
Article 1 
 This Regulation determines the minimum information on vessel characteristics and activity which must appear in the United Kingdom fishing fleet register.
Article 2 
For the purposes of this Regulation the following definitions shall apply:

((a)) ‘fishing vessel’ means any vessel as defined in the Article 4 paragraph 1(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;
((b)) ...
((c)) ...
((d)) ‘aquaculture vessel’ means a vessel equipped exclusively for harvesting, transport, handling and/or landing of aquaculture products;
((e)) ‘event’ means any entry to or exit from the fleet of a vessel or change in one of its characteristics as listed in Annex I;
((f)) ...
((g)) ...
((h)) ...
((i)) ...
((j)) ‘legal owner’ means any natural or legal person that appears on the vessel's registration documents as having the legal title of ownership of the vessel;
((k)) ‘operator’ means a natural or legal person as defined in Article 4(19) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009;
((l)) ‘United Kingdom fleet register (UKFR) number’ means the unique identification number of the vessel in the United Kingdom fleet;
((m)) ‘personal data’ means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person as defined in Article 2(a) of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001;
((n)) ...
((o)) ‘United Kingdom fishing fleet register’ means the register, kept by the Secretary of State, containing information on all United Kingdom fishing vessels.
Article 3 
This Regulation shall apply to all  United Kingdom  fishing vessels except aquaculture vessels and blue fin tuna traps.
Article 4 
The data from the United Kingdom fishing register shall be used for the application of Fisheries Rules.
Article 5 
 A fisheries administration must, jointly with the other fisheries administrations, collect and validate without delay the data referred to in Annex I to enable the Secretary of State to record the same data in the United Kingdom fishing fleet register.
Article 6 
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Article 7 
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Article 8 

(1.  The Secretary of State must assign a United Kingdom fleet register (UKFR) number to any fishing vessel which enters in the United Kingdom fleet for the first time.
(2. The UKFR number must not be altered during the period in which the fishing vessel belongs to the United Kingdom fleet.
(3. The UKFR number must not be reassigned to another vessel. If a fishing vessel is exported outside the United Kingdom and re-imported back into the United Kingdom, the fishing vessel must be reassigned the same UKFR number.
Article 9 
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Article 10 

(1.  The Secretary of State must publish, in such manner as the Secretary of State sees fit, a limited version of the United Kingdom fishing fleet register which does not contain personal data.
(2. The limited version of the register published under paragraph 1 must be updated at least once a month to update any event of which the Secretary of State is aware.
Article 11 
The processing, management and use of data collected under this Regulation which contain personal data shall comply with data protection legislation.
Article 12 
Regulation (EC) No 26/2004 is repealed.
Article 13 
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...Done at Brussels, 6 February 2017.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
ANNEX I

Name of data Definition and comments Compulsory (C)/Compulsory if (CIF)/Optional (O)
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UKFR
                         Unique identification number of a fishing vessel in the United Kingdom fishing fleet register C
UVI Unique Vessel Identifier (IMO number) pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 CIF
Event Code identifying the type of event reported C
Date of event Date on which event occurred C
Registration number The registration number ... O
External marking Pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 CIF
Name of vessel The registered name of the fishing vessel C
Place of registration Code identifying the place (mainly a port) where the vessel is registered CIF
IRCS International radio call sign CIF
IRCS indicator Vessel with an international radio on board — code C
Licence indicator Vessel with a fishing licence according to Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 and Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 — code CIF
VMS indicator Vessel Monitoring System — code.Vessel with a satellite monitoring system in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 and Articles 18-28 of Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 CIF
ERS indicator Vessel with an Electronic Reporting (logbook) System in in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 and Articles 29 and following of Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 — code CIF
AIS indicator Vessel with an Automatic Identification System in accordance with Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 — code CIF
MMSI Maritime Mobile Service Identity O
Vessel Type In accordance with the International Standard Statistical Classification of Fishery Vessels (ISSCFV) — code CIF
Main fishing gear In accordance with the International Standard Statistical Classification of Fishing Gear (ISSCFCG) — code C
Subsidiary fishing gear In accordance with the International Standard Statistical Classification of Fishing Gear (ISSCFCG) — code C
LOA Length Over All in metres, defined in accordance with  Regulation (EU) 2017/1130 CIF
LBP Length Between Perpendiculars in metres, defined in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1130 CIF
Tonnage GT In GT, defined in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1130 CIF
Other tonnage In tonnes according to the Oslo Convention ... CIF
GTs In GT, an increase in tonnage permitted on ground of safety (historical data). CIF
Power of main engine In kW, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1130 C
Power of auxiliary engine In kW. Includes all installed engine power not included under the heading ‘Power of main engine’ C
Hull material Material of the hull — code C
Date of entry into service In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1130 C
Segment Code C
Country of importation/exportation Code CIF
Type of export Code CIF
Public aid Code CIF
Date of construction Date when the construction has started. CIF
For contacts/legal owner Name Natural person: name, first nameLegal person: name CIF
 Legal Person Indicator ‘Y’ for a legal person, ‘N’ for a natural person — code O
 Street Street name and box CIF
 PO box Post-office box O
 City City name O
 Post code Post code O
 Country Country — code O
 Phone number International phone number O
 Fax number International fax number O
 Email address Email address O
 Nationality Nationality of the contact — code O
 IMO company identifier IMO unique company and registered legal owner Identification number O
For contacts/operator Name Natural person: name, first nameLegal person: name CIF
 Legal Person Indicator ‘Y’ for a legal person, ‘N’ for a natural person — code O
 Street Street name and box CIF
 PO box Post-office box O
 City City name O
 Post code Post code O
 Country Country — code O
 Phone number International phone number O
 Fax number International fax number O
 Email address Email address O
 Nationality Nationality of the contact — code O
 IMO company identifier IMO unique company and registered legal owner Identification number O







ANNEX II

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