Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1921/2006 on the submission of statistical data on landings of fishery products in Member States

Regulation (EC) No 1921/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (the Landings Regulation) requires Member States and EEA countries to submit statistical data on an annual basis and within six months of the end of the reference calendar year. They are required to provide data on total quantities and unit values of the fishery products landed in their territory by EU and EFTA vessels. Data are to be broken down by: i) the flag state of the fishing vessels carrying out landings; ii) the ‘presentation’ of the products; and iii) the intended use of the products.

As required by Article 10 of the Regulation the Commission shall, by 19 January 2010 and every three years thereafter, submit an assessment report to the European Parliament and the Council on the statistical data compiled pursuant to this Regulation and in particular on their relevance and quality. The report shall also analyse the cost-effectiveness of the system used for the collection and processing of statistical data and shall put forward best practices for reducing the workload for Member States and enhancing the usefulness and quality of the statistical data.

This is the third assessment report that the Commission has submitted to the European Parliament and the Council.