Commission Regulation (EC) No 714/2001 of 10 April 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 259/2001 establishing measures for the recovery of the stock of cod in the North Sea (ICES subarea IV) and associated conditions for the control of activities of fishing vessels
Date: 2001-04-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: North Sea, catch quota, fishery management, fishing controls, fishing regulations, fishing vessel

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 714/2001

of 10 April 2001

amending Regulation (EC) No 259/2001 establishing measures for the recovery of the stock of cod
in the North Sea (ICES subarea IV) and associated conditions for the control of activities of fishing
vessels

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 for fisheries
and aquaculture (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1181/98 (2), and in particular Article 15(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

By Regulation (EC) No 259/2001 (3), the Commission
established measures for the recovery of the stock of cod
in the North Sea (ICES subarea IV) and associated condi-
tions for the control of activities of fishing vessels.

In order to ensure the implementation of the measures
for the recovery of the cod stock, the activities of vessels
operating by way of derogation in a closed area are
subject to the placement of observers on board during a
minimum number of voyages.

To confirm that fishing for pelagic fish and sandeels
creates no peril for cod, observers should not only be
placed on Community fishing vessels but also on third
country vessels which fish for these species within the
closed area in Community fishing waters,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 259/2001 is hereby amended as follows:

1. The following Article 3a is inserted after Article 3:

‘Article 3a

1.
Community observers shall be placed on board of
third country vessels for no more than 50 voyages under-
taken under the conditions laid down in Article 1(2)(b) in
Community waters in the area defined in Article 1(1). The
Community observer shall record the information referred
to in Article 3(2).

2.
The Commission designates the third country vessels
intending to engage in fishing activities under the condi-
tions laid down in Article 1(2)(b), which shall receive a

(1) OJ L 389, 31.12.1992, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 164, 9.6.1998, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 39, 9.2.2001, p. 7.

Community observer on board. To this end, masters of
third country fishing vessels or their representative, shall
inform, at least five working days before the day on which
the intended activities commence, the Commission of any
such intention. This information shall include, at least, the
name, the radio call sign, and, where available, the tele-
phone and fax number of the vessel, the name of the
master, his address and telephone and fax numbers or the
name and address, telephone and fax number of his repres-
entative as well as the estimated date on which the activities
commence.

3.
If a third country vessel is designated to receive an
observer on board, the Commission informs the master of
that vessel or his representative, within 72 hours of the
receipt of the information referred to in paragraph 2, of the
port and the time where the Community observer shall be
embarked on board of its vessel.

It shall be prohibited to engage in fishing activities in
4.
the area defined in Article 1(1),
if the master of a third
country vessel or his representative fails to comply with the
conditions laid down in paragraphs 2 or 3.

5. Masters of third country vessels having a Community
observer on board shall inform the Commission at least one
working day before the day on which the vessel ceases the
activities referred to in paragraph 1. This information shall
include at least the name and radio call sign of the vessel
the name of the master, the geographical position of the
vessel and the intended port of landing.

The Commission informs the master immediately of
the

for disembarkment of

6.
the place and conditions
Community observer.

7.
The master of a third country vessel designated to
receive an Community observer on board shall make every
reasonable effort to facilitate the arrival and departure of the
observer and shall provide the observer with appropriate
facilities for accommodation and work.

8.
The Commission shall transmit immediately the infor-
mation referred in paragraphs 1 and 2 to the Member
States.’

2. The following paragraph is inserted in Article 5:

‘2.
The Commission shall establish by 1 June at the latest,
a comprehensive report of the activities and findings of
Community observers assigned to third country vessels.’

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3. The following subparagraph is inserted in Article 6(2) after the first subparagraph:

‘However, masters of third country vessels shall transmit the report by fax, radio station or telex to the
Commission.’

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

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 10 April 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission