The Committee of Permanent Representatives of the Member States of the EU (Coreper) is expected to confirm its agreement on the new fisheries control regulation in the near future.
The EU Council of Ministers will adopt the text without debate on 13 November, with Finland and Italy voting against and Latvia and Portugal abstaining (see EUROPE 13273/24).
Italy is particularly critical of the rules on the installation of cameras on board fishing vessels, inspections on national territory by inspectors from other Member States and the new rules on the registration of recreational fishing.
Once formally adopted by the Council, the regulation will enter into force 20 days after its publication in the Official Journal of the EU. However, a number of measures will be implemented gradually, giving Member States and fishing fleets sufficient time to adapt to the new rules.
To ensure compliance with the landing obligation, EU vessels of 18 metres or more likely to present a high risk of non-compliance will have to be equipped with remote electronic monitoring systems, including closed-circuit television cameras, no later than four years after the entry into force of the legislation.
Link to the statements made by the European Commission and certain EU countries in connection with the adoption of the legislative act: https://aeur.eu/f/9cu
Link to the new rules: https://aeur.eu/f/9cx (Original version in French by Lionel Changeur)