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

Article 29 Content, publicity and maintenance of the Community IUU vessel list

1. The Community IUU vessel list shall contain the following details for each fishing vessel:

(a) name and previous names, if any;

(b) flag and previous flags, if any;

(c) owner and where relevant previous owners, including beneficial owners, if any;

(d) operator and where relevant previous operators, if any;

(e) call sign and previous call signs, if any;

(f) Lloyds/IMO number, where available;

(g) photographs, where available;

(h) date of first inclusion on it;

(i) summary of activities which justify inclusion of the vessel on it, together with references to all relevant documents informing of and evidencing those activities.

2. The Commission shall publish the Community IUU vessel list in the Official Journal of the European Union and shall take any measure necessary to ensure its publicity, including by placing it on its website.

3. The Commission shall update every three months the Community IUU vessel list and shall provide for a system to automatically notify updates to Member States, regional fisheries management organisations and any member of the civil society that should so request. Furthermore, the Commission shall transmit the list to the FAO and to regional fisheries management organisations for the purposes of enhancing cooperation between the Community and these organisations aimed at preventing, deterring and eliminating IUU fishing.