
Article 1 
Implementing Decision 2012/807/EU is amended as follows:

((1)) The Title is replaced by the following:
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((2)) Article 1 is replaced by the following:
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Article 1 
This Decision establishes a specific control and inspection programme applicable to the stocks of mackerel, herring, horse mackerel, blue whiting, boarfish, anchovy, argentine, sardine and sprat in EU waters of ICES sub-areas V, VI, VII, VIII and IX and in EU waters of CECAF 34.1.11 (hereafter referred to as “Western Waters”), as well as to mackerel and herring in EU waters of ICES division IVa (hereafter referred to as “the Northern North Sea”).'
((3)) In Article 2, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
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2. The specific control and inspection programme shall apply until 31 December 2018.'
((4)) In Article 3(2) point (b) is replaced by the following:
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(b) reporting obligations applicable to fishing activities in Western Waters and in the Northern North Sea, in particular the reliability of the information recorded and reported;
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((5)) In Article 3(2), point (c) is replaced by the following:
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(c) the obligation to land all catches of species subject to the landing obligation pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and the measures to reduce discarding provided for in Title IIIa of Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98
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((6)) In Article 12, the following paragraph is added:
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3. As from 2016 onwards, Member States shall communicate the information referred to in paragraph 1 on an annual basis, by the 31 January after each calendar year.'
((7)) Annex II is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2 
This Decision shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 28 October 2015.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
ANNEX

Annex II to Implementing Decision 2012/807/EU is replaced by the following:

ANNEX II  1. 
On a yearly basis, the following target benchmarks shall be reached for the inspections at sea of fishing vessels engaged in the fishery of herring, mackerel, horse mackerel, anchovy and blue whiting in the area, in the case that inspections at sea are relevant in relation to the step in the fishery chain and are part of the risk management strategy:


Benchmarks per year Level of estimated risk for fishing vessels in accordance with Article 5(2)
high very high
Fishery No 1Herring, mackerel and horse mackerel Inspection at sea of at least 5 % of fishing trips by “high risk” level fishing vessels targeting the fishery in question Inspection at sea of at least 7,5 % of fishing trips by “very high risk” level fishing vessels targeting the fishery in question
Fishery No 2Anchovy Inspection at sea of at least 2,5 % of fishing trips by “high risk” level fishing vessels targeting the fishery in question Inspection at sea of at least 5 % of fishing trips by “very high risk” level fishing vessels targeting the fishery in question
Fishery No 3Blue whiting Inspection at sea of at least 5 % of fishing trips by “high risk” level fishing vessels targeting the fishery in question Inspection at sea of at least 7,5 % of fishing trips by “very high risk” level fishing vessels targeting the fishery in question

 2. 
On a yearly basis, the following target benchmarks shall be reached for the inspections ashore (including document based controls and inspections in ports or at first sale) of fishing vessels and other operators engaged in the fishery of herring, mackerel, horse mackerel, anchovy and blue whiting in the area, in the case that inspections ashore are relevant in relation to the step in the fishery/marketing chain and are part of the risk management strategy.


Benchmarks per year Level of risk for fishing vessels and/or other operators (first buyer)
high very high
Fishery No 1Herring, mackerel and horse mackerel Inspection in port of at least 7,5 % of overall landed quantities by “high risk” level fishing vessels Inspection in port of at least 7,5 % of overall landed quantities by “very high risk” level fishing vessels
Fishery No 2Anchovy Inspection in port of at least 2,5 % of overall landed quantities by “high risk” level fishing vessels Inspection in port of at least 5 % of overall landed quantities by “very high risk” level fishing vessels
Fishery No 3Blue whiting Inspection in port of at least 7,5 % of overall landed quantities by “high risk” level fishing vessels Inspection in port of at least 7,5 % of overall landed quantities by “very high risk” level fishing vessels


Inspections made after landing or transhipment shall in particular be used as a complementary cross-checking mechanism to verify the reliability of the information recorded and reported on catches and landings.

