REGULATION (EU) 2017/2403 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 12 December 2017
on the sustainable management of external fishing fleets, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008
TITLE I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1
Subject matter
Article 2
Relationship to international and Union law
Article 3
Definitions
TITLE II
FISHING OPERATIONS BY UNION FISHING VESSELS OUTSIDE UNION WATERS
CHAPTER I
Common provisions
Article 4
General principle
Article 5
Eligibility criteria
Article 6
Reflagging operations
Article 7
Management of fishing authorisations
CHAPTER II
Fishing operations by Union fishing vessels in third-country waters
Section 1
Fishing operations under sfpas
Article 8
Scope
Article 9
RFMO membership
Article 10
Conditions for fishing authorisations by the flag Member State
Article 11
Procedure for obtaining fishing authorisations of the third country
Article 12
Temporary reallocation of unused fishing opportunities in the framework of SFPAs
Article 13
Sub-allocation of a yearly quota broken down into several successive catch limits
Section 2
Fishing operations under agreements on exchange or joint management
Article 14
Applicable provisions
Article 15
Consultations with third countries in respect of Union fishing vessels
Section 3
Fishing operations under direct authorisations
Article 16
Scope
Article 17
Conditions for fishing authorisations by the flag Member States
Article 18
Procedure for obtaining fishing authorisations of the third country
CHAPTER III
Fishing operations by Union fishing vessels under the auspices of RFMOs
Article 19
Scope
Article 20
Fishing authorisations
Article 21
Conditions for fishing authorisations by the flag Member States
Article 22
Registration by RFMOs
CHAPTER IV
Fishing operations by Union fishing vessels on the high seas
Article 23
Scope
Article 24
Conditions for fishing authorisations by the flag Member States
Article 25
Procedure for obtaining fishing authorisations
CHAPTER V
Chartering of Union fishing vessels
Article 26
Principles
Article 27
Management of fishing authorisations under a chartering arrangement
CHAPTER VI
Transhipment operations
Article 28
Transhipment operations
CHAPTER VII
Observation and reporting obligations
Article 29
Observer programme data
Article 30
Information to third countries
TITLE III
FISHING OPERATIONS BY THIRD-COUNTRY FISHING VESSELS IN UNION WATERS
Article 31
RFMO membership requirements
Article 32
General principles
Article 33
Conditions for fishing authorisations
Article 34
Procedure for obtaining fishing authorisations
Article 35
Management of fishing authorisations
Article 36
Closure of fishing operations
Article 37
Overfishing of quotas in Union waters
Article 38
Control and enforcement
TITLE IV
DATA AND INFORMATION
Article 39
Union database for fishing authorisations issued under this Regulation
Article 40
Technical requirements
Article 41
Access to data
Article 42
Data management, protection of personal data and confidentiality
Article 43
Relations with third countries and RFMOs
TITLE V
PROCEDURES, DELEGATION AND IMPLEMENTING MEASURES
Article 44
Exercise of the delegation
Article 45
Committee procedure
TITLE VI
FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 46
Repeal
Article 47
Transitional provisions concerning the temporary reallocation of fishing opportunities under existing protocols
Article 48
Entry into force
ANNEX
I |
APPLICANT |
1 |
Name of the economic operator |
2 |
|
3 |
Address |
4 |
Fax |
5 |
Telephone |
6 |
Name of the owner |
7 |
|
8 |
Address |
9 |
Fax |
10 |
Telephone |
11 |
Name of association or agent representing the economic operator |
12 |
|
13 |
Address |
14 |
Fax |
15 |
Telephone |
16 |
Name(s) of master(s) |
17 |
|
18 |
Address |
19 |
Fax |
20 |
Telephone |
II |
FISHING VESSEL |
21 |
Vessel name |
22 |
Vessel identifier (IMO number, CFR number, etc.) |
23 |
Method of fish preservation on board |
24 |
Vessel type FAO code |
25 |
Gear type FAO code |
III |
FISHING CATEGORY FOR WHICH AUTHORISATION IS REQUESTED |
26 |
Type of authorisation (direct authorisation; high seas; support) |
27 |
Fisheries area (FAO Area(s), Subarea(s), Division(s), Subdivision(s) as appropriate) |
28 |
Area of operation (high seas; third country — specify) |
29 |
Landing ports |
30 |
Target species FAO code(s) (or fishing category for SFPA) |
31 |
Authorisation period requested (start and end dates) |
32 |
List of support vessels (vessel name; IMO number; CFR number) |
IV |
CHARTERING |
33 |
Vessel operating under chartering arrangement (Y/N) |
34 |
Type of chartering arrangement |
35 |
Period of chartering (start and end dates) |
36 |
Fishing opportunities (mt) allocated to vessel under chartering |
37 |
Third country allocating fishing opportunities to the vessel under chartering |