
CHAPTER I
Article 1 
This Regulation lays down the general rules and conditions governing the implementation ... of the Catch Documentation Scheme for Dissostichus spp. adopted by CCAMLR.
Article 2 

1. This Regulation shall apply to all 
                                 Dissostichus
                               spp. falling within TARIC codes 0302 69 88 00, 0303 79 88 10, 0303 79 88 90, 0304 20 88 10 and 0304 20 88 00:
(a) landed or transhipped by  United Kingdom  fishing vessels; or
(b) imported into, or exported or re-exported from  Great Britain.
2. This Regulation shall not apply to by-catches of 
                                 Dissostichus
                               spp. taken by trawlers fishing on the high seas outside the CCAMLR area.For the purpose of this paragraph, a by-catch of 
                                 Dissostichus
                               spp. means a quantity of 
                                 Dissostichus
                               spp. representing no more than 5 % of the total catch of all species and no more than 50 tonnes for an entire fishing trip by a vessel.
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Article 3 
For the purposes of this Regulation:

((a)) ‘Dissostichus spp’: means fish of the species Dissostichus eleginoides and Dissostichus mawsoni;
((b)) ‘Catch document’: means a document containing the information specified in Annex I and presented in accordance with the specimen shown in Annex II;
((c)) ‘CCAMLR area’: means the area of application defined in Article I of the Convention;
((d)) ‘import’ means the physical entering or bringing of a catch into any part of the geographical territory under the control of a State or from Northern Ireland into Great Britain, except (in either case)  where the catch is landed or transhipped within the definitions of ‘landing’ or ‘transhipment’ set out in points (e) and (f);
((e)) ‘landing’ means the initial transfer of catch in its harvested or processed form from a vessel to dockside or to another vessel in a port or free trade zone where the catch is certified by an authority of the Port State as landed;
((f)) ‘transhipment’ means:

— the transfer of a catch in its harvested or processed form from a vessel to another vessel or means of transport, and, where such transfer takes place within the territory under the control of a Port State, for the purpose of effecting its removal from that State or its removal from Great Britain to Northern Ireland or vice versa,
— temporarily placing a catch on land or an artificial structure to  facilitate  such transfer where the catch is not landed within the definition of point (e);
((g)) ‘export’ means any movement of a catch in its harvested or processed form:
— from the territory under the control of a State or free trade zone of landing, or, where that State or free trade zone forms part of a customs union, any other Member State of this customs union, or
— where Great Britain is the place of landing, from Great Britain;
((h)) ‘re-export’ means any movement of a catch in its harvested or processed form:
— from territory under the control of the State, free trade zone, or Member State of a customs union of import unless that State, free trade zone, or any Member State of that customs union of import is the first place of import, in which case the movement is an export within the definition in point (g), or
— where Great Britain is the place of import, from Great Britain, unless Great Britain is the first place of import, in which case the movement is an export within the definition in point (g);
((i)) ‘Port State’ means the State that has control over a particular port area or free trade zone for the purposes of landing, transhipment, importing, exporting and re exporting and whose authority serves as the authority for landing or transhipment certification.
CHAPTER II
Article 4 

1. A fisheries administration must  require, as a condition of a licence or a permit authorising a vessel to harvest 
                              Dissostichus spp.
                           , that the vessel only land catches in States which are Contracting Parties to CCAMLR or which otherwise apply the catch documentation scheme.
2. A fisheries administration must  attach to licences and permits authorising vessels to harvest 
                              Dissostichus spp.
                            the names of all CCAMLR Contracting Parties and States which have notified the CCAMLR Secretariat that they apply the catch documentation scheme.
3. A fisheries administration must  take all necessary measures to ensure that whenever 
                              Dissostichus spp.
                            is landed or transhipped,  United Kingdom fishing  vessels authorised to engage in harvesting 
                              Dissostichus spp.
                            have duly completed a catch document.
Article 5 
A fisheries administration must  take all necessary measures to ensure that each transhipment of Dissostichus spp. to  United Kingdom fishing  vessels is accompanied by a duly completed catch document.
Article 6 
A fisheries administration must  provide catch document forms to each  United Kingdom fishing vessel  authorised to harvest Dissostichus spp. and only to those vessels.
Article 7 
A fisheries administration must  ensure that each catch document form that  it issues  includes a specific identification number as indicated in Annex I.
A fisheries administration must  also enter on each catch document form the number of the fishing licence or permit authorising to fish Dissostichus spp.  it has  issued to  the  vessel.
CHAPTER III
Article 8 

1. The master of a  United Kingdom  fishing vessel  must  ensure that each landing or transhipment of Dissostichus spp. to or from his vessel is accompanied by a duly completed catch document.
2. The master of a  United Kingdom  fishing vessel that has received one or more catch document forms must follow the following procedures prior to each landing or transhipment of Dissostichus spp.:
(a) the mastermust  ensure that all the mandatory information listed in Annex I is accurately recorded on the catch document;
(b) if a landing or transhipment includes catch of both Dissostichus species, the master must record on the catch document the estimated total weight of the catch to be landed or transhipped and indicate the estimated weight of each species;
(c) if a landing or transhipment includes catch of both Dissostichus species taken from different subareas and/or statistical divisions, the master must record on the catch document the estimated weight of each species taken from each subarea and/or statistical division;
(d) the master must convey to  a fisheries administration, by the most rapid electronic means available, the catch document number, the dates within which the catch was taken, the species, the processing type or types, the estimated weight to be landed and the area or areas of the catch, the date of landing or transhipment and the port and country of landing or vessel of transhipment and must request from the  fisheries administration  a confirmation number....
Article 9 
After having verified, by the use of data reports obtained through an automated tamper-proof satellite linked vessel monitoring system (VMS), that the area fished and the catch to be landed or transhipped as reported by its vessel is accurately recorded and consistent with its authorisation to fish,  a fisheries administration must  convey a confirmation number to the master by the most rapid electronic means.
The master shall enter the confirmation number on the catch document.
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Article 10 

1. Immediately after each landing or transhipment of Dissostichus spp. the master of a  United Kingdom  fishing vessel or his authorised representative who has received one or more catch document forms  must:
(a) in the case of a transhipment, obtain the signature on the catch document of the master of the vessel to which the catch is transhipped;
(b) in the case of a landing, obtain on the catch document
— a signed and stamped validation by a responsible official of the Port State of landing or free trade zone who is acting under the direction of either the customs or fisheries authorities of the Port State and is competent with regard to the validation of 
                                             Dissostichus spp.
                                           catch documents, and
— the signature of the person who receives the catch at the port of landing or free trade zone.
2. In the event of the catch being divided upon landing, the said master or his authorised representative must present a copy of the catch document to each person who receives a part of the catch at the port of landing or free trade zone. The master or his authorised representative must record on the copy of the catch document the amount and origin of the catch received by that person and obtain their signature....
3. The said master or his authorised representative must immediately sign and convey by the most rapid electronic means available a copy or, if the catch landed was divided, copies of the signed catch documents to  a fisheries administration. He must also provide a copy of the signed document to each person who receives a part of the catch....
Article 11 
The master of the  United Kingdom  fishing vessel or his authorised representative  must  retain the original signed catch document or documents and return them to  a fisheries administration  no later than one month after the end of the fishing season.
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Article 12 

1. The master or his authorised representative of a  United Kingdom  fishing vessel to which catch has been transhipped  must, immediately after landing Dissostichus spp., obtain on the catch document received from the transhipping vessels :
— a signed and stamped validation by a responsible official of the Port State of landing or free trade zone who is acting under the direction of either the customs or fisheries authorities of the Port State and is competent with regard to the validation of 
                                       Dissostichus spp.
                                     catch documents, and
— the signature of the person who receives the catch at the port of landing or free trade zone.
2. In the event of the catch being divided upon landing, the master or his authorised representative must present a copy of the catch document to each person who receives a part of the catch at the port of landing or free trade zone. The master or his authorised representative must record on the copy of the catch document the amount and origin of the catch received by that person and obtain his signature....
3. The said master or his authorised representative must immediately sign and convey by the most rapid electronic means available a copy or, if the catch landed was divided, copies of the signed and stamped catch document to the Flag States that issued those catch documents. He must provide a signed copy of the relevant document or documents to each person who receives a part of the catch....
CHAPTER IV
Article 13 

1. A fisheries administration must  take the measures necessary to identify the origin of all 
                              Dissostichus
                            spp. imported into or exported from  Great Britain  and to determine whether the 
                              Dissostichus
                            spp. harvested in the CCAMLR area was caught in a manner consistent with the CCAMLR conservation measures.
2. If a  fisheries administration  has reasons to believe that landings or imports of 
                              Dissostichus
                            spp. declared as having been caught on the high seas outside the CCAMLR area consist in actual fact of 
                              Dissostichus
                            spp. caught in the CCAMLR area, the fisheries administration shall request the Flag State to carry out an additional verification of the catch document by the use of, 
                              inter alia
                           , data reports provided through an automated satellite-linked VMS.If the Flag State despite this request fails to demonstrate that the catch document was verified with the use of VMS data, the catch document shall be considered as void 
                              ab initio
                            and the importation and exportation of the 
                              Dissostichus
                            spp. shall be prohibited.
3. A fisheries administration must, without delay, inform the  other fisheries administrations  of any instance where the results of the additional verification referred to in paragraph 2 indicate that the catches were not caught in a manner consistent with the CCAMLR conservation measures and of the measures taken by the  fisheries administration  in this regard.
(4.) In paragraph 3, “the other fisheries administrations” does not include the Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland.
Article 14 
A fisheries administration must  take all necessary measures to ensure that each landing of Dissostichus spp at  its  ports is accompanied by a duly completed catch document.
Article 15 

1. A fisheries administration must  take all necessary measures to ensure that each shipment of 
                              Dissostichus
                            spp. imported into or exported from  Great Britain  is accompanied by the export-validated or re-export-validated catch document or documents corresponding to the total quantity of 
                              Dissostichus
                            spp. contained in the shipment.
2. A fisheries administration must  ensure that  its  customs authorities or other competent official agents request and examine the documentation of each shipment of 
                              Dissostichus
                            spp. imported into or exported from  Great Britain  in order to verify that it includes the export-validated or re-export-validated catch document or the documents corresponding to the total quantity of 
                              Dissostichus
                            spp. contained in the shipment. These authorities or agents may also examine the content of any shipment in order to verify the information contained in the catch document or documents.
3. A fisheries administration must inform the  other fisheries administrations  of any instance where the results of the verifications referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 indicate that the documentation requirements set out in this Regulation have not been met.
4. An export-validated 
                              Dissostichus
                            spp. catch document is one that:
(a) includes all the information specified in Annex I and all the necessary signatures; and
(b) includes a certificate signed and stamped by an official agent of the exporting State, attesting to the accuracy of the information contained in the document.
(5.) In paragraph 3, “the other fisheries administrations” does not include the Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland.
Article 16 
A fisheries administration must  take all necessary measures to ensure that each shipment of Dissostichus spp. re-exported from  Great Britain  is accompanied by the re-export-validated catch document or documents corresponding to the total amount of Dissostichus spp. contained in the shipment.
A re-export-validated catch document shall follow the specimen shown in Annex III and contain the information specified in Article 19.
CHAPTER V
Article 17 
The importation into  and exportation from Great Britain  of 
                        Dissostichus
                      spp. is prohibited if the batch concerned is not accompanied by a catch document.
Article 18 

1. For each shipment of Dissostichus spp. to be exported from  Great Britain, where Great Britain is the place of landing, the exporter shall enter on each catch document:
(a) the amount of each species of Dissostichus spp. contained in the shipment declared on the document;
(b) the name and address of the importer of the shipment and the place of importation;
(c) his name and address.After signing each catch document, he shall obtain a signed and stamped validation of the catch document by the competent authority of  a fisheries administration.
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Article 19 

1. In the event of re-exportation, the re-exporter  must  supply details of:
(a) the net weight of products of all species to be re-exported, together with the catch document number to which each species and product relates;
(b) the name and address of the importer of the shipment, the place of importation and the name and address of the exporter.The re-exportermust then obtain a signed and stamped validation of all the details by the competent authority  of a fisheries administration.
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CHAPTER VI
Article 20 

1. A fisheries administration must  convey immediately to the CCAMLR Secretariat, by the most rapid electronic means available, and with a copy to the  other fisheries administrations, the copies referred to in Articles 10 and 12.
2. A fisheries administration must  immediately transmit to the Secretariat, by the most rapid electronic means available, and with a copy to the  other fisheries administrations, a copy of the export validated or re-export-validated catch documents as well as the documents referred to in Article 22a.
(3.) In paragraph 2, “the other fisheries administrations” does not include the Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland.
Article 21 
The Secretary of State must  inform the CCAMLR Secretariat, of the name of the national authority or authorities (giving names, addresses, and telephone and fax numbers and e-mail addresses) responsible for issuing and validating catch documents.
Article 22 
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CHAPTER VIa
Article 22a 
If a  fisheries administration  has cause to sell or dispose of seized or confiscated 
                        Dissostichus
                      spp., it must issue a specially validated catch document. This catch document  must  include a statement specifying the reasons for that validation and describe the circumstances under which the seized or confiscated fish are moving into trade. To the extent practicable,  a fisheries administrationmust ensure that no financial benefit from the sale or disposal of this fish accrue to the perpetrators of the illegal fishing activities.
CHAPTER VII
Article 23 
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Article 24 
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Article 25 
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Article 26 
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ANNEX I

The catch document and re-export document shall include the following information:

1.. A specific identification number, consisting of:

((i)) a four-digit number consisting of the two-digit International Standards Organisation (ISO) country code, followed by the last two digits of the year for which the document is issued:
((ii)) three-digit sequence number (beginning with 001) to denote the order in which the catch document forms are issued.
2.. The following information:

((i)) the name, address, telephone and fax numbers of the authority which issued the catch document form;
((ii)) the name, home port, national registration number and call sign of the vessel and, if applicable, its IMO/Lloyd's registration number;
((iii)) the number of the licence or permit issued to the vessel, as applicable;
((iv)) the weight of each 
                                          Dissostichus
                                        species landed or transhipped by product type, and

((a)) by CCAMLR statistical sub-area or division if caught in the Convention area, and/or
((b)) by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) statistical area, sub-area or division if caught outside the Convention area;
((v)) the dates within which the catch was taken;
((vi)) in the case of landing, the date and the port at which the catch was landed; or in the case of transhipment, the date and the name of the vessel, its flag and national registration number ...;
((vii)) the name, address, telephone and fax numbers of the receiver or receivers of the catch and the amount of each species and product type received; and
((viii)) the transport details in the export section of the 
                                          Dissostichus
                                        catch document and in the re-export section of the 
                                          Dissostichus
                                        re-export document as appropriate:

1.. if by sea:

— container(s) number(s) or, if more than one container, a list of container numbers on an attachment signed and stamped for validation by the authority validating the 
                                                            Dissostichus
                                                          catch document or the 
                                                            Dissostichus
                                                          re-export document; or
— vessel name; and
— bill of lading number, date and place of issue
2.. if by air:

— flight number, airway bill number, place and date of issue
3.. if by other means (ground transportation):

— truck registration number and nationality; or
— railway transport number; and
— date and place of issue.

ANNEX II

ANNEX III
