Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1522of 28 July 2025amending Regulation (EC) No 1010/2009 laying down rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing

Article 6 and Annex II of this Regulation will be applicable as of 10 January 2027.

Until 10 January 2028 the importer may use simplified catch certificates that have been validated before 10 January 2027 in accordance with Annex IV of Regulation (EC) No 1010/2009 as applicable at the time of their validation.

Article 3

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 10 January 2026.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaties.

Done at Brussels, 28 July 2025.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula von der Leyen

Annex

ANNEX I

Annex

ANNEX II

Form for prior notification for third country fishing vessels referred to in Article 2

The fields marked with an asterisk () do not have to be completed in cases where a catch certificate has been validated for the full catch to be landed or transhipped in the EU.

Vessel identification

1. Vessel name:

1. Type of vessel (catching, carrier or support):

1. Flag (country of registration):

1. National registration number (external marking):

1. International radio call sign:

1. Vessel contact information:

1. IMO number, if applicable:

1. Other unique vessel identifier (if IMO number is not provided):

1. VMS (no / yes (national) no /yes (RFMO); if yes, type: )

1. Vessel dimensions – length: beam: draft:

Intended port of call

1. Name of the port (ISO alpha-2 country code + 3 letter port code(1):

1. Purpose of the call (landing, transhipment, or access to services):

1. Port and date of the last port call (ISO alpha-2 country code + name of port/3 – letter port code):

Fishing authorisation

1. Fishing authorisation number, period of validity and expiration date (also specify fishing area, species and gear)():

1. Authorisation to support fishing operations/transship fishery products number and expiration date:

1. Issuing authority:

1. RFMO ID, if applicable:

Dates

1. Dates of the fishing trip ():

1. Date and estimated time of arrival at port:

Quantities of species retained on board (or zero report if no catches)

Codes for ports, fish preservation states and fish presentation are available on: https://oceans-and-fisheries.ec.europa.eu/fisheries/rules/enforcing-rules_en.

1. Catch certificate number(s) for this/these (if available)

1. Date of transhipment (if transhipment has taken place elsewhere than the port of landing) ()

1. Area or port of transhipment (FAO (ICES) area, FAO (ICES) subdivision and fishing effort zone) ()

1. Transhipment authorisation date ()

1. Name of the species (FAO alpha-3 code) ()

1. Catch area (FAO (ICES) area, FAO (ICES) subdivision and fishing effort zone) ()

1. Estimated total live weight on board (in kg) or/and number of fish if required

1. Estimated total live weight of fish to be landed/transhipped (in kg) or/and number of fish if required ()

1. Net weight in kg of fish to be landed/transshipped ()