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Final <strong>Report</strong>
RoO Derogation under the PACP-IEPA
4) the control and enforcement of laws, regulation and conservation and management measures
which must be complied with by fishing vessels;
5) the verification of catch certificates to assist the Competent Authorities of Member States
through the administration cooperation referred to in Article 20(4);
6) the communication of a sample form of the catch certificate in accordance with the specimen
in Annex II; and
7) updating the notifications.
Other countries with established EU-IUU CAs with tuna vessels fishing in the WCPO include Australia,
China, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (Republic of), New Zealand, Philippines,
Solomon Islands, Taiwan, Thailand, USA, Vietnam and the French Pacific territories. Most PICs have
yet notified CA status (e.g. Vanuatu, Marshall Islands).
PNG Catch Certification Scheme (PNG CCS)
The main element of the Regulation for PNG is the European Union (EU) IUU Catch Certification
Scheme (CCS), procedures for the implementation of which are prescribed in the Regulation.
The implementation and functioning of the PNG CCS and related mechanisms ensuring compliance
with conservation and management measures was recently reviewed in March 2011 as part of a
Country Evaluation <strong>Report</strong> (CER), to assist third countries with the implementation of the regulation,
and largely informs this section of the report, along with first-hand examination of NFA/ACU
systems. 213
The CCS is implemented within the Audit Certification Unit of NFA, with catch documentation
officers in two ports (Lae, Madang), with a small amount of CCS work done in Port Moresby for
longliners, and an additional port office planned for Wewak. Completing the CC is aided by a very
detailed verification checklist and appears to work efficiently. There is currently no cost recovery for
this service.
IUU-certified tuna exports to the EU from PNG generally occur in the following ways:
• For PNG flag (domestic) vessels, mostly based in Lae, exports are accompanied by a
validated Catch Certificate (CC) from the PNG CA.
• For locally-based foreign (chartered) vessels landing into PNG plants for processing, exports
are accompanied by a validated CC from the flag state CA (in most cases, BFAR, Philippines)
and a processed statement (Annex 4).
• Foreign-owned, foreign-based vessels (e.g. bilateral access agreement vessels) landing catch
into PNG plants for processing exports are accompanied by a CC from the flag state (mostly
Philippines) and a processed statement.
• Less frequently, imports from carriers associated with chartered vessels, landed into the
Philippines and brought back to PNG for processing, and subsequently exported are
accompanied by a CC form the flag state and a processed statement (Annex 4).
NFA has further supported the process by requiring the submission of Freezer Vessel Fish Origin
Declaration Forms (FVODF), with detailed procedures explained on the reverse of the form.
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