This Regulation lays down detailed rules for the implementation of the Union fisheries control system as established by Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. It sets out general conditions for access to waters and resources, including but not limited to: fishing licences, fishing authorisations, and other authorisations; and marking and identification of Union fishing vessels, fishing gears, gear, and crafts. As regards the control of fisheries, this Regulation sets out rules concerning vessel monitoring systems; fishing logbook, prior notification, transhipment declaration and landing declaration; and common rules for the determination of live weight. It establishes rules on surveillance, inspection and enforcement, such as: surveillance and inspection reports, Union inspectors, and point system for serious infringements, as well as general rules for the deduction of quotas and fishing efforts for excess of utilisation. This Regulation also deals with validation of data, access to data by the Commission and European Fisheries Control Agency, exchange of fishing activity data, vessel position data, sales-related data, transport documents data, inspection and surveillance related data, and transmission of aggregated catch data and fishing effort.
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