FprEN 17988-1

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2023
Krožna zasnova ribolovnega orodja in opreme za akvakulturo - 1. del: Splošne
zahteve in navodila
Circular design of fishing gear and aquaculture equipment - Part 1: general requirements
and guidance
Kreislaufwirtschaft von Fischfanggeräten und Aquakulturausrüstungen - Teil 1:
Allgemeine Anforderungen und Leitlinien
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 17988-1
ICS:
13.020.20 Okoljska ekonomija. Environmental economics.
Trajnostnost Sustainability
65.150 Ribolov in ribogojstvo Fishing and fish breeding
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 17988-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
July 2023
ICS
English Version
Circular design of fishing gear and aquaculture equipment
- Part 1: general requirements and guidance
Norm für kreislauforientiertes Design von
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.

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United Kingdom.
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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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Contents Page
European foreword . 4
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions. 6
4 General principles of circular design of fishing gear and aquaculture equipment . 6
4.1 Circular economy . 6
4.2 Waste hierarchy . 6
4.3 Life cycle perspective . 7
4.4 Resource and material efficiency . 7
4.5 Optimizing strategies in product design . 8
4.6 Consideration related to Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes . 9
4.6.1 EPR Schemes . 9
4.6.2 EPR implementation opportunities and challenges linked specifically to waste gear 10
5 Circular design of the fishing gear and aquaculture equipment . 11
5.1 Influences on circular design of the producers of fishing gear and aquaculture
equipment . 11
5.1.1 Design for ‘Prevention’ . 11
5.1.2 Design with biodegradable materials . 11
5.1.3 Preparing for End-of-Use . 12
5.2 Influences on circular design of installation and delivery stakeholders . 12
5.3 Influences on circular design of fishers/aquaculturists . 13
5.4 Influences on circular design of retrievers from sea. 13
5.5 Influences on circular design of end-of-use fishing gear/aquaculture equipment
collectors . 13
5.6 Influences on circular design of end-of-use fishing gear aquaculture equipment sorter
5.7 Influences on circular design of recyclers . 14
5.8 Influences on circular design of producers of other recovery . 14
5.9 Influences on circular design of producers of disposal . 15
6 Stakeholders and their roles and responsibilities in the value chain . 15
6.1 Value Chain . 15
6.2 Key Actors, their roles and influences on circular design . 19
6.2.1 Roles of producers of fishing gear and aquaculture equipment . 19
6.2.2 Roles of installation and delivery stakeholders . 20
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6.2.3 Roles of Users: fisher/aquaculturist. 21
6.2.4 Roles of retrievers from seas . 21
6.2.5 Roles of end-of-use fishing gear/aquaculture equipment collectors . 21
6.2.6 The roles of end-of-use fishing gear aquaculture equipment sorter/waste handlers . 21
6.2.7 The roles of Recyclers . 22
6.2.8 Roles of producers of other recovery . 22
6.2.9 Roles of producers of Disposal . 23
6.2.10 Other Stakeholders . 23
Annex A (Informative) Waste Hierarchy vs Circular Economy . 24
A.1 Waste hierarchy . 24
Annex B (Informative) Key Stakeholders . 27
B.1 Key Stakeholders . 27
B.1.1 Producer - fishing gear . 27
B.1.2 Installation/delivery stakeholders . 27
B.1.3 User - Fisher/Aquaculturist . 27
B.1.4 Retrievers from sea . 27
B.1.5 End-of-use collection and dismantling stakeholders . 27
B.1.6 Recyclers . 28
B.1.7 Producer of other recovery . 28
B.1.8 Producer of disposal . 28
B.1.9 Other stakeholders . 28
Bibliography . 29

prEN 17988-1:2023 (E)
European foreword
This document (prEN 17988-1:2023) 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 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: Digitalization of gear and components
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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).
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 in line with Article 8(9) of the Directive.
Based on the mandate M/574, a standard with six parts and a technical standard (TS) on terms and
definitions have been developed by CEN/TC 466.
The purpose of this series of documents is to provide stakeholders with requirements and guidelines
to address the different aspects of circular design of fishing gear and aquaculture equipment,
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 (PRF) Directive as well as the extended producer responsibility (EPR).
These requirements and guidelines for the circular design of fishing gear and aquaculture equipment
containing plastics can be applied in the design, manufacturing, use and recycling of such fishing
gear/equipment.
This document, part 1 of the standard, describes the general principles of circular design of fishing
gear and aquaculture equipment (see Clause 4) . Additionally, it identifies the stakeholders of each
part of the series of standards on the circular design of fishing gear and aquaculture equipment and
how the stakeholders are related to each other (see Clause 7). This document also illustrates how all
parts of this standards relates to each other (see subclauses 4.3 and 6.1).
The focus of these standard parts, and the mandate, is on circularity. Therefore, this document will
focus on the principles for retaining fishing gear and aquaculture equipment or parts thereof in the
circular economy for as many cycles as feasible, together with minimizing the negative impact of the
plastic and other components on the environment. It will provide general design criteria for
achieving this goal while balancing it with the impact on its performance (e.g. catchability or life
span). When implementing the requirements and guidance in these standard parts, balanced trade-
offs to other environmental issues therefore need to be taken into account.
The intention with this multipart standard is also to facilitate for organizations to contribute to the
UN Sustainability Development Goals (SDG):
• 9 Industry, innovation, and infrastructure.
• 12 Responsible consumption and production.
• 14 Life below water.
Specially SDG 14.1 is particularly relevant.
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