# Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 of 29 September 2008 establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, amending Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1936/2001 and (EC) No 601/2004 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1093/94 and (EC) No 1447/1999, Article 20: Flag State notifications and cooperation with third countries

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

1. The acceptance of catch certificates validated by a given flag state for the purposes of this Regulation shall be subject to the condition that a fisheries administration has received a notification from the flag state concerned certifying that:
(a) it has in place national arrangements for the implementation, control and enforcement of laws, regulations and conservation and management measures which must be complied with by its fishing vessels;
(b) its public authorities are empowered to attest the veracity of the information contained in catch certificates and to carry out verifications of such certificates on request from a fisheries administration. The notification shall also include the necessary information to identify those authorities.
2. The information to be given in the notification laid down in paragraph 1 is set forth in Annex III.
3. A fisheries administration must inform the flag state of the receipt of the notification sent pursuant to paragraph 1. If all elements mentioned in paragraph 1 are not provided by the flag state, a fisheries administration must indicate to the flag state which elements are missing and request that it provide a new notification.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/1005/article/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-1005/article-20
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