Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

PART IX U.K. CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT

Article 36 U.K. Objectives

1. Compliance with the CFP rules shall be ensured through an effective Union fisheries control system, including the fight against IUU fishing.

2. Control and enforcement of the CFP shall in particular be based on and shall include the following:

(a) a global, integrated and common approach;

(b) cooperation and coordination between Member States, the Commission and the Agency;

(c) cost-efficiency and proportionality;

(d) the use of efficient control technologies for the availability and quality of data on fisheries;

(e) a Union framework for control, inspection and enforcement;

(f) a risk-based strategy focused on systematic and automated cross-checks of all available relevant data;

(g) the development of a culture of compliance and co-operation among all operators and fishermen.

The Union shall adopt appropriate measures with regard to third countries which allow non-sustainable fishing.

3. Member States shall adopt appropriate measures for ensuring control, inspection and enforcement of activities carried out within the scope of the CFP, including the establishment of effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties.

[F1 5. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, France shall be exempted until 31 December 2021 from the obligation to include in its register of Union fishing vessels those vessels which are less than 10 metres in overall length and which operate from Mayotte.

6. Until 31 December 2021 , France shall keep a provisional register of fishing vessels which are less than 10 metres in overall length and which operate from Mayotte. That register shall contain at least the name, overall length and an identification code of each vessel. Vessels registered in the provisional register shall be considered to be vessels registered in Mayotte.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Inserted by Council Regulation (EU) No 1385/2013 of 17 December 2013 amending Council Regulations (EC) No 850/98 and (EC) No 1224/2009, and Regulations (EC) No 1069/2009, (EU) No 1379/2013 and (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, following the amendment of the status of Mayotte with regard to the European Union.

Article 37 U.K. Expert group on compliance

1. An expert group on compliance shall be established by the Commission to assess, facilitate and strengthen the implementation of, and compliance with, the obligations under the Union fisheries control system.

2. The expert group on compliance shall be composed of representatives of the Commission and the Member States. At the request of the European Parliament, the Commission may invite the European Parliament to send experts to attend meetings of the expert group. The Agency may assist the expert group on compliance meetings as an observer.

3. The expert group shall in particular:

(a) regularly review issues of compliance and implementation under Union fisheries control system and identify possible difficulties of common interest in implementation of the CFP rules;

(b) formulate advice in relation to the implementation of the CFP rules, including prioritisation of Union financial assistance; and

(c) exchange information on control and inspection activities, including the fight against IUU fishing.

4. The European Parliament and the Council shall be kept fully informed on a regular basis by the expert group on compliance activities referred to in paragraph 3.

Article 38 U.K. Pilot projects on new control technologies and data management systems

The Commission and the Member States may carry out pilot projects on new control technologies and systems for data management.

Article 39 U.K. Contribution to control, inspection, enforcement and data collection costs

Member States may require their operators to contribute proportionally to the operational costs of implementing the Union fisheries control system and of data collection.