2010/210/: Commission Decision of 6 April 2010 amending Decision 2009/296/EC establishing a specific control and inspection programme related to the recovery of bluefin tuna in the Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean (notified under document C(2010) 2060)

‘1 Member States whose inspectors discover any infringement, while carrying out an inspection of the activities listed in Article 2, shall inform the following Parties of the date of inspection and the details of the infringement: (a) the relevant flag Member State and the Commission, and where appropriate; (b) the Member State where the farming installation or the enterprise engaged in the processing and/or trade of bluefin tuna products is established.’

‘3 Member States whose inspectors observe an activity or condition that may constitute a serious infringement, as defined in Section I(1) of Annex VI to Council Regulation (EC) No 302/2009 , shall immediately notify the Commission who will then notify directly the authorities of the flag State fishing vessel, as well as the ICCAT Secretariat.

‘5 Member States shall cooperate to ensure that, if prosecution of an infringement is transferred to the Member State of registration in accordance with Article 86 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 , the security and continuity of any evidence of the infringement cited by its inspectors is guaranteed in each case.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.