TITLE IVCOMMON CONTROL MEASURES
CHAPTER VControl of third country fishing vessels in Member State ports
Article 31Prior notification
1
By way of derogation from Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008, port Member States shall require third country fishing vessels intending to land or tranship in their ports SPRFMO fishery resources that have not been previously landed or transhipped to provide, not later than 48 hours before the estimated time of arrival at the port, the following information in accordance with Annex XI:
a
vessel identification (external identification, name, flag, International Maritime Organization (IMO) number, if any, and international radio call sign (IRCS));
b
name of the designated port to which the fishing vessel seeks entry and the purpose of the port call (landing or transhipment);
c
a copy of the fishing authorisation or, where appropriate, any other authorisation held by the fishing vessel to support operations on SPRFMO fishery products, or to tranship such fishery products;
d
estimated date and time of arrival in port;
e
the estimated quantities in kilograms of each SPRFMO fishery product held on board, with associated catch areas. If no SPRFMO fishery products are held on board, a ‘nil’ report shall be transmitted;
f
the estimated quantities for each SPRFMO fishery product in kilograms to be landed or transhipped, with associated catch areas;
g
the crew list of the fishing vessel;
h
the dates of the fishing trip.
2
The information provided in accordance with paragraph 1 shall be accompanied by a catch certificate validated in accordance with Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 if the third country fishing vessel carries on board SPRFMO fishery products.
3
Port Member States may also request any additional information in order to determine whether the fishing vessel has engaged in IUU fishing or related activities.
4
Port Member States may prescribe a longer or shorter notification period than specified in paragraph 1, taking into account, inter alia, the type of fishery product and the distance between the fishing grounds and their ports. In such a case, port Member States shall inform the Commission which shall promptly transmit the information to the SPRFMO Secretariat.