This Decision establishes a specific control and inspection programme in order to ensure the harmonized implementation of the multiannual recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean adopted by the International Commission for the Conservation of the Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) on 24 November 2008. The Decision requires Member States to: (a) ensure that inspectors from other Member States concerned are invited to participate in joint inspection and surveillance activities; (b) establish joint operational procedures applicable to their surveillance crafts. Annexes I and II set out common rules for the elaboration and adoption of national control programmes.
2009-03-25