31.12.85 NoL361/42 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No3723/85
of20December1985
amendingRegulation (EEC)No2057/82establishingcertaincontrolmeasuresforfishing
activitiesbyvesselsoftheMemberStates
Whereasitisnecessaryforthebettercontroloflandingsof
speciessubjecttototalallowablecatchesandquotasto
makemoredetailedprovisionconcerningtranshipments
offishfromonevesseltoanother;
Whereasthecommunicaton ofmoredetailedormore
frequentinformationaboutcatchestotheCommissionat
thelatter'srequestwouldimprovethecontroloffishing
activities;
WhereasprovisionshouldbemadefortheCommissionto
bemorefullyinformedabouttheirregularitieswhichare
thesubjectofadministrative enquiries.
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No170/83of
25January1983establishingaCommunitysystemforthe
conservationandmanagementoffisheryresources0),and
inparticularArticle11thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereasArticle10ofRegulation (EEC)No170/83
providesfortheadoptionofsupervisorymeasuresto
ensurecompliancewithCommunityprovisionsregarding
conservation ;
Whereassuchmeasureshavealreadybeenestablishedby
Regulation (EEC)No2057/82(2),asamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1729/83(3);
Whereasitisappropriatetomodifythecategoryofpersons
againstwhomMemberStatesshouldtakepenalor
administrative actionifafishingvesselflyingtheflagof,or
registeredin,aMemberStatedoesnotcomplywiththe
relevantregulationsconcerningconservationandcontrol
measures;
Whereasitisappropriatetoextendtheprovisions
concerningthelogbook,thedeclarationoflandings,
informationabouttranshipments andregistrationof
catchestoincludestocksorgroupsofstockssubjectto
quota,andtopermittheinclusionofstocksnotsubjectto
totalallowablecatchesorquotas;
Whereasthecontroloffishingactivitiesrequiresthat
MemberStatesshouldverifytheaccuracyofentriesin
logbooks;
Whereasthecontroloffishingactivitieswouldbeimproved
bythecertificationofcertaincharacteristics offishing
vesselsrelatedtofishingactivities;Article1
Regulation (EEC)No2057/82isherebyamendedas
follows:
1.Article1(2)shallbereplacedbythefollowing:
'2.IfthecompetentauthoritiesofaMemberState
observe,asaresultofaninspectioncarriedoutbythem
underparagraph1,thatafishingvesselflyingtheflag
of,orregisteredin,aMemberStatedoesnotcomply
withtherelevantregulationsconcerningconservation
andcontrolmeasures,theyshalltakepenalor
administrative actionagainsttheskipperofsucha
vesselor,ifnecessary,anyotherpersonresponsible.'
2.Article3shallbereplacedbythefollowing:
'Article3
1.Theskippersoffishingvesselsflyingtheflagof,or
registeredin,aMemberStateandfishingforastockor
groupofstockssubjecttototalallowablecatches
(TACs)orquotasshallkeepalogbookoftheir
operations,indicating,asaminimum,thequantitiesof
eachspeciescaughtandkeptonboard,thedateand
locationofsuchcatchesbyreferencetothesmallest
zoneforwhichaTACorquotahasbeenfixedand
administeredandthetypeofgearused.
(')OJNoL24,27.1.1983,p.1.
(2)OJNoL220,29.7.1982,p.1.
(3)OJNoL169,28.6.1983,p.14.2.Theskipperofafishingvesselflyingtheflagof,or
registeredin,aMemberState,whosevessel'soverall
lengthis:

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quantitiesinvolvedandofthedateoftransferorof
landingandofthelocationofcatchesbyreferenceto
thesmallestzoneforwhichaTACorquotahasbeen
fixedandadministered .Ifthecatcheshavebeenmade
inwatersunderthesovereigntyorjurisdictionofthird
countries,thisinformationmustbeindicatedseparately
byreferencetothewatersofeachofthethirdcountries
concerned .
2.Beforethebeginningandattheendofa
transhipmentoraseriesoftranshipments ,whenthis
takesplaceinaportorthemaritimewaterssubjectto
thesovereigntyorjurisdictionofaMemberState,the
skipperofthereceivingvesselshallinformthe
competentauthoritiesofthisMemberStateofthe
quantitiesofcatchesofastockorgroupofstocks
subjecttoaTACorquotaonboardhisvessel.(a)10morunder;
(b)over10mbutnotover17mifcarryingouta
fishingvoyageoutsidetheSkagerrakortheKattegat
ofamaximumof24hoursmeasuredfromthetime
ofleavingporttothetimeofre-enteringport;or
(c)12morunder,ifoperatingintheSkagerrakorthe
Kattegat,shallbeexemptedfromtheobligations
definedinparagraph1.
3.MemberStatesshalltakeappropriatemeasures
toverifytheaccuracyoftheentriesmadeunderpara­
graph1.';
3.Thefollowingpoint(f)shallbeaddedtoArticle4:
'(f)thecertificationofthecharacteristicsoffishing
vesselsrelatedtofishingactivities'.
4.Article6(1)shallbereplacedbythefollowing :
'Atthetimeoflandingaftereachvoyage,theskipperof
eachfishingvessel,theoveralllengthofwhichisover
10m,flyingtheflagof,orregisteredin,aMember
Stateorhisagentshallsubmittotheauthoritiesofthe
MemberStateswhoselandingplacesheusesa
declaration,fortheaccuracyofwhichtheskippershall
beheldprimarilyresponsible ,indicating,asa
minimum,foreachstockorgroupofstockssubjecttoa
TACorquota,thequantitieslandedandindicatingthe
locationofcatchesbyreferencetothesmallestzonefor
whichaTACorquotahasbeenfixedand
administered .Wherethecatcheshavebeenmadein
watersunderthesovereigntyorjurisdictionofthird
countries,thisinformationshallbelistedseparatelyby
referencetothewatersofeachofthethirdcountries
concerned.'Theskipperofthereceivingvesselshallkeepdetailsof
thequantitiesofcatchesofastockorgroupofstocks
subjecttoaTACorquotareceivedbytranshipment ,
ofthedateofreceipt,andofthevesseltranshipping
suchcatchestothereceivingvessel.Thisrequirement
shallbedeemedtobemetbyretainingcopiesofthe
transhippingdeclarationprovidedinaccordancewith
thedetailedrulesforrecordinginformationonMember
States'catchesoffish.Attheendofthetranshipment
orseriesoftranshipments theskipperofthereceiving
vesselshalltransmitthesedetailstothecompetent
authoritiesreferredtoabovewithin24hours.
Theskipperofthereceivingvesselshallalsokeep
detailsofthequantitiesofcatchesofastockorgroup
ofstockssubjecttoaTACorquotawhichare
transhippedbythereceivingvesseltoathirdvessel,
andshallinformthecompetentauthoritiesreferredto
aboveofsuchtranshipmentatleast24hoursbeforeit
takesplace,andofthequantitiestranshippedafterit
hastakenplace.
Theskipperofthereceivingvesselandofthethird
vesselreferredtoaboveshallpermitthecompetent
authoritiesreferredtoabovetoverifytheaccuracyof
theinformation anddetailsrequiredbythis
paragraph .5.Article7shallbereplacedbythefollowing :
'Article7
1.WithoutprejudicetoArticle6,theskipperofa
fishingvesselasreferredtoinArticle1who:
—transhipstoanothervessel("thereceivingvessel)
anyquantitiesofcatchesofastockorgroupof
stockssubjecttoaTACorquota,irrespectiveofthe
placeoflanding,or
—directlylandssuchquantitiesoutsideCommunity
territory,
shallatthetimeofthetranshipmentorofthelanding
informtheMemberStatewhoseflaghisvesselisflying
orinwhichhisvesselisregisteredofthespeciesand3.MemberStatesshalltakeappropriatemeasuresto
verifytheaccuracyoftheinformationreceivedunder
paragraphs 1and2,andshall,whereappropriate ,
informtheMemberStateorMemberStatesinwhich
thereceivingvesselandthefishingvesseltranshipping
tothereceivingvesselareregisteredorwhoseflagthey
areflying,ofsuchinformationandoftheresultsof
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4.Paragraphs2and3applyalsotoareceivingvessel
flyingtheflagoforregisteredinathirdcountry.'
6.Article9shallbereplacedbythefollowing :
'Article9
1.MemberStatesshallensurethatalllandingsof
stocksorgroupsofstockssubjecttoTACsorquotas
arerecorded.Forthispurpose,MemberStatesmay
requirethatthefirstplacingonthemarketbemadeby
salebypublicauction.
Wherecatchesofstocksorgroupsofstockssubjectto
TACsorquotasarenotplacedforthefirsttimeonthe
marketbymeansofsalebypublicauction,Member
Statesshallensurethatthequantitiesinvolvedare
notifiedtothecentresforsalesbypublicauctionorto
thebodiesdesignatedbysuchStates.
2.Beforethe15thofeachmonth,eachMemberState
shallnotifytheCommissionofthequantitiesofeach
stockorgroupofstockssubjecttoTACsorquotas
landedduringtheprecedingmonthandshallprovideit
withanyinformationreceivedunderArticles7and8.
Notifications totheCommission shallindicatethe
locationofthecatchesaslaiddowninArticles3and6
andthenationalityofthefishingvesselsconcerned .
Withoutprejudicetotheotherprovisionsofthis
paragraphMemberStatesshall,attherequestofthe
Commissionwherecatchesofstocksorgroupsof
stockssubjecttoTACsorquotasmayreachTACorquotalevels,providemoredetailedormorefrequent
informationthanthisparagraphrequires.
3.TheCommissionshallinformMemberStatesofthe
notificationsreceivedpursuanttothisArticlewithin
10daysofthedateonwhichitreceivedthem.';
7.ThefollowingArticle9ashallbeinserted:
''Article9a
Inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article13,additionalstocksorgroupsofstocksmaybe
madesubjecttoArticles3,6,7,8and9.';
8.Article12(2)shallbereplacedbythefollowing:
'2.IftheCommissionconsidersthatirregularitieshave
occurredintheimplementation ofthisRegulationit
shallinformtheMemberStateorStatesconcerned,
whichshallthenconductanadministrative enquiryin
whichCommission officialsmayparticipate .The
MemberStateorStatesconcernedshallinformthe
Commissionoftheprogressandresultsoftheenquiry
andprovidetheCommissionwithacopyofthereport
oftheenquiryandthemainpointsusedinthe
preparationofthereport.'
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthefirstdayofthe
monthfollowingthemonthofitspublicationintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20December1985.
FortheCouncil
ThePrésident
R.STEICHEN