CHAPTER 2U.K.STATISTICAL MONITORING

Section 3U.K.Requirements [F1in respect of re-exports from the United Kingdom]

[F2Article 6U.K.Re-export certificates

1.It is prohibited for a person to re-export swordfish or bigeye tuna unless—

(a)the licensing authority for the area from which the fish is being re-exported has validated a re-export certificate which accompanies the fish in accordance with the requirements of paragraph 3, and

(b)the fish is also accompanied by a copy of the validated statistical document used for import of the fish under Article 4.

2.Where a person re-exports swordfish or bigeye tuna from the United Kingdom, the person must complete a re-export certificate for the fish and request its validation by the licensing authority for the area from which the fish is being re-exported.

3.Upon a request made under paragraph 2, the licensing authority must not validate the re-export certificate unless the authority is satisfied—

(a)that the fish being re-exported corresponds to the fish originally imported under the statistical document referred to in paragraph 1(b), and

(b)that the information contained in the re-export certificate is complete and accurate.

4.A person who contravenes the prohibition in paragraph 1 is guilty of an offence.]

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Article 7U.K.Repeated re-exports

1.All quantities of [F3swordfish or bigeye tuna] re-exported after having already been re-exported, [F4must] be accompanied by a new re-export certificate, validated and completed in accordance with Article 6F5....

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2.The new certificate referred to in paragraph 1 [F7must] be accompanied by a certified copy of the preceding, duly validated, re-export certificates which accompanied the cargo.

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