This Decision establishes a specific control and inspection programme applicable to the stocks of herring, mackerel, horse mackerel, anchovy and blue whiting in EU waters of ICES sub-areas V, VI, VII, VIII and IX and in EU waters of CECAF 34.1.11 (hereafter referred to as ‘Western Waters’).
1.The specific control and inspection programme shall in particular cover the following activities:
(a)fishing activities within the meaning of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 in the area(s) referred to in Article 1;
(b)fishing related activities, including the weighing, processing, marketing, transport and storage of fisheries products;
(c)importation as defined in Article 2(11) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008(1);
(d)exportation as defined in Article 2(13) of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008.
2.The specific control and inspection programme shall apply until 31 December 2015.
3.The specific control and inspection programme shall be implemented by Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom (hereafter referred to as ‘Member States concerned’).