The Sea Fisheries (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
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2 Amendment to Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing is amended as follows. (2) In Article 14 (indirect importation of fishery products) for paragraph 1 substitute— (1) In order to import fishery products transported in the same form to the United Kingdom from a third country other than the flag state or the state in which processing takes place as referred to in paragraph 2, the importer must submit to the competent authorities of a fisheries administration: (a) the catch certificate(s) validated by the flag state and, if applicable, the endorsed statement referred to in paragraph 2, as follows: (i) the original of the catch certificates(s) and, if applicable, the original of the statement referred to in paragraph 2, of the fishery products concerned if the total consignment is exported; or (ii) a copy of the original catch certificate(s) and, if applicable, a copy of the statement referred to in paragraph 2 where only a part of the fishery products concerned in the consignment is exported; and (b) documented evidence that the fishery products did not undergo operations other than unloading, reloading or any operation designed to preserve them in good and genuine condition, and remained under the surveillance of the competent authorities in that third country which shall be provided by means of: (i) if the whole consignment related to a catch certificate and, if relevant, to the statement referred to in paragraph 2 is exported, the single transport document issued to cover the passage from the territory of the flag state or the state in which processing takes place through that third country: or (ii) if the original consignment related to a catch certificate and, if relevant, to the statement referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article is split, a document validated by the competent authorities of that third country, using the template set out in Annex V, which must: (a) give an exact description of the fishery products and the weight of the consignment exported, the dates of unloading and reloading of the fishery products and, where applicable, the names of the vessels or other means of transport used; and (b) indicate the name and approval number of the storage facility and the conditions under which the fishery products remained in that third country. (1A) Where the species concerned are subject to a catch documentation scheme adopted by a regional fisheries management organisation and recognised under Article 13, the documents referred to in paragraphs 1(a) and 1(b) may be replaced by the re-export certificate of that catch documentation scheme, provided that the third country has fulfilled its notification requirements accordingly. . (3) In Article 14 (indirect importation of fishery products) for paragraph 2 substitute— (2) In order to import fishery products constituting one single consignment and which have been processed in a third country, the importer shall submit to the competent authorities of a fisheries administration a statement established by the processing plant in that third country and endorsed by its competent authorities in accordance with the form set out in Annex IV: (a) giving an exact description of the unprocessed and processed products and their respective quantities; (b) indicating that the processed products have been processed in that third country from catches accompanied by catch certificate(s) validated by the flag state; and (c) accompanied by: (i) the original catch certificate(s) where the totality of the catches concerned has been used for the processing of the fishery products exported in a single consignment; or (ii) a copy of the original catch certificate(s) where part of the catches concerned has been used for the processing of the fishery products exported in a single consignment. (2A) Where the species concerned are subject to a catch documentation scheme adopted by a regional fisheries management organisation and recognised under Article 13, the statement may be replaced by the re-export certificate of that catch documentation scheme, provided that the third country of processing has fulfilled its notification requirements accordingly. . (4) In Article 16 (submission and checks of catch certificates), after paragraph 1 insert— (1A) The catch certificate as established in Article 12(4), together with the transport details as specified in Annex II, the statement of processing as established in Article 14(2) and any other information as required by Articles 12, 14 and 17 must be uploaded to the United Kingdom’s digital import systems. . (5) For Annex II (catch and re-export certificate) substitute Annex II as set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations. (6) For Annex IV (statement under Article 14(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 of 29 September 2008 establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing) substitute Annex IV as set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations. (7) After Annex IV, insert the new Annex V as set out in Schedule 3 to these Regulations.
2 Amendment to Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing is amended as follows. (2) In Article 14 (indirect importation of fishery products) for paragraph 1 substitute— (1) In order to import fishery products transported in the same form to the United Kingdom from a third country other than the flag state or the state in which processing takes place as referred to in paragraph 2, the importer must submit to the competent authorities of a fisheries administration: (a) the catch certificate(s) validated by the flag state and, if applicable, the endorsed statement referred to in paragraph 2, as follows: (i) the original of the catch certificates(s) and, if applicable, the original of the statement referred to in paragraph 2, of the fishery products concerned if the total consignment is exported; or (ii) a copy of the original catch certificate(s) and, if applicable, a copy of the statement referred to in paragraph 2 where only a part of the fishery products concerned in the consignment is exported; and (b) documented evidence that the fishery products did not undergo operations other than unloading, reloading or any operation designed to preserve them in good and genuine condition, and remained under the surveillance of the competent authorities in that third country which shall be provided by means of: (i) if the whole consignment related to a catch certificate and, if relevant, to the statement referred to in paragraph 2 is exported, the single transport document issued to cover the passage from the territory of the flag state or the state in which processing takes place through that third country: or (ii) if the original consignment related to a catch certificate and, if relevant, to the statement referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article is split, a document validated by the competent authorities of that third country, using the template set out in Annex V, which must: (a) give an exact description of the fishery products and the weight of the consignment exported, the dates of unloading and reloading of the fishery products and, where applicable, the names of the vessels or other means of transport used; and (b) indicate the name and approval number of the storage facility and the conditions under which the fishery products remained in that third country. (1A) Where the species concerned are subject to a catch documentation scheme adopted by a regional fisheries management organisation and recognised under Article 13, the documents referred to in paragraphs 1(a) and 1(b) may be replaced by the re-export certificate of that catch documentation scheme, provided that the third country has fulfilled its notification requirements accordingly. . (3) In Article 14 (indirect importation of fishery products) for paragraph 2 substitute— (2) In order to import fishery products constituting one single consignment and which have been processed in a third country, the importer shall submit to the competent authorities of a fisheries administration a statement established by the processing plant in that third country and endorsed by its competent authorities in accordance with the form set out in Annex IV: (a) giving an exact description of the unprocessed and processed products and their respective quantities; (b) indicating that the processed products have been processed in that third country from catches accompanied by catch certificate(s) validated by the flag state; and (c) accompanied by: (i) the original catch certificate(s) where the totality of the catches concerned has been used for the processing of the fishery products exported in a single consignment; or (ii) a copy of the original catch certificate(s) where part of the catches concerned has been used for the processing of the fishery products exported in a single consignment. (2A) Where the species concerned are subject to a catch documentation scheme adopted by a regional fisheries management organisation and recognised under Article 13, the statement may be replaced by the re-export certificate of that catch documentation scheme, provided that the third country of processing has fulfilled its notification requirements accordingly. . (4) In Article 16 (submission and checks of catch certificates), after paragraph 1 insert— (1A) The catch certificate as established in Article 12(4), together with the transport details as specified in Annex II, the statement of processing as established in Article 14(2) and any other information as required by Articles 12, 14 and 17 must be uploaded to the United Kingdom’s digital import systems. . (5) For Annex II (catch and re-export certificate) substitute Annex II as set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations. (6) For Annex IV (statement under Article 14(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 of 29 September 2008 establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing) substitute Annex IV as set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations. (7) After Annex IV, insert the new Annex V as set out in Schedule 3 to these Regulations.
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