Simplified catch certificate
Article 6
1. This Article shall apply to third country fishing vessels: (a) with an overall length of less than 12 metres without towed gear; or (b) with an overall length of less than 8 metres with towed gear; or (c) without a superstructure; or (d) of less than measured 20 GT. 2. Catches from third country fishing vessels referred to in paragraph 1 which are only landed in the flag State of those vessels and which together constitute one consignment may be accompanied by a simplified catch certificate instead of the catch certificate referred to in Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008. The simplified catch certificate shall contain all the information specified in the specimen shown in Annex IV to this Regulation and shall be validated by a public authority of the flag State with the necessary powers to attest the accuracy of the information. 3. The validation of the simplified catch certificate shall be requested by the exporter of the consignment upon submission to the public authority of all the information specified in the specimen shown in Annex IV.