Article 22 Suspension of the status of an approved economic operator

United Kingdom

The status of approved economic operator shall be suspended by the F1fisheries administration in the following cases:

(a)

where non-compliance with the criteria laid down in Articles 9 to 13 has been detected;

(b)

where the F2fisheries administration has sufficient reason to believe that an act has been perpetrated by the approved economic operator, which gives rise to legal proceedings and is linked to an infringement of F3Fisheries Rules or of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008;

(c)

where the status of the authorised economic operator has been suspended in accordance with the Implementing Rules of the Community Customs Code;

(d)

where the suspension is requested by the approved economic operator which is temporarily unable to meet any of the criteria laid down in Articles 9 to 13.

Before taking a decision in accordance with paragraph 1(a), (b) and (c), the F4fisheries administration must communicate its findings to the economic operator concerned. The operators shall be entitled to express its point of view within 30 calendar days starting from the date of receiving the communication.

However, where the nature or the level of the threat to the conservation measures for a certain stock or stocks so require, suspension shall take place immediately. F5...

The suspension referred to in paragraph 1 shall take effect from the day following its notification to the approved economic operator. The suspension shall however not affect any import procedure already started before the date of suspension and not yet completed.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Art. 22(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 12(16)(a)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2: Words in Art. 22(1)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 12(16)(a)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3: Words in Art. 22(1)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 12(16)(a)(iii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4: Words in Art. 22(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 12(16)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5: Words in Art. 22(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 12(16)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)