Submission of statistical data on landings of fishery products in Member States

PURPOSE: to ensure the availability of comparable statistics required for the development and monitoring of fair and effective Community policies on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products.

LEGISLATIVE ACT: Regulation 1921/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the submission of statistical data on landings of fishery products in Member States and repealing Council Regulation 1382/91/EEC.

CONTENT: the current community legislation based on Council Regulation 1382/91/EEC on the submission of data on the landings of fishery products in Member States requires the Member States to submit to the Commission monthly data on the quantity and value of landings of fishery products in their ports. An analysis of the methods of collecting and compiling the data by the national authorities and of the uses made of such data by the Commission's services have revealed that improvements can be made which would reduce the workload on the Member States and improve the usefulness of the data.

This Regulation is shall improve and replace the existing community legislation and Council Regulation 1382/91 is therefore be repealed

The statistical data shall relate to the total quantities and unit values of the fishery products landed in the reference calendar year.

Member States shall submit the statistical data to the Commission on an annual basis in accordance with the format specified in Annex I and using the codes set out in Annexes II, III and IV. The statistical data shall be submitted within 6 months of the end of the reference calendar year.

Transitional periods for the implementation of this Regulation lasting not more than 3 years from the date of its entry into force may be granted to Member States.

The Commission shall, by 19 January 2010 and every 3 years thereafter, submit an assessment report to the European Parliament and the Council on the statistical data compiled pursuant to this Regulation and in particular on their relevance and quality. The report shall also analyse the cost-effectiveness of the system used for the collection and processing of statistical data and shall put forward best practices for reducing the workload for Member States and enhancing the usefulness and quality of the statistical data.

ENTRY INTO FORCE: 19/01/2007.