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 Articles 12(2), 24(4), 27(1) and 45(2) thereof,

Whereas:

Regulation (EU) No 1236/2010 lays down certain specific control measures to monitor fishing activities of the Union in the Area covered by the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) and supplements control measures provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009^f2.

Detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1236/2010 were adopted through Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 433/2012^f3.

At its Annual Meeting in November 2013, NEAFC adopted Recommendation 9:2014 amending Article 22 and Annexes XV and XVI of the Scheme on port State control and inspection report forms. At the same Annual Meeting, NEAFC adopted Recommendations 12:2014, 13:2014 and 14:2014 amending Annex IX of the Scheme on data exchange formats and protocols, and Recommendation 16:2014 amending Appendix 1 to Annex IX of the Scheme on confidential treatment of electronic data. At its Annual Meeting in November 2014, NEAFC adopted Recommendation 16:2015 amending Appendix 2 to Annex II of the Scheme on codes for main gear types. At the same meeting it adopted Recommendation 12:2015 amending Recommendation 9:2014 with respect to Articles 22 and 23 and Annexes XV and XVI of the Scheme on port state control forms.

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^f4, Recommendations 12:2014, 13:2014, 14:2014 and 16:2014 came into force on 7 February 2014 and Recommendation 16:2015 came into force on 6 February 2015.

Pursuant to its provisions, Recommendation 9:2014 as amended by Recommendation 12:2015 will enter into force on 1 July 2015.

It is necessary to transpose those Recommendations into Union law. Implementing Regulation (EU) No 433/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,

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