Article 9Amendments to Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013

Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 is amended as follows:

  1. (a)

    in paragraph 4, the following point is added:

    ‘(d)

    fish which shows damage caused by predators.’;

  2. (b)

    in paragraph 5, point (a) is replaced by the following:

    ‘(a)

    specific provisions regarding fisheries or species covered by the landing obligation referred to in paragraph 1, such as the technical measures referred to in Article 7(2), aimed at increasing gear selectivity or reducing or, as far as possible, eliminating unwanted catches;’;

  3. (c)

    the following paragraph is added:

    ‘14.

    By 31 May 2016, and by 31 May of each subsequent year up to and including 2020, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and to the Council an annual report on the implementation of the landing obligation, based on information transmitted by the Member States, the Advisory Councils and other relevant sources to the Commission.

    Annual reports shall include:

    • steps taken by Member States and producer organisations to comply with the landing obligation;

    • steps taken by Member States regarding control of compliance with the landing obligation;

    • information on the socioeconomic impact of the landing obligation;

    • information on the effect of the landing obligation on safety on board fishing vessels;

    • information on the use and outlets of catches below the minimum conservation reference size of a species subject to the landing obligation;

    • information on port infrastructures and of vessels' fitting with regard to the landing obligation;

    • for each fishery concerned, information on the difficulties encountered in the implementation of the landing obligation and recommendations to address them.’.