Commission Regulation (EC) No 2090/98 of 30 September 1998 concerning the fishing vessel register of the Community
Date: 1998-09-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: census, data collection, data processing, fishery resources, fishing fleet, fishing vessel

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2090/98

of 30 September 1998

concerning the fishing vessel register of the Community

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92
of 20 December 1992, establishing a Community system
of fisheries and aquaculture (1), as amended by Regulation
(EC) No 1181/98 (2), and in particular Article 13 thereof,

Whereas the procedures for communicating information
about the characteristics and identification features of EU
fishing vessels to be used in connection with Community
legislation should be harmonised and rationalised;

Whereas for the application of the Common Fisheries
Policy it is appropriate to create a single reference data-
base on the characteristics of vessels in the Community
fishing fleet; whereas this database should be maintained
independently of other applications;

Whereas the characteristics and external markings that
are recorded in the database should be in accordance with
Council Regulation (EEC) 2930/86 of 22 September 1986
defining characteristics for fishing vessels (3), as amended
by Regulation (EC) No 3259/94 (4), and with Commission
Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87 of 20 May 1987 estab-
lishing detailed rules concerning the marking and docu-
mentation of fishing vessels (5);

Whereas it is therefore necessary to repeal Regulation
(EC) No 109/94 of 19 January 1994 concerning the
fishing vessel register of the Community (6), as amended
by Regulation (EC) No 493/96 (7);

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,

fishing vessels as defined by Article 3 of Regulation (EEC)
No 3760/92.

Article 2

The register shall contain:

(cid:190) the data to be communicated for each Community
fishing vessel resulting from censuses undertaken by
each Member State on its fleet, from 1 January 1989,
or in special cases and with the agreement of the
Commission, from a later date,

(cid:190) all

the changes which have occurred since the

censuses where they affect the data.

Article 3

Each Member State shall communicate information
relating to events required by Annexes I to V by digital
transfer over a telecommunications network at the same
time as the event is recorded by the authorities of the
Member
concerned. The Commission shall
acknowledge receipt of messages as soon as they have
been validated in the database.

State

Any registration of new data or correction of erroneous
data concerning the characteristics and/or identification
features of a vessel must be in accordance with the proce-
dures laid down in this Regulation.

Article 4

Corrections to erroneous information contained in the
register shall be forwarded to the Commission in accord-
ance with the detailed rules set out in Annexes I to V
within 30 days of the date on which the error is detected.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 5

Article 1

The fishing vessel register of the Community, hereafter
referred to as ‘the register', concerns all Community

(1) OJ L 389, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 164, 9. 6. 1998, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 274, 25. 9. 1986, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 339, 29. 12. 1994, p. 11.
(5) OJ L 132, 21. 5. 1987, p. 9.
(6) OJ L 19, 22. 1. 1994, p. 5.
(7) OJ L 72, 21. 3. 1996, p. 12.

The data communicated pursuant to this Regulation shall
be used as reference data in connection with Community
legislation, subject to the verification of their accuracy by
the services of the Commission.

The link between such uses and the database on the
Community register of
shall be the
fishing vessels
internal number referred to in Annex I.

A Member State shall have access to the data held in the
Community register of fishing vessels that concern its
own fleet.

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Article 6

Regulation (EC) No 109/94 is repealed.

References to Articles 1, 2, 3 and 9(a) of Regulation (EC)
No 109/94 shall be construed as references to Articles 1,
2, 3 and 5 respectively of present Regulation. References
to Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 109/94 concerning
events relating to Annexes I to V to Regulation (EC) No
109/94 shall be construed as references to Article 4 of the
present Regulation.

References to Article 4 and to Articles 5 and 6 of Regula-
tion (EC) No 109/94 shall be construed as references to
Articles 2 and 3 respectively of Commission Regulation
(EC) No 2091/98 of 30 September 1998 concerning the
segmentation of the Community fishing fleet and fishing
effort
guidance
programmes (1). References to Article 8 of Regulation (EC)
No 109/94 concerning events relating to tables A and B
of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 109/94 shall be

the multiannual

relation

in

to

construed as references to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No
2091/98.

References to Articles 3(a), 5(a), 8(a) and 9 of Regulation
(EC) No 109/94 shall be construed as references to
Articles 1, 2, 4 and 5 respectively of Commission Regula-
tion (EC) No 2092/98 of 30 September 1998 concerning
the declaration of
relating to certain
fishing effort
Community fishing areas and resources (2). References to
Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 109/94 concerning events
relating to tables C and 2 of Annex VI to Regulation (EC)
No 109/94 or relating to Annex VII to Regulation (EC)
No 109/94 shall be construed as references to Article 3 of
Regulation (EC) No 2092/98.

Article 7

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day
following its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.

Done at Brussels, 30 September 1998.

For the Commission

Emma BONINO

Member of the Commission

(1) See page 36 of this Official Journal.

(2) See page 47 of this Official Journal.

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ANNEX I

DEFINITION OF THE DATA TO BE COMMUNICATED AND DESCRIPTION OF A RECORD

Name of the zone

Width

Alignment

Definition and remarks

Updating indicator

Internal number (1)

Country of registration

Flag

Registration number

Name of vessel

Port of registration

International radio call sign

External marking

Type of fishing gear 1

Type of fishing gear 2

Type of fishing gear 3

Length overall

Length between perpendiculars

Tonnage 2930/86

Tonnage Oslo Convention

Tonnage, other standard

Main engine power

Auxiliary engine power

Hull material

Date of entry into service (4)

Year of construction (4)

Segment

3

12

3

3

14

40

5

7

14

3

3

3

5

5

7

7

7

7

7

1

8

4

3

—

L

—

—

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

—

—

—

Code identifying the type of declaration (see Table 1)

Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) followed by unique identification (1 to 9
characters)

Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) where vessel is registered for fishing (Regu-
lation (EEC) No 3760/92); always the declaring country

Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) whose flag the vessel is flying (Regulation
(EEC) No 3760/92)

Coded using national code system (2)

i.e. the IRCS.

In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87

Gear used, FAO international code system (see Table 2)

Any second gear used, FAO international code system (see Table 2)

Any third gear used, FAO international code system (see Table 2)

In centimetres, as defined in Regulation (EEC) No 2930/86

In centimetres, as defined in Regulation (EEC) No 2930/86

To hundredths of a tonne, as defined in Regulation (EEC) No 2930/86 (3)

To hundredths of a tonne

To hundredths of a tonne, standard to be indicated by the Member State

To hundredths of a kW — as defined on Regulation (EEC) No 2930/86

To hundredths of a kW — all installed power not included under ‘main
engine power'

Material used for the hull (see Table 3)

Date (YYYYMMDD) determing the age of the vessel, as defined in Regulation
(EEC) No 2930/86

Determines by default the age of the vessel; the value 1850 signifies 1850 or
earlier

L

Segment of the fleet (Regulation (EC) No 2091/98)

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Name of the zone

Width

Alignment

Definition and remarks

Importing/exporting country

Date of event

Assisted withdrawal scheme

3

8

1

—

—

—

Alpha-3 ISO code of importing or exporting country

Date (YYYYMMDD) when the event occurred (5)

See Table 4

(1) Member States should give a unique identification number to each fishing vessel registered on the Member State’s census date, and to vessels registered for
the first time in the Member State after that date. This number may not subsequently be changed, even for vessels exported to another Member State, nor
given to another vessel even where the first one to be given the number is scrapped or withdrawn from fishing.

(2) Any changes to the national code system will require the approval of the Commission.
(3) As last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 3259/94 of 22 December 1994 as well as Commission Decision 95/84/EC of 20 March 1995.
(4) The date of entry into service or failing that the last day of the year of construction will be used to determine the age of the vessel.
(5) In the case of a census of the fleet, this should be the date of the census in the Member State making the declaration; in the case of new construction, the

date of entry into service; where a correction or deletion of a declaration is involved, it should be the date of the event corrected or deleted.

Table 1 — Codes for updating indicator

Census
Entry into fishing (new construction)
Entry into fishing (change of activity)
Modification of a vessel
Entry into fishing by importation
Withdrawal from fishing by exportation
Withdrawal from fishing by cessation fo fishing activity in Member State
Withdrawal from fishing by destruction
Correction of previously declared event
Deletion of previously declared event

Table 2 — Codes for type of fishing gear

Towed gear

Bottom otter trawls
Beam trawls
Bottom pair trawls
Danish seines (anchor)
Scottish seines (fly-dragging)
Beach seines
Dredges
Bottom trawls for crustaceans
Mid-water otter trawls
Mid-water pair trawls
Other towed gear

Purse seines
Gillnets (set)
Gillnets (drift)
Trammel nets
Longlines (set)
Longlines (drifting)
Pots
Towed lines
Live-bait gear
Other static and other gears

Static and other gear

XXX
CST
CHA
MOD
IMP
EXP
RET
DES
COR
DEL

OTB
TBB
PTB
SDN
SSC
SB
DRB
CTB
OTM
PTM
OTG

PS
GNS
GND
GTR
LLS
LLD
FPO
LH
BTF
OFG

All vessels that have been declared as using static gears and towed gears are considered as polyvalent vessels.

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Table 3 — Codes for hull material

Wood
Metal
Fibreglass/plastic
Other

Table 4 — Codes for type of withdrawal

Publicly assisted
Not publicly assisted, not related to the entry of new capacity
Not publicly assisted, related to the entry of new capacity

1
2
3
4

1
2
3

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DATA TO BE COMMUNICATED ACCORDING TO DECLARATION TYPE

ANNEX II

Deletion of an event (DEL)

Correction of an event (COR)

Destruction of a fishing vessel (DES)

Retirement of a vessel from fishing (RET)

Export of a fishing vessel (EXP)

Modification of a fishing vessel (MOD)

Import of a fishing vessel (IMP)

Change of activity to fishing (CHA)

New construction of a fishing vessel (CST)

Census of a fishing vessel (XXX)

Updating indicator
Internal number
Date of event
Category of programme
Country of registration
Flag
Registration number
Name of vessel
Port of registration
International radio call sign
External marking
Type of fishing gear 1
Type of fishing gear 2
Type of fishing gear 3
Length overall
Length between perpendiculars
Tonnage 2930/86
Tonnage Oslo Convention
Tonnage, other standard
Main engine power
Other engine power
Hull material
Date of entry into service
Year of construction
Importing/exporting country
Assisted withdrawal scheme

·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
(cid:190)
(cid:190)

·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
(cid:190)
(cid:190)

·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
(cid:190)
(cid:190)

·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
(cid:190)

·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
·
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)

·
·
·
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
·
·

·
·
·
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
·

·
·
·
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
·

·
·
·
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)

·
·
·
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)
(cid:190)

to be communicated.

·:
(cid:190): leave blank.
(1) communication of the same data as originally given for the event being corrected.

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ANNEX III

SPECIAL VALUES ACCORDING TO DECLARATION TYPE

Deletion of an event (DEL)

Correction of an event (COR)

Destruction of a fishing vessel (DES)

Retirement of a vessel from fishing (RET)

Export of a fishing vessel (EXP)

Modification of a fishing vessel (MOD)

Import of a fishing vessel (IMP)

Change of activity to fishing (CHA)

New construction of a fishing vessel (CST)

Census of a fishing vessel (XXX)

vu
vu
vu
vu
vu
vu
vu
vu
vu
–
vu
vu
–
–
? (3)
? (3)
? (4)
? (4)
? (4)
vu
?,–
vu
vu (2)
vu
so
so

vu
vu
vu
vu
vu
vu
vu
vu
vu
–
vu
vu
–
–
? (3)
? (3)
? (4)
? (4)
? (4)
vu
?,–
vu
vu (2)
vu
so
so

vu
vu
vu
vu
vu
vu
vu
vu
vu
–
vu
vu
–
–
? (3)
? (3)
? (4)
? (4)
? (4)
vu
?,–
vu
vu (2)
vu
so
so

vu
vu
vu
vu
vu
vu
vu
vu
vu
so
=
vu
so
=
vu
so
=
vu
so
=
vu
so
=
vu
so
=
vu
so
–,=
–
so
=
vu
so
=
vu
so
–,=
–
so
–,=
–
so
? (3),=
? (3)
so
? (3),=
? (3)
so
? (4),=
? (4)
so
? (4),=
? (4)
so
? (4),=
? (4)
vu
so
=
?,– ?,–,= so
so
so
vu
so
so
vu (2)
so
so
vu
vu
so
vu
vu
so
so

vu
vu
vu
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
vu

vu
vu
vu
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
vu

vu
vu
vu
npc (1)
npc (1)
npc (1)
npc (1)
npc (1)
npc (1)
npc (1)
npc (1)
npc (1)
npc (1)
npc (1)
npc (1)
npc (1)
npc (1)
npc (1)
npc (1)
npc (1)
npc (1)
npc (1)
npc (1)
npc (1)
npc (1)
npc (1)

vu
vu
vu
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so

(1) Include all particular values entered for the event being corrected.
(2) The month or the month and day may be unknown.
(3) At least one of the two lenghts must be communicated.
(4) At least one of the three tonnage measurements must be communicated.

Updating indicator
Internal number
Date of event
Category of programme
Country of registration
Flag
Registration number
Name of vessel
Port of registration
International radio call sign
External marking
Type of fishing gear 1
Type of fishing gear 2
Type of fishing gear 3
Length overall
Length between perpendiculars
Tonnage 2930/86
Tonnage Oslo Convention
Tonnage, other standard
Main engine power
Other engine power
Hull material
Date of entry into service
Year of construction
Importing/exporting country
Assisted withdrawal scheme

unknown.
does not exist.
unchanged.

?:
–:
=:
npc: not to be corrected.
so:
vu:

not applicable (leave blank).
customary values only.

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ANNEX IV

REPRESENTATION OF THE SPECIAL VALUES

Updating indicator

Internal number

Date of event

Category of programme

Country of registration

Flag

Registration number

Name of vessel

Port of registration

International radio call sign

External marking

Type of fishing gear 1

Type of fishing gear 2

Type of fishing gear 3

Length overall

Length between perpendiculars

Tonnage London

Tonnage Oslo Convention

Tonnage, other standard

Main engine power

Other engine power

Hull material

Date of entry into service

Year of construction

Importing/exporting country

Assisted withdrawal scheme

Unknown

Does not exist

Unchanged

Do not correct

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

99999

99999

9 . . . 99

9 . . . 99

9 . . . 99

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

9 . . . 95

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

995

995

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

9 . . . 99

9 . . . 95

(cid:190)

(cid:190) (1)

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

997

997

997

9 . . . 97

9 . . . 97

99997

9 . . . 97

9 . . . 97

997

997

997

99997

99997

9 . . . 97

9 . . . 97

9 . . . 97

9 . . . 97

9 . . . 97

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

(cid:190)

990

990

990

9 . . . 90

9 . . . 90

99990

9 . . . 90

9 . . . 90

990

990

990

99990

99990

9 . . . 90

9 . . . 90

9 . . . 90

9 . . . 90

9 . . . 90

0

9 . . . 90

9990

990

0

(1) Use YYYYMM99 for dates where the day of the month is not known and YYYY9999 for dates where the month and day are

unknown

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ANNEX V

DEFAULT VALUES ACCORDING TO DECLARATION TYPE

Deletion of an event (DEL)

Correction of an event (COR)

Destruction of a fishing vessel (DES)

Retirement of a vessel from fishing (RET)

Export of a fishing vessel (EXP)

Modification of a fishing vessel (MOD)

Import of a fishing vessel (IMP)

Change of activity to fishing (CHA)

New construction of a fishing vessel (CST)

Census of a fishing vessel (XXX)

nihil
nihil
(1)
nihil
(2)
(2)
nihil
nihil
nihil
nihil
nihil
nihil
–
–
?
?
?
?
?
nihil
?
nihil
nihil
nihil
so
so

nihil
nihil
nihil
nihil
(2)
(2)
nihil
nihil
nihil
nihil
nihil
nihil
–
–
?
?
?
?
?
nihil
?
nihil
nihil
nihil
so
so

nihil
nihil
nihil
nihil
(2)
(2)
nihil
nihil
nihil
nihil
nihil
nihil
–
–
?
?
?
?
?
nihil
?
nihil
nihil
nihil
so
so

nihil
nihil
nihil
nihil
(2)
(2)
nihil
nihil
nihil
nihil
nihil
nihil
–
–
?
?
?
?
?
nihil
?
nihil
nihil
nihil
nihil
so

nihil
nihil
nihil
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
so
so
so
so
so

nihil
nihil
nihil
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
nihil
nihil

nihil
nihil
nihil
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
nihil

nihil
nihil
nihil
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
nihil

nihil
nihil
nihil
npc
(2)
npc
npc
npc
npc
npc
npc
npc
npc
npc
npc
npc
npc
npc
npc
npc
npc
npc
npc
npc
npc
npc

nihil
nihil
nihil
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so
so

(1) date of the census in the declaring country.
(2) code of the declaring country.

Updating indicator
Internal number
Date of event
Category of programme
Country of registration
Flag
Registration number
Name of vessel
Port of registration
International radio call sign
External marking
Type of fishing gear 1
Type of fishing gear 2
Type of fishing gear 3
Length overall
Length between perpendiculars
Tonnage 2930/86
Tonnage Oslo Convention
Tonnage, other standard
Main engine power
Other engine power
Hull material
Date of entry into service
Year of construction
Importing/exporting country
Assisted withdrawal scheme

unknown
does not exist
unchanged

?:
–:
=:
npc: do not correct
so:
nihil: no default value

not applicable (leave blank)