CELEX: 32009R0409
Language: en
Date: 2009-05-18 00:00:00
Title: 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

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