Return messages from the authorities of the flag Member State
Article 26
1. Flag Member States shall transmit a return message to the electronic recording and reporting system onboard the vessel for fishing activity data referred to in Articles 14, 21, and 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. The return message shall contain an acknowledgment of receipt and, where possible, information about acceptance or rejection of the message, including the reasons for rejection. 2. The electronic recording and reporting system onboard a Union fishing vessel shall retain the return messages for all transmitted reports of a fishing trip at least until the start of a new fishing trip. 3. Where required by the rules adopted by RFMOs that are binding upon Union, or those adopted in the context of sustainable fisheries partnership agreements (SFPAs) or other fisheries agreements concluded by the Union with a third country, the electronic recording and reporting system onboard a Union fishing vessel shall retain all additional return messages for transmitted reports of a fishing trip issued by the RFMO or the third party until the start of a new fishing trip.