Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament - Reports from Member States on behaviours which seriously infringed the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy in 2005
Date: 2007-07-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, common fisheries policy, exchange of information, fishing regulations, infringement of EU law, report

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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 25.7.2007 
COM(2007) 448 final 

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL AND THE 
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 

Reports from Member States on behaviours which seriously infringed the rules of the 
Common Fisheries Policy in 2005 

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COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL AND THE 
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 

Reports from Member States on behaviours which seriously infringed the rules of the 
Common Fisheries Policy in 2005 

1. 

INTRODUCTION 

With a view to increasing the level of transparency on how Member States accomplish their 
obligations to enforce Community rules, Council Regulation (EC) n° 1447/19991 introduced 
the  obligation  for  the  Member  States  to  report  yearly  to  the  Commission  on  how  many 
“serious”  infringements  have  been  detected  and  on  the  sanctions  imposed.  For  this  purpose 
the said Regulation established a list of 19 types of breaches of the Community rules deemed 
to be particularly serious. Member States are obliged to ensure that the appropriate measures 
are taken against the natural or legal person who infringes the rules of the Common Fisheries 
Policy2. 
The  behaviours  listed  are  linked  to  the  most  important  obligations  imposed  by  Community 
rules on stock conservation, monitoring and marketing of fisheries products. 

The  procedure  for  reporting  required  information  to  the  Commission  is  laid  down  in 
Commission  Regulation  (EC)  N°  2740/19993.  Data  transmitted  by  electronic  means  should 
enable a comparison between Member States as regards the effectiveness of their enforcement 
of the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy. Beyond the objective of increasing transparency, 
the legislator’s ultimate goal is to progressively achieve a level playing field among fishermen 
who,  once  reassured  the  rules  are  applied  in  the  same  way  throughout  the  European 
Community,  would  have  greater  confidence  in  the  control  authorities  and  adhere  to 
Community rules on conservation of fisheries resources. 

The  present  Communication  refers  to  the  cases  of  behaviours  which  seriously  infringed  the 
rules of the CFP and for which a file has been opened by a national authority in 2005. This is 
the sixth Communication on this matter. The Commission presented the most relevant data for 
2000  in  its  Communication  of  12  November  20014,  for  2001  in  its  Communication  of  5 
December  20025,  for  2002  in  its  Communication  of  15  December  20036,  for  2003  in  its 
Communication of 30 May 20057, and for 2004 in its Communication of 14 July 20068. 

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OJ L 167, 02.07.1999, p.5 
Art. 25 R. 2371/2002 
OJ L 328, 22.12.1999, p.62 
COM (2001) 650, 12.11.2001 
COM (2002) 687, 05.12.2002 
COM (2003) 782, 15.12.2003 
COM (2005) 207, 30.05.2005 
COM (2006) 387, 14.07.2006 

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2. 

REPORTS FROM MEMBER STATES FOR 2005 

Council  Regulation  N°  2740/1999  lays  down  detailed  rules  for  the  transmission  of  data 
concerning  behaviours  which  seriously  infringed  the  rules  of  the  Common  Fisheries  Policy. 
Data  shall  be  transmitted  by  electronic  means.  On  the  basis  of  these  data,  the  Commission’ 
services produce tables annexed to the Communication. These tables are designed to highlight 
the most interesting features stemming from the Member States’ reports. 

It  is  important  to  underline  that  data  shown  are  those  provided  by  Member  States.  Member 
States  have  been  given  the  possibility  to  verify  these  figures  before  the  Communication  is 
finalised by the Commission. 

3. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION PROVIDED BY MEMBER STATES 

As the interpretation of information gathered is not easy since it exclusively consists of sets of 
figures, and some data could be misleading to some extent, the Commission invited Member 
States to provide supplementary information that they deemed useful to clarify the analysis of 
the figures. 
Supplementary  information  has  been  provided  by  some  Member  States.  The  main  elements 
can be summarized as follows: 

–  The procedures (be they of an administrative or criminal nature) launched for sanctioning 
infringements of the CFP rules are generally lengthy. 8 to 12 months seems to be the time 
required on average until termination of the whole procedure. Criminal procedures are in 
general  the  longest  ones  (only  criminal  procedures  are  applied  by  Belgium,  Ireland,  the 
Netherlands and Finland); 

–  Little  information  has  been  gathered  on  the  species  most  concerned  by  serious 
infringements:  in  general  those  species  for  which  recovery  plans  or  restrictive  national 
measures are in place and those with high commercial value (i.e. cod, herring, anglerfish, 
turbot, plaice, sea bass, scallop…) and on the areas where serious infringements have been 
committed; 

–   It appears that most infringements are detected by Member States within their EEZ - which 
is obvious - but at present it is not possible for the Commission to specify the ICES zones 
in which the infringement was committed since most of the national reports do not provide 
such details. 

With  a  view  to  enlarging  the  scope  of  the  Communication,  for  the  first  time  the  present 
Communication includes a reference to national legislation and best practices. Amongst new 
legal instruments on fisheries enforcement adopted recently, it is worth mentioning: 

–  Ireland enacted on 4 April 2006 the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006, in 
order to update Ireland's national sea fisheries control regulations and ensure compliance 
with the control obligations of the Common Fisheries Policy. This Act increased penalties 
for fisheries offences; 

–  France expressed its intention to modify in the near future the control regime applicable to 
the CFP in order to make sanctions more effective. A number of administrative measures 
to reinforce the efficacy of sanctions have already been adopted in 2005; 

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–  The  United  Kingdom  has  supplemented  in  September  2005  their  control  measures  by 
introducing a new scheme for the registration of first buyers of fish. The Scottish Fisheries 
Protection Agency (SFPA) also reached an agreement with the Crown Office Prosecution 
Service  according  to  which  cases  could  be  submitted  to  the  Procurator  Fiscal  who  may 
impose a fiscal fine; these cases are not presented before a court and are dealt with in an 
administrative procedure; 

–  Spain  adopted  in  2005  an  administrative  act  which  establishes  detailed  criteria  for 

administrative sanctions to be applied in case of infringements in the fisheries sector; 

–  Portugal  has  adopted  guidelines  in  order  to  improve  inspections  and  follow-up  of 

infringements; 

–  Sweden  announced  the  introduction  of  a  modification  of  the  sanction  regime  that  would 
allow  the  administration  to  fix  administrative  sanctions  (seizures,  withdrawal  of 
authorisations)  once  the  Court  has  declared  that  the  wrongdoer  is  guilty  of  a  serious 
infringement to fisheries rules. 

4. 

SERIOUS  INFRINGEMENTS  COMPARED  TO  THE  NUMBER  OF  FISHING  VESSELS  IN 
EACH MEMBER STATE 

The following table indicates the number of vessels listed in the Fishing Vessel Register for 
each  Member  State  on  31st  December  2005,  together  with  the  total  number  of  serious 
infringements discovered and reported by Member States for (exclusively) vessels flying their 
flag.  Although  it  would  be  inexact  to  draw  firm  conclusions  by  simply  comparing  Member 
States against these figures, since infringements are not always related to breaches committed 
by fishermen but also by other economic operators, it appears however that, for most of the 
Member States, the number of breaches detected, when compared with the size of the fleet, 
highlights poor performance in control activities or even a lack of control in certain Member 
States. 

Member State 

Number of vessels 

Serious infringements 

Belgium 
Denmark 
Germany 
Greece 
Estonia 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Italy 
Cyprus 
Latvia 
Lithuania 
Malta 
Netherlands 
Poland 
Portugal 
Slovenia 

121 
3269 
2121 
18279 
1045 
13684 
7859 
1415 
14426 
886 
928 
271 
1420 
828 
974 
9186 
173 

22 
361 
96 
377 
19 
2949 
864 
109 
3280 
9 
132 
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117 
105 
761 
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Sweden 
United Kingdom 

3267 
1639 
6766 

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THE REPORTS SUBMITTED BY THE MEMBER STATES 

The total number of cases reported by Member States is 10 443 spread over the whole list of 
breaches included in the list of Council Regulation (EC) N° 1447/1999. The number is 8,11% 
higher than in 2004: the trend towards an increase on the number of detected breaches is thus 
confirmed,  although  one  should  also  consider  the  enlargement  of  the  European  Union. 
Precisely, the Member States have detected 783 breaches more than in 2004, but the fleet has 
increased by 5697 units since the 2004 Accession. With a view to easing the comparison, it 
should  be  noted  that  the  number  of  serious  infringements  detected  in  previous  years  was  7 
298 in 2000, 8 139 in 2001, 6 756 in 2002, 9 502 in 2003 and 9 660 in 2004. 
It  should  also  be  noted  that  some  Member  States  reported  in  2005  a  significant,  and 
unexplained,  increase  or  drop  in  the  number  of  cases  detected  when  compared  with  2004 
figures.  This  may  be  at  least  be  partly  due  to  the  fact  that,  as  already  underlined  in  the 
previous  Communications,  the  number  of  infringements  recorded  may  or  may  not  include 
breaches of rules other than the CFP rules and/or related to activities carried out in internal 
waters or while fishing for recreational purposes, following national guidelines.  

The main features of the annexed tables may be summarised as follows : 

74% of the infringements have been detected by Spain, Italy and Portugal. These countries are 
also  among  those  with  a  larger  number  of  vessels.  Unauthorised  fishing  concerns  23%  of 
cases,  while  storing,  processing,  placing  for  sale  and  transporting  fishery  products  not 
meeting  the  marketing  standards  in  force  comes  second  (17%).  Fishing  without  holding  a 
licence rises to third position (15%). These percentages are similar to those for 2004 and in 
fact  most  infringements  detected  since  2000  relate  to  these  three  types  of  behaviour,  while 
very  few  cases  (less  than  10%)  concern  other  types  of  serious  breaches  to  the  rules  of  the 
CFP.  The  number  of  cases  of  tampering  with  the  Vessel  Monitoring  System  (VMS)  almost 
doubled in 2005 in comparison with previous years. It seems nevertheless still low when the 
observations made by the Commission's inspectors are considered. 

In  2005  8  665  procedures  ended  with  a  sanction.  There  are  still  striking  and  inexplicable 
differences for the same type of infringement across EU and the average fine imposed across 
EU in the proceedings that ended with a penalty in 2005 amounts to EUR 1 548: this figure is 
less than half the average fine imposed in 2003 (EUR 4 664) and less than the average fine 
imposed in 2004 (EUR 2 272). There has also been a significant decrease in the number of 
licences  withdrawn,  which  is  also  shown  in  the  annexed  tables  (only  335  compared  with  1 
226  in  2004).  Only  Denmark  and  Greece  used  this  penalty  in  more  than  10%  of  the 
infringements sanctioned. Spain and France have reported 1 and 8 withdrawals respectively. 

Finally, attention is drawn to the consideration that the amount paid by the fisheries industry 
as  a  consequence  of  monetary  penalties  imposed  in  2005  (€  10,8  millions)  remains  rather 
insignificant since it represents only a 0.17% of the value of landings in 2004. 

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6. 

GENERAL REMARKS ON MEMBER STATES ' REPORTS 

After having underlined once again how difficult it is to interpret the set of figures shown in 
the  tables  without  comments  from  the  Member  States,  the  Commission  concludes  that  the 
situation has not really improved compared with the previous year.  
What is particularly worrying is that the inadequate level of the sanctions imposed in most of 
the cases detected as well as the low probability of being caught and pursued by the control 
authorities  may  convince  the  fisherman  that  the  economic  benefits  that  he  can  draw  by 
breaching  the  rules  outweigh  the  risk.  An  incongruous  level  of  penalties  allows  the  fishing 
industry  to  consider  disbursements  imposed  for  infringements  to  the  CFP  rules  just  as  an 
ordinary running cost of the enterprise and this annuls any real incentive to be compliant. 

The  Commission  again  calls  on  Member  States  to  ensure  a  system  of  sanctions  that  has  a 
deterrent  effect  and  to  amend  as  appropriate  their  legislation  so  that  sanctions  have  a 
dissuasive effect. To this end the Commission suggests that, as a general rule, the value of the 
catches  on  board  should  be  taken  into  consideration  by  the  authority  when  computing  a 
penalty. Moreover, although Member States are free to adopt procedures they deem to be the 
most appropriate, the Commission wishes to restate its opinion that an administrative sanction 
like the  suspension of  an  entitlement  to  fish or to carry out a professional activity  is a very 
effective tool in enhancing compliance with CFP rules, because it can be quickly applied and 
it  has  an  immediate  effect.  The  Commission  has  noted  that  some  Member  States  have 
introduced this measure which was previously unknown in their legal system. It is regrettable 
that the majority of Member States do not use this tool yet, at least when a breach of the rules 
is so serious as to justify opening a criminal procedure. 

7. 

INFRINGEMENTS  DETECTED  IN  THE  FRAMEWORK  OF  REGIONAL  FISHERIES 
ORGANISATIONS (RFMOS) 

Several  RFMOs  have  put  in  place  or  are  about  to  adopt  control  schemes  which  foresee  the 
recording  of  infringements.  For  instance,  such  schemes  exist  within  the  Northwest  Atlantic 
Fisheries Organisation (NAFO), the North East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NEAFC) and 
the Commission for the Conservation of the Antarctic Living Resources (CCAMLR). 

RFMOs  have  established  their  own  lists  of  infringements  of  the  rules  adopted  for 
conservation goals to be considered as "serious". These infringements are not reported as such 
within  the  context  of  the  present  Communication,  but  the  Commission  supposes  that  the 
infringements of the CFP rules committed by vessels operating within the framework of the 
above mentioned RFMOs, are recorded amongst the cases notified to the Commission for the 
purposes of the present Communication.  

It is worth remembering at this point that the European Community submits a yearly report to 
the said Organisations on the infringements detected and notified to the Commission services 
by the national control authorities. It is not possible however to compare data transmitted to 
RFMOs  and  those  shown  in  the  annexes  to  the  present  Communication  since  types  of 
infringements are not identical. 

In the context of RFMOs, it appears that 11 apparent infringements, (i.e. alleged) as regards 
Community  vessels  were  detected  in  the  NEAFC  area  in  2005.  No  infringement  by 
Community  vessels  was  detected  in  the  CCAMLR  area.  Concerning  NAFO,  10  apparent 

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infringements by Community vessels were notified by other contracting parties. This figure is 
still subject to validation by NAFO. 

For the sake of transparency, the Commission would have wished to compare the number of 
serious  infringements  committed  by  Community  vessels  and  detected  in  the  areas  of 
competence  of  RFMOs  with  the  number  of  serious  infringements  committed  by  other 
Contracting Parties in the same areas. Any progress in this field will be, nevertheless, subject 
to  changes  in  the  policy  of  RFMOs  responsible  for  the  publication  of  statistics  on  serious 
infringements detected in their areas of competence. 

8. 

THE WAY FORWARD 

The Commission still considers this Communication to be potentially a useful tool to compare 
Member States' performance in ensuring compliance with the CFP rules. Most Member States 
share the Commission's view.  
The value of the annual publication of the Communication on "serious infringements" will be 
assessed in the context of the need to ensure a level playing field across Member States, as it 
was underlined when the CFP reform was decided in 2002. It is a common opinion that it is of 
paramount importance to secure full transparency on sanctions applied by the Member States 
for breaches of CFP rules in order to improve enforcement. However the experience gained 
through  the  Communications  on  "serious  infringements",  from  the  year  2000  to  2005,  has 
clearly proved that it will not be possible without major adaptations of Community legal texts 
and of national procedures.  

As regards legal texts, following its commitment to improve the content of the document, as 
recorded  in  the  previous  Communications,  the  Commission  has  been  holding  consultations 
with  Member  States  in  order  to  collect  their  suggestions.  The  debate  highlighted  that  one 
fundamental issue concerns the definition of the behaviours which seriously infringe the CFP 
rules: it is generally felt that the types listed in the Community legal texts are not sufficiently 
specific, a situation which leads to different interpretations amongst Member States 

With a view to addressing this point, the Commission presented on 31 May 2006 to the Group 
of  Experts  on  Fisheries  Control  suggestions  on  a  new  typology  of  infringements  to  be 
scrutinised as well as on how the Communication outline could be amended. 

The Commission proposed in particular: 

–  to narrow the scope of the Communication by monitoring exclusively the infringements of 
those  CFP  rules  deemed  to  be  the  most  important  amongst  the  "serious"  ones. 
Infringements  of  national  rules  or  committed  by  non-professional  fishermen  will  not  be 
recorded anymore; 

–  to better describe each type of infringement; and 

–  to broaden the content of the reports from Member States which will in particular include 
information on the socio-economic situation of the lawbreakers and on the effective impact 
of the sanctions imposed. 

The  Commission  will  continue  discussing  the  matter  with  Member  States  prior  to  a  formal 
proposal for a revision of the legal framework, in particular within the context of the recasting 
of  Community  legislation  relating  to  control  in  the  fisheries  area  and  to  the  fight  against 

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illegal  fishing  practices.  Meanwhile,  the  Commission  has  to  insist  that  it  is  necessary  that 
Member  States  provide  the  Commission  with  information  which  goes  beyond  the  statistical 
data in order to improve the quality of the next Communication and to make it become a more 
useful instrument of transparency. 

As regards the Member States' responsibilities, the Commission shall again call upon them to 
give appropriate consideration to the obligation to ensure compliance with CFP rules with all 
possible  means.  The  Commission  has  to  state  that  Member  States  do  not  fulfil  all  their 
obligations  arising  from  the  CFP  rules.  One  example  will  suffice:  the  Member  States  are 
currently not properly equipped with the suitable means which would allow them to collect, 
process and assess data related to "serious infringements" of the CFP rules, as they should do. 
Member States have not set up databases for encoding relevant aspects relating to each single 
case.  The  Commission  would  like  to  insist  on  this  point.  Without  a  computerized  database 
comprising information pertaining, to the law breaker, the vessel or the enterprise, the legal 
provisions, the species and fisheries areas, the economic context, the administrative costs, the 
main  and  ancillary  sanction  inflicted;  it  will  not  be  possible  to  properly  assess  behaviours, 
administrative performance and efficacy of legislation in force. Only through processing these 
data and those contained in the databases already foreseen by Community law (such as Fleet 
register, statistics, VMS records), it would be possible to assess Member States' performance, 
compare  them  and  eventually  adjust  administrative  procedures  and  legislative  texts,  so  that 
CFP rules would be effectively enforced. 
The Commission has already suggested a format to be used by national administration to that 
purpose9.  It  is  ready  to  assist  the  Member  States,  also  financially  through  existing  budget 
lines, to set up new tools. 
The  Commission  urges  member  States  to  adapt  their  legislation  and  administrative 
organisation accordingly. 

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List of tables in annex 

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number of cases discovered by type of infringement and by Member State; 

number  of  cases  discovered  by  nationality  of  the  party  which  committed  the 

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infringement and by Member State; 

number  of  cases  where  penalties  were  imposed  by  type  of  infringement  and  by 

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Member State; 

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average fine by type or infringement and by Member State; 

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number of seizures by type of infringement and by Member State; 

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number of licences withdrawn by type of infringement and by Member State; 

amount paid by the fishing industry in each Member State as a consequence of serious 

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infringements; 

average  fine  in  each  Member  State  as  a  consequence  of  serious  infringements  and 

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value of landings in each Member State; 

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draft form for a set of information relating to a "serious infringement". 

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I. NUMBER OF SERIOUS BREACHES BY MEMBER STATE FOR THE YEAR 2005

Code Type of behaviour

BEL CZE DNK DEU

EST GRC ESP

FRA

IRL

ITA CYP

LTU

LVA LUX HUN MLT NLD AUT

POL

PRT

SVN SVK

FIN SWE GBR TOTAL

A1 Obstructing the work of fisheries inspectors

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 Not lashing or stowing 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 remote transmission 
of movements of fishing vessels

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

1

2

1

6

9

4

6

3

2

NA Unspecified

TOTAL for MS:

8

1

1

103

21

6

2

10

5

1

2

17

17

33

724

106

19

237

1

14

37

1

2

15

12

76

181

141

116

13

46

1

146

612

1

2

11

88

12

15

368

221

1

67

7

9

1

1

1

5

6

10

324

238

2

5

17

33

950

331

2

61

4

11

1

4

4

219

52

12

8

256

244

82

94

3

26

3

13

1

2

1

2

19

30

7

115

1

9

4

1

4

2

2

6

1

538

62

1163

7

12

1

7

1

2

2

2

6

3

341

2

2

27

6

183

68

10

5

7

531

12

47

1

3

1

1

11

7

3

7

12

62

2

7

11

12

13

10

13

27

125

1

6

46

3

1

2

1

2

36

28

2

11

21

2

6

10

24

11

8

1

1

9

1

4

1

5

2

30

170
2 %
5
0 %
13
0 %
1579
15 %
4
0 %
100
1 %
836
8 %

582
6 %

27
0 %

230
2 %

2405
23 %

1040
10 %
10
0 %

1264
12 %

105
1 %
83
1 %

2
0 %

204
2 %

1777
17 %

7
0 %

34
0 %

366
4 %

96
1 %

20
0 %

377
4 %

3044
29 %

956
9 %

138
1 %

3409
33 %

9
0 %

3
0 %

132
1 %

3
0 %

131
1 %

105
1 %

1226
12 %

13
0 %

25
0 %

74
1 %

282
3 %

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II. INFRINGEMENTS BY COUNTRY AND NATIONALITY FOR THE YEAR 2005

National

Unspecified

Third countries

EU

TOTAL

BEL

CZE

DNK

DEU

EST

GRC

ESP

FRA

IRL

ITA

CYP

LTU

LVA

LUX

HUN

MLT

NLD

AUT

POL

PRT

SVN

SVK

FIN

SWE

GBR

TOTAL

22

361

96

19

377

2.949

864

109

3.280

9

3

132

3

117

105

761

13

25

53

234

8

129

358

2

9.532

497

4

5

1

70

55

28

14

107

19

42

345

34

366

96

20

377

3.044

956

138

3.409

9

3

132

3

131

105

1.226

13

25

74

282

10.443

25

37

1

6

69

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III. NUMBER OF CASES WHERE PENALTIES WERE IMPOSED AND NUMBER OF INFRINGEMENTS BY TYPE OF SERIOUS BREACH AND BY MEMBER STATE FOR THE YEAR 2005

Code Type of behaviour

BEL CZE DNK DEU EST GRC ESP

FRA

IRL

ITA

CYP

LTU

LVA LUX HUN MLT NLD AUT

POL

PRT

SVN SVK

FIN

SWE GBR

TOTAL

A1 Obstructing the work of fisheries inspectors

0
(1)

4
(8)

1
(1)

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 Not lashing or stowing 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

1
(2)
1
(1)

6
(6)
6
(9)
4
(4)

6
(6)

1
(3)

E3

E4

F1

F2

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

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

2
(2)

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

0
(1)
13
(17)

1
(1)
12
(15)

1
(1)
49
(67)
0
(7)
9
(9)
1
(1)

168
(219)

3
(3)

12
(13)

1
(1)

2
(2)

1
(1)

17
(17)

12
(12)

12
(12)

52
(52)

2
(2)

33
(33)

14
(14)

141
(141)

1
(1)

146
(146)
15
(15)

7
(8)

19
(19)

12
(12)

7
(7)

2
(6)

4
(19)
0
(1)
0
(1)
2
(5)
1
(6)

2
(17)

103
(103)

10
(10)
724
(724)

37
(37)
76
(76)
116
(116)
13
(13)
46
(46)
612
(612)
368
(368)

4
(21)
0
(2)

44
(106)
0
(1)
0
(2)
31
(181)
0
(1)
1
(2)
2
(11)
9
(88)
97
(221)

256
(256)

28
(244)

8
(82)

30
(30)

0
(1)

1
(1)

0
(9)

1
(4)

22
(62)

4
(5)
0
(1)
0
(2)
236
(237)

10
(10)
324
(324)
238
(238)
2
(2)
33
(33)
933
(950)
322
(331)
2
(2)

84
(94)

2
(2)

2
(2)

6
(6)

1125
(1163)

7
(7)

5
(5)

4
(4)

3
(3)

61
(61)

4
(4)
11
(11)

1
(1)

4
(4)

4
(4)

26
(26)

12
(12)

1
(1)

7
(7)

1
(1)

1
(2)

0
(2)

2
(6)

0
(1)

0
(1)
2
(11)
2
(7)
0
(3)

1
(7)
4
(12)

36
(62)

0
(2)

2
(7)

7
(11)

115
(115)

1
(1)

538
(538)

NA Unspecified

TOTAL for MS:

2
(2)

3
(3)

6
(6)

10
(10)
7
(7)
12
(12)

12
(12)

1
(1)

6
(6)

1
(2)

1
(1)

8
(10)

99
(341)
1
(2)
14
(27)
124
(183)
43
(68)

2
(5)
350
(531)
28
(47)
2
(3)

5
(13)

0
(3)

1
(1)

21
(21)
0
(2)

5
(6)

10
(10)

21
(24)
8
(11)
8
(8)

1
(1)

0
(1)

4
(9)
0
(1)

0
(4)

0
(1)

0
(5)

2
(2)
0
(30)

0
(13)

4
(27)

111
(125)

0
(1)

0
(2)

26
(36)

23
(28)

142
(170) - 84 %
0
(5) - 0 %
10
(13) - 77 %
1243
(1579) - 79 
1
(4) - 25 %
81
(100) - 81 %
611
(836) - 73 %
541
(582) - 93 %
23
(27) - 85 %
177
(230) - 77 %
2077
(2405) - 86 
%
880
(1040) - 85 
%
9
(10) - 90 %
826
(1264) - 65 
%
89
(105) - 85 %

63
(83) - 76 %

2
(2) - 100 %

46
(46)

0
(2)

0
(2)

7
(11)

188
(204) - 92 %

1695
(1777) - 95 
%
7
(7) - 100 %

8665
(10443)
83 %

27
(34)
79 %

277
(366)
76 %

96
(96)
100 %

20
(20)
100 %

376
(377)
100 %

3044
(3044)
100 %

240
(956)
25 %

19
(138)
14 %

3330
(3409)
98 %

9
(9)
100 %

3
(3)
100 %

132
(132)
100 %

0
(3)
0 %

57
(131)
44 %

105
(105)
100 %

669
(1226)
55 %

10
(13)
77 %

5
(25)
20 %

6
(74)
8 %

240
(282)
85 %

EN 

12 

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IV. AVERAGE FINE AND NUMBER OF INFRINGEMENTS BY TYPE OF SERIOUS BREACH AND BY MEMBER STATE FOR THE YEAR 2005

Code Type of behaviour

BEL

CZE

DNK

DEU

EST

GRC

ESP

FRA

IRL

ITA

CYP

LTU

LVA

LUX

HUN

MLT

NLD

AUT

POL

PRT

SVN

SVK

FIN

SWE

GBR TOTAL

Obstructing the work of fisheries inspectors

Falsifying, concealing, destroying or tampering with evidence

Obstructing the work of observers

794
(3)

531
(1)

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

1761
(4)

13710
(11)

2222
(2)

206
(4)

26532
(18)

4852
(3)

1216
(218)

A1

A2

B1

C1

C2

C3

D1

D2

D3

D4

D5

D6

D7

Fishing under cover of a falsified document

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

Using or keeping on board prohibited fishing gear

Using prohibited fishing methods

Not lashing or stowing prohibited fishing gear

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

Unauthorised fishing

Failure to comply with the rules on minimum sizes

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 remote 
transmission of movements of fishing vessels

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

TOTAL for MS:

MAX E.M.

4300
(4)
1375
(1)
250
(2)

2063
(2)

125
(1)

2333
(10)

8.250

2241
(103)

674
(10)
1359
(724)

556
(37)
1287
(76)
682
(116)
553
(13)
1191
(46)
1474
(612)
2433
(368)

911
(256)

1100
(30)

467
(33)

400
(14)

646
(141)

898
(146)
600
(15)

429
(7)

1174
(19)

2049
(2)
3333
(1)

1979
(2)

5750
(7)

300
(1)
9000
(1)
2200
(2)
507
(9)

623
(22)

3399
(8)

1571
(115)

2819
(538)

600
(1)

250
(2)

1606
(4)

2620
(5)

1303
(10)

108
(49)

276
(2)

192
(1)

158
(12)

127
(7)

514
(23)

629
(8)
1074
(1)

523
(111)

671
(2)

503
(1)

503
(1)

76
(61)

114
(4)
83
(11)

285
(1)

249
(4)

67
(4)

165
(26)

231
(12)

142
(1)

244
(7)

285
(1)

140
(5)

251
(3)

95
(10)
1119
(305)
1341
(205)

1075
(25)
953
(766)
2912
(52)

643
(74)

2065
(2)

1554
(2)

4154
(6)

1634
(859)

1327
(7)

300
(1)

225
(2)

2500
(2)
325
(2)

0
(1)
550
(4)

61
(36)

500
(2)

96
(7)

219
(57)

667
(65)
150
(1)
170
(6)
668
(20)
660
(10)

511
(123)
465
(13)

319
(5)

42
(1)

104
(1)

104
(8)

3213
(2)

165
(3)

186
(6)

1359
(6)
484
(7)
206
(12)

525
(12)

1236
(1)

576
(6)

494
(46)

2688
(20)

2202
(136)

2480
(2)

7058
(7)

7817
(15)
3764
(7)
864
(3)

8227
(68)

3295
(8)

1236
(9)

674
(10)
1719
(1145)
150
(1)
403
(71)
1287
(445)
959
(475)
424
(20)
1983
(126)
1116
(1670)
2198
(497)
269
(5)

1382
(703)

1392
(63)

597
(38)

323
(2)

8034
(7)

1570
(183)

2074
(1409)

1327
(7)

206
(4)

582
(4)

552
(101)

555
(243)

98
(10)

206
(4)

582
(4)

6216
(146)

1548
(7006)

596
(158)

2350
(78)

149
(20)

740
(376)

1722
(3044)

8876
(62)

3199
(18)

1295
(2535)

140
(5)

251
(3)

127
(132)

5.368 150.000

1.150

6.000 61.500 75.000 10.000 10.330

140

290

711

2.500

4.942

7.500

104

440

1.633 49.581

EN 

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V. NUMBER OF SEIZURES AND NUMBER OF INFRINGEMENTS BY TYPE OF SERIOUS BREACH AND BY MEMBER STATE FOR THE YEAR 2005

Code Type of behaviour

BEL CZE DNK DEU EST GRC

ESP

FRA

IRL

ITA

CYP

LTU

LVA LUX HUN MLT NLD AUT

POL

PRT

SVN SVK

FIN

SWE GBR

TOTAL

A1 Obstructing the work of fisheries inspectors

0
(1)

1
(8)

0
(1)

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 Not lashing or stowing 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

0
(2)
1
(1)

4
(6)
0
(9)
4
(4)

6
(6)

0
(3)

E3

E4

F1

F2

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

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

2
(2)

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

0
(17)

5
(12)

4
(12)

0
(52)

0
(2)

0
(1)
1
(17)

0
(1)
3
(15)

0
(1)
21
(67)
0
(7)
0
(9)
1
(1)

22
(219)

0
(3)

0
(13)

0
(1)

0
(2)

0
(1)

2
(6)

3
(19)
0
(1)
0
(1)
2
(5)
1
(6)

2
(17)

0
(103)

0
(10)
0
(724)

0
(37)
0
(76)
0
(116)
0
(13)
0
(46)
0
(612)
1
(368)

3
(21)
0
(2)

42
(106)
0
(1)
0
(2)
25
(181)
0
(1)
1
(2)
2
(11)
5
(88)
85
(221)

12
(33)

2
(14)

95
(141)

0
(1)

44
(146)
15
(15)

0
(12)

0
(7)

0
(8)

0
(19)

0
(256)

6
(244)

8
(82)

0
(30)

1
(1)

0
(9)

0
(1)

0
(115)

0
(538)

1
(4)

17
(62)

1
(1)

NA Unspecified

TOTAL for MS:

17
(34)
50 %

49
(366)
13 %

9
(96)
9 %

0
(20)
0 %

169
(377)
45 %

1
(3044)
0 %

188
(956)
20 %

18
(138)
13 %

0
(5)
0
(1)
0
(2)
154
(237)

1
(10)
300
(324)
224
(238)
2
(2)
12
(33)
718
(950)
317
(331)
2
(2)

21
(94)

2
(2)

0
(2)

4
(6)

530
(1163)

4
(7)
2291
(3409)
67 %

EN 

14 

0
(2)

0
(2)

1
(6)

0
(1)

0
(1)
0
(11)
0
(7)
0
(3)

1
(7)
4
(12)

2
(62)

0
(2)

0
(7)

0
(11)

5
(5)

4
(4)

0
(3)

0
(61)

0
(4)
0
(11)

0
(1)

0
(4)

0
(4)

0
(26)

0
(12)

0
(1)

0
(7)

0
(1)

0
(2)

0
(3)

0
(6)

0
(10)
0
(7)
0
(12)

0
(12)

0
(1)

0
(6)

35
(341)
0
(2)
6
(27)
110
(183)
31
(68)

2
(5)
239
(531)
20
(47)
2
(3)

0
(13)

0
(3)

0
(1)

0
(2)

0
(1)

0
(10)

5
(21)
0
(2)

4
(6)

3
(10)

14
(24)
2
(11)
2
(8)

11
(170) - 6 %
0
(5) - 0 %
0
(13) - 0 %
252
(1579) - 16 
0
(4) - 0 %
9
(100) - 9 %
449
(836) - 54 %
351
(582) - 60 %
8
(27) - 30 %
59
(230) - 26 %
1009
(2405) - 42 
%
452
(1040) - 43 
%
5
(10) - 50 %

0
(1)

0
(1)

0
(9)
0
(1)

0
(4)

0
(1)

0
(5)

2
(2)
0
(30)

0
(13)

0
(27)

51
(125)

116
(1264) - 9 %

0
(1)

0
(2)

5
(36)

9
(28)

12
(105) - 11 %

9
(83) - 11 %

0
(2) - 0 %

0
(46)

0
(2)

0
(2)

7
(11)

14
(204) - 7 %

9
(9)
100 %

0
(3)
0 %

0
(132)
0 %

0
(3)
0 %

8
(131)
6 %

0
(105)
0 %

445
(1226)
36 %

0
(13)
0 %

0
(25)
0 %

2
(74)
3 %

102
(282)
36 %

548
(1777) - 31 
%
4
(7) - 57 %
3308
(10443)

32 % 

EN 

 
  
VI. NUMBER OF LICENCES WITHDRAWN AND SERIOUS BREACHES BY MEMBER STATE FOR THE YEAR 2005

Code Type of behaviour

BEL CZE DNK DEU

EST GRC

ESP

FRA

IRL

ITA CYP

LTU

LVA LUX HUN MLT NLD

AUT

POL

PRT

SVN SVK

FIN SWE GBR

TOTAL

A1 Obstructing the work of fisheries inspectors

0
(1)

1
(8)

0
(1)

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 Not lashing or stowing 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

0
(2)
0
(1)

0
(6)
0
(9)
0
(4)

0
(6)

0
(3)

E3

E4

F1

F2

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

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

0
(2)

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

0
(17)

0
(12)

0
(12)

0
(52)

0
(2)

0
(1)
0
(17)

0
(1)
7
(15)

0
(1)
21
(67)
0
(7)
0
(9)
0
(1)

16
(219)

0
(3)

2
(13)

0
(1)

0
(2)

0
(1)

0
(6)

0
(19)
0
(1)
0
(1)
0
(5)
0
(6)

0
(17)

0
(103)

0
(10)
0
(724)

0
(37)
0
(76)
0
(116)
0
(13)
0
(46)
0
(612)
1
(368)

1
(21)
0
(2)

0
(106)
0
(1)
0
(2)
0
(181)
0
(1)
0
(2)
0
(11)
2
(88)
5
(221)

19
(33)

9
(14)

87
(141)

0
(1)

138
(146)
15
(15)

0
(12)

0
(7)

5
(8)

5
(19)

0
(256)

0
(244)

0
(82)

0
(30)

0
(1)

0
(9)

0
(1)

0
(115)

0
(538)

0
(4)

0
(62)

1
(1)

NA Unspecified

TOTAL for MS:

0
(34)
0 %

47
(366)
13 %

0
(96)
0 %

0
(20)
0 %

279
(377)
74 %

1
(3044)
0 %

8
(956)
1 %

0
(138)
0 %

0
(5)
0
(1)
0
(2)
0
(237)

0
(10)
0
(324)
0
(238)
0
(2)
0
(33)
0
(950)
0
(331)
0
(2)

0
(94)

0
(2)

0
(2)

0
(6)

0
(1163)

0
(7)
0
(3409)
0 %

EN 

15 

0
(2)

0
(2)

0
(6)

0
(1)

0
(1)
0
(11)
0
(7)
0
(3)

0
(7)
0
(12)

0
(62)

0
(2)

0
(7)

0
(11)

0
(5)

0
(4)

0
(3)

0
(61)

0
(4)
0
(11)

0
(1)

0
(4)

0
(4)

0
(26)

0
(12)

0
(1)

0
(7)

0
(1)

0
(2)

0
(3)

0
(6)

0
(10)
0
(7)
0
(12)

0
(12)

0
(1)

0
(6)

0
(341)
0
(2)
0
(27)
0
(183)
0
(68)

0
(5)
0
(531)
0
(47)
0
(3)

0
(13)

0
(3)

0
(1)

0
(2)

0
(1)

0
(10)

0
(21)
0
(2)

0
(6)

0
(10)

0
(24)
0
(11)
0
(8)

2
(170) - 1 %
0
(5) - 0 %
0
(13) - 0 %
19
(1579) - 1 %
0
(4) - 0 %
9
(100) - 9 %
7
(836) - 1 %
87
(582) - 15 %
0
(27) - 0 %
21
(230) - 9 %
140
(2405) - 6 %
21
(1040) - 2 %
0
(10) - 0 %

0
(1)

0
(1)

0
(9)
0
(1)

0
(4)

0
(1)

0
(5)

0
(2)
0
(30)

0
(13)

0
(27)

0
(125)

21
(1264) - 2 %

0
(1)

0
(2)

0
(36)

0
(28)

5
(105) - 5 %

2
(83) - 2 %

0
(2) - 0 %

0
(46)

0
(2)

0
(2)

0
(11)

0
(204) - 0 %

0
(9)
0 %

0
(3)
0 %

0
(132)
0 %

0
(3)
0 %

0
(131)
0 %

0
(105)
0 %

0
(1226)
0 %

0
(13)
0 %

0
(25)
0 %

0
(74)
0 %

0
(282)
0 %

1
(1777) - 0 %

0
(7) - 0 %
335
(10443)

3 % 

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VII. AMOUNT PAID BY THE FISHERIES SECTOR IN EACH MEMBER STATE FOR THE YEAR AS A RESULT OF SERIOUS BREACHES 2005

Code Type of behaviour

BEL

CZE

DNK

DEU

EST

GRC

ESP

FRA

IRL

ITA

CYP

LTU

LVA

LUX

HUN

MLT

NLD

AUT

POL

PRT

SVN

SVK

FIN

SWE

GBR

TOTAL

%

Obstructing the work of fisheries inspectors

2.382

531

230.836

4.444

824

300

6.425

53.761

299.502

2,76%

A1

A2

B1

C1

C2

C3

D1

D2

D3

D4

D5

D6

D7

Falsifying, concealing, destroying or tampering with evidence

Obstructing the work of observers

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

Fishing under cover of a falsified document

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

Not lashing or stowing prohibited fishing gear

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

Unauthorised fishing

Failure to comply with the rules on minimum sizes

Failure to comply with the rules and procedures relating to 
transhipments

6.740

0

0,00%

6.740

0,06%

7.045 150.807

15.400

983.665 477.575 14.556

265.045

4.664

450

495

43.379

42

4.959

1.968.081

18,14%

456

909

150

1.017

5.000

650

1.114

13.354

6.604

150

0,00%

28.606

49.404

572.659

0,26%

5,28%

455.559

4,20%

8.477

0,08%

7.191

300

702

285

17.200

11.832

54.772

9.000

3.958

26.878

8.156

823

117.259

249.878

2,30%

1.375

500

192 131.105

902.005

4.400

730.358

5.031

13.030

9.000

895.443

4.560

151.398

1.074

996

269

0

3.386

62.825

26.350

1.862.992

17,17%

2.200

2.473

6.043

104

2.592

1.092.374

10,07%

1.343

0,01%

Using or keeping on board prohibited fishing gear

6.425

13.100

97.796

40.250

4.097

341.210

Using prohibited fishing methods

91.094

79.066

3.333

274.812

5.600

20.588

945

E1

Falsifying or failing to record data in logbooks, etc

4.125

58.049

5.306

1.893

3.000

233.184

13.705 27.194

47.595

753

4.295

2.200

6.302

1.597

832

2.327 559.444

971.801

8,96%

E2

Tampering with the satellite-based vessel monitoring system

125

552

22.300

33.007

E3

E4

F1

F2

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

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

1.342

891

503

503

4.129

3.108

180.721

24.924

600 1.516.862

500

1.403.193

9.288

2.774

142

1.707

285

1.236

3.458

26.363

87.712

0,81%

11.121

22.694

0,21%

645

0,01%

1.000

22.725

56.239

287.316

2,65%

675

2.922.618

26,94%

9.288

0,09%

23.325

94.185 183.326

2.976 278.099 5.241.873 550.290 57.583 3.283.706

702

753 16.782

12.475

55.770 134.969

978

823

2.327 907.492

10.848.434

0,22 %

0,87 % 1,69 % 0,03 % 2,56 % 48,32 % 5,07 % 0,53 % 30,27 % 0,01 % 0,01 % 0,15 %

0,11 %

0,51 % 1,24 % 0,01 %

0,01 % 0,02 % 8,37 %

100,00 %

NA

Unspecified

TOTAL for MS:

%

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ANNEX VIII: AVERAGE FINE IN EACH MEMBER STATE AND VALUE OF LANDINGS

BEL

CZE

DNK

DEU

EST

GRC

ESP

FRA

IRL

ITA

CYP

LTU

LVA

LUX

HUN

MLT

NLD

AUT

POL

PRT

SVN

SVK

FIN

SWE

GBR TOTAL

Number of active vessels

Total of serious infringements

Amount per infringement

Average fine when penalty imposed

Value of landings (€ millions)

Value of landings per active vessel
% of average fine over average value of yearly 
landings

121

34

3269

2121

1045

18279

13684

7859

1415

14426

886

271

366

96

20

377

3044

956

138

3049

9

3

928

132

686,03

257,33 1909,64

148,80

737,66 1722,03

575,61

417,27 1076,97

77,97

251

127,13

2350

149

1722

8876

3199

1295

140

251

127

596

364

2333

79

651752

0,36%

740

284

na

na

na

81

1873

803

253

993

111412

38189

0,53% 6,15%

15520 136875 102211 178798

68825

4,77% 1,26% 8,68% 1,79% 1,88%

na

na

na

na

na

na

na

na

na

1420

3

0

0

na

219

378

na 456871

na

0,05%

828

131

974

105

9186

1226

173

13

3267

1639

6766

88557

25

74

282

10443

95,22

531,14

110,08

75,23

32,92

31,44 3218,05 1038,82

552

na

na

na

555

65

7.048

7,87%

98

na

na

na

206

17

582

306

6216

1548

691

6185

4776

18652 102131

69848

4,31% 0,31% 6,09% 2,22% 

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ANNEX IX 

FORM TO BE FILLED IN BY MEMBER STATES 

N° file 

Data relating to the breach 

Code of the breach : 

Legal provisions : 

Fleet register number : 

* Vessel owner : 

* Captain name : 

* Carrier name : 

* Corporate name : 

… 

File linked to file n : 

* Codes such VAT number may be used 

Data relating to the procedure 

Authority which established the record : 

Place and date of the record : 

Reference to the legislation : 

Authority responsible for the procedure : 

Type of procedure : administrative 

criminal 

Date of final decision : 

Date of the execution of the decision : 

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Data relating to the decision 

Amount imposed 

Suspension of professional entitlement 

Seize of catches 

Seize of gears 

Value of catches illegally caught/sold 

Decision published 

€ : 

months 

value € 

value € 

value € 

newspaper 

Data relating to main species concerned and area where infringement occurred 

Codes FAO and ICES 

RFO responsible 

Recovery plan concerned 

Data relating to economic and social aspects 

Length of the vessel : > 10 mt; > 15 mt > 24 mt, > 40 mt 

Annual turnover of the enterprise 

Number of employees 

Community funding 

Risk of bankruptcy 

EN 

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