THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1236/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2010 laying down a scheme of control and enforcement applicable in the area covered by the Convention on future multilateral cooperation in the North-East Atlantic fisheries and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 2791/1999, and in particular Article 51(d) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Regulation (EU) No 1236/2010 incorporates into Union law the provisions of the Scheme of control and enforcement (‘the Scheme’) established by a recommendation adopted by the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) at its Annual Meeting on 15 November 2006, and subsequently amended by several recommendations at the Annual Meetings in November 2007, 2008 and 2009.
(2)
At its Annual Meeting in November 2011, NEAFC adopted Recommendation 9: 2012 amending Article 14 of the Scheme on the communication of reports and messages to the NEAFC Secretary.
(3)
Under Articles 12 and 15 of the Convention on future multilateral cooperation in the North-East Atlantic fisheries approved by Council Decision 81/608/EEC, that recommendation came into force on 3 February 2012,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: