Commission Regulation (EC) No 409/2009 of 18 May 2009 establishing Community conversion factors and presentation codes used to convert fish processed weight into fish live weight, and amending Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83
Date: 2009-05-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: consumer information, consumer protection, fish, fishery product, foodstuff, labelling, nutrition




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19.5.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 123/78








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 409/2009
of 18 May 2009
         
establishing Community conversion factors and presentation codes used to convert fish processed weight into fish live weight, and amending Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83


THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,


Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993, establishing a control system applicable to the Common Fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


The implementation of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83 of 22 September 1983 laying down detailed rules for recording information on Member States’ catches of fish (2), has brought to light certain differences which result in problems of application and enforcement of Community legislation and which should be rectified, notably by harmonising fresh fish conversion factors among EU Member States.












(2)


Presentation codes for processed fish should be established in order to eliminate ambiguities in the interpretation of data recorded and therefore allow a more effective control of catch uptake by Member States.












(3)


Harmonised Community conversion factors will ensure harmonisation in the calculations of each of the national quota uptake, a more effective monitoring of the reporting obligations and a standardised calculation of the margin of tolerance.












(4)


For the purpose of the correct application of fish conversion factors, only Three-Alpha codes established by the FAO for fish species should be used. Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83 should therefore be amended accordingly.












(5)


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





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

Subject matter

This Regulation establishes Community conversion factors and presentation codes for processed fish, to convert fish processed weight into fish live weight for the propose of monitoring catches.


Article 2

Scope

This Regulation shall apply to fishery products on board or landed or transhipped by Community fishing vessels and by third country vessels fishing in European Union waters.


Article 3

Definitions

For the purpose of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:






(a)


‘Community fishing vessel’ means a fishing vessel flying the flag of a Member State and registered in the Community;










(b)


‘Fish’ means any marine organism subject to catch limits;










(c)


‘Presentation’ means the form into which the fish is processed while on board of the vessel and prior to landing, as described in Annex I;










(d)


‘Collective presentation’ means a presentation consisting of two or more parts extracted from the same fish;










(e)


‘total allowable catches’ (TAC) means the quantity that can be taken and landed from each stock each year;










(f)


‘quota’ means a proportion of the TAC allocated to the Community or Member States;










(g)


‘state of processing’ means the way the fish is preserved (fresh and fresh salted).






Article 4

General principles


1.   The Community conversion factors set out in Annex II and Annex III shall apply to convert fish processed weight into fish live weight.


2.   By way of derogation from paragraph 1, where Regional Fisheries Management Organisations, of which the European Community is a Contracting party or cooperating non-Contracting party, or regions or coastal areas where the European Community has an agreement to fish in third country waters, have defined regional conversion factors, those factors shall apply.


3.   Where no Community or regional conversion factors exist for a given species and presentation, the conversion factor adopted by the flag Member State shall apply.



Article 5

Calculation method


1.   The fish live weight shall be obtained by multiplying the fish processed weight by the conversion factors referred to in Article 4 for each species and presentation.


2.   In case of collective presentations, only one conversion factor corresponding to one of the parts of the collective presentation shall be used.



Article 6

Use of conversion factors by the master of the vessel


1.   The masters of Community fishing vessels shall use the conversion factors referred to in Article 4 in the logbook as referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, to:






(a)


estimate the live weight of the quantities onboard the fishing vessel; and










(b)


to calculate the live weight of the quantities upon landing.






2.   When deemed necessary by the master of the fishing vessel to use, in the landing declaration as referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 or transhipment declaration as referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83, the presentation code ‘OTH’ (other), the master shall describe exactly what the presentation ‘other’ refers to.



Article 7

Use of Community conversion factors by Member States’ authorities

Member States’ authorities shall use the Community conversion factors referred to in Article 4 when calculating the live weight of landings in order to monitor the quota uptake.


Article 8

Amendments to Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83

In Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83, paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:

‘4.   The codes given in Annex VI and the Three-Alpha codes established by the FAO for fish species shall be used for indicating, under the appropriate headings of the logbook, the fishing gear used and the species caught.’



Article 9

Entry into force and application

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2010.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 May 2009.


For the Commission

Joe BORG
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 276, 10.10.1983, p. 1.




ANNEX I

PRESENTATION 3-ALPHA CODES








3-Alpha presentation code


Presentation


Description




FIL


Fillets


Removal of head, guts, bones and fins. Each fish originates two fillets not joined by any part




FIS


Skinned fillets


Removal of head, guts, bones, fins and skin. Each fish originates two fillets not joined by any part




GHT


Gutted headed and tailed


Guts, head and tail removed




GUG


Gutted and gilled


Guts and gills removed




GUH


Gutted and headed


Guts and head removed




GUL


Gutted liver in


Guts removed with the exception of liver




GUS


Gutted headed and skinned


Guts head and skin removed




GUT


Gutted


All guts removed




HEA


Headed


Head removed




LVR


Liver


Liver only. In case of collective presentation use code LVR-C




OTH


Other


Any other presentation




ROE


Roe(s)


Roe(s) only. In case of collective presentation use code ROE-C




SGT


Gutted and salted


Guts removed and fish salted




TAL


Tail


Tails only




TNG


Tongue


Tongue only. In case of collective presentation use code TNG-C




WHL


Whole


No processing




WNG


Wings


Wings only









ANNEX II

FRESH COMMUNITY CONVERSION FACTORS







Species: Albacore


Thunnus alalunga





ALB





WHL


1,00 




GUT


1,11 













Species: Alfonsinos


Beryx
 spp.



ALF





WHL


1,00 













Species: Anchovy


Engraulis encrasicholus





ANE





WHL


1,00 













Species: Anglerfish


Lophiidae





ANF





WHL


1,00 




GUT


1,22 




GUH


3,00 




TAL


3,00 













Species: Mackerel icefish


Champsocephalus gunnari





ANI





WHL


1,00 













Species: Greater silver smelt


Argentina silus,




ARU





WHL


1,00 













Species: Bigeye tuna


Thunnus obesus





BET





WHL


1,00 




GUT


1,10 




GUH


1,29 













Species: Blue ling


Molva dypterygia





BLI





WHL


1,00 




GUT


1,17 













Species: Brill


Scophthalmus rhombus





BLL





WHL


1,00 




GUT


1,09 













Species: Black scabbardfish


Aphanopus carbo





BSF





WHL


1,00 




GUT


1,24 




HEA


1,40 













Species: Atlantic blue marlin


Makaira nigricans





BUM





WHL


1,00 













Species: Capelin


Mallotus villosus





CAP





WHL


1,00 













Species: Cod


Gadus morhua





COD





WHL


1,00 




GUT


1,17 




GUH


1,70 




HEA


1,38 




FIL


2,60 




FIS


2,60 













Species: Common Dab


Limanda limanda





DAB





WHL


1,00 




GUT


1,11 




GUH


1,39 













Species: Picked dogfish


Squalus acanthias





DGS





WHL


1,00 




GUT


1,35 




GUS


2,52 













Species: European flounder


Platichthys flesus





FLE





WHL


1,00 




GUT


1,08 




GUS


1,39 













Species: Greater forkbeard


Phycis blennoides





GFB





WHL


1,00 




GUT


1,11 




GUH


1,40 













Species: Greenland halibut


Reinhardtius hippoglossoides





GHL





WHL


1,00 




GUT


1,08 













Species: Haddock


Melanogrammus aeglefinus





HAD





WHL


1,00 




GUT


1,17 




GUH


1,46 













Species: Atlantic halibut


Hippoglossus hippoglossus





HAL





WHL


1,00 













Species: Hering


Clupea harengus





HER





WHL


1,00 




GUT


1,12 




GUH


1,19 













Species: European hake


Merluccius merluccius





HKE





WHL


1,00 




GUT


1,11 




GUH


1,40 













Species: White hake


Urophycis tenuis





HKW





WHL


1,00 













Species: Horse mackerel


Trachurus
 spp.



JAX





WHL


1,00 




GUT


1,08 













Species: Antarctic krill


Euphausia superba





KRI





WHL


1,00 













Species: Lemon sole


Microstomus kitt





LEM





WHL


1,00 




GUT


1,05 













Species: Megrims


Lepidorhombus
 spp.



LEZ





WHL


1,00 




GUT


1,06 




FIL


2,50 













Species: Unicorn icefish


Channichthys rhinoceratus





LIC





WHL


1,00 













Species: Ling


Molva molva





LIN





WHL


1,00 




GUT


1,14 




GUH


1,32 




FIL


2,64 













Species: Atlantic mackerel


Scomber scombrus





MAC





WHL


1,00 




GUT


1,09 













Species: Norway lobster


Nephrops norvegicus





NEP





WHL


1,00 




TAL


3,00 













Species: Humped rockcod


Notothenia gibberifrons





NOG





WHL


1,00 













Species: Norway pout


Trisopterus esmarkii





NOP





WHL


1,00 













Species: Marbled rockcod


Notothenia rossii





NOR





WHL


1,00 













Species: Orange roughy


Hoplostethus atlanticus





ORY





WHL


1,00 













Species: Pacific snow crab


Chionoecetes
 spp.



PCR





WHL


1,00 













Species: White shrimps


Penaeus
 spp.



PEN





WHL


1,00 













Species: European plaice


Pleuronectes platessa





PLE





WHL


1,00 




GUT


1,05 




GUH


1,39 




FIL


2,40 













Species: Saithe


Pollachius virens





POK





WHL


1,00 




GUT


1,19 













Species: Pollack


Pollachius pollachius





POL





WHL


1,00 




GUT


1,17 













Species: Northern prawn


Pandalus borealis





PRA





WHL


1,00 













Species: Atlantic redfishes


Sebastes
 spp.



RED





WHL


1,00 




GUT


1,19 













Species: Rough-head grenadier


Macrourus berglax





RHG





WHL


1,00 













Species: Roundnose grenadier


Coryphaenoides rupestris





RNG





WHL


1,00 




GUT


1,11 




GUH


1,92 




GHT


3,20 













Species: Sandeels


Ammodytes
 spp.



SAN





WHL


1,00 













Species: Blackspot seabream


Pagellus bogaraveo





SBR





WHL


1,00 




GUT


1,11 













Species: Rough longnose dogfish


Deania histricosa





SDH





WHL


1,00 













Species: Arrowhead dogfish


Deania profundorum





SDU





WHL


1,00 













Species: South Georgia icefish


Pseudochaenichthys georgianus





SGI





WHL


1,00 













Species: Common sole


Solea solea





SOL





WHL


1,00 




GUT


1,04 













Species: European sprat


Sprattus sprattus





SPR





WHL


1,00 













Species: Northern squid


Illex illecebrosus





SQI





WHL


1,00 













Species: Squid


Martialia hyadesi





SQS





WHL


1,00 













Species: Skates


Rajidae





SRX





WHL


1,00 




GUT


1,13 




WNG


2,09 













Species: Swordfish


Xiphias gladius





SWO





WHL


1,00 




GUT


1,11 




GUH


1,31 













Species: Patagonian toothfish


Dissostichus eleginoides





TOP





WHL


1,00 













Species: Turbot


Psetta maxima





TUR





WHL


1,00 




GUT


1,09 













Species: Tusk


Brosme brosme





USK





WHL


1,00 




GUT


1,14 













Species: Blue whiting


Micromesistius poutassou





WHB





WHL


1,00 




GUT


1,15 













Species: Whiting


Merlangius merlangus





WHG





WHL


1,00 




GUT


1,18 













Species: Atlantic white marlin


Tetrapturus albidus





WHM





WHL


1,00 













Species: Witch flounder


Glyptocephalus cynoglossus





WIT





WHL


1,00 




GUT


1,06 













Species: Yellowtail flounder


Limanda ferruginea





YEL





WHL


1,00 









ANNEX III

FRESH SALTED COMMUNITY CONVERSION FACTORS







Species: Ling


Molva molva





LIN





SGT


2,80