Héctor Villa González
THE HARMONI ZATI ON OF FI SHERI ES CONTROLS I N EUROPE Hctor Villa - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
THE HARMONI ZATI ON OF FI SHERI ES CONTROLS I N EUROPE Hctor Villa - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
THE HARMONI ZATI ON OF FI SHERI ES CONTROLS I N EUROPE Hctor Villa Gonzlez Deputy General Director of Control and Inspection General Secretariat of Fisheries Ministry of Agriculture Food and Environment SPAIN ROLE AS FLAG ROLE AS ROLE
ROLE AS FLAG STATE
THE DIFFERENT ROLES OF STATES
ROLE AS PORT STATE ROLE AS COASTAL STATE ROLE AS MARKET STATE
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ROLE AS NATIONAL STATE
CONTROL REGULATI ON I UU REGULATI ON
EU MARKET
EU FLEETS AND SYSTEMS THIRD COUNTRIES AND NATIONALS
REGULATION (EC) 1224/ 2009 AND IMPLEMENTING REGs (CONTROL REGULATION)
STRATEGY (i)
INTERNAL ORGANIZATION UNDER A SINGLE UNIT (AND LOCATION), INVOLVING 3 MAIN AREAS:
* ISSUING OF LICENCES AND AUTHORIZATIONS * FMC FOR VMS AND ERS (INCLUDING FISHERIES INSPECTORS) * COLLECTION OF DATA: LOGBOOKS, SALES NOTES, VMS… * FOLLOW-UP OF QUOTAS * IT ISSUES … AREA 1: CONTROL AREA
STRATEGY (ii)
* DEPLOYMENT OF MEANS AND PLANNING OF MISSIONS * FISHERIES INSPECTORS AT CENTRAL AND COASTAL LEVEL * RISK ASSESSMENT * IMPLEMENTATION OF SCIPs AND JDPs * COORDINATION WITH OTHER BODIES: REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS, NAVY , CIVIL GUARD, CUSTOMS… … AREA 2: INSPECTION AREA
STRATEGY (iii)
* ALL INFO EXPLOITED FOR CONTROL AND INSPECTION * ALL DATA SOURCES AVAILABLE: VMS, ERS, QUOTAS, IR, SANCTIONS, LICENCING, MANAGEMENT MEASURES, … * FISHERIES INSPECTORS IN ALL SERVICES: FMC, SCIPs-JDPs, … * BASIC SOFTWARES IN LAPTOP (AND SMARTPHONE) FOR MISSIONS * RISK ASSESSMENT: CENTRAL VIEW, LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION COMBINATION OF BOTH AREAS
STRATEGY (iv)
ENHANCED HORIZONTAL ISSUES :
* CONSTANT TRAINING (NOT ONLY FOR FISHERIES INSPECTORS) * STABLE AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER NATIONAL BODIES: NAVY AND CIVIL GUARD. FULL COLLABORATION. * STABLE FORA WITH REGIONAL BODIES. COORDINATION, RESPECT TO COMPETENCES. * NATIONAL MARITIME SECURITY COUNCIL
PROPORTI ONALI TY
- PNO only for fishing activities outside territorial waters
- 10% of margin of tolerance
- Knowledge of differences between fisheries and fleets:
regionalization
W EI GHTI NG AND TRANSPORT
- Different points to update
- Responsability of owner rather than trasporter or others
I T TOOLS
- Enough time for developing and implementation
- Exemptions for coastal fleets (with daily trips)
SOME PROPOSALS FOR I MPROVEMENT
REGULATION (EC) 1005/ 2008 AND IMPLEMENTING REG (IUU REGULATION)
STRATEGY FOR I MPLEMENTATI ON
CENTRALI ZED VI EW
- Central services in Madrid at documental level (100% ) and additional
physical controls
- Coordination with other Spanish organisms: Customs,…
- INTELLIGENCE TEAM:
- Multifunctional
- Including fisheries inspectors: essential for knowledge of
fisheries law and operation
RI SK ASSESSMENT
- Based on all available info
- Essential IT tool developed: automatic crosschecks of CC.
ESSENTI AL SUPPORT BY NATI ONAL DEVELOPED LAW : Ley 3 3 / 2 0 1 4 (capacity, investigation,…
SPARROW)
- perations
PROPOSALS FOR I MPROVEMENT
MI NI MUM % OF VERI FI CATI ONS ( ART. 1 7 )
- Significant increase of rejections when verifications are carried out
- 1 % of total consignm ents in each MS
- Based on risk assessment
BETTER PERFORMANCE
- Answers to verifications by third countries: faster and complete
- Better harm onized procedures betw een MS, including risk
assessm ent and com m on I T tool: COM and EFCA roles.
SOME GAPS I N THE TEXT
- Operation in third country w aters
- Movements of fishing vessels between operators and flags