Foods Ordinance 3 from 19.02.2008 for creation of Community system for application of point system for serious infringements according to Regulation
(EC) 1005/2008 of the Council from 29.09.2008 for creation of Community system
for preventing, deterring and eliminating of the illegal, undeclared and regulated
fishing, for amendment of regulations (EIC) 2847/93, (EC) 1936/2001 and
(EC) 601/2004 and for repealing of regulations (EC) 1093/94 and (EC) 1447/
1999 (NAFA 2013).
In 2013 were made efforts for additional elaboration of the Electronic Reporting
System (ERS), which gives evidence for the fishing and the issuance of documents
according to Regulation (EC) № 1224/2009 and Regulation (EC) № 404/2011. It is
worked for the building of links for the submission of data from this system to the
European Commission (NAFA 2013).
In 2013 was issued Ordinance 3 from 19.02.2013 for the application of point
system for serious infringements in the context of Regulation (EC) 1005/2008 of
the Council from 29.09.2008 for creation of Community system for the prevention,
deterring and eliminating of the illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing, for
amendment of regulations (EC) № 1093/94 and (ЕC) № 1447/1999.
With this ordinance is envisaged opportunity when a certain number of points
are accumulated for temporary or permanent confiscation of the certificate of the
rights of the masters of fishing vessels. With Ordinance 5 from 8.10.2013 issued by
the minister of agriculture and food and minister of transport were determined the
order and conditions for the certification and check of the engine power of the
fishing vessels, entered in the fishing fleet vessels register of the Republic of
Bulgaria. According to this ordinance a fishing vessel which engine power exceeds
the registered power in the commercial fishing permit, may not perform fishing
activities.
Also in 2013 was prolonged the term, in which the persons exercising commercial fishing should register themselves as legal entities or sole proprietors. This term
was prolonged to 31.12.2014.
25.6.1.3 Indicators
In accordance with the guidelines for an improved analysis of the balance between
fishing capacity and fishing opportunities, Bulgaria calculated the technical and
economic indicators for 2013 as outlined below. The indicators were based on data
collected under the framework of Data Collection Programme for 2013 and
NAFA’s information-statistical system.
Technical indicator: Ratio between days at sea and maximum days at sea
The technical indicator in relation to efforts of Bulgarian fishing fleet is based on
the fishermen’s obligation to fill in a fisheries logbook for every fishing trip. The
assessment of the technical indicator was made according to the Guidelines and
covers all active vessels (during 2013). Active vessels are licensed to fish and
reported at least 1 day at sea in the reference year. Inactive vessels (due to repair of
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(EC) 1005/2008 of the Council from 29.09.2008 for creation of Community system
for preventing, deterring and eliminating of the illegal, undeclared and regulated
fishing, for amendment of regulations (EIC) 2847/93, (EC) 1936/2001 and
(EC) 601/2004 and for repealing of regulations (EC) 1093/94 and (EC) 1447/
1999 (NAFA 2013).
In 2013 were made efforts for additional elaboration of the Electronic Reporting
System (ERS), which gives evidence for the fishing and the issuance of documents
according to Regulation (EC) № 1224/2009 and Regulation (EC) № 404/2011. It is
worked for the building of links for the submission of data from this system to the
European Commission (NAFA 2013).
In 2013 was issued Ordinance 3 from 19.02.2013 for the application of point
system for serious infringements in the context of Regulation (EC) 1005/2008 of
the Council from 29.09.2008 for creation of Community system for the prevention,
deterring and eliminating of the illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing, for
amendment of regulations (EC) № 1093/94 and (ЕC) № 1447/1999.
With this ordinance is envisaged opportunity when a certain number of points
are accumulated for temporary or permanent confiscation of the certificate of the
rights of the masters of fishing vessels. With Ordinance 5 from 8.10.2013 issued by
the minister of agriculture and food and minister of transport were determined the
order and conditions for the certification and check of the engine power of the
fishing vessels, entered in the fishing fleet vessels register of the Republic of
Bulgaria. According to this ordinance a fishing vessel which engine power exceeds
the registered power in the commercial fishing permit, may not perform fishing
activities.
Also in 2013 was prolonged the term, in which the persons exercising commercial fishing should register themselves as legal entities or sole proprietors. This term
was prolonged to 31.12.2014.
25.6.1.3 Indicators
In accordance with the guidelines for an improved analysis of the balance between
fishing capacity and fishing opportunities, Bulgaria calculated the technical and
economic indicators for 2013 as outlined below. The indicators were based on data
collected under the framework of Data Collection Programme for 2013 and
NAFA’s information-statistical system.
Technical indicator: Ratio between days at sea and maximum days at sea
The technical indicator in relation to efforts of Bulgarian fishing fleet is based on
the fishermen’s obligation to fill in a fisheries logbook for every fishing trip. The
assessment of the technical indicator was made according to the Guidelines and
covers all active vessels (during 2013). Active vessels are licensed to fish and
reported at least 1 day at sea in the reference year. Inactive vessels (due to repair of
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