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1. Only Community fishing vessels holding a special fishing permit issued by their flag Member State in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1627/94 () shall be authorised, in accordance with the conditions laid down in the permit, to fish, retain on board, tranship and land fishery resources from the Convention area.

2. The Member States shall transmit to the Commission, by computer transmission, within three days from the date of issue of the permit referred to in paragraph 1, the following information concerning the vessel covered by the permit:

(a) the name of the vessel concerned;

(b) type of vessel;

(c) length;

(d) vessel IMO number (if issued);

(e) where and when it was built;

(f) previous flag, if any;

(g) international Radio Call Sign;

(h) name and address of vessel’s owner(s), and any beneficial owner(s), if known;

(i) colour photographs of the vessel, which shall consist of:

(i) one photograph not smaller than 12 × 7 cm showing the starboard side of the vessel, displaying its full overall length and complete structural features;

(ii) one photograph not smaller than 12 × 7 cm showing the port side of the vessel, displaying its full overall length and complete structural features;

(iii) one photograph not smaller than 12 × 7 cm showing the stern, taken directly from astern;

(j) the period for which it is authorised to fish in the Convention area, with the dates on which fishing activities start and end;

(k) the fishing area or areas;

(l) the target species;

(m) the gear used;

(n) measures taken to ensure tamper-proof operation of the satellite monitoring device installed on board.

Member States shall, to the extent practicable, also communicate to the Commission the following information relating to vessels authorised to fish in the CCAMLR area:

(a) name and address of operator, if different from vessel owner(s);

(b) names and nationality of master, and, where relevant, of fishing master;

(c) type of fishing method or methods;

(d) beam (m);

(e) gross registered tonnage;

(f) vessel communication types and numbers (INMARSAT A, B and C numbers);

(g) normal crew complement;

(h) power of main engine or engines (kW);

(i) carrying capacity (tonnes), number of fish holds and their capacity (m3);

(j) any other information (e.g. ice classification) considered appropriate. The Commission shall transmit such information to the CCAMLR Secretariat without delay.

3. The information transmitted to the Commission by the Member States shall include the internal fleet register number as provided for in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2090/98 of 30 September 1998 concerning the fishing vessel register of the Community (), together with details of the home port and the names of the owner or charterer of the vessel, and shall be accompanied by the notification that the master of the vessel has been informed of the measures in force for the area or areas where the vessel will be fishing in the Convention area.

4. Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall apply subject to the special provisions provided for in Articles 5, 6, 7 and 8.

5. Member States shall not issue a special fishing permit to vessels intending to engage in longline fisheries in the Convention area that do not comply with the provisions of Article 8(3), second subparagraph, of Council Regulation (EC) No 600/2004 of 22 March 2004 laying down certain technical measures applicable to fishing activities in the area covered by the Convention on the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources ().

6. Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 37(2).