# 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 84: Enhanced follow-up with regard to certain serious infringements

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

1. A fisheries administration which suspects a fishing vessel of having:
(a) misrecorded catches of stocks subject to a multiannual plan of more than 500 kg or 10 %, calculated as a percentage of the fishing logbook figures, whichever is the higher; or
(b) committed any of the serious infringements referred to in Article 42 of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 or in Article 90(1) of this Regulation within one year of committing a first such serious infringement;
may require the fishing vessel to proceed immediately to a port for a full investigation, in addition to the measures referred to in Chapter IX of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008.
2. A fisheries administration must immediately and in compliance with its procedures under applicable law notify the flag state of the investigation referred to in paragraph 1.
3. Officials may remain on board a fishing vessel until a full investigation as referred to in paragraph 1 has been undertaken.
4. The master of the fishing vessel referred to in paragraph 1 shall cease all fishing activities and proceed to port if he has been requested to do so.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/1224/article/84 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-1224/article-84
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