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(Main)Circular design of fishing gear and aquaculture equipment - Part 2: User manual and labelling
Circular design of fishing gear and aquaculture equipment - Part 2: User manual and labelling
This document specifies the requirements for the user manuals that accompany circular designed fishing gear and aquaculture equipment. The document provides general principles for a designer to determine the scope of the circular design of fishing gear and aquaculture
equipment for a particular item of fishing gear or its components and to develop user manuals, lists of spare parts, and maps of locations where damaged fishing gear can be returned and prepared for reuse.
The document specifies the requirements for gear/polymer labelling and marking, to ensure traceability of fishing gear components.
Kreislaufwirtschaft von Fischfanggeräten und Aquakulturausrüstungen - Teil 2: Benutzerhandbuch und Kennzeichnung
Dieses Dokument legt die Anforderungen an die Benutzerhandbücher und Informationen (einschließlich der Kennzeichnung) fest, die den für die Kreislaufwirtschaft entwickelten Fischfanggeräten und Aquakulturausrüstungen beiliegen, um die Rückverfolgbarkeit und die ordnungsgemäße Verwaltung während der Lebensdauer der Komponenten von Fischfanggeräten sicherzustellen.
Dieses Dokument gilt für alle Hersteller von Fischfanggeräten und Aquakulturausrüstungen, die Geräte oder Ausrüstungen anbieten, die Kunststoffe enthalten.
Krožna zasnova ribolovnega orodja in opreme za akvakulturo - 2. del: Priročnik za uporabo in označevanje
General Information
Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 17988-2:2023
01-september-2023
Krožna zasnova ribolovnega orodja in opreme za akvakulturo - 2. del: Priročnik za
uporabo in označevanje
Circular design of fishing gear and aquaculture equipment - Part 2: User manual and
labelling
Kreislaufwirtschaft von Fischfanggeräten und Aquakulturausrüstungen - Teil 2:
Benutzerhandbuch und Kennzeichnung
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 17988-2
ICS:
13.020.20 Okoljska ekonomija. Environmental economics.
Trajnostnost Sustainability
65.150 Ribolov in ribogojstvo Fishing and fish breeding
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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
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DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 17988-2
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
July 2023
ICS
English Version
Circular design of fishing gear and aquaculture equipment
- Part 2: User manual and labelling
Grundsätze und Benutzerhandbuch von
kreislauforientierten Fischfanggeräten
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 466.
If this draft becomes a European Standard, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations
which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.
This draft European Standard was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other
language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and
United Kingdom.
Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are
aware and to provide supporting documentation.
Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without
notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
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CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2023 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. prEN 17988-2:2023 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions. 6
4 Requirements for user manual . 6
4.1 General . 6
4.2 Selecting / sourcing of materials and components . 7
4.3 Manufacture/assemble/install . 8
4.4 Use and maintenance . 10
4.5 End of use stage . 12
5 Labelling and other information. 13
5.1 Guiding text on the placement and implementation of appropriate labelling on gear and
equipment . 13
5.2 Implementation of labelling systems . 14
5.3 Packaging material information . 16
Annex A (normative) General requirements to comply with the IEC/IEEE 82079-1 standard17
Annex B (normative) Compliance checklist for the fulfilment of the Manual requirements on
the information for use- IEC/IEEE 82079-1 . 20
Annex C (Informative) Template for the component usage and care . 25
Annex D (Informative) Template for material reporting . 29
Annex E (Informative) Fishing Gear and Aquaculture Equipment taxonomy code list . 30
Annex F (Informative) Examples of gear marks for identification . 31
Annex G (Informative) Suggested placement of labels/marks in relation to gear type . 33
Annex H (Informative) Guidance for the marking of fishing gear to indicate geolocation
positions (optional) . 39
Bibliography . 41
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European foreword
This document (prEN 17988-2:2023) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 466
“Circularity and recyclability of fishing gear and aquaculture equipment”, the secretariat of which is
held by NEN.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
EN 17988-2 consists of the following parts, under the general title Circular design of fishing gear and
aquaculture equipment:
Part 1: General requirements and guidance
Part 2: User manual and labelling
Part 3: Technical requirements
Part 4: Environmental and circularity requirements and guidelines
Part 5. Circular business models
Part 6. Requirements for digitalization of information on fishing gear and components
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and
the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).
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Introduction
Directive (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reduction of the
impact of certain plastic products on the environment (“Single Use Plastic directive”, SUP) lays down
rules on different plastic products, including fishing gear and aquaculture equipment containing
plastics, and sets requirement to the Member States to establish Extended Producer Responsibility
schemes (EPR schemes). It also contains rules on minimum national annual collection rates and on
reporting fishing gear placed on the market and waste fishing gear collected in ports.
In accordance with Article 8(9) of the Directive, in 2021 the Commission Implementing Decision
M/574 on a standardization request to the European Committee for Standardization as regards
circular design of fishing gear and aquaculture equipment in support of Directive (EU) 2019/904 was
approved.
Based on the mandate, a standard with 6 parts and a technical report (TR) on terms and definitions
have been developed by CEN/TC 466.
The purpose of this series of documents is to provide the stakeholders with requirements and
guidelines to address the different aspects of circular design of fishing gear and aquaculture
equipment, including encourage preparing for re-use and facilitate recyclability at end of use. The
standard parts are developed not only to support the Single Use Plastics directives (SUP), but the
Port Reception Facilities directive and the Extended Producer Responsibility, (ERP) as well.
The standard parts specify requirements and guidance for the circular design of fishing gear and
aquaculture equipment containing plastics that could be applied in the design, manufacturing, use
and recycling of such fishing gear/equipment.
The fishing gear and aquaculture equipment included in Single-Use Plastics (SUP) and Extended
Producer Responsibility (EPR) are those that include plastics. Traditionally, many fishers and
aquaculturists extend fishing gear life by repairing the gear or equipment and use retrieved gear or
equipment for spare parts.
Fishing gear, depending on the fishing gear used and the fisher, can last several years (nets and lines)
to decades (prawn pots and mixed pots). However, a larger scale of waste results from domestic
waste found at sea, and to a lesser extent Abandoned, Lost or Discarded Fishing Gear / Aquaculture
Equipment (ALDFG) brought back to land. Many fishers actively collect ALDFG and domestic waste
encountered as it negatively impacts their resources and can be hazardous to the vessel or its gear.
Disposal of this waste is not always practical with a lack of port facilities and often costly to the fisher
who retrieved it to dispose of in landfills.
The main material in current commercial fishing gear and aquaculture equipment is plastic.
Typically, the range of ALDFG found consists of four expected dominant polymer types, namely: PA6
(Polyamide 6 (Nylon)) and PET (polyethylene) as high-density polymers, and PP (polypropylene), PE
(polyethylene) as polyolefins. The specific plastics vary greatly, with many gears constructed from
more than one type. Due to the mixed materials found in ALDFG, pre-processing prior to recycling is
important. Pre-processing includes washing, shredding, manual separation, density separation and
a final washing. However, fishing gear disposed of responsibly can often be cleaned and separated
thus reducing processing procedures. Requirements and guidance on these stages are found in part
3 (Technical requirements), part 4 (Environmental and circularity requirements and guidelines) and
part 5 (Circular business models).
This document, part 2 of the series of standards, specifies the requirements for the user manuals and
other information (including labelling) that accompanies circular designed fishing gear and
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aquaculture equipment, to enable traceability and proper management during the lifetime of fishing
gear and aquaculture equipment components.
The main target groups for part 2 are the fishing gear and aquaculture equipment makers, netting
producers, and raw material producers, that need to provide user manuals and information to the
users. In addition, also others involved in the chain of recycling used and wasted gear, and other
stakeholders could be considered as well.
Stakeholders that will need to be provided with user manuals include fishers, aquaculture companies,
collectors (of wasted gear), sorters, those who are doing maintenance (including washing and
cleaning), and distributors. Information that needs to be provided to authorities could also be
covered by user manuals or labelling.
For overview of stakeholders, see part 1 – General requirements and guidance.
For a full outline of the parts of the standard, and how the parts relate to each other, see part 1.
The focus of this document is on circularity. It does not address other conservation aspects, efficiency,
etc. To be practical and efficient user manuals and labelling systems will cover all aspects of
importance. When implementing the requirements and guidance in these standard parts, balanced
trade-offs to other issues therefore need to be taken into account.
For the same reason, the information for user manuals required by this standard might be included
in user manuals with a wider, more comprehensive, scope.
The intention with this multipart standard is also to facilitate for organizations to contribute to the
UN Sustainability Goals, 9 Industry, innovation, and infrastructure, 12 Responsible consumption and
production and 14 Life below water, especially SDG 14.1 that aims by 2025, prevent and significantly
reduce marine pollution of all kinds, particularly from land-based activities, including marine debris
and nutrient pollution.
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1 Scope
This document specifies the requirements for the user manuals and other information (including
labelling) that accompanies circular designed fishing gear and aquaculture equipment, to ensure
traceability and proper management during the lifetime of fishing gear components.
This document is applicable to all fishing gear and aquaculture equipment makers, providing gear or
equipment that include plastics.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments)
applies.
IEC/IEEE 82079-1:2019, Preparation of information for use (instructions for use) of products - Part 1:
Principles and general requirements
3 Terms and definitions
No terms and definitions are listed in this document.
• IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp
4 Requirements for user manual
4.1 General
General requirements to comply with the IEC/IEEE 82079-1 standard
The content for ‘information for use’ applies to all phases of fishing gear and aquaculture equipment
life cycle and comprises information based on three pillars:
a) Conceptual information: concepts, explanations and descriptions that enable the target groups
to perform tasks by understanding their purpose and the principles of operation of the
supported fishing gear or aquaculture equipment.
b) Instructional information: procedures and task-oriented step-by-step instructions.
c) Reference information: troubleshooting, maintenance schedule, commands or codes.
In order to comply with the IEC/IEEE 82079-1 standard, the general requirements and checklist
could be found in Normative Annex A and B
Specific stakeholder requirements
Fishing gear and aquaculture equipment makers shall provide user manuals to stakeholders where
applicable.
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Fishing gear and aquaculture equipment makers shall identify which stakeholders need to be
provided with user manuals. When preparing instructions for use, the needs and capabilities of the
intended stakeholders shall be addressed.
Stakeholders shall be taken into account, where applicable, include:
a) Users of gear/equipment (including fishers, aquaculturists).
b) Those who repair gear/equipment.
c) Those who provide maintenance services (e.g. washing, cleaning).
d) Distributors.
e) Those who are licensed to collect, sort (including pre-sorting) and transport used or wasted
gear/equipment.
f) Recyclers.
g) EPR bodies.
h) Other stakeholders, e.g. authorities, might also be considered.
The user manual(s) shall include the needs listed in 4.2 (Selecting/sourcing of materials and
components; 4.3 (Manufacture/assemble/install); 4.4 (Use and maintenance); 4.5 (End of use stage)
that are applicable for the identified stakeholders.
4.2 Selecting / sourcing of materials and components
a) Conceptual information:
At this stage in the life cycle of the product, information on materials and components will be
aggregated in order to be added and collated once the gear and components are assembled or
manufactured.
The information gathered at this stage will be used throughout the elaboration of the user
manual in order to guarantee the proper care of the product to maximize its lifetime and to allow
for its preparation for reuse (reuse, repair, refurbish, re-manufacture. repurpose), recycling,
recovery and disposal stages.
b) Infrastructural information:
The information on the materials shall include, where applicable:
• Alignment with Single-Use Plastics (SUP) Directive.
• Organization or an individual that enters into an agreement with the acquirer for the supply
of a product or service.
• Aggregation of data for reporting:
o Amount of circular material in gear.
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o Information on the expected lifetime when available and for reliable sources (e.g.
Product Environmental Footprint (PEF)).
o Information on materials used.
c) Reference information:
• The data on materials should be gathered and integrated onto a table titled ‘Template for
material reporting’ with the format included in normative Annex F.
• Eco-modulation of fees.
• Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) relevance.
o Note: EPR is defined in Part 1
• Collect information on “waste” treatment options.
• Collect information on installation care for materials, i.e. Lubrication requirements or avoid
contact with certain types of surfaces or chemicals during installation.
• For usage and maintenance:
o Storage conditions to maximize lifetime.
o Environmental conditions to be avoided (e.g. extreme temperatures, UV radiation).
o Avoid contact with chemicals (such as specific cleaning products).
o Control release or leaching of potentially environmentally polluting materials such as
coatings with biocides.
o Information on mechanical limitations of the gear such as avoid compression, cyclic
loading or other stresses that could reduce the lifetime of the gear.
o Mixed materials under specific conditions can be recycled
• For end of use:
o Include information on disposal of materials with specific requirements such as
biocides.
4.3 Manufacture/assemble/install
a) Conceptual information:
Fishing gear and/or aquaculture equipment are composed of mixed types of plastics, metal
pieces including metal weights, natural materials such as wood in otter boards, and are
sometimes treated with copper-based antifouling coatings. Fishers across Europe customise
their gear for the particular circumstances in which they operate, including adapting nets, ropes
and floats to target species and for functionality at sea.
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Typically local net manufacturers assemble gear while the manufacturing of raw materials is
generally done by other companies. Fishing gear components, such as ropes and nets are then
constructed. There is a market for selling components directly to users who then assemble the
final fishing gear themselves, or use the components to replace or repair parts of other gear.
Other users purchase fully assembled fishing gear directly from manufacturers and suppliers,
and are often involved in the gear design and specification.
At this stage in the life cycle of a product, the manual will be drawn integrating the information
from the materials and components and taking into account a holistic approach in order to have
circularity front and centre for the user and downstream stakeholders.
b) Infrastructural information:
The manual shall include sections focused on:
• Assembly of gear
o This section should include a description of the fishing gear design which allows for the
easy identification of the components.
o This could be done by using a drawing or diagram or using other alternative tools that
will guarantee the identification of the components within the gear
o An example of such design is included in Annex C.
• Components
o In order to maximize the circularity of the components describe the:
o Potential lifetime extension of the component.
o Preventive maintenance plan.
o Possible re-usage options.
o Possible recycling options for the component.
See Annex D for an example of a list of components with the relevant information.
c) Reference information
Materials
• The materials are chosen based on durability, accessibility, weight and cost. Four envisaged
dominant polymer types, namely: PA6 and PET (polyethylene) as high-density polymers, and PP
(polypropylene), PE (polyethylene) as poly-olefins. The specific plastic might vary greatly, with
many gears constructed from more than one type. Due to the mixed materials expectation pre-
processing prior to recycling is important. Pre-processing includes washing, shredding, manual
separation, density separation and a final washing. However, gear disposed of responsibly can
often be cleaned and separated thus reducing processing procedures.
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• This section should include the information described in 4.1 regarding the types of materials,
quantities, potential end of life and proper care for the materials used in each component and if
deemed necessary also within the subcomponents.
An example of a material matrix based on the SUP format table is included as Annex E.
Gear taxonomy
• The fishing gear type code list (see informative Annex F) is based upon a study to support the
implementation of obligations set out in the Single-Use Plastics (SUP) and Port Reception
Facilities (PRF) Directives. The suggested taxonomy provides a single classification for fishing
and aquaculture gear. The taxonomy is simple and readily accessible to the different entities that
will have to report gear quantities under the SUP and PRF Directives, some of them being gear
specialists (e.g. gear suppliers) and some of them not being necessarily gear specialists (e.g.
waste collectors, producer responsibility organisations, port authorities, Member State
authorities). The taxonomy also includes all separate components, substances or materials that
were part of or attached to such fishing gear as suggested by the definition of waste in point 1 of
Article 3 of Directive 2008/98/EC.
• Each nation/country can set up their own additional taxonomies. However, reporting on gear
collected as waste must be at least comparable to the reporting on gear placed on the market
because it forms part of the mass balance approach. In this way it will be possible to define
collection targets and monitor their achievement.
4.4 Use and maintenance
4.4.1 Needs for use of fishing gear and aquaculture equipment
a) Instructional information
In order to aid the user in the circularity of fishing and aquaculture gear and equipment, the minimum
requirements for the manual shall include information on:
• Material information (including amounts)
• Information on disassembly and dismounting (optional: dismantling information)
• Maintenance information (including any recommendation for preventive maintenance)
• Information on reparation, including spare parts and material for information
• Information on care and maintenance, lifetime and material composition, and intended EOL
disposal method.
• Proper installation guidelines should be set in this section to guarantee the maximum durability
for the components.
• Precautions and information to avoid that gear/equipment get damaged or lost related to e.g.
strengths or weights of material and utilities, or weather conditions.
• This section should also include the necessary materials to be made available for proper usage
and maintenance during the lifetime of the gear.
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b) Reference information
An example of how this information could be included in the manual is described in Annex F
Suggested placement of labels/marks in relation to gear type which is adopted based upon the FAO
Guidelines detailed in Annex G
4.4.2 Needs for maintenance and repair operations
a) Instructional information
Minimum requirements include information from stakeholder’s perspective on:
• Material information
• Information on disassembly and dismounting
• Maintenance information (including any recommendation for preventive maintenance)
• Information on reparation, including spare parts and material for information
• Expected lifetime of components
• Disposal information
4.4.3 Needs for preparation for reuse
a) Conceptional information
• Component lifetime is typically described in years or number of cycles. Nevertheless, these
are for reference purposes and will vary according to the region and the conditions in which
the material is used but also the frequency and haul load in each cycle.
• The information on lifetime allows the user and or refurbishing company to extend the usage
of components to their full potential, avoiding premature disposal of the material.
b) Instructional information
• Minimum requirements include information on:
o Materials used in different parts of the gear/equipment.
o Types of plastics.
o Instructions on disassembly to facilitate reuse (any of the reuse categories).
o Precautions, if any, e.g. for occupational health and safety of for environmental concerns.
o Optional information on organizations (e.g. EPR schemes) that provide take-back
systems for reuse.
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c) Reference information
• The information on component lifetime is included in Annex D.
4.5 End of use stage
4.5.1 Needs for collecting, sorting (including pre-sorting) and transporting used or wasted
gear/equipment
a) Instructional information
In order to maximize the circularity of fishing gear, the following information shall be included in this
section of the manual:
• Instructions for disassembly
• Clear guidelines on the disassembly of the individual components with a view to maximizing the
re-usage and recycling.
• This can be either as a text but a diagram would be preferred.
Minimum instructions that shall be included:
• A system for labelling fishing gear and aquaculture equipment (where applicable) with practical
means of (see 4.4.1 Needs for use of gear/equipment and 5 Labelling and other information):
o Material information.
o Information on disassembly, dismounting, and dismantling
o Maintenance information.
Optional information that can be included:
o Information on reparation, including spare parts.
o Precautions, if any, e.g. for occupational health and safety or environmental concerns.
4.5.2 Needs for recycling
a) Instructional information
Minimum instructions that shall be included:
• Instructions for recycling:
o Recycling companies and public entities such as port reception facilities should check with
their national remitting authority to ensure they have the right permit in place and
understand their reporting obligations of material coming off the market.
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Optional information that can be included:
• Precautions, if any, e.g. for occupational health and safety or environmental concerns.
• Information on reparation, including spare parts and material for information.
b) Reference information
Information on recycling is included in Annex C.
5 Labelling and other information
5.1 Guiding text on the placement and implementation of appropriate labelling on
gear and equipment
5.1.1 Conceptual information
NOTE Gear labelled or marked with the owner’s ID might be less likely to be intentionally discarded, and is also
easier to return to an owner in the event of its accidental loss and recovery whether at sea or ashore.
The labelling shall address:
a) Gear ID. The gear ID shall include material identification and technical specifications with
guiding text on the development of appropriate labelling systems that are required by for
example regulations, and by this series of standards.
The labelling can address:
b) Owner ID. Practical means of locating and identifying the ownership of gear and equipment; The
system for the owner ID shall be designed to cover changes of ownership as well.
c) Geolocation ID. The geological ID identifies the position of the fishing gear and shall be designed
to fulfil regulated traceability requirements as well require
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