# Commission Decision of 25 March 2009 establishing a specific control and inspection programme related to the recovery of bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean (notified under document number C(2009) 2032) (2009/296/EC), Division 1.8: Inspection tasks at landing

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Inspectors shall systematically verify:
(a) that the fishing vessels are authorised to operate (markings, identity, licence, special permits, authorisation, and ICCAT list);
(b) that the pre-notification of arrival for landing was sent and contained the correct information concerning the catch on-board;
(c) that the fishing vessels are equipped with an operational Vessel Monitoring System (VMS);
(d) for fishing vessels, that the relevant information is present on-board and duly completed and reported (logbooks, bluefin tuna catch document, re-export certificate, ICCAT transfer declaration and transhipment declaration);
(e) the physical quantities of bluefin tuna on-board, and presentation;
(f) the size composition of catches of bluefin tuna on-board (by-catch and minimum size rules);
(g) the fishing gear on-board;
(h) in the case of landing of processed products, the use of the ICCAT conversion factors to calculate the equivalent round weight of the processed bluefin tuna;
(i) that the bluefin tuna offered for retail sale to the final consumer, from fishing vessels in the eastern Atlantic, is correctly marked or labelled;
(j) that the bluefin tuna landed by the bait boats in the eastern Atlantic is correctly tail tagged.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2009/296/annex/I/division/3/division/1.8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-296/annex-I/division-3/division-1.8
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