COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 395/2010
of 7 May 2010
amending Commission Regulation (EC) No 1010/2009 as regards administrative arrangements on catch certificates
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 (1) of 29 September 2008 establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, in particular Articles 12(4), 14(3), 20(4) and 52 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Administrative arrangements by which catch certificates are established, validated or submitted by electronic means or replaced by electronic traceability systems ensuring the same level of control by authorities are to be listed in Annex IX to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1010/2009 of 22 October 2009 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 (2). Since new administrative arrangements on catch certificates have been agreed, that Annex should be updated.
(2)
Regulation (EC) No 1010/2009 should be amended accordingly.
(3)
The administrative arrangements on catch certificates, set out in the Annex, are based on electronic traceability systems that have been in place prior to the entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 hence this Regulation should apply as from 1 January 2010.
(4)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 1010/2009 is amended as follows:
Annex IX is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 7 May 2010.