# Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/2006, Article 72: Action to be taken upon information on sightings and detection

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

1. A fisheries administration must, upon receipt of a surveillance report from a third country, take prompt action on it and undertake such further investigation as is necessary to allow it to determine appropriate follow up.
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3. A fisheries administration shall also examine suitably documented information regarding sighted vessels submitted by individual citizens, civil society organisations, including environmental organisations, as well as representatives of fisheries or fish trade stakeholder interests.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/1224/article/72 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-1224/article-72
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