
COMMISSION DECISION of 1 April 2008 establishing a specific control and inspection programme related to the recovery of bluefin tuna in the Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean (notified under document number C(2008) 1202) (2008/323/EC) (revoked) 

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Subject-matter
Article 1 
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Scope
Article 2 
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National control programmes
Article 3 
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Cooperation between Member States
Article 4 
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Commission inspections
Article 5 
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Joint inspection and surveillance activities
Article 6 
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Infringements
Article 7 
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Information
Article 8 
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Evaluation
Article 9 
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Addresses
Article 10 
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ANNEX I
Common rules for national control programmes, as referred to in Article 3(1)Objectives 
 1. The general objective of the national control programmes shall be the verification of compliance with applicable legislation concerning: 

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Strategy 

The national control programme shall concentrate on control and inspection of fishing and all related activities by any fishing vessel, trap, farm and enterprise engaged in the processing and/or trade of bluefin tuna products.

Inspections of transport and marketing of bluefin tuna shall be used as a complementary cross-checking mechanism to test the efficiency of the control and inspection.
 1.1. Priorities 

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 1.2. Target benchmarks 

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Inspection tasks 
 1.3. General inspection tasks 

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 1.4. Inspection tasks for aerial surveillance 

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 1.5. Inspection tasks at sea 

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 1.6. Inspection tasks at landing 

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 1.7. Inspection tasks during transhipment 

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 1.8. Inspection tasks on farm installations 

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 1.9. Inspection tasks concerning transports and marketing 

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ANNEX II
Contents of national control programmes as referred to in Article 3(2)
National control programmes shall, inter alia, specify:
Means of control 

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Designation of ports 

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Annual fishing plans 

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Inspection protocols 

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Guidelines 

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Communication protocols 

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