THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1966/2006 of 21 December 2006 on electronic recording and reporting of fishing activities and on means of remote sensing(1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 22(1)(c) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002(2) provides that activities within the scope of the Common Fisheries Policy are prohibited unless a master, without undue delay records and reports information on fishing activities, including landings and transhipments and that copies of the records shall be made available to the authorities.
(2) In accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1966/2006 the obligation to electronically record and transmit logbook, landing declaration and transhipment data applies to masters of Community fishing vessels exceeding 24 m length overall within 24 months of entry into force of the implementing rules and to masters of Community fishing vessels exceeding 15 m length overall within 42 months of entry into force of the implementing rules.
(3) Daily reporting of fishing activities creates the potential to enhance significantly the efficiency and effectiveness of monitoring, control and surveillance operations both at sea and on land.
(4) Article 6 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the Common Fisheries Policy(3) provides that masters of Community fishing vessels shall keep a logbook of their operations.
(5) Article 8 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 provides that the master of each Community fishing vessel having an overall length equal to or more than 10 m or his representative, shall after each fishing trip and within 48 hours of landing submit a declaration to the competent authorities of the Member States where the landing takes place.
(6) Article 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 provides that auction centres or other bodies or persons authorised by Member States which are responsible for the first marketing of fishery products shall, upon first sale, submit a sales note to the competent authorities in whose territory the first marketing takes place.
(7) Article 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 also provides that where the first marketing of fisheries products does not take place in the Member State where the products have been landed, the Member State responsible for monitoring the first marketing shall ensure that a copy of the sales note is submitted to the authorities responsible for monitoring the landing of the products as soon as possible.
(8) Article 19 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 requires Member States to create computerised databases and to establish a validation system comprising in particular cross-checks and verification of data.
(9) Article 19b and 19e of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 require masters of Community fishing vessels to make effort reports and to record them in their logbook.
(10) Article 5 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002(4) requires the master of a Community fishing vessel holding a deep-sea fishing permit to record in a logbook or in a form provided by the flag Member State information concerning fishing gear characteristics and fishing operations.
(11) Council Regulation (EC) No 768/2005(5) establishing a Community Fisheries Control Agency and amending Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy provides for the operation of joint deployment plans.
(12) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1566/2007(6) laid down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1966/2006 as regards electronic recording and reporting of fishing activities.
(13) It is necessary, at present, to further detail and clarify some provisions contained in Regulation (EC) No 1566/2007. To that end it is appropriate to repeal Regulation (EC) No 1566/2007 and to replace it by a new Regulation.
(14) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
1.This Regulation shall apply to:
(a)Community fishing vessels exceeding 24 metres length overall, as from 1 January 2010;
(b)Community fishing vessels exceeding 15 metres length overall, as from 1 July 2011;
(c)registered buyers, registered auctions or other entities or persons authorised by Member States that are responsible for the first sale of fisheries products with an annual financial turnover in first sales of fishery products in excess of EUR 400 000, as from 1 January 2009.
2.Notwithstanding paragraph 1(a), this Regulation shall apply as from a date earlier than 1 January 2010 to Community fishing vessels flying the flag of a given Member State and exceeding 24 metres length overall, if it is so provided by that State.
3.Notwithstanding paragraph 1(b), this Regulation shall apply as from a date earlier than 1 July 2011 to Community fishing vessels flying the flag of a given Member State and exceeding 15 metres length overall, if it is so provided by that State.
4.Notwithstanding the dates laid down in paragraphs 1(a) and 1(b), a Member State may decide to apply this Regulation to vessels of 15 metres or less flying its flag prior to those dates in accordance with Article 3(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1966/2006.
5.Member States may conclude bilateral agreements on the use of electronic reporting systems on vessels flying their flags within the waters under their sovereignty or jurisdiction on condition that the vessels comply with all rules laid down in this Regulation.
6.This Regulation shall apply to Community fishing vessels regardless of the waters in which they carry out fishing operations or of the ports in which they land.
7.This Regulation shall not apply to Community fishing vessels used exclusively for exploitation of aquaculture.
1.Each Member State shall establish a list of registered buyers, registered auctions or other entities or persons that it has authorised and that are responsible for the first sale of fishery products with an annual financial turnover of fishery products in excess of EUR 400 000. The first reference year shall be 2007 and the list shall be updated on 1 January of the current year (year n) on the basis of the annual financial turnover of fishery products in excess of EUR 400 000 in year n-2. That list shall be published on an official web site of the Member State.
2.Each Member State shall establish and periodically update lists of Community fishing vessels flying its flag to which the provisions of this Regulation apply in accordance with Article 1(2), (3), (4) and (5). The lists shall be published on an official web site of the Member State and shall be in the format to be decided in consultations between the Member States and the Commission.
For the purpose of this Regulation the following definitions shall apply:
‘fishing operation’ means all activities in connection with searching for fish, the shooting, setting and hauling of a fishing gear and the removal of any catch from the gear;
‘joint deployment plan’ means a plan setting out operational arrangements for the deployment of available means of control and inspection.
1.Masters of Community fishing vessels shall transmit logbook and transhipment data by electronic means to the competent authorities of the flag Member State.
2.Masters of Community fishing vessels or their representatives shall transmit landing declaration data by electronic means to the competent authorities of the flag State.
3.When a Community fishing vessel lands its catch in a Member State other than the flag Member State, the competent authorities of the flag Member States shall immediately upon receipt forward the landing declaration data by electronic means to the competent authorities of the Member State where the catch was landed.
4.Masters of Community fishing vessels shall, where required under Community rules, transmit by electronic means to the competent authority of the flag Member State prior notification of entry into port at the time that it is required to be transmitted.
5.When a vessel intends to enter a port in a Member State other than the flag Member State, the competent authorities of the flag Member State shall immediately upon receipt forward the prior notification referred to in paragraph 4 by electronic means to the competent authorities of the coastal Member State.
1.Registered buyers, registered auctions or other entities or persons authorised by Member States, that are responsible for the first sale of fishery products shall transmit information required to be recorded in a sales note by electronic means to the competent authorities of the Member State in whose territory the first marketing takes place.
2.When the first marketing takes place in a Member State other than the flag Member State, the competent authorities of the Member State where the first marketing takes place shall ensure that a copy of the sales notes data is submitted by electronic means to the competent authorities of the flag Member State on receipt of relevant information.
3.Where the first marketing of fisheries products does not take place in the Member State where the products have been landed, the Member State where the first marketing takes place shall ensure that a copy of the sales note data is submitted by electronic means immediately on receipt of relevant information, to the following authorities:
(a)the competent authorities of the Member State where the fishery products have been landed; and
(b)the competent authorities of the flag Member State of the vessel that landed the fishery products.
4.The holder of the take-over declaration shall transmit by electronic means the information required to be recorded in a take-over declaration to the competent authorities of the Member State in whose territory the take-over physically takes place.
1.The master shall transmit the electronic logbook information to the competent authorities of the flag Member State at least on a daily basis not later than 24.00 hours even when there are no catches. He shall also send such data:
(a)at the request of the competent authority of the flag Member State;
(b)immediately after the last fishing operation has been completed;
(c)before entering into port;
(d)at the time of any inspection at sea;
(e)at the time of events defined in Community legislation or by the flag State.
2.The master may transmit corrections to the electronic logbook and transhipment declarations up to the last transmission made at the end of the fishing operations and before entering into port. Corrections shall be easily identifiable. All original electronic logbook data and corrections to those data shall be stored by the competent authorities of the flag Member State.
3.The master or his representatives shall transmit the landing declaration by electronic means immediately after the landing declaration has been established.
4.The master of the donor vessel and the receiving vessel shall transmit transhipment data by electronic means immediately after the transhipment.
5.The master shall keep a copy of the information referred to in paragraph 1 on board the fishing vessel for the duration of each absence from port and until the landing declaration has been submitted.
6.When a fishing vessel is in port, does not carry fish on board and the master has submitted the landing declaration, transmission in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article may be suspended subject to prior notification to the Fisheries Monitoring Centre of the flag Member State. Transmission shall be resumed when the vessel leaves the port. Prior notification is not required for vessels equipped with and transmitting data via VMS (Vessel Monitoring System).
Each Member State shall determine the format for the transmission of data from vessels flying its flag to its competent authorities.
Member States shall ensure that return messages are issued to vessels flying their flag for each transmission of logbook, transhipment and landing data. The return message shall contain an acknowledgement of receipt.
1.A Member State may exempt masters of vessels flying its flag from the obligations referred to in Article 4(1) and from the obligation to have means of electronic data transmission on board as referred to in Article 1(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1966/2006 are absent from port for 24 hours or less within the waters under its sovereignty or jurisdiction on condition that they do not land their catch outside the territory of the flag Member State.
2.Masters of Community fishing vessels that electronically record and report data on their fishing activities shall be exempt from the obligation to complete paper logbook, landing and transhipment declarations.
3.Masters of Community vessels, or their representatives, that land their catch in a Member State other than the flag Member State shall be exempt from the requirement to submit a paper landing declaration to the coastal Member State.
4.Member States may conclude bilateral agreements on the use of electronic reporting systems on vessels flying their flags within the waters under their sovereignty or jurisdiction. The vessels falling within the scope of such agreements shall be exempt from completing a paper logbook within those waters.
5.Masters of Community vessels that record in their electronic logbooks the fishing effort information required under Article 19b of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 shall be exempt from the obligation to transmit effort reports by telex, by VMS, by fax, by telephone or by radio.
1.In the event of a technical failure or non-functioning of the electronic recording and reporting system the master or the owner of the vessel or their representative shall communicate logbook, landing declaration and transhipment data to the competent authorities of the flag Member State in a way established by the flag Member State on a daily basis and no later than 24.00 hours even when there are no catches. Data shall also be sent:
(a)at the request of the competent authority of the flag State;
(b)immediately after the last fishing operation has been completed;
(c)before entering into port;
(d)at the time of any inspection at sea;
(e)at the time of events defined in Community legislation or by the flag State.
2.The competent authorities of the flag Member State shall update the electronic logbook immediately on receipt of the data referred to in paragraph 1.
3.A Community fishing vessel shall not leave a port, following a technical failure or non-functioning of its electronic recording and reporting system before it is functioning to the satisfaction of the competent authorities of the flag Member State or before it is otherwise authorised to leave by the competent authorities of the flag Member State. The flag Member State shall immediately notify the coastal Member State when it has authorised a vessel flying its flag to leave a port in the coastal Member State.
1.When the competent authorities of a flag Member State have not received data transmissions in accordance with Article 4(1) and (2) they shall notify the master or the owner of the vessel or their representative thereof as soon as possible. If, in respect of a particular vessel, this situation occurs more than three times within a period of one year, the flag Member State shall ensure that the electronic reporting system in question is checked. The Member State concerned shall investigate the matter in order to determine why data have not been received.
2.When the competent authorities of a flag Member State have not received data transmissions in accordance with Article 4(1) and (2) and the last position received through the Vessel Monitoring System was from within the waters of a coastal Member State they shall notify the competent authorities of that coastal Member State thereof as soon as possible.
3.The master or the owner of the vessel or their representative shall send all data for which a notification was received in accordance with paragraph 1 to the competent authorities of the flag Member State immediately on receipt of the notification.
1.When the competent authorities of a coastal Member State observe a vessel flying the flag of another Member State in their waters and cannot access logbook or transhipment data in accordance with Article 15 they shall request the competent authorities of the flag Member State to ensure access.
2.If the access referred to in paragraph 1 is not ensured within four hours of the request, the coastal Member State shall notify the flag Member State. On receipt of the notification the flag Member State shall immediately send the data to the coastal Member State by any available electronic means.
3.If the coastal Member State does not receive the data referred to in paragraph 2, the master or owner of the vessel or their representative shall send the data and a copy of the return message referred to in Article 8 to the competent authorities of the coastal Member State on request and by any available electronic means.
4.If the master or owner of the vessel or their representative can not provide the competent authorities of the coastal Member State with a copy of the return message referred to in Article 8, fishing activities in the waters of the coastal Member State by the vessel concerned shall be prohibited until the master or his representative can provide a copy of the return message or information referred to in Article 6(1) to the said authorities.
1.Member States shall maintain databases on the functioning of their electronic reporting system. They shall contain at least the following information:
(a)the list of fishing vessels flying their flag whose electronic reporting systems have experienced technical failure or have failed to function;
(b)the number of electronic logbook transmissions received per day and the average number of transmissions received per vessel, broken down by flag Member State;
(c)the number of landing declaration, transhipment declaration, takeover declaration and sales note transmissions received, broken down by flag State.
2.Summaries of information on the functioning of Member States' electronic reporting systems shall be sent to the Commission at its request in a format and at time intervals to be decided in consultation between Member States and the Commission.
1.Information shall be exchanged between Member States using the format defined in the Annex from which extensible mark-up language (XML) is derived.
2.Corrections to the information referred to in paragraph 1 shall be clearly identified.
3.When a Member State receives electronic information from another Member State it shall ensure that a return message is issued to the competent authorities of that Member State. The return message shall contain an acknowledgement of receipt.
4.Data elements in the Annex that are mandatory for masters to record in their logbook according to Community rules shall also be mandatory in exchanges between Member States.
1.A flag Member State shall ensure that a coastal Member State has on-line access in real time to electronic logbook and landing declaration data of vessels flying its flag when conducting fishing operations in the waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction or entering a port of the coastal Member State.
2.The data referred to in paragraph 1 shall at least cover the data from the last departure from port to the time when the landing is completed. Data from fishing operations for the previous 12 months shall be made available on request.
3.The master of a Community fishing vessel shall have secure access to his own electronic logbook information stored in the database of the flag Member State on a 24-hour, seven-days-a-week basis.
4.A coastal Member State shall grant on-line access to its logbook database to a fishery patrol vessel of another Member State in the context of a joint deployment plan.
1.Access to the data referred to in Article 15, paragraph 1 shall be by secure Internet connection on a 24-hour, seven-days-a-week basis.
2.Member States shall exchange the relevant technical information to ensure mutual access to electronic logbooks.
3.Member States shall:
(a)ensure that data received according to this Regulation are safely stored in computerised databases and take all necessary measures to ensure that they are treated as confidential;
(b)take all necessary technical measures to protect such data against any accidental or illicit destruction, accidental loss, deterioration, distribution or unauthorised consultation.
1.In each Member State, a single authority shall be responsible for transmitting, receiving, managing and processing all data covered by this Regulation.
2.Member States shall exchange lists and contact details of the authorities referred to in paragraph 1 and shall inform the Commission thereof.
3.Any changes in the information referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be communicated to the Commission and other Member States without delay.
1.Regulation (EC) No 1566/2007 is hereby repealed.
2.References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 3 November 2008.
For the Commission
Joe Borg
Member of the Commission
| Notes: | ||||
| a Compulsory if required by the Community rules, international or bilateral agreements. | ||||
| b When CIF does not apply then attribute is optional. | ||||
| 1. Character set definitions are available at http://europa.eu.int/idabc/en/chapter/556used for ERS should be: Western character set (UTF-8). | ||||
| 2. All Codes (or appropriate references) will be listed on the EC Fisheries website with a location to be specified: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement_en.htm (including codes for corrections, ports, fishing areas, intentions on leaving port, reasons for returning to port, type of fishing/target species, codes on entering conservation/effort zones and other codes or references. | ||||
| 3. All 3 character codes are XML elements (3-character code), all 2-character codes are XML attributes. | ||||
| 4. The XML sample files and the reference XSD definition of the above Annex will be placed on the EC website with a location to be specified. | ||||
| 5. All the weights in the table are expressed in kilograms and, if needed with up to two decimals of precision. | ||||
| No | Element or attribute name | Code | Description and content | Compulsory (C)/Compulsory if (CIF)a/Optional (O)b |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ERS message | |||
| 2 | Start of message | ERS | Tag indicating start of the ERS message | C |
| 3 | Address | AD | Destination for the message (ISO alpha-3 country code) | C |
| 4 | From | FR | Country transmitting the data (ISO alpha-3 country code) | C |
| 5 | Message (record) number | RN | Serial number of the message (format CCC99999999) | C |
| 6 | Message (record) date | RD | Date of transmission of the message (YYYY-MM-DD) | C |
| 7 | Message (record) time | RT | Time of retransmission of the message (HH:MM in UTC) | C |
| 8 | Message type | TM | Type of message (Logbook: type = LOG, Acknowledgment: type = RET, Correction: type = COR or sales notes: type = SAL) | C |
| 9 | Test message | TS | Presence indicates message is a test message | CIF TEST |
| 10 | ||||
| 11 | When message type is RET (TM=RET) | RET is an Acknowledgement message | ||
| 12 | The following attributes need to be specified | The message acknowledges the good or bad reception of the message identified by RN | ||
| 13 | Sent message number | RN | Serial number of the message being acknowledged by the recipient FMC (CCC99999999) | C |
| 14 | Return status | RS | Indicates the status of the received message/report. The code list will be placed at the EC website with a location to be specified | C |
| 15 | Reason for Rejection (if any) | RE | Free text giving an explanation for the rejection | O |
| 16 | ||||
| 17 | When message is of type COR (TM=COR) | COR is a Correction message | ||
| 18 | The following attributes need to be specified | The message is correcting a previous message, the information contained inside the message fully replaces the previous message, identified by RN | ||
| 19 | Original message number | RN | Message number of the message being corrected (format CCC99999999) | C |
| 20 | Reason for correction | RE | Code list to be found at http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement_en.htm | O |
| 21 | ||||
| 22 | When message type: LOG (TM=LOG) | LOG is a Logbook declaration | ||
| 23 | The following attributes need to be specified | The LOG contains one or more of the following declarations DEP, FAR, TRA, COE, COX, ENT, EXI, CRO, TRZ, (INS), DIS, PRN, EOF, RTP, LAN | ||
| 24 | Start of log record | LOG | Tag indicating start of the logbook record | C |
| 25 | Vessel's Community fleet register (CFR) number | IR | With format AAAXXXXXXXXX where A is an uppercase letter being the country of first registration within the EU and X being a letter or a number | C |
| 26 | Vessel’s main identification | RC | International radio call sign | CIF CFR not up to date |
| 27 | Vessel’s external identification | XR | Side (hull) registration number of the vessel | O |
| 28 | Name of vessel | NA | Name of the vessel | O |
| 29 | Name of the master | MA | Name of the master (any change during trip to be sent in next LOG transmission) | C |
| 30 | Master address | MD | Address of master (any change during trip to be sent in next LOG transmission) | C |
| 31 | Country of registration | FS | Flag State of vessel registration. ISO alpha-3 country code | C |
| 32 | ||||
| 33 | DEP: declaration element | Required on every departure from port, to be sent in next message | ||
| 34 | Start of departure declaration | DEP | Tag indicating start of the departure from port declaration | C |
| 35 | Date | DA | Date of departure (YYYY-MM-DD) | C |
| 36 | Time | TI | Time of departure (HH:MM in UTC) | C |
| 37 | Port name | PO | Port code (ISO alpha-2 country code + 3-letter port code). Port code list (CCPPP) to be found at the EC website with a location to be specified | C |
| 38 | Anticipated activity | AA | Code list to be found on the EC website with a location to be specified | CIF effort reporting required for intended activity |
| 39 | Gear type | GE | Letter code according to FAO's ‘International Standard Statistical Classification of the Fishing Gear’ | CIF fishing activity intended |
| 40 | Catch on board sub-declaration (list of species SPE sub-declarations) | SPE | (See details of sub-elements and attributes of SPE) | CIF catch on board the vessel |
| 41 | ||||
| 42 | FAR: fishing activity declaration | Required by midnight on each day at sea or in response to request from the Flag State | ||
| 43 | Start of fishing activity report declaration | FAR | Tag indicating start of a fishing activity report declaration | C |
| 44 | Last report marker | LR | Marker that indicates that this is the last FAR report that will be sent (LR=1) | CIF last message |
| 45 | Inspection marker | IS | Marker that indicates this fishing activity report was received following an inspection carried out onboard the vessel. (IS=1) | CIF inspection occurred |
| 46 | Date | DA | Date for which fishing activities being reported whilst vessel at sea (YYYY-MM-DD) | C |
| 47 | Time | TI | Start time of fishing activity (HH:MM in UTC) | O |
| 48 | Relevant area sub-declaration | RAS | Specified if no catch was made (for effort purposes). List of codes for fishing and effort/conservation areas will be placed at the EC website with a location to be specified. (See details of sub-elements and attributes of RAS). | CIF |
| 49 | Fishing operations | FO | Number of fishing operations | O |
| 50 | Fishing time | DU | Duration of fishing activity in minutes — defined as fishing time equals the number of hours spent at sea, minus the time spent in transit to, between and returning from the fishing grounds, dodging, inactive or waiting for repair | CIF requiredb |
| 51 | Gear sub-declaration | GEA | (See details of sub-elements and attributes of GEA) | CIF any undertaken |
| 52 | Gear loss sub-declaration | GLS | (See details of sub-elements and attributes of GLS) | CIF required by the rulesb |
| 53 | Catch sub-declaration (list of species SPE sub-declarations) | SPE | (See details of sub-elements and attributes of SPE) | CIF any fish caught |
| 54 | ||||
| 55 | RLC: relocation declaration | Used when catch (all or parts thereof) is transferred or moved from shared fishing gear to a vessel or from a vessel's hold or its fishing gear to a keep net, container or cage (outside the vessel) in which the live catch is kept until landing | ||
| 56 | Start of relocation declaration | RLC | Tag indicating start of a relocation declaration | C |
| 57 | Date | DA | Date of catch relocation whilst vessel at sea (YYYY-MM-DD) | CIF |
| 58 | Time | TI | Time of relocation (HH:MM in UTC) | CIF |
| 59 | Receiving vessel CFR number | IR | With format AAAXXXXXXXXX where A is an uppercase letter being the country of first registration within the EU and X being a letter or a number | CIF joint fishing operation and EU vessel |
| 60 | Receiving vessel radio call sign | TT | International radio call sign of the receiving vessel | CIF joint fishing operation |
| 61 | Flag State of receiving vessel | TC | Flag State of vessel taking the catch (ISO alpha-3-country code) | CIF joint fishing operation |
| 62 | Other partner vessel(s) CFR numbers | RF | With format AAAXXXXXXXXX where A is an uppercase letter being the country of first registration within the EU and X being a letter or a number | CIF joint fishing operation and partner is EU vessel |
| 63 | Other partner vessel(s) radio call signs | TF | International radio call sign of the partner vessel(s) | CIF joint fishing operation and other partners |
| 64 | Flag State(s) of other partner vessel(s) | FC | Flag State of the partner vessel(s) (ISO alpha-3 country code) | CIF joint fishing operation and other partners |
| 65 | Relocated to | RT | 3-letter code for relocation destination (Keep net: KNE, cage: CGE, etc.) Codes will be placed on the EC website with a location to be specified | CIF |
| 66 | POS sub-declaration | POS | Location of transfer (see details of sub-elements and attributes of POS) | CIF |
| 67 | Catch sub-declaration (list of species SPE sub-declarations) | SPE | Amount of fish relocated (see details of sub-elements and attributes of SPE) | CIF |
| 68 | ||||
| 69 | TRA: transhipment declaration | For every transhipment of catch, declaration required from both donor and recipient | ||
| 70 | Start of transhipment declaration | TRA | Tag indicating start of a transhipment declaration | C |
| 71 | Date | DA | Start of TRA (YYYY-MM-DD) | C |
| 72 | Time | TI | Start of TRA (HH:MM in UTC) | C |
| 73 | Relevant area sub-declaration | RAS | The geographical area in which the transhipment took place. The list of codes for fishing and effort/conservation areas will be placed on the EC website with a location to be specified. (See details of sub-elements and attributes of RAS). | CIF took place at sea |
| 74 | Port name | PO | Port code (ISO alpha-2 country code + 3-letter port code). Port code list (CCPPP) to be found at the EC website with a location to be specified | CIF took place in port |
| 75 | Receiving vessel's CFR number | IR | With format AAAXXXXXXXXX where A is an uppercase letter being the country of registration within the EU and X being a letter or a number | CIF fishing vessel |
| 76 | Transhipment: receiving vessel | TT | If donor vessel — International radio call sign of the receiving vessel | C |
| 77 | Transhipment: Flag State of receiving vessel | TC | If donor vessel — Flag State of vessel receiving the transhipment (ISO alpha-3 country code) | C |
| 78 | Donor vessel's CFR number | RF | With format AAAXXXXXXXXX where A is an uppercase letter being the country of first registration within the EU and X being a letter or a number | CIF community vessel |
| 79 | Transhipment: (donor) vessel | TF | If receiving vessel — International radio call sign of the donor vessel | C |
| 80 | Transhipment: Flag State of donor vessel | FC | If receiving vessel — Flag State of the donor vessel (ISO alpha-3 country code) | C |
| 81 | POS sub-declaration | POS | (See details of sub-elements and attributes of POS) | CIF requiredb (NEAFC or NAFO waters) |
| 82 | Catch transhipped (list of species SPE sub-declarations) | SPE | (See details of sub-elements and attributes of SPE) | C |
| 83 | ||||
| 84 | COE: entry in zone declaration | If fishing in stock recovery area or Western Waters | ||
| 85 | Start of Effort declaration: Entry in zone | COE | Tag indicating start of an declaration on entry into the effort zone | C |
| 86 | Date | DA | Date of entry(YYYY-MM-DD) | C |
| 87 | Time | TI | Time of entry(HH:MM in UTC) | C |
| 88 | Target specie(s) | TS | Species to be targeted whilst in zone (Demersal, Pelagic, Scallops, Crabs). Full list to be found at the EC website with a location to be specified | C |
| 89 | Relevant area sub-declaration | RAS | Geographical location of the vessel. The list of codes for fishing and effort/conservation areas will be placed at the EC website with a location to be specified. (See details of sub-elements and attributes of RAS). | C |
| 90 | Catch on board sub-declaration (list of species SPE sub-declarations) | SPE | (See details of sub-elements and attributes of SPE) | O |
| 91 | COX: exit from zone declaration | If fishing in stock recovery area or Western Waters | ||
| 92 | Start of effort declaration: Exit out of zone | COX | Tag indicating start of a declaration on exit of the effort zone | C |
| 93 | Date | DA | Date of exit (YYYY-MM-DD) | C |
| 94 | Time | TI | Time of exit (HH:MM in UTC) | C |
| 95 | Target specie(s) | TS | Species to be targeted whilst in zone (Demersal, Pelagic, Scallops, Crabs). Full list to be found at the EC website with a location to be specified | CIF not conducting other fishing activities |
| 96 | Relevant area sub-declaration | RAS | Geographical location of the vessel. The list of codes for fishing and effort/conservation areas will be placed at the EC website with a location to be specified. (See details of sub-elements and attributes of RAS). | CIF not conducting other fishing activities |
| 97 | Position sub-declaration | POS | Position of exit (see details of sub-elements and attributes of POS) | C |
| 98 | Catch taken sub-declaration | SPE | Catch taken whilst in zone (see details of sub-elements and attributes of SPE) | O |
| 99 | ||||
| 100 | CRO: crossing of zone declaration | If crossing stock recovery or Western Water zones | ||
| 101 | Start of effort declaration: crossing of a zone | CRO | Tag indicating start of a declaration on crossing the effort zone (no fishing operation). Only DA TI POS needs to be specified in COE and COX declarations | C |
| 102 | Entry in zone declaration | COE | (See details of sub-elements and attributes of COE) | C |
| 103 | Exit from zone declaration | COX | (See details of sub-elements and attributes of COX) | C |
| 104 | ||||
| 105 | TRZ: trans-zonal fishing declaration | If carrying out trans-zonal fishing | ||
| 106 | Start of Effort declaration: trans-zonal fishing | TRZ | Tag indicating start of a declaration on trans-zonal fishing | C |
| 107 | Entry declaration | COE | First entry (see details of sub-elements and attributes of COE) | C |
| 108 | Exit declaration | COX | Last exit (see details of sub-elements and attributes of COX) | C |
| 109 | ||||
| 110 | INS: inspection declaration | To be provided by the authorities, but not the master | ||
| 111 | Start of inspection declaration | INS | Tag indicating start of an inspection sub-declaration | O |
| 112 | Country of inspection | IC | ISO alpha-3 country code | O |
| 113 | Assigned inspector | IA | For each state to provide a 4-digit number identifying their inspector | O |
| 114 | Date | DA | Date of inspection (YYYY-MM-DD) | O |
| 115 | Time | TI | Time of inspection (HH:MM in UTC) | O |
| 116 | Position sub-declaration | POS | Position of inspection (see details of sub-elements and attributes of POS) | O |
| 117 | ||||
| 118 | DIS: discard declaration | CIF requiredb (NEAFC, NAFO) | ||
| 119 | Start of discard declaration | DIS | Tag containing details of fish discarded | C |
| 120 | Date | DA | Date of discard (YYYY-MM-DD) | C |
| 121 | Time | TI | Time of discard (HH:MM in UTC) | C |
| 122 | Position sub-declaration | POS | Position when discarded (see details of sub-elements and attributes of POS) | C |
| 123 | Discarded fish sub-declaration | SPE | Discarded fish (see details of sub-elements and attributes of SPE) | C |
| 124 | ||||
| 125 | PRN: prior notification of return declaration | To be transmitted prior to return to port or if required by Community rules | CIF requiredb | |
| 126 | Start of prior notification | PRN | Tag indicating start of a prior notification declaration | C |
| 127 | Predicted date | PD | Intended date of arrival/crossing (YYYY-MM-DD) | C |
| 128 | Predicted time | PT | Intended time of arrival/crossing (HH:MM in UTC) | C |
| 129 | Port name | PO | Port code (2-letter country code (ISO alpha-2 country code) + 3-letter port code). Port code list (CCPPP) to be found at the EC website with a location to be specified | C |
| 130 | Relevant area sub-declaration | RAS | Fishing area to be used for prior notification of cod. List of codes for fishing and effort/conservation areas will be placed at the EC website with a location to be specified. (See details of sub-elements and attributes of RAS). | CIF in the Baltic Sea |
| 131 | Predicted landing date | DA | Intended date of landing (YYYY-MM-DD) in the Baltic | CIF in the Baltic Sea |
| 132 | Predicted landing time | TI | Intended time of landing (HH:MM in UTC) in the Baltic | CIF in the Baltic Sea |
| 133 | Catch on board sub-declarations (list of species SPE sub-declarations) | SPE | Catch on board (if pelagic need ICES zone). (See details of the sub-declaration SPE) | C |
| 134 | Position sub-declaration | POS | Position for entering/leaving area/zone. (See details of sub-elements and attributes of POS). | CIF |
| 135 | ||||
| 136 | EOF: end of fishing declaration | To be transmitted immediately after last fishing operation and before returning to port and landing fish | ||
| 137 | Start of Sign off of catch declaration | EOF | Tag indicating completion of fishing operations prior to return to port | C |
| 138 | Date | DA | Date signed off (YYYY-MM-DD) | C |
| 139 | Time | TI | Time signed off (HH:MM in UTC) | C |
| 140 | ||||
| 141 | RTP: return to port declaration | To be transmitted on entry into port, after any PRN declaration and before landing any fish | ||
| 142 | Start of return to port declaration | RTP | Tag indicating the return to the harbour at the end of the fishing trip | C |
| 143 | Date | DA | Date of return (YYYY-MM-DD) | C |
| 144 | Time | TI | Time of return (HH:MM in UTC) | C |
| 145 | Port name | PO | Port code (ISO alpha-2 country code + 3-letter port code) list (CCPPP) to be found at the EC website with a location to be specified | C |
| 146 | Reason for return | RE | Reason for returning to port (e.g. sheltering, taking on stores, landing.) The list of reason codes will be placed at the EC website with a location to be specified | CIF |
| 147 | ||||
| 148 | LAN: landing declaration | To be transmitted after landing of catch | ||
| 149 | Start of landing declaration | LAN | Tag indicating start of a landing declaration | C |
| 150 | Date | DA | (YYYY-MM-DD – date of landing | C |
| 151 | Time | TI | HH:MM in UTC – time of landing | C |
| 152 | Sender type | TS | 3 letter code (MAS: master, REP: his representative, AGE: agent) | C |
| 153 | Port name | PO | Port code (2-letter country code (ISO alpha-2 country code) + 3-letter port code). Port code list (CCPPP) to be found at the EC website with a location to be specified | C |
| 154 | Catch landed sub-declaration (list of SPE with PRO sub-declarations) | SPE | Species, fishing areas, landed weights, related gears and presentations (see details of sub-elements and attributes of SPE) | C |
| 155 | ||||
| 156 | POS: position sub-declaration | |||
| 157 | Start of position sub-declaration | POS | Tag containing coordinates of the geographical position | C |
| 158 | Latitude (decimal) | LT | Latitude expressed in accordance with the WGS84 format used for VMS | C |
| 159 | Longitude (decimal) | LG | Longitude expressed in accordance with the WGS84 format used for VMS | C |
| 160 | ||||
| 161 | GEA: gear deployment sub-declaration | |||
| 162 | Start of gear deployment sub-declaration | GEA | Tag containing coordinates of the geographical position | C |
| 163 | Gear type | GE | Gear code according to FAO’s ‘International Standard Statistical Classification of the Fishing Gear’ | C |
| 164 | Mesh size | ME | Size of mesh (in millimetres) | CIF gear has mesh subject to size requirement |
| 165 | Gear capacity | GC | Gear size and number | CIF required for type of gear deployed |
| 166 | Fishing operations | FO | Number of fishing operations (hauls) per 24 hour period | CIF if vessel licensed to fish deep sea stocks |
| 167 | Fishing time | DU | Number of hours the gear was deployed | CIF if vessel licensed to fish deep sea stocks |
| 168 | Gear shot sub-declaration | GES | Gear shot sub-declaration (see details of sub-elements and attributes of GES) | CIF requiredb (vessel uses static or fixed gear) |
| 169 | Gear retrieved sub-declaration | GER | Gear retrieved sub-declaration (see details of sub-elements and attributes of GER) | CIF requiredb (vessel uses static or fixed gear) |
| 170 | Gillnet deployment sub-declaration | GIL | Gillnet deployment sub-declaration (see details of sub-elements and attributes of GIL) | CIF vessel has permits for ICES Zones IIIa, IVa, IVb, Vb, VIa, VIb, VIIb, c, j, k and XII |
| 171 | Fishing depths | FD | A distance from water surface to the lowest part of the fishing gear (in metres). Applies to vessels using towed gear, long lines and fixed nets | CIF deep sea fishing and in Norwegian waters |
| 172 | Average number of hooks used on long lines | NH | The average number of hooks used on the long lines | CIF deep sea fishing and in Norwegian waters |
| 173 | The average length of the nets | GL | The average length of nets when using fixed nets (in metres) | CIF deep sea fishing and in Norwegian waters |
| 174 | The average height of the nets | GD | The average height of nets when using fixed nets (in metres) | CIF deep sea fishing and in Norwegian waters |
| 175 | ||||
| 176 | GES: gear shot sub-declaration | CIF required by the rulesb | ||
| 177 | Start of position sub-declaration | GES | Tag containing gear shot info | C |
| 178 | Date | DA | Date gear shot (YYYY-MM-DD) | C |
| 179 | Time | TI | Time gear shot (HH:MM in UTC) | C |
| 180 | POS sub-declaration | POS | Position where gear shot (see details of sub-elements and attributes of POS) | C |
| 181 | ||||
| 182 | GER: gear retrieved sub-declaration | CIF required by the rulesb | ||
| 183 | Start of Position sub-declaration | GER | Tag containing gear retrieved info | C |
| 184 | Date | DA | Date gear retrieved (YYYY-MM-DD) | C |
| 185 | Time | TI | Time gear retrieved (HH:MM in UTC) | C |
| 186 | POS sub-declaration | POS | Position where gear retrieved (see details of sub-elements and attributes of POS) | C |
| 187 | GIL Gillnet deployment sub-declaration | CIF vessel has permits for ICES Zones IIIa, IVa, IVb, Vb, VIa, VIb, VIIb, c, j, k and XII | ||
| 188 | Start of gillnet sub-declaration | GIL | Tag starting gillnet deployment | |
| 189 | Nominal length of one net | NL | Information required to be recorded during each fishing trip (in metres) | C |
| 190 | Number of nets | NN | Number of nets in a fleet | C |
| 191 | Number of fleets | FL | Number of fleets deployed | C |
| 192 | POS sub-declaration | POS | Position of each fleet deployment (see details of sub-elements and attributes of POS) | C |
| 193 | Depth of each fleet deployed | FD | Depth for each fleet deployed (a distance from water surface to the lowest part of the fishing gear) | C |
| 194 | Soak time of each fleet deployed | ST | Soak time for each fleet deployed | C |
| 195 | ||||
| 196 | GLS: gear loss sub-declaration | Loss of fixed gear | CIF required by the rulesb | |
| 197 | Start of GLS sub-declaration | GLS | Data on fixed gear lost | |
| 198 | Date gear lost | DA | Date gear lost (YYYY-MM-DD) | C |
| 199 | Number of units | NN | Number of gears lost | CIF |
| 200 | POS sub-declaration | POS | Last known position of gear (see details of sub-elements and attributes of POS) | CIF |
| 201 | ||||
| 202 | RAS: Relevant area sub-declaration | RAS | Relevant area depending on the relevant reporting requirement – at least one field should be filled in. List of codes will be placed at the EC website with a location to be specified. | CIF |
| 203 | FAO area | FA | FAO area (e.g. 27) | CIF |
| 204 | FAO (ICES) sub-area | SA | FAO (ICES) sub-area (e.g. 3) | CIF |
| 205 | FAO (ICES) division | ID | FAO (ICES) division (e.g. d) | CIF |
| 206 | FAO (ICES) sub-division | SD | FAO (ICES) sub-division (e.g. 24) (Meaning together with the above 27.3.d.24) | CIF |
| 207 | Economic zone | EZ | Economic zone | CIF |
| 208 | Ices statistical rectangle | SR | ICES statistical rectangle (e.g. 49E6) | CIF |
| 209 | Fishing effort zone | FE | List of codes will be placed at the EC website with a location to be specified. | CIF |
| 210 | Position sub-declaration | POS | (See details of sub-elements and attributes of POS). | CIF |
| 211 | ||||
| 212 | SPE: species sub-declaration | Aggregate quantity by species | ||
| 213 | Start of SPE sub-declaration | SPE | Details of fish caught by species | C |
| 214 | Species name | SN | Name of the species (FAO alpha-3 code) | C |
| 215 | Weight of fish | WT | Depending on context this item to be either 1. Total weight of fish (in kilograms) in catch period 2. Total weight of fish (in kilograms) on board (aggregate) or 3. Total weight of fish (in kilograms) landed | CIF species not counted |
| 216 | Number of fish | NF | Number of fish (when catch have to be registered in numbers of fish i.e. salmon, tuna) | CIF |
| 217 | Quantity held in nets | NQ | Estimate of quantity held in nets i.e. not in hold | O |
| 218 | Number held in nets | NB | Estimate of number of fish held in nets i.e. not in hold | O |
| 219 | Relevant area sub-declaration | RAS | The geographical area in which the majority of the catch was taken. List of codes will be placed at the EC website with a location to be specified. (See details of sub-elements and attributes of RAS). | C |
| 220 | Gear type | GE | Letter code according to FAO's ‘International Standard Statistical Classification of the Fishing Gear’ | CIF landing declaration for certain species and catch areas only |
| 221 | Processing sub-declaration | PRO | (See details of sub-elements and attributes of PRO) | CIF for landing (transhipment) declaration |
| 222 | ||||
| 223 | PRO: processing sub-declaration | Processing/presentation for each specie landed | ||
| 224 | Start of Processing sub-declaration | PRO | Tag containing fish processing details | C |
| 225 | Fish freshness category | FF | Fish freshness category (A, B, E) | C |
| 226 | State of preservation | PS | Letter code for the state of the fish e.g. live, frozen, salted. List of codes will be placed at the EC website with a location to be specified | C |
| 227 | Presentation of fish | PR | Letter code for the product presentation (reflects manner of processing): use codes found at the EC website with a location to be specified | C |
| 228 | Processing’s type of packaging | TY | 3-letter code (CRT=cartons, BOX=boxes, BGS=bags, BLC=blocks) | CIF (LAN or TRA) |
| 229 | Number of packing units | NN | Number of packing units: cartoons, boxes, bags, containers, blocks etc | CIF (for LAN or TRA) |
| 230 | Av weight per unit of packing | AW | Product weight (kg) | CIF (for LAN or TRA) |
| 231 | Conversion factor | CF | A numerical factor that is applied to convert fish processed weight into fish live weight | O |
| 232 | ||||
| 233 | When message type is SAL (TM=SAL) | SAL is a Sales message | ||
| 234 | The following attributes need to be specified | A sale message may be either a sales note line or a take-over line | ||
| 235 | Start of sales record | SAL | Tag indicating start of sales record | C |
| 236 | Vessel's Community fleet register number | IR | With format AAAXXXXXXXXX where A is an uppercase letter being the country of first registration within the EU and X being a letter or a number | C |
| 237 | Vessel’s call sign | RC | International radio call sign | CIF CFR not up to date |
| 238 | Vessel’s external identification | XR | Side (hull) number of registration of the vessel that landed the fish | O |
| 239 | Country of registration | FS | ISO alpha-3 country code | C |
| 240 | Name of vessel | NA | Name of the vessel that landed the fish | O |
| 241 | SLI declaration | SLI | (See details of sub-elements and attributes of SLI) | CIF sale |
| 242 | TLI declaration | TLI | (See details of sub-elements and attributes of TLI) | CIF take-over |
| 243 | ||||
| 244 | SLI: sales line declaration | |||
| 245 | Start of sales line declaration | SLI | Tag containing details of a consignment sale | C |
| 246 | Date | DA | Date of the sale (YYYY-MM-DD). | C |
| 247 | Sale country | SC | Country where the sale took place (ISO alpha-3 country code) | C |
| 248 | Sale location | SL | Port code list (CCPPP) to be found at the EC website with a location to be specified | C |
| 249 | Name of seller | NS | Name of auction centre, other body or person selling the fish | C |
| 250 | Name of buyer | NB | Name of body or person buying the fish | C |
| 251 | Sales contract reference number | CN | Sales contract reference number | C |
| 252 | Source document sub-declaration | SRC | (See details of sub-declaration and attributes of SRC) | C |
| 253 | Consignment sold sub-declaration | CSS | (See details of sub-declaration and attributes of CSS) | C |
| 254 | ||||
| 255 | SRC sub-declaration | Flag State authorities shall track back the source document based on the vessel's logbook and landing data | ||
| 256 | Start of source document sub-declaration | SRC | Tag containing details of the source document for the consignment sold | C |
| 257 | Date of landing | DL | Date of landing (YYYY-MM-DD). | C |
| 258 | Country and port name | PO | Country and port name for place of landing. Country port code list (CCPPP) to be found at the EC website with a location to be specified | C |
| 259 | ||||
| 260 | CSS sub-declaration | |||
| 261 | Start of consignment sold sub-declaration | CSS | Tag containing details of the item sold | C |
| 262 | Species name | SN | Name of the species sold (FAO alpha-3 code) | C |
| 263 | Weight of fish sold | WT | Weight of fish sold (in kilograms) | C |
| 264 | Number of fish sold | NF | Number of fish (when catch have to be registered in numbers of fish i.e. salmon, tuna) | CIF |
| 265 | Fish price | FP | Price per kg | C |
| 266 | Currency of sale | CR | Currency of price of sale. List of currency symbols/codes will be placed at the EC website with a location to be specified | C |
| 267 | Fish size category | SF | Size of fish (1-8; one size or kg, g, cm, mm or number of fish per kg as appropriate) | CIF |
| 268 | Product destination (purpose) | PP | Codes for human consumption, carry-over, industrial purposes | CIF |
| 269 | Relevant area sub-declaration | RAS | List of codes for fishing and effort/conservation areas will be placed at the EC website with a location to be specified. (See details of sub-elements and attributes of RAS). | C |
| 270 | PRO processing sub-declaration | PRO | (See details of sub-elements and attributes of PRO) | C |
| 271 | Withdrawn | WD | Withdrawn through a producers' organisation (Y-yes, N-no, T – temporarily) | C |
| 272 | P.O. Use code | OP | List of codes will be placed at the EC website with a location to be specified | O |
| 273 | State of preservation | PS | Letter code for the state of the fish e.g. live, frozen, salted. List of codes will be placed at the EC website with a location to be specified. | CIF when temporarily withdrawn |
| 274 | ||||
| 275 | TLI: take-over declaration | |||
| 276 | Start of TLI declaration | TLI | Tag for details of take-over event | C |
| 277 | Date | DA | Date of the take-over (YYYY-MM-DD). | C |
| 278 | Take-over country | SC | Country where the take-over took place (ISO alpha-3 country code) | C |
| 279 | Take-over location | SL | Port code or place name (if not in port) where the take-over took place – list to be found at the EC website with a location to be specified http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/control_enforcement_en.htm | C |
| 280 | Name of take-over organisation | NT | Name of the organisation that took-over the fish | C |
| 281 | Take-over contract reference number | CN | Take-over contract reference number | O |
| 282 | SRC sub-declaration | SRC | (See details of sub-elements and attributes of SRC) | C |
| 283 | Consignment taken over sub-declaration | CST | (See details of sub-elements and attributes of CST) | C |
| 284 | ||||
| 285 | CST sub-declaration | |||
| 286 | Start of line for each consignment taken over | CST | Tag containing detail line for each species taken over | C |
| 287 | Species name | SN | Name of the species sold (FAO alpha-3 code) | C |
| 288 | Weight of fish taken over | WT | Weight of fish taken over (in kilograms) | C |
| 289 | Number of fish taken over | NF | Number of fish (when catch have to be registered in numbers of fish i.e. salmon, tuna) | CIF |
| 290 | Fish size category | SF | Size of fish (1-8; one size or kg, g, cm, mm or number of fish per kg as appropriate) | C |
| 291 | Relevant area sub-declaration | RAS | List of codes for fishing and effort/conservation areas will be placed at the EC website with a location to be specified. (See details of sub-elements and attributes of RAS). | O |
| 292 | PRO processing sub-declaration | PRO | (See details of sub-elements and attributes of PRO) | C |
OJ L 409, 30.12.2006, p. 1. Corrected by OJ L 36, 8.2.2007, p. 3.
The present Annex replaces in full the Annex to the Regulation (EC) No 1566/2007 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1966/2006 on electronic recording and reporting of fishing activities and on means of remote sensing.