Regulation 2022/2037 - Amendment of Regulation (EU) 2019/833 laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation

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Current status

This regulation has been published on October 25, 2022 and entered into force on November 14, 2022.

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Key information

official title

Regulation (EU) 2022/2037 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 amending Regulation (EU) 2019/833 laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation
 
Legal instrument Regulation
Number legal act Regulation 2022/2037
Original proposal COM(2022)51 EN
CELEX number i 32022R2037

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Key dates

Document 19-10-2022; Date of signature
Publication in Official Journal 25-10-2022; OJ L 275 p. 11-13
Signature 19-10-2022
Effect 14-11-2022; Entry into force Date pub. +20 See Art 2
End of validity 31-12-9999

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Legislative text

25.10.2022   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 275/11

 

REGULATION (EU) 2022/2037 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 19 October 2022

amending Regulation (EU) 2019/833 laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),

Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (2),

Whereas:

 

(1)

Regulation (EU) 2019/833 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) was adopted in order to implement into Union law the most up-to-date rules for conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO). That Regulation was subsequently amended by Regulation (EU) 2021/1231 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4), in order to implement into Union law the NAFO measures adopted at its annual meetings in 2019 and 2020.

 

(2)

NAFO subsequently adopted at its 43rd annual meeting, in September 2021, a number of legally binding decisions for the conservation of fishery resources under its purview as regards catch retention for the ‘Others’ quota, port inspection of landings of cod in Division 3M and of Greenland halibut, and reinforced provisions on monitoring, infringements and enforcement (‘the NAFO decisions’).

 

(3)

The NAFO decisions are addressed to the NAFO Contracting Parties, but also contain obligations for operators. Following their entry into force on 2 December 2021, NAFO conservation and enforcement measures (‘CEMs’) are binding on all NAFO Contracting Parties. Therefore, they are to be incorporated into Union law to the extent that they are not already provided for by Union law.

 

(4)

Regulation (EU) 2019/833 should therefore be adapted in order to apply those new CEMs to Union fishing vessels.

 

(5)

Certain provisions of the CEMs are likely to be amended at future NAFO annual meetings following the introduction of new technical measures in relation to changing stock biomass and a review of area restrictions for bottom-fishing activities. Therefore, in order to swiftly incorporate into Union law such future amendments to the CEMs, before the start of fishing season, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of landing and inspection measures for Greenland halibut and control measures for cod in Division 3M. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making (5). In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States’ experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.

 

(6)

Regulation (EU) 2019/833 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2019/833

Regulation (EU) 2019/833 is amended as follows:

 

(1)

in Article 7(3), point (d) is replaced by the following:

 

‘(d)

where a ban on fishing applies...


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Original proposal

 

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