Data from inspections
Article 18
1. Member States carrying out an inspection may retain and store electronic reports and messages transmitted by the NEAFC Secretary within 24 hours of the departure of the vessels, to which the data pertain, from the Regulatory Area without re-entry. Departure shall be deemed to have been effected six hours after the transmission of the intention to exit from the Regulatory Area. 2. Member States carrying out an inspection shall ensure the secure processing of electronic reports and messages in their respective electronic data processing systems, in particular where the processing involves transmission over a network. 3. Member States shall adopt appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect electronic reports and messages against accidental or unlawful destruction or accidental loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure or access and against all inappropriate forms of processing. 4. Member States carrying out an inspection shall make the electronic reports and messages available for inspection purposes and only to inspectors assigned to the Scheme laid down by Regulation (EU) No 1236/2010.