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

The form of the pre-landing declaration referred to in Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 shall be as set out in Annex IIIA to this Regulation.

The form of the pre-transhipment declaration referred to in Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 shall be as set out in Annex IIIB to this Regulation.

A third country fishing vessel may submit the pre-landing or pre-transhipment declaration in electronic format if the Member State whose designated ports of landing and transhipment facilities it intends to use and the flag State of the vessel have agreed to electronic exchange of data.

Unless otherwise provided for in the agreement referred to in paragraph 3, a third country fishing vessel shall submit the pre-landing or pre-transhipment declaration either in:

The pre-landing or pre-transhipment declaration shall be submitted at least 4 hours before the intended landing or transhipment.

The benchmarks for port inspections as referred to in Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 shall consist of the following criteria:

In order to ensure the implementation of point (b) of the first paragraph, Member States shall, after every inspection, report without delay to the Commission and to the European Fisheries Control Agency the name and the flag of the third country vessel inspected and the date of inspection. The Commission or the European Fisheries Control Agency shall make this information available to other Member States.

Member States shall report on the application of benchmarks referred to in Article 4 in their report to be transmitted to the Commission every two years according to Article 55(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008.

On the basis of those reports and its own observations, the Commission shall undertake an evaluation and possible adjustment of the benchmarks.

This Article shall apply to third country fishing vessels:

Catches from third country fishing vessels referred to in paragraph 1 which are only landed in the flag State of those vessels and which together constitute one consignment may be accompanied by a simplified catch certificate instead of the catch certificate referred to in Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008. The simplified catch certificate shall contain all the information specified in the specimen shown in Annex IV to this Regulation and shall be validated by a public authority of the flag State with the necessary powers to attest the accuracy of the information.

The validation of the simplified catch certificate shall be requested by the exporter of the consignment upon submission to the public authority of all the information specified in the specimen shown in Annex IV.

In accordance with Article 12a(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008, the importer, the re-exporter and, where relevant, the exporter, shall submit through CATCH the following documents, as applicable, and the information contained therein to the competent authority of the Member State in which the fishery products are intended to be released into free circulation, or in case of re-exports to the competent authority of the Member State from which they are to take place, or in case of exports to the competent authority of the flag Member State:

The documents and information referred to in paragraph 1 shall be drawn up in at least one of the official EU languages of the Member State where the submission takes place.

By way of derogation from paragraph 2, the Member State where the submission takes place may consent to receiving documents written in another official EU language upon request to that effect from the operator concerned.

Each Member State shall designate one or more contact points for CATCH and communicate that designation and their contact details to the Commission. Member States shall update the contact points for CATCH and inform the Commission immediately of any changes in this respect. The Commission shall maintain and keep up to date a list of contact points and make it available to all Member States.

The Commission shall have access to all data, information and documents in CATCH in order to monitor the exchange of data, information and documents inserted or produced therein for identifying activities that are, or appear to be, not in compliance with the rules established in Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008. The European Fisheries Control Agency shall have the same access rights as the Commission, in order to assist the Commission and the Member States in the uniform and effective application of the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy, as foreseen in Regulation (EU) 2019/473 of the European Parliament and of the Council ([^E0001]), including as regards the fight against IUU fishing.

As regards access for users other than the Commission and the European Fisheries Control Agency to data, information and documents in CATCH, the general rules for TRACES as established in Article 36 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 apply.

On receipt of an application, the Commission may grant the competent authority and operators of a third country partial access to the functionalities of CATCH and to specific data relevant to that third country for producing and validating the catch certificates and related documents in CATCH, provided the applicant demonstrates that it meets the following requirements:

Data exchanges between CATCH and other electronic systems, including the Member States’ national systems, shall be synchronous, reciprocal and based on UN/CEFACT standards. Data exchanges between CATCH and the Member States’ national systems shall make use of reference data provided in CATCH.

In the event of unavailability of CATCH, users may use fillable printed or electronic templates to record and exchange information. These templates shall be publicly available on a Commission’s official website. Once the system is available again, the importer shall introduce in CATCH the information recorded in the fillable printed or electronic templates and attach them in CATCH as supporting documents. These documents shall bear the text produced during contingency. The Commission shall inform users through CATCH two weeks in advance of any planned unavailability, how long it will last and the reason for it.

For the purpose of compliance with Article 22(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008, catch certificates and related documents generated by third countries’ operators and validated by third countries’ authorities electronically in CATCH shall be stored by CATCH for at least 3 years. Personal data from the catch certificates and related documents shall be stored by CATCH for no more than 10 years.

With regard to processing of personal data in CATCH, the general rules for IMSOC as established in Articles 10 and 11 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 apply.

The sufficient number and volume of import operations referred to in Article 16(3)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 must be achieved in the Member State of establishment.

Each Member State shall determine the minimum threshold for number and volume of import operations and inform the Commission thereof.

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:

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:

The application for an APEO certificate shall be submitted to the competent Member State authority on whose territory the importer is established in accordance with the specimen set out in Annex VII.

The application shall include records and documentation enabling the competent Member State authority to verify and monitor the compliance with the criteria laid down in Articles 9 to 13 of this Regulation, including a copy of the AEO certificate issued in accordance with the Implementing Rules of the Community Customs Code. Applicants shall submit necessary data to the competent Member State authority.

If a part of the relevant records and documentation is kept in another Member State, the consultation procedure referred to in Article 17 shall apply.

Where the competent Member State authority establishes that the application does not contain all the information required, it shall, within 30 calendar days of receipt of the application, require the applicant to supply the relevant information.

When the authority has received all the information necessary it shall inform the applicant that the application has been deemed complete, specifying the date from which the time limits laid down in Article 18(2) of this Regulation will run.

An operator who has been granted the status of approved economic operator in one Member State shall when applying for the same status in a subsequent Member State, attach a copy of the APEO certificate granted by the first Member State.

The issuing Member State authority shall examine whether the criteria laid down in Articles 9 to 13 are met. The examination and its results shall be documented by the competent Member State authority.

Where the applicant holds an ‘AEO certificate — Security and safety’ or an ‘AEO certificate — Customs simplification/security and safety’, as referred to in Article 14a of the Implementing Rules of the Community Customs Code, the criteria set out in Article 13 need not be examined.

In cases where the applicant has previously been granted the status of approved economic operator in another Member State, the issuing authority shall examine whether the following criteria are met:

The issuing authority may accept conclusions provided by an expert in the relevant fields referred to in Articles 12 and 13 in respect of the criteria referred to in those Articles. The expert shall not in any way be related to the applicant.

The issuing authority shall consult the competent authorities of other Member States if the examination of the compliance with one or more of the criteria laid down in Articles 9 to 13 cannot be performed by it due either to a lack of information or to the impossibility of checking it. The consulted competent authorities of the Member States shall respond within 60 calendar days, starting from the date of the communication of the request by the issuing Member State authority.

If the consulted competent authority fails to respond within the deadline of 60 calendar days referred to in paragraph 1, the issuing authority may assume that the applicant meets the criteria for which the consultation took place.

The issuing authority shall issue the APEO certificate in accordance with the specimen set out in Annex VIII.

The APEO certificate shall be issued within 90 calendar days starting from the date of receipt of all the information necessary in accordance with Article 14.

The period of 90 calendar days provided for in paragraph 2 may be extended by one further period of 30 calendar days where the competent authority is unable to meet the deadline. In such cases, the competent Member State authority shall, before the expiry of the period referred to in paragraph 2, inform the applicant of the reasons for the extension.

The period provided for in paragraph 2 may also be extended if, in the course of the examination of the compliance with the criteria laid down in Articles 9 to 13, the applicant carries out adjustments in order to satisfy those criteria and communicates them to the competent authority.

Where the result of the examination carried out in accordance with Articles 16 and 17 is likely to lead to the rejection of the application, the issuing authority shall communicate the findings to the applicant and provide him with the opportunity to respond within 30 calendar days, before rejecting the application. The period laid down in paragraph 2 shall be suspended accordingly.

If the application is rejected, the competent authority shall inform the applicant of the reasons on which the decision is based. The decision to reject an application shall be notified to the applicant within the time limits laid down in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of Article 18 and paragraph 1 of this Article.

The issuing authority shall inform the Commission, as soon as possible, that an application has been rejected. The Commission shall make that information available to the competent authorities of the other Member States by electronic means.

When the holder of an APEO certificate has advised the competent Member State authority of the arrival of fishery products, that authority may, before the arrival of the consignment into that Member State, notify the approved economic operator when, as a result of a risk analysis in accordance with Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008, the consignment has been selected for further verification. That notice shall only be provided where it does not jeopardise the verification to be carried out.

The holder of an APEO certificate shall be subject to fewer physical and document-based verifications than other importers, unless the competent Member State authority decides otherwise in order to take into account a specific risk, or control obligations set out in other Community legislation.

Where, following a risk analysis, the competent Member State authority selects for further examination a consignment accompanied by a catch certificate lodged by an approved economic operator, it shall carry out the necessary verifications as a matter of priority. If the approved economic operator so requests, and subject to agreement with the competent Member State authority concerned, those verifications may be carried out at a place which is different from the place of the office of the competent Member State authority.

The APEO certificate shall take effect on the tenth working day after the date of its issue. Its period of validity shall not be limited.

The APEO certificate shall only be valid in the Member State of the issuing authority.

The competent authorities shall monitor compliance with the criteria laid down in Articles 9 to 13.

In the case of an APEO certificate issued to an applicant established for less than three years, close monitoring shall take place during the first year after issue.

A reassessment of the compliance with the criteria referred to in Articles 9 to 13 shall be carried out by the issuing authority in the following cases:

Article 16(4) shall apply to the reassessment.

The issuing authority shall inform the Commission, as soon as possible, of the results of the reassessment. The Commission shall make that information available to the competent authorities of all Member States, by electronic means.

The status of approved economic operator shall be suspended by the issuing authority in the following cases:

Before taking a decision in accordance with paragraph 1(a), (b) and (c), the competent Member State authorities shall communicate their findings to the economic operator concerned. The operators shall be entitled to express its point of view within 30 calendar days starting from the date of receiving the communication.

However, where the nature or the level of the threat to the conservation measures for a certain stock or stocks so require, suspension shall take place immediately. The suspending authority shall immediately inform the Commission in order to permit other Member States to take appropriate action.

The suspension referred to in paragraph 1 shall take effect from the day following its notification to the approved economic operator. The suspension shall however not affect any import procedure already started before the date of suspension and not yet completed.

In the case referred to in point (a) of Article 22(1), if the approved economic operator does not regularise the situation within the period referred to in paragraph 2 of that Article, the status of approved economic operator shall be suspended for a period of 30 calendar days. The competent Member State authority shall, without delay, notify the economic operator of the suspension and the competent authorities of the other Member States.

Where the economic operator concerned has been unable to regularise the situation within the suspension period of 30 calendar days referred to in paragraph 1 but can provide evidence that the conditions can be met if the suspension period is extended, the issuing authority shall suspend the status of approved economic operator for a further 30 calendar days. The competent authorities of the other Member States shall be informed of the extension.

When the economic operator concerned has, within the time limit set out in paragraphs 1 or 2, taken the necessary measures to comply with the criteria laid down in Articles 9 to 13, the issuing authority shall withdraw the suspension and inform the economic operator concerned and the Commission. The suspension may be withdrawn before the expiry of the time limit laid down in paragraphs 1 or 2.

In the case referred to in point (b) of Article 22(1), the issuing authority shall suspend the status of the approved economic operator for the duration of the proceedings. It shall notify the approved economic operator thereof. Notification shall also be sent to the competent authorities of the other Member States.

The competent Member State authority may however decide not to suspend the status of approved economic operator if it considers the infringement to be of negligible quantitative importance in relation to the number or volume of the import-related operations carried out by that operator.

In the case referred to in Article 22(1)(d) the approved economic operator shall notify the issuing authority of its temporary inability to meet the criteria laid down in Articles 9 to 13, specifying the date when the criteria will be met again. The approved economic shall also notify the issuing authority of any planned measures and their timescale.

The issuing authority shall send the notification to the Commission and the competent authorities of the other Member States.

If the approved economic operator fails to regularise the situation within the period set out in its notification, the issuing authority may grant a reasonable extension, provided that the approved economic operator has acted in good faith. The extension shall be notified to the Commission and the competent authorities of the other Member States.

The APEO certificate shall be withdrawn in the following cases:

In the case referred to in point (b) of paragraph 1, the competent authority may decide not to withdraw the APEO certificate if the infringements are of negligible quantitative importance in relation to the number or size of the import-related operations carried out by that operator.

The withdrawal shall take effect from the day following its notification to the approved economic operator.

The issuing authority shall immediately inform the Commission of the withdrawal of an APEO certificate.

The approved economic operator shall inform the issuing authority of all factors arising after the certificate is granted which may influence its continuation.

All relevant information at the disposal of the issuing authority concerning economic operators approved by it shall upon request be made available to the Commission and the competent authorities of the other Member States where the approved economic operators carry out import-related activities.

The Commission and the competent authorities in all Member States shall store for a period of three years or longer in accordance with national rules, and have access to the following information:

The IUU fishing information system referred to in Article 51 of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 may be used for the information and communication process between the competent authorities and for information of the Commission and of the economic operators as provided for in this chapter.

The list of approved economic operators may be disclosed by the Commission to the public via the Internet with prior agreement of the approved economic operators concerned. The list shall be kept up to date.

Member States shall include information on the application of the approved economic operator scheme as laid down in this chapter in their report to be transmitted to the Commission every two years according to Article 55(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008.

On the basis of those reports and its own observations, the Commission shall undertake an evaluation and possible adjustment of the approved economic operator scheme.

Member States shall include information on the application of the criteria referred to in Article 31 in their report to be transmitted to the Commission every two years according to Article 55(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008.

In their reports, Member States shall include the following information:

On the basis of those reports and its own observations, the Commission shall undertake an evaluation and possible adjustment of the Union criteria.

The form for submission of information regarding sighted fishing vessels referred to in Article 49(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 is set out in Annex XA to this Regulation.

The instructions for filling in the form referred to in paragraph 1 are set out in Annex XB to this Regulation.

This Title lays down the conditions under which the Member States shall administratively cooperate with each other, third countries, the Commission and the body designated by it in order to ensure the effective application of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 and this Regulation.

This Title shall not bind Member States to grant each other assistance where that would be likely to be injurious to their national legal system, public policy, security or other fundamental interests. Before denying a request for assistance, the requested Member State shall consult the applicant Member State to determine whether assistance may be given in part, subject to specific terms and conditions. Where a request for assistance cannot be complied with the applicant Member State and the Commission shall promptly be notified of that fact and reasons shall be stated.

This Title shall not affect the application in the Member States of rules on criminal procedure and mutual assistance in criminal matters, including those on secrecy of judicial inquiries.

Regulations (EU) 2016/679 and (EU) 2018/1725 as well as the national provisions transposing Directive (EU) 2016/680 of the European Parliament and of the Council ([^E0003]), apply to the processing of personal data carried out pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 and this Regulation by Member States, the Commission or the body designated by it.

The rights of persons with regard to their personal data processed in national systems shall be exercised in accordance with the law of the Member State which stored their personal data, and in particular the provisions implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/679, and, with regard to their personal data processed in Union systems, shall be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1725.

The Commission or the body designated by it and Member States may process the personal data of natural persons, in order to fulfil their duties under the rules of the common fisheries policy, in particular for carrying out verifications and enquiries pursuant to the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008, or under the rules of agreements with third countries or international organisations.

The Commission may restrict certain of the rights of data subjects in the context of the processing of personal data by the Commission in the Union system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, in line with the Commission Decision (EU) 2019/1862 of 6 November 2019.

Member States and the Commission shall take all necessary steps to ensure that data covered by professional and commercial secrecy that are collected, received and transmitted within the framework of this Regulation are treated in accordance with applicable rules on professional and commercial secrecy.

Data referred to in paragraph 1 exchanged between Member States and the Commission may be transmitted to persons other than those in Member States or the Commission or the body designated by it, provided their functions require them to have access to such data and with the consent of the Member State or the Commission or the body designated by it which has provided those data. In the case of a refusal, the Member State, the Commission or the body designated by it shall provide the reasons for refusal to transmit the data. The absence of a reply to a request for consent within a period of one month shall be regarded as consent.

The data referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be used for any purpose other than that provided for in this Regulation, except with the consent of the Member State, the Commission or the body designated by it which has provided those data and on condition that the provisions in force in the Member State of the authority receiving the data do not prohibit such use. In the case of a refusal, the Member State, the Commission or the body designated by it shall provide the reasons for refusal.

Each Member State shall designate a single liaison office responsible for the application of this Title.

Each Member State shall communicate to the Commission and the other Member States the identity of the single liaison office and keep that information up to date.

The Commission shall publish and update the list of single liaison offices in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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 of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008, or to infringements of this Regulation.

Any such communication must have the prior authorisation of the judicial authority if such authorisation is required by national law.

When a Member State becomes aware of any potential IUU fishing activity or serious infringements referred to in  Article 42 of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 or reasonably suspects that such an activity or infringement may occur, it shall notify the other Member States concerned and the Commission, without delay. That notification shall supply all necessary information and shall be made via the single authority as referred to in Article 39.

When a Member State takes enforcement measures in relation to an IUU fishing activity or infringement referred to in paragraph 1, it shall notify the other Member States concerned and the Commission via the single authority as referred to in Article 39.

All notifications according to this Article shall be made in writing.

The applicant Member State shall ensure that all requests for assistance contain sufficient information to enable a requested Member State to fulfil the request, including any necessary evidence obtainable in the territory of the applicant Member State.

Requests for assistance shall be limited to substantiated cases where there is reasonable cause to believe that IUU fishing or serious infringements referred to in  Article 42 of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 have occurred and where the applicant Member State is not able to obtain the requested information or to take the requested measures by its own means.

Requests shall only be sent by the single authority of the applicant Member State or by the Commission to the single authority of the requested Member State. All replies to a request shall be communicated in the same way.

Requests for mutual assistance and the respective replies shall be made in writing.

The languages used for requests and for the communication of information shall be agreed by the single authorities concerned before requests are made. If no agreement can be reached, requests shall be communicated in the official language(s) of the applicant Member State and replies in the official language(s) of the requested Member State.

A requested Member State shall, at the request of an applicant Member State, or of the Commission, supply any relevant information required to establish whether IUU fishing or serious infringements referred to in  Article 42 of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 have occurred or to establish whether there is a reasonable suspicion it may occur. That information shall be supplied via the single authority as referred to in Article 39.

The requested Member State shall, at the request of the applicant Member State or of the Commission, carry out the appropriate administrative enquiries concerning operations which constitute, or appear to the applicant Member State to constitute, IUU fishing or serious infringements referred to in  Article 42 of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008. The requested Member State shall communicate the results of such administrative enquiries to the applicant Member State and to the Commission.

At the request of the applicant Member State, or of the Commission, the requested Member State may permit a competent official of the applicant Member State to accompany the officials of the requested Member State or of the Commission, in the course of administrative enquiries referred to in paragraph 2. In so far as national provisions on criminal proceedings restrict certain acts to officials specifically designated by national law, the officials of the applicant Member State shall not take part in such acts. In no event, shall they participate in searches of premises or the formal questioning of persons under criminal law. The officials of the applicant Member States present in the requested Member State must at all time be able to present written authority stating their identity and their official functions.

At the request of the applicant Member State, the requested Member State shall supply it with any document or certified true copies in its possession which relates to IUU fishing or serious infringements referred to in  Article 42 of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008.

The standard form for the exchange of information on request is set out in Annex XI.

A requested Member State shall, based on the evidence referred to in Article 43, at the request of an applicant Member State, or of the Commission, take all necessary enforcement measures to bring about the cessation, within its territory or within maritime waters under its sovereignty or jurisdiction, of any IUU fishing or serious infringements referred to in  Article 42 of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 without delay.

The requested Member State may consult the applicant Member State and the Commission in the course of taking the enforcement measures referred to in paragraph 1.

The requested Member State shall report the measures taken and their effect to the applicant Member State, the other Member States concerned and the Commission, via the single authority as referred to in Article 39.

The requested Member State shall provide the information referred to in Article 45(1) and Article 46 (3) as quickly as possible, but not later than 4 weeks following the date of receipt of the request. Different time limits may be agreed between the requested and the applicant Member State or the Commission.

Where the requested Member State is unable to respond to the request by the deadline, it shall inform the applicant Member State or the Commission in writing of the reason for its failure to do so, and indicate when it considers it will be able to respond.

A requested Member State shall, at the request of an applicant Member State and in accordance with its national rules governing the notification of similar instruments and decisions, notify the addressee of all instruments and decisions taken in the field covered by Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 which emanate from the administrative authorities of the applicant Member State and are to be served in the territory of the requested Member State.

Requests for notification shall be made using the standard form attached to this Regulation in Annex XII.

The requested Member State shall transmit its reply to the applicant Member State immediately after the notification via the single authority referred to in Article 39. The reply shall be made using the standard form attached to this Regulation in Annex XII.

Each Member State shall communicate to the Commission as soon as it is available to it any information it considers relevant concerning methods, practices or revealed tendencies used or suspected of having been used for IUU fishing or serious infringements referred to in  Article 42 of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008.

The Commission shall communicate to the Member States, as soon as it becomes available to it, any information that would help them to enforce the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008.

Where a Member State becomes aware of operations which constitute, or appear to constitute, IUU fishing or serious infringements referred to in  Article 42 of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 and which are of particular relevance at Community level, it shall communicate to the Commission as soon as possible any relevant information needed to determine the facts. The Commission shall convey that information to the other Member States concerned.

For the purposes of paragraph 1, operations which constitute IUU fishing or serious infringements referred to in  Article 42 of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 shall be deemed to be of particular relevance at Community level especially where:

Where the Commission considers that operations which constitute IUU fishing or serious infringements referred to in  Article 42 of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 have taken place in one or more Member States, it shall inform the Member States concerned thereof which shall as soon as possible carry out enquiries. The Member States concerned shall, as soon as possible, communicate to the Commission the findings of those enquiries.

When a Member State receives information relevant to ensure the effective application of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 and this Regulation from a third country, it shall communicate that information to the other Member States concerned via the single authority, in so far as it is permitted to do so by bilateral assistance agreements with that third country.

Information received under this Title may be communicated to a third country by a Member State via its single authority under a bilateral assistance agreement with that third country; That communication shall take place after consultation of the Member State that originally communicated the information and in accordance with Community legislation and national legislation regarding the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data.

The Commission may, in the framework of fisheries agreements concluded between the Community and third countries or in the framework of Regional Fisheries Management Organisations or similar arrangements to which the Community is a Contracting Party or a non-contracting Cooperating Party, communicate relevant information concerning IUU fishing or serious infringements referred to in  Article 42 of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 to other parties to those agreements, organisations or arrangements, subject to the consent of the Member State that supplied the information.

Vessel name:

Type of vessel (catching or carrier):

Flag (country of registration):

Home port (ISO alpha-2 country code + name of port):

Registration number (external identification):

International radio call sign:

IMO/Lloyd’s number (if issued):

Name of the master/representative:

Address of master/representative:

Dates and time of departure:

Port of departure (ISO alpha-2 country code + name of port):

Date and estimated time of landing:

Intended port of landing (ISO alpha-2 country code + 3 letter port code (*)):

Sent by master/representative:

Catch certificate number(s), date(s) and flag State(s)

Date of transhipment (if transhipment has taken place elsewhere than the port of landing) and name of catching vessel(s)

Area or port of transhipment (FAO (ICES) area, FAO (ICES) division, FAO (ICES) subdivision and if relevant ICES statistical rectangle)

Name of the species

Catch area (FAO (ICES) area, FAO (ICES) division, FAO (ICES) subdivision and if relevant ICES statistical rectangle and fishing effort zone)

Estimated total live weight on board (in kg) or number of fish if required

Estimated total live weight of fish to be landed (in kg) or number of fish if required

Presentation of fish and state of preservation (use letter codes (*))

If applicable, conversion factor applied to fishery product by flag State

If processed fishery products, processing’s type of packaging (3 letter code CRT=cartons. BOX=boxes, BGS=bags and BLC=blocks)

If processed fishery products, number of packing units

If processed fishery products, average weight per unit of packing (in kg)

Name and address of vessel owner:

Name of master of vessel/representative:

Signature:

Date:

Vessel name:

Type of vessel (catching or carrier):

Flag (country of registration):

Home port (ISO alpha-2 country code + name of port):

Registration number (external identification):

International radio call sign:

IMO/Lloyd’s number (if issued):

Name of the master/representative:

Address of master/representative:

Dates and time of departure:

Port of departure (ISO alpha-2 country code + name of port):

Date and estimated time of transhipment:

Intended port of transhipment (ISO alpha-2 country code + 3 letter port code (*)):

Sent by master/representative:

International radio call sign:

Registration number (external identification):

Flag (country of registration):

Catch certificate number(s), date(s) and flag State(s)

Date of transhipment (if transhipment has taken place elsewhere than the port of landing) and name of catching vessel(s)

Area or port of transhipment (FAO (ICES) area, FAO (ICES) division, FAO (ICES) subdivision and if relevant ICES statistical rectangle and fishing effort zone)

Name of the species

Catch area (FAO (ICES) area, FAO (ICES) division, FAO (ICES) subdivision and if relevant ICES statistical rectangle and fishing effort zone)

Estimated total live weight on board (in kg) or number of fish if required

Estimated total live weight of fish to be transhipped (in kg) or number of fish if required

Presentation of fish and state of preservation

If applicable, conversion factor applied to fishery product by flag State

If processed fishery products, processing’s type of packaging

If processed fishery products, number of packing units

If processed fishery products, average weight per unit of packing

Name and address of vessel owner:

Name of master of vessel/representative:

Signature:

Date:

Description of product

References of applicable conservation and management measures

List of vessels that have provided catches and the quantities by each vessel (name, registration number, etc. annexed):

Name, address, tel. and fax of exporter

Flag State authority validation:

Transport details (see Appendix)

Importer declaration:

Import control: Authority

Description of re-exported product

Name of re-exporter

Authority

Re-export control

Country of exportation

Exporter signature

Applicant

Legal status of applicant

Date of establishment

Address of establishment

Location of main business

Contact person (name, phone, fax, email)

Correspondence address

VAT ID number(s)

Trader identification number(s)/ EORI number

Legal registration number

AEO certificate number

Member State where customs related activities are carried out

Monthly average number/volume of import operations

Office where catch certificate documentation is kept

Office responsible for providing all catch certificate documentation

Location(s) where imported products are kept

Applicant

Legal status

Date of establishment

Address of establishment

Location of main place of business

Contact person

Correspondence address

AEO certificate number

Member State where customs related activities are carried out

Monthly average number/volume of import operations

Name, date and signature of the applicant

The application, including annexes, for the status of authorised economic operator

The AEO certificate from the authorities granting the status of authorised economic operator

Documentation for the number of import operations over the past 12 months.