Regulation (EU) 2023/2124 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 Octo... (32023R2124)
Regulation (EU) 2023/2124 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 October 2023 on certain provisions for fishing in the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) Agreement area (recast)
- REGULATION (EU) 2023/2124 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
- of 4 October 2023
- on certain provisions for fishing in the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) Agreement area (recast)
- TITLE I
- GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Article 1
- Subject matter
- Article 2
- Scope
- Article 3
- Definitions
- TITLE II
- MANAGEMENT, CONSERVATION AND CONTROL MEASURES CONCERNING CERTAIN SPECIES
- CHAPTER I
- European Eel
- Article 4
- Scope
- Article 5
- Fisheries restricted areas
- Article 6
- Technical measures
- Article 7
- Additional measures
- Article 8
- Implementation of measures
- Article 9
- Fishing authorisation
- Article 10
- Authorised transitional and brackish waters
- Article 11
- Designated landing points
- Article 12
- Recording of catches
- CHAPTER II
- Giant red shrimp, blue and red shrimp
- Section I
- Levant Sea
- Article 13
- Scope
- Article 14
- Scientific monitoring
- Article 15
- List of authorised and active vessels
- Article 16
- Fishing activities
- Article 17
- Additional spatial or temporal restrictions
- Article 18
- Reporting obligations
- Article 19
- Designated landing points
- Article 20
- Vessel monitoring system
- Article 21
- Logbook
- Section II
- Ionian Sea
- Article 22
- Scope
- Article 23
- Scientific monitoring
- Article 24
- List of authorised and active vessels
- Article 25
- Fishing activities
- Article 26
- Additional spatial or temporal restrictions
- Article 27
- Reporting obligations
- Article 28
- Designated landing points
- Article 29
- Vessel monitoring system
- Article 30
- Logbook
- Section III
- Strait of Sicily
- Article 31
- Scope
- Article 32
- Fleet management measures
- Article 33
- Scientific monitoring
- Article 34
- List of authorised and active vessels
- Article 35
- Fishing activities
- Article 36
- Additional spatial or temporal restrictions
- Article 37
- Designated landing points
- CHAPTER III
- Conservation and sustainable exploitation of red coral
- Article 38
- Scope
- Article 39
- National management plans
- Article 40
- Gear and devices
- Article 41
- Minimum depth for harvesting
- Article 42
- Minimum conservation reference size
- Article 43
- Transmission of harvest and effort data
- Article 44
- Catch limits
- Article 45
- Spatial or temporal closures
- Article 46
- Remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROVs)
- Article 47
- Fleet management measures
- Article 48
- Designated landing points
- Article 49
- Prior notification
- Article 50
- Recording of catches
- Article 51
- Pilot projects
- Article 52
- Control of landings of red coral
- Article 53
- Transhipment operations
- Article 54
- Inspection plan
- Article 55
- Traceability of red coral products
- Article 56
- Scientific information for red coral
- CHAPTER IV
- Demersal fisheries
- Section I
- Strait of Sicily
- Article 57
- Scope
- Article 58
- Fisheries management measures or national management plans
- Article 59
- Additional spatial or temporal restrictions
- Article 60
- Scientific monitoring
- Article 61
- Authorisations for bottom trawling fisheries on demersal stocks
- Article 62
- Designated landing points
- Article 63
- International Joint Inspection and Surveillance Scheme
- Article 64
- Conduct of inspections
- Article 65
- Infringements
- Section II
- Adriatic Sea
- Article 66
- Scope
- Article 67
- Spatial and temporal closures
- Article 68
- Fisheries management measures or national management plans
- Article 69
- Fleet management measures
- Article 70
- Fishing authorisations
- Article 71
- Specific measures to address IUU fishing activities
- Article 72
- Reporting of catches
- CHAPTER V
- Small pelagic fisheries
- Section I
- Adriatic Sea
- Article 73
- Scope
- Article 74
- Management of fishing capacity
- Article 75
- Control, monitoring and surveillance of fisheries for small pelagic stocks in the Adriatic Sea
- CHAPTER VI
- Blackspot seabream
- Article 76
- Scope
- Article 77
- Technical and conservation measures
- Article 78
- Fleet management measures
- Article 79
- Control and enforcement measures
- Article 80
- Scientific monitoring
- CHAPTER VII
- Dolphinfish
- Article 81
- Scope
- Article 82
- Closed season
- Article 83
- Transitional management measures
- Article 84
- Scientific monitoring, adaptation and revision of management measures
- Article 85
- National management measures
- Article 86
- Fishing authorisations
- Article 87
- Reporting of FAD fishing activities
- Article 88
- FAD composition, location, maintenance and replacement
- Article 89
- FAD identification and marking
- CHAPTER VIII
- Turbot
- Article 90
- Scope
- Article 91
- Measures to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing in turbot fisheries
- Article 92
- National monitoring, control and surveillance plans for turbot fisheries
- Article 93
- Scientific monitoring of turbot fisheries
- Article 94
- Closure period during the spawning season of turbot
- CHAPTER IX
- Piked dogfish
- Article 95
- Scope
- Article 96
- Minimum conservation reference size for the piked dogfish
- TITLE III
- COMMON PROVISIONS
- CHAPTER I
- Technical and conservation measures
- Section I
- Reduction of the impact of fishing activities on certain marine species
- Subsection 1
- Sharks, skates and rays
- Article 97
- Scope
- Article 98
- Protected elasmobranch species
- Article 99
- Identification of sharks
- Article 100
- Reporting obligations
- Subsection 2
- Incidental catches of certain marine species
- Article 101
- Scope
- Article 102
- Incidental catches of seabirds in fishing gear
- Article 103
- Incidental catches of sea turtles in fishing gear
- Article 104
- Incidental catches of monk seals
- Article 105
- Incidental catches of cetaceans
- Article 106
- Recording of incidental catches of certain marine species
- Section II
- Fisheries restricted areas
- Subsection 1
- Gulf of Lions
- Article 107
- Establishment of a fisheries restricted area
- Article 108
- Fishing effort
- Article 109
- Fishing track record
- Article 110
- Authorised vessels
- Article 111
- Protection of sensitive habitats
- Article 112
- Information
- Subsection 2
- Strait of Sicily
- Article 113
- Fisheries restricted areas
- Article 114
- Buffer areas
- Subsection 3
- Adriatic Sea
- Article 115
- Fishing restrictions in the Jabuka/Pomo Pit area
- Article 116
- Authorised vessels in the Jabuka/Pomo Pit area
- Subsection 4
- Deep-sea sensitive habitats
- Article 117
- Establishment of fisheries restricted areas in deep-sea sensitive habitats
- Article 118
- Protection of sensitive habitats
- Section III
- Spatial or temporal closures
- Article 119
- Temporal closure
- Section IV
- Fishing gear
- Article 120
- Use of trawl nets and gill-nets fisheries in the Black Sea
- CHAPTER II
- Financing concerning conservation measures resulting in temporary cessation of fishing activities
- Article 121
- Financing concerning conservation measures resulting in temporary cessation of fishing activities
- CHAPTER III
- Control measures
- Section I
- Register of authorised vessels
- Article 122
- Register of authorised vessels
- Section II
- Port state measures
- Article 123
- Scope
- Article 124
- Prior notice
- Article 125
- Port inspections
- Article 126
- Inspection procedure
- Article 127
- Denial of use of port
- Section III
- IUU
- Article 128
- Reporting obligation of presumed IUU fishing activities
- Article 129
- Alleged non-compliance reported by the GFCM Secretariat
- Article 130
- Draft GFCM IUU list
- CHAPTER IV
- Cooperation, information and reporting
- Article 131
- Cooperation and information
- Article 132
- Format and transmission of information to the Commission
- Article 133
- Access to information and data related to monitoring, control and surveillance within the framework of joint inspection and surveillance schemes
- CHAPTER V
- Regional Research Programmes
- Section I
- Blue crab in the Mediterranean Sea
- Article 134
- Regional research programme
- Article 135
- Scientific monitoring
- Section II
- Rapa whelk in the Black Sea
- Article 136
- Regional research programme
- Article 137
- Scientific monitoring
- TITLE IV
- FINAL PROVISIONS
- Article 138
- Committee procedure
- Article 139
- Delegation of powers
- Article 140
- Exercise of the delegation
- Article 141
- Repeal
- Article 142
- Entry into force
- ANNEX I
- A)
- Table of GFCM GSAs
- B)
- Map of GFCM GSAs (GFCM, 2009)
- C)
- Geographical coordinates for GFCM GSAs (GFCM, 2009)
- ANNEX II
- PORT STATE INSPECTION PROCEDURES FOR VESSELS
- 1. Vessel identification
- 2. Authorisations
- 3. Other documentation
- 4. Fishing gear
- 5. Fish and fishery products
- 6. Verification of IUU fishing
- 7. Report
- 8. Results of port state inspections
- ANNEX III
- (A)
- GFCM/SAC Fleet Segmentation
- Description of segments
- (B)
- Table on measurement of nominal fishing effort
- (C)
- GFCM Task 1 – Operational Units
- ANNEX IV
- MODEL OF IDENTITY CARD FOR GFCM INSPECTORS
- ANNEX V
- MODEL OF GFCM INSPECTION PENNANT
- ANNEX VI
- GFCM INSPECTION REPORT
- 1. INSPECTOR(S)
- 2. VESSEL CARRYING THE INSPECTOR(S)
- 3. INFORMATION ON VESSEL INSPECTED
- 4. POSITION
- 5. DATE AND TIMES THE INSPECTION COMMENCED AND FINISHED
- 6. TYPE OF FISHING GEAR ON BOARD
- 7. MESH MEASUREMENT – IN MILLIMETRES
- 8. INSPECTION OF CATCHES ON BOARD
- 9. INSPECTION OF DOCUMENTS ON BOARD AND VMS
- 10. LIST OF VIOLATIONS
- 11. LIST OF DOCUMENTS COPIED ON BOARD
- 12. COMMENTS AND SIGNATURE BY THE MASTER OF VESSEL
- 13. COMMENTS AND SIGNATURE BY THE INSPECTOR(S)
- ANNEX VII
- GFCM SIGHTING REPORT
- ANNEX VIII
- DATA TO BE INCLUDED IN THE LIST OF VESSELS
- ANNEX IX
- ELABORATION OF FISH AGGREGATING DEVICES (‘FAD’) MANAGEMENT MEASURES
- ANNEX X
- HARVEST CERTIFICATE FOR THE GFCM PILOT CATCH DOCUMENTATION SCHEME
- ANNEX XI
- FISHERIES RESTRICTED AREAS AND BUFFER AREA COORDINATES
- A. Fisheries restricted area in the Gulf of Lions
- B. Fisheries restricted areas in the Strait of Sicily
- C. Buffer areas in the Strait of Sicily
- D. Fishing restrictions in the Jabuka/Pomo Pit area in the Adriatic Sea
- E. Fisheries Restricted Area in deep-sea sensitive habitats
- ANNEX XII
- FLEET CAPACITY IN THE STRAIT OF SICILY (GSAS 12 TO 16) AND THE ADRIATIC SEA (GSAS 17 AND 18)
- A. Maximum fleet capacity, expressed in number of vessels, kW and GT, of bottom trawl vessels authorised to fish deep-water shrimp stocks in the Strait of Sicily (GSAs 12-13-14-15-16)
- B. Fleet capacity in the Adriatic Sea
- ANNEX XIII
- EFFORT GROUPS AS DEFINED FOR THE COMBINATION OF GEAR TYPE AND VESSEL LENGTH CLASS (‘FLEET SEGMENT’) ACCOUNTING FOR AT LEAST 5 % OF THE LANDINGS IN 2017
- ANNEX XIV
- REPEALED REGULATION WITH LIST OF THE SUCCESSIVE AMENDMENTS THERETO
- ANNEX XV
- CORRELATION TABLE
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