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CHAPTER IIU.K.ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION

Article 4U.K.Information to be transmitted by masters of vessels or their representatives

1.Masters of Community fishing vessels shall transmit logbook and transhipment data by electronic means to the competent authorities of the flag Member State.

2.Masters of Community fishing vessels or their representatives shall transmit landing declaration data by electronic means to the competent authorities of the flag State.

3.When a Community fishing vessel lands its catch in a Member State other than the flag Member State, the competent authorities of the flag Member States shall immediately upon receipt forward the landing declaration data by electronic means to the competent authorities of the Member State where the catch was landed.

4.Masters of Community fishing vessels shall, where required under Community rules, transmit by electronic means to the competent authority of the flag Member State prior notification of entry into port at the time that it is required to be transmitted.

5.When a vessel intends to enter a port in a Member State other than the flag Member State, the competent authorities of the flag Member State shall immediately upon receipt forward the prior notification referred to in paragraph 4 by electronic means to the competent authorities of the coastal Member State.

Article 5U.K.Information to be transmitted by entities or persons responsible for first sale or take-over

1.Registered buyers, registered auctions or other entities or persons authorised by Member States, that are responsible for the first sale of fishery products shall transmit information required to be recorded in a sales note by electronic means to the competent authorities of the Member State in whose territory the first marketing takes place.

2.When the first marketing takes place in a Member State other than the flag Member State, the competent authorities of the Member State where the first marketing takes place shall ensure that a copy of the sales notes data is submitted by electronic means to the competent authorities of the flag Member State on receipt of relevant information.

3.Where the first marketing of fisheries products does not take place in the Member State where the products have been landed, the Member State where the first marketing takes place shall ensure that a copy of the sales note data is submitted by electronic means immediately on receipt of relevant information, to the following authorities:

(a)the competent authorities of the Member State where the fishery products have been landed; and

(b)the competent authorities of the flag Member State of the vessel that landed the fishery products.

4.The holder of the take-over declaration shall transmit by electronic means the information required to be recorded in a take-over declaration to the competent authorities of the Member State in whose territory the take-over physically takes place.

Article 6U.K.Frequency of transmission

1.The master shall transmit the electronic logbook information to the competent authorities of the flag Member State at least on a daily basis not later than 24.00 hours even when there are no catches. He shall also send such data:

(a)at the request of the competent authority of the flag Member State;

(b)immediately after the last fishing operation has been completed;

(c)before entering into port;

(d)at the time of any inspection at sea;

(e)at the time of events defined in Community legislation or by the flag State.

2.The master may transmit corrections to the electronic logbook and transhipment declarations up to the last transmission made at the end of the fishing trip and before entering into port. Corrections shall be easily identifiable. All original electronic logbook data and corrections to those data shall be stored by the competent authorities of the flag Member State.

3.The master or his representatives shall transmit the landing declaration by electronic means immediately after the landing declaration has been established.

4.The master of the donor vessel and the receiving vessel shall transmit transhipment data by electronic means immediately after the transhipment.

5.The master shall keep a copy of the information referred to in paragraph 1 on board the fishing vessel for the duration of each fishing trip until the landing declaration has been submitted.

Article 7U.K.Format for transmission of data from a vessel to the competent authority of its Flag state

Each Member State shall determine the format for the transmission of data from vessels flying its flag to its competent authorities.

Article 8U.K.Return messages

Member States shall ensure that return messages are issued to vessels flying their flag for each transmission of logbook, transhipment and landing data. The return message shall contain an acknowledgement of receipt.