ANNEX ISupplementary provisions
ANNEX I Inspection and surveillance tasks 1. General inspection tasks 1.1. 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 authorisation: licence, special fishing permit and fishing effort entitlement; (c) relevant vessel documentation such as logbooks, certifications of registration, vessel storage plans, records of notification and where applicable records of vessel monitoring system (VMS) manual reports; (d) all other relevant findings from the inspection done at sea, at port or at any step of the commercialisation process. 1.2. The findings referred to in point 1.1 shall be compared with the information made available to the inspectors by other competent authorities, including the VMS information, prior notifications and lists of vessels holding a special permit for fishing for cod in any of the areas defined in Article 1 of this Decision. 2. Inspection tasks at sea Inspectors shall verify: (a) the quantities of fish retained on board in comparison with the quantities recorded in the logbook and the compliance with the margins of tolerance as referred to in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 423/2004; (b) the compliance of the gear used with the relevant requirements and the compliance with the provisions on twine thickness, minimum sizes for meshes and fish, net attachments and the marking and identification of passive gear; (c) the correct functioning of VMS equipment. 3. Inspection tasks at landing Inspectors shall verify the following: (a) prior notification of landing including the information concerning the catch on board; (b) the completion of the logbook and landing declaration, including effort recording; (c) the actual quantities of fish on board, weight of cod and other species landed and the compliance with the margins of tolerance as referred to in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 423/2004; (d) the gear on board and the compliance with the provisions on twine thickness, minimum sizes for meshes and fish, net attachments and the marking and identification of passive gear; (e) where applicable, the compliance with the shut down procedures for VMS equipment. 4. Inspection tasks concerning transports and marketing Inspectors shall verify: (a) the relevant documents accompanying transport and check them against the physical quantities transported; (b) the compliance with grading and labelling requirements and minimum fish size requirements; (c) the documentation (logbook, landing declaration and sales notes), sorting and weighing of fish for the control of marketing provisions. 5. Tasks for aerial surveillance Surveillance crew shall: (a) cross-check sightings against allocation of effort; (b) cross-check the area restrictions on fishing; (c) report on surveillance data for cross-checking purposes.