REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL on the exercise of the power to adopt delegated acts conferred on the Commission under Regulation (EC) No 762/2008 concerning European statistics on aquaculture
Date: 2023-03-24
Institutions: European Commission, Eurostat
Subjects: EU Member State, EU statistics, European Commission, aquaculture, data collection, delegated legislation, disclosure of information, fishing statistics, powers of the institutions (EU), transfer of competence

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 24.3.2023  COM(2023) 167 final  REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL on the exercise of the power to adopt delegated acts conferred on the Commission under Regulation (EC) No 762/2008 concerning European statistics on aquaculture   
 
 
1. 

BACKGROUND 

Regulation  (EC)  No 762/2008  of  9 July  2008  on  the  submission  by  Member  States  of 
statistics  on  aquaculture1  was  modified  by  Regulation  (EU)  No 1350/2013  of  the  European 
Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 amending certain legislative acts in the 
field  of  agricultural  and  fishery  statistics2  to  align  implementing  powers  with  the  Treaty  on 
the Functioning of the European Union. 

Article 9  of  Regulation  (EC)  No 762/2008  confers  on  the  Commission  the  power  to  adopt 
delegated  acts.  This  power  can  be  used  to  take  account  of  economic  and  technical 
developments. The delegated acts may amend Annex I to adapt  its definitions to changes in 
international definitions, and Annexes II to VI. 

Under  Article 9a(2),  the  power  to  adopt  delegated  acts  is  conferred  for  a  period  of  5  years 
from 10 January 2014. This power was tacitly renewed until 10 January 2024 in 20193. 

The power is to be tacitly extended for periods of 5 years unless the European Parliament or 
the Council oppose such an extension. 

The  Commission  is  obliged  to  draw  up  a  report  on  the  delegation  of  power  no  later  than  9 
months before the end of the 5-year period. This report fulfils that obligation. 

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COMMISSION  EXERCISE  OF  DELEGATED  POWERS  UNDER  REGULATION  (EC) 
NO 762/2008 

The Commission has not  yet exercised the power to adopt delegated acts conferred on it by 
Regulation (EC) No 762/2008. 
The  Commission  evaluated  the  European  fisheries  statistics4  in  20195  and  carried  out  an 
impact assessment in 2021.  In light of the impact assessment, the results of the consultation 
activities, and discussions with stakeholders, the preferred option is a new streamlined legal 
framework  for  European  fishery  statistics  covering  catches,  landings,  fishing  fleet  and 
aquaculture statistics. 

3. 

CONCLUSIONS 

The Commission has not  yet exercised the power to adopt delegated acts conferred on it by 
Regulation (EC) No 762/2008. 

The Commission considers that it should continue to have these delegated powers, as it may 
need  to  adopt  a  delegated  act  to  modify  Annexes  I,  II  and  VI  to  the  above-mentioned 
Regulation to meet the needs of data users in light of the future common fisheries policy.  

OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p.1 
OJ L 351, 21.12.2013, p.1 

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European Fisheries statistics cover catch, landing and aquaculture statistics. 
SWD(2019) 425 final 

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