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TITLE IVU.K.CONTROL OF FISHERIES

CHAPTER IU.K.Control of the use of fishing opportunities

Section 1U.K.General provisions

Article 24U.K.Electronic completion and transmission of landing declaration data

1.The master of a [F1Union] fishing vessel of 12 metres’ length overall or more, or his representative, shall record by electronic means the information referred to in Article 23, and shall send it by electronic means to the competent authority of the flag Member State within 24 hours after completion of the landing operation.

2.Paragraph 1 shall apply:

(a)as from 1 January 2012 to [F1Union] fishing vessels of 12 metres’ length overall or more and less than 15 metres’ length overall;

(b)as from 1 July 2011 to [F1Union] fishing vessels of 15 metres’ length overall or more and less than 24 metres’ length overall; and

(c)as from 1 January 2010 to [F1Union] fishing vessels of 24 metres’ length overall or more.

3.A Member State may exempt masters of [F1Union] fishing vessels of less than 15 metres’ length overall flying its flag from paragraph 1 if they:

(a)operate exclusively within the territorial seas of the flag Member State; or

(b)never spend more than 24 hours at sea from the time of departure to the return to port.

4.When a [F1Union] fishing vessel lands its catches in a Member State other than the flag Member State, the competent authorities of the flag Member State shall immediately upon receipt forward the landing declaration data by electronic means to the competent authorities of the Member State where the catch was landed.

5.The master of a [F1Union] fishing vessel, or his representative, who records by electronic means the information referred to in Article 23 and who lands his catch in a Member State other than the flag Member State shall be exempt from the requirement to submit a paper landing declaration to the coastal Member State.

6.A Member State may oblige or authorise masters of fishing vessels flying its flag as of 1 January 2010 to electronically record and transmit the data referred to in Article 23.

7.The competent authorities of a coastal Member State shall accept electronic reports received from the flag Member State containing the data from fishing vessels referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2.

8.Landing declaration procedures and forms shall be determined in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 119.

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