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1. A re-export certificate shall accompany all quantities of fish belonging to one of the species referred to in Article 1 which are:

(a) re-exported from the Community to a third country following importation into the Community; or (b) imported into the territory of the Community from a third country after having been re-exported by that third country. Re-export certificates shall be drawn up in accordance with the specimen shown at:

————— (b) Annex X in the case of swordfish;

(c) Annex XI or Annex XII in the case of bigeye tuna.

2. Re-export certificates shall:

(a) contain all the information specified in the relevant Annexes referred to in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 and all the signatures required by the appropriate operators, who shall be answerable for the declarations made therein;

(b) be validated by the competent authorities of the Member State from which the re-export is to take place or the competent authorities of the third country from which the re-export has taken place;

(c) be accompanied by a duly validated copy of the statistical document for importation referred to in Article 4.

3. Member States which authenticate re-export certificates in accordance with paragraph 2(b) shall require re-exporters to provide the necessary documents certifying that the cargo of fish re-exported corresponds to the cargo of fish originally imported. The Member States shall provide the flag State or the exporting State, upon request, with a copy of the certificate.

4. The re-export certificate shall be delivered to the competent authorities of the Member State of importation or re-exportation.

5. The Member States shall ensure that their customs authorities or other competent official agents request and examine all documents, including the re-export certificate, for the re-export of fish belonging to one of the species referred to in Article 1. These authorities may also examine the content of any cargo in order to verify the accuracy of the information contained in those documents.

6. The re-export and import following the re-export of fish belonging to one of the species referred to in Article 1 shall be prohibited where the cargo concerned is not accompanied by the corresponding certificate, validated and completed in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2.