What changed between the draft committee report and the plenary report

Removed:According to the FAO's definition of aquaculture

Added:Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14 a (new): (14a) 'relay area' means part of an aquaculture establishment used exclusively for the natural purification of live bivalve molluscs;

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Changed:Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18:17: (18)(17) ‘aquaculture‘hatcheries production’and nurseries’ means places for the weightartificial breeding, hatching and rearing through the early life stages of aquacultureaquatic productsorganisms. sold,For includingstatistical purposes, hatcheries are limited to the production fromof hatcheriesfertilised eggs and nurseries,larvae. thatThe issubsequent offeredjuvenile forstages sale;of aquatic animals are produced in nurseries;

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Changed:Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18 a18: (new):(18) (18a)‘aquaculture ‘roe’production’ means the massweight of fishaquaculture eggsproducts, forincluding humanproduction consumption,from nothatcheries usedand asnurseries, flowthat (input)are insold aquacultureor production.offered for sale;

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Added:Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18 a (new): (18a) ‘roe’ means the mass of fish eggs for human consumption, not used as flow (input) in aquaculture production;

Added:Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19: (19) ‘released to the wild’ means the intentional release of aquatic organisms for the restocking – other than for aquaculture purposes – of rivers, lakes and other waters, including intentional introduction of juveniles to restore or improve the state of the characteristic native species population;

Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c: (c) natural or legal persons holding a licence to fish without a vessel or registered in an alternative system for persons conducting such activities;

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Removed:Article 4 – paragraph 3 – introductory part: 3. The Commission may, upon request of the Member State concerned, exempt it from submitting data on a certain variable to the Commission (Eurostat) if:

Added:Article 4 – paragraph 1: 1. The detailed topics, transmission frequencies, reference periods and the dimensions related to sensitive species, invasive alien species, organic production, non-fed production and regional breakdown on fisheries and aquaculture statistics referred to in Article 1, shall be as set out in the Annex.

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Changed:Article 4 – paragraph 3 a– (new):introductory 3a.part: 3. The Commission shall grant the exemptionmay, referredupon torequest inof paragraphthe 3Member forState theconcerned, variableexempt concernedthat whereMember itState fallsfrom belowsubmitting thedata thresholdon specifieda incertain accordancevariable withto paragraphthe 5,Commission point(Eurostat) (g);if:

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Added:Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b: (b) the variable accounts for a small proportion of the aquaculture production at Union, national or regional level (the FAO area or NUTS 2 level), given that thresholds have been set by the relevant implementing act.

Added:Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new): 3a. The Commission shall grant the exemption referred to in paragraph 3 for the variable concerned where it falls below the threshold specified in accordance with paragraph 5, first subparagraph, point (g);

Article 4 – paragraph 3 b (new): 3b. Where a Member State transmits a confidentiality value to the Commission (Eurostat), it shall also transmit a non-confidential upper-aggregate.

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Added:Article 4 – paragraph 4: 4. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 15 for the purposes of amending the Annex, by adding, deleting or changing detailed topics, including their descriptions, and by changing the transmission frequencies, reference periods and applicable dimensions of detailed topics as set out in the Annex. In so doing, the Commission shall take account of the administrative burden and cost incurred by respondents and Member States.

Added:Article 4 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part: With a view to minimising the administrative burden upon and costs incurred by respondents and Member States, the Commission shall adopt implementing acts to specify the following technical items, and where applicable, of the individual datasets to be transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat):

Added:Article 4 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new): (aa) the socio-economic variables;

Added:Article 4 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point a b (new): (ab) the variables related to environmental parameters;

Added:Article 4 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point e: (e) the variables for organic production and non-fed production;

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Added:Article 6 – paragraph 1: 1. The statistics shall be representative of the statistical population that they describe, provided that statistics produced meet the quality requirements laid down in Article 11. In the event that certain fisheries are not covered, the Commission (Eurostat) shall explicitly say so.

Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part: 2. The data on fisheries and aquaculture referred to in Article 1(2) shall cover in each Member State at least:

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Changed:Article 6 – paragraph 2 – indentsubparagraph 2: 100 % of the Union catching fleet, for the weight of discards;

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Changed:Article 6 – paragraph 2 – indentsubparagraph 4:3: 10095 % of the weightnatural ofpersons landings;engaged in recreational fisheries;

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Changed:Article 6 – paragraph 2 – indentsubparagraph 5:4: 100 % of the Unionweight catchingof fleet;landings;

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Removed:Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new): 2a. The coverage set out in paragraph 2 shall not apply to Member States that do not object to the procedure set out in Article 7(1).

Added:Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5: 100 % of the Union catching fleet;

Added:Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 6: 95 % of the aquaculture production, with 100 % of the production, including hatcheries and nurseries and capture based aquaculture, of species listed in Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/966.

Added:Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new): 2a. The coverage set out in paragraph 2 of this Article shall apply to Member States that do not object to the procedure set out in Article 7(1).

Article 7 – paragraph 1: 1. For the production of European statistics on catches, landings and Union catching fleet, the Commission (Eurostat) shall reuse the relevant data from the databases or registers set up by Union law, as referred to in Article 8(1), that are either maintained by the Commission or set up at national level and to which the Commission has access. Before disseminating those statistics, the Commission (Eurostat) shall consult the relevant national statistical authorities to ensure that statistical confidentiality requirements and the quality requirements laid down in Article 11 are met. If a Member State objects to the reuse of their national data by the Commission (Eurostat), it shall transmit to the Commission (Eurostat) data on catches, landings and catching fleet in the form of aggregated datasets. Such an objection shall be duly substantiated and notified by the Member State concerned to the Commission (Eurostat) no later than 6 months before the start of the reference year.

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Changed:Article 7 – paragraph 2: 2. For the production of European statistics on aquaculture, Member States shall transmit to the Commission (Eurostat) relevant data on aquaculture as referred to in Article 8, in particular databases or registers set up at national level. Before disseminating those statistics, the Commission (Eurostat) shall consult the relevant national statistical authorities to ensure that statistical confidentiality requirements and the quality requirements laid down in Article 11 are met. / If a Member State objects to the reuse of their national data by the Commission (Eurostat), it shall transmit to the Commission (Eurostat) data on aquaculture in the form of aggregated datasets. Such an objection shall be duly substantiated and notified by the Member State concerned to the Commission (Eurostat) no later than six months before the start of the reference year.

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Added:Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new): 2a. If a Member State objects to the reuse of their national data by the Commission (Eurostat), it shall transmit to the Commission (Eurostat) data on aquaculture in the form of aggregated datasets. Such an objection shall be duly substantiated and notified by the Member State concerned to the Commission (Eurostat) no later than six months before the start of the reference year.

Article 7 – paragraph 3: 3. If relevant data on aquaculture from any other databases or registers set up by Union law become available, the Commission (Eurostat) shall reuse those data to produce statistics following the same procedures as laid down in paragraph 1, provided that such data meet the quality requirements laid down in Article 11.

Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new): 3a. Member States shall be entitled to request the Commission (Eurostat) to correct data. The Commission may accept that request depending on the justification for the correction. That justification, upon acceptance, shall be made publicly available.

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Added:Article 7 – paragraph 3 b (new): 3b. The Commission shall ensure the consistency, comparability and interoperability of data and calculation methods between Member States. To that end, it shall draw on existing methodological, scientific and technical frameworks and, where necessary, harmonise the methods for validating the various data sources available.

Added:Article 7 – paragraph 3 c (new): 3c. The Commission shall ensure that European statistics on fisheries and aquaculture are disseminated in a clear, consistent and coherent manner and are of sufficient quality to be made accessible to the public. In particular, it shall state how representative the statistics published are.

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Article 8 – paragraph 1: deleted / (deleted) / (deleted) / (deleted) / (deleted)

Article 8 – paragraph 2 – introductory part: 2. Member States shall use the data from the following sources:

Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new): 2a. Member States may also use one or more of the following data sources and methods, provided that they enable statistics to be produced that meet the quality requirements laid down in Article 11: / (a) administrative data sources based on national law; / (b) statistical surveys; / (c) innovative methods and sources, such as digital tools, including remote electronic monitoring (REM) systems or remote sensors.

Article 11 – paragraph 4 – introductory part: 4. For the purpose of paragraph 3, each Member State shall transmit to the Commission (Eurostat), for the first time by ... [12 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation], and every three years thereafter, a quality report describing the statistical processes for the data transmitted during the period, including in particular:

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Added:Article 12 – title: Transitional regime for data on catches of sensitive species, invasive alien species and recreational fisheries

Added:Article 12 – paragraph 1: By way of derogation from Article 7, Member States shall be exempted from transmitting data related to catches of sensitive species, of invasive alien species and of recreational fisheries until the data become available as required by Articles 14 and 55 of the Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

Added:Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part: 1. For the implementation of this Regulation, a financial contribution shall be provided from the general budget of the Union to the national statistical institutes and other national authorities included in the list referred to in Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 to cover the costs of the following activities:

Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a: deleted

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Changed:Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b: (b) the use of innovative methods and approaches, such as digital tools and remote sensors, referred to in Article 8(2a)(c)8(1a), point (c), of this Regulation.

Article 15 – paragraph 3: deleted

Article 15 – paragraph 4: 4. The delegation of power referred to in Article 4(4) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke a delegation of power shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. The decision shall take effect on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.

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Removed:Article 15 – paragraph 5: 5. Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making. The Commission shall also consult stakeholders in the preparation of a delegated act.

Article 15 – paragraph 7: 7. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4(4) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of two months of the notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.

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Added:(a) Domain: Fisheries statistics

Added:(a) Domain: Fisheries statistics

Added:(b) Domain: Aquaculture statistics

Added:Domain: Aquaculture statistics