# Regulation (EU) No 640/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2010 establishing a catch documentation programme for bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1984/2003, Article 7: Re-export validation

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

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2. Upon a request made under Article 6(2)(b), the licensing authority must not validate the re-export certificate unless the authority is satisfied—
(a) all the information contained in the re-export certificate has been established to be accurate,
(b) the validated catch document(s) submitted in support of the re-export certificate had been accepted for the importation of the products declared on the re-export certificate,
(c) the products to be re-exported are wholly or partly the same products appearing on the validated catch document(s), and
(d) a copy of the catch document(s) is attached to the validated re-export certificate.
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(4.) Each licensing authority must—
(a) promptly send a copy of any re-export certificate it has validated to the competent authorities of the State where the bluefin tuna is due to be imported and to the ICCAT Secretariat;
(b) retain a copy of each re-export certificate it has validated or received for a minimum period of two years.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2010/640/article/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2010-640/article-7
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