Before starting with CATCH
How to log in
Log into TRACES NT in https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/tracesnt/login for official use.
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Click on the green button Log in. Clicking on this leads you to the EU Login screen.
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Enter your EU Login account details (e-mail and verification method).
Click Sign in.
Any user wishing to access the TRACES NT platform must have an EU Login account.
If you already have an EU Login account, do not create a new one. EU Login is the Single Sign On application for a wide range of EC platforms and a single account can be used to authenticate on multiple systems.
Note
All users need to set up a two-factor authentication in their EU Login account to access TRACES NT.
Need more help with the two-factor authentication? Please watch this video explaining the setup of the two-factor authentication and consult the EU Login Help page
For more information and guides regarding EU Login please click here.
Also, a few terms:
User refers to any individual accessing the TRACES NT platform.
Users have a personal EU Login account linked to their email address, enabling their authentication in TRACES NT.
Users can be linked to one or several Operators.
Operators, by contrast, comprise businesses, companies, legal entities, and organizations, among other establishments.
Operators may have different activities e.g., fishing importer and fishing exporter.
To create or access a certificate in TRACES NT - CATCH, the User must request a role within an Operator by linking their EU login Account (also known as "user account") to that Operator. Once the role has been validated, the User will have access to the TRACES NT platform and to all functionalities to which their Operator is entitled.
Please choose the option that best describes you:
Glossary
Admin User – Administrator user
CC – Catch certificate
CCA – Central Competent Authority
CFFP – CATCH fishery products
CN – Combined Nomenclature
EEZ – Exclusive Economic Zone
EU – European Union
Fishery products (approved establishments handling fishery products)
FLH – Fishing Licence Holder
HS – Harmonized System
IM – Importer declaration
PP – Processing plant
PS – Processing statement
RCA – Regional Competent Authority
RFL – Responsible for the load
SC – Simplified catch certificate
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