CHAPTER ICONTROL AND INSPECTION MEASURES APPLICABLE IN ZONE 1
Section 1Control measures
Article 8bF1Chartering of Community fishing vessels
1
Before 30 April each year Member States shall send the Commission a list of the vessels flying their flag chartered by contracting parties to the ICCAT Convention for the current year, together with any changes made at any time to this list.
2
Lists as indicated in paragraph 1 shall give the following information:
a
internal number of vessel as defined in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2090/98;
b
name and address of vessel owners;
c
species covered by the charter and quota allocated by the charter contract;
d
length of the charter agreement;
e
charterer's name;
f
Member State's assent to the charter agreement;
g
country where the vessel was chartered.
3
On the date of conclusion of a charter agreement, the flag Member State shall send the following information to the ICCAT Executive Secretariat and inform the Commission of:
a
its assent to the charter agreement;
b
the action it has taken to ensure that chartered vessels flying its flag comply with ICCAT conservation and management provisions.
4
When the charter agreement ends, the flag Member State shall inform the ICCAT Executive Secretariat of the date of termination and inform the Commission.
5
The flag Member State shall act to ensure that:
a
the vessel is not authorised to fish during the charter period against the quota or fishing possibilities allocated to itself;
b
it is not authorised to fish under more than one charter agreement during the same period;
c
its catches are separately registered from those of other vessels flying its flag;
d
it complies with the conservation and management measures adopted by ICCAT.