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Council Regulation (EC) No 27/2005 Article 40

Council Regulation (EC) No 27/2005 Article 40

Inspection in port

Article 40

1.   Member States shall ensure that all vessels entering a designated port to land and/or trans-ship Greenland halibut caught within NAFO Sub-Area 2 and Divisions 3 KLMNO are submitted to an inspection in port in accordance with the port inspection scheme of NAFO. 2.   It shall be prohibited to discharge and/or trans-ship catches from the vessels referred to in paragraph 1 until the inspectors are present. 3.   All quantities discharged shall be weighed by species before being transported to a cold store or another destination. 4.   Member States shall transmit the corresponding port inspection report to the NAFO Secretariat, with a copy to the Commission, within seven working days from the date at which the inspection was completed.

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CitationArticle 40 of Council Regulation (EC) No 27/2005 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)

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