Regulation (EU) No 640/2010 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

[F1 Article 5A U.K. Paper bluefin tuna catch documents

1. A paper bluefin tuna catch document may be used only in accordance with this Article.

2. Where the total quantity of bluefin tuna landed by a boat is—

(a) less than one metric tonne, or

(b) no more than three fish,

a paper bluefin tuna catch document may be used for up to seven days pending conversion of the catch document into an electronic bluefin tuna catch document, but the paper catch document may not be used for export of the fish.

3. A paper bluefin tuna catch document may be used for the import or domestic trade of bluefin tuna caught prior to 1st January 2017.

4. A paper bluefin tuna catch document may be used in the event that technical problems arise with the electronic catch document system which prevent the completion or validation of the relevant electronic bluefin tuna catch document provided—

(a) the technical problems which prevent the completion or validation of the catch document arise with the electronic catch document system itself and not with a system used by the master of the fishing boat, the licensing authority or the relevant authority of the boat’s flag State, to access the electronic catch document system,

(b) the relevant procedures specified by ICCAT to be followed in the event of technical problems with the electronic catch document system have been followed and the technical problem has not been resolved, and

(c) the paper catch document is not used for any longer than necessary once the technical problems have been resolved so as to allow the paper catch document to be converted into an electronic bluefin tuna catch document.

5. A paper bluefin tuna catch document may be used for tuna of the species Thunnus orientalis (“Pacific tuna”) to comply with the requirement in Article 3(5).

6. A paper bluefin tuna catch document may be used for import from, or export to, another State that is not a contracting party, or a non-contracting cooperating party, to the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas where the State in question does not have access to the electronic catch document system and it is not reasonably practicable in the circumstances to facilitate the use of an electronic bluefin tuna catch document through ICCAT.

7. Where a paper bluefin tuna catch document is used it must—

(a) either be in the format set out in Annex 3 or be a printout of a completed electronic bluefin tuna catch document,

(b) be completed with the information, where relevant, specified in Annex 2, and

(c) be issued, numbered, completed and validated in accordance with the instructions set out in Annex 4.

8. Each licensing authority must retain a copy of each paper bluefin tuna catch document it has validated or received for a minimum period of two years.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Arts. 3-5A substituted for arts 3-5 (1.4.2024) by The Sea Fisheries (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/439), regs. 1(1), 4(4)