ANNEX IISupplementary provisions
ANNEX II The contents of National Control Programmes as referred to in Article 3(2) National control programmes shall, inter alia , specify: 1. MEANS OF CONTROL 1.1. Human means Estimation of the numbers of shore-based and seagoing inspectors and the periods and zones where these are to be deployed 1.2. Technical means Estimation of the numbers of patrol vessels and aircraft and the periods and zones where these are to be deployed. 1.3. Financial means Estimation of the budgetary allocation for deployment of human resources, patrol vessels and aircrafts. 2. DESIGNATION OF PORTS List of the designated ports into which any landings of cod in excess of two tonnes must take place. 3. EFFORT CONTROL The system in place for allocation, monitoring and control of fishing effort, including: 3.1. definition of day present in the area; 3.2. system in use to verify the track records of vessels allocated extra days; 3.3. system in use to verify compliance with the by-catch restrictions placed upon vessels benefiting from extra days allocations or derogations; 3.4. instructions issued to industry on how to register their intended management period and gear category; 3.5. instructions issued to industry on how to register their intentions to use more than one gear category during a management period; 3.6. how effort data is managed and structure of the database; 3.7. system in use for the transfer of days; 3.8. system in use for the allocation of extra days; 3.9. system in use for the non-attribution of transit days; 3.10. system in use to ensure that equivalent capacity is withdrawn to allow vessels with no track record to fish in an area. 4. EFFORT REGIME Associated conditions including: 4.1. description of the hailing system in use; 4.2. description of alternative control measures; 4.3. system in place to ensure compliance with the pre-notification conditions; 4.4. methodology to implement authorisation to land (facultative); 4.5. method of calculation of the margin of tolerance in the estimation of quantities; 4.6. separate stowage; 4.7. sampling plan of weighing of landings; 4.8. transport documents. 5. INSPECTION PROTOCOLS Protocols for inspections at landing, first sale, after first sale and transport. Protocols for sea inspections 6. GUIDELINES Explanatory guidelines for inspectors, producers’ organisations and fishermen. 7. COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS Protocols for communication with the competent authorities designated by other Member States as being responsible for the specific monitoring programme for cod. 8. EXCHANGES OF INSPECTORS Protocols for exchange of inspectors including specification of powers and authority of inspectors operating in each other’s EEZ. Specific inspection benchmarks Each Member State shall set specific benchmarks. Such benchmarks shall be communicated to all Member States concerned and revised periodically after analysis of the results achieved. Inspection benchmark shall evolve progressively until the target benchmarks defined in Annex I of this Regulation are reached.