Control system applicable to the common fisheries policy

In order to permit the integration of Spain and Portugal into the common fisheries policy, the Commission proposed amending Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, given the need to supplement the current control system in order to integrate the rules concerning the monitoring and control of fishery activities subject to limits on the fishing effort. In order to strengthen Community regulations, the proposal provided for the surveillance of the movements of vessels and/or their catches. Various specific provisions were included in order to ensure control of and respect for the fishing days for vessels operating in regulated areas. Measures were also included to strengthen controls of fishing tackle on vessels so as to ensure that only equipment permitted within the framework of the fishing restrictions were used. Finally, the Member States should ensure that on the basis of the information they received from their fishermen, they put a stop to fishing in an area where the fishing effort had been achieved. The Commission proposed adopting the proposal at the latest in parallel with its proposal for a regulation establishing the conditions of access to certain Community fishing areas and resources. �