Article 4 Fishing authorisations

United Kingdom

A fishing authorisation referred to in Article 7 of the Control Regulation shall be valid for one F1... F2fishing vessel only.

Fishing authorisations referred to in Article 7 of the Control Regulation shall contain as a minimum the information set out in Annex III. F3A fisheries administration must ensure that the information contained in the fishing authorisation is accurate and consistent with F4Fisheries Rules.

Special fishing permits issued in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1627/94^f1 shall be considered as fishing authorisations issued in accordance with this Regulation if they contain the minimum information required by paragraph 2 of this Article.

A fishing authorisation as referred to in paragraph 2 and a fishing licence as referred to in Article 3(2) of this Regulation may be contained in the same document.

Without prejudice to special rules F5United Kingdom fishing vessels of less than 10 metres’ length overall which fish exclusively in F6United Kingdom waters shall be excluded from the obligation to a have a fishing authorisation.

Paragraph 2 and paragraph 5 of Article 3 of this Regulation shall apply correspondingly.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Word in Art. 4(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 5(5)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2: Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1962 of 28 October 2015 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy.
F3: Words in Art. 4(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 5(5)(b)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4: Words in Art. 4(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 5(5)(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5: Words in Art. 4(5) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 5(5)(c)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F6: Words in Art. 4(5) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/739), regs. 1, 5(5)(c)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Footnotes

f1: OJ L 171, 6.7.1994, p. 7.