exit from zone declaration

COX

(See details of sub-elements and attributes of COX)

C

134

135

TRZ: trans-zonal fishing declaration

If carrying out Trans-zonal fishing

136

Start of Effort declaration: Trans-zonal fishing

TRZ

Tag indicating start of a declaration on trans-zonal fishing

C

137

Entry declaration

COE

First entry (see details of sub-elements and attributes of COE)

C

138

Exit declaration

COX

Last exit (see details of sub-elements and attributes of COX)

C

139

140

INS: inspection declaration

To be provided by the authorities, but not the master

141

Start of inspection declaration

INS

Tag indicating start of an inspection sub-declaration

O

142

Country of inspection

IC

ISO alpha-3 country code

C

143

Assigned inspector

IA

For each state to provide a 4 digit number identifying their inspector

C

144

Date

DA

Date of inspection (YYYY-MM-DD)

C

145

Time

TI

Time of inspection (HH:MM in UTC)

C

146

Position sub-declaration

POS

Position of inspection (see details of sub-elements and attributes of POS)

C

147

148

DIS: discard declaration

CIF required (*2) (NEAFC, NAFO)

149

Start of Discard declaration

DIS

Tag containing details of fish discarded

C

150

Date

DA

Date of discard (YYYY-MM-DD)

C

151

Time

TI

Time of discard (HH:MM in UTC)

C

152

Position sub-declaration

POS

Position when discarded (see details of sub-elements and attributes of POS)

C

153

Discarded fish sub-declaration

SPE

Discarded fish (see details of sub-elements and attributes of SPE)

C

154

155

PNO: prior notification of return declaration

To be transmitted prior to return to port or if required by Community rules

CIF required (*2)

156

Start of Prior Notification

PNO

Tag indicating start of a Prior Notification declaration

C

157

Predicted date of arrival to port

PD

Intended Date of arrival/crossing (YYYY-MM-DD)

C

158

Predicted time of arrival to port

PT

Intended Time of arrival/crossing (HH:MM in UTC)

C

159

Port name

PO

Port code (2 letter country code (ISO alpha-2 country code) + 3 letter port code). Port code list (CCPPP) to be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement/ers_en.htm

C

160

Relevant area sub-declaration

RAS

Fishing area to be used for prior notification of cod. List of codes for fishing and effort/conservation areas to be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement/ers_en.htm. (See details of sub-elements and attributes of RAS).

CIF in the Baltic sea

161

Predicted date

DA

Intended Date of landing (YYYY-MM-DD) in the Baltic for exiting area

CIF in the Baltic sea

162

Predicted time

TI

Intended Time of landing (HH:MM in UTC) in the Baltic for exiting area

CIF in the Baltic sea

163

Catch on Board sub-declarations (list of species SPE sub-declarations)

SPE

Catch on board (if pelagic need ICES zone). (see details of the sub-declaration SPE)

C

164

Position sub-declaration

POS

Position for entering/leaving area/zone. (See details of sub-elements and attributes of POS).

CIF

165

166

EOF: end of fishing declaration

To be transmitted immediately after last fishing operation and before returning to port and landing fish

167

Start of Sign off of catch declaration

EOF

Tag indicating completion of fishing operations prior to return to port

C

168

Date

DA

Date signed off (YYYY-MM-DD)

C

169

Time

TI

Time signed off (HH:MM in UTC)

C

170

171

RTP: return to port declaration

To be transmitted on entry into port, after any PNO declaration and before landing any fish

172

Start of Return to port declaration

RTP

Tag indicating the return to the harbour at the end of the fishing trip

C

173

Date

DA

Date of return (YYYY-MM-DD)

C

174

Time

TI

Time of return (HH:MM in UTC)

C

175

Port name

PO

Port code (ISO alpha-2 country code + 3 letter port code) list (CCPPP) to be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement/ers_en.htm

C

176

Reason for return

RE

Reason for returning to port (e.g. sheltering, taking on stores, landing.) The list of reason codes to be found a: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement/ers_en.htm

CIF

177

Gear onboard

GEA

(See details of sub-elements and attributes of GEA).

O

178

179

LAN: landing declaration

To be transmitted after landing of catch

180

Start of Landing declaration

LAN

Tag indicating start of a landing declaration

C

181

Date

DA

(YYYY-MM-DD – date of landing

C

182

Time

TI

HH:MM in UTC – time of landing

C

183

Sender type

TS

3 letter code (MAS: master, REP:his representative,AGE: agent)

C

184

Port name

PO

Port code (2 letter country code (ISO alpha-2 country code) + 3 letter port code). Port code list (CCPPP) to be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement/ers_en.htm

C

185

Catch landed sub-declaration (list of SPE with PRO sub-declarations)

SPE

Species, fishing areas, landed weights, related gears and presentations (see details of sub-elements and attributes of SPE)

C

186

187

POS: position sub-declaration

188

Start of Position sub-declaration

POS

Tag containing coordinates of the geographical position

C

189

Latitude (decimal)

LT

Latitude expressed in accordance with the WGS84 format used for VMS

C

190

Longitude (decimal)

LG

Longitude expressed in accordance with the WGS84 format used for VMS

C

191

192

GEA: gear deployment sub-declaration

193

Start of Gear deployment sub-declaration

GEA

Tag containing coordinates of the geographical position

C

194

Gear type

GE

Gear code according to FAO’s “International Standard Statistical Classification of the Fishing Gear”

C

195

Mesh Size

ME

Size of mesh (in millimetres)

CIF gear has mesh subject to size requirement

196

Gear Capacity

GC

Gear size and number

CIF required for type of gear deployed

197

Fishing operations

FO

Number of fishing operations (hauls) per 24 hour period

CIF if vessel licensed to fish deep sea stocks

198

Fishing time

DU

Number of hours the gear was deployed

CIF if vessel licensed to fish deep sea stocks

199

Gear shot sub-declaration

GES

Gear shot sub-declaration (see details of sub-elements and attributes of GES)

CIF required (*2) (vessel uses static or fixed gear)

200

Gear retrieved sub-declaration

GER

Gear retrieved sub-declaration (see details of sub-elements and attributes of GER)

CIF required (*2) (vessel uses static or fixed gear)

201

Gillnet deployment sub-declaration

GIL

Gillnet deployment sub-declaration (see details of sub-elements and attributes of GIL)

CIF vessel has permits for ICES Zones IIIa, Iva, Ivb, Vb, Via, Vib, VIIb, c, j, k and XII

202

Fishing depths

FD

A distance from water surface to the lowest part of the fishing gear (in metres). Applies to vessels using towed gear, long lines and fixed nets

CIF deep sea fishing and in Norwegian waters

203

Average number of hooks used on longlines

NH

The average number of hooks used on the long lines

CIF deep sea fishing and in Norwegian waters

204

The average length of the nets

GL

The average length of nets when using fixed nets (in metres)

CIF deep sea fishing and in Norwegian waters

205

The average height of the nets

GD

The average height of nets when using fixed nets (in metres)

CIF deep sea fishing and in Norwegian waters

206

207

GES: gear shot sub-declaration

CIF required by the rules (*2)

208

Start of Position sub-declaration

GES

Tag containing gear shot info

C

209

Date

DA

Date gear shot (YYYY-MM-DD)

C

210

Time

TI

Time gear shot (HH:MM in UTC)

C

211

POS sub-declaration

POS

Position where gear shot (see details of sub-elements and attributes of POS)

C

212

213

GER: gear retrieved sub-declaration

CIF required by the rules (*2)

214

Start of Position sub-declaration

GER

Tag containing gear retrieved info

C

215

Date

DA

Date gear retrieved (YYYY-MM-DD)

C

216

Time

TI

Time gear retrieved (HH:MM in UTC)

C

217

POS sub-declaration

POS

Position where gear retrieved (see details of sub-elements and attributes of POS)

C

218

219

GIL Gillnet deployment sub-declaration

CIF vessel has permits for ICES Zones IIIa, Iva, Ivb, Vb, Via, Vib, VIIb, c, j, k and XII

220

Start of Gillnet sub-declaration

GIL

Tag starting gillnet deployment

221

Nominal length of one net

NL

Information required to be recorded during each fishing trip (in metres)

C

222

Number of nets

NN

Number of nets in a fleet

C

223

Number of fleets

FL

Number of fleets deployed

C

224

POS sub –declaration

POS

Position of each fleet deployment (see details of sub-elements and attributes of POS)

C

225

Depth of each fleet deployed

FD

Depth for each fleet deployed (a distance from water surface to the lowest part of the fishing gear)

C

226

Soak time of each fleet deployed

ST

Soak time for each fleet deployed (hours)

C

227

228

GLS: gear loss sub-declaration

Loss of fixed Gear

CIF required by the rules (*2)

229

Start of GLS sub declaration

GLS

Data on fixed gear lost

230

Date gear lost

DA

Date gear lost (YYYY-MM-DD)

C

231

Number of units

NN

Number of gears lost

CIF

232

POS sub-declaration

POS

Last known position of gear (see details of sub-elements and attributes of POS)

CIF

233

234

RAS: Relevant area sub declaration

RAS

Relevant area depending on the relevant reporting requirement – at least one field should be filled in. List of codes will be placed at the EC website with a location to be specified.

CIF

235

FAO area

FA

FAO area (e.g. 27)

CIF

236

FAO (ICES) sub-area

SA

FAO (ICES) sub-area (e.g. 3)

CIF

237

FAO (ICES) division

ID

FAO (ICES) division (e.g. d)

CIF

238

FAO (ICES) sub- division

SD

FAO (ICES) sub-division (e.g. 24) (Meaning together with the above 27.3.d.24)

CIF

239

Economic zone

EZ

Economic zone

CIF

240

Ices statistical rectangle

SR

ICES statistical rectangle (e.g. 49E6)

CIF

241

Fishing effort zone

FE

List of codes to be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement/ers_en.htm.

CIF

242

243

SPE: species sub-declaration

Aggregate quantity by species

244

Start of SPE sub-declaration

SPE

Details of fish caught by species

C

245

Species name

SN

Name of the species (FAO alpha-3 code)

C

246

Weight of fish

WT

Depending on context this item to be either

1.

Total weight of fish (in kilograms) in catch period

| 2. | Total weight of fish (in kilograms) on board (aggregate) or |
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2.

Total weight of fish (in kilograms) on board (aggregate) or

| 3. | Total weight of fish (in kilograms) landed |
| --- | --- |

3.

Total weight of fish (in kilograms) landed

| 4. | Total weight of fish discarded or used as a life bait |
| --- | --- |

4.

Total weight of fish discarded or used as a life bait

CIF species not counted; in bluefin tuna fishery

247

Number of fish

NF

Number of fish (when catch have to be registered in numbers of fish i.e. salmon, tuna)

CIF salmon, tuna fishery

248

Quantity held in nets

NQ

Estimate of quantity held in nets i.e. not in hold

CIF life tuna

249

Number held in nets

NB

Estimate of number of fish held in nets i.e. not in hold

CIF life tuna

250

Relevant area sub-declaration

RAS

The geographical area in which the majority of the catch was taken.

List of codes to be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement/ers_en.htm. (See details of sub-elements and attributes of RAS).

C

251

Gear type

GE

Letter code according to FAO’s “International Standard Statistical Classification of the Fishing Gear”

CIF landing declaration for certain species and catch areas only

252

Processing sub-declaration

PRO

(See details of sub-elements and attributes of PRO)

CIF for landing (transhipment) declaration

253

254

PRO: processing sub-declaration

Processing/presentation for each specie landed

255

Start of Processing sub-declaration

PRO

Tag containing fish processing details

C

256

Fish freshness category

FF

Fish freshness category ( A, B, E, V, SO)

CIF Sales Note

257

State of preservation

PS

Letter code for the state of the fish e.g. live, frozen, salted. List of codes to be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement/ers_en.htm

C

258

Presentation of fish

PR

Letter code for the product presentation (reflects manner of processing): use codes found at: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement/ers_en.htm

C

259

Processing’s type of packaging

TY

3 letter code (CRT=cartons, BOX=boxes, BGS=bags, BLC=blocks)

CIF for TRA, O for LAN

260

Number of packing units

NN

Number of packing units: cartoons, boxes, bags, containers, blocks etc

CIF for TRA, O for LAN

261

Av weight per unit of packing

AW

Product weight (kg)

CIF for TRA, O for LAN

262

Conversion factor

CF

A numerical factor that is applied to convert fish processed weight into fish live weight

O

263

264

Sales note declaration: SAL

SAL is a Sales message

265

The following attributes need to be specified

A Sale message may be either a Sales Note line or a Take-over line

266

Start of sales record

SAL

Tag indicating start of sales record

C

267

Vessel’s Community Fleet Register number

IR

With format AAAXXXXXXXXX where A is an uppercase letter being the country of first registration within the EU and X being a letter or a number

C

268

Vessel’s call sign

RC

International radio call sign

CIF CFR not up to date

269

Vessel’s external identification

XR

Side (hull) number of registration of the vessel that landed the fish

O

270

Country of registration

FS

ISO alpha-3 country code

C

271

Name of vessel

NA

Name of the vessel that landed the fish

O

272

SLI declaration

SLI

(See details of sub-elements and attributes of SLI)

CIF sale

273

TLI declaration

TLI

(See details of sub-elements and attributes of TLI)

CIF take-over

274

275

SLI: sales line declaration

276

Start of Sales line declaration

SLI

Tag containing details of a consignment sale

C

277

Date

DA

Date of the sale (YYYY-MM-DD).

C

278

Sale country

SC

Country where the sale took place (ISO alpha-3 country code)

C

279

Sale location

SL

Port code list (CCPPP) to be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement/ers_en.htm

C

280

Name of seller

NS

Name of auction centre, other body or person selling the fish

C

281

Name of buyer

NB

Name of body or person buying the fish

C

282

Sales contract reference number

CN

Sales contract reference number

O

283

Source document sub-declaration

SRC

(See details of sub-declaration and attributes of SRC)

C

284

Consignment sold sub declaration

CSS

(See details of sub-declaration and attributes of CSS)

C

285

286

SRC sub declaration

Flag state authorities shall track back the source document based on the vessel’s logbook and landing data

287

Start of Source document sub-declaration

SRC

Tag containing details of the source document for the consignment sold

C

288

Date of landing

DL

Date of landing (YYYY-MM-DD).

C

289

Country and Port name

PO

Country and Port name for place of landing. Country Port code list (CCPPP) to be found at: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement/ers_en.htm

C

290

291

CSS sub-declaration

292

Start of Consignment sold sub declaration

CSS

Tag containing details of the item sold

C

293

Fish price

FP

Price per Kg

C

294

Currency of sale

CR

Currency of price of sale. - List of currency symbols/codes will be placed at the EC web site with a location to be specified

C

295

Fish size category

SF

Size of fish (1-8; one size or kg, g, cm, mm or number of fish per kg as appropriate)

CIF

296

Product destination (purpose)

PP

Codes for human consumption, carry-over, industrial purposes

CIF

297

Withdrawn

WD

Withdrawn through a Producers Organisation (Y-yes, N-no, T – temporarily)

C

298

P.O. Use code

OP

List of codes will be placed at the EC web site with a location to be specified

O

299

Species in the consignment

SPE

(See details of sub-elements and attributes of SPE)

C

300

TLI: take-over declaration

301

Start of TLI declaration

TLI

Tag for details of take-over event

C

302

Date

DA

Date of the take-over (YYYY-MM-DD).

C

303

Take-over country

SC

Country where the Take-over took place (ISO alpha-3 country code)

C

304

Take-over location

SL

Port code or place name (if not in port) where the take-over took place – list to be found at the EC web site with a location to be specified http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement_en.htm

C

305

Name of take-over organisation

NT

Name of the organisation that took-over the fish

C

306

Take-over contract reference number

CN

Take-over contract reference number

O

307

SRC sub declaration

SRC

(See details of sub-elements and attributes of SRC)

C

308

Consignment taken over sub declaration

CST

(See details of sub-elements and attributes of CST)

C

309

310

CST sub declaration

311

Start of line for each consignment taken over

CST

Tag containing detail line for each species taken over

C

312

Fish size category

SF

Size of fish (1-8; one size or kg, g, cm, mm or number of fish per kg as appropriate)

O

313

Species in the consignment

SPE

(See details of sub-elements and attributes of SPE)

C

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(1)  Present annex replaces in full the annex to the Commission Regulation (EC) no 1566/2007 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1966/2006 on electronic recording and reporting of fishing activities and on means of remote sensing.

1

(*1)  Compulsory if required by the Community rules, international or bilateral agreements.

*1

(*2)  When CIF does not apply then attribute is optional.

*2

| 1. | Character set definitions are available at http://europa.eu.int/idabc/en/chapter/556used for ERS should be: Western character set (UTF-8) |
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1.

Character set definitions are available at http://europa.eu.int/idabc/en/chapter/556used for ERS should be: Western character set (UTF-8)

| 2. | All Codes (or appropriate references) will be listed on the EC Fisheries web site with a location to be specified: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement_en.htm (including codes for corrections, ports, fishing areas, intentions on leaving port, reasons for returning to port, type of fishing/target species, codes on entering conservation/effort zones and other codes or references; |
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2.

All Codes (or appropriate references) will be listed on the EC Fisheries web site with a location to be specified: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement_en.htm (including codes for corrections, ports, fishing areas, intentions on leaving port, reasons for returning to port, type of fishing/target species, codes on entering conservation/effort zones and other codes or references;

| 3. | All 3 character codes are XML elements (3 character code), all 2 character codes are XML attributes; |
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3.

All 3 character codes are XML elements (3 character code), all 2 character codes are XML attributes;

| 4. | The XML sample files and the reference XSD definition of the above Annex will be placed on the EC website with a location to be specified. |
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4.

The XML sample files and the reference XSD definition of the above Annex will be placed on the EC website with a location to be specified.

| 5. | All the weights in the table are expressed in kilograms and, if needed with up to 2 decimals of precision.’ |
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5.

All the weights in the table are expressed in kilograms and, if needed with up to 2 decimals of precision.’

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