CHAPTER IIFISHING ACTIVITIES BY COMMUNITY FISHING VESSELS OUTSIDE COMMUNITY WATERS
SECTION VAccess to data
Article 17Access to data
1
Without prejudice to the obligations under Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2003 on public access to environmental information9, the data submitted to the Commission, or to a body designated by the Commission, by Member States in accordance with this Chapter shall be made available on the secure website linked to the Community fishing authorisation information system for all users concerned which are authorised by:
a
the Member States;
b
the Commission, or a body designated by the Commission, concerning control and inspection.
The data accessible to these persons shall be limited to the data they need in the framework of the fishing authorisation process and/or their inspection activities and shall be subject to the rules on data confidentiality.
2
The owners or agents of the vessels registered in the Community fishing authorisation information system may receive an electronic copy of the data contained in the register by transmitting an official request to the Commission via their national administration.