audit credit

On the question of self-sustainability, independent audits indicate that the program is on the right course towards cost recovery, which was established as an objective in 1995.

The Commission proposes to confer implementing powers to the Commission for the establishment of prior notification forms, the establishment of landing and transhipment declaration procedures and forms, the adoption, in agreement with flag States, of catch certificates established, validated or submitted by electronic means or based on electronic traceability systems ensuring the same level of control by authorities, the determination and modification of the list of catch certification schemes adopted by regional fisheries management organisations complying with the EU IUU Regulation, the establishment of common conditions in all Member States for procedures and forms on the application for and issuing of approved economic operators’ certificates, of ...[+++] rules on verifications of approved economic operator and of rules on the exchange of information between the approved economic operator and the authorities in the Member States, between the Member States and between Member States and the Commission, the establishment of the Union IUU vessel list, the removal of vessels from the Union IUU vessel list, the inclusion of IUU vessel lists adopted by regional fisheries management organisations in the Union IUU vessel list, the identification of non-cooperating third countries, the inclusion of identified third countries on a list of non cooperating third countries, the removal of third countries from the list of non-cooperating third countries, the adoption of emergency measures towards third countries in specific circumstances, the establishment of the format for submission by Member States of the information regarding sighted fishing vessels and the establishment of rules on mutual assistance

1. After having collected the necessary statements of support from signatories in accordance with Articles 5 and 7, and provided that the Commission has decided that a proposed citizens' initiative is admissible in accordance with Article 8, the organiser shall submit the statements of support, in paper or in electronic form, to the relevant competent authorities provided for in Article 14 for verification and certification. For this purpose the organiser shall use the form set out in Annex VI.

1. After having collected the necessary statements of support from signatories in accordance with Articles 5 and 7, the organisers shall submit the statements of support, in paper or in electronic form, to the relevant competent authorities provided for in Article 14 for verification and certification. For this purpose the organisers shall use the form set out in Annex VI.