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1. For control purposes, the transmission of vessel monitoring system (VMS) data from fishing vessels that are authorised to catch Mediterranean swordfish shall not be interrupted when those vessels are in port.

2. Member States shall ensure that their fisheries monitoring centres forward to the Commission and a body designated by it, in real time and using the format ‘https data feed’, the VMS messages received from the fishing vessels flying their flag. The Commission shall send those messages electronically to the ICCAT Secretariat.

3. Member States shall ensure that:

(a) VMS messages from the fishing vessels flying their flag are forwarded to the Commission at least every two hours;

(b) in the event of a technical malfunction of the VMS, alternative messages from the fishing vessel flying their flag received in accordance with Article 25(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 are forwarded to the Commission within 24 hours of receipt by their fisheries monitoring centres;

(c) VMS messages forwarded to the Commission are numbered sequentially (with a unique identifier) in order to avoid duplication;

(d) VMS messages forwarded to the Commission comply with Article 24(3) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011.

4. Each Member State shall take the necessary measures to ensure that all VMS messages made available to its inspection vessels are treated in a confidential manner and are limited to inspection at sea operations.