# Council Decision of 26 April 2010 supplementing the Schengen Borders Code as regards the surveillance of the sea external borders in the context of operational cooperation coordinated by the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (2010/252/EU) (repealed), Division 2.5.2.5: If there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that the ship is without nationality or may be assimilated to a ship without nationality, the participating unit shall proceed to verify the ship’s right to fly its flag. To this end, it may send a boat under the command of an officer to the suspected ship. If suspicion remains after the documents have been checked, it shall proceed to a further examination on board the ship, which shall be carried out with all possible consideration.

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Status: repealed

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2010/252/annex/part/I/division/2/division/2.5/division/2.5.2/division/2.5.2.5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2010-252/annex/part-I/division-2/division-2.5/division-2.5.2/division-2.5.2.5
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