
REGULATION (EU) 2017/2403 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 December 2017 on the sustainable management of external fishing fleets, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 (revoked) 

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TITLE I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subject matter
Article 1 
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Relationship to international and Union law
Article 2 
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Definitions
Article 3 
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TITLE II
FISHING OPERATIONS BY UNION FISHING VESSELS OUTSIDE UNION WATERS
CHAPTER I
Common provisions
General principle
Article 4 
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Eligibility criteria
Article 5 
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Reflagging operations
Article 6 
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Management of fishing authorisations
Article 7 
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CHAPTER II
Fishing operations by Union fishing vessels in third-country waters
Section 1
Fishing operations under sfpas
Scope
Article 8 
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RFMO membership
Article 9 
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Conditions for fishing authorisations by the flag Member State
Article 10 
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Procedure for obtaining fishing authorisations of the third country
Article 11 
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Temporary reallocation of unused fishing opportunities in the framework of SFPAs
Article 12 
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Sub-allocation of a yearly quota broken down into several successive catch limits
Article 13 
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Section 2
Fishing operations under agreements on exchange or joint management
Applicable provisions
Article 14 
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Consultations with third countries in respect of Union fishing vessels
Article 15 
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Section 3
Fishing operations under direct authorisations
Scope
Article 16 
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Conditions for fishing authorisations by the flag Member States
Article 17 
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Procedure for obtaining fishing authorisations of the third country
Article 18 
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CHAPTER III
Fishing operations by Union fishing vessels under the auspices of RFMOs
Scope
Article 19 
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Fishing authorisations
Article 20 
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Conditions for fishing authorisations by the flag Member States
Article 21 
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Registration by RFMOs
Article 22 
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CHAPTER IV
Fishing operations by Union fishing vessels on the high seas
Scope
Article 23 
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Conditions for fishing authorisations by the flag Member States
Article 24 
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Procedure for obtaining fishing authorisations
Article 25 
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CHAPTER V
Chartering of Union fishing vessels
Principles
Article 26 
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Management of fishing authorisations under a chartering arrangement
Article 27 
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CHAPTER VI
Transhipment operations
Transhipment operations
Article 28 
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CHAPTER VII
Observation and reporting obligations
Observer programme data
Article 29 
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Information to third countries
Article 30 
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TITLE III
FISHING OPERATIONS BY THIRD-COUNTRY FISHING VESSELS IN UNION WATERS
RFMO membership requirements
Article 31 
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General principles
Article 32 
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Conditions for fishing authorisations
Article 33 
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Procedure for obtaining fishing authorisations
Article 34 
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Management of fishing authorisations
Article 35 
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Closure of fishing operations
Article 36 
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Overfishing of quotas in Union waters
Article 37 
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Control and enforcement
Article 38 
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TITLE IV
DATA AND INFORMATION
Union database for fishing authorisations issued under this Regulation
Article 39 
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Technical requirements
Article 40 
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Access to data
Article 41 
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Data management, protection of personal data and confidentiality
Article 42 
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Relations with third countries and RFMOs
Article 43 
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TITLE V
PROCEDURES, DELEGATION AND IMPLEMENTING MEASURES
Exercise of the delegation
Article 44 
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Committee procedure
Article 45 
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TITLE VI
FINAL PROVISIONS
Repeal
Article 46 
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Transitional provisions concerning the temporary reallocation of fishing opportunities under existing protocols
Article 47 
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Entry into force
Article 48 
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ANNEX

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