http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/1627/chapter/V/section/7Regulation (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 7<Strong><Emphasis>Inspections and cross-checks</Emphasis></Strong><Substitution ChangeId="key-7f8459f4b6148f3a2952bbd5bc478be2-1731594035951" CommentaryRef="key-7f8459f4b6148f3a2952bbd5bc478be2">ICCAT Scheme of Joint International Inspection</Substitution>Article 521Where 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.2Where 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.3Where 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.4In this Article an “ICCAT inspection vessel” means a vessel designated by ICCAT as an inspection vessel under the ICCAT scheme of joint international inspection.Transmission of inspection plansArticle 53. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Inspections in case of infringementsArticle 54. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cross-checkArticle 551Each fisheries authority must verify, including by using inspection reports, observer reports and vessel monitoring system data, the submission of logbooks and relevant information recorded in the logbooks of any ICCAT authorised UK fishing boat it has licensed, as well as any transhipment documents and bluefin tuna catch documents ....2Each fisheries authority must carry out cross-checks on all landings and transhipments of bluefin tuna at United Kingdom designated ports between the quantities by species recorded in the ...logbook or quantities by species recorded in the ...transhipment declaration and the quantities recorded in the landing declaration ..., and any other relevant document, such as an invoice and/or sales notes ....Art. 53 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(31)Art. 54 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(31)Words 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)Words 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)Words 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)Words 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)Words 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)Words 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)Words 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)Words 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)Words 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)Words 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)Words 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)Words 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)Art. 52 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(30)