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Regulation (EU) 2016/1627 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Regulation (EU) 2016/1627 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2016 on a multiannual recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 302/2009

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SECTION 3U.K.Landings and transhipments

Article 30U.K.Designated ports

1.[F1[F2Each fisheries authority] must] designate ports or places close to the shore (designated ports) where landing or transhipping operations of bluefin tuna are permitted.

2.For [F3each] designated port, [F4[F5the fisheries authority] must] specify permitted landing and transhipping times and places [F6and establish appropriate inspection and surveillance procedures in relation to such times and places].

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[F84.It is prohibited for—

(a)a fishing boat to land or tranship any quantity of bluefin tuna at any place in the United Kingdom or the United Kingdom zone other than at a designated port;

(b)a UK fishing boat to land or tranship any quantity of bluefin tuna at any place other than at a designated port.]

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Article 31U.K.Landings

1.Article 17 of Regulation F9... 1224/2009 [F10applies] to masters of [F11ICCAT authorised UK fishing boats] of 12 metres' length overall or more F12.... The prior arrival notification under Article 17 of Regulation F9... 1224/2009 [F13must] be sent to the [F14fisheries authority for the port] or [F15the competent authority of the contracting party] whose ports or landing facility they wish to use.

2.In addition, masters of [F16ICCAT authorised UK fishing boats] under 12 metres' length overall [F17must], at least four hours before the estimated time of arrival at the port, notify the [F18fisheries authority for the port] or the [F19competent authority of the contracting party] whose ports or landing facility they wish to use, at least of the following:

(a)estimated time of arrival;

(b)estimated quantity of bluefin tuna retained on board; and

(c)information on the geographical area where the catches were taken.

3.Where [F20a fisheries authority applies a shorter notification period by virtue of regulations made under Article 17(6) of Regulation 1224/2009, instead of the notification periods specified in paragraphs 1 and 2] the estimated quantities of bluefin tuna retained on board may be notified [F21in accordance with the shorter notification period] prior to arrival. If the fishing grounds are less than four hours from the port, the estimated quantities of bluefin tuna retained on board may be modified at any time prior to arrival.

[F224.The fisheries authority for a United Kingdom port must keep a record of all prior notifications for a period of at least one year from the date of the notification.]

5.All landings [F23of bluefin tuna at United Kingdom designated ports must] be controlled, in accordance with Article 55(2), by the [F24fisheries authority for the port] and a percentage [F25must] be inspected based on a risk assessment system [F26specified in the relevant bluefin tuna fishing plan submitted by the Secretary of State to, and endorsed by, ICCAT prior to the start of the annual fishing season]. F27...

6.In addition to Article 23(1) of Regulation F28... 1224/2009, after each trip, [F29the master of an ICCAT authorised UK fishing boat], whatever the length of the vessel, [F30must] submit a landing declaration to [F31—

(a)the boat’s fisheries authority or the fisheries authority for the port of landing, or

(b)if the landing has taken place in a port of a contracting party, the boat’s fisheries authority and to the competent authority of the port State.]

[F327.The fisheries authority for a UK designated port must ensure that all catches of bluefin tuna landed at the port are weighed upon landing.]

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Article 32U.K.Transhipment

1.[F33It is prohibited for a UK fishing boat to tranship] bluefin tuna in the [F34ICCAT] Convention area [F35unless at a designated port].

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[F383A.It is prohibited for a UK fishing boat to tranship bluefin tuna at a designated port without the prior authorisation of the boat’s fisheries authority.]

4.[F39For any transhipment operations at a UK designated port or involving a UK fishing boat at a designated port outside of the UK], the masters or representatives of the receiving fishing vessels [F40must], at least [F4172] hours before the estimated time of arrival, provide the [F42fisheries authority for the designated port or the competent authority of the contracting party] whose port they want to use with the [F43information required by the transhipment declaration set out in Annex 3.] F44. . .

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7.All transhipments [F47at a designated port in the United Kingdom must] be inspected by the [F48fisheries authority for the port which must]:

(a)inspect the receiving fishing vessel on arrival and check the cargo and documentation related to the transhipment operation;

(b)send a record of the transhipment to the flag State authority of the transhipping fishing vessel, within five days after the transhipment has ended.

8.By way of derogation from Articles 21 and 22 of Regulation F49... 1224/2009, [F50the master of a UK fishing boat which has transhipped any quantity of bluefin tuna must], whatever the length of the vessel, complete and send the ICCAT transhipment declaration to the [F51boat’s fisheries authority in the format specified in Annex 3 and within 5 days of the date of the transhipment]. [F52The master must link the transhipment declaration with the relevant electronic bluefin tuna catch document for the bluefin tuna in question.]

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