Report on the excercise of the power to adopt delegated acts conferred on the Commission under Regulation (EC) No 762/2008 concerning European statistics on aquaculture

Background and further information:

Regulation (EC) No 762/2008 on the submission by Member States of statistics on aquaculture was modified by Regulation (EU) No 1350/2013 amending certain legislative acts in the field of agricultural and fishery statistics to align implementing powers with the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 762/2008 confers on the Commission the power to adopt delegated acts. This power can be used to take account of economic and technical developments. The delegated acts may amend Annex I to adapt its definitions to changes in international definitions, and Annexes II to VI.

The Commission is obliged to draw up a report on the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the five-year period. This report fulfils this obligation. Up to the time of delivering this report, the collection of data under Regulation (EC) No 762/2008 was stable and international definitions did not change. The Commission has therefore not yet deemed it necessary to exercise the delegated powers.