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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No4027/86
of18December1986
amendingRegulation(EEC)No2057/82establishingcertaincontrolmeasuresforfishing
activitiesbyvesselsoftheMemberStates
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,sustainedbyaMemberStatewhichhasnotexhaustedits
quota,allocationorshareofthestockorgroupofstocks
concerned;whereasacompensationmechanismshouldbe
providedforthatpurpose,reconcilingtherequirementsof
conservationwiththepreservationoffishingpossibilities
perspeciesandperzoneasgivenbytheannualsettingof
TACsandquotas;whereastothisendpreferenceshouldbe
givenwhenmakingthesedeductionsandawards,either
duringthesameyearorduringthefollowingyears,tothe
speciesandzonesforwhichtheannualquotas,allocations
orshareshavebeenset;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No170/83of
25January1983establishingaCommunitysystemforthe
conservationandmanagementoffisheryresources0),and
inparticularArticle11thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament (2),Whereas,whentheCommissionoritsauthorizedofficials
encounter,incarryingouttheirduties,repeatedand
unjustifieddifficulties,theCommissionmayrequestofthe
MemberStateconcerned,inadditiontoanexplanation,
themeansoffulfillingitstask;whereastheMemberState
concernedisrequiredtoensurefulfilmentofitsobligations
arisingfromRegulation (EEC)No2057/82,asamended
bythisRegulation,byfacilitatingtheachievementofthe
Commission'stask,Whereascontrolmeasurestoensurecompliancewith
Communityprovisionsregardingconservation have
alreadybeenestablishedbyRegulation (EEC)No
2057/82(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No3723/85(4);
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :WhereasitisnecessaryfortheMemberStates'
inspectorates'activitiestocoverallfishingvessels,
includingthoseofthirdcountries,andallactivitieswhose
monitoring wouldenableverification ofthe
implementation ofRegulation (EEC)No2057/82;
Whereasitisappropriatetoclarifytheextentofthedutyof
theMemberStatestorecordlandingsofstocksorgroups
ofstockssubjecttototalallowablecatches(TACs)or
quotas,whetherwithinCommunitywatersornot,and
toenablerecordsofsuchlandingstobeverified;Article1
Regulation (EEC)No2057/82isherebyamendedas
follows:
1.Thetitleisreplacedbythefollowing:
'CouncilRegulation (EEC)No2057/82of29June
1982establishingcertaincontrolmeasuresforfishing
activities.'Whereas,moreover,theCommunity isempowered
internallyundertheTreatytotakeanymeasuresforthe
conservationofthebiologicalresourcesofthesea;whereas
inthiscontextprovisionshouldbemadeforthepossibility
ofputtingastoptofishingoncetheTAC,quota,allocation
orshareavailabletotheCommunityisexhausted;
whereas,however,reparationshouldbemadefortheloss2.Article1(1)and(2)isreplacedbythefollowing:
'1.Inordertoensurecompliancewithallthe
Regulationsinforceconcerningconservationand
controlmeasures,eachMemberStateshall,withinits
territoryandwithinmaritimewaterysubjecttoits
sovereigntyorjurisdiction,monitorfishingactivityand
relatedactivities.Itshallinspectfishingvesselsandall
activitieswhoseinspectionwouldenableverificationof(»)OJNoL24,27.1.1983,p.1.
(2)Opiniondeliveredon12December1986(notyetpublishedin
theOfficialJournal).
(3)OJNoL220,29.7.1982,p.1.
(4)OJNoL361,31.12.1985,p.42.

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detailedrulesfortheapplicationoftheseArticles,in
suchawayastobeabletotracebacksuchdocuments,
whichformthebasisofthenotificationtothe
Commissionreferredtoinparagraph2,overaperiod
ofthreeyearsfromthebeginningoftheyearfollowing
theyearinwhichtherelatedlandingsweremade.'theimplementation ofthisRegulation,includingthe
activitiesoflanding,sellingandstoringfishand
recordinglandingsandsales.
2.IfthecompetentauthoritiesofaMemberState
observe,asaresultofmonitoringorinspectioncarried
outbythemunderparagraph1,thattherelevantrules
concerningconservationandcontrolmeasuresarenot
beingcompliedwith,theyshalltakepenalor
administrativeactionagainstthemasterofsuchavessel
oranyotherpersonresponsible.'
3.ThefirstsubparagraphofArticle2(1)isreplacedby
thefollowing:
'1.Theinspectionandmonitoringreferredtoin
Article1shallbecarriedoutbyeachMemberStateon
itsownaccountbyaninspectorateappointedbyit.'7.ThefirstsubparagraphofArticle10(3)isreplacedby
thefollowing:
'3.Followingnotificationunderparagraph2oronits
owninitiative,theCommissionshallfix,onthebasisof
theinformationavailable,thedateonwhich,fora
stockorgroupofstocks,thecatchessubjecttoTAC,
quotaorotherquantitativelimitationmadebyfishing
vesselsflyingtheflagof,orregisteredin,anyMember
Statearedeemedtohaveexhaustedthequota,
allocationorshareavailabletothatMemberStateor,
asthecasemaybe,totheCommunity .
Whenanassessmentofthesituationreferredtointhe
precedingsubparagraph ismade,theCommissionshall
advisetheMemberStatesconcernedoftheprospectsof
fishingbeinghaltedasaresultofaTAC'sbeing
exhausted.'4.Article7(1)isreplacedbythefollowing:
'1.WithoutprejudicetoArticle6,themasterofa
fishingvesselflyingtheflagof,orregisteredin,a
MemberStatewho:
—transhipstoanothervessel('thereceivingvessel')
anyquantitiesofcatchesofastockorgroupof
stockssubjecttoaTACorquotairrespectiveofthe
placeoflanding,or
—directlylandssuchquantitiesoutsideCommunity
territory,
shall,atthetimeofthetranshipmentorofthelanding,
informtheMemberStatewhoseflaghisvesselisflying
orinwhichhisvesselisregisteredofthespeciesand
quantitiesinvolvedandofthedateoftransferorof
landingandofthelocationofcatchesbyreferenceto
thesmallestzoneforwhichaTACorquotahasbeen
fixedandadministered .Ifthecatchesweremadein
watersunderthesovereigntyorjurisdictionofthird
countries,thisinformationmustbeindicatedseparately
byreferencetothewatersofeachofthethirdcountries
concerned.'8.ThefollowingparagraphisaddedtoArticle10:
'4.WhentheCommissionhas,byvirtueofthefirst
subparagraphofparagraph3,haltedfishingbecauseof
theexhaustionoftheTAC,quota,allocationorshare
availabletotheCommunityanditappearstothe
CommissionthataMemberStatehasnotexhaustedits
quota,allocationorshareonthestockorgroupof
stocksconcerned,thefollowingprovisionsshall
apply.
IftheprejudicesufferedbytheMemberStateforwhich
fishinghasbeenprohibitedbeforeitsquotawasfished
hasnotbeenremovedbyactioninaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle5(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No170/83X1),themattershallbereferredto
theManagementCommitteeforFisheryResourcesin
accordancewithArticle15ofthatRegulation.
Inaccordancewiththeprocedurereferredtoin
Article14ofthatRegulation,measuresshallbe
adoptedwiththeaimofremedyinginanappropriate
mannertheprejudicecaused.Thesemeasuresmay
involvemakingdeductionsfromaquota,anallocation
orapartoftheMemberStatewhichhasoverfished,the
quantitiessodeductedtobeallocatedappropriatelyto
theMemberStateswhosefishingactivitieswerehalted
beforetheirquotaswerefished.Thesedeductionsand
theconsequentallocationsaremadetakinginto
accountasamatterofpriorityspeciesandzonesfor
whichannualquotas,allocationsorpartshavebeen
fixed.Thesedeductionsorallocationsmaybemade5.ThefirstsubparagraphofArticle9(1)isreplacedby
thefollowing:
'1.MemberStatesshallensurethatalllandingsby
fishingvesselsflyingtheflagof,orregisteredin,a
MemberStateofstocksorgroupsofstockssubjectto
TACsorquotasarerecorded.Forthispurpose,
MemberStatesmayrequirethatthefirstplacingonthe
marketbemadebysalebypublicauction.'
6.ThefollowingparagraphisaddedtoArticle9:
'4.EachMemberStateshallkeep,orcausetobekept,
recordssubmittedtoitscompetentauthoritiesin
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duringtheyearinwhichtheprejudiceoccurredorin
thesucceedingyearoryears.
Thedetailedrulesforimplementingthisparagraph,
andinparticularfordeterminingthequantities
concerned,shallbelaiddowninaccordancewiththe
procedurereferredtoinArticle14ofRegulation (EEC)
No170/83.itsauthorizedofficialsmeetdifficultiesinthe
executionoftheirduties,theMemberStates
concernedshallprovidetheCommissionwith
themeanstoaccomplishitstaskandshall
enabletheCommission'sauthorizedofficialsto
overseerequestedactionsofinspectionor
monitoring.However,whereinspectionatsea
orfromtheairisconcerned,induly
substantiated caseswheretherelevantnational
departmentsmustcarryoutotherprioritytasks
relatingto,inparticular,defence,securityor
customsinspection,theauthoritiesofthe
MemberStateshallretaintherighttodeferor
redirectinspectionoperationsatwhichthe
Commissionintendstobepresent;insuch
circumstancestheMemberStateshallcooperate
withtheCommissioninmakingalternative
arrangements.'
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthefirstdayofthe
monthfollowingthemonthofitspublicationintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .O)OJNoL24,271.1983,p.1.'
9.Article12(4)(a)isreplacedbythefollowing:
'4.(a)Tothatend,officialsauthorizedbythe
Commissionshallbeentitledtobepresent,as
deemednecessarybytheCommission ,at
inspectionsandmonitoringcarriedoutby
nationaldepartments .TheCommissionshall
establishappropriatecontactswithMember
Stateswithaview,whereverpossible,to
establishingamutuallyacceptableprogramme
ofinspectionandmonitoring.MemberStates
shallcooperatewiththeCommissioninits
fulfilmentofthistask.WhentheCommissionor
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18December1986.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
M.JOPLING