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1. Member States shall send by electronic means to the Commission the information of all fishing vessels flying their flag and registered in the Union which they intend to authorise to conduct fishing activities in the Regulatory Area. That information shall be sent by 15 December each year for the following year or in any event before the vessel’s entry into the Regulatory Area.

2. The information referred to in paragraph 1 and any changes thereto shall include the relevant data for notification, authorisation, withdrawal, limitation or suspension messages set out in Annex V.

3. The Commission shall promptly forward the information referred to in paragraph 1 to the NEAFC Secretariat.

4. Union fishing vessels shall not conduct fishing activities in the Regulatory Area under the remit of the Convention unless they are listed as NEAFC notified vessels and, in the case of fishing activities conducted on regulated resources, as vessels authorised to fish for those regulated resources.

5. A flag Member States shall:

(a) authorise fishing vessels flying its flag for fishing activities only where it is able to exercise effectively its flag State responsibilities in respect of such vessels;

(b) ensure that only authorised fishing vessels flying its flag conduct fishing activities on regulated resources;

(c) ensure that notified and authorised fishing vessels flying its flag comply with applicable recommendations adopted by NEAFC and with this Regulation; and (d) undertake to manage the number of authorised fishing vessels and their fishing effort commensurate to the fishing opportunities available to that Member State.

6. The following information on the lists of fishing vessels notified and authorised to fish in the Regulatory Area may be made publicly available on the NEAFC website:

(a) vessel name;

(b) IMO number or, if not applicable, other unique vessel identifier;

(c) flag State;

(d) external registration number (where available);

(e) international radio call sign;

(f) vessel type (where available);

(g) vessel tonnage;

(h) vessel length;

(i) vessel engine power; and (j) authorised regulated resources, as well as start date and end date of the authorisation.

7. Unless otherwise provided for, Union research vessels carrying out scientific research on fishery resources in the Regulatory Area shall not be bound by conservation and control measures pertaining to fishing in the Regulatory Area. The first subparagraph of this paragraph shall not apply to research vessels marketing all or part of the catch obtained during research activities in the Regulatory Area. Such vessels shall be notified in accordance with paragraph 1 and shall comply with the obligations on recording and reporting requirements applicable to Union fishing vessels.