# Council Regulation (EC) No 1035/2001 of 22 May 2001 establishing a catch documentation scheme for Dissostichus spp., Article 12

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

1. The master or his authorised representative of a United Kingdom fishing vessel to which catch has been transhipped must, immediately after landing Dissostichus spp., obtain on the catch document received from the transhipping vessels :
a signed and stamped validation by a responsible official of the Port State of landing or free trade zone who is acting under the direction of either the customs or fisheries authorities of the Port State and is competent with regard to the validation of Dissostichus spp. catch documents, and
the signature of the person who receives the catch at the port of landing or free trade zone.
2. In the event of the catch being divided upon landing, the master or his authorised representative must present a copy of the catch document to each person who receives a part of the catch at the port of landing or free trade zone. The master or his authorised representative must record on the copy of the catch document the amount and origin of the catch received by that person and obtain his signature.
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3. The said master or his authorised representative must immediately sign and convey by the most rapid electronic means available a copy or, if the catch landed was divided, copies of the signed and stamped catch document to the Flag States that issued those catch documents. He must provide a signed copy of the relevant document or documents to each person who receives a part of the catch.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2001/1035/article/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2001-1035/article-12
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