# Regulation (EU) 2016/1627 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2016 on a multiannual recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 302/2009, Article 31: Landings

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

1. Article 17 of Regulation ... 1224/2009 applies to masters of ICCAT authorised UK fishing boats of 12 metres' length overall or more .... The prior arrival notification under Article 17 of Regulation ... 1224/2009 must be sent to the fisheries authority for the port or the competent authority of the contracting party whose ports or landing facility they wish to use.
2. In addition, masters of ICCAT authorised UK fishing boats under 12 metres' length overall must, at least four hours before the estimated time of arrival at the port, notify the fisheries authority for the port or the competent authority of the contracting party whose ports or landing facility they wish to use, at least of the following:
(a) estimated time of arrival;
(b) estimated quantity of bluefin tuna retained on board; and
(c) information on the geographical area where the catches were taken.
3. Where a fisheries authority applies a shorter notification period by virtue of regulations made under Article 17(6) of Regulation 1224/2009, instead of the notification periods specified in paragraphs 1 and 2 the estimated quantities of bluefin tuna retained on board may be notified in accordance with the shorter notification period prior to arrival. If the fishing grounds are less than four hours from the port, the estimated quantities of bluefin tuna retained on board may be modified at any time prior to arrival.
4. The fisheries authority for a United Kingdom port must keep a record of all prior notifications for a period of at least one year from the date of the notification.
5. All landings of bluefin tuna at United Kingdom designated ports must be controlled, in accordance with Article 55(2), by the fisheries authority for the port and a percentage must be inspected based on a risk assessment system specified in the relevant bluefin tuna fishing plan submitted by the Secretary of State to, and endorsed by, ICCAT prior to the start of the annual fishing season. ...
6. In addition to Article 23(1) of Regulation ... 1224/2009, after each trip, the master of an ICCAT authorised UK fishing boat, whatever the length of the vessel, must submit a landing declaration to —
a) the boat’s fisheries authority or the fisheries authority for the port of landing, or
b) if the landing has taken place in a port of a contracting party, the boat’s fisheries authority and to the competent authority of the port State.
7. The fisheries authority for a UK designated port must ensure that all catches of bluefin tuna landed at the port are weighed upon landing.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/1627/article/31 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-1627/article-31
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