Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1542/2007 is hereby amended as follows:

1.

Article 1 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 1Scope

This Regulation shall apply to landings in the European Union (EU) by EU vessels and third country fishing vessels, or by EU fishing vessels in third countries, of quantities per landing exceeding 10 tonnes of herring (Clupea harengus), mackerel (Scomber scombrus) and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.) or a combination thereof, taken in

(a)

for herring in ICES zones(1) I, II, IIIa, IV, Vb, VI and VII;

(b)

for mackerel in ICES zones: IIa, IIIa, IV, Vb, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII, XIV and EU waters of CECAF(2);

(c)

for horse mackerel: ICES zones IIa, IV, Vb, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII, XIV and EU waters of CECAF.’;

2.

in Article 9, paragraph 3 shall be replaced by the following:

‘3.The party weighing the fish shall for each weighing system keep a bound, paginated logbook (weighing logbook). It shall be completed immediately after the completion of weighing of an individual landing and at the latest by 23.59 local time of the day of completion of weighing. The weighing logbook shall indicate:

(a)the name and registration number of the vessel from which the fish has been landed;

(b)the identity number of the tankers in cases where fish has been transported from the port of landing before weighing in accordance with Article 7. Each tanker load shall be weighed and recorded separately. However, the total weight of all the tanker loads from the same vessel may be recorded as a whole in case these tanker loads are weighed consecutively and without interruption;

(c)the species of fish;

(d)the weight of each landing;

(e)the date and time of the beginning and end of the weighing.’.

(1)

ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) zones, as defined in Regulation (EC) No 218/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in the north-east Atlantic (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 70).

(2)

CECAF (Eastern Central Atlantic or FAO major fishing zone 34), as defined in Regulation (EC) No 216/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in certain areas other than those of the North Atlantic (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 1).’;