Common fisheries policy: collection and management of fisheries data, Community framework

PURPOSE : to establish a Community framework for the collection and management of fisheries data needed to conduct the common fisheries policy. CONTENT : this proposal for a regulation aims to establish a Community framework for the collection and management of the fisheries data needed to conduct the common fisheries policy. The Member States shall be responsible for collecting the data. The proposal provides for the establishment of a Community framework into which the national programmes will fit. It places emphasis on a minimum programme that must be achieved so that scientific advice can be produced. It is intended that the proposed regulation will remain in force for some time, since it aims to compile datasets that are directly comparable from year to year. It is based on six-year periods, the first instalment covering the years 2000 to 2005. Regular progress reports must be prepared, the first of which is planned for 2002 with a view to identifying and recommending adjustments.�