Transhipment operations
1. Transhipments at sea shall be prohibited in Community
waters. They shall be allowed only subject to an authorisation and
to the conditions laid down in this Regulation in ports or places
close to the shore of Member States designated for this purpose,
and in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 43(5).
2. If the transhipment operation is interrupted, permission
may be required before the transhipment operation is resumed.
3. For the purposes of this Article, relocation, pair trawling
activities and fishing operations involving joint action by two or
more Community fishing vessels shall not be considered as
transhipment.