Key Benefits:
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 of 8 April 2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for the ensure compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy, in its Articles 78 to 89 special rules concerning the weighing of certain pelagic species, in particular where the quantities per landing exceed 10 tonnes. Among these rules, there is a requirement that the discharge of these catches should not commence until it is expressly authorised by the competent authorities of the Member States, and that the master of the vessel or his representative must inform the competent authorities, with the minimum advance notice established, of certain elements such as the quantities in kilograms of live weight on board the species mentioned or the port of landing.
Likewise, Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system to ensure compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy applies as a definition of landing the first unloading of fishery products, in any quantity, from a fishing vessel to land.
Order ARM/2017/2011 of 11 July 2011 establishing the control of landings of more than 10 tonnes of herring, mackerel and horse mackerel, has established a regime for the control of landings in excess of 10 tonnes tonnes of herring (Clupea harengus), mackerel (Scomber Scombrus) and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.), or a combination of these species.
Order AAA/157/2013 of 4 February 2013 amending that Order ARM/2017/2011 of 11 July 2011, in the development of the Community Regulation cited above, established that, for the purposes of notification of such notices, application of the landing authorisation and compliance with the landing catch limitations, the trawling pairs were considered to be a single fishing unit, so they were on a single notice of notice and a single application for landing. authorisation of landing for the sum of the quantities kept on board for each fishing vessel, irrespective of the quantity to be taken by each fishing vessel, provided that the sum of the two exceeds 10 tonnes.
On the other hand, Order AAA/130 7/2013, of July 1, establishing a Management Plan for the ships of the censuses of the National Caladero of the Cantabrian and Northwest, points out in paragraph 4 of its Annex III that the Vessels exercising trawl fishing may be allowed to land daily or weekly landings in accordance with the ceilings which may be established, once the sector has been heard, by means of an extension rule which shall be approved by order ministerial.
For all this, it is appropriate to clarify that fishing activities known as "trawling", which are carried out jointly by two vessels, at the time of landing shall be considered as one or two landings, depending on if one or both of the couple's units return to port, respectively, only for the purposes of the pre-notices, their notification and landing authorisations regulated by that order. It is also accepted that only one of the two vessels constituting the couple must return to land to land, thereby improving the management of operators, reducing red tape, ensuring control of the activity and ensure equal treatment regardless of the way in which the fishing is carried out.
In the preparation of this order, the fishing sector and the autonomous communities concerned have been consulted and the relevant notification has been made to the European Commission.
In its virtue, with the prior approval of the Minister of Finance and Public Administrations, according to the State Council, I have:
Single item. Amendment of Order ARM/2017/2011 of 11 July 2011 establishing the control of landings of more than 10 tonnes of herring, mackerel and horse mackerel.
Article 4 (6) of Order ARM/2017/2011 of 11 July 2011 establishing the control of landings of more than 10 tonnes of herring, mackerel and horse mackerel is hereby worded as follows:
" 6. For the purposes of notification of pre-notices, application for landing authorisation, and for compliance with the landing catch limitations, each of the vessels of the trawling pairs is considered as independent, therefore treat as separate landings. Accordingly, each of the vessels of a trawler couple shall make their own notice of notice and their own application for a landing authorisation upon return to port when the sum of the quantities on board the vessel is returned to port. exceed 10 tonnes by live weight, irrespective of whether these catches have been obtained individually, with the vessel of their partner or with any other vessel. '
Single end disposition. Entry into force.
This order shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the "Official State Gazette".
Madrid, June 24, 2014. -Minister of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Isabel García Tejerina.