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Amendment 001-129 - Željana Zovko - Report A10-0150/2025 - General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM): fishing in the GFCM Agreement area

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9.9.2026 A10-0150/ 001-129

AMENDMENTS 001-129

by the Committee on Fisheries

Report

Željana Zovko A10-0150/2025

General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM): fishing in the GFCM Agreement area

Proposal for a regulation (COM(2024)0183 – C10-0006/2024 – 2024/0098(COD))

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Amendment 1

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(1) The Agreement for the establishment of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (“the GFCM Agreement”) provides an appropriate framework for multilateral cooperation to promote the development, conservation, rational management and best utilisation of living marine resources in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea at levels which are considered sustainable and at low risk of collapse.	(1) The Agreement for the establishment of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (“the GFCM Agreement”) provides an appropriate framework for multilateral cooperation to promote the development, conservation, rational management and best utilisation of living marine resources in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea at levels which are considered sustainable and at low risk of collapse, and which are consistent with the best scientific advice available and take into account regularly reviews of the socioeconomic aspects of the fishing industry.

Amendment 2

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 3

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(3) Recommendations adopted by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) are binding on its contracting parties. Those recommendations are thus binding on the Union and should therefore be implemented into Union law unless their content is already covered thereby. The Union is to ensure that Union fishing activities outside Union waters are based on the same principles and standards as those applicable under Union law, while promoting fair competition between Union operators and third-country operators.	(3) Recommendations adopted by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) are binding on its contracting parties. Those recommendations are thus binding on the Union and should therefore be implemented into Union law in such a way as to ensure a level playing field for Union operators vis-à-vis operators from other GFCM contracting parties, unless the recommendations are already covered by existing regulations. The Union is to ensure that Union fishing activities outside Union waters are based on the same principles and standards as those applicable under Union law, while promoting fair competition between Union operators and third-country operators. GFCM Recommendations must therefore be strictly transposed, in order to establish a level playing field for all operators, without burdening them beyond the legal obligations set by the GFCM recommendations.

Amendment 3

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(3a) It is important for the Union to implement its international obligation in a timely and correct manner in order to provide predictability to the operators and to ensure that the Union is a reliable international partner. To achieve this, it is of high importance that the relevant Union institutions work together effectively in a well-functioning cooperation, to ensure a strong negotiating positions that after adoption at the GFCM can be swiftly implemented into Union law. Reduction of the current delay of transposition of the Union’s international obligations must be tackled in a more expeditious manner.

Amendment 4

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 4 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(4a) In order to enhance the coherence and efficiency of measures in relation to European eel (Anguilla anguilla) adopted by the GFCM, these rules should be seen together with other Union regulations also covering the freshwater part of the life cycle of European eels, including in transitional and brackish waters, such as lagoons and estuaries, in accordance with Article 10(2), point (c), of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC, together with provisions set in Council Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007 of 18 September 2007 establishing measures for the recovery of the stock of European eel.

Amendment 5

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 13

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(13) At its annual session in 2022, the GFCM adopted Recommendation GFCM/45/2022/1 on a multiannual management plan for European eel in the Mediterranean Sea, amending Recommendation GFCM/42/2018/1.	deleted

Amendment 6

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 14

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(14) At its annual session in 2022, the GFCM also adopted Recommendation GFCM/45/2022/2 on a management plan for the sustainable exploitation of red coral in the Mediterranean Sea, amending Recommendation GFCM/43/2019/4.	deleted

Amendment 7

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 23 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(23a) At its annual session in 2023, the GFCM also adopted Recommendation GFCM/46/2023/16 on a long-term management plan for European eel in the Mediterranean Sea, repealing Recommendations GFCM/42/2018/1 and GFCM/45/2022/1.

Amendment 8

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 23 b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(23b) At its annual session in 2024, the GFCM also adopted Recommendation GFCM/47/2024/2 on long-term measures for the sustainable exploitation of red coral, amending Recommendation GFCM/43/2019/4 and repealing Recommendations GFCM/45/2022/2 and GFCM/46/2023/13.

Amendment 9

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 23 c (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(23c) At its annual session in 2024, the GFCM also adopted Recommendation GFCM/47/2024/3 on the adoption of additional remedial measures for blackspot seabream in the Alboran Sea (geographical subareas 1–3), amending Recommendation GFCM/45/2022/3;

Amendment 10

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 24 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(24a) At its annual session in 2024, the GFCM also adopted Recommendation GFCM/47/2024/5 on the implementation of a fishing effort regime for key demersal stocks in the Adriatic Sea (geographical subareas 17 and 18) in 2025, stemming from Recommendation GFCM/43/2019/5.

Amendment 11

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 25 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(25a) At its annual session in 2024, the GFCM also adopted Recommendation GFCM/47/2024/6 on the establishment of a fisheries restricted area in the Otranto Channel (geographical subarea 18), stemming from Recommendation GFCM/43/2019/5 and Resolution GFCM/44/2021/3.

Amendment 12

Proposal for a regulation

Recital 26 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(26a) Operators may receive financial support from the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund to equip themselves with remote electronic monitoring systems pursuant to Article 22(2) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1139.

Amendment 13

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 10

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(10) “Designated landing point” means ports, or places close to the shore, offshore terminals and other installations for landing, transhipping, packaging, processing, refuelling or resupplying of fishing vessels, where landings, transhipments, packaging and/or processing operations of fishery products are permitted, designated by the contracting parties and cooperating non-contracting parties in accordance with Recommendation GFCM/40/2016/1 on a regional scheme on port state measures to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing activities in the GFCM area of application;	(10) “Designated landing point” means ports, or places close to the shore, offshore terminals and other installations for landing, transhipping, packaging, processing, refuelling or resupplying of fishing vessels, where landings, transhipments, packaging and/or processing operations of fishery products are permitted, designated by the contracting parties and cooperating non-contracting parties under the regional scheme on port state measures to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing activities in the GFCM area of application;

Amendment 14

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(11) “Catch certificate” means an official document accompanying a consignment and validated by the competent authority, allowing to pass accurate and verifiable information concerning fish throughout the supply chain;	(11) “Catch certificate” means an official document accompanying a consignment and validated by the competent authority, allowing to pass accurate and verifiable information concerning fishery products throughout the supply chain;

Amendment 15

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 12

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(12) “Catch documentation scheme” or “CDS” means a system established in accordance with relevant international obligations, with the primary purpose of helping to determine, throughout the supply chain whether the fish originates from catches that are consistent with applicable national, regional and international conservation and management measures.	(12) “Catch documentation scheme” or “CDS” means a system established in accordance with relevant international obligations, with the primary purpose of helping to determine, throughout the supply chain whether the fishery product originates from catches that are consistent with applicable national, regional and international conservation and management measures.

Amendment 16

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 4 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
This Chapter applies to all fishing activities catching European eel (Anguilla anguilla), namely targeted, incidental and recreational fisheries, in all the waters of the Mediterranean Sea as provided for in Annex I, including freshwaters and transitional and brackish waters, such as lagoons and estuaries.	This Chapter applies to all fishing activities catching European eel (Anguilla anguilla), namely targeted, incidental and recreational fisheries, in all the waters of the Mediterranean Sea as provided for in Annex I, including transitional and brackish waters, such as lagoons and estuaries.

Amendment 17

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 12 – paragraphs 3 a (new) and 4 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(2a) in Article 12, the following paragraphs are added:
	“3a. Member States shall set up a traceability system for landings, sales and exports allowing the catches to be traced from the authorised landing point to the final destination, whether the specimens are sold alive, dead or transformed.
	3b. Member States shall maintain and keep up-to-date a list of auction halls, bodies or persons authorised by that Member State to undertake the first marketing of European eel.”

Amendment 18

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 12a – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Member States shall ensure that recreational fishing of all stages of European eel (glass, yellow, silver) is prohibited in all habitats.” ;	Member States shall ensure that recreational fishing of all stages of European eel (glass, yellow, silver) is prohibited in all habitats covered by the scope of this Regulation.”

Amendment 19

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 12a a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(3a) The following Article is inserted between Article 12 and Article 13:
	‘Article 12aa
	Data collection
	1. Member States shall transmit to the Commission, or a body designated by it, the data available, including estimates where IUU fishing is known to occur. The Commission, or a body designated by it, shall transmit the IUU fishing information to the GFCM Secretariat as soon as possible.
	2. Member States shall communicate data pertaining to fattening activities to the Commission by 15 December each year. The Commission shall transmit that data to GFCM Secretariat by 31 December of each year.
	3. On a voluntary basis, Member States may also transmit additional information to the Commission, who shall transmit it to the GFCM Secretariat.’

Amendment 20

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 14a – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Member States shall ensure that the overall fleet capacity or fishing effort of the fleets, operating with demersal trawls actively fishing for key stocks in terms of gross tonnage (GT) and/or gross registered tonnage (GRT), engine power (kW) and number of vessels, as recorded both in national and GFCM registers, does not exceed the number of vessels or fishing effort for otter trawlers fishing deep water shrimps during the years 2014–2017 or over another period of three consecutive years such as 2015-2018 provided that the increase cannot be more than 50% in respect of the 2014-2017 reference period.”;	Member States shall ensure that the overall fleet capacity or fishing effort of the fleets, operating with demersal trawls actively fishing for key stocks in terms of gross tonnage (GT), engine power (kW) and number of vessels, as recorded both in national and GFCM registers, does not exceed the number of vessels or fishing effort for otter trawlers fishing deep water shrimps during the years 2014–2017 or over another period of three consecutive years such as 2015-2018 provided that the increase cannot be more than 50% in respect of the 2014-2017 reference period”;

Amendment 21

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 17 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
1. Bottom trawlers targeting deep-water red shrimp spawning aggregations shall stop fishing for 30 consecutive days between the months of March and December.	1. Bottom trawlers targeting deep-water giant red shrimp and blue and red shrimp (“deep-water red shrimp”) spawning aggregations shall stop fishing for 30 consecutive days between the months of March and December.

Amendment 22

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 20 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Until 8 January 2026, Member States may allow vessels of less than 15 metres to derogate from the first paragraph if they operate exclusively within the territorial seas of the Member State or/and never spend more than 24 hours at sea from the time of departure to the return to port.	2. Until 8 January 2026, Member States may allow vessels of less than 15 metres to derogate from the first paragraph if they operate exclusively within the waters on the landward side of the outer limit of the territorial seas of the Member State or/and never spend more than 24 hours at sea from the time of departure to the return to port.

Amendment 23

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 20 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Member States shall report immediately to the Commission the derogations granted in accordance with Article 9(5) of Regulation 1224/2009 as well as the other control means deployed to monitor those vessels. The Commission shall transmit that information to the GFCM Secretariat without delay.”;	Member States shall report immediately to the Commission such derogations as well as the other control means deployed to monitor those vessels. The Commission shall transmit that information to the GFCM Secretariat without delay.”;

Amendment 24

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 23a – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Member States shall ensure that the overall fleet capacity in terms of gross tonnage (GT) and/or gross registered tonnage (GRT), engine power (kW) and number of vessels, as recorded both in national and GFCM registers, does not exceed the fleet capacity for otter trawlers fishing deep water shrimps in year 2019.	Member States shall ensure that the overall fleet capacity of the fleets operating with demersal trawls actively fishing for key stocks does not exceed, in terms of gross tonnage (GT) engine power (kW) and number of vessels, as recorded both in national and GFCM registers, does not exceed the fleet capacity for otter trawlers fishing deep water red shrimps in year 2019.

Amendment 25

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 29 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Until 8 January 2026, Member States may grant a derogation for vessels of less than 15m may derogate from the rule in the first paragraph if they operate exclusively within the territorial seas of that Member State or never spend more than 24 hours at sea from the time of departure to the return to port. Member States shall report immediately to the Commission the derogations granted in accordance with Article 9(5) of Regulation (EC) 1224/2009 as well as the other control means deployed to monitor those vessels. The Commission shall transmit that information to the GFCM Secretariat without delay.”;	Until 8 January 2026, Member States may grant a derogation for vessels of less than 15m from the rule in the first paragraph if they operate exclusively within the waters on the landward side of the outer limit of the territorial seas of that Member State or never spend more than 24 hours at sea from the time of departure to the return to port. Member States shall report immediately to the Commission the derogations granted as well as the other control means deployed to monitor those vessels. The Commission shall transmit that information to the GFCM Secretariat without delay.

Amendment 26

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17 – introductory part

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 30a – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
1. Member States shall adopt fisheries management measures or national management plans under the scope of this section to ensure that the exploitation levels of giant red shrimp and blue and red shrimp, reach and maintain the maximum sustainable yield.	1. Member States shall adopt fisheries management measures or national management plans under the scope of this section to ensure that the exploitation levels of giant red shrimp and blue and red shrimp stocks, reach and maintain the maximum sustainable yield.

Amendment 27

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 30b

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Article 30b	deleted
International Joint Inspection and Surveillance Scheme
1. Member States may carry out inspection and surveillance activities under the scope of this section in the framework of an International Joint Inspection and Surveillance Scheme (‘the Scheme’) covering the waters outside national jurisdiction in GFCM geographical subareas 19, 20 and 21 (Ionian Sea), as defined in Annex I (‘the inspection and surveillance area’).
2. Member States may assign inspectors and inspection means and carry out inspections under the Scheme. The Commission or a body designated by it may also assign Union inspectors to the Scheme.
3. The Commission or body designated by it shall coordinate the surveillance and inspection activities for the Union and may draw up, in coordination with the Member States concerned, a joint deployment plan to enable the Union to fulfil its obligation under the Scheme. Member States shall adopt the necessary measures to facilitate the implementation of those plans, particularly as regards the human and material resources required and the periods and geographical areas in which those resources are to be deployed.
4. Each Member State shall, by 15 November of each year, notify to the Commission, or body designated by it, the list of the names of inspectors authorised to perform the inspection and surveillance in the area referred to in paragraph 1, as well as the names of the vessels and aircraft used for inspection and surveillance which they intend to assign to the Scheme for the following year. The Commission or body designated by it shall send this information to the GFCM Secretariat by 1 December of each year or as soon as possible before the commencement of inspection activities.
5. Inspectors assigned to the Scheme shall carry a GFCM inspector card issued by the competent authorities, which shall be in the form set out in Annex IV.
6. Vessels carrying out boarding and inspection duties in accordance with the Scheme shall fly a special flag or pennant, as described in Annex V.
7. Each Member State shall ensure that every inspection platform entitled to fly its flag operating in the area referred to in paragraph 1 maintains secure contact, daily where possible, with every other inspection platform operating in that area, to exchange information necessary to coordinate the activities.
8. Each Member State with an inspection or surveillance presence in the area referred to in paragraph 1 shall provide to each inspection platform, upon its entry into the area, a list of sightings established in accordance with Annex VII, of boardings and inspections it has conducted in the previous 10-day period, including dates, coordinates and any other relevant information.

Amendment 28

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 30c

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Article 30c	deleted
Conduct of inspections
1. Inspectors assigned to the Scheme shall:
(a) prior to boarding, notify the fishing vessel of the name of the inspection vessel;
(b) display, on the inspection vessel and boarding vessel, the pennant described in Annex V;
(c) limit each inspection team to a maximum of three inspectors.
2. Upon boarding the vessel, inspectors shall produce the identity card described in Annex IV to the master of the fishing vessel. Inspections shall be conducted in one of the official languages of the GFCM and, where possible, in the language spoken by the master of the fishing vessel.
3. Inspectors shall draw up a report of the inspection in the format set out in Annex VI.
4. Inspectors shall sign the report in the presence of the master of the vessel who shall be entitled to add to the report any observations which he or she may think suitable and who must also sign.
5. Copies of the report shall be given to the master of the vessel and to the authorities of the inspection party, which shall transmit copies to the authorities of the flag State of the inspected vessel and to the Commission and/or a body designated by it. The Commission shall forward the copy to the GFCM Secretariat.
6. The size of the inspection party and length of the inspection shall be determined by the commanding officer of the inspection vessel taking into account all relevant circumstances.

Amendment 29

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 30d

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Article 30d	deleted
Infringements
1. For the purposes of this Article, the following activities shall be considered as infringements:
(a) the activities referred to in Article 3(1), points (a), (b), (c), (e), (f), (g) and (h) of Regulation (EC) No 1005/20082;
(b) interference with satellite monitoring system; and
(c) operating without a VMS.
2. In the case of any boarding and inspection of a fishing vessel during which the inspectors detect an infringement, the authorities of the flag Member State of the inspection vessel shall immediately inform the Commission, or a body designated by it, which shall notify the flag State of the inspected fishing vessel both directly and through the GFCM Secretariat. They shall also inform any inspection ship of the flag State of the fishing vessel known to be in the vicinity.
3. The flag Member State of the fishing vessel shall ensure that, following an inspection in which an infringement has been detected, the fishing vessel concerned ceases all fishing activities. The flag Member State shall require the fishing vessel to proceed within 72 hours to a port designated by it, where an investigation shall be initiated.
4. In the event that an infringement has been detected during an inspection, the actions and follow-up taken by the flag Member State shall be notified to the Commission or a body designated by it. The Commission or a body designated by it shall forward the action and follow-up taken to the GFCM Secretariat.
5. Member States’ authorities shall act on inspection reports, as referred to in Article 30(3), sighting information sheet as provided in Annex VII and statements resulting from documentary inspections by inspectors on a similar basis as they act on reports and statements of national inspectors.”
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2 Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 of 29 September 2008 establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, amending Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1936/2001 and (EC) No 601/2004 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1093/94 and (EC) No 1447/1999 (OJ L 286, 29.10.2008, p. 1–32)ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2008/1005/oj

Amendment 30

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 – introductory part

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(22) the following Articles 37a, 37b, 37c and 37d are inserted between Article 37 and Article 38:	(22) the following Article is inserted between Article 37 and Article 38:

Amendment 31

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 37a – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
1. Member States shall adopt fisheries management measures or national management plans under the scope of this section to ensure that the exploitation levels of giant red shrimp and blue and red shrimp, reach and maintain the maximum sustainable yield.	1. Member States shall adopt fisheries management measures or national management plans under the scope of this section to ensure that the exploitation levels of giant red shrimp and blue and red shrimp stocks, reach and maintain the maximum sustainable yield.

Amendment 32

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 37b

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Article 37b	deleted
International Joint Inspection and Surveillance Scheme
1. Member States may carry out inspection and surveillance activities under the scope of this section in the framework of an International Joint Inspection and Surveillance Scheme (‘the Scheme’) covering the waters outside national jurisdiction in GFCM geographical subareas 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 (Strait of Sicily), as defined in Annex I (‘the inspection and surveillance area’).
2. Member States may assign inspectors and inspection means and carry out inspections under the Scheme. The Commission or a body designated by it may also assign Union inspectors to the Scheme.
3. The Commission or a body designated by it shall coordinate the surveillance and inspection activities for the Union and may draw up, in coordination with the Member States concerned, a joint deployment plan to enable the Union to fulfil its obligation under the Scheme. Member States shall adopt the necessary measures to facilitate the implementation of those plans, particularly as regards the human and material resources required and the periods and geographical areas in which those resources are to be deployed.
4. Each Member State shall, not later than 15 November of each year, notify to the Commission, or a body designated by it, on the list of the names of inspectors authorised to perform the inspection and surveillance in the area referred to in paragraph 1, as well as the names of the vessels and aircraft used for inspection and surveillance which they intend to assign to the Scheme for the following year. The Commission or a body designated by it shall send this information to the GFCM Secretariat by 1 December of each year or as soon as possible before the commencement of inspection activities.
5. Inspectors assigned to the Scheme shall carry a GFCM inspector card issued by the competent authorities, which shall be in the form set out in Annex IV.
6. Vessels carrying out boarding and inspection duties in accordance with the Scheme shall fly a special flag or pennant, as described in Annex V.
7. Each Member State shall ensure that every inspection platform entitled to fly its flag operating in the area referred to in paragraph 1 maintains secure contact, daily where possible, with every other inspection platform operating in that area, to exchange information necessary to coordinate the activities.
8. Each Member State with an inspection or surveillance presence in the area referred to in paragraph 1 shall provide to each inspection platform, upon its entry into the area, a list of sightings established in accordance with Annex VII, of boardings and inspections it has conducted in the previous 10-day period, including dates, coordinates and any other relevant information.

Amendment 33

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 37c

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Article 37c	deleted
Conduct of inspections
1. Inspectors assigned to the Scheme shall:
(a) prior to boarding, notify the fishing vessel of the name of the inspection vessel;
(b) display, on the inspection vessel and boarding vessel, the pennant described in Annex V;
(c) limit each inspection team to a maximum of three inspectors.
2. Upon boarding the vessel, inspectors shall produce the identity card described in Annex IV to the master of the fishing vessel. Inspections shall be conducted in one of the official languages of the GFCM and, where possible, in the language spoken by the master of the fishing vessel.
3. Inspectors shall draw up a report of the inspection in the format set out in Annex VI.
4. Inspectors shall sign the report in the presence of the master of the vessel who shall be entitled to add to the report any observations which he or she may think suitable and who must also sign.
5. Copies of the report shall be given to the master of the vessel and to the authorities of the inspection party, which shall transmit copies to the authorities of the flag State of the inspected vessel and to the Commission and/or a body designated by it. The Commission shall forward the copy to the GFCM Secretariat.
6. The size of the inspection party and length of the inspection shall be determined by the commanding officer of the inspection vessel taking into account all relevant circumstances.

Amendment 34

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 37d

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Article 37d	deleted
Infringements
1. For the purposes of this Article, the following activities shall be considered as infringements:
(a) the activities referred to in Article 3(1), points (a), (b), (c), (e), (f), (g) and (h) of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008;
(b) interference with satellite monitoring system; and
(c) operating without a VMS.
2. In the case of any boarding and inspection of a fishing vessel during which the inspectors detect an infringement, the authorities of the flag Member State of the inspection vessel shall immediately inform the Commission, or a body designated by it, which shall notify the flag State of the inspected fishing vessel both directly and through the GFCM Secretariat. They shall also inform any inspection ship of the flag State of the fishing vessel known to be in the vicinity.
3. The flag Member State of the fishing vessel shall ensure that, following an inspection in which an infringement has been detected, the fishing vessel concerned ceases all fishing activities. The flag Member State shall require the fishing vessel to proceed within 72 hours to a port designated by it, where an investigation shall be initiated.
4. In the event that an infringement has been detected during an inspection, the actions and follow-up taken by the flag Member State shall be notified to the Commission or a body designated by it. The Commission or a body designated by it shall forward the action and follow-up taken to the GFCM Secretariat.
5. Member States’ authorities shall act on inspection reports, as referred to in Article 37(c), sighting information sheet as provided in Annex VII and statements resulting from documentary inspections by inspectors on a similar basis as they act on reports and statements of national inspectors.”;

Amendment 35

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 23

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 44 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
3. When a trigger catch level of red coral as referred to in paragraph 4 has been reached, Member States shall close the area concerned to any red coral fishery. The Member State shall immediately inform the Commission. The Commission shall inform as soon as possible the GFCM Secretariat.”;	3. When a trigger catch level of red coral as referred to in paragraph 4 has been reached, Member States shall close the area concerned to any red coral fishery on precautionary grounds. The Member State shall immediately inform the Commission. The Commission shall inform as soon as possible the GFCM Secretariat.”;

Amendment 36

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 23 a (new)

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 46 – paragraph 2

Present text	Amendment
	(23a) In Article 46, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the use of ROVs is permitted exclusively for scientific purposes within the GFCM research programme until the end of that programme.	‘2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the use of ROVs is permitted exclusively for scientific purposes within the GFCM research programme until the end of that programme and within Member States authorised research programmes led by scientific institutions. Such authorisations shall be without prejudice to stricter measures adopted by Member States.’

Amendment 37

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24 a (new)

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 55

Present text	Amendment
	(24a) Article 55 is replaced by the following:
Article 55	‘Article 55
Traceability of red coral products	Traceability of red coral products
1. For a transitional period of three years (2020–2022), Member States may participate in the pilot phase of the Catch Documentation Scheme (CDS), for the purpose of identifying where the origin of red coral is harvested in the GFCM area of application, and implement the following traceability measures:	1. Member States shall fully implement the red coral Catch Documentation Scheme (CDS) along the entire supply chain in order to ensure the traceability of red coral (Corallium rubrum) harvested in the Mediterranean Sea and contribute to the fight against IUU fishing activities.
(a) a validated CDS certificate as referred to in Annex X and issued by the competent authorities of the flag State shall accompany all landings, imports, export and re-exports of red coral harvested;
(b) each certificate shall have a unique document identification number. Such number shall be specific to the flag State and be assigned to each fisher or authorised vessel. Such certificates shall not be transferable to another fisher or authorised vessel;
(c) Member States shall validate the CDS harvest certificates for red coral only when all the information contained in the CDS has been established to be accurate as a result of the verification of the supporting documents and corresponding consignment.
2. Member States participating in the pilot phase shall report to the Commission, and the Commission shall report to the GFCM Secretariat accordingly, on the implementation of the pilot phase in the context of a permanent CDS for red coral.	2. The paper-based red coral Catch Documentation Scheme established in accordance with paragraph 1 shall be without prejudice to other national traceability systems in force ensuring the same level of control over the traceability of red coral products by Member States.
	3. The paper-based red coral Catch Documentation Scheme shall apply to first landings, exports and re-exports. Domestic trade shall not be included in the validation chain
	4. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, a transitional period of one year shall be established, during which time red coral stored prior to ... [the date of entry into force of this amending Regulation] may be exported or re-exported without a validated catch section in the harvest certificate.
	5. In order to ensure a link between validated Catch Documentation Scheme documents and red coral consignments to which they relate, a labelling system may be established by Member States.
	6. Each consignment of red coral, imported, exported or re-exported from its origin, shall be accompanied by a validated certificate as referred to in Annex XX or an equivalent document, such as the harvest certificate in force in the exporting Member States.
	7. Each harvest certificate shall have a unique document identification number. That number shall be specific to the flag Member States and shall be assigned to each fisher or harvesting vessel. The certificates shall not be transferable to another fisher or harvesting vessel.
	8. Member States shall validate harvest certificates only when all the information contained in the red coral Catch Documentation Scheme have been established to be accurate as a result of the verification of the supporting documents and corresponding consignment.
	9. Member States shall report to the Commission, or a body designated by it, on their Catch Documentation Scheme, as well as possible tagging and identification requirements and traceability and tracking requirements for red coral harvesting, which shall be in line with this Article in order to effectively ensure that the traceability objective is met. The Commission, or a body designated by it, shall transmit the information to the GFCM Secretariat.
	10. The re-export of products imported under a harvest certificate in accordance with this Article shall be authorised through the validation, by the competent authorities of the Member States from which re-export is to take place, of the “re-export” section of the harvest certificate referred to in Annex XX or a copy thereof in which the fishery products to be re-exported are included as a part of the products imported.
	11. When a Member State identifies non-compliance with the obligations contained in this Article, it shall inform the flag state and the Commission. The Commission shall transmit that information to the GFCM Secretariat.
	12. Member States shall report to the Commission or a body designated by it of their competent authorities responsible for validating, checking and verifying the harvest certificates, as well as Catch Documentation Scheme contact points, validation seal and other information relevant to the implementation of the Catch Documentation Scheme. The Commission or a body designated by it shall notify the GFCM Secretariat, the competent authorities and contact points of other information relevant to the implementation of the Catch Documentation Scheme.
	13. Member States shall maintain the validated paper-based red coral harvest certificates for a period of ten years.
	14. Member States shall each year draw up a report on the implementation of the paper-based red coral Catch Documentation Scheme, providing detailed information and statistical data on, inter alia, annual quantities validated, annual quantities traded, number of harvest certificates validated, and any relevant elements considered to provide information on the state of play. The Member States shall submit the report to the Commission or a body designated by it no later than 45 days before each year session of the Compliance Committee (CoC). The Commission or a body designated by it shall submit the reports to the GFCM Secretariat no later than 30 days before each year session of the CoC.’

Amendment 38

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 29

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 60a – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
Member States shall ensure that the overall fleet capacity of the fleet under this section in terms of gross tonnage (GT) and/or gross registered tonnage (GRT), engine power (kW) and number of vessels, as recorded both in national and GFCM registers, does not exceed the fleet capacity for demersal fisheries in year 2021”;	Member States shall ensure that the overall fleet capacity of the fleets operating with bottom trawls and actively fishing for the key stocks does not exceed in terms of gross tonnage (GT), engine power (kW) and number of vessels, as recorded both in national and GFCM registers, does not exceed, the fleet capacity for demersal fisheries in year 2021”;

Amendment 39

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31 a (new)

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 63

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(31a) Article 63 is deleted.

Amendment 40

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31 b (new)

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 64

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(31b) Article 64 is deleted.

Amendment 41

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 32

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 65 – paragraph 5

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
(32) in Article 65, paragraph 5 is replaced by the following:	(32) Article 65 is deleted.
“5. Member States’ authorities shall act on inspection reports as referred to in Article 64(3), sighting information sheets as provided in Annex VII and statements resulting from documentary inspections by inspectors on a similar basis as they act on reports and statements of national inspectors established in accordance with their national legislation.”;

Amendment 42

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 33 – point -a (new)

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 70 – paragraph 1

Present text	Amendment
	(-a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
1. Member States shall establish a list of vessels flying their flag and authorised to fish for the species listed in Article 66.	‘1. Member States shall establish a list of vessels flying their flag and authorised to fish for the species listed in Article 66 using means of otter-trawling, beam-trawling, bottom pair trawling and otter twin trawls;’

Amendment 43

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 35

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 73 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
This section applies to all fishing activities targeting key small pelagic stocks (anchovy and sardine) in GSAs 17 and 18 as provided for in Annex I.”;	This section applies to all fishing activities targeting key small pelagic stocks (anchovy - Engraulis encrasicolus and sardine - Sardina pilchardus) in GSAs 17 and 18 as provided for in Annex I by means of purse seiners and pelagic trawlers".

Amendment 44

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 35 a (new)

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 74 – paragraph 5

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(35a) In Article 74, paragraph 5 is deleted.

Amendment 45

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 36

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 74c – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
2. It shall be prohibited to land or tranship from fishing vessels any quantity of catches of anchovy and sardine fished using purse-seines and pelagic-trawls in the Adriatic Sea at any place other than the landing points designated by Member States.	2. It shall be prohibited to land or tranship from fishing vessels any quantity of catches of anchovy and sardine fished by purse-seines or pelagic-trawls in the Adriatic Sea at any place other than the designated landing sites by Member States.

Amendment 46

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 36

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 74c – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
3. Member States shall communicate to the Commission by 15 November each year any change to the list of designated landing points where landings of anchovy and sardine may take place. The Commission shall transmit this information by 30 November each year.	3. Member States shall communicate to the Commission by 15 November of each year any change to the list of designated landing sites in which landings of anchovy and sardine may take place. The Commission shall transmit this information by 30 November of each year.

Amendment 47

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 36

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 74f – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
3. During the transitional period, the Member States shall apply spatial closures to vessels over 12 metres LOA for no less than 9 months. Such closures shall cover 30 percent of the territorial or inner waters identified as important for the protection of early-age classes of fish.	3. During the transitional period, the Member States shall apply spatial closures to vessels over 12 metres LOA for no less than 9 months. Such closures shall cover 30 percent of the territorial or internal waters identified as important for the protection of early-age classes of fish.

Amendment 48

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 39

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 77a – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
1. Over the transitional period, Member States shall apply specific temporal closures at the fleet level, with a view to protecting the key stock during spawning periods. Such closures are not required to be applied simultaneously for different type of fishing gear. They shall cover the key areas of distribution of blackspot seabream in the Alboran Sea and affect all vessels concerned by this Chapter for periods of no less than 30 continuous days per fleet segment. Such closures shall take place from December to March. Each Member State shall submit the closure period and the list of vessels concerned to the Commission. The Commission shall submit that information to the GFCM Secretariat without delay.	1. Over the transitional period, Member States shall apply specific temporal closures at the fleet level, with a view to protecting the key stock during spawning periods. Such closures are not required to be applied simultaneously for different type of fishing gear. They shall cover the key areas of distribution of blackspot seabream in the Alboran Sea and affect all vessels concerned by this Chapter for periods of no less than 60 continuous days per fleet segment. Such closures shall take place from January to March. Each Member State shall submit the closure period and the list of vessels concerned to the Commission. The Commission shall submit that information to the GFCM Secretariat without delay.

Amendment 49

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 39

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 78 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
1. Member States shall ensure that the overall fleet capacity in terms of gross tonnage (GT) and/or gross registered tonnage (GRT), engine power (kW) and number of vessels, as recorded both in national and GFCM registers, does not exceed the fleet capacity for the fisheries averaged over years 2018-2021.	1. Member States shall ensure that the overall fleet capacity in terms of gross tonnage (GT), engine power (kW) and number of vessels, as recorded both in national and GFCM registers, does not exceed the fleet capacity for the fisheries averaged over years 2018-2021.

Amendment 50

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 39

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 78 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
2. Member States shall adapt to the fishing opportunities the overall fleet capacity of the fleets fishing blackspot seabream operating with handlines, set and mixed longliners in terms of gross tonnage (GT) and/or gross registered tonnage (GRT), engine power (kW) and number of vessels, as recorded both in national and GFCM registers.	2. Member States shall adapt to the fishing opportunities the overall fleet capacity of the fleets fishing blackspot seabream operating with handlines, set and mixed longliners in terms of gross tonnage (GT) , engine power (kW) and number of vessels, as recorded both in national and GFCM registers.

Amendment 51

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 39

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 78 – paragraph 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	3a. Member States shall communicate to the Commission by 15 November of each year the fishing activities carried out by authorised vessels flying their flag which are authorised to fish for that year blackspot seabream under the scope of this chapter. The information shall be presented in an aggregated format, including the following minimum information: number of exploitation days, exploitation area, and catches of blackspot seabream per fishing gear. The Commission shall transmit this information to the GFCM Secretariat by 30 November of each year.

Amendment 52

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 40

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 79 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
4. The information stipulated in paragraph 4 may be submitted by the fishers or their representatives up to one hour before the estimated time of arrival, where the fishing grounds are less than four hours away from the port of arrival.	4. The information stipulated in paragraph 3 may be submitted by the fishers or their representatives up to one hour before the estimated time of arrival, where the fishing grounds are less than four hours away from the port of arrival.

Amendment 53

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 40

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 79 – paragraph 5

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
5. Without prejudice to Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, fishers or masters of authorised fishing vessels actively fishing within the scope of this section shall report all daily catches, irrespective of the live weight of the catch and shall record or make estimations of the catches of that species.	deleted

Amendment 54

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 40

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 79 – paragraph 6

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
6. It shall be prohibited to land or tranship from fishing vessels any quantity of blackspot seabream fished in the Alboran Sea at any place other than points ports designated by the Member States.	6. It shall be prohibited to land or tranship from fishing vessels any quantity of blackspot seabream fished in the Alboran Sea at any place other than designated landing sites by the Member States.

Amendment 55

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 40

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 79 – paragraph 10

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
10. Notwithstanding Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, by 1 January 2024 all the authorized vessels under this chapter above 10 meters length overall (LOA) shall be equipped with a vessel monitoring system (VMS) or any other geolocation system allowing control authorities to track their activity at all times during the fishing trips. ”;	10. Notwithstanding Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, all the authorized vessels under this chapter above 10 meters length overall (LOA) shall be equipped with a vessel monitoring system (VMS) or any other geolocation system allowing control authorities to track their activity at all times during the fishing trips. ”;

Amendment 56

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 42 a (new)

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 81

Present text	Amendment
	(42a) Article 81 is replaced by the following:
Article 81	‘Article 81
Scope	Scope
This Chapter applies to all commercial fishing activities targeting common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) using fish aggregating devices (FADs) throughout the Mediterranean Sea (GSAs 1 to 27).	This Chapter applies to pelagic fishing activities in the Mediterranean (GSAs 1 to 27) targeting common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) using fishing aggregated devices (FADs), as well as to recreational fishing.’

Amendment 57

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 42 b (new)

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 83

Present text	Amendment
	(42b) Article 83 is replaced by the following:
Article 83	‘Article 83
Transitional management measures	Transitional management measures
Member States considering starting to target common dolphinfish using FADs shall submit to the Commission their national measures once adopted and the Commission shall transmit those measures to the GFCM Secretariat without delay.	A transitional fishing regime shall be established for fisheries using FADs until 31 December 2026. During the transitional period, Member States shall ensure that a catch limit is established on the basis of the reported landings to the GFCM as follows: either: (a) on the basis of the average of any two years’ landings during the period 2018–2022; or (b) on the basis of landings in 2022.’

Amendment 58

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 42 c (new)

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 84 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(42c) In Article 84, the following paragraph is added:
	“2a. Member States shall submit their national data (as specified in Annex XXV) to the Commission by no later than 15 July of each year. The Commission shall submit the national data to the GFCM Secretariat no later than 31 July of each year.”

Amendment 59

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 42 d (new)

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 85

Present text	Amendment
	(42 d) Article 85 is replaced by the following:
Article 85	‘Article 85
National management measures	National management measures
Member States targeting common dolphinfish using FADs and lacking national management measures shall adopt national management measures including at least the set of measures containing the elements listed in Annex IX.	1. In order to ensure adequate conservation of the common dolphinfish, Member States shall adopt fisheries management measures or national management plans in the GSAs 1-27.
	2. Member States shall notify the Commission, from 30 September 2024, of the management measures or management plans adopted at the national level. The Commission shall notify the GFCM Secretariat of the management measures or management plans adopted at the national level.
	3. Where appropriate, should these measures or management plans adopted at the national level be modified, the Member States shall communicate to the Commission of such modifications by 15 April of the following year. The Commission shall notify the GFCM Secretariat of the modifications of the management measures or management plans adopted at the national level by 30 of April of the following year.;

Amendment 60

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 42 e (new)

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 86 – paragraph -1 (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(42e) In Article 86, the following paragraph is inserted:
	‘-1. Member States shall ensure that the overall fleet capacity of the fleets operating with FADs and actively fishing for the key stock does not exceed, in terms of gross tonnage (GT) engine power (kW) and number of vessels as recorded both in national and GFCM registers, until eight years from the date of the initial adoption of the management measures or management plans adopted at the national level as established in accordance to previous article, the fleet capacity for common dolphinfish in FAD fisheries in the year 2019.’

Amendment 61

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 44 a (new)

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 88 – paragraph 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(44a) in Article 88, the following paragraph is inserted:
	“3a. From the first day of the open FAD season in 2027, FADs shall be exclusively constructed with biodegradable materials.”;

Amendment 62

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 45

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 88 – paragraph 6

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
6. Without prejudice to stricter provisions laid down in Articles 14(7) and Article 48 of Regulation (EC) 1224/2009, in the event of loss or impossibility to haul in a FAD, fishers or masters of fishing vessels shall record the last known position and its date. Fishing vessels exploiting common dolphinfish shall collect and report the last registered position of the lost FAD as well as the date of its last registered position, its identification number and any information allowing the identification of the FAD owner.	6. In the event of loss or impossibility to haul in a FAD, fishers or masters of fishing vessels shall record the last known position and its date. Fishing vessels exploiting common dolphinfish shall collect and report the last registered position of the lost FAD as well as the date of its last registered position, its identification number and any information allowing the identification of the FAD owner.

Amendment 63

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 45 a (new)

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 89 – paragraphs 2 a (new) and 2 b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(45a) in Article 89, the following paragraphs are added:
	“2a. Member States shall ensure that all fishing vessels flying their flag and exploiting common dolphinfish record their fishing activities with FADs.
	2b. In the event of loss of a FAD, Member States shall ensure that the vessels flying their flag collect and report the last registered position of the lost FAD as well as the date of its last registered position, its identification number and any information allowing the identification of the FAD owner."

Amendment 64

Proposal for a regulation

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 45 b (new)

Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Article 89 a (new)

Text proposed by the Commission	Amendment
	(45b) the following Article is inserted in Title II, Chapter VII:
	‘Article 89a
	Specific measures to address illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
	1. Each Member State shall ensure that adequate mechanisms are in place for the registration of each fishing vessel in a national fleet register for the recording of the vessel’s catch and fishing effort in the logbook and for the monitoring of the vessel’s fishing activities and landings by means of surveys and sampling of catches and fishing effort, carried out in accordance with the rules laid out by the Member State.
	2. Member States shall designate landing sites at which landings by vessels actively fishing common dolphin fish in the Mediterranean Sea shall take place. For each designated landing site, the concerned Member States shall specify permitted landing and transhipping times and places.
	3. Member States shall carry out inspections on the basis of a risk analysis. It shall be prohibited to land or tranship from fishing vessels any quantity of common dolphinfish fished in the Mediterranean Sea at any place other than the designated landing sites by Member States in accordance with paragraph 2.
	4. By 15 November of each year, Member States shall communicate to the Commission any changes to the list of the designated landing sites at which landings of key stock in the Mediterranean Sea may take place. By 30 November of each year, the Commission shall transmit those changes to the GFCM Secretariat.
	5. Member States shall engage to cooperate in the fight against IUU fishing activities, in particular through sharing information and gathering intelligence.’

Amendment 65

Proposal for a regulation