Common Fisheries Policy: Community framework for the collection and management of fisheries data

PURPOSE: to ensure the continuity of the current Council Regulation (EC) N° 1543/2000 establishing a Community framework for the collection and management of the data needed to conduct the common fisheries policy, until the adoption and entry into force of the new Regulation.

LEGISLATIVE ACT: Council Regulation (EC) N° 1343/2007 amending Regulation (EC) N° 1543/2000 establishing a Community framework for the collection and management of the data needed to conduct the common fisheries policy.

CONTENT: the systematic gathering of reliable databases on fisheries is the cornerstone of the evaluation of fish stocks and of the scientific opinion and, therefore, is of utmost importance to the implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP).

Council Regulation (EC) N° 1543/2000 (2) establishes that the first Community Programme and the first programming period are to cover the period from 2002 to 2006. The new Regulation adopts a second programming period for 2007 and 2008 in order to ensure coherent and synchronised programming at both EU and national level.

Regulation (EC) N° 1543/2000 is to be replaced by a new Regulation in order to implement new approaches to fisheries management. Such approaches include the transition from fish stock-based management to a fleet and area-based management as well as the ecosystem approach.

ENTRY INTO FORCE: 24/11/2007.