Vessels authorised to target Mediterranean swordfish
Article 20
1. Member States shall issue authorisations, in accordance with the provisions laid down in a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the sustainable management of external fishing fleets ( 19 ) , to target Mediterranean swordfish. 2. By 8 January of each year, Member States shall submit to the Commission in the format set out in the Guidelines for submitting data and information required by ICCAT: (a) a list of catching vessels flying their flag authorised to target Mediterranean swordfish; (b) a list of vessels authorised by them to target Mediterranean swordfish in the course of recreational fisheries. 3. The Commission shall forward the information referred to in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 2 to the ICCAT Secretariat by 15 January of each year. 4. Member States shall notify the Commission, without delay and at the latest within 30 days, of any addition to, deletion from or modification of the lists of vessels referred to in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 2. The Commission shall, without delay and at the latest within 45 days from the date of the addition to, deletion from or modification of those lists, submit that information to the ICCAT Secretariat.