Regulation (EC) No. 2847/93 is hereby amended Article 2 shall be replaced in order to ensure compliance with all the rules in force. Each Member State within its territory and within maritime waters subject to its sovereignty or jurisdiction shall monitor, inspect and maintain surveillance of all activities in the fisheries sector, particularly fishing itself, transhipment, landing, marketing, transport and storage of fisheries products and the recording of landing and sales. The Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure the best possible control within their territory and within maritime waters subject to their sovereignty or jurisdiction, taking into account their particular situation. Are also introduced measures concerning different fields such us: the marking and identification of fishing vessels and their gear, measures for monitoring the fishing activities of third-country vessels, inspection or surveillance operation.
1998-12-17