Article 26 Presumed IUU fishingC1

whether an official enquiry should be carried out in respect of a vessel identified under paragraph 1; and

the information which should be presented as part of any official enquiry agreed to be carried out under paragraph (a).

provide all information gathered F7, and agreed pursuant to paragraph 1B(b), on alleged IUU fishing;

issue an official request to the flag F8state that it takes all the necessary measures to investigate the alleged IUU fishing and share the results of this investigation with the F9Secretary of State on a timely basis;

issue an official request to the flag F10state to take immediate enforcement action should the allegation formulated against the fishing vessel concerned be proven to be founded, and to inform the F11Secretary of State of the measures taken;

ask the flag F12state to notify the owner and, where appropriate, the operator of the fishing vessel concerned of the detailed statement of reasons for the intended listing and of the consequences which would result should the fishing vessel be included in the F13United Kingdom IUU vessel list, as laid down in Article 37. Flag F14states shall also be requested to provide information to the F15Secretary of State as to the fishing vessel's owners and, where appropriate, operators so as to ensure that such persons can be heard, in accordance with Article 27(2);

advise the flag F16state on the provisions in Chapters VI and VII.