Council Regulation (EC) No 302/2009 of 6 April 2009 concerning a multiannual recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean, amending Regulation (EC) No 43/2009 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1559/2007 (repealed)

EU Regulation No 302/2009 · Adopted 6 April 2009 · Extends to United Kingdom

Contents

1. Chapter I: GENERAL PROVISIONS Repealed
2. 1Subject matter, scope and objective Repealed
3. 2Definitions Repealed
4. 3Length of vessels Repealed
5. Chapter II: FISHING OPPORTUNITIES Repealed
6. 4Conditions associated to the fishing opportunities Repealed
7. Chapter III: CAPACITY MEASURES Repealed
8. 5Fishing capacity measures Repealed
9. 6Farming and fattening capacity measures Repealed
10. Chapter IV: TECHNICAL MEASURES Repealed
11. 7Fishing seasons Repealed
12. 8Use of planes Repealed
13. 9Minimum size and specific measures for certain fisheries Repealed
14. 10Sampling plan for live bluefin tuna Repealed
15. 11By-catch Repealed
16. 12Recreational fisheries Repealed
17. 13Sport fisheries Repealed
18. Chapter V: CONTROL MEASURES Repealed
19. 14Records of vessels Repealed
20. 15Record of tuna traps authorised to fish for bluefin tuna Repealed
21. 16Information on fishing activities Repealed
22. 17Designated ports Repealed
23. 18Recording requirements Repealed
24. 19Joint fishing operations Repealed
25. 20Catch reports Repealed
26. 21Landings Repealed
27. 22Transfer operations Repealed
28. 23Transhipment Repealed
29. 24Caging operations Repealed
30. 24aUse of stereoscopic cameras during caging operations Repealed
31. 25Vessel Monitoring System Repealed
32. 26Recording and reporting of tuna trap activities Repealed
33. 27Control in port or in farm Repealed
34. 28Cross-check Repealed
35. 29ICCAT scheme of joint international inspection Repealed
36. 30National observer programme Repealed
37. 31ICCAT Regional observer programme Repealed
38. 32Access to video records Repealed
39. 33Enforcement Repealed
40. 33aTransmission of inspection plans Repealed
41. 34Market measures Repealed
42. 35Conversion factors Repealed
43. 36Growth factors for fattened or farmed tuna Repealed
44. 37Evaluation Repealed
45. 38Financing Repealed
46. 38aCommittee procedure Repealed
47. Chapter VI: FINAL PROVISIONS Repealed
48. 39Repeal of Regulation (EC) No 1559/2007 Repealed
49. 40Amendments to Regulations (EC) No 43/2009 and (EC) No 1936/2001 Repealed
50. 41Entry into force Repealed
51. Signature
52. Annex IAdditional specific conditions Repealed
53. 1Division 1 Repealed
54. 2Division 2 Repealed
55. 3Division 3 Repealed
56. 4Division 4 Repealed
57. 5Division 5 Repealed
58. 6Bluefin tuna catches may not be offered for retail sale to the final consumer, irrespective of the marketing method, unless appropriate marking or labelling indicates: Repealed
59. 7Member States whose baitboats, longliners, handliners and trolling boats are authorised to fish for bluefin tuna shall institute tail tag requirements as follows: Repealed
60. Annex IISpecification for logbooks Repealed
61. Annex IIIAnnex III Repealed
62. Annex IVAnnex IV Repealed
63. Annex VAnnex V Repealed
64. Annex VIICCAT scheme of joint international inspection Repealed
65. SERIOUS VIOLATIONS Repealed
66. 1For the purposes of these procedures, a serious violation means the following violations of the provisions of the ICCAT conservation and management measures adopted by the Commission: Repealed
67. 2In the case of any boarding and inspection of a fishing vessel during which the authorised inspectors observe an activity or condition that would constitute a serious violation, as defined in paragraph 1, the authorities of the flag State of the inspection vessels shall immediately notify the flag State of the fishing vessel, directly as well as through the ICCAT Secretariat. In such situations the inspectors shall, where possible, also inform the competent authorities of the flag State of the fishing vessel, as notified to the ICCAT Secretariat, and any inspection ship of the flag State of the fishing vessel known to be in the vicinity. Repealed
68. 3The flag State CPC shall ensure that, following the inspection referred to in paragraph 2 of this Annex, the fishing vessel concerned ceases all fishing activities. The flag State CPC shall require the fishing vessel to proceed within 72 hours to a port designated by it, and where an investigation shall be initiated. Repealed
69. CONDUCT OF INSPECTIONS Repealed
70. 4Division 4 Repealed
71. 5Division 5 Repealed
72. 6Division 6 Repealed
73. 7Subject to the arrangements agreed under paragraph 12 of this Annex, a vessel employed for the time being in fishing for tuna or tuna-like fishes in the Convention area outside the waters within its national jurisdiction shall stop when given the appropriate signal in the International Code of Signals by a ship carrying an inspector unless it is actually carrying out fishing operations, in which case it shall stop immediately that it has finished such operations. The master of the vessel shall permit the inspector, who may be accompanied by a witness, to board it and, in this respect, shall provide a boarding ladder. The master shall enable the inspector to make such examination of catch or gear and any relevant documents as the inspector deems necessary to verify the observance of the ICCAT Commission’s recommendations in force in relation to the flag State of the vessel concerned and the inspector may ask for any explanations that are deemed necessary. Repealed
74. 8Division 8 Repealed
75. 9Division 9 Repealed
76. 10Division 10 Repealed
77. 11Division 11 Repealed
78. 12Division 12 Repealed
79. 13Division 13 Repealed
80. 14Division 14 Repealed
81. 15Division 15 Repealed
82. 16Division 16 Repealed
83. 17New proposed model Identity Card for inspectors: Repealed
84. Annex VII: Regional observer programme Repealed
85. ASSIGNMENT OF OBSERVERS Repealed
86. 1Division 1 Repealed
87. 2The observers shall have the following qualifications to accomplish their tasks: Repealed
88. OBLIGATIONS OF THE OBSERVER Repealed
89. 3Observers shall: Repealed
90. OBSERVER TASKS Repealed
91. 4The observer tasks shall be in particular: Repealed
92. 5Division 5 Repealed
93. 6Division 6 Repealed
94. 7Division 7 Repealed
95. Annex VIIIAnnex VIII Repealed
96. Annex VIIIaAnnex VIIIa Repealed
97. Annex IXAnnex IX Repealed