4. Exemptions from paragraph 1 may be granted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 19(2) when it is possible to obtain the guarantees referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article in another manner. Article 15 Special provisions for fishery products 1. The procedures laid down in this Chapter do not apply to fresh fishery products landed in the Community directly from a fishing vessel flying the flag of a third country. Official controls with respect to such fishery products shall take place in accordance with Annex III. 2. (a) Fishery products imported from a factory or freezer vessel flying the flag of a third country shall come from vessels that appear on a list drawn up and updated in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 12(4). (b) However, by way of exemption from Article 12(2)(b), a vessel may also be included on such lists: (i) on the basis of a joint communication from the competent authority of the third country the flag of which the vessel is flying and from the competent authority of another third country to which the former competent authority has delegated responsibility for the inspection of the vessel concerned, on condition that: that third country appears on the list of third countries, drawn up in accordance with — Article 11, from which imports of fisheries products are permitted, all fishery products from the vessel concerned that are destined for placing on the — market in the Community are landed directly in that third country, the competent authority of that third country has inspected the vessel and has — declared that it complies with Community requirements, and — the competent authority of that third country has declared that it will regularly — inspect the vessel to ensure that it continues to comply with Community requirements; or (ii) on the of a joint communication from the competent authority of the third country the flag of which the vessel is flying and from the competent authority of a Member
4. Exemptions from paragraph 1 may be granted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 19(2) when it is possible to obtain the guarantees referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article in another manner. Article 15 Special provisions for fishery products 1. The procedures laid down in this Chapter do not apply to fresh fishery products landed in the Community directly from a fishing vessel flying the flag of a third country. Official controls with respect to such fishery products shall take place in accordance with Annex III. 2. (a) Fishery products imported from a factory or freezer vessel flying the flag of a third country shall come from vessels that appear on a list drawn up and updated in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 12(4). (b) However, by way of exemption from Article 12(2)(b), a vessel may also be included on such lists: (i) on the basis of a joint communication from the competent authority of the third country the flag of which the vessel is flying and from the competent authority of another third country to which the former competent authority has delegated responsibility for the inspection of the vessel concerned, on condition that: — that third country appears on the list of third countries, drawn up in accordance with Article 11, from which imports of fisheries products are permitted, — all fishery products from the vessel concerned that are destined for placing on the market in the Community are landed directly in that third country, — the competent authority of that third country has inspected the vessel and has declared that it complies with Community requirements, — and — the competent authority of that third country has declared that it will regularly inspect the vessel to ensure that it continues to comply with Community requirements; or (ii) on the of a joint communication from the competent authority of the third country the flag of which the vessel is flying and from the competent authority of a Member
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