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Mr Karmenu Vella, Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, has visited the EFCA today. He has been informed about the work of the Operational Unit of the Agency.
Please find the video of the event at this link.
The European Fisheries Control Agency held its Administrative Board meeting and adopted its Multiannual work programme 2016-2020. Ten years have passed since the founding regulation of the EFCA was adopted with the primary objective of organising operational coordination of fisheries control and inspection activities by the Member States and to assist them to cooperate so as to better comply with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy, thus ensuring its effective and uniform application. Its main objective remains.
Close cooperation between Member States in fisheries control and inspection activities has significantly improved over the past years. With its cooperation model, the EFCA is playing a key role in ensuring the implementation of the Landing Obligation. With EFCA’s support, the European Union is much better prepared to reduce unwanted catches for the years ahead.
Multiannual work programme 2016-2020 and Annual work programme for 2016
The EFCA’s new Multiannual work programme 2016-2020 and the Annual work programme for 2016 provide a comprehensive perspective of the Agency objectives; priorities and activities for the next years in accordance with its mandate and the ambitions of the Administrative Board.
The legal and operational framework of the Joint Deployment Plans (JDP) will continue to be the mainstay of the operational coordination but may be amplified with the new Specific Control and Inspection Programme (SCIP) decision made by the European Commission for Western Waters and the North Sea. The JDP provides the Member States with cooperation opportunities which beyond coordination and the pooling of inspection platforms offer incentives for improving best practices, risk management and harmonization.
According to its mandate and the priorities set by its Administrative Board, the EFCA will keep on its effort to assist the Member States and the European Commission in the implementation of the control measures applying to the Landing Obligation as new species will be subject to this requirement in 2016. It will be materialized in the range of support activities mentioned above including training with a specific attention to the Omnibus Regulation.
Without prejudice of its commitments within the European Union boundaries, the Agency will support the Union in the international dimension of the Common Fisheries Policy and the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities. The EFCA’ involvement will encompass the support to the European Commission and of the European Union delegation before and during the Regional Fisheries Monitoring Organisation meetings (RFMOs) when requested, the training of third countries and/or RFMOs’ CPCs on Commission’s request, the contribution to capacity building missions in countries with a Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement and the participation to dialogue missions in Third Countries.
Next year capacity building instruments will be enhanced by providing e-learning facilities based upon the Core Curricula. Moreover, data networking systems will increase the resources that Member States need for the uniform application of the Common Fisheries Policy.
The Administrative Board also accepted that the EFCA will get involved in the European Union common project of building a European Coastguard Capacity, EFCA will form part of the process of establishing a European Coastguard function by providing assistance and expertise on coordination and fisheries control in conjunction with FRONTEX, EMSA, SATCEN, the relevant Commission directorates and other related agencies.
"With this new Work Programme, I am confident that the Agency contribution to a level playing field and better compliance to the Common Fisheries Policy rules will be instrumental in the conservation of fisheries resources," said Pascal Savouret, EFCA Executive Director.
As European Union agency, we express our solidarity with the families of the victims of the attack in Paris and with France. Today noon we will honour the victims with one minute of silence in our premises in Vigo and flag in half mast.
Agence de l’Union Européenne, nous témoignons notre solidarité aux familles des victimes des attaques à Paris et à la France. Nous rendons hommage aux victimes en observant une minute de silence dans notre bâtiment et en mettant le drapeau en berne.
Como Agencia de la Unión Europea, expresamos nuestra solidaridad con las familias de las víctimas de los ataques en París y con Francia. Guardaremos un minuto de silencio en honor a las víctimas en nuestra sede a las 12:00 en Vigo y pondremos la bandera a media asta.
Read the European Commission's news item on the proposal: http://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/mare/itemdetail.cfm?subweb=342&lang=en&item_id=27974
More background info on the European Border and Coast Guard to protect Europe's External Borders can be found at http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-15-6327_en.htm
Frontex explains the upcoming cooperation with EFCA in the new European Border Guard Capacity.
Please find the article here: "European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) and Frontex agree on closer cooperation"
During its meeting of 10 March 2015, the EFCA Administrative Board adopted the annual report for 2015, which comprised all the activities undertaken by the EFCA during the last year. Last year, EFCA achieved important results in promoting cooperation amongst Member States, assisting the European Commission and contributing to a strengthened European Union system of monitoring, control and surveillance, with a view to guaranteeing a level playing field and a culture of compliance in the most cost-efficient way.
EFCA has placed special attention on the implementation of the key features of the Common Fisheries Policy and above all the landing obligation. For this purpose, all JDPs have implemented a data collection programme to evaluate as far as possible the catch composition of the "Last observed haul”, to improve the risk analysis relating to the landing obligation. Moreover, much work has been done in the support of the Member States Regional bodies in this regard as well as through inter-regional cooperation and dialogue with stakeholders.
The coordination of the ongoing Joint Deployment Plans has increased further its intensity reaching 17.000 inspections (from 12.700 in 2014). All JDPs are now multispecies, multiannual and continuous throughout the year.
The Agency has also supported the European Commission in providing support in activities relating to the International Dimension of the Common Fisheries Policy and the fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing analysing 6000 catch certificates and relating documents. In this context, it has assisted the European Union in fulfilling its obligations towards the Regional Fisheries Management Organisations and in capacity building missions in Third Countries, in the framework of Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements.
During 2015, EFCA held 38 training events including regional workshops, exchange of best practices, training the trainers, Union inspector training, Fisheries Information System-training and training for Third Countries at the request of the Commission as well at the request of individual Member States. EFCA trained more than 12% of the Union inspectors, as indicated in one of the key performance indicators.
EFCA has also contributed to the reflexions and development of data management meetings in the Working Groups hosted by the European Commission throughout the year. Special attention has been given to the Union VMS project where the Commission together with Sweden jointly developed an open source VMS system to be available to Member States, and to the Agency.
The last quarter saw considerable effort for preparing EFCA contribution to the future European Border and Coastguard capacity working together with the Commission, FRONTEX and EMSA.
"Overall, 2015 was a very productive year, in line with our efforts to broker operational coordination in fisheries monitoring, control and surveillance measures to achieve compliance, a level playing field and cost effectiveness in the implementation of the control regime of the Control Fisheries Policy" said Pascal Savouret, EFCA Executive Director.
Frontex explains that the enhanced cooperation with EFCA and EMSA is aimed at combatting illegal activities, as well as facilitating the localization of boats with migrants stranded at sea.
Please find related article here: “Frontex, EMSA and EFCA extend cooperation”
During its additional meeting of 21 June 2016 the EFCA Administrative Board exchanged views on the EFCA contribution to the future Europe Border and Coast Guard and adopted some amendments to the Annual Work Programme and budget 2016 to include two pilot projects regarding the “Creation of a European Coastguard function” and “new maritime surveillance technologies for fighting the IUU activities”.
This Call for Expressions of Interest was published in the Official Journal S 143 on 27/07/2016 and the list resulting from this CEI is valid until 16/07/2021.
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