# 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, Division 4

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

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A fisheries administration must specify and describe which sampling strategy will be applied.
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(a)Level of inspection in ports
As a general rule, the accuracy to be achieved should be at least equivalent to what would be obtained by a simple random sampling method, where inspections shall cover 20 % of all landings of species subject to a multiannual plan by weight in the United Kingdom.
(b)Level of inspection of marketing
Inspection of 5 % of the quantities of species subject to a multiannual plan offered for sale at auction.
(c)Level of inspection at sea
Flexible benchmark: to be set after a detailed analysis of the fishing activity in each area. Benchmarks at sea shall refer to the number of patrol days at sea in the management areas, possibly with a separate benchmark for days patrolling specific areas.
(d)Level of aerial surveillance
Flexible benchmark: to be set after a detailed analysis of the fishing activity conducted in each area and taking the available resources ... into consideration.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/1224/annex/I/division/4/division/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-1224/annex-I/division-4/division-4
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