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of 16 September 1988
laying down detailed rules for the application of the Scheme of Joint International Inspection
adopted by the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization
(OJ L 257, 17.9.1988, p. 20)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2868/88
of 16 September 1988
laying down detailed rules for the application of the Scheme of
Joint International Inspection adopted by the Northwest Atlantic
Fisheries Organization
THE COMMISSIONOF THE EUROPEANCOMMUN ITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1956/88of9June1988
adopting provisions for the application of the Scheme of Joint Inter-nationalInspectionadoptedbytheNorthwestAtlanticFisheriesOrgan-ization(
1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas detailed rules should be laid down for implementing the
SchemeofJointInternationalInspection,hereinafterreferredtoas‘theScheme',andRegulation(EEC)No1956/88,inparticularwithregardtotheadoptionandnotificationoftheprovisionalplanfortheparticipationof the Community in the Scheme, the notification and investigation ofapparent infringements and the cooperation of the Member States andthe Commission in these matters;
Whereas the Management Committee for Fishery Resources has not
delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Member States shall notify the Commission by 1 September each year
of the names of the inspectors and special inspection vessels (whichtermincludesfishingvesselscarryinginspectors)andtheidentityofthehelicopterswhichtheyintendtoassigntotheSchemeforthefollowingcalendar year. On the basis of this information the Commission incooperationwiththeMemberStatesshalldrawupaprovisionalplanfortheparticipationoftheCommunityintheSchemeforthatcalendaryearand shall notify it to the Executive Secretary of NAFO and to theMember States.
Article 2
TheCommissionshalldesignatetheauthoritiesreferredtoinparagraph
3 of the Scheme.
Article 3
Community inspectors assigned to the Scheme in accordance with
Article2(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1956/88shallcommunicatetotheCommission of the European Communities, Brussels, telex address24189 Fiseu-B, within the working day following the inspection, thedetails of apparent infringements of vessels inspected. They shallprovide the Commission on a 10-day basis with a list of vesselsinspected.
In the event of an apparent infringement or a difference between
recorded catches and their estimates of catches on board, Communityinspectors shall transmit to the Commission a copy of the inspectionreport with supporting documentation, including second photographstaken, as soon as possible after the inspection vessel returns to port.Wherethereisnoapparentinfringementordifferencebetweenrecordedcatchesandtheinspectors’estimatesofcatchesonboard,theoriginalof
(1) OJ No L 175, 6. 7. 1988, p. 1.
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the inspection report shall be transmitted to the Commission by theinspector within 20 days of the inspection vessel’s return to port.
Article 4
1. On being notified by another Contracting Party of an apparent
infringement committed by a Community vessel the Commission shallinform the Flag State of the vessel, which shall take prompt action toreceiveandconsidertheevidenceandconductanyfurtherinvestigationnecessary for disposition of the apparent infringement. A Communityinspectorshallboardthevesselwheneverpossible.TheFlagStateshallwhenever possible inspect the vessel on its return to port.
TheFlagStateshallenabletheCommissiontocooperatefullywiththe
appropriate authorities of the Contracting Party which carried out theinspection,inordertoensurethattheevidenceofapparentinfringementis prepared and preserved in a form which facilitates administrative orjudicial action.
2. In the event of an apparent infringement committed by a
CommunityvesselwhichisreportedtoitbyaCommunityinspectortheCommissionshallinformtheFlagStateofthevessel,whichshalltakepromptactiontoreceiveandconsidertheevidence,conductanyfurtherinvestigation necessary for disposition of the apparent infringement,inspectthevesselonitsreturntoportwheneverpossibleandcooperatefully with the Commission in order to ensure that the evidence ofapparentinfringementispreparedandpreservedinaformwhichfacili-tates administrative or judicial action.
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Article 4 (a)
1. Where the appropriate authorities of the flag Member State are
notified, pursuant to paragraph 10 (iii) of the Annex to Regulation(EEC) No 1956/88, by a NAFO inspector of an apparent seriousinfringement,aslistedinparagraph9oftheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)No1956/88,committedbyafishingvesselflyingitsflagorwheretheCommission receives such information, these appropriate authoritiesand the Commission shall immediately inform each other thereof.
2. As a result of receiving the information pursuant to paragraph 1
and of being notified by another Contracting Party or by Communityinspectors assigned to the scheme of an apparent serious infringementaslistedinparagraph9oftheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)No1956/88,committedbyaCommunityvessel,theCommissionincooperationwiththe flag Member State, shall ensure that the vessel is inspected within72 hours by a duly authorized inspector.
3. The Commission and the flag Member State shall cooperate in
order to determine as soon as possible if the inspection referred to inparagraph 2 is to be conducted by a Community inspector assigned totheschemeorbyaninspectordesignatedbytheappropriateauthoritiesof the flag Member State.
4. The duly authorized inspector shall board the fishing vessel
concerned and shall examine the elements that make up the apparentseriousinfringementdetectedbytheNAFOinspectorandshallassoonas possible transmit to the appropriate authority of the flag MemberState and to the Commission the results of his examination.
5. Following the notification of his results and if the apparent
infringement is serious, in accordance with the definition of infringe-ments in paragraph 9 of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1956/88,theappropriateauthorityoftheflagMemberStateshall,ifthesituationrequires,within24hours,itselfrequireorauthorizethedulyauthorizedinspector to require the vessel to proceed to a designated port inaccordancewithparagraph10(ii)oftheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)No1956/88.
Thetimelimitreferredtointhefirstsubparagraphmaybeextendedby
the Commission at the request of a Member State addressed to theCommission, up to a maximum of 72 hours.
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In the event of a diversion, the duly authorized inspector shall take allnecessary measures to ensure security and continuity of the evidenceincluding,asappropriate,sealingthevessel’sholdforeventualdocksideinspection.
6. Onarrivalattheportofdiversion,thesuspectvesselshallbethe
subject of a thorough inspection carried out under the authority of theflagMemberState,whichmaybeattendedbyaNAFOinspectorfromany other Contracting Party wishing to take part. The Flag MemberState shall immediately inform the Commission of the results of theinspection, using the form in Annex I to this Regulation, and of themeasures it has taken to deal with the infringement.
7. In the appropriate authority of the flag state does not require the
vessel to be diverted to a port in accordance with paragraph 10 (ii) oftheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)No1956/88,itshallimmediatelyinformthe Commission of the reasons on which its decision was based. TheCommission shall in due course inform the Executive Secretariat ofNAFO of that decision and of the reasons therefor.
Article 4 (b)
1. When the Community inspectors suspect that a fishing vessel
flyingtheflagofaContractingPartyhascommittedoneoftheseriousinfringementslistedinparagraph9oftheAnnextoCouncilRegulation(EEC) No 1956/88, the inspectors in question shall, within 24 hours,inform the appropriate authorities of the flag state concerned and theExecutive Secretariat of NAFO thereof, supplying them with all theelements on the basis of which they cited that vessel for havingcommitted an apparent serious infringement. The Commission shallsend the Member States a copy of the notification addressed to theExecutive Secretariat of NAFO.
2. The Commission shall decide, with the agreement of the
Contracting Party responsible for the vessel, if a Community inspectoris to remain on board when the vessel is diverted. The Commissionshall also decide if a Community inspector is to be present during thethorough inspection of the suspect vessel, in port.
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Article 5
1. On being notified by another Contracting Party of differences
between recorded catches by a Community vessel and the estimates oftheinspector,theCommissionshallinformtheFlagStateofthevessel.TheCommissionshallalsoinformanyinspectionvesselassignedtotheScheme by the Community and located in the Regulatory Area. ACommunity inspector shall board the vessel involved wheneverpossible. The appropriate authorities of the Flag State shall assist theCommission in cooperating fully with the inspector to ensure that theevidenceispreparedandpreservedinaformwhichwouldfacilitateanyadministrative and judicial action and shall conduct any further invest-igationnecessarytoallowittodetermineappropriatefollow-upaction.
2. In the event of a difference between catches recorded by a
Community vessel and the estimates of a Community inspector, theCommissionshallinformtheFlagState,whichshallcooperatewiththeCommission to ensure that the evidence is prepared or preserved in aform which would facilitate any administrative or judicial action andconduct any further investigation necessary to allow it to determineappropriate follow-up action.
Article 6
TheCommissionshallforwardassoonaspossibletotheFlagStatesof
thevesselsinspectedtheoriginalsofinspectionreportswhichhavebeentransmittedtoitbyCommunityinspectorsoranotherContractingPartyconcerningCommunityvesselswherethereisnoapparentinfringementor difference between recorded catches and inspectors’ estimates ofcatches on board.
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Article 7
CopiesofreportsmadebyCommunityinspectorswhichinvolvevessels
of another Contracting Party and concern apparent infringements ordifferencesbetweenrecordedcatchesandtheestimatesoftheinspectorsshallbetransmittedbytheCommissiontogetherwithsupportingdocu-mentation, including second photographs taken, as soon as possible tothe appropriate authorities of the Contracting Party for the inspectedvessel.
Article 8
The Commission shall send a copy of all inspection reports made by
Community inspectors to the Executive Secretary of NAFO.
Article 9
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EachMemberStateshallnotifytotheCommissionby25Januaryeachyearfortheperiod1Julyto31December,andby25Augusteachyearfortheperiod1Januaryto30June,theinformationrequiredinpoints1and 2 of this Article, in accordance with the model in Annex II, andalso the information required in point 3 of this Article, in accordancewith the model in Annex III:
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1. theresultofactiontakeninrespectofapparentinfringementsbyits
vessels; apparent infringements shall be listed annually until theactionisconcludedandanypenaltiesimposedshallbedescribedinspecific terms;
2. anysignificantdifferencesbetweenrecordsofcatchesinitsvessels’
logbooks and inspectors’ estimates of catches on board the vessels,together with an indication of any follow-up action taken. A differ-enceshallbeconsideredassignificantwheretheinspector’sestimatediffers from the catch recorded in the logbook by 20 % or more;
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3. any significant difference between the Community fishing vessel’s
positionrecordedinthe‘NAFOreport'andtheactualpositionestab-lished at the time of the vessel’s inspection.
Article 9 (a)
ThetransmissionofinformationbetweentheMemberStates’competent
authorities and the Commission shall take place via the appropriateauthorities whose details are set out in Annex IV.
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Article 10
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
all Member States.
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ANNEX I

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ANNEX II

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ANNEX III

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ANNEX IV
DETAILS OF THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES
GERMANY
Name BUNDESANSTALT FÜR LANDWIRTSCHAFT UND ERNÄH-
RUNG
Address Palmaille 9
D-22767 Hamburg
Telephone number (4940)38905-173Fax number (4940)38905-128Telex number 0214763E-mail number —Date and times available Monday to Thursday 07h00 to 16h00
Friday 07h00 to 14h00
DENMARK
Name FISKERIDIREKTORATETAddress Stormgade 2
DK-1470 København K.
Telephone number (45)33963609Fax number (45)33933900Telex number 16144 fm dkE-mail number —Date and times available 24h/24h
SPAIN
Name DIRECCIÓN GENERAL DE RECURSOS PESQUEROSAddress Calle Ortega y Gasset, 57
E-28006 Madrid
Telephone number (341)4025000Fax number (341)4020212Telex number —E-mail number —Date and times available Monday to Friday 08h00 to 15h00
PORTUGAL
Name INSPECÇÃO-GERAL DAS PESCASAddress Ed. Vasco da Gama
Alcântara-MarP-1350 Lisboa
Telephone number (3511)3913581/52Fax number (3511)3979193Telex number 60339 SEPGC PE-mail number —Date and times available MondaytoFriday09h00 to 13h00
14h00 to 18h30
UNITED KINGDOM
Name MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOODAddress Nobel House
17 Smith SquareUK-London SW1P 3JR
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Telephone number (44171)2708960
Fax number (44171)2708125Telex number 889351fish lw gE-mail number —Date and times available 24h/24h
EUROPEANCOMMISSION
Name DIRECTION GÉNÉRALE DE LA PÊCHEAddress Rue Joseph II 99
B-1049 Bruxelles
Telephone number (322)2991111Fax number (322)2962338Telex number 24189 fiseu bE-mail number telecom@dg14.cec.beX 400 S=TELECOM; O=DG14; P=CEC; A=RTT; C=BEDate and times available Monday to Friday 24h/24h