CHAPTER IIIINSPECTIONS

Article 7Designated body

The Agency is designated to:

  1. (a)

    coordinate the surveillance and inspection activities referred to in Article 17(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1236/2010;

  2. (b)

    receive, send and forward the notifications referred to in Articles 18(2), 19(1) and 20(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1236/2010;

  3. (c)

    keep the record referred to in Article 18(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1236/2010.

Article 8Identification of inspectors and of inspection means

1.

The special identity document referred to in Article 16(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1236/2010 shall comply with the model set out in Part A of Annex IV.

2.

The inspection special signal referred to in Article 18(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1236/2010 shall comply with the model set out in Part B of Annex IV.

Article 9Inspection activities

Member States shall send to the Agency the information related to the date and hour of the start and termination of the activities of inspection vessels and aircraft referred to in Article 18(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1236/2010 in accordance with the form set out in Annex V.

Article 10Surveillance procedure

1.

The sighting reports referred to in Article 19(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1236/2010 shall be transmitted using the form set out in Part A of Annex VI.

2.

The surveillance reports referred to in Article 19(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1236/2010 shall be drawn up using the form set out in Part B of Annex VI.

Article 11Inspection reports

The inspection reports referred to in Article 20(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1236/2010 shall be drawn up in accordance with the format set out in Annex VII.