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Member States shall take the measures necessary to identify the origin of all Dissostichus spp. imported into or exported from their territory and to determine whether the Dissostichus spp. harvested in the Convention area was caught in a manner consistent with the CCAMLR conservation measures.
Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure that each landing of Dissostichus spp. at their ports is accompanied by a duly completed catch document.
1. Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure that each shipment of Dissostichus spp. imported into their territory is accompanied by the export-validated or re-export-validated catch document or documents corresponding to the total amount of Dissostichus spp. contained in the shipment. 2. Member States shall ensure that their customs authorities or other competent official agents request and examine the import documentation of each shipment of Dissostichus spp. imported into their territory in order to verify that it includes the export-validated or re-export-validated catch document or documents corresponding to the total amount of Dissostichus spp. contained in the shipment. These agents may also examine the content of any shipment in order to verify the information contained in the catch document or documents. 3. 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.
Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure that each shipment of Dissostichus spp. re-exported from their territory 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 Obligations of importers and exporters
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