L 192/4 Official Journal of the European Communities 8.7.98 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1449/98 of 7 July 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 as regards effort reports THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applic- able to the common fisheries policy ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2635/97 (¥, and in particular Article 19b(4) thereof, Whereas, pursuant to Article 19b(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, the Commission has to decide, in accord- ance with the procedure laid down in Article 36, the provisions concerning the content of the report known as the ‘effort report’ to be communicated by the masters of Community fishing vessels or their representatives; Whereas the content of the effort report depends on whether a Community fishing vessel enters into, and/or exits from, a fishing area defined in Article 19a(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, including the arrival at and the departure from a port located within such a tishing area; Whereas it is necessary to ensure that certain information shall be communicated when an effort report is trans- mitted by VMS; Whereas it is necessary to establish the format to be used for the communication of the effort report by VMS; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 This Regulation lays down the detailed rules for the provision of the ‘effort report’ to be communicated by masters of Community fishing vessels, or their represent- () OJ L 261, 12. 10. 1993, p. 1. () OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1997, p. 14. atives, which intend to fish or have fished in an area, in accordance with Articles 19b and 19c¢ of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93. Article 2 For the purposes of this Regulation, in an effort report: — the geographical location of a vessel shall be expressed in degrees and minutes of latitude and longitude, — an area shall be an area as defined in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 685/95 (}) and shall be expressed using the codes for effort zones defined in Annex VIa to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83 (*) laying down detailed rules for recording information on Member States’ catches of fish, — the time shall be expressed as universal time (UTC), — where the catch retained on board by species is mentioned, the demersal species subject to TAC and quota which have to be recorded in the logbook in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 shall be communicated individually in kilo- gramms live weight; all other species retained on board shall be communicated globally in kilogramms live weight; the reported quantities shall be the total quantities of each species retained on board at the time of the communication of the effort report, — the species which are communicated are identified by the FAO code which is mentioned in the logbook. Article 3 1. The effort report to be sent immediately before an entry into an area or an exit from a port, shall contain the following information: — the heading ‘EFFORT REPORT — ENTRY’, — the name, external identification and international radio call sign of the vessel, — the name of the master of the vessel, @) OJ L 71, 31. 3. 1995, p. 5. ( OJ L 276, 10. 10. 1983, p. 1.