TITLE IICATCH CERTIFICATION SCHEME FOR IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION OF FISHERY PRODUCTS
CHAPTER IIApproved economic operators
Section 1Conditions for granting the approved economic operator certificate
Article 11Record of compliance
1
The record of compliance with the requirements of conservation and management measures referred to in Article 16(3)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 shall be considered as appropriate if, over the last three years preceding the submission of the application, the applicant:
a
has not committed a serious infringement of F1Fisheries Rules;
b
has not committed repeated infringements of F1Fisheries Rules;
c
has not directly or indirectly participated in or supported activities of vessels or operators engaged in IUU fishing or which are currently subject to investigation in that respect; and
d
has not directly or indirectly participated in or supported activities of vessels included in IUU vessel lists adopted by a RFMO.
2
Notwithstanding paragraph 1, the record of compliance with the requirements of conservation and management measures may be considered as appropriate if F2a fisheries administration considers an infringement committed by the applicant:
a
not to be serious; and
b
of negligible quantitative importance in relation to the number or size of the import-related operations carried out by the applicant.