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1. The master or the agent of a fishing vessel intending to enter port shall forward the request for entry to the competent authorities of the port Member State within the request period referred to in Article 39(2). Such request shall be accompanied by the Port State Control Prior Request Form set out in Annex II.L to the CEM referred to in point 43 of the Annex to this Regulation duly completed as follows:

(a) Port State Control Prior Request Form PSC 1, as referred to in Annex II.L.A to the CEM shall be used where the vessel is carrying, landing or transhipping its own catch; and (b) Port State Control Prior Request Form PSC 2, as referred to in Annex II.L.B to the CEM, shall be used where the vessel has engaged in transhipment operations. A separate form shall be used for each donor vessel;

(c) both forms PSC 1 and PSC 2 shall be completed in cases where a vessel carries, lands or tranships its own catch and catch that was received through transhipment.

2. A master of the vessel or agent may cancel a prior request by notifying the competent authorities of the port they intended to use. The request shall be accompanied by a copy of the original Port State Control Prior Request Form set out in Annex II.L to the CEM referred to in point 43 of the Annex to this Regulation, with the word ‘cancelled’ written across it.

3. The master of the vessel shall not commence landing or transhipment operations, or make use of other port services, before authorisation has been given by the competent authority of a Member State or prior to the estimated time of arrival (ETA) as reported in PSC1 or PSC2 has expired. However, landing or transhipment operations and making use of other port services may commence prior to ETA with permission from the competent authorities of the port Member State.

4. The master of the vessel shall:

(a) cooperate with and assist in the inspection of the fishing vessel conducted in accordance with these procedures and shall not obstruct, intimidate or interfere with the port State inspectors in the performance of their duties;

(b) provide access to any areas, decks, rooms, catch, nets or other gear or equipment, and provide any relevant information which the port State inspectors request, including copies of any relevant documents.