Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008Show full title

Article 20 U.K. Flag State notifications and cooperation with third countries

1. The acceptance of catch certificates validated by a given flag [F1 state] for the purposes of this Regulation shall be subject to the condition that [F2 a fisheries administration] has received a notification from the flag [F1 state] concerned certifying that:

(a) it has in place national arrangements for the implementation, control and enforcement of laws, regulations and conservation and management measures which must be complied with by its fishing vessels;

(b) its public authorities are empowered to attest the veracity of the information contained in catch certificates and to carry out verifications of such certificates on request from [F3 a fisheries administration]. The notification shall also include the necessary information to identify those authorities.

2. The information to be given in the notification laid down in paragraph 1 is set forth in Annex III.

3. [F4 A fisheries administration must] inform the flag [F5 state] of the receipt of the notification sent pursuant to paragraph 1. If all elements mentioned in paragraph 1 are not provided by the flag [F5 state], [F4 a fisheries administration must] indicate to the flag [F5 state] which elements are missing and request that it provide a new notification.

F6 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Textual Amendments

F1 Word in Art. 20(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 9(21)(a)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F2 Words in Art. 20(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 9(21)(a)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F3 Words in Art. 20(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 9(21)(a)(iii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F4 Words in Art. 20(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 9(21)(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F5 Word in Art. 20(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 9(21)(b)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F6 Art. 20(4) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 9(21)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F7 Art. 20(5) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 9(21)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)