Press Release: Commission report highlights control weaknesses in EU fisheries

On 28th Spetember 2001 the European Commission adopted a report on the monitoring of the implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) which identifies weaknesses in Member States' control systems. This report, which covers the period from 1996 to 2000, evaluates the effectiveness of the control systems and activities of the Member States in ensuring compliance with CFP measures such as the respect of fishing quotas (TACs) or fleet capacity limits. In its Green Paper, the Commission stresses the need to seize the opportunity offered by the forthcoming CFP review to explore new ways of improving control arrangements.