Prováděcí nařízení Komise (EU) 2025/2196 ze dne 17. října 2025, kterým se stanoví prováděcí pravidla k nařízení Rady (ES) č. 1224/2009, pokud jde o přístup do vod a ke zdrojům, kontrolu rybolovu, dohled, inspekci a vynucování, odpočty kvót a intenzitu rybolovu, údaje a informace, a kterým se zrušuje prováděcí nařízení Komise (EU) č. 404/2011

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/2006OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2009/1224/oj. , and in particular Article 6(4), Article 7(5), Article 7a(2), Article 8(2), point (a) to (f), Article 9(8), Article 14(12), Article 15b(2), Article 22(4), Article 24(5), Article 62, point (b) and (c), Article 66(6), Article 71(5), Article 76(4), Article 78(3), Article 79(8), Article 92(13), Article 93b(4), Article 105(6), Article 106(4), Article 111a, point (a) to (d) and (f), Article 117(4) and Article 118(5) thereof,

This Regulation lays down detailed rules for the implementation of the Union fisheries control system as established by Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2009/1224/oj.

(1) Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2023/2842 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilRegulation (EU) 2023/2842 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 November 2023 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, and amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1967/2006 and (EC) No 1005/2008 and Regulations (EU) 2016/1139, (EU) 2017/2403 and (EU) 2019/473 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards fisheries control (OJ L, 2023/2842, 20.12.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/2842/oj). , establishes a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 of 8 April 2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy (OJ L 112, 30.4.2011, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2011/404/oj). lays down rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. The rules under that Implementing Regulation need to be updated to ensure consistency with the amendments introduced by Regulation (EU) 2023/2842. The rules under Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 should therefore be replaced with the rules adopted under this Regulation.

(2) The rules provided for by this Regulation are substantively linked, and many are intended to be applied in tandem. In the interests of simplicity, as well as to facilitate their application and to avoid a multiplication of rules, they should therefore be laid down in a single act rather than in a number of separate acts with many cross-references and the risk of duplication.

(3) With a view to ensuring a coherent application of these detailed rules, the establishment of certain definitions is necessary. This refers, in particular, to the definition of vessel monitoring device, which reflects the changes introduced by Regulation (EU) 2023/2842 to Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 concerning the use of non-satellite tracking devices, which enable fishing vessels to be automatically located and identified by a vessel monitoring system in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

(4) Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 provides that a Union catching vessel may only be used for the commercial exploitation of marine biological resources if it has a valid fishing licence. Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 provides that a Union catching vessel may only be authorised to carry out specific fishing activities in so far as they are indicated in a valid fishing authorisation. Article 7a(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, provides that Union fishing vessels other than catching vessels may only be permitted to carry out fishing activities if they have been authorised to do so by their flag Member State. It is appropriate to establish common rules for the issuance, management, and withdrawal of such fishing licences, fishing authorisations, and other authorisations for Union fishing vessels other than catching vessels to ensure a common standard of information contained therein.

(5) Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 requires the master of a Union fishing vessel to respect the conditions and restrictions on the marking and identification of Union fishing vessels and their gear. To ensure the effective and harmonised implementation of these provisions, it is appropriate to adopt detailed rules on the marking and identification of Union fishing vessels, buoys and marker buoys, fish aggregating devices (FADs), trawls, passive gear, auxiliary crafts, cords and marking labels, as well as on the vessel identification documents to be carried on board Union fishing vessels.

(6) According to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, Member States are to operate vessel monitoring systems for the effective monitoring of the position and movement of fishing vessels wherever they may be, as well as of fishing vessels in their waters. Article 9(2) stipulates that each Union fishing vessel shall have installed on board a fully functioning tracking device which allows that vessel to be automatically located and identified by a vessel monitoring system through transmitting automatically the vessel position data at regular intervals. It is appropriate to establish common specifications at the level of the Union for such monitoring systems. Such specifications should set out, in particular, the technical characteristics of vessel monitoring devices, the format, content and the details on the transmission of the vessel position data.

(7) To ensure effective monitoring of catch registration data, uniform rules should apply to the completion and electronic submission of fishing logbook data, prior notifications, transhipment declarations, and landing declarations, in accordance with Articles 14, 15, 17, 19a, 21, 22, 23, and 24 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. It is therefore necessary to establish such uniform rules on procedures and forms.

(8) Article 14(10) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 provides that masters of Union catching vessels have to use conversion factors established at Union level for converting stored or processed fish weight into live fish weight. It is therefore necessary to establish such conversion factors.

(9) Articles 71 and 72 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 require Member States to carry out surveillance and take appropriate measures when a sighting does not correspond to the information available to them. Article 76 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 requires officials to draw up an inspection report after each inspection and transmit it electronically to the relevant authorities. It is therefore necessary to establish rules regarding the content and format of both surveillance and inspection reports, as well as the means of their transmission.

(10) Article 79 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 provides that Union inspectors may carry out inspections on the territory of Member States, in Union waters, and on Union fishing vessels outside Union waters. It is therefore appropriate to establish rules concerning the notification of Union inspectors, the scope of their powers and duties, the inspections reports and the type of follow-up to be given to such reports.

(11) Article 92(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 provides that points assigned to a licence holder for a serious infringement should be transferred to the new holder of the fishing licence if the catching vessel or the fishing licence is sold, transferred, or otherwise changes ownership after the date of the infringement, including in cases involving operators from another Member State. It is therefore appropriate to establish implementing rules governing such transfers of points and the notification of decisions on assignment of points.

(12) Article 92(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 provides that if a fishing licence has been permanently withdrawn due to the assignment of points, it should not be listed in relevant registers. It is therefore appropriate to establish rules for the deletion of such fishing licences from the relevant lists.

(13) Articles 105, 106, and 107 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 set out the rules governing the deduction of quotas and fishing effort by the Commission in cases where Member States fail to comply with the common fisheries policy, potentially posing a serious threat to the conservation of stocks subject to fishing opportunities or fishing effort regimes. It is therefore appropriate to establish detailed rules on deductions, quota transfers, reallocations, and the consultation process related to the deduction of fishing opportunities.

(14) To ensure the effective and harmonised implementation of Chapter I of Title XII of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, common rules should be established on data validation, access, and exchange. These rules should support the proper handling of control-related data, including the obligations for Member States to set up an electronic database and a validation system, and to ensure appropriate access and data sharing. The data validation procedures and business rules referred to in this Regulation are to provide for the necessary analysis, such as statistical analysis and consistency checks, as well as cross-checking and verification, to identify potential infringements of the rules of the common fisheries policy, particularly serious infringements laid down in Article 90(2) and (3) of the Control Regulation.

(15) According to Article 117(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, a system of mutual assistance is to be established for ensuring the administrative cooperation between Member States, third countries, the Commission, and EFCA. Such administrative cooperation is essential to ensure a level playing field in the Member States and that illegal activities are properly investigated and sanctioned. Rules should therefore be drawn up for a systematic exchange of information either on request or spontaneously, and for the possibility to request measures and administrative notifications by another Member State.

(16) Articles 93b and 118 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 require Member States to submit annual and five-year reports to the Commission on the application of that Regulation. To ensure consistency and comparability of the information provided, it is necessary to establish minimum information requirements and a standardised format for these reports.

(17) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 should be repealed in the interests of clarity and consistency with the amendments introduced by Regulation (EU) 2023/2842 and be replaced with this Regulation.

(18) The provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 implemented by this Regulation start applying from 10 January 2026 . Therefore, this Regulation should also start applying from that same date.

(19) Certain provisions of this Regulation, particularly those concerning the marking of trawls, the technical specifications for vessel monitoring devices, data validation, and the electronic transmission of transport document data, require an additional period to enable Member States and stakeholders to achieve full and effective implementation. It is therefore appropriate to provide for different dates of application for those provisions to allow sufficient time for preparation. Moreover, transitional measures should be laid down to ensure a smooth transition to certain new implementing rules for vessels of less than 12 metres in length overall, particularly as these relate to requirements that will start applying from 10 January 2028 or later.

(20) Personal data collected and processed for control purposes under this Regulation is to comply with the data protection rules set out in Article 112 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

(21) The European Data Protection Supervisor was consulted in accordance with Article 42(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilRegulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC (OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/1725/oj). and delivered an opinion on 8 July 2025 .

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

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

Regulation (EU) 2023/2842 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 November 2023 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, and amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1967/2006 and (EC) No 1005/2008 and Regulations (EU) 2016/1139, (EU) 2017/2403 and (EU) 2019/473 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards fisheries control (OJ L, 2023/2842, 20.12.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/2842/oj).

Article 1 Article 1 Subject matter

Article 2 Article 2 Definitions

Article 3 Article 3 General provisions 1.Each flag Member State shall ensure that the information contained in the fishing licence, fishing authorisation, and other authorisations issued, managed, and withdrawn by it is accurate and consistent with the rules of the common fisheries policy. 2.Each flag Member State shall ensure that data on fishing licences, fishing authorisations, and other authorisations issued, managed, and withdrawn by it are kept in an electronic format and regularly updated. 3.Fishing licences, fishing authorisations, and other authorisations may be contained in the same document.

Article 4 Article 4 Conditions for the validity of fishing licences 1.A fishing licence shall be valid for one Union catching vessel only and shall contain, at a minimum, the information set out in Annex II. 2.In accordance with Article 38(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, the total capacity corresponding to the fishing licences issued by a Member State, in Gross Tonnage (GT) and in kilowatt (kW), shall at any moment not be higher than the maximum capacity levels for that Member State established in accordance with Article 22(7) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilRegulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/1380/oj). . 3.A fishing licence shall only be valid if: (a) the conditions on which it was issued, including its tonnage in GT, engine power in kW, and other criteria referred to in Annex II, are still met; and(b) no more than one fishing licence has been issued to the same Union catching vessel.

Article 5 Article 5 Conditions for the validity of fishing authorisations for Union catching vessels 1.A fishing authorisation shall be valid for one Union catching vessel only and shall contain, at a minimum, the information set out in Annex III. 2.A fishing authorisation shall only be valid if the conditions on which it was issued are still met.

Article 6 Article 6 Conditions for the validity of other authorisations 1.Other authorisations shall be valid for one Union fishing vessel only and shall contain, at a minimum, the information set out in Annex IV. 2.Other authorisations shall only be valid if the conditions on which they were issued are still met.

Article 7 Article 7 Conditions relating to the marking of Union fishing vessels 1.A Union fishing vessel shall be marked with the name of the vessel, if available, and a unique vessel identifier (UVI) as follows: (a) the letter(s) of the port or district in which the Union fishing vessel is registered, where applicable, and the number(s) under which it is registered shall be painted or displayed on both sides of the bow or on one side of the bow and the other side of the stern, as high above the water as possible to be clearly visible from the sea and the air, in a colour contrasting with the background on which they are painted;(b) for Union fishing vessels over 10 metres length overall and less than 17 metres length overall, the height of the letters and numbers shall be at least 25 centimetres with a line thickness of at least 4 centimetres. For Union fishing vessels of 17 metres length overall or more, the height of the letters and numbers shall be at least 45 centimetres, with a line thickness of at least 6 centimetres;(c) the flag Member State may require the international radio call sign (IRCS) or the external registration letters and numbers to be painted on top of the wheelhouse and to be clearly visible from the air, in a colour contrasting with the background on which it is painted;(d) the contrasting colours shall be white and black;(e) the external registration letters and numbers painted or displayed on the hull of the Union fishing vessel shall not be removable, effaced, altered, illegible, covered or concealed. 2.The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) ship identification number scheme, as adopted by Resolution A.1117(30) on 6 December 2017 and as referred to in Chapter XI-1, Regulation 3 of the 1974 SOLAS Convention shall apply to: (a) Union fishing vessels or fishing vessels controlled by Union operators under a chartering arrangement, of 100 tons of GT or 100 tons of Gross Registered Tonnage and above, or 24 metres length overall and above, operating exclusively inside Union waters;(b) Union fishing vessels or fishing vessels controlled by Union operators under a chartering arrangement of 12 metres length overall and above, operating outside Union waters;(c) third-country fishing vessels authorised to carry out fishing activities in Union waters.

Article 8 Article 8 Vessel identification documents to be carried on board a Union fishing vessel 1.The master of a Union fishing vessel shall carry on board or have digital access to documents issued by a competent authority of the Member State in which it is registered, showing at least the following characteristics of the fishing vessel: (a) the name of the fishing vessel, if available;(b) the letters of the port or district in which it is registered, and the number(s) under which it is registered;(c) the common fleet register (CFR) number or, if not applicable, the IMO number or other unique vessel identifier of the fishing vessel;(d) the IRCS, if available;(e) the names and addresses of the owner(s) and, where applicable, the charterer;(f) the length overall in metres, engine power in kW, gross tonnage in GT and, for Union fishing vessels which entered into service from 1 January 1987 onwards, date of entry into service, as defined in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1130 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilRegulation (EU) 2017/1130 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 defining characteristics for fishing vessels (recast) (OJ L 169, 30.6.2017, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2017/1130/oj). . 2.Masters of Union fishing vessels of 17 metres length overall or more with at least one fish room shall keep on board or have digital access to accurate drawings with description of all fish rooms and fish storage locations, including the indication of all access points and of their storage capacity in cubic metres. 3.Masters of Union fishing vessels with seawater tanks, including chilled or refrigerated tanks, shall keep on board or have digital access to an up-to-date document indicating the calibration of the tanks in cubic metres at 10-centimeter intervals. 4.Where applicable, masters of Union catching vessels authorised to conduct on-board weighing under Article 60(3)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall keep on board or have digital access to the relevant authorisation documents, along with certification documents for the weighing systems used for weighing fishery products on board. 5.The documents referred to in paragraphs 2, 3, and 4 shall be issued or certified by the competent authority of the flag Member State. Any modification of the characteristics contained in the documents referred to in paragraphs 1 to 4, shall be certified by a competent authority of the flag Member State. 6.The documents referred to in this Article shall be presented for the purposes of control and inspection at the request of the officials.

Article 9 Article 9 Conditions relating to the marking of craft and FAD 1.Any craft or FAD carried on board Union catching vessels shall be marked with: (a) the external registration letters and number(s) of the Union catching vessel(s) using them, or with another identifier required under the applicable regional fisheries management organisation (RFMO) rules; and(b) a unique identification number, where available. 2.It shall be prohibited to carry out fishing activities with craft or FADs which are not identifiable and marked in accordance with paragraph 1.

(1) beam trawl means a gear as defined in Article 6(16) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilRegulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on the conservation of fisheries resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1224/2009 and Regulations (EU) No 1380/2013, (EU) 2016/1139, (EU) 2018/973, (EU) 2019/472 and (EU) 2019/1022 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 894/97, (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 2549/2000, (EC) No 254/2002, (EC) No 812/2004 and (EC) No 2187/2005 (OJ L 198, 25.7.2019, pp. 105 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1241/oj). ;

Article 10 Article 10 General rules on the marking of trawls, passive gear, marker buoys and cords 1.The provisions contained in Articles 10 to 13 on the marking of gear shall apply to gear used by Union catching vessels in all Union waters. 2.The provisions contained in Articles 14 to 18 on marker buoys and cords shall apply to Union catching vessels carrying out fishing operations in waters outside 12 nautical miles measured from the coastal Member State’s territorial sea baseline. Unless otherwise provided under the rules of the common fisheries policy, coastal Member States may extend the relevant requirements to waters within 12 nautical miles from their territorial sea baseline. 3.Unless otherwise provided under Union legislation, it shall be prohibited to: (a) carry out fishing activities with passive gear, marker buoys, or trawls which are not marked and identifiable in accordance with the provisions of Articles 11 to 18; and(b) carry on board:(i) trawls which do not comply with the conditions in Article 11;(ii) passive gear which do not comply with the conditions in Article 12(2); and(iii) buoys and cords linking the buoys to the passive gear which are not marked in accordance with Article 14 and Article 15(3).

Article 11 Article 11 Rules relating to marking of trawls

Article 12 Article 12 Rules relating to marking of passive gear 1.The master of a Union catching vessel, or their representative shall ensure that each passive gear carried on board or used for fishing is clearly marked and identifiable in accordance with the provisions of this Article. 2.Each passive gear used for fishing shall permanently display the external registration letters and number(s) shown on the hull of the catching vessel to which it belongs: (a) for nets, on a label attached to the upper first row, and on the footrope;(b) for lines, on a label on the mainline and on every float;(c) for traps, on a label attached to the trap itself and to the rope(s), and specifically for pots, on a label attached to the ground rope and on every pot; and(d) for passive gear extending more than 1 nautical mile, on labels attached in accordance with (a), (b) and (c) at regular intervals not exceeding 1 nautical mile, so that no part of the passive gear extending more than 1 nautical mile shall be left unmarked. 3.By way of derogation from paragraph 2, for catching vessels up to 15 metres in length overall fishing exclusively in the waters of their flag Member State and operating within four nautical miles from the baseline from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured, that flag Member State may establish an alternative marking system for the identification of the catching vessel concerned.

Article 13 Article 13 Rules relating to labels for the marking of fishing gears 1.Labels for the marking of fishing gears shall meet the following conditions: (a) they are made of durable material;(b) they are securely fitted to the gear;(c) they are clearly readable and identifiable; and(d) they are not removable, effaced, altered, illegible, covered, or concealed. 2.Within waters under their sovereignty or jurisdiction, coastal Member States may authorise the marking of fishing gear with labels that can be read using electronic devices or other equivalent means, provided that their competent authorities are equipped with the necessary tools and technology to identify and read those labels, and that the conditions laid down in paragraph 1 are fulfilled.

Article 14 Article 14 Rules relating to marking of buoys 1.The master of a Union catching vessel, or their representative shall ensure that two end marker buoys and intermediary marker buoys, rigged in accordance with Annex V, are fixed to each passive gear used for fishing and are deployed in accordance with the provisions of this Section, where applicable. 2.Each end marker buoy and intermediary buoy shall display the external registration letters and number(s) displayed on the hull of the Union catching vessel to which they belong, or by which they were deployed, in accordance with the following conditions: (a) letters and number(s) shall be displayed as high above the water as possible to be clearly visible; and(b) in a colour contrasting with the surface on which they are displayed. 3.The letters and number(s) displayed on the marker buoy shall not be effaced, altered, or allowed to become illegible.

Article 15 Article 15 Rules relating to the setting and marking of cords 1.The cords linking the buoys to the passive gear shall be of submersible material or shall be weighted down in such a way that no part of the cord reaches the water surface. 2.The cords linking the end marker buoys to each gear shall be fixed at the ends of that gear. 3.The cords linking the buoys to the passive gear shall be marked with a label in accordance with Article 13, which shall contain the information referred to in Article 14(2).

Article 16 Article 16 Rules relating to the deployment of end marker buoys 1.End marker buoys shall be deployed so that each end of the passive gear may be determined at any time. 2.The mast of each end marker buoy shall have a height of at least 1 meter above the sea level measured from the top of the float to the lower edge of the bottom most flag. 3.End marker buoys shall be coloured but shall not be red or green. 4.Each end marker buoy shall feature: (a) one or two rectangular flag(s); where two flags are required on the same buoy, the distance between them shall be at least 20 centimetres; flags indicating the extremities of the same gear shall be of the same colour and may not be white and shall be of the same size;(b) one or two light(s), which shall be yellow and give one flash each 5 seconds (F1 Y 5s) and be visible from a minimum distance of 2 nautical miles. 5.Each end marker buoy may include a top sign on the top of the buoy with one or two striped luminous bands which shall be neither red nor green and shall be at least 6 centimetres broad.

Article 17 Article 17 Rules relating to the fixing of end marker buoys

Article 18 Article 18 Rules for the fixing of intermediary marker buoys 1.Intermediary marker buoys shall be fixed to passive gear extending more than 5 nautical miles as follows: (a) intermediary marker buoys shall be deployed at distances of not more than 5 nautical miles so that no part of the gear extending 5 nautical miles or more shall be left unmarked;(b) intermediary marker buoys shall be fitted with a flashing light which shall be yellow and give one flash every 5 seconds (F1 Y 5s) and is visible from a minimum distance of 2 nautical miles. 2.Intermediary marker buoys shall have the same characteristics as those of the end marker buoy in the eastern sector, except that the flag shall be white. 3.By way of derogation from paragraph 1, in the Baltic Sea, intermediary marker buoys shall be fixed to passive gear extending more than 1 nautical mile. Intermediary marker buoys shall be deployed at distances of not more than 1 nautical mile so that no part of the gear extending 1 nautical mile or more shall be left unmarked. Every fifth intermediary marker buoys shall be fitted with a radar reflector giving an echo of at least 2 nautical miles.

Article 19 Article 19 General provisions

(2) presentation means the form into which the fish is processed while on board of the fishing vessel and prior to landing, as described in Table 1 of Annex I;

Article 20 Article 20 Minimum requirements and technical specifications for vessel monitoring devices 1.Without prejudice to more stringent provisions set out by other rules of the common fisheries policy, Member States shall ensure that vessel monitoring devices in use: (a) have the capability to monitor and record vessel position data at a frequency of at least once every 10 minutes;(b) allow the transmission of the recorded data at a frequency and under the conditions specified in Article 23;(c) allow the storing of the recorded data during periods when transmission may not be possible, with the stored data transmitted once transmission becomes possible again;(d) be water-resistant to a rating of IP67 or higher;(e) have a unique serial number to differentiate it from other devices;(f) are fixed and secured to the fishing vessel; and(g) have functionality allowing the master to monitor the operational status and detect any malfunctioning, including through error notifications or alerts. 2.Paragraph 1(a) may not apply to fishing vessels which, at the time of entry into force of this Regulation, have already installed and are using a vessel monitoring device that does not allow for the monitoring and recording of vessel position data at a frequency of at least once every 10 minutes, provided that the device allows for the transmission of the recorded data at a frequency and under the conditions specified in Article 23. 3.Paragraphs 1(d) and (f) may not apply to fishing vessels of less than 12 metres in length overall, which use a mobile vessel monitoring device. 4.The vessel position data to be recorded and transmitted by the vessel monitoring device shall include: (a) a unique identification number, enabling the fisheries monitoring centre (FMC) of the flag Member State to link the vessel position data to the fishing vessel;(b) the most recent geographical position of the fishing vessel using latitude and longitude coordinates on the World Geodetic System 1984, expressed in decimal degrees to an accuracy of 4 decimal places, with a position error of less than 50 metres and a confidence interval of 99 percent;(c) the date and time of each geographical position recorded for the fishing vessel, expressed in Co-ordinated Universal Time; and(d) the speed (in knots, with up to 2 decimal places) and course (in degrees, with an interval between 0-359.99 and up to 2 decimal places) of the fishing vessel.

Article 21 Article 21 Content of vessel position data

Article 22 Article 22 Responsibilities of the masters of fishing vessels concerning the operation of vessel monitoring devices 1.The master of a Union fishing vessel shall be responsible for operating a vessel monitoring device in an effective and correct way, and shall ensure that: (a) the vessel monitoring device is switched on before the start of and for the duration of the trip;(b) the functionality of the vessel monitoring device is closely monitored, and prompt action is taken to resolve any error notifications or malfunctions;(c) the vessel monitoring device is not manually overridden;(d) the vessel monitoring device is not used to transmit false data;(e) the vessel monitoring device is not destroyed, damaged, rendered inoperative, interfered with, or removed from the fishing vessel, except in the case of vessels less than 12 metres length overall with mobile tracking devices, for which the device may be removed after the end of the fishing trip;(f) the relevant data contained on the vessel monitoring device is not erased or otherwise altered;(g) the vessel monitoring device and any connected antenna(s) are not obstructed or otherwise interfered with to compromise or prevent the effective transmission of data or the accuracy of that data;(h) the vessel position data is transmitted at the frequency specified in Article 23;(i) the power supply to the vessel monitoring device is not interrupted; and(j) the first geographical position of the Union fishing vessel provided as part of the vessel position data after switching the device back on shall be identical to the last geographical position recorded before switching off the device, with a position error that shall be less than 500 metres and only within the port area, unless a lower margin of error is required under national law. 2.By way of derogation to paragraph 1(a), the master of a Union fishing vessel may switch off the vessel monitoring device while in port or at a landing site, provided that a notification is transmitted to the competent authorities of the FMC of the flag Member State before switching off the device. This notification may be generated automatically or manually by the master and shall indicate that the fishing vessel is within the port area or landing site. 3.Unless otherwise provided under national law, paragraph 1(j), shall not apply to Union fishing vessels of less than 12 metres in length overall with mobile vessel monitoring devices, which are transported on land to another coastal area after switching off the device.

Article 23 Article 23 Frequency of transmission of vessel position data 1.Without prejudice to more stringent provisions set out by other rules of the common fisheries policy, vessel monitoring devices shall transmit the vessel position data, including the information listed in Article 20(4), to the FMC of the flag Member State: (a) as from 10 January 2026 and until 10 July 2027 , at least once every 2 hours, except when fishing activities are conducted within fishing restricted areas, as defined in Article 4(14) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, including within a 5-nautical-mile radius of these areas, where the transmission interval shall be at least once every 30 minutes;(b) as from 10 July 2027 , at least once every 30 minutes. 2.By way of derogation from paragraph 1, flag Member States may: (a) require Union fishing vessels flying their flag to send the vessel position data referred to in paragraph 1 at shorter intervals;(b) as from 10 July 2027 , allow fishing vessels to transmit the vessel position data referred to in paragraph 1 at least once every 60 minutes when the fishing vessel is:(a) conducting fishing operations beyond the outer limits of the territorial sea; and(b) not conducting fishing activities within fishing restricted areas, as defined in Article 4(14) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, including within a 5-nautical-mile radius of these areas. 3.The transmission of vessel position data shall be done: (a) through satellite connection or, where possible, via a land-based mobile network or other equivalent technology; and(b) ensuring confidentiality, integrity, availability, authenticity and non-repudiation of all transmitted data. 4.For Union fishing vessels of less than 12 metres in length overall that use mobile vessel monitoring devices and are out of network coverage, vessel position data shall be recorded at the intervals specified in paragraphs 1 or 2 of this Article and transmitted in accordance with Article 9(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

Article 24 Article 24 Transmission of vessel position data to the coastal Member State 1.The FMC of each flag Member State shall, immediately upon receipt, ensure the automatic transmission to the FMC of a coastal Member State of the vessel position data provided in accordance with Article 21, concerning its fishing vessels while they are in the waters of the coastal Member State. 2.The flag Member State shall grant the coastal Member State access upon request to all vessel position data, as specified in Article 21 of this Regulation, for fishing vessels flying its flag during any period in which those vessels are present within the Union waters of the coastal Member State. This access shall remain available for a minimum of three years from the date each position was recorded.

Article 25 Article 25 Minimum requirements of the fishing logbook 1.Without prejudice to more stringent provisions set out by other rules of the common fisheries policy, Member States shall ensure that the electronic fishing logbook in use allows: (a) recording of the minimum fishing logbook data referred to in Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, and other relevant information referred to in Annex XV of this Regulation;(b) storing the recorded data during periods when transmission may not be possible, with the stored data transmitted once transmission becomes possible again;(c) receiving and storing return messages as referred to in Article 26 of this Regulation and make those available to the master of the catching vessel; and(d) have functionality allowing the user to monitor the operational status and detect any malfunctioning, including through error notifications or alerts. 2.The transmission of fishing logbook data referred to in paragraph 1 shall be done: (a) via a land-based mobile network or a satellite communication system; and(b) ensuring confidentiality, integrity, availability, authenticity and non-repudiation of all transmitted data.

Article 26 Article 26 Return messages from the authorities of the flag Member State 1.Flag Member States shall transmit a return message to the electronic recording and reporting system onboard the vessel for fishing activity data referred to in Articles 14, 21, and 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. The return message shall contain an acknowledgment of receipt and, where possible, information about acceptance or rejection of the message, including the reasons for rejection. 2.The electronic recording and reporting system onboard a Union fishing vessel shall retain the return messages for all transmitted reports of a fishing trip at least until the start of a new fishing trip. 3.Where required by the rules adopted by RFMOs that are binding upon Union, or those adopted in the context of sustainable fisheries partnership agreements (SFPAs) or other fisheries agreements concluded by the Union with a third country, the electronic recording and reporting system onboard a Union fishing vessel shall retain all additional return messages for transmitted reports of a fishing trip issued by the RFMO or the third party until the start of a new fishing trip.

Article 27 Article 27 Completion and electronic submission of the fishing logbook 1.The master of a Union catching vessel shall complete and submit by electronic form the fishing logbook data in accordance with the requirements set out in Articles 14 and 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 and the instructions set out in Annex XV. Additionally, for catching vessels of 12 metres in length overall or more, the date and time at the moment the information is transmitted from the vessel to the FMC shall be reported. 2.The master of a Union catching vessel shall send a departure report to the FMC of the flag Member State before leaving a port or a landing site. This report shall be the first report of the trip being started. 3.Before arrival at port or at a landing site, the master of a Union catching vessel shall send a return to port message to the FMC of the flag Member State. 4.The master may transmit corrections to the fishing logbook data up to the last submission made before entering a port or a landing site. Masters shall ensure corrections are easily identifiable by the competent authorities. All original electronic fishing logbook data and corrections to those data shall be stored by the competent authorities of the flag Member State. 5.By way of derogation to paragraphs 2 and 3, masters of Union catching vessels of less than 12 metres in length overall shall submit the relevant data and departure message, at the latest after the last fishing operation has been completed and before the landing starts. 6.The codes given in Annex XVI shall apply to indicate, under the appropriate headings of the fishing logbook, the fishing gear used.

Article 28 Article 28 Use of conversion factors 1.For the completion of the fishing logbook, the transhipment declaration, and the landing declaration, the EU conversion factors set out in Annexes XII, XIII and XIV shall apply to convert stored or processed fish weight into live fish weight, pursuant to Articles 14(10), 21(5), and 23(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. They shall apply to fishery products on board, transhipped, or landed by Union fishing vessels. 2.By way of derogation from paragraph 1, conversion factors other than those established in Annexes XII, XIII and XIV shall apply where: (a) the rules adopted by RFMOs that are binding upon the Union, or those adopted in the context of SFPAs concluded by the Union with third countries have established conversion factors;(b) no conversion factors as referred to in paragraph 1 or point (a) of this paragraph, exist for a given species and presentation, in which case the conversion factors adopted by the flag Member State shall apply. 3.Without prejudice to paragraph 2, the competent authorities of Member States shall use the EU conversion factors referred to in paragraph 1 when calculating the live weight of transhipments and landings to monitor the quota uptake.

Article 29 Article 29 Calculation method 1.The fish live weight shall be obtained by multiplying the fish processed weight by the conversion factors referred to in Article 28 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 of a fish shall be used.

(3) collective presentation means a presentation consisting of two or more parts extracted from the same fish;

Article 30 Article 30 General rules on the implementation of the margin of tolerance for estimates recorded in the fishing logbook 1.The margins of tolerance referred to in Article 14(3) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall be expressed as a percentage of the fishing logbook figures. 2.For catches which are to be landed unsorted, estimates recorded in the fishing logbook may be calculated on the basis of representative samples or by using technologies that allow for more accurate estimation of the total quantities kept on board. 3.For the purpose of the application of Article 14(3) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, species caught for live bait shall be considered as a species caught and kept on board.

Article 31 Article 31 Margin of tolerance in the transhipment declaration

Article 32 Article 32 Completion of the landing of fishery products after transport under control plans and common control programmes

Article 33 Article 33 Fishing operations involving two or more Union catching vessels

Article 34 Article 34 General rules 1.Without prejudice to the exemptions established under Article 65 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 and unless otherwise provided under the rules of the common fisheries policy, registered buyers, registered auctions or producer organisations shall complete and submit by electronic means a sales note in accordance with the requirements set out in Articles 62 and 64 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 and the instructions set out in Annex XIX. 2.The type of presentation referred to in Article 64(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall include the state of processing as set out in Table 2 of Annex I to this Regulation. 3.The price referred to in Article 64(1)(n) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall be indicated in the currency applicable in the Member State where the sale takes place.

Article 35 Article 35 Content and format of surveillance and inspection reports 1.The surveillance reports referred to in Article 71(3) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall be drawn up and submitted, where possible by electronic means, in accordance with the instructions and rules set out in Annex VI to this Regulation. 2.The inspection reports referred to in Article 76 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall be drawn up and submitted by electronic means in accordance with the instructions and rules set out in the appropriate module established in Annex VII to this Regulation. 3.When a suspected infringement is detected during surveillance or inspection, the legal and material elements together with any other information relevant to the infringement shall be included in the corresponding surveillance or inspection report. When several suspected infringements are detected during surveillance or inspection, relevant elements of each infringement shall be noted in the corresponding surveillance or inspection report. 4.Data from the surveillance and inspection reports shall be kept available in the database for at least three years.

Article 36 Article 36 Rules on the electronic database

Article 37 Article 37 Completion of inspection reports 1.The inspection report shall be legible and clearly recorded. No entry in the report shall be erased or altered. If a mistake is made in the report, the incorrect entry shall be visibly noted and recorded by the official concerned. 2.The official responsible for the inspection shall sign or issue the report. The inspected operator shall be invited to sign or accept the report. In case the inspected operator is not able to or refuse to accept or sign the inspection report, the inspector shall note this in the observations section of the report. In case where officials do not speak the same language as the inspected operator, they shall take appropriate measures to make understandable their findings. 3.Without prejudice to national law, the inspected operator’s signature or acceptance of the report shall constitute an acknowledgement of the report and shall not be regarded as an acceptance of the contents therein. 4.Upon request, the inspected operator shall have the right to contact their representative or the competent authorities of their flag Member State.

Article 38 Article 38 Notification of Union inspectors to EFCA

Article 39 Article 39 Adoption and maintenance of the list of Union inspectors 1.Based on the information notified by Member States and the Commission under Article 38 of this Regulation, EFCA shall draw up a list of Union inspectors, including EFCA officials, to be submitted to the Commission for adoption within six months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation. 2.Officials included in the list of Union inspectors referred to in Article 38 shall: (a) have extensive experience in the field of fisheries control and inspection;(b) possess an in-depth knowledge of fisheries legislation of the European Union;(c) have a thorough knowledge of one of the official languages of the European Union and a satisfactory knowledge of a second;(d) be physically fit to perform their duties; and(e) have received adequate training regarding safety at sea, where appropriate. 3.After the adoption of the initial list referred to in paragraph 1, Member States and the Commission shall notify EFCA of any amendments to the list they wish to introduce for the following calendar year by 30 September each year. EFCA shall communicate such modifications to the Commission, which shall update the list accordingly by 31 December each year. Depending on the number of amendments received, the Commission may update the list at shorter intervals. 4.The list and any amendments thereto shall be published on the official website of EFCA.

(4) fish aggregating device or FAD means a permanent, semi-permanent, or temporary object, structure, or device of any material, man-made or natural, which is deployed and/or tracked for the purpose of aggregating fish;

Article 40 Article 40 Notification of Union inspectors to RFMOs

Article 41 Article 41 Powers and duties of Union inspectors 1.In the accomplishment of their tasks, Union inspectors shall comply with the law of the European Union and, as far as applicable, the national law of the Member State where the inspection takes place or, where the inspection is carried out outside Union waters, of the flag Member State of the inspected fishing vessel and relevant international rules. 2.Union inspectors shall present a service card stating their identity and the capacity under which they operate at the time of inspection to any concerned person that requires their identification. For this purpose, they shall be provided with an identification document issued by EFCA stating their identity and capacity. 3.Member States shall facilitate the execution of duties by Union inspectors and shall afford them such assistance as they need to fulfil their tasks.

Article 42 Article 42 Reports of Union inspectors 1.Union inspectors shall submit a daily summary on their inspection activities, including the name and identification number of each fishing vessel or craft inspected and the type of inspection carried out, to the competent authorities of the Member State in whose waters or territory the inspection took place or, where the inspection was carried out outside Union waters, to the flag Member State of the inspected Union fishing vessel, and EFCA. 2.If Union inspectors detect an infringement in the course of an inspection, they shall without delay submit a summarised inspection report to the competent authorities of the coastal Member State or, where the inspection was carried out outside Union waters, to competent authorities of the flag State of the inspected fishing vessel and EFCA. Such summarised inspection report shall specify at least the date and place of the inspection, identification of the inspection platform, identification of the inspected target and type of infringement detected. 3.Union inspectors shall submit a copy of the full inspection report, in accordance with Article 76 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, noting the relevant items in the appropriate inspection module of the inspection report in Annex VII to the competent authorities of the flag State of the inspected fishing vessel or craft and of the Member State in whose waters the inspection took place, within 7 days from the date of inspection.

Article 43 Article 43 Follow-up of reports 1.Member States shall act on reports submitted by the Union inspectors in accordance with Article 42 of this Regulation in the same way as they act on reports from their own officials. 2.The Member State that nominated the Union inspector or, where appropriate, the Commission or EFCA shall cooperate with the Member State acting on a report submitted by the Union inspector to facilitate judicial and administrative proceedings. 3.On request, a Union inspector shall assist and give evidence in infringement proceedings undertaken by any Member State.

Article 44 Article 44 Notification of decisions on assignment of points 1.If the competent national authorities designated in accordance with Article 92(10) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 is not the same as the single authority referred to in Article 5(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, Member States shall ensure that the latter is informed of any decision taken pursuant to this Chapter. 2.The holder of the fishing licence and the master shall be informed by the flag Member State concerned about any points assigned to them in accordance with Article 92(2) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. 3.Member States shall establish procedures under national law to ensure the prompt notification of the relevant decisions to the holder of the fishing licence and to the master.

Article 45 Article 45 Transfer of the points

Article 46 Article 46 Deletion of fishing licences from relevant lists 1.If the fishing licence is suspended or withdrawn permanently in accordance with Article 92(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, the catching vessel to which the suspended or permanently withdrawn fishing licence relates shall be identified as being without a fishing licence in the national fishing fleet register referred to in Article 24(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. This catching vessel shall also be identified in this way in the Union fishing fleet register referred to in Article 24(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. 2.The deletion of a fishing licence from relevant lists, in accordance with Article 92(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, shall not affect the fishing capacity ceilings of the Member State issuing the licence as referred to in Article 22(7) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.

Article 47 Article 47 General rules for the deduction of quotas and fishing efforts for excess of utilisation

Article 48 Article 48 Consultation on the deduction of fishing opportunities

Article 49 Article 49 Definitions

(5) holder of a fishing licence means a natural or legal person to whom a fishing licence has been issued;

Article 50 Article 50 Validation of data 1.Each Member State shall have in place and implement a data validation system that enables its competent authorities to comply with Article 109 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. 2.The data validation system referred to in paragraph 1 shall meet the following minimum requirements: (a) include an electronic database for storing all validated data and data to be validated;(b) provide for validation procedures, as referred to in Article 52;(c) provide for data access procedures, as referred to in Article 53; and(d) ensure that all data stored in the electronic database referred to in Article 51 of this Regulation meets the format, quantity, and quality standards required under Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, including standards for accuracy, completeness, consistency, and timely submission of data. 3.The validation system referred to in paragraph 1 shall be fully automated and use algorithms and other automatic mechanisms, including alert functions, that enable the competent authorities to promptly identify and investigate data inconsistencies, errors, and missing information, in accordance with Article 109(3) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

Article 51 Article 51 Electronic database for the purpose of validation of data 1.The electronic database shall include functionalities necessary for validation. Additionally, the electronic database shall support listing, sorting, filtering, and browsing of the following data: (a) the date when the data was received by the competent authorities;(b) the date when the data was entered into the electronic database, if different from the date in point (a);(c) the date of any data cross-checking verification and analysis, if different from the date in points (a) or (b), in accordance with Article 109(1) and (2a) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009;(d) the date of any identified data inconsistency, errors, and missing information and the follow-up actions taken, if different from the date in point (c), in accordance with Article 109(3) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009;(e) the date of and reason for any correction to the recorded data, if different from the date in point (d), in accordance with Article 109(4) and (9) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009; and(f) the date when the data was validated, in accordance with Article 109(2a) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. 2.Member States shall ensure that the electronic database is secure, regularly updated, capable of scaling to accommodate increasing data volumes, and, where possible, interoperable with other systems to facilitate data exchange and integration. 3.Member States shall ensure that their competent authorities responsible for operating the electronic database receive the necessary training and technical support to effectively perform their tasks. 4.Data included in the electronic database shall be retained for a minimum of three years, unless otherwise provided under the rules of the common fisheries policy or where retention is necessary for inspections, verifications, audits, and enquiries, including those pertaining to complaints and infringements, or judicial or administrative proceedings. 5.Whenever data are not automatically stored in the database as indicated in Article 109(7) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, Member States shall ensure manual entry or digitisation within 20 days of receipt.

Article 52 Article 52 Validation procedures 1.Member States shall apply, maintain, review, and ensure compliance with validation procedures established under national law. These validation procedures shall, at a minimum, include the business rules listed in paragraph 2, to be supplemented with additional business rules based on risk management, as included in the national plan for the implementation of the validation system, in accordance with Article 109(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. 2.The following business rules shall be implemented by all Member States when validating data recorded under Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009: (a) there shall be an automatic verification of all data submission deadlines set out in Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 and in this Regulation;(b) data validation shall be performed to ensure that vessel position data is transmitted to the FMC in accordance with the time intervals specified in Article 4 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1766Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1766 of 27 August 2025 supplementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 by laying down rules on the control of fisheries and on the surveillance and inspection of fishing activities, enforcement and compliance (OJ L, 2025/1766, 12.11.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2025/1766/oj). and in Articles 23 of this Regulation;(c) vessel position data shall be cross-checked:(1) with fishing logbook data to ensure that at least one logbook entry exists for each calendar day in which a vessel is absent from port;(2) against AIS data in order to detect any discrepancies in vessel location or activity; (d) vessel position data shall be analysed to determine when vessels enter fishing effort areas or fishing restricted areas and identify vessels whose speed and movements indicate that they may be engaged in unauthorised fishing activities within the fishing restricted area;(e) logbook data relating to fishing areas, fishing effort, fishing gear, and catches shall be cross-checked with applicable fishing licences and fishing authorisations, including authorisations issued under Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilRegulation (EU) 2017/2403 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 on the sustainable management of external fishing fleets, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 (OJ L 347, 28.12.2017, p. 81 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2017/2403/oj). and other fishing authorisations referred to in Article 7a of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, to detect and investigate any inconsistency;(f) the return to port declaration shall be cross-checked with the prior notifications of arrival to ensure that, where legally required, a corresponding prior notification exists for each declared return to port;(g) the transmission time of the fishing logbook information, including any corrections thereof, shall be cross-checked against the vessel position data to verify that the master transmitted the data before entering port, or, for fishing vessels under 12 metres length overall, at the latest while in port and before landing starts;(h) catch data for each species, including the relevant geographical area in which the catches were taken, that are registered in fishing logbooks and landing declarations shall be cross-checked to identify and investigate potential data inconsistencies; for that cross-check, the relevant geographical area shall be the catch area, detailed at least to the level required for monitoring quota uptake and fishing effort;(i) catch data for each species, including the relevant geographical area in which the catches were taken, that are registered in landing declarations, sales notes and, where applicable, in take-over declarations and transport documents, shall be cross-checked to identify and investigate potential data inconsistencies; for that cross-check, the relevant geographical area shall be the catch area, detailed at least to the level required by the traceability rules in Article 58(5)(e) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009; when Member States use sales notes for catch reporting under Article 33(1) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, the catch area shall meet the minimum detail necessary for monitoring quota uptake and fishing effort;(j) catch data for each species registered in fishing logbooks, landing declarations and transhipment declarations shall be cross-checked to identify and investigate potential data inconsistencies and breaches of the permitted margins of tolerance referred to in Articles 14 and 21 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009; and(k) transhipment declarations shall be cross-checked with applicable fishing authorisations to ensure that vessels are authorised to engage in transhipment activities. 3.When quantities of fishery products from a single fishing trip are reported in multiple landing declarations or transhipment declarations, or when quantities of fishery products from a single landing are reported in multiple sales notes, transport documents, or take-over declarations, the validation procedures referred to in paragraph 1 shall account for this by using any available unique fishing trip identification number. 4.The Commission may, at the request of one or more Member States, develop technical guidelines for data validation.

Article 53 Article 53 Access to data by the Commission and EFCA

Article 54 Article 54 Scope

Article 55 Article 55 Definitions

Article 56 Article 56 General rules 1.Exchange of all messages shall be based on the UN/FLUX standard provided by the United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT). The report formats to be used for each data domain shall be based on the relevant UN/FLUX domain standards as referred to in Annex XVII. 2.When exchanging messages for each data domain, Member States, and where applicable the Commission and EFCA shall use the report formats based on the relevant UN/FLUX domain standards as referred to in Annex XVII. They shall use the applicable XSD (XML Schema Definition) files, as well as the code lists and codes available on the Master Data Register page of the European Commission Fisheries website for all messages. 3.Member States, the Commission, and EFCA shall use the latest implementation documents available on the European Commission Fisheries website to exchange messages. 4.Member States, the Commission, and EFCA shall ensure that all transmitted reports and messages have a unique identifier. All reported dates and times shall be transmitted in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). 5.When reports include information on Union fishing vessels, the CFR number shall be included in all transmissions of data between the Member State and the Commission concerning the fishing vessel, as required by Article 8(4) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/218. 6.Without prejudice to obligations under other Union legal acts, Member States shall: (a) ensure that data received according to this Chapter are recorded in electronic-readable form and safely stored in electronic databases for at least three years unless otherwise provided under the rules of the common fisheries policy or where retention is necessary for inspections, verifications, audits, and enquiries, including those pertaining to complaints and infringements, or judicial or administrative proceedings;(b) take all necessary measures to ensure that the data are only used for purposes as provided for in this Regulation; and(c) take all necessary technical measures to protect such data against any accidental or illicit destruction, accidental loss, deterioration, distribution or unauthorised access. 7.The Commission shall ensure that EFCA has access, as appropriate, to all data transmitted by Member States under this Chapter. This provision is without prejudice to Member States’ obligations to exchange data electronically with EFCA where required under other Union legal acts.

Article 57 Article 57 Single authority 1.In each Member State, the single authority referred to in Article 5(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall be responsible for transmitting, receiving, managing, and processing all fishing logbook data, in accordance with Article 27 of this Regulation, and, where possible, all other data covered by this Chapter. 2.Member States shall exchange contact details of the single authority and shall also inform the Commission and EFCA of those contact details. 3.Any changes in the data and contact details referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, respectively, shall be communicated to the Commission, EFCA and other Member States before they become effective

Article 58 Article 58 Transmission of messages 1.All transmissions shall be fully automated and immediate, using the transportation layer. 2.Before transmitting a message, the sender shall perform an automatic check to verify that the message is correct according to the minimum set of validation rules as described in the relevant implementation documents. 3.The receiver shall inform the sender of the reception of the message by transmitting a response message based on UN/FLUX P1000-1: General Principles. The response message shall be in line with the specifications described in the relevant implementation documents and shall at least indicate if the message has been accepted or rejected. Where the receiver rejects a message, the sender shall investigate the reasons for the rejection and, where necessary, correct the data as needed without delay. The sender shall then send a new message with the corrected data, in line with the procedures described in the implementation documents. Response messages shall not be subject to further response. 4.When a technical failure occurs on the sender’s side and the sender can no longer exchange messages, the sender shall notify all receivers of the problem and immediately take appropriate actions to correct the issue. All messages that need to be delivered to a receiver shall be stored until the problem is resolved. After the repair of such a technical failure, the sender shall transmit unsent messages as soon as possible. 5.When a technical failure occurs on the receiver side and the receiver can no longer receive messages, the receiver shall notify all parties connected to the transportation layer of the problem and immediately take appropriate actions to correct the issue. After the repair of such a technical failure, the sender shall make all missing messages available upon request. 6.In the event of a transportation layer’s failure preventing data exchanges, the Commission shall notify all affected parties. Senders shall store all undelivered messages until the issue is resolved. Once the failure is repaired, the Commission shall inform all connected parties, and senders shall transmit any pending messages as soon as possible. 7.Member States and the Commission shall establish failover procedures for business continuity.

Article 59 Article 59 Corrections

(6) inspected operator means the natural person in charge of the fishing vessel, vehicle, aircraft, hovercraft or premises being inspected, or carrying out fishing without a vessel and subject to inspection.

Article 60 Article 60 Exchange of vessel position data 1.Member States shall set up and operate systems that allow exchanging data according to this Article. 2.The flag Member State shall use the Vessel Position Domain XSD (XML Schema Definition) based on the UN/FLUX P1000-7 as the format to transmit vessel position data to other Member States, the Commission, or EFCA. 3.Flag Member States shall, immediately upon receipt, ensure the automatic transmission to the Commission of the vessel position data provided in accordance with Article 21 of this Regulation. Coastal Member States monitoring jointly an area may specify a common destination for the transmission of the data to be provided in accordance with Article 21 of this Regulation. They shall inform the Commission and the other Member States concerned. 4.Member States shall transmit to the Commission vessel position data of fishing vessels flying their flag, as referred to in Article 111(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. This access shall be maintained for a minimum of three years from the date each position was recorded, unless otherwise provided under the rules of the common fisheries policy or where data is necessary for inspections, verifications, audits, and enquiries, including those pertaining to complaints and infringements, or judicial or administrative proceedings.

Article 61 Article 61 Exchange of fishing activity data 1.Member States shall set up and operate systems that allow exchange of data according to this Article. 2.The flag Member State shall use the Fishing Activity Domain XML Schema Definition based on the UN/FLUX P1000-3 as the format to transmit fishing logbook, prior notifications, transhipment declaration, and landing declaration data to other Member States, the Commission, or EFCA, as referred to in Articles 14, 17, 19a, 21, and 23 to Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, in accordance with Annex XV to this Regulation. 3.Upon receipt, flag Member States shall promptly forward the fishing logbook data, and any correction thereof, from fishing vessels flying their flag, for each fishing trip and starting with the last departure from port, to the coastal Member State in the waters of which fishing activities are conducted, and to the Commission. 4.Upon receipt, flag Member States shall promptly forward the landing or transhipment declaration data, and any correction thereof, from fishing vessels flying their flag, to the coastal Member State in the port of which the relevant landings or transhipments occurred, and to the Commission. 5.Upon receipt, flag Member States shall promptly forward prior notifications, and any correction thereof, from fishing vessels flying their flag to the coastal Member State in the port of which those fishing vessels intend to enter, and to the Commission. 6.Upon receipt, flag Member States shall promptly forward the fishing logbook data, and any correction thereof, from fishing vessels flying their flag, for each fishing trip and starting with the last departure from port, which operate in the waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of their flag Member States or beyond Union waters, to the Commission. 7.Upon receipt, flag Member States shall promptly forward the landing or transhipment declaration data, and any correction thereof, from fishing vessels flying their flag, whether the landing or transhipment occurred in a port of the flag Member State or a third country, to the Commission. 8.Upon receipt, flag Member States shall promptly forward prior notifications, and any correction thereof, from fishing vessels flying their flag that are entering their ports or the port of a third country to the Commission. 9.When a fishing vessel flying the flag of a Member State enters the Union waters of another coastal Member State during a fishing trip, the flag Member State shall grant access to the coastal Member State to all fishing activity data and exchange them, as referred to in Articles 110 and 111(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, for the entire fishing trip, from departure until landing. This access shall be maintained for a minimum of three years following the start of the fishing trip, unless otherwise provided under the rules of the common fisheries policy or where data is necessary for inspections, verifications, audits, and enquiries, including those pertaining to complaints and infringements, or judicial or administrative proceedings. 10.Member States shall transmit to the Commission all fishing activity data for fishing vessels flying their flag, as referred to in Article 111(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, covering the entire fishing trip from departure until the landing is completed. This access shall be maintained for a minimum of three years following the start of the fishing trip, unless otherwise provided under the rules of the common fisheries policy or where data is necessary for inspections, verifications, audits, and enquiries, including those pertaining to complaints and infringements, or judicial or administrative proceedings. 11.The flag Member State of a fishing vessel inspected by another Member State in accordance with Article 80 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall, on request by the inspecting Member State, transmit to that Member State the electronic fishing activity data as referred to in Articles 110 and 111(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 for the current fishing trip of the vessel from departure to the time of the request. 12.The requests referred to in this Article shall indicate whether the reply should provide the original data with corrections or only the consolidated data. The reply to the request shall be generated automatically and transmitted without delay by the requested Member State. 13.Masters of Union fishing vessels shall have secure access to their own fishing logbook information, transhipment declaration data, prior notification data, and landing declaration data stored in the database of the flag Member State at any time.

Article 62 Article 62 Exchange of sales-related data 1.Member States shall set up and operate systems that ensure exchange of data according to this Article 2.Member States shall use the Sales Domain XML Schema Definition based on the UN/FLUX P1000-5 as the format to transmit sales notes data and take-over declarations data to other Member States, the Commission, or EFCA, as referred to in Articles 62 and 66 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. 3.When a first sale or take-over takes place in the territory of a Member State other than the flag Member State, the Member State in whose territory the first sale or the take-over took place shall promptly upon receipt forward the sales notes and take-over declaration data as referred in Articles 64 and 66 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 to the flag Member State and to the Commission. The sales notes shall also be forwarded to the Member State in whose territory the fishery products have been landed. 4.When a first sale takes place in the territory of the flag Member State, the flag Member State shall promptly upon receipt forward the sales notes data to the Member State in whose territory the fishery products have been landed and to the Commission. 5.When a first sale takes place outside the Union, the flag Member State shall promptly upon receipt forward the sales notes data to the Commission. 6.When a take-over takes place in the territory of the flag Member State or outside the Union, the flag Member State shall promptly upon receipt forward the take-over declaration data to the Commission. 7.Sales notes and take-over declaration data as referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4 shall be made available by the Member State in whose territory the first sale or the take-over took place, upon request, to the flag Member State, the Member State in whose territory the fishery products have been landed, and the Commission. This access shall be maintained for a minimum of three years following first sale or take-over, unless otherwise provided under the rules of the common fisheries policy or where data is necessary for inspections, verifications, audits, and enquiries, including those pertaining to complaints and infringements, or judicial or administrative proceedings. 8.Sales notes and take-over declaration data as referred to in paragraphs 5 and 6 shall be made available by the flag Member State to the Commission. This access shall be maintained for a minimum of three years following the first sale or take-over, unless otherwise provided under the rules of the common fisheries policy or where data is necessary for inspections, verifications, audits, and enquiries, including those pertaining to complaints and infringements, or judicial or administrative proceedings. 9.The requests referred to in this Article shall be generated automatically and transmitted without delay by the requested Member State.

Article 63 Article 63 Exchange of transport documents data 1.Member States shall set up and operate systems that allow: (a) transmission of transport document messages;(b) receiving transport document messages for fishery products:(i) originating from vessels flying their flag or operating in the waters under their sovereignty or jurisdiction;(ii) transported from or to their territories;(iii) transited through their territories; (c) replying to requests by the Commission or EFCA;(d) replying to requests by other Member States. 2.Member States shall use the Sales Domain XML Schema Definition based on the UN/FLUX P1000-5 format to transmit transport document data, as referred to in Article 68 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, to other Member States, the Commission, or EFCA.

Article 64 Article 64 Exchange of inspection and surveillance related data 1.Member States shall set up and operate systems that allow exchange of data according to this Article. 2.Member States shall use the Inspection and Surveillance Domain XML Schema Definition based on the UN/FLUX P1000-8 as format to transmit inspection and surveillance report data to other Member States, the Commission, or EFCA, as referred to in Articles 71, 76, 78, 83, 110 and 111 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. 3.When inspections or surveillance are conducted by a Member State other than the flag Member State, the inspecting Member State shall promptly forward the related inspection and surveillance report data to the flag Member State, the coastal Member State (if different from the inspecting Member State), and to the Commission, upon receipt. 4.When a fishing inspection of an operator fishing without a vessel, conducted in accordance with Annex VII, module 7, or a bluefin tuna farm inspection, conducted in accordance with Annex VII, module 8, takes place, the inspecting Member State shall promptly forward the inspection report data to the Commission upon receipt. 5.When a market inspection, conducted in accordance with Annex VII, module 4 takes place in a premises processing fishery products from a Member State other than the flag Member State, the inspecting Member State shall promptly forward the inspection report data to the flag Member State, the coastal Member State, the landing Member State (if different from the coastal Member State), and to the Commission, upon receipt. 6.When a transport inspection, in accordance with Annex VII, module 5, is conducted in a Member State other than the flag Member State, the inspecting Member State shall promptly forward the inspection report data to the flag Member State, the landing Member State, the coastal Member State (if different from the inspecting Member State), the Member State(s) of transit, the Member State of destination of the fishery products, and to the Commission, upon receipt. 7.When an inspection or surveillance is conducted by the flag Member State, that Member State shall promptly forward the inspection and surveillance report data to the Commission, upon receipt. 8.Inspection and surveillance report data shall be made available: (a) by the flag Member State and the inspecting Member State(s), upon request, to any of the Member States involved in inspection and surveillance;(b) by the flag Member State, upon request, to the Member State intending to conduct an inspection;(c) by the inspecting Member State and the flag Member State, upon request, to the Commission or EFCA; and(d) if conducted within the framework of a joint deployment plan (JDP), by EFCA, upon request, to the relevant Member State participating in that JDP. Access to such data shall be maintained for a minimum of three years following the inspection or surveillance, unless otherwise provided under the rules of the common fisheries policy or where data is necessary for inspections, verifications, audits, and enquiries, including those pertaining to complaints and infringements, or judicial or administrative proceedings. 9.Without prejudice to international agreements that are binding upon the Union: (a) when an inspection or surveillance of a third-country vessel is conducted by a Member State, the Member State shall promptly forward the inspection and surveillance report data to the third country concerned, the Member State or third country where the inspection or surveillance took place (if different), and to the Commission, upon receipt;(b) inspection and surveillance report data concerning third-country vessels inspected or sighted by a Member State shall be made available for a minimum period of three years from the inspection or sighting by that Member State, upon request, to the coastal Member State (if different), any Member State intending to conduct an inspection, the Commission or EFCA;(c) inspection and surveillance report data related to fishing vessels of a flag Member State that were inspected or sighted by a third country shall be made available for a minimum period of three years from the inspection or sighting by the flag Member State, upon request, to the coastal Member State (if different), any Member State intending to conduct an inspection, the Commission or EFCA. 10.Replies to any request made under this Article shall be generated automatically and transmitted without delay by the requested Member State.

Article 65 Article 65 Transmission of aggregated catch data and fishing effort 1.Member States shall use the XML Schema Definition based on the UN/FLUX P1000-12 standard to transmit aggregated catch and fishing effort data to the Commission, as referred to in Article 33(2) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. 2.Reported catch quantities shall be based on the quantities landed. If catches are not yet landed, an estimated catch quantity shall be reported, with an indication of retained on board or with an indication of transhipped, for catches transhipped and kept onboard after transshipment. A correction with the exact weight and landing country must be transmitted before the 15th day of the month following the landing. 3.When Union legislation requires the reporting of stocks or species in multiple catch reports at different aggregation levels, these stocks or species shall be reported in the most detailed report required.

Article 66 Article 66 Scope 1.This Chapter lays down the conditions under which the Member States shall administratively cooperate with each other, with third countries, with the Commission and with EFCA to ensure the effective application of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 and this Regulation. It does not prevent Member States to establish other forms of administrative cooperation, as appropriate. 2.This Chapter shall not bind Member States to grant each other assistance where that would be likely to be injurious to their national legal system, public policy, security, or other fundamental interests. Before denying a request for assistance, the requested Member State shall consult the applicant Member State to determine whether assistance may be given in part, subject to specific terms and conditions. Where a request for assistance cannot be complied with the applicant Member State and the Commission or EFCA shall promptly be notified of that fact and reasons shall be stated. 3.This Chapter shall not affect the application in the Member States of rules on criminal procedure and mutual assistance in criminal matters, including those on secrecy of judicial inquiries.

Article 67 Article 67 Costs

Article 68 Article 68 Member States’ single authority

Article 69 Article 69 Communication of follow-up measures 1.Where national authorities decide, in response to a request for assistance or following a spontaneous exchange of information, to take follow-up measures which may be implemented only with the authorisation or at the demand of an administrative or judicial authority, they shall communicate to the Member State concerned and the Commission or EFCA any information on those measures which is related to an infringement of the rules of the common fisheries policy. 2.Any communication referred to in paragraph 1 shall have the prior authorisation from an administrative or judicial authority if such authorisation is required by national law.

(7) other authorisations means fishing authorisations for Union fishing vessels other than catching vessels as referred to in Article 7a of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009;

Article 70 Article 70 Transmission of requests and replies 1.Requests shall only be sent by the single authority of the applicant Member State, by the Commission or EFCA to the single authority of the requested Member State. All replies to a request shall be communicated in the same way. 2.Requests for mutual assistance and the respective replies shall be made in writing, and, where possible, by electronic means. 3.The languages used for requests and replies shall be agreed by the single authorities concerned before requests are made. If no agreement can be reached, requests shall be communicated in the official language(s) of the applicant Member State and replies in the official language(s) of the requested Member State.

Article 71 Article 71 Requests for information 1.At the request of an applicant Member State, of the Commission or EFCA, a Member State shall supply any relevant information necessary to establish whether an infringement of the rules of the common fisheries policy has been committed or whether there is a reasonable suspicion it may be committed. That information shall be supplied via the single authority as referred to in Article 68. 2.At the request of the applicant Member State, of the Commission or EFCA, the requested Member State shall carry out the appropriate administrative enquiries concerning operations which constitute or appear to the applicant to constitute an infringement of the rules of the common fisheries policy, in particular serious infringements referred to in Article 90(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. The requested Member State shall communicate the results of such administrative enquiries to the applicant Member State and to the Commission or EFCA. 3.At the request of the applicant Member State, of the Commission or EFCA, the requested Member State may permit a competent official of the applicant Member State to accompany the officials of the requested Member State, the Commission or EFCA, in the course of administrative enquiries referred to in paragraph 2. In so far as national provisions on criminal proceedings restrict certain acts to officials specifically designated by national law, the officials of the applicant Member State shall not take part in such acts. They are also prohibited from participating in searches of premises or the formal questioning of persons under criminal law. The officials of the applicant Member States present in the requested Member State shall at any time be able to present written authority stating their identity and their official functions. 4.At the request of the applicant Member State, the requested Member State shall supply it with any document or certified true copies in its possession which relates to an infringement of the rules of the common fisheries policy. 5.Requests for information and their replies shall be made using the standard form set out in Annex VIII.

Article 72 Article 72 Information without prior request

Article 73 Article 73 Deadline for replies to requests for information 1.The requested Member State shall provide the information referred to in Article 71(1) as soon as possible, and in any case not later than 4 weeks following the date of receipt of the request. Different time limits may be agreed between the requested and the applicant Member State, the Commission or EFCA. 2.Where the requested Member State is unable to respond to the request by the deadline, it shall inform the applicant Member State, the Commission or EFCA in writing of the reason for its failure to do so and indicate when it considers it will be able to respond.

Article 74 Article 74 Requests for administrative notification 1.At the request of an applicant Member State, the requested Member State shall, in accordance with its national rules for notifying similar instruments and decisions, notify the natural or legal person indicated by the applicant Member State of any instrument and decision related to Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 and its implementing legislation, which emanate from the administrative authorities of the applicant Member State and are to be served in the territory of the requested Member State. 2.The requested Member State shall transmit its reply to the applicant Member State immediately after the notification via the single authority referred to in Article 68 of this Regulation. 3.Requests for notification and their replies shall be made using the standard forms set out in Annex IX and Annex X.

Article 75 Article 75 Communication between the Member States and the Commission or EFCA 1.Each Member State shall promptly communicate to the Commission, and where possible to EFCA, any information it considers relevant concerning methods, practices, or emerging trends used or suspected to be used in cases of infringements of the rules of the common fisheries policy, particularly in the case of serious infringements as referred to in Article 90(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. 2.The Commission and, where relevant, EFCA shall communicate to the Member States, without delay, any information that would help them in better implementing and enforcing Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 or this Regulation.

Article 76 Article 76 Coordination by the Commission or EFCA 1.Where a Member State becomes aware of operations which constitute, or appear to constitute, an infringement of the rules of the common fisheries policy, particularly in the case of serious infringements referred to in Article 90(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, and which are of relevance at Union level, it shall promptly communicate to the Commission or EFCA any relevant information needed to determine the facts. The Commission or EFCA shall convey that information to the other Member States concerned. 2.For the purposes of paragraph 1, operations which constitute an infringement of the rules of the common fisheries policy, particularly in the case of serious infringements as referred to in Article 90(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, shall be deemed to be of relevance at Union level especially where: (a) they have, or might have, connections in two or more Member States; or(b) it appears likely to the Member State that similar operations have also been carried out in other Member States. 3.Where the Commission or EFCA considers that operations which constitute an infringement of the rules of the common fisheries policy, particularly in the case of serious infringements as referred to in Article 90(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 have been committed in two or more Member States, it shall inform the Member States concerned thereof which shall as soon as possible carry out enquiries. The Member States concerned shall, as soon as possible, communicate to the Commission or EFCA the findings of those enquiries.

Article 77 Article 77 Information exchange with third countries 1.When a Member State receives information from a third country or an RFMO which is relevant for the effective implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 and this Regulation, it shall communicate that information via the single authority referred to in Article 68 of this Regulation to the other Member States concerned, to the Commission and, where possible, to EFCA, in so far as it is permitted to do so by bilateral agreements with that third country or the rules of that RFMO. 2.Information received under this Chapter may be communicated to a third country or an RFMO by a Member State via its single authority under a bilateral agreement with that third country or in accordance with the rules of that RFMO. That communication shall take place after consultation of the Member State that originally communicated the information and in accordance with Union and national legislation regarding the protection of individuals regarding the processing of personal data. 3.The Commission or EFCA may, in the framework of SFPAs or of fisheries partnership agreements concluded between the Union and third countries or in the framework of RFMOs or similar arrangements to which the Union is a contracting party or a non-contracting cooperating party, communicate relevant information concerning an infringement of the rules of the common fisheries policy to other parties to those agreements, organisations or arrangements, subject to the consent of the Member State that supplied the information and in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1725.

Article 78 Article 78 Content and format of reports from Member States 1.Member States shall use the minimum information laid down in Annex XVIII for the annual report on control and inspections referred to in Article 93b of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. 2.Member States shall use the minimum information laid down in Annex XI for the five year-report as referred to in Article 118(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

Article 79 Article 79 Repeal of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 1.Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 is repealed. 2.By way of derogation from paragraph 1: (a) Article 10 and Articles 71 to 77 shall continue to apply until 10 January 2027 ;(b) Articles 61, 62, and 63 shall continue to apply until 10 January 2028 .

(8) passive gear means any fishing gear which is not towed or otherwise moved through water by human, animal or mechanical energy, such as gillnets, entangling nets, trammel nets, trap nets, driftnets, lines, including longlines, and traps, including pots and creels;

Article 80 Article 80 Transitional measures

Article 81 Article 81 Protection and processing of personal data

Article 82 Article 82 Entry into force and application

(9) validation means performing cross-checking, analysis, and verification to ensure that data is accurate, complete, consistent, and transmitted within legal timeframes;

(10) business rules means a set of predefined rules used for the purposes of validation.

Each flag Member State shall ensure that the information contained in the fishing licence, fishing authorisation, and other authorisations issued, managed, and withdrawn by it is accurate and consistent with the rules of the common fisheries policy.

Each flag Member State shall ensure that data on fishing licences, fishing authorisations, and other authorisations issued, managed, and withdrawn by it are kept in an electronic format and regularly updated.

Fishing licences, fishing authorisations, and other authorisations may be contained in the same document.

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 of 8 April 2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy (OJ L 112, 30.4.2011, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2011/404/oj).

(11) cross-checking means comparing data from different sources or datasets to identify and investigate inconsistencies, errors, and missing information in the data;

(12) analysis means examining and modeling data to identify and investigate patterns, trends, or anomalies;

(13) verification means checking and confirming that the data meets format, quantity, and quality standards;

(14) data validation system means an electronic system, including the electronic database, for data validation;

(15) request for assistance means a request addressed by one Member State to another, or by the Commission or EFCA to a Member State, related to the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 and this Regulation, in accordance with the principle of administrative cooperation set in Article 117 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009;

(16) vessel monitoring device means a tracking device, including a non-satellite mobile tracking device, as referred to in Article 9(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

A fishing licence shall be valid for one Union catching vessel only and shall contain, at a minimum, the information set out in Annex II.

In accordance with Article 38(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, the total capacity corresponding to the fishing licences issued by a Member State, in Gross Tonnage (GT) and in kilowatt (kW), shall at any moment not be higher than the maximum capacity levels for that Member State established in accordance with Article 22(7) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilRegulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/1380/oj). .

A fishing licence shall only be valid if:

(a) the conditions on which it was issued, including its tonnage in GT, engine power in kW, and other criteria referred to in Annex II, are still met; and

(b) no more than one fishing licence has been issued to the same Union catching vessel.

Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC (OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/1725/oj).

A fishing authorisation shall be valid for one Union catching vessel only and shall contain, at a minimum, the information set out in Annex III.

A fishing authorisation shall only be valid if the conditions on which it was issued are still met.

Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on the conservation of fisheries resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1224/2009 and Regulations (EU) No 1380/2013, (EU) 2016/1139, (EU) 2018/973, (EU) 2019/472 and (EU) 2019/1022 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 894/97, (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 2549/2000, (EC) No 254/2002, (EC) No 812/2004 and (EC) No 2187/2005 (OJ L 198, 25.7.2019, pp. 105 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1241/oj).

Other authorisations shall be valid for one Union fishing vessel only and shall contain, at a minimum, the information set out in Annex IV.

Other authorisations shall only be valid if the conditions on which they were issued are still met.

Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/1380/oj).

A Union fishing vessel shall be marked with the name of the vessel, if available, and a unique vessel identifier (UVI) as follows:

(a) the letter(s) of the port or district in which the Union fishing vessel is registered, where applicable, and the number(s) under which it is registered shall be painted or displayed on both sides of the bow or on one side of the bow and the other side of the stern, as high above the water as possible to be clearly visible from the sea and the air, in a colour contrasting with the background on which they are painted;

(b) for Union fishing vessels over 10 metres length overall and less than 17 metres length overall, the height of the letters and numbers shall be at least 25 centimetres with a line thickness of at least 4 centimetres. For Union fishing vessels of 17 metres length overall or more, the height of the letters and numbers shall be at least 45 centimetres, with a line thickness of at least 6 centimetres;

(c) the flag Member State may require the international radio call sign (IRCS) or the external registration letters and numbers to be painted on top of the wheelhouse and to be clearly visible from the air, in a colour contrasting with the background on which it is painted;

(d) the contrasting colours shall be white and black;

(e) the external registration letters and numbers painted or displayed on the hull of the Union fishing vessel shall not be removable, effaced, altered, illegible, covered or concealed.

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) ship identification number scheme, as adopted by Resolution A.1117(30) on 6 December 2017 and as referred to in Chapter XI-1, Regulation 3 of the 1974 SOLAS Convention shall apply to:

(a) Union fishing vessels or fishing vessels controlled by Union operators under a chartering arrangement, of 100 tons of GT or 100 tons of Gross Registered Tonnage and above, or 24 metres length overall and above, operating exclusively inside Union waters;

(b) Union fishing vessels or fishing vessels controlled by Union operators under a chartering arrangement of 12 metres length overall and above, operating outside Union waters;

(c) third-country fishing vessels authorised to carry out fishing activities in Union waters.

Regulation (EU) 2017/1130 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 defining characteristics for fishing vessels (recast) (OJ L 169, 30.6.2017, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2017/1130/oj).

The master of a Union fishing vessel shall carry on board or have digital access to documents issued by a competent authority of the Member State in which it is registered, showing at least the following characteristics of the fishing vessel:

(a) the name of the fishing vessel, if available;

(b) the letters of the port or district in which it is registered, and the number(s) under which it is registered;

(c) the common fleet register (CFR) number or, if not applicable, the IMO number or other unique vessel identifier of the fishing vessel;

(d) the IRCS, if available;

(e) the names and addresses of the owner(s) and, where applicable, the charterer;

(f) the length overall in metres, engine power in kW, gross tonnage in GT and, for Union fishing vessels which entered into service from 1 January 1987 onwards, date of entry into service, as defined in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1130 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilRegulation (EU) 2017/1130 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 defining characteristics for fishing vessels (recast) (OJ L 169, 30.6.2017, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2017/1130/oj). .

Masters of Union fishing vessels of 17 metres length overall or more with at least one fish room shall keep on board or have digital access to accurate drawings with description of all fish rooms and fish storage locations, including the indication of all access points and of their storage capacity in cubic metres.

Masters of Union fishing vessels with seawater tanks, including chilled or refrigerated tanks, shall keep on board or have digital access to an up-to-date document indicating the calibration of the tanks in cubic metres at 10-centimeter intervals.

Where applicable, masters of Union catching vessels authorised to conduct on-board weighing under Article 60(3)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall keep on board or have digital access to the relevant authorisation documents, along with certification documents for the weighing systems used for weighing fishery products on board.

The documents referred to in paragraphs 2, 3, and 4 shall be issued or certified by the competent authority of the flag Member State. Any modification of the characteristics contained in the documents referred to in paragraphs 1 to 4, shall be certified by a competent authority of the flag Member State.

The documents referred to in this Article shall be presented for the purposes of control and inspection at the request of the officials.

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/218 of 6 February 2017 on the Union fishing fleet register (OJ L 34, 9.2.2017, p. 9 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2017/218/oj).

Any craft or FAD carried on board Union catching vessels shall be marked with:

(a) the external registration letters and number(s) of the Union catching vessel(s) using them, or with another identifier required under the applicable regional fisheries management organisation (RFMO) rules; and

(b) a unique identification number, where available.

It shall be prohibited to carry out fishing activities with craft or FADs which are not identifiable and marked in accordance with paragraph 1.

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1766 of 27 August 2025 supplementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 by laying down rules on the control of fisheries and on the surveillance and inspection of fishing activities, enforcement and compliance (OJ L, 2025/1766, 12.11.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2025/1766/oj).

The provisions contained in Articles 10 to 13 on the marking of gear shall apply to gear used by Union catching vessels in all Union waters.

The provisions contained in Articles 14 to 18 on marker buoys and cords shall apply to Union catching vessels carrying out fishing operations in waters outside 12 nautical miles measured from the coastal Member State’s territorial sea baseline. Unless otherwise provided under the rules of the common fisheries policy, coastal Member States may extend the relevant requirements to waters within 12 nautical miles from their territorial sea baseline.

Unless otherwise provided under Union legislation, it shall be prohibited to:

(a) carry out fishing activities with passive gear, marker buoys, or trawls which are not marked and identifiable in accordance with the provisions of Articles 11 to 18; and

(b) carry on board:(i) trawls which do not comply with the conditions in Article 11;(ii) passive gear which do not comply with the conditions in Article 12(2); and(iii) buoys and cords linking the buoys to the passive gear which are not marked in accordance with Article 14 and Article 15(3).

(i) trawls which do not comply with the conditions in Article 11;

(ii) passive gear which do not comply with the conditions in Article 12(2); and

(iii) buoys and cords linking the buoys to the passive gear which are not marked in accordance with Article 14 and Article 15(3).

Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 on the sustainable management of external fishing fleets, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 (OJ L 347, 28.12.2017, p. 81 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2017/2403/oj).

The master of a Union catching vessel, or their representative shall ensure that each trawl, including trawl’s equipment, carried on board or used to conduct fishing operations clearly displays the external registration letters and number(s) of that catching vessel on all the following parts: (a) the beam of each beam trawl assembly, where present;(b) the trawl door, where present;(c) each selvedge of the upper section of the codend.

The master of a Union catching vessel, or their representative shall ensure that each passive gear carried on board or used for fishing is clearly marked and identifiable in accordance with the provisions of this Article.

Each passive gear used for fishing shall permanently display the external registration letters and number(s) shown on the hull of the catching vessel to which it belongs:

(a) for nets, on a label attached to the upper first row, and on the footrope;

(b) for lines, on a label on the mainline and on every float;

(c) for traps, on a label attached to the trap itself and to the rope(s), and specifically for pots, on a label attached to the ground rope and on every pot; and

(d) for passive gear extending more than 1 nautical mile, on labels attached in accordance with (a), (b) and (c) at regular intervals not exceeding 1 nautical mile, so that no part of the passive gear extending more than 1 nautical mile shall be left unmarked.

By way of derogation from paragraph 2, for catching vessels up to 15 metres in length overall fishing exclusively in the waters of their flag Member State and operating within four nautical miles from the baseline from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured, that flag Member State may establish an alternative marking system for the identification of the catching vessel concerned.

Labels for the marking of fishing gears shall meet the following conditions:

(a) they are made of durable material;

(b) they are securely fitted to the gear;

(c) they are clearly readable and identifiable; and

(d) they are not removable, effaced, altered, illegible, covered, or concealed.

Within waters under their sovereignty or jurisdiction, coastal Member States may authorise the marking of fishing gear with labels that can be read using electronic devices or other equivalent means, provided that their competent authorities are equipped with the necessary tools and technology to identify and read those labels, and that the conditions laid down in paragraph 1 are fulfilled.

The master of a Union catching vessel, or their representative shall ensure that two end marker buoys and intermediary marker buoys, rigged in accordance with Annex V, are fixed to each passive gear used for fishing and are deployed in accordance with the provisions of this Section, where applicable.

Each end marker buoy and intermediary buoy shall display the external registration letters and number(s) displayed on the hull of the Union catching vessel to which they belong, or by which they were deployed, in accordance with the following conditions:

(a) letters and number(s) shall be displayed as high above the water as possible to be clearly visible; and

(b) in a colour contrasting with the surface on which they are displayed.

The letters and number(s) displayed on the marker buoy shall not be effaced, altered, or allowed to become illegible.

The cords linking the buoys to the passive gear shall be of submersible material or shall be weighted down in such a way that no part of the cord reaches the water surface.

The cords linking the end marker buoys to each gear shall be fixed at the ends of that gear.

The cords linking the buoys to the passive gear shall be marked with a label in accordance with Article 13, which shall contain the information referred to in Article 14(2).

End marker buoys shall be deployed so that each end of the passive gear may be determined at any time.

The mast of each end marker buoy shall have a height of at least 1 meter above the sea level measured from the top of the float to the lower edge of the bottom most flag.

End marker buoys shall be coloured but shall not be red or green.

Each end marker buoy shall feature:

(a) one or two rectangular flag(s); where two flags are required on the same buoy, the distance between them shall be at least 20 centimetres; flags indicating the extremities of the same gear shall be of the same colour and may not be white and shall be of the same size;

(b) one or two light(s), which shall be yellow and give one flash each 5 seconds (F1 Y 5s) and be visible from a minimum distance of 2 nautical miles.

Each end marker buoy may include a top sign on the top of the buoy with one or two striped luminous bands which shall be neither red nor green and shall be at least 6 centimetres broad.

End marker buoys shall be fixed to passive gear as follows: (a) the buoy in the western sector (meaning the half compass circle from south through west to and including north) shall be rigged with two flags, two striped luminous bands, two lights and a label referred to in Article 13;(b) the buoy in the eastern sector (meaning the half compass circle from north through east to and including the south) shall be rigged with one flag one striped luminous band, one light and a label referred to in Article 13.

Intermediary marker buoys shall be fixed to passive gear extending more than 5 nautical miles as follows:

(a) intermediary marker buoys shall be deployed at distances of not more than 5 nautical miles so that no part of the gear extending 5 nautical miles or more shall be left unmarked;

(b) intermediary marker buoys shall be fitted with a flashing light which shall be yellow and give one flash every 5 seconds (F1 Y 5s) and is visible from a minimum distance of 2 nautical miles.

Intermediary marker buoys shall have the same characteristics as those of the end marker buoy in the eastern sector, except that the flag shall be white.

By way of derogation from paragraph 1, in the Baltic Sea, intermediary marker buoys shall be fixed to passive gear extending more than 1 nautical mile. Intermediary marker buoys shall be deployed at distances of not more than 1 nautical mile so that no part of the gear extending 1 nautical mile or more shall be left unmarked. Every fifth intermediary marker buoys shall be fitted with a radar reflector giving an echo of at least 2 nautical miles.

All fishing vessels subject to vessel monitoring system (VMS) requirements, in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 or more stringent provisions set out by other rules of the common fisheries policy, shall be equipped with a vessel monitoring device that meets the minimum technical conditions laid down in this Chapter.

Without prejudice to more stringent provisions set out by other rules of the common fisheries policy, Member States shall ensure that vessel monitoring devices in use:

(a) have the capability to monitor and record vessel position data at a frequency of at least once every 10 minutes;

(b) allow the transmission of the recorded data at a frequency and under the conditions specified in Article 23;

(c) allow the storing of the recorded data during periods when transmission may not be possible, with the stored data transmitted once transmission becomes possible again;

(d) be water-resistant to a rating of IP67 or higher;

(e) have a unique serial number to differentiate it from other devices;

(f) are fixed and secured to the fishing vessel; and

(g) have functionality allowing the master to monitor the operational status and detect any malfunctioning, including through error notifications or alerts.

Paragraph 1(a) may not apply to fishing vessels which, at the time of entry into force of this Regulation, have already installed and are using a vessel monitoring device that does not allow for the monitoring and recording of vessel position data at a frequency of at least once every 10 minutes, provided that the device allows for the transmission of the recorded data at a frequency and under the conditions specified in Article 23.

Paragraphs 1(d) and (f) may not apply to fishing vessels of less than 12 metres in length overall, which use a mobile vessel monitoring device.

The vessel position data to be recorded and transmitted by the vessel monitoring device shall include:

(a) a unique identification number, enabling the fisheries monitoring centre (FMC) of the flag Member State to link the vessel position data to the fishing vessel;

(b) the most recent geographical position of the fishing vessel using latitude and longitude coordinates on the World Geodetic System 1984, expressed in decimal degrees to an accuracy of 4 decimal places, with a position error of less than 50 metres and a confidence interval of 99 percent;

(c) the date and time of each geographical position recorded for the fishing vessel, expressed in Co-ordinated Universal Time; and

(d) the speed (in knots, with up to 2 decimal places) and course (in degrees, with an interval between 0-359.99 and up to 2 decimal places) of the fishing vessel.

The vessel position data exchanged by the flag Member State in accordance with Article 111(1) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall contain at least the following information:

(a) the CFR number for Union fishing vessels, when required by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/218Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/218 of 6 February 2017 on the Union fishing fleet register (OJ L 34, 9.2.2017, p. 9 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2017/218/oj). ;

(b) the IMO number, where the vessel has such an identifier;

(c) the IRCS, where the vessel has such an identifier;

(d) the external registration letters and number(s) of the fishing vessel;

(e) the name of the fishing vessel, where available;

(f) vessel position data, including the information listed in Article 20(4); and

(g) position type, subject to the following conditions:(i) an automatically collected position shall be marked as POS;(ii) a manually registered position shall be marked as MANUAL;(iii) where applicable, the first vessel position data inside the area of a third country waters will be marked as ENTRY; and(iv) where applicable, the first vessel position data outside the area of the third-country waters shall be marked as EXIT.

(i) an automatically collected position shall be marked as POS;

(ii) a manually registered position shall be marked as MANUAL;

(iii) where applicable, the first vessel position data inside the area of a third country waters will be marked as ENTRY; and

(iv) where applicable, the first vessel position data outside the area of the third-country waters shall be marked as EXIT.

The master of a Union fishing vessel shall be responsible for operating a vessel monitoring device in an effective and correct way, and shall ensure that:

(a) the vessel monitoring device is switched on before the start of and for the duration of the trip;

(b) the functionality of the vessel monitoring device is closely monitored, and prompt action is taken to resolve any error notifications or malfunctions;

(c) the vessel monitoring device is not manually overridden;

(d) the vessel monitoring device is not used to transmit false data;

(e) the vessel monitoring device is not destroyed, damaged, rendered inoperative, interfered with, or removed from the fishing vessel, except in the case of vessels less than 12 metres length overall with mobile tracking devices, for which the device may be removed after the end of the fishing trip;

(f) the relevant data contained on the vessel monitoring device is not erased or otherwise altered;

(g) the vessel monitoring device and any connected antenna(s) are not obstructed or otherwise interfered with to compromise or prevent the effective transmission of data or the accuracy of that data;

(h) the vessel position data is transmitted at the frequency specified in Article 23;

(i) the power supply to the vessel monitoring device is not interrupted; and

(j) the first geographical position of the Union fishing vessel provided as part of the vessel position data after switching the device back on shall be identical to the last geographical position recorded before switching off the device, with a position error that shall be less than 500 metres and only within the port area, unless a lower margin of error is required under national law.

By way of derogation to paragraph 1(a), the master of a Union fishing vessel may switch off the vessel monitoring device while in port or at a landing site, provided that a notification is transmitted to the competent authorities of the FMC of the flag Member State before switching off the device. This notification may be generated automatically or manually by the master and shall indicate that the fishing vessel is within the port area or landing site.

Unless otherwise provided under national law, paragraph 1(j), shall not apply to Union fishing vessels of less than 12 metres in length overall with mobile vessel monitoring devices, which are transported on land to another coastal area after switching off the device.

Without prejudice to more stringent provisions set out by other rules of the common fisheries policy, vessel monitoring devices shall transmit the vessel position data, including the information listed in Article 20(4), to the FMC of the flag Member State:

(a) as from 10 January 2026 and until 10 July 2027 , at least once every 2 hours, except when fishing activities are conducted within fishing restricted areas, as defined in Article 4(14) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, including within a 5-nautical-mile radius of these areas, where the transmission interval shall be at least once every 30 minutes;

(b) as from 10 July 2027 , at least once every 30 minutes.

By way of derogation from paragraph 1, flag Member States may:

(a) require Union fishing vessels flying their flag to send the vessel position data referred to in paragraph 1 at shorter intervals;

(b) as from 10 July 2027 , allow fishing vessels to transmit the vessel position data referred to in paragraph 1 at least once every 60 minutes when the fishing vessel is:(a) conducting fishing operations beyond the outer limits of the territorial sea; and(b) not conducting fishing activities within fishing restricted areas, as defined in Article 4(14) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, including within a 5-nautical-mile radius of these areas.

(a) conducting fishing operations beyond the outer limits of the territorial sea; and

(b) not conducting fishing activities within fishing restricted areas, as defined in Article 4(14) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, including within a 5-nautical-mile radius of these areas.

The transmission of vessel position data shall be done:

(a) through satellite connection or, where possible, via a land-based mobile network or other equivalent technology; and

(b) ensuring confidentiality, integrity, availability, authenticity and non-repudiation of all transmitted data.

For Union fishing vessels of less than 12 metres in length overall that use mobile vessel monitoring devices and are out of network coverage, vessel position data shall be recorded at the intervals specified in paragraphs 1 or 2 of this Article and transmitted in accordance with Article 9(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

The FMC of each flag Member State shall, immediately upon receipt, ensure the automatic transmission to the FMC of a coastal Member State of the vessel position data provided in accordance with Article 21, concerning its fishing vessels while they are in the waters of the coastal Member State.

The flag Member State shall grant the coastal Member State access upon request to all vessel position data, as specified in Article 21 of this Regulation, for fishing vessels flying its flag during any period in which those vessels are present within the Union waters of the coastal Member State. This access shall remain available for a minimum of three years from the date each position was recorded.

Without prejudice to more stringent provisions set out by other rules of the common fisheries policy, Member States shall ensure that the electronic fishing logbook in use allows:

(a) recording of the minimum fishing logbook data referred to in Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, and other relevant information referred to in Annex XV of this Regulation;

(b) storing the recorded data during periods when transmission may not be possible, with the stored data transmitted once transmission becomes possible again;

(c) receiving and storing return messages as referred to in Article 26 of this Regulation and make those available to the master of the catching vessel; and

(d) have functionality allowing the user to monitor the operational status and detect any malfunctioning, including through error notifications or alerts.

The transmission of fishing logbook data referred to in paragraph 1 shall be done:

(a) via a land-based mobile network or a satellite communication system; and

(b) ensuring confidentiality, integrity, availability, authenticity and non-repudiation of all transmitted data.

Flag Member States shall transmit a return message to the electronic recording and reporting system onboard the vessel for fishing activity data referred to in Articles 14, 21, and 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. The return message shall contain an acknowledgment of receipt and, where possible, information about acceptance or rejection of the message, including the reasons for rejection.

The electronic recording and reporting system onboard a Union fishing vessel shall retain the return messages for all transmitted reports of a fishing trip at least until the start of a new fishing trip.

Where required by the rules adopted by RFMOs that are binding upon Union, or those adopted in the context of sustainable fisheries partnership agreements (SFPAs) or other fisheries agreements concluded by the Union with a third country, the electronic recording and reporting system onboard a Union fishing vessel shall retain all additional return messages for transmitted reports of a fishing trip issued by the RFMO or the third party until the start of a new fishing trip.

The master of a Union catching vessel shall complete and submit by electronic form the fishing logbook data in accordance with the requirements set out in Articles 14 and 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 and the instructions set out in Annex XV. Additionally, for catching vessels of 12 metres in length overall or more, the date and time at the moment the information is transmitted from the vessel to the FMC shall be reported.

The master of a Union catching vessel shall send a departure report to the FMC of the flag Member State before leaving a port or a landing site. This report shall be the first report of the trip being started.

Before arrival at port or at a landing site, the master of a Union catching vessel shall send a return to port message to the FMC of the flag Member State.

The master may transmit corrections to the fishing logbook data up to the last submission made before entering a port or a landing site. Masters shall ensure corrections are easily identifiable by the competent authorities. All original electronic fishing logbook data and corrections to those data shall be stored by the competent authorities of the flag Member State.

By way of derogation to paragraphs 2 and 3, masters of Union catching vessels of less than 12 metres in length overall shall submit the relevant data and departure message, at the latest after the last fishing operation has been completed and before the landing starts.

The codes given in Annex XVI shall apply to indicate, under the appropriate headings of the fishing logbook, the fishing gear used.

For the completion of the fishing logbook, the transhipment declaration, and the landing declaration, the EU conversion factors set out in Annexes XII, XIII and XIV shall apply to convert stored or processed fish weight into live fish weight, pursuant to Articles 14(10), 21(5), and 23(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. They shall apply to fishery products on board, transhipped, or landed by Union fishing vessels.

By way of derogation from paragraph 1, conversion factors other than those established in Annexes XII, XIII and XIV shall apply where:

(a) the rules adopted by RFMOs that are binding upon the Union, or those adopted in the context of SFPAs concluded by the Union with third countries have established conversion factors;

(b) no conversion factors as referred to in paragraph 1 or point (a) of this paragraph, exist for a given species and presentation, in which case the conversion factors adopted by the flag Member State shall apply.

Without prejudice to paragraph 2, the competent authorities of Member States shall use the EU conversion factors referred to in paragraph 1 when calculating the live weight of transhipments and landings to monitor the quota uptake.

The fish live weight shall be obtained by multiplying the fish processed weight by the conversion factors referred to in Article 28 for each species and presentation.

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

The margins of tolerance referred to in Article 14(3) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall be expressed as a percentage of the fishing logbook figures.

For catches which are to be landed unsorted, estimates recorded in the fishing logbook may be calculated on the basis of representative samples or by using technologies that allow for more accurate estimation of the total quantities kept on board.

For the purpose of the application of Article 14(3) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, species caught for live bait shall be considered as a species caught and kept on board.

The margin of tolerance referred to in Article 21(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 for the estimation of quantities in kilograms live weight of each species transhipped or received shall be expressed as a percentage of the transhipment declaration figures.

When the fishery products are transported from the place of landing before they have been weighed in accordance with a control plan or a common control programme pursuant to Article 60(3)(c) and (d) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, respectively, the landing shall be regarded to have been completed for the purpose of the application of Article 23(2)(f) and (g), Article 24(1) and (2), and Article 66(1), (3) and (4)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 only when the fishery products have been weighed.

Without prejudice to special rules in the case of fishing operations involving two or more Union catching vessels, the landed catch resulting from such fishing operations shall be attributed to the Union catching vessel landing the fishery products:

from different Member States, or

from the same Member State but where the catches are landed in a Member State of which they do not fly the flag.

Without prejudice to the exemptions established under Article 65 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 and unless otherwise provided under the rules of the common fisheries policy, registered buyers, registered auctions or producer organisations shall complete and submit by electronic means a sales note in accordance with the requirements set out in Articles 62 and 64 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 and the instructions set out in Annex XIX.

The type of presentation referred to in Article 64(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall include the state of processing as set out in Table 2 of Annex I to this Regulation.

The price referred to in Article 64(1)(n) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall be indicated in the currency applicable in the Member State where the sale takes place.

The surveillance reports referred to in Article 71(3) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall be drawn up and submitted, where possible by electronic means, in accordance with the instructions and rules set out in Annex VI to this Regulation.

The inspection reports referred to in Article 76 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall be drawn up and submitted by electronic means in accordance with the instructions and rules set out in the appropriate module established in Annex VII to this Regulation.

When a suspected infringement is detected during surveillance or inspection, the legal and material elements together with any other information relevant to the infringement shall be included in the corresponding surveillance or inspection report. When several suspected infringements are detected during surveillance or inspection, relevant elements of each infringement shall be noted in the corresponding surveillance or inspection report.

Data from the surveillance and inspection reports shall be kept available in the database for at least three years.

Member States shall upload the data contained in their surveillance and inspections reports into the electronic database referred to in Article 78 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, which shall at least provide for the functionalities to list, sort, filter, browse and derive statistics from the surveillance and inspection reports. The minimum information recorded in this database shall be that indicated in Annex VI and Annex VII, respectively.

The inspection report shall be legible and clearly recorded. No entry in the report shall be erased or altered. If a mistake is made in the report, the incorrect entry shall be visibly noted and recorded by the official concerned.

The official responsible for the inspection shall sign or issue the report. The inspected operator shall be invited to sign or accept the report. In case the inspected operator is not able to or refuse to accept or sign the inspection report, the inspector shall note this in the observations section of the report. In case where officials do not speak the same language as the inspected operator, they shall take appropriate measures to make understandable their findings.

Without prejudice to national law, the inspected operator’s signature or acceptance of the report shall constitute an acknowledgement of the report and shall not be regarded as an acceptance of the contents therein.

Upon request, the inspected operator shall have the right to contact their representative or the competent authorities of their flag Member State.

Within three months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation, Member States and the Commission shall electronically notify to EFCA a list of officials to be included in the list of Union inspectors, in accordance with Article 79 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

Based on the information notified by Member States and the Commission under Article 38 of this Regulation, EFCA shall draw up a list of Union inspectors, including EFCA officials, to be submitted to the Commission for adoption within six months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

Officials included in the list of Union inspectors referred to in Article 38 shall:

(a) have extensive experience in the field of fisheries control and inspection;

(b) possess an in-depth knowledge of fisheries legislation of the European Union;

(c) have a thorough knowledge of one of the official languages of the European Union and a satisfactory knowledge of a second;

(d) be physically fit to perform their duties; and

(e) have received adequate training regarding safety at sea, where appropriate.

After the adoption of the initial list referred to in paragraph 1, Member States and the Commission shall notify EFCA of any amendments to the list they wish to introduce for the following calendar year by 30 September each year. EFCA shall communicate such modifications to the Commission, which shall update the list accordingly by 31 December each year. Depending on the number of amendments received, the Commission may update the list at shorter intervals.

The list and any amendments thereto shall be published on the official website of EFCA.

EFCA shall communicate to the secretariat of an RFMO to which the Union or its Member States are a party the list of Union inspectors who are to carry out inspections in the framework of that Organisation.

In the accomplishment of their tasks, Union inspectors shall comply with the law of the European Union and, as far as applicable, the national law of the Member State where the inspection takes place or, where the inspection is carried out outside Union waters, of the flag Member State of the inspected fishing vessel and relevant international rules.

Union inspectors shall present a service card stating their identity and the capacity under which they operate at the time of inspection to any concerned person that requires their identification. For this purpose, they shall be provided with an identification document issued by EFCA stating their identity and capacity.

Member States shall facilitate the execution of duties by Union inspectors and shall afford them such assistance as they need to fulfil their tasks.

Union inspectors shall submit a daily summary on their inspection activities, including the name and identification number of each fishing vessel or craft inspected and the type of inspection carried out, to the competent authorities of the Member State in whose waters or territory the inspection took place or, where the inspection was carried out outside Union waters, to the flag Member State of the inspected Union fishing vessel, and EFCA.

If Union inspectors detect an infringement in the course of an inspection, they shall without delay submit a summarised inspection report to the competent authorities of the coastal Member State or, where the inspection was carried out outside Union waters, to competent authorities of the flag State of the inspected fishing vessel and EFCA. Such summarised inspection report shall specify at least the date and place of the inspection, identification of the inspection platform, identification of the inspected target and type of infringement detected.

Union inspectors shall submit a copy of the full inspection report, in accordance with Article 76 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, noting the relevant items in the appropriate inspection module of the inspection report in Annex VII to the competent authorities of the flag State of the inspected fishing vessel or craft and of the Member State in whose waters the inspection took place, within 7 days from the date of inspection.

Member States shall act on reports submitted by the Union inspectors in accordance with Article 42 of this Regulation in the same way as they act on reports from their own officials.

The Member State that nominated the Union inspector or, where appropriate, the Commission or EFCA shall cooperate with the Member State acting on a report submitted by the Union inspector to facilitate judicial and administrative proceedings.

On request, a Union inspector shall assist and give evidence in infringement proceedings undertaken by any Member State.

If the competent national authorities designated in accordance with Article 92(10) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 is not the same as the single authority referred to in Article 5(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, Member States shall ensure that the latter is informed of any decision taken pursuant to this Chapter.

The holder of the fishing licence and the master shall be informed by the flag Member State concerned about any points assigned to them in accordance with Article 92(2) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

Member States shall establish procedures under national law to ensure the prompt notification of the relevant decisions to the holder of the fishing licence and to the master.

When a catching vessel or fishing licence is sold, transferred, or otherwise changes ownership, the owner of the vessel or the holder of the fishing licence shall inform the potential future owner or licence holder of the number of points still assigned. This information shall be provided by means of a certified copy obtained from the competent authorities.

If the fishing licence is suspended or withdrawn permanently in accordance with Article 92(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, the catching vessel to which the suspended or permanently withdrawn fishing licence relates shall be identified as being without a fishing licence in the national fishing fleet register referred to in Article 24(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. This catching vessel shall also be identified in this way in the Union fishing fleet register referred to in Article 24(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.

The deletion of a fishing licence from relevant lists, in accordance with Article 92(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, shall not affect the fishing capacity ceilings of the Member State issuing the licence as referred to in Article 22(7) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.

The calculation regarding the extent of excess utilisation of fishing opportunities shall be based on the fishing opportunities available to the Member State at the end of each relevant period. This assessment will take into account the exchange of fishing opportunities in accordance with Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, quota transfers as per Article 4(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 or Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, as well as quota transfers and exchanges with third countries or RFMOs. Additionally, the reallocation of available fishing opportunities under Article 37 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 and the deduction of fishing opportunities in accordance with Articles 105, 106, and 107 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall also be considered in the calculation.

For deductions of fishing opportunities in accordance with Articles 105(2), (2a), (4) and (5), and 106(1), (2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, the Commission shall consult the Member State concerned on suggested measures. The Member State concerned shall respond within 10 working days to this consultation by the Commission.

For the purposes of this Chapter, electronic database means one or more databases set up by Member States for the validation of data, in accordance with Article 109(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

Each Member State shall have in place and implement a data validation system that enables its competent authorities to comply with Article 109 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

The data validation system referred to in paragraph 1 shall meet the following minimum requirements:

(a) include an electronic database for storing all validated data and data to be validated;

(b) provide for validation procedures, as referred to in Article 52;

(c) provide for data access procedures, as referred to in Article 53; and

(d) ensure that all data stored in the electronic database referred to in Article 51 of this Regulation meets the format, quantity, and quality standards required under Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, including standards for accuracy, completeness, consistency, and timely submission of data.

The validation system referred to in paragraph 1 shall be fully automated and use algorithms and other automatic mechanisms, including alert functions, that enable the competent authorities to promptly identify and investigate data inconsistencies, errors, and missing information, in accordance with Article 109(3) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

The electronic database shall include functionalities necessary for validation. Additionally, the electronic database shall support listing, sorting, filtering, and browsing of the following data:

(a) the date when the data was received by the competent authorities;

(b) the date when the data was entered into the electronic database, if different from the date in point (a);

(c) the date of any data cross-checking verification and analysis, if different from the date in points (a) or (b), in accordance with Article 109(1) and (2a) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009;

(d) the date of any identified data inconsistency, errors, and missing information and the follow-up actions taken, if different from the date in point (c), in accordance with Article 109(3) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009;

(e) the date of and reason for any correction to the recorded data, if different from the date in point (d), in accordance with Article 109(4) and (9) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009; and

(f) the date when the data was validated, in accordance with Article 109(2a) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

Member States shall ensure that the electronic database is secure, regularly updated, capable of scaling to accommodate increasing data volumes, and, where possible, interoperable with other systems to facilitate data exchange and integration.

Member States shall ensure that their competent authorities responsible for operating the electronic database receive the necessary training and technical support to effectively perform their tasks.

Data included in the electronic database shall be retained for a minimum of three years, unless otherwise provided under the rules of the common fisheries policy or where retention is necessary for inspections, verifications, audits, and enquiries, including those pertaining to complaints and infringements, or judicial or administrative proceedings.

Whenever data are not automatically stored in the database as indicated in Article 109(7) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, Member States shall ensure manual entry or digitisation within 20 days of receipt.

Member States shall apply, maintain, review, and ensure compliance with validation procedures established under national law. These validation procedures shall, at a minimum, include the business rules listed in paragraph 2, to be supplemented with additional business rules based on risk management, as included in the national plan for the implementation of the validation system, in accordance with Article 109(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

The following business rules shall be implemented by all Member States when validating data recorded under Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009:

(a) there shall be an automatic verification of all data submission deadlines set out in Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 and in this Regulation;

(b) data validation shall be performed to ensure that vessel position data is transmitted to the FMC in accordance with the time intervals specified in Article 4 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1766Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1766 of 27 August 2025 supplementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 by laying down rules on the control of fisheries and on the surveillance and inspection of fishing activities, enforcement and compliance (OJ L, 2025/1766, 12.11.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2025/1766/oj). and in Articles 23 of this Regulation;

(c) vessel position data shall be cross-checked:(1) with fishing logbook data to ensure that at least one logbook entry exists for each calendar day in which a vessel is absent from port;(2) against AIS data in order to detect any discrepancies in vessel location or activity;

(d) vessel position data shall be analysed to determine when vessels enter fishing effort areas or fishing restricted areas and identify vessels whose speed and movements indicate that they may be engaged in unauthorised fishing activities within the fishing restricted area;

(e) logbook data relating to fishing areas, fishing effort, fishing gear, and catches shall be cross-checked with applicable fishing licences and fishing authorisations, including authorisations issued under Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilRegulation (EU) 2017/2403 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 on the sustainable management of external fishing fleets, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 (OJ L 347, 28.12.2017, p. 81 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2017/2403/oj). and other fishing authorisations referred to in Article 7a of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, to detect and investigate any inconsistency;

(f) the return to port declaration shall be cross-checked with the prior notifications of arrival to ensure that, where legally required, a corresponding prior notification exists for each declared return to port;

(g) the transmission time of the fishing logbook information, including any corrections thereof, shall be cross-checked against the vessel position data to verify that the master transmitted the data before entering port, or, for fishing vessels under 12 metres length overall, at the latest while in port and before landing starts;

(h) catch data for each species, including the relevant geographical area in which the catches were taken, that are registered in fishing logbooks and landing declarations shall be cross-checked to identify and investigate potential data inconsistencies; for that cross-check, the relevant geographical area shall be the catch area, detailed at least to the level required for monitoring quota uptake and fishing effort;

(i) catch data for each species, including the relevant geographical area in which the catches were taken, that are registered in landing declarations, sales notes and, where applicable, in take-over declarations and transport documents, shall be cross-checked to identify and investigate potential data inconsistencies; for that cross-check, the relevant geographical area shall be the catch area, detailed at least to the level required by the traceability rules in Article 58(5)(e) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009; when Member States use sales notes for catch reporting under Article 33(1) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, the catch area shall meet the minimum detail necessary for monitoring quota uptake and fishing effort;

(j) catch data for each species registered in fishing logbooks, landing declarations and transhipment declarations shall be cross-checked to identify and investigate potential data inconsistencies and breaches of the permitted margins of tolerance referred to in Articles 14 and 21 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009; and

(k) transhipment declarations shall be cross-checked with applicable fishing authorisations to ensure that vessels are authorised to engage in transhipment activities.

When quantities of fishery products from a single fishing trip are reported in multiple landing declarations or transhipment declarations, or when quantities of fishery products from a single landing are reported in multiple sales notes, transport documents, or take-over declarations, the validation procedures referred to in paragraph 1 shall account for this by using any available unique fishing trip identification number.

The Commission may, at the request of one or more Member States, develop technical guidelines for data validation.

(1) with fishing logbook data to ensure that at least one logbook entry exists for each calendar day in which a vessel is absent from port;

(2) against AIS data in order to detect any discrepancies in vessel location or activity;

Member States shall ensure that the Commission and EFCA have, upon request, access to:

(a) all business rules, including how those rules are defined, relevant legislation, and the location where validation results are stored; and

(b) all validation results and follow-up measures, including markers indicating whether data items have been corrected, and, if applicable, links to infringement procedures.

This Chapter lays down detailed rules for the exchange of data between Member States, as well as between Member States and the Commission or EFCA, as referred to in Article 111 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. It also includes rules for the submission of aggregated catch and fishing effort data to the Commission, as referred to in Article 33(2) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

For the purposes of this Chapter, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) transportation layer means the electronic network for fisheries data exchanges made available by the Commission to all Member States and EFCA for exchanging data in a standardised way;

(b) report means information recorded by electronic means;

(c) message means a report in its transmission format;

(d) request means an electronic message containing a query for a set of reports;

(e) implementation document means a document that describes detailed rules for implementing the different UN/FLUX (Fisheries Language for Universal eXchange) standard domains for electronic data exchanges, including data submission and validation procedures, as provided by the Commission after consulting the Member States.

Exchange of all messages shall be based on the UN/FLUX standard provided by the United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT). The report formats to be used for each data domain shall be based on the relevant UN/FLUX domain standards as referred to in Annex XVII.

When exchanging messages for each data domain, Member States, and where applicable the Commission and EFCA shall use the report formats based on the relevant UN/FLUX domain standards as referred to in Annex XVII. They shall use the applicable XSD (XML Schema Definition) files, as well as the code lists and codes available on the Master Data Register page of the European Commission Fisheries website for all messages.

Member States, the Commission, and EFCA shall use the latest implementation documents available on the European Commission Fisheries website to exchange messages.

Member States, the Commission, and EFCA shall ensure that all transmitted reports and messages have a unique identifier. All reported dates and times shall be transmitted in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

When reports include information on Union fishing vessels, the CFR number shall be included in all transmissions of data between the Member State and the Commission concerning the fishing vessel, as required by Article 8(4) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/218.

Without prejudice to obligations under other Union legal acts, Member States shall:

(a) ensure that data received according to this Chapter are recorded in electronic-readable form and safely stored in electronic databases for at least three years unless otherwise provided under the rules of the common fisheries policy or where retention is necessary for inspections, verifications, audits, and enquiries, including those pertaining to complaints and infringements, or judicial or administrative proceedings;

(b) take all necessary measures to ensure that the data are only used for purposes as provided for in this Regulation; and

(c) take all necessary technical measures to protect such data against any accidental or illicit destruction, accidental loss, deterioration, distribution or unauthorised access.

The Commission shall ensure that EFCA has access, as appropriate, to all data transmitted by Member States under this Chapter. This provision is without prejudice to Member States’ obligations to exchange data electronically with EFCA where required under other Union legal acts.

In each Member State, the single authority referred to in Article 5(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall be responsible for transmitting, receiving, managing, and processing all fishing logbook data, in accordance with Article 27 of this Regulation, and, where possible, all other data covered by this Chapter.

Member States shall exchange contact details of the single authority and shall also inform the Commission and EFCA of those contact details.

Any changes in the data and contact details referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, respectively, shall be communicated to the Commission, EFCA and other Member States before they become effective

All transmissions shall be fully automated and immediate, using the transportation layer.

Before transmitting a message, the sender shall perform an automatic check to verify that the message is correct according to the minimum set of validation rules as described in the relevant implementation documents.

The receiver shall inform the sender of the reception of the message by transmitting a response message based on UN/FLUX P1000-1: General Principles. The response message shall be in line with the specifications described in the relevant implementation documents and shall at least indicate if the message has been accepted or rejected. Where the receiver rejects a message, the sender shall investigate the reasons for the rejection and, where necessary, correct the data as needed without delay. The sender shall then send a new message with the corrected data, in line with the procedures described in the implementation documents. Response messages shall not be subject to further response.

When a technical failure occurs on the sender’s side and the sender can no longer exchange messages, the sender shall notify all receivers of the problem and immediately take appropriate actions to correct the issue. All messages that need to be delivered to a receiver shall be stored until the problem is resolved. After the repair of such a technical failure, the sender shall transmit unsent messages as soon as possible.

When a technical failure occurs on the receiver side and the receiver can no longer receive messages, the receiver shall notify all parties connected to the transportation layer of the problem and immediately take appropriate actions to correct the issue. After the repair of such a technical failure, the sender shall make all missing messages available upon request.

In the event of a transportation layer’s failure preventing data exchanges, the Commission shall notify all affected parties. Senders shall store all undelivered messages until the issue is resolved. Once the failure is repaired, the Commission shall inform all connected parties, and senders shall transmit any pending messages as soon as possible.

Member States and the Commission shall establish failover procedures for business continuity.

Member States shall send corrections to reports in accordance with Article 58 and the specifications and procedures described in the relevant implementation documents. Correction reports shall be clearly marked and identifiable, allowing them to be linked to the original report they correct or replace.

Member States shall set up and operate systems that allow exchanging data according to this Article.

The flag Member State shall use the Vessel Position Domain XSD (XML Schema Definition) based on the UN/FLUX P1000-7 as the format to transmit vessel position data to other Member States, the Commission, or EFCA.

Flag Member States shall, immediately upon receipt, ensure the automatic transmission to the Commission of the vessel position data provided in accordance with Article 21 of this Regulation. Coastal Member States monitoring jointly an area may specify a common destination for the transmission of the data to be provided in accordance with Article 21 of this Regulation. They shall inform the Commission and the other Member States concerned.

Member States shall transmit to the Commission vessel position data of fishing vessels flying their flag, as referred to in Article 111(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. This access shall be maintained for a minimum of three years from the date each position was recorded, unless otherwise provided under the rules of the common fisheries policy or where data is necessary for inspections, verifications, audits, and enquiries, including those pertaining to complaints and infringements, or judicial or administrative proceedings.

Member States shall set up and operate systems that allow exchange of data according to this Article.

The flag Member State shall use the Fishing Activity Domain XML Schema Definition based on the UN/FLUX P1000-3 as the format to transmit fishing logbook, prior notifications, transhipment declaration, and landing declaration data to other Member States, the Commission, or EFCA, as referred to in Articles 14, 17, 19a, 21, and 23 to Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, in accordance with Annex XV to this Regulation.

Upon receipt, flag Member States shall promptly forward the fishing logbook data, and any correction thereof, from fishing vessels flying their flag, for each fishing trip and starting with the last departure from port, to the coastal Member State in the waters of which fishing activities are conducted, and to the Commission.

Upon receipt, flag Member States shall promptly forward the landing or transhipment declaration data, and any correction thereof, from fishing vessels flying their flag, to the coastal Member State in the port of which the relevant landings or transhipments occurred, and to the Commission.

Upon receipt, flag Member States shall promptly forward prior notifications, and any correction thereof, from fishing vessels flying their flag to the coastal Member State in the port of which those fishing vessels intend to enter, and to the Commission.

Upon receipt, flag Member States shall promptly forward the fishing logbook data, and any correction thereof, from fishing vessels flying their flag, for each fishing trip and starting with the last departure from port, which operate in the waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of their flag Member States or beyond Union waters, to the Commission.

Upon receipt, flag Member States shall promptly forward the landing or transhipment declaration data, and any correction thereof, from fishing vessels flying their flag, whether the landing or transhipment occurred in a port of the flag Member State or a third country, to the Commission.

Upon receipt, flag Member States shall promptly forward prior notifications, and any correction thereof, from fishing vessels flying their flag that are entering their ports or the port of a third country to the Commission.

When a fishing vessel flying the flag of a Member State enters the Union waters of another coastal Member State during a fishing trip, the flag Member State shall grant access to the coastal Member State to all fishing activity data and exchange them, as referred to in Articles 110 and 111(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, for the entire fishing trip, from departure until landing. This access shall be maintained for a minimum of three years following the start of the fishing trip, unless otherwise provided under the rules of the common fisheries policy or where data is necessary for inspections, verifications, audits, and enquiries, including those pertaining to complaints and infringements, or judicial or administrative proceedings.

Member States shall transmit to the Commission all fishing activity data for fishing vessels flying their flag, as referred to in Article 111(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, covering the entire fishing trip from departure until the landing is completed. This access shall be maintained for a minimum of three years following the start of the fishing trip, unless otherwise provided under the rules of the common fisheries policy or where data is necessary for inspections, verifications, audits, and enquiries, including those pertaining to complaints and infringements, or judicial or administrative proceedings.

The flag Member State of a fishing vessel inspected by another Member State in accordance with Article 80 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall, on request by the inspecting Member State, transmit to that Member State the electronic fishing activity data as referred to in Articles 110 and 111(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 for the current fishing trip of the vessel from departure to the time of the request.

The requests referred to in this Article shall indicate whether the reply should provide the original data with corrections or only the consolidated data. The reply to the request shall be generated automatically and transmitted without delay by the requested Member State.

Masters of Union fishing vessels shall have secure access to their own fishing logbook information, transhipment declaration data, prior notification data, and landing declaration data stored in the database of the flag Member State at any time.

Member States shall set up and operate systems that ensure exchange of data according to this Article

Member States shall use the Sales Domain XML Schema Definition based on the UN/FLUX P1000-5 as the format to transmit sales notes data and take-over declarations data to other Member States, the Commission, or EFCA, as referred to in Articles 62 and 66 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

When a first sale or take-over takes place in the territory of a Member State other than the flag Member State, the Member State in whose territory the first sale or the take-over took place shall promptly upon receipt forward the sales notes and take-over declaration data as referred in Articles 64 and 66 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 to the flag Member State and to the Commission. The sales notes shall also be forwarded to the Member State in whose territory the fishery products have been landed.

When a first sale takes place in the territory of the flag Member State, the flag Member State shall promptly upon receipt forward the sales notes data to the Member State in whose territory the fishery products have been landed and to the Commission.

When a first sale takes place outside the Union, the flag Member State shall promptly upon receipt forward the sales notes data to the Commission.

When a take-over takes place in the territory of the flag Member State or outside the Union, the flag Member State shall promptly upon receipt forward the take-over declaration data to the Commission.

Sales notes and take-over declaration data as referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4 shall be made available by the Member State in whose territory the first sale or the take-over took place, upon request, to the flag Member State, the Member State in whose territory the fishery products have been landed, and the Commission. This access shall be maintained for a minimum of three years following first sale or take-over, unless otherwise provided under the rules of the common fisheries policy or where data is necessary for inspections, verifications, audits, and enquiries, including those pertaining to complaints and infringements, or judicial or administrative proceedings.

Sales notes and take-over declaration data as referred to in paragraphs 5 and 6 shall be made available by the flag Member State to the Commission. This access shall be maintained for a minimum of three years following the first sale or take-over, unless otherwise provided under the rules of the common fisheries policy or where data is necessary for inspections, verifications, audits, and enquiries, including those pertaining to complaints and infringements, or judicial or administrative proceedings.

The requests referred to in this Article shall be generated automatically and transmitted without delay by the requested Member State.

Member States shall set up and operate systems that allow:

(a) transmission of transport document messages;

(b) receiving transport document messages for fishery products:(i) originating from vessels flying their flag or operating in the waters under their sovereignty or jurisdiction;(ii) transported from or to their territories;(iii) transited through their territories;

(i) originating from vessels flying their flag or operating in the waters under their sovereignty or jurisdiction;

(ii) transported from or to their territories;

(iii) transited through their territories;

(c) replying to requests by the Commission or EFCA;

(d) replying to requests by other Member States.

Member States shall use the Sales Domain XML Schema Definition based on the UN/FLUX P1000-5 format to transmit transport document data, as referred to in Article 68 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, to other Member States, the Commission, or EFCA.

Member States shall set up and operate systems that allow exchange of data according to this Article.

Member States shall use the Inspection and Surveillance Domain XML Schema Definition based on the UN/FLUX P1000-8 as format to transmit inspection and surveillance report data to other Member States, the Commission, or EFCA, as referred to in Articles 71, 76, 78, 83, 110 and 111 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

When inspections or surveillance are conducted by a Member State other than the flag Member State, the inspecting Member State shall promptly forward the related inspection and surveillance report data to the flag Member State, the coastal Member State (if different from the inspecting Member State), and to the Commission, upon receipt.

When a fishing inspection of an operator fishing without a vessel, conducted in accordance with Annex VII, module 7, or a bluefin tuna farm inspection, conducted in accordance with Annex VII, module 8, takes place, the inspecting Member State shall promptly forward the inspection report data to the Commission upon receipt.

When a market inspection, conducted in accordance with Annex VII, module 4 takes place in a premises processing fishery products from a Member State other than the flag Member State, the inspecting Member State shall promptly forward the inspection report data to the flag Member State, the coastal Member State, the landing Member State (if different from the coastal Member State), and to the Commission, upon receipt.

When a transport inspection, in accordance with Annex VII, module 5, is conducted in a Member State other than the flag Member State, the inspecting Member State shall promptly forward the inspection report data to the flag Member State, the landing Member State, the coastal Member State (if different from the inspecting Member State), the Member State(s) of transit, the Member State of destination of the fishery products, and to the Commission, upon receipt.

When an inspection or surveillance is conducted by the flag Member State, that Member State shall promptly forward the inspection and surveillance report data to the Commission, upon receipt.

Inspection and surveillance report data shall be made available:

(a) by the flag Member State and the inspecting Member State(s), upon request, to any of the Member States involved in inspection and surveillance;

(b) by the flag Member State, upon request, to the Member State intending to conduct an inspection;

(c) by the inspecting Member State and the flag Member State, upon request, to the Commission or EFCA; and

(d) if conducted within the framework of a joint deployment plan (JDP), by EFCA, upon request, to the relevant Member State participating in that JDP.

Access to such data shall be maintained for a minimum of three years following the inspection or surveillance, unless otherwise provided under the rules of the common fisheries policy or where data is necessary for inspections, verifications, audits, and enquiries, including those pertaining to complaints and infringements, or judicial or administrative proceedings.

Without prejudice to international agreements that are binding upon the Union:

(a) when an inspection or surveillance of a third-country vessel is conducted by a Member State, the Member State shall promptly forward the inspection and surveillance report data to the third country concerned, the Member State or third country where the inspection or surveillance took place (if different), and to the Commission, upon receipt;

(b) inspection and surveillance report data concerning third-country vessels inspected or sighted by a Member State shall be made available for a minimum period of three years from the inspection or sighting by that Member State, upon request, to the coastal Member State (if different), any Member State intending to conduct an inspection, the Commission or EFCA;

(c) inspection and surveillance report data related to fishing vessels of a flag Member State that were inspected or sighted by a third country shall be made available for a minimum period of three years from the inspection or sighting by the flag Member State, upon request, to the coastal Member State (if different), any Member State intending to conduct an inspection, the Commission or EFCA.

Replies to any request made under this Article shall be generated automatically and transmitted without delay by the requested Member State.

Member States shall use the XML Schema Definition based on the UN/FLUX P1000-12 standard to transmit aggregated catch and fishing effort data to the Commission, as referred to in Article 33(2) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

Reported catch quantities shall be based on the quantities landed. If catches are not yet landed, an estimated catch quantity shall be reported, with an indication of retained on board or with an indication of transhipped, for catches transhipped and kept onboard after transshipment. A correction with the exact weight and landing country must be transmitted before the 15th day of the month following the landing.

When Union legislation requires the reporting of stocks or species in multiple catch reports at different aggregation levels, these stocks or species shall be reported in the most detailed report required.

This Chapter lays down the conditions under which the Member States shall administratively cooperate with each other, with third countries, with the Commission and with EFCA to ensure the effective application of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 and this Regulation. It does not prevent Member States to establish other forms of administrative cooperation, as appropriate.

This Chapter shall not bind Member States to grant each other assistance where that would be likely to be injurious to their national legal system, public policy, security, or other fundamental interests. Before denying a request for assistance, the requested Member State shall consult the applicant Member State to determine whether assistance may be given in part, subject to specific terms and conditions. Where a request for assistance cannot be complied with the applicant Member State and the Commission or EFCA shall promptly be notified of that fact and reasons shall be stated.

This Chapter shall not affect the application in the Member States of rules on criminal procedure and mutual assistance in criminal matters, including those on secrecy of judicial inquiries.

Member States shall bear their own costs of executing a request for assistance and shall waive all claims for the reimbursement of expenses incurred in applying this Chapter.

The single authority referred to in Article 5(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall act as a central coordination office responsible for the application of this Chapter.

Where national authorities decide, in response to a request for assistance or following a spontaneous exchange of information, to take follow-up measures which may be implemented only with the authorisation or at the demand of an administrative or judicial authority, they shall communicate to the Member State concerned and the Commission or EFCA any information on those measures which is related to an infringement of the rules of the common fisheries policy.

Any communication referred to in paragraph 1 shall have the prior authorisation from an administrative or judicial authority if such authorisation is required by national law.

Requests shall only be sent by the single authority of the applicant Member State, by the Commission or EFCA to the single authority of the requested Member State. All replies to a request shall be communicated in the same way.

Requests for mutual assistance and the respective replies shall be made in writing, and, where possible, by electronic means.

The languages used for requests and replies shall be agreed by the single authorities concerned before requests are made. If no agreement can be reached, requests shall be communicated in the official language(s) of the applicant Member State and replies in the official language(s) of the requested Member State.

At the request of an applicant Member State, of the Commission or EFCA, a Member State shall supply any relevant information necessary to establish whether an infringement of the rules of the common fisheries policy has been committed or whether there is a reasonable suspicion it may be committed. That information shall be supplied via the single authority as referred to in Article 68.

At the request of the applicant Member State, of the Commission or EFCA, the requested Member State shall carry out the appropriate administrative enquiries concerning operations which constitute or appear to the applicant to constitute an infringement of the rules of the common fisheries policy, in particular serious infringements referred to in Article 90(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. The requested Member State shall communicate the results of such administrative enquiries to the applicant Member State and to the Commission or EFCA.

At the request of the applicant Member State, of the Commission or EFCA, the requested Member State may permit a competent official of the applicant Member State to accompany the officials of the requested Member State, the Commission or EFCA, in the course of administrative enquiries referred to in paragraph 2. In so far as national provisions on criminal proceedings restrict certain acts to officials specifically designated by national law, the officials of the applicant Member State shall not take part in such acts. They are also prohibited from participating in searches of premises or the formal questioning of persons under criminal law. The officials of the applicant Member States present in the requested Member State shall at any time be able to present written authority stating their identity and their official functions.

At the request of the applicant Member State, the requested Member State shall supply it with any document or certified true copies in its possession which relates to an infringement of the rules of the common fisheries policy.

Requests for information and their replies shall be made using the standard form set out in Annex VIII.

Each coastal Member State shall transmit to the other Member States and to the Commission, in electronic format (a structured comma-separated values file or another standardised file format for the exchange of spatial data allowing automated processing by other Member States’ systems and the Commission), a comprehensive list of geographical coordinates (latitude and longitude, expressed in decimal degrees using the World Geodetic System 1984) which delineate its exclusive economic zone or other fishing zone under its sovereign rights and jurisdiction. It shall also communicate in due time to the other Member States and the Commission any changes in these coordinates before the change takes effect.

The requested Member State shall provide the information referred to in Article 71(1) as soon as possible, and in any case not later than 4 weeks following the date of receipt of the request. Different time limits may be agreed between the requested and the applicant Member State, the Commission or EFCA.

Where the requested Member State is unable to respond to the request by the deadline, it shall inform the applicant Member State, the Commission or EFCA in writing of the reason for its failure to do so and indicate when it considers it will be able to respond.

At the request of an applicant Member State, the requested Member State shall, in accordance with its national rules for notifying similar instruments and decisions, notify the natural or legal person indicated by the applicant Member State of any instrument and decision related to Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 and its implementing legislation, which emanate from the administrative authorities of the applicant Member State and are to be served in the territory of the requested Member State.

The requested Member State shall transmit its reply to the applicant Member State immediately after the notification via the single authority referred to in Article 68 of this Regulation.

Requests for notification and their replies shall be made using the standard forms set out in Annex IX and Annex X.

Each Member State shall promptly communicate to the Commission, and where possible to EFCA, any information it considers relevant concerning methods, practices, or emerging trends used or suspected to be used in cases of infringements of the rules of the common fisheries policy, particularly in the case of serious infringements as referred to in Article 90(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

The Commission and, where relevant, EFCA shall communicate to the Member States, without delay, any information that would help them in better implementing and enforcing Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 or this Regulation.

Where a Member State becomes aware of operations which constitute, or appear to constitute, an infringement of the rules of the common fisheries policy, particularly in the case of serious infringements referred to in Article 90(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, and which are of relevance at Union level, it shall promptly communicate to the Commission or EFCA any relevant information needed to determine the facts. The Commission or EFCA shall convey that information to the other Member States concerned.

For the purposes of paragraph 1, operations which constitute an infringement of the rules of the common fisheries policy, particularly in the case of serious infringements as referred to in Article 90(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, shall be deemed to be of relevance at Union level especially where:

(a) they have, or might have, connections in two or more Member States; or

(b) it appears likely to the Member State that similar operations have also been carried out in other Member States.

Where the Commission or EFCA considers that operations which constitute an infringement of the rules of the common fisheries policy, particularly in the case of serious infringements as referred to in Article 90(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 have been committed in two or more Member States, it shall inform the Member States concerned thereof which shall as soon as possible carry out enquiries. The Member States concerned shall, as soon as possible, communicate to the Commission or EFCA the findings of those enquiries.

When a Member State receives information from a third country or an RFMO which is relevant for the effective implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 and this Regulation, it shall communicate that information via the single authority referred to in Article 68 of this Regulation to the other Member States concerned, to the Commission and, where possible, to EFCA, in so far as it is permitted to do so by bilateral agreements with that third country or the rules of that RFMO.

Information received under this Chapter may be communicated to a third country or an RFMO by a Member State via its single authority under a bilateral agreement with that third country or in accordance with the rules of that RFMO. That communication shall take place after consultation of the Member State that originally communicated the information and in accordance with Union and national legislation regarding the protection of individuals regarding the processing of personal data.

The Commission or EFCA may, in the framework of SFPAs or of fisheries partnership agreements concluded between the Union and third countries or in the framework of RFMOs or similar arrangements to which the Union is a contracting party or a non-contracting cooperating party, communicate relevant information concerning an infringement of the rules of the common fisheries policy to other parties to those agreements, organisations or arrangements, subject to the consent of the Member State that supplied the information and in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1725.

Member States shall use the minimum information laid down in Annex XVIII for the annual report on control and inspections referred to in Article 93b of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

Member States shall use the minimum information laid down in Annex XI for the five year-report as referred to in Article 118(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 is repealed.

By way of derogation from paragraph 1:

(a) Article 10 and Articles 71 to 77 shall continue to apply until 10 January 2027 ;

(b) Articles 61, 62, and 63 shall continue to apply until 10 January 2028 .

Where provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 start applying to vessels of less than 12 metres in length overall on a date later than 10 January 2026 , the provisions of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 which apply to such vessels shall continue to apply to those vessels, until the date on which the provisions of this Regulation start applying to such vessels.

Member States shall ensure that personal data collected under this Regulation are only processed in accordance with Article 112 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 10 January 2026 .

However:

(a) Articles 11, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, and 63 shall apply from 10 January 2027 ;

(b) Article 20(1) shall apply from 10 January 2028 .

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