European Commission 17 October 2025, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2196 of 17 October 2025 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 as regards access to waters and resources, control of fisheries, surveillance, inspection and enforcement, deduction of quotas and fishing efforts, data and information, and repealing Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011

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TITLE I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Subject matter
Article 2. Definitions
TITLE II. GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR ACCESS TO WATERS AND RESOURCES
CHAPTER I. Fishing licences, fishing authorisations, and other authorisations
Article 3. General provisions
Article 4. Conditions for the validity of fishing licences
Article 5. Conditions for the validity of fishing authorisations for Union catching vessels
Article 6. Conditions for the validity of other authorisations
CHAPTER II. Marking and identification of Union fishing vessels, fishing gears, gear, and crafts
Section 1. Marking and identification of Union fishing vessels
Article 7. Conditions relating to the marking of Union fishing vessels
Article 8. Vessel identification documents to be carried on board a Union fishing vessel
Section 2. Marking and identification of fishing gear, buoy, FAD and craft
Article 9. Conditions relating to the marking of craft and FAD
Article 10. General rules on the marking of trawls, passive gear, marker buoys and cords
Article 11. Rules relating to marking of trawls
Article 12. Rules relating to marking of passive gear
Article 13. Rules relating to labels for the marking of fishing gears
Article 14. Rules relating to marking of buoys
Article 15. Rules relating to the setting and marking of cords
Article 16. Rules relating to the deployment of end marker buoys
Article 17. Rules relating to the fixing of end marker buoys
Article 18. Rules for the fixing of intermediary marker buoys
TITLE III. CONTROL OF FISHERIES
CHAPTER I. Vessel monitoring systems
Article 19. General provisions
Article 20. Minimum requirements and technical specifications for vessel monitoring devices
Article 21. Content of vessel position data
Article 22. Responsibilities of the masters of fishing vessels concerning the operation of vessel monitoring devices
Article 23. Frequency of transmission of vessel position data
Article 24. Transmission of vessel position data to the coastal Member State
CHAPTER II. Fishing logbook, prior notification, transhipment declaration and landing declaration
Article 25. Minimum requirements of the fishing logbook
Article 26. Return messages from the authorities of the flag Member State
Article 27. Completion and electronic submission of the fishing logbook
CHAPTER III. Common rules for the determination of live weight
Article 28. Use of conversion factors
Article 29. Calculation method
Article 30. General rules on the implementation of the margin of tolerance for estimates recorded in the fishing logbook
Article 31. Margin of tolerance in the transhipment declaration
Article 32. Completion of the landing of fishery products after transport under control plans and common control programmes
Article 33. Fishing operations involving two or more Union catching vessels
CHAPTER IV. Sales notes
Article 34. General rules
TITLE IV. SURVEILLANCE, INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT
CHAPTER I. Surveillance and inspection reports
Article 35. Content and format of surveillance and inspection reports
Article 36. Rules on the electronic database
Article 37. Completion of inspection reports
CHAPTER II. Union inspectors
Article 38. Notification of Union inspectors to EFCA
Article 39. Adoption and maintenance of the list of Union inspectors
Article 40. Notification of Union inspectors to RFMOs
Article 41. Powers and duties of Union inspectors
Article 42. Reports of Union inspectors
Article 43. Follow-up of reports
CHAPTER III. Point system for serious infringements
Article 44. Notification of decisions on assignment of points
Article 45. Transfer of the points
Article 46. Deletion of fishing licences from relevant lists
TITLE V. DEDUCTION OF QUOTAS AND FISHING EFFORTS
Article 47. General rules for the deduction of quotas and fishing efforts for excess of utilisation
Article 48. Consultation on the deduction of fishing opportunities
TITLE VI. DATA AND INFORMATION
CHAPTER I. Data validation
Article 49. Definitions
Article 50. Validation of data
Article 51. Electronic database for the purpose of validation of data
Article 52. Validation procedures
Article 53. Access to data by the Commission and EFCA
CHAPTER II. Rules for the exchange of data between Member States, the Commission and EFCA
Article 54. Scope
Article 55. Definitions
Article 56. General rules
Article 57. Single authority
Article 58. Transmission of messages
Article 59. Corrections
Article 60. Exchange of vessel position data
Article 61. Exchange of fishing activity data
Article 62. Exchange of sales-related data
Article 63. Exchange of transport documents data
Article 64. Exchange of inspection and surveillance related data
Article 65. Transmission of aggregated catch data and fishing effort
TITLE VII. IMPLEMENTATION
CHAPTER I. Mutual assistance
Section 1. General provisions
Article 66. Scope
Article 67. Costs
Article 68. Member States’ single authority
Article 69. Communication of follow-up measures
Section 2. Requests for assistance
Article 70. Transmission of requests and replies
Article 71. Requests for information
Article 72. Information without prior request
Article 73. Deadline for replies to requests for information
Article 74. Requests for administrative notification
Section 3. Member States’ relations with the Commission and EFCA
Article 75. Communication between the Member States and the Commission or EFCA
Article 76. Coordination by the Commission or EFCA
Section 4. Member States’ relations with third countries
Article 77. Information exchange with third countries
CHAPTER II. Reporting obligations
Article 78. Content and format of reports from Member States
TITLE VIII. FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 79. Repeal of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011
Article 80. Transitional measures
Article 81. Protection and processing of personal data
Article 82. Entry into force and application
ANNEX I. ANNEX II

Official Journal
of the European Union

L series

2025/2196

12.11.2025

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2025/2196

of 17 October 2025

laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 as regards access to waters and resources, control of fisheries, surveillance, inspection and enforcement, deduction of quotas and

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