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CHAPTER IIIU.K. FISHING PERMITS

Article 5U.K.Special fishing permits

1.The special fishing permits referred to in Article 14(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 shall indicate the gear groupings and geographical areas for which they are issued.

2.For vessels fishing with regulated gear, in any geographical area which form part of a group of vessels that has been excluded from the application of the fishing effort regime pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008, the special fishing permit shall indicate the activity or technical characteristics for which exclusion has been granted and the conditions applying to such exclusion.

3.The form and content of the list of vessels holding a special fishing permit, as referred to in Article 14(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008, shall comply with Annex II. Member States shall keep the list updated by recording changes to the number of vessels included in it or to the special fishing permits issued, within 20 working days from such change.

4.Member States shall provide the Commission and other Member States with the link to the relevant page of their official website on which the list of the vessels holding a special fishing permit is published. Member States shall inform the Commission and other Member States of any changes to that link within 20 working days from such change.

5.Member States shall ensure that all data concerning the lists of vessels holding special fishing permits and any changes to those lists are duly archived. The archived information shall be made available to the Commission upon its request.

Article 6U.K.Maximum fishing capacity

1.The maximum capacity referred to in Article 14(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 shall be calculated as a maximum capacity in kW deployed by the vessels that have been authorised to fish during the period 2006 or 2007 with a regulated gear in any of the geographical areas referred to in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008, and have made use of such an authorisation.

2.Within 1 month after the entry into force of this Regulation, Member States shall send to the Commission in electronic form and in accordance with the requirements set out in Annex III:

(a)the list of the vessels and corresponding capacity expressed in kW, used to establish the maximum capacity in accordance with paragraph 1, for each of the geographical areas;

(b)the reference year concerned.

3.The maximum capacity for each of the areas calculated in accordance with paragraph 1 shall be adjusted:

(a)by deducting the capacity of vessels that were subject to the permanent cessation of fishing activities with public aid after the date of entry into force of this Regulation; and/or

(b)in accordance with any capacity transfers carried out pursuant to Article 16(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008.

4.Member States shall inform the Commission within 20 working days, of any decision to adapt the maximum capacity, by providing the Commission with an updated version of the information in accordance with Table 2 of Annex III.