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1. As part of its fishing plan, each Member State shall submit to the Commission electronically, a list of farms authorised to operate for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. That list shall include the following information:

(a) the name of the farm;

(b) register number;

(c) names and addresses of owners and operators;

(d) the input and total farming capacity allocated to each farm;

(e) the geographical coordinates of the areas authorised for farming activities; and (f) the status of the farm (active or inactive). The Commission shall transmit that information to the ICCAT Secretariat so that those farms can be entered into the ICCAT record of bluefin tuna farming facilities.

2. Farms not entered into the ICCAT record of bluefin tuna farming facilities shall not be deemed to be authorised to operate for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean.

3. No farming activities, including feeding for fattening purposes or harvesting, shall be authorised outside of the geographical coordinates approved for farming activities.

4. Member States shall immediately notify the Commission of any addition to, any removal from and any modification of their lists of farms. The Commission shall transmit such changes to the ICCAT Secretariat without delay.

5. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that no bluefin tuna is placed into a farm not listed in the ICCAT record of bluefin tuna farming facilities and that those farms do not receive bluefin tuna from vessels that are not entered into the ICCAT record of vessels. Member States shall take the necessary measures to prohibit any operations in farms not registered in the ICCAT record of bluefin tuna farming facilities.