United Kingdom #6486 (v.2)

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Version validity
30/09/2022 - 30/09/2024
Old version v.2
Reporting member
United Kingdom
In force from
End date
In force
General description
Import prohibition on fish caught by vessels listed on the UK’s IUU vessel list, or flying the flag of a non-cooperating country as defined in the Regulation to fight against Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) fishing
National legal basis
Retained EU Regulation 1005/2008; 2014/170; 468/2010 as amended by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019; the Common Fisheries Policy and Aquaculture (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019; and the Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Available through: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/1005/contents

https://www.legislatio n.gov.uk/uksi/2019/739/contents/made

https://www.legislatio n.gov.uk/uksi/2019/753/made

https://www.legislatio n.gov.uk/uksi/2019/1312/made

Measure applied from 01.01.2010
Administrative mechanism
Administration: Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs

A restriction is created through the need for IUU fishing documentation (catch certificates, processing statements and/or evidence of storage) for imports of most fish and fishery products into the UK. There is an import prohibition on (1) fish caught by vessels whose flag state have not provided appropriate notification to the UK, (2) a vessel that is on the UK IUU vessel list, or (3) from a vessel flying the flag of a non-cooperating country as defined in the Regulation to fight against Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) fishing
Responsible entities
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
HS version
HS 2022
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WTO justifications

XX:(b) - (b) necessary to protect human, animal or plant life or health;

GATT 1994 (GATT 1947 provisions)

Reported as: Article XX(b) GATT Protection of human, animal or plant life or health

XX:(g) - (g) relating to the conservation of exhaustible natural resources if such measures are made effective in conjunction with restrictions on domestic production or consumption;

GATT 1994 (GATT 1947 provisions)

Reported as: Article XX(g) GATT Conservation of exhaustible natural resources.
Non-WTO commitments
Affected partners
Non-affected partners

Measures

Reported restrictions
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