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of22April1996
onthesubmissionbyMember Statesofstatisticsonaquacultureproduction
(OJ L 108, 1.5.1996, p. 1)
Amended by:
Official Journal
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COUNCILREGULATION(EC)No788/96
of22April1996
on the submission by Member States of statistics on aquaculture
production
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, andinparticular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (
1),
Whereas aquaculture is a rapidly developing sector of the fishing
industry with a potential for supplementing the limited supplies fromtraditional fisheries;
Whereas the production from aquaculture has to be monitored and,
where necessary, controlled so as to ensure satisfactory marketingconditions;
Whereas the impact of aquaculture on regional development and on the
environment results in an increasing demand for statistics to monitorthe development of this sector;
Whereas the implementation of the Community's structural policy for
fisheries also requires statistics onproductioninthe aquaculturalsector;
Whereas the objectives of the proposed actioncanbe achieved on ly on
the basis of a Community legal act which will permit the Commission
to coordinate the necessary harmonization of the statistical informationat Community level while the collection of aquaculture productionstatistics and the necessary infrastructure to increase and monitor thereliability of these statistics is first and foremost the responsibility of
the Member States;
Whereas the specific method of drawing up the relevant Community
statistics on aquaculture production, developed by using existingnational statistics compiled to meet current national and internationalobligations, requires particularly close cooperation between theCommission and the Member States, in particular within the Standing
Committee onAgricultural Statistics set up inDecision72/279/EEC (
2),
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
General provisions
Each Member State shall submit annually to the Commission statistics
onaquaculture productioninall waters of that Member State.
Article 2
Submissionofdata
Member States shall forward to the Commissionthe data referred to in
Article 1, in the form described in Annex I within nine months of theend of the calendar year to which they refer, together with data
declared confidential by the Member States pursuant to domestic legis-
lation or practice concerning statistical confidentiality, in accordancewith Council Regulation (Euratom, EEC) No 1588/90 of 11 June 19901996R0788 — EN — 20.11.2003 — 001.001 — 2
(1) Opinion delivered on 27 March 1996 (not yet published in the Official
Journal).
(2) OJ No L 179, 7. 8. 1972, p. 1.
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on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the
Statistical Office of the EuropeanCommun ities (1).
The data may be submitted onmagn etic medium or ina form other
than that described in Annex I, the format of such submissions beingagreed betweenthe Member State an d the Commission(Eurostat).
Subject to the measures which are necessary to ensure statistical confi-
dentiality, the Commission (Eurostat) shall make available to Member
States the data submitted pursuant to this Regulation.
Article 3
Definitions
The definitions to be used in submission of the data are shown in
Annex II. Where national practices or administrative procedures donot permit the strict application of these definitions, the Member State
concerned shall inform the Commission (Eurostat) of the definitions in
use.
Article 4
Datacompilation
A Member State may use sample surveys or other relevant sources to
produce data on the major components of the aquaculture production;
the remaining components may be estimated.
A Member State having a total annual production of less than 1 000
tonnes may submit estimates for the total production.
A Member State shall individually identify the species listed in Annex
III. However, the production of species which, individually, do not
exceed 1 000 tonnes and do not represent more than 10 % by weightof the total productionmay be estimated an d aggregated.
Article 5
Transitionalperiodandderogations
1. If a Member State is unable to meet the requirements of this
Regulation, the Commission may fix a transitional period up to a
maximum of three years from the date of entry into force of this Regu-lation, during which full implementation of the Regulation is to becompleted.
During this transitional period, temporary derogations exempting a
Member State from the applicationof this Regulationmay be gran ted.
The Commissionshall in form all Member States of the details of suchderogations.
2. Incases where the in clusionof a particular sector of the aquacul-
ture industry would cause difficulties to the national authorities
incommensurate with the importance of the sector in the Member State
concerned, a derogation may be granted, in accordance with the proce-dure laid downinArticle 7, permittin g that Member State to excludedata for that sector from the national data submitted.
3. The derogations granted pursuant to paragraph 2 shall be for a
maximum of three years; however, they may be extended by further
three-year periods. In submitting a request for an extension, a MemberState shall forward to the Commissionthe results of a sample surveyshowing the problems encountered in the application of this Regula-tion. The request shall then be subject to the procedure laid down inArticle 7.1996R0788 — EN — 20.11.2003 — 001.001 — 3
(1) OJ No L 151, 15. 6. 1990, p. 1.
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Article 6
Committee
The arrangements for implementing this Regulation, including the
amendments to the format of data transmissions in Annex I, the defini-
tions in Annex II and the list of species in Annex III, will be laid down
by the Commission following consultation of the Standing CommitteeonAgricultural Statistics inaccordan ce with the procedure specified inArticle 7.
Article 7
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing Committee on
Agricultural Statistics, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Committee’.
2. Where reference is made to this Article, Articles 4 and 7 of Deci-
sion1999/468/EC (
1) shall apply, having regard to the provisions of
Article 8 thereof.
The period laid downinArticle 4(3) of Decision1999/468/EC shall be
set at two months.
3. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.
Article 8
Finalprovisions
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publica-
tionintheOfficial Journal of the European Communities .
It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1996.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
inall Member States.1996R0788 — EN — 20.11.2003 — 001.001 — 4
(1) Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures
for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (OJ
L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23).▼M1
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ANNEX I
Quantityoffish,crustaceans,molluscsandseaweedproducedbyaquaculture
(tonnes live weight)
Species (1) Fresh water (2)Other waters
Total (2)Brackish
water(3)Sea water (3) Total (2)
Fish
CrustaceansMolluscsSeaweed (
4)
(1) Subject to the provisions of Article 4, the species are to be individually identified. Annex III contains an indi-
cative list of species subject to aquaculture.
(2) Obligatory submissionof data.
(3) Optional submission of data.
(4) Wet weight equivalent.1996R0788 — EN — 20.11.2003 — 001.001 — 5
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ANNEX II
Definitions
For the purposes of this Regulation:
— ‘Aquaculture’ means the farming of aquatic organisms including fish,
molluscs, crustaceans and aquatic plants. Farming implies some form of
intervention in the rearing process to enhance production, such as regular
stocking, feeding and protection from predators. Farming also implies indi-
vidual or corporate ownership of, or rights resulting from contractual
arrangements to, the stock being cultivated. For statistical purposes, aquatic
organisms which are harvested by an individual or corporate body which has
owned them throughout their rearing period contribute to aquaculture, while
aquatic organisms which are exploited by the public as a common property
resource, with or without appropriate licences, are the harvest of fisheries.
— ‘Freshwater’ means the waters of rivers, streams, lakes, ponds and tanks and
other enclosures where the water has a constantly negligible salinity.
— ‘Other waters’ means waters where the salinity is not negligible throughout
the year. The salinity may be constantly high (for example, sea water) or
may be subject to periodic variation(for example, due to tidal or season al
influences).
— ‘Sea water’ means water where the salinity is high and not subject to signif-
icant variation.
— ‘Brackish water’ means water where the salinity is appreciable but not at a
constant high level. The salinity may be subject to considerable variation
due to the influx of fresh or sea waters.
— ‘Aquaculture production’ means the output for final consumption, involving
extensive or intensive culture techniques, and includes the production of
aquatic plants for industrial purposes. Hatchery output or products which
will continue to be subject to aquaculture practices are excluded. Production
is to be recorded in tonnes live weight equivalent for animal products and in
wet weight for aquatic plants.1996R0788 — EN — 20.11.2003 — 001.001 — 6
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ANNEX III
Aquacultureproductsforwhichproductionstatisticsmustbecommunicated
English name French name Scientific name3-alpha
code
FISH
Grass carp (White amur) Carpe herbivore Ctenopharyngodon idella FCG
Commoncarp Carpe commun e Cyprinus carpio FCP
Northernpike Gran d brochet Esox lucius FPI
Bighead carp Carpe à grosse tête Hypophthalmichthyes
nobilisBIC
Silver carp Carpe argentée Hypophthalmichthys moli-
trixSVC
Freshwater fishes n.e.i. Poissons d'eau douce
n.c.a.Osteichthyes FRF
Roaches Gardons Rutilus spp. FRX
Tench Tanche Tinca tinca FTE
Tilapias n.e.i. Tilapias n.c.a. Oreochromis spp. TLP
North Africancatfish Poisson s-chats d'Afrique Clarius gariepinus CLZ
Black bullhead Poisson-chat d'Amérique Ictalurus melas ITM
Wels (Som) catfish Silure glane Siluris glanis SOM
Sturgeons n.e.i. Esturgeons n.c.a. Acipenseridae STU
Europeaneel An guille d'Europe Anguilla anguilla ELE
Whitefishes n.e.i. Corégones n.c.a. Coregonus n.e.i. WHF
Coho (= Silver salmon) Saumon coho Oncorhynchus kisutch COH
Rainbow trout Truite arc-en-ciel Oncorhynchus mykiss TRR
Pacific salmons n.e.i. Saumons du Pacifique
n.c.a.Oncorhynchus spp. ORC
Atlantic salmon Saumon de l'Atlantique Salmo salar SAL
Trouts n.e.i. Truites n.c.a. Salmo spp. TRO
Sea trout Truite de mer Salmo trutta TRS
Arctic char Omble chevalier Salvelinus alpinus ACH
Brook trout Omble de fontaine Salvelinus fontinalis SVF
Chars n.e.i. Ombles n.c.a. Salvelinus spp. CHR
Turbot Turbot commun Psetta maxima TUR
Commonsole Sole commun e Solea vulgaris SOL
Atlantic cod Cabillaud Gadus morhua COD
Seabass Bar Dicentrarchus labrax BSS
Porgies, seabreams n.e.i. Dorades n.c.a. Sparidae SBX
Gilthead seabream Dorade royale Sparus auratus SBG
Flathead grey mullet Mulet cabot Mugil cephalus MUF
Mullets n.e.i. Muges n.c.a. Mugilidae MUL
Greater amberjack Sériole Seriola dumerili AMB
Northernbluefintun a Thonrouge Thunnus thynnus BFT
CRUSTACEANS
Crayfishes Ecrevisses Astacus spp., Cambarus
sppAYS
Giant river prawn Crevette géante Macrobrachium rosen-
bergiiPRF
Kuruma prawnCrevette kuruma Penaeus japonicus KUP1996R0788 — EN — 20.11.2003 — 001.001 — 7
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English name French name Scientific name3-alpha
code
Red swamp crawfish Écrevisse rouge des
maraisProcambarus clarkii RCW
Spinous spider crab Araignée de mer Maja squinado SCR
Palinurid spiny lobsters
n.e.i.Langoustes n.c.a. Palinurus spp. CRW
Commonprawn Bouquet commun Palaemon serratus CPR
Giant tiger prawn Crevette géante tigrée Penaeus monodon GIT
Signal crayfish … Pacifastacus leninsculus PCL
MOLLUSCS
Pacific cupped oyster Huître creuse japonaise Crassostrea gigas OYG
Cupped oyster Huîtres creuses Crassostrea spp. OYC
Europeanflat oyster Huître plate Ostrea edulis OYF
Blue mussel Moule commune Mytilus edulis MUS
Mediterranean mussel Moule méditerranéenne Mytilus galloprovincialis MSM
Queen scallop Vanneau Chlamys opercularis QSC
Commonscallop Coquille Sain t-Jacques Pecten maximus SCE
Commoncockle Coque Cardium edule COC
Grooved carpet shell Palourde Ruditapes decussatus CTG
Japanese (Manilla) clam Palourde japonaise Ruditapes philippinarum CLJ
Carpet shells n.e.i. Clovisses n.c.a. Tapes spp. TPS
Venus clams Praires Veneridae CLV
Commoncuttlefish Seiche Sepia officinalis CTC
Hard clam Praire Mercenaria mercenaria CLH
SEAWEED
Wakame n.e.i. Wakame n.c.a. Undaria spp. UDS
n.c.a. = non compris ailleurs
n.e.i. = not elsewhere indicated.1996R0788 — EN — 20.11.2003 — 001.001 — 8