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 20 of 38: Paragraphs 1141–1171
Added:(c) without delay transmit electronically the surveillance report and images to his or her competent authority.
Removed:Annex III – paragraph 1, Annex VIII – Part D – Introductory part: List of EMS service provider representatives contact information:
Added:3. The competent authority of a Member State shall:
Removed:Regulation (EU) 2021/56
Added:(a) transmit the Sighting Report relating to a sighting referred to in paragraph 1 to EFCA which shall submit it to the NAFO Executive Secretary within 15 days of the inspection vessel's return to port;
Removed:Annex III – paragraph 1, Annex VIII – Part E: To be completed by the vessel owner and the EM service provider representative
Added:(b) transmit the surveillance report to EFCA relating to a sighting referred to in paragraph 2 which shall submit it without delay to the NAFO Executive Secretary ▌ ;
Removed:Regulation (EU) 2021/56
Added:(c) upon request, transmit a copy of images and/or footage recorded, and any other available information relating to a sighting, to EFCA which shall in turn submit them to the flag State Contracting Party of the vessel or the flag Member State if different from the inspecting Member State;
Removed:Regulation (EU) 2021/56
Added:(d) ensure security and continuity of the evidence for subsequent inspections.
Removed:Annex III – paragraph 1, Annex IX – point 1 – indent 1: – The vessel shall allow for the recovery and secure transmission of EM Records at the end of each trip.
Added:4. Each Member State's competent authority shall, on receipt of a surveillance report relating to a sighting referred to in paragraph 2 concerning a vessel flying its flag, conduct such investigation as may be necessary to determine appropriate follow-up action.
Removed:Regulation (EU) 2021/56
Added:5. Each Member State shall send to EFCA the investigation report referred to in paragraph 4, which shall send it to the NAFO Executive Secretary and to the Commission.’;
Removed:Annex III – paragraph 1, Annex IX – point 3: deleted / (deleted) / (deleted)
Added:(7) in Article 35(3), point (c), the following point is added:
Removed:Covered in Regulation (EU) 2021/56, Article 27
Added:‘(v) directed fishing during a closed time contrary to Article 6(1), point (ea), or fishing with an unauthorised mesh size, grid or grate bar spacing, or without the use of grid or grate, contrary to Article 13(2), point (d), when there is no observer on board and the vessel is directing for cod in Division 3L.’;
Removed:Regulation (EU) 2021/56
Added:(8) Article 49 is replaced by the following:
Removed:Annex III – paragraph 1, Annex IX – point 4 – subpoint 3 – indent 2: – The EM analysis software shall allow reporting the mandatory minimum data fields requirements established in Tables 1 and 2 of Annex VII. It may also allow reporting of the voluntary data fields.
Added:‘Article 49 Confidentiality and data protection
Removed:Regulation (EU) 2022/2343
Added:1. Data collected and exchanged in the framework of this Regulation shall be treated in accordance with the applicable rules on data protection and on confidentiality pursuant to Articles 112 and 113 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, unless provided otherwise in this Article.
Removed:Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 1, Annex 2 – heading 1: A - Guidelines for preparation of drifting fish aggregating device (DFAD) management plans
Added:2. Personal data collected under this Regulation shall be processed for the purposes of implementation and enforcement of the management, conservation and control measures laid down by this Regulation, including any enquiries pertaining to complaints and infringements and judicial or administrative procedures relating to thereto.
Removed:Regulation (EU) 2022/2343
Added: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 the information is retained for a longer period, the personal data shall be anonymised.
Removed:Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 1, Annex 2 – heading 2: B - Guidelines for preparation of anchored fish aggregating device (AFAD) management plans
Added:4. In addition to the obligations laid down in Articles 112 and 113 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, Member States shall ensure the confidential treatment of electronic reports and messages transmitted to and received from NAFO pursuant to Article 4(2), point (a), Article 4(6), Article 5(3), point (c), Article 10(2), Article 15(4), Article 22(1), (5) and (6), Article 23(6), Article 25(8), Article 26(9), Article 27(3), (5), (6), (7) and (15), Article 29(1) and (2), Article 34(2), Article 36(4), Article 37(1) and Article 39(8).’;