# Regulation (EU) 2017/2107 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 November 2017 laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Convention area of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), and amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1936/2001, (EC) No 1984/2003 and (EC) No 520/2007, Article 6: Specific authorisations for large-scale tropical tuna catching vessels and for support vessels

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

1. A fisheries administration must issue authorisations, in accordance with the provisions laid down in a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the sustainable management of external fishing fleets, to large-scale catching vessels in its fleet to fish tropical tunas in the ICCAT Convention area.
2. A fisheries administration must issue authorisations to support vessels in its fleet used for any kind of support to vessels referred to in paragraph 1.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2017/2107/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-2107/article-6
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