Commission Regulation (EC) No 1010/2009 of 22 October 2009 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (c. 1010)

TITLE II U.K. CATCH CERTIFICATION SCHEME FOR IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION OF FISHERY PRODUCTS

CHAPTER II U.K. Approved economic operators

Section 1 U.K. Conditions for granting the approved economic operator certificate

Article 11 U.K. Record 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 the rules of the common fisheries policy;

(b) has not committed repeated infringements of the rules of the common fisheries policy;

(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 the competent Member State authority 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.