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PECH-PR-779561 → A-10-2026-0039

From: PECH-PR-779561 report parliamentary committee draft of 13 Nov 2025
To: A-10-2026-0039 Plenary report of 3 Mar 2026
Changes: 41 changes to the text
Paragraphs: +28 added · −4 removed · 33 changed

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Dossier: 2025/0106(COD)
Title (from): on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2107 laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Convention area of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), Regulation (EU) 2018/975 laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) Convention Area, Regulation (EU) 2019/833 laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation, Regulation (EU) 2021/56 laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Convention, Regulation (EU) 2022/2056 laying down conservation and management measures applicable in the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Area, Regulation (EU) 2022/2343 laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) Area of Competence, and Regulation (EU) 2023/2053 establishing a multiannual management plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean
Title (to): on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2107 laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Convention area of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), Regulation (EU) 2018/975 laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) Convention Area, Regulation (EU) 2019/833 laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation, Regulation (EU) 2021/56 laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Convention, Regulation (EU) 2022/2056 laying down conservation and management measures applicable in the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Area, Regulation (EU) 2022/2343 laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) Area of Competence, and Regulation (EU) 2023/2053 establishing a multiannual management plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean

Dossier: 2025/0106(COD)
Title (from): on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2107 laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Convention area of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), Regulation (EU) 2018/975 laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) Convention Area, Regulation (EU) 2019/833 laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation, Regulation (EU) 2021/56 laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Convention, Regulation (EU) 2022/2056 laying down conservation and management measures applicable in the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Area, Regulation (EU) 2022/2343 laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) Area of Competence, and Regulation (EU) 2023/2053 establishing a multiannual management plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean
Title (to): on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2107 laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Convention area of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), Regulation (EU) 2018/975 laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) Convention Area, Regulation (EU) 2019/833 laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation, Regulation (EU) 2021/56 laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Convention, Regulation (EU) 2022/2056 laying down conservation and management measures applicable in the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Area, Regulation (EU) 2022/2343 laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) Area of Competence, and Regulation (EU) 2023/2053 establishing a multiannual management plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean

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Adds new prohibitions and reporting duties, including a ban on catching cetaceans by longline and purse seine vessels, a ban on fishing in silky shark pupping areas, and rules on bluefin tuna margins of error.25 29 31 39 Changes reporting and notification duties for member states and the Commission on inspection vessels, vulnerable marine ecosystems, instrumented buoys and DFAD marking.9 12 21 32 Adds recitals on food sovereignty, socio-economic impact, strict transposition and delegated acts, and requires the Commission to engage with Parliament and the Council and assess the transposition process every three years.1 2 3 Extends the one-specimen retention limit for South Atlantic shortfin mako to smaller vessels, changes the time format to 23:59, adds a definition of electronic monitoring, and drops a sentence from the explanatory statement.6 19 23 41 The other changes are formal or wording: corrected citations, cross-references, punctuation and rephrased provisions.4 5 7 8

The notes class 21 changes as substance, 7 as formal, 13 as wording only.

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Part 3 of 11: Paragraphs 121–180

21 unchanged paragraphs

Regulation (EU) 2018/975

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5, Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point d: deleted

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Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5, Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point e: deleted

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Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5, Article 21 – paragraph 1 a (new): 1a. Member States of fishing vessels flying their flag and transiting in the SPRFMO Convention Area with gillnets on board shall ensure that their FMC automatically forwards the VMS reports referred to in paragraph 1, point (b), to the SPRFMO Secretariat at least once every hour.

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Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point c, Article 23 – paragraph 5: 5. Union fishing vessels shall be prohibited from operating as both an unloading fishing vessel and a receiving fishing vessel during the same trip, except in the case of a force majeure event beyond the control of the vessel. A force majeure event shall include serious mechanical breakdown or other events that threaten the safety of the crew or result in a significant financial loss through fish spoilage. In such cases, the fishing vessels shall notify the flag Member States of the transhipment and the circumstances giving rise to the force majeure within one working day of the completion of the transhipment. The flag Member States shall immediately transmit all the information received to the SPRFMO Secretariat and to the Commission, or the body designated by it.

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Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point c, Article 23 – paragraph 6: 6. By 15 January each year, Member States shall report to the Commission the list of fishing vessels flying their flag that actively fished or engaged in transhipment for species other than jack mackerel in the SPRFMO Convention Area in the preceding year. The Commission shall transmit that information to the SPRFMO Secretariat by 30 January each year.

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Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8, Article 24 – paragraph 1: 1. In the case of transhipment of fishery resources caught in the SPRFMO Convention Area, the flag Member State of the receiving fishing vessel shall simultaneously transmit to the Commission, or the body designated by it, and the SPRFMO Secretariat, at least 36 hours in advance of the estimated start time of such transhipment, the SPRFMO advanced transhipment notification in accordance with Annex VII.

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Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8, Article 24 – paragraph 2: 2. If the transhipment referred to in paragraph 1 does not start within 72 hours from the notified estimated start time of transhipment or within 50 nautical miles of the estimated location notified in the advanced transhipment notification, the flag Member State of the receiving fishing vessel shall simultaneously notify the Commission, or the body designated by it, and the SPRFMO Secretariat of the modified SPRFMO advanced transhipment notification information in accordance with Annex VII as soon as possible, and no later than 24 hours from the actual start time of transhipment.

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Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8, Article 24 – paragraph 3: 3. If a notified transhipment does not occur, the flag Member State of the receiving fishing vessel shall simultaneously notify the Commission, or the body designated by it, and the SPRFMO Secretariat as soon as possible but no later than five working days after the notified time of the transhipment.

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Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9, Article 24a – paragraph 1: If a receiving Union fishing vessel engages in more than one transhipment, it shall store the catch from each transhipment separately so that it is readily identifiable. The receiving Union fishing vessel shall have a stowage plan available on board that provides for this separation of catch from different unloading fishing vessels.

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Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10, Article 25 – paragraph 6: 6. The Member State to which the receiving Union fishing vessel is flagged shall submit the observer data of the SPRFMO observer transhipment log sheet to the Commission, or the body designated by it, electronically no later than 25 days from debarkation of the observer. The Commission, or the body designated by it, shall forward this information to the SPRFMO Secretariat electronically no later than 30 days from debarkation of the observer.

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ChangedArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11, Article 26 – paragraph 1: 1. Receiving fishing vessels that engage in transhipment shall prepare a SPRFMO transhipment declaration in accordance with Annex IX and shall submit the declaration to its flag Member State no later than the 5th day of the month following that in which the transhipment is completed. The flag Member State shall submit the declaration to the Commission, or the body designated by it, no later than the 10th day of the month following that in which the transhipment is completed. The Commission, or the body designated by it, shall transmit this information to the SPRFMO Secretariat no later than the 15th day of the month following that in which the transhipment is completed.

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Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11, Article 26 – paragraph 2: 2. Receiving fishing vessels that engage in transhipment shall retain a copy of the SPRFMO transhipment declaration on the vessel for the duration of the fishing trip and to provide it as required to any authorized inspector.

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ChangedArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13, Article 28 – paragraph 6: 6. Member States intending to deploy observers from the observer programme of another Member State, SPRFMO Contracting Party or CNCP shall inform the Commission before such deployment. ~~The~~Those Member ~~State~~States shall seek the consent of the respective Member State, SPRFMO Contracting Party or CNCP before informing the Commission.

34 unchanged paragraphs

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Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13, Article 28 – paragraph 7: 7. Union scientific research vessels fishing for research purposes shall be exempted from the obligation to carry accredited observers on board, except if they are engaged in an exploratory fishery. The flag Member States of scientific research vessels fishing for research purposes, and not engaged in an exploratory fishery, shall comply with the data collection and reporting requirements of Annex X and Article 28a and shall ensure that scientific personnel on board possess the capacity to perform in full all the observation and reporting responsibilities contained in those requirements.

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Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13, Article 28c – paragraph 1: 1. Member States shall ensure that their observer programmes and service providers only deploy independent and impartial observers. This means that neither the observer programme or service provider, as the case requires, nor the individual observers, have a direct financial interest, ownership or business links with vessels, processors, agents and retailers involved in the catching, taking, harvesting, transporting, processing or selling of fish or fish products covered by the SPRFMO Convention.

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Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13, Article 28c – paragraph 2 – introductory part: 2. The Member States shall ensure that their observer programmes and service providers, and the individual observers do not:

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Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13, Article 28c – paragraph 2 – point b: (b) solicit or accept, directly or indirectly, any gratuity, gift, favour, entertainment, inordinate accommodation, loan or anything of monetary value from anyone who either conducts activities that are regulated by a SPRFMO Contracting Party or CNCP connected with its services or SPRFMO, or has interests that may be substantially affected by the performance or non-performance of the observer’s official duties;

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Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13, Article 28d – paragraph 1 – introductory part: Member States shall ensure that observers that are recruited into their observer programme or deployed by their service providers have:

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Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13, Article 28d – paragraph 1 – point b: (b) the ability to meet the observer duties described in this Section;

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Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13, Article 28e – paragraph 1 – point f: (f) species identification and record of species encountered at sea, including target and non-target species, protected species, seabirds, marine mammals, sea turtles, invertebrates indicating the presence of VMEs, etc.;

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Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13, Article 28j – paragraph 3: 3. Member States shall also ensure that their observer programmes or service providers seek, to the extent possible, to avoid deploying a single observer on multiple consecutive trips on the same vessel.

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Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13, Article 28m – paragraph 1: Member States shall ensure that their observer programmes or service providers have in place an independent dispute resolution process fair to all parties that provides a process to resolve issues through appropriate means including facilitation and mediation.

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Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13, Article 28n – paragraph 1: 1. Member States shall ensure that their observer programmes or service providers have in place procedures to support observers in their ability to carry out their duties unimpeded and in a safe working environment, including an established Emergency Action Plan (EAP). The EAP shall provide instructions on sending reports to the provider's designated 24-hour point(s) of contact to report unsafe conditions, including instances of harassment, intimidation, or assault.

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Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13, Article 28p – paragraph 1: 1. Member States shall ensure that observers on board fishing vessels flying their flag enjoy the rights set out in this provision and that a copy of those rights is provided to the crew of such vessels and is prominently displayed on board.

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Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13, Article 28p – paragraph 2 – point e: (e) reasonable use of the communication equipment on board to communicate with the observer programme on land at any time, including in emergencies;

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Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13, Article 28p – paragraph 2 – point m: (m) the ability to communicate at any time the occurrence of safety issues to the vessel master, the authorities of the observer programme or service provider, the SPRFMO Secretariat, and flag Member State, as appropriate;

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Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13, Article 28q – paragraph 1: 1. Member States shall ensure that, before boarding a fishing vessel, observers deployed by their observer programmes or service providers: / (a) carry complete and valid documents, including, when relevant, identification documents, passports, visas, and certificates of at sea security training; / (b) submit copies of the documents referred to in point (a) to the programme managers of the observer programme or service provider, as required.

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Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13, Article 28q – paragraph 2 – introductory part: 2. Member States shall ensure that observers deployed by their observer programmes or service providers on board fishing vessels:

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Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13, Article 28q – paragraph 2 – point a: deleted

Moved to paragraph 1(a)

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@misc{epw-text-2026-03-03,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Changes between PECH-PR-779561 and A-10-2026-0039}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-03-03},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/PECH-PR-779561/compare/A-10-2026-0039?all=1&part=3}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/PECH-PR-779561/compare/A-10-2026-0039?all=1&part=3},
  urldate = {2026-09-26},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Text. from PECH-PR-779561, to A-10-2026-0039, reference 2025/0106(COD). Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0)}
}