14Point 3 of that annex, entitled ‘Sea borders’, contains point 3.1, entitled ‘General checking procedures on maritime traffic’, which reads as follows:3.1.1. Checks on ships shall be carried out in the port of arrival or departure, or in an area provided for that purpose, located in the immediate vicinity of the vessel or on board ship in the territorial waters as defined by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea[, signed in Montego Bay on 10 December 1982, entered into force on 16 November 1994, ratified by the Kingdom of the Netherlands on 28 June 1996 and approved on behalf of the European Community by Council Decision 98/392/EC of 23 March 1998 (OJ 1998 L 179, p. 1)]. Member States may conclude agreements according to which checks may also be carried out during crossings or, upon the ship’s arrival or departure, on the territory of a third country, respecting the principles set out in point 1.1.4.…3.1.5. The master shall notify the competent authority of the ship’s departure in due time and in accordance with the rules in force in the port concerned.’
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