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1. Each inspecting Member State shall ensure that its inspectors upon detecting an infringement of this Regulation:

(a) record the infringement in the inspection report;

(b) enter and sign a notation in the fishing logbook or other relevant document of the inspected vessel indicating the date, geographical coordinates, and nature of the infringement, make a copy of any relevant entry and request that the master of the vessel sign each page to verify that it is a true copy of the original;

(c) record images of any gear, catch, or other evidence the inspector deems necessary relating to the infringement;

(d) affix securely the inspection seal depicted in NAFO Inspection Seal provided in Annex IV.F to the CEM referred to in point 42 of the Annex to this Regulation, as appropriate, and duly note the action taken and the serial number of each seal in the inspection report;

(e) request the master of the vessel:

(i) in order to secure the continuity of evidence, to sign the appropriate section of the inspection report acknowledging the placement of seals; and (ii) to give a written statement in the appropriate section of the inspection report;

(f) request that the master of the vessel remove any part of the fishing gear which appears to be unauthorised under this Regulation; and (g) notify any observer on board of the infringement.

2. The inspecting Member State shall:

(a) within 24 hours from detection of the infringement, transmit to the Commission and EFCA, which shall in turn transmit to the competent authority of the flag State Contracting Party or Member State if different from the inspecting Member State, and the NAFO Executive Secretary, written notification of the infringement reported by its inspectors. The written notification shall include the information entered in the Infringement section of the inspection report in Annex IV.B to the CEM referred to in point 41 of the Annex to this Regulation, cite the relevant measures and describe in detail the basis for issuing the notice of infringement, and the evidence in support of the notice, and where possible, be accompanied by images of any gear, catch or other evidence relating to the infringement referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article;

(b) within five days of the inspection vessel's return to port, transmit the inspection report to the Commission and EFCA; EFCA shall submit the inspection report to the NAFO Executive Secretary.

3. The follow-up to infringements by the flag Member State shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Article 36.