Article 40Follow-up measures
1.Where national authorities decide, in response to a request for assistance based on this Title or following a spontaneous exchange of information, to take measures which may be implemented only with the authorisation or at the demand of a judicial authority, they shall communicate to the Member State concerned and the Commission any information on those measures which is related to IUU fishing or serious infringements referred to in Article 42(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008, or to infringements of this Regulation.
2.Any such communication must have the prior authorisation of the judicial authority if such authorisation is required by national law.