Procedures and forms for pre-landing and pre-transhipment declarations
Article 3
1. The form of the pre-landing declaration referred to in Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 shall be as set out in Annex IIIA to this Regulation. 2. The form of the pre-transhipment declaration referred to in Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 shall be as set out in Annex IIIB to this Regulation. 3. A third country fishing vessel may submit the pre-landing or pre-transhipment declaration in electronic format if the Member State whose designated ports of landing and transhipment facilities it intends to use and the flag State of the vessel have agreed to electronic exchange of data. 4. Unless otherwise provided for in the agreement referred to in paragraph 3, a third country fishing vessel shall submit the pre-landing or pre-transhipment declaration either in: (a) the official language of the Member State of landing or transhipment; or (b) English if accepted by the Member State of landing or transhipment. 5. The pre-landing or pre-transhipment declaration shall be submitted at least 4 hours before the intended landing or transhipment.