COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2024/2893

of 12 November 2024

approving amendments to the Greek national plan for the implementation of the validation system in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009

(notified under document C(2024) 7905)

(Only the Greek text is authentic)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/2006 (1), and in particular Article 109(8) thereof,

Having regard to the submission of amendments to the national plan for the implementation of the validation system by Greece,

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to Article 109(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 Member States are to establish national plans for the implementation of the validation system for data recorded in accordance with that Regulation, which allow Member States to make priorities for the validation and cross-checks and subsequent follow-up on inconsistencies based on risk management. Amendments to those plans are to be submitted to the Commission for approval.

(2) On 19 July 2024, Greece submitted for approval to the Commission amendments to its existing national plan that had been approved by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/2277 (2). Those amendments comply with the conditions laid down in Article 109 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 and in Articles 143 to 145 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 (3). They should therefore be approved.

(3) This Decision constitutes the approval decision within the meaning of Article 109(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

(4) The Commission will monitor the application of the national plan with respect to its effective operation. If the findings of the verifications, inspections and audits carried out by the Commission within the framework of Title X of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 show that the plan does not have the capacity to ensure that data reported to the Commission in accordance with Article 33 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 are complete, accurate and reported within the applicable deadlines, the Commission may request the Member State to amend its plan accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The amendments to the national plan for the implementation of the validation system submitted on 19 July 2024 by Greece, in accordance with Article 109(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, are approved.

Article 2

If, on the basis of the findings of the verifications, inspections and audits carried out within the framework of Title X of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, the Commission considers that the validation plan approved in accordance with Article 1 does not ensure effective implementation by the Member State of the obligations laid down in Article 109 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, it may, after having consulted the Member State concerned, request the amendment of the plan. The Member State shall amend its validation plan in accordance with such request.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic.

Done at Brussels, 12 November 2024.

For the Commission

Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ

Executive Vice-President

(1)

OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1

(2) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/2277 of 2 December 2015 on the approval by the Commission of national plans for the implementation of the validation systems in accordance with Article 109(8) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 (

OJ L 322, 8.12.2015, p. 53

(3) 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 ensuring compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy (

OJ L 112, 30.4.2011, p. 1

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2024/2893/oj

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