When the FMC of a F1fisheries administration has not received data transmissions in accordance with Article 22 or Article 25(1) of this Regulation for 12 consecutive hours it shall notify the master or the operator of the F2F3United Kingdom fishing vessel or their representative(s) thereof as soon as possible. If, in respect of F4a particular fishing vessel, that situation occurs more than three times within a period of a calendar year, the F5fisheries administration must ensure that the satellite-tracking device of the fishing vessel is thoroughly checked. The F5fisheries administration must investigate the matter in order to establish whether the equipment has been tampered with. By way of derogation from Article 20(2)(d) of this Regulation, that investigation may entail the removal of such equipment for examination.

When the FMC of a F6fisheries administration has not received data transmissions for 12 hours in accordance with Article 22 or Article 25(1) of this Regulation and the last received position was from within the waters of F7a third country it shall notify F8the competent authority of that country thereof as soon as possible.

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