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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 7U.K.Inspections and cross-checks
[F1Article 52U.K.ICCAT Scheme of Joint International Inspection
1.Where an ICCAT authorised UK fishing boat is fishing for bluefin tuna in the ICCAT Convention area but outside British fishery limits, the boat may be inspected by an ICCAT inspection vessel.
2.Where an ICCAT inspection vessel requests an inspection under paragraph 1, the master of the UK fishing boat must, where it is safe to do so, comply with all reasonable requests of the ICCAT inspection vessel in order to facilitate an inspection of the boat.
3.Where an inspector from an ICCAT inspection vessel boards an ICCAT authorised UK fishing boat, the master and crew must, so far as practicable taking into account the safety of the boat and its crew, provide reasonable assistance to the inspector to enable the inspection. The master, owner or crew of an ICCAT authorised UK fishing boat must not obstruct, intimidate, interfere with, influence, bribe or attempt to bribe an inspector from an ICCAT inspection vessel in relation to the performance of their duties.
4.In this Article an “ICCAT inspection vessel” means a vessel designated by ICCAT as an inspection vessel under the ICCAT scheme of joint international inspection.]
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F2Article 53U.K.Transmission of inspection plans
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F3Article 54U.K.Inspections in case of infringements
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Article 55U.K.Cross-check
1.Each [F4fisheries authority must] verify, including by using inspection reports, observer reports and [F5vessel monitoring system] data, the submission of logbooks and relevant information recorded in the logbooks of [F6any ICCAT authorised UK fishing boat it has licensed], [F7as well as any] transhipment documents and [F8bluefin tuna catch documents] F9....
2.Each [F10fisheries authority must] carry out cross-checks on all landings [F11and transhipments of bluefin tuna at United Kingdom designated ports] between the quantities by species recorded in the F12...logbook or quantities by species recorded in the F13...transhipment declaration and the quantities recorded in the landing declaration F14..., and any other relevant document, such as an invoice and/or sales notes F15....
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F4Words in Art. 55(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(32)(a)(i)
F5Words in Art. 55(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(32)(a)(ii)
F6Words in Art. 55(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(32)(a)(iii)
F7Words in Art. 55(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(32)(a)(iv)
F8Words in Art. 55(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(32)(a)(v)
F9Words in Art. 55(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(32)(a)(vi)
F10Words in Art. 55(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(32)(b)(i)
F11Words in Art. 55(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(32)(b)(ii)
F12Words in Art. 55(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(32)(b)(iii)
F13Words in Art. 55(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(32)(b)(iv)
F14Words in Art. 55(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(32)(b)(v)
F15Words in Art. 55(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(32)(b)(vi)
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