1. Each Member State shall ensure that each lot of bluefin tuna which is re-exported from its territory is accompanied by a validated BFTRC.
2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply in cases where bluefin tuna is imported live.
3. The operator responsible for the re-export shall complete the BFTRC in one of the official languages of ICCAT (English, French or Spanish) and shall request its validation for the lot of bluefin tuna to be re-exported. The completed BFTRC shall be accompanied by a copy of the validated BCD(s) relating to the bluefin tuna products previously imported.
1. The BFTRC shall be validated by the competent authority of the Member State from which territory the lot is re-exported.
2. The competent authority shall validate the BFTRC for all bluefin tuna products, provided that:
(a)
all the information contained in the BFTRC has been established to be accurate;
(b)
the corresponding validated BCD(s) has been accepted for the importation of the products declared on the BFTRC;
(c)
the products to be re-exported are wholly or partly the same product on the validated BCD(s); and
(d)
a copy of the BCD(s) is attached to the BFTRC to be validated.
3. The validated BFTRC shall include the information set out in Annex 2 to ICCAT Recommendation 22-16 and Annex 5 to ICCAT Recommendation 18-13, and in Annexes IV and V to this Regulation.
