http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/eudn/2008/589

F1Commission Decision

of 12 June 2008

establishing a specific control and inspection programme related to the salmon and cod stocks in the Baltic Sea

(notified under document number C(2008) 2558)

(2008/589/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy1, in particular Article 34c(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Council Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007 establishing a multi-annual plan for the cod stocks in the Baltic Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks, lays down the conditions for the sustainable exploitation of cod in the Baltic Sea and the rules on monitoring, control and surveillance of such activities.

(2)

Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy2 provides for control activities by the Commission and cooperation between Member States to ensure compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy.

(3)

To ensure the success of the multi-annual plan for the cod stocks in the Baltic Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks, it is necessary to establish a specific control and inspection programme.

(4)

The specific control and inspection programme should be established for a period of three years. The results obtained by the application of the specific control and inspection programme should be periodically evaluated by the Member States concerned in cooperation with the Community Fisheries Control Agency (CFCA) set up by Council Regulation (EC) No 768/20053.

(5)

Cooperation between Member States concerned should be encouraged so as to enhance uniformity of inspection and surveillance practices and help develop the coordination of control activities between the competent authorities of those Member States.

(6)

Joint inspection and surveillance activities should be carried out in accordance with joint deployment plans established by the CFCA.

(7)

The measures provided for in this Decision have been established in concert with the Member States concerned.

(8)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,

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