Council Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 (repealed)Show full title

CHAPTER II OBJECTIVES

Article 3 General objectives

The Community financial measures referred to in Chapter III shall specifically contribute towards the following general objectives:

(a)

improving the administrative capacity and the means for control and enforcement of CFP rules;

(b)

improving the collection of data necessary for the CFP;

(c)

improving the quality of scientific advice for the purposes of the CFP;

(d)

improving the technical assistance supporting the management of the Community fishing fleet for the purposes of the CFP;

(e)

improving the involvement of the fisheries sector and other interest groups in the CFP and promoting dialogue and communication between them and the Commission;

(f)

implementing measures relating to Fisheries Partnership Agreements and other bilateral or multilateral agreements for the purposes of the CFP, and in particular towards ensuring the sustainability of fisheries resources in third country waters and on the high seas;

(g)

implementing measures relating to the Law of the Sea.

Article 4 Specific objectives in the area of control and enforcement

Community financial measures referred to in Article 8 shall contribute to the objective of improving the control of fishing activities in order to ensure effective implementation of the CFP within and outside Community waters by financing the following actions:

(a)

actions taken by Member States to enhance capacity or reduce identified weaknesses in their fisheries control activities;

(b)

evaluation and control by Commission services of the application of the rules of the CFP by the Member States;

(c)

coordinating control measures, in particular through plans for the joint deployment of national inspection and surveillance units by way of the Community Fisheries Control Agency (CFCA).

Article 5 Specific objectives in the area of data collection and scientific advice

Community financial measures referred to in Articles 9, 10 and 11 shall contribute to the objective of improving the collection and management of the data and scientific advice required to assess the state of the resources, the level of fishing and the impact that fisheries have on the resources and the marine eco-system and the performance of the fishing industry, within and outside Community waters, by providing financial support to the Member States to establish multi-annual aggregated and science based datasets which incorporate biological, technical, environmental and economic information.

Article 6 Specific objectives in the area of governance

Community financial measures referred to in Article 12 shall contribute to the objective of involving stakeholders at all stages of the CFP, from conception to implementation, and of informing them about the objectives of, and measures relating to, the CFP, including, where appropriate, their social economic impact.

Article 7 Specific objectives in the area of international relations

1. In the area of the negotiation and conclusion of fisheries agreements, including fisheries partnership agreements Community financial measures referred to in Article 13 shall contribute to the following objectives:

(a) safeguarding employment in the regions of the Community dependent on fishing;

(b) securing the continued existence and competitiveness of the Community’s fisheries sector;

(c) developing, through partnership, the fisheries resource management and control capacities of third countries to ensure sustainable fishing and promoting the economic development of the fisheries sector in those countries by improving the scientific and technical evaluation of the fisheries concerned, monitoring and control of fishing activities, health conditions and the business environment in the sector;

(d) ensuring adequate supply for the Community market.

2. In the area of the Community’s involvement in regional and international organisations, Community financial measures referred to in Article 13 shall contribute to the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fishery resources at international level by adopting appropriate management measures for these resources.