
TITLE I
Article 1 
This Regulation lays down the rules for the application by the Union of the conservation, management, exploitation, monitoring, marketing and enforcement measures for fishery and aquaculture products established by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM).
Article 2 

1. This Regulation applies to all commercial fishing and aquaculture activities conducted by EU fishing vessels and nationals of Member States in the GFCM Agreement area.It shall apply without prejudice to Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006.
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, this Regulation shall not apply to fishing operations conducted solely for the purpose of scientific investigations which are carried out with the permission and under the authority of the Member State whose flag the vessel is flying and of which the Commission and the Member States in whose waters the research is carried out have been informed in advance. Member States conducting fishing operations for the purpose of scientific investigations shall inform the Commission, the Member States in whose waters the research is carried out and the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries of all catches from such fishing operations.
Article 3 
For the purposes of this Regulation the following definitions shall, in addition to the definitions laid down in Article 3 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy and Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006, apply:

((a)) ‘GFCM Agreement area’ means the Mediterranean and the Black Sea and connecting waters, as described in the GFCM Agreement;
((b)) ‘fishing effort’ means the product resulting from multiplying the capacity of a fishing vessel, expressed either in kW or in GT (gross tonnage), by the activity expressed in number of days at sea;
((c)) ‘day at sea’ means any calendar day on which a vessel is absent from port, irrespective of the amount of time in the course of that day that that vessel is present in an area;
((d)) ‘EU Fleet Register number’ means the Community Fleet Register number defined in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 26/2004 of 30 December 2003 on the Community fishing fleet register.
TITLE II
CHAPTER I
Section I
Article 4 
A fisheries restricted area is established in the eastern Gulf of Lions, bounded by lines joining the following geographic coordinates:

— 42° 40′ N, 4° 20′ E
— 42° 40′ N, 5° 00′ E
— 43° 00′ N, 4° 20′ E
— 43° 00′ N, 5° 00′ E.
Article 5 
For demersal stocks, the fishing effort of vessels using towed nets, bottom- and mid-water longlines and bottom-set nets in the fisheries restricted area as referred to in Article 4 shall not exceed the level of fishing effort applied in 2008 by each Member State in that area.
Article 6 
Member States shall, not later than 16 February 2012, submit to the Commission in electronic format a list of vessels flying their flag that had a track record of fishing during the year 2008 in the area referred to in Article 4 and in GFCM Geographical Sub-Area 7 as defined in Annex I. That list shall contain the name of the vessel, its EU Fleet Register number, the period for which the vessel was authorised to fish in the area referred to in Article 4 and the number of days spent by each vessel in the year 2008 in Geographical Sub-Area 7 and more specifically in the area referred to in Article 4.
Article 7 

1. Vessels authorised to fish in the area referred to in Article 4 shall be issued with a fishing authorisation by their Member State in accordance with Article 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy.
2. Fishing vessels which do not have records of fishing within the area referred to in Article 4 prior to 31 December 2008 shall not be authorised to start fishing therein.
3. Member States shall, not later than 16 February 2012, communicate to the Commission the national legislation in force on 31 December 2008 concerning:
(a) the maximum number of hours per day a vessel is permitted to engage in fishing activity;
(b) the maximum number of days per week a vessel is permitted to stay at sea and be absent from port; and
(c) the compulsory times for fishing vessels to exit from, and return to, their registered port.
Article 8 
Member States shall ensure that the area referred to in Article 4 is protected from the impact of any other human activity jeopardising the conservation of the features that characterise that area as an area of spawners’ aggregation.
Article 9 
Before 1 February of each year, Member States shall submit to the Commission in electronic format a report on the fishing activities carried out in the area referred to in Article 4.
The Commission may adopt implementing acts as regards detailed rules for the format and transmission of the report on such fishing activities. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 25(2).
Section II
Article 10 
Fishing with towed dredges and bottom trawl nets shall be prohibited in the following areas:

((a)) deep-sea fisheries restricted area ‘Lophelia reef off Capo Santa Maria di Leuca’ bounded by lines joining the following coordinates:

— 39° 27,72′ N, 18° 10,74′ E
— 39° 27,80′ N, 18° 26,68′ E
— 39° 11,16′ N, 18° 32,58′ E
— 39° 11,16′ N, 18° 04,28′ E;
((b)) deep-sea fisheries restricted area ‘The Nile delta area cold hydrocarbon seeps’ bounded by lines joining the following coordinates:

— 31° 30,00′ N, 33° 10,00′ E
— 31° 30,00′ N, 34° 00,00′ E
— 32° 00,00′ N, 34° 00,00′ E
— 32° 00,00′ N, 33° 10,00′ E;
((c)) deep-sea fisheries restricted area ‘The Eratosthenes Seamount’ bounded by lines joining the following coordinates:

— 33° 00,00′ N, 32° 00,00′ E
— 33° 00,00′ N, 33° 00,00′ E
— 34° 00,00′ N, 33° 00,00′ E
— 34° 00,00′ N, 32° 00,00′ E.
Article 11 
Member States shall ensure that their competent authorities are called upon to protect the deep-sea sensitive habitats in the areas referred to in Article 10 from, in particular, the impact of any other activity jeopardising the conservation of the features that characterise those habitats.
CHAPTER II
Article 12 

1. The common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) fisheries using fish aggregating devices (FADs) shall be prohibited from 1 January to 14 August of each year.
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, if a Member State can demonstrate that, due to bad weather, the fishing vessels flying its flag were unable to make use of their normal fishing days, that Member State may carry over days lost by its vessels in FAD fisheries until 31 January of the following year. In that case, before the end of the year Member States shall submit to the Commission an application in respect of the number of days to be carried over.
3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall also apply in the management zone referred to in Article 26(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006.
4. The application referred to in paragraph 2 shall contain the following information:
(a) a report containing the details of the cessation of fishing activities in question, including appropriate supporting meteorological information;
(b) the name of the vessel and its EU Fleet Register number.
5. The Commission shall decide on applications of the kind referred to in paragraph 2 within 6 weeks from the date of receipt of an application and shall inform the Member State in writing of that decision.
6. The Commission shall inform the Executive Secretary of the GFCM of decisions taken pursuant to paragraph 5. Before 1 November of each year, Member States shall send to the Commission a report on the carrying over of days lost in the previous year as referred to in paragraph 2.
7. The Commission may adopt implementing acts as regards detailed rules for the format and transmission of the applications referred to in paragraph 4 and of the report on such carrying over referred to in paragraph 6. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 25(2).
Article 13 
Fishing vessels authorised to participate in the common dolphinfish fishery shall be granted a fishing authorisation in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 and shall be included in a list containing the name of the vessel and its EU Fleet Register number, which the Member State concerned shall provide to the Commission. Vessels of an overall length of less than 10 metres shall be required to have a fishing authorisation.
This requirement shall also apply to the management zone referred to in Article 26(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006.
Article 14 

1. Without prejudice to Council Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 of 25 February 2008 concerning the establishment of a Community framework for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding the Common Fisheries Policy, Member States shall set up an appropriate system of collection and treatment of fisheries catch and fishing effort data.
2. Member States shall report to the Commission by 15 January of each year the number of vessels involved in the fishery, as well as the total landings and transhipments of common dolphinfish carried out in the previous year by the fishing vessels flying their flag in each Geographical Sub-Area of the GFCM Agreement area as set out in Annex I.The Commission may adopt implementing acts as regards detailed rules for the format and transmission of such reports. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 25(2).
3. The Commission shall forward the information received from the Member States to the Executive Secretary of the GFCM.
CHAPTER III
Article 15 

1. The minimum mesh size for nets used for trawling activities exploiting demersal stocks in the Black Sea shall be 40 mm. Panels of netting smaller than 40 mm mesh size opening shall not be used or kept on board.
2. Before 1 February 2012, the net referred to in paragraph 1 shall be replaced by a square-meshed net of 40 mm at the cod-end or, at the duly justified request of the ship-owner, by a diamond meshed net of 50 mm with an acknowledged size selectivity equivalent to or higher than that of square-meshed nets of 40 mm at the cod-end.
3. Member States whose fishing vessels conduct trawling activities exploiting demersal stocks in the Black Sea shall submit to the Commission, for the first time not later than 16 February 2012 and subsequently every 6 months, the list of fishing vessels that conduct such activities in the Black Sea and that are equipped with a square-meshed net of at least 40 mm at the cod-end or diamond meshed nets of at least 50 mm, as well as the percentage that such vessels represent of the whole national demersal trawl fleet.The Commission may adopt implementing acts as regards detailed rules for the format and transmission of the information referred to in this paragraph. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 25(2).
4. The Commission shall forward the information referred to in paragraph 3 to the Executive Secretary of the GFCM.
Article 16 
The use of towed dredges and trawl nets fisheries at depths beyond 1 000 m shall be prohibited.
TITLE III
CHAPTER I
Article 17 

1. Before 1 December of each year, each Member State shall send to the Commission, through the accustomed data-processing support, an updated list of the vessels of more than 15 metres in overall length flying its flag and registered in its territory that it authorises to fish in the GFCM Agreement area by issuance of a fishing authorisation.
2. The list indicated in paragraph 1 shall include the following information:
(a) the vessel’s EU Fleet Register number and its external marking, as defined in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 26/2004;
(b) the period during which fishing and/or transhipment is authorised;
(c) the fishing gears used.
3. The Commission shall send the updated list to the Executive Secretary of the GFCM before 1 January of each year so that the vessels concerned can be entered on the GFCM register of vessels of more than 15 metres in overall length authorised to fish in the GFCM Agreement area (GFCM register).
4. Any change to be made to the list referred to in paragraph 1 shall be notified to the Commission for transmission to the Executive Secretary of the GFCM, through the accustomed data-processing support, at least 10 working days before the vessel begins fishing activity in the GFCM Agreement area.
5. EU fishing vessels of more than 15 metres in overall length that are not entered on the list referred to in paragraph 1 shall not fish, retain on board, tranship or land any type of fish or shellfish within the GFCM Agreement area.
6. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that:
(a) only vessels flying their flag that are included in the list referred to in paragraph 1 and that hold on board a fishing authorisation issued by them are permitted, under the terms of the authorisation, to carry out fishing activities in the GFCM Agreement area;
(b) no fishing authorisation is issued to vessels that have carried out illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing (IUU fishing) in the GFCM Agreement area or elsewhere, unless the new owners provide adequate documentary evidence that the previous owners and operators no longer have any legal, beneficial or financial interest in, or exercise any control over, their vessels, or that their vessels neither take part in nor are associated with IUU fishing;
(c) as far as possible, their national legislation prohibits owners and operators of vessels flying their flag that are included in the list referred to in paragraph 1 from taking part in, or being associated with, fishing activities carried out in the GFCM Agreement area by vessels not on the GFCM register;
(d) as far as possible, their national legislation requires owners of vessels flying their flag that are included in the list referred to in paragraph 1 to be nationals or legal entities within the flag Member State;
(e) their vessels comply with all the relevant GFCM conservation and management measures.
7. Member States shall take the necessary measures to prohibit fishing, retention on board, transhipment and landing of fish and shellfish caught in the GFCM Agreement area carried out by vessels of more than 15 metres in overall length that are not on the GFCM register.
8. Member States shall, without delay, communicate to the Commission any information showing that there are strong reasons for suspecting that vessels of more than 15 metres in overall length that are not on the GFCM register are fishing for or transhipping fish and shellfish in the GFCM Agreement area.
CHAPTER II
Article 18 
This Chapter shall apply to third-country fishing vessels.
Article 19 
By way of derogation from Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008, the period for prior notification shall be at least 72 hours before the estimated time of arrival at the port.
Article 20 

1. Notwithstanding Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008, Member States shall carry out inspections in their designated ports of at least 15 % of landings and transhipment operations each year.
2. Notwithstanding Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008, fishing vessels that enter into a Member State’s port without prior authorisation shall be inspected in all cases.
Article 21 
In addition to the requirements provided for in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008, port inspections shall comply with the requirements set out in Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 22 

1. Member States shall not allow a third-country vessel to use their ports for landing, transhipping or processing fisheries products caught in the GFCM Agreement area and shall deny it access to port services, including, inter alia, refuelling and re-supplying services, if the vessel:
(a) does not comply with the requirements of this Regulation;
(b) is included in a list of vessels that have engaged in, or have supported, IUU fishing adopted by a regional fisheries management organisation; or
(c) does not have a valid authorisation to engage in fishing or fishing-related activities in the GFCM Agreement area.By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, nothing shall prevent Member States from allowing, in situations of force majeure or distress within the meaning of Article 18 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, a third-country vessel from using their ports for services strictly necessary to remedy such situations.
2. Paragraph 1 shall apply in addition to the provisions on denial of use of port provided for by Article 4(2) and Article 37(5) and (6) of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008.
3. Where a Member State has denied the use of its ports to a third-country vessel in accordance with paragraph 1 or 2, it shall promptly notify the master of the vessel, the flag State, the Commission and the Executive Secretary of the GFCM of such action.
4. Where the grounds for denial referred to in paragraph 1 or 2 no longer apply, the Member State shall withdraw its denial and notify the addressees referred to in paragraph 3 of that withdrawal.
TITLE IV
Article 23 

1. The Commission and Member States shall cooperate and exchange information with the Executive Secretary of the GFCM, in particular by:
(a) requesting information from, and providing information to, relevant databases;
(b) requesting cooperation and cooperating in order to promote the effective implementation of this Regulation.
2. Member States shall ensure that their national fisheries-related information systems allow for the direct electronic exchange of information on port state inspections referred to in Title III between them and the Executive Secretary of the GFCM, taking due account of appropriate confidentiality requirements.
3. Member States shall take measures to share, by electronic means, information among relevant national agencies and to coordinate the activities of such agencies in the implementation of the measures set out in Chapter II of Title III.
4. Member States shall establish a list of contact points for the purpose of this Regulation, which shall be transmitted electronically, without delay, to the Commission and to the Executive Secretary and the contracting parties of the GFCM.
5. The Commission may adopt implementing acts as regards detailed rules for cooperation and the exchange of information. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 25(2).
Article 24 

1. Member States shall submit before 1 May of each year to the Executive Secretary of the GFCM the data for Tasks 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 and 1.5 of the GFCM statistical matrix as set out in Section C of Annex III.
2. For the submission of data referred to in paragraph 1, Member States shall use the GFCM data-entry system or any other appropriate data submission standard and protocol that is set by the Executive Secretary of the GFCM and that is available on the GFCM website.
3. Member States shall inform the Commission of the data submitted on the basis of this Article.The Commission may adopt implementing acts as regards detailed rules for the format and transmission of data referred to in this Article. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 25(2).
TITLE V
Article 25 

1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture established by Article 30(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002. 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 26 
As far as is necessary, in order to implement in Union law amendments that become obligatory for the Union to existing GFCM measures that have already been implemented in Union law, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 27, in order to amend the provisions of this Regulation in respect of the following:

((a)) the provision to the Executive Secretary of the GFCM of information under Article 15(4);
((b)) the transmission of the list of authorised vessels to the Executive Secretary of the GFCM under Article 17;
((c)) port state measures set out in Articles 18 to 22;
((d)) cooperation, information and reporting set out in Articles 23 and 24;
((e)) the table, the map and the geographical coordinates of GFCM Geographical Sub-Areas (GSAs) set out in Annex I;
((f)) port state inspection procedures for vessels set out in Annex II; and
((g)) GFCM statistical matrices set out in Annex III.
Article 27 

1. 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 26 shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of 3 years from 19 January 2012. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than 6 months before the end of the three-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 3 months before the end of each period.
3. The delegation of powers referred to in Article 26 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 the delegated acts already in force.
4. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council.
5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 26 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of 2 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 2 months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.
Article 28 
Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 is hereby amended as follows:

((1)) in Article 4, paragraph 3 is deleted;
((2)) in Article 9, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:
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3. For towed nets, other than those referred to in paragraph 4, the minimum mesh size shall be at least:
(a) a square-meshed net of 40 mm at the cod-end; or
(b) at the duly justified request of the ship owner, a diamond-meshed net of 50 mm of an acknowledged size selectivity that is equivalent to or higher than that of nets referred to under point (a).Fishing vessels shall be authorised to use and keep on board only one of the two types of nets.The Commission shall submit a report on the implementation of this paragraph to the European Parliament and the Council by 30 June 2012, on the basis of which, as well as on the basis of the information supplied by Member States before 31 December 2011, it shall propose due amendments where appropriate.';
((3)) Article 24 is deleted;
((4)) in Article 27, paragraphs 1 and 4 are deleted.
Article 29 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Strasbourg, 13 December 2011.
For the European Parliament
The President
J. BUZEK
For the Council
The President
M. SZPUNAR
ANNEX I
A) 

FAO SUB-AREA FAO STATISTICAL DIVISIONS GSAs
WESTERN  1.1 BALEARIC
  1 Northern Alboran Sea

 2 Alboran Island

 3 Southern Alboran Sea

 4 Algeria

 5 Balearic Island

 6 Northern Spain

 11.1 Sardinia (west)

 1.2 GULF OF LIONS
  7 Gulf of Lions

 1.3 SARDINIA
  8 Corsica Island

 9 Ligurian and North Tyrrhenian Sea

 10 South Tyrrhenian Sea

 11.2 Sardinia (east)

 12 Northern Tunisia

CENTRAL  2.1 ADRIATIC
  17 Northern Adriatic

 18 Southern Adriatic Sea (part)

 2.2 IONIAN
  13 Gulf of Hammamet

 14 Gulf of Gabes

 15 Malta Island

 16 South of Sicily

 18 Southern Adriatic Sea (part)

 19 Western Ionian Sea

 20 Eastern Ionian Sea

 21 Southern Ionian Sea

EASTERN  3.1 AEGEAN
  22 Aegean Sea

 23 Crete Island

 3.2 LEVANT
  24 North Levant

 25 Cyprus Island

 26 South Levant

 27 Levant

BLACK SEA  4.1 MARMARA
  28 Marmara Sea

 4.2 BLACK SEA
  29 Black Sea

 4.3 AZOV SEA
  30 Azov Sea


B) 
C) 

GSAs LIMITS
1 Coast Line36° N 5° 36′ W36° N 3° 20′ W36° 05′ N 3° 20′ W36° 05′ N 2° 40′ W36° N 2° 40′ W36° N 1° 30′ W36° 30′ N 1° 30′ W36° 30′ N 1° W37° 36′ N 1° W
2 36° 05′ N 3° 20′ W36° 05′ N 2° 40′ W35° 45′ N 3° 20′ W35° 45′ N 2° 40′ W
3 Coast Line36° N 5° 36′ W35° 49′ N 5° 36′ W36° N 3° 20′ W35° 45′ N 3° 20′ W35° 45′ N 2° 40′ W36° N 2° 40′ W36° N 1° 13′ WMorocco-Algeria border
4 Coast Line36° N 2° 13′ W36° N 1° 30′ W36° 30′ N 1° 30′ W36° 30′ N 1° W37° N 1° W37° N 0° 30′ E38° N 0° 30′ E38° N 8° 35′ EAlgeria-Tunisia borderMorocco-Algeria border
5 38° N 0° 30′ E39° 30′ N 0° 30′ E39° 30′ N 1° 30′ W40° N 1° 30′ E40° N 2° E40° 30′ N 2° E40° 30′ N 6° E38° N 6° E
6 Coast line37° 36′ N 1° W37° N 1° W37° N 0° 30′ E39° 30′ N 0° 30′ E39° 30′ N 1° 30′ W40° N 1° 30′ E40° N 2° E40° 30′ N 2° E40° 30′ N 6° E41° 47′ N 6° E42° 26′ N 3° 09′ E
7 Coast line42° 26′ N 3° 09′ E41° 20′ N 8° EFrance-Italy border
8 43° 15′ N 7° 38′ E43° 15′ N 9° 45′ E41° 18′ N 9° 45′ E41° 20′ N 8° E41° 18′ N 8° E
9 Coast lineFrance-Italy border43° 15′ N 7° 38′ E43° 15′ N 9° 45′ E41° 18′ N 9° 45′ E41° 18′ N 13° E
10 Coast line (including North Sicily)41° 18′ N 13° E41° 18′ N 11° E38° N 11° E38° N 12° 30′ E
11 41° 47′ N 6° E41° 18′ N 6° E41° 18′ N 11° E38° 30′ N 11° E38° 30′ N 8° 30′ E38° N 8° 30′ E38° N 6° E
12 Coast lineAlgeria-Tunisia border38° N 8° 30′ E38° 30′ N 8° 30′ E38° 30′ N 11° E38° N 11° E37° N 12° E37° N 11° 04′E
13 Coast line37° N 11° 04′E37° N 12° E35° N 13° 30′ E35° N 11° E
14 Coast line35° N 11° E35° N 15° 18′ ETunisia-Libya border
15 36° 30′ N 13° 30′ E35° N 13° 30′E35° N 15° 18′ E36° 30′ N 15° 18′ E
16 Coast line38° N 12° 30′ E38° N 11° E37° N 12° E35° N 13° 30′ E36° 30′ N 13° 30′ E36° 30′ N 15° 18′ E37° N 15° 18′ E
17 Coast line41° 55′ N 15° 08′ ECroatia-Montenegro border
18 Coast lines (both sides)41° 55′ N 15° 08′ E40° 04′ N 18° 29′ ECroatia-Montenegro borderAlbania-Greece border
19 Coast line (including East Sicily)40° 04′ N 18° 29′ E37° N 15° 18′ E35° N 15° 18′ E35° N 19° 10′ E39° 58′ N 19° 10′ E
20 Coast lineAlbania-Greece border39° 58′ N 19° 10′ E35° N 19° 10′ E35° N 23° E36° 30′ N 23° E
21 Coast lineTunisia-Libya border35° N 15° 18′ E35° N 23° E34° N 23° E34° N 25° 09′ ELibya-Egypt border
22 Coast line36° 30′ N 23° E36° N 23° E36° N 26° 30′ E34° N 26° 30′ E34° N 29° E36° 43′ N 29° E
23 36° N 23° E36° N 26° 30′ E34° N 26° 30′ E34° N 23° E
24 Coast line36° 43′ N 29° E34° N 29° E34° N 32° E35° 47′ N 32° E35° 47′ N 35° ETurkey-Syria border
25 35° 47′ N 32° E34° N 32° E34° N 35° E35° 47′ N 35° E
26 Coast lineLibya-Egypt border34° N 25° 09′ E34° N 34° 13′ EEgypt-Gaza Strip border
27 Coast lineEgypt-Gaza Strip border34° N 34° 13′ E34° N 35° E35° 47′ N 35° ETurkey-Syria border
28 
29 
30 

ANNEX II
1. 
Port inspectors shall:


((a)) verify that the official documentation on board is valid, if necessary, through appropriate contacts with the flag State or international records of vessels;
((b)) where necessary, arrange for an official translation of the documentation;
((c)) verify that the vessel’s name, flag, any external identification number and markings (and International Maritime Organization (IMO) ship identification number when available) and the international radio call sign are correct;
((d)) as far as possible, examine whether the vessel has changed name and/or flag and, if so, note the previous name(s) and flag(s);
((e)) note the port of registration, name and address of the owner (and operator and beneficial owner if different from the owner), agent, and master of the vessel, including the unique ID for company and registered owner if available; and
((f)) note the names and addresses of previous owners, if any, during the past 5 years.

2. 
Port inspectors shall verify that authorisations to fish or transport fish and fishery products are compatible with the information obtained under point 1 and examine the duration of the authorisations and their application to areas, species and fishing gear.

3. 
Port inspectors shall review all relevant documentation, including documents in electronic format. Relevant documentation may include logbooks, in particular the fishing logbook, as well as the crew list, stowage plans and drawings or descriptions of fish holds if available. Such holds or areas may be inspected in order to verify whether their size and composition correspond to these drawings or descriptions and whether the stowage is in accordance with the stowage plans. Where appropriate, this documentation shall also include catch documents or trade documents issued by any regional fisheries management organisation.

4.  (a) Port inspectors shall verify that the fishing gear on board is in conformity with the conditions of the authorisations. The gear may also be checked to ensure that features such as, inter alia, the mesh sizes (and possible devices), length of nets and hook sizes conform with applicable regulations and that identification marks of the gear correspond to those authorised for the vessel.
 (b) Port inspectors may also search the vessel for any fishing gear stowed out of sight and for fishing gear that is otherwise illegal.

5.  (a) Port inspectors shall, to the greatest extent possible, examine whether the fish and fishery products on board were harvested in accordance with the conditions set out in the applicable authorisations. In doing so, port inspectors shall examine the fishing logbook and reports submitted, including those transmitted by a vessel monitoring system (VMS), as appropriate.
 (b) In order to determine the quantities and species on board, port inspectors may examine the fish in the hold or during the landing. In doing so, port inspectors may open cartons where the fish has been pre-packed and move the fish or cartons to ascertain the integrity of fish holds.
 (c) If the vessel is unloading, port inspectors may verify the species and quantities landed. Such verification may include product type, live weight (quantities determined from the logbook) and the conversion factor used for calculating processed weight to live weight. Port inspectors may also examine any possible quantities retained on board.
 (d) Port inspectors may review the quantity and composition of all catch on board, including by sampling.

6. 
Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 applies.

7. 
A written report shall be prepared and signed by the inspector on completion of the inspection and a copy provided to the master of the vessel.

8. 
Results of port state inspections shall include at least the following information:


((1)) Inspection references

— inspecting authority (name of inspecting authority or the alternate body nominated by the authority),
— name of inspector,
— date and time of inspection,
— port of inspection (place where the vessel is inspected), and
— date (date the report is completed).
((2)) Vessel identification

— name of the vessel,
— type of vessel,
— type of gear,
— external identification number (side number of the vessel) and IMO-number (if available) or other number as appropriate,
— International Radio Call Sign,
— MMS I-number (Maritime Mobile Service Identity number), if available,
— Flag State (the State where the vessel is registered),
— previous names and flags, if any,
— home port (the port of registration of the vessel) and previous home ports,
— vessel owner (name, address, contact),
— vessel beneficial owner if different from the vessel owner (name, address, contact),
— vessel operator responsible for using the vessel if different from the vessel owner (name, address, contact),
— vessel agent (name, address, contact),
— names and addresses of previous owners, if any,
— name, nationality and maritime qualifications of master and fishing master, and
— crew list.
((3)) Fishing authorisation (licences/permits)

— the vessels’ authorisations to fish or transport fish and fish products,
— states issuing the authorisations,
— terms of the authorisations, including areas and duration,
— relevant regional fisheries management organisation,
— areas, scope and duration of the authorisations,
— details of allocation authorised — quota, fishing effort or other,
— species, by-catch and fishing gear authorised, and
— transhipment records and documents (where applicable).
((4)) Fishing trip information

— date, time, zone and place current fishing trip commenced,
— areas visited (entry and exit from different areas),
— transhipment activities at sea (date, species, place, quantity of fish transhipped),
— last port visited,
— date and time when current fishing trip ended, and
— intended next port of call, as appropriate.
((5)) Result of the inspection on the catch

— start and end of discharge (times and date),
— fish species,
— product type,
— live weight (quantities determined from the logbook),
— relevant conversion factor,
— processed weight (quantities landed by species and presentation),
— equivalent live weight (quantities landed in equivalent live weight, as ‘product weight multiplied with the conversion factor’),
— intended destination of fish and fishery products inspected, and
— quantity and species of fish retained on board, if any.
((6)) Results of gear inspection

— details of gear types.
((7)) Conclusions

— Conclusions of the inspection including identification of the violations believed to have been committed and reference to the relevant rules and measures. Such evidence shall be attached to the inspection report.

ANNEX III
(A) 

Groups < 6 metres 6-12 metres 12-24 metres More than 24 metres
 1. Polyvalent small-scale vessels without engine
 A  
 2. Polyvalent small-scale vessels with engine
 B C  
 3. Trawlers
  D E F
 4. Purse seiners
  G H
 5. Longliners
  I
 6. Pelagic Trawlers
  J
 7. Tuna seiners
   K
 8. Dredgers
  L 
 9. Polyvalent vessels
   M

A Polyvalent small-scale vessels without engineAll vessels less than 12 metres in length (LOA) without an engine (wind or propulsion).B Polyvalent small-scale vessels with engine less than 6 mAll vessels under 6 metres in length (LOA) with engine.C Polyvalent small-scale vessels with engine between 6 and 12 metresAll vessels between 6 and 12 metres in length (LOA) with engine, that use different gears during the year without clear predominance of one of them or that use a gear not considered in this classification.D Trawlers less than 12 mAll vessels less than 12 metres in length (LOA) allocating more than 50 percent of their effort operating with a demersal trawl.E Trawlers between 12 and 24 mAll vessels, between 12 and 24 metres in length (LOA) allocating more than 50 percent of their effort operating with a demersal trawl.F Trawlers longer than 24 mAll vessels over 24 metres in length (LOA), allocating more than 50 percent of their effort operating with a demersal trawl.G Purse Seiners between 6 and 12 mAll vessels between 6 and 12 m in length (LOA), allocating more than 50 percent of their effort operating with a purse seine.H Purse Seiners longer than 12 mAll vessels over 12 m in length (LOA), allocating more than 50 percent of their effort operating with a purse seine, excluding those using a tuna seine during any time of the year.I Longliners longer than 6 mAll vessels over 6 m in length (LOA), allocating more than 50 percent of their effort operating with a longline.J Pelagic Trawlers longer than 6 mAll vessels over 6 m in length (LOA), allocating more than 50 percent of their effort operating with a pelagic trawl.K Tuna seinersAll vessels operating with a Tuna Seine for any length of time during the year.L Dredgers longer than 6 mAll vessels over 6 m in length (LOA), allocating more than 50 percent of their effort operating with a dredge.M Polyvalent vessels longer than 12 mAll vessels over 12 metres in length (LOA), that use different gears during the year without clear predominance of one of them or that use a gear not considered in this classification.
Note: All the cells are open for collecting information. The cells left blank in the above table are considered as unlikely to have a significant population. However, if necessary, it is advisable to merge the information of a ‘blank cell’ with the most appropriate neighbouring ‘grey cell’.
(B) 

Gear Number and dimension Capacity Activity Nominal Effort
Dredge (for molluscs) Open mouth, width of mouth GT Time fishing Dredged bottom surface
Trawl (including dredges for flatfishes) Type of trawl (pelagic, bottom)GT and/or GRTEngine powerMesh sizeSize of the net (width of mouth)Speed GT Time Fishing GT × daysGT × hourskW × days
Purse seine Length and drop of the netGTLight powerNumber of small boats GTLength and drop of the net Search timeSet GT × Fishing setsLength of the net × fishing sets
Nets Type of net (e.g. trammel net, gillnets, etc.)Net length (used in regulations)GTNet surfaceMesh size Net length and drop Time fishing Net length × daysSurface × days
Long lines Number of hooksGTNumber of longlineCharacteristics of hooksBait Number of hooksNumber of longline unit Time fishing Number of hooks × hoursNumber of hooks × daysNumber of longline units × days/hours
Traps GT Number of traps Time fishing Number of traps × days
Purse seine/FADs Number of FADs Number of FADs Number of trips Number of FADs × Number of trips



(C) 