TITLE IVFINAL PROVISIONS
Article 71Annual report
1
By 20 August of each year Member States shall submit to the Commission an annual report for the preceding calendar year, comprising information on fisheries, research, statistics, management, inspection and IUU fishing prevention activities and any additional information, as appropriate.
2
The annual report shall include information on the steps taken to mitigate by-catch and reduce discards, and on any relevant research in that field.
3
The Commission shall compile the information received pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2 and shall forward it to the ICCAT Secretariat without delay.
4
The Commission may adopt implementing acts as regards detailed requirements for the format of the annual report referred to in this Article. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 75(2).
Article 72Confidentiality
Data collected and exchanged in the framework of this Regulation shall be treated in accordance with the applicable rules on confidentiality pursuant to Articles 112 and 113 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
Article 73Procedure for amendments
1
Where necessary in order to implement into Union law amendments to the existing ICCAT recommendations which become binding on the Union, and insofar as amendments to Union law do not go beyond the ICCAT recommendations, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 74 for the purpose of amending:
a
Annexes II to VIII;
b
the time limits laid down in Article 7(1), Article 8, Articles 9(1) and 10(2), Article 14(1) and (3), Article 18, Article 20(2), (3) and (4), Article 22(2), Article 23(1) and (2), Article 26(1) and (3), Articles 40(1), 42(1), 44(3) and 47(2), Article 48(1) and (2), Article 50(1) and (2), Article 56(3), Article 57(1), (2) and (3), Article 59(1) and (2), Article 64, Article 65(2), Article 66(1) and (2), Article 67(1) and (2), Article 69(2), Article 70(2), (3) and (5), and Article 71(1);
c
the area laid down in point (b) of Article 14(1);
d
the minimum sizes laid down in Article 19(1) and (2), Article 24(2) and Article 29(2) and (3);
e
the tolerances laid down in Article 19(2) and (3), Article 21 and Article 24(3);
f
the technical specifications of hooks and longlines laid down in Article 25 and point (b) of Article 38(5);
g
the scientific observer coverage laid down in Article 29(1), and points (a) and (b) of Article 61(1);
h
the type of information and data laid down in Article 11(1), (2) and (3), Article 12, Articles 20(2), 26(1) and 42(1), Article 50(1) and (2), and Articles 54(4), 55(4), 56(3) and 59(1);
i
the maximum number of instrumental buoys laid down in Article 9(4).
2
Any amendments adopted in accordance with paragraph 1 shall be strictly limited to the implementation of amendments to the ICCAT recommendation concerned into Union law.
Article 74Exercise of the delegation
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The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article.
2
The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 73 shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from 3 December 2017. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the five-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.
3
The delegation of power referred to in Article 73 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated act already in force.
4
Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making.
5
As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council.
6
A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 73 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.
Article 75Committee procedure
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The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture established by Article 47 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.
2
Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.
Article 76Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1936/2001
In Regulation (EC) No 1936/2001, Articles 4, 5, 6, 6a, 7, 8a, 8b, 8c, 9, 9a and 10 to 19 are deleted.
Article 77Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1984/2003
Regulation (EC) No 1984/2003 is amended as follows:
- (a)
in Article 3, the following points are added:
- (g) large-scale fishing vessel
fishing vessel 20 metres in length overall or greater;
- (h) large-scale pelagic longline vessel
pelagic longline vessel 24 metres in length overall or greater.
- (b)
in Article 4(2), the following point is added:
(c)
if the fishing has been carried out by a large-scale fishing vessel, be accepted only when that vessel is on the ICCAT record of vessels.
- (c)
in Article 5(2), the following point is added:
(c)
if the fishing has been carried out by a large-scale fishing vessel, be validated only when that vessel is on the ICCAT record of vessels.
- (d)
in Chapter 2, the following Section is added:
Section 4Requirements for Member States in respect of transhipped products in the ICCAT Convention area
Article 7aStatistical documents and reporting
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When validating statistical documents, the flag Member State of large-scale pelagic longline vessels shall ensure that transhipments are consistent with the reported catch amount by each such vessel.
2
The flag Member State of large-scale pelagic longline vessels shall validate statistical documents for the transhipped fish, after confirming that the transhipment was conducted in accordance with Articles 51 to 58 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2107 of the European Parliament and of the Council27. That confirmation shall be based on the information obtained through the ICCAT regional observer programme for transhipment at sea.
3
Member States shall require that the species covered by the statistical document programs caught by large-scale pelagic longline vessels in the ICCAT Convention area, when imported into their area or territory, are accompanied by statistical documents validated for the vessels on the ICCAT list of large-scale pelagic longline vessels authorised to tranship at sea and a copy of the ICCAT transhipment declaration.
Article 78Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 520/2007
In Regulation (EC) No 520/2007, Article 4(1), Title II and Annexes II, III and IV are deleted.
Article 79Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.