Submission by Member States of statistics on aquaculture production

OBJECTIVE: the regulation proposes to make formal arrangements for the submission to the Commission of statistical data on aquaculture production using harmonised definitions. SUBSTANCE: - Each Member State shall submit annually to the Commission statistics on the aquaculture production in all waters of that Member State; the data shall be forwarded within nine months of the end of the calendar year to which they refer; - The data may be submitted on magnetic medium, the format of such submission being agreed between the Member State and the Commission; - The Member State may use sample surveys or other relevant sources; a Member State having a total annual production of less than 1 000 tonnes may submit estimates for its total production; - The Commission may fix a transitional period up to a maximum of three years during which the full implementation of the regulation is to be achieved. During this transitional period, temporary derogations exempting a Member State from provisions of this regulation may be accorded; such derogations shall be for a maximum of three years but may be extended by further three-year periods. �