On Wednesday 24 May, the Committee of Permanent Representatives of Member States to the EU (Coreper) accepted the mandate presented by the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU for negotiations to be held on Tuesday 30 May with the European Parliament over the proposal to revise controls on fishing operations.
The Swedish Presidency presented proposals for a revised mandate on all the important issues still to be negotiated, such as margins of tolerance and recreational fisheries (see EUROPE 13139/13).
Specifically, the EU Council proposed a margin of tolerance of 20% per species for those species kept on board up to 100 kg live weight.
Coastal Member States should, according to the mandate, set up “an electronic system” for recording and reporting catches that are taken during recreational fisheries.
Negotiators have reportedly found common ground, notably on the topic of infringements, control of fishing capacity and the landing obligation (conditional use of cameras on board vessels, or CCTV), and on the traceability of processed products (see EUROPE 13133/5).
Link to the latest EU Council mandate for the trilogue: https://aeur.eu/f/72k (Original version in French by Lionel Changeur)