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CHAPTER VU.K.IDENTIFICATION OF FISHING VESSELS ENGAGED IN IUU FISHING

Article 25U.K.Alleged IUU fishing

1.The Commission, or a body designated by it, shall compile and analyse:

(a)all information on IUU fishing obtained in accordance with Chapters II, III, IV, VIII, X and XI; and/or

(b)any other relevant information, as appropriate, such as:

(i)

the catch data;

(ii)

trade information obtained from national statistics and other reliable sources;

(iii)

vessel registers and databases;

(iv)

regional fisheries management organisation catch documents or statistical document programmes;

(v)

reports on sightings or other activities of fishing vessels presumed to be engaged in IUU fishing as referred to in Article 3 and IUU vessel lists reported or adopted by regional fisheries management organisations;

(vi)

reports under the terms of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 on fishing vessels presumed to be engaged in IUU fishing as referred to in Article 3;

(vii)

any other relevant information obtained, inter alia, in the ports and on the fishing grounds.

2.Member States may, at any time, submit to the Commission any additional information which might be relevant for the establishment of the Community IUU vessel list. The Commission, or a body designated by it, shall circulate the information, together with all the evidence provided, to the Member States and to the flag States concerned.

3.The Commission, or a body designated by it, shall keep a file in respect of each fishing vessel reported as allegedly involved in IUU fishing which shall be updated as new information is obtained.