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Article 12Duties of control observers#
1.Control observers on board a Union fishing vessel shall, where appropriate, brief the officials who are about to proceed to an inspection of that fishing vessel upon arrival on board. If the facilities on board the Union fishing vessel so allow and where appropriate the briefing shall take place in a closed meeting.
2.Control observers shall draw up the report referred to in Article 73(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, recording the fishing activities and other relevant information listed in Annex I, and using the format set out in Annex II. They shall forward that report following completion of their assignment to their authorities and to the competent authorities of the flag Member State. Their competent authorities shall make the report available, on request, to the coastal Member State, the Commission or EFCA. Copies of reports made available to other Member States may not include the locations where the catches were taken in respect of start and finish positions of each fishing operation but may include daily totals of catch in kilograms live weight equivalent by species and the relevant geographical area.
3.Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not affect the powers of the master of the fishing vessel as being in sole charge of the operations of the vessel.
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