http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/1627/chapter/V/section/3Regulation (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 302/2009Regulation (EU) 2016/1627 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilRegulation (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 302/2009King's Printer of Acts of Parliamenthttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/eu-exit/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02016R1627-20190621texttext/xmlen2025-01-30Expert Participation2024-06-07 CHAPTER V<Strong>CONTROL MEASURES</Strong>SECTION 3<Strong><Emphasis>Landings and transhipments</Emphasis></Strong>Designated portsArticle 301Each fisheries authority must designate ports or places close to the shore (designated ports) where landing or transhipping operations of bluefin tuna are permitted.2For each designated port, the fisheries authority must specify permitted landing and transhipping times and places and establish appropriate inspection and surveillance procedures in relation to such times and places.3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4It is prohibited for—aa 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;ba UK fishing boat to land or tranship any quantity of bluefin tuna at any place other than at a designated port.LandingsArticle 311Article 17 of Regulation ... 1224/2009 applies to masters of ICCAT authorised UK fishing boats of 12 metres' length overall or more .... The prior arrival notification under Article 17 of Regulation ... 1224/2009 must be sent to the fisheries authority for the port or the competent authority of the contracting party whose ports or landing facility they wish to use.2In addition, masters of ICCAT authorised UK fishing boats under 12 metres' length overall must, at least four hours before the estimated time of arrival at the port, notify the fisheries authority for the port or the competent authority of the contracting party whose ports or landing facility they wish to use, at least of the following:aestimated time of arrival;bestimated quantity of bluefin tuna retained on board; andcinformation on the geographical area where the catches were taken.3Where a 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 in 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.4The 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.5All landings of bluefin tuna at United Kingdom designated ports must be controlled, in accordance with Article 55(2), by the fisheries authority for the port and a percentage must be inspected based on a risk assessment system specified 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. ...6In addition to Article 23(1) of Regulation ... 1224/2009, after each trip, the master of an ICCAT authorised UK fishing boat, whatever the length of the vessel, must submit a landing declaration to — athe boat’s fisheries authority or the fisheries authority for the port of landing, orbif 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.7The fisheries authority for a UK designated port must ensure that all catches of bluefin tuna landed at the port are weighed upon landing.TranshipmentArticle 321It is prohibited for a UK fishing boat to tranship bluefin tuna in the ICCAT Convention area unless at a designated port.2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3AIt 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.4For 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 must, at least 72 hours before the estimated time of arrival, provide the fisheries authority for the designated port or the competent authority of the contracting party whose port they want to use with the information required by the transhipment declaration set out in Annex 3. . . .5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7All transhipments at a designated port in the United Kingdom must be inspected by the fisheries authority for the port which must:ainspect the receiving fishing vessel on arrival and check the cargo and documentation related to the transhipment operation;bsend a record of the transhipment to the flag State authority of the transhipping fishing vessel, within five days after the transhipment has ended.8By way of derogation from Articles 21 and 22 of Regulation ... 1224/2009, the 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 boat’s fisheries authority in the format specified in Annex 3 and within 5 days of the date of the transhipment. The master must link the transhipment declaration with the relevant electronic bluefin tuna catch document for the bluefin tuna in question.Words in Art. 30(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Aquaculture (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/753), regs. 1, 8(9)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)Words in Art. 30(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Aquaculture (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/753), regs. 1, 8(9)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)Words in Art. 30(1) substituted (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), 6(23)(a)Word in Art. 30(2) substituted (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), 6(23)(b)(i)Words in Art. 30(2) substituted (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), 6(23)(b)(ii)Words in Art. 30(2) inserted (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), 6(23)(b)(iii)Art. 30(3) omitted (1.4.2024) by virtue of The Sea Fisheries (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/439), regs. 1(1), 6(23)(c)Art. 30(4) substituted (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), 6(23)(d)Words in Art. 31(1) omitted (1.4.2024) by virtue of The Sea Fisheries (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/439), regs. 1(1), 6(24)(a)(i)Word in Art. 31(1) substituted (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), 6(24)(a)(ii)Words in Art. 31(1) substituted (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), 6(24)(a)(iii)Words in Art. 31(1) omitted (1.4.2024) by virtue of The Sea Fisheries (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/439), regs. 1(1), 6(24)(a)(iv)Word in Art. 31(1) substituted (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), 6(24)(a)(v)Words in Art. 31(1) substituted (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), 6(24)(a)(vi)Words in Art. 31(1) substituted (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), 6(24)(a)(vii)Words in Art. 31(2) substituted (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), 6(24)(b)(i)Word in Art. 31(2) substituted (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), 6(24)(b)(ii)Words in Art. 31(2) substituted (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), 6(24)(b)(iii)Words in Art. 31(2) substituted (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), 6(24)(b)(iv)Words in Art. 31(3) substituted (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), 6(24)(c)(i)Words in Art. 31(3) substituted (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), 6(24)(c)(ii)Art. 31(4) substituted (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), 6(24)(d)Words in Art. 31(5) substituted (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), 6(24)(e)(i)Words in Art. 31(5) substituted (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), 6(24)(e)(ii)Word in Art. 31(5) substituted (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), 6(24)(e)(iii)Words in Art. 31(5) substituted (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), 6(24)(e)(iv)Words in Art. 31(5) omitted (1.4.2024) by virtue of The Sea Fisheries (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/439), regs. 1(1), 6(24)(e)(v)Words in Art. 31(6) omitted (1.4.2024) by virtue of The Sea Fisheries (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/439), regs. 1(1), 6(24)(f)(i)Words in Art. 31(6) substituted (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), 6(24)(f)(ii)Word in Art. 31(6) substituted (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), 6(24)(f)(iii)Words in Art. 31(6) substituted (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), 6(24)(f)(iv)Art. 31(7) substituted (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), 6(24)(g)Art. 32(3A) inserted (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), 6(25)(c)Art. 32(3) omitted (1.4.2024) by virtue of The Sea Fisheries (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/439), regs. 1(1), 6(25)(b)Words in Art. 32(4) substituted (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), 6(25)(d)(i)Word in Art. 32(4) substituted (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), 6(25)(d)(ii)Word in Art. 32(4) substituted (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), 6(25)(d)(iii)Words in Art. 32(4) substituted (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), 6(25)(d)(iv)Words in Art. 32(4) substituted (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), 6(25)(d)(v)Art. 32(4)(a)-(e) omitted (1.4.2024) by virtue of The Sea Fisheries (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/439), regs. 1(1), 6(25)(d)(vi)Words in Art. 32(7) substituted (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), 6(25)(f)(i)Words in Art. 32(7) substituted (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), 6(25)(f)(ii)Words in Art. 32(1) substituted (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), 6(25)(a)(i)Word in Art. 32(1) inserted (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), 6(25)(a)(ii)Words in Art. 32(1) substituted (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), 6(25)(a)(iii)Art. 32(2) omitted (1.4.2024) by virtue of The Sea Fisheries (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/439), regs. 1(1), 6(25)(b)Art. 32(5) omitted (1.4.2024) by virtue of The Sea Fisheries (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/439), regs. 1(1), 6(25)(e)Art. 32(6) omitted (1.4.2024) by virtue of The Sea Fisheries (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/439), regs. 1(1), 6(25)(e)Words in Art. 32(8) omitted (1.4.2024) by virtue of The Sea Fisheries (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/439), regs. 1(1), 6(25)(g)(i)Words in Art. 32(8) substituted (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), 6(25)(g)(ii)Words in Art. 32(8) substituted (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), 6(25)(g)(iii)Words in Art. 32(8) substituted (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), 6(25)(g)(iv)