ANNEX ISupplementary provisions
ANNEX I Common Rules for national control programmes, as referred to in Article 3(1) 1. OBJECTIVES 1.1. The general objective of the national control programmes shall be the verification of compliance with applicable legislation concerning: (a) quantitative restrictions on the retention on board, landing, marketing and transport of catches of cod and associated species as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 423/2004; (b) logbooks, landing declarations, sales notes and prior notices of landing, including in particular verifying the reliability of the information recorded; (c) general technical conservation measures and specific technical measures for fishing for cod and associated species, as provided for in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2056/2001 ( 1 ) . 1.2. The specific objective of the national control programmes shall be to achieve a harmonised implementation of the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 423/2004 and in particular Chapters IV and V of that Regulation. 2. STRATEGY The specific monitoring programme for cod stocks shall concentrate on inspection and surveillance of fishing activities by vessels using gear types identified in Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 423/2004 as likely to catch cod. Random inspections of transport and marketing of cod shall be used as a complementary cross-checking mechanism to test the efficiency of inspection and surveillance. 2.1. Priorities Different gear categories shall be subject to different levels of prioritisation, depending on the extent to which the fleets are affected by fishing effort limitations. For that reason, each Member State shall set specific priorities. 2.2. Target Benchmarks At the end of a three-month transition period from the date of notification of this Decision, Member States shall implement their inspection schedules taking into account the targets set out for Community vessels in the following table. Place of inspection Target benchmarks Inspection in ports As a general rule, inspections shall cover 20 % by weight of cod landings covering all places of landing. Alternatively, inspections shall be undertaken at such frequency as to ensure that during a three month period a number of vessels that account for 20 % or more by weight of cod landings are inspected at least once. The total quantity of landings inspected in number should guarantee an accuracy of 95 % on the estimation of the total quantities of cod landed. Marketing Inspection of 5 % of the quantities of cod offered for sale in the auction halls Inspection at sea Flexible benchmark, to be set after a detailed analysis of the fishing activity in each area. Benchmarks at sea shall refer the number of patrol days at sea in the cod recovery zone, with possibly a separate benchmark for days patrolling specific areas. Aerial surveillance Flexible benchmark, to be set after a detailed analysis of the fishing activity conducted in each area and taking into consideration the available resources at the Member State’s disposal. 3. INSPECTION TASKS 3.1. General inspection tasks An inspection report shall be drawn up for each inspection. Inspectors shall in any case verify and note in their report the following information: (a) the details of the identity of the responsible persons, as well as those of the vessel or vehicles involved in the activities inspected; (b) the authorisations, licence and special fishing permit; (c) relevant vessel documentation such as the logbook, and capacity plans. The information referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) and all relevant findings from the inspection done at sea, by aerial surveillance, at port or at any step of the commercialisation process, shall be noted in the inspection reports. Those findings shall be compared with the information made available to the inspectors by other competent authorities, including the Vessel Monitoring System information and lists of authorised vessels. 3.2. Specific inspection tasks for aerial surveillance Inspectors shall verify sightings against allocation of effort. Inspectors shall report on surveillance data for cross-checking purposes. Particular attention shall be devoted to derogation areas, such as the West of Scotland. 3.3. Inspection tasks at sea Inspectors shall always verify the quantities of fish retained on board and compare them with the quantities recorded in the logbook as well as compliance with separate stowage obligations. Inspectors shall verify whether the gear used is in compliance with the relevant legal provisions and verify, in particular, if the one net rule is respected. 3.4. Inspection tasks at landing Inspectors shall systematically verify the following: (a) prior notification of landing including the information concerning the catch on board, (b) the completion of the logbook, including effort recording, (c) the physical quantities on board, (d) the gear on board, (e) the catch composition on board (by-catch rules), (f) the separate stowage of cod. 3.5. Inspection tasks concerning transports and marketing As regards transport, inspectors shall verify in particular the relevant documents accompanying transport and check them against the physical quantities transported. As regards marketing, inspectors shall verify the documentation (logbook, landing declaration and sales notes) and sorting and weighing of the physical quantities. ( 1 ) OJ L 277, 20.10.2001, p. 13 .