Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on reporting obligations under Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy

Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) obliges the Commission to report to the European Parliament and the Council on the operation of the CFP with respect to chapters II (Conservation and Sustainability) and III (Adjustment of Fishing Capacity) of that regulation before the end of 2012.

Under the same Regulation, the Commission is also obliged to report on the arrangements set out in Article 17 paragraph 2 on fishing restrictions in the 12 nautical miles waters by 31 December 2011.

This report complements the reporting in the 2009 Green Paper on the Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy.

EUR-Lex: COM(2011)418: Follow the progress of this document through the decision-making procedure http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2011:418:FIN

European Commission: DG Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/reform/

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