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Added(12) At its annual session in 2021, the GFCM adopted Recommendation GFCM/44/2021/17 on a catch certificate scheme for turbot in the Black Sea (geographical subarea 29).

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new), Article 12 – paragraphs 3 a (new) and 4 a (new): (2a) in Article 12, the following paragraphs are added: / “3a. Member States shall set up a traceability system for landings, sales and exports allowing the catches to be traced from the authorised landing point to the final destination, whether the specimens are sold alive, dead or transformed. / 3b. Member States shall maintain and keep up-to-date a list of auction halls, bodies or persons authorised by that Member State to undertake the first marketing of European eel.”

Added(13) At its annual session in 2021, the GFCM adopted Recommendation GFCM/44/2021/19 on the establishment of a list of vessels presumed to have carried out illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, repealing Recommendation GFCM/33/2009/8. Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 only partly covers the content of that Recommendation.

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Added(14) At its annual session in 2021, the GFCM adopted Recommendation GFCM/44/2021/20 on a multiannual management plan for the sustainable exploitation of small pelagic stocks in the Adriatic Sea (geographical subareas 17 and 18).

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3, Article 12a – paragraph 1: Member States shall ensure that recreational fishing of all stages of European eel (glass, yellow, silver) is prohibited in all habitats covered by the scope of this Regulation.”

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Added(15) At its annual session in 2022, the GFCM adopted Recommendation GFCM/45/2022/2 on a management plan for the sustainable exploitation of red coral in the Mediterranean Sea, amending Recommendation GFCM/43/2019/4.

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new), Article 12a a (new): (3a) The following Article is inserted between Article 12 and Article 13: / ‘Article 12aa / Data collection / 1. Member States shall transmit to the Commission, or a body designated by it, the data available, including estimates where IUU fishing is known to occur. The Commission, or a body designated by it, shall transmit the IUU fishing information to the GFCM Secretariat as soon as possible. / 2. Member States shall communicate data pertaining to fattening activities to the Commission by 15 December each year. The Commission shall transmit that data to GFCM Secretariat by 31 December of each year. / 3. On a voluntary basis, Member States may also transmit additional information to the Commission, who shall transmit it to the GFCM Secretariat.’

Added(16) At its annual session in 2022, the GFCM adopted Recommendation GFCM/45/2022/3 on a multiannual management plan for the sustainable exploitation of blackspot seabream in the Alboran Sea (geographical subareas 1 to 3), repealing Recommendations GFCM/44/2021/4, GFCM/43/2019/2 and GFCM/41/2017/2.

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Added(17) At its annual session in 2022, the GFCM adopted Recommendation GFCM/45/2022/4 on a multiannual management plan for the sustainable exploitation of demersal stocks in the Strait of Sicily (geographical subareas 12 to 16), repealing Recommendations GFCM/44/2021/12 and GFCM/42/2018/5.

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4, Article 14a – paragraph 1: Member States shall ensure that the overall fleet capacity or fishing effort of the fleets, operating with demersal trawls actively fishing for key stocks in terms of gross tonnage (GT), engine power (kW) and number of vessels, as recorded both in national and GFCM registers, does not exceed the number of vessels or fishing effort for otter trawlers fishing deep water shrimps during the years 2014–2017 or over another period of three consecutive years such as 2015-2018 provided that the increase cannot be more than 50% in respect of the 2014-2017 reference period”;

Added(18) At its annual session in 2022, the GFCM adopted Recommendation GFCM/45/2022/5 on a multiannual management plan for the sustainable exploitation of giant red shrimp and blue and red shrimp stocks in the Strait of Sicily (geographical subareas 12 to 16), repealing Recommendations GFCM/44/2021/7 and GFCM/43/2019/6.

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Added(19) At its annual session in 2022, the GFCM adopted Recommendation GFCM/45/2022/6 on a multiannual management plan for the sustainable exploitation of giant red shrimp and blue and red shrimp stocks in the Ionian Sea (geographical subareas 19 to 21), repealing Recommendations GFCM/44/2021/8 and GFCM/42/2018/4.

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7, Article 17 – paragraph 1: 1. Bottom trawlers targeting deep-water giant red shrimp and blue and red shrimp (“deep-water red shrimp”) spawning aggregations shall stop fishing for 30 consecutive days between the months of March and December.

Added(20) At its annual session in 2022, the GFCM adopted Recommendation GFCM/45/2022/7 on a multiannual management plan for sustainable demersal trawl fisheries targeting giant red shrimp and blue and red shrimp in the Levant Sea (geographical subareas 24 to 27), repealing Recommendation GFCM/42/2018/3.

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Added(21) At its annual session in 2022, the GFCM adopted Recommendation GFCM/45/2022/12 on the establishment of a set of minimum rules for sustainable recreational fisheries in the Mediterranean Sea.

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9, Article 20 – paragraph 2: 2. Until 8 January 2026, Member States may allow vessels of less than 15 metres to derogate from the first paragraph if they operate exclusively within the waters on the landward side of the outer limit of the territorial seas of the Member State or/and never spend more than 24 hours at sea from the time of departure to the return to port.

Added(22) At its annual session in 2022, the GFCM adopted Recommendation GFCM/45/2022/14 on the regulation of transshipment in the GFCM area of application.

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Added(23) At its annual session in 2022, the GFCM adopted Recommendation GFCM/45/2022/15 on an international joint inspection and surveillance scheme outside the waters under national jurisdiction in the Strait of Sicily (geographical subareas 12 to 16), amending Recommendation GFCM/41/2017/8 and repealing Recommendation GFCM/42/2018/6. It also adopted Recommendation GFCM/45/2022/16 on international joint inspection and surveillance schemes outside the waters under national jurisdiction in the Ionian Sea (geographical subareas 19 to 21).

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9, Article 20 – paragraph 3: Member States shall report immediately to the Commission such derogations as well as the other control means deployed to monitor those vessels. The Commission shall transmit that information to the GFCM Secretariat without delay.”;

Added(24) At its annual session in 2023, the GFCM adopted Recommendation GFCM/46/2023/16 on a long-term management plan for European eel in the Mediterranean Sea, repealing Recommendations GFCM/45/2022/1 and GFCM/42/2018/1.

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Added(25) In order to ensure that lost fish aggregating devices (FADs) do not contribute further to marine plastic pollution, FADs should be exclusively constructed with biodegradable materials from 15 August 2027.

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11, Article 23a – paragraph 1: Member States shall ensure that the overall fleet capacity of the fleets operating with demersal trawls actively fishing for key stocks does not exceed, in terms of gross tonnage (GT) engine power (kW) and number of vessels, as recorded both in national and GFCM registers, does not exceed the fleet capacity for otter trawlers fishing deep water red shrimps in year 2019.

Added(26) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission in respect of cooperation and exchange of information with the GFCM Secretariat and in respect of the format and transmission of applications for carrying over lost days due to bad weather in the closed season for dolphinfish fisheries and the report on such carrying over, and the report in the context of collecting data on dolphinfish fisheries. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

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Added(27) In order to ensure that the Union continues to fulfil its obligations under the GFCM Agreement, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the implementation into Union law of amendments, which have become binding on the Union, to existing GFCM measures which have already been implemented into Union law, as regards the transmission to the GFCM Secretariat of the list of authorised vessels for the purpose of the GFCM Register; the derogations from conservation measures for red coral; the implementation of the permanent catch documentation scheme (CDS) for red coral and for turbot; port state measures; the table, map and geographic coordinates of the GFCM geographical subareas; port state inspection procedures for vessels; transhipment declaration; sighting reports, and GFCM statistical matrices. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States’ experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16, Article 29 – paragraph 2: Until 8 January 2026, Member States may grant a derogation for vessels of less than 15m from the rule in the first paragraph if they operate exclusively within the waters on the landward side of the outer limit of the territorial seas of that Member State or never spend more than 24 hours at sea from the time of departure to the return to port. Member States shall report immediately to the Commission the derogations granted as well as the other control means deployed to monitor those vessels. The Commission shall transmit that information to the GFCM Secretariat without delay.

Added(28) Regulation (EU) 2023/2124 should therefore be amended accordingly.

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Added(29) The European Data Protection Supervisor was consulted in accordance with Article 42(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council and delivered an opinion on 25 June 2024 ,

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17 – introductory part, Article 30a – paragraph 1: 1. Member States shall adopt fisheries management measures or national management plans under the scope of this section to ensure that the exploitation levels of giant red shrimp and blue and red shrimp stocks, reach and maintain the maximum sustainable yield.

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Added(a) the introductory part is replaced by the following:

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Added‘For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply in addition to the definitions laid down in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006, Article 2, points (1) to (4), of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008, Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009*, Article 2, points (1) to (13), of Regulation (EU) 2019/1022 of the European Parliament and of the Council** and Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council***:

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RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 – introductory part: (22) the following Article is inserted between Article 37 and Article 38:

Added* Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/2006 (OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2009/1224/oj).

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Added** Regulation (EU) 2019/1022 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 establishing a multiannual plan for the fisheries exploiting demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean Sea and amending Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 (OJ L 172, 26.6.2019, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1022/oj).

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22, Article 37a – paragraph 1: 1. Member States shall adopt fisheries management measures or national management plans under the scope of this section to ensure that the exploitation levels of giant red shrimp and blue and red shrimp stocks, reach and maintain the maximum sustainable yield.

Added*** Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on the conservation of fisheries resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1224/2009 and Regulations (EU) No 1380/2013, (EU) 2016/1139, (EU) 2018/973, (EU) 2019/472 and (EU) 2019/1022 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 894/97, (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 2549/2000, (EC) No 254/2002, (EC) No 812/2004 and (EC) No 2187/2005 (OJ L 198, 25.7.2019, p. 105, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1241/oj).’;

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Added(b) the following points are added:

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Added‘(9) “fisheries restricted area” means a geographically defined area in which certain specific fishing activities are temporarily banned or restricted in order to improve the conservation and sustainable use of marine living resources in the GFCM Agreement area;