# Council Decision of 20 June 2011 on the approval, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (2011/443/EU), Article 10: Force majeure or distress


Nothing in this Agreement affects the entry of vessels to port in accordance with international law for reasons of force majeure or distress, or prevents a port State from permitting entry into port to a vessel exclusively for the purpose of rendering assistance to persons, ships or aircraft in danger or distress.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2011/443/attachment/1/article/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2011-443/attachment-1/article-10
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