Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 of 29 September 2008 establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, amending Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1936/2001 and (EC) No 601/2004 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1093/94 and (EC) No 1447/1999

Article 9U.K.General principles

1.[F1A fisheries administration must] carry out inspections in [F2its] designated ports of at least 5 % of landing and transhipment operations by third country fishing vessels each year [F3. A fisheries administration may, by regulations, specify benchmarks for such inspections determined on the basis of risk management. Benchmarks specified in regulations made under this paragraph are] without prejudice to the higher thresholds adopted by regional fisheries management organisations.

2.The following fishing vessels shall be inspected in all cases:

F4(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F5(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(c)fishing vessels identified F6... as presumed to have engaged in IUU fishing in accordance with Article 25;

(d)fishing vessels appearing in a IUU vessel list adopted by a regional fisheries management organisation notified to [F7the United Kingdom].

Textual Amendments

F1Words in Art. 9(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Aquaculture (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/753), regs. 1, 28(4)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F2Word in Art. 9(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Aquaculture (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/753), regs. 1, 28(4)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F3Words in Art. 9(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Aquaculture (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/753), regs. 1, 28(4)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F4Art. 9(2)(a) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 9(11)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F5Art. 9(2)(b) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 9(11)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F6Words in Art. 9(2)(c) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 9(11)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)