United Kingdom and Norway - fisheries consultations: agreed record for 2024

Technical annexes for 2024

Annex 1

Please refer to the separate document of the technical annexes published alongside this Agreed Record.

Annex 2

Terms of Reference for a Working Group on electronic exchange of data for 2024

The Delegations agreed that the Working Group on Electronic Exchange of data should meet as appropriate in 2024 under the Terms of Reference described below. Before the Working Group meets necessary technical scoping exercises can be conducted within the same Terms of Reference.

The Working Group shall seek to identify suitable technical arrangements for electronic exchange of data based on the Fisheries Language for Universal Exchange (FLUX) UN/CEFACT Standard.

The Working Group shall:

1. Establish templates for electronic exchange of notification and authorisation data with the intention to revise the current bilateral arrangements between the Parties.
2. Establish templates for electronic exchange of catch and activity data (ERS) with the intention to revise the current bilateral arrangements between the Parties. Furthermore, identify additional reporting needs, any outstanding issues and elements that can improve performance of the current bilateral systems for electronic exchange of catch and activity data (ERS). Establish technical procedures and specifications to implement the possibility to pull data covering fishing activities before entering and after exiting the economic zone of the other Party. Establish improved technical procedures to deliver RET messages directly to the fishing vessels to secure satisfactory exchange and increased quality of catch and activity data.
3. Follow up the implementation of bilateral arrangements on the exchange of position data (VMS).

The Working Group should submit its report to the Parties well in advance of the annual consultations for 2025. Reports from possible technical scoping exercises should also be submitted to the Parties well in advance of the annual consultations for 2025.