Article 15

Article 15

1.  Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure that each shipment of Dissostichus spp. imported into or exported from their territory is accompanied by the export-validated or re-export-validated catch document or documents corresponding to the total quantity of Dissostichus spp. contained in the shipment.

2.  Member States shall ensure that their customs authorities or other competent official agents request and examine the documentation of each shipment of Dissostichus spp. imported into or exported from their territory in order to verify that it includes the export-validated or re-export-validated catch document or the documents corresponding to the total quantity of Dissostichus spp. contained in the shipment. These authorities or agents may also examine the content of any shipment in order to verify the information contained in the catch document or documents.

3.  Member States shall inform the Commission of any instance where the results of the verifications referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 indicate that the documentation requirements set out in this Regulation have not been met.

4.  An export-validated Dissostichus spp. catch document is one that:

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