Examples of Flag Member State in a sentence
Article 16 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 16 Identification of IUU fishing If the ICCAT Executive Secretary notifies the Commission of a possible violation by Union fishing vessels of Article 7(2) or Article 14(1) or Article 14(2), the Commission shall without delay inform the flag Member State concerned.
The flag Member State concerned shall without delay report to the Commission the results of its investigation and the corresponding measures taken.
Upon receipt of a notification pursuant to paragraph 1, the flag Member State of the fishing vessel shall respond without delay and in any case no later than within 3 working days.
When notified of such refusal, the flag Member State authorities of a fishing vessel shall direct the master to accept boarding and inspection unless generally accepted international regulations, procedures and practices relating to safety at sea make it necessary to delay the boarding and inspection.
The master of a Union fishing vessel shall report to the flag Member State all entanglements providing the date, location and nature of the entanglement, along with any identifying information contained on the data buoy.
If the master does not comply with such a direction, the flag Member State shall suspend the vessel’s authorisation to fish and order the vessel to return immediately to port.
The European Union and the flag Member State shall be informed thereof.
Masters of Union fishing vessels operating in the Eastern High Seas Pocket shall report sightings of any fishing vessel to their flag Member State, the Commission, or a body designated by it, and the WCPFC Secretariat.
The flag Member State and Côte d’Ivoire shall ensure that their FMCs exchange the relevant names, e-mail addresses and telephone and fax numbers.
It is stated that, provided Somalia accepts, pirates and confiscated goods will be transferred to ‘the competent authorities of the flag Member State or of the third State participating in the operation, of the vessel which took them captive’.The arrest of suspected pirates has been a source of substantial disagreement among MS.