Council Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 of 18 December 2008 establishing a long-term plan for cod stocks and the fisheries exploiting those stocks and repealing Regulation (EC) No 423/2004 (repealed) (c. 1342)

1. Introductory Text

2. CHAPTER I SUBJECT MATTER AND DEFINITIONS

   1. Article 1. Subject matter

   2. Article 2. Definitions

   3. Article 3. Geographical definitions

   4. Article 4. Calculation of fishing effort

   5. Article 5. Objective of the plan

3. CHAPTER II TOTAL ALLOWABLE CATCHES

   1. Article 6. Minimum and precautionary levels

   2. Article 7. Procedure for setting TACs for cod stocks in the Kattegat the west of Scotland and the Irish Sea

   3. Article 8. Procedure for setting TACs for the cod stock in the North Sea, the Skagerrak and the eastern Channel

   4. Article 9. Special procedure for setting TACs

   5. Article 10. Adaptation of measures

4. CHAPTER III FISHING EFFORT LIMITATION

   1. Article 11. Fishing effort regime

   2. Article 12. Fishing effort allocations

   3. Article 13. Allocation of additional fishing effort for highly selective gear and cod-avoiding fishing trips

   4. Article 14. Member States’ obligations

   5. Article 15. Regulation of fishing effort

   6. Article 16. Exchange of maximum allowable fishing effort between Member States and reconstitution of effort

   7. Article 17. Exchange of maximum allowable fishing effort across effort groups

5. CHAPTER IV MONITORING, INSPECTION AND SURVEILLANCE

   1. Article 18. Relationship with Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93

   2. Article 19. Logbook checks

   3. Article 20. Weighing of cod first landed

   4. Article 21. Inspection benchmarks

   5. Article 22. Prohibition on transhipping

   6. Article 23. National control action programmes

   7. Article 24. Prior notification

   8. Article 25. Designated ports

   9. Article 26. Margin of tolerance in the estimation of quantities reported in the logbook

   10. Article 27. Separate stowage of cod

   11. Article 28. Transport of cod

   12. Article 29. Specific monitoring programmes

6. CHAPTER V DECISION-MAKING AND FINAL PROVISIONS

   1. Article 30. Decision-making procedure

   2. Article 31. Amendments to Annex I

   3. Article 32. Detailed rules

   4. Article 33. Assistance under the European Fisheries Fund

   5. Article 34. Review

   6. Article 35. Repeal

   7. Article 36. Entry into force

7. Signature

8. 1. ANNEX I

      1. Effort groups are defined by one of the gear groupings...

      2. 1. Gear groupings

      3. 2. Groupings of geographical areas:

   2. ANNEX II

      SPECIFIC INSPECTION BENCHMARKS

      1. Objective

         1. 1. Each Member State shall set specific inspection benchmarks in accordance...

      2. Strategy

         1. 2. Inspection and surveillance of fishing activities shall concentrate on vessels...

      3. Priorities

         1. 3. Different gear types shall be subject to different levels of...

      4. Target benchmarks

         1. 4. Not later than one month from the date of entry...

   3. ANNEX III

      CONTENTS OF NATIONAL CONTROL ACTION PROGRAMMES

      1. National control action programmes shall aim, inter alia, to specify...

      2. 1. Means of control

         1. Human resources

            1. (a) The numbers of shore-based and seagoing inspectors and the periods...

         2. Technical resources

            1. (b) The numbers of patrol vessels and aircraft and the periods...

         3. Financial resources

            1. (c) The budgetary allocation for deployment of human resources, patrol vessels...

      3. 2. Electronic recording and reporting of information relating to fishing activities...

      4. 3. Designation of ports

      5. 4. Notification prior to landing

      6. 5. Landings control

      7. 6. Inspection procedures

   4. ANNEX IV

      1. Line referred to in Article 13 paragraph 2(d)

      2. The line referred to in Article 13 paragraph 2(d) is...

      3. 54 °30′N, 10 °35′W 55 °20′N, 9 °50′W 55 °30′N, 9 °20′W 56 °40′N, 8 °55′W 57 °0′N, 9 °0′W...