CELEX: 32008R0538
Language: en
Date: 2008-05-29 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EC) No 538/2008 of 29 May 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007 laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation

17.6.2008   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 157/1
            
         
      COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 538/2008
   of 29 May 2008
   amending Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007 laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
   Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007 of 22 October 2007 laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (1), and in particular Article 70 thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
   Whereas:
   
               (1)
            
            
               Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007 implements certain conservation and enforcement measures adopted by the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (hereinafter referred to as ‘the NAFO’).
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               At its 29th annual meeting held in September 2007, NAFO adopted a number of amendments to its conservation and enforcement measures. Those amendments relate to the provisions on mesh size, transhipments, closed areas to ensure coral protection, catch reports, definition of serious infringement, product codes, the port inspection format as well as technical requirements for boarding ladders.
            
         
               (3)
            
            
               Furthermore, mistakes have been found in Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007 that need to be corrected: there are a number of errors in cross references and certain elements are missing in point 3 of Annex VII.
            
         
               (4)
            
            
               Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007 should therefore be amended accordingly,
            
         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007 is hereby amended as follows:
   
               1.
            
            
               the following point shall be added to Article 3:
               
                           ‘20.
                        
                        
                           “Transhipment” means the transfer, over the side, of any quantity of fisheries resources or products thereof retained on board, from one fishing vessel to another.’;
                        
                     
         
               2.
            
            
               the following paragraph shall be added to Article 7:
               ‘4.   Vessels fishing for redfish in Division 3O using midwater trawls shall use nets with a minimum mesh size of 90 mm.’;
            
         
               3.
            
            
               Article 12 shall be replaced by the following:
               ‘Article 12
               Fisheries restricted areas
               1.   The conduct of fishing activities involving demersal fishing gears shall be prohibited in the following areas:
               
                           Area
                        
                        
                           Coordinate 1
                        
                        
                           Coordinate 2
                        
                        
                           Coordinate 3
                        
                        
                           Coordinate 4
                        
                     
                           Orphan Knoll
                        
                        
                           50.00.30 N
                           45.00.30 W
                        
                        
                           51.00.30 N
                           45.00.30 W
                        
                        
                           51.00.30 N
                           47.00.30 W
                        
                        
                           50.00.30 N
                           45.00.30 W
                        
                     
                           Corner Seamounts
                        
                        
                           35.00.00 N
                           48.00.00 W
                        
                        
                           36.00.00 N
                           48.00.00 W
                        
                        
                           36.00.00 N
                           52.00.00 W
                        
                        
                           35.00.00 N
                           52.00.00 W
                        
                     
                           Newfoundland Seamounts
                        
                        
                           43.29.00 N
                           43.20.00 W
                        
                        
                           44.00.00 N
                           43.20.00 W
                        
                        
                           44.00.00 N
                           46.40.00 W
                        
                        
                           43.29.00 N
                           46.40.00 W
                        
                     
                           New England Seamounts
                        
                        
                           35.00.00 N
                           57.00.00 W
                        
                        
                           39.00.00 N
                           57.00.00 W
                        
                        
                           39.00.00 N
                           64.00.00 W
                        
                        
                           35.00.00 N
                           64.00.00 W
                        
                     2.   The following area in Division 3O shall be closed to all fishing activity involving bottom contact gear. The closed area is defined by connecting the following coordinates (in numerical order and back to coordinate 1):
               
                           Point No
                        
                        
                           Latitude
                        
                        
                           Longitude
                        
                     
                           1
                        
                        
                           42°53′00″N
                        
                        
                           51°00′00″W
                        
                     
                           2
                        
                        
                           42°52′04″N
                        
                        
                           51°31′44″W
                        
                     
                           3
                        
                        
                           43°24′13″N
                        
                        
                           51°58′12″W
                        
                     
                           4
                        
                        
                           43°24′20″N
                        
                        
                           51°58′18″W
                        
                     
                           5
                        
                        
                           43°39′38″N
                        
                        
                           52°13′10″W
                        
                     
                           6
                        
                        
                           43°40′59″N
                        
                        
                           52°27′52″W
                        
                     
                           7
                        
                        
                           43°56′19″N
                        
                        
                           52°39′48″W
                        
                     
                           8
                        
                        
                           44°04′53″N
                        
                        
                           52°58′12″W
                        
                     
                           9
                        
                        
                           44°18′38″N
                        
                        
                           53°06′00″W
                        
                     
                           10
                        
                        
                           44°18′36″N
                        
                        
                           53°24′07″W
                        
                     
                           11
                        
                        
                           44°49′59″N
                        
                        
                           54°30′00″W
                        
                     
                           12
                        
                        
                           44°29′55″N
                        
                        
                           54°30′00″W
                        
                     
                           13
                        
                        
                           43°26′59″N
                        
                        
                           52°55′59″W
                        
                     
                           14
                        
                        
                           42°48′00″N
                        
                        
                           51°41′06″W
                        
                     
                           15
                        
                        
                           42°33′02″N
                        
                        
                           51°00′00″W’
                        
                     
         
               4.
            
            
               in Article 19, paragraph 5 shall be replaced by the following:
               ‘5.   Member States shall every two years certify the correctness of the capacity plans for all vessels authorised to fish pursuant to Article 14. The master shall ensure that a copy of this certification remains onboard to be shown to an inspector upon request.’;
            
         
               5.
            
            
               the following point shall be added to Article 21(2):
               
                           ‘(f)
                        
                        
                           the catch prior to entry and exit from Division 3L. These reports shall be made by vessels that fish shrimp in Division 3L and shall be sent one hour prior to crossing the boundary of that Division. The report shall indicate the catches taken onboard since the previous catch report, by Division and species (3 alpha code) in kg, rounded to the nearest 100 kg.’;
                        
                     
         
               6.
            
            
               in Article 30, paragraph 5 shall be replaced by the following:
               ‘5.   The master of the vessel observed may, on his own request, be provided with a copy of the observer's report referred to in Article 28(1).’;
            
         
               7.
            
            
               in Article 32, paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following:
               ‘1.   The competent authorities of the Member States receiving the report of the observer in accordance with Article 28 shall evaluate the contents and conclusions of that report.’;
            
         
               8.
            
            
               Article 47 shall be amended as follows:
               
                           (a)
                        
                        
                           point (b) shall be replaced by the following:
                           
                                       ‘(b)
                                    
                                    
                                       provide a boarding ladder constructed and used as described in the conservation and enforcement measures of NAFO;’;
                                    
                                 
                     
                           (b)
                        
                        
                           the following point shall be inserted:
                           
                                       ‘(b)a
                                    
                                    
                                       if a mechanical hoist is provided, ensure that its ancillary equipment is of a type approved by the national administration. It shall be of such design and construction as to ensure that the inspector can embark and disembark in a safe manner including a safe access from the hoist to the deck and vice versa. A boarding ladder complying with point (b) shall be kept on deck adjacent to the hoist and available for immediate use;’;
                                    
                                 
                     
         
               9.
            
            
               Annex II shall be replaced by the text in Annex I to this Regulation;
            
         
               10.
            
            
               Annex VII shall be amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation;
            
         
               11.
            
            
               Annex XII shall be replaced by the text in Annex III to this Regulation;
            
         
               12.
            
            
               Annex XIII shall be deleted;
            
         
               13.
            
            
               Annex XIV(b) shall be replaced by the text in Annex IV to this Regulation.
            
         Article 2
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
   
      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
      Done at Brussels, 29 May 2008.
      
         
            For the Council
         
         
            The President
         
         A. VIZJAK
         
      
   
   
      (1)  OJ L 318, 5.12.2007, p. 1.
   
      ANNEX I
      
         
            ‘ANNEX II
            The list that follows is a list of stocks that need to be reported in accordance with Article 22.
            
                        ANG/N3NO
                     
                     
                        
                           Lophius americanus
                        
                     
                     
                        American angler
                     
                  
                        CAA/N3LMN
                     
                     
                        
                           Anarhichas lupus
                        
                     
                     
                        Atlantic wolffish
                     
                  
                        CAP/N3LM
                     
                     
                        
                           Mallotus villosus
                        
                     
                     
                        Capelin
                     
                  
                        CAT/N3LMN
                     
                     
                        
                           Anarhichas spp.
                     
                     
                        Catfishes (Wolffishes) nei
                     
                  
                        HAD/N3LNO
                     
                     
                        
                           Melanogrammus aeglefinus
                        
                     
                     
                        Haddock
                     
                  
                        HAL/N23KL
                     
                     
                        
                           Hippoglossus hippoglossus
                        
                     
                     
                        Atlantic halibut
                     
                  
                        HAL/N3M
                     
                     
                        
                           Hippoglossus hippoglossus
                        
                     
                     
                        Atlantic halibut
                     
                  
                        HAL/N3NO
                     
                     
                        
                           Hippoglossus hippoglossus
                        
                     
                     
                        Atlantic halibut
                     
                  
                        HER/N3L
                     
                     
                        
                           Clupea harengus
                        
                     
                     
                        Herring
                     
                  
                        HKR/N2J3KL
                     
                     
                        
                           Urophycis chuss
                        
                     
                     
                        Red hake
                     
                  
                        HKR/N3MNO
                     
                     
                        
                           Urophycis chuss
                        
                     
                     
                        Red hake
                     
                  
                        HKS/N3LMNO
                     
                     
                        
                           Merlucius bilinearis
                        
                     
                     
                        Silver hake
                     
                  
                        RNG/N23
                     
                     
                        
                           Coryphaenoides rupestris
                        
                     
                     
                        Roundnose grenadier
                     
                  
                        HKW/N2J3KL
                     
                     
                        
                           Urophycis tenuis
                        
                     
                     
                        White hake
                     
                  
                        POK/N3O
                     
                     
                        
                           Pollachius virens
                        
                     
                     
                        Pollock (= Saithe)
                     
                  
                        PRA/N3M
                     
                     
                        
                           Pandalus borealis
                        
                     
                     
                        Northern prawn
                     
                  
                        RHG/N23
                     
                     
                        
                           Macrourus berglax
                        
                     
                     
                        Roughhead grenadier
                     
                  
                        SKA/N2J3K
                     
                     
                        
                           Raja spp.
                     
                     
                        Skates
                     
                  
                        SKA/N3M
                     
                     
                        
                           Raja spp.
                     
                     
                        Skates
                     
                  
                        SQI/N56
                     
                     
                        
                           Illex illecebrosus
                        
                     
                     
                        Short-fin squid
                     
                  
                        VFF/N3LMN
                     
                     
                        —
                     
                     
                        Fishes unsorted, unidentified
                     
                  
                        WIT/N3M
                     
                     
                        
                           Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
                        
                     
                     
                        Witch flounder
                     
                  
                        YEL/N3M
                     
                     
                        
                           Limanda ferruginea
                        
                     
                     
                        Yellow-tail flounder’
                     
                  
      
   
   
      ANNEX II
      Point 3 of Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007 shall be replaced by the following:
      
         ‘3.   ‘Catch’ report
         
                     Data element
                  
                  
                     Field code
                  
                  
                     Mandatory/optional
                  
                  
                     Remarks
                  
               
                     Start record
                  
                  
                     SR
                  
                  
                     M
                  
                  
                     System detail; indicates start of record
                  
               
                     Address
                  
                  
                     AD
                  
                  
                     M
                  
                  
                     Message detail; destination, ‘XNW’ for NAFO
                  
               
                     From
                  
                  
                     FR
                  
                  
                     M
                  
                  
                     Name of transmitting party
                  
               
                     Sequence number
                  
                  
                     SQ
                  
                  
                     M
                  
                  
                     Message detail; message serial number in current year
                  
               
                     Type of message
                  
                  
                     TM
                  
                  
                     M
                  
                  
                     Message detail; message type, ‘CAT’ as catch report
                  
               
                     Radio call sign
                  
                  
                     RC
                  
                  
                     M
                  
                  
                     Vessel registration detail; international radio call sign of the vessel
                  
               
                     Trip number
                  
                  
                     TN
                  
                  
                     O
                  
                  
                     Activity detail; fishing trip serial number in current year
                  
               
                     Vessel name
                  
                  
                     NA
                  
                  
                     O
                  
                  
                     Vessel registration detail; name of the vessel
                  
               
                     Contracting Party
                     Internal reference
                     Number
                  
                  
                     IR
                  
                  
                     O
                  
                  
                     Vessel registration detail; unique Contracting Party vessel number as ISO-3 flag state code followed by number
                  
               
                     External registration number
                  
                  
                     XR
                  
                  
                     O
                  
                  
                     Vessel registration detail; the side number of the vessel
                  
               
                     Relevant area
                  
                  
                     RA
                  
                  
                     M
                  
                  
                     NAFO Division into which the vessel has entered
                  
               
                     Latitude
                  
                  
                     LA
                  
                  
                     M (1)
                     
                  
                  
                     Activity detail; position at time of transmission
                  
               
                     Longitude
                  
                  
                     LO
                  
                  
                     M (1)
                     
                  
                  
                     Activity detail; position at time of transmission
                  
               
                     Catches
                  
                  
                     CA
                  
                  
                      
                  
                  
                     Activity detail; cumulative catch by species retained on board, either since commencement of fishing in RA or last ‘Catch’ report, in pairs as needed.
                  
               
                     Species
                  
                  
                     M
                  
                  
                     FAO species code
                  
               
                     Live weight
                  
                  
                     M
                  
                  
                     Live weight in kilograms, rounded to the nearest 100 kilograms
                  
               
                     Days fished
                  
                  
                     DF
                  
                  
                     M
                  
                  
                     Activity detail; number of fishing days in the NAFO Regulatory area since commencement of fishing or last ‘Catch’ report
                  
               
                     Date
                  
                  
                     DA
                  
                  
                     M
                  
                  
                     Message detail; date of transmission
                  
               
                     Time
                  
                  
                     TI
                  
                  
                     M
                  
                  
                     Message detail; time of transmission
                  
               
                     End of record
                  
                  
                     ER
                  
                  
                     M
                  
                  
                     System detail; indicates end of the record
                  
               
      
         (1)  Optional if a vessel is subject to satellite tracking.’
   
   
      ANNEX III
      
         
            ‘ANNEX XII
            Port inspection report
            
               
            
               
            
               
            
               
            
               
            
               
         
      
   
   
      ANNEX IV
      
         
            ‘ANNEX XIV(b)
            Product form codes
            
                        Code
                     
                     
                        Product form
                     
                  
                        A
                     
                     
                        Round — Frozen
                     
                  
                        B
                     
                     
                        Round — Frozen (cooked)
                     
                  
                        C
                     
                     
                        Gutted head on — Frozen
                     
                  
                        D
                     
                     
                        Gutted head off — Frozen
                     
                  
                        E
                     
                     
                        Gutted head off — Trimmed — Frozen
                     
                  
                        F
                     
                     
                        Skinless fillets — Bone in — Frozen
                     
                  
                        G
                     
                     
                        Skinless fillets — Boneless — Frozen
                     
                  
                        H
                     
                     
                        Skin on fillets — Bone in — Frozen
                     
                  
                        I
                     
                     
                        Skin on fillets — Boneless — Frozen
                     
                  
                        J
                     
                     
                        Salted fish
                     
                  
                        K
                     
                     
                        Pickled fish
                     
                  
                        L
                     
                     
                        Canned products
                     
                  
                        M
                     
                     
                        Oil
                     
                  
                        N
                     
                     
                        Meal produced from whole fish
                     
                  
                        O
                     
                     
                        Meal produced from offal
                     
                  
                        P
                     
                     
                        Other (specify)’