Commission Regulation (EC) No 665/2008 of 14 July 2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 concerning the establishment of a Community framework for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding the Common Fisheries Policy

15.7.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 186/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 665/2008
of 14 July 2008
laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 concerning the establishment of a Community framework for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding the Common Fisheries Policy
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 of 25 February 2008 concerning the establishment of a Community framework for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding the Common Fisheries Policy (1), and in particular Articles 4(4), 5(3), 7(1), 8(7), 12(2) and 25 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 establishes a Community framework for the collection, management and use of data for the purpose of establishing a solid basis for scientific analyses of fisheries and for providing the formulation of sound scientific advice for the implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy (hereinafter referred to as the CFP).
(2) Protocols and methods for collecting and monitoring the data should be in accordance with the quality standards established by the international scientific bodies, regional fisheries management organisations and based on the experience acquired in fisheries data collection, since the first Community framework was established in 2000, and on the advice provided by the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (hereinafter referred to as the STECF).
(3) The multi-annual national programmes should be established by Member States for the collection, management and use of data in accordance with the multi-annual Community programme. These programmes should be submitted to the Commission early enough to enable the Commission to take financial decisions in due time for the following year. Member States should avoid duplication in the collection of the data. Member States should report on the implementation of their national programmes.
(4) The coordination of Member States actions and where possible task sharing among national programmes should be ensured at regional level.
(5) The multi-annual Community programme will be the subject of a separate Commission Decision.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,