Article 15

Report on the implementation of national control action programmes

1. Member States referred to in Article 12(1) shall communicate to the Commission and to the CFCA a report indicating the implementation of their national control action programme referred to in Article 12.

2. Interim reports shall be communicated on 1 July and 15 September every year and a final report on the 15 December of the same year.

3. This report shall contain the following information, in accordance with the table set out in Annex II:

(a) the inspection and control activities carried out on a monthly basis;

(b) all infringements detected, including for each infringement the identification of:

(i) the fishing vessel (name, flag and external identification code), the trap, the farm or the enterprise engaged in the processing and/or trade of bluefin tuna products concerned;

(ii) the date, time and location of the inspection;

(iii) the nature of the infringement, including information on serious infringements or violations referred to in Articles 10 and 11;

(iv) the current state of play concerning the follow-up of infringements detected (e.g. case pending, under appeal, still under investigation);

(v) the description, in specific terms, of any penalties imposed (e.g. level of fines, value of forfeited fish and/or gear, written warning given), together with the supportive documents;

(vi) an explanation if no action has been taken;

4. An infringement shall continue to be listed on each subsequent report until the action is concluded under the law of the Member State concerned.

Article 16

Additional information

Member States shall provide the Commission with any additional information that may be requested on the implementation of this Decision.

Article 17

Union inspection plan and report

1. Based on the current Decision and on national control action programmes, and after consultation with the Member States, the Commission shall submit the Union inspection plan to the ICCAT Commission one month before its annual meeting according to point 9 of ICCAT Recommendation 10-04.

2. The Commission shall convene once a year a meeting of the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture to evaluate the compliance with and the results of the specific control and inspection programme with a view to prepare the report the Union is required to provide to the ICCAT Secretariat on 15 October each year.

CHAPTER IV

FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 18

Addressees

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 29 March 2011.

For the Commission

Maria DAMANAKI

Member of the Commission

(1)

OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1

(2)

OJ L 340, 22.12.2007, p. 8

(3)

OJ L 96, 15.4.2009, p. 1

(4)

OJ L 80, 26.3.2009, p. 18

(5)

OJ L 128, 21.5.2005, p. 1

(6)

OJ L 187, 8.7.2006, p. 14