Information exchange with third countries
Article 51
Open ↗1. When a Member State receives information relevant to ensure the effective application of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 and this Regulation from a third country, it shall communicate that information to the other Member States concerned via the single authority, in so far as it is permitted to do so by bilateral assistance agreements with that third country. 2. Information received under this Title may be communicated to a third country by a Member State via its single authority under a bilateral assistance agreement with that third country; That communication shall take place after consultation of the Member State that originally communicated the information and in accordance with Community legislation and national legislation regarding the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data. 3. The Commission may, in the framework of fisheries agreements concluded between the Community and third countries or in the framework of Regional Fisheries Management Organisations or similar arrangements to which the Community is a Contracting Party or a non-contracting Cooperating Party, communicate relevant information concerning IUU fishing or serious infringements referred to in Article 42(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 to other parties to those agreements, organisations or arrangements, subject to the consent of the Member State that supplied the information.