temporary fishing prohibitions, bottom trawling ban, minimum allowable lengths,
without mention fishing effort as a management instrument.
To the FAA, as secondary legislation, on ministerial level the following ordinances have been published:
• Ordinance on the rules and procedure of keeping the fishing logbook and issue
and submission of landing declaration (SG, № 106 from 7.12.2001), NAFA
2001;
• Ordinance on the rules and procedure for first sale of fish and other aquatic
organisms;
• Ordinance on the rules and procedure of use and maintenance of the system for
monitoring and control of the fishing vessels, introducing the requirements of EC
Regulation № 2244/2003;
• Ordinance on the content and procedure of keeping the registers which introduces the provisions of EC Regulation №26 from2004;
• Ordinance on the rules and procedure for recognition of organizations which
produce fish and other aquatic organisms and inter-branch organizations;
• Ordinance №7/27.01.2006. In force from 17.02.2006.Conditions and order of
use, support and preservation of the surveillance and control system of the
fishing vessels and onboard equipment;
• FAA,2001 – Changes and additions concerning: licenses, prohibitions, regulations and control of fishing vessels and stationary fishing gears from 01.01.2007
according to obligations of Bulgaria to follow CFP of EU without transition
period taken into account.
FAA, 2001 and 2012 amendments Art.35(4) The gears using electric current,
shotguns, harpoons could be used for scientific purposes with special permission
issued by the Minister;
Art.35(5) Minister of Agriculture and Food, on the base of Executive Director of
NAFA defines the zones free of Beam-trawling;
Art.35(6) In such zones is forbidden the fishery of vessels without special surveillance equipment on board;
Art. 36(1) Additional nets are forbidden for use in case they have mesh size less
than stipulated in Art.15 (1) FAA.
There is ordinance in force of Ministry of Internal Affairs which specify
introduction of the obligations of the Border Police to carry out control on fishing
vessels in accordance with the Fishery and Aquaculture Act (NAFA 2001).
25.8 Legal Framework
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Supply is the main governmental institution,
responsible for putting in practice the FAA (NAFA 2001). In accordance with this
act, responsible minister of Agriculture and Food Supply is eligible to regulate all
administrative and organization procedures in the scope of fisheries, including:
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without mention fishing effort as a management instrument.
To the FAA, as secondary legislation, on ministerial level the following ordinances have been published:
• Ordinance on the rules and procedure of keeping the fishing logbook and issue
and submission of landing declaration (SG, № 106 from 7.12.2001), NAFA
2001;
• Ordinance on the rules and procedure for first sale of fish and other aquatic
organisms;
• Ordinance on the rules and procedure of use and maintenance of the system for
monitoring and control of the fishing vessels, introducing the requirements of EC
Regulation № 2244/2003;
• Ordinance on the content and procedure of keeping the registers which introduces the provisions of EC Regulation №26 from2004;
• Ordinance on the rules and procedure for recognition of organizations which
produce fish and other aquatic organisms and inter-branch organizations;
• Ordinance №7/27.01.2006. In force from 17.02.2006.Conditions and order of
use, support and preservation of the surveillance and control system of the
fishing vessels and onboard equipment;
• FAA,2001 – Changes and additions concerning: licenses, prohibitions, regulations and control of fishing vessels and stationary fishing gears from 01.01.2007
according to obligations of Bulgaria to follow CFP of EU without transition
period taken into account.
FAA, 2001 and 2012 amendments Art.35(4) The gears using electric current,
shotguns, harpoons could be used for scientific purposes with special permission
issued by the Minister;
Art.35(5) Minister of Agriculture and Food, on the base of Executive Director of
NAFA defines the zones free of Beam-trawling;
Art.35(6) In such zones is forbidden the fishery of vessels without special surveillance equipment on board;
Art. 36(1) Additional nets are forbidden for use in case they have mesh size less
than stipulated in Art.15 (1) FAA.
There is ordinance in force of Ministry of Internal Affairs which specify
introduction of the obligations of the Border Police to carry out control on fishing
vessels in accordance with the Fishery and Aquaculture Act (NAFA 2001).
25.8 Legal Framework
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Supply is the main governmental institution,
responsible for putting in practice the FAA (NAFA 2001). In accordance with this
act, responsible minister of Agriculture and Food Supply is eligible to regulate all
administrative and organization procedures in the scope of fisheries, including:
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