Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament - Behaviour which seriously infringed the rules of the common fisheries policy in 2001
Date: 2002-12-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU statistics, common fisheries policy, fishing permit, fishing rights, fishing statistics, infringement of EU law, maritime surveillance

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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 05.12.2002
COM(2002) 687 final

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL AND THE
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

Behaviour which seriously infringed the rules of the common fisheries policy in 2001

 
COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL AND THE
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

Behaviour which seriously infringed the rules of the common fisheries policy in 2001

1.

INTRODUCTION

In 1999 the Council introduced a list of types of behaviour which seriously infringe the rules
of the common fisheries policy1. This entailed reaching agreement  at Community level on a
range  of  types  of  behaviour  on  the  part  of  economic  operators  in  the  fishing  industry
considered  particularly  prejudicial  to  the  proper  application  of  Community  law  under  the
common  fisheries  policy.  Because  of  its  seriousness,  such  behaviour  should  attract
'proportional, effective and dissuasive' penalties imposed by the national authorities.

In the interests of transparency, the Council stipulated also that Member States must report to
the Commission annually on each procedure initiated in respect of operators  who may have
committed a 'serious infringement'. This communication contains statistical data covering the
reports from the Member States on the procedures initiated in 2001.

The  information  which  Member  States  must  transmit  about  infringements  appearing  on  the
list drawn up by the Council concerns in particular the type of procedure initiated, the area in
which  the  infringement  was  committed,  and  the  penalties  imposed2.  Cases  which  must  be
reported to the Commission comprise those on which an official report has been drawn up by
a national authority.

The  legislator's  intention  was  that  an  examination  of  this  information  should  enable
comparisons to be made between Member States and an assessment arrived at as to whether
the penalties actually imposed were adequate and therefore dissuasive.

In presenting the data for 2000 in its first Report3, the Commission expressed regret that the
Member States  had failed  to fulfil  their obligations and that it was not possible therefore to
draw  unequivocal  conclusions  from  the  available  statistics.  Commenting  on  the  figures
contained  in  the  tables  attached  to  the  communication,  the  Commission  concluded
nevertheless  that  there  were  substantial  differences  between  the  Member  States'  control
systems and arrangements for imposing penalties and that the level of penalties imposed did
not appear to be high enough to discourage the repetition of infringements.

This was borne out by the Commission Report on the monitoring of the implementation of the
common fisheries policy: Synthesis of the implementation of the control system applicable to
the common fisheries policy by Member States4.

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Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  1447/1999  establishing  a  list  of  types  of  behaviour  which  seriously
infringe the rules of the common fisheries policy (OJ L 167, 2.7.1999, p. 5).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2740/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council
Regulation  (EC)  No  1447/1999  establishing  a  list  of  types  of  behaviour  which  seriously  infringe  the
rules of the common fisheries policy (OJ L 328, 22.12.1999, p. 62).
COM(2001) 650 of 12.11.2001.
COM(2001) 526 of 28.9.2001.

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It was felt that the situation was unlikely to encourage compliance with the rules of the CFP
across the Member States. New initiatives were called for, therefore, both from the Member
States and the Commission.

The  European  Parliament,  furthermore,  shared  the  views  of  the  Commission  regarding  the
Member States. Parliament, at the same time, asked for improvements to reports in the years
to come5.

Regarding 2000, since some Member States — which had not presented the necessary data —
provided  additional  information  after  the  communication  had  been  published,  it  seemed
appropriate to update the table it contained showing the number of infringements uncovered
during 2000 so that comparisons could be made over two years. The updated table is shown in
Annex II to this document.

2.

REPORTS FROM MEMBER STATES FOR 2001

The  Member  States  were  required  to  forward  to  the  Commission,  not  later  than  31  March
2002,  by  electronic  transmission  in  compliance  with  the  electronic  format  presented  at  the
meeting  of  the  Experts'  Group  on  Monitoring  and  Control  on  21  February  2000  (working
paper: FIDES II Message Definition6) details of cases discovered in 2001. All Member States
transmitted their reports by electronic mail. Most were received after the 31 March deadline
however (Annex I) and instructions concerning codes were not followed in full, which meant
that adjustments had to be made and the presentation of the document7 was delayed. 

The situation in the individual Member States can be summarised as follows:

2.1.

BELGIUM

Belgium discovered and reported 56 serious breaches covering 6 types of behaviour. Thirty-
two  cases  concerned  vessels  flying  the  Belgian  flag  or  involved  Belgian  fishermen.  The
majority (21 cases) concerned unauthorised fishing [D5]. Criminal proceedings were initiated
in all cases and penalties imposed  in 18.  In the case  of unauthorised fishing, penalties  were
imposed  in  only  5  out  of  21  cases  [D5].  The  average  fine  in  11  cases  was  EUR 2 356  and
ranged from EUR 7 436 for the use or holding on board of prohibited gear [D1] to EUR 869
for unauthorised fishing [D5]. Belgium ordered the seizure of catches in 11 cases, including 2
cases of unauthorised fishing [D5] and 9 cases of falsifying or failing to record data in control
documents [E1]. Belgium reported no licence withdrawals.

2.2.

DENMARK

Denmark discovered and reported 381 serious breaches covering 10 types of behaviour. The
two  main  types  of  infringement  were  falsifying  data  in  control  documents  [E1]  (202  cases)
and the use or holding on board of prohibited gear [D1] (93 cases). Three hundred and fifty-
five  cases  concerned  vessels  flying  the  Danish  flag  or  involved  Danish  fishermen.  In  the
majority  of  cases  (241)  an  administrative  procedure  was  launched  and  in  123  criminal
proceedings, while in 6 cases both types of procedures were initiated. Fines were imposed in
276 cases, including only 124 out of 202 cases of falsifying data in control documents [E1].

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See report by Mrs Elspeth Attwooll (A5-0228/2002 final).
FIDES: Fisheries Information Data Exchange System.
It  was  not  possible,  for  example,  to  produce  a  complete  table  showing  infringements  by  fishing  area
because of failure to use the proper codes.

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The  average  fine  was  EUR 369  and  ranged  from  EUR 202  for  falsifying  data  in  control
documents  [E1]  to  EUR 1 342  for  the  landing  of  fishery  products  in  breach  of  the  control
rules [F1]. Denmark also ordered the seizure of catches or gear in 11 cases, including 4 cases
of  unauthorised  fishing  [D5].  By  contrast,  91  orders  for  licence  withdrawals  were  made,
above all for the use or holding on board of prohibited gear [D1].

2.3.

GERMANY

Germany  discovered  and  reported  120  serious  breaches,  of  which  109  concerned  vessels
flying  the  German  flag  or  involved  German  fishermen.  The  cases  reported  fell  within  7
categories  of  behaviour.  The  majority  (83  cases)  involved  falsifying  data  in  control
documents  [E1].  An  administrative  procedure  was  initiated  in  all  cases  and  penalties  were
imposed  in  99.  The  average  fine  was  EUR 522  and  ranged  from  EUR  56  for  failure  to
observe  the  rules  on  minimum  sizes  [D6]  to  EUR 6 141  for  unauthorised  fishing  [D5].
Germany reported no cases of seizure or licence withdrawal.

2.4.

GREECE

Greece discovered and reported 364 serious breaches (two concerning vessels flying the flag
of  another  Member  State  and  one  concerning  a  vessel  flying  the  flag  of  a  third  country)
involving  8  types  of  behaviour.  The  two  main  types  of  infringement  were  unauthorised
fishing  [D5]  (178  cases)  and  the  use  of  prohibited  fishing  methods  [D2]  (72  cases).
Administrative procedures were launched in 349 cases and criminal as well as administrative
procedures  in  15  cases.  Fines  were  imposed  in  336  cases  with  an  average  in  320  cases  of
EUR 811,  ranging  from  EUR 1 032  for  the  use  of  prohibited  fishing  methods  [D2]  to
EUR 300  for  fishing  using  falsified  documents  [C2].  Greece  also  ordered  the  seizure  of
catches or gear in 136 cases, including 45 cases of unauthorised fishing [D5] and 40 cases of
failure  to  observe  the  rules  on  minimum  sizes  [D6].  Frequent  use  was  made  of  orders  for
licence withdrawals (235 cases), above all for unauthorised fishing [D5].

2.5.

SPAIN

Spain  discovered  and  reported  3 717  serious  breaches  covering  all  the  types  of  behaviour
included on the list (the type of behaviour was not specified in 6 cases). The large majority of
cases  (1 226)  concerned  unauthorised  fishing  [C1]  and  unauthorised  fishing  in  a  specified
area or during a specified period [D5] (684 cases). Breaches in 3 662 cases concerned vessels
flying  the  Spanish  flag  or  involved  Spanish  fishermen.  An  administrative  procedure  was
initiated in all cases apart from four where both criminal and administrative procedures were
launched. Fines were imposed in 2 966 cases. The average fine in 2 803 cases was EUR 928
and  ranged  from  EUR 3 005  for  failure  to  stow  unauthorised  gear  [D3]  to  EUR 241  for
falsifying the identification marks of a vessel [C3]. Orders for the seizure of catches or gear
were  made  in  43  cases,  including  21  cases  of  unauthorised  fishing  [C1].  Spain  reported  no
case of withdrawal of a licence.

2.6.

FRANCE

France discovered  and reported 372  serious  breaches  involving  12  types  of  behaviour.  Two
hundred  and  ninety-four  cases  concerned  vessels  flying  the  French  flag  or  involved  French
fishermen. The two main types of behaviour were falsifying data in control documents [E1]
(104  cases)  and  failure  to  observe  the  rules  on  minimum  sizes  [D6]  (73  cases).  An
administrative  procedure  was  launched  in  115  cases  and  criminal  proceedings  in  254  while

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both kinds of procedure were launched in three cases. Penalties were imposed in only 103 out
of 372 cases. The average fine in 35 cases was EUR 2 483 and ranged from EUR 30 0008 for
fishing without a licence or other authorisation [C1] to EUR 114 for landing fishery products
not complying with the rules on control and enforcement [F1]. France ordered the seizure of
catches  or  gear  in  53  cases,  including  15  cases  of  failure  to  comply  with  the  rules  on
minimum sizes [D6]. An order for the withdrawal of a fishing licence was made in one case
only.

2.7.

IRELAND

Ireland discovered and reported 63 serious breaches covering 11 types of behaviour, the two
main ones being falsifying data in control documents [E1] (23 cases) and directed fishing for,
or the keeping on board of, a prohibited species [D4] (13 cases). Forty-eight cases concerned
vessels flying the Irish flag or involved Irish fishermen. Criminal proceedings were initiated
in 42 cases and fines were imposed in 29. The average fine in 32 cases was EUR 7 470 and
varied widely from EUR 15 250 for the use or holding of unauthorised gear [D1] to EUR 95
for  the  landing  of  products  not  complying  with  the  control  rules  [F1]).  Ireland  reported  18
cases of seizure, including 5 for falsifying data in control documents [E1] and directed fishing
for,  or  the  keeping  on  board  of,  an  unauthorised  species  [D4].  Ireland  reported  no  cases  of
withdrawal of a licence.

2.8.

ITALY

Italy discovered  and reported 1 628 serious breaches (one concerning  a  third-country vessel
and  33  where  the  flag  country  was  not  indicated)  involving  13  types  of  behaviour  (in  26
cases, the type of behaviour was unspecified). The two main types were unauthorised fishing
[D5]  (669  cases)  and  failure  to  observe  marketing  standards  [F2]  (228).  In  1 258  cases  an
administrative procedure was launched, in 304 cases criminal proceedings and in 2 cases both
criminal and administrative procedures. Fines were imposed in 1 564 cases. The average fine
in  1 143  cases  was  EUR 1 350  and  ranged  from  EUR 3 665 for  failure  to  meet  marketing
standards [F2] to EUR 57 for failure to comply with the rules on the remote transmission of
vessel  movements  [E3].  In  addition,  Italy  ordered  the  seizure  of  catches  and  gear  in  1 095
cases, including 429 cases of unauthorised fishing [D5] and 222 of failure to meet marketing
standards [F2]. Italy ordered the withdrawal of licences in only four cases.

2.9.

THE NETHERLANDS

The  Netherlands  discovered  and  reported  167  serious  breaches  (128  in  cases  concerning
vessels flying the Dutch flag or involving Dutch fishermen and 39 concerning vessels flying
the flag of another Member State or involving fishermen of another nationality) covering 13
types  of behaviour. The two  main  types were falsifying data  in control  documents  [E1]  (47
cases) and failure to observe the rules on minimum sizes [D6] (41 cases). An administrative
procedure  was  launched  in  68  cases  and  criminal  proceedings  in  99  cases.  Fines  were
imposed in only 46 cases however. The seizure of catches and gear was ordered in 40 cases,
and  fines  imposed  in  9  cases.  The  average  fine  was  EUR  653  and  varied  widely  from
EUR 1 174 for unauthorised fishing [D5] to EUR 82 for falsifying data in control documents
[E1].  Seizures  were  ordered  mainly  for  cases  of  unauthorised  fishing  [D5]  (16  cases)  and
failure to observe the rules on minimum sizes [D6] (18 cases). The Netherlands reported no
cases of withdrawal of a licence.

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This appears to be the highest fine. It should be noted, however, that unlike the other data reported, this
is not an average value.

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2.10.

AUSTRIA

Austria reported one case only of a serious breach for failure to meet the marketing standards
for fishery products [F2].

2.11.

PORTUGAL

Portugal  discovered  and  reported  1 118  serious  breaches  (1 078  cases  concerning  vessels
flying the Portuguese flag or involving Portuguese fishermen, 27 cases of vessels flying the
flag of another Member State or involving fishermen who were nationals of another Member
State, and 13 cases where the flag State or nationality was not indicated) covering 13 types of
behaviour  (in  two  cases  the  type  was  not  specified).  The  two  main  types  of  serious  breach
were  unauthorised  fishing  [D5]  (410  cases)  and  fishing  without  a  licence  or  other
authorisation [C1] (241 cases). In 1 035 cases an administrative procedure was launched and
in one case only criminal proceedings. Fines were imposed in 579 cases only, however. The
average fine in 330 cases was EUR 4 309 and ranged from EUR 10 882 for the use or holding
of unauthorised gear [D1] to EUR 312 for directed fishing for, or the keeping on board of, a
prohibited  species  [D4].  Portugal  ordered  the  seizure  of  catches  or  gear  in  264  cases:  these
mainly  involved  unauthorised  fishing  [D5]  (102  cases).  Portugal  reported  no  cases  of  a
licence withdrawal.

2.12.

FINLAND

Finland discovered and reported 12 serious breaches (all concerning vessels flying the Finnish
flag or involving Finnish fishermen) covering 3 types of behaviour. The type recurring most
frequently was unauthorised fishing [D5] (6 cases). In the majority of cases an administrative
procedure was launched. Fines were imposed in four cases with the average being EUR 137
and  ranging  from  EUR 191  for  falsifying  data  in  control  documents  [E1]  to  EUR 84  for
unauthorised  fishing  [D5].  Finland  reported  no  orders  for  the  seizure  of  catches  or  gear  or
licence withdrawals.

2.13.

SWEDEN

Sweden discovered and reported 44 serious infringements (33 cases concerning vessels flying
the Swedish flag or involving Swedish fishermen, 3 cases concerning vessels flying the flag
of another Member State or involving fishermen who were nationals of another Member State
and  8  cases  of  vessels  flying  the  flag  of  a  third  country  or  involving  fishermen  who  were
nationals of a third country) covering 9 types of behaviour. The two main types were fishing
without  a  licence  or  other  authorisation  [C1]  (10  cases)  and  falsifying  data  in  control
documents  [E1]  (7  cases).  In  16  cases  criminal  proceedings  were  initiated  and  a  fine  was
imposed  in  only  5  cases.  The  average  fine  was  EUR 324  and  ranged  from  EUR  367  for
fishing without a licence or other authorisation [C1] to EUR 260 for falsifying data in control
documents [E1]. Sweden ordered the seizure of catches or gear in 2 cases. It reported no cases
of withdrawal of a licence.

2.14.

UNITED KINGDOM

The United Kingdom discovered and reported 96 serious infringements (71 concerned vessels
flying  the  UK  flag  or  involved  UK  fishermen  and  2  concerned  vessels  flying  the  flag  of
another Member  State or  involved fishermen who were  nationals  of  another  Member  State)
covering 10 types of behaviour. The majority (46 cases) concerned falsifying data in control
documents  [E1].  Criminal  proceedings  were  instituted  in  48  cases  and  an  administrative
procedure in 47 cases, with fines being imposed in 90 cases. The average fine in 84 cases was

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EUR 4 476  and  ranged  from  EUR 6 334  for  unauthorised  fishing  [D5]  to  EUR 343  for
obstructing fisheries inspectors [A1]. The United Kingdom reported two orders for the seizure
of catches or gear and no licence withdrawals.

For information, the table below shows, for each Member State, the number of vessels entered
in  the  Fishing  Vessel  Register  on  1  January  2002  together  with  the  number  of  serious
infringements discovered by that Member State in 2001:

Member State

Number of vessels

Serious infringements

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

Greece

Spain

France

Ireland

Italy

Netherlands
Austria

Portugal

Finland

Sweden

United Kingdom

130

4 046

2 191

20 138

15 386

7 932

1 061

16 491

599

10 514

3 610

1 845

7 519

56

381

120

364

3 717

372

63

1 628

167
1

1 118

12

44

96

3.

OTHER SOURCES OF INFORMATION

In  order  to  flesh  out  the  information  available  about  deterrent  measures  adopted  by  the
Member  States  over  a  specified  period,  the  Commission  studied  the  other  reports  that  were
sent  to  it  under  other  regulations  and  which  were  available  when  this  document  was  being
drawn up9. It examined the national reports forwarded under Article 35 of Council Regulation
(EEC) No 2847/93 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy10,
and  those  submitted  under  Commission  Regulation  (EEC)  No  3561/85  concerning
information about inspections of fishing activities carried out by national control authorities11,
giving  details  of  official  warnings,  administrative  penalties  and  infringements  brought  to
court.

This  information  is  not  easily  comparable,  as  it  is  not  in  the  same  form  as  that  on  'serious
infringements'.  Moreover,  the  aims  of  the  other  Regulations  are  not  the  same  as  those  on
which the list of infringements in Regulation (EC) No 1447/1999 is based. Until the rules are
amended to simplify Member States' obligations to report infringements of the CFP rules, the
Commission  considers  that  non-standard  formats  may  explain  the  apparent  discrepancies
between the various reports. In addition, it assumes that all the procedures initiated regarding
serious  infringements  are  listed  in  the  tables  attached  to  this  document.  Consequently,  the
cases  included  here  comprise  a  total  number  only,  for  all  Member  States,  of  1 757  written

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The deadlines for presenting reports differ depending on the Regulation.
OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p.1.
OJ L 339, 18.12.1985, p. 29.

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warnings, to be added to the number of serious infringements for which an administrative or
judicial procedure has been launched.

The Commission emphasises also that the control arrangements put in place by a number of
regional  organisations,  including  the  Northwest  Atlantic  Fisheries  Organisation12  (NAFO),
the  Convention  on  future  multilateral  cooperation  in  the  north-east  Atlantic  fisheries13
(NEAFC) or the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)14,
deal  with  infringements  of  conservation  measures  adopted  by  the  organisation  concerned.
Certain infringements are classed as ‘serious’ and call for inspection by the flag State15. 

The number  of  cases  reported  is  very  small  and  should  be  included  in  the  report  of  serious
infringements.  The  Commission  will  endeavour  to  obtain  fuller  information  in  future
however.

4.

CONCLUSIONS

In  total,  the  Member  States  reported  8 139  cases,  a  rise  of  around  12%  on  the  number  for
2000, following adjustment of the figures.

Regarding  the  most frequently  recurring infringements,  as in  2000,  almost  half  the  reported
cases  concerned  unlawful  fishing  either  without the necessary  authorisation or in  prohibited
areas [C1 and D5]. By order of importance there were significant rises on 2000 in the number
of  breaches  of  the  control  rules  applicable  following  landing  [F1]  and  F2]  and  the  rules  on
entries in the control documents [E1]16, failure to observe the rules on minimum sizes [D 6]
and the use of unauthorised gear [D1].

On  the  other  hand,  very  few  cases  of  official  reports  for  obstructing  the  work  of  observers
[B1] or failure to comply with the rules on transhipment [D7] were notified. The absence of
information  about  certain  types  of  infringements  over  a  two-year  period  may  imply  that  no
deterrent  national  provisions  exist  or  that  they  are  not  applied  sufficiently  stringent  (e.g.
tampering with the VMS17 [E2]).

In terms of numbers of breaches recorded, third country vessels do not present a problem in
so  far  as  compliance  with  the  rules  of  the  CFP  is  concerned.  Moreover,  less  than  4%  of
breaches concern vessels of a Member State other than that reporting the breach.

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Council Regulation (EEC) No 1956/88 adopting provisions  for  the  application  of  the  scheme  of  joint
international inspection adopted by the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation(OJ L 175, 6.7.1988,
p. 1).
Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  2791/1999  laying  down  certain  control  measures  applicable  in  the  area
covered by the Convention on future multilateral cooperation in the north-east Atlantic fisheries (OJ L
337, 30.12.1999, p. 1).
Council Regulation (EC) No 1936/2001 laying down control measures applicable to fishing for certain
stocks of highly migratory fish (OJ L 263, 3.10.2001, p. 1).
The  lists  of  serious  infringements  under  the  NAFO  and  the  NEAFC  are  contained  in  point  9  of  the
Annex  to  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  1956/88  and  Article  2(8)  of  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No
2791/1999. The types of infringements do not differ in substance from the serious infringements under
Regulation  (EC)  No  1447/1999.  A  proposal  for  a  list  of  serious  infringements  within  ICCAT,
incorporating the NEAFC list, is under discussion.
In  Denmark,  Germany,  France,  Ireland,  the  Netherlands  and  the  United  Kingdom,  this  type  of
infringement (mainly incorrect entries in logbooks) is the commonest kind. 
Vessel monitoring system.

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Regarding  the  amounts  of  fines,  there  were  significant  differences  for  the  same  type  of
breach. For example: 

–  in Sweden the average  fine  for  fishing  without  a  licence  or  other  authorisation  [C1]  was

EUR 367 while in France, in the only case reported, the fine was EUR 30 000; 

–  in  Finland  for  unauthorised  fishing  [D5]  the  average  fine  was  EUR 84  and  in  Ireland

EUR 12 700; 

–  in Germany for directed fishing for, or the keeping on board of, a prohibited species [D4]

the average fine was EUR 150 and in Ireland EUR 11 567.

Orders for the seizure of catches or gear were rare.

In the large majority of cases an administrative procedure was launched. In Belgium, Ireland,
Sweden and the United Kingdom criminal proceeding were launched systematically where an
infringement  was  discovered  as  administrative  procedures  are  less  commonly  used  in  those
countries.

Regarding licence withdrawals, only Denmark and Greece, and to a lesser extent France and
Italy imposed this type of penalty. 

In 2001, 75% of infringement procedures were successfully concluded. Given the number of
vessels (91 462) and the number of infringements for which fines were imposed (6 115), this
means that procedures were launched in respect of 6.7% of vessels. The percentage is actually
somewhat smaller since some procedures included in the total were initiated against on-shore
operators [F2]. 

In  the  light  of  the  official  data  and  taking  into  account  the  number  of  Community  fishing
vessels, the Commission has the impression that the number of penalties imposed is probably
not a true and complete mirror of the level of compliance with the rules of the CFP in 2001.
Therefore, we could conclude that the number of checks is still inadequate. For these reasons
more effort should be made by Member States in order to monitor the compliance of the fleet
with the rules in question and to achieve the objectives of the conservation of existing marine
resources.

The average fine of EUR 1 338 in the 4 969 cases where a fine was imposed does not seem to
be  a  sufficient  and  effective  deterrent.  In  1 667  cases  the  seizure  of  catches  and  gear  was
ordered and in some cases this penalty, which may have a very considerable financial impact,
was additional to a fine. The general impression nevertheless remains that the Member States'
systems of deterrents are still inadequate.

The Commission calls upon the Member States, therefore, to make greater efforts to follow up
breaches  of  the  CFP  rules,  if  necessary  by  amending  their  array  of  legal  instruments.
Depending on the circumstances, it may be appropriate to introduce new legislative measures,
increase the level of  fines or raise  awareness  of the  need  for rational  exploitation  of  marine
resources  in  the  authorities  responsible  for  imposing  penalties,  which  in  most  cases  are  not
fisheries specialists.

The Commission, for its part,  will continue  to  strive  to ensure that  the rules of the CFP are
applied uniformly by Member States which must meet their obligation to adopt penalties that
are proportionate, effective and dissuasive. As recommended in the conclusions of the report
for  2000,  detailed  arrangements  regarding  infringements  and  their  follow-up  have  been  put

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forward therefore in the context of the reform of the CFP18. The Commission is proposing in
particular  that  the  Council  determine  the  level  of  penalties  to  be  imposed  for  serious
infringements.  The  possibility  of  withdrawing  authorisation  to  fish  is  also  included  as  a
particularly effective remedy.

Regarding the annual report on serious infringements, the Commission considers this to be an
effective  means  of  improving  the  transparency  of  the  various  arrangements  in  force  in  the
Member States for deterring infringements of the CFP rules. It hopes that the Member States
will feel encouraged to make further improvements.

18

COM(2002)181 and 185 of 28.5.2002.

10

                                                
LIST OF TABLES *

(cid:1)  information transmission dates (Annex I);

(cid:1)  number  of cases discovered by type of behaviour  and  by  Member  State  in  2000:  revised

table (Annex II);

(cid:1)  number of cases discovered by type of behaviour and by Member State (Annex III);

(cid:1)  number of cases discovered by nationality of the party which committed the infringement

and by Member State (Annex IV);

(cid:1)  type of procedure initiated by type of behaviour and by Member State (Annex V);

(cid:1)  number of cases where penalties were imposed by type of behaviour and by Member State

(Annex VI);

(cid:1)  average fine by type of behaviour and by Member State (Annex VII);

(cid:1)  number of seizures by type of behaviour and by Member State (Annex VIII);

(cid:1)  number of licence withdrawals by type of behaviour and by Member State (Annex IX);

(cid:1)  number of cases discovered at ports by type of behaviour and by Member State (Annex X).

*NB : Because  some  reports  cover  several  types  of  infringement,  the  totals  may  not

correspond with the number of cases shown in the boxes. 

11

NATIONAL REPORTS RECEIVED BY THE COMMISSION

Member
State

Received

(Deadline:
31 March 2002)

Belgium

5 April 2002

Denmark

12 April 2002

Comments

electronic 

By 
NUTS codes not used for ports

transmission 

electronic 

By 
NUTS codes not used for ports

transmission 

– 

– 

FIDES

FIDES

Germany

13 March 2002 By electronic mail in FIDES format

Greece

13 May 2002

in 
electronic  mail 
By 
NUTS codes not used for ports

EXCEL 

format

Spain

27 March 2002 By 

electronic  mail 

format
ICES/FAO  codes  not  used  for  fishing  areas  and
NUTS codes not used for ports

EXCEL 

in 

France

5 April 2002

By 
electronic 
NUTS codes not used for ports

transmission 

–FIDES

Ireland

11 April 2002

By electronic mail in EXCEL format

Italy

8 April 2002

Luxembourg

-

Netherlands

4 April 2002

electronic  mail 

format
By 
FAO  codes  not  used  for  fishing  areas  and  NUTS
codes not used for ports

in  WORD 

By 
electronic 
NUTS codes not used for ports

transmission 

–FIDES

Austria

28 March 2002 By electronic mail in EXCEL format

Portugal

7 April 2002

Finland

2 April 2002

electronic  mail 

format
By 
ICES/FAO  codes  not  used  for  fishing  ports  and
NUTS codes not used for ports

EXCEL 

in 

By 
NUTS codes not used for ports

mail 

in 

FIDES 

format

Sweden

3 April 2002

By electronic mail in FIDES format

United
Kingdom

27 March 2002 By 

in 
electronic  mail 
NUTS codes not used for ports

EXCEL 

format

12

Code  Type de Comportement

BEL

 DNK

 DEU

 GRC

 ESP

 FRA

 IRL

ITA

 LUX

 NLD

 AUT PRT

 FIN

 SWE

 GBR

TOTAL

NUMBER OF SERIOUS BREACHES BY MEMBER STATE IN 2000

ANNEX II

A1

Obstructing the work of fisheries inspectors

2

 2

 150

 29

2

A2

Falsifying, concealing, destroying or tampering with evidence

1

B1

Obstructing the work of observers

3

 1

C1

Fishing without holding a fishing licence, a fishing permit or any
other authorisation required for fishing

C2

Fishing under cover of a falsified document

C3

Falsifying, deleting or concealing the identification marks of the
fishing vessel

D1

Using or keeping on board prohibited fishing gear

D2

Using prohibited fishing methods

D3

Failing to lash or stow prohibited fishing gear

D4

Directed fishing for, or keeping on board of, a species subject to
a prohibition of fishing

D5

Unauthorised fishing

13

 22

 40

1196

18

 7

 155

9

8

7

 59

 6

 10

 51

 29

 62

108

 106

4

5

 9

 2

 2

 1

 150

 150

 798

2

2 

31 

1 

5 

20 

36 

67 

 1

 1

 8

 6

 1

1

 8

 195

 78

 1

 47

 450

 57

 2

 1

 4

 7

 1

 3

 14

 6

 32

 442

 25

4

 41

 155

 75

 8

 8

 494

 32

 2

 24

2 

 3

 15

 22

 6

 5

 15

D6

Failure to comply with the rules on minimum sizes

21

 12

 19

 312

D7

Failure  to  comply  with  the  rules  and  procedures  relating  to
transhipments

1

E1

Falsifying or failing to record data in logbooks, etc.

23

 68

 53

 1

 172

64 

 19

 40

 103

 33

 8

 76

E2

Tampering with the satellite-based vessel monitoring system

E3

E4

Deliberate  failure  to  comply  with  the  Community  rules  on
remote transmission of fishing vessel movements

Failure of  the  master  of  the  fishing  vessel  of  a  third  country  to
comply  with  the  applicable  control  rules  when  operating  in
Community waters

58 

 1

1

3

 6

 55

22 

13

 5

6

 4

19

185
3 %

1
0 %

4
0 %

1924
26 %

4
0 %

104
1 %

601
8 %

379
5 %

21
0 %

271
4 %

1981
27 %

572
8 %

1
0 %

660
9 %

12
0 %

127
2 %

21
0 %

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
F1

F2

Landing of fishery products not complying with the Community
rules on control and enforcement

Storing,  processing,  placing  on  sale  and  transporting  fishery
products not meeting the marketing standards in force

12

3

 1

 5

NA

Unspecified

Total for Member State::

19

 68
1 %

2 

7

 76

 81

 88

 3

 33

 35

 25

 7

 1

 1

 31

125
2 %

163
2 %

142
2 %

 7298

 192
3 %

 102
1 %

 385
5 %

3291
45 %

 342
5 % 

 43
1 %

 1105
15 %

 199
3 %

 1
0 %

 1320
18 %

 95
1 %

 155
2 %

14

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Code  Type of behaviour

BEL

 DNK

 DEU

 GRC

 ESP

 FRA

 IRL

ITA

 LUX

 NLD

 AUT PRT

 FIN

 SWE

 GBR

TOTAL

NUMBER OF SERIOUS BREACHES BY MEMBER STATE IN 2001

A1

Obstructing the work of fisheries inspectors

7

 2

 1

133

 14

 4

 1

 1

 6

A2

Falsifying, concealing, destroying or tampering with evidence

B1

Obstructing the work of observers

 1111 

3

3

5

1

C1

Fishing without holding a fishing licence, a fishing permit or any
other authorisation required for fishing

C2

Fishing under cover of a falsified document

3

2

 15

 23

1 226

16

 4

 209

C3

Falsifying, deleting or concealing the identification marks of the
fishing vessel

D1

Using or keeping on board prohibited fishing gear

D2

Using prohibited fishing methods

D3

Failing to lash or stow prohibited fishing gear

D4

Directed fishing for, or keeping on board of, a species subject to
a prohibition of fishing

D5

Unauthorised fishing

D6

Failure to comply with the rules on minimum sizes

D7

Failure  to  comply  with  the  rules  and  procedures  relating  to
transhipments

E1

Falsifying or failing to record data in logbooks, etc.

E2

Tampering with the satellite-based vessel monitoring system

E3

E4

Deliberate  failure  to  comply  with  the  Community  rules  on
remote transmission of fishing vessel movements

Failure of  the  master  of  the  fishing  vessel  of  a  third  country  to
comply  with  the  applicable  control  rules  when  operating  in
Community waters

4

12

21

11

1

1

 5

16

72

3

 9

54

88

1

 1

4

27

3

7

178

17

13

 34

213

80

11

39

178

684

36 

4

 669

59

347

73

86

4

93

6

4

19

42

 2

6

7

202

83

164

104

23

17

1

4

13

24

 11

 40

1

15

 2

 1

11

5

1

2

 23

41

47

2

 241

 10

6

1

 19

190

 134

2

14

 410

6

27

15

5

12

2 

6

 6

8

46

2

3

1

 6

4

7

6

6

169
2%

9
0%

4
0%

1 755
22%

6
0%

 73
1%

639
8%

387
5%

22
0%

276
3%

2 068
25%

694
9%

4
0%

724
9%

15
0%

89
1%

7
0%

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
223
3%

941
12%

34
0%

8 139

F1

F2

Landing of fishery products not complying with the Community
rules on control and enforcement

Storing,  processing,  placing  on  sale  and  transporting  fishery
products not meeting the marketing standards in force

11

3

155

10

607

16

35

6

4

2

228

26

26

5

 1

6

52

2

1

2

NA

Unspecified

 Total for Member State:

 56
1%

381
5%

 120
1%

 364
4%

3 717
46%

 372
5% 

 63
1%

 1 628
20%

 167
2%

 1
0%

 1 118
14%

12
0%

44
1%

 96
1%

16

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ANNEX IV

INFRINGEMENTS BY COUNTRY AND BY NATIONALITY IN 2001

National

Unspecified

Third country

EU

TOTAL

BEL

DNK

DEU

GRC

FRA

IRL

ITA

LUX

NLD

AUT

PRT

FIN

SWE

GBR

4

32

355

109

361

3 662

111

294

48

11

1

19

1 594

33

1

128

1 078

12

33

71

1

13

8

7 777

62

40

20

15

11

2

255

78

15

39

27

3

25

260

56

381

120

364

3 717

372

63

1 628

167

1

1 118

12

44

96

8 139

17

TYPE OF PROCEDURE INITIATED (*) BY TYPE OF SERIOUS BREACH AND BY MEMBER STATE IN 2001

BEL

DNK

DEU

GRC

ESP

FRA

IRL

ITA

LUX

NLD

AUT

PRT

FIN

SWE

GBR

Sum:

ANNEX V

A1 Obstructing the work of fisheries inspectors

A2 Falsifying, concealing, destroying or tampering with evidence

0 A
7 P
0A&P

 0 A
1 P
0A&P

 1 A
0 P
0A&P

B1 Obstructing the work of observers

C1 Fishing without holding a fishing licence, a fishing permit or any other

authorisation required for fishing

C2 Fishing under cover of a falsified document

C3 Falsifying, deleting or concealing the identification marks of the fishing

vessel

D1 Using or keeping on board prohibited fishing gear

D2 Using prohibited fishing methods

D3 Failing to lash or stow prohibited fishing gear

D4 Directed fishing for, or keeping on board of, a species subject to a

prohibition of fishing

D5 Unauthorised fishing

D6 Failure to comply with the rules on minimum sizes

D7 Failure to comply with the rules and procedures relating to transhipments

E1 Falsifying or failing to record data in logbooks, etc.

E2 Tampering with the satellite-based vessel monitoring system

 15 A
0 P
0A&P

1 A
2 P
0A&P
 0 A
2 P
0A&P

 91 A
2 P
0A&P

 6 A
0 P
0A&P

 21 A
0 P
2A&P
 1 A
0 P
0A&P
 5 A
0 P
0A&P
 16 A
0 P
0A&P
62 A
0 P
5A&P

1 A
3 P
0A&P
 8 A
11 P
0A&P
10 A
30 P
0A&P

 2 A
0 P
0A&P
 6 A
0 P
0A&P
 7 A
0 P
0A&P

 174 A
0 P
4A&P
 55 A
0 P
4A&P

 129 A
65 P
6A&P

 83 A
0 P
0A&P

0 A
4 P
0A&P
0 A
12 P
0A&P

0 A
21 P
0A&P

0 A
11 P
0A&P
 1 A
0 P
0A&P

18

132 A
0 P
0A&P
1 A
0 P
0A&P
3 A
0 P
0A&P
 1206 A
0 P
0A&P
 3 A
0 P
0A&P
 9 A
0 P
0A&P
 54 A
0 P
0A&P
 85 A
0 P
1A&P
 1 A
0 P
0A&P
 178 A
0 P
0A&P
 677 A
0 P
0A&P
 355 A
0 P
3A&P
4 A
0 P
0A&P
 163 A
0 P
0A&P
 10 A
0 P
0A&P

1 A
0 P
0A&P

0 A
1 P
0A&P

4 A
10 P
0A&P

0 A
4 P
0A&P
0 A
1 P
0A&P

 7 A
9 P
0A&P

 0 A
4 P
0A&P

 201 A
8 P
0A&P

 7 A
20 P
0A&P
 2 A
1 P
0A&P
 5 A
2 P
0A&P
9 A
8 P
0A&P
 10 A
26 P
0A&P
 20 A
52 P
1A&P

 41 A
61 P
2A&P

 30 A
4 P
0A&P
198 A
7 P
0A&P
 72 A
5 P
0A&P
11 A
0 P
0A&P
 10 A
29 P
0A&P
650 A
13 P
0A&P
 16 A
69 P
1A&P

 17 A
0 P
0A&P

 0 A
1 P
0A&P
 0 A
4 P
0A&P

 0 A
13 P
0A&P
0 A
3 P
0A&P

 0 A
22 P
0A&P
 0 A
1 P
0A&P

 1 A
1 P
0A&P

 1 A
0 P
0A&P
1 A
10 P
0A&P
 0 A
5 P
0A&P
1 A
0 P
0A&P
 2 A
0 P
0A&P
 1 A
22 P
0A&P
 14 A
27 P
0A&P

 19 A
28 P
0A&P

4 A
1 P
0A&P
1 A
0 P
0A&P
 240 A
0 P
0A&P

 19 A
0 P
0A&P
 190 A
0 P
0A&P
134 A
0 P
0A&P
2 A
0 P
0A&P
14 A
0 P
0A&P
 410 A
0 P
0A&P
 27 A
0 P
0A&P

 1 A
0 P
0A&P

 6 A
0 P
0A&P

 0 A
2 P
0A&P

 0 A
1 P
0A&P
 0 A
2 P
0A&P
 0 A
3 P
0A&P

 15 A
0 P
0A&P

5 A
0 P
0A&P

 0 A
4 P
0A&P

3 A
3 P
0A&P

 3 A
2 P
0A&P

 6 A
6 P
0A&P
 0 A
8 P
0A&P

 2 A
4 P
0A&P
 3 A
3 P
0A&P
 4 A
4 P
0A&P

 23 A
23 P
0A&P
 1 A
1 P
0A&P

 141 A
26 P
0A&P
 5 A
2 P
0A&P
 4 A
0 P
0A&P
1695 A
26 P
2A&P
4 A
2 P
0A&P
 64 A
9 P
0A&P
570 A
61 P
0A&P
 148 A
8 P
33A&P
 20 A
2 P
0A&P
 218 A
58 P
0A&P
 1945 A
101 P
4A&P
488 A
185 P
9A&P
 4 A
0 P
0A&P
495 A
214 P
8A&P
 11 A
3 P
0A&P

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
E3 Deliberate failure to comply with the Community rules on remote

transmission of fishing vessel movements

E4  Failure of the master of the fishing vessel of a third country to comply
with the applicable control rules when operating in Community waters

F1 Landing of fishery products not complying with the Community rules on

control and enforcement

F2 Storing, processing, placing on sale and transporting fishery products not

meeting the marketing standards in force

NA Unspecified

0 A
5 P
0A&P
1 A
2 P
0A&P

 10 A
0 P
0A&P

 Sum:

 0 A
56 P
0A&P

241 A
123 P
6A&P

120 A
0 P
0A&P

 349 A
0 P
15A&P

40 A
0 P
0A&P
 1 A
0 P
0A&P
 155 A
0 P
0A&P
 578 A
0 P
0A&P
5 A
0 P
0A&P
3591 A
0 P
4A&P

 4 A
20 P
0A&P

 0 A
4 P
0A&P

 9 A
4 P
0A&P

 2 A
0 P
0A&P
 43 A
183 P
2A&P
21 A
5 P
0A&P

 0 A
4 P
0A&P

 2 A
14 P
0A&P
 4 A
31 P
0A&P

115 A
254 P
3A&P

 0 A
42 P
0A&P

 1 A
1 P
0A&P

 23 A
3 P
0A&P
4 A
1 P
0A&P

 6 A
0 P
0A&P
52 A
0 P
0A&P
2 A
0 P
0A&P
 1214 A
0 P
6A&P

 1 A
0 P
0A&P

 0 A
4 P
0A&P
0 A
19 P
0A&P
 1 A
1 P
0A&P

0 A
0 P
1A&P

 0 A
88 P
0A&P

 1 A
46 P
0A&P

 54 A
33 P
0A&P
 1 A
0 P
0A&P
 189 A
27 P
0A&P
 692 A
217 P
2A&P
28 A
5 P
0A&P
6834 A
943 P
30A&P

(*)

A =
P =
A & P = Administrative+criminal

Administrative
Criminal

19

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NUMBER OF CASES WHERE PENALTIES WERE IMPOSED AND NUMBER OF BREACHES BY TYPE OF BEHAVIOUR AND BY MEMBER STATE IN 2001

BEL

DNK

DEU

GRC

ESP

FRA

IRL

ITA

LUX

NLD

AUT

PRT

FIN

SWE

GBR

Sum:

ANNEX VI

A1

Obstructing the work of fisheries inspectors

1
(7)

 2
(2)

1
(1)

120
(133)

3
(14)

A2

Falsifying, concealing, destroying or tampering with evidence

B1

Obstructing the work of observers

C1

Fishing  without  holding  a  fishing  licence,  a  fishing  permit  or  any  other
authorisation required for fishing

C2

Fishing under cover of a falsified document

C3

Falsifying,  deleting  or  concealing  the  identification  marks  of  the  fishing
vessel

D1

Using or keeping on board prohibited fishing gear

D2

Using prohibited fishing methods

D3

Failing to lash or stow prohibited fishing gear

D4

Directed  fishing  for,  or  keeping  on  board  of,  a  species  subject  to  a
prohibition of fishing

D5

Unauthorised fishing

D6

Failure to comply with the rules on minimum sizes

D7

Failure to comply with the rules and procedures relating to transhipments

E1

Falsifying or failing to record data in logbooks, etc.

E2

Tampering with the satellite-based vessel monitoring system

E3

E4

F1

F2

Deliberate  failure  to  comply  with  the  Community  rules  on  remote
transmission of fishing vessel movements

Failure  of  the  master  of  the  fishing  vessel  of  a  third  country  to  comply
with the applicable control rules when operating in Community waters

Landing of fishery products not complying with the Community rules on
control and enforcement

Storing, processing, placing on sale and transporting fishery products not
meeting the marketing standards in force

0
(4)

1
(12)

5
(21)

10
(11)

1
(1)

 8
(15)

 19
(23)

1 093
(1 226)

 4
(16)

1
(4)

 207
(209)

1
(1)

4
(4)

1
(1)

 1
(1)

 1
(4)

8
(13)

2
(4)

 16
(23)

1
(11)

4
(4)

 3
(4)

33
(34)

210
(213)

79
(80)

 11
(11)

 39
(39)

659
(669)

80
(86)

 17
(17)

12
(13)

2
(2)

227
(228)

1
(3)

0
(2)

 92
(93)

4
(6)

1
(1)

 5
(5)

 16
(16)

62
(72)

3
(4)

 15
(19)

34
(42)

 1
(2)

5
(6)

 6
(7)

 166
(178)

 57
(59)

0
(3)

3
(3)

3
(3)

4
(9)

39
(54)

76
(88)

1
(1)

171
(178)

 547
(684)

 304
(347)

 1
(4)

5
(27)

0
(3)

1
(7)

 6
(17)

5
(36)

31
(73)

 124
(202)

 74
(83)

 129
(164)

 28
(104)

7
(11)

7
(40)

1
(1)

129
(155)

 367
(607)

4
(24)

4
(16)

12
(35)

2
(11)

3
(3)

 10
(10)

20

0
(1)

1
(2)

0
(1)

2
(11)

2
(5)

0
(1)

1
(2)

 18
(23)

21
(41)

 1
(47)

0
(2)

0
(26)

 0
(5)

3
(5)

1
(1)

 151
(241)

 11
(19)

 111
(190)

 85
(134)

2
(2)

 4
(16)

235
(410)

 18
(27)

0
(1)

 2
(6)

 5
(15)

2
(5)

 5
(6)

14
(52)

 0
(1)

6
(6)

138
(169) – 82%

4
(9) – 44%

4
(4) – 100%

 3
(10)

 3
(6)

1 491
(1755) – 85%

 12
(12)

 2
(2)

 4
(6)

6
(6)

 8
(8)

45
(46)

 2
(2)

4
(6) – 67 %

54
(73) – 74%

493
(639) – 77%

306
(387) – 79%

15
(22) – 68%

239
(276) – 87%

1 665
(2 068) – 81%

559
(694) – 81%

1
(4) – 25%

453
(724) – 63%

11
(15) – 73%

27
(89) – 30%

1
(7) – 14%

2
(2)

147
(223) – 66%

633
(941) – 67%

0
(3)

 0
(1)

 0
(6)

 0
(4)

2
(7)

 0
(6)

 0
(6)

0
(1)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NA

Unspecified

* 

in brackets, the number of cases discovered

3
(6)

26
(26)

0
(2)

Sum:

18
(56) 

32%

276
(381)
72%

 99
(120)
83%

 336
(364)
92%

2 966
(3 717)
80%

103
(372)
28%

29
(63)
46%

1 564
(1 628)
96%

46
(167)
28%

 0
(1)
0%

 579
(1 118)
52%

4
(12)
33%

 5
(44)
11%

90
(96)
94%

29
(34) – 85%

 6 115
(8 139)
75%

21

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Code  Type of behaviour

BEL

DNK

DEU

GRC

ESP

FRA

IRL

ITA

LUX

NLD

AUT

PRT

FIN

SWE

GBR

TOTAL

AVERAGE FINE AND NUMBER OF BREACHES BY TYPE OF BEHAVIOUR AND BY MEMBER STATE IN 2001

ANNEX VII

A1

Obstructing the work of fisheries inspectors

2 479
(1)

906
(2)

500
(1)

1 587
(113)

648
(2)

A2

Falsifying, concealing, destroying or tampering with evidence

B1

Obstructing the work of observers

C1

Fishing  without  holding  a  fishing  licence,  a  fishing  permit  or  any  other
authorisation required for fishing

C2

Fishing under cover of a falsified document

C3

Falsifying,  deleting  or  concealing  the  identification  marks  of  the  fishing
vessel

D1

Using or keeping on board prohibited fishing gear

D2

Using prohibited fishing methods

D3

Failing to lash or stow prohibited fishing gear

D4

Directed  fishing  for,  or  keeping  on  board  of,  a  species  subject  to  a
prohibition of fishing

D5

Unauthorised fishing

D6

Failure to comply with the rules on minimum sizes

D7

Failure to comply with the rules and procedures relating to transhipments

E1

Falsifying or failing to record data in logbooks, etc.

E2

Tampering with the satellite-based vessel monitoring system

7 436
(1)

 869
(5)

3 470
(3)

 1 239
(1)

E3

E4

F1

Deliberate  failure  to  comply  with  the  Community  rules  on  remote
transmission of fishing vessel movements

Failure of the master of the fishing vessel of a third country to comply with
the applicable control rules when operating in Community waters

Landing of  fishery  products not  complying  with  the  Community  rules  on
control and enforcement

1 342
(1)

22

641
(19)

300
(1)

353
(5)

 596
(16)

1 032
(59)

 866
(8)

 394
(4)

150
(1)

6 141
(5)

 869
(161)

 839
(2)

1 040
(6)

411
(32)

202
(48)

 155
(74)

 56
(6)

594
(49)

 1 178
(271)

515
(1)

3 794
(4)

2540
(1)

270
(3)

849
(1072)

30 000
(1)

1 905
(1)

795
(197)

241
(4)

 433
(26)

 2 817
(74)

 3 005
(1)

1 095
(171)

 689
(530)

902
(1)

 538
(128)

1 116
(7)

730
(7)

1 202
(1)

795
(127)

 571
(1)

 100
(29)

 304
(1)

 15 250
(1)

 1 538
(176)

 999
(72)

 581
(11)

 1148
(10)

 1 515
(544)

815
(21)

651
(17)

57
(6)

7 139
(5)

1 250
(2)

 743
(8)

 745
(12)

1 000
(2)

 11 567
(7)

 12 700
(1)

 7537
(11)

127
(1)

8 932
(3)

114
(2)

95
(1)

2 066
(2)

1 174
(3)

455
(5)

82
(1)

343
(6)

1 563
(130)

2 540
(1)

270
(3)

 367
(3)

 396
(2)

1 288
(1 415)

 6 277
(112)

 458
(3)

 10 882
(49)

 905
(18)

424
(1)

 312
(4)

 1 224
(130)

 552
(7)

84
(2)

 5 609
(12)

792
(2)

 2 870
(4)

 6 334
(6)

 752
(4)

 499
(5)

191
(2)

 260
(2)

 5 434
(44)

 792
(2)

5 542
(2)

300
(1)

180
(42)

3 205
(286)

1 596
(225)

756
(13)

1 618
(204)

1 137
(1 395)

978
(403

902
(1)

1 285
(347)

979
(11)

1 903
(18)

1 202
(1)

873
(135)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
F2

Storing, processing, placing  on  sale  and transporting  fishery  products not
meeting the marketing standards in force

268
(3)

 587
(10)

NA

Unspecified

873
(265)

205
(2)

3 665
(44)

386
(13)

 1097
(1)

* in brackets, the number of cases where a fine was imposed

 Average for Member State

 2 356
(11)

 369
(94)

522
(99)

811
(320)

928
(2 803)

2 483
(35)

 7 470
(32)

1 350
(1 143)

653
(9)

4 309
(330)

137
(4)

 324
(5)

 4 476
(84)

1 239
(323)

362
(15)

 1 338
(4 969)

23

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NUMBER OF SEIZURES AND NUMBER OF BREACHES BY TYPE OF BEHAVIOUR AND BY MEMBER STATE IN 2001

BEL

DNK

DEU

GRC

ESP

FRA

IRL

ITA

LUX

NLD

AUT

PRT

FIN

SWE

GBR

ANNEX VIII

A1

Obstructing the work of fisheries inspectors

0
(7)

 1
(2)

0
(1)

9
(133)

2
(14)

A2

Falsifying, concealing, destroying or tampering with evidence

B1

Obstructing the work of observers

C1

Fishing  without  holding  a  fishing  licence,  a  fishing  permit  or  any  other
authorisation required for fishing

C2

Fishing under cover of a falsified document

C3

Falsifying,  deleting  or  concealing  the  identification  marks  of  the  fishing
vessel

D1

Using or keeping on board prohibited fishing gear

D2

Using prohibited fishing methods

D3

Failing to lash or stow prohibited fishing gear

D4

Directed  fishing  for,  or  keeping  on  board  of,  a  species  subject  to  a
prohibition of fishing

D5

Unauthorised fishing

D6

Failure to comply with the rules on minimum sizes

D7

Failure to comply with the rules and procedures relating to transhipments

E1

E2

E3

E4

F1

F2

Falsifying or failing to record data in logbooks, etc.

Tampering with the satellite-based vessel monitoring system

Deliberate  failure  to  comply  with  the  Community  rules  on  remote
transmission of fishing vessel movements

Failure  of  the  master  of  the  fishing  vessel  of  a  third  country  to  comply
with the applicable control rules when operating in Community waters

Landing of fishery products not complying with the Community rules on
control and enforcement

Storing, processing, placing on sale and transporting fishery products not
meeting the marketing standards in force

0
(4)

0
(12)

2
(21)

9
(11)

0
(1)

 0
(15)

 7
(23)

21
(1 226)

3
(16)

 0
(4)

95
(209)

0
(1)

2
(4)

1
(1)

 1
(1)

 1
(4)

5
(13)

 1
(4)

 5
(23)

0
(1)

1
(4)

1
(4)

4
(34)

179
(213)

68
(80)

3
(11)

37
(39)

429
(669)

76
(86)

3
(17)

0
(13)

0
(2)

222
(228)

0
(3)

0
(3)

0
(1)

 0
(5)

 5
(16)

31
(72)

45
(178)

40
(59)

3
(3)

0
(9)

15
(54)

5
(88)

0
(1)

1
(178)

3
(684)

8
(347)

0
(4)

5
(27)

0
(3)

1
(7)

3
(17)

3
(36)

15
(73)

0
(3)

0
(2)

 0
(93)

 0
(6)

3
(4)

4
(19)

0
(42)

 0
(2)

0
(6)

 0
(7)

 2
(202)

 0
(83)

0
(164)

9
(104)

0
(11)

0
(40)

0
(1)

1
(155)

0
(607)

2
(24)

2
(16)

8
(35)

0
(11)

0
(3)

 8
(10)

24

0
(1)

1
(2)

0
(1)

2
(11)

2
(5)

0
(1)

1
(2)

16
(23)

18
(41)

0
(47)

0
(2)

0
(26)

0
(5)

3
(5)

1
(1)

 76
(241)

2
(19)

 69
(190)

25
(134)

1
(2)

3
(14)

102
(410)

 13
(27)

0
(1)

0
(6)

 1
(15)

0
(5)

5
(6)

13
(52)

 0
(1)

0
(6)

Sum:

14
(169)

4
(9)

1
(4)

1
(10)

0
(6)

204
(1 755)

3
(6)

7
(73)

276
(639)

131
(387)

5
(22)

53
(276)

605
(2 068)

172
(694)

0
(4)

30
(724)

0
(15)

3
(89)

0
(7)

10
(223)

251
(941)

 0
(12)

0
(2)

 0
(6)

0
(6)

 2
(8)

 0
(46)

 0
(2)

0
(2)

0
(3)

0
(1)

0
(6)

0
(4)

 1
(7)

 0
(6)

 0
(6)

 0
(1)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NA

Unspecified

1
(6)

15
(26)

0
(2)

 Sum:

 11
(56)

 11
(381)

 0
(120)

 136
(364)

43
(3717)

53
(372)

10
(63)

1 095
(1 628)

40
(167)

 0
(1)

 264
(1 118)

0
(12)

 2
(44)

 2
(96)

16
(34)

 1 667
(8 139)

* in brackets, the number of cases discovered

25

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Code  Type of behaviour

BEL

DNK

DEU

GRC

ESP

FRA

IRL

ITA

LUX

NLD

AUT

PRT

FIN

SWE

GBR

TOTAL

NUMBER OF LICENCE WITHDRAWALS AND SERIOUS BREACHES BY MEMBER STATE IN 2001

ANNEX IX

A1

Obstructing the work of fisheries inspectors

0
(7)

0
(2)

0
(1)

0
(133)

0
(14)

A2

Falsifying, concealing, destroying or tampering with evidence

B1

Obstructing the work of observers

C1

Fishing without holding a fishing licence, a fishing permit or any
other authorisation required for fishing

C2

Fishing under cover of a falsified document

C3

Falsifying,  deleting  or  concealing  the  identification  marks  of  the
fishing vessel

D1

Using or keeping on board prohibited fishing gear

D2

Using prohibited fishing methods

D3

Failing to lash or stow prohibited fishing gear

D4

Directed fishing for, or keeping on board of, a species subject to a
prohibition of fishing

D5

Unauthorised fishing

D6

Failure to comply with the rules on minimum sizes

D7

Failure  to  comply  with  the  rules  and  procedures  relating  to
transhipments

E1

Falsifying or failing to record data in logbooks, etc.

0
(3)

0
(2)

0
(4)

0
(12)

0
(21)

84
(93)

0
(6)

0
(4)

7
(19)

0
(42)

0
(2)

0
(6)

0
(7)

0
(11)

0
(202)

0
(83)

0
(1)

0
(4)

0
(1)

0
(3)

0
(3)

0
(15)

12
(23)

0
(1 226)

0
(16)

0
(4)

0
(209)

1
(1)

1
(5)

14
(16)

35
(72)

144
(178)

26
(59)

0
(3)

0
(9)

0
(54)

0
(88)

0
(1)

0
(178)

0
(684)

0
(347)

0
(4)

0
(164)

0
(1)

0
(4)

0
(13)

0
(4)

4
(34)

0
(213)

0
(80)

0
(11)

0
(39)

0
(669)

0
( 86)

0
(27)

0
(3)

0
(7)

0
(17)

0
(36)

1
(73)

0
(104)

0
(23)

0
(17)

26

0
(1)

0
(2)

0
(1)

0
(11)

0
(5)

0
(1)

0
(2)

0
(23)

0
(41)

0
(47)

0
(6)

0
(10)

0
(6)

0
(12)

0
(2)

0
(6)

0
(6)

0
(8)

0
(46)

0
(3)

0
(1)

0
(6)

0
(4)

0
(7)

0
(5)

0
(1)

0
(241)

0
(19)

0
(190)

0
(134)

0
(2)

0
(14)

0
(410)

0
(27)

0
(1)

0
(6)

0
(15)

0
(5)

0
(169)

0
(9)

0
(4)

12
(1755)

1
(6)

5
(73)

98
(639)

35
(387)

0
(22)

0
(276)

151
(2 068)

27
(694)

0
(4)

0
(724)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Code  Type of behaviour

BEL

DNK

DEU

GRC

ESP

FRA

IRL

ITA

LUX

NLD

AUT

PRT

FIN

SWE

GBR

TOTAL

E2

Tampering with the satellite-based vessel monitoring system

0
(1)

E3

E4

F1

F2

Deliberate failure to comply with the Community rules on remote
transmission of fishing vessel movements

Failure  of  the  master  of  the  fishing  vessel  of  a  third  country  to
comply  with  the  applicable  control  rules  when  operating  in
Community waters
Landing  of  fishery  products  not  complying  with  the  Community
rules on control and enforcement

Storing,  processing,  placing  on  sale  and  transporting  fishery
products not meeting the marketing standards in force

NA

Unspecified

0
(11)

0
(3)

2
(10)

0
(11)

0
(40)

0
(1)

0
(155)

0
(607)

0
(6)

0
(24)

0
(16)

0
(35)

0
(1)

0
(4)

0
(4)

0
(13)

0
(2)

0
(228)

0
(26)

0
(2)

0
(26)

0
(5)

0
(1)

0
(6)

0
(52)

0
(2)

0
(2)

0
(2)

0
(6)

0
(6)

0
(1)

0
(15)

0
(89)

0
(7)

0
(223)

2
(941)

0
(34)

Total for Member State:

0
(56)

91
(381)

0
(120)

235
(364)

0
(3 717)

1
(372)

0
(63)

4
(1 628)

0
(167)

0
(1)

0
(1 118)

0
(12)

0
(44)

0
(96)

331
(8 139)

27

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Code  Type of behaviour

BEL DNK DEU GRC ESP FRA

IRL ITA LUX NLD AUT PRT FIN SWE GBR

ANNEX X

NUMBER OF SERIOUS BREACHES BY FISHING PORT IN 2001

2

 4  

 1  

15

10

10

16

14

1

1

2

1

2

12

41

27

149

66

9

35

490

75

A1

Obstructing the work of fisheries inspectors

2  

23

2  

 1  

A2

Falsifying, concealing, destroying or tampering with evidence  

 1  

B1

Obstructing the work of observers

C1

Fishing without holding a fishing licence, a fishing permit or
any other authorisation required for fishing

C2

Fishing under cover of a falsified document

1

2  

C3

Falsifying,  deleting  or  concealing  the  identification  marks  of
the fishing vessel

23

183

1

129

1

5

 3  

9

D1

Using or keeping on board prohibited fishing gear

92

16

42

D2

Using prohibited fishing methods

72

31

D3

Failing to lash or stow prohibited fishing gear

D4

Directed fishing for, or keeping on board of, a species subject
to a prohibition of fishing

D5

Unauthorised fishing

D6

Failure to comply with the rules on minimum sizes

D7

Failure  to  comply  with  the  rules  and  procedures  relating  to
transhipments

1

 3

1

41

8

178

181

1

3

59

124

29

 4  

28

TOT

28

5

1

353

6

42

311

170

9

59

882

4

387

4

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
E1

Falsifying or failing to record data in logbooks, etc.

10

199

108

10

1

15

33

 5

4

12

397

E2

Tampering with the satellite-based vessel monitoring system

1  

E3

E4

F1

F2

Deliberate  failure  to  comply  with  the  Community  rules  on
remote transmission of fishing vessel movements

Failure of the master of the fishing vessel of a third country to
comply  with  the  applicable  control  rules  when  operating  in
Community waters
Landing  of  fishery  products  not  complying  with 
Community rules on control and enforcement

the

Storing,  processing,  placing  on  sale  and  transporting  fishery
products not meeting the marketing standards in force

NA Unspecified

8  

32

1  

12

11  

2  

28

2

4

2

10

537

27  

220  

4  

23  

26

5

6

52

9

9

44

1

79

853

27

Total for Member State:

12

354

364 1 287

75

4 1 208

124

116

4

16

3 564

29