Article 36 Emergency measures

United Kingdom

If there is evidence that the measures adopted by a third country undermine the conservation and management measures adopted by a regional fisheries management organisation, a fisheries administration may adopt, in line with the international obligations of the United Kingdom, emergency measures which must last no more than six months. A fisheries administration may take a new decision to extend the emergency measures for no more than six months.

The emergency measures referred to in paragraph 1 may include, inter alia, that:

(a)

fishing vessels authorised to fish and flying the flag of the third country concerned shall not be granted access to the ports of F2the United Kingdom, except in case of force majeure or distress as referred to in Article 4(2) for services strictly necessary to remedy those situations;

(b)

F3United Kingdom fishing vessels shall not be authorised to engage in joint fishing operations with vessels flying the flag of the third country concerned;

(c)

F4United Kingdom fishing vessels shall not be authorised to fish in maritime waters under the jurisdiction of the third country concerned, without prejudice to the provisions set out in bilateral fishing agreements;

(d)

provision of live fish for fish farming in maritime waters under the jurisdiction of the third country concerned shall not be authorised;

(e)

live fish caught by fishing vessels flying the flag of the third country concerned shall not be accepted for the purposes of fish farming in F5United Kingdom waters.

F63.

Emergency measures have immediate effect. A fisheries administration must notify the country concerned and publish the measures on a website that is accessible to the public.

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Art. 36(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 9(32)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2: Words in Art. 36(2)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 9(32)(b)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3: Words in Art. 36(2)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 9(32)(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4: Words in Art. 36(2)(c) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 9(32)(b)(iii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5: Words in Art. 36(2)(e) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 9(32)(b)(iv); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F6: Art. 36(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 9(32)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F7: Art. 36(4) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 9(32)(d); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F8: Art. 36(5) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 9(32)(d); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)