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Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on certain provisions for fishing in the GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean) Agreement area and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 concerning management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea (revoked)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. TITLE I GENERAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 1.Subject matter

    2. Article 2.Scope

    3. Article 3.Definitions

  3. TITLE II TECHNICAL MEASURES

    1. CHAPTER I Fisheries restricted areas

      1. Section I Fisheries restricted area in the Gulf of Lions

        1. Article 4.Establishment of a fisheries restricted area

        2. Article 5.Fishing effort

        3. Article 6.Fishing track record

        4. Article 7.Authorised vessels

        5. Article 8.Protection of sensitive habitats

        6. Article 9.Information

      2. Section Ia Fisheries restricted areas to protect essential fish habitats and vulnerable marine ecosystems

        1. Article 9a. Fisheries restricted areas in the Strait of Sicily

        2. Article 9b. Buffer areas in the Strait of Sicily

        3. Article 9c. Fishing restrictions in the Jabuka/Pomo Pit area in the Adriatic Sea

        4. Article 9d. Authorised vessels in the Jabuka/Pomo Pit area

        5. Article 9e. Spatial/temporal restrictions in the Alboran Sea

      3. Section II Fisheries restricted areas in order to protect deep-sea sensitive habitats

        1. Article 10.Establishment of fisheries restricted areas

        2. Article 11.Protection of sensitive habitats

      4. Section III Temporal closure in the Gulf of Gabès

        1. Article 11a. Temporal closure in the Gulf of Gabès

    2. CHAPTER II Establishment of a closed season for the dolphinfish fisheries using fish aggregating devices

      1. Article 12.Closed season

      2. Article 13.Fishing authorisations

      3. Article 14.Data collection

    3. CHAPTER IIA Temporal closure in the Black Sea

      1. Article 14a. Closure period during the spawning season of turbot in the Black Sea

    4. CHAPTER III Fishing gear

      1. Article 15.Minimum mesh size in the Black Sea

      2. Article 15a. Use of trawl nets and gill-nets fisheries in the Black Sea

      3. Article 16.Use of towed dredges and trawl nets fisheries

    5. CHAPTER IV Conservation and sustainable exploitation of red coral

      1. Article 16a. Scope

      2. Article 16b. Minimum depth for harvesting

      3. Article 16c. Minimum basal diameter of colonies

      4. Article 16ca. Precautionary closures for red coral

      5. Article 16cb. Spatial/temporal closures

      6. Article 16d. Gear and devices

    6. CHAPTER IVA Minimum conservation reference size for Black Sea piked dogfish

      1. Article 16da. Minimum conservation reference size for Black Sea piked dogfish

    7. CHAPTER V Reduction of the impact of fishing activities on certain marine species

      1. Article 16e. Scope

      2. Article 16f. Incidental catches of seabirds in fishing gears

      3. Article 16g. Incidental catches of sea turtles in fishing gears

      4. Article 16h. Incidental catches of monk seals ( Monachus monachus )

      5. Article 16i. Incidental catches of cetaceans

      6. Article 16j. Protected sharks and rays

      7. Article 16k. Identification of sharks

    8. CHAPTER VI Measures for fisheries for small pelagic stocks in the Adriatic Sea

      1. Article 16l. Management of fishing capacity

  4. TITLE IIa FISHING CAPACITY AND FISHING OPPORTUNITIES

    1. Article 16m. Catch limits for red coral

    2. Article 16n. Fishing fleet capacity or fishing effort for blackspot seabream in the Alboran Sea

  5. TITLE III CONTROL MEASURES

    1. CHAPTER I Register of vessels

      1. Article 17.Register of authorised vessels

    2. CHAPTER Ia Recording obligations

      1. Article 17a. Harvesting of red coral

      2. Article 17b. Incidental catches of certain marine species

    3. CHAPTER II Port state measures

      1. Article 18.Scope

      2. Article 19.Prior notice

      3. Article 20.Port inspections

      4. Article 21.Inspection procedure

      5. Article 22.Denial of use of port

    4. CHAPTER III Control of coral fisheries

      1. Article 22a. Fishing authorisations for red coral

      2. Article 22b. Recording of catches for red coral

      3. Article 22c. Prior notification for red coral

      4. Article 22d. Designated ports for red coral

      5. Article 22e. Control of landings of red coral

      6. Article 22f. Transhipment of red coral

      7. Article 22g. Scientific information for red coral

    5. CHAPTER IV Control measures relating to certain GFCM geographical subareas

      1. Section I Control of blackspot seabream fisheries in the Alboran Sea

        1. Article 22h. Reporting of blackspot seabream daily catches and by-catches

        2. Article 22i. Fishing authorisations and fishing activities

        3. Article 22j. Scientific monitoring

      2. Section II Strait of Sicily

        1. Article 22k. Authorisations for bottom trawling fisheries on demersal stocks in the Strait of Sicily

        2. Article 22l. Designated ports

        3. Article 22m. International Joint Inspection and Surveillance Scheme in the Strait of Sicily

        4. Article 22n. Conduct of inspections

        5. Article 22o. Infringements

      3. Section III Black Sea

        1. Article 22p. Measures to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing in turbot fisheries in the Black Sea

        2. Article 22q. National monitoring, control and surveillance plans for turbot fisheries in the Black Sea

        3. Article 22r. Scientific monitoring of turbot fisheries in the Black Sea

  6. TITLE IV COOPERATION, INFORMATION AND REPORTING

    1. Article 23.Cooperation and information

    2. Article 23a. Reporting of relevant data to the Commission

    3. Article 23b. Control, monitoring and surveillance of fisheries for small pelagic stocks in the Adriatic Sea

    4. Article 24.Reporting of statistical matrices

  7. TITLE V FINAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 25.Committee procedure

    2. Article 26.Delegation of powers

    3. Article 27.Exercise of the delegation

    4. Article 28.Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006

    5. Article 29.Entry into force

  8. Signature

    1. ANNEX I

      1. A) Table of GFCM GSAs

      2. B) Map of GFCM GSAs (GFCM, 2009)

      3. C) Geographical coordinates for GFCM GSAs (GFCM, 2009)

    2. ANNEX II

      Port state inspection procedures for vessels

      1. 1. Vessel identification

      2. 2. Authorisations

      3. 3. Other documentation

      4. 4. Fishing gear

        1. (a) Port inspectors shall verify that the fishing gear on board...

        2. (b) Port inspectors may also search the vessel for any fishing...

      5. 5. Fish and fishery products

        1. (a) Port inspectors shall, to the greatest extent possible, examine whether...

        2. (b) In order to determine the quantities and species on board,...

        3. (c) If the vessel is unloading, port inspectors may verify the...

        4. (d) Port inspectors may review the quantity and composition of all...

      6. 6. Verification of IUU fishing

      7. 7. Report

      8. 8. Results of port state inspections

    3. ANNEX III

      1. (A) GFCM/SAC Fleet Segmentation

        1. Description of segments

      2. (B) Table on measurement of nominal fishing effort

      3. (C) GFCM Task 1 — Operational Units

    4. ANNEX IV

    5. ANNEX V

      MODEL OF GFCM INSPECTION PENNANT

    6. ANNEX VI

      GFCM INSPECTION REPORT

      1. 1. INSPECTOR(S)

      2. 2. VESSEL CARRYING THE INSPECTOR(S)

        1. 2.1 Name and Registration …

        2. 2.2 Flag …

      3. 3. INFORMATION ON VESSEL INSPECTED

        1. 3.1 Name and Registration …

        2. 3.2 Flag …

        3. 3.3 Captain (Name and address) …

        4. 3.4 Ship owner (Name and address) …

        5. 3.5 GFCM Record number …

        6. 3.6 Type of vessel …

      4. 4. POSITION

        1. 4.1 Position as determined by inspecting vessel’s master at … UTC;...

        2. 4.2 Position as determined by fishing vessel’s master at … UTC;...

      5. 5. DATE AND TIMES THE INSPECTION COMMENCED AND FINISHED

        1. 5.1 Date … Time arrived on board … UTC-Time of Departure...

      6. 6. TYPE OF FISHING GEAR ON BOARD

      7. 7. MESH MEASUREMENT - IN MILLIMETRES

        1. 7.1 Legal mesh size to be used: … mm

        2. 7.2 Result of the average mesh size measurement: … mm

        3. 7.3 Infringement: YES  - NO  … In case of...

      8. 8. INSPECTION OF CATCHES ON BOARD

        1. 8.1 Results of the inspection of the fish on board

        2. 8.2 Infringement: YES  - NO  … In case of...

      9. 9. INSPECTION OF DOCUMENTS ON BOARD AND VMS

        1. 9.1 Fishing Log Book: YES  - NO 

        2. 9.2 Infringement: YES  - NO  … In case of...

        3. 9.3 Fishing Licence: YES  - NO 

        4. 9.4 Infringement: YES  - NO  … In case of...

        5. 9.5 Specific authorisation: YES  - NO 

        6. 9.6 Infringement: YES  - NO  … In case of...

        7. 9.7 VMS: YES  - NO  … in function: YES...

        8. 9.8 Infringement: YES  - NO  … In case of...

      10. 10. LIST OF VIOLATIONS

        1.  Fishing without a licence, permit or authorisation issued by the...

        2.  Failure to maintain sufficient records of catch and catch-related data...

        3.  Fishing in a closed area – legal reference:

        4.  Fishing during a closed season– legal reference:

        5.  Use of prohibited fishing gear – legal reference:

        6.  Falsification or intentionally concealment of the markings, identity or registration...

        7.  Concealment, tampering with or disposal of evidence relating to investigation...

        8.  Multiple violations which taken together constitute a serious disregard of...

        9.  Assault, resistance, intimidation, sexual harassment, interference with, or undue obstruction...

        10.  Interference with the satellite monitoring system and/or operates without VMS...

      11. 11. LIST OF DOCUMENTS COPIED ON BOARD

      12. 12. COMMENTS AND SIGNATURE BY THE MASTER OF VESSEL

      13. 13. COMMENTS AND SIGNATURE BY THE INSPECTOR(S)

    7. ANNEX VII

      GFCM SIGHTING REPORT

      1. 1. Date of the sightings: ……/……/…… Time: … UTC

      2. 2. Position of the vessel sighted:

      3. 3. Course: … – Speed …

      4. 4. Name of the vessel sighted:

      5. 5. Flag of the vessel sighted:

      6. 6. External number/marking:

      7. 7. Type of vessel:

      8. 8. International Radio Call Sign:

      9. 9. IMO number (where applicable):

      10. 10. Activity(ies):

      11. 11. Radio contact: YES  - NO 

      12. 12. Name and nationality of the captain of the sighted vessel: …...

      13. 13. Number of people on board the sighted vessel: …

      14. 14. Catches on board sighted vessel: …

      15. 15. Information collected by:

    8. ANNEX VIII

      DATA TO BE INCLUDED IN THE LIST OF VESSELS TARGETING BLACKSPOT SEABREAM

      1. The list referred to Article 22i shall contain, for each...

      2. Vessel name Vessel register number (code assigned by CPCs) GFCM...

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