Changes between two versions

What changed between the plenary report and the adopted text

From · plenary report· 3 Mar 2026

A-10-2026-0039

on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2107 laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Convention area of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), Regulation (EU) 2018/975 laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) Convention Area, Regulation (EU) 2019/833 laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation, Regulation (EU) 2021/56 laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Convention, Regulation (EU) 2022/2056 laying down conservation and management measures applicable in the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Area, Regulation (EU) 2022/2343 laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) Area of Competence, and Regulation (EU) 2023/2053 establishing a multiannual management plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean

To · adopted text· 15 Sept 2026

TA-10-2026-0280

Implementation into Union law of measures adopted by regional fisheries management organisations

These two texts have too little in common to compare paragraph by paragraph: they are different documents rather than versions of one (for example one group’s motion and the joint text that was adopted).

+1,635 added · −584 removed · 2 changed paragraphs, packaging included.

Part 10 of 38: Paragraphs 541–600

Added:3. The data validation process shall ensure that the data meet the following standards:

Removed:~~Regulation (EU) 2018/975~~

Added:(a) a mechanism that allows scientific data to be stored and transferred to the Member State observer programme or service provider in a secure and confidential manner;

Removed:Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20, Article 40 – paragraph 3: 3. In the case of port inspections, if the point of contact designated by a Member State receives an inspection report from another Member State, a Contracting Party, fishing entity or CNCP providing evidence that a fishing vessel flying the flag of that Member State has committed an infringement of this Regulation or the SPRFMO CMMs, the flag Member State shall promptly investigate the alleged infringement and notify the Commission, or the body designated by it, of the status of the investigation, and of any enforcement action that has been taken, to enable the Commission, or the body designated by it, to inform the SPRFMO Secretariat within three months of receipt of the notification. If the Member State cannot provide the Commission, or the body designated by it, with a status report within three months of the receipt of the inspection report, it shall notify the Commission, or the body designated by it, within the three-month period of the reasons for the delay and of the date by which the status report will be submitted. The Commission, or the body designated by it, shall transmit the information regarding the status or delay of the investigation to the SPRFMO Secretariat.

Added:(b) vessel information that uniquely identifies the actual vessel from which the fishing occurred;

Removed:~~Regulation (EU) 2018/975~~

Added:(c) the dates and times of fishing effort are included and internally consistent (for example, that end times are after start times);

Removed:Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20, Article 40 – paragraph 4: 4. In the case of high seas boarding and inspection, if the point of contact designated by a Member State receives an inspection report from another Member State, a Contracting Party, fishing entity or CNCP providing evidence that a fishing vessel flying the flag of that Member State has committed an infringement of this Regulation or the SPRFMO CMMs, the flag Member State shall report to the Commission, or the body designated by it, on action it has taken in response to the alleged infringement, including any proceedings instituted and sanctions applied, at least 110 days in advance of the annual meeting of the SPRFMO Commission. The Commission, or the body designated by it, shall forward that information to the SPRFMO Secretariat at least 90 days in advance of the annual meeting.

Added:(d) the inclusion of a valid location of fishing (for example, logical latitude/longitude combinations), that is internally consistent and is entered using the correct units;

Removed:~~Regulation (EU) 2018/975~~

Added:(e) effort data that allows quantification of the amount of effort invested by the vessel, appropriate to the fishing method used, which is also identified;

Removed:Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21, Article 41 – paragraph 4: 4. Not later than 110 days before the annual meeting, Member States whose vessels fish in the SPRFMO Convention Area shall report to the Commission on the methods used to prevent tampering with the satellite-tracking device by fishing vessels flying their flag. The Commission shall forward that information to the SPRFMO Secretariat at least 90 days in advance of the annual meeting.

Added:(f) catch information that identifies the fishery resource (to the species level where possible) and the quantity of that species retained or discarded, and if used, that species codes are used accurately;

Removed:~~Regulation (EU) 2018/975~~

Added:(g) where biological or length information is collected for a fish, it is directly linked to the effort in which it was caught, including date and time, location, and fishing method information, and the information includes the methodology of data collection;

Removed:Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21 a (new), Article 42: (21a) Article 42 is replaced by the following: / Confidentiality and data protection / 1. Data collected and exchanged in the framework of this Regulation shall be treated in accordance with the applicable rules on confidentiality pursuant to Articles 112 and 113 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. / 2. The collection, transfer, storage or other processing of any data pursuant to this Regulation shall be in accordance with Regulations (EU) 2016/679* and (EU) 2018/1725** of the European Parliament and of the Council. / 3. Personal data processed under this Regulation shall not be stored for a period longer than 10 years, except if those personal data are necessary to enable the follow-up of an infringement, an inspection, or judicial or administrative procedures. In those cases, the personal data may be stored for a maximum of 20 years. If personal data are retained for a longer period, the data shall be anonymised. / *Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1). / **Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of…

Added:(h) if the observer programme extends to transhipment and/or landings, the amount and species of fishery resources transhipped/landed is quantified and recorded according to a standard methodology;

Removed:~~Regulation (EU) 2018/975~~

Added:(i) interaction data involving marine mammals, seabirds, reptiles and/or other species of concern that identifies the individual species (where possible), the number of animals, their fate (retained or released/discarded), their life status if released (vigorous, alive, lethargic, dead), and the type of interaction (hook/line entanglement/warpstrike/net capture/other).

Removed:Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 22 – point a, Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point b: (b) the time limits laid down in Articles 7(1), (1b), 1(c) and (2), 11, 13(2) and (5), 16(1) and (3), 17(1) and (2), 21(1) and (2), 22 (1) to (4), 23(6), 24(1) to (3), 25(5) and (6), 26(1), 27(2), (3) and (3a), 28(2), 28a(1) and (2), 28b(1), 28u(1), 29(1) and (2), 30(2), 31(1) and (1a), 34(5) and (6), 35(2) and (3), 35b(4), 35e(1) and (2), 36, 37(1), 39(2), and 40(2), (3) and (4), and 41(1), (2) and (4);

Added:Article 28i Observer identification cards

Removed:~~Regulation (EU) 2018/975~~

Added:Member States shall ensure that observers in their observer programmes or deployed by service providers are provided with identification cards that include the following information:

Removed:Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 22 – point d, Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point f: (f) the type of data and information requirements laid down in Articles 7(2), 11, 13(2) and (3), 14(1) and (2), 16(1), 17(1), 18(2) and (3), 19(1) 21, 22 (1) to (4), 23(6), 24(1) to (3), 25(1), 26(1), 27(2), (3) and (3a), 28(5), 28a(1) and (2), 28b(1), 28i, 28n(1), 28t, 29(1) and (2), 29a(1), 31(1), 35a(3), and 35e(1).

Added:(a) full name of the observer;

Removed:~~Regulation (EU) 2018/975~~

Added:(b) date of issue and expiration;

Removed:~~Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 22 – point e, Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point q: (q) the list of duties of observers laid down in Article 28q(1) and (2);~~

Added:(c) name of the Member State observer programme or service provider;