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# 52005PC0207

**Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament - Reports from Member States on behaviours which seriously infringed the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy in 2003 /* COM/2005/0207 final */ **

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[pic] | COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES |

Brussels, 30.5.2005

COM(2005) 207 final

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL AND THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

Reports from Member States on behaviours which seriously infringed the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy in 2003

INTRODUCTION

Member States shall ensure that appropriate measures are taken, including administrative actions or criminal proceedings against the natural or legal person who infringes the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy[1].

Council Regulation (EC) N° 1447/1999[2] introduced a list of types of behaviour which seriously infringe the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy. The breaches included in the list are linked to the most important obligations imposed by the Community rules on stock conservation, monitoring and the marketing of fisheries products. Similar lists have been established by Regional Fisheries Organisations. Because of their seriousness, such behaviours should attract “proportional, effective and dissuasive” penalties imposed by national authorities.

With a view to increasing transparency on how Member States accomplish their obligations to enforce Community rules, they are obliged to report yearly to the Commission on the initiatives taken with regard to the breaches which have been detected. This information should allow a comparison between Member States as regards initiatives taken against the operators in the fishing industry who have been found guilty of a “serious infringement”, i.e. those which hindered the most the sound management of resources. The legislator’s goal is to progressively achieve a level playing field among the fishermen who would therefore have greater confidence in the control authorities throughout the European Community and adhere to Community rules on conservation of fisheries resources.

The procedure for reporting this data to the Commission is laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) N° 2740/1999[3]. This Communication refers to data received from the Member States on the cases of behaviours which seriously infringed the rules of the CFP and for which a case has been opened in 2003. This is the fourth Communication on this matter. The Commission presented the most relevant data for 2000 in its Communication of 12 November 2001[4], for 2001 in its Communication of 5 December 2002[5] and for 2002 in its Communication of 15 December 2003[6].

reports from member states for 2003

The Member States were required to send to the Commission, not later than 31 March 2004, their report on cases discovered in 2003. In order to facilitate the processing of data, this transmission should be made by electronic means and in conformity with the electronic format presented by the Commission at the meeting of the Expert Group on Monitoring and Control on 21 February 2001[7].

The Commission, at the meeting of the Expert Group on Monitoring and Control held in Lanzarote, from 12 to 14 May 2004, reminded Member States of their obligation and invited them to provide, in addition to what is requested by the Commission Regulation, the supplementary information which was needed to allow a more detailed analysis of the figures contained in the tables annexed to the Communication. However, no supplementary information was received by the Commission.

Unfortunately for most Member States it has been either impossible to respect the deadline laid down by the Community legislation or to follow the requirements concerning technical rules. For these reasons, the Commission was compelled to delay the presentation of the present Communication[8].

It is worth noting that the Commission has drawn up the annexed tables exclusively on the basis of data provided by the Member States, in conformity with Regulation (EC) N° 2740/99. On 13 September 2004 the Commission submitted the tables which were available at that time to the Member States to allow them to make any corrections to the figures or confirm that the figures included were correct. Only a few Member States reacted to the Commission’s request.

serious infringements compared to THE NUMBER OF FISHING VESSELS IN MEMBER STATES

The following table indicates the number of vessels listed in the Fishing Vessel Register for each Member State on 1 January 2004 together with the total number of serious infringements discovered and reported by Member States. It is appropriate to note that all cases of infringements reported do not necessarily concern fishing vessels.

Member State | Number of vessels | Serious infringements |

Belgium | 126 | 59 |

Denmark | 3552 | 485 |

Germany | 2192 | 128 |

Greece | 18979 | 766 |

Spain | 14397 | 3158 |

France | 8047 | 596 |

Ireland | 1490 | 103 |

Italy | 15639 | 2569 |

Netherlands | 949 | 124 |

Portugal | 10313 | 1316 |

Finland | 3420 | 10 |

Sweden | 1692 | 97 |

United Kingdom | 7279 | 91 |

OBSERVATIONS ON THE REPORTS SUBMITTED BY THE MEMBER STATES

Member States reported a total number of 9 502 cases of serious infringements covering all types of breaches included in the list of Council Regulation (EC) N° 1447/1999. The number of breaches detected is thus higher than in previous years (7 298 in 2000, 8 139 in 2001 and6 756 in 2002).

88% of infringements have been detected by 5 Member States, i.e. Greece, France, Spain, Italy and Portugal, the last three being by far those which reported most cases. These countries are also those with a larger number of vessels.Unauthorized fishing concerns 22% of case, fishing without holding a licence ranges second (17%), While storing, processing, placing for sale and transporting fishery products not meeting the marketing standards in force rises to third position (12%), almost three times the score in 2002: therefore, it seems that Member States gave particular attention to this infringement. Other types of behaviours frequently reported are using prohibited fishing methods and falsifying data records (10% each). Very few cases concerning other types of serious breaches to the rules of the CFP, for instance tampering with the Vessel monitoring system, have been reported.

84% of infringement procedures were concluded with the application of a penalty. In Greece and Germany 100% of infringements were sanctioned. In Spain and the United Kingdom more than 90% of them were also sanctioned. However, only 24% of infringements were sanctioned in Sweden (last year only 5% of behaviours were sanctioned in this country). It can not be excluded, as a consequence of incorrect encoding, that these statistics include to a certain extent proceedings which were initiated during previous years but not finalised until 2003.When comparing fines imposed on fishermen, there are still striking differences between Member States for the same type of infringement.

For example,

for using or keeping on board prohibited fishing gear, the average fine was EUR 451 in Portugal and EUR 9 000 in the Netherlands;

for unauthorised fishing, the average fine was EUR 375 in Belgium and EUR 19 255 in the United Kingdom;

for directed fishing of species subject to a prohibition, the average fine was EUR 20 in Denmark and EUR 8 379 in Spain;

for falsifying data required in the control documents, the average fine was EUR 98 in Germany and EUR 132 056 in the United Kingdom.

In general, the average fine applied in Finland was EUR 282 and in the United Kingdom EUR 77 922. It is worth noting here that Regulation (EC) N° 1447/99 does not indicate any ranking between the 19 types of breaches as regards to their gravity. Moreover, some of the fines reported could include the value of the seizures and others not, meaning that comparisons between fines in different Member States are biased. Indeed the value of the catches on board should be taken into consideration by the authority when imposing a penalty. The Commission considers that this rule, which is applied only in some Member States, should be of general application across the Community.

The average fine imposed in the proceedings that ended with a penalty amounts to EUR 4 664 which is much higher than previous years (it was only EUR 1 757 in 2002). Furthermore, in4 720 cases the seizure of catches or gears was ordered. Belgium, Greece, Spain and Italy were the Member States which reported to have applied this measure in a significant number of cases. On the other hand, Germany and Finland reported no seizure of catches or gears.The Commission is of the opinion that an administrative sanction like the suspension of an authorisation to carry out a professional activity may be a very effective tool to increase compliance with CFP rules due to the fact that it could be quickly applied. It is therefore regrettable that the majority of Member States do not use this tool more often.

With regard to the number of vessels listed in the Fishing Vessel Register on 1 January 2004 (86 585)[9] and the total number of infringements for which penalties were imposed(8 012), one may conclude that procedures were opened in respect of about 10% of the fleet. This percentage is actually somewhat smaller since some procedures, which cannot be numbered, refer to on-shore operators.

final remarks

As for the previous Communications on the breaches which seriously infringe the rules of the CFP, it must be noted that interpretation of information gathered is not easy since it exclusively consists of sets of figures. When the Member States do not provide the Commission’s services with more detailed information which could shed some light on the figures, it is hard to have a clear picture of the situation.

Moreover, there are indications that the data submitted to the Commission in the context of serious infringements are inaccurate. In some cases it appears that the number of infringements reported may include recreational fishing and other fishing activities that are not covered by the Common Fisheries Policy. As for the average fines, there are cases where the reported levels probably include confiscation values which should have been reported separately. There are also indications that there are instances where the outcome of a case goes unreported because the finalisation of the case does not occur in the same year as the detection of the infringement.

Furthermore, the accuracy of data collected varies greatly even within the same Member State. For instance, this could be the case when the responsibilities are highly decentralised or when responsibilities are split between different authorities with different organisational structures. There also seems to be a general problem with feedback regarding the outcome of cases, especially from the judiciary, which can lead to reduced reliability of the statistics.

Since it cannot be excluded that Member States do not always use the right codes for the infringements and given the fact that they do not always correctly fill in the form provided for in Annex I of Regulation (EC) N° 2740/99, all the figures are subject to caution. Moreover, the set of data transmitted cannot be exploited to its full potential since not all the fields are filled in by the Member States. Therefore, the Commission insists on the need to adhere to all requirements in order to be in a position to publish accurate data.

Taking into account all the difficulties, the Commission envisages launching a consultation process to ameliorate the situation. The first step in this process will be to convene Member States to an expert group meeting to discuss how to improve the reporting of the Member States and the content of future Communications. In this context, it would also be important not to forget the commitment to reduce any administrative burden to the minimum as stated in the Commission Communication on “Perspectives for simplifying and improving the regulatory environment of the Common Fisheries Policy”[10].

Attention shall also be drawn during the meeting to the differences between sanctions imposed across the Community, as were shown in a recent survey. This meeting is of particular importance since the Member States which entered the European Union on 1st May 2004 shall be able to report to the Commission on the infringements detected in 2004.Given a certain unreadiness to comply with the obligation of timely and accurate reporting of information on “serious infringements”, the Commission shall not rule out at this stage taking action against some Member States.

Despite the difficulty in drawing clear conclusions, the Commission wishes to underline that, although some progress has been achieved, it seems that Member States have not yet taken every useful initiative to tackle behaviours which are contrary to the CFP rules. For instance, the small number of detected breaches for tampering with VMS raises the question whether national rules are in place. Furthermore, it can be said that the amount of the sanctions applied across the Community do not seem to have a deterrent effect. Although statistics show that more than 10% of the vessels has been sanctioned, the amount paid by the fisheries industry as a consequence of sanctions imposed in 2003 (€ 28,7 millions[11]) is roughly equal to 4 thousandths of the 2002 landing value[12].

LIST OF TABLES

- Annex I: information transmission dates;

- Annex II: number of cases discovered by type of infringement and by Member State;

- Annex III: number of cases discovered by nationality of the party which committed the infringement and by Member State;

- Annex IV: number of cases where penalties were imposed by type of infringement and by Member State;

- Annex V: average fine by type of infringement and by Member State;

- Annex VI: number of seizures by type of infringement and by Member State;

- Annex VII: amount paid by the fishery industry in each Member State as a consequence of serious infringements.

LIST OF CODES USED FOR NOTIFYING SERIOUS INFRINGEMENTS

A1 : Obstructing the work of fisheries inspectors;

A2 : Falsifying, concealing, destroying or tampering with evidence;

B1 : Obstructing the work of observers;

C1 : Fishing without holding a fishing licence, a fishing permit or any other authorisation required for fishing;

C2 : Fishing under cover of a falsified document;

C3 : Falsifying, deleting or concealing the identification marks of the fishing vessel;

D1 : Using or keeping on board prohibited fishing gear;

D2 : Using prohibited fishing methods;

D3 : Not lashing or stowing prohibited fishing gear;

D4 : Directed fishing for, or keeping on board of, a species subject to a fishing prohibition;

D5 : Unauthorised fishing;

D6 : Failure to comply with the rules on minimum sizes;

D7 : Failure to comply with the rules and procedures relating to transhipments;

E1 : Falsifying or failing to record data in logbooks, etc;

E2 : Tampering with the satellite-based vessel monitoring system;

E3 : Deliberate failure to comply with the Community rules on remote transmission of movements of fishing vessels;

E4 : Failure of the master of the fishing vessel of a third country to comply with the applicable control rules when operating in Community waters;

F1 : Landing of fishery products not complying with the Community rules on control and enforcement;

F2 : Storing, processing, placing on sale and transporting fishery products not meeting the marketing standards in force;

NA : Unspecified.

Annex I

Member State | First Reception (Deadline : 31 March 2004) | Date of final successful submission to Fides | Comments |

Belgium | 23 March 2004 | 23 March 2004 | By electronic transmission – FIDES |

Denmark | 7 April 2004 | 7 April 2004 | By electronic transmission – FIDES |

Germany | 24 March 2004 | 24 March 2004 | By electronic transmission – FIDES |

Greece | 31 March 2004 | 2 June 2004 | By electronic transmission – FIDES |

Spain | 30 March 2004 | 27 September 2004 | By electronic transmission – FIDES |

France | 1 April 2004 | 22 April 2004 | By electronic transmission – FIDES |

Ireland | 29 September 2004 | 29 October 2004 | By mail – Only summary reports Reminder sent by mail on 21/06/2004 Reminder sent by fax on 29/07/2004 |

Italy | 3 August 2004 | 4 November 2004 | By mail – files unloadable (tiff format) Reminder sent by fax on 29/07/2004 |

Luxembourg | - | - | - |

Netherlands | 21 April 2004 | 22 April 2004 | By electronic transmission – FIDES |

Austria | - | - | - |

Portugal | 6 May 2004 | 13 May 2004 | By electronic mail in EXCEL format |

Finland | 31 March 2004 | 31 March 2004 | By electronic transmission – FIDES |

Sweden | 30 March 2004 | 13 April 2004 | By electronic transmission – FIDES |

United Kingdom | 01 April 2004 | 4 October 2004 | By electronic transmission – FIDES |

Annex II

DNK | 469 | 3 | 13 | 485 |

DEU | 128 | 128 |

GRC | 756 | 10 | 766 |

ESP | 2861 | 84 | 18 | 195 | 3158 |

FRA | 544 | 5 | 47 | 596 |

IRL | 82 | 21 | 103 |

ITA | 2569 | 2569 |

LUX |

NLD | 96 | 28 | 124 |

AUT |

PRT | 1238 | 6 | 72 | 1316 |

FIN | 10 | 10 |

SWE | 82 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 97 |

GBR | 91 | 91 |

TOTAL | 8858 | 224 | 32 | 388 | 9502 |

Annex IV

Code |BEL |DNK |DEU |GRC |ESP |FRA |IRL |ITA |LUX |NLD |AUT |PRT |FIN |SWE |GBR |TOTAL | | A1 |58

(68) | | | |59

(59) |4

(27) |0

(6) |8

(11) | |0

(1) | | | | |1

(1) |130

(173) – 75% | | A2 | |0

(1) | | |4

(4) | |0

(1) | | | | | | | | |4

(6) – 67% | | B1 | |1

(1) | | |1

(1) | | | | | | | | | | |2

(2) – 100% | | C1 | |5

(8) |10

(10) |114

(114) |677

(677) |21

(42) |0

(10) |194

(230) | | | |276

(520) |0

(1) |4

(15) |2

(2) |1303

(1629) – 80% | | C2 | | | |2

(2) |37

(37) | | |0

(1) | | | | | | | |39

(40) – 98% | | C3 |4

(4) | | |7

(7) |45

(45) |8

(11) |0

(1) |12

(12) | |2

(6) | |33

(56) | | | |111

(142) – 78% | | D1 |14

(15) |32

(37) |6

(6) | |61

(61) |85

(132) |0

(3) |188

(205) | |5

(21) | |138

(187) |0

(1) |1

(3) |8

(8) |538

(679) – 79% | | D2 | |12

(12) | |443

(443) |197

(197) |1

(5) | |127

(130) | |1

(2) | |92

(137) | | |9

(9) |882

(935) – 94% | | D3 | | | | |9

(9) |10

(11) | |2

(2) | |0

(1) | |0

(2) | | | |21

(25) – 84% | | D4 | |22

(54) |1

(1) | |20

(20) |24

(32) |0

(26) |17

(17) | | | |2

(2) | |2

(10) |3

(3) |91

(165) – 55% | | D5 |2

(3) |9

(13) | |105

(105) |671

(674) |39

(99) |0

(8) |724

(771) | |0

(1) | |250

(368) |2

(4) |7

(34) |2

(2) |1811

(2082) – 87% | | D6 |4

(4) |40

(54) |8

(8) |86

(86) |259

(259) |24

(101) |0

(1) |135

(135) | |26

(27) | |11

(17) | |1

(3) |7

(7) |601

(702) – 86% | | D7 | | | | |2

(2) |1

(1) | |1

(1) | | | | | | | |4

(4) – 100% | | E1 |23

(32) |101

(220) |103

(103) | |291

(293) |24

(93) |0

(41) |53

(63) | |15

(38) | |2

(6) |2

(3) |5

(17) |46

(52) |665

(961) – 69% | | E2 | | | | |69

(69) | | | | | | | |1

(1) | |4

(4) |74

(74) – 100% | | E3 | | | | | |6

(12) |0

(3) |4

(28) | | | | | |1

(8) | |11

(51) – 22% | | E4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |1

(4) | |1

(4) – 25% | | F1 | |0

(1) | | |202

(202) |3

(7) | |2

(3) | |11

(17) | |8

(8) | |1

(3) |2

(2) |229

(243) – 94% | | F2 |1

(1) |5

(16) | |9

(9) |549

(549) |18

(23) | |525

(571) | |10

(10) | | | | |1

(1) |1118

(1180) – 95% | | NA | | | | | | |0

(3) |369

(389) | | | |8

(13) | | | |377

(405) – 93% | | |48

(59)

81% |285

(485)

59% |128

(128)

100% |766

(766)

100% |3153

(3158)

100% |268

(596)

45% |0

(103)

0% |2361

(2569)

92% | |70

(124)

56% | |820

(1316)

62% |5

(10)

50% |23

(97)

24% |85

(91)

93% |8012

(9502)

84% | |

Annex V

Code |BEL |DNK |DEU |GRC |ESP |FRA |IRL |ITA |LUX |NLD |AUT |PRT |FIN |SWE |GBR |TOTAL | | A1 | |839

(2) | | |5289

(59) |150

(2) | |684

(7) | | | | | | |154

(1) |4492

(71) | | A2 | | | | |3383

(4) | | | | | | | | | | |3383

(4) | | B1 | | | | |180

(1) | | | | | | | | | | |180

(1) | | C1 | |335

(1) |3472

(7) |385

(94) |2087

(677) |2885

(10) | |575

(183) | | | |689

(167) | |475

(4) |4236

(2) |1514

(1145) | | C2 | | | |300

(1) |818

(37) | | | | | | | | | | |805

(38) | | C3 | | | |341

(7) |3934

(45) |350

(7) | |1434

(10) | | | |204

(14) | | | |2398

(83) | | D1 |7500

(1) |2884

(1) |1520

(5) | |870

(61) |736

(48) | |7649

(123) | |9000

(1) | |451

(35) | |674

(1) |3321

(8) |3871

(284) | | D2 | | | |692

(405) |5107

(197) |801

(1) | |989

(43) | |1100

(1) | |219

(13) | | |385

(2) |2016

(662) | | D3 | | | | |634

(9) |600

(6) | |2064

(2) | | | | | | | |790

(17) | | D4 | |386

(4) |20

(1) | |8379

(20) |2224

(16) | |1033

(1) | | | | | |172

(2) |5007

(2) |4698

(46) | | D5 |375

(2) |671

(1) | |977

(93) |1781

(674) |1808

(30) | |9889

(466) | | | |568

(111) |526

(2) |1352

(7) |19255

(2) |4371

(1388) | | D6 |917

(3) |686

(16) |355

(5) |816

(76) |3425

(259) |638

(12) | |1033

(23) | |1042

(11) | |813

(10) | |333

(1) |5589

(7) |2494

(423) | | D7 | | | | |1500

(2) |1000

(1) | |1032

(1) | | | | | | | |1258

(4) | | E1 |1214

(7) |364

(74) |98

(96) | |4558

(293) |273

(10) | |73336

(50) | |456

(12) | |400

(1) |150

(2) |418

(5) |132056

(42) |17913

(592) | | E2 | | | | |5091

(69) | | | | | | | |60

(1) | |3139

(4) |4917

(74) | | E3 | | | | | |750

(4) | |55

(4) | | | | | |826

(1) | |449

(9) | | E4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |167

(1) | |167

(1) | | F1 | | | | |10415

(202) |1513

(2) | |1033

(2) | |1697

(7) | |622

(8) | |1278

(1) |2696

(2) |9520

(224) | | F2 | | | |831

(8) |1917

(549) |448

(9) | |6503

(345) | |430

(7) | | | | |385

(1) |3602

(919) | | NA | | | | | | | |1397

(173) | | | |135

(5) | | | |1361

(178) | | |1500

(13) |455

(99) |379

(114) |700

(684) |3202

(3158) |1156

(158) | |8304

(1433) | |1075

(39) | |588

(364) |282

(5) |742

(23) |77922

(73) |4664

(6163) | |

Annex VI

Code |BEL |DNK |DEU |GRC |ESP |FRA |IRL |ITA |LUX |NLD |AUT |PRT |FIN |SWE |GBR |TOTAL | |A1 | |0

(68) | | |35

(59) |1

(27) |0

(6) |2

(11) | |0

(1) | | | | |0

(1) |38

(173) | |A2 | |0

(1) | | |0

(4) | |0

(6) | | | | | | | | |0

(6) | |B1 | |0

(1) | | |0

(1) | | | | | | | | | | |0

(2) | |C1 | |0

(8) |0

(10) |114

(114) |382

(677) |13

(42) |0

(10) |95

(230) | | | |86

(520) |0

(1) |2

(15) |0

(2) |692

(1629) | |C2 | | | |2

(2) |37

(37) | | |0

(1) | | | | | | | |39

(40) | |C3 |0

(4) | | |7

(7) |29

(45) |0

(11) |0

(1) |0

(12) | |2

(6) | |3

(56) | | | |41

(142) | |D1 |1

(15) |3

(37) |0

(6) | |15

(61) |58

(132) |0

(3) |148

(205) | |3

(21) | |81

(187) |0

(1) |0

(3) |1

(8) |310

(679) | |D2 | |0

(12) | |443

(443) |107

(197) |0

(5) | |112

(130) | |0

(2) | |85

(137) | | |8

(9) |755

(935) | |D3 | | | | |0

(9) |3

(11) | |2

(2) | |0

(1) | |0

(2) | | | |5

(25) | |D4 | |2

(54) |0

(1) | |4

(20) |9

(32) |0

(26) |17

(17) | | | |2

(2) | |0

(10) |2

(3) |36

(165) | |D5 |2

(3) |1

(13) | |105

(105) |310

(674) |10

(99) |0

(8) |623

(771) | |0

(1) | |132

(368) |0

(4) |3

(34) |1

(2) |1187

(2082) | |D6 |3

(4) |0

(54) |0

(8) |86

(86) |79

(259) |11

(101) |0

(1) |102

(135) | |26

(27) | |1

(17) | |0

(3) |1

(7) |309

(702) | |D7 | | | | |0

(2) |0

(1) | |1

(1) | | | | | | | |1

(4) | |E1 |19

(32) |1

(220) |0

(103) | |277

(293) |0

(93) |0

(41) |44

(63) | |3

(38) | |1

(6) |0

(3) |0

(17) |3

(52) |348

(961) | |E2 | | | | |69

(69) | | | | | | | |0

(1) | |1

(4) |70

(74) | |E3 | | | | | |0

(12) |0

(3) |0

(28) | | | | | |0

(8) | |0

(51) | |E4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |0

(4) | |0

(4) | |F1 | |0

(1) | | |195

(202) |1

(7) | |2

(3) | |6

(17) | |0

(8) | |0

(3) |0

(2) |204

(243) | |F2 |1

(1) |0

(16) | |9

(9) |80

(549) |10

(23) | |356

(571) | |10

(10) | | | | |0

(1) |466

(1180) | |NA | | | | | | |0

(3) |217

(389) | | | |2

(13) | | | |219

(405) | | |26

(59) |7

(485) |0

(128) |766

(766) |1619

(3158) |116

(596) |0

(103) |1721

(2569) | |50

(124) | |393

(1316) |0

(10) |5

(97) |17

(91) |4720

(9502) | |

Annex VII

Code |BEL |DNK |DEU |GRC |ESP |FRA |IRL |ITA |LUX |NLD |AUT |PRT |FIN |SWE |GBR |TOTAL | |A1 | |1677 | | |312040 |300 | |4787 | | | | | | |154 |318958

1,1% | |A2 | | | | |13533 | | | | | | | | | | |13533

0,0% | |B1 | | | | |180 | | | | | | | | | | |180

0,0% | |C1 | |335 |24303 |36188 |1413229 |28850 | |105268 | | | |115101 | |1900 |8472 |1733646

6,0% | |C2 | | | |300 |30282 | | | | | | | | | | |30582

0,1% | |C3 | | | |2388 |177028 |2450 | |14341 | | | |2854 | | | |199061

0,7% | |D1 |7500 |2884 |7600 | |53051 |35333 | |940880 | |9000 | |15800 | |674 |26571 |1099293

3,8% | |D2 | | | |280396 |1006150 |801 | |42529 | |1100 | |2844 | | |770 |1334590

4,6% | |D3 | | | | |5704 |3600 | |4128 | | | | | | | |13432

0,0% | |D4 | |1542 |20 | |167588 |35576 | |1033 | | | | | |344 |10013 |216116

0,8% | |D5 |750 |671 | |90853 |1200497 |54250 | |4608133 | | | |63093 |1052 |9467 |38509 |6067275

21,1% | |D6 |2750 |10973 |1777 |62034 |886970 |7650 | |23754 | |11465 | |8129 | |333 |39124 |1054959

3,7% | |D7 | | | | |3000 |1000 | |1032 | | | | | | | |5032

0,0% | |E1 |8500 |26953 |9451 | |1335473 |2725 | |3666799 | |5477 | |400 |300 |2088 |5546368 |10604534

36,9% | |E2 | | | | |351277 | | | | | | | |60 | |12554 |363891

1,3% | |E3 | | | | | |3000 | |219 | | | | | |826 | |4045

0,0% | |E4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |167 | |167

0,0% | |F1 | | | | |2103813 |3025 | |2066 | |11880 | |4975 | |1278 |5392 |2132429

7,4% | |F2 | | | |6650 |1052238 |4030 | |2243680 | |3011 | | | | |385 |3309994

11,5% | |NA | | | | | | | |241639 | | | |674 | | | |242313

0,8% | |Total (€) |19500

0,1% |45035

0,2% |43151

0,2% |478809

1,7% |10112053

35,2% |182590

0,6% | |11900289

41,4% | |41933

0,1% | |213870

0,7% |1412

0,0% |17077

0,1% |5688312

19,8% |28744031 | |Vessels |126 |3552 |2192 |18979 |14397 |8047 |1490 |15639 | |949 | |10313 |3420 |1692 |7279 |88075 | |Average (€) |154,76 |12,68 |19,69 |25,23 |702,37 |22,69 | |760,94 | |44,19 | |20,74 |0,41 |10,09 |781,47 |326,36 | |

[1] Art. 25 R. 2371/2002.

[2] OJ L 167, 02.07.1999, p. 5

[3] OJ L 328, 22.12.1999, p. 62

[4] COM(2001) 650, 12.11.2001

[5] COM(2002) 687, 05.12.2002

[6] COM(2003) 782, 15.12.2003

[7] Working paper FIDES II Message Definition.

[8] The date of the introduction of information provided by each Member State is indicated in Annex I.

[9] This figure of 86 585 vessels in the Fishing Vessel Register does not include the 1 490 Irish vessels, as information on Irish infringements for which penalties were imposed are not available.

[10] COM(2004) 820.

[11] Details can be found in Annex VII.

[12] The global landing value in the European Union in 2002 amounts to € 6 219 millions (Eurostat, CFP facts and figures, 2004)