CHAPTER IVU.K.Obligations of [F1a fisheries administration] in the event of the landing, importation, exportation or re-exportation of Dissostichus spp.

[F2Article 13U.K.

1.[F3A fisheries administration must] take the measures necessary to identify the origin of all Dissostichus spp. imported into or exported from [F4Great Britain] and to determine whether the Dissostichus spp. harvested in the CCAMLR area was caught in a manner consistent with the CCAMLR conservation measures.

2.If a [F5fisheries administration] has reasons to believe that landings or imports of Dissostichus spp. declared as having been caught on the high seas outside the CCAMLR area consist in actual fact of Dissostichus spp. caught in the CCAMLR area, the [F5fisheries administration] shall request the Flag State to carry out an additional verification of the catch document by the use of, inter alia , data reports provided through an automated satellite-linked VMS.

If the Flag State despite this request fails to demonstrate that the catch document was verified with the use of VMS data, the catch document shall be considered as void ab initio and the importation and exportation of the Dissostichus spp. shall be prohibited.

3.[F6A fisheries administration must], without delay, inform the [F7other fisheries administrations] of any instance where the results of the additional verification referred to in paragraph 2 indicate that the catches were not caught in a manner consistent with the CCAMLR conservation measures and of the measures taken by the [F8fisheries administration] in this regard.]

[F94.In paragraph 3, “the other fisheries administrations” does not include the Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland.]

Article 14U.K.

[F10A fisheries administration must] take all necessary measures to ensure that each landing of Dissostichus spp at [F11its] ports is accompanied by a duly completed catch document.

[F2Article 15U.K.

1.[F12A fisheries administration must] take all necessary measures to ensure that each shipment of Dissostichus spp. imported into or exported from [F13Great Britain] is accompanied by the export-validated or re-export-validated catch document or documents corresponding to the total quantity of Dissostichus spp. contained in the shipment.

2.[F14A fisheries administration must] ensure that [F15its] customs authorities or other competent official agents request and examine the documentation of each shipment of Dissostichus spp. imported into or exported from [F16Great Britain] in order to verify that it includes the export-validated or re-export-validated catch document or the documents corresponding to the total quantity of Dissostichus spp. contained in the shipment. These authorities or agents may also examine the content of any shipment in order to verify the information contained in the catch document or documents.

3.[F17A fisheries administration must] inform the [F18other fisheries administrations] of any instance where the results of the verifications referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 indicate that the documentation requirements set out in this Regulation have not been met.

4.An export-validated Dissostichus spp. catch document is one that:

(a)includes all the information specified in Annex I and all the necessary signatures; and

(b)includes a certificate signed and stamped by an official agent of the exporting State, attesting to the accuracy of the information contained in the document.]

[F195.In paragraph 3, “the other fisheries administrations” does not include the Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland.]

Textual Amendments

Article 16U.K.

[F20A fisheries administration must] take all necessary measures to ensure that each shipment of Dissostichus spp. re-exported from [F21Great Britain] is accompanied by the re-export-validated catch document or documents corresponding to the total amount of Dissostichus spp. contained in the shipment.

A re-export-validated catch document shall follow the specimen shown in Annex III and contain the information specified in Article 19.