Title II, Chapter III, Article 10 · Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1932

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Article 10Submission of applications by Member States#

1.One or more Member States (‘the applicant Member State(s)’) may submit an application to the Commission for the approval to allow fishery products to be weighed on landing, on board or after transport, in accordance with the sampling plans, control plan, or common control programme adopted under Article 9, subject to the procedure laid down in this Chapter.

2.The application referred to in paragraph 1 shall include the following information:

(a)the contact details of each Member State competent authority responsible for the application;

(b)the specific derogation(s) provided for in Article 60(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, together with the relevant sampling plan, control plan and common control programme established in accordance with the respective Annex to this Regulation;

(c)the commitment of the applicant Member State(s) to comply with the relevant sampling plan, control plan or common control programme;

(d)details on any alternative conditions proposed under Section D of Annex II, Section E of Annex III, Section D of Annex IV, Section F of Annex V, and Section F of Annex VI;

(e)where appropriate, the justified reasons why any transitional measures as referred to in Article 9(2) are necessary; and

(f)any other information that the applicant Member State considers relevant.

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authorised weighing operator
means an operator responsible for the weighing of fishery products, as referred to in Article 60(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009;
Member State of landing
means the coastal Member State where the fishery products are landed, including where they are unloaded into a transport unit;
Member State of weighing
means the Member State where the fishery products are weighed.
packaging
means an item used for the containment, protection, handling, delivery or presentation of standardised boxes, which can be differentiated by packaging format based on its function, material and design, including cardboard, plastic, and strapping material;
presentation
means the form into which the fish is processed while on board of the fishing vessel and prior to landing, as described in Table 1 of Annex I to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2196;
standardised boxes
means two or more receptacles of uniform type, capacity, size, and, where used, packaging, containing fishery products of a single species, with the same presentation, and originating from the same relevant geographical area;
standardised containers
means two or more units of uniform type, capacity and size, containing unsorted fishery products, with the same presentation, and originating from the same relevant geographical area;
standardised pallets
means two or more pallets of uniform type and size, loaded with a predefined and uniform number of standardised boxes with identical packaging;
transport unit
means any vehicle, which may carry tanks, boxes or containers, used for the transportation of fishery products;
weighing facility
means a facility equipped for weighing, including the sample weighing, of fishery products;