United Kingdom watersmeans the waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the United Kingdom established in accordance with international law.Article 18cProcedure for obtaining a fishing authorisation from the United Kingdom1.A flag Member State that has verified that the conditions set out in Article 5 are complied with shall send the Commission the corresponding application or list of applications for a fishing authorisation by the United Kingdom.2.Each application or list of applications shall contain the information requested by the United Kingdom for the issuing of a fishing authorisation, in the required format, as communicated by the United Kingdom to the Commission.3.The Commission shall provide the Member States with the information and format referred to in paragraph 2.