# 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 37: Action in respect of fishing vessels included in the ... IUU vessel list

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

The following measures shall apply to the fishing vessels included in the United Kingdom IUU vessel list (IUU fishing vessels):
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2..current fishing authorisations or special fishing permits issued by a fisheries administration in respect of IUU fishing vessels shall be withdrawn;
3..IUU fishing vessels ... shall not be authorised to fish in United Kingdom waters and shall be prohibited to be chartered;
4.. United Kingdom fishing vessels shall not in any way assist, engage in fish processing operations or participate in any transhipment or joint fishing operations with IUU fishing vessels;
5..IUU fishing vessels must not be authorised to enter into a port in the United Kingdom, except in case of force majeure or distress. Alternatively, a fisheries administration may authorise the entry into a United Kingdom port on the condition that the catches on board and, where appropriate, fishing gear prohibited pursuant to conservation and management measures adopted by regional fisheries management organisations, are confiscated. A fisheries administration may also confiscate catches and, where appropriate, fishing gear prohibited pursuant to those measures, on board IUU fishing vessels which have been authorised to enter a United Kingdom port for reason of force majeure or distress.
6..IUU fishing vessels ... shall not be supplied in ports with provisions, fuel or other services, except in case of force majeure or distress;
7..IUU fishing vessels ... shall not be authorised to change the crew, except as necessary in case of force majeure or distress;
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9..the importation of fishery products caught by IUU fishing vessels shall be prohibited, and accordingly catch certificates accompanying such products shall not be accepted or validated;
10..the exportation and re-exportation of fishery products from IUU fishing vessels for processing shall be prohibited;
11..IUU fishing vessels with no fish and crew on board shall be authorised to enter a port for its scrapping, but without prejudice to any prosecutions and sanctions imposed against that vessel and any legal or natural person concerned.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/1005/article/37 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-1005/article-37
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