Regulation (EC) No 1921/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 on the submission of statistical data on landings of fishery products in Member States and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1382/91 (Text with EEA relevance)
Definitions
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:
1)
‘Community fishing vessels’ means fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State and registered in the Community;
2)
‘EFTA fishing vessels’ means fishing vessels flying the flag of, or registered in, an EFTA country;
3)
‘Unit value’ means:
(a)
the value at first sale of the fishery products landed (in national currency) divided by the quantity landed (in tonnes), or
(b)
for fishery products not immediately sold, the average price per tonne in national currency, estimated using an appropriate method.
Obligations of the Member States
1. Each year each Member State shall submit to the Commission statistical data in respect of the fishery products landed on its territory by Community and EFTA fishing vessels (hereinafter referred to as ‘statistical data’).
2. For the purposes of this Regulation, the following fishery products shall be deemed to be landed on the territory of the reporting Member State:
(a)
products landed by fishing vessels or other parts of the fishing fleet in national ports within the Community;
(b)
products landed by fishing vessels of the reporting Member State in non-Community ports and covered by the T2M form contained in Annex 43 to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code ( 5 ) .
Compilation of statistical data
1. The statistical data shall cover total landings on national territory within the Community.
2. Sampling techniques may be employed where, owing to the structural characteristics of a particular sector of the fisheries of a Member State, comprehensive data collection would result in difficulties for the national authorities which would be disproportionate to the importance of that sector.
Statistical data
The statistical data shall relate to the total quantities and unit values of the fishery products landed in the reference calendar year.
The variables for which statistical data need to be submitted, their definitions and the relevant nomenclatures are given in Annexes II, III and IV.
Submission of statistical data
Member States shall submit the statistical data to the Commission on an annual basis in accordance with the format specified in Annex I and using the codes set out in Annexes II, III and IV.
The statistical data shall be submitted within six months of the end of the reference calendar year.
Methodology
1. By 19 January 2008 each Member State shall submit a detailed methodological report to the Commission describing how the data have been collected and the statistics compiled. That report shall include details of any sampling techniques and an evaluation of the quality of the resulting estimates.
2. The Commission shall examine the reports and present its conclusions to the relevant working group of the Standing Committee for Agricultural Statistics (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Committee’) established by Article 1 of Council Decision 72/279/EEC ( 6 ) .
3. The Member States shall inform the Commission of any change in the information provided for under paragraph 1 within three months of the introduction of such change. They shall also forward to the Commission details of any substantial changes in the collection methods used.
Transitional periods
Transitional periods for the implementation of this Regulation lasting not more than three years from the date of its entry into force may be granted to Member States in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 11(2).
Derogations
1. Where the inclusion in the statistics of a particular sector of the fisheries industry of a Member State would cause difficulties to the national authorities disproportionate to the importance of that sector, a derogation may be granted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 11(2), permitting that Member State to exclude statistical data covering that sector from the national statistical data submitted.
2. Where a Member State requests a derogation under paragraph 1, it shall provide the Commission, in support of its request, with a report on problems encountered in applying this Regulation to total landings on its territory.
Updating of the Annexes
The measures relating to technical adaptation of the Annexes shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 11(3).
Assessment
The Commission shall, by 19 January 2010 and every three years thereafter, submit an assessment report to the European Parliament and the Council on the statistical data compiled pursuant to this Regulation and in particular on their relevance and quality. The report shall also analyse the cost-effectiveness of the system used for the collection and processing of statistical data and shall put forward best practices for reducing the workload for Member States and enhancing the usefulness and quality of the statistical data.
Committee procedure
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee.
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 4 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.
The period laid down in Article 4(3) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.
3. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5a(1) to (4) and Article 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.
Repeal
Regulation (EEC) No 1382/91 is hereby repealed.
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 .
Supplementary provisions
FORMAT OF STATISTICAL DATA SUBMITTED
ANNEX ISupplementary provisions
ANNEX I
FORMAT OF STATISTICAL DATA SUBMITTED
Statistical data file format
The statistical data are to be submitted in a file in which each record includes the fields indicated below. These fields are to be separated by a comma (‘,’).
Field
Note
Annex
Reference year
4 digits (e.g. 2003)
Reporting country
Alpha-3 code
Annex II
Species or species group
International alpha-3 code ( *1 )
—
Flag State
Alpha-3 code
Annex II
Presentation
Annex III
Intended use
Annex IV
Quantity
Tonnes landed (rounded to one decimal place)
Unit value
National currency per tonne
Quantities of less than 50 kg landed weight are to be recorded as ‘0,0’.
( *1 ) The full list of international alpha-3 species codes is to be found in the FAO's ASFIS file (http://www.fao.org/fi/statist/fisoft/asfis/asfis.asp)
LIST OF COUNTRY CODES
ANNEX IISupplementary provisions
ANNEX II
LIST OF COUNTRY CODES
Country
Code
Belgium
BEL
Czech Republic
CZE
Denmark
DNK
Germany
DEU
Estonia
EST
Greece
GRC
Spain
ESP
France
FRA
Ireland
IRL
Italy
ITA
Cyprus
CYP
Latvia
LVA
Lithuania
LTU
Luxembourg
LUX
Hungary
HUN
Malta
MLT
Netherlands
NLD
Austria
AUT
Poland
POL
Portugal
PRT
Slovenia
SVN
Slovakia
SVK
Finland
FIN
Sweden
SWE
United Kingdom
GBR
Iceland
ISL
Norway
NOR
Other
OTH
LIST OF PRESENTATION CODES
ANNEX IIISupplementary provisions
ANNEX III
LIST OF PRESENTATION CODES
Part A
List
Presentation
Code
Fresh (not specified)
10
Fresh (whole)
11
Fresh (gutted)
12
Fresh (tails)
13
Fresh (fillets)
14
Fresh (gutted and headed)
16
Fresh (live)
18
Fresh (other)
19
Frozen (not specified)
20
Frozen (whole)
21
Frozen (gutted)
22
Frozen (tails)
23
Frozen (fillets)
24
Frozen (not filleted)
25
Frozen (gutted and headed)
26
Frozen (cleaned)
27
Frozen (not cleaned)
28
Frozen (other)
29
Salted (not specified)
30
Salted (whole)
31
Salted (gutted)
32
Salted (fillets)
34
Salted (gutted and headed)
36
Salted (other)
39
Smoked
40
Cooked
50
Cooked (frozen and packaged)
60
Dried (not specified)
70
Dried (whole)
71
Dried (gutted)
72
Dried (fillets)
74
Dried (gutted and headed)
76
Dried (skinned)
77
Dried (other)
79
Whole (not specified)
91
Claws
80
Eggs
85
Presentation unknown
99
Part B
Notes
1.
Fillets: strips of flesh cut parallel to the backbone of the fish and consisting of the right or left side of the fish, provided that the head, viscera, fins (dorsal, anal, caudal, ventral, pectoral) and bones (vertebrae or large backbone, ventral or costal, bronchial or stirrup bones, etc.) have been removed and the two sides are not connected, for example by the back or stomach.
2.
Whole fish: ungutted fish.
3.
Cleaned: squid where the arms, head and internal organs have been removed from the body.
4.
Frozen fish: fish that have been subjected to freezing in a manner to preserve the inherent quality of the fish by reducing the average temperature to -18 °C or lower and which are then kept at a temperature of -18 °C or lower.
5.
Fresh fish: fish that have not been preserved, cured, frozen or otherwise treated other than chilled. They are generally presented whole or gutted.
6.
Salted fish: fish often in gutted and headed form, preserved in salt or brine.
LIST OF CODES FOR INTENDED USE OF FISHERY PRODUCTS
ANNEX IVSupplementary provisions
ANNEX IV
LIST OF CODES FOR INTENDED USE OF FISHERY PRODUCTS
Part A
List
Destination
Code
Nature of submissions
Human consumption
1
Mandatory
Industrial uses
2
Mandatory
Withdrawn from the market
3
Voluntary
Bait
4
Voluntary
Animal feed
5
Voluntary
Waste
6
Voluntary
Intended use unknown
9
Voluntary
Part B
Notes
1.
Human consumption: all fishery products which are sold at first sale for human consumption or which are landed under contract or other agreement for human consumption. Excluded are quantities intended for human consumption but which, at the time of first sale, are withdrawn from the market for human consumption owing to market conditions or hygiene regulations or for similar reasons.
2.
Industrial uses: all fishery products specifically landed for reduction to meal and oil for consumption by animals, and quantities which, although originally intended for human consumption, are not sold for that purpose at first sale.
3.
Withdrawn from the market: the quantities which originally were intended for human consumption but which, at the time of first sale, are withdrawn from the market owing to market conditions or hygiene regulations or for similar reasons.
4.
Bait: quantities of fresh fish which are intended to be used as bait in other fishing activities. An example is the bait used in tuna pole and line fisheries.
5.
Animal feed: the quantities of fresh fish intended to be fed direct to animals. Excluded are quantities intended for processing to fish meal and oil.
6.
Waste: fish or parts thereof which due to their state are to be destroyed prior to landing.
7.
Intended use unknown: quantities of fish which cannot be assigned to any of the above categories.
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