Changes between two versions
What changed between the plenary report and the adopted text
From · plenary report· 3 Mar 2026
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
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 18 of 38: Paragraphs 1021–1080
Added:(c) observer coverage laid down in Article 6;’;
Removed:Annex II – paragraph 1, ANNEX II – point 38: (38) Surveillance Report Form in Annex IV.A to the CEM referred to in Article 30(1), in point (a) of Article 30(2) and point (a) of Article 45;”
Added:(b) point (d) is deleted;
Removed:Regulation (EU) 2019/833
Added:(c) point (f) is replaced by the following:
Removed:Annex II – paragraph 1 a (new), ANNEX – point 46: (1a) In the Annex to Regulation (EU) 2019/833, the following point is added: / “(46) Main vessel activity in Annex II.I part B to the CEM referred to in Article 30(1), point (d).”
Added:‘(f) the type of data and information requirements laid down in Article 7(2), Article 11, Article 12(2) and (3), Article 14(1) and (2), Article 16(1), Article 17(1), Article 18(2) and (3), Article 19(1) Article 21, Article 22(1) to (4), Article 23(6), Article 24(1) to (3), Article 25(1), Article 26(1), Article 27(2), (3) and (3a), Article 28(5), Article 28a(1) and (2), Article 28b(1), Article 28i, Article 28n(1), Article 28t, Article 29(1) and (2), Article 29a(1) ▌ , Article 31(1), Article 35a(3), and Article 35e(1);’;
Removed:Regulation (EU) 2021/56
Added:(d) the following points are added:
Removed:Annex III – paragraph 1, Annex II – introductory part: Data fields of the first communication of the buoy after being activated to be used in each report:
Added:‘(g) the threshold laid down in Article 7(1a);
Removed:Regulation (EU) 2021/56
Added:(h) the type of management areas and fishing activities laid down in Article 11a;
Removed:Annex III – paragraph 1, Annex II – row 7: reason of deactivation: signal loss, stolen FAD, beaching, temporarily during closure periods, transferred ownership, FAD outside the areas specified in paragraph 2a(e) of Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2021/56.
Added:(i) the encounter criteria laid down in Article 14(1);
Removed:Regulation (EU) 2021/56
Added:(j) the distances laid down in Article 14(1), Article 24(2), and Article 29(1) and (3);
Removed:Annex III – paragraph 1, Annex III – introductory part: Data fields of the last communication of the buoy before being deactivated to be used in each report:
Added:(k) vessel list information laid down in Article 22(4a);
Removed:Regulation (EU) 2021/56
Added:(l) the observer qualifications criteria laid down in Article 28d;
Removed:Annex III – paragraph 1, Annex IV – legend: – Biodegredable non-entanglig cover: If it is covered with mesh net, it must have a stretched mesh size less than 7 cm and the mesh net must be well wrapped around the whole raft so that there is no loose netting hanging below the FAD when it is deployed
Added:(m) the list of observer training requirements laid down in Article 28e(1);
Removed:Regulation (EU) 2021/56
Added:(n) the observer data validation standards laid down in Article 28h(3);
Removed:Annex III – paragraph 1, Annex IV – legend: – Rope: If mesh net is used, it must be tied as tightly as practicable in the form of sausages or have a stretched mesh size less than 7 cm in a panel
Added:(o) the list of essential observer safety equipment laid down in Article 28k(2);
Removed:Regulation (EU) 2021/56
Added:(p) the list of rights of observers laid down in Article 28p(2);
Removed:Annex III – paragraph 1, Annex VIII – paragraph 1: 1. The VMP shall be developed for each vessel or group of vessels on which EM equipment is to be installed and shall be delivered to the flag Member State competent authorities.
Added:(q) the list of duties of observers laid down in Article 28q(1) and (2);
Removed:Regulation (EU) 2021/56
Added:(r) the list of rights of Union vessel operators and masters laid down in Article 28r;
Removed:Annex III – paragraph 1, Annex VIII – paragraph 2: 2. The VMP shall be developed in collaboration with the EM service provider, vessel owner and relevant flag Member State fishing authorities.
Added:(s) the list of duties of Union vessel operators and masters laid down in Article 28s;
Removed:Regulation (EU) 2021/56
Added:(t) the procedure to be followed in the event of an emergency laid down in Article 28u;
Removed:Annex III – paragraph 1, Annex VIII – paragraph 3 – introductory part: 3. A survey of each vessel or example vessel for a group of vessels intended for EM equipment installation shall be conducted by either the EM provider or flag Member State fishing authorities. During this survey, the following aspects shall be considered in the development of the VMP, aimed at ensuring that the system meets the minimum data collection requirements outlined in Annex VII:
Added:(u) the vessel identification and marking requirements laid down in Article 29a.’;
Removed:Regulation (EU) 2021/56
Added:(26) Annex IV is replaced by the text set out in point 1 of Annex I to this Regulation;
Removed:Annex III – paragraph 1, Annex VIII – paragraph 3 – point 1: (a) Camera placement and settings.
Added:(27) Annex X is amended in accordance with point 2 of Annex I to this Regulation;
Removed:Regulation (EU) 2021/56
Added:(28) Annexes XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII, XIX, and XX are added in accordance with point 3 of Annex I to this Regulation.
Removed:Annex III – paragraph 1, Annex VIII – paragraph 3 – point 2: (b) Number of cameras to be installed to ensure optimization of the view of the catch-handling area.
Added:Article 3 Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2019/833
Removed:Regulation (EU) 2021/56
Added:Regulation (EU) 2019/833 is amended as follows:
Removed:Annex III – paragraph 1, Annex VIII – paragraph 3 – point 3: (c) Key areas to be surveyed are catch handling areas for species identification and storage of the individuals and areas of discards or release.
Added:(1) in Article 5(3), point (a), the words ‘all species’ are replaced by the word ‘catch’;
Removed:Regulation (EU) 2021/56
Added:(2) in Article 6, paragraph 1 is amended as follows:
Removed:Annex III – paragraph 1, Annex VIII – paragraph 4 – introductory part: 4. The minimum information to be contained in a VMP shall include:
Added:(a) in points (d) and (e), time ‘24:00’ is replaced by ‘23:59’;
Removed:Regulation (EU) 2021/56
Added:(b) the following point is inserted:
Removed:Annex III – paragraph 1, ANNEX VIII – paragraph 4 – point 1: (a) Contact information: current contact information for the vessel owner, vessel operator and EM service provider as long as the contract lasts.
Added:‘(ea) close its directed fishery for cod in Division 3L between 00:01 UTC 15 April 2025 and 23:59 UTC 30 June 2025. During that period, Member States shall ensure that their vessels limit the catches retained on board and in any one haul of this stock in line with Article 7(3), point (a), and observe the move-on provisions in Article 8(1) point (b).’;
Removed:Regulation (EU) 2021/56