Introductory text

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1236/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2010 laying down a scheme of control and enforcement applicable in the area covered by the Convention on future multilateral cooperation in the North-East Atlantic fisheries and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 2791/1999^f1, and in particular points (c), (d) and (g) of the first paragraph of Article 51 thereof,

Whereas:

Regulation (EU) No 1236/2010 incorporates into Union law the provisions of the Scheme of control and enforcement (the Scheme) established by a recommendation adopted by the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) at its Annual Meeting on 15 November 2006, and subsequently amended by several recommendations at the Annual Meetings in November 2007, 2008 and 2009.

At its Annual Meeting in November 2013, NEAFC adopted Recommendation 9:2014 amending Articles 39, 40, 41 and 45 of the Scheme concerning, respectively, the entry into port, the inspection in port, landings and transhipments, and the follow-up action regarding vessels engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated (‘IUU’) fishing activities. At the same annual meeting, NEAFC adopted Recommendation 11:2014 amending Article 11 of the Scheme on the Vessel Monitoring System, and Recommendation 14:2014 amending Article 14 of the Scheme on the communication of reports and messages to the NEAFC Secretary.

In accordance with Articles 12 and 15 of the Convention on future multilateral cooperation in the North-East Atlantic fisheries approved by Council Decision 81/608/EEC^f2, Recommendations 11:2014 and 14:2014 came into force on 7 February 2014.

Pursuant to its provisions, Recommendation 9:2014 will enter into force on 1 July 2015.

It is necessary to transpose those Recommendations into Union law. Regulation (EU) No 1236/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly,

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