(b)

However, by way of exemption from Article 12(2)(b), a vessel may also be included on such lists: on the basis of a joint communication from the competent authority of the third country the flag of which the vessel is flying and from the competent authority of another third country to which the former competent authority has delegated responsibility for the inspection of the vessel concerned, on condition that: that third country appears on the list of third countries, drawn up in accordance with Article 11, from which imports of fisheries products are permitted, all fishery products from the vessel concerned that are destined for placing on the market in the Community are landed directly in that third country, the competent authority of that third country has inspected the vessel and has declared that it complies with Community requirements, and the competent authority of that third country has declared that it will regularly inspect the vessel to ensure that it continues to comply with Community requirements; or on the basis of a joint communication from the competent authority of the third country the flag of which the vessel is flying and from the competent authority of a Member State, to which the former competent authority has delegated responsibility for the inspection of the vessel concerned, on condition that: all fishery products from the vessel concerned that are destined for placing on the market in the Community are landed directly in that Member State, the competent authority of that Member State has inspected the vessel and has declared that it complies with Community requirements, and the competent authority of that Member State has declared that it will regularly inspect the vessel to ensure that it continues to comply with Community requirements.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-04 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.