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Article 42 Serious infringements

United Kingdom

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1.

For the purpose of this Regulation, serious infringement means:

(a)

the activities considered to constitute IUU fishing in accordance with the criteria set out in Article 3;

(b)

the conduct of business directly connected to IUU fishing, including the trade in/or the importation of fishery products;

(c)

the falsification of documents referred to in this Regulation or the use of such false or invalid documents.

2.

The serious character of the infringement shall be determined by F1a fisheries administration taking into account the criteria set out in Article 3(2).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in Art. 42(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 9(38); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)