ANNEX IVSupplementary provisions
ANNEX IV DETAILS ON THE SPECIFIC CONTROL AND INSPECTION PROGRAMME FOR CERTAIN DEMERSAL AND PELAGIC FISHERIES IN THE NORTH SEA AND IN ICES DIVISION IIa (1) This specific control and inspection programme shall cover the geographical areas defined as follows: — Union waters of the ‘North Sea’ where North Sea means ICES zones IIIa and IV; — Union waters of ICES division IIa. (2) The Member States concerned are Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. (3) The following fisheries shall be considered: — Fisheries exploiting mackerel, herring, horse mackerel, blue whiting, argentine, sprat; sand eel and Norway pout; cod, haddock, whiting, saithe, Norway lobster, sole, plaice, hake, Northern prawn; — Fisheries exploiting European eel of the species Anguilla anguilla ; — Fisheries exploiting species under the landing obligation pursuant to Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. (4) Target benchmarks for inspections The following benchmarks shall be implemented by the Member States specified in point 2 of this Annex. (a) Inspections activities at sea; On a yearly basis at least 60 % of total inspections at sea (excluding aerial surveillance) shall be conducted on fishing vessels belonging to the fleet segments in the two highest risk level categories identified according to Article 5(1) and 5(2) ensuring that both these fleet segments are adequately and proportionally covered. (b) Inspections at landing (inspections in ports and before first sale); On a yearly basis at least 60 % of total inspections at landing shall be conducted on fishing vessels belonging to the fleet segments in the two highest risk level categories identified according to Article 5(1) and 5(2) ensuring that both these fleet segments are adequately and proportionally covered.