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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/423 of 19 March 2020 amending Regulation (EC) No 1010/2009 as regards administrative arrangements with third countries on catch certificates for marine fisheries products

Type Implementing Regulation

Publication 2020-03-19

State In force

Department European Commission, MARE

Source EUR-Lex

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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 of 29 September 2008 establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (1), and in particular Article 20(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Administrative arrangements with third countries on catch certificates for fisheries products are listed in Annex IX to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1010/2009 (2). These arrangements include specimens of the catch certificates validated by the competent authorities of the third countries concerned.

(2) The United States have revised the United States catch certificate specimen in view particularly of the new IT tool, CATCH, developed by the Commission for the Union catch certification scheme.

(3) Annex IX to Regulation (EC) No 1010/2009 should be amended accordingly.

(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex IX to Regulation (EC) No 1010/2009 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 19 March 2020.

For the Commission The President Ursula VON DER LEYEN

(1) OJ L 286, 29.10.2008, p. 1.

(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1010/2009 of 22 October 2009 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (OJ L 280, 27.10.2009, p. 5).

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