Conditions for weighing systems, equipment and control tools
Article 2
1. A port may only be listed pursuant to Article 14(6) of the Control Regulation if it is equipped with all the following weighing systems, equipment, and control tools to ensure the accuracy of catch reporting and the necessary control thereof: (a) a remote electronic monitoring system with closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras allowing the competent authorities of the coastal Member State to monitor the landing, transhipment, and weighing of all catches of fisheries covered by Article 14(4), point (a), of the Control Regulation; (b) a weighbridge or a crane weighing system to be used for the weighing of all catches of fisheries covered by Article 14(4), point (a), of the Control Regulation; (c) one or more water separators to enable dewatering of catches at landing prior to their weighing for fisheries referred to in Article 15(1), point (a), first and third indents of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013; and (d) an automated or semi-automated sampling chute accessible by both operators and inspectors to ensure the impartiality of samples taken in accordance with applicable sample weighing procedures for fisheries referred to in Article 15(1), point (a), first and third indents of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. 2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the weighing systems, equipment and control tools referred to in that paragraph may be replaced by equivalent technology or system with equipment capable of ensuring the same level of accuracy of weighing and catch registration at landing or transhipment. For the identification of the equivalent technology or system, aspects such as the dimensions of the port, its seasonal use, the small quantities of catches landed, and the content of a control plan or common control programme approved by the Commission may be taken into account.