Use of conversion factors
Article 28
1. For the completion of the fishing logbook, the transhipment declaration, and the landing declaration, the EU conversion factors set out in Annexes XII, XIII and XIV shall apply to convert stored or processed fish weight into live fish weight, pursuant to Articles 14(10), 21(5), and 23(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. They shall apply to fishery products on board, transhipped, or landed by Union fishing vessels. 2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, conversion factors other than those established in Annexes XII, XIII and XIV shall apply where: (a) the rules adopted by RFMOs that are binding upon the Union, or those adopted in the context of SFPAs concluded by the Union with third countries have established conversion factors; (b) no conversion factors as referred to in paragraph 1 or point (a) of this paragraph, exist for a given species and presentation, in which case the conversion factors adopted by the flag Member State shall apply. 3. Without prejudice to paragraph 2, the competent authorities of Member States shall use the EU conversion factors referred to in paragraph 1 when calculating the live weight of transhipments and landings to monitor the quota uptake.