Regulation 41 Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing

(1)

Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing is amended as follows.

(2)

In Article 12 after paragraph 4 insert—

“4A.

The Secretary of State may enter into arrangements with other flags states to the effect that, for fisheries products obtained from catches made by fishing vessels flying the flag of the state in question, the catch certificate may be—

(a)
in a form which does not contain all of the information specified in the specimen shown in Annex 2; or

(b)
replaced by electronic traceability systems,

provided the Secretary of State is satisfied that the same level of control by authorities is ensured.

4B.

Before entering into arrangements under paragraph 4A, the Secretary of State must consult—

(a)
the Scottish Ministers;

(b)
the Welsh Ministers; and

(c)
the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland.”.

(3)

In Article 15—

(a)

in paragraph 1 for the word “The” in the first place it occurs, substitute “Where the Secretary of State has entered into arrangements under paragraph 3, the”; and

(b)

at the end insert—

“3.

The Secretary of State may enter into arrangements with other states to the effect that exports of fisheries products obtained from catches made by United Kingdom fishing vessels to the state in question will be subject to the validation of a catch certificate.

4.

Before entering into arrangements under paragraph 3, the Secretary of State must consult—

(a)
the Scottish Ministers;

(b)
the Welsh Ministers; and

(c)
the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland.”.