EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Brussels, 28.9.2026
COM(2026) 507 final
2026/0290(COD)
Proposal for a
REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Convention area of the North Pacific Fisheries Commission
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL
•Reasons for and objectives of the proposal
This proposal aims to implement the conservation and management measures (CMMs) adopted by the North Pacific Fisheries Commission (NPFC) under the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific Ocean (the Convention). The NPFC is the regional fisheries management organisation (RFMO) responsible for managing fishery resources in the Convention area.
The NPFC has a mandate to adopt CMMs for the fisheries within the scope of the Convention.
The EU has been a member of the NPFC since 2022. From April 2024, the NPFC allocated to the Union fishing opportunities for chub mackerel. The EU can authorise one fishing vessel in the Convention area.
Under Article 9(1) of the Convention, CMMs adopted by the NPFC Commission are binding on members of the NPFC, unless an objection is raised. Each Member must ensure compliance with and enforcement of such measures.
This proposal covers the measures that the Meeting of the Parties has adopted since 2015, as amended (in some cases) at its subsequent annual meetings, that need to be implemented in regard to the fishing activities of EU vessels undertaking midwater trawling for chub mackerel. As soon as NPFC measures enter into force, the EU must ensure compliance with these measures, as international obligations.
This proposal is designed to implement current NPFC measures and to set up a mechanism for implementing future measures.
This proposal aims to ensure that the EU can quickly: (i) implement measures that concern the EU fleet; (ii) ensure a level playing field for operators; and (iii) further support the long-term sustainable management of stocks. In order to swiftly implement NPFC rules, this proposal also provides for delegated powers to be granted to the Commission under Article 290 TFEU in order to cater for amendments to NPFC measures, as well as, to ensure that EU fishing vessels are on an equal footing so rules are the same as those of other Contracting Parties. Delegated powers empower the Commission to adopt delegated acts in relation to chub mackerel catch reporting, automatic transmission of the vessel monitoring system, duties of the fisheries management centre, technical specifications of tracking devices, reporting timing and location distances, monitoring and reporting of transhipment, including regional observer programme, obligations of the master of the fishing vessels during high seas boarding and inspection, rights of observers, list of alleged serious violations during an inspection procedure of, list of alleged serious violations received from another NPFC Member, reporting obligations for fishing activities, references to NPFC documents to be used by EU Member States in relation to vessel marking and annual catch reports.
•Consistency with existing policy provisions in the policy area
This proposal complements and is generally consistent with other provisions of Union law in this area. Technical derogations from existing acts for vessel monitoring scheme and transhipment at sea are however established in certain instances due to the nature of the more specific measures proposed.
This proposal is in line with Part VI (External Policy) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 on the common fisheries policy (CFP), which provides for the EU to conduct its external fisheries in line with its international obligations in regional fisheries cooperation.
The proposal complements Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 on external fleet management, which provides that EU fishing vessels are subject to the list of fishing authorisations under the conditions and rules of the RFMO in question, and Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing as amended by Regulation (EU) 2023/2842 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 November 2023.
This proposal does not cover fishing opportunities for the EU, as decided by the Meeting of the Parties of the NPFC. Under Article 43(3) TFEU, it is for the Council to adopt measures on prices, levies, aid and quantitative limitations, and on the fixing and allocation of fishing opportunities.
•Consistency with other Union policies
Not applicable.
2.LEGAL BASIS, SUBSIDIARITY AND PROPORTIONALITY
•Legal basis
The proposal is based on Article 43(2) TFEU, as it sets out provisions needed to pursue the objectives of the CFP.
•Subsidiarity (for non-exclusive competence)
As the proposal falls under the EU's exclusive competence (Article 3(1)(d) TFEU), the subsidiarity principle does not apply.
•Proportionality
The proposal will ensure that EU law is in line with international obligations adopted by the NPFC and that the EU complies with decisions taken by an RFMO to which it is a Contracting Party, in this case the NPFC. The proposal does not exceed what is necessary to achieve these objectives.
•Choice of the instrument
The instrument chosen is a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council.
3.RESULTS OF EX-POST EVALUATIONS, STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATIONS AND IMPACT ASSESSMENTS
•Ex-post evaluations/fitness checks of existing legislation
Not applicable.
•Stakeholder consultations
The purpose of this proposal is to implement NPFC measures that are binding on the Contracting Parties. National experts and industry representatives from the EU countries are consulted both during the run-up to the annual Meeting of the Parties at which the measures are adopted and throughout negotiations at the meeting. Consequently, it was not considered necessary to hold a stakeholder consultation on this proposal.
•Collection and use of expertise
Not applicable
•Impact assessment
Not applicable.
•Regulatory fitness and simplification
This proposal is not linked to Regulatory fitness and performance programme (REFIT).
•Fundamental rights
This proposal has no consequences for the protection of fundamental rights.
4.BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS
There are no budgetary implications.
5.OTHER ELEMENTS
•Implementation plans and monitoring, evaluation and reporting arrangements
Not applicable.
•Detailed explanation of the specific provisions of the proposal
Chapter I contains general provisions such as subject matter and scope, objective and definitions and vessel authorisation.
Chapter II lays down measures to protect marine species, including on: (i) protection of sharks and shark fining together with reporting of by-catches and (ii) protection of anadromous fish with relevant provisions of reporting of by-catches (iii) the retrieval of abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded gear and (iv) prohibition on release of plastics and other marine pollution.
Chapter III sets out monitoring and control measures including rules for: (i) chub mackerel monitoring provisions (ii) a vessel marking (iii) vessel monitoring system (VMS); (iv) at sea transshipments and transfers, their monitoring in port, and related reporting of target species.; (v) rules on related to enforcement: (vi) high seas boarding and inspection, including the definition of serious violations and related enforcement; and (vii) illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
Chapter IV contains final provisions on reporting obligations, confidentiality and data protection rules, and delegation of powers and the exercise of such delegation. The delegated powers comprise chuba mackerel catch monitoring, automatic transmission of the vessel monitoring system, duties of the fisheries management centre, technical specifications of tracking devices, reporting timing and location distances, monitoring and reporting of transhipment, including regional observer programme, obligations of the master of the fishing vessels during high seas boarding and inspection, reporting obligations for fishing activities, references to international duties of Member States and annexes to this Regulation.
2026/0290 (COD)
Proposal for a
REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Convention area of the North Pacific Fisheries Commission
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national Parliaments,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee 1(1),
Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure,
Whereas:
(1)The objective of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), as set out in Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, is to ensure the exploitation of living aquatic resources contributes to long-term environmental, economic and social sustainability. 2 (2)
(2)The Union has, by means of Council Decision 98/392/EC 3 (3), approved the United Nations Convention of 10 December 1982 on the Law of the Sea. By means of Council Decision 98/414/EC, the Union has approved the Agreement for the Implementation of that Convention relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks 4 (4), which contain principles and rules with regard to the conservation and management of the living resources of the sea. In the framework of its wider international obligations, the Union participates in efforts made in international waters to conserve fish stocks.
(3)Pursuant to Council Decision (EU) 2022/314 of 15 February 2022 5 (5), the Union is a Contracting Party to the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific Ocean that entered into force on 19 July 2015 and established the North Pacific Fisheries Commission (NPFC).
(4)The NPFC adopts conservation and management measures that are binding on Contracting Parties and Cooperating non-Contracting Parties to the NPFC, including on the Union. This Regulation implements for the first time, the NPFC conservation and management measures adopted between 2015 and 2026 relevant for the fishing activities undertaken by Union vessels in the Convention area.
(5)To ensure compliance with the CFP, Union legislation has been adopted to establish a system of control, inspection, and enforcement, which includes the fight against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. In particular, Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 6 (6) as amended by Regulation (EU) 2023/2842 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 November 2023 7 (7) establishes a Union system for control, inspection and enforcement with a global and integrated approach so as to ensure compliance with all the rules of the CFP. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2025/2196 8 (8) lays down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 9 (9) establishes a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing. It is therefore not necessary to include those provisions in this Regulation.
(6)In accordance with Article 29(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the positions of the Union in regional fisheries management organisations are to be based on the best available scientific advice so as to ensure that fishery resources are managed in accordance with the objectives of the CFP, in particular with the objective of progressively restoring and maintaining populations of fish stocks above biomass levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield, and with the objective of providing conditions for economically viable and competitive fishing capture and processing industry and land-based fishing related activity.
(7)In order to swiftly implement into Union law future NPFC measures amending or supplementing the ones established in this Regulation, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the automatic transmission of the vessel monitoring system, duties of the fisheries management centre, technical specifications of tracking devices, reporting timing and location distances, monitoring and reporting of transshipment, including regional observer programme, obligations of the master of the fishing vessels during high seas boarding and inspection, rights of observers, list of alleged serious violations during an inspection procedure of list of alleged serious violations received from another NPFC Member, reporting obligations for fishing activities and , references to international duties of Member States.
(8)The delegation of powers provided for in this Regulation should be without prejudice to the implementation of future NPFC conservation and management measures into Union law through the ordinary legislative procedure.
(9)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 Council 10 (10), and delivered formal comments on . Data processed in the framework of this Regulation are to be treated in accordance with the relevant rules on the protection of personal data and confidentiality as referred to in Article 112 and 113 of Council Regulation 1224/2009 11 (11). In order to ensure the fulfilment of obligations under this Regulation, the personal data should be stored for a period of up to 10 years. In the event that the personal data are needed in order to follow up an infringement, for inspections, judicial or administrative procedures, it should be possible for those data to be stored for a period exceeding 10 years, but no longer than 20 years.
HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1
Subject matter
This Regulation lays down management, conservation and control provisions relating to fishing for the fisheries resources in the Convention area of the North Pacific Fisheries Commission 12(12) (NPFC).
Article 2
Scope
This Regulation shall apply only to Union fishing vessels used or intended to be used for fishing activities operating in the Convention area.
Article 3
Definitions
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:
(1)‘the Convention’ means the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific Ocean 13 (13);
(2)‘Convention area’ means the area to which this Convention applies, as prescribed inArticle 4, paragraph 1 of the Convention;
(3)‘fishery resources’ means all fish, mollusks, crustaceans and other marine species caught by fishing vessels within the Convention Area, excluding:
(a)sedentary species insofar as they are subject to the sovereign rights of coastal States consistent with Article 77, paragraph 4 of the 1982 Convention and indicator species of vulnerable marine ecosystems vulnerable marine ecosystems, such Alcyonacea, Antipatharia, Gorgonacea, and Scleractinia, as well as any other indicator species for vulnerable marine ecosystems adopted by the NPFC;
(b)catadromous species;
(c)marine mammals, marine reptiles and seabirds; and
(d)other marine species already covered by pre-existing international fisheries management instruments within the area of competence of such instruments;
(4)‘fishing activities’ means:
(a)the actual or attempted searching for, catching, taking or harvesting of fisheries resources;
(b)engaging in any activity that can reasonably be expected to result in locating, catching, taking or harvesting of such resources for any purpose;
(c)the processing of such resources at sea and the transshipping of such resources at sea or in port; and
(d)any operation at sea in direct support of, or in preparation for, any activity described in points (a) to (c) , except any operation related to emergencies involving the health and safety of crew members or the safety of fishing vessels;
(5)‘fishing vessel’ means any vessel used or intended for use for the purpose of engaging in fishing activities, including fish processing vessels, support ships, carrier vessels and any other vessel directly engaged in such fishing activities;
(6)‘Union fishing vessel’ means a fishing vessel as defined in the Article 4, paragraph 1, point (5), of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 14 (14);
(7)‘vessel registry’ means the registry of authorised vessels of the NPFC;
(8)‘flag Member State’ means the Member State where the fishing vessel is flagged;
(9)‘United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea’ means United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 15 (15);
(10)‘lost fishing gear’ means the situation when a Union fishing vessel loses control of its fishing gear, or relinquishes control due to force majeure, and makes every reasonable effort to retrieve the fishing gear, but it is impossible to retrieve;
(11)‘anadromous fish’ means Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta), Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch), Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), Cherry salmon (Oncorhynchus masou) or Steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss);
(12)‘Technical and Compliance Committee’ or ‘TCC’ means the Technical and Compliance Committee established by the Convention;
(13)‘draft IUU Vessel List’ means the draft list of IUU fishing vessels drafted by the Executive Secretary of the NPFC;
(14)‘NPFC IUU Vessel List’ means the list of IUU fishing vessels adopted by the NPFC;
(15)‘FMC’ means an operational centre established by a flag Member State and equipped with computer hardware and software enabling automatic data reception, processing, analysis, control, monitoring and electronic data transmission;
(16)‘Contracting Party’ means a contracting party of the Convention;
(17)‘authorised inspector’ means inspectors employed by the authorities of the NPFC Contracting Party responsible for boarding and inspection included in the NPFC register and authorised to conduct boarding and inspection activities;
(18)‘authorised inspecting vessel’ means a vessel included in the NPFC register and authorised to engage in boarding and inspection activities;
(19)‘fishing gear’ means any physical device or part thereof or combination of items that may be placed on or in the water or on the seabed with the intended purpose of catching, taking, or harvesting, or controlling for the subsequent catching, taking, or harvesting, of fisheries resources;
(20)‘garbage’ means all kinds of food wastes, domestic wastes, and operational wastes as defined under Annex V of MARPOL including incinerator ashes, cooking oil, floating dunnage, or lining and packing materials, but excluding plastics and garbage that is permitted to be released under Annex V of MARPOL;
(21)‘plastics’ means a solid material which contains as an essential ingredient one or more high molecular mass polymers and which is formed during either manufacture of the polymer or the fabrication into a finished product by heat or pressure;
(22)‘landing’ means all transfers of any quantity of fish onboard from a vessel, other than a transshipment, including transfers of fish to a port facility, transfers of fish from one vessel to another through a port facility, or other means of transportation, and transfers of fish from a vessel to a container, truck, train, or another means of transportation;
(23)‘transshipment’ means the unloading of any fisheries resources or products of fisheries resources taken in the Convention area from one fishing vessel to another fishing vessel either at sea or in port;
(24)‘Observer service provider’ means an external, non-governmental and independent entity that provides observer services to receiving vessels;
(25)‘Observer’ means an individual employed by an observer service provider for the purpose of working as an observer aboard fishing vessels;
(26)‘Authorised observer’ means an observer on the list of authorised observers maintained by the NPFC Secretariat;
(27)‘other transfer activity’ means a transfer of fuel, gear, materials, or other supplies, or a transfer of at least one person, from one fishing vessel to another fishing vessel in the Convention area;
(28)‘port’ means any harbour, marine terminal, shore-side facility, or other shore-side place used for landing, loading and unloading, transshipping, packaging, or processing of fisheries resources and products thereof or the refuelling or resupplying of fishing vessels in waters of national jurisdiction
(29)‘conservation and management measures’ means the conservation and management measures approved by the NPFC;
(30)‘Cooperating non-Contracting Party’ means the Cooperating non-Contracting Parties to the Convention;
(31)‘receiving vessel’ means any vessel engaged in a transshipment operation, that receives fishery products or other materials related to transfer activities;
(32)‘product of fisheries resources’ means any article that is produced from or composed of, in whole or in part, any fisheries resource;
(33)‘trip’ means a voyage commencing at the time a fishing vessel leaves a port to engage in a fishing activity and terminates at the time the fishing vessel enters a port;
(34)‘shark’ means any species of shark, skate, ray, or chimaera (class Chondrichthyes), either in whole or in part;
(35)‘shark finning’ means removing a shark’s fin from the corresponding shark and discarding the remainder of the shark prior to the point of first landing.
Article 4
Vessel authorisation
Member States shall issue an authorisation to fish for the fishery resources in the Convention area for fishing vessels flying their flag in accordance with Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 16(16).
Chapter II
PROTECTION OF MARINE SPECIES AND MARINE ENVIRONMENT
Section 1
PROTECTION OF PARTICULAR SPECIES
Article 5
Protection of sharks
1.Union fishing vessels shall not conduct directed shark fisheries.
2.Union fishing vessels shall not retain on board, or otherwise possess or control, transship or land a shark fin that is not naturally attached to the corresponding shark, unless:
(a)the shark is incidentally caught, taken, or harvested, and
(b)the shark fin and the corresponding shark can be identified.
3.Union fishing vessels shall record in their fishing logbooks at species level, any shark catch in the Convention area.
4.Member States shall annually report shark catches to the Commission for transmission to the NPFC Executive Secretary.
Article 6
Protection of anadromous fish
1.Union fishing vessels fishing in the Convention area shall not target, retain on-board, land any anadromous fish.
2.Union fishing vessels shall record in their fishing logbooks at species level, any such anadromous fish catch in the Convention area.
3.Union fishing vessels shall take necessary measures to ensure that if anadromous fish is incidentally captured, those fish shall be returned to the water without delay, in a manner that causes the least harm.
Section 2
LOST OR ABANDONED FISHING GEAR AND MARINE POLLUTION
Article 7
Prohibition to discard or abandon fishing gear
Union fishing vessels shall not discard or abandon fishing gear at sea. A Union fishing vessel is deemed to have discarded fishing gear where:
(a)it relinquishes control of the fishing gear, except in the event of distress; or
(b)it loses control of the fishing gear, or relinquishes control of the fishing gear due to force majeure, and does not make every reasonable effort to retrieve the fishing gear.
Article 8
Prohibition to release plastics and other marine pollutants
1.Union fishing vessels shall not release any plastics, including synthetic ropes, synthetic fishing nets, plastic garbage bags, or incinerator ashes from plastics products, at sea.
2.Paragraph 1 shall not apply when it is necessary to secure the safety of human life or of vessels at sea in cases of force majeure caused by stress of weather, or in any case which constitutes a danger to human life or a real threat to vessels.
3.Flag Member State commits that its vessel takes necessary measures to ensure that such release be so conducted as to minimize the likelihood of damage to human or marine life. It shall report to the Commission within 10 working days of the incident.
Article 9
Preventive measures
1.Union fishing vessels shall take all reasonable precautions and make every reasonable effort to:
(a)prevent the abandonment, loss, or discard of fishing gear at sea, and the release of garbage, and plastics, at sea;
(b)retrieve any abandoned, lost, or discarded fishing gear, garbage, or plastics that it has released as soon as possible.
2.Union fishing vessels shall take necessary measures to ensure to the extent possible, safely store and retain on board all fishing gear, garbage, and plastics until they can be disposed of at an adequate port reception facility.
Article 10
Retrieval, storage and retention of fishing gear and other marine pollutants
1.Union fishing vessels shall take necessary measures to ensure every reasonable effort to retrieve any abandoned, lost, or discarded gear, garbage, or plastics that it has released as soon as possible and if safe to do so.
2.Union fishing vessels shall take necessary measures to ensure, to the extent possible, safely store and retain on board all fishing gear, garbage, and plastics until they can be disposed of at an adequate port reception facility.
Chapter III
MONITORING, CONTROL MEASURES AND ENFORCEMENT
Section 1
CATCH MONITORING
Article 11
Chub mackerel
Union fishing vessels that catch chub mackerel using trawl gear shall transmit catch data electronically to their FMC and keep on board the vessel and available for inspection, an accurate and unaltered original copy of the report in accordance with Annex I, catch on entry (COE): quantity of all catch and bycatch of species currently managed by the NPFC, as well as bycatch of shark and salmon, on board or contained by a vessel’s fishing gear, by species FAO code upon entry into the Convention Area, transmitted before or at the time of the vessel's entry.
Section 2
VESSEL MARKING AND VESSEL MONITORING SYSTEM
Article 12
Vessel marking
Member States shall ensure that every Union fishing vessel authorised to fly its flag bears markings that are readily identified in accordance with the specifications provided in the CMM 2023-01 on Information Requirements for Vessel Registration, in Annex 2.
Article 13
Vessel monitoring system
1.The satellite-based vessel monitoring system (VMS) operated by Member States through a satellite-tracking device installed on board Union fishing vessels shall ensure the automatic transmission to the FMC of VMS data with a position error of less than 50 meters and a confidence interval of 99 percent.
2.This Regulation shall apply without prejudice to the provisions contained in Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 17 (17), Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2196 18 (18) and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1766 19 (19), and Union fishing vessels shall:
(a)report VMS data to their FMCs at the frequency of transmission set out in Article 23 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2196, and continuously transmit VMS data to the NPFC Secretariat, using the FLUX Transportation, Layer, no later than 60 minutes upon receipt of the data at the FMC;
(b)install the satellite-tracking devices on board that have a unique identifier and have the capability to monitor and record vessel position data at a frequency of at least once every 10 minutes.
Article 14
Technical failure of the satellite tracking device
1.By way pf derogation from Article 5 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1766, in the event of technical or communication failure of the satellite tracking device, where the FMC has not received data transmissions from their fishing vessel for twelve consecutive hours more than two times within a period of a calendar year, the flag Member State shall inform the fishing vessel master, owner, or authorised representative and investigate the matter, including having an authorised official from the Member State examine the satellite-tracking device on board the vessel. The Member State shall notify to the Commission the outcome of this investigation within ten days of its completion for transmission to the NPFC Secretariat at the latest 15 days after the completion of the investigation by the Member State.
2.Without prejudice to Article 4 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1766, the satellite-tracking device that fails to report VMS data, shall be repaired, or replaced as soon as possible and, in any event, within thirty days of the VMS data transmission failure. Where a Union fishing vessel returns to port following a VMS data transmission failure, the flag Member State shall not permit the vessel to undertake fishing in the Convention Area until a fully functioning satellite-tracking device is operating on board the vessel.
Section 3
TRANSHIPMENT
Article 15
General provisions on transhipments
1.Without prejudice to Title IV, Chapter 1, Section 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, Union fishing vessels shall only undertake transshipments of fishery resources with other vessels included on the vessel registry and where both the receiving and the offloading vessels are duly authorised by its flag State.
2.It is prohibited to operate as both an offloading vessel and a receiving vessel in the same trip.
3.Union vessels involved in transshipment shall report all marine species taken in the Convention area, including bycatch and unregulated species.
4.Without prejudice to the provisions of Chapter II of Title III of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2196, a Union fishing vessel shall maintain an electronic or physical record on board the fishing vessel of each transshipment it has engaged in during the current trip. The record shall include each transshipment declaration and daily activity records, such as those in a navigation logbook. Flag Member States shall maintain an electronic or physical record of each transshipment engaged in by each of its fishing vessels for the current year.
5.Where a Union fishing vessel receives catch from more than one offloading vessel, it shall ensure that the catch from each offloading vessel is stored separately and is readily identifiable. The receiving vessel shall have a stowage plan available on board at all times.
6.If a fishing vessel intends to engage in a transshipment in an area under national jurisdiction, including a port, the fishing vessel shall receive an authorization from the relevant coastal or port State before engaging in the transshipment.
Article 16
Reporting transshipments and transfer at sea
1.All reporting by Union fishing vessel related to a transhipment, or other transfer activities shall be provided electronically using NPFC’s online Transhipment Reporting system.
2.All reporting related to a transshipment shall include all marine species, including by-catch and unregulated species recorded by species using the FAO code.
3.Every Union fishing vessel shall maintain an electronic record on board of each transhipment it has engaged in during the current trip. The record shall include each transhipment declaration and daily activity records, such as those in a navigation logbook.
4.Flag Member State shall maintain an electronic record of each transhipment engaged in by each of its fishing vessels for the current year. The record shall include each transhipment declaration.
5.Each Union fishing vessel shall provide the advance notification to its flag Member State and to the NPFC Secretariat as soon as possible, and at least 24 hours in advance of the intended transshipment.
6.By way of derogation of paragraph 5, the notification to the NPFC Secretariat may be undertaken by the flag Member State.
7.Transfer activities other than transshipments by Union fishing vessels shall be only subject to the advance notification obligations referred to in paragraph 5 when the Union fishing vessel is the receiving vessel.
8.Where the transshipment or transfer activity does not start after 72 hours of the estimated start time, or within 50 nautical miles of the estimated start location indicated in the advance notification, the Union fishing vessel, or its flag State, shall modify the submitted advance notification.
9.If the other transfer activity does not start after 72 hours of the estimated start time, or within 50 nautical miles of the estimated start location, indicated in the advance notification, the flag Member State of the receiving vessel, shall modify the submitted advance notification.
10.Where a transshipment is cancelled before it is undertaken, the Union fishing vessel, or its flag Member State, shall notify respectively its flag Member State and the NPFC Secretariat of the cancellation as soon as possible, with the Commission in copy.
11.A Union fishing vessel having engaged in a transshipment shall provide a transshipment declaration to its FMC in accordance with Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, and transmit that declaration to the NPFC Secretariat as soon as possible, in any case and no later than 10 days after the transshipment, with the Commission in copy.
12.Where the satellite-based tracking device on board of the Union fishing vessel involved in transshipment is experiencing a technical failure to transmit VMS data, the transshipment operation shall be suspended until it is repaired or replaced in accordance with Article 14
Article 17
Due diligence of flag Member States concerning vessels involved in transshipment and action by the Commission
1.Where a flag Member State receives the advance notification referred to in Article 16(5), that Member State shall verify that its fishing vessel complies with this Regulation.
2.Where a flag Member State receives suitably documented information that one of its vessels involved in transshipment operations appears to be non-compliant with Article 15 or Article 16 of this Regulation it shall conduct an investigation and provide a report on the progress of the investigation no later than 50 days after receiving the information to the Commission.
3.The Commission shall transmit the report referred to in paragraph 2 to the NPFC Executive Secretary and, where applicable, the NPFC Contracting Party, or Cooperating non-Contracting Party that provided the information, no later than 60 days after the flag Member State received the information.
4.Upon completion of the investigation, the flag Member State shall provide to the Commission information about any appropriate enforcement action taken. The Commission shall forward that information to the NPFC Executive Secretary and, where applicable, the NPFC Contracting Party or Cooperating non-Contracting Party that provided the information.
Article 18
Rights of observers
1.The master of Union fishing vessels to which authorized observers are deployed shall provide the authorized observer with:
(a)full, unobstructed, and safe access to each fishing vessel involved in the transshipment, including, at least the following:
(i)reasonable assistance from the crew;
(ii)gear;
(iii)equipment;
(iv)records, including electronic records;
(v)communication equipment;
(vi)fish holds;
(vii)satellite navigation equipment;
(viii)radar display viewing screens when in use;
(ix)VMS; and
(x) scale used for weighing transshipped product.
(b)accommodations on the receiving vessel, including lodging, food, potable water, medical facilities and adequate sanitary facilities, equal to those of officers;
(c)adequate space on the bridge or pilot house of the receiving vessel for clerical work, as well as space on deck adequate for the performance of their duties;
(d)the ability to determine the most advantageous location and method for viewing transshipment operations and estimating species and quantities transshipped. The master of the receiving vessel, giving due regard to safety and practical concerns, shall accommodate the needs of the authorized observer, including, upon request, temporarily placing product on the receiving vessel deck for inspection by the observer and providing adequate time for the observer to perform their duties. Observations shall be conducted in a manner that minimizes interference and avoids compromising the quality of the products transshipped;
(e)freedom from physical, psychological, or sexual abuse or harm, assault, resistance, opposition, impedance, harassment, sexual harassment, intimidation, interference with, influence, bribery or attempted bribery;
(f)freedom from undue obstruction in the discharge of their duties as specified under this measure;
(g)freedom from performing duties normally performed by crew members;
(h)access to verify safety equipment on board the receiving vessel (through a safety orientation tour provided by officers or crew) before the vessel leaves the dock;
(i)access to communicate at any time the occurrence of safety issues to the vessel master, observer service provider, the NPFC Secretariat, and flag Member State or CNCP, as appropriate;
(j)internet connectivity, when available;
(k)observer data, records, documents, equipment and belongings not being accessed, harmed, or destroyed; and
(l)notification at least 1 hour prior to a transshipment that is scheduled to commence to allow sufficient time for the observer to be prepared.
2.The master of the fishing vessel shall ensure that an authorized observer be allowed to visit the offloading vessel in a transshipment and have access to the offloading vessel in accordance with paragraph 3.
3.The master of the offloading vessel and master of the receiving vessel provide all necessary assistance to an authorized observer to ensure safe transport between the receiving and offloading vessel. Should conditions present an unacceptable risk to the welfare of the observer such that a visit to the offloading fishing vessel is not feasible prior to the start of a transshipment operation, the transshipment may still be carried out.
4.The master of the vessel shall ensure that observer rights and emergency procedures applicable to authorized observers on receiving vessels also apply to the authorized observers when they are fulfilling their obligations on offloading vessels during the transshipment, including while transferring on and off the offloading vessel.
Article 19
Procedure in the event of an emergency
1.If an observer is missing or is presumed to have fallen overboard, the Union fishing vessel shall:
(a)immediately cease fishing operations and commence search and rescue and searches for at least 72 hours, unless the observer is found sooner, or unless instructed by the Member whose flag the vessel is flying to continue searching longer;
(b)immediately notify the flag Member State and observer service provider;
(c)immediately alert other vessels in the vicinity by using all available means of communication;
(d)cooperate fully in any search and rescue operation;
(e)whether or not the search is successful, return to the nearest port, as requested by the flag Member State, for further investigation;
(f)provide a report to the Secretariat, observer service provider and appropriate authorities on the incident; and
(g)cooperate fully in any and all official investigations, and preserves any potential evidence and the personal effects and quarters of the missing observers before the new observer is on board.
2.In the event that an observer suffers from a serious illness or injury that threatens his or her health or safety, the flag Member State shall take necessary measures to require that the receiving vessel:
(a)immediately cease fishing operations, as long as practicable, and take all reasonable actions to care for the observer and provide any medical treatment available and possible on board the vessel;
(b)immediately notify the flag Member State and observer service provider of the situation, including to advise if a medical evacuation is warranted, and where appropriate seeks external medical advice;
(c)facilitate the disembarkation and transport of the observer to a medical facility equipped to provide the required care, as soon as practicable; and
(d)cooperate fully in any and all official investigations into the cause of the illness or injury.
3.In the event that an observer dies, the Member or CNCP whose flag the receiving vessel is flying shall ensure that the receiving vessel:
(a)immediately ceases fishing operations;
(b)immediately notifies the flag Member State and the observer service provider;
(c)immediately returns to the nearest port, as requested by the Member or CNCP whose flag the vessel is flying, for further investigation;
(d)provides a report to the NPFC Secretariat, observer service provider and appropriate authorities on the incident; and
(e)cooperates fully in any and all official investigations, and preserves any potential evidence and the personal effects and quarters of the deceased observer before the new observer is on board.
4.The flag Member State shall cooperate to that end and ensure results of investigations conducted and any actions taken related to observer assault or harassment will be provided promptly to the Commission who shall provide it to the observer service provider and the NPFC Secretariat, for transmission to all Members and the relevant CNCPs.
Article 20
Deployment of authorised observers and prevention of incidents
1.Union fishing vessels shall accept the deployment of authorised observers to their receiving vessels, as required by this Regulation, and ensure that vessels carrying observers are outfitted with appropriate safety equipment for the entirety of each voyage and are compliant with relevant international standards.
2.The flag Member State shall take necessary steps, as a matter of due diligence, to prevent incidents causing serious harm or death to observers on board vessels flying their flag, and, if appropriate, to sanction or punish those involved, including through criminal investigation and prosecution.
3.The flag Member State shall cooperate to that end and ensure results of investigations conducted and any actions taken related to observer assault or harassment will be provided promptly to the Commission who shall provide it to the observer service provider and the NPFC Secretariat.
Section 4
IUU AND ENFORCEMENT
Article 21
Presumed IUU fishing activities
Union fishing vessels are presumed to have carried out IUU fishing activities,when a NPFC Member or CNCP presents suitably documented information that such vessels, inter alia:
(a)Harvest species covered by the Convention in the Convention Area and are not on the NPFC record of authorized vessels or
(b)Engage in fishing for fishery resources when the NPFC Member or CNCP, under whose flag the vessel is sailing, has exhausted or has no quotas, catch limit or effort allocation, including, if applicable, those received from another Member/CNCP; or
(c)Do not record or report their catches made in the Convention Area consistent with this Regulation, or make false reports, or
(d)Take and land undersized fish, or
(e)Fish in a closed area or during a closed season; or
(f)Use prohibited fishing gear, or
(g)Transship with, participate in joint fishing operations with, support or re-supply vessels included in the IUU Vessel List, or
(h)Are without nationality and harvest species covered by the Convention in the Convention area, or
(i)Engage in any other fishing activities that undermine the provisions of the Convention or this Regulation.
Article 22
Information on vessels presumed to have engaged in IUU fishing
1.Member States shall every year, and at least 110 days before the annual meeting of the TCC transmit to the Commission, information on vessels presumed to have engaged in IUU fishing activities in the Convention area during the years from the previous meeting to the current year, accompanied by all available supporting evidence concerning the presumption of the IUU fishing activities.
2.The Commission shall examine the information referred to in paragraph 1 and transmit it to the NPFC Executive Secretary at least 70 days before the annual meeting of the TCC. Prior to that, or at the same time, the Commission shall provide, either directly or through the NPFC Executive Secretary, to the relevant flag State a copy of the pertinent suitably documented information and notification of its relevance to the draft NPFC IUU Vessel List, with a request that the flag State promptly acknowledges receipt of this notification. If no acknowledgement is received within 10 days of the date of transmittal, the Commission shall retransmit the notification through an alternative means of communication.
Article 23
Inclusion of a Union fishing vessel in the draft NPFC IUU Vessel List
1.Where the Commission receives from the NPFC Executive Secretary an official notification of the inclusion of a Union fishing vessel in the draft IUU Vessel List, it shall transmit the notification, with the supporting evidence provided by the NPFC Executive Secretary, to the flag Member State concerned for comments not later than 50 days in advance of the next meeting of the TCC.
2.The flag Member State shall provide any comments to the Commission not later than 30 days in advance of the next meeting of the TCC, including, where applicable, any suitably documented information that the Union vessel fished in a manner consistent with NPFC conservation measures or have fished exclusively for species not covered by the Convention. The Commission shall examine and forward any comments from the flag Member State to the NPFC Executive Secretary at least 10 days in advance of the next meeting of the TCC.
3.Where notified by the Commission in accordance with paragraph 1, the authorities of the flag Member State shall notify the owner of the Union vessel of its inclusion in the draft IUU Vessel List and of the consequences of its inclusion being confirmed in the IUU Vessel List. The flag Member State shall closely monitor the Union vessel included in that list to follow their activities and possible changes of name, flag or registered owner.
Article 24
NPFC IUU Vessel List
1.When the NPFC IUU Vessel List is adopted by the annual meeting of the NPFC, the Commission shall notify the adoption of the NPFC IUU Vessel List to the Member States. The Member States shall:
(a)notify the owner of any vessel flying their flag of its inclusion on the NPFC IUU Vessel List and its consequences; and
(b)take the measures foreseen in Article 37 of Regulation No 1005/2008 in respect of fishing vessels included in the NPFC IUU Vessel List and inform the Commission of these measures for their notification of the relevant measures to the NPFC Executive Secretary;
(c)ensure that fishing vessels, support vessels, mother ships or cargo vessels flying their flag do not participate in any transshipment or joint fishing operations with, support or re-supply any vessels on the NPFC IUU Vessel List;
(d)prohibit commercial transactions and the landings of species covered by the Convention from vessels on the NPFC IUU Vessel List;
(e)collect and transmit to the Commission any appropriate relevant information on vessels included in the NPFC IUU Vessel List. The Commission shall forward to the NPFC Executive Secretary for the purpose of exchanging it with the NPFC.
2.The Commission shall forward to the Executive Secretary information received in accordance with this Article.
3.Where a vessel included on the NPFC IUU Vessel List is in a Union port for any reason, the port Member State shall deny such vessel the use of its ports for landing, transhipping, packaging, and processing of fish and for other port services including, inter alia, refuelling and resupplying, maintenance and drydocking, except in the cases foreseen in Article 37, paragraphs 5 , 6 and 11 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 .
Article 25
Alleged non-compliance
1.Without prejudice to Article 27(1), first subparagraph, where the Commission receives from the NPFC Executive Secretary any information indicating a suspected non-compliance by a Member State or by vessels flying its flag, with the Convention or the conservation and management measures adopted by NPFC, the Commission shall transmit that information to that Member State concerned without delay.
2.The Member State shall provide the Commission with the findings of any investigation undertaken in relation to allegations of non-compliance and any actions taken to address compliance referred to in paragraph 1 concerns at least 50 days in advance of the commencement of the next meeting of the TCC. That information to be provided by the Member State may include for consideration of the Commission:
(a)the identification of any causes of the potential compliance issues or mitigating circumstances;
(b)clarifications, amendments, or corrections necessary to address the potential compliance issues identified or respond to any request for additional information and/or evidence demonstrating implementation of and compliance with the relevant obligations
(c)proposed future corrective actions to be taken, along with time frames, to come into compliance; and,
(d)the indication of progress of on-going flag state investigations in response to alleged violations by its flagged vessels.
3.The Commission shall forward that information to the NPFC Executive Secretary no later than 30 days before the next meeting of the TCC.
Article 26
Conduct of a high seas boarding and inspection procedure on a Union fishing vessel
1.During the conduct of a high seas boarding and inspection of a Union fishing vessel by an authorised inspector on an authorised inspection vessel of a NPFC Member, the master of the Union fishing vessel shall:
(a)follow internationally accepted principles of good seamanship so as to avoid risks to the safety of authorised inspection vessels and inspectors;
(b)accept and facilitate prompt and safe boarding by the authorised inspectors;
(c)provide a boarding ladder for the use in accordance with the guidelines handed out to the master in accordance with Article 30(1), point (a);
(d)cooperate with and assist in the inspection of the vessel pursuant to these procedures;
(e)not assault, resist, intimidate, interfere with, or unduly obstruct or delay the inspectors in the performance of their duties;
(f)allow the inspectors to communicate with the crew of the inspection vessel, the authorities of the inspection vessel, any embarked observers, as well as with the authorities of the fishing vessel being inspected;
(g)provide the inspectors onboard with reasonable facilities; and
(h)facilitate safe disembarkation by the inspectors.
2.Where the master of a Union fishing vessel refuses to allow an authorised inspector to carry out a boarding and inspection, the master shall offer an explanation of the reason for refusal. When the authorities of the inspection vessel notify the flag Member State of the master’s refusal and any explanation, the flag Member State shall immediately this information to the Commission.
3.The master of Union fishing vessels shall accept direction of boarding and inspection from the flag Contracting Party unless generally accepted international regulations, procedures and practices relating to safety at sea make it necessary to delay the boarding and inspection.
4.Where the master of the Union vessel does not comply with the direction provided by the flag Contracting Party referred to in paragraph 3, the flag Member State shall suspend the Union vessel’s authorisation to fish and order it to return immediately to port. The flag Member State shall immediately notify simultaneously the authorities of the inspection vessel and the Commission of the action taken. The Commission shall transmit this information to the NPFC Executive Secretary.
Article 27
Alleged serious violations observed during an inspection procedure of a Union fishing vessel
1.Where the flag Member State is notified by authorised inspectors of an alleged serious violation on a Union fishing vessel observed during an inspection procedure on a Union fishing vessel, it shall immediately notify the Commission. The flag Member State shall without delay:
(a)assume its obligation to investigate and, where the evidence warrants, take enforcement action against the fishing vessel in question. The flag Member State shall notify of its decision to assume the obligation to investigate the authorities of the inspection vessel, the Commission for the notification to the NPFC Executive Secretary; or
(b)where the flag Member State does not undertake the investigation, authorise the authorities of the inspection vessel to complete investigation of the possible violation and inform the Commission for notification to the Executive Secretary.
2.Upon receipt of a notification from authorised inspectors pursuant to paragraph 1, first subparagraph, the flag Member State shall make the best effort to inform the Commission about the decision taken regarding the command of the investigation without delay and in any case no later than within two full working days. The Commission shall notify the reply to the authorities of the inspection vessel no later than three full working days.
3.For the purposes of this Article, a serious violation means the following:
(a)fishing without a valid license, permit or authorization issued by the Member whose flag the fishing vessel is entitled to fly;
(b)significant failure to maintain records of catch and catch-related data or significant misreporting of such catch and/or catch-related data;
(c)fishing in a closed area;
(d)fishing during a closed season;
(e)intentional taking or retention of species in contravention of any applicable conservation and management measure adopted by the NPFC;
(f)significant violation of catch limits or quotas in force;
(g)using prohibited fishing gear;
(h)falsifying or intentionally concealing the markings, identity or registration of a fishing vessel;
(i)concealing, tampering with or disposingof evidence relating to investigation of a violation;
(j)multiple violations which taken together constitute a serious disregard of measures in force adopted by the NPFC;
(k)refusal to accept a boarding and inspection, other than as provided in Article 26(2) and Article 26(3);
(l)assault, resist, intimidate, sexually harass, interfere with, or unduly obstruct or delay an authorized inspector; and
(m)intentionally tampering with or disabling the VMS;
(n)such other violations as may be determined by the NPFC, once these are notified to Member States.
Chapter IV
FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 28
Reporting obligations
1.Member States shall provide to the Commission by 15 February every year: the names of the fishing vessels entered in the record that conducted fishing activities during the previous calendar year, data on their fishing activities on chub mackerel, catch amount, number of vessels and fishing days, and incidentally caught and released anadromous fish.
2.Member States shall provide to the Commission by 31 May every year for each calendar year the annual catch totals raised to live weight (the weight of the whole fish as caught, prior to any processing, i.e. before gutting, heading, or removal of other part) for all species/species groups caught in the Convention Area during that year are collated as described in Annex 8 to CMM 2026-19 on Minimum Data Standards.
Article 29
Confidentiality and data protection
1.Data collected and exchanged in the framework of this Regulation shall be treated in accordance with the applicable rules on data protection and on confidentiality pursuant to Articles 112 and 113 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 , unless provided otherwise in this Article.
2.Personal data collected under this Regulation shall be processed for the purposes of implementation and enforcement of the management, conservation and control measures laid down by this Regulation, including any enquiries pertaining to complaints and infringements and judicial or administrative procedures relating to thereto.
3.Personal data processed under this Regulation shall not be stored for a period longer than 10 years, except if those personal data are necessary to allow the follow-up of an infringement, an inspection or judicial or administrative procedures. In those cases, the personal data may be stored for 20 years. If personal data are retained for a longer period, the data shall be anonymised.
Article 30
Guidelines
1.The Commission shall provide Member States which have fishing opportunities in the fisheries managed by the NPFC, with any guidelines adopted by the NPFC, in particular with regard to:
(a)Standards for boarding ladders in Annex A of CMM 2024-09;
(b)Species identification of anadromous fish mentioned in Article 3, first paragraph, point (11).
2.The Member States concerned shall ensure that the guidelines referred to in paragraph 1 are provided to the masters of the vessels flying their flag engaged in those fisheries. Those masters shall take all reasonable steps to apply such guidelines.
Article 31
Delegation of power
1.The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts to amend or supplement this Regulation in accordance with Article 32 concerning measures adopted by NPFC in the following areas:
(a)reference to international act set out in Article 12 and Article 28(2);
(b)chub mackerel reporting set in Article 11;
(c)VMS data accuracy distance set out in Article 13(1);
(d)duties of Member States concerning VMS as set out in Article 13(2), first subparagraph ;
(e)changes in time periods, reporting timing, or distance provided in Article 13(1), Article 13(2), point (a), Article 13(2), point (b) Article 14(1), Article 14(2), Article 16(5) Article 16(8), Article 16(9), Article 16(11), Article 17(2), Article 17(3), Article 19(1), point (a), Article 22(1), Article 22(2), Article 23(1), Article 23(2), Article 25(2), first subparagraph, Article 27(2);Article 28(1) and Article 28(2).
(f)rights of observers of Article 18(1), first subparagraph.
(g)alleged list of serious violations during an inspection procedure of Article 27(3), first subparagraph;
(h)reporting obligations for fishing activities as set out in Article 28(1) and Article 28(2)including any additional catch reporting;
(i)Annex I.
2.Amendments in accordance with paragraph 1 shall be strictly limited to the implementation of amendments to the NPFC conservation and management measures into Union law.
Article 32
Exercise of the delegation
1.The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to conditions laid down in this Article.
2.The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 31 shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of 5 years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than 9 months before the end of the five-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than 3 months before the end of each period.
3.The delegation of power referred to in Article 31 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated act already in force.
4.Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making.
5.As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council.
6.A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 31 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of 2 months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by 2 months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.
Article 33
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels,
For the European Parliament For the Council
The President The President
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LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL AND DIGITAL STATEMENT
1.FRAMEWORK OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE
1.1.Title of the proposal/initiative
Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Convention area of the North Pacific Fisheries Commission (NPFC).
1.2.Policy area(s) concerned
Fisheries
1.3.Objective(s)
1.3.1.General objective(s)
The purpose of this proposal is to implement into EU law the management, conservation and control measures adopted under the remit of the NPFC, to which the European Union has been a Contracting Party since 2022. The EU currently has quota for one fishing vessel active in the NPFC Convention area that must comply with these measures.
1.3.2.Specific objective(s)
1.3.3.Expected result(s) and impact
Implementation of NPFC rules into EU law.
1.3.4.Indicators of performance
Specify the indicators for monitoring progress and achievements.
Not applicable.
1.4.The proposal/initiative relates to:
☑a new action
☐a new action following a pilot project/preparatory action 20 (1)
☐the extension of an existing action
☐a merger or redirection of one or more actions towards another/a new action
1.5.Grounds for the proposal/initiative
1.5.1.Requirement(s) to be met in the short or long term including a detailed timeline for roll-out of the implementation of the initiative
Implementation of EU international obligations.
1.5.2.Added value of EU involvement (it may result from different factors, e.g. coordination gains, legal certainty, greater effectiveness or complementarities). For the purposes of this section 'added value of EU involvement' is the value resulting from EU action, that is additional to the value that would have been otherwise created by Member States alone.
Fisheries is exclusive EU competence.
1.5.3.Lessons learned from similar experiences in the past
Not applicable.
1.5.4.Compatibility with the multiannual financial framework and possible synergies with other appropriate instruments
Not applicable.
1.5.5.Assessment of the different available financing options, including scope for redeployment
Not applicable.
1.6.Duration of the proposal/initiative and of its financial impact
☐limited duration
☐in effect from [DD.MM]YYYY to [DD.MM]YYYY
☐financial impact from YYYY to YYYY for commitment appropriations and from YYYY to YYYY for payment appropriations.
☑unlimited duration
Implementation with a start-up period from YYYY to YYYY,
followed by full-scale operation.
1.7.Method(s) of budget implementation planned 21 (2)
☐Direct management by the Commission
☐by its departments, including by its staff in the Union delegations;
☐by the executive agencies
☐Shared management with the Member States
☐Indirect management by entrusting budget implementation tasks to:
☐third countries or the bodies they have designated;
☐international organisations and their agencies (to be specified);
☐the European Investment Bank and the European Investment Fund;
☐bodies referred to in Articles 70 and 71 of the Financial Regulation;
☐public law bodies;
☐bodies governed by private law with a public service mission to the extent that they are provided with adequate financial guarantees;
☐bodies governed by the private law of a Member State that are entrusted with the implementation of a public-private partnership and that are provided with adequate financial guarantees;
☐bodies or persons entrusted with the implementation of specific actions in the common foreign and security policy pursuant to Title V of the Treaty on European Union, and identified in the relevant basic act
☐bodies established in a Member State, governed by the private law of a Member State or Union law and eligible to be entrusted, in accordance with sector-specific rules, with the implementation of Union funds or budgetary guarantees, to the extent that such bodies are controlled by public law bodies or by bodies governed by private law with a public service mission, and are provided with adequate financial guarantees in the form of joint and several liability by the controlling bodies or equivalent financial guarantees and which may be, for each action, limited to the maximum amount of the Union support.
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2.MANAGEMENT MEASURES
2.1.Monitoring and reporting rules
Not applicable.
2.2.Management and control system(s)
2.2.1.Justification of the budget implementation method(s), the funding implementation mechanism(s), the payment modalities and the control strategy proposed
Not applicable.
2.2.2.Information concerning the risks identified and the internal control system(s) set up to mitigate them
Not applicable.
2.2.3.Estimation and justification of the cost-effectiveness of the controls (ratio between the control costs and the value of the related funds managed), and assessment of the expected levels of risk of error (at payment & at closure)
Not applicable.
2.3.Measures to prevent fraud and irregularities
Not applicable.
3.ESTIMATED FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE
3.1.Heading(s) of the multiannual financial framework and expenditure budget line(s) affected
Existing budget lines
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YES/NO |
YES/NO |
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YES/NO |
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YES/NO |
YES/NO |
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YES/NO |
YES/NO |
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3.2.Estimated financial impact of the proposal on appropriations
3.2.1.Summary of estimated impact on operational appropriations
☐The proposal/initiative does not require the use of operational appropriations
☐The proposal/initiative requires the use of operational appropriations, as explained below:
3.2.1.1.Appropriations from voted budget
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0.000 |
0.000 |
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0.000 |
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0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
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0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
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0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
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0.000 |
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|
Budget line |
Commitments |
(1b) |
0.000 |
|||||||
|
Payments |
(2b) |
0.000 |
||||||||
|
Appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope of specific programmes 27(8) |
||||||||||
|
Budget line |
(3) |
0.000 |
||||||||
|
TOTAL appropriations
|
Commitments |
=1a+1b +3 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|||
|
Payments |
=2a+2b+3 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
||||
|
DG: <.......> |
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
TOTAL MFF
|
|||||
|
Operational appropriations |
||||||||||
|
Budget line |
Commitments |
(1a) |
0.000 |
|||||||
|
Payments |
(2a) |
0.000 |
||||||||
|
Budget line |
Commitments |
(1b) |
0.000 |
|||||||
|
Payments |
(2b) |
0.000 |
||||||||
|
Appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope of specific programmes 28(9) |
||||||||||
|
Budget line |
(3) |
0.000 |
||||||||
|
TOTAL appropriations
|
Commitments |
=1a+1b +3 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|||
|
Payments |
=2a+2b+3 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
||||
|
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
TOTAL MFF
|
||||||
|
TOTAL operational appropriations |
Commitments |
(4) |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|||
|
Payments |
(5) |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
||||
|
TOTAL appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope for specific programmes |
(6) |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
||||
|
TOTAL appropriations
|
Commitments |
=4+6 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|||
|
Payments |
=5+6 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
||||
|
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
TOTAL MFF
|
||||||
|
TOTAL operational appropriations (all operational headings) |
Commitments |
(4) |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|||
|
Payments |
(5) |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
||||
|
TOTAL appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope for specific programmes (all operational headings) |
(6) |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
||||
|
TOTAL appropriations
|
Commitments |
=4+6 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|||
|
Payments |
=5+6 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
||||
|
Heading of multiannual financial framework |
7 |
‘Administrative expenditure’ 29(10) |
||||||||
|
DG: <.......> |
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
TOTAL MFF
|
|||||
|
Human resources |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|||||
|
Other administrative expenditure |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|||||
|
TOTAL DG <.......> |
Appropriations |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
||||
|
DG: <.......> |
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
TOTAL MFF
|
|||||
|
Human resources |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|||||
|
Other administrative expenditure |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|||||
|
TOTAL DG <.......> |
Appropriations |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
||||
|
TOTAL appropriations under HEADING 7 of the multiannual financial framework |
(Total commitments = Total payments) |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
||||
EUR million (to three decimal places)
|
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
TOTAL MFF
|
||
|
TOTAL appropriations under HEADINGS 1 to 7
|
Commitments |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Payments |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
3.2.1.2.Appropriations from external assigned revenues
EUR million (to three decimal places)
|
Heading of multiannual financial framework |
Number |
||||||
|
DG: <.......> |
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
TOTAL MFF
|
||
|
Operational appropriations |
|||||||
|
Budget line |
Commitments |
(1a) |
0.000 |
||||
|
Payments |
(2a) |
0.000 |
|||||
|
Budget line |
Commitments |
(1b) |
0.000 |
||||
|
Payments |
(2b) |
0.000 |
|||||
|
Appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope of specific programmes 30(11) |
|||||||
|
Budget line |
(3) |
0.000 |
|||||
|
TOTAL appropriations
|
Commitments |
=1a+1b+3 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Payments |
=2a+2b+3 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
|
DG: <.......> |
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
TOTAL MFF
|
||
|
Operational appropriations |
|||||||
|
Budget line |
Commitments |
(1a) |
0.000 |
||||
|
Payments |
(2a) |
0.000 |
|||||
|
Budget line |
Commitments |
(1b) |
0.000 |
||||
|
Payments |
(2b) |
0.000 |
|||||
|
Appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope of specific programmes 31(12) |
|||||||
|
Budget line |
(3) |
0.000 |
|||||
|
TOTAL appropriations
|
Commitments |
=1a+1b+3 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Payments |
=2a+2b+3 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
|
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
TOTAL MFF
|
|||
|
TOTAL operational appropriations |
Commitments |
(4) |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Payments |
(5) |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
|
TOTAL appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope for specific programmes |
(6) |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
|
TOTAL appropriations
|
Commitments |
=4+6 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Payments |
=5+6 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
|
Heading of multiannual financial framework |
Number |
||||||
|
DG: <.......> |
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
TOTAL MFF
|
||
|
Operational appropriations |
|||||||
|
Budget line |
Commitments |
(1a) |
0.000 |
||||
|
Payments |
(2a) |
0.000 |
|||||
|
Budget line |
Commitments |
(1b) |
0.000 |
||||
|
Payments |
(2b) |
0.000 |
|||||
|
Appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope of specific programmes 32(13) |
|||||||
|
Budget line |
(3) |
0.000 |
|||||
|
TOTAL appropriations
|
Commitments |
=1a+1b+3 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Payments |
=2a+2b+3 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
|
DG: <.......> |
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
TOTAL MFF
|
||
|
Operational appropriations |
|||||||
|
Budget line |
Commitments |
(1a) |
0.000 |
||||
|
Payments |
(2a) |
0.000 |
|||||
|
Budget line |
Commitments |
(1b) |
0.000 |
||||
|
Payments |
(2b) |
0.000 |
|||||
|
Appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope of specific programmes 33(14) |
|||||||
|
Budget line |
(3) |
0.000 |
|||||
|
TOTAL appropriations
|
Commitments |
=1a+1b+3 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Payments |
=2a+2b+3 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
|
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
TOTAL MFF
|
|||
|
TOTAL operational appropriations |
Commitments |
(4) |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Payments |
(5) |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
|
TOTAL appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope for specific programmes |
(6) |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
|
TOTAL appropriations
|
Commitments |
=4+6 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Payments |
=5+6 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
|
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
TOTAL MFF
|
|||
|
TOTAL operational appropriations (all operational headings) |
Commitments |
(4) |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Payments |
(5) |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
|
TOTAL appropriations of an administrative nature financed from the envelope for specific programmes (all operational headings) |
(6) |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
|
TOTAL appropriations under Headings 1 to 6
|
Commitments |
=4+6 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Payments |
=5+6 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
|
Heading of multiannual financial framework |
7 |
‘Administrative expenditure’ 34(15) |
|||||
EUR million (to three decimal places)
|
DG: <.......> |
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
TOTAL MFF
|
||
|
Human resources |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
||
|
Other administrative expenditure |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
||
|
TOTAL DG <.......> |
Appropriations |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
|
DG: <.......> |
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
TOTAL MFF
|
||
|
Human resources |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
||
|
Other administrative expenditure |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
||
|
TOTAL DG <.......> |
Appropriations |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
|
TOTAL appropriations under HEADING 7 of the multiannual financial framework |
(Total commitments = Total payments) |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
EUR million (to three decimal places)
|
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
TOTAL MFF
|
||
|
TOTAL appropriations under HEADINGS 1 to 7
|
Commitments |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Payments |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
3.2.2.Estimated output funded from operational appropriations (not to be completed for decentralised agencies)
Commitment appropriations in EUR million (to three decimal places)
|
Indicate
|
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
Enter as many years as necessary to show
|
TOTAL |
||||||||||||
|
OUTPUTS |
||||||||||||||||||
|
Type 35(16) |
Average
|
No |
Cost |
No |
Cost |
No |
Cost |
No |
Cost |
No |
Cost |
No |
Cost |
No |
Cost |
Total
|
Total
|
|
|
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE No 1 36(17): [...] |
||||||||||||||||||
|
- Output |
||||||||||||||||||
|
- Output |
||||||||||||||||||
|
- Output |
||||||||||||||||||
|
Subtotal for specific objective No 1 |
||||||||||||||||||
|
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE No 2 ... |
||||||||||||||||||
|
- Output |
||||||||||||||||||
|
Subtotal for specific objective No 2 |
||||||||||||||||||
|
TOTALS |
||||||||||||||||||
3.2.3.Summary of estimated impact on administrative appropriations
☐The proposal/initiative does not require the use of appropriations of an administrative nature
☐The proposal/initiative requires the use of appropriations of an administrative nature, as explained below:
3.2.3.1.Appropriations from voted budget
|
VOTED APPROPRIATIONS |
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
TOTAL MFF
|
|
HEADING 7 |
|||||
|
Human resources |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Other administrative expenditure |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Subtotal HEADING 7 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Outside HEADING 7 |
|||||
|
Human resources |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Other expenditure of an administrative nature |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Subtotal outside HEADING 7 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
TOTAL |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
3.2.3.2.Appropriations from external assigned revenues
|
EXTERNAL ASSIGNED REVENUES |
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
TOTAL MFF
|
|
HEADING 7 |
|||||
|
Human resources |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Other administrative expenditure |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Subtotal HEADING 7 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Outside HEADING 7 |
|||||
|
Human resources |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Other expenditure of an administrative nature |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Subtotal outside HEADING 7 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
TOTAL |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
3.2.3.3.Total appropriations
|
TOTAL
|
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
TOTAL MFF
|
|
HEADING 7 |
|||||
|
Human resources |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Other administrative expenditure |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Subtotal HEADING 7 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Outside HEADING 7 |
|||||
|
Human resources |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Other expenditure of an administrative nature |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
Subtotal outside HEADING 7 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
|
TOTAL |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
The appropriations required for human resources and other expenditure of an administrative nature will be met by appropriations from the DG that are already assigned to management of the action and/or have been redeployed within the DG, together, if necessary, with any additional allocation which may be granted to the managing DG under the annual allocation procedure and in the light of budgetary constraints.
3.2.4.Estimated requirements of human resources
☐The proposal/initiative does not require the use of human resources
☐The proposal/initiative requires the use of human resources, as explained below
3.2.4.1.Financed from voted budget
Estimate to be expressed in full-time equivalent units (FTEs) 37(18)
|
VOTED APPROPRIATIONS |
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
|
|
Establishment plan posts (officials and temporary staff) |
|||||
|
20 01 02 01 (Headquarters and Commission's Representation Offices) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
20 01 02 03 (EU Delegations) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
01 01 01 01 (Indirect research) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
01 01 01 11 (Direct research) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Other budget lines (specify) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
External staff (in FTEs) |
|||||
|
20 02 01 (AC, END from the 'global envelope') |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
20 02 03 (AC, AL, END and JPD in the EU Delegations) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Admin. support line
|
- at Headquarters |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
- in EU Delegations |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
01 01 01 02 (AC, END - Indirect research) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
01 01 01 12 (AC, END - Direct research) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Other budget lines (specify) - Heading 7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Other budget lines (specify) - Outside Heading 7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
TOTAL |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
3.2.4.2.Financed from external assigned revenues
|
EXTERNAL ASSIGNED REVENUES |
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
|
|
Establishment plan posts (officials and temporary staff) |
|||||
|
20 01 02 01 (Headquarters and Commission's Representation Offices) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
20 01 02 03 (EU Delegations) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
01 01 01 01 (Indirect research) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
01 01 01 11 (Direct research) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Other budget lines (specify) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
External staff (in full time equivalent units) |
|||||
|
20 02 01 (AC, END from the global envelope) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
20 02 03 (AC, AL, END and JPD in the EU Delegations) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Admin. support line
|
- at Headquarters |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
- in EU Delegations |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
01 01 01 02 (AC, END - Indirect research) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
01 01 01 12 (AC, END - Direct research) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Other budget lines (specify) - Heading 7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Other budget lines (specify) - Outside Heading 7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
TOTAL |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
3.2.4.3.Total requirements of human resources
|
TOTAL
|
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
|
|
Establishment plan posts (officials and temporary staff) |
|||||
|
20 01 02 01 (Headquarters and Commission's Representation Offices) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
20 01 02 03 (EU Delegations) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
01 01 01 01 (Indirect research) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
01 01 01 11 (Direct research) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Other budget lines (specify) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
External staff (in full time equivalent units) |
|||||
|
20 02 01 (AC, END from the global envelope) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
20 02 03 (AC, AL, END and JPD in the EU Delegations) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Admin. support line
|
- at Headquarters |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
- in EU Delegations |
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01 01 01 02 (AC, END - Indirect research) |
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01 01 01 12 (AC, END - Direct research) |
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Other budget lines (specify) - Heading 7 |
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Other budget lines (specify) - Outside Heading 7 |
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The staff required to implement the proposal (in FTEs):
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To be covered by current staff available in the Commission services |
Exceptional additional staff* |
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To be financed under Heading 7 or Research |
To be financed from BA line |
To be financed from fees |
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Establishment plan posts |
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Description of tasks to be carried out by:
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External staff |
3.2.5.Overview of estimated impact on digital technology-related investments
Compulsory: the best estimate of the digital technology-related investments entailed by the proposal/initiative should be included in the table below.
Exceptionally, when required for the implementation of the proposal/initiative, the appropriations under Heading 7 should be presented in the designated line.
The appropriations under Headings 1-6 should be reflected as "Policy IT expenditure on operational programmes". This expenditure refers to the operational budget to be used to re-use/ buy/ develop IT platforms/ tools directly linked to the implementation of the initiative and their associated investments (e.g. licences, studies, data storage etc). The information provided in this table should be consistent with details presented under Section 4 "Digital dimensions".
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HEADING 7 |
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IT expenditure (corporate) |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
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Subtotal HEADING 7 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
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Outside HEADING 7 |
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Policy IT expenditure on operational programmes |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
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Subtotal outside HEADING 7 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
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TOTAL |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
3.2.6.Compatibility with the current multiannual financial framework
The proposal/initiative:
☐can be fully financed through redeployment within the relevant heading of the multiannual financial framework (MFF).
☐requires use of the unallocated margin under the relevant heading of the MFF and/or use of the special instruments as defined in the MFF Regulation.
☐requires a revision of the MFF.
3.2.7.Third-party contributions
The proposal/initiative:
☐does not provide for co-financing by third parties
☐provides for the co-financing by third parties estimated below:
Appropriations in EUR million (to three decimal places)
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3.3.Estimated impact on revenue
☐The proposal/initiative has no financial impact on revenue.
☐The proposal/initiative has the following financial impact:
☐on own resources
☐on other revenue
☐please indicate, if the revenue is assigned to expenditure lines
EUR million (to three decimal places)
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Appropriations available for the current financial year |
Impact of the proposal/initiative 38(19) |
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For assigned revenue, specify the budget expenditure line(s) affected.
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Other remarks (e.g. method/formula used for calculating the impact on revenue or any other information).
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4.DIGITAL DIMENSIONS
4.1.Requirements of digital relevance
The proposal will use existing digital solutions:
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Reference to the requirement |
Requirement description |
Actor(s) affected or concerned by the requirement |
High-level Processes |
Categories |
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Article 4 |
Member States shall issue authorisations and send data to the Commission. Commission validates that authorisation and, if accepted, communicated it to NPFC secretariat |
Member States, Commission, NPFC Secretariat |
MS to authorise and manage data on fishing authorisations and relevant databases |
Data |
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Articles 5.3, 6.2 |
Union fishing vessels shall record catches in their fishing loogbooks. |
Operators of fishing vessels |
Manage data on fishing logbooks |
Data |
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Article 5.4, 28 |
Member States prepare annual reports and send them to the Commission. The Commission transmits them to NPFC secretariat. |
Member States, Commission, NPFC Secretariat |
Reporting obligation |
Data |
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Article 12, 13 |
Vessels communicate Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) data regularly to their FMCs. Member States FMCs ensure that data is transmitted to NPFC secretariat.
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Operators of fishing vessels, Member States, NPFC Secretariat |
Manage VMS data and systems |
Data, Digital public service |
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Article 15.1 |
Transshipment data to be provided electronically using NPFC’s online Transhipment Reporting system. |
Fishing vessels NPFC |
Data provision/reporting obligations |
Data, Digital solution |
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Article 14.4, 15.3, 15.4 |
Union fishing vessels record data on transshipments and transfer it to NPFC secretariat. Member States shall maintain data on transshipments of their flag vessels. |
Operators of fishing vessels, Member States, NPFC Secretariat |
Manage data on transshipments |
Data |
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Article 15.5 |
Union fishing vessels shall provide advance transshipment notifications. |
Operators of fishing vessels, NPFC Secretariat |
Send advance transshipment notification |
Data |
4.2.Data
High-level description of the data in scope and any related standards/specifications
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Type of data |
Reference to the requirement(s) |
Standard and/or specification (if applicable) |
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Fishing authorisations data |
Article 4 |
UN/FLUX standard P1000 – 9 (Fishing Licence Authorisation & Permit (FLAP) domain). Specifications are described in the relevant implementation document. |
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Fishing logbooks data |
Article 5.3, 6.2 |
UN/FLUX standard P1000 – 3 (Fishing Activity domain). Specifications are described in the relevant implementation document. |
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VMS data |
Article 12, 13 |
UN/FLUX standard P1000 – 7 (Vessel Position domain). Specifications are described in the relevant implementation document. |
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Transshipments data |
Article 14.4, 15.1, 15.3, 15.4 |
UN/FLUX standard P1000 – 3 (Fishing Activity domain). Specifications are described in the relevant implementation document. |
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Annual report |
Article 5.4, 28 |
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Advance transshipment notification |
Article 15.5 |
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Alignment with the European Data Strategy
Explain how the requirement(s) are aligned with the European Data Strategy
This regulation aligns with the EU data strategy by fostering a data-driven approach to authorising and monitoring fishing vessels in order to implement the conservation and management measures adopted by the NPFC.
Alignment with the once-only principle
Reuses the existing UN/FLUX standards and FLUX Transportation Layer already applied under the CFP control framework. The same infrastructure and message formats can be (and in practice are) reused for other RFMOs and fisheries data exchanges, avoiding duplication of systems and formats.
Data flows
For each data flow, please fill the table below:
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Type of data |
Reference(s) to the requirement(s) |
Actor who provides the data |
Actor who receives the data |
Trigger for the data exchange |
Frequency (if applicable) |
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Fishing authorisations data |
Article 4 |
Member States |
Commission, NPFC Secretariat |
When a MS sends authorisation request to Commission |
When a vessel needs an authorisation |
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Fishing logbooks data |
Article 5.3, 6.2 |
Operators of fishing vessel |
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As soon as a vessel performs fishing operations |
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VMS data |
Article 12, 13 |
Operators of fishing vessel |
Flag Member State, NPFC Secretariat |
As soon as a vessel appears in NPFC waters outside a port |
Once in an hour |
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Transshipments data |
Article 14.4, 15.1, 15.3, 15.4 |
Operators of fishing vessel |
Flag Member State, NPFC Secretariat |
As soon as there is a transshipment operation |
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Annual report |
Article 5.4, 28 |
Flag Member States |
Commission |
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Once a year |
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Advance transshipment notification |
Article 15.5 |
Operators of fishing vessel |
Flag Member State, NPFC Secretariat |
As soon as there is a planned transshipment operation |
24 hours in advance of transshipment operation |
4.3.Digital solutions
For each digital solution, please provide the reference to the requirement(s) of digital relevance concerning it, a description of the digital solution's mandated functionality, the body that will be responsible for it, and other relevant aspects such as reusability and accessibility. Finally, explain whether the digital solution intends to make use of AI technologies.
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Digital solution |
Reference(s) to the requirement(s) |
Main mandated functionalities |
Responsible body |
How is accessibility catered for? |
How is reusability considered? |
Use of AI technologies (if applicable) |
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FLUX Transportation Layer |
Articles 4, 5.3, 6.2, 12, 13, 14,4, 15.1, 15.3, 15.4, 15.5 |
Standardised data exchange protocol; Interoperability between actors |
Commission |
No end-user interface |
FLUX-TL software is shared with all MS, and hence re-used. |
N/A |
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Member States’ national systems in FMCs |
Articles 4, 5.3, 6.2, 12, 13, 14,4, 15.1, 15.3, 15.4, 15.5 |
Data storage; Data processing |
Member States |
Commission does not have visibility of how MS systems are implemented. |
Commission does not have visibility of how MS systems are implemented. |
Commission does not have visibility of how MS systems are implemented. |
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Licence system |
Article 4 |
Management of fishing authorisations. |
Commission |
System is accessible according to Commission rules |
Re-use of EU Login and EU Access. System is re-used for authorisations, accross all MS. |
N/A |
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NPFC’s online Transhipment Reporting system. |
Article 15.1 |
transhipment monitoring reporting |
NPFC Secretariat |
online system |
Operator log-in |
n/a |
For each digital solution, explain how the digital solution complies with the requirements and obligations of the EU cybersecurity framework, and other applicable digital policies and legislative enactments (such as eIDAS, Single Digital Gateway, etc.).
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Digital and/or sectorial policy (when these are applicable) |
Explanation on how it aligns |
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AI Act |
N/A |
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EU Cybersecurity framework |
The IT system will adhere to Commission IT security standards and governance, as established in CD2017/46 and EU 2018/1725 |
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eIDAS |
N/A there are no end-users involved |
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Single Digital Gateway and IMI |
N/A |
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Others |
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Digital solution #2 MS national systems in FMCs
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Digital and/or sectorial policy (when these are applicable) |
Explanation on how it aligns |
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AI Act |
N/A |
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EU Cybersecurity framework |
N/A |
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eIDAS |
N/A |
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Single Digital Gateway and IMI |
N/A |
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Others |
N/A |
4.4.Interoperability assessment
Describe the digital public service(s) affected by the requirements
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Digital public service or category of digital public services |
Description |
Reference(s) to the requirement(s) |
Interoperable Europe Solution(s)(NOT APPLICABLE) |
Other interoperability solution(s) |
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VMS |
Satellite-based Vessel Monitoring System |
Articles 12, 13 |
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Assess the impact of the requirement(s) on cross-border interoperability
Digital public service #1
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Assessment |
Measure(s) |
Potential remaining barriers (if applicable) |
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Alignment with existing digital and sectorial policies. Please list the applicable digital and sectorial policies identified |
The alignment is assured under the CFP framework |
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Organisational measures for a smooth cross-border digital public services delivery. Please list the governance measures foreseen |
Follows the measures implemented under the CFP framework, in particular Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 |
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Measures taken to ensure a shared understanding of the data. Please list such measures |
Follows the measures implemented under the CFP framework, in particular Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 |
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Use of commonly agreed open technical specifications and standards. Please list such measures |
Follows the measures implemented under the CFP framework, in particular Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 |
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4.5.Measures to support digital implementation
For each measure to support digital implementation, please fill in the table below
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Description of the measure |
Reference(s) to the requirement(s) |
Commission role (if applicable) |
Actors to be involved (if applicable) |
Expected timeline (if applicable) |
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Delegated acts concerning NPFC measures in the following areas: vessel markings, VMS data accuracy distance, duties of MS concerning VMS, reporting obligations |
Article 31 |
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts concerning NPFC measures in the specified areas |
EP, the Council, experts designated by MS |
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Measure #2 |
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Measure #3 |
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